Public Enemy

An inFamous Story

By The Enigmatic Man

Rating: (T)

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Disclaimer: The characters in this story are from the video game inFamous and therefore they are all owned by Sucker Punch. All other characters belong to me.

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"Well where do I begin?" Cole said to an extremely anxious Amy who was following every pacing step he took. "Alright, first I think you should sit down." Cole suggested.

"Fine but I have got to hear this. Do you know how much convincing I had to do to make sure I didn't have soldiers follow me here?" Amy said as she took a seat on Cole's favorite red sofa.

"Oh yeah by the way, can you thank them for me next time you talk to them? Your friends did such a great job backing me up over by the bridge." Cole said sarcastically.

"Cut them some slack Cole. They were right in the front of the action and they were caught off guard." Amy replied as she caught Cole's attitude.

"And I wasn't? I've been in that same position for more than a month now."

"Well they don't have super powers now do they Cole?"

Cole gritted his teeth every time he lost an argument with Amy, and this time was no different.

"Speaking of super powers how did my plain old boring almost-brother-in-law get powers anyway?"

"Well what exactly did our caring government tell you happened?" Cole asked as he folded his arms across his chest.

"Haven't you been watching news? They said it was a terrorist attack on the Historic District and that a bomb took out six city blocks."

"Bull-shit…"

"What do you mean?"

"It was called the Ray Sphere. When activated, it had the ability to drain the neuro-electric energy of everyone in the area and channel it into one person. That's what gave me my powers. The explosion was the Ray Sphere's detonation."

"…So it was your fault? This is all because of you!?" Amy's voice elevated as she got off of the couch and proceeded to walk up to Cole who refused to look her in the eyes.

"No! Well sort of…It's complicated." Cole said as he began to slowly back away from the approaching Amy.

"How is it complicated!? Your 'Ray Sphere' destroyed most of the Historic District, killed countless people, put the city on lockdown, all so you could get powers?"

"You've got it all wrong!" Cole responded as he tried to put his hands on Amy's shoulders to calm her down.

"How could Trish stand by and let this happen? Where is she? I want to talk to her now!" Amy shouted as she smacked Cole's hands away from her.

"Wait…First let me tell you about a man named Kessler…"

The Pentagon, Washington D.C.

The most politically powerful men and women in the United States of America begin to roll the footage of a seemingly average Empire City citizen with powers beyond belief. The face of the United States, the most powerful man in the world drops his jaw as he watches Cole MacGrath throw a car over the bridge without touching it. In a matter of minutes, this ordinary man takes down twelve armed gang members without breaking a sweat. There were absolutely no casualties, no bloodshed, just accurate and precise attacks that were completely in his control.

When the video stopped playing, a blanket of absolute silence fell over the room. Everyone turned to the President as they awaited the lights to be turned back on. The head of state regained his composure and picked his jaw up off of the table. He looked around and asked, "I want to know everything we have on him."

"I'm sorry sir but we deleted the files on everyone in Empire City in case it became necessary to resort to…drastic measures." Steven Solis, the Attorney General stated.

"So there is absolutely nothing on file about him?"

"We got his name from the papers he signed to get the cure…that's pretty much it…" Robert Duncan, the Secretary of Homeland Security said quietly.

"We do have someone, a doctor, who says she knows him. Apparently they knew each other before the explosion and are getting reacquainted as we speak. She asked the soldiers not to be followed." Gloria Thompson, the Secretary of Health and Human Service declared.

"Do we have ears on her?"

"Of course we do Mr. President." Gloria Thompson replied.

"We'll have to make due with that then. I want to know everything she knows and I want him here for questioning immediately."

Zeke's Roof, Empire City

"…I would not believe a word of this if I didn't see you in action today."

"I know it's a lot to take in at first, trust me."

"Cole…There's still one thing you didn't answer yet…Where's Trish?"

Cole walked away from Amy and made his way toward the edge of his rooftop. He's fallen from much higher buildings so any attempts at suicide would only be a waste of time.

How do I tell her…How do I tell her that I couldn't save Trish in time…That somehow letting her die was the 'right' choice…I can't…This is all Kessler's fault…My fault…

A hand on Cole's shoulder pulled him away from his thoughts. Amy spoke softly, "Cole…Where is my sister?"

