Of heroes and villians

by Our hero

Three super powered beings come into contact with another in the New Meridian, an optimistic intelligent girl who wants to be a hero with the ability of Plant Manipulation, an easily excitable autistic shapeshifter looking for his mother, and a kleptomaniac fight loving pirate immortal, will the city survive?.

4. CHAPER FOUR

Chapter four:

The Demons of Our Pasts

Well we've finally made it to teddy's first PoV, now there is a few things i need to tell you about our red headed shapeshifter before we continue,

one: teddy is kind of an anime protagonist type of character, (mostly just case i like anime, and as a show of affection i created teddy,) just keep that in mind,

Two: teddy has a voice inside his head, this voice is a woman, her name is Medohka, She talks like this, she will be explained later, and no he isnt crazy,

Teddy's PoV

Princess parasoul "Still a stupid name" had gotten into a car and ushered us inside, "we could get to the bridge faster by jumping from rooftops, or running" 'calm down' i thought as i open the door to the back seat while Mia got in the front, we put our seat belts on and Princess Parasoul sped off "You know you don't have to call her that every time right?" 'I know,' i thought,

the car trip was pretty un eventful Mia and parasoul chatted amongst themselfs about plans and strategies for the mystery kidnapper, but they stopped when the point was made that they didn't know what this kidnapper was capable of, "Easy, you'll rush in while those two think of a plan, we'll stratigize on the fly while they put a concrete plan into action, and by the time it's made the kidnapper will be to injured for it not to work, and we will again taste sweet victory" 'okay, that could work, but we have no idea what he can do, what if he spits acid? Or shoots paralysing lasers from his mouth?' I thought, "than it shall be one interesting battle" then the car stopped, shaking myself i looked up and saw we had arrived,

Getting out of the car i saw Mia and Parasoul "good boy" leave the car, looking around there was a black liquid on most of the bridge, and slashes everywhere, I walked up to some of the liquid and smelled it, *sniff sniff* "what is it, ted?" Mia asked i put it in my mouth and turned to her, she looked disgusted then confused as i said "ink" "hmm, maybe well fight some demon Squid, or a shark squid combo" 'like a Sharktipus?' "Something like that" I noticeda blob of ink was thicker that the others, Mia looked deep in thought, "i wonder. . ." She said out loud "what?" She turned to me "i wonder if anyone has an inkling of where our myster kidnapper is," she turned to me smiling hinting she had said a pun, "good one" i said not really getting it "uhh, this girl and her puns are insufferable" then somehow at the same time they both said "wasn't it/right teddy?"

I'd better leave "huh is that moving" I said walking over to the large blob of ink "Mia" parasoul called "we need some healing over here" "coming"while i stared at the ink, 'somethings inside' reaching inside i grabbed something and pulled out, "huh, a squid-man" he shook his head and with a deep old timey English accent said "Sorry to disappoint dear boy but i am an Octo man, were i a squid man i would have ten limbs," i nodded, "i bet you he did this" 'I'll ask' "say mr. . .?" "Captain Edward Squidstashe, King Of The Freaks, but please call me Edward" "Edward, do you know who did this?" i asked gesturing to the destruction and the ink, he nodded "why indeed i do-" "sorry to interrupt" said Mia walking upto us,"teddy who's this?" "He's the one who did this" said parasoul, rushing over and drawing her umbrella, n responce he nodded "yes indeed i did, i was just hoping for the opurtune time to sneak by you three, however this boy seemed to sense me, and just as i had overpowered the last of your allies,"

Mia had drawn her sword out of its sheath, and i got into a fighting stance, "called it" "I don't suppose you will let me pass, will you?" Mia shook her head "sorry pal, but we aren't squiding around here," "i see" he said unsheathing a long sword, "well my dear, neither am i, but i will tell you as i told them, i intend not to kill you, let me pass and-" Mia interrupted him "yeah sorry, but thats not happing the only way your leaving the bridge is by selling out your friend, or in an armoured truck your choice, a or b?" He nodded "then i choose option 8"

"That's fair" i said as i rushed at him, i punched at him but he blocked with his sword, then he sliced at me but i barely dodged, then he spun around

