Okay so I'm getting to work on chapter 11. keep those reviews coming, and I hope you enjoy.
update: here's the next chapter. Ta!
Fall of a hero, Rise of a legend.
Chapter 11
Dave and Mindy made their way to Todd's house. They drove most of the way in Dave's car, but stopped, three blocks away, and walked, the rest of the way. Mindy had her eyes locked on Dave, she was analyzing him to the best of her abilities. She, as always was unable to detect anything from him, because of the costume.
They rounded the corner to Todd's street. Dave eyes were aflame. He was hopefully going to find out where Chris, was hiding.
As they walked up to Todd's house, Mindy grabbed Dave by the arm. "What's the plan in there?"
"I walk in, kick Todd in the chest, threaten his life, and hopefully we have Chris' location in ten minutes."
"That's not a plan, Dave." Mindy said, rolling her eyes as he pulled away and walked up to Todd's door.
"You're right, I'm improvising." Dave stated as he kicked the door in.
That was the third door he'd kicked in that night. He was starting to become a pro at it.
"Smooth..." Mindy stated with annoyance.
Dave stepped in and wandered up the stairs. He made his way to Todd's room, Hit Girl, right on his heels. He threw Todd's door open and found him sleeping on his bed. Dave walked over and gave the bed a swift kick.
Hit Girl flipped on the light as Todd shot awake.
"What the fuck!" He shouted as he rolled off his bed and looked up in fright.
He looked from The Fallen to Hit Girl, he kinda lingered on Hit Girl for a second before looking back at The Fallen.
"You're... You're... Hit Girl and The Fallen... What the hell are you guys doing in my room?" He said, a look of pure fear on his face.
"Have you been watching the news, Todd?" Dave asked in his, The Fallen voice.
Todd's eyes went wide as he realized why they were here.
"By that look on your face, you know what we're here for?" The Fallen stated as he reached down and picked Todd up, and pushed him into a wall.
"I had no idea, I didn't know who the hell the guy was, I just thought he was starting some sort of club, or some shit." Todd pleaded.
"Your actions got a man killed, put a young girl in the hospital... … … What do you think we should do to you, Todd?" The Fallen asked as he pinned Todd to the wall with one arm and drew his machete with the other.
"I know, I know. Don't you think I feel like shit! I've been camped out here at my house, for weeks. I haven't gone to school, I haven't been able to call Dave, and even talk to him. I have never hated myself more the I do right now." Todd continued to whine.
"You're going to have to do better than that, you cunt." Hit Girl threatened.
"Look, I'm sorry... what do you want me to do?" Todd asked as The Fallen placed his blade, to his throat.
"Tell me where The Motherfucker's hideout is?" The Fallen hissed.
"Hanger six. Down at the airport." Todd cried.
The Fallen stared at him for a few long moments. Mindy was waiting for Dave to do it, to kill him, she felt sick in her gut. She hoped so much that he wouldn't. But she knew that was probably false hope.
The Fallen brought his blade back and pointed the tip at Todd's eye. "Anything else?"
"Yeah... he's got like four hundred, guys, um... um... I overheard, him and his lieutenants talking about a shipment of some sort!" Todd sputtered out.
"A shipment of what?" Hit Girl asked.
"I don't' know. I just overheard that it's supposed to be arriving in a few days." Todd continued with fear in his eyes.
"Where and how many days?" The Fallen asked as he moved the blade slightly closer.
"Down at the harbor, its supposed to arrived December 25. Look that's all I know." Todd finished.
The Fallen stared at him for a second, before drawing his blade back to his ear. Todd's eyes widened, and Mindy turned away as she heard the blade rush forward. She stared at the ground for a few moments, she was sure Dave had done it. However after a moment she heard Todd whimpering. She looked up to see the machete embedded in the wall right next to his head a small cut running across his cheek.
Mindy looked at Dave, he had an aura of calm about him. Todd just stood there, trembling. The Fallen pulled the blade back before speaking.
"Your actions have led to the suffering of the innocent, and yet no matter how much I want to, your life is not mine to take. So I will let you live, on the condition, that when Dave calls you to stand and face judgment. You will appear before him and face justice." The Fallen stated, an air of authority about him.
All Todd could do was nod, in reply.
"Promise me!" The Fallen snapped.
"I promise!" Todd stuttered as he tried to cower away.
"I will take you at your word, but know, that if you lied to me, if you do not honor our agreement, or if you tell Chris, anything. I will return." The Fallen finished as he turned to leave.
Mindy just looked at Todd for a minute before following after, The Fallen.
The two walked outside and got down the street before Mindy finally spoke up. "You didn't kill him."
"No, I guess I didn't." Dave replied as they walked.
