《C.O.L.A. BERATION》 Chapter 1 (It was a beautiful day in Los Angeles. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the kids are playing and positivity is in the air. Unfortunately, all of that is about to change.) ???: Yo Charlie, throw the football. Charlie: Ok. You better start running because this is going to be a long one. ((CHARLIE¡¯S BIO)) {Full Name: Charlie Breao/ Age: 20/ Nationality: American/ Race: African-American/ Height: 5"7"/ Hair: Short and black/ Hobby: Being with friends/ Favorite Dish: Spaghetti/ Hates: Nothing/ Fear: Big spiders} (Charlie threw the football over the dudes¡¯ head and it went into the bushes.) ???: Crap man¡­you threw it over my head you cock-strong crack head. Charlie: Funny. Shut up and get the ball. (The dude went to the bushes and got the ball, but he thought he seen something move in the bushes.) ???: What¡¯s that? Charlie: Yo, what¡¯s taking so long? ???: I thought I saw something. I guess it was nothing. Charlie: Frank¡­ Frank: Yeah? ((FRANK¡¯S BIO)) {Full Name: Frank Snort/ Age: 20/ Nationality: American/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 5"8"/ Hair: Short and blond/ Hobby: Messing with people/ Favorite Dish: Pizza/ Hates: Non-pizza lovers/ Fear: Dying without a clean conscious} Charlie: What did it look like? Frank: I really don¡¯t know. Charlie: Just throw the ball. (Frank threw the ball to Charlie.) Charlie: Nice throw. Frank: It better be. I am the nicest out of the two of us after all. Charlie: Sure, whatever you say. (Charlie threw the ball at Frank, but once again it went over Frank¡¯s head and into the bushes.) Frank: Did you really just do that again? Charlie: Since you¡¯re the nicest, it would be nice of you to get the football out of the bushes. Frank: Don¡¯t try to tell jokes. It doesn¡¯t work for you. Charlie: But it was funny. Frank: No it wasn¡¯t. Charlie: You¡¯re just jealous because I have skills. Frank: Yeah¡­bad skills. Now that was funny. Charlie: No it wasn¡¯t because I¡¯m freaking awesome and tight. Frank: Whatever. (Frank went to go get the football out of the bushes.) Frank: Stupid football¡­where are you? (Frank then saw something move in the bushes.) Frank: What the¡­ (That¡¯s when a squirrel ran out of the bushes which scared Frank and then ran up a tree.) Frank: Oh shit! Charlie: Ha ha ha ha ha. What¡¯s wrong? Scared of a little squirrel? Frank: Shut up! I wasn¡¯t scared¡­it just startled me. Charlie: Whatever. Just get the football. Frank: I¡¯m getting it. (Frank grabbed the football from out of the bushes.) Frank: Get ready¡­here it comes. (Frank drilled the ball at Charlie. Charlie caught the ball.) Charlie: Why you drill the ball? Frank: My fault. I didn¡¯t know you needed a reason to throw a ball at someone who¡¯s trying to catch it. Charlie: Now you¡¯re getting smart with me. Frank: Yeah, so what? What are you going to do about it? Charlie: I¡¯m going to drill the ball at your head. Frank: Bring it on. (Charlie was getting ready to throw the football, but then he saw someone staggering from out of the bushes.) Charlie: Who¡¯s that? Frank: Who¡¯s what? (Frank then looked behind himself to see who it was.) Frank: I don¡¯t know. I never seen him before. (Charlie then yelled at that person.) Charlie: Excuse me sir, but are you ok? (That¡¯s when the man looked over at them and then he fell to the ground.) Charlie: Crap! I think he¡¯s hurt. We have to help him. (Charlie and Frank ran over to the man.) Frank: Sir, are you ok? Man: H¡­Help¡­me¡­please. (The man died.) Frank: Hey¡­hey, wake up. Wake up. Charlie: Why are you shaking him? Frank: To wake him up. Charlie: I think he¡¯s dead. Frank: He¡¯s not dead.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. (That¡¯s when Frank slapped the man.) Frank: Wake up. Charlie: What are you doing? Frank: I¡¯m waking him up. (Frank slapped him again.) Charlie: Frank, you can¡¯t slap him back to life. Frank: Oh yeah, just watch me. (Frank slapped the man again.) Charlie: Really dude? Frank: Yep. (That¡¯s when the man started moving.) Charlie: Are you serious? Frank: Nope. I told you it would work. Charlie: Interesting. Anyway, I think we should call the hospital. Frank: No shit. Charlie: Shut up. (That¡¯s when Charlie was going through his pockets to get his phone.) Charlie: Ummm, I have bad news. Frank: Don¡¯t tell me you forgot your phone. Charlie: I sort of did. Frank: OMG man. You¡¯re useless. Charlie: I forgot it in my house. I¡¯m sorry. Frank: I guess I have to use my phone. (Frank started looking through his pockets for his phone.) Frank: (I swore I had it.) Charlie: Where¡¯s your phone, Frank? Frank: I think I left it on your couch. Charlie: Oh really? Way to go, Frank. You¡¯re going to talk about me not having my phone, but you don¡¯t even have your phone on you. Frank: Look, now is not the time to argue. Charlie: oh, ok. So now is not the time to talk about people forgetting about their phones? Frank: Dude, just shut up and help me help him. Charlie: We¡¯ll finish this later. (Charlie went to go help Frank carry the man, but the man grabbed Frank by the shoulders and bit his neck.) Frank: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Charlie: Oh shit! (Frank then pushed the man off of him and they both backed away from the man, but Frank tripped and fell to the ground. That¡¯s when the man got up and started walking slowly towards Charlie and Frank.) Charlie: Stay away from us you damn dirty human like thingy. (That was horrible.) (Charlie Picked up the football from off the ground and threw it at the man¡¯s head. The man¡¯s head exploded and his body fell to the ground.) Charlie: What in the world? How the hell did that happen? Frank: Charlie, help me. Charlie: oh crap! I¡¯m coming, Frank. (Charlie then ran over to where Frank was at. Frank was still lying on the ground.) Charlie: Frank, speak to me buddy. Frank: Cough. Charlie, I¡­don¡¯t think I¡¯m going to make it. My neck is bleeding and I can¡¯t see straight. Charlie: Come on, man. Stay with me. Frank: Charlie, before I die, I need to tell you something. It¡¯s important. I need to get it off my chest. Charlie: What is it buddy? Frank: First, I slept with your girlfriend last night. Charlie: You got to be kidding me. How could you do this to me? Frank: The opportunity was right in front of my face. What was I supposed to do? Charlie: Walk away from it. Frank: Why would I walk away from a hot, sexy brunette who was willing to give it up so easily? Charlie: Because she¡¯s my girlfriend and we¡¯re supposed to be ¡°Boyz.¡± Frank: You see, there¡¯s your problem right there. No wonder you¡¯re still a virgin. Charlie: Hey, leave my virginity out of this. Frank: Anyway, on to the next subject. Secondly, I beat your sister with a brick. Charlie: You beat my sister with a brick? Frank: Yeah. Charlie: What the fuck?! Who the hell gave you permission to touch my sister? Frank: She did. Charlie: When? Frank: Last night. Charlie: Last night? You said you had sex with my girlfriend last night. Frank: I also had sex with your sister last night too. Charlie: OMFG! Frank: I know dude. When she told me to beat her with a brick, I started to wonder about her. But the sex was hella crazy. Charlie: Why the fuck did you have sex with my girlfriend and my sister last night? Frank: Dude, how many times do I have to tell you? The opportunity was right there in my face. There was no way I could pass that chance up. Charlie: You better be lucky you¡¯re dying right now because I would¡¯ve killed you already. Frank: I have one more thing to tell you before I pass away, Charlie. Charlie: You better make this quick. Frank: Ok. Last night, I killed your mom with my dick. Charlie: W¡­W¡­What? What did you just say? Frank: Ummmm, I killed your mom with my dick. (That¡¯s when Charlie started crying.) Frank: I think I hit it from the back too hard, but yeah, she¡¯s dead. Charlie: What the hell is wrong with you? Frank: No. The better question is what the hell is wrong with your family? Charlie: You stupid son of a bitch. I¡¯ll kill you. Frank: I thought your family were supposed to be saints. You got screwed over. Big time. Charlie: How could you, Frank? How could you? Frank: Dude, it¡¯s all about the opportunity. Opportunity! Opportunity! Opportunity! It¡¯s all about the¡­ (Frank died from losing to much blood.) Charlie: I can¡¯t believe he told me all of that. (Charlie wiped the tears off his face.) Charlie: I have to find out if all of this is true. But more importantly, who was that guy who did this to Frank? (Charlie put Frank on his shoulders and started carrying him.) Charlie: You¡¯re heavier than you look. You need to lose some weight. Oh wait, you¡¯re dead. Hahahahahaha. (That wasn¡¯t funny.) Fuck! (Charlie started walking home.) Charlie: It¡¯s going to take a while to get home from here. Especially, since I have you on my back. (Meanwhile¡­) (Someone opened a door and walked into an office.) ???: Sir, here are the files and papers you asked for. ???: Thank you, Kindra. (The man looked at the paper work.) ???: Yes. Phase one of my master plan is complete. On to phase two. Chapter 2 (Charlie finally reached his house with Frank''s dead body on his back.) Charlie: Made it. (Charlie dropped Frank''s body on the ground.) Charlie: My back hurts so much and it''s all thanks to you, Frank. (Charlie points at Frank''s body.) Charlie: Oh yeah. I forgot you were dead. (He looked at his house.) Charlie: I wonder if anyone''s in the house. (Charlie walked in the house not knowing if anyone was there or not. Charlie: DAD? IDIOT SISTER? IF YOU''RE IN HERE, I GOT SOME BAD NEWS FOR YOU. (There was no response.) Charlie: Is anybody here? Maybe they''re in their rooms. (Charlie searched the house, but no one was home.) Charlie: Huh. I guess no one is home. Time to watch some TV. (Just when Charlie turned on the TV, he saw a shadowy figure behind the shades of his window.) Charlie: What was that? (Charlie quickly ran outside.) Charlie: What the heck was near my window? (Charlie noticed that Frank''s body was gone.) Charlie: Wow! Somebody swung by and clean up Frank''s body for me. This is awesome I''ll have to thank the if I ever meet them. (Charlie went back into the house and started to watch TV until he heard a loud thump.) Charlie: Whoa! What was that? (Charlie went into his kitchen and noticed the refrigerator door was open. He also noticed someone in his refrigerator.) Charlie: Yo, who the hell are you and why don''t you have shoes on? (The refrigerator door closed. Charlie noticed the person in his house was none other than Frank himself.) Charlie: FRANK!!! Frank: What up, dude? Charlie: I knew you weren''t dead, dude. Frank: You got it all wrong, bro. I am dead. Charlie: For reals?! Frank: Well, the living dead if you want to be specific. Charlie: But how? Frank: I don''t know. Maybe it had something to do with that guy biting my neck. Charlie: Oh yeah. But wait. Your neck looks fine to me. Frank: I know, right? While you were carrying me, I felt the wound on my neck going away. Suddenly, the pain was gone. I think I have some sort of super regeneration type thing in my body that heals me rather quickly. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. Charlie: Let me get this straight. You''re telling me that you knew I was carrying you? Frank: Yep. Charlie: And you didn''t bother to tell me that you were OK? Frank: Pretty much. Charlie: Dude, are you serious? Frank: Can you blame me? I was in so much pain. Charlie: Yeah, but while I was carrying you, the pain went away which meant you were able to carry your own weight. Frank: Yeah, so? Charlie: Why didn''t you tell me you were alright? Frank: I didn''t feel like walking. Charlie: WHAT THE FUCK?! Frank: You''re not surprised that I healed so quickly from a wound that could''ve killed me or that did kill me? Charlie: I can care less about that. My freaking back hurt because of you. Frank: Dude, that¡¯s messed up. That hurts...that hurts so much. The bite hurt as well. Thanks for asking by the way. Charlie: You made me carry you. Frank: For a reasonable cause. Anyway, how do you feel? Charlie: I guess I''m good. What about you? You know...being dead and all? Frank: I feel like eating. (Frank started eating some food.) Charlie: I meant, are you alright? Do you feel good? Frank: Naw, dude. I feel...evil. Charlie: Evil? Frank: Yeah. I feel like killing people. Charlie: You want to eat people?! Frank: What?! No, dude. That''s disgusting. I might be the living dead, but I have standards. Charlie: So, you''re going to kill go kill people rather than eat them? Frank: That''s what I feel like doing. Charlie: What about me? Are you going to kill me? Frank: I don''t know. Are you going to run away? Charlie: What if I say "Yes?" Frank: Then I will kill you. Charlie: What if I say "No?" Frank: Then I''m going to sit here and continue eating this food while watching tv. Charlie: Then I will not run away. Instead, I''m going to go use the bathroom for a moment. Be right back. Frank: Alright. I''ll be right here, bro. (Charlie rushed to the bathroom and locked the door behind himself.) Charlie: Holy shit. What to do? It''s only a matter of time before he comes up here to see if I''m in here or not. (Charlie then looked towards his bathroom window.) Charlie: There¡¯s only one thing to do. (Meanwhile in the living room.) Frank: Hahahahaha. I remember this episode. It''s pretty funny. (That''s when Charlie ran pass Frank.) Charlie: You''re never going to catch me, sucker. (Charlie jumped through his living room window causing the glass to break and then landing on the lawn of his house.) Frank: Dude, what are you doing? Charlie: ESCAPING! Frank: Oh yeah? Charlie: Well, yeah. That''s why I jumped through the window. (Frank starts to fly. He shoots off the ceiling of Charlie''s house and lands on the roof.) Charlie: Wh...What?! You can fly?! Frank: Yeah. You didn''t know? Charlie: How the hell was I supposed to know that you could fly? You didn''t show any signs of you learning how to. Frank: It''s the ability of the living dead. The thing is, I am the only one that can use this ability. All the other focus on eating human flesh and tasting fresh blood. So, they are unable to focus on anything else, let alone, flying. Charlie: Wait! There are others? Frank: Yep. Remember that guy at the park? Charlie: ...oh shit! Frank: Yep. He was one as well. Charlie: How many of them are there? Frank: Really don''t know, but we can finally take over the country. Then after that, the world. Muahahahahahahahahahahaha! Charlie: Even Canada? Frank: OH GOD NO! That place sucks. Now, if you could excuse me, I have a country to kill. Charlie: Hey, you get back here. Frank: Why? So I can kill you? Charlie: Ummm, no. Frank: I thought you were going to run away. Charlie: Not anymore. Frank: Well, if you don''t you''ll get eaten by others. Charlie: Oh man. What do I do? I''m freaking out. Frank: I got an idea. How about becoming the living dead? Charlie: What? Frank: Yeah. If I bite you, you''ll be able to turn into what I''ve become. You''ll be able to fly as well. Charlie: Flying does sound fun. Frank: It is. See watch. (Frank starts flying in circles above Charlie.) Charlie: That looks awesome, but I think I want to keep my soul. Frank: It''s whatever. You''ll eventually see things differently and then you''ll be able to meet him. Charlie: Him? Him who? Frank: In due time, my friend. We''ll see each other again. Until then, so long, sucker. (Frank started to fly away, but then he saw a little dog barking.) Dog: Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Frank: Oh. Look at this, A little doggy. (Frank went over towards the dog, picked it up, and ripped its head off its body and kicked the dog¡¯s head into space.) Charlie: Oh my fucking gosh. That is the scariest fucking thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Frank: Catch you later, broham. (Frank flew away.) Charlie: Frank is sick, but more importantly, how am I going to beat him? I need to find someone to help me. (Charlie then ran off into town.) Chapter 3 (We now return to our hero, but there seems to be something wrong with him.) Charlie: Nooooooo! (Charlie was in town running down the street.) Charlie: I can''t believe that just happened. I got to go save her. (Earlier) (A woman was driving a vehicle and blasting music until suddenly...) Woman: Yeah, I''m just taking my Toyota out for a spin and listening to some Chris Brown. I love you, Chris Brown. What in the world? (She spotted someone on the ground.) Woman: Oh my goodness. Someone is laying down in the middle of the street. I wonder what''s wrong. (So she got out of the vehicle to see what was wrong.) Woman: Sir, are you ok? Are you hurt? (He didn''t say anything.) Woman: Don''t worry, sir. I''m calling the ambulance. They''ll be here in no time. (She got her phone and dialed 911.) Woman: Come on. Come on. Dial Tone Operator: We''re sorry, but the number you dialed, 911, is unavailable at the moment. Please don''t call this number ever again. Click. Woman: WHAT?! (The man on the ground opened his eyes quickly which startled the woman, causing her to toss her phone somewhere.) Woman: Oh my word. You scared me, sir. Are you ok? (The man stared at her.) Woman: Ummmm... (As the man was slowly getting up, the woman was slowly backing away from him.) Woman: S...Sir, do you need to...go to...the... (The man started walking slowly towards her, staggering.) Woman: Please...Please stop. I mean you no harm. (That''s when she accidently bumped into a car, causing it to set off an alarm.) Woman: (Gasp) (Just then a lot of Zombies came from around the corner.) Woman: What''s going on? What is this? (She tried to run to her vehicle, but Zombies were already there.) Woman: Someone, help! Help me, please! (Suddenly, she was pulled into an alleyway by someone.) Woman: Who are...If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. (A hand was placed her mouth.) ???: Shhhhhhhh. (The Zombies went pass the alleyway.) ???: I believe we are safe now. (The woman heard the person''s voice. They sound like man. She broke free from the their grasp.) Woman: Who are you? Man: It''s me, remember? Woman: That voice sounds familiar. Man: It should. It''s only been about a year since we last talked. (The man person stepped out into the light.) Woman: CHARLIE?! Charlie: It''s been a while. Hasn''t it, Josaline? (Josaline slapped Charlie.) Charlie: Owwwwwww! What was that for? Josaline: Why haven''t you called me? It''s been almost a year. ((JOSALINE''SBIO)) {Full Name: Josaline Bancock/ Age: 20/ Nationality: American/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 5"5"/ Hair: Shoulder length and black/ Hobby: Listening to music/ Favorite Dish: Salmon/ Hates: Airplanes/ Fear: Heights} Charlie: I''m sorry. I''ve been busy. Josaline: I waited for you. I was so worried about you. Charlie: It''s not a big deal. Josaline: How could you do this to me? You''re a traitor. Charlie: What? What are you talking about? All I did was go to college. I wanted to further my education. It''s not my fault why you didn''t. Besides, I was only one city away. You could''ve easily driven to see me. Josaline: Lies. You say nothing, but lies. Charlie: Really? I just saw you get out that vehicle you were driving. Josaline: If you¡¯ve seen me, why didn''t you tell me this place was surrounded by...those things? Charlie: I wanted to see how the situation play out. Josaline: Jackass. I could''ve died. Charlie: Ah! But you didn''t and it''s all thanks to me, CB! Josaline: You poor little idiot. Charlie: What? Josaline: You realized you couldn''t pronounce your own name, so you dumbed it down for your own benefit. I''m so proud. Charlie: Shut up, ok. You have no idea what you''re talking about. I know how to pronounce my name. Josaline: Oh yeah? Pronounce your name then. Charlie: Look, we don''t have time for this. Josaline: It looks like the little idiot doesn''t want to prove me right. Charlie: Fine. I''ll do it just to shut you up. (Charlie began to sweat a lot.) Charlie: Ummmmm... Josaline: What''s wrong? Too hard for you? Charlie: (Sigh) As much as I would love to amuse you with this pointless task you''ve given me, I have to get to City Hall. Josaline: Why? Charlie: My dad works there. Josaline: Well, how are you going to get there? It''s dangerous to go by foot. There are too many of those things. Charlie: Nope. I have a another source of transportation. Josaline: Really? Charlie: Yeah and it''s a nifty one too. (Charlie walked over to a figure that looked like a car that had a sheet over it.) Charlie: Feast your eyes and witness the all mighty... (That''s when Charlie pulled the sheet from over it.) Josaline: Stack of boxes. Charlie: What? No. The all mighty... (Charlie looked over at it.) Charlie: Stack...of...BOXES! What the fuck happened to my vehicle? Josaline: Is that it over there? (Josaline pointed at another figure that looked like a car with a sheet over it.) Charlie: Oh yeah. That''s where I parked it. Josaline: Oh brother. Charlie: Now, feast your eyes and witness the all mighty... (Charlie pulled the sheet from over it.) Josaline: Wooooooow! Charlie: The Bat Mobile! Josaline: Where did you get that? Charlie: I have my resources. (A flashback was about to begin.) Charlie: No. No. We are not doing a flashback. We have to get to City Hall. Josaline: Do you even have a license? Charlie: No. Josaline: Are you nuts? What if you get pulled over? Charlie: I''m pretty sure the police have more important things to do than to worry about someone who is driving a vehicle without a license. Josaline: I''m not getting in that car. Charlie: Suit yourself. (Charlie got in the Bat Mobile, turned it on and started to back up.) Josaline: Wait! I''m coming with you! Just please don''t leave me by myself! Charlie: Hahahahahaha. Works every time. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 (Charlie and Josaline are both riding in the Bat Mobile) Charlie: This is nice. Josaline: What is? Charlie: Riding in this sweet, ass super car with my girl; the wind is blowing in my face along with the blood and guts of the Zombies as they get ran over. Josaline: First of all, I''m not your girl. Secondly, that''s disgusting. Third of all, you''re disgusting. Lastly, where on earth did you get this car? Charlie: I''m glad you asked. (Ten seconds went by.) Josaline: Well? Charlie: Well what? Josaline: Aren''t you going to tell me? Charlie: Yeah, but you didn''t tell me when to tell you. Josaline: JUST TELL ME ALREADY! Charlie: Ok, miss grumpy. It all started in the year 1910. That''s when dinosaurs roamed the earth and people were killing each other with rocks. Josaline: You idiot. Tell me how you got the car. Charlie: Oh yeah. That''s right. In the year 19... Josaline: I will push you out this car and drive off without you if you keep it up. Charlie: OK...OK! It all started in a place called Gotham City. ((Flashback)) (Charlie is walking home from school.) Charlie: Man, going to school sucks, especially since the students don''t listen to the teachers and the teachers just fuck with the students because they have nothing better to do. (Charlie heard an alarm go off.) Charlie: What''s that? (Charlie ran around the corner to see what was causing the alarm to go off. Just then Charlie spotted 3 guys running away from the store while carrying bags of jewelry.) Charlie: Hey, you know that stuff don''t belong to you. That''s not right. Matter of fact, that''s downright messed up. (Charlie began to chase after them.) Guy #2: Hey, who''s that kid? Guy #3: Who cares? Just keep running. Guy #1: Shut up, you two. Let''s turn into this dark alleyway. That''s where we''ll get him. (The three guys went into the alleyway and Charlie followed behind them.) Charlie: Crap, it''s too dark. I can''t see anything in all this darkness. Where''d they go? Guy #1: We''re right behind ya. (That''s when they flashed a light on Charlie.) Charlie: OMG! That flashlight is way too bright. Turn it down. Guy #1: Well, you better get used to it because you''re going to be seeing stars. Get him, boys. (That''s when the men started pounding their fists together while walking towards Charlie.) Charlie: You guys better stop or else. Guy #2: Or else what? Charlie: Or else...I''ll play one of Lady Gaga''s songs really, really loud. Guy #3: Oh shit! He''s trying to torture us! Stop him! (The men started running towards Charlie.) Charlie: No! Wait! I was joking. I don''t even have my MP3 player with me. (Just then something came from the sky and hit the two men in the face, knocking them out.) Charlie: Whoa. Guy #1: (Gasp.) The Dark Knight. (That''s when the man ran off.) ???: Are you OK, kid? Charlie: Yeah, but who are you? ???: Stay safe. (That person pulled out a grappling hook and zipped on top of the building.) Charlie: Things just got weird. (Charlie walked from out of the alleyway.) Charlie: I wonder if I''m dreaming. (Charlie saw someone in a weird costume running towards him.) Charlie: Why are you running? ???: (Heavy breathing.) Give me a minute. (Heavy breathing.) Charlie: You know, Halloween was last month. ???: Did you see someone in a bat suit who looked really cool? Charlie: But I did see someone in a bat suit who looked really stupid. ???: Which way did he go? (Charlie pointed towards the direction where that person headed.) Charlie: That way. ???: Thank you. You know what? Here you go. I want you to have this. (The guy gave Charlie a card.) Charlie: Robin Hood''s Gay Party? ???: Oops! Sorry. Wrong card. (The guy took the card back from Charlie and gave him a different card.) ???: Catch you later. (The guy winked at Charlie and then ran off.) Charlie: Did he just wink at me? (Charlie looked at the card that was given to him.) Charlie: Batman''s hideout information? Fucking Batman?! That was Batman?! That means the guy who gave me this card must''ve been...Robin?! Weird. (Charlie then headed home.) (24 hours later) (Charlie was riding his bike from school.) Charlie: I wonder if I''ll see Batman again. (Charlie saw Batman''s Batmobile drive down the street and turned the corner.) Charlie: Oh yeah! Oh yeah! You''re mine now, Batman! (Charlie started chasing after the Batmobile on his bike, but when he turned the corner, it was gone.) Charlie: WHAT?! I can''t believe this. It vanished into thin air. (Just then something fell from the sky and hit Charlie in the head.) Charlie: Owwwww! What in the world... (Charlie looked up in the sky, then looked at the ground and found a colorful remote.) Charlie: A remote? What is a remote doing, falling from the sky? (Charlie picked up the remote.) Charlie: I have something written on it. ¡°Universal Remote X?!