GIFTS AND CURSES
By Yodaman
Do you like costumed heroes? If the answer is yes, then you are better off mowing the lawn, reading a book, or getting checked for pancreatic cancer, because there are absolutely zero costumed heroes in this tale (well, maybe one or two, but they're not the protagonists)! If you want super humans with bulging muscles, beautiful blonde bimbos who are too weak to defend themselves, or diabolical super villains who try to take over the world week after week, this will be one major flop. Instead of super heroes or dangerous villains, it just has people. People with special talents that try to make a place for them in the world, but end up having to fight through hell and back to get that spot. But make way for the hissing scientist that is stronger than an armored tank- THE LIZARD!
CHAPTER I
A Taste of blood
Malcolm Concord, a.k.a. the director, was sitting on his desk in his Canadian office, waiting. Waiting for Karl Lycos, a.k.a. Sauron, to bring some 'secret' tapes he supposedly found that would give Weapon X, the organization they both worked for. Weapon X was created by the Canadian government to research mutants and use them for mankind's benefit, but Malcolm turned it into an organization that enhanced mutants and used them to destroy mutant kind one by one. He had created several mutants to help serve this purpose, but only three of them remained in his presence, one of them being Sauron. Sauron resembled a walking pterodactyl and had the power to suck the life out of people, but that gift turned him into the pterodactyl when he absorbed the powers of a super mutant. Once Sauron walked in with the unmistakable sound of his talons screeching the floor, Malcolm turned around.
"You know I hate it when you do that", said Malcolm.
"I'm sorry, my lord", said Sauron. "I thought you would like to have been informed that I have found the tapes of our new test subject. I suppose eating your jelly doughnut is far more entertaining then my extensive projects..."
"Take a joke for god's sake", said Malcolm. "Let's see this 'extensive project'". He then plopped the disk in and watched the laptop screen in front of him. He then saw a large man, with green, scaly skin and a reptilian tail walk about the everglades with a trail of alligators following him. "So far so good. So he's a lizard, just like you. Why do I need another hisser?"
"Just watch", said Sauron. Several seconds later, a man with red and blue spandex with black stripes leap off a nearby building and kick the reptilian man.
"That's Spider-Man!" exclaimed Malcolm. "But he lives in New York. What's he doing in the Everglades?"
"Just watch the damn movie!" yelled Sauron. Then Malcolm watched as time and time again, Spider-Man tried to attack the Lizard with several punches, kicks, and attack with his webbing, but the Lizard evaded the Spider-Man and counter attacked his attacks. Spider-Man leaped upon the side of the building and then the Lizard followed suit. "Thus end our presentation. Any thoughts?"
"If what I have heard about Spider-Man is true", said Malcolm, "that Lizard must be pretty strong".
"His hide is supposed to be armor thick", said Sauron. "It might be able to deflect adamantium."
"So you're suggesting I use him to kill Wolverine, Sabretooth, and etcetera?" asked Malcolm.
"If you want to, master", said Sauron. "However, if we could capture them, they would be fine servants to you. We could accomplish our goals much faster."
"Our goals will complete far sooner than we have ever imagined.", said Malcolm, "So tell me Sauron, do you have any more knowledge of this Lizard?"
"His real name is Doctor Curt Connors", said Sauron. "He's a major in Reptile studies."
"Figures", said Malcolm. "What else?"
"He lives on the edge of the Florida Everglades", said Sauron.
"Can you find him?" said Malcolm.
"I've already tried", said Sauron. "He wasn't home".
"How dare you try to do something without my consent", said Malcolm. "Shall you be my first test subject on the new drugs?"
"No master", said Sauron. "However, I was looking through periodicals in scientific magazines and newspapers, and found that there was going to be a science festival in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States of America."
"I know that Baltimore is in America, dumb ass", said Malcolm. "Why would I want to know that?"
"Curt Connors was listed as one of the guests of honor", said Sauron. "Reed Richards and Bruce Banner, two other supposed super humans, are also attending."
"Bah", said Malcolm. "Forget about them. Right now I want to taste that man's sweet blood."
"So you want Connors dead?" asked Sauron.
"No", said Malcolm. "I want him to be in the best of conditions, so that my drugs will have the utmost effect on our scaly friend."
"Yes master", said Sauron. "Would you please open the window?"
"I don't see why you want it open", said Malcolm, "but okay." He then opened it, and then Sauron ran towards the window and leaped out. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! GET BACK HERE!" Malcolm then swiveled around in his chair. Sauron better have not escaped him! He was his only hope for catching the Lizard, who was in turn his only hope to recapture Wolverine.
"Perhaps I am relying on too many people to get my job done", thought Malcolm. He then pounded his desk, but found a note that was sloppily written and done with a bad pencil.
"The Lizard shall be ours", said the note. Malcolm then smiled. Weapon X was finally about to get what it deserved- the eradication of Mutant kind.
