I'm pretty sure everyone by now has heard about Stan Lee passing away here recently, & I would like to dedicate this chapter to honor such a great person.
I actually found out about his death in the comment section of the 'Detective Pikachu' live action movie trailer, kinda a weird place to find out that someone died, so I looked it up online, & it was true, much to my surprise.
I remember, 'Iron Man' came out in 2008, my gramps took me to go see that movie, he was such a big fan of superheros, & Iron Man was one of his favorites, the others being Captain America, Deadpool, Wolverine, & his #1 favorite was Superman. I remember seeing his reaction to spotting Stan Lee on the big screen, he had to point it out for me cause I've never seen the bloke before, I wasn't much of a comic book, or superhero, fan at the time, I've never seen a single Superhero movie, or show, or even picked up a single comic book.
It's kinda weird how much shit I know about superheros now, but I don't consider myself a Marvel, or a DC, fan. I am pretty burned out now like ten years later with all these movies now, but they are still pretty cool to just kick back, & watch.
Reviews
-SonicMax: Through the portal, give or take 5 years, but he will come back... spoilers, but not really.
-Abraxxas: I'm trying to balance out the four main characters, but I feel like I don't focus enough on Clyde, which just bothers me, so I'm doing a more Clyde center chapter. Um I don't see their reunion being very good, & could possible end with a fight between the two, or more. Thanks, man.
-Knox: R.I.P. Stan 'The Man' Lee.
Chapter 11: Saved Her Part 2
Clyde sat straight up on his bed, just staring mindlessly at the wall, his palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, & he feels like he's going to vomit, probably from eating that so called spaghetti they were served last night.
Taking in a long deep breath, the young man was startled when the sound of metal banging against metal, just ranged loudly throughout his cell. Clyde looked to where the noise was coming from, & before his cell bars was one of the guards, holding a baton that he had just used to bang on the bars, "It's time." he said unlocking the cell
Standing up, Clyde was escorted down the hall, passing by some of the inmates, none of them even moved an inch, or say a single word, because they all knew, that Clyde wouldn't be coming back.
He heard everyone talking about him in the cafeteria, no one is placing any bets on him, well besides the man in the white suit from yesterday, does he just have money to burn, or is he just having a laugh at Clyde. Either way, the fight was going to happen, & if he lost this match, then he's going to die.
Being in here for only a short amount of time, Clyde still learn that if you show any emotion, you might as well have a big red target on your back. For the most part, everyone just ignores each other, it's rare for a fight to break out, or anyone to start rioting.
Honestly, it's not at all as bad as Clyde had first imagine jail would be like when he was younger, but it still wasn't the place he wished he was right now, his home, before everything went to hell.
Before he lost his best friend, before he left Royal Woods, before his Dad died, & before he became a hooligan
"Keep moving!" the guard shoved Clyde roughly ending his daydreaming as the door leading to the basement open up for him
The pair kept walking down the flight of stairs, & it seemed as though time was slowing down for Clyde as he took each step, his life began to play before his eyes, from the very first memory he has of sitting in the corner of an orphanage, picking picked on by the other kids, his fathers adopting him, seeing Dr. Lopez, meeting Lincoln, & now this
Clyde looked to his right to see some shady men talking about their bets, & how badly this kid's going to get beaten
"Chin up." the guy in the white suit walked over to Clyde, "Now remember, I've got a lot of money riding on you." he smiled patting Clyde on the back. This man, in such a short amount of time, has completely confused the young man, he owns the entire prison, & judging by his clothing, another fancy, clean, looking white suit, he had lots of money, so why, why is betting on me?
"Why?" Clyde let out softly
"Hmm?" the man in white replied
"Why did you bet on me? I'm not tough, I have asthma, my nose bleeds whenever I look at a cute girl, I weigh like hundred pounds, look at me." Clyde listed off his faults
The man in white scoffed at the young man, "Do I look very strong to you?" he asked, "There's a reason I'm on the top of the food chain, & that's because I have real power. Far greater then anything your tiny brain can comprehend. Look at all these men, I own them. Look at this prison. I own it too. You ever been the Africa?"
