Ch.9: Meet the Family
I awoke suddenly from my sleep; my head wet with sweat my body shaking and my fingers trembling for a light switch. I couldn't believe what had just happened less than 7 hours ago, Slade, the goons, the Beast, Raven. It all seemed so fake and lies. But it wasn't what I had done really did happen who I hurt is really hurt and who I will be the second I go under that doorway in school will be there, and there is nothing that would be able to stop it.
My feet took control of there own and walked over to my closet, then my hands did the same and opened it! I couldn't stop what they were doing and soon my hand pulled out a metal bat!
"We will need this!" yelled a voice in the back of my head.
I sighed and slipped the bat into a long cover, people would think I would try out for practice, but I knew it was something much worse.
"I don't want to hurt any buddy!"
'You will and you will like it!'
"No!"
'Yes!'
"No!"
'Yes!'
"I have the power here and I saw no!"
'You have no control over me little boy now either you take that bat and beat upside some punks head or I will take you over and do it myself!'
With that my body began to shake and turn, my knees twitched and I was falling over myself and I felt empty, the Beast was now me and I was in his place!
"So how does it feel to be powerless even to you?"
'You can't do this; I will beat you there is no doubt about it!'
"To bad little Garfield, but my paycheck speaks louder than you do!" it chuckled as it placed the bat across my back pack and slipped under the sheets.
I had lost again and was inside myself waiting for a chance to attack. I was becoming weaker and weaker every time he took over my body wasn't getting any rest and my mind was wearing down the next time I do this I might never be back again! The Beast slept in my bed and did not let his guard down that entire night and when we awoke we headed to the kitchen.
"Good morning big brother!" smiled a young little blonde named Caitlyn who I had spent most of the time teaching her big words and animal history.
Caitlyn was only 6 and she had the mind of a 14 year old, she was a genius and I had always been proud of her and what she was doing. I bet when she grows up she would be a Harvard graduate and her Masters in biology. But the Beast didn't care he just gave her an empty smile and sat down and pulled up a bowl of cereal.
The Beast saw Caitlyn turn around and he snatched up a piece of her breakfast, but not just nay piece of toast or orange slice a big fattening piece of bacon! I felt like dieing as he swallowed the substance down.
"Big brother, you told me you never eat meat it is against you're ideas!"
"Well people change Catty and you gotta remember that in life." The Beast said coldly.
I could tell she knew it wasn't me in there; she gave the Beast a death glare and continued eating her food.
"Whoever you are inside of my big brother, he will beat you; I believe in him and he believes, I won't tell people of you because there's no need to start up a mass worry of a weakling like you."
The Beast stood there shocked, the little girl had said it so calmly it slipped his mind; he was not feared by her?
"You are a very smart little girl, but your brother will not win over me, and you should learn not to believe in people like him!"
Caitlyn gave a giggle and as she got up she placed a slip of paper in the Beast's palm. It was a giant heart and below it were her and him, Victor, all the kids, and Ms. Brumfield standing together! The heart read family in the middle. The Beast gave a growl and fought back my spirit. There was a tear in its eyes and it put the paper into his pocket and walked outside.
"Silly little girl, love will not save the boy's soul! You all are to blame for his tragedy and no one can say no to it." The Beast mumbled to itself as it got into the T-car and waited for Victor.
Victor came out a few minutes later but across his face was a bruise, not a slap mark but one looking like lips; it was on his upper neck near his chin. Victor got in the car and looked at Garfield; he didn't saw anything he didn't want to. He started the car and drove off in the same speed.
They arrived at the school a little less then a half an hour early. Garfield got out and saw Bumble Bee run up to Victor and placed her arms around his neck The Beast grumbled and felt sick at the show of love.
"I will remember to make them suffer to; maybe Slade has something against them."
The Beast walked into the buildings and around a few corners and found Plasmus leaning against the wall. A large lump near his left temple and his nose was bruised.
