"If it isn't the Boy Chin Wonder. Haven't seen you wandering around the streets of Chincinnati since you moved to Havenway in a long while. What are you up to?"
A figure said behind him as he lurked behind the shadows. The figure wore a blue tank suit with a white leather skirt. Her hair glowed in the nightly breeze and a silver tiara sat on top of her head. Seeing no sign of hik moving or turning to look at her she moved and hovered right in front of him.
"First of all, I haven't gone by that name in a for years. Second, shouldn't you be in the Central Tower? Better yet, shouldn't you be asleep? It's way past your bedtime princess."
He retorted back. His eyes moved to look at her behind the white lenses of his black domino mask.
She crossed her bracered arms in front of hernand let out a huff.
"Hah. Funny. But seriously, what are you doing here? I know you're not here looking for Chin since you're not that desperate to come to him for help, but I have a feeling this must be important for you to even come back."
"You're right on both accounts." Red Hawk agreed with her. He beckoned her ro crouch beside him and she did so. Giving her binoculars he adjusted it towards two men talking outside of a beat up bar. "From what one of my contacts told me is that Mad Jester's been making a deal with Bronze Kneecap. He's been trying to smuggle his drugs into the city for months now and the only thing that's stopping him is me and the law."
"There's something deeper going, am I right?" Wonder Gal hinted.
"Right again. You're getting good at this," Hawk quipped. It earned him a punch to the shoulder and it made him grunt from the pain.
"Funny."
"But I'm serious though. Bronze and Mad are also planning to take Chin out. They've been earning on a chemical that can potentially stop his powers. Almost like一"
"Kryptonite."
Just as they finished the thought a car stopped in front of the bar. The two men got in and drove off.
Hawk stood and prepared his grappling gun as Wonder Gal raised a brow. "You know, we can follow them at a much faster pace if I'd just carry you, right?"
"Not happening." He declared. She huffed and crossed her arms until an idea struck her.
"What? Scared?" She taunted him.
"After what Chin pulled back in Olga wave back on boulevard 23? Then yes. But also, I don't trust you to drop me at any given moment."
With that he shot out his grappling gun and swinger through the roof tops, Wonder Gal behind his tail.
"That was only one time! I said I was sorry!"
XXX
Chincinnati Warehouse, 11:49 PM
A few cars parked outside with men wearing clown masks carrying firearms. On one of the cars sat a man with a faceless mask with narrow eye slots staring blankly into a phone. His harlequin hat was shaped and formed into locks of hair framing his face.
"It's been a while Kneecap. How are you fairing?" He answered as soon as the phone rang. "Of course you can trust me. Have I ever been the one to break a promise?"
"I understand. You're hesitant to accept help, especially to those who are outsiders in your city. But we still have a deal to make and if you can't show up in time then I guess I'll have to find a better partner for the job. Maybe Olga? Hair Razor? Better yet… How about Nega Chin? Your buddies after all. How does that sound?"
His smooth but menacing voice echoed throughout Kneecap's ears. The latter quickly agreed and stated that he'll be there on time. "Good. Do not disappoint me."
With that he ended the call and got out of the car. His red suit and tie clashed with the checkered waistcoat and his cane tapped against the hard concrete floor as he walked towards the building. A few of his men followed while others stood guard.
Red Hawk and Wonder Gal crouched on top of a container, listening to every word their conversation held with the former's enhanced listening device.
"Huh. And I thought Chin's enemies were scary. Yours is terrifying." Wonder Gal commented as she was sort of shook from the man's words.
"He's dangerous, much more so than Nega Chin. Even though he seemed like a normal human like me he's still deadly. Ever heard of the 'Bloody Tomb?"
"You mean the one incident where people's bodies were found all bloodied and bruised in the most horrifying way inside a tomb? What does that have to do with一oh my god…"
"Yeah. That was him. 367 dead and it's all because of that man. He was supposed to be on a death sentence but he escaped a few months ago. I don't know why Kneecap made a deal with him in the first place. Every villain knows his name and they stay clear of him."
"Looks like he really has the balls to confront the guy. Look."
A lone figure walked towards the warehouse. Dressed in bronze armor, it was the man who made a deal with the devil. The guards aimed their guns at him and Kneecap quickly raised his hands in the air, panicking.
"Wait, wait, wait! I'm Bronze Kneecap! The person who made a deal with your boss! You don't wanna hurt his potential business partner, now would ya? Heh…"
One of the men walked up to him and analyzed him from head to toe. Raising a fist the men stood down and let him pass.
"Tough security." She commented.
"Not for long…" He added as he brought out his escrima sticks while she cracked her knuckles and took out her lasso. Ready to kick butt.