¡± Hmmm. I wonder what this button Do. (Charlie pushed the button and a tunnel sprouted from out of the street that lead underground.) Charlie: Awesome! This universal remote thingy is off the ¡°chain.¡± But I still wonder where it came from. Narrator: It came from me.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. Charlie: Oh, OK then. Thank you. Narrator: You¡¯re welcome. (Charlie put the universal remote in his pocket and rode his bike in the tunnel.) Charlie: It sure is dark in here. I hope this tunnel doesn¡¯t have a steep¡­hiiiiiilllllll! (5 minutes later) (Charlie continued towards the end of the tunnel and stopped on a platform.) Charlie: OMG! That was the scariest fucking thing I have ever been through in my entire life. I got to do that again. (Charlie looked around to see where he ended up and noticed he was in the Bat Cave.) Charlie: This is sweet. Being in the Bat Cave rocks way harder than my¡­ ???: Shut up, nerd. We don¡¯t use profanity down here. Now, what the fuck are you doing in my cave? (Charlie turned around to look behind himself and noticed that Batman was talking to him.) Charlie: Oh snap.!Batman! It¡¯s really you. Can you sign my shoe? Batman: I¡¯m not doing that. ((BATMAN''S BIO)) {Full Name: Batman/ Age: Unknown/ Nationality: Unknown/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 6"0"/ Hair: Unknown/ Hobby: Fighting Crime/ Favorite Dish: Caviar/ Hates: Sidekicks/ Fear: Robin''s personality} ???: I¡¯ll do it. (A person came from behind Batman.) Charlie: Robin?! Robin: Yeah. I¡¯ll sign it real hard. ((ROBIN''S BIO)) {Full Name: Robin/ Age: Unknown/ Nationality: Unknown/ Race: Unknown/ Height: 5"6"/ Hair: Short and black/ Hobby: Being with Batman/ Favorite Dish: Batman''s favorite dish/ Hates: Not being with Batman/ Fear: Batman dying} Charlie: Hey, Boy Wonder finally shows his true colors. Rainbow colors I might add. Robin: For your information, I am not gay. Charlie: Only a gay person would say that. Robin: Only a guy person would say that. Charlie: Only a guy person would repeat me. Robin: Shut up before I¡­ Batman: Robin, that¡¯s enough. Can¡¯t you see I¡¯m trying to talk to the other nerd? Charlie: Yeah. You better listen to your daddy. (Charlie picked up on what Batman just said.) Charlie: Wait a minute. Robin: I¡¯ll kill you. Batman: Both of you, shut up. I¡¯ve had it up to my eyeballs with you two. You both need to start acting like adults, even if you are kids. Robin: Fine. Charlie: Idiot. Batman: Anyway, how did you get down here? Charlie: I took a tunnel passageway that lead me down here. Batman: What?! But it was closed off. How did you manage to open it? Charlie: With this. (Charlie pulled the universal remote from out of his pocket and showed it to Batman.) Batman: (Gasp.) A Universal Remote X. That is the rarest item on earth. The second rarest is a Tyrannosaurus Rex using its hands for something. Charlie: What? Batman: Never mind that. Where did you find that remote? Charlie: It fell from out of the sky. Batman: From out of the sky? Charlie: Yeah. Batman: The Narrator. Charlie: Yeah. How¡¯d you know? You know him? (Batman looked up at the ceiling.) Batman: NARRATOR! NARRATOR! Narrator: Yes? Batman: Why did you give him a universal remote? Narrator: Because I can. Batman: You son of a bitch! I want a universal remote! Give me one! Narrator: No. You broke the last one I gave you. Charlie: Not cool, dude. Not cool at all. (Batman looked at Charlie.) Batman: Shut up! (Batman looked back at the ceiling.) Batman: But it wasn¡¯t my fault. Robin is the one who broke it. Robin: Guilty as charged. (Batman looked at Robin.) Batman: Shut up! (Batman looked back at the ceiling.) Batman: Please, Narrator. I¡¯m begging you. Narrator: Eat a dick. Robin: OK. I mean¡­no way! (Charlie looked at Robin with an awkward look on his face and then looked at Batman.) Charlie: Batman, I think you need a new sidekick because I think this one is broken. (Batman looked at Charlie.) Batman: Tell me about it. ???: Tell you about what, Batsy? Batman: Oh shit. Don¡¯t tell me that¡¯s¡­ (Charlie, Batman and Robin looked up towards the ceiling and saw two figures floating down.) Batman: Joker! Joker: Yes! It is I, The Joker.! In the living flesh! Along with my fat companion, Penguin! ((JOKER''S BIO)) {Full Name: Joker Clown/ Age: Unknown/ Nationality: Unknown/ Race: Unknown/ Height: 5"11"/ Hair: Lengthy and dark green/ Hobby: Causing chaos/ Favorite Dish: Unknown/ Hates: Bad jokes/ Fear: Being sane} Penguin: I¡¯m not fat. I¡¯m just chubby. ((PENGUIN''S BIO)) {Full Name: Penguin Penguin/ Age: Unknown/ Nationality: Unknown/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 5"3"/ Hair: Go past the shoulder and black (bold at the top)/ Hobby: Singing and dancing/ Favorite Dish: All fish/ Hates: Cats/ Fear: Felines} Joker: Oh, shut up and just get us down there, safely. (Joker and Penguin floated to the ground with the help of Penguins umbrella.) Batman: How the hell are you guys able to find my Bat Cave? (Batman looked at Robin. Robin began to smile.) Batman: You gave them my address? Robin: I figure we can have a party someday. Batman: The villains? Robin: Masquerade? Batman: Fuck you, Robin. (Robin pants became even tighter.) Charlie: Disgusting. (Batman looked at Joker and Penguin.) Batman: What do you two drag queens want? (Joker and Penguin began to smile.) Joker: Poor, poor Batsy. Your eyesight must be getting terrible because I am clearly dressed as a clown with a sick personality. Penguin: And I¡¯m a three fingered, mutated human with a hat, an umbrella, and sharp teeth. (Joker stopped smiling and turned towards Penguin. Joker: Penguin, you¡¯re an idiot. You know this, right? Penguin: I want to say yes, but I get the feeling that¡¯s the wrong answer. (Joker smacked his forehead.) Batman: I have a question for you, Joker. Joker: Shoot. Batman: HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET INTO MY CAVE?! (Joker faced towards Batman and began to laugh.) Batman: What¡¯s so funny? Joker: Your face...It¡¯s priceless. Batman: ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION ALREADY! (Joker stopped laughing and began to smile.) Joker: It¡¯s quite simple, Batsy. All we did was follow the kid that¡¯s standing right over there. Batman: DAMMIT, ROBIN! Joker: Not the gay one. Batman: You got to be shitting me. Charlie: You cannot be serious. Robin: You got to be pissing on me. (Everyone looked at Robin.) Robin: What? Joker: Batsy, I believe your sidekick is extremely weird.. Penguin: That poor bastard is a weirdo by nature. Batman: Robin, I will kick your ass out of this cave if you don¡¯t stop saying weird shit. Robin: Sorry, daddy. Charlie: He¡¯s not your dad. I bet he doesn¡¯t even like you. Robin: That¡¯s not true. Joker: I¡¯ll take you up on that bet. Penguin: I second that. (Batman looked towards Joker and Penguin.) Batman: All of you, shut up! I¡¯m getting tired of your bull shit and your nonsense, Joker! It¡¯s time to get this party started. (Joker and Penguin looked towards Batman.) Joker: Silly Batsy. The only party you¡¯ll be attending is your funeral. (Joker snapped his fingers. The ground started to shake. Just then, a McDonald sign rose from the ground in front of Joker and Penguin. A shadowy figure came from the shadows.) Charlie: Is that¡­ Batman: Ronald McDonald! (Ronald McDonald came from the shadows, smiling.) Ronald McDonald: Hey! Would you guys care for a happy meal? ((RONALD MCDONALD''S BIO)) {Full Name: Ronald McDonald/Age: Unknown/ Nationality: Unknown/ Race: Unknown/ Height: 5"11"/ Hair: Afro and red/ Hobby: Being around kids/ Favorite Dish: McDonalds/ Hates: Other restaurants/ Fear: Going out of business} (Ronald McDonald pulled out three happy meals from his hair.) Charlie: Ummm...no thanks. I¡¯m good, bro. Batman: WHEN THE FUCK WAS THAT PUT THERE?! Robin: I would love to have one. Ronald McDonald: Would you like fries and shake with that or YOUR DEATH?! Robin: So many good choices. I¡¯ll take the fries and shake for two hundred. Ronald McDonald: I¡¯m sorry. We¡¯re fresh out of those. Robin: Then what was the point of asking? Ronald McDonald: Now die! (Ronald McDonald charged at Robin, but then Batman got in between the two.) Ronald McDonald: I guess you want to die first then. Batman: Not today you fucked up clown. (Batman uppercut Ronald McDonald and smile at the feat he managed to achieve. When Ronald McDonald went through the Bat Cave¡¯s ceiling, causing a giant hole, Batman stopped smiling.) Batman: Fuck me! Robin: Ok. Batman: Oh god. Robin: That¡¯s my line. (Charlie covered his ears and closed his eyes.) Charlie: Make it stop! Make it stop! Make it stop! (Joker was looking at where the whole was at and then he slowly looked at Batman with a surprised look on his face.) Joker: Fuck! Did you really have to hit him that hard? (Joker turned around with a frown on his face.) Joker: Shit! Shit! Shit! Auntie Sue isn¡¯t going to like this; not one bit. (Charlie opened his eyes.) Charlie: Auntie? (Charlie uncovered his ears and faced towards Joker.) Charlie: Wait a minute. Are you telling me Ronald McDonald is your cousin? (Joker faced towards Charlie.) Joker: No shit, Sherlock! Can¡¯t you see the resemblance? Charlie: Not really. Joker: We¡¯re both clowns, moron. Charlie: (Sarcastically) Because that explains a lot. Joker: (She¡¯s going to kill me if I don¡¯t bring him back.) But first, I must kill you three. (Joker snapped his fingers. Penguin began to dance.) Penguin: (Singing) Now that it¡¯s raining more than ever, know that we¡¯ll still have each other. You can stand under my umbrella. You can stand under my umbrella. (Penguin stopped dancing.) Joker: What the fuck? Charlie: Wow. This penguin has a good voice and can dance. Penguin: That¡¯s what happens when you do 10 years of ballet and vocal practice. Also...I''M NOT A DAMN PENGUIN! Batman: He has the voice of an angel. Robin: I¡¯ve heard better. (Batman walked towards Robin and then slapped him.) Robin: (Whisper) Harder. Penguin: Whatever, Boy Wonder. You¡¯re probably just saying that to make me feel bad. It¡¯s not going to work. And because of your insolence and jealousy, I¡¯m going to kill you. (Penguin¡¯s umbrella transformed into a sword. Afterward, Penguin charged at Robin.) Penguin: Right here and now! (Batman ran towards Penguin and punched him in the face. He flew back to where he started and was knocked unconscious.) Joker: What the hell? They are so weak. You know what Batsy, I¡¯m going to call it a draw for now. But next time, your ass is mine. (Joker threw some smoke bombs on the ground which clouded the area. When the smoke cleared, Joker and Penguin were gone.) Robin: Wait in line, pal. Joker: GAY! (Charlie began to search for where the Joker is.) Charlie: What the hell is he? A magician? Batman: No! Even worse. He¡¯s a clown. Dun! Dun! Dun! Robin: Nice one, Batman. Batman: Thanks. I made it up myself. You know what Robin, you¡¯re not half bad. Robin: Thanks, Batman. That means a lot. Batman: You¡¯re welcome. Hey! What do you say we go for some ice-cream? Robin: That¡¯s cool.........Do you get it? (Charlie and Batman frowned at Robin.) Batman: I¡¯m disappointed in you. Charlie: Stop making jokes. (Batman reached into his pockets to get his car keys, but noticed that they were not there.) Batman: That¡¯s strange. Robin, have you seen my car keys? Robin: Nope. Batman: Charlie, have you¡­ (Batman looked over to where he last saw Charlie, but Charlie was gone.) Batman: Where¡¯d he go? (The Bat Mobile horn went off.) Robin: He¡¯s inside the Bat Mobile, Batman. (Batman looked at the Bat Mobile and saw Charlie inside.) Charlie: I¡¯m over here, suckers. Thanks for the sweet ride. (Charlie started the Bat Mobile and drove out of the Bat Cave.) Batman: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Robin: Oh no, Batman. He stole your sweet ass ride. What are we going to do? Batman: I will get my revenge, Charlie. I¡¯ll get my revenge. (Flashback ends.) Josaline: Wow. So you stole this car? Charlie: No. I just borrowed it without giving it back. Josaline: When did all of this take place? Charlie: Last weekend. Josaline: Last weekend? Charlie: Yep. Are you gay? Josaline: Shut up! (5 seconds later.) Josaline: You¡¯re lying. (Charlie stopped the car.) Charlie: If you think I¡¯m lying, why don¡¯t you ask those two? (Josaline look in the same direction Charlie was looking and noticed two people walking towards the Bat Mobile.) Josaline: Who are they? Charlie: Fucking Batman and Robin! Chapter 5 Chapter 5 (Batman and Robin walk to the driver side of the of the Bat Mobile.) Charlie: Hey, Batman. How have you been? Batman: Don''t you "Hey, Batman. How you been?" me! Charlie: Whoa! Whoa! Did Robin turn you gay? Batman: NO! Charlie: Easy, buddy. What''s up with all the hostility? Batman: Are you fucking kidding me?! Robin: Yeah! Batman: Do you know how long it took me to track you down? Robin: Yeah! Batman: Do you realize how long it took me to get here without my Bat Mobile? Robin: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Batman: Robin...if you don''t shut the hell up, I will destroy you. (Robin pants got tight and he began to smile.) Robin: Yes! Just the way I like it. (Batman turned towards Robin.) Batman: What?! Robin: JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT. (Josaline was shocked.) Josaline: Wow! Is he gay? Charlie: Yes. He is gay. Batman: OMG! What did I tell you about saying that in public? (Robin began to frown.) Robin: You told me not to say it in public. Josaline: Is Batman gay? Charlie: I''m afraid Batman is gay as well. (Batman looked at Charlie.) Batman: SHUT UP! Robin: But Batman, I couldn''t help myself. (Batman turned towards Robin.) Batman: Oh god! Shut the hell up. Just stop. (Robin pants got tighter.) Robin: Only if you make me. Josaline: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww. Charlie: What the hell is wrong with you, man? Batman: I should have never given you that costume. Robin: This is the best gift you have ever given me. (Robin turned away from Batman.) Robin: Does this suit make my ass look big? (Josaline became disgusted and covered her eyes with her hands.) Josaline: Charlie, let¡¯s get the hell out of here. That guy is creeping me out. (Charlie turned towards Josaline.) Charlie: But I wanted to keep making fun of him. Josaline: JUST DRIVE! Charlie: But... (Josaline placed her hands on each side of Charlie''s face.) Josaline: Charlie...I can''t take this anymore. This is getting very disturbing and I don''t want to be here any longer. (Suddenly, Charlie and Josaline heard a lot of noise coming from behind them. They looked in the rear view mirror and saw a horde of Zombies running towards them.) Josaline: And because of that. Charlie: Good point. Batman: Robin, why are you always acting weird? Robin: You made me this way you big, strong, handsome... Batman: Don''t you finish that sentence. (Charlie turned towards Batman.) Charlie: Batman. Batman: Give me a second, CLG. I''m kind of busy. (Charlie became shocked.) Josaline: CLG? (Josaline looked at Charlie.) Josaline: What is that and why did he call you that? Charlie: Don''t worry about it. Josaline: But I... (Charlie looked towards Josaline.) Charlie: Don''t worry about it! Batman: I didn¡¯t make you into anything, Robin. I wanted to make you into a war fighting machine, but I''m starting to doubt that you took in any of the information I gave you. Robin: But you saved my life. The way you held me in your arms. That was very orgasmic. And those arms. Yum. Josaline: Disgusting! Disgusting! Disgusting! (Charlie looked towards Batman.) Charlie: Ummm, guys. We have a big problem heading our way. Batman: You are fucking sick, Robin. Robin: But I love you, Batman. Josaline: Charlie, we need to get the hell out of here. Right now! Charlie: You know what? Screw you guys. I''m getting the hell out of here. Have fun with your little love fest or whatever the hell it is. Peace out, buddy fuckers. (Charlie and Josaline drove off in the Bat Mobile, leaving Batman and Robin behind.) Batman: WAIT! WHAT ABOUT MY BATMOBILE? Charlie: OH YEAH! THANK YOU! Batman: SON OF A BITCH! Robin: At least we''re alone now. Batman: Get the fuck away from me, you fucking asshole! Robin: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS! Batman: JESUS CHRIST! WOULD YOU QUIT IT ALREADY?! (Meanwhile) (On the first floor of City Hall, two people are in a room. One person was standing up beside another person who is tied up to a chair.) ???: Please, Mr. Rabak...Mr. President. I''m sorry. Rabak: If you were sorry, you wouldn''t have done it in the first place. ((RABAK''S BIO)) {Full Name: Rabak Johnson/ Age: 44/ Nationality: American/ Race: African-American and Caucasian/ Height: 5"10"/ Hair: Short and black/ Hobby: Speeches/ Favorite Dish: Sloppy Joe/ Hates: Liars/ Fear: Vampires} Rabak punched the guy in the face.) ???: Please, sir. Have mercy. Rabak: Mercy? Never heard of him. (Barak punched him in the face again. The guy spits out blood from his mouth.) Rabak: Your new name is idiot. (Rabak leaned in close to the guys face.) Rabak: Do you want to know why? ???: No, sir. Rabak: I''ll tell you why. (Rabak stood up and turned away from the guy.) Rabak: Your name is idiot because you must be one if you thought you could get away with this shit. Now tell me, why did you do it? ???: Do what, sir? Rabak: Why did you kiss my wife? (The room door opened and a lady walked in the room.) Rabak: Richelle? Richelle: That¡¯s right, honey. Whip his ass. Whip it real good. ((RICHELLE''S BIO)) {Full Name: Richelle Johnson/ Age: 43/ Nationality: American/ Race: African-American/ Height: 5"9"/ Hair: Little pass the shoulder and black/ Hobby: Cheating/ Favorite Dish: Hamburgers/ Hates: Politics/ Fear: Being arrested} Rabak: Richelle, quiet down. I''m trying to interrogate him. Richelle: You go ahead and do your thing, baby. ???: But sir... Rabak: Shut up. (Rabak faced towards the guy.) Rabak: Now start talking. ???: Sir. I was doing my daily patrol and then, all of a sudden, I saw your wife. Rabak: So you admit to it. ???: Please, sir. Let me finish. Rabak: Very well. You may continue. ???: When I saw your wife, she started walking towards me, while licking her lips. (Rabak looks at Richelle. Richelle shook her head, declining the accusation. Rabak looked at the guy again.) ???: When she got close enough, she grabbed my and just kissed me. (Rabak laughs.) ???: What''s funny, sir? (Rabak stopped laughing and had a serious expression on his face.) Rabak: You said ass. It''s funny. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ???: Was it really that funny, sir? Rabak: Was I laughing? ???: Ummm...yes? Rabak: Then it was funny. I don''t know why you''re not laughing. (The guy looked at Rabak and then got slapped in the face.) Rabak: I don''t know why you''re not laughing. (The guy startslaughing.) Rabak: Shut up. (He stops laughing.) Rabak: Continue. (The guy started laughing again and then Rabak slapped him again.) Rabak: Stop laughing and continue with your story, idiot. ???: Sorry, sir. After your wife kissed me, that''s where you came in, sir. You got to believe me. Rabak: So, you want to accuse my wife of something she didn''t do? ???: But sir, I''m not lying. Rabak: Poor idiot. You say that without proof. ???: But...she doesn''t have proof either. Rabak: She doesn''t need proof. She''s has me and I''m all she needs. Also, you leave me no choice. ???: No choice. Sir, what do you mean? Rabak: Honey. Richelle: Yes babe? Rabak: Fetch me my cutting gloves. Richelle: Which ones? Rabak: The ones that look like claws. (Richelle left the room to go get the cutting gloves.) ???: Sir, why are you doing this? Rabak: I''m not going to lie to you. It''s actually fun. (Richelle came back into the room with the cutting gloves and handed them to Rabak. He then put them on.) ???: Please, sir. You don''t have to this. Rabak: But I kind of do. (The guy began to cry.) Rabak: Crying is not going to get you anywhere except dead. Accept your punishment like an idiot. (Rabak gets ready to punch the guy in the face, but stopped after hearing the doorbell.) Rabak: You''re lucky, for now. I''ll deal with you later. (Rabak took off the cutting gloves and walked out the room.) ???: You''re fucking crazy, sir. Richelle: He''s not the only one. (Richelle walked up to the man, slapped him, kissed him and slapped him again.) Richelle: I''ll see you tonight. (Michelle walked out the room and closed the door behind her.) ???: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (Rabak was walking towards the door.) Rabak: I wonder who''s at the door. (When Rabak got to the door, he looked out the peephole. Rabak: Oh hell naw. What is this prick doing here? (Rabak went into a closet next to the door and pulled out a shotgun. Rabak: I''ll show this jerk what happens when you don''t respect my authorita. (Rabak opened the door and points the gun at the person who was at the door.) Rabak: What the hell are you doing here, Kush? (Kush began to smile.) Kush: Careful with that gun, Rabak. You might poke somebody''s eye out with that thing. ((KUSH''S BIO)) {Full Name: Kush Clint/ Age: 47/ Nationality: American/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 5"10"/ Hair: Short and grey/ Hobby: Throwing things/ Favorite Dish: Potatoes/ Hates: Dried grapes (raisins)/ Fear: Nothing} Rabak: Your mom didn''t have any complaints last night. Kush: Low blow, Rabak. Low blow. Rabak: Stop repeating what your mom did and tell me why you¡¯re really here. Kush: I just came to see how you were doing, Rabak? Rabak: Get the hell off my property before I shoot you. Kush: Come on, Rabak. You already know guns don''t scare me. I''m Kush for crying out loud. (Rabak stops pointing the gun at Kush.) Rabak: Dammit all. I forgot that you of all people aren''t afraid of getting shot. Kush: I''m going to take that as a compliment because I like you, Rabak. Barak: Well, that''s weird. I hate your fucking guts. Anyway, get your crazy, old ass in here. (Kush walked into City Hall. Before Rabak closed the door, he looked outside and saw someone outside, on the street facing towards City Hall.) Rabak: Kush. Is that person with you? Kush: Who? (Kush turned around and looked outside to notice someone standing outside on the street looking at City Hall.) Kush: No. I came here alone. Rabak: Do you think they could''ve been following you? Kush: Why would I be followed? Rabak: That''s a good point. I know I wouldn''t follow you anywhere. Kush: Exactly. Rabak: Hey?! Can I help you with anything?! (That person did not respond.) Raback: If not, can you please go away?! You are making me very uncomfortabl! (That person started running towards Rabak and Kush.) Rabak: Oh no you don''t! (Rabak pointed his shotgun at the person who was running towards City Hall and shot at them. They dodged left, avoiding the gun shot and continued running towards Rabak and Kush.) Rabak: Shit! Kush: Close the fucking door! Rabak: Bitch! If I do that, the door might get destroyed! Kush: Fine! We only have one option left! Rabak: What''s that? (Kush pulled a potato out of his pocket.) Kush: POTATO! Rabak: What?! A fucking potato?! What''s that supposed to do?! Kush: Just sit back and watch a pro at his best. (Kush threw the potato at the person who was running towards them.) Kush: Better take cover. (Bush turned around and dove to the ground, covering his head.) Rabak: What?! (The potato hit the person who was running towards City Hall and then there was an explosion. The explosion caused Rabak to fly back and land on the ground, dropping the shotgun. Barak grabbed the shotgun and slowly stood up, struggling while doing so. Barak slowly walked towards the door and looked outside to notice that person was gone.) Rabak: Where did they go? (Rabak closed the door, faced away from the door and leaned against the door. Kush stood up, wiped the dust off of him and faced towards Barak.) Rabak: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! Kush: That, my good friend, was a potato exploding. Rabak: Why do you carry a potato in your pocket? Kush: I always have a potato in my pocket. It''s for good measure. Rabak: For what? Kush: I don''t know. Just cause. Rabak: But it exploded. Kush: The beauty about that is, that was just a regular potato. I didn''t know it was going to make them explode. Just a coincidence I guess. Rabak: You crazy, psychotic little bastard. Do you have any idea what you just did? Kush: I saved your life. Barak: You killed an innocent human being. Kush: Are you serious? You shot at them. Rakak: That''s different. Kush: How so? Rabak: I''m the president. Kush: Well, if they''re so innocent, how come they were running towards us without saying anything? Rabak: I don''t know, but that was pretty fucked up. Kush: Quit your crying and let¡¯s go have some tea. Rakak: I hope I don''t go to jail for this. (Rabak stopped leaning against the door and began to head towards the kitchen. Suddenly, he and Kush heard a whistling sound. Rabak and Bush looked at each other.) Rabak and Kush: Did you just whistle. No. Then who could that be? (Rabak and Kush heard a knock at the door. They both