Hi again! I'm glad I was able to get this chapter done and posted before it got too late (I live in Italy), and I really hope you enjoy this next chapter! I just want to thank everyone who commented on this story, followed, and favorited my story! You have no idea how much I appreciate it! So yeah, please comment if you like this story or have any suggestions/future chapter ideas. If there is a character in the Marvel universe you would like me to include, pleas e let me know! I will respond ASAP! So yeah.. Enjoy the ride!
Before my family was murdered, I never knew how bad being homeless really was. For the past 2 months, I had been living in the streets, parks, alleyways. Really anywhere I could find that looked mostly safe. And somehow I found food. You might be thinking 'If you are 17 now, why can't you just get a freaking job?'
Well let me answer that for you:
First of all, everything I owned was burnt and lost. That meant I didn't have my idea, driver's license, birth certificate, nothing. I also had just my one pair of clothes and no money to get new clothes. Which meant if I signed up for a job interview, I would look so untidy and… well.. You get the gist.
Everyday for the past two months, I had been out, sitting in the street, begging. Begging for money, begging for food. A few people were kind enough give me a hot dog, slice of pizza, or some fresh water. Others gave me some money. And then there were the snobby rich people who acted like me, along with the other homeless people, didn't exist.
I honestly didn't think searching for this mysterious sorcerer would be so hard. Even if I did stumble across wherever he lived, it's not like I knew he was there. Or she.
So you guys might be tired of me complaining about street life, but I promise there is a reason I'm telling you all of this. And it's because I was begging for money, that I found this sorcerer.
So one day, I was out and about, hoping for some food and money. It was 3:00 in the afternoon, and even though there were people everywhere, I was having no luck. Then suddenly, this man dressed in a business suit walked over to me.
"You look kinda young to be begging for food," he said.
I laughed. "Yeah. I guess you could say that. But let's just say time hasn't been very kind to me lately."
He man chuckled back, and took out a ten dollar bill. I was very glad. Usually people weren't that generous with money. He handed it to me and said, "You have a nice day now."
Right before he got the chance to walk away, a police officer ran over to us looking anxious and in a hurry.
"Everyone, clear out of here, now!"
People surrounding me were confused on why we had to do this. Was there an emergency or something? No one wanted to have to confront the officer though, so they all walked away, acting like nothing had happened. Then the officer came over to me.
"Kid, get out of here NOW!"
I gave him a glare and was about to walk away (I didn't want to get into any trouble and have him look at my files or anything), when I heard several people scream. I turned around to see what the commotion was about. I wasn't even sure what I was seeing. There were some weird shadowing figures surrounding a few people. The smarter people were running away from them. Me; I stayed exactly where I was. Not because of fear, but of curiosity. These creatures seemed out of this world. Such as in, they seemed magical. Well not magical, but the type of creature a wizard would deal with. Or sorcerer…
So naturally I stood in the danger zone, waiting to see if Mr. sorcerer would by any chance, come out and fight whatever these things were.
Blessed luck- my wish got answered very soon. A man wearing strange clothing (kind of similar to the clothing the guy who murdered my family wa swearing) and a red cape appeared literally out of nowhere. He certainly looked like he could be the sorcerer I was looking for.
My mind raced. After two months searching for this guys, this could be him, right in front of me. (Well more like 60 feet away, but eh. Same difference.)
The man in the red cape (or cloak. Again, same difference) did this crazy weird thing where he summoned some bright energy or something and shot it at the creatures, making them turn into… dust? Okay…..
I thought the creatures were all gone, after he got rid of them, but two more of the creatures reformed out of their dust. I was really confused now. I pretty sure once you die or turn into dust, you stay dead (or you stay dust). This seemed to defying the laws of nature. But then again, I had no clue how these things worked. And by that I mean both nature and the monster things.
This time, cape dude seemed to be whispering some words under his breath and coasted another spell thing at the shadow creatures. He stayed standing there for a moment, as if making sure they would stay dead. Then he turned around. So he was facing me. He gave me a strange glance, as if knowing what I was thinking or something. He then walked over to me.
I was kind of nervous right now. I had just seen this guy do magic, and wasn't sure if he was evil like the other guy or not. First, I would make sure he really was the guy I was looking for. I took a deep breath.
"Are.. Are you the sorcerer I'm looking for?"
The man looked slightly confused, but then a look of realization came to his face. Then he spoke to me.
"Ah, Abigail Time. Yes, I am the sorcerer your mother told you to find."
I was very confused now. "H.. How… Did you know my name and that other stuff."
The man ignored me. I thought he was about to bow and introduce himself, but instead he stuck out a hand.
"Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme. Protector of the earth from mystical threats. Nice to meet you Miss Time."
Okayyy… So his name was Doctor Strange. What a STRANGE name! (Pun intended.). I started laughing. Which by the way, now that I look at it, really was embarrassing. I just had to ruin that moment by laughing.
When I calmed down, I was ready for some answers. "Why did my mom want me to find you? If you know so much, who was that guy who mur…. murdered my family…? How can you help me? What were those shadow things? What's going on?"
Doctor Strange chuckled a bit. " Well, that's a lot of questions."
He looked around. A bunch of citizens were staring at us like we were aliens or something.
"I will answer any questions you have, but this isn't the right place to do it. Do you trust me?"
I thought for a second. "I'm.. not sure. I just met you. But if you know the answers to all of my questions, and my parents trusted you enough to want me to find you… I guess I kind of have to trust you."
"Perfect. Now come with me."
And with that, he opened up a portal thing and went through it. I stood there wondering if I was supposed to go in, when his hand came back through the portal and beckoned me to follow.
I sighed.
"Well, I guess this will be an adventure."
Thanks again for reading! I will try to post the next chapter as soon as I can, but this next week will be very busy for me. I have a lot of projects with school, and then I'm going to Spain for Thanksgiving. Hmm... Maybe I could write the next chapter when I'm on the plane? Anyway, see you next time!