Slashing everything, Mia wacked his attack with her shield he stopped but was slowly over powering her, parasoul shot at him but he flipped using his apparently high agility, landing in front of her he wrapped his tentacle arm around her, Mia slashed at it with her sword and "AHHH, MY TENTA-ARM!" "Well we are a cut above the rest, i suppose we'll be having octi-pie for dinner" Mia joked then turned to me "get him Teddy-k- imeanteddy" "so she stops her self from using suffixes" 'weird' i thought, i charged at him and punched him, my fist hit his hard beak and sent him flying, as he was about to land he rolled, and I noticed his arm was starting to grow back, fortunately it wasn't as quick as jacks instant regeneration, he stabbed his sword into the ground, and using jumped on it before he jumped of it he rolled into a ball and so did i, Mia nodded at me and moved behind me and kicked me into him,

fwooooooooooooooooooooooosh* was the sound i heard soaring through the Air. We collided i knocked him into a large inky puddle, and he knocked me back to Mia who just barely caught me, "are you alright, teddy?" Her voice wasnt as cheerful as earlier but more than just worry, gave my warmest smile "yeah, and Mia, don't restrain yourself im okay with you giving me a suffix" she blushed enforce she smiled back "Thank you, Teddy-kun it's weird for me not to do it but if it's okay with you then i wont stop anymore" "it's not over yet Teddy, Squidy is about ready for round two" i nodded and turned to the puddle of ink, "he isn't done yet," the other two nodded, then I noticed he was swimming around and around getting faster and faster with every loop, i rolled up again as he shot out of the water Mia kicked me again, as we soared to each other he un balled himself, and at the end of his unballing stomped me into an ink puddle, "BALDER DASH AND PIFFLE" he shouted, then he re-drew his sword disarming Mia of her shield, then spin kicking parasoul, a rib shot to Mia, as she hit the ground i shot out of the ink, then he turned and shot ink out of his beak, it hit me in my eyes, "ah, damn it," "carful moron, shake it off He's bolting" i shook my head like a dog, and seeing him run i ran up to Mia and grabbed her, stretching my arm back for her shield, grabbing it i reeled in my arm and gave it to her as she got on my back "thanks Teddy-kun, but don't lose him"

I nodded increasing my pace, he inked up on buildings I jumped from roof to roof, we were isnt behind him and gaining "AHHHH- SOMEBODY HELP US, PLEEESE" turning to my left i saw a shadow destroying part of the city, Mia saw it too, "teddy-kun, I'll handle the kidnapper you get the shadow," i nodded, spun and tossed her like a missle at Edward, then i grabbed the lower part of the buildings rooftop and moving back, i shot into the shadow like a gum gum rocket, though at the end of mine i used my elbow damage him more,

"You could have planned that better," 'yeah, but he won-' "DUCK" "GRA-CK" i ducked under the shadows fist then I punched it in the- no through the ribs, as my fist went though this shadow i saw his hands coming down i jumped through him and a third voice entered my head as i passed through him, "BIG BROTHER HELP ME!- he told me to- BE CAREFUL- do things like- save me- take my- PLEASE HELP ME!- clothes off- HE RAPED M- i love you big bro, i know you'll always protect me," the voice was clearly a little girls it's pitch went from helpless, to scared, worried, fearful, hopeless, afraid, terrified, despair, and happy, but the weirdest thing was not only was it in my head but all around me,

As i landed still reeling from that voice i noticed the shadow was doing the same, 'medohka, could you hear that as well?' "Yes, but i am not sure what I heard, was this thing screaming or help, or are those simply things that haunt it?" 'I don't know- "DODGE" i looked up and saw this thing about to attack, i was about to jump but it's shadow caught me

It's massive fist crashed into my body with all the force of a meteor, and knocked me through a building, "are you still conscious? Because if you aren't I can take over for you" 'yeah, don't worry I'm not down yet,' then I flipped up and looked at my opponent, it was happily jumping from one foot to another while clapping it's hands, 'huh it's like it thinks this is a game,' 'I wonder, does it want me to help it?' "No, it wants to eat your spine, and remember it has been kicking your ass and it hasn't begun to go all out" 'yeah but neither have I' I thought back

"Hey, shadow guy, are you okay? Do you want any help?" I said, inside my head I heard Medohka slapping her forehead,

But the shadow stopped its odd dance and looked at- no through me and I could see it's eyes burn with hate, then slowly it's massive hands went to its head as if it was having a headache, "Myobtzher Ifariga OVURA ES NIVA, OVURA ESTA NIVARA! O L N S V H R! UNOSVR, MBRKU!!!" It screamed

"Told you so" it's stance lowered like it had no hope, but to me it looked like the beginning of captain kuro's 'out of the bag attack' I hoped this thing was-...

