Show Me A Hero and I'll Write Him A Tragedy.
Chapter 2
"Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath."~ Eckhart Tolle
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"Ok-'old on". Francis said pulling the bullet out with a pair of tweezers as: Matthew, Arthur, Yao, Gilbert, and Ludwig watched. "Got ze zucker". Francis said ripping the bullet out. "Ok so let's get you patch u-UH". Francis let out when he saw the bullet hole was no longer seen.
"Oh that's new". Matthew said staring.
"Hm so he is powerful aru". Yao said and walk toward 74. He slowly laid his hand on the exposed skin of 74 with a small smile following afterwards. "Indeed the strongest and most lethal I've ever seen
"Lethal I'm told to be an abomination on my kind and humans". 74 spoke shaking Yao's hand off. "What is my name". He asked looking at Arthur.
"Tino said he would tell when he returns which should be around any sec-". Arthur dead stopped when he heard the front door break open. "Oh".
"COME OUT COME OUT 74 WHERE EVER YOU ARE". A man yelled as a group of people looked from cracked doors. Directly opposite of 74's room stood a group of guards holding two Nephs with guns to their heads.
"EH TINO BERWALD". Arthur yelled and everyone came out of hiding with anger and terror on their faces.
"I'M SO SORRY I TOLD THEM THEY CAUGHT US OUTSIDE AND I'VE NEVER HURT ANYONE". Tino yelled tears in his eyes.
"It's alright Tino".
"We don't care about you lot we want 74 where is he". The guard holding Tino said with a crooked smile. The others only blocked the sitting Neph behind them when he suddenly passed them.
"VE~ NO 74". Feliciano yelled hiding behind Ludwig, his brother behind Antonio.
"Ha good Neph, come on take a bullet". He said as a guard shot at 74. Everyone flinched but when they didn't hear anything they looked back to see the bullet floating in mid air.
"Whose sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed. Genesis 9:6". He said and the bullet whizzed back at the guard, hitting him in between the eyes.
"Oh my fast". Yao said studying 74.
"SHOOT HIM SHOOT HIM NOW". The guard holding Tino yelled now pushing both of the Neph's down and shot at 74.
"Hmph". He shrugged and the bullets fell.
"UGH". A guard fell gripping his chest, as blood rolled out of his nose. Then it poured out of his nose, his mouth, and fell as it leaked from his eyes.
"TSK YOU BASTARD YOU KILLED CHUCK HE HAS A WIFE AND KIDS". The guard that held Tino yelled shooting at an incredible rate.
"I had parents and a little brother for 13 years I never got to see them and maybe I won't so you all deserve punishment". 74 said as more bolts fell and a gun of the guards ran out.
"74 WATCH IT". Matthew yelled as a hidden guard shot a needle at 74.
"Oh". The needle busted and the sharp needle went straight through the guards neck. 74 started walking and the guns broke to pieces. Tino was held under Berwald for protection as blood leak on him.
"Shouldn't you fear me. I can do anything to kill you without touching you". He said stopping in a pile of bullets. "I can blast you to pieces from the inside, I can cut you to pieces, set you on fire from the inside out, I can make your heart explode like chuck and make it slow and painful. The list is endless and it's all your bastards fault so I swear I'll kill everyone of you, I'll always be one step a head". 74 said and the remaining guards: arms were pulled, legs chopped off, their stomaches ripped out, and at their last breath their heads chopped off. The hallway was now dyed a lovely shade of crimson as well as Berwald and 74.
"Ah 74".
"What power and anger". Yao said walking over to the boys now sitting straight on the floor. "Tino Berwald do not beat your selves up aru, they caught you we rather you be alive".
"You're both fine". 74 asked walking to the three.
"Yes thank you 74…I'm guessing you want your name".
"Yes I wanna be know as something other than Neph 74".
"Well here's the file we managed to hide it". Tino said pulling the file out of his sweater.
"I'll read after a hair cut and a nap".
"Vhat about food". Ludwig asked.
"I don't feel hungry". 74 said walking back to his new room. "I don't even know if I'll stay". He said sitting on a chair followed by Francis.
"I'll make it look beautiful like me". Francis said cutting a huge length of the messy hair off. They others went to get dinner ready or retrieve clothes for 74.
By the time they finished cooking Francis was done with 74's hair, who was bathed, clothed, and asleep.
