Chapter 4 of Vengence, please read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Boondocks or any of the characters of this amazing series, that honor goes to none other than Aaron McGruder
The room held a certain coldness to it, void of anything that could inspire an emotional response. Only a dim glow escapes from the lights overhead, highlighting two large tanks in the corner of the room. An unnatural green fluid can be made out through the glass which extended across the face of the otherwise metal structure. Contained inside are the bodies of two young boys of nearly identical appearance. The defining characteristic being that the boy in the left tank sported a large black afro, while his counterpart wore his hair in tightly weaved cornrows. The boys are held in place by large metal restraints encased around their hands and feet. Adorned over each boy's face is some type of mask covering the lower halves of their faces, leaving only their eyes exposed. Fed into the front of the masks is a long rubber tube which appears to control the flow of oxygen by the fact that is keeps perfect rhythm with the rise and fall of each boy's chest. Before the tank stands a tall Caucasian man with white blonde hair. This man wears a black business suit on his body, black rimmed shades over his eyes, and a gray earpiece in his right ear. This man is known only as the White Shadow, an agent who has been watching the Freeman family for years. While White Shadow is observing the boys a reflection appears in the glass over his right shoulder. The reflection reveals that someone is standing behind him but no other defining characteristics can be made out.
"We have the two brothers, but we are still one short of a complete set." says White Shadow with out even looking behind him, "Bring me Robert Freeman."
Without a sound the reflection fades from the glass as if it never existed. White Shadow places the palm of his hand on the face of the left tank as he whispers, "It is only a matter of time now…"
For the first time in the past few days the neighborhood of Woodcrest was experiencing nice weather. Evidence of this shown in the rays of sunlight which flowed through the many windows of the Freeman household. In the living room stood Robert Freeman, an portly old man with ghost white hair. The man wore a green cardigan sweater over the top half of his body, and a pair of brown slacks over the lower half. Robert kicked and punched at the empty air in front of him mimicking the movements of the people exercising on the television in front of him. Finally, he comes to a stop. wipes away the sweat which pooled around his brow, and turns off the television.
"Yeeeah Boi! Thank you Billy Blanks!" exclaims Robert turning on his heels and heading into the kitchen, "Tae Bo…Tae Bo oh whoa oh.. Tae Boooohhh!"
The moment Robert concludes his singing a loud boom whips through the air and cracks every window in the immediate area. Following the boom, a loud rumbling can be heard in front of the house growing louder and louder with each passing second. Roberts ears pick up the faint sounds like music playing becoming more audible the louder the rumble grows.
Its terrible in Terra-Belle and that's where I'm from! Its terrible in Terra-Belle and that's where I'm from!
In his mind, Robert finally identifies the sound as that of a revving engine. However, before he is able to react a brown UPS package truck crashes through the front of the house. The truck then finally comes to a stop after crashing into the wall. Robert can only stare in horror at the devastation left behind by the truck. The entire front end of the house has been ripped apart, leaving the inside completely exposed to the entire neighborhood. The door to the truck flies open and a tall man with a low cut black haircut steps out. Robert's eyes shift to the younger man, a look of intense rage overtaking his face.
"Damnit boy! What in the hell is wrong with you?" demands Robert angrily.
The younger man then turns, and begins to walk towards Roberts, his brown UPS uniform in tatters. It appears as if he is fighting each step, like they are being made against his will. His brown eyes filled with intense pain reflecting his resistance to move. The look of anger fades from Robert's face and is replaced by a look of concern and fear.
"What is wrong with you boy?" asks Robert. "Why are you acting so strange?"
"Run Robert….get out of here old nigga!" screams the man, "I don't know how much longer I can resist."
"What in the hell are you talking about?" asks Robert, "You crash into my house…and then start telling me to leave…you must be out your damn mind!"
"Well fuck you then!" screams out the man, "You can eat a dick, you old ass niggaaaaaaahhhhh!"
Suddenly the man's entire body is engulfed in a blinding white light, and then raises several feet into the air. The light then begins to seep into the man's body and when it is completely absorbed a large shockwave bursts forth shattering all the glass which was only cracked earlier. He then falls to the ground landing on his hands and knees. Upon raising to his feet, two dark bags have formed beneath his eyes.
"What's good nyukkah?" screams the man with his voice now distorted to that of one belonging to a much older man, "What's really good?"
"That voice…" says Robert, "Stinkme…"
Before Robert is able to finish his statement he is struck in the face by the other man's heel sending him flying into the wall before he then collapses onto his face.