"Why not?" Mindy asked curiously.
"Someone I love with all my heart, would have never been able to look at me the same way again." Dave replied coolly.
"Aren't you a sweetheart." She replied.
"If I kill him, he wont have a chance to live with what he's done. Besides, I'm not Chris. I don't kill people, just to kill people." Dave stated as they rounded the corner.
Mindy just smiled at him, it was weird, at times Dave was the most mature person she knew, and at other times he was a lose cannon.
"We're all going to have to lay low for a while, Christmas is still a few day's off." Dave stated as they reached his car.
"Yeah. I'm guessing that if this shipment, is arriving on Christmas, then whatever Chris is planning, is going to go down at new years." Mindy stated as they got in.
"Why, new years?" Dave asked as they drove off.
"He's a super villain. That's the kind of fucked up thing that they do. Attacking on a holiday woul..." Mindy stopped as she realized what he was probably targeting.
"Dave... New Years! Everybody is going to be in time square, for the count down!" Mindy explained.
"Well. If he's aiming to send a message, that's were he'd get the highest body count." Dave replied.
"Fuck! …What are we going to do?" Mindy asked, as annoyance began setting in.
"I'm sick and tired of being behind this bastard, we need to get in front of this situation. I'm thinking you and I spend a romantic Christmas eve, down at the docks." Dave stated mischievously.
"I like the way you think. We have six day's until Christmas eve, and we have a lot of work to do before than." Mindy replied deep in thought.
"Yeah... and on top of the time constraint, all of Chris' men and most of the city, are out looking for us." Dave stated meekly.
Mindy just sat, deep in thought as they drove, things had never been this bad before. Chris, had a small army, and he just increased his chances by turning the city against Dave. This wasn't going to be easy.
-four days later-
The last four days sucked, I mean royally sucked. Everybody was looking for them! EVERY SINGLE CRIMINAL, was out there looking for them. There was no way any of them could show their faces outside of the headquarters.
The day after The Motherfucker, posted his bounty. People online began doing research on them, they were looking into their lives and by noon that day, half of the internet was in agreement, that Mindy was Hit Girl. It also didn't take them long to figure out that Marty was Battle Guy, he still had a record from when he was arrested.
People from their school were the ones who perpetrated the idea of Mindy as Hit Girl, it wasn't hard for the world to see logic in it, Mindy had beaten up two way bigger bullies on her first day so... yeah.
Katie was under FBI protection at the hospital, hell they weren't even letting cops near her. They were sure that she was still a target, and they were afraid that The Motherfucker, would come for her.
The day after the bounty was put on their heads, the Governor called out the national guard, they arrived later that day.
It was the day after the army arrived that the whole city slipped into chaos. That Asian that Chris was talking about when he was gloating about hacking the news networks, was actually, a much bigger pain than anyone was expecting. Nobody knew who this guy was. And the worst part was that he wasn't shy about causing as much havoc as he could.
The day after the army arrived, he hacked into traffic lights and began causing crashes all over the city. He also began cutting power to certain buildings, or setting off fire alarms. Worst of all, he was masking The Motherfucker's movements. Whenever his men would rob a store, the hacker would send in a 911 call to other store locations, or he would automatically set off store alarms, so that the cops would go there.
On the third day, things got worse. Chris had planted, IED's all over the city, they began taking out cars and police cruisers. No one knew where in the fuck Chris was getting all of this shit. He was rich, but seriously, rich only get's you so far. On the third day they managed to kill twenty-seven people, five of them were cops. He also injured about eighty more. By that day the city was under marshal law.
It was on the third day, that tragedy struck. What happened that day, hit Dave, Mindy, and Marty, pretty hard. After the bounty went up, a lot of heroes around New York hung up the cape, but there were a few that weren't dissuaded. A few heroes met up online and planned a meeting to discuss what they would do about Chris. They asked for Kickass, Hit Girl, The Fallen, and Battle Guy, to show up. But the three of them were worried that it was a trap so on the appointed day they stayed in the headquarters.
It was later that same night when Chris streamed live, the torture and execution of five masked heroes. It was the next day that they learned, that Chris had attacked the heroes meeting place, and killed or captured all of them. There was twelve heroes there that night, and they were all brutally killed.
It struck Dave and Marty hardest of all, they knew some of those heroes. Mindy was just left disgusted as Chris' action.
Mindy felt like shit most of the time, she felt guilty for bringing Marcus into all of this. She had basically derailed and ruined his life. If it hadn't been for Dave, Mindy might have fled the city out of guilt. She really felt terrible, Marcus had given so much to keep her safe, and now he had lost everything because of her. Surprisingly Marcus wasn't taking the loss of his whole life, all that bad. He had probably been preparing for this.