Clyde shook his head
"I own that place too." he whisper into Clyde ear
After clearing his throat, the man continue talking, "Once, I was captured by my enemies, & on the third day of my imprisonment my army came for me. They locked off the gates, & every passage in, or out. On the third day, the men started to turn on each other. The fourth day they had run out of water. Day six, & they ran out of food. Then came day ten, & I had all of them on their knees begging for it to stop."
"After they released me, I had my men murder every single one of them." Clyde felt a cold sweat ran down his face
"I am top dog, my men obey me, & that is power."
"Who are you?" Clyde asked
"My name is Sowande." he turned to look at the ring, "And you better win, cause I have plans for you, big plans."
Clyde walked slowly to the ring, his eyes met the other prisoner, a skinny bald guy with a swastika tattooed on his head.
"Come on. Come on. COME ON!" he shouted at Clyde as he cracked his knuckles, "I'll make you bleed real good." he twitched staring at Clyde entering the ring, "Which should I bite off first, ear, nose, finger, or toe?" Clyde heard him speaking to himself
One of the guards walked to the center of the ring, "Todays match is Jay Jr, the fucking nutjob, vs Clyde McBride, the pussy. I want a bloody fight men, don't disappoint." he nodded at both the inmates before exiting the ring
"Really?" Clyde asked himself after hearing the name the referee called him
The bell ring, & Clyde started backing away from this guy, "What's the matter!? Scared!?" Jay growled like a wild dog at Clyde, "I'd be scared too, I'm a fucking beast!" he rushed at Clyde jabbing at his right side, pushing him back to the ropes
Clyde continue to take the beating, blocking the assault of jabs with both his arms
Jay open his jaw up like a fucking shark, & took a big bite on Clyde right arm, but instead of teeth, Clyde only felt the disgusting saliva, & tongue on his arm, grossing him out, "Hell!" Clyde shouted pushing Jay back
"Gross! Gross! Fucking gross!" Clyde started to wipe the creepy fuckers saliva off his arm with the post nearby
"The hell is wrong with you!?" Clyde yelled at Jay, who was twitching again, "World War Two fucker done stole my teeth!" he shouted, "Bring it pussy!" he rushed back at Clyde, just swinging blindly at him
"Psst, this fight is fucking boring." one of the guards spoke up
"I know right." another guard replied
Sowande overheard the conversations, & stood up, "I have a way to make this interesting." he pulled out a small pocket knife, & threw it into the ring, "Whoever draws first blood gets double supper tonight."
Clyde instantly say the hunger in Jays eyes lit up, "That dinner's mine!" he screamed diving towards the knife
"Oh god." Clyde was totally freaking out even more now as he backed away from the crazy guy, who was now armed, & aiming the knife right at him, "Wanna know how you got these scars?" he licked the knife as he quoted the greatest movie of all time, ruining it for Clyde
"Heh heh heh." the guard chuckled, "This is going to be awesome." another guard spoke
Jay let out a battle cry, & ran right towards Clyde, just swinging the knife around like a madman
Clyde grabbed a hold of both his arms, struggling to hold him back, "What's the matter? Just a little blood, it won't kill you, I will!" Jay clinched his teeth, & Clyde started to lose his grip on his arms, the knife slowly lowering itself closer to Clydes face
He didn't want to be here, he doesn't want to fight, Clyde pants feeling his grip getting weaker
"It's you, or me! And I'm me!" Jay yelled
It finally snapped in Clydes mind, & he pushed Jay back, knocking him on his ass
Clyde let out an angry roar as he stomped on Jays hand that was holding the knife, he kept stomping until he had let go of the weapon, Clyde kicked it out of the ring, & dropped to his knees right into Jays chest, "It's either you, or me! And I chose me!" Clyde yelled loudly as he unleashed all his pent up anger, one punch, after the other, blood going everywhere as Clyde smashed Jays face in
"I won't die here!" Clyde screamed as tears filled his blurry vision
Two guards quickly jumped into the ring, & pulled Clyde off of Jay, "I'm not done!" Clyde shouted fighting back the guards as he headbutts one of them. Soon Clyde felt two needles piercing his chest, & bolts of electricity running throughout his entire body, making his spasm, & collapse on the floor
"Jesus!" the guard rubbed the top of his head, "Fucking kid!" he kicked Clyde in the back of the head as hard as he could
Sowande clapped, "That sure was a good fight. Can't wait to see the next one." he picked up his hat, & started to walk out, "Oh, before I forget, make sure he gets extra tonight." he walked up the stairs leaving the guards behind with an unconscious Clyde, & a none responsive Jay.
