Shreveport was an unpredictable place but its heroes seem to be even more erratic. Dim street lights lit the roads of the quite city, cars keeping away making it seeming so much like a ghost town. Our heroes with one foot in a war neither of them have any idea about, the slowly growing darkness planning for the next hit, growing just as Team Light gets a grip on the rope.

Miracle observing with her glossy eyes didn't make a sound sitting perched right wear Bruce had placed her on the high shoulder of the being of light right before the two of team light had split to search for the Shreveport speedster. Neon with her stern mine tried to keep focus walking on the north side of the city the second dracle taking the south side alone.

Neon didn't understand why Bruce wanted her to take Miracle, but she did feel a bit better then she would be alone. Her eyes blue full of her light as if she was heading to a battle she kept her eyes & ears open for who she was searching for. The tiny black and teal dragon-like lizard crawled behind Neon's neck to get to her other shoulder, the movement sending a cold chill down Neon's back as she was in the middle of her step stopping looking at the tiny dragon her eye movement catching.

Miracle with a straight glare off of the tip of Neon's Shoulder stood cold with her tail moving slowly like a cat would She made a sharp noise nothing like her normal yelp, it was more drawn out and low. "What is it?" Neon asked, Miracle clearly trying to show her something. Neon gazing off at what the black and teal being was glaring at she saw a small alley between two buildings the ally going through right to another street lit up with road lights, Miracle still holding all of her attention on the other street Neon watched knowing she was waiting for something.

Miracle yelped just as a black and red blur ran right on past on the other street the two saw just seeing a glimpse of it, but no one runs that fast. Neon knew it, 'Miracle really has a thing for finding people!' She thought as she and miracle turned to light matter as a large wisp shooting over to the street turning sharply towards Streak's destination all the way up the street before breaking form to see a tiny bit of him before disappearing again still running.

Neon sighed placing miracle in her coat pocket, "Hold on little gal, his might take a bit. The last thing I want is to make you sick like Bruce." She couldn't help but chuckle thinking of his face the moment she light traveled on him when he was eating his bread roll. She took off as a light wisp again after the fastest speedster on this side of the earth trying not to use all her energy on just catching up to him…. But it wasn't like she needed to fight.

….

One foot after the other, unlike his light… His mind was all over the place, the Second dracle was walking around the south side of the city he figured he'd get to more of the big place of the city to look. It just seemed like the right place the whole Shreveport city was the right place he thought looking up at the stars he hasn't seen in a month or more, growing up he loved the stars because he knew they always be there like the sun or clouds in the sky during the day… he thought that till he came to Sandmark alone. Even though in Shreveport the not all the stars showed it was nice to see them again.

His face went flat as he headed down one of the most live streets a huge tower like building covered the part of dark star sky he was gazing at, this making the back of his neck burn with the same anger he felt when he was thinking about Quentin during noon… It worried him how easy he was set off no but the dracle pushed to pass it shook his head to forget what he was thinking about. But Bruce found himself gazing up again the building was like the one at Sandmark, but it was wasn't as wide and this building has a D.S on the top in a circle shining like glass crown for the starlight city.

Bruce was Starting to rethink letting Neon convince him to split up to look for Streak when he was with his light he didn't have to worry about his anger. Miracle would yelp if he wandered too far, Neon's light was calming but he was on his own. He was never someone who had the deal with anger right now it was just easier to block it... Walking closer the building with the D.S circle, it grew taller in the night sky. The Second dracle spotted an old news booth, with the same letters on it as the building on the booth.

The old newsstand held recto newspapers some were sacked outside all of the same issue it was just from a few days ago. The newspaper with the title; The Daily Storm... Under it a bold... Blood pumping headline, he picked up the paper from the unattended stacked pile.

'STREAK HARMS INNOCENT GIRL!' Bruce read the text in all caps. A horrible picture underneath it, streak with his haft of his mask blown off his suit with a new look nearly completely black the red only in spots where his old suit had black… it was like the colors flipped, but this suit was threatening, but the top it all off he had a villain in one fist laying on the ground and the other hand behind his using the claws of his suit to cut the face of a beautiful colored woman throwing her back in tears.

"Fuck! I freaking knew it this guy isn't gonna help us, I have to warn Neon!" Bruce growled his fists holding the newspaper tighter. The dracle huffed looking at the picture again he threw the paper back onto the booth's counter his gold dragon eyes becoming narrow, the feeling snapped away when he heard a yelp from behind.

