Wonder Boy Issue # 1

When I was young, I knew that I was different from all the kids in school.

Granted, I had the privilege of experiencing the raging hormones and trying to get through the embarrassment of reaching into puberty; you know the usually awkward change of voice, and growth spurt.

In my case, not many teenagers at my age probably ever experience the first time they caught their bed on fires. I was completely terrified to talk to my parents about it when it first started. I mean I wouldn't know how their reaction will be when I tell them 'hi, mom…dad, I might have caught my bed on fire."

I remember the day when it happened. It started when my parents was going to surprise me when I was still sleeping in my bed.

My mother signaled my dad to open the door. "HAPPY BIRTH…OH MY GOD BLAKE, YOUR BED IS ON FIRE!" my mother shouted.

My father rush to somewhere and came into the room with a bucket full of water..

I was totally soaked. "DAD! Really, is the bucket of water is necessary?" I said rhetorically.

After I nearly roasted my bed the three of us discussed about the discovery of my powers and how I been developing them. I thought at first they were going to abandoned me because of not being normal, but to my surprise they were totally accepting and I can never be grateful; that was the best birthday I ever had.

From that day forward, my parents told me to try and keep my powers hidden and to not let anybody know, including my best friend at the time. It sucked keeping my secret to my best friend; I grew up with him, but it's for the best. If news comes out that I have super powers, bad things can happen to me.

I heard stories about a group or something called 'Project Cadmus'. Supposedly they're these mad crazy scientists that would conduct experiments and create things you can't possibly imagine. From what I know, a group of scientists with that kind of name sounds bad. If they find out I have this power, I would peaked their interests. Essentially would perform tests on me like some lab rat and the inevitable, dissect me like I'm some frog.

This is why I must keep this secret to myself. That is all I can remember from what I heard.

I'm not a history nerd or pay attention in American History, but I doubt that Project Cadmus is in History books.

Fast forward 3 years later senior year.

So I was at lunch with my friends when my best friend brought up CADMUS, I wasn't really paying attention due to that fact I was just looking at the most popular and need I say the hottest jock in school. Oh yeah, did I mention I was gay?

My best friend is a hacker, he knows how to track down and most of all know how to gain access into pretty much anything he can get his hands on. "Hey guys check out what I found," my friend whispered.

My friend interrupted my little fantasy when he took out his tablet. "Whoa, that thing is huge, what is it?" one of my other friends stated.

There on my friend's tablet are pictures of these big spider like robotic hybrid with looks like a shape of a alien's head being shipped away in a Container on the left of the containers reads 'CADMUS'. Lately, there have been lots of sightings of different types of these robotic hybrid alien things appearing everywhere; from the U.S to all the way to Australia.

My parents and I recently moved to Little Bohemia, thinking Metropolis is too much to live in and it is closer to my school. Little Bohemia is separated from the city, pretty much I would have to cross the West River to the island to reach to my school. I have to admit, Little Bohemia have great recreational locations like Queensland Boardwalk and Beach, and the Metropolis Metro dome. My school, Little Bohemia High, is located close to University of Metropolis. It's a quiet district in comparison to Tomorrow District and Downtown.

After school, I was walking home, because my house is literally a walking distance to my school when I notice everybody around me was looking up at the sky. Just then a few of the people, including myself were surrounded by a warm light when an odd alien ship appeared and a matter of seconds we were sucked up into the ship and then everything went black.

I opened my eyes and notice I was in a strange looking holding cell or chamber trying to figure out how to get out. "Where am I?" I wondered.

Got to try and get out of the tube as I start to kick and punch at the glass until I hear a crack on the tube. "Come on Blake, you can do this," I coached myself.

Suddenly, with just one hit the glass tube that contained me broke. I peeked out from the tube and jump out of it. I observed my surrounding and notice I must have been in a holding chamber room with the same tube chamber like pods much like the one I was in. I look into one and notice my next door neighbor is in one.

I jumped when I hear a beep coming from my phone.

I noticed an incoming video phone call appeared and answered it. "The hack work and you're awake and free! *the voice let out a sigh* …I'm Oracle and we are going to get you off this ship, look for a door way out" the female android voice explained as the messaged stopped.

I was beyond confused. "Wait, what is going on? What is happening?" I asked.

The voice responded. "There is no time to explain… you have to trust us to help you get out of there," Oracle said as the call ended.

I didn't hear the voice again and decided I better look for that door way out like the voice instructed.

I was approaching a huge door as I notice a security drone is guarding the door. The drone spotted me and start running towards me. I wasn't completely useless, my parents granted me into taking karate lessons to defend myself when I was young. So as the drone throws its first punch I blocked it as I kicked and punched the drone as it was now destroyed.

My phone beeps again. "They broke my hack, the ship knows you're free; watch out!" Oracle warned me as the messaged ended again.

