This is an alternate universe. If you like investigation, dramatic families, relationship issues, and violence. This story is for you.

Piper: 20

Aerrow: 21

Finn: 21

Stork: 25

Junko: 20

Dark Ace: 29

Cyclonis: 20

Picture them as you want, they look like the people in our time, only a tad bit more complicated.

Enjoy this piece.

Attack

It was late that night when Piper decided to take her scooter out for a ride. She felt free and alive like the intelligent young woman she was, she sprung out her arms and let the cool breeze of the night kiss her chocolate skin and carry her spiked up dark blue hair in the air.

She reached a destination where her senses grew alert and she suddenly didn't know where she was going anymore, too carried away by the freedom of her night ride, she made a move to turn back immediately regretting her decision just as she brushed off the thought. She just wished she could stay out there forever, without the boys' out of control behaviors, without the huge amount of testosterone suffocating her in the house, she wanted to get away.

She's been living with them for four years, already she felt as if they were her family. She loved them but sometimes, a girl needs some time to herself.
Especially a girl like her. She was constantly working on her experiments, if she wasn't she would be cooking for the boys, doing laundry and cleaning. She was like a mother, she kept them together through all times, she shared a very special bond with them all.

Piper came to a stop near a dark cave where she sighed loudly and slumped against the rocky cavern with ease. Her scooter stood shiny and proud beside her as if it were guarding her. Her blackberry started buzzing, she jumped in glee as she read the text message from her boyfriend saying that he missed her and couldn't wait until she got home. Of course, to Piper, that meant a hell of a lot since they were both very busy people and barely had time to even see each other.

The cave beside her suddenly became very interesting, dumping her phone in her shoulder bag, Piper flashed the inside of the cave with the lights of her scooter as she pushed herself deeper inside. It wasn't anything she hadn't done before, Piper had discovered small caves before but nothing as big as this one. She wasn't very famous for the other ones she had discovered because they held no specialty whatsoever. But then, much later, her father would show up with his head held high and his $1000 suit oh so greatly firm against his stiff form, he would take and take and take. He would take what was her and what should have been for her. He would be the selfish bastard he'd always been and steal what she wanted to become.

A pop was heard from her phone, it was a notification from her father's company. Yes, he has his own app and that alone frustrated her too.
Why couldn't he see how much of an adventurer she was? Why couldn't he see how much she wanted to be noticed? She studied hard, still is, she traveled and built many contacts, she had came across many obtacles, yet he has never taken her effort into consideration. He has taken them all for granted.

Angered with her pathetic thoughts, Piper turned back outside of the cave but not before something astonishingly shiny caught her eyes.

"Oh?" Curiously, she let go of the scooter and flashed the object with her flash app. Amazed, piper began taking photos and videos, she started talking throughout the whole procedure as she pulled on her gloves and examined the object some more. Her smile had widened...

Piper said to herself that this was it. This would be the hit, the big thing that would trigger her fame and expand her career.

This was a complete rarity that was believed to be extinct. And for someone as unfortunate as herself to discover it in the heart of this damn huge city was not a coincidence. her God must've had pity on her that night.

Satisfied, Piper gently scooped up the bright burgundy object with her gloved hands, she removed her thick navy blue scarf and wrapped it then placed it inside her shoulder bag oh so gently.
She couldn't wait to go back and tell the boys, her boyfriend, and her father.

Piper's ride back wasn't as easy as she presumed. It was as if the atmosphere had completely altered, the nice breeze turned cold and her body shivered, blood running icy and lips quivering in the now foreign air.

She didn't know when or how it happened but her head suddenly hurt and her vision blurred. She fell off her scooter and heard it crash by the trees, a crack was heard and she was sure it came from her forearm, her ribs must've been fractured by the impact because she could feel a metallic taste invade her mouth. Piper moaned softly in pain.

Orange...

She could see orange.

It was her headband, then it was no more than shattered pieces of childhood memories lying inches from her face, crushed from her. Booted feet circled around her, as if mocking her, as if denying her freedom. She reached for her phone, but barely made it as the attacker hauled her from the ground and smashed her against the tree. She winced as a throaty gasp left her itching throat, the blade against her neck was cold and sharp like a shark's teeth grazing against one's flesh, her eyes involuntarily closed and her tongue filled up her mouth.

"Oh well." The voice said above her. "This will be easier than I thought."

Piper couldn't quite decipher who the voice belonged to but it sounded so familiar that she could've easily told who it was if not for that splitting headache that caused her vision to blur and her other senses delusional. She was sure it was familiar though... Very familiar. Too familiar.

She didn't know when her attacker started whispering harshly or sickeningly sweetly to her ears. She didn't know when the psycho's cold hands started exploring her shivering hidden flesh, she whimpered, she was in so much pain and none of the sick ministrations of his was helping her.

Why? Couldn't this bastard see that she was in excruciating pain?

"You're probably wondering why I'm doing this, I mean, it should be obvious. I want to make sure you feel something... Feel what I feel every time I see you. You think you'll become something for the world to see? You think you can change this world? You think you can rid it off its garbage, off its sins?"

Suddenly the attacker was atop her, assaulting her body, ripping away her dignity.

"Don't worry girl. I'll make sure we get away satisfied after this."

Her screams filled the cool night air.

When sunlight hit the windows of the apartment, Radarr curled up in his spot but missed the warmth of his best friend by his side. The blue creature's ears perked up and he rushed out the bedroom to find the whereabouts his best friend.

Finally he saw the redhead drinking some orange juice in the kitchen, his hair a complete mess, clad in his work uniform already.

Finn was drooling on a bowl of Cheerios and Junko was battling a squid with his fork and knife.

"Has anybody seen Piper? She's usually up this early." Aerrow asked as he dumped his glass in the dishwasher.

He smacked Finn playfully on the back and caused the blonde to sniff in some of the milk in his bowl.

"Uh? what? Cyclonians? Where?"

"Wow Finn. Where have you been?" Aerrow grinned amusingly.

"You ok there buddy? You don't look too good." Junko placed a hand on his shoulder. Finn flinched and recoiled from Junko's touch.

"I'll be in my room." He was in a sour mood, completely out of character for someone as cheerful as Finn, maybe he missed dear Piper's sweet pancakes this morning. The blonde left before Aerrow could ask him anything.

The door slammed loudly, leaving the rest of the roommates dumbfounded.

"Anyways... Has any of you seen Piper?" Aerrow quickly changed the subject.

"Nope." Junko replied.

"She's probably sleeping in since she went out late last night, you should know." The pale foreigner said as his dark eyes darted side to side. His pointed ears twitched quickly and the cling of his multiple piercings together made Aerrow a bit uneasy. The guy was so weird...

"Out last night? Why would piper go out so late? By herself no less."

"Why didn't you inform me stork?"

"I don't know." Stork left after that, to God knows where.

"Well, I'm going to talk to her."

Radarr took his place on the sky knight's shoulder and headed to Piper's room.

He knocked several times with no response. Gently, he pushed her door open and found it to be empty.

"Piper?"

Stork burst into the room a couple seconds later also, eyes bloodshot and widened with absolute fear, he screamed.

"I just recieved an urgent message. Piper's been attacked, she's at the hospital right now." Stork twitched uncomfortably.

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