I would like to say that I do own all of the characters in N. Cognito. Comments are appreciated, and so are new villain ideas. I hope you enjoy my first story, as I had a lot of fun just creating N. Cognito.
One peaceful day in Chicago, in an empty coffee shop a man is about to make a deal with The Devil.
The man says hesitantly, "Now I know you're The Fedora's right hand man, but come on. Isn't 'The Devil' a little over the top?"
The Devil replies with obvious displeasure, "The Fedora gave me that name, and to you he's the Godfather"
"Ok, ok! Just when can I expect you to hand over the coin?" the man asks contritely.
"Our main cash cow is bringin' it over as we…" The Devil is interrupted by a scraggly looking man with a mysterious briefcase.
"There you are, you're late Fix!", The Devil shouts.
Fix then replies, "Sorry boss I was caught in traffic."
The Devil reprimands Fix, "I have no need for your excuses, just give our friend Jack Danton here the money!"
Jack (happy to have his name mentioned for once) says, "How much is in the case?"
The Devil replies evilly, "One thousand, a remarkably small number compared to the usual loans that people take out. But all the same rules apply."
Jack then takes the case and bids everyone present goodbye, then leaves.
A Mafia thug then says, "What I don't get is why The Fedora let a civilian take out a loan."
The Devil then says, "I don't know, but I do know that The Fedora sees somethin' in him."
"Like what?" Fix asks expectantly
The Devil gives Fix a warning look, "Don't know, but when Fedora saw that tattoo on Jack's shoulder he got kind of freaked out."
One marriage, year, and a hostile takeover of the city later
Jack is coming home from his job as the pizza delivery man. He is thinking of his beautiful wife Kandi, with a K and an I (that's how he introduces her). Jack knows that she would be home from work (PM me to see if you can guess where she works). Jack pulls into their driveway and immediately he knows something is wrong.
Jack thinks to himself, "Kandi never leaves the bedroom light on when I come home."
Jack then enters the house. As he makes his way to the bedroom he is filled with a sense of impending doom. He opens the bedroom door and finds Kandi, wearing her favorite outfit, dead on the floor. When the police came they only found two pieces of evidence, a Tommie Gun with 5 expended rounds, and a note that went as follows.
"Dear Mr. Danton,
It was a pleasure doing business with you, but you have neglected to pay your dues. It wasn't personal, but it's bad business to leave such things unfinished. Please consider you loan repaid. Enjoy the rest of your miserable life.
From The Fedora"
The police said that there wasn't enough evidence to make a case.
When Jack heard this he thought, "Why would they go after the person who pays them off. No wonder crime in this city is so bad."
Jack was depressed as Kandi was the light of his life and she WAS his social life. So Jack drove out to Sadman Falls to have a long walk off a cliff. He decided to do the act at midnight. That night at the edge of the cliff he had a sudden urge to look up. Jack say a bright light. At that moment he decided to follow some advice from his great uncle George, "Don't go towards the light!" Jack then jumped away from the edge. That's when the meteorite hit. Jack not being an avid Sci-Fi fan went to examine what was left of the meteorite. He found a gray cloak and a note that read, "Dael's cloak will present itself only to a person who has no choice but to use it. The finder of the cloak must know that it will not make things right, but it shall give you certain tools that could aid you in your search for justice. Final warning, you are to only wear the cloak if you plan to use it properly. Failure to do so might cause many, many, many bad things to happen."
It started raining; Jack, not being an avid fiction fan either, put on the cloak without looking at the note. He then got some strange urge to head for the forest. After Jack gets a few miles into the forest he sees a tall cloaked figure. Being guided by some instinct Jack then drops into a fighting stance, thus surprising his self as he had not been in a fight since freshman year in high school.
The cloaked figure then said, "Good your combat instincts are working."
Jack then replies hesitantly, "Who are you, and what do you want?"
The figure answers, "I am Dael, and I want to make sure you are ready."
"Ready for what?" Jack asks
Dael then answers, "To walk the path of a hero."
Thank you for reading the first chapter of N. Cognito. Comments, advice, and villain ideas are always welcome. I hope you all read the next chapter, "Guidance"