I looked to my left and notice an old shield lying up against a wall and so I walked up and picked up the shield.

My phone beeped again. "Get ready, my readings showing forces gathering beyond that door," Oracle warned.

Now that really began to worry me, gathering? How many are there? No time to think now, I have to be prepare to fight.

Next thing was a blur and I did not know how it happened, but as soon as the huge doors opened, I flung the shield knocking out a few of the similar drones as the shield came back to me like a boomerang. I finished off the remaining of the drones as I pummeled the drones with the shield.

I escaped the chamber room approaching the next set of doors when it open I see a similar robot like spider robot I saw earlier on my best friend's tablet.

I overhear the robot gave orders to the security drones. "Gather reinforcements, I will patrol the prisoner bay," the spider looking robot instructed.

This thing is huge, how am I going to fight this. As I approach, the robot spotted me and also starts attacking me.

I blocked its moves with the shield I was holding hesitating my next move. "Come on Blake, don't be such a big willow and fight back," I told myself.

I started to pummel the robot with a new strength I have never witnessed before. With a huge success the robot was destroyed.

My phone beeped again. "That was an Overseer, let's get you out of their patrol range," Oracle explained.

I look around. "How do I get out of here?" I asked.

I can hear Oracle typing away from the background. "Look for a transport tube above you, they crisscross the ship. Use that to keep moving," Oracle instructed.

I did as she requested as I start moving along to try and get out of site from those robot things and fought my way through.

I heard Overseer's warnings. "Motion detected in the hallways," the Overseer announces.

As I finished the last drone my phone beeped. "Up ahead there is a high security nexus, get through and use the transport tube," Oracle instructed.

By all means, I am not afraid of heights, however as I looked down, the fall is really long. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath and went ahead and jumped down. As I was about to land, I've noticed I haven't landed yet. I opened my eyes and noticed that I was hovering off the ground about a few inches. I dropped to the ground and notice straight ahead was another transport tube and went ahead and continued on.

Once I landed, right in front of me, what appears to be a high advance terminal and at the middle of the terminal is a red button. I pushed the red button and looked out of the window and notice a few Overseers were in the area. What happened next the hatch above the Overseers opened up as rubble and huge piece of concrete fell on the Overseers.

Once the doors open, I hear a man's voice. "All units, move into position, contain the human," the voice commanded.

Whoever the voice was, must be the leader of this ship. A few more drones appeared as I entered the 'dump zone' and continue to fight them. Just like the video games, why must the character have to fight 6 or more attackers, so unfair.

I just finished the batch of drones when my phone beeped. "Get ready, more security is heading your way!" Oracle warned me.

I huffed, knowing when this is over I am definitely going to take a nice long bath. As I walk around the corner, what I saw really got me extremely worried. I looked out the window and the whole room is filled with flying machines, drones and lots of artillery and army. I took a photo and send it to Oracle.

Oracle immediately responded just after I sent the photo. "Brainiac has a full invasion force stored on this ship, we have to destroy it!" she stated.

Brainiac is who behind the bottled building I have seen lately; bottling of the Daily Planet and among other buildings. I agree, there is no way I will let this invasion happen. I continued through the corridor. Once the doors open, in a split second I manage to duck as I skid on my knees with my head leaning backwards. I spin and stop myself as I planted my right foot and threw my shield at the drones firing at me. A few more security drones keeps coming out of all the teleporter as I flip, dodge and block with my shield. I grabbed a nearby pipe and start attack the security drones like a sword now I am using both shield and sword.

I finished off the drones when Oracle beeped in. "The ship's main gun is up ahead. Destroy it and the ship's external defense network will go down. Than the League can get in and get you out of there," she explains.

Holy crap, the league as in The Justice League! Wow this must be really a big issue if the Justice League is involved. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and even the Green Lantern; wicked cool! So far I have done great in surviving just by myself.

Whoever this Brainiac is, he is sure going all out for little me. "Do not let the prisoner reach the prime weapon control room; damage to the power couplings will destabilized the ship," Brainiac warned the ship.

I continued on until I reached to the control room that Oracle instructed me to in order to destroy the ship. As I entered I see the ship guardian hovering above 4 pillars that each has terminals attached.

The Ship Guardian noticed my movements. "Do not be foolish, human; you cannot stop the conversion," it warned me.

I looked up at the Ship guardian with determination. "Yeah, well watch me!" I challenged the sub-boss.

I entered the room when Oracle beeped in my phone. "You're in the nexus, destroy anything connecting the gun to the ship!" she instructed.

She didn't have to tell me twice, I went ahead as I start wrecking everything I see including the 4 pillars in the middle of the room. The Ship Guardian was sending more reinforcements but still won't stop me from destroying the ship if my life depended on it.

I destroyed the four couplings along with finishing off the remaining reinforcements. "Yes! The gun is falling, it's smashing into Brainiac's bottle below!" Oracle reported.