raced towards the door.) Rabak: Who is it? (Nobody answered.) Rabak: ANSWER ME, DAMMIT! (Rabak pointed his gun at the door.) Kush: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ANSWER HIM! Rabak: I''m pretty sure they heard me. BKuh: If they did, they would''ve answered you by now. Rakak: Good point. (There was a knock at the door again.) Rabak: I''M GETTING PISSED OFFI I''M ABOUT TO SHOOT YOU DOWN ALONG WITH THAT DOOR! (Rabak begins to walk towards the door.) Kush: WAIT! (Barak stopped walking, pointed his gun towards the ground and faced towards Kush.) Rakak: WHAT?! Kush: What if it''s my mother? Rakak: Why would it be your mom? (Kush started shaking frantically.) Kush: Because she scares the fuck out of me. Rabak: You''re scared of your mother? Kush: Yeah. If you met her, you''d be too. (Rabak started laughing.) Rabak: I hope it''s your mom. (Rabak walked towards the door.) Kush: Be careful. Rabak: I''m just looking out the peephole. (He went to the window that was next to the door and open the curtains to see out the window. Rabak did not see anybody.) Rabak: Looks like nobody''s there. Damn kids must be playing Ding Dong Ditch. They keep fucking with my door. I''m going to knock them upside their heads with a vacuum cleaner. Kush: Thank goodness. As long as it''s not my... (Suddenly, a woman popped out from the bottom of the window, outside of the house and began to bang on the window. Rabak got scared and backed away from the window.) Rabak: Oh my god. Kush: Where the fuck did she come from? Rabak: I don''t know, but she is ugly as shit. Kush: Fuck...You''re right. Rabak: Looks like someone beat the shit out of her with a baseball bat and didn''t stop until they got scared of looking at her. Kush: That''s very detailed. Do you have something you want to talk about? (Rabak looked very suspicious.) Rabak: I have no idea what you''re talking about. Kush: (Sarcastically) OK. (The lady broke the window and began crawling through the window.) Rabak: Shit just got real. Kush: Do something. Shoot her for god''s sake. Rabak: That''s what I plan on doing. (Rabak pointed his gun at the woman and shot her in the chest causing her to fly back out the window.) Kush: Shit, Rabak. Now that''s what I''m talking about. Raak: Yeah. I sure did show her. That''s what happen when you try to break into City Hall. (Kush walked over to Rabak and gave him a high five.) Kush: You''re the bomb, homie. Rabak: Yeah. Wait. What the hell you just say, punk? Kush: Too soon? Rabak: More like, don''t ever call me that in your pathetic life. (Rabak and Kush noticed from the corner of his eye the lady that was shot through the window get back up with a hole in her chest.) Kush: Holy shit. Rabak: What the hell is she? (Something came crashing through the ceiling. Rabak and Kush quickly dived out of the way while covering their heads. Smoke clouded the area.) Kush: What''s going on? (When the smoke cleared Rabak and Kush noticed a man standing on top of the debris. They both quickly stood up.) ???: That, my friends, is what you would call a Zombie. Kush: Zombie! Rabak: Who are you and why the hell did you come here? (The man began laughing.) Rabak: What''s so funny, bastard? (The man stopped laughing and started to smile.) ???: My name is Frank. Pleased to meet you. Kush: Are you one of those things? Frank: Those things? Oh. You mean what she is. Yes, but at the same time no. It''s kind of hard to explain. Let''s just say I''m a special kind of Zombie. Rabak: Did you come here to save us or to kill that thing? Frank: The reason for me being here is quite simple. You shot my precious Zombie. So now, I must kill you. Rabak: But it attacked us first. Frank: What''s wrong with being a little hungry? Kush: Hungry? Was it trying to eat us? Frank: Of course. What else would they eat? Have you ever consider what a child might do when they don''t get their way? They begin to do things that are not right or at least, not right in your eyes. But, in the end, they are forgiven mainly because they are children. The same goes for this Zombie that attacked you. It just wants something to eat. But you prevent it from satisfying itself which is unacceptable. Rabak: You''re sick. Kush let''s get out of here. Kush? (Rabak looked towards where Kush was at and saw the Zombie eating Kush''s face.) Rabak: KUSH! Frank: Looks like she¡¯s getting her meal after all. How wonderful? Rabak: You son of a bitch! Kush might not have been the brightest of souls nor was he the funniest. But dammit, it was awesome when I was able to point a gun at him and now I can''t do that anymore because you and your Zombies want to come and eat his face off! I''ll kill you! (Rabak pointed the gun at the Zombie who was eating Kush''s face and hit it in the head.) Frank: Oh. Now that wasn''t very nice. Rabak: Shut up, freak show. (Rabak pointed the gun at Frank and shot him in the chest. Frank was still standing.) Frank: You got to try better than that. Rabak: DIE! (Rabak began shooting Frank multiple times with the shotgun. He continued to shoot Frank until he was out of ammo. Rabak shot Frank 8 times in the chest and 2 times in the head. Frank fell to the ground. Rabak was breathing heavily.) Rabak: I finally did it. (Rabak pointed the gun towards the ground.) Rabak: Asta Lavista, douchebag. (Rabak notices Frank move his hand.) Rabak: What?! What are you? Frank: Good job. You actually manage to get me on the ground. I''m impressed. (Frank slowly stood up. The bullets that he was shot with slowly fell out of his body and he began to regenerate himself.) Frank: It''s a pity, though. I just stole these clothes and now they''re ruined. Rabak: Why are you still alive? Frank: Alive? No, my good sir. On the contrary. I''m dead. (Frank flew towards Rabak. Rabak reached into his pockets to get ammo for the shotgun, but before he can take his hand out his pockets, Frank grabbed Rabak''s head and ripped it off his body. Rabak''s body fell to the ground.) Frank: You were going to die either way, but you could at least spared the clothes that I''m wearing. (Frank dropped Rabak''s head and flew through the hole in the ceiling from where he entered.) Richelle: Honey, what''s all that noise? (When Richelle walked into the room, she saw her husband''s headless body on the ground.) Richelle: Baby? (From the corner of her eye, Richelle saw her husband''s head in the middle of the room. She then fell to her knees, covered her face with her hands and began to cry.) Richelle: No. This can''t be. Now I got to look for another husband. (Richelle removed her hand from her face and saw a woman covered in blood walking towards her.) Richelle: Who are you? (The woman dived towards Richelle, landing on top of her and start biting her and ripping off her face. Richelle: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?! Chapter 6 (Hours later, the word got out that the president, Rabak, has been murdered. Special Forces from the White house geared up and prepared to travel to the location where the president was killed.) Man: Listen up, men. I''m only going to say this once so pay attention. (Someone in the crowd raised their hand.) Man: What is it, maggot? (A woman stood up amongst the crowd of soldiers.) Woman: Sir. I have a question. Captain Shoulder: First of all, you will address me as Captain Shoulder. Secondly, why the hell are you here? Woman: Well sir... Captain Shoulder: CAPTAIN SHOULDER, MAGGOT! ((CAPTAIN SHOULDER''S BIO)) {Full Name: D''Wayne Shoulder/ Age: 35/ Nationality: American/ Race: Asian/ Height: 6"2"/ Hair: Short and black/ Hobby: Shooting/ Favorite Dish: Smoked Ribs/ Hates: Not being called Captain Shoulder/ Fear: People who does not fear him} Woman: Captain Shoulder...I signed up for this to protect my country. (Captain Shoulder began laughing.) Woman: What''s funny, sir? Captain Shoulder: IT''S CAPTAIN SHOULDER! Woman: I''m sorry, Captain Shoulder. Captain Shoulder: And where exactly did you sign up? Woman: I signed up right outside this building. Private Jimmy had me sign a few papers then told me to go inside and to follow the others. Captain Shoulder: What''s your name? Candice: My name is Candice, Captain Shoulder. ((CANDICE''S BIO)) {Full Name: Candice Ginyerd/ Age: 20/ Nationality: American/ Race: African-American/ Height: 5"6"/ Hair: Short and orange/ Hobby: Fighting/ Favorite Dish: Ramen/ Hates: Being annoyed/ Fear: Cockroaches} (Captain Shoulder looked towards the crowd of soldiers.) Captain Shoulder: Who here knows this woman named...Candice? (There was no response.) Captain Shoulder: OK then. Let''s try this a different way. (Captain Shoulder pointed at an individual in the crowd of soldiers.) Captain Shoulder: You, right there! Stand up! (The man Captain Shoulder pointed at looked around and then looked at Captain Shoulder.) Soldier 1: You talking to me? Captain Shoulder: Yes, maggot! Now, stand up! Soldier 1: Yes, Captain Shoulder. (He stood up.) Captain Shoulder: Candice, was it Private Smith who signed you up? (Candice looked behind herself and saw the soldier standing.) Candice: No, Captain Shoulder. (Candice looked at Captain Shoulder.) Captain Shoulder: Sit down, Smith. Smith: Yes, Captain Shoulder. ((SMITH''S BIO)) {Full Name: Jose Smith/ Age: 19/ Nationality: American/ Race: Hispanic/ Height: 5"9"/ Hair: Bowl cut and black/ Hobby: Unknown/ Favorite Dish: Unknown/ Hates: Unknown/ Fear: Unknown} (Captain Shoulder pointed at another individual in the crowd.) Captain Shoulder: Cracklepop...stand up! Cracklepop: Yes, Captain Shoulder. ((CRACKLEPOP''S BIO)) {Full Name: Snap Cracklepop/ Age: 24/ Nationality: American/ Race: Caucasian/ Height: 5"7"/ Hair: Short and yellow/ Hobby: Unknown/ Favorite Dish: Unknown/ Hates: Unknown/ Fear: Unknown} (Cracklepop stood up. Candice looked at him and noticed she has seen him before.) Captain Shoulder: Was it Corporal Cracklepop? (Candice looked Captain Shoulder.) Candice: Yes, Captain Shoulder. Corporal Cracklepop is the one who signed me up. (Cracklepop looked at Candice with frustration.) Cracklepop: You lying BITCH! Captain Shoulder: Cracklepop! I ¡°Shoulder¡± have known. (One of the soldiers started whispering in another soldier¡¯s ear.) Soldier 2: I wonder if he realized what he just said. Soldier 3: I wonder if you have a death wish. If so, keep on talking. If not, look straight and shut the fuck up. (The soldier faced forward.) Cracklepop: No, Captain Shoulder. It wasn''t me. I swear. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. (Captain Shoulder removed his pistol from his holster he was wearing around his waist and aimed it at Cracklepop.) Captain Shoulder: You displayed an act of treason for what you did, Cracklepop. Any last words? Cracklepop: But I... Captain Shoulder: Times up, Crackle... (Captain Shoulder shot Cracklepop in the head. The bullet went through Cracklepop''s skull and out the back, leaving a hole in the front and back of his skull. The soldiers and Candice watched as Cracklepop''s lifeless body fell to the ground. The crowd gasp and Candice screams retardedly.) Captain Shoulder: ...Pop. Candice: OH MY GOD! Captain Shoulder: Sorry, soldier. You were a good member to the team. Maybe even the best, but I do not tolerate liars. (Candice looked at Captain Shoulder with rage.) Candice: You didn''t have to kill him. Captain Shoulder: What he did is considered treason and the consequence for that is death. What else was I supposed to do? Candice: You could have just kicked him out of the Special Forces. Captain Shoulder: That may have been a better solution, but oh well. What''s done is done. Candice: WHAT''S DONE IS DONE?! Charlie''s Voice: Are you gay? Candice: What was that? (Candice, Captain Shoulder and the soldiers looked around to see where the mysterious voice was coming from.) Charlie''s Voice: Oops. Wrong scenario. Sorry about that. Carry on with your business. (Candice, Captain Shoulder, and the soldier were all confused, but they returned to what was at hand.) Captain Shoulder: I don''t even know why you''re here. This is no place for a woman. You are dismissed. Candice: What did you say to me, you sexist pig? Captain Shoulder: You heard me...The Special Forces are for men. Men who are willing to give their lives for the good of the country. You''re just going to get in the way. How about you go and make us some pancakes or something. (Captain Shoulder and the soldiers start laughing.) Candice: OH YEAH?! (Everyone stopped laughing.) Candice: I''ll show you who the real girl is. Let''s go. You and me. One on one. Right now. Unless you''re too scared to get your ass kicked by a girl. Captain Shoulder: Oh really? PART THE SEAS! (The soldiers cleared the floor for Candice and Captain Shoulder, leaving behind Cracklepop''s lifeless body. Half of the soldiers gathered on one end of the room while the other half on the other end.) Captain Shoulder: Private Smith. Smith: Yes, Captain Shoulder? Captain Shoulder: Go get Cracklepop''s body and then place it beside me. Smith: Yes, Captain Shoulder. (Smith ran towards Cracklepop''s lifeless body, picked it up and carried it to Captain Shoulder. Afterwards, he dropped it beside Captain Shoulder.) Smith: Done sir. I mean¡­ Captain Shoulder: What did you just call me? Smith: I''m sorry, Captain Shoulder. I meant to say... Captain Shoulder: You didn''t mean to say anything because you''re already dead. Smith: Nani?! (Captain Shoulder quickly ran behind Smith, grabbed his head with both hands, snapped neck and turned to face Candice in one sweeping motion. Smith''s body fell to the ground.) Candice: You monster. How could you do that to your own men? Captain Shoulder: It''s easy. Just do it. Shia Labeouf Voice: JUST DO IT! (Captain Shoulder took off his gear and dropped it on Smith''s and Craclepop''s lifeless bodies.) Captain Shoulder: Hold this for me. I won''t be long. (Captain Shoulder began walking towards Candice. She starts to sweat.) Candice: (What have I gotten myself into?) Captain Shoulder: Prepare to face humiliation, woman. This is a lesson you won¡¯t soon forget. (Meanwhile) (Charlie and Josaline were in the Bat Mobile and on their way to City Hall.) Charlie: That was interesting. Josaline: What was? Charlie: Meeting Batman and Robin in Los Angeles Josaline: ...I guess. Charlie: You guess? Meeting Batman is always cool. Josaline: What about Robin? Charlie: He''s...straight. (They both laughed uncontrollably. While laughing, Charlie was accidentally swerving the Bat Mobile from left to right, hitting Zombies while doing so. He gained control over the Bat Mobile as the laughing ceased.) Charlie: Oh man. I crack myself up. (Charlie saw something when he looked out in front of him.) Charlie: Oh shit! (Charlie stamped on the brakes which caused Josaline and himself to thrust back and forth a few times before stopping. Josaline screamed. Afterwards, she looked towards Charlie.) Josaline: What''s your problem? (Charlie pointed in the direction he was looking.) Charlie: Look! (Charlie and Josaline saw a shadowy figure in the distance walking towards them.) Josaline: Who or what is that? Charlie: I know. It''s probably the ice cream man. (Charlie unbuckled his seat belt.) Charlie: I''m about to get an ice cream sandwich. (Charlie opened the car door and began to exit the Bat Mobile. Josaline notice something shiny slowly coming from its hand.) Josaline: Charlie, I don''t think that''s the ice cream man. (Charlie looked at Candice with a confident look.) Charlie: Preposterous. Don''t be silly. Of course it''s the ice cream man. Who else could it be? (Charlie continued to exit out the Bat Mobile. Josaline took another look at the figure and noticed what cause the shine.) Josaline: CHARLIE, THOSE ARE CLAWS! (Charlie stopped moving and looked at the shadowy figure. He noticed that the shadowy figure, did in fact, have claws.) Charlie: OH FUCK! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! (Charlie quickly got back into the Bat Mobile, closed the door, and locked the all the doors. Afterwards, he put his seatbelt on.) Charlie: That thing have claws! Josaline: I know! I the one who told you! Charlie: What the hell is that thing?! Josaline: I don''t know, but those claws look very sharp! Charlie: Those aren¡¯t claws, bitch! Those are blades! Josaline: Bitch?! Oh no you didn''t just call me that! Charlie: I''m sorry! It''s just, you calling those things claws are an understatement! The motherfuckers are still growing longer and longer as we speak! If this keeps up, they will be long enough to touch his feet! HIS FEET! (The shadowy figure begins to run towards the Bat Mobile.) Charlie: He''s running! He''s running! What do we do?! What do we do?! (Josaline slaps Charlie.) Josaline: Calm down! We need to watch its movements to see what it is going to do next! (The shadowy figure disappeared.) Charlie: He disappeared! OH MY GOD! HE DISAPPEARED! WHAT DO WE DO?! (Josaline slapped Charlie again.) Josaline: I think he''s gone. I suppose there''s nothing to worry about, for now. (Charlie looked at Josaline.) Charlie: Do you really think so? (The Bat Mobile begins to rock from side to side as if it was going to flip over.) Charlie: HOLY BA-JESUS! Josaline: THAT THING MUST HAVE COME BACK! (Charlie gets into the fetal position and then he begins to rock back and forth while his thumb is in his mouth.) Charlie: I want my mommy. I want my mommy. (The Bat Mobile stopped rocking. Josaline looks at Charlie, disgraced at him.) Josaline: Wow. What a man you are. (Charlie stopped rocking back and forth, took his thumb out of his mouth and looked towards Josaline.) Charlie: How about you just shut up, OK?! I didn''t ask for any of this! I''m scared out of my mind! I don''t understand why you¡¯re not scared! (Josaline went to slap Charlie once more, but was stopped when Charlie grabbed Josaline by the wrist.) Josaline: What the... Charlie: If you slap me one more time, I will cut off your hand and feed it to whatever''s out there. (Charlie released Josaline''s wrist.) Josaline: You''re stronger than I thought. Just what I like in a man. Charlie: I just noticed that we stopped rocking. Josaline: Thanks for the great observation, professor. Is it gone? Charlie: I don''t know. Maybe you should go out there and find out. Josaline: Why should I? You''re the man. Charlie: You''re the one who acts manlier than I do. Wait. Did I just insult myself? Josaline: You''re a smartass and a dumbass at the same time. Charlie: Oh yeah! Well, you''re a... (Something landed on the wind shield. Charlie and Josaline quickly looked at the windshield and saw a man with a hairy face. Charlie and Josaline screamed at the top of their lungs.) Man: What''s up, bub? What''s up, babe? (Charlie and Josaline stopped screaming.) Charlie: Bub? Josaline: Babe? Charlie and Josaline: There''s only one person who calls me that. CHAPTER 7 CHARLIE & JOSALINE Logan! LOGAN Can I come in? I feel lonely out here. CHARLIE I wouldn''t mind, but this is a two seater, bro. There''s nowhere for you to sit. I would let you stay on the wind shield, I gotta see where I''m driving. LOGAN I don''t think so, bub. CHARLIE So, you want to stay on there, making it harder for me to drive? Josaline looks at Charlie. JOSALINE Really, Charlie? Charlie looks at Josaline. CHARLIE What do you want me to do? There''s only two seats; no more room for anybody else. JOSALINE You can get out and let Logan in. CHARLIE (sarcastically) Hey, that sounds like a great idea. JOSALINE You really think so? CHARLIE Fuck no! I''m not getting out for that asshole. LOGAN Don''t worry, bub. I have an idea. Charlie looks at Logan. CHARLIE Is it a good idea? LOGAN If it wasn''t, what would you do about it, bub? Charlie closes his eyes and crosses his arms. CHARLIE (sigh) Do what you got to do. Logan jumps off the Knight Mobile and lands on the street, closest to the driver side. Logan tries to open car door, but it was locked. Logan knocks on the window. LOGAN Unlock the door, bub. Charlie opens his eyes and looks at Logan. CHARLIE Are you nuts?! I''m not unlocking the door. There could be Zombie''s out there. JOSALINE Earlier, you got out the car just to get some fucking ice-cream. Charlie looks at Josaline. CHARLIE That''s different... JOSALINE How? CHARLIE I can eat ice-cream. I can''t eat him. Josaline unlocks the door from the passenger side of the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE What are you doing?! Logan opens the driver side door. Charlie reaches for the door to close it, but misses. CHARLIE Close the door! Logan unbuckles Charlie''s seatbelt. LOGAN Get out the car, bub. CHARLIE Make me! Logan grabs Charlie by the shirt and pulls him from out of the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE Get off of me, you has-been! Logan carries Charlie to the passenger side of the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE SOMEONE HELP ME! RAPE! RAPE! RAPE! When Logan gets to the passenger side of the Knight Mobile, he opens the passenger side door. LOGAN Josaline, get out. JOSALINE Over my dead body! LOGAN You don''t want to say that to me. I can literally make that come true. Josaline begins to sweat. LOGAN Get out the damn car! JOSALINE ...OK. Josaline gets out the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE Put me down already! I don''t like to be man handled! LOGAN I will. Logan throws Charlie in the passenger seat. CHARLIE About damn time! But you didn''t have to throw me! LOGAN Stop whining! Josaline looks at Logan. JOSALINE What now? Logan looks at Josaline. LOGAN Sit on his lap. Charlie quickly looks at Logan. CHARLIE & JOSALINE What?! LOGAN You heard me, sit on his lap. JOSALINE I''m not sitting on his lap! LOGAN If you don''t, you''ll be sorry. JOSALINE What? You''re going to kill me? Logan points behind Josaline. LOGAN No, but they will. Charlie and Josaline see a horde of Zombies running their way. CHARLIE Why is there a horde of Zombies conveniently behind us? LOGAN If I were you, I would hurry up and sit on his lap. JOSALINE But you''re not me! LOGAN I know and it feels great. Logan quickly heads to the driver side of the Knight Mobile and closes the door. JOSALINE There''s got to be another way! CHARLIE Hurry up and get in, Josaline! We do not have time for this! JOSALINE FINE! Josaline quickly gets into the Knight Mobile and sits on Charlie''s lap. Next, she quickly slams the passenger side door. JOSALINE I''m not enjoying this! CHARLIE Well...neither am I! Josaline turns around and sees Charlie smiling. JOSALINE Why are you smiling?! Charlie stops smiling. CHARLIE No reason... LOGAN You''re going to enjoy this. Hope you have your seat belts fastened. Josaline buckles their seat belt, squeezing them tightly. CHARLIE Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Can... barely... breathe... LOGAN Here we go! Logan slams on the gas pedal and the Bat Mobile sped down the road. (Meanwhile) Two people are walking down a hallway in a building. KINDRA Sir! The Zombie attack rate has gone up by 25%. Soon this entire city will be overrun by them. The man starts laughing. MAN This is going perfectly. KINDRA But sir, isn''t th- The man slaps Kindra in the face, causing her to stop talking. They both stop walking while Kindra slowly rubs her face. MAN Don''t you even attempt to talk back to me. Kindra slowly turns her head towards the man while continuously rubbing her face. KINDRA Yes, sir. The both begin to walking again. MAN Good. They both continue down a hallway until they end up at a door with a sign that reads, "Personnel Only." MAN Behind this door is where the magic happens. (Meanwhile) Candice is on the ground with bruises all over her body, barely able to sit up. CANDICE Damn! He¡¯s strong. Captain Shoulder slowly walks to Candice. SHOULDER Is this really the best you can do? So pathetic... You have no right to be in my presence. Captain Shoulder grabs Candice¡¯s neck with one hand and lifts her in the air. CANDICE Uhhh... SHOULDER What happen to all that talk earlier, huh? Now you have nothing to say. Captain Shoulder begins laughing. CANDICE (He¡¯s... too strong. I can¡¯t... beat him. If... only I was... stronger. I¡¯m¡­) (Flashback begins) As a kid, Candice is walking home from school one evening. Three boys make their way in front of Candice, causing her to stop walking. She look at the boys. CANDICE Can I help you? The boys start smiling. BOY #1 We don¡¯t want to start any trouble. Just give us your money and we¡¯ll be on our way. Unless, you¡¯re willing to offer something else, if you know what I mean. The boys start laughing. CANDICE If you¡¯re not trying to start any trouble, why do you want to take my money without permission? You guys just want to start trouble. BOY #2 Listen here, girly. Just give us what you have and there won¡¯t be any more trouble. Capisce? BOY #3 Yeah. Give us what you got. CANDICE You three do not know what it mean to feel pain and suffering the way I felt. All my life I had to fight for what was rightfully mine and there was nobody there to support me. NOBODY! Now, I¡¯m being pestered by a group of low lives about money. How low will you idiots go before you are satisfied? BOY #3 Wow! That was deep. BOY #1 Shut up! We don¡¯t care about your life story or the struggle you went through. We just want your damn money. Now hand it over! The boy throws a punch at Candice, but misses and he loses track of her. BOY #1 What? The boy begins looking around for Candice. BOY #1 Where¡¯d she go? BOY #2 WATCH OUT! SHE¡¯S BENEATH YOU! The boy looks down and sees Candice. She''s squatting down and smiling at the boy. BOY #1 YOU LITTLE BITCH! The boy throws another punch at Candice, but she avoids the punch. Candice heel kicks the boy in the chin, causing him to do two backflips in the air and then fall on the ground, landing on his back. BOY #3 D-Did she defeat Jack?! Candice stands up and looks at Jack. BOY #2 Jack, are you ok? Jack lifts his head. JACK (dazed) Don¡¯t worry, mommy. I