Lonely Paths Come Together
Chapter Six
Two-faced,
I feel you crawling under my skin,
By the way you think yourself so kind,
You ain't,
"Robin, when can I go outside?"
Robin looked over at her from where he sat.
"I don't know yet. The last attack wasn't just an accident. Someone released Plasmas into the public, that person is still out there."
"You think it was that man that was after me?"
"Most likely, so until I find him and find out who he is, I think it would be best if you stay here, okay?"
Hard to find,
Hard to feel,
Especially when you're smothering me,
Hard to find,
Please someone help me,
"That's fine by me, so what are doing?" Raven asked, coming over to Robin and leaning against the chair. Robin had gotten her fresh new cloths that she liked, so now she was dressed completely in white, except for the belt hanging loosely around her waist and the pin holding her cape together which was a maroon color. She had the hood of her cloak down, allowing her face to be seen.
"Watching the city for anything out of place." Robin replied.
"But you only go out at night, what if someone attacks the city now?"
I knew when an angel whispered in my ear,
You got to get him away,
Hey little bitch,
Be glad you finally walked away,
You may have lived another day,
"I would alert it to the police, and see if they can handle it. Most bad guys only attack at night, and only idiots that want to do small time robberies in plain site are stupid enough to come out in day, well the police can stop them."
"So what if a baby was in the middle of the street and a car was coming toward it?"
Robin sighed at all the questions being directed at him. It sure had gotten interesting since he had let Raven into his home.
"I'm sure the mother of that child wouldn't allow it to go cruising into the middle of the street."
"I guess that's true . . . But what if . . ." Alarms started to blare red throughout the complex. Robin got up from where he sat and went to the controls nearby.
"What's the matter?"
Hard to find,
Hard to feel,
Especially when you're smothering me,
Hard to find,
Please someone help me,
"I don't know I can't find the problem." On the largest screen located in the middle of the others, an explosion flashed that sent cars flying everywhere, glass shattered due to the extreme noise, and people started to run away screaming for help. When the smoke disappeared, three people could be seen from where Robin and Raven stood.
One was extremely short, and he looked to be dressed in a green jumpsuit with a back-pack and goggles on his head. The second one wore a purple and black suit, with pink hair sticking up and the last one looked liked he had spent too long in the gym; he had a black and gold suit on.
"Who the hell are these people?" Robin asked out loud.
"They don't look too friendly, what are you going to do?" Raven asked.
Robin remained silent watching the screen intently. Robin zoomed in on the three in the middle of the street.
Hard to find,
Never feel,
Controlling me every step of the way,
Hard to find,
You greedy little baby,
"What a cruddy city." Robin heard the smallest one say.
"I wonder what kind of food this place has." The largest one said.
"Lets just get the job done, and then we can have all the fun we want with this place." The girl and obvious leader of the team said to the other two.
Two squad cars raced down the street turning corners and stopping when they came close to the three. Robin saw 3 cops get out of the car and point weapons at them.
"O look, we have a welcoming committee." The leader said. "Let's give them a warm greeting." She said before raising her hands and sending bolts of pink energy at a squad car. The car exploded when the energy hit, sending an officer flying to one side. The other two began to open fire on the three, which was to no avail, when the largest of the group and clearly the stupidest, came running toward the bullets. He picked up the car and threw it into a nearby building setting off another explosion. And the shortest one sent missiles at the two remaining officers which they jumped out of the way, trying to evade the shots, but only getting knocked out in the process.
Hard to find,
To find the time,
To find the time,
Hard to find the time,
"I'm bored." The largest one said aloud.
"Looks like I'll be going out in day-time." Robin said too Raven.
"Should I come?"
"No, stay here, and keep watching the screens, and call me if there are any problems, understand?"
"Alright."
Robin handed her a small communications device and walked to a small control panel on the far end of a wall, where he pushed a few buttons, and a door opened up revealing a red styled bike, with a large letter R imprinted on both sides.
"Be careful." Raven called after Robin as he revved up the bike and took off through the exit as it opened.
Hard to find,
Hard to feel,
Especially when you're smothering me,
Hard to find,
Please someone help me,
Controlling me every step of the way,
In another part of the city: Underground
Somewhere down under, water dripped in many different puddles and holes, and a small rat scurried across the hard ground in an attempt to hide from anything bigger than it. A deep chuckling could be heard, it was coming from the masked man, who was sitting down in his chair enjoying the scene that was slowly un-folding before him. He watched as his 'friend' come out of his hiding place, leaving his hidden lair wide open for an unexpected assault. He saw the young hero ride out of the exit on a red bike. He studied the entrance as the rock doors slowly closed behind the departing hero.
"I've got you now boy." The voice said aloud.
The masked man went to his robots that were standing in attention for their master.
"Go now, and bring back my bird. Destroy anything that tries to stop you." The voice said to his robots, and they exited quickly and quietly. The masked man sat back down and continued to watch the screens before him, with satisfaction that his plans were going exactly as he wanted.
"It's only a matter of time now." The voice said in the darkness.
Hard to find.