"Shu everyone 'es sleeping like a child". Francis said quieting the house of Nephs.
"Really, I'd think food was more important". Arthur said as Francis sat next to him.
"Your food isn't really important since it's not edible". He said cockily and earned himself a strangling match with the Brit.
"I feel like there's hope". Matthew said playing with his spaghetti.
"Vhat". Gilbert said with a full mouth.
"I think he might be my brother".
"What". Everyone stared.
"His story and mine hook together pretty well I just need to hear the name then I'll know". Matthew said bringing his bear closer.
"Well we've got him taken good care of he's bathed and out of those bloody rag clothes". Arthur said and he literally meant bloody.
The next few days 74 just slept, the file under his pillow and everyone anxious. finally four days later he woke up able to see things…although they were blurry. He sat up unclear of where he was until it all came back to him.
"Aw yes Neph house". He said and walked out of his room see lights off. There was a noise coming from the living room so he walked forward although he kept tripping from the blurriness. Once he found the doorway he saw a ton of blurry figures sitting on a big blurry green thing.
"Oh 74 vur awake good afternoon". Francis voice rang. "Vou look much 'etter with vur hair cut, although you should brush it oui".
"I can't see anything, it's blurry".
"Oh do you need glasses Ludwig hand him those glasses you don't wear anymore". Arthur said and soon something was shoved into 74's hand.
"Glasses what are those". He said sliding them upside down on his face.
"Other way love". Arthur said and fixed them for 74. "How's that".
"Better I can see you all actually".
"Do you want something to eat we just got done with lunch".
"Maybe I don't know". He said as his stomach growled.
"I take that as a yes Kiku". Arthur said and a Asian boy appeared with a bow.
"Prease to meet you 74, I am the house counseror Kiku Honda. I will herp you with the life styre change, I arso made runch from my homerand". He said leading to the dining room.
"I want to go outside there's no windows here".
"Before we do anything we have to know your name". Arthur said and like that 74 disappeared into his room, returning a few moments later with the file.
"You read it".
"Why me".
"I can't read". He said surprising the rest.
"They seriously left you in a cage your whole life".
"Yes". He said and Arthur opened the file.
"Matthew what's your brothers name".
"Oh Alfred Jones". He said peaking at the file.
"Congratulations we found your brother". Arthur said and Matthew smiled widely. "Also welcome to our home Alfred Foster Jones".
"F".
"EH".
"Alfred F. Jones". 74- now Alfred said. "Yah that's right my names Alfred, my brothers name is Matthew, my mom's name is Mary, and My dad is Michael". Alfred said in his own little world. "I was taken to a silver place where they hit me, and used lots of needles". His ocean blue eyes narrowed. "They'll all die".
"Honestly is murder all you think about, to the dining room table". Arthur said pushing Alfred to the dining room.
"Don't force 'im Arthur". Francis said running after him.
"Elbert Hubbard once wrote "If men could only know each other, they would never either idolize or hate". Alfred said sitting down. "If they new me then they wouldn't hate me, I wouldn't kill them". He said as something was sat in front of him.
"You rove quotes yes". Kiku said sitting next to him.
"Yes a nurse told me them lots of times". Alfred said just staring at the food.
"Do you know how to eat Alfred". Matthew asked kneeling next to his twin.
"Yes I just can't think of the last time I ate solid food". He said looking at it strangely.
"Just try your probabry starving". Kiku said as a man passed through with cats all over him.
"Hey Kiku what do I do if one cat coughed up a hair ball and another ate it".
"I don't know Heracles".
"Huh maybe I should like…tell them not to". He said and walked off.
"Alright then". Alfred said eating the foreign food.
"After this we will show you around this building is larger than you think". Arthur said a the rest took off to go watch a movie.
"So Alfred, I'm going to ask you a few questions is that ok". Kiku ask as Alfred finished the first dish.
"Sure that's fine". Alfred said and another plate was put down.
"What was your chirdhood rike".
"Within the core of each of us is the child we once were. This child constitutes the foundation of what we have become, who we are, and what we will be." Neuroscientist Dr. R. Joseph". Alfred quoted.
"Aw yes werr prease answer".
"I don't know". Alfred spoke with a full mouth while Kiku read his file.
"EH Improssibre". Kiku said and ran out of the room before Alfred could figure what's wrong.