Whew! What a relief, now that is done; now to get the heck out of this ship. However, first thing first, have to get past the Ship Guardian. Let me tell you, this drone is one tough cookie and his pulse beam really does sucker punch you when you least expect it but that didn't stop me from defeating it as I flung my shield hard enough to penetrate it's chest as it explode with sparks and puff of smoke.

My phone beeped just after I finished with the Ship Guardian. "Hang on, I am sending someone in now to help out," Oracle explained.

The ship's alarm is still going off, letting all whatever is left on the ship to escape. "Foolish human, you have doomed yourself. You will go down with the shift," Brainiac warned me.

That didn't faze me, well maybe just a little bit.

I notice one teleporter became active and in came Superman. "Think again Brainiac, you can't take out the both of us. We're not leaving until we shut this ship down; permanently!" Superman exclaimed with confidence.

Holy crap, holy crap, HOLY CRAP! I am fighting alongside with the man of steel, not to mention a major hunk. Okay Blake don't lose focus and concentrate not daydreaming now. Superman and I were back to back hitting and smashing all the security drones as they teleport in batches.

I can hear my phone beep as I kept fighting. "Almost there, keep fighting; the network doesn't want to let me in," Oracle exclaim.

Superman just finished smashing a drone. "Do whatever it takes Oracle, we got it from here," he exclaim.

I can hear Brainiac alarming all the occupants in the ship. "Harvester ship VII-0 has been compromised, deploy my remaining forces to Earth; the ship has been compromised, all units must evacuate," he explained.

We survive the horde of drones as they kept coming out of from the teleporters into the control room in batches.

After the control was cleared I walked up to Superman. "Nice work, Brainiac wasn't counting on you breaking free and disabling his ship; now use the teleporter and get yourself off this ship," Superman commented.

I watched him flew off to the doors, probably searching for the others that was transported on the ship.

I started walking up to a teleporter when my phone beeped. "Yes! It is done! Superman will finish here, use the teleporter to escape; go!" Oracle explained.

I stepped onto the teleporter and began to start feeling tingly as the teleporter warped me out of the ship. Just in a matter of minutes I was teleported at Little Bohemia Police Department and notice the whole station was pretty occupied with all the traumatized victims of Brainiac.

I jumped when my phone beeped. "Congrats! Now that you're off the ship, I am Oracle. I just teleported you into the Little Bohemian Police station; I must admit I have never seen anyone survived a whole ship, especially someone that knows how to defend him/herself; we're impress," Oracle stated.

I looked around me hoping nobody cannot hear what I am about to say. "I guess you can say I am not like any other teenager; I um.." I tried to explain.

I was observing the station, never been into a police station and now that I have, probably don't want to be back. "I see, I think I may have a solution for you. I have contacted your parents, they are one their way to come get you; I'll contact you later about a solution I think that can help with your abilities. Oracle out," Oracle explained.

I sighed and feel relieved as I waited for my parents to come pick me up.

It was maybe about 30 minutes later I finally saw my parents entering the police station. It's ironic that I am sitting in a police station and I didn't do anything wrong but escape an alien ship. I stood up walking to my now frantic parents as they spotted me.

To say I was smothered by my parent's embrace. "Oh thank goodness you're safe; I was so worry something might have happened to you," my mother stated.

I was trying to break out of the embrace. "I am fine mom, it is an intense day, but can we go home now, I am beat, exhausted from all the adrenaline and probably need a bath," I stated as we started to head out from the police station.

As I walked out of the bathroom, just finished taking a long bath, I walked down the stairs to meet up with my parents in the living room when I hear my parents talking amongst each other. When they saw me at the bottom steps, they stopped; weird.

I sat down on the chair across from them. "What is going on guys?" I asked curiously.

My parents looked at each other as if they are communicating each other with their minds and seems to come with a conclusion as I saw my dad got up.

I watched my dad walked up to the fireplace. "Honey, we need to talk," my mom started.

The room have never felt so intense. "Um, what is wrong mom?" I asked.

My mother took in a deep breath. "We thought, I mean your father and I thought that when you are old enough we will tell you the truth; but now that you are 18, your powers are developing and now from your abduction with whoever abducted you…" my mother started.

My father walked in and noticed a paper in his hand. "You see, we are not your real parents," my mother stated.

I blinked and looked at both my parents. "Wait I am confuse, what do you mean you're not my real parents," I asked began to feel frantic.

My father sat next to me. "One night, I remember it was raining and we were getting ready for bed when we heard the doorbell rang…" my father started.

My mother began to speak. "Before you came along, doctors have told your father and I that I can produce a child," she explained emotionally.

Now my mother sat the other side next to me. "Who's my real parents?" I wondered.

My father took a deep breath. "Just so you know and no matter what, you'll always be our son.

The thing is son, your mother is Wonder Woman," he said hesitantly.

To Be Continue….