Chapter 9: Unleashed

I smiled as I walked towards Jamila. All those people who made fun of me, all those people who were mean to me…they were all going to pay…starting with Jamila.

"Peter, you don't want to do this." She said as I made a swipe towards her head. Ducking, she landed a hard fist into my stomach. I groaned in pain before laughing.

"Is that all you got?" I said. Jamila looked over to Nexeu who was now laughing.

"Bless the ages!" Nexeu cried out as he raised his hands towards the sky.

"Bless THIS!" Jamila yelled as she launched a kick through the cell bars, landing her foot in his crotch area. Yelling in pain, Nexeu stepped back along with his horde of soldiers. He then began to smile mischievously.

"Stay alive…if you can!" he said as he turned to leave, his black trench coat flowing as if it had a mind of its own. Grabbing her shoulder, I spun Jamila around to face me. I then picked her up by her neck and said, "Who's making the jokes now?"

Suddenly, I looked at Jamila and began to visualize everybody that ever made fun of me. This moment seemed like bliss, my revenge would finally begin. After I had taken care of Jamila, I would go after all the others. NOBODY would be safe from my wrath.

"Peter. You must let go of me. I wasn't the one who did this to you!" Jamila said as she gripped at my hands, trying not to choke. I laughed.

"Nexeu set me free! He did this so that I could have my revenge!" I yelled as I tightened my grip.

"N-no. He did this so that he could finally get rid of me. He's just USING you! Just like all the others did!" she said. My eyes began to tear as I yelled out in frustration.

"NOOO!"

I realized that what she was saying was the truth. How could I have been so stupid? Dropping Jamila to the floor, I began to be consumed with black lightning again. I yelled out in agony as I fell to my knees. In the corner of my eye, I could see Jamila catching her breath as I screamed in the name of God.

After a few more seconds of pain, it was over. I felt fine and my color began to return. Looking over at Jamila, I decided to break the silence.

"Well, no more Wheaties for me." I said. Surprisingly, Jamila laughed along with me. This was the first time that I had seen her laugh.

"I mean, mom always told me to drink my milk, but man! That was something else!" I said. Jamila laughed even harder. 'Hey I like this side of her!' I thought to myself as I laughed.

"DC Comics just called. They want Superman back." I said. Jamila immediately stopped laughing and began to speak.

"Okay. Don't spoil the moment, it's getting old." She said to me. I blushed and helped her get to her feet.

"So now what?" I asked, knowing that I still needed to get King. Jamila kicked the cell door as hard as she could. It swung open and she looked over at me.

"Now, we get Nexeu and get our payback." She said.

"Me like the sound o' that!" I said, causing Jamila to roll her eyes at me.

"Yeah whatever, let's go." she said as we both began to leave the room. Suddenly, we heard a helicopter. Jamila broke into a sprint and I decided to follow.

"What, are you a track star or something?" I asked as I could barely keep up with her.

"Now is NOT the time for jokes! Nexeu is going to get away if we don't hurry up!" Jamila replied.

"Okay, okay! Just wait up, Speedy Gonzalez!" I yelled out as I attempted to run faster.

"Yeah, I'm going to kill you later." Jamila replied.

"No! Okay! Have mercy!" I begged as we ran.

"Mercy. Huh! I don't know the meaning of the word." She replied. 'Well, now I know where I stand!' I thought as we reached the outside. Jamila came to a violent stop. I nearly killed myself trying to avoid running into her.

Tripping over my own feet, I landed in a heap on the floor next to her.

"Ow! That hurt!" I said as I rubbed my rear.

"There he is!" Jamila yelled as she pointed to Nexeu. He was just ahead of us and he was close to boarding the helicopter. Rising to my feet, I ran at Nexeu and charged my fist with my ki. As the black energy swirled around my fist, I yelled out in an angry manner.

As I threw my fist, Nexeu bent his side and absorbed the attack, pushing my fist back away. I felt something sharp puncture my neck. I looked to see that Nexeu had put a syringe in my neck.

"Man, you are quick…" I muttered as I collapsed to the floor. The last thing I saw was Jamila running over and then, there was only darkness.