"AHHHHHHHH" pain, pain was all I could feel, "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? HE DIDN'T EVEN MOVE"

I opened my eyes it stomped over to me, slowly I forced myself to look at it, Medohka was right he hadn't moved an inch, cause it had moved two steps by the time I looked up, and it only took two steps from where it was,

"OKAY TIME TO STOP HOLDING BACK! IF YOU GET HIT LIKE THAT AGAIN YOU WON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING, AND THATS ONLY IF YOU DONT DIE" "yeah" I said as I reached into my scarf and pulled out a pair of triangle shades, putting them on my face I cracked my neck "now I'm serious!" 'Time to use my secret technique,' I crouched down putting both my hands on my legs, and pumped just like I had seen him do,

tssssssssssssss* putting my fist to the floor I looked up at the shadow guy, "I had to borrow this from the future king of the pirates, but it's effective i assure you" "heh, so you can actually use it? I'm impressed, but it will take more than anime to beat this foe" 'I know, and thank you' "this is second gear" i said seriously it simply just tilted its head as I stretched both of my arms back, it put both of it's hands under two separate cars on either side of me,

Immediately i hopped up as it smashed both cars together,

"Gum Gum Jet BAZOOOOOKA!" I said as my hands smashed into it knocking the shadow away it crashed into a building and slowly it melted away to reveal, "it doesn't look like it eats much," 'yeah and pale' i thought looking over the skin person inside the shadow, "its a-" then i hopped back barely missing a bullet, "sniper" i said looking around but the way the buildings were i would have been able to see one, "huh" i said turning to- nothing, "the shadow must have left after the sniper shot" "yeah, wonder were it went?" i took my already dubbed 'serous shades' off and put them back into my scarf, and second gear fizzed out, slapping my face i said "well let's go check in on Mia"

Back at the castle,

smash* i got up having heard something breaking and their i saw her, frantically cleaning up a shattered vase, "my dear," her head snapped up her tearful eyes filled with worry, "I'm sorry master please forgive me i didnt mean to break it I swear i got-" placing my hand on her head, "are you okay dear?, you've been acting quite peculiar for the last couple of days," she nodded "yes, im just im lost in thought master i swear it wont happen again" i shook my head "i don't like to pry lady Allison but this wouldn't have something to do with that boy you saw on the telly would it?" Her eyes got worse but she nodded, "who is he?" I asked "h- he's m- my son" anyone else would feel shock, and demand answers out of her, i was not anyone else, "i see" i said offering her a hankerchief "would you like to fetch him?" She looked up at me tears mixed with hope "huh" was all she could say, "my dear, if this son is indeed yours than i suppose you would like to meet him," she nodded "why it's settled then, get your coat my dear, we are off to new meredian" she nodded and ran to get a coat,

While I got my coat, top hat, gloves, and what jack dubbed 'the para-cane', she came back wearing a green coat over her beloved maid uniform, and shrunk to fit in my pocket, i kissed her before i placed her safely in my pocket, stepping out side of my castle, i locked the door shut the gate and stood outside, "the sun is out," said my lovely companion crestfallen, in responce i chuckled, "l- lord Iva?" "Hold on my dear, even the sun shan't impede me today" holding on to my para-cane i ran as fast as I could,