As Cole turned to look into Amy's beautiful green eyes, the sounds of a massive helicopter echoed through the streets.

"It's probably for me…" Amy said as the government helicopter finally came into view. As the massive helicopter approached the roof, a voice called out over a megaphone saying, "Cole MacGrath! You are under arrest for the involvement in the Empire City bombing and will be brought to Washington D.C. for questioning."

"But how-"

"They probably have a bug on you Amy. I'm not surprised they would stoop so low." Cole said as electricity surged and danced around his fists, prepared for a fight.

Before Cole could plan out a strategy, multiple sharp pains struck his back simultaneously. He slowly turned around to see eight snipers posted on the nearby rooftops. Amy caught Cole as he began to lose his balance but once he finally hit the ground, she was grabbed by another soldier who carried her up to the helicopter. Amy watched as another pair of soldiers lifted Cole's body off of the floor but once the helicopter took off, Cole quickly became a spec in the large city.

"Cole didn't do anything wrong! It wasn't his fault!" Amy shouted at the lead soldier.

"Please relax Ms. Dailey, may I call you Amy?" He said as tried to calm her down.

"I don't care what you call me, I want Cole free. He's not a terrorist, he's a hero! Ask anyone in Empire City. He took down-"

"-We know...Cole dispatched twelve members of the infamous Reaper gang in the blink of an eye."

"How did you know?"

"They're the government sweetheart; there is little they don't know..."

"So what do they want with Cole then."

"That is of little concern to you. I had strict orders from the President himself to remove you from the Empire City Relief Project."

"You can't do that!"

"You will be reassigned to Washington D.C. to ensure that Cole does not 'act out' during his trial."

Amy's temper begins to settle. "Fine…What do you need me to do in the meantime?"

"We have some questions about your friend that we would like you to answer."

"Only if I get to see him and make sure he's alright."

"Oh don't worry; I can assure you he'll be fine."

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Cole rises from the ground and examines his surroundings to see nothing but darkness. He instinctively electrifies his hands to illuminate the area but to no avail.

Where the hell am I?

"Take a wild guess Cole…" a voice calls out.

It can't be…

"Why can't it Cole?"

Kessler…I killed you already.

"Did you really? After all, we are the same person so in theory I exist through you."

We're nothing alike. You don't care about anyone but yourself. That's why you fled when the people needed you the most.

"And where are you? You're certainly not in Empire City, that I can assure you."

Wait…Where's Amy!?

"Who knows? Who cares? She's a hindrance to you now."

She's the only one I have left!

"Trish's death means nothing now that Amy is in your life."

How dare you mention Trish's name!

"If you truly want to help the people of this world, you must not let any form of emotion get in your way. It hurt me just as much as it did you to watch Trish die but it was for the good of mankind. Now that Amy has taken Trish's place, Trish's death no longer has any significance which means Amy has sealed her own fate."

If you touch her, I swear to God…

"What? That you'll kill me? You've already seen how far that has gotten you. You are running out of time Cole. Every day that passes draws you ever closer to the awakening of the Beast. He will not show you any mercy. He will make you watch as he destroys everything you've ever cared about."

I've been ready to face him the moment you burned your memories into my brain.

"If you are as prepared as you think, then how did you end up in this position? Take a listen to what's going on around you…"

I can't hear anything.

"Focus Cole…"

As Cole closes his eyes, the voices of unknown men echo through the shadowy realm.

"I'm surprised he went down so easily."

"You got that right. Who would've guessed that Mr. Electric-man over here would've dropped to a few piercing tranquilizer rounds?"

"I don't care what took him down; I just want to make sure this guy stays down for the whole trip."

"How many hours left until we reach Washington?"

"It shouldn't be too long now."

Washington…Now I remember, I'm under 'arrest' because of you Kessler.

"You're under arrest because you were too busy thinking about Trish to sense the listening device integrated into Amy's phone. Do you see now how even in death Trish is a distraction?"

I loved her!

"Then let her death mean something! Let it fuel you, not bring you down!"

The sounds of helicopter blades slowing down began to pierce the darkness as Cole's vision became more and more clouded until he could not even see his own body.

What's happening!? Kessler!

END