XXX
"Hmmm… I expected that you wouldn't show up, but here you are in the flesh."
"Well, of course I am. Wouldn't break a promise now, would I?"
"Seems so. Now let's get on to business…"
"Well that was more difficult than I thought it would be." Wonder Gal concluded as they silently sneaked in.
"Told you they'd be more different from the villains and goons here."
After destroying their butt's back at the front the two tied them securely inside a container, their mouths taped shut.
"If I didn't know your crime fighting would be this much fun and exciting, why didn't I come with you back then?"
"Because if you did then who's going to look after those idiots?"
"Touché. I一wait did you hear that?" He nodded and the two followed the sounds.
Back in the room where the deal was being made, Kneecap was pinned against a table face first with Mad Jester choking him. He held his cane on his right hand, with the cane having a steel blade at the base, placing it near Kneecap's eye.
"Only those who are foolish date defy me but I didn't think you were one of them. A mere man like you can't even stand to face me. You've just made an enemy out of me Kneecap and we're gonna have a wonderful time doing it as well…"
Two figures flew in and took down two goons. The men turned to fire their weapons at the intruders but Wonder Gal threw her lasso and grabbed the guns from their hands.
Red Hawk took out five hawk shaped shurikens and threw them towards their hands, making them drop their weapons.
"Not Happening Jester. Let Kneecap go and maybe we'll spare you." They approached him with their weapons ready.
"Good to see you again, old friend. Looks like you brought the famous Wonder Gal with you. How quaint of you to join us, miss, but I'm afraid my visiting hours are up. Until we meet again, Hawk, we still have a score to settle."
He threw Kneecap towards them and made a run for it. Hawk caught him and Wonder Gal gave chase.
"You're not running away from me!"
"Oh dear I already am. Good thing I thought about giving you a welcoming gift."
He opened the large metal doors and it revealed about 50 men with firearms pointing at her. She quickly ripped and raised her arms as the bullets came flying towards her. She heard him laugh as he escaped from the scene.
"Dammit…" She cursed under her breath. Just then Red Hawk jumped down from the ceiling and took out five goons with his retractable bo staff. The others kept shooting at her until they ran out of ammo.
She smirked as she saw this and quickly moved into action. Punching the person closest to her, the goon ended up cracking the wall. Delivering a kick, another goon landed on top of two others, causing them to groan.
Red Hawk twirled his bo staff and sweeped it beneath one's feet. He used the butt of his staff to hit another in the gut. Two approached from either side of him with their own weapons. At the last moment he did a split to avoid getting hit which in return causes both of the men to hit each other. He grabbed their collars and hauled them towards the few remaining, causing them all to collapse on the ground.
Wonder Gal twisted one of the man's arms behind his back making him scream. One ran towards them with a crowbar ready to hit her, but she used the man she was holding as a shield. He was struck in the head making him unconscious. The man with the crowbar tried to hit her again. She released the unconscious man and used her lasso, trapping the other and swung him around. He landed on a pile of metal and he grunted from the impact and later succumbed to darkness.
The two heroes met at the center, their backs pressing against each other as they watched for any sign of them attacking again.
"Did we get them all?" She lightly breathed out.
"I think we did…" He assured her.
Once they found none were getting back up they relaxed. Wonder Gal suddenly asked. "Hey, where's Kneecap?"
"Over there." He hitched his thumb and she looked towards where he was pointing at. There he was, shaking out of his wits, his eyes darting everywhere as he was tied to a chair.
"Jeez, whatever that guy did to him must've scarred him permanently."
"He did. That's like his weird super power."
As soon as he said that, sirens could be heard from a distance. He cursed as she looked sad that their time was going to be cut short.
"Hey," She held his shoulder. "Go. I got this."
"What? No." He protested. "I'm not going to let you一"
"Turner…" She hissed at Jim and he quickly kept his mouth shut, but he glared at her for using his last name out in the open. "I'm not going to ask again. GO. I got this. Or would you rather have Chin see you again?"
His glare intensified but he gave in, much to her amusement. "Fine, fine. I'll go. Jeez you're killing me here woman…" He started to walk away but she called out to him at the last minute.
"Hey Red…" He turned back to look at her.
"Yeah一!" He was cut off by her grabbing him by the collar and kissed his lips passionately. He stood frozen at first but he slowly got his senses together and kissed her in return with equal fervor.
Both had to let go due to the lack of oxygen in their lungs. She smiled at him cheekily. "Your apartment this Saturday. Don't be late."
She left him alone speechless. Grabbing Kneecap and tying the unconscious goons as she waited for the police to show up. Hawk on the other hand shook himself out of his Daze and quickly left. A grin settled on his face as he couldn't wait for the weekend to come.
