Swift

by tomiscomin4u

In a fictional city of Ark City, there's a mercenary known as Thomas Connors. 5 years after being a mercenary, a lot of people have come to him for help. One day, he got struck by lightning and was put in the hospital. 9 months later, he got out of the hospital. He gained the ability to run fast. How much will his life change?

1. Thomas Connors

In Ark City, a man named Thomas Connors was gifted with the power to control electricity and speed. He found that out after going to his friend that knew everything about superpowers. He mentioned that there were many others that were given the ability to fight with superpowers. But the reason's were unknown. But for Thomas, there was a voice that followed him. His friend could also hear the voice and it said, "Thomas Connors, you have been given the ability to manipulate electricity and you gained enhanced speed. Your friend, Kevin Shaw is right. You might be the strongest mercenary now. So make your new power yours to control. The day that we meet each other, is the day you control your powers."

Kevin said, "You heard that right, Thomas."

Thomas said, "Yes. Do you think that she's the reason behind me being like this?"

Kevin answered, "Yes. So control your powers man. I want to meet this person."

Thomas said, "So do I. Well, I gotta go. Work to do."

Kevin said, "Being a mercenary must be rough."

Thomas smiled and said, "Not hard enough. But it's good work."

His phone rang and Thomas picked it up and said, "Thomas Connors speaking."

A girl's voice appeared and said, "Uh, I'm at your workplace, but you aren't here. So I saw the sign and it said to call you if you were gone. Are you available?"

Thomas answered, "Yeah, I'm on my way now. Have a seat."

She said, "OK."

Thomas hung up and said, "Like I said, I got work to do."

He started running and then appeared in front of his workplace in 5 seconds and said, "Woah, that's amazing. 5 seconds to arrive at my destination."

He walked into the building and said, "Hello. How can I help you today?"

She heard that and turned around and Thomas saw the bruises and said, "Oh god, what happened to you?"

She answered, "My husband attacked me. My son is afraid of him and we want out. I can only think of my son when he enters his rage."

Thomas said, "I'm going to need a name."

She said, "I'm Rachel Logan, my husband is George Logan, an actor."

Thomas asked, "Where can I find this George Logan?"

Rachel answered, "Right now, after his rages, he goes to Salmony Bar. Him drinking calms him down a bit."

Thomas said, "Thank you. Please come with me. I'm going to take you to the bar and I'm going to call the police and tell them to pick him up. OK."

Rachel said, "Thank you. I'll pay you for this."

Thomas said, "How much do you have on you?"

Rachel answered, "50. Why?"

Thomas said, "I'll take $10."

Rachel said, "No, I can't. It wouldn't honor me at all if I gave you just $10. I'll give you $25 to make myself happy."

Thomas said, "OK. If that's what you want."

She said, "It is."

Thomas took his phone out and called his friend Captain Genesis Lance and she picked up and said, "Thomas, it seems that you have another one."

Thomas said, "Well, not yet. Meet me at Salmony Bar. I think that I might have some battery charges here. A husband beating up his wife kinda thing."

Genesis said, "Alright, Thomas. I'll meet you there."

Thomas said, "Talk to you later."

Genesis said, "Likewise."

Thomas hung up and then said, "OK. Let's go. It's all set."

Rachel smiled and then they got to his car and drove off and then appeared in front of Salmony Bar and asked, "Is this the bar he goes to?"

Rachel answered, "Yes it is."

Thomas stepped out of the vehicle and said, "Stay in the car till the police arrive. OK."

She said, "OK."

Thomas walked out of the car and then into the building, the bartender saw him and said, "Oh Thomas, you want anything to drink today?"

Thomas answered, "Nah, I'm good Felicity. But do you know if a George Logan is here?"

The bartender, Felicity Sutton said, "Yeah, he's over there in the back corner. He always drinks by himself. Is something wrong?"

Thomas answered, "Yes, he's a women beater."

Felicity said, "That's why he's always shaken up when he comes in here."

George looked at him and Felicity saw that he wasn't wearing his gun and asked, "What happened to your gun? You usually wear a gun."

Thomas answered, "I decided to change. To body instead of weapons."

George grabbed the bottle in front of him and then walked behind him and then slammed it into the back of Thomas' head and then Thomas hit the counter hard and bounced back on to the ground and George went on top of him and then started pounding on him and Felicity said, "I bet that you wish that you had your gun now."

Thomas caught his fist and then tossed him off of him and stood up and said, "You might be right about that, Felicity. I might miss it just a little bit."

George stood up and then swung at him, but Thomas blocked it and then headbutted him and then he collapsed and Thomas looked at him and tied a wristband around his wrists and walked out and the police cars arrived and Genesis saw him and Thomas flexed his fingers to make part of a fist and Rachel stepped out and George said, "This isn't over mercenary."

Genesis smiled and said, "You are bleeding."

Thomas said, "She's hurt worse than me. Check it out."

Genesis saw her and said, "Oh my god, ok. We're going to need an ambulance."

Rachel asked, "What about Tommy?"

Thomas asked, "Is that your son's name?"

Rachel answered, "Yes. Tommy Logan. He's only 5 years old."