"ARTHUR, YAO, GILBERT, LUDWIG, FRANCIS". Kiku yelled running into the living room and slid on the clean floor.
"Kiku what's wrong".
"I was reading down Alfred's file an they put a chip in him".
"A chip". Matthew said
"Zu zrack us". Francis asked.
"NO NO MUCH WORSE SELF DESTRUCTION". Kiku yelled then caught his breath.
"WHAT". They yelled and ran back to the dining room, only to see Alfred gone.
"ALFRED WHERE ARE YOU". Matthew yelled running out the door.
"JONES". Arthur yelled running out going a different direction. The rest of them split up and went to check various rooms.
Meanwhile Alfred wondered down the hall passing a ton of doors with: rooms, arcades, gym rooms, art rooms, cooking rooms. "This place is huge". Alfred said as his stomach exploded with pain. "Ugh". He reeled on a wall as blood leaked from his mouth. "Damn Damn ow what's going on". Alfred said before he fell to the ground. "M-My stomaches on fire". He said clinching it before he fell unconscious.
"Ed-Fred-Alfred". A voice said shaking Alfred shoulder. "Wake up Alfred".
"Ngh". Alfred turned away from the voice and now he was covered, with something soft.
"Jones wake up we have a schedule to follow and Kiku needs to talk with you". Arthur's voice rang annoying Alfred so he pushed him out and locked the door without moving. Now Alfred laid alone in his bed curled up as Arthur banged on the door. "SOMEONE GET ME A FUCKIN KEY BEFORE I BURN THIS DOOR DOWN".
"Go away". Alfred mumbled feeling sick. He turned again, it felt weird sleeping in a bed instead of a metal plate. "This hurts my back". He said and after not being able to sleep he gave up. He began thinking about his brother.
"WHERE IS THE FUCKIN KEY, FUCK IT IM BURNING IT DOWN", Arthur yelled and the door turn to fire.
"Mattie-Mattie". He murmured as a memory came forward.
'M-MATT WHERE'S MY BROTHER". A child version of Alfred yelled as a guard strapped him to a metal table.
"Shut up kid". The man said as a person in a lab coat put a needle in a bottle.
"Just hold still Alfred and this will be over before you know". He said finishing the needle as another doctor handed him another bottle and she grabbed the needle.
"I'm going to give you this tranquilizer it will also put you to sleep for two days". She said sticking the needle all the way in his arm.
"HOW COULD YOU DO DIS TO MATT AND ME". Alfred yelled with a yawn.
"I'm helping the world saving them from you".
"I would never hurt anyone pwease wet us go". Alfred opened his mouth to say something else but lost consciousness'.
"OK TIME TO GET UP WANKE-R". Arthur was suddenly threw across the hall and into Natalia's room. "Ow".
"DON'T TOUCH ME". Alfred yelled curling up.
"I didn't even-touch him". Arthur said roughly trying to sit up.
"MON CHÉRÉ VOU ALRIGHT". Francis yelled running down the hall and to Arthur who managed to get up.
"Fine-bloody hells wrong with him".
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH-AAAAAAAAAAH". Alfred screamed bloody murder shaking.
"ALFRED WHAT'S WRONG". Matthew yelled into his brothers room.
"LET ME GO LET ME GO I'LL KILL YOU LET GO". Alfred yelled yanking something out of his arms.
"Is he like having like a total flashback". A blonde boy/girl said.
"LOOK AT HIS EYES". A boy with brown hair yelled pouting at the crimson puddle.
"WAH".
"Alfred-GIVE ME THAT FILE". Arthur yelled grabbing it from Ludwig who had a group of people standing behind him. Arthur skimmed the page looking for the answer, when his eyes stopped on something new. "Experiment 74". He said shaking his head. "They didn't experiment on us".
"What does it say". Matthew asked peaking up.
"Experiment Neph 74 has been shown to be remarkably talented, though he does not know control. He response well with the Adipiscor doses at least he's managed to stay alive during the treatment. From what the head scientists tell he has more Neph blood cells in his body than a normal Neph. Its safe to finally say, we have created the perfect soldier, but it's a shame he will never live outside these. From what we've been told he has adopted new nicknames such as: Inferna miles and Limitless, as well as his other name Neph 74. At age 17 we hope to have hope to have him injected five times a day for 24 hours, seven days a week. A list of his abilities so far: Deadly/Rapid speed of the mind, control of another's body, dismembering of anything from metal to body, more are soon to develop as he gets older".
