"Nothing to do in this lonely room..." That was what Barnaby thought after spending a day in his apartment looking at the reprises of the Hero TV.
After his retirement, he started trying to do lots of things, such as charity jobs, not as a hero, but as normal person. He really liked helping others, but nothing could fill his life. He didn't realize what was missing in his life.
He finally could sleep in peace knowing that his parents were avenged, even though there were things, about that, that weren't uncovered yet. He finally could be happy, but why was his life still not complete?
As he was wondering what was the problem, the intercom started ringing.
"Barnaby-san, there is a letter that needs your signature." The doorman talked through the intercom.
"Oh, thank you for bringing it to me." Barnaby said after opening the door. After signing the letter, he started reading it:
-x-
"Dear Mr. Barnaby Brooks Jr.,
We would like to invite you to our Hero Masquerade Ball.
All heroes were invited, even those who are retired.
It would be really pleasant If you could be present, as you, former KOH, that helped us so many times.
We already contacted Mr. Wild Tiger and he confirmed that he is going to come.
We will be expecting you,
Hero TV."
-x-
As Barnaby read the letter he started feeling very anxious and didn't know how to react. As soon as he read Wild Tiger's name, his heart started pounding a little. He didn't understand why it was happening, but he was decided to go to the party. He could finally have a chance to meet everybody again, even though it was a brief time.
So he started preparing everything for that Masquerade ball that could change his empty life a little... or so he thought...
