Lightning's Shadow
My name is Liz. I live on the streets Of Gotham. I'm different, I have never fit in with the " crowd ". In fact I'm a freak. When I was about 4 years old a life changing event happened. My dad wasn't home and I was walking to my mother. Her blue eyes were deep, almost never ending unlike my brown ones. Just as I was about to reach her there was a knock on the door. She walked over to the door as she opened the door a man dressed in black with a gun shot her. She died right there, on the ground. There was a feeling inside me, a feeling of anger despair, and sadness. Something happened I can't completely remember what because it was so long ago. But the next thing I knew sparks were flying off my hands. The man walked in not noticing me and looked through all of our stuff. Then as he was taking my moms necklace then the greatest hero of Gotham jumped through my window and knocked the bandit on the ground. Batman walked over to my dead mom and lifted her head. He put it back on the ground and then beet the heck out of the bandit. Right as he was in the middle of another punch he stopped. Turned to me and stared at my sparks. He picked me up and hugged me. He hugged me one more time and then left. That night my dad never showed up. I was alone and left to live on the streets. Today I'm kinda safe. I have one friend. His name is Jason Todd, but I just call him Todd. He's about 16. Just like me he has no family, just left out on the streets to fend for himself. I tell him everything. He even knows about my "gift" as he says. Todd tried to get me to go to school one time but lets just say it didn't end very well. So Todd and I made a deal. I didn't go to school and he helped me control my power. I couldn't see any down side to this. I didn't have to face mean girls and he helped me not make electronic stores go haywire when I passed them. He and I had a brother sister relationship.
" Hey Liz!" I knew that voice any where. It was Todd.
" Hey Todd do you know what today is?" Today was my twelfth birthday and I prayed that he didnt forget it.
" Yup it's Tuesday come on we got work to do." I just stood there with my mouth open. He knew everything about me and i guess it's one day i can look forward to with my only family. A cab came closer and he whistled it to us. He pulled me inside.
" Hey Todd where are we going" he just shrugged and said we were going to train.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" he screamed. We pulled up at a bowling alley. It was decorated with streamers and balloons.
" What is this?" the alley was cleared out and empty.
" A surprise birthday party. For your birthday... it is your birthday right?"
" Yah it's my birthday, but aren't there supposed to be more people?"
" Do you know any one? Other than me." I paused. He was right I didn't know anyone.
" Point taken." I walked in. " So we're still going to train today aren't we?"
" You read my mind." he took a seat in a spiny chair.
" So what are we doing today? Am I gonna lift bowling balls?" I loved being sarcastic with Todd.
" No we are gonna find out if you have a weakness and what it is."
" And how are we doing that?" I didn't understand how this was going to happen because there was just an average everyday bowling alley in front of me.
" Well I have each ball numbered that has an item in it, if that number matches up to an item that could possibly be your weakness. If it is your weakness you may become dizzy, weak, or faint." I just gave him an unamussed smirk
" Great so your gift to me is an hour unconcsions." it must have took him hours to get the bowling balls ready "How much free time do you have?" really it must have taken him days to get this done.
" Hahaha very funny, now just bowl. Oh and I'm not bowling." of course he wasn't. I walked over to the balls and picked one up. No weakness here. I threw the ball. Strike! " Well I guess gold isn't your kryptonite." I went back over to the balls and picked one up. Nope not faint. I threw it, no strike. " Not rubber" I looked back at him.
" You know you can be such a geek some times." I smirked.
" Bowl" he pointed to the balls. I picked up a random ball and that's when it happened. I felt limp and sick. I fell to the ground, moaning in pain.
" Todd uhhh..." My vision was going in and out. Like I was falling into a deep sea of blackness. I felt dizzy and faint as the blackness swallowed me.