"Mother fuckers I'll kill them too". Matthew said and even a few of the others agreed as things started flying out of the room.
"I think I can calm him down". Arthur said getting scared looks.
"Really mon chéré even with vur ability of persuasion he is much powerful".
"This or we're all out of a home".
"Let him try aru". Yao said putting a hand on Francis' shoulder.
"Make sure to find a blocker for the door I don't want to fly out again". Arthur said stepping toward the door.
"Careful mon chéré". Francis said as Arthur slipped into the bed room. The blocked the doorway with Natalia's mattress, which she really hated.
Meanwhile with Arthur he was getting a bit cut up. He was getting cut from Alfred's unseeable force, so he decided to go from the side of the room. He slid along side the wall until he got close to the bed and he leaped on it grabbing Alfred. He wrapped his arms around him and tried to calm him down.
"ALFRED CALM THE FUCK DOWN YOUR GOING TO HURT SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME". Arthur yelled but Alfred didn't calm down. "ALFRED LISTEN TO ME IT'S ARTHUR, I DON'T HAVE A NEEDLE I WONT HURT YOU ALRIGHT". Arthur yelled turning Alfred around to show him his hurt face. "Alfred calm down no more needles alright no one will hurt you". Arthur watched as the powerful shield broke down and Alfred's blue eyes return.
"I'm not going back". Alfred said despair in his eyes. "Never".
"We won't make you". Arthur said patting Alfred's head. Soon the others took the mattress out of the doorway.
"Mon Chéré". Francis ran in to see Alfred's scared expression.
"Ok get up now we have to get new doors and you have to get accustomed to living in a confided space".
"Why".
"Because your going to be home schooled".
"EH what's school".
"It's where you learn stuff Alfred". Arthur said standing up, blood from his cuts falling.
"Mon Chéré I'll zake care of vou". Francis said following Arthur who just passed him. Soon everyone but Matthew left as Alfred wrapped his arms around himself.
"Matt can you get me my nightgown also what happened with the helmet".
"Oh well it's Yao's work room, he's studying it but it's broken so it's a little tougher and why do you want the straight jacket".
"To think". He said and looked out of the door way. "Who's room is that". He said pointed to the room with the broken door.
"Natalia-she's going to kill you". Matthew said and Alfred walked over to her room.
"Natalia". He said and an angry girl came out of the room.
"What do you want". She said with a foreign accent.
"Your door".
"Yes you the broke it". She said crossing her arms.
"I'll fix it". He said and her eyebrow went up. Before she could let a word go the door was in between them, good as new.
"Wow Al that's so cool". Matthew said.
"Hey Matt my stomach hurt really bad earlier why".
"They put a chip in your body to kill you with the push of a button-we got it out and now Yao will help you with your abilities. Did you know he was the first Neph he's over 4000 years old".
"So he's old".
"Eh- I'll go get your straight jacket". Matthew said and ran off while Alfred sat on his bed.
"The French philosopher Voltaire wrote, "There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts". Alfred said and glared. "They're using me too". He said right before Matthew came inside with the gown.
"Here I'll go get you breakfast big brother". Matthew said and once again raced out to get food. "I know pancakes". He said and rushed to the kitchen getting thousands of ingredients.
"Whats smells so good". Gilbert said walking into of the room with the rest of the house hold bosses
"I'm making pancakes". Matthew smiled and Gilbert sat right down. By now Matthew had a stack about four feet tall.
"I'll take Alfred some". Matthew said as Yao called out.
"Where's the maple".
"There's some in the cabinet". Matthew said taking, some on a separate plate, to Alfred's room. "Hm…Alfred breakfast is ready I made pan-cakes". Matthew stopped seeing Alfred's room empty. A piles of the clothes on the bed and a pair of glasses. "Yao". Matthew said walking back to the kitchen.
"Yes".
"Have you seen Alfred".
"Not since the incident why".
"He asked for the straight jacket so I gave it to him and he left the clothes we gave him also Ludwig's glasses". Matthew said depressed.
"EH if he left he's in danger". Yao said stood up.
"He didn't want to stay". Matthew said looking down getting the others attention. "I've lost my brother again". He said and set the plate down before retreating into his room.
"Matts depressed". Gilbert said and took of to Matthew's room.
