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Sometimes all it can take is one word to cast everything into disarray.
One action can cause a chain of effects and one action can be the only solution to the a
catastrophe.
In this case, it was the one word that snapped three teens of their fear induced stupor.
"RUN!"
As if only waiting for that cue, the three snapped back to reality and they dashed up the pitch as if their lives depended on it (which was a distinct possibility)
"Split up!"
"Stay together!" the two boys barked out their orders in unison.
Kori looked at both boys with a panicked expression.
"Which one?"
"Split up" Victor yelled again as Dick shouted out to stay together.
Kori gave them both desperate looks.
"That won't work" they shouted in unison, at each other.
"Stop fighting" Kori screamed at them, annoyed that they decided it was the best time to have an argument.
Dick's light blue eyes darted around the area, trying to find something that could potentially help them.
His gaze settled on the floodlights and he smirked as he came up with a plan. Meanwhile Victor was doing the same thing, only his gaze had rested on a hose that led into the wall.
"Distract him" both boys yelled out at the same time before running off in opposite directions.
They were both so engrossed in their plans they didn't hear each other or Kori who was
shouting to them as they left her in the middle of the pitch.
She watched them go, stunned by their actions until she was snapped back to reality by a
furious roar
Dick was heading straight for the floodlights.
He stopped at the foot of the poles and stared upwards.
Grabbing a nearby wrench, he grabbed hold of the pole and began pulling himself up the
pole with great speed and poise.
Bruce never said anything about acrobatics out of the house, he thought wryly.
Victor on the other hand had grabbed the hose and was pumping vast amounts of water over the muddiest part of the pitch, the blades of grass were quickly sinking under the murky brown water that was spreading over the area.
An ear-splitting scream sliced through the air, grabbing everyone's attention and drawing it to the centre of the pitch.
Kori screamed when she felt something rough and heavy wrap around her leg.
She let out a cry of pain as the massive stone hand pulled her leg out from under her,
upending her and slammed to the ground unmercifully.
A wave of dizziness washed over her as she recovered from the hit and was helpless as he
dragged her towards him, hoisting her up in front of him by her upper arms.
The fogginess in her head cleared as she was face to face with this monster and she
screamed again, struggling.
Dick and Victor both watched as the monster started running off in the direction of the hole he had made with their friend trapped in his embrace.
They caught each others looks and there was a silent agreement made that they would argue about their struggle for leadership after they were all safe and sound away form this monster.
Dick continued his climb , slipping a little bit before reaching out his hand to steady
himself.
That's when he felt it; he knocked on the heavy metal and smirked as he tested the other
areas.
Dick found the weak spot.
He started hammering away at the spot with the wrench denting the metal slightly.
Dick cast a fleeting glance towards the monster, he was nearly at the hole but seemed
temporarily distracted by Kori who was struggling like a kitten in child's uncertain
hands.
Hammering faster and applying more pressure when he heard the tell tale creak. Victor heard it too and looked panicked as he saw what his friend was attempting to do.
"He's gonna get himself killed" he heard some spectators cry as they too watched the teen on the pole attacking it with a wrench.
"Not on my watch" Victor snapped and ran towards the pole, as if he could catch him when he fell.
Dick continued hammering away until the creak worsened and the pole shifted suddenly.
Unfazed by this, he hammered again, tightening his grip on the pole.
It creaked a couple more times and shifted down once more before the pole gave an
almighty lurch and swung down.
Dick was scared, he had to admit that much but he also loved the adrenaline of it.
This was what he was all about; he could resist a whoop of joy as the pole was flying
towards the ground.
Timing it perfectly, he sprang off before it hit the ground.
His landing however was not as graceful and he landed on his elbows.
Without the additional weight, the pole stopped mere inches above the ground.
Victor rushed over to him to see if he was OK and matched Dick smirk with an impressed grin of his own.
"Get Rocky back here and I'll get the lights going" he nodded.
Dick nodded and raced down the pitch, once again impressing Victor.
