Hiding in Plain Sight

Chapter 4

Problems, Deadly Problems

Robbie groaned as he walked into his house from school. His arm was throbbing and the pain killers had worn off hours ago. On top of that Jade had caught him before he could leave and demanded that he let her come over tonight to work on the scene they were assigned. There was no argueing with her so she would be at his house in an hour. He goes to make some food and take another pill. His mom looked at him and sighed.

"Rough day?" She asked kindly as she gave him a hug.

"Oh yeah. Where should I begin? I found out what Cold took. It is an ancient Gaelic stone that is supposed to give you greater control of water." He said taking a seat with his sandwich.

"Do you believe that it will work? I mean it is some ancient mumbo jumbo." His mom said sitting beside him. She was a little worried that he hadn't dismissed his illusions yet. She hated this look on him. Her son was strong and sure of himself, not this little dork. She hated of thinking of her son like this but that is how he works.

"Mom think of how I got my gifts, how dad got his. Hell I have even fought a Mayan Priest. Magic is real so it would be stupid to think that these stones aren't real. Also Cold wouldn't waste his time on that robbery on a hunch. No I think he is after all five stones." He said taking a bite of his sandwich. "Oh and if that wasn't bad enough there is a warrent out for my arrest for those two guards and I have to do a scene with Jade."

"Love I don't think that the scene with Jade is as bad as the warrent for your arrest." His mom said. Robbie just looked at her and scoffed.

"Mom this is Jade West we are talking about. Do you not remember how we were three years ago?" He asked as he sighed.

"Yeah I remember but like you said it has been three years. She can't still be holding a grudge."

"Jade still has grudges from kindergarden. I have to go get ready for her to work." Robbie said. He went up stairs and into his room. He moved the door he used when he transformed against the wall and sat down on his bed. He sighed as he tried to think about what to do for the scene. He got an idea and printed out four or five scripts that had to do with love and laid them on his bed. He then got to work trying to figure out where Cold was going to go next.

'Ok I have to figure he knows at least as much as I do about the item. So that means that he knows where the same two I know the location of. Of the two that I can safely assume we both know about I have to figure he is going after the Life stone first. It is closer then London and I have no idea how he would get there. I know how I'll get there but not him.'

'And that brings me to what do the stones do? I mean are they like the Jaquar Skull and once you touch them you get the powers or do you have to study them? I mean I know I shouldn't be worrying about that but I need to know because the last thing I need is to fight Cold and he can do even more then he can now.' As he was thinking his mom called up to him.

"Robbie you have a guest." she called out. He looked at himself in a mirror that he kept beside his desk and realized that he had lost his illusion. He put it back and yelled out.

"Send her up mom." And less then a minute later Jade walked into his room. Robbie looked at her and really took her in. The first thing that stood out for him was her eyes. They were as blue as the ocean and as cold as ice. She had a glare that could bore a hole in a person. Next was her hair. She had dyed her warm brown hair to black with colored extensions. Today's extensions were dark red. Then he took in more of her, her ivory skin, full lips, and perfect figure.

"Will you stop staring at me? God why did I have to be stuck with you? I swear he is just pissed at me for smashing his windshield." Jade said going over to his bed and sits down.

"Well Jade you did smash it because you didn't get the lead in that play." He said spinning to look at her.

"That shouldn't matter. He got what he deserved for putting Vega before me." She said starting to look through the scripts he printed up. Robbie just sighed and looked at her.

"I was thinking we could do something like those. What do you think?"

"They are all good for your acting talent but not for mine. I am better then most of these. I will write something for us. I am thinking a story of a sweet young girl in love with a man who swears he will love her forever. Then one day he leaves her and breaks her heart. Then they meet again and she is dark and bitter." Jade said staring at him the whole time. Robbie knew what she was getting at. That was a watered down version of their story. He took a deep breath and looks at her.

"You go ahead and write that and I'll preform it. Just email me the script so I can practice it. Now if you don't mind I have things to do." He said standing up. She looked at him and then got up and headed out. He waited until she left and then he dropped his illusion and got changed into ShadowRaid. Then he walked into the shadows and went out into the city.

Four places he tried to get out had Johnnies out there so Robbie took to the rooftops. As he scoured the city for any sign of Dr. Cold he avoided cops and Johnnies through out the city. WIth the ability to make 80 copies of himself Johnny could cover a lot of area. As Robbie got ready to head back into the shadow realm to leave for Vegas a figure called out to him. He was a tall white man wearing an all black outfit with a red domino mask, gloves, and a red symbol on the back of his coat. The symbol was a set of crossed swords with a lightning bolt going between them. His hear was shock white and his eyes seemed to be white. Two katana's were on his back.

"ShadowRaid! Give yourself up or face the wrath of StormBlade." The man said. Robbie looked past him at the dark shadows. He tried to figure out how to get past him.

"I am not going to go with you."

"That is fine. The bounty on you is dead or alive." He says as he draws his swords. Robbie moves forward to try to bluff him and get past him. StormBlade slashes at him when he was still five feet away. Robbie was unsure of if he should get closer but then he let out a groan as a cut appeared across his chest. He looked down at the blood shocked.

"W-what?" Robbie said as he tried to process what just happened.

"Wind Technique Cutting Vortex!" StormBlade shouts out before starting to slash in the air. Cuts start to form all over his body as with every slash he was getting more and more sliced up. He falls and looks up at StormBlade.

"Wind Technique Bloody Tornado!" He attached his two swords together at the handles so they formed a staff. He starts to spin them causing a tornado to form around Robbie. The air was sucked out of his lungs and blood starts to be pulled out of his cuts. Robbie tries to breath and tries to focus as he feels himself lose conscienousness. He tries one desprate plan. With all the focus he can muster he makes the dark shadows behind him into a hand and it grabs StormBlade from behind and slammed him into the ground. That stopped the tornado but it was still too much for Robbie. He passed out and falls over the side of the building. The shadow seem to reach out and grab him to bring him to the Shadow Realm. As he slid into the Realm his mind flashed back to going to Vegas and he ended up falling out of a shadow in a Vegas Cemetary. Someone was standing beside him.

Looking up he saw a man in dress shoes, black slacks, a black vest and tie, with a blood red shirt and a bowler hat. He looks down at Robbie with a smile.

"You're late. I was expecting you shortly after sundown, ten at the latest. Someone did a number on you kid. Come on." He said as he picked Robbie up.

"W-who...are...you?" Robbie whispered in a very quiet voiced as he tried to get air into his lungs.

"Alex Darkseid." He said with a smile as Robbie's world went black.

How did Alex know where to find him? Is Dr. Cold here? Is he the only person after the stone? Find out next time on Hiding in Plain Sight!

Oh my god so many reviews. You guys are so great. StormBlade was created by TREX19990 with some tweaks from me. Go read his first story "And It All Begins...Again" based on the Total Drama series. Help out a new writer.

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