Hey! so, this is my all new story, for my 'Shadow Hood' Fans, don't worry, i haven't completely given up on that yet, just have been busy xDSO! i have been planning this story for quite a while now, i gota say, this is gonna be quite a ride! filled with angst, action, crime, death, happiness, deception, but most of all Mystery :D
Now, the first 4 paragraphs are flash backs of my mane character's past. Im going to feed you bit by bit of his past, till you can piece is all together, and trust me, its going to be interesting, i can promise you that :D
| Disclamer - I dont own Batman, or Young Justice, or any of these people. Duh .
| Beta - Birchtail - Thanks soo much, you awesome!
| Warnings - A little child abuse, Cussing, and a little violence
Other then that, i hope you enjoy! ~
Were all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell just different devils.
- Kanye West
The Lies We Live, Under The Masks We Wear
Chapter 1
Confusion
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A small, dark-haired boy pounded on the metal door of his confinements as lightning illuminated the dark room from the small locked window. The boy covered his ears in fear of the noise.
"Let me out! Please, I'm sorry! Let me out!" he sobbed, but he knew no one was listening. After all he had been trapped here for hours. he sunk to his knees and wrapped his arms around his head, trying to block out the frightening lightning.
"You have disobeyed me once again, dear child," came a voice that was both calm and angry at the same time.
The kid bowed his head in fear and anger. This man was so frightening because he had so much power over him.
Not just him, but anyone with whom he was in contact.
"Are you ready to receive your punishment?" asked the older man, cold eyes staring at the trembling child. A shiver ran down his back, and he got up to run, but it was no use. He was immediately pushed to the ground by an unseen force. The child gasped for air. The telekinetic pressure was too much; he couldn't move or breathe.
He stared at the man that was doing this. "S-stop… please..."
Pitch-black figures surrounded him, trailing wisps of shadow as they moved in front of him. He fought the pounding migraine spreading through his head to control of the figments of his imagination, but his mind was running wild. More creations formed, and he tried to stop them, but it was too hard to fight both a headache and his growing fear.
The child's eyes widened as something no one else could see passed before his eyes. It was all his fault. If he had only listened, he could have saved her.
He sunk to his knees, as tears dripped down his face.
My fault, all my fault...
-11 years later-
|Outside Shardon City|
|Tuesday – 9pm|
The rain pounded down relentlessly on the road through the forest, a cold wind carrying a load of dirty, wet leaves along with the rain as it gusted across the asphalt. I stopped my custom made motorcycle.
I took off my helmet to get a better look at the nearest road sign, the dust already smearing and running off the white-on-green letters, and grinned as I read it. Shardon City, 6 Miles.
I put my helmet back on, covering my unruly black hair, revved my motorcycle up and sped down the road.
'Never thought I would come back here.'
| Shardon City|
| Wednesday, 3:55 P.M.|
The sun shone brightly now, the rain of yesterday nearly forgotten but for for the puddles laying about in the storm drains and the occasional pothole. The students from Shardon High were on their way home after a hard day of textbooks, lockers, and lectures.
"Ugh, I totally failed that test," grumbled Jade Williams. Her dirty blond hair fell into her face, and she blew it away uncovering annoyed hazel eyes. She sighed and adjusted her black and white school uniform, inwardly wishing the skirt was just a little longer.
"Do you even remember the last time you actually passed a test?" joked her twin, James.
Jade jokingly punched James' uniform-clad arm. "Hey! You're no better. It's not my fault that I'm not as smart as Trevor!" she exclaimed, casting a glance behind her.
Trevor Page, still walking behind them, bowed his head in embarrassment. He had the highest grades in the school, far passing everyone else, even though he was a year younger than the Williams twins, at fifteen. And he was smarter then anybody else at the school; he'd skipped a year already and could have skipped more, but decided not to for the sake of his already-meager social life.
James slowed down to Trevor's pace. "Just give a tiny bit of your smarts to Jade; heaven knows she needs it more than you," he said, grinning. Trevor only lowered his head. He was supremely shy, even around his close friends.
Jade swung at James with her backpack. She shot him a glare and hurried ahead, a light blush of embarrassment spreading over her cheeks.