Once he was a reasonable distance behind the monster, he grabbed a nearby rock and
hurled it towards the back of the monsters head.
It served its purpose and the monster spun around with another roar.
Dick saw Kori still struggling and he was relieved to see she was OK, well as OK as
anyone could be in her situation.
The monster charged at him and without a second thought Dick turned on his heel and
sprinted back towards the lights where Victor was still messing with the electric's of the
lights.
Dick stopped when he had no where else to run and just waited.
He was getting worried, he never did have any patience.
Just as the creature was about to grab him Victor roared out "NOW!"
Dick ducked out of the way and the monster was blinded instantly by the sheer light.
Frantic and disoriented, he turned and ran.
"He's running in the wrong direction" Victor shouted out when they saw him veering off towards the left instead of straight forward where the mud lay in wait.
"C'mon!" Dick ran after the creature with Victor in tow.
They overtook him and began shouting at him and taunting him.
Still dizzy from the sudden blast of lights, he could only follow the sound of their voices
and thundered towards them, running straight for the muck.
As soon as he touched the mud he lost control
Kori seeing what was happening, struggling ever more and proved too much distraction
for the creature who let go for a second.
She scrambled off him as he flailed his arms around trying to regain balance.
She landed in the mud with a painful squelch.
She winced from the pain but sat up to watch.
The creature had lost all balance and was sent sliding into the wall.
The sound of the crash bounced off the walls of the stadium, and then silence reached.
No one dared move for a few moments,
The monster was buried under a pile of rubble and after a few minutes of careful watching,
it didn't appear that he would be getting back up.
Dick and Victor skidded into the mud, and came to a stop next to Kori who was rubbing her arms.
"You OK?" Dick asked gently.
She looked up at him and nodded mutely with a weak grin.
They were covered in muck, bruised and looked like crud but they were fine.
Dick got to his feet first and then Victor and they both offered Kori a hand up although she seemed happier sitting in the mud.
A low growl sounded out but before they could react, the stone monster had burst through the debris, sending it flying everywhere and effectively knocking the two boys off their feet.
Too stunned to move, the three teens sat in the mud as he once again charged at them.
Suddenly at least eight ropes flew towards him and wrapped themselves around his massive form.
He let out a roar just as blue bolts of electricity started dancing around the ropes causing him to cry out in pain and sink to the ground unconscious.
Shaken, the teenagers turned around and saw special agents in their white helmets with black visors and black body suits.
There was a row of these men behind them each with identical guns, the same guns that had shot the ropes.
Talking in a code, the agents surrounded the monster.
One of them, the captain, stopped in front of Dick who rose to his feet carefully.
"You kids OK?"
Their only responses were three nods.
"Go get yourselves checked out by the medics. You did good work today, I'm impressed"
Kori and Victor both followed his advice and made their way towards the ambulance.
Dick was set to follow them when he heard one of the agents talking to the captain.
"Checked out the eyewitness reports, sir! Everyone we've talked to says the same thing,
that pile of walking rubble burst in here and hunted those kids. By all accounts, it looks
like he burst in here just to grab em'"
Dick felt very unsettled by this piece of news and silently followed his friends.
Twenty minutes later, some oft excitement had died down.
An armoured van showed up to cart the stone monster which they learned was called
Cinderblock to a correctional facility.
Dick, Kori and Victor were sitting on a bench with a blanket thrown over each of them,
wearing bandages.
"Hey guys?" Victor began.
"Yeah?" the other two answered in unison.
"Next time y'all decide to come and cheer me on, don't. Or if you gotta, cheer on the other team?" he joked causing Kori to giggle slightly and Dick to snort.
Kori rested her head on Dick's shoulder.
She felt him stiffen and raised her head quizzically and let out a gasp once she saw what
he did.
Victor followed their line of vision and his eyes widened.
Standing before them was Bruce Wayne, dress immaculately and he didn't look at all pleased with this turn of events.
To be continued