Thomas said, "Genesis, you are going to babysit a child."

Genesis said, "Oh come on. Is it because I have one the same age as hers."

Thomas answered, "Actually, yes."

Genesis said, "Man, that always backfires on me. Alright, I'll babysit your son."

Rachel said, "Thank you."

George said, "You bitch, you paid him to take me out."

Thomas said, "I don't kill people, I help people."

George said, "But still, you're a mercenary. One day, you'll be forced to kill someone."

Genesis heard that and looked at him and Thomas said, "When that day comes, I really don't know what'll happen."

Genesis said, "Sounds so much like you."

Thomas smiled and then his phone vibrated and then Thomas looked at it and Kevin said, "Thomas, come to my office. I made something for you."

Thomas read that and wrote back, "OK. I'm on my way."

He hit send and then said, "Rachel, thank you for your time. I must go. My friend wants to meet with me."

Rachel said, "Thank you for your help. My son and I appreciate it."

Thomas said, "No problem."

Thomas opened his car door and said, "Genesis, enjoy your life."

Genesis said, "You continue to ruin it. It pisses me off."

Thomas laughed and said, "Talk to you later then."

He drove away and then appeared in front of Ark Labs and said, "OK. Let's go into the building and see what he has in store for me."

He entered his office and Kevin said, "Thomas, you made it."

Thomas said, "Of course I did."

Kevin said, "That job was fast than expected."

Thomas said, "It was to catch a women beater."

Kevin said, "Yeah, I can tell. You got hit as well."

Thomas said, "Yeah, with a glass bottle of delicious wine. And a couple punches to the face. That's all. The client really got the shit beaten out of her. That was the worst beating that I have ever seen in my entire life."

Kevin said, "I bet that it was. Come over here. I've been working on something for you. You remember that voice that we heard earlier."

Thomas answered, "Yeah, the one that told us about my new abilities. What about her?"

Kevin answered, "She spoke to me while you were working."

Thomas heard that and 20 minutes ago, Kevin was working in his office and then the voice said, "Kevin Shaw."

Kevin heard that and asked, "What is it?"

The voice answered, "I have a mineral from the planet I came from. It's known as Cumphorite. A very strong mineral that compacts together with leather to make an unstoppable fighting set of gear for your friend to wear."

Kevin asked, "Where do you come from again?"

The voice answered, "Acosuk. A world in a completely far far away place. About 700 light years away from here."

Kevin asked, "Where is this Cumphorite that you mentioned?"

A hand appeared with the minerals that he needed and answered, "Right there."

Kevin saw the hand and went to grab the minerals and said, "You can make any part of your body appear when you want it to."

She answered, "Yes. But I'm nowhere near your location. Or Thomas' location. Make him the gear in this blueprint. I think that he might like it."

Kevin took it out of her hand and then opened it up and said, "Woah, this is amazing."

She said, "I know. Do you think that you could make it for him?"

Kevin answered, "Yeah, it might take me some time, but this gear is going to be next generation technology that might never be created again after this. This gear is going to have a built in camera, info board, and electrical system, so he could create electricity at will. This might be the best thing for a superpowered human being."

The voice said, "Not all superpowered people are human beings."

Kevin heard that and asked, "Are you sure about that?"

The voice answered, "Yes. A lot of deadly people from other worlds will come here to threaten your people."

Kevin said, "I see."

The voice said, "Talk to you later. Start working on it."

Kevin said, "With pleasure."

Back to the present, Thomas said, "You are creating what's on this blueprint."

Kevin answered, "Yes. A suit that is not modern science. This is going to be completely fictional, but in real life."

Thomas said, "She's one hell of a person."

The voice said, "Thank you Thomas."

Thomas said, "You're welcome voice."

She said, "He's working on a project that might change your future on how you fight crime. But you could also create electricity from the uniform that you put on."

Thomas said, "So this is going to be a phone, terminal, and a killing machine, I'm liking that."

She said, "It's known as the Swift Project. We people of Acosuk don't have the resources to create this suit that we wanted to have for our military force to challenge other worlds. But the only resource missing was leather. We didn't know how to get leather."

The voice said, "Well, I have to say, you both work well together."

Kevin said, "Thomas doesn't work here. Or with me. I work mostly for myself."

The voice smiled and said, "Well, I don't know much about Earth, I just have to go. I hope that you master your powers soon, Thomas. Because you seem like an interesting person."

Thomas said, "So do you."

The voice disappeared and Kevin said, "I think that she's in love with you man."

Thomas laughed and said, "You think so?"

Kevin answered, "Yeah, or I might just be imagining things because you are still single."

Thomas said, "So are you man."

Kevin said, "Yep. You always give the finishing blow to hurt a person's feelings."

Thomas said, "Yeah, I did that to our friend, Genesis just before getting here."

Kevin laughed and said, "She deserved that."

Thomas said, "Hell yeah. Well, I gotta go now. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."

Kevin said, "Sure thing. I'll be fine."

Thomas disappeared and appeared in his car and he drove away and appeared in front of his mansion and then took a shower and went to sleep right afterwards. While he was sleeping, a masked figure appeared outside of his home and said, "So this is Thomas Connors' house. Rich boys are sad."