A/N: My first Static Shock fic. When I first saw commercials for the show, I thought it looked so stupid and avoided it for three and a half years. But a few weeks ago, I saw an episode on Cartoon Network and fell in love. Now, I'm obsessed.
Disclaimer: I don't own Static Shock, sadly. BUT WHEN I RULE THE WORLD! IT WILL BE MINE! (runs from the men with the white jacket and big needle)
Summary: Suffering abuse at home, ridicule at school, being brain-jacked by Brainiac, and getting beaten up whenever he crosses the path of a bang baby takes it toll on Ritchie. The return of Brainiac, drives him over the edge.
The Edge
Chapter one
Scarlet, that was all he could see. Every where he looked, the world was fuzzy and scarlet. Groaning in pain, Ritchey Foley reached for his glasses from his spot on the floor. Which brought him to wonder, why was he on the floor? As he became more awake memories started flooding in, and with them, came the pain. Intense pain, form three weeks of straight abuse. He couldn't help but think that all his ribs were broken. Moaning he pushed himself off the floor and into the bathroom to attempt to bandage himself. His father had gone to work sometime ago and he had no idea where his mother was. Wincing slightly he held his chest with his hand and shuffled out of the bathroom. It was only then that he realized the phone ringing off the hook.
Growling slightly he quickly made his was to the phone and looked at caller ID. Robert Hawkins residence. Groaning he looked at the time and gasped, 9:15! He was late for school! He quickly threw the phone back onto the hook whispering a small 'Sorry Mr. H,' in the back of his mind. The he grabbed his backpack, ran into the garage where he was confronted by a strange sight. His father's car was still here. Ritchey thought for a moment, then decided that since his mother's car was gone, he had driven that to work. Ritchey smiled, all the better for him.
Running back into the house (moving too fast then he realized he should) he grabbed his father's car keys. Running back to the car he started it, and went to school.
Ritchey made it into the office at 9:45, not bad timing, compared to some of the times that he had gotten to school at. Rubbing his ribs, he made his way up to the secretary's desk. She looked at him over her thin-rimmed glasses.
"My, my Mr. Foley, your early today, what a surprise." Then she gave him his filled out tardy slip and sent him off to class.
He stumbled into his first hour history class just as the bell was about to ring. He gave the note to the teacher, looked at the notes on the board, then took his customary seat, in the back, next to Virgil.
"Ritchey, what is it with you this week?" asked Virgil sounding concerned. "I know that battle with Brainiac took a lot out of you, but man Ritchey, this is the first time you've made it to first hour this week!" Ritchey sighed and looked away. He couldn't tell V what was going on at home. It was embarrassing, especially since he was supposed to be a superhero! He couldn't even defend himself from his father. No, no one would ever know, no one.
A/N: Well, there it is, the first chapter. I haven't seen all the series yet. I 'think' I've seen most of it, but I haven't ever seen Ritchey's dad. The Justice League will be entering in the next chapter, this story take's place a week after the "end" of Brainiac.
