Ray, Jasper, Charlotte and I were hanging out in the Man Cave on duty waiting for someone to call in a crime. We walked over to see the crime cam. Charlotte turned it on and it showed my family, held captive by the Wall Dogs. Veronica was circling them and spraying them with spray paint. "Hello Kid Danger. I think we have something you want." I growled then snarled,
"Let them go Veronica. They have nothing to do with this." The leader walked into view.
"Now, now, Kid Danger. I thought you had more sense." He grabbed Piper's face. She tried to bite his hand, but he shoved her head in the opposite direction. "Come to the OMG by eight 'o clock. And we'll work something out." The video feed went black and I popped a bubble. After changing into my outfit I ran for the tubes, but Ray caught my arm.
"Hold on Kid." I turned around and snapped,
"What?" Ray sighed,
"What if they know who you are?" I frowned,
"I can't let my family get hurt. When I joined you, you promised me they wouldn't get hurt!" Ray's eyes shone with tears,
"I know Kid. That's why I'm going with you." I nodded, he blew his bubble then we both went up the tubes.
When we got to the Old Maple Grill I kicked down the door. "Kid Danger!" My family shouted thankfully. Vandel chuckled as I raced to untie my family.
"Look whose Mr. Predictable." Captain Man drew his taser gun, but one of the Wall Dogs grabbed me from behind since I wasn't paying attention and forced me into my own hand cuffs.
"Captain Man!" I shouted yelping in pain. Van Dell chuckled then spoke to Captain Man,
"How 'bout a trade?" I watched in horror as Ray's ears perked up, "this civilian," he pointed to my mom, "and her daughter (my dad and mom divorced) for your sidekick?" I gasped,
"Captain Man! No, please! I'll do anything not to be in the-" Veronica punched my gut and I doubled over. I watched in horror as my mom agreed to Vandel's deal. Ray nodded, also agreeing. Veronica smiled and kissed me gently on the lips.
"Welcome back to being bad Kid Danger." Captain Man untied my mom and Piper then he looked at me. I was on my knees, by back to Veronica, my face was black and blue. Then he looked at my family, they were terrified to the core. Begging Vandel for their lives. Once they were free they ran to Captain Man for safety. Captain Man looked at me then said,
"No side kick of mine would look like you." Then left, when they were gone I fell to the floor in despair, my family and my hero left me.
Two years later I was finally able to return home after being torn from Swellview and tortured for information about Captain Man. I stood over looking my beloved town when I heard sirens going off. I jumped down from the roof I was on and into a nearby alley. Throwing my black hood and put on my mask. I donned my new vigilante look. It was similar to the one I wore while I was a Wall Dog, but I had weapon holsters in my boots and belt now.
I got to the spot where the crime was happening then I hid in the shadows on a nearby roof. "What's the emergency?" I heard Captain Man ask the officer. The first responder said,
"This jewelry shop was just broken into. However, there was little to no theft." I watched as another kid showed up dressed as Kid Danger and smirked, what a fraud. I wonder how Ray described me to the new kid.
"Captain Man look! The thief messed with the alarms." He pointed to the alarm counsel. Ray nodded,
"Good eye kid." He mumbled something to Schwoz in his radio unit then told the officer, "has there been any other crimes near here lately?" The officer shook his head,
"No sir. There's a new hero running around." I frowned, I may save people from time to time but there's no way I would classify myself as a hero. "He's been dealing with petty crimes, muggings, stuff like that." Captain Man scratched his head in confusion,
"Who else would be running around saving the day?" From my vantage point I could see a few people in a back alley behind the shop. Curious, I inched closer to their conversation.
"Word on the street is there's a new vigilante in town." One of the boys said, the taller one nodded,
"No one knows his story at all. He never talks, just leaves his trademark DH symbol with black spray paint whenever he saves someone." A third guy joined them and said,
"I heard from my connections into the villain league that Kid Danger was kidnapped by the Wall Dogs for a while, then the leader let him go." They continued on theories about who I am and why I do what I do, but none of them landed close. I went back to the side of the roof where I could watch the crime scene. I slid off my backpack and took out my sketchbook. I wrote down a note that said,
Hey Ray,
I'm baaaack. Do you remember me?
