Frenetic Amnesic

I really am sorry about not updating. A lot has happened, from Hurricane Ivan all through Christmas and New Years, I've been busy. And it doesn't help that I got some awesome stuff for Christmas and my birthday. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Tony Hawk' Underground 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Way of the Samurai 2 have all been leaving me with some sleepless nights.
I truly am sorry about no updates, and I hope this new chapter will satisfy you a little.

It was a week after what unfolded at the Digital Bean. Everyone had gone as close to normal as they could get. The repercussions of that day could still be felt by everyone. If that had happened, what else could befall Hillridge? And the military presence of Skylar did not help in anyway. With the enforcement of a curfew, more people had been arrested by Skylar's forces than by the police. Soldiers patrolled everywhere, even inside the schools. Everyone in Hillridge had their own opinion on the soldiers and their presence. Some felt that their being there would drop crime and make Hillridge safer. Others thought that it was a ludicrous idea to have them there. Murdoch didn't really care one way or the other. As long as he was able to get around without being spotted, he could care less about what they do, as long as they don't hurt anyone. Lately, Skylar's forces had been going around just asking people if they had seen him. Murdoch worried that someone would actually give him away and reveal his location, but ever since the Digital Bean, they saw Murdoch as a hero and friend. Albeit, a goofy hero and strange friend, but a hero and friend nonetheless. As such, they never told about him.
At the moment, Murdoch was over at Tom's house, trying out a suit that he had made for Murdoch. Tom had heard about what happened over at the Digital Bean and decided that Murdoch needed some sort of edge. So he created this suit.
"So what do you think Murdoch?" Murdoch was looking at the suit with intense admiration.
"Tom, this suit is amazing"
"It can protect you from most types of bullets, but it's not completely bullet-proof. For instance, it won't protect you from shotgun blasts. However, it is waterproof. And it's insulated, so electricity is no problem for you. And if you press this button here..." He pressed the indicated button right over Murdoch's heart. "It makes you almost completely invisible." Murdoch had a tingling sensation spread from his heart outward. He actually felt like he was invisible.
"What do you mean 'almost invisible"
"Well, you'll be invisible to anyone who isn't really paying attention. But to anyone who is really trying to find you, you'll be seen. You'll also be seen if they use thermal goggles or anything that can see heat"
"Tom, this is awesome! You have outdone yourself"
"Not really. I made this suit when I was still working for Skylar. In fact, a lot of stuff I plan on giving you was made at Skylar"
"Not by Skylar, I hope"
"Nope. At Skylar"
"Thanks"
"Leave it here and I'll see if I can tweak it further. Also, I'll make a special coat that'll come in handy someday"
"Alright"
Murdoch left feeling strange. Almost as if... as if his body was too small. Like he couldn't fit.
He knew it was a strange thing to be feeling, but then again, was anything involving him not strange? He walked back to the house using a secret path he had discovered. He had been using it for awhile now. It was perfectly hidden in some underbrush, conveniently hiding him from anyone who was looking for him. In fact, the only way you could probably find it was if you stumbled onto it like he had. It also wound its way across most of Hillridge, mainly between the McGuires and Tom's apartment, his usual places of contact. When he got close to the house, his sharp hearing picked up party music and his sensitive nose picked up the scent of alcohol. No doubt, a party was taking place in the absence of the parents.
One thing that bothered him though, was the fact that Lizzie and her friends didn't drink beer. He remembered though that one of them did. And she had a lot of older college friends.
When he reached the backyard, his eyes confirmed what his logical thinking had been telling him. A party was indeed happening. The kicker though, was that the person who threw it was no doubt Kate Sanders. Murdoch had remembered what Lizzie told him about Kate She was obnoxious and snobby, but parents always believed her. She had sex, drank beer, did drugs, anything that was wrong or immoral, she did. Apparently, Lizzie also owed her something, though she never specified what. And it seemed as though Miss Sanders was taking advantage of that.