Surprised, he saw the tiny element dragon flying to him quickly! "Miracle?" Bruce questioned. "you're supposed to be with Neon?!"

As if Miracle was replying she quickly yelped again a wide-eyed look in her eyes like she made when there was trouble. "Oh God… where IS NEON!" he shouted asking her.

With another calling yelp, she took off heading the way she came, Bruce taking off following Miracle.

"Dammit Light!" he uttered running already knowing who he might meet… he just hoped he knew what circle was coming for him.

~(A few minutes before that)~

"Alright, freak… I'm on night patrol and I can't have you running around with that money there. So hand it over before things get ugly." The First G ultra uttered to whom he was after seeing the newbie-ultra spree for an ATM.

Chewing a piece of gum he cracked a bubble in his mouthed. "Don't you mean sticky?" the obnoxious teen boy cackled in his cheap homemade pink suit. Blowing a bubble he popped it with his teeth his arm turning into a pink blob of gum throwing it at streak! Streak speeded out of the way the gum attaching the newbie-ultra to the concrete missing the agitated Streak in Black and Red.

"Sure, I can work with that?" Streak shrugged in his mind laughing on how stupid this kid was using his suit gloves to grab a wad off the gum it stretching like it was endless, speeding around the 'villain' a few twenty times before stopping the little freak all suck up with his own gum manipulation power unable to free himself.

"Ahh, you will pay for this! This isn't the end of GUM BOY!" The Teen shouted falling onto his side.

"Um, well-Stealing money is a crime in all 50 states and plus there is no gum in places where you're heading kid." Streak exclaimed picking out the cash Gum-boy stole out of his gum.

"I WILL RETURN!" He shouted kicking his legs like the hero crazed geek he was.

"Not anytime Soon, I hope..." Streak said to the kid using his elbow to knock out the kid's incredibly annoying consciousness!

Gum boy fell limp like a dead corps. With a sigh falling from Streak's colds lips admiring the sounds without his voice starting to unattach him from the ground to drag the kid to a place where he could be put away for his time. He was defensive when he heard someone behind him, "That was a little harsh don't you think?" She asked.

Streak turning seeing her with his red visor a bit more relieved to know it wasn't Weather girl on his back again.

Seeing her blue eyes with the same light energy as before, her hair down, her leather jacket the same along with everything else the same… the being of light was just a bit beat up, more experience in her eyes.

"Eh, Night Light, what you doing out of Sandmark? The CUI finally run you out?" he asked his mind truthfully blurry from that day. For him, it was so long ago.

"It's, Neon, Streak." Neon uttered telling him her given name that grew on her. "And no I'm here for other reasons…" she explained taking in his new look, her light seeming to light the alley up Miracle climbing up her back from her jacket pocket onto her shoulder again.

"oh, Miss Big shot, I see? What did you do?" he asked putting his hand on his hip.

Neon Sighed chasing after Streak was a job enough but she didn't think of what to say… "Well, it's more like I need to know what to do." She emitted Streak quite his pose changing as she went on. "There's something weird going on in Sandmark! Shadows from another world are coming into this one… I met another Ultra who knows what was going on, we've been trying to figure out a way to stop this other world… But the other world is always one step ahead, from what I know there taking over minds finding humans, making them leaders and monsters for their shadowed army. It's just getting worst… we don't know what to do." She really explained it sorting in her head again. "I thought we could use your say."

Streak listened giving a nodd… "Well not sorry to say, but that sounds like a Sandmark problem." He disclosed

"A Sandmark problem?" Neon repeated confused.

"Neon… I'm tired of helping ultra freaks… this just doesn't concern me." Streak denied He's tone becoming nothing of discreet.

"Freak!?" Neon uttered miracle on her shoulder starting to growl! "Streak, It will concern you when haft of the world is covered in shadow dracles uninhabitable for humans!"

"Psh, then maybe you should give the job to someone who has an actual hope of saving the world. You and I bet you little buddy are far from playing hero." Streak started to jeer rudely. "I bet you're as bad as this guy…" the black and red-suited hero scoffed dragging the newbie-ultra away knocking shoulders With the Being of Light boiling over with a deep anger for him, maybe it was the same as Bruce's?

