The Metropolis University Chronicles
Book 1 : The Children of Genesis
Chapter 1
By: Web Spinner
Notes: I changed my pen name for this genre of fan fiction. I hope you like it. I guess the rating will be about Pg to Pg-13.
The man was dying. Daredevil knelt by the man. The man's name was Jacob Peterson, a balding man of about fifty-two. Peterson was staring down in horror at his blood-soaked fingers from the bullet hole.
"It's too late," he said grimly. His eyes widened with fear.
"They'll be after Winters next if they haven't gotten to him already. Find Jonathan Winters. His poor boy....." he gasped and died. Daredevil closed the man's eyes gently. Peterson had asked for his help and he had failed. Actually he had asked for his alter ego's help, the famous blind lawyer, Matt Murdock. Sitting in Matt's office, the middle-aged man had woven a strange tale that sounded straight out of a science fiction novel, a bad one at that. Yet, it gave some more evidence against the richest man in New York, Wilson Fisk, the underground crime lord known as the Kingpin. Matt Murdock had plenty of evidence already, but he wasn't yet ready to attack the powerful crime lord head on. Not having fear and being stupid were two totally different things, confronting Kingpin at the moment fell into the latter category.
Jonathan walked stiffly to his chair and sat down with a sigh. He was getting way to old for this. The hospital was hinting on settling a retirement plan for the old pediatrician. Jonathan Winters was more then ready to take them up on their plan. His once brilliant blonde hair was streaked with gray and some bits of white as well. His once bright blue eyes had weakened with age. He had suffered a hard life of on the run. He turned on the TV to erase some of the silence that plagued the small apartment. Things had been too quiet without his son. Although Adam was always ready to call his old man, Jonathan missed the boy more then anything. Though from the sound of Adam's voice, he loved it at college and didn't seem to miss his father in the least. A scrape at the window caught his notice. He didn't turn around as he said,
"Are you going to stay out there or come in?" he asked. The window slowly lifted up and Jonathan turned. A figure in dark red entered the small living room with almost a smile on his lips. Jonathan let out a sigh of relief.
"Daredevil, you're a long way from home. What brings you to San Francisco?" asked Jonathan as he walked over to the even smaller kitchen.
"How did you know it was me?" asked Daredevil. Jonathan motioned for the masked superhero to take a seat. Daredevil slowly sat as he watched Jonathan's every move.
"When one has been chased for awhile, you kind of develop somewhat of a sixth sense," said Jonathan as he poured two cups of coffee.
"So you know about Kingpin. You're a hard man to track Winters," said Daredevil as he accepted the cup of coffee.
"Yes I know of him. What can I do for you?" asked Winters as he took a seat across from Daredevil.
"What do you know about the Genesis project?" asked Daredevil.
"I worked on it for about two years. Kingpin using the company name of Clayton Genetics sponsored it. We were doing experiments in semi-cloning. Unlike today, we didn't have the technology to totally clone," explained Winters as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Go on," commanded Daredevil with a wave of his hand. So far Winters was telling the exact same story as Peterson.
" We took DNA from known super villains and some unknown ones as well. We injected the DNA mixed with a special formula into women..." Winters licked his dry lips and turned even paler.
"The women were kidnapped from the streets. Most of them were prostitutes and thieves. They were taken to the underground lab and became impregnated by the serum. The missing bits of DNA were replaced by using the mother's. Once the child was born the mother was killed. You must believe me, I had no idea what was going on. Many of us thought we were benefiting mankind, not creating a race of villains," he said as he wrung his hands as he recalled his own sins.
"I haven't come here to judge. One of your co-workers, Peterson, was killed a few short weeks ago. His family was found dismembered in their apartment a couple of hours later. Kingpin has always been good at getting rid of witnesses," Daredevil said dryly. Winters rung his hands even more.
"Jake was the one to find out what was going on, ya know. He had been going through the computer files and found out what was going," explained Winters.
"How did you get the DNA and who did you get it from?" asked Daredevil. Winters became even more crest fallen.
"From the blood, most of it freely donated. There was one from a man named Smerdyakov. I can not remember many," he said.
"The Chameleon," said Daredevil as he crossed his arms.
"Anyway, the theory was that the fathers powers will be passed down through his DNA," commented Winters. Daredevil made an imposing figure.