Luna was running through a dark purple hallway, with no sign of ending anytime soon
"Luna." a voice whispered right behind her, which only makes her run faster
"Luna." it keeps repeating her name, "Go away! Go away!" Luna cries holding her hands over her ears to block out the voice, "Luna." it whispers directly into her brain, "Leave me alone!" she pushes on
"Luna. Luna. Luna. Luna." the voice keeps going
Luna lets out a loud cry as she falls to her knees, "GO AWAY!" she yells
"Lun-" the voice is silence as Luna got back up, her hand around the mysterious persons throat, "GO. AWAY!" she screams strangling the person, staring into their eyes with pure hatred
"Luna." the voice changed to a females voice, one that was... crying
The world began to fade around her, & now her view was replaced with a hospital room, & her arm extended outwards, "Oh GOD!" Luna gasps letting go of Sams throat
Sam falls to the floor gasping for air, tears in her eyes as she struggles to get air into her lungs
"SAM!" Luna cried loudly unable to believe what she just did to her girlfriend. Luna took one step out of her bed, & collapsed right away, hitting the cold floor with a solid thud, "Fuck." she lets out crawling to Sam, "Sam! Please, I'm so sorry! I-I-I did-n-" she put her hand on Sams leg, only to have her scoot away from her touch
Sam was panting for air, as she looked at Luna with such terror in her eyes, "L-lu-" she couldn't speak, whether it was from the tight grip Luna had on her throat, or the fear taking over her
The two girls stared at each other, both of them crying from what just happen, & both of them absolutely terrified
A thick nurse walked into the room, "What happen?" she asked seeing her patient, & the guest, both of the floor, & tears running down their faces
Luna felt her heart beating like crazy, she needed to get out, be away from Sam before she hurts her again. She picks up the chair that Sam was just sitting on, & threw it out the window
"Not again!" the nurse shouts seeing another Loud jumping out the window, only this one was higher up than the last ones, they were on the fifth floor, & down below the nurse sees Luna standing in a crater, & running away from the scene
"WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THESE DAMN LOUDS!?" she screamed as more nurses, & doctors, rush to the scene, all of them not noticing the guest running out the room
It was the middle of the night at the Loud house, Lori just leaving for work, & Bobby sneaking out for his nightly fight
The house phone rang, awakening the sleeping Louds within
The first to make it to the phone was the oldest one there, Luan, "Yes. This is the Loud house, Luan Loud speaking." Lana, Lily, & Lisa, made their way downstairs to see Luan on the phone, & judging from the look on her face, it wasn't good
"Oh, creampies." Luan mutters
"What's wrong?" Lana asked
"I got it. We'll keep a look out for her. Thank you." she hung up, "Luna ran away from the hospital. I'm going out to find her." Luan informed her sisters, "Where the hell is Lucy!?" she shouted
"Here." Lucy stated standing behind everyone, all of them jumping in fear, "Fuck!" Luan bites her lips, she hated cussing in front of her younger sisters, "Lucy, you're in charge until I get back."