"You don't have what it takes…" Streak taunted walking out of the alley gum-boy trapped himself in, the Speedster literally asking for it! And with That-

-She Snapped! As if a kid accidentally turned on the flame of the oven! Her hands emitting blue light like a slow motion fire of blue just bursting from her furious mind Miracle flying off up into the air to escape as the being of light whipped around to finish her own circle.

The tiny element Dragon far gone Neon stood with her light ready to meet the black suited back of the speedster. She when to give the Speedster what he was asking for ready to blast him. But before anything he smirked stopping in his tracks turning his head the second of the blast, dropping Gum boy to the ground kicking her arm upwards throwing her blast into the night sky making it shine like a beacon for a few seconds. Streak completely throwing her attack off!

"I know you couldn't help but to try to attack me!" The memory of their fight coming to his mind like a sharp pain. "I guess we can finish what we started!" Streak scoffed

"You were asking for it…"Neon barked in a low tone.

"And you accepted." The black and red ultra smirked in the dark alley her light calmly lighting the dark place. If she wanted help she'd have to rip it out of him with a fight…honestly, he was bored with newbie fights he was looking for a challenge. He threw a punch for her chin, but the light Freak on her toes pulled her body out of the way of streaks arm flying over her shoulder.

"I Guess I did!" She snapped back. Grabbing Streak by the arm kicking his side with her shoe heel right on his rips knocking him toward the alley wall using his grabbed arm to flip him on to his back.

Streak scoffing hitting the concrete with his head, his legs leaning up against the wall, looking up at Neon standing above almost looking threatening… almost. Streak knowing her game, for the most part, admiring the change of events he used his state against her pushing off the wall with his legs bashing neon on her head Streak throwing her back by the top of her head quickly use his arms to lift himself getting his feet on the ground standing up. Neon standing ready for Him, the action used as a throw off course, no joke with one fist he punched her in the gut with his speed out of the blue the force making her gag on air!

Neon clutched her fist in pain nearly falling she kept herself up swearing she saw a smile under Streak's black mask! With her light nailed Streak across his face getting away from him no idea why he was acting so different then from the last time she and him had fought it seemed now it was the thrill of beating on someone. The Streak went again to punch with his speed coming back from the hit fast the numb feeling run through his body, but that was no backdown. With a growl, he threw a punch in landing in the palm of Neon. The woman stopping the force with her heels off the ground! Amazed by her act, she failed to stop the other fist coming at her! Agony hitting her shoulder with the fist's pressure, the pain impaling, nailing her weak point on her shoulder head on, by now she thought….' the bullet must be shattered.'

"You motherfucker…" She muttered hissing in pain leaning on the brick wall with her hand over her shoulder knowing her Light energy was starting to run low…

"What? I'm just teaching you an important lesson, without, you might kill yourself, little Nightlight!" Streak tested.

Neon grunted replacing her hold on her shoulder as streak continued knowing he clutched her attention. "Just because you're given a problem, doesn't mean you get can handle it!" He yelled to get it through her head."

Neon scoffed anger still in her eyes! "My partner and I are the only ones who CAN handle it…" She shouted back determined to do something for Sandmark and the world!

"Ah, it's like you don't listen, Nightlight!" Streak sneered! Grabbing her by her leather jacket pulling her away from her wall and pulled her straight to him, only to yell louder! "Don't be the hero! You have no idea what it takes! What sacrifices are made, the things that change! The people you lose!"

Neon's eyes widened hearing his few last words the four of them setting her off like a rifle! Her eyes emitted blue from the sides! The wave of emotion covering her pain that screamed that she was still human! "YOU'RE YOU ONE WHO NEEDS TO LISTEN!" She shouted trying to top his voice with her's! "I HAVE NO ONE LEFT TO LOSE! MY SACRIFICE IS MYSELF, AND I KNOW THAT! I'M THE LIGHT THAT RIDS THE SHADOWS! WE! ARE! HERO'S! She yelled smashing her head off his to force him to release her with pain, Streak already preoccupied with her words his grip lost!

She pulled away for a second like a free bird let from her cage of the alley, the first G ultra Streak with angered impatience's smashing the glass door of the cage shut for her as he snatched the back of her jacket without a yelp to warn her before she could run off! Throwing her back into the alley and clenching her throat lifting the light up as far as Streak's arm could reach up against her wall!