"Where are the children?" asked the masked superhero.
"Don't know, many of them were probably taken to an underground base to train them," Winters shrugged.
"So they would be adults by now," commented Daredevil. Winters nodded. Daredevil's super hearing caught Winter's speeding up heartbeat. The man was nervous for some reason.
"Teenagers, really. It was nineteen years ago."
"Any investigations to the kidnappings of the women?"
"No, they were considered beneath the cops notice, I suppose. You were the only who tried to help one of them." Daredevil raised an eyebrow.
"No, I suppose you don't remember. She was a young thing with black hair and greenest eyes. She was a petty thief, trying to get by on the streets. When she came into the Center, she was crying hysterically how she had gotten you killed," explained Winters. Daredevil nodded and with his mind racing. He had just started out in the superhero business when he came along a girl who was being accosted by a few thugs. He had become careless and got shot in the back. He had woken up a few hours later, mercifully alive.
"Yes, I remember," said Daredevil as he leaned foreword.
"Like many of the women, she had her child and was injected with a poison that terminated her short life. That's when I got out. I was in love with her and they killed her. They mocked me later for my grief," said Winters grimacing. He didn't wait for Daredevil to comment.
" Her child was found to be...imperfect. I was commanded to terminate Adam's life which Jade had made me swear to protect," he continued.
"Adam?"
"She named her son. I took him and raised him as my own son."
"And his powers?" asked Daredevil.
"Those that have come through seem to be just as good as his father's. The other Genesis children will be a powerful army," commented Jon Winters.
"Who is his father?" Daredevil asked.
"You are."
Daredevil paced back and forth.
"How?" he finally asked.
"When you were shot, some DNA was extracted. At least, that's the best I can figure out," Winters said as he took a sip of coffee to find it to be cold.
"And Adam?" he asked.
"He was born blind, so they wanted to kill him," Winters said. Daredevil clinched his teeth. Winters continued,
"He has very acute senses that amazes me. He's now in college," said Winters with a touch of pride.
"Both you and your son is in danger. Leave now," warned Daredevil before he slipped back out the window. Daredevil sighed. This was too much. He needed time to think.
Book 1 : The Children of Genesis
Chapter 1
By: Web Spinner
Notes: I changed my pen name for this genre of fan fiction. I hope you like it. I guess the rating will be about Pg to Pg-13.
The man was dying. Daredevil knelt by the man. The man's name was Jacob Peterson, a balding man of about fifty-two. Peterson was staring down in horror at his blood-soaked fingers from the bullet hole.
"It's too late," he said grimly. His eyes widened with fear.
"They'll be after Winters next if they haven't gotten to him already. Find Jonathan Winters. His poor boy....." he gasped and died. Daredevil closed the man's eyes gently. Peterson had asked for his help and he had failed. Actually he had asked for his alter ego's help, the famous blind lawyer, Matt Murdock. Sitting in Matt's office, the middle-aged man had woven a strange tale that sounded straight out of a science fiction novel, a bad one at that. Yet, it gave some more evidence against the richest man in New York, Wilson Fisk, the underground crime lord known as the Kingpin. Matt Murdock had plenty of evidence already, but he wasn't yet ready to attack the powerful crime lord head on. Not having fear and being stupid were two totally different things, confronting Kingpin at the moment fell into the latter category.
Jonathan walked stiffly to his chair and sat down with a sigh. He was getting way to old for this. The hospital was hinting on settling a retirement plan for the old pediatrician. Jonathan Winters was more then ready to take them up on their plan. His once brilliant blonde hair was streaked with gray and some bits of white as well. His once bright blue eyes had weakened with age. He had suffered a hard life of on the run. He turned on the TV to erase some of the silence that plagued the small apartment. Things had been too quiet without his son. Although Adam was always ready to call his old man, Jonathan missed the boy more then anything. Though from the sound of Adam's voice, he loved it at college and didn't seem to miss his father in the least. A scrape at the window caught his notice. He didn't turn around as he said,
"Are you going to stay out there or come in?" he asked. The window slowly lifted up and Jonathan turned. A figure in dark red entered the small living room with almost a smile on his lips. Jonathan let out a sigh of relief.
"Daredevil, you're a long way from home. What brings you to San Francisco?" asked Jonathan as he walked over to the even smaller kitchen.
