Naruto's Loft
Naruto was asleep in his bed, when he felt the bed be kicked and opened his eyes only to see Misty with a gun in his face, "If you wanted to get back in bed with me, I would've gladly allowed you to without hesitation." he said
"Shut up," Misty said tossing handcuffs on Naruto's chest, "Handcuff yourself."
"Okay weird but can I get dressed first?" Naruto asked getting up showing Misty he was completely naked causing her to blush
"Hurry up." Misty said before in a flash of lightning Naruto was fully dressed and slapped the handcuffs on himself
"So what's the charge I'm being halled in for?" Naruto asked
"The murder of Cornell Cottonmouth Stokes." Misty said causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow before Misty escorted him to the precinct
Police Department
Naruto sat handcuffed in an interrogation room, with an bored expression, as cops were posted around the room with their hands on their weapons watching him, before Misty, and Inspector Priscilla Ridley walked in with a folder
"Nathan Pierce, son of Jefferson Pierce, and Lynn Stewart. Born October 10, 1993." Priscilla read aloud as she and Misty sat
"My blood type is AB negative." Naruto said
"You think this is funny, your being charged with first degree murder." Priscilla said
"That I didn't commit, seeing as I was at a march last night then at the Hospital."
"A person with your abilities could fit in our time table." Priscilla said
"Great your one of those." Naruto groaned
"One of what?" Priscilla asked
"A racist human with a unfounded fear and hatred for all meta humans, even innocent ones." Naruto said causing Priscilla to frown
Misty pursed her lips and looked away from Priscilla before she put a pair of bloody gloves in a bag on the table, "We found these at the Barbershop. The blood on them is confirmed to be Cottonmouths."
"Those don't belong to me."
"Then how did they get in the shop?" Priscilla asked
"It's a shop, anyone could break into the shop while I'm not there it's why I put in surveillance cameras." Naruto said causing the two to look at each other
"Surveillance cameras?" Misty asked
"Yeah. After your partner broke in, I realized it was breathtakingly easy for someone to break in and I don't like being caught by surprise so I installed the cameras. The footage is automatically uploaded to an account."
Priscilla and Misty looked at Naruto for a moment before Misty handed Naruto her tablet, "Sign into it." she said
With a shrug Naruto reached forward easily snapping the cuffs in two, "My bad." he said ignoring the officers who drew there guns as he picked up the tablet and logged into the ICloud account for the shop, and brought up footage for the time he left the shop for the march
The two ladies of the law watched the footage and began to fast forward when nothing was happening before they stopped as a figure entered the shop
Misty stopped the footage and looked at Priscilla who also frowned as it was Zip on the footage with the gloves that he stashed where they found
"Can I go now?" Naruto asked causing the two to look at him
"Yes." Priscilla said as Naruto got up and ripped the cuffs off his wrist and walked off as they watched him
"So what now? Zip was found shot in the head this morning." Misty wondered
"I don't know, take another run at Candace and get the real story." Priscilla said frowning
Later, Naruto's Loft
Naruto arrived at his building to see Anissa waiting on him, "Long night?' his sister asked
"Early morning." Naruto said opening the door for his sister who entered
"What happened?"
"Cottonmouth is dead, and the cops thought I did it." Naruto said
"Did you?" Anissa asked causing Naruto to look at her with a raised eyebrow, "What you were a bit wild when you were younger."
"I didn't kill anyone Anissa, trust me." Naruto said as he had the elevator go up to a vacant floor that he was turned into a workout room
"Alright, so what're we going to be doing?" Anissa asked
"First I'm going to test your strength and durability, then find a way for you to call upon your powers quickly." Naruto said as he walked to a far-off wall where a stereo was hooked up before he placed the AUX cord into his phone and played a song
Play E-40 - Go Hard or Go Home
"Seriously?" Anissa asked loudly wrapping her fist in tape
"Song says it all." Naruto shrugged as Anissa and he walked to the center of the room, and after a moment both threw a punch
3 Hours Later
Naruto and Anissa were in his car as he drove her to the school, "You seem to be as durable and as strong as me when you control your breathing."
"Is that what you do?' Anissa asked
"Naw, my durability can't be controlled like yours." Naruto shrugged
"Okay, so we know how my powers work what's next?" Anissa asked
"Next I teach you how to control your strength so you don't go out and kill someone by accident." Naruto said causing Anissa to purse her lips and make to speak but she saw her students talking to some drug dealers
"Pull over." Anissa said
"Why?" Naruto asked
"Those are my students!" Anissa said causing Naruto to sigh and pull into the parking lot, as Anissa got out the car, while he opened the door and stood him watching his sister walk to the girls
"Lisa. Neema." Anissa called
"Oh, no, it's Harriet Tubman." Lisa groaned causing Naruto to laugh
"Get away from them." Anissa said glaring at the boys
"Ms. Pierce?" Neema asked
"Get in the car. Now." Anissa ordered before the two girls walked off, "How do you sleep at night selling that junk to your own people?"