The entire backyard was filled with college age hooligans who obviously were drunk beyond rational thought. Murdoch's senses were overloaded with the sight, smell, and sound of drunken speech, breath, vomit, musk, and sex. It was getting to be unbearable. He made his way to the house only to be greeted with even more drunken party-goers. He eventually made his way up the stairs,
determined to find Lizzie and Matt. He checked Matt's room first. Thankfully, it was void of anyone except the boy, who was trying to ignore the party by playing on his computer.
"Matt"
"Murdoch"
"Matt, what's going on"
"A party, what else"
"But I thought your parents said no wild parties"
"They did, but they didn't think that Kate would drop by"
"What is with this Kate"
"Lizzie owes her something, but she never said what"
"Right. Listen, stay here, I'm going to go find Lizzie, alright"
"Alright." And with that, Murdoch left the room and continued down the hall towards Lizzie's room. He didn't really expect to find anyone, thinking she would probably be downstairs mingling with the drunkards. He opened the door to find a boy in his early 20's kissing Lizzie sloppily. Lizzie was laying there, looking like she could care less.
The boy turned towards Murdoch, thinking he was another party-goer.
"Hey man, wanna score with this chick too"
Murdoch just walked over to Lizzie and looked her over. There was no doubt in his mind that somebody, probably this jackass, had slipped her the date rape dug. He whirled around and gave this guy a punch to the face, breaking his nose, and making him fly off the bed. The idiot was a little disoriented at first but once he got his bearings, he got up and pulled out a knife from his back pocket, charging at Murdoch. Murdoch simply stepped to the side, and let him fall to the floor. The thug got up again for another attack but stopped when the he saw .45 auto being pointed at him.
"Get out." said Murdoch with a voice that would frighten the devil. The thug got the idea and ran for dear life. Murdoch checked over Lizzie one last time before he left her, hoping that no one would bother her, and went downstairs to find Kate. She was sitting on the couch, flirting with two boys. Murdoch decided to interrupt.
"Excuse me, Miss Sanders"
"Why hello, handsome." she said, obviously having trouble forming coherent sentences.
"This party's over"
"Over? What do you mean over"
"Over." He walked to where the large extension cord was and pulled it from the socket. The music stopped and everyone looked at him with murderous eyes. Kate stumbled over and tried to slap him, succeeding only hitting air.
"Now listen up. This party is officially over. Anyone who doesn't agree with this can take it up with my good friend, Mr .45. Got it?" The kids grumbled their way out the door. They may have been drunk, but they knew what a gun was capable of doing. Kate however, was not about to back down.
"You have no right just... interrupt a party like that. And you can't just wave a gun around. That's illegal"
Murdoch said nothing. He simply walked over to her, grabbed her neck with one hand, lifted her off the ground and squeezed. It wasn't enough to really hurt her, but it was enough to knock her out for a few hours and leave her with a splitting headache when she woke up. He laid her on the couch and started cleaning up the house. The parents would be home tomorrow from their camping trip away from the kids, and there would be hell to pay if they saw this.

Murdoch worked through the night cleaning the house, making sure everything was back where it was and spotless. Lizzie woke up and came down the stairs to find Murdoch once again making breakfast. She knew that he had seen the house last night. But she couldn't remember when he came in.
"Good morning, Lizzie. Sleep well"
"Well enough. Murdoch, did you see the house last night"
"Yeah, and I gotta say that Kate Sanders is a bitch"
"That she is. What happened? I don't really remember"
"Well, I imagined that it went the way all parties do. Until I showed up. You lucked out. Someone slipped you the date rape drug and tried to 'score' with you"
"Did he"
"No. I showed up before that happened. After I saved you, I went downstairs and stopped the party, knocked out Sanders, cleaned up and then dropped her off at her parents house"
"Thanks"
"No problem. Lizzie, your going to have to explain some things to me. Just last week, she was your friend. And now she's using you. You say that you owe her something but you refuse to say what. Now tell me the truth"
Lizzie hesitated, unsure of wether she should answer, but then decided that if she didn't tell someone, she'd explode. She began...

I'm back and with one hell of a chapter. I figured what with all the time I haven't updated, I'd give you one big chap. Till next time... kikiki... mamama...