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Hello all it's me Nomad88 back again with another chapter. I know there was a bit of a long break there but the the break is over and my life…..my new life is back on track and so is my writing. Okay soap box moment over LOL! Let's get back to the story. Before I go though I would just like to say READ, REVIEW( A writer's main source of Motivation) and of course ENJOY!
Chapter 4: Paxton Powers man of the Hour
Wayne-Powers- Top Floor- 3 months into Batman's Return
Paxton Powers, the son of Derek Powers, former CEO and operator of Wayne-Powers sat in the seat that was in front of the large oak desk. He sat there with a straight face and he stared at the smug smile that was on the face of the current CEO and operator of Wayne-Powers, Damian Wayne, the son of the late Bruce Wayne. On the outside Paxton was calm and collected just as his father taught him to be but on the inside he was seething. For the past three months he's had to deal with Damian calling the shots about how the company was going to move forward in the wake of Bruce's Wayne's death and his father's abrupt disappearance.
'Son of a bitch' Paxton thought in his mind as he continued to stare at the smug smile.
"I know what you're thinking right now." Said Damian leaning forward in the seat and putting his hands on the desk.
"Do you now?" Paxton responded averting his gaze "What am I thinking?" he asked.
"That I'm a son of a bitch"
Paxton scoffed and turned his eyes back to Damian.
"Hmph….right on the money. I was thinking that and now here's me saying it….YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
Damian shook his head and then stood up from his seat.
"Careful Paxton, I'm a bit sensitive when it comes to name calling."
"I don't give damn about your sensitivity." Paxton responded fiercely.
"Even if I'm your Boss." Damian retorted while walking around the desk and then leaning against it.
"You are not my boss."
"I am."
"You are not. The lawyers and still looking into your claims of being Bruce Wayne's son and…."
"And while they are doing that I'm still head of the company. Legally I might add seeing as I have most of the shares."
"My father is still head of the company and has the controlling majority shares and until he gets back I'm his proxy, so that makes me head of the company."
"It makes you a lapdog."
Paxton shot up from his seat and he gave Damian a hard glare.
"It….makes me CEO" he growled in anger.
"No, I'm CEO."
"You're nothing, but a nuisance…..just like your father, if he's even your father." said Paxton.
"He was my father."
"Hmph, we'll see." Paxton replied.
"And what do you mean by that?" Damian asked folding his arms across his chest.
"Let's just say I'm going to become an expert on Damian Wayne. Now if you'll excuse me I have another meeting to attend to."
Paxton glared at him and then swiftly turned and started for the door but he was stopped by Damian's voice.
"I know you know where your father is Paxton." Damian stated.
Paxton went stiff a bit and he turned his head slightly but again his face was calm and collected, he didn't give anything away.
"I don't know where he is."
"Do you really think that your father would go anywhere and leave his 'company' in the hands of his son?"
"….."
"You're father is too greedy for that."
"Shut up Wayne…you have no idea what you're talking about."
"Or maybe I do...and I've struck a nerve."
Paxton pursed his lips into a thin line and he resumed his walking.
Lobby Floor-
DING! Went the sound of the elevator; the doors opened and before they opened fully Paxton Powers squeezed his way out and continued to storm towards the exit.
'Who does he think…ARGH!' he growled in his mind while he thought about the meeting he just had with his new nemesis Damian Wayne. He continued on his way ignoring the construction crew that was still rebuilding the lobby from the fight between Inque, Powers, and Batman. He was seething in too much anger to really notice anything. Paxton made a beeline right for the doors that would take him out of Wayne-Powers.
Outside
Paxton exited Wayne-Powers and he made his way to the limo that parked a few steps away. The door was already open and his driver was standing right next to the door with his head tilted down and his hat pulled real low.
Paxton saw him and before he got in the limo he stopped and turned to him.
"YOU! Get me back to my penthouse, now, got that. Don't stop for red lights or cops or anything. Not even Batman."
"Yes sir." Came the deep baritone reply from the driver.
Paxton scoffed and quickly got into the limo and the driver slammed the door shut.
Inside the Limo
Paxton grimaced a bit as his door was shut but, it was the least of his worries because inside the limo were three men in green outfits and they were on either side of an intimidating blonde Russian woman with crystal blue eyes that bored a hole into Paxton's soul. There was a long and jagged scar that went across her left eye socket and it only intensified the threat of her. Paxton looked at her and he saw that she was wearing a black and green outfit that was similar to the ones the men around her were wearing.