then i stopped "we are here" i said, trying not to let it show just how much pain i felt, fortunately this new meridian was quite far from my castle, so it was after noon here, alison jumped out of my pocket and resized her self, she looked at me and her happy expression turned sad "l- IVA" she gasped as i nodded "it looks worse then it feels" i lied, I hated lying to her, but i would rather lie than see her cry, she wrapped her arms around me and kissed me, "thank you, Iva" i nodded "now lets find someone who would know where to find you son," then a voice i hadn't heard in ten perhaps eleven years spoke "is that you Iva? Alison? You two looking for me? Or someone else?" In responce alison kicked down the wall nd as the dust cleared he walked out, "jack nice to see you again" she said happily, I agreed it was always nice to see an old freind again, but not to get off track "while it is nice to see you again, I'm Afriad we are looking for Alison's son, you fought him didnt you?" He slapped his face "shit, i shoulda figured that one out, yeah we fought, kids a good scrapper thats for sure, now i dont know where he is, but the guards were just talking about a threat a bridge with a kidnapper, and I'd assume that he'll be there, BUT i have no idea witch one and im pretty sure there is more than one, but there is only two that lead out of here, you two spit and search em i bet you'l find 'im" i nodded "what about you?" "Easy, I'll be at the pub down there, if he see me he'll probably fight me, besides with the news that i just escaped he'll likely be here if you cant find 'im"

Alison nodded, and I formulated a plan, "Lady Alison stay with jack in case he comes this way, i will search the bridges,"

PoV switch Iva to Jack

Alison nodded to Iva and he ran off to find teddy, Just as I turned 'round to find that pub alison grabbed my arm, "What?" I said turning to face her She looked timid or scared, i gave her a minute to find her words, "whats his name? And what is he like?" Rage bubbled up for a second then immediately disapated when i realised who i was talking to, "Teddy, i think he has a sister too, as for pesonality, hmm, a strong sense of justice, a hidden love of destruction, and I'd say other than that hes a lot like you, though 'is hairs brighter," she nodded "anything else?" "Yeah, he's looking for his mother, thats why he's 'ere," "does he have a girl or boy friend?" "Not that i know of, but he's around a girl a lot, though far as i can tell they ain't into each other," she nodded before letting go of my arm, and the two of us walked into the pub,

Thwing* my head went back a bit i reached up and grabbed "a knife?" Looking around i didnt see anyone who could have thrown it, there was some thug looking types but no knifes, a couple on a date no knifes, the pole dancer holding a handful of knifes?, she winked at me before she threw anouther, "coul-" her lips met mine, before she winked again and flipped back on stage, she was wearing a sexy angel costume,

"Oh my darling, your a naughty boy arent you?" she breathed into the mic, "but don't worry because the Hole-y Jezebel is here and im very willing to give you your very own ticket to hell, so cum on over me darling, I'll bear your hot heavy load as you confess your wicked sins, and this angel ain't afraid of no devil"

"That's hot as hell Jezzy, but I think you should know-" a knife lodged in my head again, but instead i began singing "-there ain't no rest for the wicked, till we close our eyes for good," she smiled "well darling you have a nice voice, among other things" she said licking her lips as her eyes wandered down my body, "how about you give us a verse before your final curtain call?"

"Sorry dear but you know saint peter won't call my name" she chuckled though alison spoke first "if she wants sex why don't we all have a threesome?" "Because, fuck that im way more interested in a fight" i said alison leaned to me "ill get the whip, you can take the pain, she'll take the cock"

I sighed and for the first time since i began robbing the casino I wondered where the hell mia was,

a few hours ago, Mia's PoV

Teddy spun and tossed me i wrapped my arms around squidy and my added weight knocked him off the roofs and into an ally, we both recovered quickly, but he was a little quicker knocking my shield away again, he put his blade to my neck and said "yield" and i knew I'd have to use my last resort, moving faster than he could see I kicked his sword shattering the blade, he jumped back as i pulled shards of metal out of my legs and began healing the wound, he was stunned, "How-" he began "my dad was this badass martial artist, and i asked him to teach me what he knew as a way to stay in shape, honestly im probably better at kicking then i am sword fighting," "then why use a sword and shield?," "because kicks are highly ineffective against guns, I hate guns in general, and i come from japan so firearms and firearm protection are pretty hard to come across, as for how I speak English so well I always wanted to see Big Ben, and lady liberty, so i took english corses in advance, and my dad knew quite a bit, some Irish guy who talked Japanese taught him, any other questions?"