James laughed and looked at Trevor, noticing that he also had a blush on his cheeks. He raised an eyebrow. "You don't have to be so shy around us, T; we're your friends."
"I know," Trevor said. He couldn't help it; his shyness came naturally. "C'mon, lets go catch up to my nutty sister," James suggested, grinning. Trevor cracked a smile and started running.
They both quickly caught up to Jade, but she didn't look at them. "C'mon Jadey, don't be upset. You know we love you," James teased as he pinched her cheeks.
"You're smart, Jade. Don't listen to him," Trevor shyly ventured. Jade sighed; she couldn't stay angry at them for pushed James' hands off her face, and smiled softly at Trevor.
"So! Where are we going?" she asked. "Let's go to Riley's. I want something to snack on," James announced. They all agreed and went on their way.
Riley was an old family friend who owned a convenience store. He was a slightly overweight man in his mid-30's, with a mop of blond hair and a very kind heart. They crossed the street, their steps hastening as they neared the store. A gust of wind blew by; it was getting a bit chilly.
They opened the door, and the bell attached to the top of the door to alert Riley when someone entered his small shop jingled cheerily at their entrance. The store was good-sized for a convenience shop, with about 6 different aisles, a back room behind the counter, and two restrooms; one for customers, and a private one. They saw Riley at the counter and went to greet him. "Hey, Riles!" James said, grinning. He seemed to love making nicknames for everyone he met.
"Why, hello, kids! How are you?" he inquired, smiling in his turn. "Fine," Jade answered for all of them.
"Good, good." Riley decided to sort the money in his cash register while they all went off in their own directions, each intent getting whatever they came for. The group met up back at the cash register. After they paid for their items, they made their way to the door.
Before Jade had a chance to touch the door handle, a long-fingered hand turned the handle and pushed the door open.
"Oh, sorry," the young man said, voice low, then disappeared out the door. Jade didn't look up in time to see his eyes, but he had black hair, wildy sticking out in all directions over his they watched his retreating figure, Trevor stepped forward with a weird look in his eyes.
"C'mon, guys. Let's tail him," the resident geek suggested. Jade and James looked at him in surprise. "Why?" asked James in an incredulous voice. Trevor wanted to follow a random and potentially dangerous man. Trevor was usually the one who always stayed on the sidelines, preferring to take the safest route.
"Come on! We're losing ground already!" he excliamed, dashing outside. James exchanged looks with Jade, eyes wide and one eyebrow raised. She shrugged and followed Trevor out. James sighed and followed them out as got a weird feeling from that guy. Not a bad feeling, he couldn't quite place it.
They exited the store, walking down the sidewalk as they kept the mystery man in their sights a couple meters ahead. He was walking fast, but not in a suspicious way. He looked relaxed, but it was fairly easy to see something was wrong. A cold gust of wind blew by, and the guy crossed the street, speeding up his steps.
They followed suit, but in the middle of the road, a car suddenly sped by, almost hitting Jade. James quickly pulled her back before she got hit. She fell back in shock, and James and Trevor quickly helped her up. "What's wrong with you?" James asked, worry evident in his voice. "You should have sensed that!"
"I'm sorry! I was trying to sense that guy, but I can't get anything! This never happened before," she lamented, putting one hand to her temple. Her head ached all of a comment brought them back to the task at hand.
"Come on! We can worry about that later. He's gotten away! We have to find him," said Trevor, his voice resolute and face twins gave him a weird look. Again.
This was strange, and far too strange for comfort. Did Trevor know the guy? Why did he want to catch him so badly? Trevor noticed the looks they were giving him, and sighed impatiently, glancing from one to the other. "Look, I'll explain it later! Right now we just have to find him, OK?"
"All right, all right! Yeesh." James shook his head. Trevor and the twins looked around for a while, going down several sidewalks lined with small shops, but caught no sight of him.
Then they saw him. Directly two blocks in front of them, he turned a corner as they watched. They sped down the street, turning the corner shortly after him. Two left turns and a right later, and they were standing in front of an unusual scene that didn't startle the little group as much as it would most people.
The man they had seen in the convenience store now wore a domino mask and a hoodie that covered his hair and some of his face. He threw a punch at the strong-looking man fighting him as they turned the corner, and the other man spun his bo staff in his direction, missing his stomach by a few inches.