Another surprising part of all this, was that Dave was the one taking things the hardest. At first Mindy thought it would be Marty's parents who broke down, but they were surprisingly affectionate and comforting, during this crisis. No, it was Dave who was hit the hardest by all of these events.
Dave had nightmares almost every night now. Every night, Mindy would fall asleep in his arms and every night, he would wake up hyperventilating. Dave never got into specifics about what his nightmares were about, he just said they were about the people he cared about. Mindy guessed that probably meant, that they were about his loved ones dying.
Mindy asked Marcus about it, after the first night. He said that he wasn't surprised. It was common in people who experienced trauma, to develop PTSD. Mindy didn't believe Marcus at first but after the second night, she looked PTSD up online, and discovered that Dave had a lot of symptoms.
After the bounty was placed on their head's, Dave began developing mood swings. Anytime he had Mindy in his arms, he was alright. But any other time, he was prone to angry outburst. The two brought Marty into their training sessions, he was adamant about helping them out, even if his parents weren't happy about it. During one of the sessions when Marty fell on his ass, Dave flipped out on him. It took Mindy, five minutes to calm him down, a few minutes after his outburst Dave apologized. Marty understood, he was fully aware that something was happening to Dave.
Every death, Dave took personally, on the second night, Mindy woke up and found that he was gone, she suited up in her costume and went looking, but in the end she didn't find him. She returned to the headquarters to try and collect herself, it was when she arrived, that she noticed the bathroom light on. She walked over to find Dave sitting on the floor, he was in his The Fallen costume, he had taken his face-mask and gloves off, and Mindy could tell that he was covered in blood.
Dave had his head buried in his hands, he just sat there, quite as a mouse. Mindy took off her wig and sat next to him, she was stuck between, pissed that he'd gone out without her, and worried that something had happened.
"Dave?" Mindy asked quietly, as she stared at him, a sad look on her face.
Dave just looked up at her, she could tell he had been crying. All Dave did was look at her sadly.
After a few moments Mindy reached out and pulled him into a hug. It was only later that she learned what had happened, there was a video of it online. These three costumed criminals were live streaming some of their crimes. They were in a jewelry store, and from what Mindy could tell there was three hostages. One of the criminals was watching the hostages, while the other two were clearing off the shelves. After a few moments, The Fallen burst onto the scene, he ran up behind the guy who watching the hostages and stabbed him in the neck. Then he turned and shot the other two criminals, before they even knew what was happening. It was the first time, Mindy had ever seen him use both a sword and a gun.
After the fight, The Fallen ran off. Mindy guessed that he spent a few hours running around killing criminals. She chewed him out for it later on, but in the end she couldn't stay mad. This whole thing was tearing them all apart, they wanted so badly to get out there and fight. But they couldn't, Chris had something planned in a few days, and the more Mindy thought about it, the more she realized that he couldn't be going after the New Years, countdown celebration. He was causing way to much havoc for anyone to want to attend the damn thing. Chris had to be after something else.
Out of everything, that was happening, there was still time to worry about the little stuff. Marty and his parents were curious about the whole Dave being a pedophile thing, when they asked, Mindy simply replied, "He didn't do anything that I didn't want him too."
It took approximately two seconds, for Marty to start laughing his ass off, Dave just hung his head in embarrassment, before finally stating to Marty and his parents. "Look. We have known each other for a few years, but I haven't had sex with her, and we only recently started to date."
Marty spent the better part of an hour, saying how amazingly cool he thought Dave was. He was dating Hit Girl, 'Why wouldn't he be amazing' Mindy thought to herself.
Dave and Mindy stepped up their training. They were up from dawn to dusk working out. Dave's determination and focus was insane. He took every lesson, every beating, every shred of advice, from Mindy. He was always training, always working out. To the others, Dave and Mindy's intense training regiment, was insane. Marty tried for a little while, but naturally, he was unable to keep up.
Their training was intense, it ranged from practicing with their weapons, to throwing on protective gear, and bare knuckle boxing. When they weren't practicing their skills, they were busy working out. It was on the fourth day, that Marcus, finally stepped forward and told them he would help.
"Are you serious?" Mindy asked with a great deal of concern.
"Hell yeah, I'm serious." Marcus replied, with conviction.
"You know who we're going after right. When we finally make a move on Chris, it's going to be without hesitation, or fear of the repercussions. That includes breaking a few laws if we have too." Mindy explained.
"Look... I don't give a damn about all of this superhero crap, I'm a cop, and this is my city too, if you think I'm going to sit back and let the two of you handle this alone, your wrong." Marcus stated with even more conviction.