took spike out for a walk. BOY #2 How could she do that to poor jack? Candice looks at the other two boys. CANDICE Who else wants to kiss the pavement? BOY #2 YOU WON¡¯T GET AWAY WITH THIS, YOU MONSTER! BOY #3 YEAH! The two boys ran away from Candice. CANDICE HEY! The two boys stop running and turns to look at Candice. CANDICE I think you¡¯re forgetting something. Candice kicks Jack one last time and then walks off. BOY #2 & BOY #3 JACK! The boys ran to Jack and kneels down beside Jack. BOY #2 Poor Jack. Look at what she did to him. BOY #3 I think he just lost his ¡°Man¡± card after that beating. BOY #2 What are you talking about? He never had one to begin with. The two boys begin to laughing. Afterward, they immediately stop. BOY #2 But all jokes aside, homie. Let¡¯s go inform the boss. He¡¯ll know what to do. Boy #3 gets worry. BOY #3 What are you saying, man?! He¡¯s going to destroy her! BOY #2 That¡¯s the idea, jackass! Now, help me! The boys lifts Jack from off the ground and places him over their shoulder. BOY #2 Mark my words, Phil. She will pay for what she¡¯s done and then some. I will be there to watch her suffer. Boy #3 looks at Boy #2 BOY #3 My name is Tracey. BOY #2 Whatever. Boy #2 notices a boy on a bicycle, watching them. BOY #2 Huh? Hey Paul, who is that? TRACEY MY NAME IS TRACEY, ASSHOLE! Tracey looks in the same direction as Boy #2 and notices the boy on the bicycle. TRACEY I have no idea. BOY #2 So, you don¡¯t know who he is? TRACEY I just said I don¡¯t know. You think asking me again will change that? Boy #2 looks at Tracey. BOY #2 Stop freaking out, man. I was just asking a question. TRACEY A stupid question. Boy #2 looks at the boy on the bicycle. BOY #2 Hey, kid. What are you looking at? The boy on the bicycle became nervous. BOY #4 N-Nothing. The boy rides away from the other two boys. TRACEY HEY! GET BACK HERE, PUNK! BOY #2 Leave him be, Troy. That kid is no threat to us. Tracey look at Boy #2 with rage. TRACEY MY NAME IS TRACEY, YOU UNEDUCATED FUCKTARD! BOY #2 Who the fuck cares? You''re just a minor character in this story who''s probably not going to be mentioned anymore after this flashback is over. While Boy #2 talks, saliva rushes from out of his mouth and lands on Tracey''s face. BOY #2 So, shut the hell up and help me take Jack to the boss. Tracey wipes the spit off his face with his hand. TRACEY Damn, bro. Say it, don''t spray it. The two boys carry Jack away. The next morning, Candice is walking to school. CANDICE I hope I get a chance to dissect a rabbit today in Biology. So much fun. Candice notices three people walking towards her. CANDICE Huh... Now, who could they be? Candice realizes they are the three boys from yesterday and Candice stops walking. CANDICE Not you three again. What do you want? My money again? The boys stop walking. JACK We want pay back from yesterday. BOY #2 And we want your money. TRACEY And skittles. Candice starts laughing uncontrollably. CANDICE You guys are just too much. I cannot take you serious. JACK Let''s see you keep laughing after this! Jack whistles and a group of guys appears around Candice, surrounding her. Candice stops laughing and the boys start smiling. BOY #2 I see you stopped laughing. JACK I want you to meet the rest of the crew. Candice looks at Jack. CANDICE You knew you couldn''t beat me on your own... so you decided to bring the rest of the pathetic losers. Candice starts smiling. CANDICE I don''t blame you though. If I were you, I would probably do the same thing, seeing as though you got spanked by a girl. But luckily, I''m not you. ??? On the contrary. My men are not losers if they are able to win. Candice stops smiling. CANDICE Who said that? Candice looks around searching for the voice she heard. CANDICE Show yourself, you coward! ??? I''m over here. Candice looks at Jack and sees a little kid come from behind him. The kid walks in front of Jack and stops directly in front of Candice. CANDICE Whose little brother is that? KID I''m- JACK He''s the boss. The kid looks up at Jack. BOSS Jack? Jack looks down at the kid. JACK Yes, boss? BOSS How many times have I told you not to interrupt me while I''m talking? Jack begins to sweat. JACK One too many times, boss. BOSS And what did you just do? JACK I... ummm... interrupted... you. BOSS Get down here. Jack gets scared. JACK But boss... BOSS NOW! Jack kneels down to the height of the kid. The kid kicks Jack in the nose, causing Jack to fall down to the ground. JACK Ahhhhhhhhh! MY NOSE! Jack''s nose starts to bleed. BOSS Now stand up and shut up. Jack reluctantly stands up while holding his nose. The kid faces back at Candice. BOSS As I was saying, I''m Korneallius Reeves, but you can call me Korn. Candice starts laughing. KORN What do you find so funny? Candice stops laughing and smiles and Korn. CANDICE Like any of that is going to matter. Candice points at Korn. CANDICE You guys just keep giving me an arsenal of insults to send back at you. KORN Excuse me? Candice stops pointing at Korn. CANDICE Listen here, Cream Korn. I know why your little so called "crew" is so weak. KORN Weak? Would you please do me the pleasure of telling me why you believe they are weak? CANDICE It would be my pleasure. It''s because their so called "boss" is a toddler who probably still wear diapers and cries home to his mommy whenever he gets a boo boo on his elbow. A vain pulsates from the top of Korn''s head. KORN You don''t say. CANDICE I don''t know what''s more embarrassing. Having "Baby Bop" as a boss or getting beat up by a shrimp who still has similac on their breathe. Another vain pulsates from the side of his head. KORN Care to find out for yourself how it feels to get your ass kicked by a toddler? CANDICE (smug) Who do I look like fighting a baby such as yourself. No thanks. I don''t feel like going to jail because of child abuse. KORN I see. It appears the only thing that''s big about you are your words. Candice gets annoyed. CANDICE Seems to me you need to be taught a lesson! Luckily for you, I''m a great teacher! CHAPTER 8 Candice and Korn are facing each other from a distance, getting ready to fight. CANDICE Your mine, small fry. KORN Show me what you got. CANDICE Get ready to catch these hands! TRACEY This is exciting! I¡¯ve never seen the boss fight before! Candice runs toward Korn. CANDICE TAKE THIS! Candice gets close to Korn and throws punch, aiming for his face. Korn easily stops her punch with the palm of his hand. CANDICE What the¡­?! Korn yawns. KORN Is that all you got? CANDICE HELL NO! Candice quickly did a round house kick, but misses Korn completely, also losing track of him. She regains her footing and starts looking around for Korn. CANDICE Where¡¯d he go? KORN Behind you. CANDICE What?! Candice turns her head around to witness Korn standing behind. CANDICE (How was he able to get behind me so fast?) Candice attempts to move away, but Korn starts tickling her before she gets the chance. Candice begins to laughing, uncontrollably. Tracey looks at Jack. TRACEY Why is the boss tickling her? JACK It¡¯s a strategy of his. TRACEY Tickling? JACK He knows what he¡¯s doing. TRACEY I¡¯m starting to question this crew¡¯s potential. Jack punches Tracey on the top of his head. Tracey holds his head, in pain. TRACEY OWWW! What you do that for?! JACK This crew has potential; a lot of potential. And who ever dare¡¯s to defy it will be put down. Tracey looks away from Jack and starts crying a little. TRACEY (This crew is very disappointing if its potential involves tickling.) Candice is still laughing from Korn tickling her. CANDICE HAHAHAHA... PLEASE! HAHAHA... Stop! HAHAHA! KORN With pleasure. Korn leg sweeps Candice left leg, knocking her off balance. Afterwards, he quickly shoves the palm of his hand against her shoulder, slamming her on the ground. CANDICE Ooof! Candice became winded and could barely move. KORN Is it over already? I thought you''d be more entertaining. Candice starts staring at Korn in a distress like state. KORN I really do hate it when I¡¯m wrong. Korn looks at Jack and the others who are standing in the area. KORN Hey, Boy #2? BOY #2 Yeah, boss? TRACEY What?! Tracey looks at Boy #2. KORN Finish her off for me. Make sure you make it slow and painful. BOY #2 Sure thing, boss. Boy #2 begins to walk towards Candice and Korn. TRACEY TIME OUT! Boy #2 stops walking and turns his head to Tracey. BOY #2 What do you want now? TRACEY Your name! Is it actually Boy #2?! BOY #2 What of it? TRACEY What the fuck?! BOY #2 What¡¯s the problem, Troy? TRACEY MY NAME IS TRACEY, YOU ILLITERATE STUPID FUCK NUT! Also, who the fuck name¡¯s their child Boy #2? Whoever named you is a fucking retard. I mean just- Tracey disappears. BOY #2 Holy shit! Where''d he go?! Everyone starts looking around. JACK I don¡¯t know! BOY #2 Shit dude! He just disappeared without a ¡°TRACEY¡± in sight! Boy #2 starts smiling at his own joke. JACK Did you just... BOY #2 Sure did. JACK That joke was bad and you should feel bad. Boy #2 stops smiling. BOY #2 Fuck you! JACK Fuck you harder! BOY #2 FUCK YOU HARDEST! Tracey reappears. TRACEY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! JACK AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! BOY #2 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! They all stop screaming. BOY #2 Dude, where''d the fuck you go?! TRACEY I don¡¯t know. It was just¡­blank. BOY #2 Just¡­blank? TRACEY BLANK! KORN It was the writer. Tracey looks at Korn. TRACEY The what? KORN The writer. You disappeared because you called the writer retarded. If I were you, I wouldn''t bad mouth the writer again. Tracey starts looking around. TRACEY ...OK. KORN Now, hurry up and take care of her. TRACEY Gotcha boss. Tracey starts walking to Candice. CANDICE (This is bad. At this rate, I¡¯m dead.) Candice closes her eyes. CANDICE (Somebody, please.... help me.) As Tracey walks, he gets hit on the back of his head by a pebble. Tracey grabs his head, in pain. TRACEY OWWW! Tracey starts looking around to find who threw the pebble. TRACEY Who threw that? Tracey spots a boy on a bike. TRACEY Hey, it¡¯s you! Korn, Jack, Boy #2 and the rest of the crew looked in the same direction as Tracey and sees the boy on a bike. JACK Who is that punk?! BOY #2 That¡¯s the kid from yesterday! Candice opens her eyes, lifts her head a little, and notice a boy on a bike. CANDICE Jerome... What are you doing here? The boy gets off the bike, posts the bike against a tree, and starts walking towards them. KORN If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.Jack. Boy #2. JACK & BOY #2 Yeah, boss? KORN Get rid of him. JACK Right! BOY #2 On it! Jack and Boy #2 charges at the boy. Jack runs to the boy¡¯s left and Boy #2 runs to the boy¡¯s right. The boy stops walking. Jack and Boy #2 stops running, keeping their distance for the time being. CANDICE There¡¯s no way he can take them both on by himself. I have to do something. Candice attempts to get up and struggles, but is unable to. CANDICE (Dammit! I still can¡¯t get up.) BOY #2 You ready to get beat down, chump? The boy remains silent. JACK He must be scared speechless! BOY #2 I¡¯ll give him something to be scared of! JACK Yeah! Jack and Boy #2 began running towards the boy, yet again. When Jack and Boy #2 gets close enough, they throw a punch at the boy. The boy looks down and ducks, causing Jack and Boy #2 to punch each other in the face. They bounce back a little and starts rubbing their face. BOY #2 OWWW! JACK SHIT! That hurts! Jack and Boy #2 look at each other. JACK Why¡¯d you go and punch me?! BOY #2 It wasn¡¯t my fault! He dodged it! Why did you hit me?! JACK He moved out the way! It wasn''t intentional! BOY #2 Whatever! JACK Just watch where you¡¯re throwing your punches! BOY #2 You¡¯re one to talk! KORN Shut up, both of you! Jack and Boy #2 look at Korn. KORN While you two are arguing like an old married couple, he¡¯s tying his damn shoes. JACK What?! Jack and Boy #2 sees the boy tying his shoes. JACK Why you little¡­ BOY #2 DON¡¯T MOCK US! Jack and Boy #2 throws a punch at the boy, but the boy rolls backwards and out of the way of their punches while still tying his shoes. Jack and Boy #2 ends up missing the boy again and head-butts each other, knocking each other unconscious. KORN Really? Why am I surrounded by idiots? CREW MEMBER Am I an idiot, boss? KORN Shut up, Gary. GARY OK. CANDICE (What was that? It¡¯s like he knew what they were going to do. Or he was extremely lucky.) TRACEY How was he able to beat both of them without even touching them?! Korn looks at Tracey. KORN You moron! They defeated each other! I doubt he even has the strength to defeat you. TRACEY Really, boss? KORN Maybe... TRACEY (sarcastically) That¡¯s reassuring. The boy stands up. KORN Then again, I could be wrong. TRACEY Now you¡¯re making me a little worried. KORN Only one way to find out. Korn points at the boy. KORN Attack him, Tracey. Tracey looks at Korn. TRACEY What?! KORN You heard me. Tracey looks at the boy. TRACEY I have a bad feeling about this. Tracey begins to run towards the boy at full speed, yelling. When Tracey gets close enough, the boy glares at Tracey, intimidating him. TRACEY What the¡­ Tracey stops running. TRACEY Those eyes. Their¡­it¡¯s like he¡¯s¡­staring into my soul. Tracey starts sweating. TRACEY He''s not human. KORN What are you doing? TRACEY I¡¯m getting out of here! There¡¯s no way I¡¯m going up against that monster! KORN But you¡¯re forgetting something, Tracey. When Tracey tries to pass Korn, Korn punches Tracey in the stomach, stopping him dead in his tracks. Tracey falls to his knees. TRACEY But¡­why? Korn whispers into his ear. KORN I¡¯m the real monster. TRACEY ...what?! Korn grabs Tracey¡¯s face with his right hand. KORN Shut up, ingrate. Korn slams Tracey on the ground, making him hit the back of his head on the ground. Tracey falls unconscious. KORN You don¡¯t deserve to speak to me. CANDICE You¡¯re a ruthless monster. Korn turns around and sees Candice barely standing. KORN I see you can finally stand up. But it seems as though you barely have the energy to do that. CANDICE You... How could you? They were your men! They were loyal to you! How could you just toss them aside? KORN Don¡¯t you lecture me, weakling! They knew what they were getting themselves into when they joined my crew. My only mistake was letting those wishful fools join. CANDICE They were loyal to you¡­ KORN Don¡¯t talk to me about loyalty. Being loyal to a person is actually following through with the order that you are given. Evidently, they could not do that. So they were not loyal to me. They were weak and the most they are ever good for are beings tools. CANDICE Tools? KORN That¡¯s right. They help you as much as they can and after their usefulness has worn out, throw them away. There¡¯s no better use for them. Korn starts walking towards Candice. CANDICE (This is bad! I can barely stand, let alone, move. Is this the end for me?) The boy runs pass Korn and stands in front of Candice, facing Korn. KORN He¡¯s fast. Korn starts smiling. KORN This might not be a bore after all. The boy looks at Candice. BOY #4 Are you OK? CANDICE Yeah, but How did you... wait a minute! You''re not Jerome. BOY #4 No, I¡¯m not. CANDICE Then¡­who are you? CHAPTER 9 Korn and the boy are facing each other from a distance while Candice is behind the boy. BOY #4 I''m the twin brother of Jerome. CANDICE Twin?! Jerome has a twin brother?! BOY #4 It doesn¡¯t surprise me that you don''t who I am. We go to separate schools after all. Plus, he doesn¡¯t like to talk about me. CANDICE Why not? BOY #4 You should ask Jerome the next time you see him. KORN How lovely. The boy looks at Korn. KORN It seems as though you two are having a reunion. Candice looks at Korn. CANDICE Shut up, baby gap! Multiple veins bulge from Korn''s head. KORN You are going to regret saying that, bitch! Korn starts running towards the boy. BOY #4 You¡¯re pretty strong, Korn. But you revealed your biggest weakness. KORN Oh yeah? What¡¯s that? Korn gets close to the boy and started tickling him. KORN (Now that I¡¯m tickling him, there¡¯s no way he can get away from me. L. O. L.) BOY #4 That''s not going to work. KORN Huh? BOY #4 Your biggest weakness is not knowing when people are immune to your abilities. KORN What?! The boy kicks Korn in the air. KORN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Korn begins to descend. KORN PLEASE! CATCH ME! BOY #4 No. Korn falls in range and the boy punches Korn in the face, making Korn fly into a tree, knocking him unconscious. Afterwards, the boy turns around and looks at the rest of Korn¡¯s crew. BOY #4 Anyone else want to meet the same fate? The rest of Korn''s crew runs away. BOY #4 Glad that¡¯s over. CANDICE (But how? How is he so strong?) The boy turns towards Candice. CANDICE Your¡­ BOY #4 Thank you. CANDICE For what? BOY #4 If it wasn¡¯t for you I would not have learned what they were capable of. CANDICE Wait! Are you telling me I was bait? BOY #4 Well... not exactly. CANDICE That¡¯s not comforting at all. The boy starts laughing. BOY #4 Please forgive me. CANDICE What¡¯s so funny? BOY #4 Nothing. The boy starts walking towards his bike. CANDICE Hey, where are you going? BOY #4 The same place you should be going? CANDICE And where is that? The boy gets on his bike. BOY #4 School, of course. CANDICE Oh shit! I totally forgot! What time is it?! The boy begins riding his bike. BOY #4 Take care, Candice. CANDICE How do you know my name? The boy rides off. CANDICE Asshole! Now I¡¯m going to be late for school. Candice rushes to school. (30 minute later) Candice arrives to class but is breathing heavily. CANDICE I¡¯m here...(heavy breathing)...so no...(heavy breathing)...need to¡­(heavy breathing)...worry. ??? Candice, so glad for you to show up. CANDICE I¡¯m sorry, professor. Candice walks to her seat. CANDICE I got distracted and lost track of time. PROFESSOR Whatever. Just take your seat and turn to page 216. CANDICE (You get to work.) Candice sits down and someone taps him on the shoulder. ??? Hey, Candice. Candice turns to the individual. CANDICE Jerome? Candice is shocked to see Jerome because of her encounter with his twin brother. Jerome begins to laugh. JEROME You look like you¡¯ve seen a ghost or something. CANDICE No. It¡¯s just that¡­ Candice looks away with a worried look on her face. Jerome became curious. JEROME What¡¯s wrong? CANDICE I¡­ JEROME Come on. You can tell me. CANDICE While I was walking to school, a group of guys stopped me and prevented me from going anywhere, unless I gave them money. JEROME What?! Are you ok? Did they hurt you? CANDICE I got tickled and then slammed to the ground. JEROME Tickled? CANDICE It was a little kid. JEROME You lost to a little kid? CANDICE He was strong, OK? Jerome begins to laugh uncontrollably. PROFESSOR Stop laughing, Mr. Snort. Jerome stops laughing. PROFESSOR Can you not see that your fellow classmates are trying to study?A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. JOHNSIN Sorry, Mr. Johnson. JOHNSON I swear. You might be the death of me one day. JEROME That¡¯s rude. JOHNSON You know what else is rude, you laughing in my class when people are working. Jerome gave off a heavy sigh. JOHNSON And your face. JEROME (BITCH!) JOHNSON Okay class. I¡¯m going to step out for a moment. Please do your best not to be asses when I¡¯m gone. Mr. Johnson leaves the class room. JEROME I hope he gets decapitated by a vampire. Jerome turns to Candice. JEROME Where was I? Oh yeah. Jerome starts laughing again. CANDICE Why are you laughing?! JEROME You got beat up by a little kid. CANDICE It¡¯s not that funny. JEROME I beg to differ. CANDICE Anyway, some guy came and rescued me. He beat up Korn and the rest of his crew and scared them away. JEROME Who¡¯s Korn? CANDICE The little kid. Jerome begins to laugh uncontrollably again. CANDICE What is the matter with you? JEROME You got beat up by a little kid named Korn. Candice gets annoyed. JEROME Don¡¯t get mad. Did you at least insult his name? CANDICE Actually, yes. I called him cream corn. JEROME Nice. Candice and Jerome fist bumped each other. JEROME So, who was the guy who saved you? CANDICE Well¡­ Candice looks away from Jerome. JEROME I think I know what¡¯s going on. Jerome begins to smile. Candice quickly looks at Jerome. CANDICE You do? JEROME You have a crush on that guy, huh? CANDICE What?! Candice begins to blush. JEROME Looks like I hit the nail on the head. Candice punches Jerome in the head. He grabs his head in pain. JEROME Owww! That hurt! CANDICE Stop assuming things you don¡¯t know. JEROME I was just joking around. CANDICE Don¡¯t play like that. JEROME Just hurry up and tell me before I have a concussion. Candice stops blushing. CANDICE The person that saved me¡­ he looked exactly like you. JEROME What?! CANDICE He said he''s your twin brother. JEROME Oh... Jerome appears sad and looks away from Candice. JEROME How is he doing? CANDICE What do you mean? He¡¯s your brother. Jerome remains silent. CANDICE And why haven¡¯t you told me about him? I thought we were friends. JEROME I didn¡¯t think he was worth mentioning. CANDICE But he knows who I am. JEROME That¡¯s because I talked to him about you. CANDICE And you don¡¯t think I should know about him? JEROME Unlike him, you¡¯re important to me. You¡¯re my best friend, Candice. CANDICE And he is your flesh and blood. JEROME That doesn¡¯t matter. CANDICE Don¡¯t you care about him? JEROME Not anymore. CANDICE Why not? JEROME I just don¡¯t! CANDICE What happened between you two? What did he do to make you resent him so much? JEROME Don¡¯t worry about it. CANDICE But¡­ Jerome quickly stands up and slams his hand on the table with a furious look on his face. Everybody in class looks him. Candice became frightened from what just occurred. Jerome notice the expression on Candice''s face and his furious expression quickly turns to sorrow. Jerome faces away from Candice. JEROME There¡¯s no need for you to get involved into my problem. You already have enough to worry about. Jerome walks to the room¡¯s entrance. CANDICE Where are you going? He stops and turns his head in Candice''s direction with a smile on his face. JEROME Don¡¯t worry, Candice. I¡¯ll be fine. Jerome faces away from Candice. CANDICE Jerome, wait! Jerome leaves the classroom. CANDICE (Jerome.) (8 hours later) Candice is walking home from school. CANDICE I''m glad school is over. Now I can go home and get some rest. (But still, I¡¯m worried about Jerome. I hope he¡¯s OK.) Candice hears a noise coming from an ally way that she was walking pass. She stops to take a look. CANDICE What was that noise just now? Candice proceeds to walk through the alley way. CANDICE Hello? Is anyone here? As Candice walks, she sees someone lying on the ground. She cautiously makes her way to the individual. CANDICE Ummm...are you OK? As she gets closer, realizes the individual is Jerome. CANDICE JEROME! Jerome was beaten half to death with blood steadily spilling from the right side of his body. CANDICE Jerome! Speak to me! JEROME Can¡­dice. Is¡­that¡­you? Jerome slowly opens his eyes to see Candice. CANDICE It¡¯s me, Jerome. Don¡¯t push yourself. JEROME I¡¯m¡­happy¡­to see...you... Candice. Jerome starts coughing and grabs his side because of the pain. CANDICE What happen? JEROME I¡¯m¡­ sorry¡­ Candice. I should have not¡­ overreacted earlier. I¡­ was wrong. CANDICE Don¡¯t apologize. You wasn¡¯t wrong. You had every right to overreact. It wasn¡¯t my business to get involved with. I should be the one who¡¯s sorry. JEROME I was... too weak. CANDICE You¡¯re not weak, Jerome. You¡¯re one of the strongest people I know. Candice notice the pool of blood getting bigger. CANDICE (Jerome is losing a lot of blood.) Don¡¯t talk anymore, Jerome. Save your strength. We got to get you to the hospital. JEROME There is¡­no need¡­for that¡­now. I¡¯m already¡­done for. I¡¯ve lost¡­too much¡­blood. CANDICE Don¡¯t say things like that. You still have a fighting chance. Come on. I¡¯ll help you up. Candice attempts to lift Jerome, but the pain was too much for Jerome to bare. Jerome grabs his side again and began to lose more blood, rapidly. CANDICE Jerome! Candice quickly turns to the alley way''s exit. CANDICE SOMEONE CALL 911! ANYONE! PLEASE! JEROME Candice. Candice quickly looks at Jerome and sees him smiling. JEROME It¡¯s OK. CANDICE No it¡¯s no... It¡¯s not ok! Candice starts crying. Jerome puts his hand on Candice¡¯s face and wipes her tears away. JEROME Don¡¯t cry¡­Candice. You¡¯ll ruin¡­that beautiful¡­face of yours. CANDICE But you¡¯re dying... JEROME I know. I¡¯m ready¡­to except¡­my fate. CANDICE But I¡¯m not. I don¡¯t want you to leave me. JEROME Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m always¡­going to be¡­with you. Jerome slowly puts his index finger on her forehead. JEROME Right here. Jerome slowly puts his index finger on her chest. JEROME And right here. CANDICE That¡¯s my nipple, you fool. JEROME I know. Candice grabs his hand and begins to cry more. JEROME Candice... I have¡­ something¡­ to tell you. CANDICE (Sniff) Yes. JEROME Always¡­be true¡­to yourself¡­and¡­never¡­stray away¡­from¡­you¡­dream. Jerome''s eyes closes and became unresponsive. CANDICE Jerome. Jerome! JEROOOOOME! Candice embraced Jerome¡¯s body and begins to cry more heavily. (Flashback ends) Captain Shoulder is choking Candice with one hand while having her suspended in the air. CANDICE Jerome... I''m...sorry. Candice passes out from being choked by Captain Shoulder. SHOULDER She finally passed out, eh? About damn time! My arms was starting to hurt from holding her! Resilient little bitch, but all good things must come to an end! Captain Shoulder starts laughing. Suddenly, Captain Shoulder witnesses a bright light emitting from Candice. SHOULDER What the hell''s going on? The light coming from Candice grows brighter and causes everyone in the room to pass out except Captain Shoulder. SHOULDER What''s happening?! What