Tightly with his fist around Neon's neck the being of light unable to breathe he raged on! "HOW CAN YOU CALL YOUR SELF A HERO!? You don't even know what to do! When the easiest thing is to stop the damn problem at the source!" He shouted watching her try to place a footing on the wall for the tiny bit of release from her airless hold. Unaware that she just ripped the answer it out of him with his fight! Streak closed his fist tighter as she used her light to attack his arm holding her up the light like knifes setting into his muscle like fire!

As he watched Neon struggled her light and air running dry The memory of the fire came to him through the pain of his arm! Neon laying on the ground cold the flames hot as he when in to save the people inside! The last floor exploding before he could get the last people out! His mind blaming her! He intended to kill now!... only with a few more seconds left of struggle left for her…

"YELP!" As if out of thin air! A tiny dragon-like creature scales of Black and teal flying into the alley spat ice onto the visor of the Shreveport Speedster making everything bury the blue light in front of him dying, replacing it, a blast shining Gold!

Within a second a huge force hit across his whole body starting with his face knocking Streak off his feet hitting the other wall again, meeting with the ground the ice falling off his mask visor seeing another ultra standing in front of Neon! The guy had gold scales all over his arms and fists and a few peeking over his neck and chin… more than Furious hand scales glowing in the dark after Neon's light disappeared. With badly managed bangs glaring down at Streak with gold dragon eyes!

"Who in Hell are you!?" Streak asked the second dracle with no movement to get up.

"I'm her partner!" Bruce revealed glaring deeply pass Streak's visor with his narrow eyes! So much Hate! One chance to let the demon's out! Seeing the light getting hurt like that…..

Just when he was about to lose it all, Bruce heard horse works behind him… "Shut up….You, bastard…" Neon choked her words holding her throat in pain.

The Second dracle turned seeing her lean her with her eyes barely open, her lungs working hard to bring the air back in, with no light. "I swear to god Neon…" Bruce seethed he's anger looking at her, miracle landing on her good shoulder seeing Neon's pain, he cried like a puppy.

"what?…" Neon croaked "I got what I wanted…"

"Was it a near death experience? Because I'm sure you got that." Bruce growled making Neon chuckle as Bruce pulled her up kindly.

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Streak watching Bruce help his partner up and helped her walk out of the alley with aid… but not before Bruce gave a few more death glares at him… his last memory came, a sweet little girl from the last floor hugging Neon's leg for saving their lives the people from the apartment cheering…. He smiled thinking that he almost killed another hero…'so dumb'

"They'll be fine. My say or not…" The speedster scoffed...he turned away having to deal with the Gum boy again.

Quentin stretched his hand out his skin feeling as cold as ice, being in a block of ice most of the day and night, it seemed nearly impossible to get the solid block to melt… he sat on top of one of the counters of the lab. The first dracle was bored waiting for the mad scientist to come back... he knew the old part of him would be nervous that he failed to bring Bruce into The CUI building but that guy was long gone all the all dark energy in his blood, all he wanted to do was laugh.

He laughed with his head down; laughing at himself… He couldn't even remember the name of the guy who he was working for, Quentin couldn't remember anything except the scientist was directly led by Deophilus; their leader.

The automatic top door opened the mad scientist walking in he scoffed looking at the gold eyed dracle laughing quietly. "Quite laughing you Dracle…" He jeered at Quentin. "You failed, there's no reason for that shit!" The scientist exclaimed he's tone sharp and harsh like he ran the whole CUI corp… the truth was he was second in line of power now that his special adjustments were made. The lab-coated scientist pulled another full black tooth from his pocket grabbing Quentin's arm still chuckling pulling him over japing the black tooth in the left side of his neck. The gold eyed dracle going completely quiet.

"Ah well, I guess we fixed our outburst problem…" The mad scientist sighing in the quiet, Quentin still awake used to the pain, the scientist wrote everything in his red book placing it on the counter next to the first dracle going to walking out, stopping in the doorway. "No more messing up Dracle, there is plenty more from where that came from." The mad scientist said harshly closing the door behind him, leaving Quentin alone… his left eyelid becoming heavy, closing on its own Quentin unable to reopen it.

"You took away all I had left…" The dracle swore with none of his emotion seethed… he felt empty, he felt… Dark.