"Who are you?" Paxton asked.
"My name is Elicia" she replied in a thick accent.
"What do you want Elicia?" Paxton asked, putting on his best front despite the fact that he was scared out of his mind. The mere sound of her voice sent shivers down his spine.
"It is not what I want, but what my master, King Kobra wants. He wants to have a word with you."
"King Kobra?" Paxton replied in confusion "Why would he want to talk to me."
"It's about your father Derek Powers."
"Oh. And if I refuse to have a word with this King Kobra?" Paxton challenged while narrowing his eyes at Elicia.
Elicia smiled at him and with her armored left hand reached towards her right side and pulled a small but extremely sharp dagger from her holster and held it up to her face. She opened her mouth and licked the sharp blade.
"Please do, I've been itching to use my new toy for sometime now." She said slowly and deliberately, "And nothing brings me more joy than to cause a man pain, so please refuse."
Paxton swallowed hard again and curled his lips.
"Fine, I'll speak with him." He said.
"Good."
Elicia then knocked twice on the tinted mirror that separated the driver from the passengers.
The limo tore off down the street and into the distance.
About an 1 hour Later- Location Unknown
Paxton Powers was roughly shoved out of the limo and onto the dirt ground. He had a black bag over his head that completely obstructed his vision, so while he couldn't see where he was he knew from the gravel on the ground that he was well outside of Neo-Gotham City.
He heard footsteps on the gravel and he then felt himself being hoisted up by two strong men and dragged away.
"Mmmmmmm" Paxton mumbled, his mouth was gagged as well to keep from him talking, "MMMMMMMM!"
"Quiet Mr. Powers, now is no the time for talking just yet" came the Russian accented voice of Elicia.
Paxton heard the coldness of her voice and he decided to follow her instructions because right now she held his life in her very hands and he had no doubt that she would waste no time in ending if he didn't comply.
Paxton stopped his mumbling and he let the men drag him away.
Few Minutes Later
Paxton was shoved into a metal chair and the gag from his mouth was taken away and the black bag upon his face was ripped away. He averted his eyes because the first thing that he saw when the bag was removed was a very bright spotlight shinning directly into his eyes. He raised his hand in an attempt to shield himself.
"Ah…come on guys really, that's right in my eyes."
"Mr. Powers….or rather Paxton Powers, Mr is reserved for your father" came an unrecognizable voice.
Paxton lowered his hand and stared forward in the direction he heard the voice originating from; he still couldn't see anything too clearly but he managed to make out a shadow of some sort.
"Who are you?" Paxton asked ignoring the statement before "Are you King Kobra"
The spotlight dimmed a bit and the shadowy figure stepped forward but it was not King Kobra it was Elicia holding a screen that displayed the masked and intimidating leader of the Kobra organization King Kobra himself.
"How anti-climatic" Paxton grumbled "I get dragged all the way here just to meet with a screen"
"Watch your mouth Powers" Elicia snapped.
"It's quite alright Elicia; Paxton here has no idea whom he's dealing with so his disrespect is…expected. However Paxton I should warn you that I'm not in the best of moods so do not test my patience"
"HA!" Paxton laughed dryly, he thought he was about to meet King Kobra in person but he wasn't and so a bit of his courage was coming back to him "I hear your threat King Kobra but if you wanted to kill me you would've done it already, you obviously want me or need me for something"
"How perceptive of you Paxton, but you're forgetting something" King Kobra stated.
"What?"
"There are worst things than death" King Kobra replied with an edge in his voice "Tell me something have you ever felt the skin being peeled from your body. I can assure you that it's quite painful and you don't die from it….Elicia here is adept at it and if you want I can leave the two of you alone for a while."
"You don't need the skin on your feet Paxton" Elicia chimed with a sick grin on her face.
Paxton looked from the screen in Elicia's hands and then to the grin upon her face. He slowly swallowed a lump in his throat that had formed and then he turned his eyes back to the screen. He leaned forward in his chair a bit and he released a sigh.
"What do you want with me King Kobra?" Paxton asked slowly.
"Your Father" King Kobra stated.
"Good luck in finding him I don't know where he is." He lied.
"You're lying" Elicia growled.
"Am I?" Paxton replied in a bored tone, he was lying but Paxton was a pro at lying and so he wasn't worried about them calling him out on the lie.
"Are you lying to us Paxton?" King Kobra asked.
"No, I'm not, I haven't seen him. I do however get random calls from him every now and then with a set of instructions concerning the Company but I usually ignore it"
King Kobra let out a sigh and put a green armored hand to his chin and leaned back in his throne chair.