did you do?! With every second that goes by, Captain Shoulder becomes more and more frightened from the power that was growing inside of Candice. SHOULDER (This can''t be happening. How is she doing this? This doesn''t make sense. I have to do something before it''s too late. You must die.) DIE! Still holding Candice, he throws a punch at her face with all his might, but Candice stops Captain Shoulder punch with her hand. SHOULDER What?! Candice slowly lifts her head. Candice''s eyes are pitch black without pupils and she has a sinister smile to match. SHOULDER What the hell are you?! Candice grabs the hand of Captain Shoulder that''s choking her and squeezes it. SHOULDER Ahhhhhhh! Captain Shoulder quickly lets go of Candice''s neck. SHOULDER DAMN! Candice makes Captain Shoulder fall to his knees.. SHOULDER How are you so strong?! Candice releases Captain Shoulder''s hands and quickly kicks him in the chest, causing him to fly backwards. SHOULDER AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Before Captain Shoulder hits the wall, Candice appears behind him and elbows him in the back, stopping him in his tracks and knocking him unconscious. Captain Shoulder fell to the ground, face first. Afterwards, Candice fell to the ground, unconscious. Soon after, she wakes up. CANDICE W...What happened? She stands up, rubbing her head and sees everybody on the ground. CANDICE What happened here? The last thing I can remember is... Candice has a flashback of being choked by Captain Shoulder. CANDICE Captain Shoulder! She looks around and see Captain Shoulder on the ground beside her. CANDICE What is he doing on the ground?! She looks at her hand. CANDICE Did I do this? She stops looking at her hand. CANDICE Whatever the case maybe, I have to get out of here. Candice runs out of the building and onto the street to witness Zombies coming to her position from every direction. CANDICE Damn! There''s nowhere to run. Zombies are steadily getting closer and closer to Candice. CANDICE This is the end for me. Candice closes her eyes and feels herself being swept off her feet and go into the air. CANDICE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! She opens her eyes to see her being carried by someone. CANDICE W-W-Who are you? ??? It''s been a while, Candice? CANDICE ("It''s been a while, Candice?" How does he know my name?) Wait a minute! Are you... ??? So you finally remember. She starts crying. CHAPTER 10 Logan is driving the Knight Mobile with Charlie and Josaline in the passenger seat. CHARLIE Whew! We finally got away from those monster. JOSALINE But did you have to have a boner for the entire time we were being chased? CHARLIE Boner? I have no idea what you''re talking about. JOSALINE Really? Then why did I feel something poking my ass? CHARLIE What? You''re talking nonsense. You''re imagining things. Josaline turns her face towards Charlie. JOSALINE Imagining? I think I would know if it''s nonsense or not because I''m SITTING ON YOUR FUCKING LAP! LOGAN Can both of you shut up! Charlie and Josaline turns to Logan. CHARLIE & JOSALINE What?! LOGAN You heard me! How am supposed to concentrate on driving if all I hear is you two getting a hard on for each other? Josaline gets flustered. JOSALINE You must be out of your mind! That is not happening at this moment! Charlie looks disappointed. CHARLIE Right... That''s not what''s happening. (Sniff) Not at all. LOGAN Just stop! You''re breaking my concentration. CHARLIE What''s so hard about concentrating while driving? It''s as easy as breathing or moving your body or talking or punching somebody or brushing your teeth or having sex or stealing or- LOGAN JUST GET TO THE DAMN POINT! CHARLIE OK, Mr. Grumpy. All I''m saying is, you just put your hands on the steering wheel and your feet on the pedal. Very easy if you ask me. LOGAN Nobody was asking you, bub. CHARLIE I''m just saying. It''s very easy. LOGAN You know what else is easy? Three blades grow from out of Logan''s right hand. LOGAN Me slicing your throat. So I would be quiet if I were you. Charlie gets nervous. CHARLIE (Gulp) You wouldn''t slice a guy with glasses on, would you? LOGAN What are you talking about, bub? You don''t where glasses. Logan looks at Charlie and notice him wearing glasses. LOGAN Where''d the hell you get those glasses? CHARLIE It''s a funny story, really. You see, it all star- LOGAN Don''t care anymore. Logan looks away from Charlie. CHARLIE (upset) Oh man. JOSALINE Men... Can''t live with them and I can certainly live without them. CHARLIE I heard that, you know. JOSALINE It was meant for you to hear.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. CHARLIE (She can be so mean at times.) Josaline looks at the sky sees something fly across the sky at a fast rate. JOSALINE (What was that?) CHARLIE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Josaline quickly looks at Charlie. JOSALINE What''s wrong? Josaline sees Charlie rubbing his eyes. JOSALINE Are you OK? CHARLIE My left eye! It hurts! Logan looks at Charlie. LOGAN What?! Logan sees Charlie rubbing his eye. LOGAN Josaline, grab the steering wheel. JOSALINE What?! LOGAN I need you to steer while I check on Charlie. JOSALINE I''m not sure if that''s a good idea. LOGAN Just grab the damn wheel, woman! JOSALINE Fine. Josaline grabs the steering wheel while Logan checks on Charlie. He removes Charlie''s hand from his face. Charlie opens his eyes and Logan sees that Charlie''s left eye is blood shot red. LOGAN I can''t believe this. CHARLIE Believe what? Logan remains silent while staring at Charlie. Josaline turns to look at Charlie for a quick. She notice Charlie''s eye being blood shot red. JOSALINE Oh my god... Why is his eye red?! CHARLIE What?! My eye is red?! Which one?! JOSALINE The one you were just rubbing, you idiot! Charlie snatches his wrist from Logan''s grasp and looks at the right view mirror to see his reflection. CHARLIE W...What is going on? Why is my eye red? LOGAN (I see. So he''s a special case.) Charlie turns to Logan. CHARLIE WHY THE HELL IS MY EYE RED?! Logan adjusts himself back in the driver seat and takes the wheel from Josaline. CHARLIE Logan! Logan remains silent. CHARLIE LOGAN! LOGAN I DON''T KNOW! Now cover that shit up before I vomit! CHARLIE With what, asshole?! LOGAN Use your hand for all I care. CHARLIE I''m not going to cover my eye with my hand for the entire time just so I can please your ass. JOSALINE Both of you stop arguing! We don''t need this right now! Charlie and Logan stopped arguing and Charlie looks away from Logan. JOSALINE Don''t worry, Charlie. I got something to help cover up that eye of yours. Josaline takes out an eye patch from out her pants pocket. JOSALINE Here... CHARLIE Why do you have an eye patch in your pocket? JOSALINE I...uh...always carry an eye patch with me. CHARLIE For what reason? JOSALINE What is this, a million questions? Just take the damn eye patch and be thankful. CHARLIE ...Thanks. Josaline hands the eye to Charlie and Charlie puts it on, covering his left eye. JOSALINE You make everything so complicated, you know? CHARLIE I wouldn''t be me if I didn''t. MAN''S VOICE Did you complete your objective? CHARLIE What was that? LOGAN Shit! Logan reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out his cell phone. He hits a button and puts the phone to his ear. CHARLIE Who are you talking to? LOGAN (on the phone) Yeah. - I have it right here. CHARLIE (That voice sounds so familiar.) LOGAN (on the phone) It''s taken care of. - Yes. - Understood. Logan hangs up and puts the phone back into his pocket. CHARLIE Who was that? LOGAN My boss. CHARLIE Your boss? I didn''t know you had a job. LOGAN Need one to maintain a living. CHARLIE Where do you work? LOGAN Irrelevant. CHARLIE What? LOGAN That''s irrelevant. CHARLIE Why? LOGAN There''s no need for you to know. CHARLIE OK. What were you guys talking about? LOGAN Don''t worry about it. Everything is taken care of. CHARLIE Taken care of? LOGAN You two better hold on to something because I''m about to go "Speed Racer" up in this bitch. Logan stomps on the gas pedal and the Knight Mobile shot down the road. (Meanwhile) A man is in a building and he hangs up the phone. KINDRA Is everything alright, sir? MAN Is everything alright? The man smiles. MAN Everything is better than alright. My plan is moving into fruition so perfectly, I can taste the success in the air. KINDRA I am pleased that you are satisfied with the flow of things, Mr. Breao. MR. BREAO Soon Kindra...no one will be able to stop me. This world will be mine. CHAPTER 11 Logan is driving the Knight Mobile with Charlie and Josaline in the passenger seat. LOGAN Here we are. JOSALINE Where is here? CHARLIE City Hall. The Knight Mobile pulls up and stops outside of the entrance of City Hall. Josaline unfastens the seat belt and quickly hops out the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE Jeez...What''s the rush? Josaline begins to stretch. Afterwards, she takes another look at City Hall and is amazed on how big it is. JOSALINE Wow! This place is huge. Charlie gets out of the Knight Mobile and looks at City Hall with a smile. CHARLIE Yeah it is. JOSALINE But that car ride was so long. CHARLIE Yeah it was. JOSALINE And so boring. CHARLIE (upset) Oh man. Josaline looks at Charlie. JOSALINE And it''s all your fault. Charlie looks at Logan as he gets out the Knight Mobile. CHARLIE Damn, Logan. Why''d you have to make things so boring? LOGAN She isn''t talking about me. She''s referring to you. JOSALINE Exactly. Charlie looks at Josaline. CHARLIE But what did I do? JOSALINE What did you do? Josaline gets angry. JOSALINE Enough with that shit! You had a fucking boner for the entire ride! CHARLIE If you can prove it, then I''ll admit to it. JOSALINE I WAS ON YOUR LAP, DUMB ASS! I FELT YOUR FUCKING DICK ON MY ASS! CHARLIE Oh yeah... My bad. JOSALINE Are you serious? Did you forget or something? Charlie starts scratching his head. CHARLIE Uhhhh...sort of? JOSALINE It hasn''t even been 5 minute yet! How did you forget already?! CHARLIE Well...I didn''t find it that important. (But in all reality, it was very important to me. I never felt so happy in my entire life. Score!) Charlie smiles. JOSALINE Why are you smiling? Charlie stops smiling. CHARLIE Oh. I was smiling? JOSALINE You are a complete and total idiot. CHARLIE And don''t you ever forget it. Wait a minute...I think I used that phrase wrong. LOGAN Why do you guys argue about stupid shit? JOSALINE It''s his fault. He started it. CHARLIE How? JOSALINE Because you''re just stupid. CHARLIE Hey, leave my stupidity out of this. It''s sensitive. JOSALINE You see. CHARLIE Well, you''re the one who always complains about me being stupid. JOSALINE It''s the natural thing to do. It''s human nature. CHARLIE If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Not all the time. Besides, I don''t think having a boner is something to complain about. JOSALINE It is when it''s touching me. Plus, you''re only saying that because you''re a guy. CHARLIE I''m only saying this because it''s true. Charlie looks away for a moment. CHARLIE And because I''m a guy. Josaline gets angrier. CHARLIE Look here. As long as I''ve known you, you''ve always overreacted when it came to something so childish and stupid. JOSALINE Childish?! Stupid?! Quit mocking me! CHARLIE All I''m saying is, you need to learn how to chill out. Stop overreacting to every little thing. JOSALINE Why you- LOGAN SHUT THE HELL UP! They both looked at Logan. LOGAN Why can''t there be 1 minute of silence when you two are together? You gave me a headache to the point where I want to shoot my balls off! CHARLIE I wouldn''t go that far, bro. LOGAN Too much? CHARLIE Just a little. JOSALINE Whatever! Charlie and Logan looked at Josaline. JOSALINE I don''t have to take this from either of you! Josaline run into City Hall. CHARLIE Josaline, wait! Charlie chases after her. LOGAN WAIT! Charlie stops running to look at Logan. CHARLIE What is it? LOGAN There''s no need for you to follow her. CHARLIE What? Why? LOGAN Just forget about her for the time being. We have to go meet someone. CHARLIE What are you talking about? There could be Zombie''s in there! She could be in danger as we speak! LOGAN She''ll be fine, I guarantee it. CHARLIE That''s something that I just can''t agree with. I''m not just going to sit by and hope she''s safe. That''s just not my style. Not anymore, anyway. LOGAN Trust me, she''ll be fine. CHARLIE Why should...You know what? Scratch that! No! I''m going after her whether you like it or not! Logan runs to Charlie''s side at break neck speeds and puts his blades close to Charlie''s neck. CHARLIE W-What are you doing? LOGAN What do you think I''m doing? I''m preventing you from doing whatever you want to do. CHARLIE You bastard! I knew you were up to no good ever since that phone call! Who was it?! LOGAN Wouldn''t you like to know? CHARLIE Actually...yeah. LOGAN Well, I''m not telling. L.O.L. CHARLIE Why? LOGAN Because I don¡¯t want to tell you. CHARLIE Not that. Why did you spell it out? LOGAN What? L.O.L? CHARLIE Yeah. LOGAN To make it funnier. CHARLIE Don''t quit your day job. You''re not funny. You were never funny and you will never be funny. LOGAN A lot of talk coming from a guy who''s the butt of everyone''s joke. CHARLIE You take that back! LOGAN Make me. CHARLIE I''m not as weak as you think I am. Logan starts laughing. LOGAN Do you honestly think you can beat me, bub? Charlie gets nervous and starts sweating. LOGAN What''s wrong, speechless? Scared stiff? Frightened by my strength? If I were you, I would be. Charlie begins to sweat, tremendously. LOGAN What''s the matter, bub? You''re sweating so much, it looks like you pissed yourself. CHARLIE That''s...not sweat. LOGAN ...You''re disgusting, bub. CHARLIE But Logan, very soon, I''m going to kick your ass. You will regret the day you made me piss myself. LOGAN I didn''t regret last time. CHARLIE I was five. That doesn''t count. LOGAN Whatever. Logan retracts his blades and punches Charlie in the face, knocking him unconscious. LOGAN Keep thinking that way, bub. It''s still not going to get you anywhere. Logan picks up Charlie and carries him into City Hall. (Meanwhile) Josaline is walking down a long hallway with doors on each side. JOSALINE Those stupid idiots. Who do they think they are? They get on my nerves, especially, Charlie. I should have slapped him when I had the chance. Josaline hears something. JOSALINE What was that noise? Josaline begins to look in every direction. Suddenly, a door opens in front of her. JOSALINE Who''s there? Josaline slowly walk slowly towards the door. JOSALINE Logan? Charlie? Is that you? If it is, you can come out now. I''m not having fun. The noise stops. JOSALINE This isn''t funny. Suddenly, Zombie''s come pouring out from behind the door and begins to walk towards Josaline. JOSALINE ZOMBIES! Haven''t seen them in a while. Zombies were still moving towards Josaline. JOSALINE Oh yeah...I should run. Josaline runs away from the Zombies. JOSALINE I have to find somewhere to hide! As she runs around a corner, a door opens. JOSALINE Are more Zombies going to come out? As she runs pass the door, she is pulled into the room and the door closes JOSALINE Hey. What do- Someone places their hand over her mouth. ??? Shhhhhhhhhhhh. They can hear Zombies slowly walking pass the room. ??? Ok. It''s safe to talk, but keep your voice down. Josaline removes their hand from her mouth. JOSALINE Just who the hell are you?! ??? Shush! I said keep your voice down. Josaline quickly covers her mouth with both her hands. Three seconds later, she slowly removes her hands from her mouth. JOSALINE I''m sorry, but who are you? ??? That''s rude. You should introduce yourself before you ask others to introduce themselves. JOSALINE Fine. My name is Josaline. What''s yours? ??? I''m Candice. CHAPTER 12 Candice and Josaline are cautiously walking down a hallway. JOSALINE Candice, huh? CANDICE Yeah? JOSALINE Oh nothing. I was just admiring your name. It''s beautiful. CANDICE Thanks. JOSALINE I wish I had a beautiful name like as yours. CANDICE What are you talking about? Your name is...ummm... They stop walking. CANDICE It''s on the tip of my tongue. JOSALINE It''s- CANDICE Don''t tell me. I got this. It''s... (1 minute later) Candice is still trying to figure out Josaline''s name. CANDICE (Sigh) I can¡¯t do it. I give up. JOSALINE Josaline. CANDICE Josh say what? JOSALINE My name is Josaline! CANDICE Really? I could''ve sworn it was Clementine. JOSALINE (Another idiot.) Josaline and Candice starts walking. CANDICE Anyway, Josaline. That''s an OK name. JOSALINE OK? CANDICE Yeah. You know what I mean. Right? JOSALINE (irritated) No. Please elaborate for me. CANDICE I''m saying your name is not too pretty nor to lame. It''s in the middle; it''s OK. I think its better that way. JOSALINE Why? CANDICE Because when I was in school, people thought I was a girly-girl. I have my name to thank for that. JOSALINE So you''re playing for the other team? CANDICE Other team? What are you talking about? JOSALINE Do I really have to spell it out for you? What I''m trying to ask is...are you gay? Candice punches Josaline on the top of her head. Josaline grabs her head in pain. JOSALINE Owww! They both stop walking. CANDICE Why would you ask such a stupid question like that? JOSALINE I just wanted to make sure. CANDICE Don''t jump to conclusions. JOSALINE I apologize. CANDICE Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Just forget it. Candice begins to walk away from Josaline. JOSALINE Wait up! Josaline catches up to Candice. JOSALINE Candice? CANDICE What do you want now? JOSALINE Would you mind finishing your story? CANDICE There''s nothing more to say about it. JOSALINE Well, I still think your name is beautiful. CANDICE (Sigh) Your name is... very unique. JOSALINE Really? CANDICE I think so. JOSALINE Well, I don''t think so. CANDICE (I can''t believe I''m going to ask this.) How come? JOSALINE Funny you should ask that question. CANDICE (And here we go.) Josaline looks depressed. JOSALINE When I was little, the neighborhood kids would always make fun of me because of my name. They would call me things that rhymed with my name; Vaseline, Gasoline, Tramp-o-line and so much more. Candice starts laughing. JOSALINE What''s so funny? Why are you laughing? CANDICE You! Josaline turns away from Candice and crosses her arms. CANDICE Oh girl...I needed that. Candice looks at Josaline. CANDICE Come on. I''m just messing with you. JOSALINE There''s nothing funny about that. CANDICE I''m only laughing because you made yourself sound fragile. Don''t let something like that get to you. Candice puts her hand on Josaline''s shoulder. CANDICE There''s no need to be ashamed of your name. It''s just like cloths. Since you have it, you may as well wear it proudly. JOSALINE Worst line ever, but I guess you''re right. Josaline smiles a little. CANDICE That''s the spirit. JOSALINE Candice? CANDICE Yeah? JOSALINE Thank you for making me feel better. CANDICE You''re welcome. They continue to walk down the hallway. JOSALINE Candice? CANDICE (This girl is going to get on my nerves.) Yeah? JOSALINE Before, you said my name was unique. CANDICE What of it? JOSALINE Would you like it if you had my name? CANDICE No! Your name is probably the worst I''ve ever heard. Josaline stops smiling. JOSALINE What? CANDICE That name is horrible. JOSALINE But what about the things you said earlier? Candice stops walking to look at Josaline. CANDICE The truth is, I felt bad for you. What I said earlier was meant to boost your morale. All of what I said was a bunch of crap. JOSALINE But why? CANDICE I got a question for you. Why are you still alive? If I had a name like that, I would''ve off myself a long time ago. A bit of advice for the present. Candice starts walking. JOSALINE (sarcasm) Thanks for the great advice. Josaline starts walking. CANDICE You''re still here, Tramp-o-line? I thought you would''ve ran off by now. Josaline was about to punch Candice, but stops herself. JOSALINE Anyway, let¡¯s change the subject. How did you get here? CANDICE I could ask you the same thing. JOSALINE (Boy. Her demeanor has change.) Josaline starts smiling. JOSALINE I got here by- CANDICE I don''t care. Josaline stops smiling. JOSALINE Well, what are you doing here? CANDICE None of your business, Tramp-o-line. JOSALINE It''s Josaline! As they''re walking, a door opens and Kindra walks from behind the door into the hall and faces Candice and Josaline. CANDICE Who are you? Suddenly, Candice is gets hit on the back of the head by a blunt object. She falls to the ground, unconscious. (Meanwhile) Charlie is lying down on a couch in a room, asleep. He starts to wake up. CHARLIE Uhhh...What happened? Charlie slowly opens his eyes and notice Dark Knight in his face. CHARLIE Dark Knight?! DARK KNIGHT Yes and I''m here to rescue you. Suddenly, Canari gets in Charlie''s face. CANARI With his trusty sidekick, me. Dark Knight and Canari backs away from Charlie''s face. DARK KNIGHT Nobody cares, CANARI. CANARI You care. Canari starts touching Dark Knight. Dark Knight grabs Canari by the neck and punches him in the face. DARK KNIGHT What did I tell you about touching me?! Stay on your side of the room! CHARLIE Not this shit again. CHAPTER 13 Logan walks into a room and sees the back of Mr. Breao, standing next to a desk. LOGAN Mr. Breao? Mr. Breao turns around to face Logan. BREAO Logan. I''m glad you''re finally here. LOGAN Wish I can say the same thing. BREAO What makes you say that? LOGAN No reason. This place just sucks. BREAO Likewise. LOGAN Huh? BREAO Nothing. LOGAN (Sarcasm) Right. Logan walks to Mr. Breao and hands Mr. Breao his cell phone. Mr. Breao looks at the cell phone and then looks back at Logan. BREAO Your cell phone? What''s the occasion? LOGAN I just feel like I''m not going to be needing it anymore. BREAO And why is that? Logan slowly extracts his blades from his fist and aims it at Mr. Breao''s neck. LOGAN None of your damn business, that''s why! Mr. Breao closes his eyes and smiles. BREAO Whatever you say, Logan. Logan retracts his blades and places his hand to his side. Mr. Breao opens his eyes and puts the cell phone on his the desk. BREAO (I wonder if he knew about the tracking device installed in the cell phone...) LOGAN Anyway, back to the main subject. BREAO Oh, that''s right. How is the merchandise? Logan looks at Mr. Breao. LOGAN Merchandise? BREAO You do know what I''m talking about, right? LOGAN I know what you mean, but he is not merchandise. He is my friend and he''s... Logan suddenly stops talking. BREAO What is he, Logan? LOGAN Nothing...Nothing at all. BREAO (Sigh) Where is he right now? LOGAN He''s sleeping on the couch in one of the rooms on the second floor. BREAO Sleeping, eh? Mr. Breao turns away from Logan and looks out the window. BREAO Go get him and bring him to the 10th floor. I''ll be waiting there. Logan walks out the room, closing the door behind him. BREAO That Logan is such a fool and the ideal pawn. Mr. Breao''s phone rings and he answer''s it. BREAO Where are you? (Meanwhile)Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Kindra is on her phone while in a room on the 4th floor. KINDRA I''m on the 4th floor, sir. The intruder has been apprehended. - On my way, sir. Kindra puts her cell phone away and walks toward the room¡¯s entrance. JOSALINE Where are you going? Kindra turns her head to Josaline and sees her is sitting on a couch. KINDRA I''m to go meet Mr. Breao on the 10th floor. I''m going to need you to watch our guest, Josaline. Kindra walks out the room and closes the door behind herself. JOSALINE Always bossing me around...Bitch! Whatever! As long as I get paid. Not like money is going to matter anyway. (Sigh) Oh well. (5 seconds later) JOSALINE I''m bored now. Need to find some entertainment. Josaline turns her head and sees Candice taped down to a chair with duct tape over her mouth, unconscious. JOSALINE Maybe she can provide me with entertainment. Josaline walks over to Candice. JOSALINE Time to wake up, Candice. Josaline slaps Candice in the face, waking her up. JOSALINE There you go. Candice starts looking around the room to see where she ended up. She notice she'' been taped to a chair and attempts to break free, but fails. JOSALINE There''s no way you''re breaking out of that. Candice glares at Josaline. JOSALINE What''s wrong, Candice? Do you want to talk about it? Josaline snatches the tape off of Candice''s mouth. CANDICE OWWWWW! JOSALINE Does that feel better? CANDICE I''m going to kill you! JOSALINE Oh really? I don''t see that happening. CANDICE Release me, you bitch! Candice attempts to break free once again. Josaline takes a step back away from Candice. JOSALINE Why are you struggling? You''re just going to tire yourself out. Becoming tired, Candice slowly stops trying to break free. Josaline has sweat running down the left side of her face and begins to smile. JOSALINE (relieved) It''s useless. You''re never breaking out of that. CANDICE I will and when I do, you''ll be sorry. Josaline stops smiling and gets mad. She steps to Candice and slaps her in the face. JOSALINE The only one that''s going to be sorry here is you. Candice slowly looks at Josaline with demonic eyes. JOSALINE What the... Josaline begins to step away from Candice. JOSALINE (Those eyes...that stare...what is she? I can tell she''s not fooling around when it comes to killing me. But as long as she''s tied up, I''m good...right? She can''t get me if I''m over here. Besides, there¡¯s no way she can get out of that. Just play it cool and everything should run smoothly.) She faces away from Candice. JOSALINE You can go ahead and stare at me all you want. That''s not going to help you break free. She begins to walk towards the room¡¯s entrance. JOSALINE I''ll be back to torture you later. In the meantime, don''t go anywhere. Josaline