~The Dark Hero
When I was done I silently slipped down a pipe on the side of the building. So I was able to place my love letter on the windshield of the Man Van without being seen. When I was done I quietly jumped from the hood of the van to the roof again doing a few flips along the way.
After I changed into my civilian clothes I decided to pay Junk 'N Stuff a visit. Once I escaped the Wall Dogs I made sure to spray my hair black so no one would recognize me. I opened the door cuing the fire breathing dinosaur t activate. "Hello and welcome to Junk 'N Stuff, how may we help you?" I turned around and saw Charlotte. I immediately felt extremely guilty, she didn't know the real reason why I left. Ray probably said I betrayed him.
"What's this?" I asked, pointing to one of my favorite items while I used to work there.
"Oh that?" She said staring at it, "it's um..."
"A fake crown." A new voice said, we both turned around and saw Jasper. He held out his hand and said, "hi, I'm Jasper. What's your name?" I stuttered,
"Hen - Sean. My name's Sean." Jasper nodded then someone came into the shop with a bunch of spray paint cans and I froze.
"Well, well, well," the person said, "what do we have here?" He aimlessly started to spray things different colors. "Three civilians, and no Captain Man. You see, we know this is where Captain Man's secret hideout is located. We just wanted to stop by and say hi." Captain Man himself barged into the room from the back.
"Hold it right there Wall Dog!" He said, he looked at Jasper as if he was signaling something then my ex-best friend nodded and ran off into the bathroom. A few seconds later Kid Danger came out. I couldn't believe It. My best friend replaced me. I turned to the Wall Dog gang member and attacked him.
When Captain Man got back to the Man Cave with Jasper he held the note in his hand. He sat down on the circular couch then sighed. "I don't know what this means guys." Charlotte and Jasper sat next to him, passing each other the note.
"Who else would know who you are?" Asked Jasper, confused about the entire thing. "I mean, The Dark Hero kills people, there's no way that could be Henry. Schwoz is out of the question since he practically lives here. It's not me or Charlotte." Ray shrugged, then the bell rang signaling a costumer,
"Go see what he wants kid."
I sighed sitting on the fire escape a few blocks away from Junk 'n stuff. I managed to escape before the cops got there. After a few minutes I jumped down a few flights of stairs and entered an abandoned apartment. I peeled off my black hoodie to reveal a blood stain where I was nicked by a bullet. I winced as I walked to my bathroom to get gauze wrap and medical tape. I scanned my cabinet for one last thing.
Pain killers.
I downed two of them then went back to my bedroom to work on the bullet wound. Over the past two years I've gained quite a few scars and burns, all with a story to match. Come to think of it, I can thank the Wall Dogs for most of them.
After I finished stitching up the wound I walked to where my shooting range was set up. I grabbed some bullets I shoplifted and loaded my stolen weapon. I pulled back the gun then fired three times. I repeated that until I was out of bullets. When I did eventually run out I grabbed my bow staff and started training with that. Before I knew it the sun was down and it was time for the Dark Hero to come out and play again.
I got dressed in my all black costume, grabbed my guns, bow staff and bag. I started my patrol. I hung out in the more shady side of town where Captain Man doesn't normally go. When I heard screaming in an ally I knew a gang used as their hideout I rushed to see what the problem was. Jumping down into the dark alley I was able to survey the situation. A ten year old girl was getting attacked. This made me mad so I brought out my bow staff and held a fighting position. "Hey! Let her go!" The leader turned around and smirked,
"Or what?" I grabbed one of his comrades and broke his arm with a twist of my wrist. The man screamed and knelt down. I used my voice modulator then said,
"You'll suffer a fate worse than a broken arm." The man looked from me to his partner and gulped. He let the girl go then ran away. I smirked, then looked at the little girl. She looked afraid of me, but surprisingly she said,
"Thank you!" She hugged me, I was taken aback at first considering that was the first human contact that wasn't a punch I've had in a year. "You are my hero!" I sighed then said,
"What's your name kid?" She looked me in the eyes then as she answered,
"Piper. Piper Hart. I came down here to look for my older brother. He's been missing for two years, but I know he's still alive. I feel it." I decided to do something that might have been the worst mistake in my life. I took off my mask and brushed the paint out of my hair.
"Pipes. It's me, it's Henry." She looked at me with disbelief.
"Henry? It's really you?" I nodded and she hugged me so tight I thought I was going to faint.