They quickly retreated back into the corner. They had to make a plan before they simply jumped in. "What do we do? I sense bad things coming from that man, the one fighting the mystery man. But there's something funny about him, too. I'm not sure what it is, but I can tell it's nothing good."
"I vote we help him," whispered Trevor. James sighed. He saw no way around it. Trevor seemed pretty stuck on this already. "All right, fine. Get changed, you two." They both nodded.
A minute late they were all in costume, having left their backpacks lying behind waste bins in the alleys they picked to get in costume.
Trevor was the first one to go around the corner, now wearing a black shirt covering his school uniform and a simple domino mask to hide his identity.
James was right on Trevor's tail; he had changed out of his school clothing, and was now wearing a dark grey spandex suit, with Kevlar padding underneath to provide a buffer against bullets. The middle, arms, legs, and neck were trimmed in red, and he wore a black domino mask with white lenses to cover his eyes. He wore black leather gloves and an arm guard. A carbon composite bow was slung over his back, along with a quiver of arrows. If he was asked, he would now identify himself as 'Aironn'.
Right behind him was his sister Jade who was wearing close to the same thing as her brother, but without the sleeves or long pants. She was also wearing a slanted belt, hanging loosely on her hips. She would now be known as 'Ilean'.
They fixed their attention on the fight that was going on. The mystery man was wearing a grey T-shirt with a jacket hoodie, a pair of cargo pants, and a black mask that covered most of his face. He was fighting with a sharp looking dagger, which he didn't seem to be able to get around the other man's bo staff, which had considerably longer range.
The mystery man's masked eyes flickered toward them, his eyes narrowing. He dodged an on-coming strike from his opponent with a backflip, landing near the three heroes.
"We're here to help," Aironn said, bow in hand and arrow at the ready. The attacker jumped forward, all three teens jumped out the way. "Are you guys capable?" the mystery man asked.
"Duh, man! Do you not see this sick bow?" Aironn answered, and Jade couldn't help but roll her eyes under her mask. "Are you capable? This guy is big, and no offense, but your only defense is a weak-looking stick."
The mystery man grinned and jumped right at the attacker.
"W-wait!" Ilean shouted at him, stepping forward. James notched an arrow, prepared to intervene when this overconfident guy failed. Surprising all of them,Trevor stepped forward and put his arm out, stopping both of his friends. "What are you doing? This guy is going to get killed!" James shouted, attempting to step forward once again.
"Just watch!" Trevor said. They looked forward once more, and quite surprisingly, the man from Riley's shop was winning. The attacker was attempting to stab the mystery man, but he was dodging the attacks quite well. He used his staff to jump over the attacker. Landing behind him, he swept a leg in a semicircle under him, successfully felling the attacker. Once he was on the ground, the mystery man jumped forward, tipping the attacker's chin up with his staff.
"Who are you?" asked the mystery man. His opponent didn't respond. He reached to take off his mask, but then the attacker batted the bo staff away from his chin, putting his knife at the mystery man's neck. He kicked the dagger-man's leg out from under him, as a distraction, and then hit the pocket knife out of his hand a split second later.
They both jumped away from each other, then charged at one another. The mystery man threw his staff forward, and while the attacker was occupied in blocking it, he jumped forward, delivering a punch that broke his attacker's jaw.
The attacker staggered back, his mask cracked as well as his bone. The mystery man grinned, running forward again and attempting to kick the attacker's head. But he blocked it, and they sent hit after hit back and forward at each other for nearly two minutes. But suddenly, the attacker stepped back, grabbing his head and gasping in pain. Then ran out of the alleyway. The mystery man was right on his tail.
Aironn and Ilean were so surprised by the fight that it took them a second to run after them. Trevor was already at the end of the alley. But when they turned the corner to the street, both men were gone. The three heroes looked all over, but couldn't find a single trace of them. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.
| Hours Later|
| Unknown Location|
|The masked attacker from before was withered on the ground in pain, fighting the mind control that once again overtook him.
A man stepped out of the shadows, grinning. "You're strong willed, to be able to break out of the control once. But don't worry. It won't happen again." Then his world went black.
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