starts laughing and then stops. When she gets to the room''s entrance, she reaches for the door knob, but then stops. JOSALINE (What is this sensation I''m feeling?) She begins to sweat. JOSALINE (It feels like something dark and evil.) She starts breathing heavily. JOSALINE (This sensation is so dense. I can barely breathe.) A giant shadowy figure appears behind Josaline. She gets frightened and turns around to see what''s behind her, but she sees nothing other than Candice tied up to the chair. It appears as though Candice is sleeping. JOSALINE (What was that?) Josaline is still breathing heavily and sweating immensely. JOSALUNE (It felt as if something was about to get a hold on me.) She looks closely at Candice. JOSALINE What is she? After 5 seconds of looking at Candice, she turns around, opens the door, quickly walks out the room and closes the door behind herself. She leans against the door and tries to calm down. She wipes the sweat off her face and begins to breathe normally. JOSALINE (I don''t know if it was her or not, but that girl is dangerous. Better keep my distance.) Josaline sees two figures in the hallway, heading in her direction. JOSALINE Who''s that? Josaline notices the two figures were actually Zombies. JOSALINE Oh no... ZOMBIE #1 GET OVER HERE! Josaline gets into the fetal position, covers her ears, and begins to screaming. The Zombie''s stop in front of Josaline and look at her. ZOMBIE #2 What''s her problem? ZOMBIE #1 I don''t know. ZOMBIE #2 Must be a human thing? ZOMBIE #1 Yeah. ZOMBIE #2 So long, sucker. Zombie #2 begins to run away down the hallway. ZOMBIE #4 YOU GET BACK HERE WITH MY BEYBLADES! Zombie #1 begins to chase after Zombie #2. Josaline stops screaming, opens her eyes, and realize the Zombies were gone. JOSALINE Huh? She turns around and notice the Zombies turning the corner down the hall. JOSALINE What the hell is going on? She stands up and opens the door to the room she previously left. She looks inside and sees that Candice is not in the chair. JOSALINE How?! How is this possible! CHAPTER 14 Charlie is sitting on a couch while Dark Knight and Canari stands in front of him. CHARLIE What are you guys doing here? DRAK KNIGHT I told you...we''re here to rescue you. CANARI But I thought we came to get the Knight Mobile back. Dark Knight looks at Canari. DARK KNIGHT Shut up, Robin! You''re not supposed to tell him that. CANARI (upset) Sorry, Dark Knight. CHARLIE You just came to get your stupid car? Dark Knight grabs Charlie by the collar of his shirt with both hands and lifts him up, pressing him against the wall. DARK KNIGHT You listen to me, punk. Since the truth is already out, I may as well come clean. Yes, I came just to get my Knight Mobile. I can care less about you, let alone, saving your punk ass. CHARLIE PUT ME DOWN! Charlie struggles to break free, but Dark Knight slams him against the wall. CHARLIE Oooof! DARK KNIGHT Shut up! I''m not finished talking! I always get back what''s mine and no punk ass is going to stop me from doing so, especially an oblivious kid such as yourself. Dark Knight releases Charlie. DARK KNIGHT And my Knight Mobile is not stupid. CANARI It got real up in here, son. DARK KNIGHT Shut up, Canari! CANARI Sorry, Dark Knight. Charlie fixes his shirt. CHARLIE You''re very passionate about your things. DARK KNIGHT I''ll punch you in the face right now, mother fucker. CHARLIE I''ll stop...Just don''t get your panties in a bunch. Canari pants get tighter and he starts smiling. DARK KNIGHT I don''t wear panties. Canari stops smiling and his pants became more looser. CHARLIE But tell me something...how were you able to find me? DARK KNIGHT I installed a chip in the Knight Mobile. That way I can track it down whenever, wherever. Charlie stands up and begins to look around the room. CHARLIE Speaking of that, where are we? DARK KNIGHT You don''t know where you are? CHARLIE Not really. I kind of have an idea, but not too sure anymore. DARK KNIGHT We''re at- CANARI City Hall! Dark Knight looks at Canari. DARK KNIGHT (sarcasm) Thanks, Canari. Thank you for interrupting me while I''m talking. CANARI No problem, Batman. CHARLIE You''re an idiot. DARK KNIGHT (Sigh) You know what, Canari? You deserve a special gift. Later on, remind me to give you a punch in the face. That way, the gift of common sense might be approved by your inferior mind. CANARI I don''t get it. DARK KNIGHT (Of course you don''t get it.) Never mind. CANARI OK. Dark Knight turns away from Canari. DARK KNIGHT Idiot. CHARLIE Wait a minute! Did you say we''re at City Hall? DARK KNIGHT Yes. Am I surrounded by idiots? CHARLIE That''s right. DARK KNIGHT That''s the reason why you guys are responding to me with stupid answers. CHARLIE No, not that. I just remembered that I''m at City Hall. Dark Knight smacks his forehead.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. CHARLIE My dad is here, at City Hall. Charlie begins to smile. CHARLIE That''s why I came here. DARK KNIGHT Your dad? CHARLIE Yeah. I have to go find him. Charlie begins to walk toward the room¡¯s entrance, but Dark Knight grabs Charlie by the shoulder. CHARLIE What are you doing? DRAK KNIGHT Charlie? What''s your name? CHARLIE What? DARK KNIGHT What''s your name? Charlie looks back at Dark Knight to witness the serious expression on his face. CHARLIE Are you serious? DARK KNIGHT Yes. DARK KNIGHT You already know my name. You just said it. DARK KNIGHT (frustrated) YOUR FULL NAME, MORON! CHARLIE Oh! Why didn''t you say so in the first place? My same is Charlie Breao. DARK KNIGHT Breao, huh? CAHRLIE Yeah. Is there a problem? DARK KNIGHT So I was right. CHARLIE Right about what? DARK KNIGHT Do you know what your father do for a living? CHARLIE Of course I do. My father is a great scientist. He invented a way for me to think better. DARK KNIGHT It seems as though that invention was a failure. CHARLIE What? Dark Knight removes his hand off of Charlie''s shoulder. DARK KNIGHT Albert Breao... CHARLIE That''s my father. So you know him? DARK KNIGHT Everyone knows your father, Charlie. Your father is indeed a scientist, but not the kind you believe he is. CHARLIE What do you mean? DARK KNIGHT Your father is the president of a corporation named Dilemma Association Halzac a.k.a. "DAH." His corporation do experiments on living people to get the best results. He''s turning people into Zombies. CHARLIE That''s not true! That''s impossible! Charlie falls to his knees in despair. CANARI Anything''s possible for a possible. DARK KNIGHT (confused) What? CANARI Sorry. Wrong reference. DARK KNIGHT Shut up, Canari. Now is not the time. CHARLIE Why has my father been doing such a thing? Dark Knight looks at Charlie. DARK KNIGHT That, I do not know. But I do know we have to get you to a safe place. CHARLIE This place isn''t safe? Charlie stands up. DARK KNIGHT No, it''s not. Now, hand me my keys. CHARLIE I don''t exactly have your keys. DARK KNIGHT What do you mean you don''t exactly have my keys? CHARLIE (Sigh) I don''t have them! DARK KNIGHT But you took the Knight Mobile! CHARLIE But I didn''t drive the Knight Mobile here. DARK KNIGHT Then who has the keys? CHARLIE My friend, Logan. Charlie and Dark Knight gets surprised from what Charlie just said. DARK KNIGHT Did you say Logan?! CHARLIE That''s right! (That son of a bitch knocked me out when we got here. He must''ve carried me to this room and left me here.) DARK KNIGHT Charlie, where''s Logan? CHARLIE I don''t know. Suddenly, the room door flew off the hinges and crashes into the wall. Afterwards, it falls to the floor. Charlie, Dark Knight, and Canari looks at the room''s entrance. LOGAN I''m right here, bub. CHARLIE LOGAN?! LOGAN Did you miss me? DARK KNIGHT Logan! Logan slowly walks in the room and stops in front of the door way facing them. LOGAN Well, well, well. If it isn''t Dark Knight. Logan looks at Canari. LOGAN Looks like you brought your homosexual sidekick to the party... Canari the Fairy. CANARI My name is just Canari, jackass! LOGAN It doesn''t matter. You know what you are. CANARI Logan, give me my keys. LOGAN That''s not going to happen, bub. But I can give you a quick and easy death. DARK KNIGHT Over my dead body. LOGAN That''s the idea. Dark Knight takes a ball from out of his pocket and throws it on the ground. It causes a smokescreen that covers the entire room. Logan covers his eyes. LOGAN You bastard! You won''t get away! The smoke clears, but Charlie, Dark Knight, and Canari are still in the room. LOGAN Really? Charlie looks at Dark Knight. CHARLIE Why the hell you do that?! DARK KNIGHT It was supposed to be a distraction. That way, we could make our escape. CHARLIE So, why didn¡¯t we escape? Dark Knight looks at Charlie. DARK KNIGHT I thought he was going to run out of the room and chase after us. CHARLIE Nobody ever leaves when they know their target is in the area! Besides, if he were to do that, what would''ve been our next plan of action?! DARK KNIGHT I can only do one step at a time. Cut me some slack. LOGAN Enough talk! You''re mine! Logan charges at Charlie, but Dark Knight gets in between them and punches Logan in the face. Logan flies back and crashes into the wall. DARK KNIGHT Charlie, get out of here! Canari and I will hold him off! Dark Knight looks at Canari and sees his pants getting tighter. DARK KNIGHT On second thought, I''ll hold him off. CHARLIE You don¡¯t have to tell me twice! Charlie quickly exits the room. DARK KNIGHT Take Canari with you! CHARLIE NO! LOGAN You just made a big mistake. Logan stands up and quickly extracts his blades from his fists. DARK KNIGHT We''ll see about that. Dark Knight and Logan charge at each other. (Meanwhile) Charlie is running in the hallway. CHARLIE I need to find my father. He got some explaining to do. Suddenly, he sees two Zombies running toward him. CHARLIE Oh shit! Charlie stops running and prepares himself to fight the Zombies. CHARLIE BRING IT ON! The Zombies quickly run pass Charlie. ZOMBIE #2 These GAYBLADES are mine! ZOMBIE #1 Their BEYBLADES! Now, give them back! CHARLIE (confused) What the hell is going on here? Afterwards, Charlie continues running down the hallway. CHAPTER 15 Josaline walks into the room and begins to look for Candice. JOSALINE This is impossible! There''s only one exit! Where could she have gone?! Without Josaline noticing, the room door begins to slowly move. Candice is behind the door and is pushing it carefully to make sure the door does not make a sound. She quietly closes the door without Josaline noticing. She slowly and quietly makes her way to Josaline and slaps both of Josaline''s ears, temporarily incapacitating Josaline and making her dizzy. Afterwards, Candice leg sweeps Josaline to the ground. She stands up and looks at Josaline while she was still a little dazed from the attack. JOSALINE W...What happened? Josaline starts to see clearly and notice Candice standing over her, staring at her. JOSALINE Candice?! CANDICE Shut up! Candice kneels down and punches Josaline in the face, knocking her unconscious. CANDICE Just be lucky I''m nice enough to let you live. KINDRA To bad I''m not. Candice looks to where she heard the voice. She sees Kindra by the room''s entrance with an emotionless expression. CANDICE You! Candice stands up. KINDRA It''s been a while, hasn''t it? I''m sure you remember me, but just in case you don''t, I''ll introduce myself. I''m Kindra...assistant to Albert Breao. CANDICE Spare me the details...I know who you are. What do you want? KINDRA What do I want? I just came back to make sure Josaline''s carrying out the order I assigned to her. Apparently, she is unable to do her job properly, but I do thank you for punishing her for me. CANDICE If she learned from you, I guess you don''t know how to do your job properly either. Do I need to punish you as well? KINDRA Me...not doing my job properly? How ridiculous? Kindra fixes her glasses before disappearing. Candice begins to frantically look around to find Kindra. CANDICE Where¡¯d she go?! Kindra reappears behind Candice. KINDRA What makes you think you can punish me? Candice is surprised to notice Kindra behind her without being able to track her movements. CANDICE What the...!? Candice throws a back swing at Kindra, but Kindra avoids the attack by ducking. She quickly gets close and personal to Candice to the point where their faces are inches away from each other. KINDRA I think you have me confused with someone else. Candice quickly jumps back, away from Kindra, but ends up tripping over Josaline''s body. She falls to the ground on her back.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. CANDICE Owww! KINDRA And now you''re tripping over bodies. You must have bad coordination. CANDICE SHUT UP! Candice quickly stands up. CANDICE You don''t know anything about me! KINDRA Does it matter? You''re going to die anyway. CANDICE Oh yeah? What makes you think that? KINDRA Because I said so. CANDICE You don''t decide whether a person lives or dies. You don''t have that right. KINDRA I have a question for you, little girl? If you are unable to keep up with my movements, how do you plan on defeating me? CANDICE YOU''RE NOT INVINCIBLE! Candice charges toward Kindra, but Kindra disappears again and reappears right in front of Candice. Kindra grabs Candice by the neck and lifts her up with one hand. KINDRA I don''t need to be when going against you. CANDICE Let...go¡­of¡­me! KINDRA With pleasure. Kindra releases Candice and quickly kicks her in the stomach. Candice flies back and crashes into the wall in the hallway. Candice falls to the ground and unconscious. Kindra walks over to Candice and stands in front of her. KINDRA Guess you weren''t much of a challenge after all. Suddenly, a bright light starts emitting from Candice. KINDRA Huh? Candice begins to glow brighter. KINDRA I see. So you have that within you. Candice slowly stands up and Kindra takes a step back. Candice opens her eyes to reveal eyes being black without pupils. KINDRA That''s quite interesting. Candice swings at Kindra, but Kindra avoids the attack by jumping back away from Candice. KINDRA (She''s gotten faster.) Candice charges toward Kindra and begins throwing a barrage of punches, but Kindra easily avoids each attack. Candice throws a kick at Kindra, but Kindra avoids the kick by doing a backflip. Before Kindra could finish her back flip, Candice grabs one of Kindra¡¯s legs with both of her hands. KINDRA What?! Candice throws Kindra at the wall with extreme power behind her throw. KINDRA (Her strength increased as well!) Kindra maneuvers her body and lands on the wall with her feet. The wall cracks from the force of the landing. She jumps off the wall, heading straight for Candice. Kindra disappears, Candice to look around the room for her. KINDRA''S VOICE You have to do better than that, little girl. Kindra reappears behind Candice and throws a kick towards Candice, but she avoids the kick by jumping over her leg. Candice attempts to grab Kindra, but Kindra quickly kicks Candice in the face with her other leg. Candice flies back and crashes into the wall. Before Candice could hit the ground, Kindra quickly reappears in front of Candice and pins Candice to the wall with her arm. Candice is struggling to break free. KINDRA You''re not going anywhere. Kindra quickly pulls out a syringe and sticks it into Candice''s neck. Candice starts to calm down and relax. Her eyes stop glowing and revert back to normal before falling unconscious. Kindra releases Candice and Candice falls to the ground. KINDRA My calculations about you were wrong. Kindra kneels down to Candice and she brushes her own hair from her face. Her cell phone begins to rings and she answers it. KINDRA Yes? - I apologize, Mr. Breao. I got distracted and had to take care of it immediately. - The distraction has been dealt with, sir. - Yes, sir. On my way. Kindra hangs up her cell phone and puts it in her pocket. She grabs onto Candice''s leg and stands up. KINDRA You''re coming with me, little girl. We have something planned for you. Kindra begins to walk down the hallway while dragging Candice by her leg. But then, she stops and looks at the room they were in. KINDRA Huh? Kindra notice Josaline lying in the room, unconscious. KINDRA I forgot about you. Kindra drops Candice''s leg and walks over to where Josaline. KINDRA I''ll take you with me as well. Kindra grabs Josaline by the hair and walks out of the room, dragging Josaline. Kindra grabs Candice''s leg once more and begins to walk down the hallway, dragging both Candice and Josaline. While Kindra is dragging the two down the hallway, someone is further down the hallway, in the shadows, spying on Kindra. She passes them without noticing their presence. Afterwards, they begin to follow her. CHAPTER 16 Mr. Breao opens the door to access the roof of City Hall and begins walking to the edge of the building. When he gets to the edge, he looks down and sees hundreds of Zombies wandering around aimlessly. BREAO Look at all those them down there. It¡¯s hard to believe that they were once human. Mr. Breao starts smiling. BREAO But once my plan is complete, I will have the power to rule the world. CHARLIE DAD! Mr. Breao stops smiling and turns his head to where the voice came from. BREAO Charlie, my boy. I¡¯m glad you can finally make it. CHARLIE Dad! What¡¯s going on?! I have to know! BREAO The less you know, the better. Trust me...It¡¯s very beneficial. CHARLIE The less I know? I have a right to know what¡¯s going on! BREAO Why? Because you¡¯re my son? Charlie becomes aggravated. BREAO That gives you no right to be in my business. CHARLIE But dad, your business is my business too! And vice versa! BREAO I want nothing to do with your business. My business is mine alone and no one else¡¯s. CHARLIE But dad- BREAO Don¡¯t ¡°But dad¡± me. Your feeble attempt to sway me is futile. I don¡¯t even consider you as my son. CHARLIE (surprised) What did I do to make you say that?! BREAO Absolutely nothing. CHARLIE (angry) DAD! Charlie charges at Mr. Breao. (Meanwhile) On the second floor, Dark Knight and Logan are still fighting. Dark Knight falls to the ground hard, closing his eyes. When he opens his eyes, he sees Logan coming toward him from the air with his blades pointing at him. He avoids the attack by rolling out of the way. Logan stabs the ground with his blades. Dark Knight jumps from out of his roll and lands on his feet, facing s Logan. Afterwards, he throws a Knight-orang (Dark Knights boomerang) at Logan. Logan avoids the attack by ducking and pulls his blades from out of the ground before charging toward Dark Knight. Dark Knight throws two more Knight-orangs at Logan. While charging, Logan cuts one Knight-orang in half and avoids the other by moving slightly to the side. LOGAN Nice try, bub. Your little toys are not going to work on me. Without Logan noticing, the Knight-orang that he avoided previously, comes back and hits him in the back of the head and heads back toward Dark Knight. Logan stops and grabs his head in pain. Dark Knight catches his Knight-orang. LOGAN OWWW! That hurts, bub! DARK KNIGHT It looks like this toy works on you just fine. LOGAN I¡¯m going to kill you! Logan begins to charge at Dark Knight. DARK KNIGHT I¡¯m through messing around. Dark Knight pulls out another Knight-orang and charges toward Logan. When Dark Knight and Logan gets close enough to each other, Logan swings his blades at Dark Knight, but Dark Knight avoids the attack by ducking. Dark Knight swings his fist with the Knight-orang in it at Logan, but Logan avoids it by moving to the side. Afterwards, they both regain their balance and begins to barrage each other with attacks. They both are blocking and evading each other¡¯s attacks. CANARI Dark Knight! You got this! I believe in you! DARK KNIGHT Shut...the¡­hell¡­up! Dark Knight blocks another attack from Logan, but Logan quickly kicks Dark Knight in the stomach. Dark Knight slides back while still in his blocking stance. Dark Knight stops sliding and gets out of his blocking stance. DARK KNIGHT CAN¡¯T YOU SEE I¡¯M KICKING HIS ASS?! Logan begins to smile. LOGAN You¡¯re pretty good, bub. DARK KNIGHT Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. You¡¯re not bad yourself. LOGAN This fight is pretty entertaining, but I have a job to do. So I¡¯m going to end this. Logan quickly charges at Canari. DARK KNIGHT What?! Canari becomes too terrified and is unable to move. CANARI DARK KNIGHT! HELP ME! Dark Knight begins to run toward Canari. DARK KNIGHT CANARI! Suddenly, Logan quickly changes his direction toward Dark Knight, catching him off guard. DARK KNIGHT (Shit!) LOGAN It¡¯s over, bub. Dark Knight is unable to react fast enough and is stabbed in the stomach by Logan. Dark Knight coughs up blood. CANARI Dark Knight¡­ DARK KNIGHT You¡­bastard. That¡­was a cheap¡­trick. LOGAN And you fell for it. Logan lifts Dark Knight in the air until he has Dark Knight above him. DARK KNIGHT AHHHHHHHHHHHH! CANARI Dark Knight¡­ Dark Knight looks at Canari. DARK KNIGHT Canari... Don¡¯t¡­worry. Everything¡­will be¡­OK. Logan looks at Dark Knight. LOGAN No it won¡¯t. Logan rips Dark Knight in half. CANARI DARK KNIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Canari starts crying. Logan takes the top half of Dark Knights body and throws it out the window. ROBIN DARK KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Canari runs to the window and jumps out, following Dark Knight. Logan watches as Canari jumps out the window and sees him land on the cement, head first, breaking his neck. LOGAN Poor sap...Well, I guess he deserved it. If it wasn¡¯t for him, Dark Knight would have still been alive. Logan walks out the room. Afterwards, someone walks up to where Dark Knight and Canari had fallen. MAN Dark Knight and Canari, eh? I never thought these two would die like this. The individual looks closely at Dark Knight. MAN I wonder where the other half¡¯s at. The individual at the window of the room that Dark Knight and Canari fell from. MAN Might be up there. Only one way to find out. The individual proceeds to walk around City Hall to get to the entrance. They see the Knight Mobile parked by the entrance of City Hall. MAN Dark Knight won''t be needing this anymore. I''m going to keep it for myself. The individual tries to get inside but the door is locked. MAN Locked. Dark Knight must have the key. The individual goes back to Dark Knight''s body and searches it. MAN Nope. The key isn''t here. The individual looks at Canari''s body. MAN If he has the key, I don''t want it. Maybe it''s on Dark Knight''s lower half. The individual goes back to the entrance of City Hall and heads inside. MAN Wow. This place is huge. The individual enters a hallway and continues down it. Suddenly, they see someone walking toward them and the individual stops walking. MAN I wonder who that is? LOGAN I don''t know who you are or what you''re doing here, but today is your unlucky day, bub. MAN Logan? Is that you? LOGAN How do you know my name? Logan stops walking after realizing who the individual is. LOGAN Frank? FRANK Yeah, it''s me. LOGAN Well, look what the cat dragged in. Frank smiles. FRANK It''s been a while Logan. How have you been? LOGAN Don''t try to get buddy, buddy with me, Frank. You know what you did? FRANK You still complaining about that time, huh? That was a long time ago. Let''s just let bygones be bygones. LOGAN Like that''s ever going to happen. FRANK Logan, buddy. I really don''t want to fight you. LOGAN That''s funny because I really want to fight you. Logan charges at Frank. FRANK Here we go. Logan throws a punch at Frank, but Frank avoids the attack by jumping over Logan. LOGAN Why you little... Frank lands on his feet behind Loagn. FRANK Sorry to talk and run Logan, but I gotta go. Frank runs away from Logan. LOGAN You''re dead meat when I catch you! Logan chases after Frank. (Meanwhile) Kindra is walking up the stairs while dragging Candice and Josaline. Someone is still following and spying on Kindra in the shadows without her knowing. Suddenly, the person who''s following Kindra accidently steps on a piece of glass and made a little noise. Kindra stops walking and looks down the stairs. All she see are stairs and darkness. KINDRA (Someone has been following me. They must be good at hiding their presence. I¡¯ll just let them keep following me until I have an opportunity to strike.) Kindra turns back around and proceeds up the stairs again while dragging Candice and Josaline. The person continues to follow Kindra. Candice begins to talk while she''s asleep. CANDICE I do want to fight. Kindra looks at Candice while still walking. KINDRA Huh? CANDICE Fighting is awesome, dad. KINDRA Stupid girl. Kindra gets to the door that leads to the roof. She drops Candice¡¯s leg and opens the door to witness Mr. Breao standing by the edge of the building while Charlie is on the ground, beat up. KINDRA I¡¯m here as you ordered, sir. Kindra picks up Candice¡¯s leg and walks towardMr. Breao. Mr. Breao turns around and sees Kindra dragging Candice and Josaline. BREAO Glad you can join us Kindra. Me and this piece of shit was just having some family time...I suppose. Mr. Breao walks toward Kindra until they meet up with each other. KINDRA I''m sorry to intrude on your family reunion. BREAO Not to worry. That thing is more of an associate than family. KINDRA Understood. Here is the intruder, sir. Kindra drops Candice¡¯s leg. Mr. Breao looks at Candice. BREAO So she¡¯s the intruder? Hmmmm...Why do she look familiar? KINDRA I believe she was one of your test subjects from long ago. BREAO That¡¯s right. Now I remember. The one that got away. Candice begins to wake up. She slowly opens her eyes to see Mr. Breao looking at her. Candice quickly sat up. CANDICE You! I know you! CHAPTER 17 (3 years ago) Charlie is in his room, sleeping in his bed. He begins to wake up. CHARLIE Oh man. What time is it? Charlie looks at his clock and it reads 8:00 a.m. CHARLIE Oh shit! I¡¯m going to be late! Charlie quickly gets out of bed and rushes to the bathroom. He takes a shower and brushes his teeth. From there, he rushes back to his room, sprays some cologne on himself, and puts some clothes on before heading down stairs. CHARLIE Why didn¡¯t my alarm go off? He goes into the kitchen and sees his mother fixing breakfast. CHARLIE Morning mom. Charlie walks to the refrigerator and opens it. His mother turns around to face Charlie. MOM What do you think you¡¯re doing? CHARLIE I¡¯m about to make a sandwich. MOM Do you not see me making breakfast? CHARLIE I see that. MOM And? CHARLIE And what? MOM So, you¡¯re just going to skip out on breakfast? Charlie closes the refrigerator. CHARLIE Mom, I have to go. I¡¯m going to be late for school. MOM And whose fault is that? CHARLIE But mom- MAN''S VOICE Listen to your mother, Charlie. Someone walks into the kitchen from the living room. CHARLIE But dad, today is really important. ALBERT Is it more important than your family? CHARLIE I guess. MOM You guess?! ALBERT What¡¯s so important that you have to skip out on breakfast with your family? GIRL''S VOICE It¡¯s probably that girl I seen him talking to the other day. Someone else walks into the kitchen from upstairs. CHARLIE Shut up, Kate! KATE Don¡¯t be such a drama queen. Charlie''s mother and Albert starts smiling. MOM Oh...I see. CHARLIE There¡¯s nothing to see. ALBERT My boys becoming a man. CHARLIE I¡¯m 17 years old. Charlie''s mother moves close to Charlie and bumps him on the shoulder. MOM So, who''s the lucky girl? KATE Her name is Josaline and she¡¯s white. CHARLIE Kate! ALBERT White? Looks like someone is following behind their old man¡¯s footsteps. Charlie''s mother turns to Albert. MOM What do you mean? I¡¯m Hispanic. Albert faces her. ALBERT I¡¯m just saying, Judie, our son doesn¡¯t have any preference among the women he likes, just like me. Judie turns away from Albert and looks at Charlie. JUDIE Ignore your father, Charlie. ALBERT What just happened? JUDIE As long as you¡¯re happy, it doesn¡¯t matter who you go out with, sweaty. CHARLIE Thanks, mom. But I really got to go. Come on, Kate. Charlie grabs Kate by the wrist. KATE But I haven¡¯t eaten breakfast yet. CHARLIE You can eat when we get to school. KATE But I don¡¯t want to eat that garbage! CHARLIE Deal with it! Charlie rushes out of the house while dragging Kate along. JUDIE You two have a great day at school. I love you. ALBERT And don¡¯t do anything I would do. Judie looks at Albert.