"Why do you want my father?" Paxton asked raising an eyebrow.
"Your father had an arrangement with us that he failed to deliver on"
"Oh, well I'm sorry about that, it tends to happen when dealing with my father."
"Then isn't it lucky that we have you now Paxton" Elicia chimed into the conversation again.
Paxton turned his attention to her and raised his eyebrows.
"Excuse me?" he questioned, stunned by her statement.
"Why do you think we…..brought you here Paxton?"
Paxton had to only think about it for a split second until he put what they were alluding to together.
"No No No No listen King Kobra whatever arrangement you had with my father is between the two of you, leave me out of it" Paxton replied quickly.
"No" King Kobra stated seriously "The Sins of the Father becomes the Son's burden" he continued.
"What is that some sort of fortune cookie crap!" Paxton exclaimed "My father's sins are just that, HIS SINS! Not mine, so again leave me out of it"
"No" King Kobra replied again
"Goddamn it!"
"WATCH YOUR MOUTH POWERS!" Elicia roared.
Paxton looked at her and gritted his teeth.
"Your father promised me a sophisticated a nerve gas and I want it, so you will provide it for me." King Kobra commanded.
Paxton scrunched his eyes a bit before shaking his head in disbelief.
"I can't believe this…this was supposed to be my time…my hour but now not only do I have Wayne on my back I've got you guys now too. NERVE GAS! What you're asking me to get for you is impossible"
"Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it Paxton. And you're wrong this is your hour…you are the man of the hour Paxton. You do this for us and you will be remembered in history as the catalyst for the new world order."
"It is impossible, King Kobra. My father promised you this nerve gas because he was running the company he was the CEO, so he had free reign. I'm not the CEO of Wayne-Powers, Damian Wayne is…so even if I were to agree to get you your nerve gas the production of it would have to be signed by him. So I think you have the wrong man."
"No we have the right man. As I said Paxton this is your hour." King Kobra replied.
"I can't do it…the only way for me to able to get the nerve gas were if I were to….I don't know ice Wayne"
King Kobra and Elicia remained silent and just continued to stare at Paxton, he looked back at them with curious eyes and he could see what they were expecting in their eyes.
"I can't" He said again.
"You can." King Kobra replied "I expect you to do anything necessary to get me my nerve gas"
"You're crazy" Paxton stated seriously while shaking his head.
"Elicia"
"Yes King Kobra" she responded.
"Take him away. I'll be in touch Paxton of that you can be sure"
Paxton opened his mouth to responded but Elicia nodded her head and the gag was quickly wrapped around his mouth effectively halting his comment and the black bag was shoved over his head obstructing his vision again. He suddenly felt the pain of something making contact with the back of his skull before darkness overtook him.
Several Hours Later
The eyes of Paxton Powers opened and the first thing he saw was a caramel colored roof, his head was still pounding but several flashes of memory caused him to forget the pain and shoot upwards. He found himself on his King sized bed and in his expensive penthouse apartment. He looked around and for a second and wanted to believe everything he just experienced was a dream but he turned to the left and there on the night-stand was the big bold statement of reality. Imbedded in the solid oak wood of the night-stand was Elicia's dagger. Paxton looked at the dagger and he swallowed hard.
"Sh**" he cursed while running a hand down his face.
End Chapter: Read and Review: Hey readers it's me again Nomad88 back with the closing comment of the newest chapter to Batman Beyond Neo-Gotham Knights. I hope everyone is enjoying the chapters as they roll out and I know that this one was a bit short but like I said this story isn't supposed to have long chapters but short snippet chapters that set up some huge huge stuff for the epic that is Batman Beyond volume 2. As you saw in this chapter Paxton has his own problems to deal with first it was with Damian for swooping in and taking over Wayne Powers now he has to deal with Kobra because of Derek's failure's…..also there was a hint in this chapter….an old villian of the original Batman…that's gonna play a part in Paxton's story line. I think I might have said too much but can anyone guess at the villain that I'm alluding to. LOL! Anyway I hope you all enjoyed the chapter because I can assure you that more are coming your way and I'm not exactly done with Paxton just yet. There is another storyline with him that I'm working on but I'm not sure if I want to put it in this bridging story I think I might save it for vol 2 but I don't know I might change my mind. Read and especially Review because that's a writer's main source of motivation and then meet me back here for another chapter in the Batman Beyond universe. This is Me Nomad88 saying Later…
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