"How did you know it was me?" asked Daredevil. Jonathan motioned for the masked superhero to take a seat. Daredevil slowly sat as he watched Jonathan's every move.
"When one has been chased for awhile, you kind of develop somewhat of a sixth sense," said Jonathan as he poured two cups of coffee.
"So you know about Kingpin. You're a hard man to track Winters," said Daredevil as he accepted the cup of coffee.
"Yes I know of him. What can I do for you?" asked Winters as he took a seat across from Daredevil.
"What do you know about the Genesis project?" asked Daredevil.
"I worked on it for about two years. Kingpin using the company name of Clayton Genetics sponsored it. We were doing experiments in semi-cloning. Unlike today, we didn't have the technology to totally clone," explained Winters as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Go on," commanded Daredevil with a wave of his hand. So far Winters was telling the exact same story as Peterson.
" We took DNA from known super villains and some unknown ones as well. We injected the DNA mixed with a special formula into women..." Winters licked his dry lips and turned even paler.
"The women were kidnapped from the streets. Most of them were prostitutes and thieves. They were taken to the underground lab and became impregnated by the serum. The missing bits of DNA were replaced by using the mother's. Once the child was born the mother was killed. You must believe me, I had no idea what was going on. Many of us thought we were benefiting mankind, not creating a race of villains," he said as he wrung his hands as he recalled his own sins.
"I haven't come here to judge. One of your co-workers, Peterson, was killed a few short weeks ago. His family was found dismembered in their apartment a couple of hours later. Kingpin has always been good at getting rid of witnesses," Daredevil said dryly. Winters rung his hands even more.
"Jake was the one to find out what was going on, ya know. He had been going through the computer files and found out what was going," explained Winters.
"How did you get the DNA and who did you get it from?" asked Daredevil. Winters became even more crest fallen.
"From the blood, most of it freely donated. There was one from a man named Smerdyakov. I can not remember many," he said.
"The Chameleon," said Daredevil as he crossed his arms.
"Anyway, the theory was that the fathers powers will be passed down through his DNA," commented Winters. Daredevil made an imposing figure.
"Where are the children?" asked the masked superhero.
"Don't know, many of them were probably taken to an underground base to train them," Winters shrugged.
"So they would be adults by now," commented Daredevil. Winters nodded. Daredevil's super hearing caught Winter's speeding up heartbeat. The man was nervous for some reason.
"Teenagers, really. It was nineteen years ago."
"Any investigations to the kidnappings of the women?"
"No, they were considered beneath the cops notice, I suppose. You were the only who tried to help one of them." Daredevil raised an eyebrow.
"No, I suppose you don't remember. She was a young thing with black hair and greenest eyes. She was a petty thief, trying to get by on the streets. When she came into the Center, she was crying hysterically how she had gotten you killed," explained Winters. Daredevil nodded and with his mind racing. He had just started out in the superhero business when he came along a girl who was being accosted by a few thugs. He had become careless and got shot in the back. He had woken up a few hours later, mercifully alive.
"Yes, I remember," said Daredevil as he leaned foreword.
"Like many of the women, she had her child and was injected with a poison that terminated her short life. That's when I got out. I was in love with her and they killed her. They mocked me later for my grief," said Winters grimacing. He didn't wait for Daredevil to comment.
" Her child was found to be...imperfect. I was commanded to terminate Adam's life which Jade had made me swear to protect," he continued.
"Adam?"
"She named her son. I took him and raised him as my own son."
"And his powers?" asked Daredevil.
"Those that have come through seem to be just as good as his father's. The other Genesis children will be a powerful army," commented Jon Winters.
"Who is his father?" Daredevil asked.
"You are."
Daredevil paced back and forth.
"How?" he finally asked.
"When you were shot, some DNA was extracted. At least, that's the best I can figure out," Winters said as he took a sip of coffee to find it to be cold.
"And Adam?" he asked.
"He was born blind, so they wanted to kill him," Winters said. Daredevil clinched his teeth. Winters continued,
"He has very acute senses that amazes me. He's now in college," said Winters with a touch of pride.
"Both you and your son is in danger. Leave now," warned Daredevil before he slipped back out the window. Daredevil sighed. This was too much. He needed time to think.