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. JUDIE Albert! Albert looks at Judie and shrugs his shoulders. ALBERT What? That¡¯s called inspiration. Judie turns away from Albert and goes into the living room. ALBERT Was it something I said? Charlie and Kate arrives at Peach Creek High, the high school they are attending. They are walking toward the school¡¯s entrance. KATE Let go of me! Kate snatches her wrist away from Charlie¡¯s hand. CHARLIE OK...jeeez! KATE I don¡¯t even know why we are here. CHARLIE We were going to be late. KATE For what? School doesn¡¯t start for another 30 minutes. CHARLIE Well, I needed to get to school and you know that I have to take you to school when I leave for school. KATE You should¡¯ve just left me home. CHARLIE Don¡¯t be like that, Kate. Charlie looks at Kate and puts his hand on her shoulder. CHARLIE I¡¯ll make it up to you. After school, let¡¯s go get some ice cream. Kate slaps Charlie¡¯s hand off her shoulder. CHARLIE Hey... KATE Do I look like I''m 5-years-old to you? I don¡¯t want ice cream. Kate notice some of her friends waving at her. KATE Hey guys! I¡¯m on my way! Kate and Charlie stop walking. KATE Remember, If you see me in school, don¡¯t talk to me. I¡¯ll see you after school. Kate runs off to her friends. CHARLIE ...Bitch. GIRL''S VOICE Hey, Charlie! Charlie looks at the entrance of the school and notice one of his friends. CHARLIE Hey, Cindy. Charlie runs over to Cindy. CHARLIE How''s it going? CINDY Never mind that. Did you do it?! CHARLIE Do what? CINDY You didn¡¯t do it, did you? CHARLIE Do what?! CINDY Read the manga. Charlie smacks his forehead. CHARLIE Oh yeah! I completely forgot about that. CINDY You¡¯ve been forgetting for the past week. CHARLIE I¡¯m sorry, Cindy. My homework has been keeping me distracted from doing other things. CINDY Dude, come on. That new manga is a must read. CHARLIE I kind of fell out of that manga series a long time ago. Cindy¡¯s eyes gets wider. CINDY WHAT?! Cindy grabs Charlie by the Collar of his shirt, pulls him to her level and mashes her face into his while staring in his eyes. CINDY Nobody...falls out...of that...manga! NOBODY! CHARLIE OK. I¡¯ll¡­read¡­it. CINDY Do you promise? CHARLIE Cindy...I¡­can¡¯t¡­breathe... Charlie starts to turn red and purple. CINDY PROMISE ME! CHARLIE I¡­promise... CINDY OK. Cindy releases Charlie and he falls to the ground, gasping for air. She looks at him with a worrisome expression. CINDY (worried) Charlie, are you OK? CHARLIE (Cough.) I¡¯m fine, Cindy. CINDY Let me help you up. CHARLIE NO! I mean¡­that¡¯s OK. I got this. Charlie slowly stands up. CINDY Are you sure you¡¯re OK? CHARLIE Yeah, I¡¯m good. You just need to watch your strength. CINDY Sorry about that. When it comes to anything that¡¯s manga, I get a little¡­anxious. I really don¡¯t know my own strength. CHARLIE All is forgiven. I¡¯m going to go to class. Charlie begins to walk inside the school. CINDY Why? Class don¡¯t start for another 25 minutes. CHARLIE I know. I¡¯ll see you in class. CINDY OK. See you in class. Charlie gets to class and spots another one of his friends talking to girls around them. CHARLIE The womanizer himself, Frank. Charlie walks over to Frank. FRANK And then I said, "Suck it, douche-bag." Frank and the girls start laughing. CHARLIE What''s up, Frank? Frank and the girls stop laughing and they look at Charlie. The girls walk away. FRANK Wait! Where you going?! FRANK (disappointed) Nice going. I was this close to hooking up with them, but then you had to show up. CHARLIE All of them? FRANK It''s not considered a party if there''s only one person. CHARLIE That''s why it only takes two. FRANK Whatever. Just know that you ruined my groove. CHARLIE You have no groove, Frank. GIRL''S VOICE Precisely. Charlie and Frank look at the person who said that. They see one of their friends heading their way. FRANK Shows what you know, Candice...I''m handsome. CANDICE Just know that I will never fall for your tricks. FRANK I wouldn''t go after you anyway. You''re not my type. CANDICE And you think those girls you were just talking to are? FRANK Bingo. If there is one thing you guys should know about me, it''s that I''m awesome. CANDICE Hardly. FRANK Black chick says what? CANDICE What? Frank begins to laugh which confuses Candice. Charlie closes his eyes in disappointment for Frank. Suddenly, Frank spots four guys who does not belong in their class and stops laughing. FRANK Who are those four? Charlie and Candice face toward the guys. CHARLIE I have no idea. CANDICE (surprised) Not those guys again. FRANK You know them? Candice closes her eyes, bows her head, and grabs onto the bridge of her nose in disappointment. CANDICE (Sigh) Unfortunately, I do. Candice looks at Frank. CANDICE You should remember them too. Frank looks at Candice. FRANK I should? CANDICE Those are the guys that you beat up years ago. Frank looks at the four again and he remembers who they were. FRANK Oh yeah! I remember now. Those are the four who were beating you up. I had to come and save you. Good times. CANDICE (angry) I didn''t get beat up by all of them. It was only by one person and he caught me off guard. FRANK By tickling you. CHARLIE You got caught off guard by getting tickled? By who? FRANK By him. Frank points at the smallest guy of the group and Charlie looks at him. CHARLIE A...Are you serious? FRANK Yeah. But he was shorter back then. Charlie looks at Frank and then they both start laughing at Candice. Candice punches both Charlie and Frank in the head. They both stop laughing and grabs their head in pain. CANDICE You two, shut up! CHARLIE You didn''t have to hit us. FRANK Yeah. KORN We don''t want any trouble. We are just here looking for one person. We heard that they''re in this class. Candice looks at the four guys who came into the class room. CANDICE Hey, bozos! The four guys look at Candice. KORN There you are. The four guys walk over to Candice, Charlie and Frank. KORN We''ve been looking for you, Candice. CHAPTER 18 Candice is talking to the four guys. CANDICE Looks like you grew a few inches, Korn. KORN Very funny, Candice. CANDICE On a serious note, what do you want with me? KORN You know why we''re here, Candice. CANDICE To get your ass handed to you again? Korn starts smiling. KORN Last time I recall, you were the one on the ground, gasping for air and your little boyfriend over there had to come to your rescue. Frank begins to smile. FRANK That''s me. CANDICE You caught me off guard, shrimp. But I know your trick and it''s not going to work this time. KORN It''s been five years; I don''t tickle people anymore. I just let my fist do the talking. TRACEY Thank god. Korn turns his head to Tracey. KORN What was that, Tracey? TRACEY (nervous) Nothing, boss. KORN That''s what I thought. Jack, smack Tracey in the back of the head for me. Jack smacks Tracey in the back of the head. TRACEY Owww! WTF, bro? JACK Just flowing orders, bro. Nothing personal. BOY #2 starts laughing. BOY #2 You deserved that, Tracey. Tracey looks at BOY #2. TRACEY At least I don''t have a stupid name like "Boy #2." BOY #2 At least I''m not stupid myself. Plus, my real name is John. TRACEY John? You said it was Boy #2. JOHN I lied...I do that. TRACEY Why would you lie about your name? TRACEY That''s what I do. Do you not know me by now? Tracey looks at Jack. TRACEY Did you know his real name was John? JACK Yeah. I knew a long time ago. TRACEY What?! Tracey looks at Korn. TRACEY Did you know as well, boss? KORN Of course I knew. After all, I am the boss. TRACEY Why am I the only one out of the loop? JOHN Because I don''t like you. TRACEY That''s messed up, John. JOHN Don''t call me that. TRACEY But that''s your name. JOHN I know what my name is, but I don''t want you to call me by my name. You will call me...master.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. TRACEY (irritated) Fuck you! FRANK Look Charlie, these guys suck at working together so much, they''re always arguing with each other. No teamwork at all. CHARLIE I hope we don''t turn out like that in the future. JACK You, shut up! FRANK Excuse me? JACK You heard me! For years, I''ve had to live with the fact of being beaten by you in that embarrassing way. It was a fluke and it won''t happen again. FRANK Oh yeah? I''ll do you a favor then. Frank stands up and cracks his knuckles. FRANK I''ll make sure not to go easy on you this time. Frank begins to walk toward them, but Candice puts her hand in front of Frank, causing him to stop walking. CANDICE Frank, you don''t have to waste your time with these fools. They don''t know what they''re getting themselves into. Frank shrugs his shoulders. FRANK ...Fine. He walks back to his seat and sits down. KORN Don''t belittle us. Just for that, we''re going to kick your ass twice as hard. Have any last words? CANDICE Can I just get a book before we do this? KORN Since that''s the last thing you''re going to be able to see in a while, I will allow it. Candice looks at Charlie. CANDICE Charlie, do you still have that book Cindy gave you? CHARLIE Yeah. Why? CANDICE May I borrow it? CHARLIE Sure. Charlie takes the manga book out his backpack and hands it to Candice. Frank notices the book is a manga. FRANK Candice, you don''t have to do this. Let''s just take care of them ourselves. CANDICE I know what I''m doing, Frank. FRANK Whatever... KORN A manga? Korn, Jack, Tracey, and John starts laughing. JACK What the hell are you going to do with that? JOHN (sarcasm) Watch out guys...she''s going to read us to death. They stop laughing and start smiling. KORN Say your prayers. Candice looks at Korn. CANDICE You better start saying yours. Candice opens the book and, suddenly, they hear footsteps getting closer and closer. TRACEY What the hell is that noise? Cindy comes rushing into the room and runs over to Charlie with a crazed look and a big smile on her face. CHARLIE (scared) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Damn it, Cindy! I hate it when you do that! CINDY Did you read it?! Did you read it?! Did you read it?! CHARLIE ...Not yet. Cindy''s face returns to normal. CINDY But I sensed it being opened. CHARLIE You sensed it? CINDY Yes. CHARLIE How is that even possible? CINDY Being in tuned with anime so much, grants me the ability to sense the essence of it...and manga. CHARLIE That''s creepy, Cindy. CINDY IT''S THE WAY OF LIFE! CHARLIE OK! It''s the way of life. CINDY Thank you. Cindy looks at Charlie''s hand and then starts looking around him. CHARLIE Is something wrong? Cindy looks back at Charlie. CINDY Where''s the manga? CANDICE I have it. Cindy looks at Candice and gets mad. CINDY What are you doing with the manga I gave to Charlie? CANDICE I asked if I could borrow it. CINDY It''s not for you to read. Cindy snatches the book out of Candice''s hand. CANDICE Fair enough. Cindy gives the book back to Charlie. CINDY Here, Charlie. CHARLIE ...Thanks. CINDY Don''t forget to read it; you promised. CHARLIE (Sigh) You''re not wrong about that. CANDICE Hey, Cindy? Cindy looks at Candice. CINDY What do you want? Candice points at Korn and the others. CANDICE You see those guys over there? Cindy looks at Korn and the others. CINDY Yeah. So? CANDICE They said manga is stupid. CINDY (enraged) THEY SAID WHAT?! KORN No we didn''t. We just laughed when that guy pulled the book from out of his backpack. CINDY YOU LAUGHED AT MY MANGA?! KORN We didn''t laugh at the book. Cindy begins to charge at the guys. Korn and the others gets scared. TRACEY Let''s get away from this crazy bitch! Korn and the others quickly makes their way out the classroom with Cindy behind them. CHARLIE That''s one way to get rid of them. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, Charlie spots someone walking into the classroom. CHARLIE (surprised) She''s here. Candice and Frank looks at the girl. FRANK (Whistles) Look at her. CANDICE Nothing special about her. CHARLIE Josaline. CHAPTER 19 Josaline looks at Charlie and starts smiling, which gets him excited and nervous at the same time. Afterwards, she sits down at her seat and starts talking to her friends. CHARLIE Did she¡­just smile at me? FRANK Yep. She might be interested in you. I would go for it. CHARLIE You think I should? FRANK Yeah. What do you got to lose? CHARLIE You¡¯re right. FRANK (sarcasm) Exactly. What¡¯s the worst that could happen? It¡¯s not like she¡¯s going to look at you and be disgusted by your face, slap you around a bit, push you to the ground, and then stomp on your balls just to make sure you don¡¯t bring another abomination to this world. Charlie looks at Frank with a disturbed look on his face. CHARLIE (sarcasm) Gee. Thanks for the pep talk, buddy. Frank looks at Charlie and smiles. FRANK No problem, buddy. I¡¯m here to help. Charlie turns away from Frank. CHARLIE (Whispers) More like, you¡¯re here to ruin my life. FRANK What was that? Charlie gets nervous and forces himself to smile. CHARLIE I said I can¡¯t wait to get her into my life. FRANK That¡¯s the spirit. CHARLIE I¡¯m going to go talk to her. Charlie does not move. FRANK Aren¡¯t you going to go talk to her? CHARLIE I''m going... Charlie continues to stay put. FRANK Dude... CHARLIE I need to build the courage first! FRANK (disappointed) You¡¯re bumming me out, bro. CANDICE You¡¯re too late, anyway. Charlie looks at Candice. CHARLIE What do you mean? CANDICE She has a boyfriend. CHARLIE (shocked) SHE ALREADY HAS A BOYFRIEND?! A tear comes from Charlie''s eye. CHARLIE (disappointed) Why didn¡¯t you tell me this sooner? Candice looks at Charlie. CANDICE Frank knew. He could''ve told you. Charlie gets mad and looks at Frank, witnessing Frank trying to sneak away. CHARLIE FRANK! Frank gets startled and jumps a little. He slowly turns his head towards Charlie with a smile on his face. FRANK (nervously) Did you get her number yet? CHARLIE Why did you encourage me to talk to her knowing she already has a boyfriend?! FRANK If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. I thought¡­it would be funny? CHARLIE You really are trying to ruin my life! Frank stops smiling. FRANK Not true. I did a lot to help you out. CHARLIE Name one! FRANK That¡¯s not fair. I¡¯ve done so much, it¡¯s hard to choose just one. CHARLIE Then name all of them! FRANK There¡¯s so many, I can¡¯t remember them all. CHARLIE You¡¯re full of it! Candice sees Josaline¡¯s boyfriend come into the classroom. CANDICE And there he is. Charlie and Frank turn their attention to the entrance. CHARLIE (surprised) Logan?! CANDICE Yep. CHARLIE But he¡¯s a jerk! Charlie, Candice and Frank watches as Logan walks over to Josaline, bends over, and gives her a kiss on the lips. CHARLIE (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) Charlie falls to his knees and starts sobbing. CHARLIE My life has no meaning anymore. It¡¯s ruined. Frank and Candice looks at Charlie. CANDICE That¡¯s not necessary. You are being over dramatic. FRANK There¡¯s plenty of fish in the sea, bro. CHARLIE But she was the one fish I wanted to swim with...forever. CANDICE Quick your sobbing and stand up like a proud man. CHARLIE But I¡¯m not a proud man. I¡¯m a pathetic little boy with no life. FRANK You can say that again. Candice looks at Frank. CANDICE Shut up, Frank. You¡¯re not helping. Frank looks at Candice. FRANK But I am helping. CANDICE How? FRANK I don¡¯t know. I thought you knew. CANDICE (Sigh) Why do I even bother? Charlie you need to get up. Candice looks at Charlie doing the worm while sobbing. CHARLIE I have no life. I have no life. I have no life. CANDICE (annoyed) I don¡¯t even know why I¡¯m still your friend. Candice notice Logan looking at her. Logan smiles and begins to walk over towards them. CANDICE (Oh great. Here he comes.) Candice quickly grabs Charlie by his shirt, snatches him off the ground, and stands him up. CANDICE Get up already. You¡¯re embarrassing yourself. Charlie wipes his face and stops sobbing. CHARLIE (upset) (Sniff) OK. Logan stops in front of the group. LOGAN How¡¯s it hanging, bubs and bubette? CANDICE Don¡¯t call me that. FRANK My man, Logan. Frank walks to Logan and gives him a high five. FRANK What you been up too? LOGAN Being a bad ass and making out with Josaline....the usual. FRANK That¡¯s what I¡¯m talking about. CANDICE Did not need to hear that. LOGAN What is he doing? Candice looks behind herself and sees Charlie on the ground, sobbing and doing the worm. CHARLIE Why does this have to happen to me?! Why?! Candice looks at Logan. CANDICE He¡¯s¡­going through a bit of a phase. But he¡¯ll get over it...I hope. FRANK He¡¯s fine. So, Logan, what¡¯s the 411? LOGAN There¡¯s nothing to tell, Frank. FRANK Come on, man. I know you got something. What about Josaline, eh? LOGAN What about her? FRANK I know you¡¯ve been knocking those boots. Candice punches Frank in the back of the head and pushes him out of the way. CANDICE What he is trying to ask is how are things going with you and miss goody two shoes over there? FRANK Sounds like someone is jealous. CANDICE I¡¯m not jealous. LOGAN I just came here to see if you guys wanted to go to this party Josaline and I are going to after school. Frank quickly moves beside Logan. FRANK Sweet! I''m there! CANDICE Count me out. LOGAN You don¡¯t want to go? CANDICE Nah. Parties aren¡¯t really my thing. Frank looks at Candice. FRANK Come on, Candice. You gotta go. CANDICE I don¡¯t know. LOGAN There¡¯s going to be ramen. Candice''s eyes widen. CANDICE Ramen?! LOGAN Yeah and lots of it. CANDICE (smiles confidently) I¡¯m in. FRANK Great. We¡¯re all set. Candice looks behind herself and sees Charlie in the corner of the classroom in the fetal position, sucking on his thumb. CANDICE What about Charlie? LOGAN He can go if he wants. Charlie takes his thumb out his mouth. CHARLIE No. I¡¯m not going with¡­hiiiiiiiiim. LOGAN What¡¯s that all about? CANDICE It¡¯s nothing. Just ignore him. FRANK Then it¡¯s settled. The teacher walks into the classroom. Everyone sits down in their proper seat and gets ready for class. CHAPTER 20 (8 hours later) The school bell rings, indicating school is over. Charlie, Candice, and Frank are walking out of the school through the school''s entrance. CHARLIE Are you guys really going to that stupid party? FRANK Hell yeah, man. CANDICE Looks like it. CHARLIE Candice? CANDICE What? I''m only going for the ramen. CHARLIE I''m pretty sure there''s not going to be any ramen. CANDICE I''m going to make sure. FRANK You should come too. CHARLIE I''m good. I don''t really have the time for that. FRANK The only reason you''re not going is because Logan''s going. CHARLIE And that''s not a good enough reason? FRANK Just go, bro. Charlie gets upset and starts crying. CHARLIE You don''t know what it''s like to be in love. Charlie runs off toward his sister as she''s talking to her friends. KATE Yeah. So anyway- Charlie grabs onto Kate''s wrist. CHARLIE Let''s go, Kate! KATE But I''m talking to my...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Charlie begins to run home while dragging Kate in the process. FRANK Wow. He''s a real drama queen. Candice punches Frank in the head. Frank grabs his head in pain. CANDICE You didn''t have to make him cry. Frank gets mad and looks at Candice. FRANK He needs to grow up! Candice and Frank spots Logan and Josaline by the street. They walk over to them. FRANK Alright. We''re all ready? JOSALINE I guess. Wait...Is she going too? CANDICE (irritated) Is there a problem? JOSALINE If you''re referring to yourself, then yeah. Candice and Josaline fiercely grlare at each other. Frank casually walks in between the two. FRANK Ladies...no need to fight. Josaline closes her eyes and looks away from Candice. JOSALINE I suppose it''ll be alright. CANDICE You suppose... FRANK OK, then... It''s settled. Off to the party! LOGAN How''s about we go on ahead and you meet us there? FRANK Sounds like a plan. Logan puts his arm around Josaline''s neck and they both walk off, turning a corner. CANDICE I kind of don''t want to go anymore. Frank looks at Candice. FRANK Don''t worry... Everything will be fine. Let''s just go to the store real quick. I want to buy something before we go. CANDICE What you going to buy? Breathe mints? FRANK (sarcasm) If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Very funny. Suddenly, Frank and Candice hears Josaline screaming. FRANK Was that Josaline?! CANDICE Come on! They run around the corner, but sees no one. FRANK Where''d they go? Suddenly, they get hit on the back of their head with a blunt object, falling unconscious. (Some time passes.) Candice is slowly waking up and realizes she''s in a room by herself. CANDICE Where am I? She stands up, runs to the door, and tries to open the door, but it is locked. CANDICE Damn. Where the hell is Frank? Candice looks around the room again and starts feeling on the wall to find a way out, but is unsuccessful. Suddenly, she hears the doorknob shake a little. The door slowly opens and someone walks into the room. CANDICE Mr. Breao? What are you doing here? ALBERT I came here for you, my dear. CANDICE What do you want with me? ALBERT You hold so much potential and conviction. I just needed to have you for my experiment. CANDICE Experiment? Candice starts to feel pain in her chest. She places her hands over her heart and falls to her knees. She starts sweating and breathing heavily. She slowly looks at Albert. CANDICE What did you do to me? ALBERT I ran some tests on you and dosed you with a drug that should make you perfect. CANDICE You won''t get away with this! ALBERT I believe I already have. I did the same thing to your friends as well. CANDICE (shocked) You bastard! What did you do with them?! Where are my friends?! ALBERT No need to worry about them. They are perfectly safe. As for Frank, he failed the test. So, I got rid of him. CANDICE (angry) BASTARD! Candice charges at Albert and throws a punch at him, but he avoids her attack by moving slightly to the side. He quickly grabs her arm and tosses her in the air. Candice hits the ground near the entrance of the room, landing on her back. CANDICE Ooof! Albert turns his head to Candice. ALBERT Just give up. It''s futile... Candice slowly stands. CANDICE We''ll see about that. Candice quickly turns around and runs out the room. ALBERT Run all you like...it''s useless. Candice is running down a hallway and is about to turn a corner until she sees someone''s leg coming from around the corner. She flinches and loses her balance, causing her to trip and roll, dodging the leg aimed at her face. Afterwards, Candice quickly gets back up and sees a woman staring at her. CANDICE Who are you? The woman did not answer. CANDICE ANSWER ME! Albert is walking down the hallway toward Candice and the woman. ALBERT Kindra, she must be good to have dodged your kick.. KINDRA She was lucky because of her clumsiness, but I assure you, it will not happen again. Candice turns away from the two and runs away. Kindra begins to chase after her. ALBERT Wait. Kindra stops and looks at Albert. ALBERT No need to chase after her. She''s no threat to us. KINDRA Yes, sir. Candice manages to find the exit. She''s leaves the building and sees that it is dark out. CANDICE How long was I knocked out? She quickly observes her surroundings and notices a sign on the road stating which direction the city is in. Candice runs toward the city and does not get there until the next day. Exhausted from the travel, she goes to the police