"Hey punk, I hope you don't think you can just walk into the group and be treated normally you gotta earn you're respect like we did to be with master Slade!"
"I think I did that when I taught you and you're punk friends a little lesson in respect, besides I gotta speak with Slade."
"Hey you, don't just call him by his name! You call him sir or master before his name, its called respect!"
"And it is also called slavery, besides I am no ones toy, I a just doing this for some cash."
"You don't get money!"
"You don't but I will now I need to talk to him so show me to him before I mess up the rest of you're face."
Plasmus grumbled and turned fast and began to walk. He went around a couple corners and went up to a small door, it read 'Private'.
"What is this?" it asked confused.
"This is our place, we got the key from some punk teacher, it's ours now, and the Principle can't even get to us! Master and the big cheese have a partnership; we take care of the dirt work for him or the big guy or whatever the big guy asks. The Prince is a nice guy when you're on his good side!
"Who is the principal?"
"His real name I don't know we all just call him Trigon, and if you fool with his ass you're ass will be up a stream face down."
Plasmus said the words softly not to let anyone hear.
He pulled out two keys he opened the door with one of them and then handed me one.
"Here this is yours once you're in the key becomes yours. Hey what is you're name gona be?"
"What?"
"I mean you need a name now you're one of us, Plasmus isn't mine, but I will tell you that a little later, since you're keeping you're skin visible how about the Green Giant?"
"Very funny, call me Beast, plane and simple just Beast."
"O.k. Beast, welcome to team EVIL."
"Team EVIL?"
"Well the master wanted the name; we aren't that good anyway got a problem with that?"
"No it's fine so, what we doing in such a small place?"
"This is a staircase Beast the real HQ is deep in the underground, the school has a whole city of catacombs down there, and each one leads to a different exit which means you will need a map and ways to get to you're classes without being detected."
I nodded and walked down the stairwell following the red color of Plasmus's shirt; he grabbed a candle on the wall and led me deeper down. The darkness was getting brighter so there was light ahead, but it was moist against the walls, we were near the plumbing. Finally we reached a thick metal door. Plasmus knocked 3 times and slammed his fist against the steel hard. The door opened a hatch and deep blue eyes were visible it was Overload.
"You bring the kid?"
"Ya, he aint a kid either call him Beast."
"Ya whatever the boss needs the password."
"Fine, of and Beast, this password will be given to you whenever it changes, the password is Brotherhood."
Overload nodded and opened the door with a loud bang. The HQ was a hug place. But the main room was the biggest. It had shelves of books, a working TV, a large dinner table, couches, reclining chairs, a chandelier, and a circular exit area, there was doors all along side the empty walls. It was like a house and over in a corner was an open door, inside Beast could see beds slipped into bunk bed walls.
There were more than 5 people in the main area. The HIVE students and two more wearing the yellow H on them were in there. A young woman with lanky arms and legs, a almost monkey like giant, a smaller kid with a large head to big for his body, and an older kid with a stub of a beard on his chin.
"O.k. Beast you already met the original team EVIL Overload, Cinderblock, and me, then there's Mammoth, Jinx, Gizmo, the big eyed kid s named See-more, then the big shield guy is Private HIVE, the beautiful flexible Madam, the powerful and Mali, and then there's the older dude, never really learned his name never talks doesn't want to. Then of course there's the beautiful Terra, and our leader Slade. Team this is Beast welcome him in!"
The group all gave me waves of uncertainty except for Slade who gave me a nod. But before anything happened Slade walked over to me and handed me a picture with a note on the back! It was a photo of a tall curly haired black kid with a big smile and wore a black coat and jeans with a deep red t-shirt. On the back was a little letter.
'Garfield, this boy goes by the name of Hot-Spot, he owes us a little bit of money so after school meet me, Plasmus, and Mammoth near the alley from the first day, we are going to get the money from him one way or another'
I watched Slade walked away and the Beast gave a deadly grin and a silent chuckle. He looked at his bat and gave a wider grin. This was only the beginning.