"Marcus... Even if we get rid of The Motherfucker, even if we win, and Chris is dead, it wont change the fact that, Me, Dave, hell even Marty, none of us can ever be normal again. Chris put us all out there. Everybody knows who we are. Even if we win, we can't go home." Mindy stated sadly.
"What are you trying to say?" Marcus asked suspiciously.
"Look. Marty's got it rough, but if he wants too, he can walk away. Yeah everyone may know that he's Battle Guy, but it's not like Battle Guy ever did anything illegal. If we win, he can go back to doing whatever he wants. It may be hard but he can, so can his parents, so can you Marcus. Me and Dave, we can never go back to being normal." Mindy finished explaining.
"You think any of that matter right now? God dammit Mindy! The whole damn city is under lock and key, and any day now it could turn into a war zone! This is my city as much as yours. Chris is attacking all of us, someone needs to step up and do whats right..." Marcus stopped and let out a tired sigh before continuing. "Like I said, I cant let you two do this alone."
"Marcus..." Mindy started but she was cut off.
"Fine. If you wanna help, you can help," Dave stated coolly.
"Dave...?" Mindy stated looking at him, a little surprised.
"He knows the score. He knows we're going to kill Chris, and probably a shit load of his guys. He knows that we'll probably die. In the end, he still wants to help." Dave explained, his face was stone.
"You should be more appreciative. Out of all the reasons, Marcus could have given us, he chose the true one. He didn't lie and say, that he was doing this to protect you, he wants to help because he feels like he has too. He's right, he's a cop, and this is his city." Dave continued.
"But..." Mindy started, but Dave cut her off.
"Mindy... we don't have time for this. I get it. You care about him. You don't want him to get hurt. Well I care about Marty, I don't want him to get hurt, but if he asked to join in our mission, I'd let him!" Dave stated starting to get irritated.
"That isn't what this is abo..." Mindy tried but Dave cut her off again.
"Two against four hundred, those aren't just bad odds, that goes beyond suicidal, and into 'never having stood a chance to begin with'. If he's offering to increase our odds, then I sure as shit ain't going to turn him down!" Dave explained, with wisdom beyond his years.
"He's right, Mindy." Marcus stated. "If you're going to do this, you're going to need some help."
Mindy let out a long sigh as she ran her hands over her head. "Okay. If we're going to do this we need to get to work. Marty!"
"What?" Marty replied, recoiling slightly.
"Gotta know now. Are you in or are you out?" Dave asked, reading Mindy's mind.
Marty let out a long sigh, as his parents looked at him for an answer. "Sure, why not."
"Marty!" His mother stated in shock.
Marty's father just held onto his wife as he looked at his son, Mindy and Dave could both tell there was a bit of pride in his eyes. "I have to do this mom. What kind of man am I if I sit back and let them do all the fighting?"
"Marty..." His mother began, but she was cut off when his father pulled her into an embrace.
Marty's father looked back over at him the pride, even more evident in his eyes, as he motioned for his son to hug him. The family held the embrace for a few seconds. Mindy found it sweet, Dave couldn't help but feel a little sad, at the thought that he could never share a moment like that with his parents.
After a minute, Marty walked over, wiping tears from his eyes.
The four of them stood in a circle for a second, a silent pact forming between them. After a few moments Marcus finally spoke up, "So, what do we need to do first?"
Dave and Mindy looked at each other, and smiled. Dave walked over and picked up two bullet proof vests off the wall and threw one to Marty, and Marcus.
"Put those on." Dave stated with a grin as Mindy wandered over and picked up a few handguns off the wall.
"Why?" Marcus asked nervously, as he watched Mindy load the guns.
"Because... In about sixty seconds, I'm going to shoot the two of you." Mindy replied casually.
"What?" Marty asked as his eyes went wide. "Wont someone hear us?"
"Nope." Mindy replied as she began installing silencers on the guns.
"Oh, Shit." Marcus stated as he and Marty, strapped on the vests.
Marty looked at Dave who was just smiling at the two of them.
Marcus examined Dave's smile before asking, "Have you two done this before?"
Dave just smiled, as Mindy turned and loaded the gun. As she was approaching them she raised the gun and smiled. "Don't worry you two, just think of this as you initiation."
Dave just drifted off into thought as he heard the gun go off, a few seconds later he heard Marty and Marcus swearing. Dave was thinking about Chris and how good it would feel to finally take that bastard out.
Okay so this chapter is done, I've got some good news for you guys. I have to do training first, so my new job wont be starting for at least another two weeks, so you can expect a lot more chapters to come. I apologize in advance for my shorter chapter, my hand had been cramping and I had shit to do all day so I really had to rush to get this done. Please let know what you think and I apologize if this chapter isn't on par with the rest.