department to report what she had experienced, but they did not believe her. Next, she goes to Frank''s house to see if he''s there, but nobody answers. Next, she goes to Charlie''s house; she knocks on the door and Charlie''s mom answers the door. Judie is surprised to see the state Candice is in. JUDIE Oh my...what happened to you, Candice?! CANDICE I''m OK, Mrs. Breao. I just need to talk to Charlie. JUDIE OK... Charlie''s in his room if you want to talk to him. CANDICE Thank you. Candice walks into the house and makes her way to Charlie''s room. She knocks on the door, but there is no answer. Candice slowly opens the door. CANDICE Charlie, are you in here? Candice sees Charlie sitting on his bed, with headphones in his ears and reading the manga Cindy gave him. He notices Candice at the entrance of his room. He puts down the manga and take his headphones out his ears. CHARLIE Ummm...hey Candice. How was the party? Candice walks into Charlie''s room and closes the door. CANDICE Charlie, there''s something I have to tell you about your father. CHARLIE My father? Like what? CANDICE Well... Suddenly, Albert came into Charlie''s room, interrupting her. Candice turns around and notice it is Albert. ALBERT Charlie, you got the thing I sent you? Albert looks at Candice. ALBERT Oh. Hello, Candice. How are you today? Candice becomes nervous. ALBERT What''s the matter? You look like you''ve seen a ghost. Albert begins to move toward Candice. CANDICE (frightened) DON''T COME NEAR ME! Albert stops moving. CHARLIE Candice, is something wrong? ALBERT Are you OK, Candice? CANDICE I''m fine! I just didn''t get enough sleep last. I have to go. Candice rushes pass Albert and leaves Charlie''s room. She rushes pass Kate, barely missing her. KATE Watch where you''re going, whore! Judie sees Candice running toward the house entrance. JUDIE Candice, where are you going? Candice stops running and looks at Judie. JUDIE I was hoping you could join us for lunch. CANDICE That''s OK, Mrs. Breao. Maybe some other time. Candice quickly runs out of the house, closing the door behind herself. She goes home when her parents weren''t there and begins to pack things into her backpack. CANDICE I can''t stay here anymore. I have to get out of here before he finds me. After she finishes packing, she quickly leaves her house and set out on the road. CANDICE I''m sorry, everybody. Candice leaves town. As time passes on, she eventually joins the military and gets stationed back into the city she once left. (Flashback ends) CHAPTER 21 Candice is on the ground, nervous and sweating while staring at Albert. Albert and Kindra are standing in front of Candice. Candice looks to her side to notice Josaline still unconscious. CANDICE Josaline! Candice spots someone on the ground behind Albert. CANDICE Who is that? Albert looks behind himself. ALBERT Oh, that''s right. I almost forgot about him. I''m surprised you did, though. CANDICE Forget about who? ALBERT I''ll go get him for you. I''m sure you''ll remember once you get a closer look. Albert walks over to Charlie, picks him up by the back of his shirt, and drags him over to Candice. He throws Charlie beside Candice. CHARLIE Ooof. Candice looks at Charlie. CANDICE Charlie! Charlie is barely moving. CANDICE Charlie, are you OK?! CHARLIE Candice...is that...you? CANDICE (worried) It''s me, Charlie. CHARLIE It''s been...so long. Frank...and I...missed you. Also...Frank is...still a dick. CANDICE (upset) I know. He''s the one who brought me here. ALBERT Frank...he''s still alive?! Albert turns away from Candice. ALBERT I guess he wasn''t a failure after all. Albert looks at the moon while laughing uncontrollably evil. Candice gets angry and looks at Albert. ALBERT Breao! Albert stops laughing. CANDICE How could you do this? To your son? To the city? What made you want to do all this? Albert turns his head toward Candice while smiling. ALBERT Isn''t it obvious? Control. CANDICE Control? Over what? Albert turns to Candice. ALBERT The world, of course. Charlie begins to slowly stand up, staggering and in pain while doing so. CANDICE Don''t force yourself to get up. You''re still in pain. CHARLIE Don''t worry, Candice...I''ll be fine. He turns around to face Albert and as he turns, Candice notice Charlie wearing an eye patch. CANDICE Charlie, what happened to your eye? Charlie does not respond to Candice''s question. CHARLIE Dad...You don''t have to do this. Albert looks at Charlie. ALBERT Look who finally decides to join us. Charlie looks at Albert and begins to walk toward him, staggering along the way. CHARLIE You''re so much better than this. Kindra looks at Charlie and retaliates against him by cocking her leg back and thrusting it toward Charlie''s head. ALBERT STOP! Kindra stops her kick inches away from Charlie''s face. Charlie stops walking, but is not fazed by the attempted attack by Kindra. ALBERT There''s no point, Kindra. He''s already a goner. Kindra puts her leg down and allows Charlie to walk toward Albert. CHARLIE Think about what you''re doing. Think about the people you''re hurting. Think about your family. ALBERT Family? I don''t need a family and having one is a nuisance; a waste of time. Charlie stops walking and gets angry. CHARLIE If you really think that way, then why have one?! ALBERT It was a distraction to cover up my true intentions; to take control of this world. Why would I want to have a family when I can have power? Power is the only essential key to living a happy life. Without it, your life is meaningless. You may as well never existed.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. CHARLIE But dad... Charlie puts his hands over his left eye in pain and drops to his knees. ALBERT It''s beginning to take affect. CHARLIE What is?! What did you do to me?! ALBERT It was so long ago, but I guess it wouldn''t hurt to explain it since you will be drawing your last breath soon. I''m a scientist, you see. I have to run test on things that peak my interest. I''ve decided to look into what makes the human body function properly. While doing so, I stumbled upon an idea; why not figure out how to control people against their will? While researching, I created a drug that would turn people into brainless, hopeless human beings. Your mother was away during the time and your sister wasn''t born yet, so you were going to be my guinea pig for the experiment. I injected you with the drug, but nothing happened. Of course, I waited a few weeks, but still nothing. So, I abandoned the drug until I found a way to amplify it''s effect on a greater scale. This, I achieved some years ago. But I couldn''t use you because I thought you would be immune to it from the last experiment. Thus, your friends were next in line. Charlie and Candice are shocked to hear this. ALBERT Of course, different people will have different side effects. First was Frank; when I injected him with the drug, he freaked out and then he just stopped moving. I considered him a failure and thought he was dead. So, I threw him away. Next was Candice; I injected her with the drug and she showed signs that it was working. So, I tossed her in a room. I was going to use her for further experiments, but she managed to escape. Next was Logan; he grew blades from out of his fists. With this, I didn''t need any more test subjects, but I couldn''t just let Josaline go. CHARLIE (shocked) Josaline! ALBERT That''s right. Your precious Josaline was not injected with the drug, but she did become my subordinate and have been for all these years. And there you have it. CHARLIE You still didn''t explain what''s happening to my left eye! ALBERT You still don''t get it, do you? Albert pulls out a remote control from out of his pants pocket and presses a button on it. City Hall begins to mildly tremble, making Charlie and Candice lose their balance. The part of the roof that is behind Albert, opens up and a giant machine slowly rises from out of the building. Charlie and Candice are even more shocked to see something of this magnitude being held here at City Hall. When the machine stops moving, City Hall stops trembling. ALBERT Behold, my creation. Witness your utter demise The machine stands 20 feet tall and is 10 feet wide. It is directly behind Albert. ALBERT WITNESS AND BE AMAZED! Kindra looks at Albert and starts clapping. CANDICE WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING?! Kindra stops clapping, turns to Candice, and kicks her in the side. CANDICE OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Candice grabs her side in pain and Charlie looks at Candice. CHARLIE Candice! KINDRA Only speak when you are spoken too. CANDICE (Cough) ...fuck you. ALBERT Now, now. Let''s not start before the party begins. Charlie looks at Albert. CHARLIE Shut up and tell me what''s going on?! ALBERT You will know in good time, Charlie. Kindra notice something in the corner of her eye. She jumps back, avoiding a bullet and lands beside Albert. She looks at the roof''s entrance. KINDRA Show yourself. Charlie and Candice turn their attention to the roof''s entrance. Someone opens the door and walks onto the roof. In their hand is a pistol with a silencer attachment. Charlie and Candice are shocked to see who it is. CANDICE Cindy?! CINDY It''s been a while, hasn''t it? CHARLIE Cindy! What are you doing here? Cindy looks at Charlie. CINDY What do you think I''m doing here? CHARLIE To give me another manga book? CINDY Are you nuts? I''m here to save you. CHARLIE That''s gre- CINDY And to give you another manga. CHARLIE I knew it. CANDICE We don''t have time for this, guys. Cindy runs to Candice and helps her back on her feet . CANDICE Don''t think that this changes any. CINDY Good to know because you still get on my nerves. ALBERT Kindra, please deal with them. KINDRA Yes, sir. Charlie looks at Albert and Kindra. CHARLIE What?! Kindra begins to run toward Candice and Cindy. CANDICE Let''s put our differences aside for now. We have a bigger threat to deal with. CINDY For now, anyway. CANDICE I''ll take the lead. Candice charges toward Kindra while Cindy aims her pistol at Kindra. When Candice and Kindra gets close enough to each other, Kindra throws a kick toward Candice''s head. CANDICE NOW! Cindy shoots at Kindra. At the last second, Kindra dodges the bullet, but her kick misses Candice, leaving her off balance. Candice takes the opportunity and punches Kindra in the stomach. Kindra flies back, but regains her balance and lands on her feet. CINDY Damn! She''s fast! CANDICE I know. Earlier, I fought her and got my ass handed to me. In order to have a chance at beating her, we have to work together. Kindra starts patting her stomach. KINDRA That was a pretty strong punch. CANDICE (worried) She probably didn''t even feel that. CINDY What is she? CANDICE I don''t know, but we have to beat her in order to get to Albert. KINDRA Round 2, ladies. Don''t disappoint me. Kindra charges toward Candice and Cindy again. CINDY She''s coming again. Be careful. CANDICE Right. Kindra engages Cindy and Candice in battle. CHARLIE Candice! Cindy! ALBERT You have bigger problems to worry about. Charlie looks at Albert. CHARLIE What do you mean? Charlie continues to have his hands over his left eye. ALBERT This is...SPECTACULAR! Soon, that eye of yours will help me achieve my goal. CHARLIE NO! I will not help you! ALBERT You actually believe I need your approval? You are going to help me whether you want to or not. The pain in Charlie''s eye worsen. CHARLIE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ALBERT Yes. Just face the fact that you''re too helpless to do anything. Suddenly, Frank bursts through the roof. He lands beside Charlie, but Charlie''s in too much pain to notice him. Afterwards, Frank charges toward Albert and throws a punch at him. Logan appears in between Frank and Albert and blocks Frank''s punch with his head. He retaliates with a punch of his own, but Frank jumps back, avoiding the attack and lands beside Charlie. Kindra stops her fight with Candice and Cindy and charges toward Frank. Frank looks behind himself and sees Kindra running toward him. Kindra attacks Frank with a flying kick, but he ducks, causing Kindra to fly over his head. He quickly grabs Charlie and makes his way over to Candice and Cindy. He drops Charlie on the ground, breaking Charlie out of his painful state. CHARLIE Why the hell... Charlie is shocked to see Frank beside him. Frank looks at Charlie and smiles at him. FRANK Long time, no see, buddy. CHARLIE FRANK?! CHAPTER 22 Charlie is on the ground, looking up at Frank. CHARLIE What are you doing here? FRANK I''m here, saving your butt. CHARLIE Saving me? Charlie closes his eyes and begins to rub the top of his head. CHARLIE I don''t even remember you coming near me. FRANK Figures...You were in too much pain to realize it. CHARLIE Pain?! My eye...It doesn''t hurt anymore. Frank looks at Albert, Kindra, and Logan. FRANK That eye of yours, that''s what he''s after. CHARLIE But how will my eye help him? FRANK I don''t know, but he plans on using that machine to do so. CANDICE Frank?! Frank turns his head toward Candice. FRANK Oh. Hey, Candice. CANDICE That''s all you got to say to me? FRANK What do you want me to say? CANDICE (Sarcasm) I don''t know. Maybe something like (using a deep voice) "Candice, I''m glad you''re safe." FRANK Why the hell would I do that? Do you not know who I am? CANDICE Still a dick as ever, huh? CHARLIE Told you. Cindy looks at all of them. CINDY I really hate to spoil the reunion, but I believe we have bigger things to worry about right now. Charlie, Frank, Candice, and Cindy turn their attention toward Albert, Kindra and Logan. FRANK You''re right, Mindy. CINDY What? Charlie stands up. CHARLIE But how are we supposed to stop them and that machine? CINDY Wait... What did you just call me? CANDICE We have no choice. We have to take them all on. CINDY Yes. Just keep on ignoring me. Candice looks at Cindy. CANDICE I''m sorry Cindy. Did you say something? CINDY (sarcasm) Nope. Nothing at all. CANDICE OK. I just thought you were being a bitch. CINDY WHAT?! CANDICE (sarcasm) Nothing. FRANK HEY! You two need to focus. CINDY (Whisper) I''ll focus my foot up her ass. CHARLIE You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. 4 against 3... The odds are in our favor. CANDICE Bullshit! Cindy and I had a hard enough time trying to defend ourselves against that woman over there. CHARLIE You two must be weak. CANDICE Says the guy who was on the ground when I first saw him. CHARLIE At least I didn''t get beat up by a girl. Candice hit Charlie on the head making him grab his head out of pain. CANDICE Not yet, anyway. CHARLIE OWWWW! I was just in pain... Cut me some slack. FRANK KNOCK IT OFF! WE DO NOT HAVE TIME- Suddenly, Kindra comes from out of nowhere and kicks Frank in the back. He flies to the roof''s entrance and crashes into the door, falling to the ground afterward. CHARLIE What the... CANDICE Still think I''m weak? CHARLIE ...Yes. CANDICE Shut up! KINDRA You really shouldn''t turn your back on the enemy. LOGAN Same goes for you. Logan has his blades to Kindra''s back. KINDRA Logan? I knew I couldn''t trust you. LOGAN You have a smart head on your shoulders. I did what you guys wanted for my own personal goals. This was my plan from the beginning. KINDRA I had a feeling you would betray us one day. LOGAN If only Albert knew as well. KINDRA He did. LOGAN What?! A remote slips down Kindra''s sleeve and into her hand. She presses a button and Logan starts to get electrocuted. LOGAN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! He falls to the ground, not moving. CHARLIE LOGAN! KINDRA Now that we got the nuisance out of the way, where were we? CHARLIE Why would you do that to him? KINDRA Traitors must be dealt with accordingly. Candice looks at Josaline and sees she is still passed out on the ground. KINDRA The same goes for Josaline. CHARLIE YOU DIDN''T HAVE TO KILL HIM! Charlie charges at Kindra and throws a punch, aiming for her face. Kindra avoids the punch by turning slightly to the left. Next, she kneed him in the stomach. CINDY CHARLIE! ALBERT DON''T KILL HIM, KINDRA. I NEED HIS EYE WHILE HE''S ALIVE. Charlie is breathless for a moment, unable to move. Next, Kindra hand palms Charlie in the chest, forcing him to fly back and fall to the ground from where he started. Cindy quickly makes her way to his side. CINDY Are you OK?! Charlie is trying to catch his breath while slowly getting back on his feet. CHARLIE Never...better... CANDICE We have to work together in order to defeat her. Candice begins to sweat. CANDICE (Even if we work together, I don''t think it''s enough to bring her down.) KINDRA If you give up now, your friends won''t get hurt. CHARLIE I will never give up! NOT TO YOU! NOT TO MY DAD! NOT TO ANYBODY! KINDRA Suit yourself. Kindra looks at Josaline. KINDRA I''ll start with her then. CHARLIE WAIT! NO! Kindra rushes to Josaline and raises her leg to execute an axe kick. Charlie begins to run to Kindra and Josaline. CHARLIE JOOOOOSAAAALIIIIINNNE! Kindra brings her foot down with enormous power behind it. Frank comes from nowhere and blocks Kindra''s axe kick with his forearm while looking down at Josaline. CHARLIE FRANK! FRANK I don''t like it when people attack the defenseless. Frank looks at Kindra with a smirk. FRANK Especially, if you''re the one who''s the attacker. Frank quickly grabs Kindra''s leg and pulls her toward him. He attempts to punch Kindra in the face, but she manages to block the punch with both hands. She is sent flying back and lands on the ground while sliding backwards on her back. She stops sliding once she is directly in front of Albert. CINDY Whoa! CANDICE Where did you get all that power from? CHARLIE Fuck that... How do I get that kind of power? Frank stands up and walks over to Logan. He picks Logan up and lays him next to Josaline. FRANK Did you forget, Charlie? I''m dead. CANDICE and CINDY DEAD?! CHARLIE Oh yeah. I totally forgot. Candice looks at Charlie. CANDICE You knew this and you didn''t tell me?! CHARLIE Sort of slipped my mind! CINDY How could that slip your mind?! FRANK Enough with the questions. They''re about to make their move. Charlie, Candice, and Cindy looks at Albert and Kindra. Albert softly kicks Kindra in the head. ALBERT How long are you going to lie down? KINDRA Sorry, sir. Kindra gets back on her feet. CHARLIE What is she?! FRANK An experiment. Kindra tilts her head toward the ground and takes her hair out of a pony tail. After a few seconds, she raises her head to look at Charlie and company, for them to witness her pupils being red and having an evil-like grin on her face. KINDRA It''s time to play! CHAPTER 23 Charlie and company are staring at Kindra. CHARLIE WHOA! What the hell happen to her?! FRANK There''s something I got to tell you guys. She- Kindra is directly in Frank''s face after he blinks and his eyes widen. FRANK (SHIT! She''s too fast for me to track!) Charlie, Candice, and Cindy lost track of Kindra. CHARLIE Where the hell she go?! They all look around until Cindy spots Kindra directly in front of Frank. CINDY THERE SHE IS! Charlie and Candice looks in the direction Cindy points toward and sees Kindra in front of Frank. CANDICE FRANK! CHARLIE (Now way! How did she get there without any of us noticing?!) Kindra puts her index finger on Frank''s lips while she still has an evil-like smile on her face. KINDRA Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. There''s no need to tell them about me, Frank. Kindra quickly punches Frank in the stomach while her finger is still on his lips. He coughs up blood and is about to fall to his knees, but Kindra held him up. KINDRA I CAN JUST SHOW THEM INSTEAD! Kindra kicks Frank on the side of his head, causing him to fly off the top of City hall and onto the street below. CHARLIE and CANDICE FRANK! Kindra looks at Charlie and company. KINDRA I''m not finished playing yet! As Kindra licks her lips, Cindy aims her pistol at Kindra. CINDY LET''S DANCE, BITCH! She fires multiple rounds at Kindra, but Kindra is easily avoiding the bullets by slightly moving her body left and right. CINDY She''s way too fast! She pulls the trigger, but the gun clicks. CINDY FUCK! I''m out of bullets! She looks down and reaches into her pockets to get more ammunition. She reloads her gun and aims her gun, but Kindra is nowhere to be found. CINDY Where''d she go?! Kindra reappears behind Cindy. KINDRA Behind you. Kindra chops Cindy in the back of her neck. She passes out and falls to the ground, dropping her pistol in the process. CHARLIE CINDY! Charlie gets angry and charges toward Kindra. CHARLIE YOU ARE GOING TO PAY! CANDICE WAIT! Kindra disappears and reappears behind Charlie. Afterwards, she chops him in the back of the neck. CHARLIE But...when did she... Charlie passes out and falls to the ground. KINDRA One to go. Kindra looks at Candice and Candice starts to sweat.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. CANDICE (nervous) (There''s no way I can keep up with her speed.) Kinda and Candice are staring each other down. CANDICE Fuck it! YOLO! Candice charges toward Kindra and throws a punch, but Kindra stops her punch with the palm of her hand. CANDICE WHAT?! Kindra quickly pulls Candice toward herself and grabs Candice by the neck. Candice is struggling to break free. KINDRA (disappointed) This isn''t fun. Kindra slowly lifts Candice in the air, choking her. KINDRA You disappoint me, Candice? You could''ve been like me if you hadn''t escaped. I bet you''re feeling pretty regretful, huh? Well don''t worry. The regret that you''re feeling is going to be gone real soon. Kindra starts squeezing Candice''s throat. Candice is struggling even harder as the pain increases. Seconds later, she stops moving and Kindra feels something touching her. KINDRA Huh? She looks down and sees Charlie on the ground, holding onto her ankle. KINDRA You want to play some more? CHARLIE I...told you before...I''m never...giving up... Kindra starts laughing and releases Candice, causing Candice to fall to the ground. Kindra kicks Charlie''s hand off her ankle. KINDRA Haven''t you heard the saying, kid..."Never say never." She kicks Charlie in the stomach and he coughs up blood. ALBERT What did I tell you? KINDRA I know. I''m just playing around with him. Kindra picks Charlie up by his shirt and starts dragging him to Albert. Candice slowly opens her eyes and see Kindra dragging Charlie. She reaches her hand out toward Charlie. CANDICE Ch...Char...lie... Kindra drops Charlie in front of Kindra. KINDRA Here you go. ALBERT Excellent. And just in time too. Albert kneels down beside Charlie and takes off Charlie''s eye patch. ALBERT I''m going to be taking that eye of yours now. Not to worry though, it will only hurt a lot. Albert reaches his hand toward Charlie''s left eye, but Charlie grabs Albert''s arm. CHARLIE Dad...please... ALBERT Being stubborn will get you nowhere. Now release me. Albert removes Charlie''s hand off of his arm and grabs Charlie''s left eye, pulling it out of his eye socket CHARLIE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Charlie places his hands over his left eye socket. There is blood coming from it. Candice starts crying after watching what had happened. CANDICE CHARLIE! Albert stands up with Charlie''s left eye in his hand. ALBERT Yes. I finally got what I wanted. Albert pulls out a remote and presses a button on it. The machine behind them opens up to reveal a seat inside of it. He begins to walk toward the machine. ALBERT Now you can kill him. KINDRA With pleasure. CANDICE No... Kindra raises her foot, preparing to stomp Charlie''s head in. CANDICE No... Kindra brings her foot down with great force behind it. CANDICE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Suddenly, Frank comes from out of nowhere and punches Kindra in the face. She flies backwards, but regains her balance. She lands on her hands and feet, but is still sliding backwards. Frank quickly grabs Charlie and retreats to where Candice is lying. He drops Charlie and faces toward Candice. FRANK Candice, are you OK? CANDICE Frank...I''m glad...you''re OK. Frank has a depressing look on his face. FRANK There''s only one thing left to do. Candice...do you trust me? CANDICE ...Yes. FRANK Thank you. Frank stabs his hand into Candice''s stomach. Candice is in a lot of pain and is speechless from what just happened. Frank starts giving Candice his energy. Kindra stops sliding backwards and her evil-like smile goes away. KINDRA Damn you, Frank! You keep getting in the way! I guess I''ll have to take care of you first! Kindra stands up and sprints toward Frank. Frank removes his hand from Candice''s stomach. FRANK Candice, just remember one thing. Kindra appears behind Frank. FRANK I''ll always be with you. Kindra kicks Frank''s head off of his shoulders and Frank''s head is sent flying off of City Hall while his body falls to the ground. KINDRA Finally got rid of that bastard! Now it''s time to finish the rest of you off! Suddenly, Candice begins to glow. KINDRA What?! This is impossible! Candice''s eyes close and she begins to float in the air. KINDRA That shot I gave you earlier should''ve gotten rid of what was in your body! Unless... Kindra looks at Frank''s body on the ground. KINDRA FRANK! Candice slowly floats down to the ground, landing on her feet. KINDRA I don''t care what kind of power you have! Kindra disappears and reappears behind Candice. KINDRA YOU STILL WON''T MATCH UP TO ME! Kindra goes to kick Candice in the head, but Candice blocks it with her forearm. KINDRA WHAT?! Candice grabs Kindra''s leg and swings Kindra around before slamming her to the ground. KINDRA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Kindra quickly jumps to her feet and jumps away from Candice. She has blood running down her face. Candice begins to slowly open her eyes and, once fully opened, her pupils revealed to be blue.