By Yodaman
Do you like costumed heroes? If the answer is yes, then you are better off mowing the lawn, reading a book, or getting checked for pancreatic cancer, because there are absolutely zero costumed heroes in this tale (well, maybe one or two, but they're not the protagonists)! If you want super humans with bulging muscles, beautiful blonde bimbos who are too weak to defend themselves, or diabolical super villains who try to take over the world week after week, this will be one major flop. Instead of super heroes or dangerous villains, it just has people. People with special talents that try to make a place for them in the world, but end up having to fight through hell and back to get that spot. But make way for the hissing scientist that is stronger than an armored tank- THE LIZARD!
CHAPTER I
A Taste of blood
Malcolm Concord, a.k.a. the director, was sitting on his desk in his Canadian office, waiting. Waiting for Karl Lycos, a.k.a. Sauron, to bring some 'secret' tapes he supposedly found that would give Weapon X, the organization they both worked for. Weapon X was created by the Canadian government to research mutants and use them for mankind's benefit, but Malcolm turned it into an organization that enhanced mutants and used them to destroy mutant kind one by one. He had created several mutants to help serve this purpose, but only three of them remained in his presence, one of them being Sauron. Sauron resembled a walking pterodactyl and had the power to suck the life out of people, but that gift turned him into the pterodactyl when he absorbed the powers of a super mutant. Once Sauron walked in with the unmistakable sound of his talons screeching the floor, Malcolm turned around.
"You know I hate it when you do that", said Malcolm.
"I'm sorry, my lord", said Sauron. "I thought you would like to have been informed that I have found the tapes of our new test subject. I suppose eating your jelly doughnut is far more entertaining then my extensive projects..."
"Take a joke for god's sake", said Malcolm. "Let's see this 'extensive project'". He then plopped the disk in and watched the laptop screen in front of him. He then saw a large man, with green, scaly skin and a reptilian tail walk about the everglades with a trail of alligators following him. "So far so good. So he's a lizard, just like you. Why do I need another hisser?"
"Just watch", said Sauron. Several seconds later, a man with red and blue spandex with black stripes leap off a nearby building and kick the reptilian man.
"That's Spider-Man!" exclaimed Malcolm. "But he lives in New York. What's he doing in the Everglades?"
"Just watch the damn movie!" yelled Sauron. Then Malcolm watched as time and time again, Spider-Man tried to attack the Lizard with several punches, kicks, and attack with his webbing, but the Lizard evaded the Spider-Man and counter attacked his attacks. Spider-Man leaped upon the side of the building and then the Lizard followed suit. "Thus end our presentation. Any thoughts?"
"If what I have heard about Spider-Man is true", said Malcolm, "that Lizard must be pretty strong".
"His hide is supposed to be armor thick", said Sauron. "It might be able to deflect adamantium."
"So you're suggesting I use him to kill Wolverine, Sabretooth, and etcetera?" asked Malcolm.
"If you want to, master", said Sauron. "However, if we could capture them, they would be fine servants to you. We could accomplish our goals much faster."
"Our goals will complete far sooner than we have ever imagined.", said Malcolm, "So tell me Sauron, do you have any more knowledge of this Lizard?"
"His real name is Doctor Curt Connors", said Sauron. "He's a major in Reptile studies."
"Figures", said Malcolm. "What else?"
"He lives on the edge of the Florida Everglades", said Sauron.
"Can you find him?" said Malcolm.
"I've already tried", said Sauron. "He wasn't home".
"How dare you try to do something without my consent", said Malcolm. "Shall you be my first test subject on the new drugs?"
"No master", said Sauron. "However, I was looking through periodicals in scientific magazines and newspapers, and found that there was going to be a science festival in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States of America."
"I know that Baltimore is in America, dumb ass", said Malcolm. "Why would I want to know that?"
"Curt Connors was listed as one of the guests of honor", said Sauron. "Reed Richards and Bruce Banner, two other supposed super humans, are also attending."
"Bah", said Malcolm. "Forget about them. Right now I want to taste that man's sweet blood."
"So you want Connors dead?" asked Sauron.
"No", said Malcolm. "I want him to be in the best of conditions, so that my drugs will have the utmost effect on our scaly friend."
"Yes master", said Sauron. "Would you please open the window?"
"I don't see why you want it open", said Malcolm, "but okay." He then opened it, and then Sauron ran towards the window and leaped out. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! GET BACK HERE!" Malcolm then swiveled around in his chair. Sauron better have not escaped him! He was his only hope for catching the Lizard, who was in turn his only hope to recapture Wolverine.
"Perhaps I am relying on too many people to get my job done", thought Malcolm. He then pounded his desk, but found a note that was sloppily written and done with a bad pencil.
"The Lizard shall be ours", said the note. Malcolm then smiled. Weapon X was finally about to get what it deserved- the eradication of Mutant kind.