"I sleep fine." a drug dealer said
"You better stay away from my students." Anissa asked
"Or what?" the dealer asked holding up his shirt showing off his gun as Naruto appeared beside Anissa
"Get in the car." Naruto said causing her to look at him before she walked off
"That bitch crazy, man." the other dealer said to his friend
"What did you say?" Naruto asked causing the dealers to smirk at him
"You heard me, bitch!" the dealer said pressing forward but a punch to the nose broke it and sent him falling to the ground before the other dealer grabbed his gun but Naruto snatched it and pistol whipped the man sending him down with a busted lip
The dealers glared at Naruto before there eyes widened when he twisted the gun up, "I hear you've been around my sisters students again, I'll be coming for you."
The dealers nodded qhuxjly knowing who Naruto was before he tossed the useless gun to the ground and walked to his car and got in
"You should pick up meditation." Naruto said putting on his seatbelt and pulling out of the parking lot
"Why?" Anissa asked
"To control that temper." Naruto said
"I don't have a temper."
"Please, I have a temper, Jen has a temper, you have a temper." Naruto said causing Anissa to sigh, "So what were those assholes tryna sell yall anyway?"
"Something called Green Light." Lisa said
"Green Light huh." Naruto muttered
"Do you really have powers?" Neema asked only for Naruto to raise a hand that began to vibrate at high speeds
"If you have powers why do you have this car?' Lisa asked
"Makes me feel normal." Naruto shrugged getting nods from the girls
Naruto dropped of the girls and Anissa at the school, before he drove off and spent the day taking care of a few errands
Currently Naruto was walking to his car and got in putting a folder in the passenger seat just as his phone rung "Hello?..Yeah I'll meet you." he said before hanging up and driving off
Hospital
Jennifer was watching behind Khalil's wheelchair as he went through physical therapy and as he was sat in the chair she asked "You okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah. This is easy." Khalil said causing Jennifer to smile
"All right, I'll get you a towel." Jennifer said before she walked to the door and opened it to hear 2 nurses gossiping
"I don't know why they're leading that boy on like that." nurse1 said
"There's a chance he might walk." nurse2 replied
"His spinal cord was nearly severed. Why get his hopes up?" nurse1 said
"It's a shame. He's so young." nurse2 sighed as Jennifer with a frown spoke up
"Hey! What the hell is your problem?" Jennifer asked
"What?" nurse1 asked
"He can hear you." Jennifer said causing nurse1 eyes to widen
"I'm sorry." the nurse said
Jennifer scoffed and turned to see Khalil behind her, "You okay?"
"Yeah. Look, it don't matter what they think. They don't know me. I'mma be all right." Khalil assured
"Yeah, I know. I know you will." Jennifer smiled and after a moment she left to head home
While in the hallway, Jennifer couldn't keep up her brave face and began to cry when she saw Naruto in the hall waiting on her, and quickly she raced into his arms and began to sob into his chest
Later, Pierce Home
Naruto and Jennifer walked into the house to see their parents on the couch, "Yo!" he greeted as Jennifer tried to go upstairs
"Come in here, young lady." Jefferson said stopping Jennifer as Naruto was about to head into the kitchen
"You too Nathan." Lynn said causing Naruto to look into the room
"Huh?" Naruto asked only for his parents to look at Jennifer
"The main reason you have that phone is so that when we need to contact you, we can." Lynn said to Jennifer
"I'm...I'm sorry. It died when I was visiting Khalil." Jennifer replied
"Well, your coach called us to see if you were okay." Lynn said
"Yeah, everything's fine."
"Well, if everything's fine, why you leaving practice early and disrespecting your coach?" Lynn asked
"I told him that I needed to help Khalil with his physical therapy, and he still tried to make me stay." Jennifer frowned
"Look, we know you've been through a lot, but with school, track, helping Khalil, your mother and I think you have a little too much on your plate. So, maybe you should spend less time with Khalil, and more time on school and yourself." Jefferson advised
"Dad, Khalil needs me. The reason his mom can't be there for his rehab is she's taking extra shifts to pay for his hospital bills." Jennifer said
"Khalil has nurses 24/7. Okay, look, we feel really bad about what happened to Khalil. We do. But you are our first concern. You are apologizing to your coach tomorrow." Jefferson said causing Jennifer to sigh
"I don't wanna run track anymore." Jennifer suddenly announced
"What!?" Jefferson asked
"No, no. You're just saying that because you're upset." Lynn said
"No. I'm not upset. The only reason why I ran track in the first place was to make Dad happy." Jennifer replied
"That... That's not true. You love running. Look, let's just take a couple of days to think about it before you make any big decisions, okay?" Lynn asked
"I'm not gonna change my mind." Jennifer assured
"Look, if if you feel the same way in two days, then you can quit." Lynn said causing Jefferson to look at her and clear his throat
"Can I be excused?" Jennifer asked
"No" Jefferson said
"Yes." Lynn said causing Jennifer to leave
"Good parenting." Naruto said with a thumbs up as the two turned their attention to him
"Henderson said you were dragged in for questioning today for Cottonmouth's death." Jefferson said standing up and walking over with Lynn as Naruto sighed and nodded
"What happened?" Lynn asked
"Nothing, I told them the truth. I didn't kill anyone." Naruto shrugged
"Well are they still looking your way?" Jefferson asked
"I'm a young black man with superpowers, when will they not look my way?" Naruto asked causing his parents to look at each other and nod seeing he had a point
Later
Naruto and Anissa were sitting at the table with their parents and Henderson along with his wife, "If I had some kinda powers, I would use them." Anissa said as Jefferson offered her some wine, but she shook her head, "I'm okay. How could you not? I think Black Lightning's trying to do the right thing, but in doing that, sometimes people get hurt."
