With Great Power
By Jessie G. / Dory
Author Note: Although I love the fact you guys really do like my chapters – I DO NOT appreciate the fact many of you are demanding me to update quickly. The past couple of weeks I was trying hard to study intensely on my finals and it would have been foolish of me to update under the circumstances. I hated that I felt pressured to finish this chapter while trying to get good grades and I really did not need that extra load. I hope you guys like this chapter anyways, and I will try to update more, but I'm making it a priority to do better this semester so don't expect updates too frequently. Though I promise I will try – I really do love writing this story. And sorry the chapter is short, it may be longer next time.
Chapter 04: Introductions
"What makes you so certain you're our, 'worst nightmare'?" Cindy responded mockingly. Perhaps a bit too much mocking for her own eleven-year-old good. She placed her hands on her hips in a cocky manner as she gave Phantasm an intimidating stare.
Through the shadow cast over Phantasm's fast, you could see her silver eyes glare in response; she snapped her fingers and one of the claws came out of seemingly nowhere. It snatched Cindy at the waist and it lifted her from the ground, high up to Phantasm's level.
"Need any more examples," she touched Cindy's chin lightly with her black glove covered finger tips, "Pinky?"
Cindy squirmed in her uncomfortable position, "No thank you," she muttered defeated, not being able to wiggle her way out or strong enough to push it open. She felt slightly weaker, and silently prayed that she could keep her super-strength up enough to defeat this lady. She wormed a bit more"And the name isn't Pinky, lady"
"CINDY!" Both Jimmy and the boy in red cried out at once, there was a brief pause as Jimmy and the boy exchanged slightly annoyed looks.
"I think I prefer Pinky, it matched your snobby little know-it-all face" Phantasm patted Cindy's cheek bitter-sweetly.
"I'll get her," the boy was the first to respond and dashed towards the robot, Jimmy's fist curled furiously. The girl in red smacked her own forehead in frustration. Her brother was brave, for certain, but foolish was a stronger word for description.
"DASH! What are you doing?" She screamed after him, furious at his blunt decision.
"I know what I'm doing Violet," Dash yelled back, hi blonde hair streaking against his pale face and black mask in a rather dashing and somewhat handsome way.
Faster than the others could really see, Dash headed for the robot, but the robot was faster and snatched him up with a separate arm out of nowhere. Its claw grabbed him by the waist, capturing both arms as well. The sudden jolted stop caused Dash to crash his head against the side of the claw, Cindy and Violet instantly shrieked at his untimely collision.
"L-l-lets doo dat a-gain" Sputtered out of Dash's slightly bruised mouth. A fearful expression came over Cindy's face as Dash tiredly looked back at her briefly. With exhausted eyes, he collapsed into unconsciousness in the grasp of the claw.
"Let my brother go!" Violet screamed weakly, she had no idea what to do – she felt disappointed in herself, like a failure of a sister. She couldn't let Dash get hurt, but she knew better than to try to attack the robot like her brother foolishly did. If anything she knew that instantly by Phantasm's orders – Dash could be killed off in a second with Violet in no more power than - well, a normal person.
Phantasm put her finger to her chin mockingly, "Well now, I really think that'd be silly of me to follow my enemy's orders, don't you think?" She crossed her arms in front of her, "After all I am the bad girl, and I don't think it's in the job description to listen to the good-girl-in-spandex."
A confused expression fell over Violet's face, "I've never even seen you before – how on earth are we enemies?"
"And why do you have to capture Cindy?" Jimmy pointed out, trying to look some what heroic.
Cindy would have nodded her head in agreement, but at the moment she felt it would have been better off if she said as little as possible. Let alone make any more cocky or foolish comments and facial expressions.
Phantasm narrowed her eyes, "Oh trust me, you indirectly know me ," she began.
"Well if she indirectly knows you, then you really shouldn't have anything against any of us," Sheen offered helpfully, Jimmy put his hand over Sheen's mouth to attempt to keep him from saying anything to anger this villainous woman. Sheen and Jimmy shared quick glances, but Sheen gave an expression making certain that he had no idea what was wrong with his statement. Jimmy simply briefly scowled in response, keeping his hand securely over Sheen's mouth.
She put her hands on her hips, "Point well made," Jimmy removed his hand, slightly defeated, and Sheen stuck his tongue out victoriously, "but indirectly is good enough right now. You foiled my love's plans and now I'm out for revenge."
Violet made a disgusted face, "You were in love with Syndrome?"
Phantasm crossed her arms and sort of snarled, "It's a long story that I don't feel like telling to a pre-teen and some big headed children."
"Hey! Jimmy's the only one with a big head – I'm just hyperactive and have no eyebrows!" Sheen crossed his arms, as Jimmy snarled at him from the corner of his mouth. Sheen was not making him a happy boy today, and he wasn't giving Ms. Phantasm any sort of intimidation what-so-ever.
She smirked, "You all really are incompetent heroes."
"Im-competent? Is that a school word?" Sheen scratched his head, "Because if it is," he shifted his eyes, "I forgot to study - actually, I think I failed that spelling quiz," he put his hand on his chin and thought deeply for a second, trying to remember
"That's incompetent, you idiot!" Cindy screamed from her position in mid-air. She too had gotten sick of Sheen over the past few minutes.
"Look it up in the thesaurus, genius," Phantasm muttered, bored at this point, "I'm going to go and let you children figure this out for yourselves."
"NO!" Jimmy barked, his fists clenched at his sides and his face turning a deep red.
Unfortunately, within a flash of a moment the machine, Phantasm, Cindy and Dash vanished without a trace. Leaving Jimmy, Sheen, and Violet standing their in the middle of the deserted street. Jimmy and Violet's faces turned pale almost instantly, and Sheen's jaw dropped.
Jimmy turned to Violet, slightly shaken, he asked, "Does – does that always happen? With that machine you've seen before, I mean."
Violet simply stared at the place in the air where her brother had been limp and unconscious just a moment ago, "N-no," she paused"At least - not as far as I've seen. She - or whoever - must have updated it - it's more powerful than I've ever seen it before.
"Bummer." Sheen responded dully, scratching the back of his ear carelessly.
To Be Continued ..
