Lonely Paths Come Together

Chapter Five

I'm not gonna be just apart of there game,

I'm not gonna be just the victim,

There taking my dreams and tearing them apart,

Till everyone's the same,

I wonder what my dark bird is doing right now. Is she thinking about me? I want her to fear me; I don't want her to feel safe. I want her to know that I'm coming for her. She can't hide from me forever. And some boy will not stand between what belongs to me. But before she becomes mine I must eliminate all opposition.

This boy, I have yet to find out his name, must be defeated. I will break him, just like I will break my dark bird. I will study this new enemy, and see what kind of hero he is; I must know his strengths and his weaknesses before I make my next move. Once he is defeated there will be no one to stand in my way. Soon I will have it all. But for now I wait, and I will watch until I believe the time is just right, and they both are at their weakest. They won't even see me coming.

I got no place to go,

I got no where to run,

You wonder why we fall,

They think they no it all,

I must find them, this boy he must have a hiding place. But where? Heis not a normal hero, he had no team, he's a loner, and he's smart, and strong, but how strong? How smart? What length would he go to protect my dark bird? Would he kill? Where is he from? In order to answer my questions, I must know this young man's name. But how will I find this little detail? He wore a mask. That's a start.

I must draw him out. Hero's need someone to save, to watch over, so I must make a trap for him. A special trap though. He's to smart to fall for any ordinary one. How about a bomb? No that's too simple. I need something more complex in order to bring him out. I must bring terror down on people. Yes that would bring him out. He cares for people; he won't let anyone get hurt. Now how should I hurt someone? I could kill a few people. But that would cause him to blame himself, and he would then isolate himself and never come out. No I won't kill anyone right now. I need a monster, something vile and disgusting. Who would be perfect for this job?

I'm a nightmare,

A disaster,

That's what they always said,

I'm a lost cause,

Not a hero,

I'm searching my data banks in my computers, for someone that I can use for this job. Let's see, show me someone horrid. Ah here we are. Hello Plasmas.

Yes he fits the description that I need. Ugly, vile and disgusting, this should bring my new found 'friend' out of hiding. Now to release Plasmas. 30 of my robots should do the trick. I release my robots into the public to go and free Plasmas from his prison. I'm watching on my screens now, and I wonder if my 'friend' is watching as well.

But I'll make it on my own,

I've got to prove them wrong,

Me against the world,

It's me against the world,

25 minutes pass and my robots have successfully taken out the guards and released Plasmas into my control. Unfortunately this hasn't triggered my 'friends' attention yet.

It's time to up my game plan. My robots have now connected the device to Plasmas, so I can communicate with my new servant and give him orders.

"Plasmas, you are free now, go and do as you please, but no matter what, I want to bring this boy out of hiding. Do not kill anyone, do something to get attention, and don't go under ground, I want you to be noticed. Now go."

I won't let them change how I feel in my heart,

I'm not gonna let them control me,

I won't let them shove their thoughts in my head,

And I'll never be like them,

I watch my servant make his way into the city. He begins to swallow several cars, and crash through building.

"That's perfect, Plasmas, keep doing just that."

I can see people running too and fro on my screens, screaming there heads off and trying to find places to hide from my monster. As I watch things un-fold, the next thing I see, are explosions scatter onto Plasmas and blow up in his face. Finally, my prey has come out to play.

I got no place to go,

I got no where to run,

I'm a nightmare,

A disaster,

It's what they always said,

I'm a lost cause,

Not a hero,

But I'll make it on my own,

I've got to prove them wrong,

It's me against the world,

Me against the world,

"Plasmas destroy him." I order my servant, and he complies, spitting out red matter from his mouth at the masked boy. I see him easily dodge them jumping from different directions. I see the mask he wears, it is hiding his eyes. He has a black and yellow cape on, with green gloves and pants, and a red skin tight shirt, with a large R symbol on the chest. I can see that he also has a belt, where he is bringing out several different weapons and hitting my servant with them. So his name begins with an R, interesting. The masked boy his hitting my servant with his fist, which turns out to be futile; seeing as he gets caught up in Plasmas red body.

Now I'm sick of this waiting,

So come on and take your shot,

Nothing you say is gonna change me,

You can sit there and judge me,

Say what you want to,

I'll never let you win,

"Let me go, you sick son of a bitch." I hear the boy yell at Plasmas. Fortunately for him that is exactly what Plasmas does. He blows in air, and blows out sending the masked boy flying out of him with red matter following. Plasmas scream's and spits out more red goop at the boy, as he lands on his back, with a grunt. Now I send my robots in to make the battle some what tougher. I want to see how far this boy will go.

The masked teen jumps up, and releases a cloud of smoke down at the ground, and he disappears into the smoke. My robots and Plasmas also disappear into the cloud. After waiting a few seconds I see several of my robots fly out of the smoke, robotic limbs and parts of their heads are ripped off. Electric shocks are sputtering out of them.

I'm a nightmare,

A disaster,

That's what they always said,

I'm a lost cause,

Not a hero,

But I'll make it on my own,

Me against the world,

It's me against the world,

I hear a loud retching scream, as the smoke dissipates. When it does I see the masked boy standing up with a metal bo-staff in his hands. Plasmas is down and out, the red matter disperses to nothing and the sleeping form of a half- naked man can be seen on the ground. I smile to myself. The child defeated over a dozen of my robots and one of my servants in less than two minutes, without even breaking a sweat.

"Interesting." I say aloud to myself. "Very well, the next time will be harder, my 'friend,' I can promise you that." I say to the screen.

I'm a nightmare,

A disaster,

It's what they always said,

I'm a lost cause,

I'm not a hero,

But I'll make it on my own,

I've got to prove them wrong,

I won't let them bring me down,

I'll make it on my own,

I see the young man disappear into the dark, just as the cities police drive up to the scene.

I have heard of a somewhat evil group, which call themselves the High Five. I am contacting them now. I want to put this group to the test and just maybe they will be able to get my message out to this masked teen.

It's me against the world.