"What aren't you putting Leni, or, Lynn in charge?" she asked
Luan looked away slightly, "Don't make me say it, Lucy." she groaned, "Is it because Leni is emotional unstable, & Lynn is disable." Lucy stated
Luan pushed passed Lucy, & made her way out the door, "If the phone rings, call me, don't bother Lori, or Bobby." she closed the door behind her, & pulled out her pepper spray, for self defense, as she held onto it tightly
"Sigh." Lucy lets out, "Lana, Lisa, go back to your rooms, I'll be staying down here until Luan returns."
"That's bull!" Lana shouted
The door leading to the garage open up, Albert walked out slowly rubbing his eyes, "What's with all this yelling?" he asked
"It's nothing, just... Lori called Luan to bring her purse that she forgot." Lucy lied
"Oh, alright then. I'm heading back to bed." he went back to his make shift bedroom in the garage
"Why did you lie to him?" Lana asked sadly
"Sigh, just... go back upstairs." Lucy order
Begrudgingly, Lana went upstairs, followed shortly behind by Lisa, & on top of the stairs was Lily, peeking her head out as she held onto Bun-Bun tightly, hoping that everything will be okay.
"I'm scared Bun-Bun." she spoke to her older brothers stuff bunny
Lily overhears Lana, & Lola, talking, "What happen?" Lola asks, "Luna left the hospital, & Luans looking for her." Lily hears her older sisters crying just a room over from her
Lucy shakes her head slightly, & rolls up her right sleeve, revealing some cuts along her arm, some of them close to healing, & a few fresh ones, "Just one more." she said to herself as she pulls out a small blade, & drags it across her arm. She grunts feeling the pain in her arm, "Just gotta dull the pain in here." she puts her left hand over her chest
She sits on the sofa, & looks up at the ceiling, there was something off, something that only she appears to notice, go figure, & that was the loud lumberjack like snoring was missing.
When she awoke earlier due to the phone ringing, she saw Lynn was gone, again, & spotting of the 'Devil of Royal Woods' went up, which meant that she was out there, again
Lucy gripped the blade tightly, & made a new cut on her arm again as the thought of some officer bringing back her body, in that costume, all bloody, beaten, & lifeless, all because she couldn't get her to give up on this whole vigilante shit, "God damn it, Lynn." Lucy lowers her head as she wipes away her tears
Speaking about the local Devil
She, along with her partner, were both fighting against a dozen gangsters, Lynn was having the time of her life, without a simple care in the world, just her, & her fist, beating bad guys up was just a bonus
"Having fun?" the guy asked
"You know it!" Lynn shouts kicking one of the gangsters in the face
Seeing as the bunch of them were already knocked out, Lynn took a moment to take in a deep breath of the night air, & intense feeling of her knuckles, the pure bliss she was feeling right now just put a big smile on her face
"So, what's the score this time, Francisco?" she asked
Francisco smirked, "Eight to four, my win."
Lynn scoffed, "Liar." she giggled slightly, "More like eight to four, my win." she jabs him right in the shoulder
He shrugs, "Had to try." the two embraced each other in a passionate kiss, "I hate that the fight's already over." Lynn frowns kicking a small rock
"What if... say someone." he warps his arms around her hips, "Knows of a special place where all sorts of scumbags go to fight?" "Well... is this someone going to tell me?" she asked rubbing his cheek with her hand
"Just follow me." he whispers into her ear
"Winner takes all?" Lynn asks
Francisco nods, "You know it." then Lynn smirks & slaps his ass, "Then Mamas taking all."
The pair ran into the night, both of them feeling more alive than ever before in their entire lives
I'm sorry this is late, just today has been hectic cause of the damn ice, & snow, everywhere. I actually hurt myself out there today, I scarped all the knuckles on my left hand on some ice while clearing off my car.
The ice age killed the dinosaurs, & now it's back for mankind XD
Anyway back to this story, & the legend himself
It was only a matter of time before he passed away, but it still feels so sudden, the man who helped to create such amazing characters, fantastic stories, & give way to great movies. It's really sad that he isn't around anymore, but we all have our time on this world, dust in the wind, & all that shit.
To Stanley Martin Lieber, may his legacy live on forever
See you all next time