He nodded "no, even if i try to explain myself, you wouldn't listen would you," it was more of a statement then a question but i nodded, "sorry but i don't feel like humouring a kidnapper," he nodded sheathing his now broken blade, and raised his one arm in a crude battle stance, while i slipped into my own, spreading my legs one foot forward, one foot back, arms ready to parry any attack, "RAH" he grunted trying to punch me, but i dodged and spin kicked him, "oof" he said his gaurd was wide open, but it was too open, then I remembered he spits ink, i stayed my ground

He resumed his fighting stance, and he kicked at me but i kicked him, it was a fierce dual of kicks but i was slowly winning, another one came and i responded in kind it was five times we just kicked each other's legs up getting bored when he next tried to kick me i hopped and kicked him he bounced off the wall behind him and tried to peck me, i vaulted over him dodging it, then i noticed the exit was behind me before I vaulted over him, he broke out into a mad dash and i gave chase, i was easily keeping pace in fact he seemed to be slowing and wheezing, he looked quite old "stop and i promise we will take you too a hospital," i called as i did he stopped but as he turned i knew it wasn't to take me up on that offer, "promise?" He asked "yes, i too made a promise, if i get caught i cant make her wish come true, I promised her she would be safe, that I'd come back for her, that she'd never BE ALONE AGAIN," his tenta-arm grew back and he looked at me and said "and i swear on my life i will defeat you and see her, because i have to let her know, it's finally over" his determination retuned and his eyes were ablaze with hope,

I put up my hand "did you kidnapp her?" His expression turned to shock, "y- you will you finally listen?" I nodded, he dropped his fighting stance and cleared his throat, "ahem, I technically did kidnapp her, however i took her not simply from a castle but it's dungeon, she and i were old friends and she has two different Coloured eyes and a twin sister, now she was in line for the throne first but she having no desire for power, pretended to be the younger twin who then seized power established a law for all freaks to be sentenced to the dungeon for life and this included her older sister, i as a child barely escaped it myself, but i promised her i would return for her, and i have but now my people are in danger and i can't win," he dropped to his knees, "you saw it, im only twenty two, but thanks to that mad doctor my body feels like its forty eight, and i am physically older than twenty two, i may die soon, my human lifespan and my cephalopod lifespan are locked in a deadly war and my human life is on the losing side, if we keep fighting i may die quicker" I looked into his eyes, i couldn't tell if he was lying or not but, i knew he wasn't lying about being on deaths door, i walked over to him and opened his jacket and shirt laying my hands on his bare chest i tried healing him, i restored some of his stamina but i couldnt halt his age, "sorry," i said taking my hands off his chest "i cant beat age, i don't want to be wrong about you, and i don't know if i can trust you, but if you have some way we can keep contact, I'll let you go" he nodded and ushered me closer as i got close he whispered into my ear, "there is an abandoned garage in the more run down section called Donnie's go there ask for john, then say Eddie said to check the pipes, and youll be led to our home," i nodded and he got up "run before parasoul comes" he nodded and bolted as i walked back for my shield, picking it up i began walking back to the hotel, i saw the casino in veiw and remembered unconsciously walked in, i looked around and saw something, under one of the broken roulette tables, picking it up i realised it was a old wooden comb, the name kiyoko was engraved into it, "it's beautiful" I said, wondering what kind of owner it must have, i put it in my pocket half tempted to keep it, but mostly so i could turn it in to the lost and found, box back at the nmpd, and with that thought my path changed again,

Sqidstashe's PoV

I had run for twenty minutes and i already couldnt go any further, that girl believed me, what a kind heart, i have to repay her, i dropped to my knees "no im not done, not yet!" I said but they were just words i fell forward my body was incapable of doing what i wanted, i couldn't move i couldnt speak,I could only lay down and die, in what I believed to be my final moments my thoughts were with my people, the princess, and that nice young girl, 'I never did get her name," i thought I closed my eyes and waited for then end,

I could hear foot steps "hello captain, are you dying?" A monotone voice asked I opened one eye and looked for the one speaking he was blurry but i could just make out his metal mask and white lab coat, "blink once for yes and save me twice for yes but I'd rather die and three times for no" could he help me? As this the gods giving me a sign i blinked nd he waited, "ah so yes save me, right?" He leaned down and put something over my beak "now breath in i cant save you like this," i inhaled the gas, and knew no more,

Chapter four: demons of our past

End

Until next time

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