Jefferson walked over to Henderson and poured him a glass, as Naruto sipped his beer, "Well, Black Lightning doesn't care about hurting people, he never has."
"No offense, but," Anissa began
"Whenever somebody says "No offense," it's usually right before they say something really offensive." Henderson interrupted as everyone chuckled
"Well, this isn't meant to be offensive, but doesn't Black Lightning have the same agenda as you? Except he's doing a better job at protecting the community." Anissa wondered as Naruto sat back and watched along with Jefferson who was hiding a smile
"Anissa." Lynn said
"I know being a police officer is a tough job." Anissa said
"Tough?" Henderson's wife asked
"Yeah." Anissa nodded
"Impossible is more like it." Henderson's wife said
"Look, Black Lightning is a vigilante. He is causing more problems than he is solving." Henderson said
"What about all the people he saved?" Anissa asked
"And what about all the people who were indirectly hurt because of him? Khalil? Reverend Holt?" Henderson asked
"I think you have to consider how hard it is for Black Lightning's family. I mean, going out every night, fighting crime." Lynn said
"What does that have to do with anything? I'm sure his family supports him, because what he's doing is heroic." Anissa replied
"Is it?" Lynn asked
"Yes! It is. Look, somebody has to do something, because all of this policing, and marching and praying, it hasn't changed anything. I'm just saying." Anissa said passionately
"Also, Black Lightning is not a god." Naruto said causing everyone to look at him, "He's a man trying to protect his people from others looking to bring it down, since Freeland PD has more dirty cops then good ones someone should step up and show our people they they don't just have to be drug dealers, rapper, and athletes but that they could actually make a change in the community for standing up for what's right."
"Are you going to pursue being a vigilante?" Henderson asked
"I'm not a hero. I'm going to be a Private Investigator?" Naruto said causing everyone to look at him in surprise, "I think it'll be a good way to put my powers to use and not get on the cops bad side even more."
Anissa checked the time and suddenly sat back, "I'm sorry. I have to go. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, have a good night." she said
"Good night." Henderson and his wife said
"I'll see you guys later." Anissa said to her parents and brother
"Good night, honey." Lynn said before Anissa began to leave but Jefferson followed her
"Hey." Jefferson called causing Anissa to turn to him, "You okay?"
"Mmm-hmm." Anissa smiled nodded and left as Nsruto watched her while Jefferson with a smile walked back to the table
Later
Anissa with her hood on covering her face walked up to the dealers from earlier, who had cleaned themselves up
"I got that Green Light." dealer1 said holding up the drug while rubbing his nose
"Oh, I got your Green Light." Anissa said before she punched dealer1 sending him flying back, dealer2 reached for his new gun but Anissa punched him to sending him flying back as well, "Who's the bitch now?"
Anissa noticed the two weren't moving at all, and walked up to dealer2 and checked his pulse and felt it slowing down, and quickly she pulled out her phobe, "Yeah, I need an ambulance on the corner of 30th and Sycamore." she said before she hung up and turned to leave but ran into Naruto causing her to gasp before he grabbed her shoulder and sped off
Naruto's Loft
Naruto took Anissa to his place and was currently watching her, "So what did we learn?"
"I almost killed them." Anissa said sadly
"Typically happens when someone with super strength and hits a regular person. That's why I told you to not go out till you had control of your powers." Naruto shrugged
"I get it." Anissa said
"I don't think you do." Naruto frowned, walking up to his sister and sitting down, "If someone like us, use are powers to hurt people we are dropped into Iron Heights or some place. Granted those 2 idiots had it coming but you need to be careful and smart. Don't get wrapped up in the fact that have powers. Just because you have them doesn't you should do anything and everything that pops into your head. People get hurt like that."
Anissa nodded, "I just wish I knew where these powers came from." she said causing Naruto to sigh
"I'll help you look into it." Naruto said getting a smile and nod from Anissa
Finished