"Oooohhh Yeeeah! Colonel H. Stinkmeaner is back in this bitch!" screams out Stinkmeaner, "This time I'm gonna drag you with me back to hell you bitch ass nyukkah!"
Regaining his senses, Robert pushes off the ground with his hands and lifts himself back to his feet. With his right hand he unfastens and pulls free the belt around his waist in a single motion. He then cracks the belt as if it were a whip, letting it now hang down by his side.
"We will just have to see about that, now wont we?" questions Robert while at the same time twisting his hips hard to the left. He then lets his right arm fly forward, launching the belt into Stinkmeaner's direction. Stinkmeaner just laughs as he easily catches the belt and yanks it hard breaking Robert's balance causing him to fall into Stinkmeaner's direction. "Is that all you got nyukkah?" questions Stinkmeaner as he drops his base and then pushes hard into the ground thrusting all of his weight upward. The force of the thrust flows from his feet all the way to his fist, as he then slams it into Robert's stomach, knocking all the breath from the old man's lungs. Before Robert even has a chance to collapse forward, Stinkmeaner slips behind him the belt still in his hand. Stinkmeaner wraps the belt around Robert's neck tightening it around his windpipe. He then proceeds to choke the very life out of Robert, while the old man struggles in vain to escape.
"I just made you look like a bitch Robert!" taunts Stinkmeaner, "How's it feel? How's it feel you bitch ass nyukkah? I'm gonna make you my bitch in hell too Robert!"
Unable to speak due to his collapsing windpipe, Robert just continues to fighting against the stronger opponent trying everything to break his grip. After a few more seconds his vision begins to fade and he can feel his very life start to slip away from him. Robert falls to his knees, barely able to maintain consciousness at this point his hands fall down to his sides in defeat. Before his vision completely fades, his eyes focus on the form of something headed quickly in their direction.
"Who the hell are you?" questions Stinkmeaner before a knee slams into his face sending him crashing into the wall. The powerful concussion of the strike not only knocks Stinkmeaner unconscious but it causes the wall to fold in around the man's body. Robert quickly removes the belt from his throat and sucks in several large breaths of air before his breathing finally returns to normal. With his breathing under control he raises his eyes to look upon the person who just saved his life. His face suddenly fills with an expression of sheer terror as opposed to one of relief when he finally lays eyes on the person. Before him stands an athletically built young woman, with long flowing black hair, standing approximately six feet in height. The woman wears a short maroon dress, with a matching jacket worn over her shoulders, with a golden bracelet adorned on her wrist. Robert begins to scoot away for fear that the woman will attack him, but instead she extends out her hand to him.
"Come with me if you want to live." says the woman, a smile creeping across her face before she bursts out into hysterical laughter, "Hahaha…you know like the Terminator…Hahahaha…come on now your leaving me hanging…"
"Luna! What the hell are you doing here? I thought you blew yourself up?" questions Robert.
"No time for that…." says Luna as the smile fades from her face only to be replaced by a serious look, "Live or die…take your pick."
Weighing his options Robert takes the woman's hand picking the lesser of the two evils. She then pulls Robert to his feet, and the two disappear out through the destroyed front end of the house.
Through the debris of the once beautiful house walks an obese, extremely dark skinned man with a large glass right eye. He looks around at all the destruction caused by the previous struggle and shakes his head in dissapointment. He catches a glimpse of the man that Stinkmeaner had earlier possessed, and begins to walk over towards his location.
"Nigga, wake your lazy ass up!" demands the obese man smacking Stinkmeaner across the face. "How dare you destroy this house, leaving a blemish in the white man's neighborhood!"
Stinkmeaner's eyes suddenly fling open and he then pulls himself free from the wall, turning his attention to the man who just struck him.
"I remember you Nyukkah!" yells Stinkmeaner, "Your that bitch ass exorcist that helped stop me last time. This time your gonna help me Nyukkah!
"Now you listen hyuh!" says the obese man, "There is no way in hell that I am going to help you with a damn thang, you stanky gorrila!"
Stinkmeaner brings his hand up from his side and grabs ahold of the other man's wrist. The man attempts to pull his hand away at first, but then suddenly stop as two black bags form under both of his eyes. Stinkmeaner then releases his hold on the other man as the two of them turn in the direction that Robert and Luna fled earlier. Both of the men in unison and with the same voice say, "Im gonna get you Robert Freeman!"