"Come on Pipes, let's get you home." She nodded then said,
"Oh yeah! Mom married Camp Man about a month after you got taken by the Wall Dogs, Ray told me your secret." I frowned, then started to walk towards Junk 'n stuff. When I saw the store I stopped walking and looked at Piper. "What are you doing? Don't you want to see Ray and Mom?" I nodded,
"Yes, I do Pipes. Not the way I am though, I'll explain it to you when you're older. Please don't tell anyone my identity?" She nodded then hugged me,
"I missed you Henry! You'll always be my favorite superhero!" I cringed then said,
"Piper, I'm not a superhero. I've killed people before. I'm more like a vigilante." She looked close to tears, but nodded,
"I understand... If I need you how will I contact you?" I handed her a tracker and said,
"When you're in trouble press this button. I'll be able to track your location from my base." She nodded then hugged me again,
"I missed you Henry." I sighed then hugged her back,
"I missed you too Pipes. Now go, Ray's probably worried. It's past ten 'o clock." She nodded and crossed the street into the thrift shop. I waited until she flipped the sign to 'closed' before I left retreating to the rooftops of my city. All of a sudden I heard the sound of helicopter rotors over my head.
"Stop moving!" Jasper shouted, "we are Captain Man and Kid Danger. We will use force!" I smirked, knowing full well Ray's weapons only stun, but I decided to humor him. I waited for them to climb down the elevator before taking out my bow staffs. Ray held up his hands then said,
"I am Captain Man," I smirked,
"No duh! However, I know for a fact that's not the real Kid Danger." Jasper flinched then he asked,
"How do you know that?" I frowned,
"Because I watched him die." Ray got pissed then tried to shoot me. With help from my Hyper-Motility I was able to doge the blast, then I took out my bow staff so I could take on Jasper and Ray. I hate to admit it, but I was honestly impressed with how well Jasper was trained. Back when I was Ray's sidekick he barely trained me it was all on the job learning. I felt a jab in my shoulder and started to slow down. No, they can't find out who I am.
"Captain Man! Stop!" Piper shouted, climbing out of the helicopter. Ray looked at her then said,
"Piper, this man is a criminal." She shook her head,
"He saved my life." Ray looked confused, she hugged me and asked me, "are you sure you don't want them to know?" I nodded, then turned on my voice modulator and said,
"It's not really my fault. Besides, most of my new enemies are much more dangerous than people like the Toddler." She nodded then Ray asked stupidly,
"Who could be more dangerous than the Toddler?" I chuckled darkly,
"You'd be surprised Captain Man. Not everything's rainbows and unicorns in this part of the city." He looked offended. Suddenly I heard gunshots so I shoved Piper behind me to protect her. I felt the bullets impact my kevlar and grunted. quickly turning around I was able to make out six or seven guys in the shadows of the night.
I drew my guns then started to count my bullets. "One." A body fell in front of me, "two," another body toppled over. The air shifted behind us so I threw my bow staff like a spear behind Ray and it impaled another guy through his eye. "Three." A few more gunshots rang out, I jumped into a flip over the bullets. I shot two more guys, "four. Five." I smirked then turned to number six and began to taunt him by saying, "wow. Vlad may want to rere-think his training. It took me less than six minutes to take out your squadron." I told the leader,
"Vlad wants you to return." I smirked,
"Vlad can kiss my ass, there is no way in hell that I'm going back to him." Then I shot him, "six. Aaaaaand seven." I said shooting someone who was down but not out. I twirled my guns in my hands then put them back into the holsters. I walked over to my bow staff and took it out of the guy's eye, his blood and gunk was smeared onto it. "Great. Now I have to clean my bow staff again. It's the third time tonight." Ray looked like an innocent confused puppy,
"Who are you?" I smirked and threw my hood up,
"I'm the Dark Hero." Then I jumped from rooftop to rooftop to my home base.
Let's see how long it takes for Ray to figure out who I really am...
A/N
I finally updated the first chapter!! Sorry for the long wait, I'm going to wait until Tuesday to update Chapter 2. How'd you like it? Keep in mind, this is a cross-posted Wattpad fic abd my first ever fanfiction I completed. Other than a few much needed edits this is pretty much going to be the same exact thing that's on my Wattpad. It's the same title and everything.Enjoy!~Superavenger212Wattpad: Nerdsareawesome656