The supermarket stretched as far as the eye could see. It was pure white, with a black stripe running across the middle. There were many windows, and people were constantly entering in and out, with some congregating outside. Ryan, Sam, Liam and Spyke walked into the supermarket. Nami followed closely behind them, and covered as much of his face as he could with a turban. The gang walked around the supermarket, and were deep in conversation.
'This seems so weird' Ryan whispered, 'what with happened to Matt and all that.'
'I know, you'd have never thought that about him' Sam replied.
'Absolutely!' Liam chimed in.
Spyke hung back slightly, and started to talk to Nami.
'You alright?' Spyke asked.
Nami let out a muffled sound, and Spyke ripped the turban from his mouth.
'Yes, I am fine' Nami replied quickly.
'It's just that you seem all uptight' Spyke said thoughtfully.
'What made you think that?' Nami asked.
'OI!' Ryan shouted to them.
Nami and Spyke were far behind the others. They walked quickly and rejoined them before all five began walking again. They passed a shop that sold comics, and the party fell silent, for no particular reason. Suddenly, an explosion came from the shop, and all five stood still, and looked to the comic book store. Many men and women ran from the shop, screaming in terror. A man followed them out. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt, and had white trousers on. He had short brown hair, and dark green eyes, that stood out against his pale body.
Raats let out a sadistic laugh, before grinning madly. He looked at his hands, before pointing his hands at the people who were running. His fingers were outstretched, and small balls of red energy came from them.
'FIVE FINGERS OF FURY!' Raats shouted.
The balls of energy followed all of the shoppers, and killed each of them instantly. Each attack hunted them down mercilessly, and screams of terror could be heard throughout the supermarket. Liam ran towards Raats, and punched him. Raats keeled over, and Liam looked on triumphantly. Raats looked back up immediately, and grabbed Liam's hair. Raats punched Liam, and then again, and again. He kept punching him, laughing madly at each shot. Finally, he let him go, and Liam fell to his knees. A Kamehameha Wave hit Raats squarely in the chest, sending him back into the shop, and causing another explosion.
Smoke started to spurt from the shop, and Ryan pulled Liam back to his knees. He smiled to Liam, before giving a triumphant nod to Sam, and Liam and Ryan walked back to the others. Suddenly, there was more screaming from people. They pointed at the shop, and Ryan spun round. Through the smoke, they could see the figure of Raats walk out. A second later, they saw him, and he had no scratches at all. Ryan looked on in shock.
'You survived?' Ryan asked.
'Yep. Why wouldn't I?' Raats replied.
'No normal person could take that' Ryan answered back.
'I know, I am not normal though, I am not human' Raats said, 'I guess I am a parasite. That's what you filthy humans would call me. Oh, I'm a psychotic parasite too, as you may have guessed.'
Raats pointed to the shop, and laughed coldly.
'Do you remember that brain in the Big Four's coliseum?' Raats suddenly asked.
'Nope' Ryan said.
'Wait!' Sam shouted, 'the one of Geva's desk?'
'Yes, the very one' Raats said, 'that brain, it was me. Well, a less sophisticated version of me. I am a blob, a ball of slime, something like that. I bond with people, and use them as a host. I model myself on their features, and as I jump between more and more people, I'll mix and match.'
A woman ran up to Raats, and hugged him. Raats stood rigid, and looked uncomfortable. The woman smiled at Raats, who did not return the sentiment.
'Raats, where have you been?' she asked, 'you've been gone for days!'
'Boo hoo, why do you care?' he replied coldly.
'I'm you're fiancé, remember?' she said, showing him her ring.
'Well, fiancé, I suggest you run' he said slowly.
'What?' she replied, loudly.
Raats grinned sadistically, and held his hand to her face. She looked on, confused, while Ryan and the others shouted at her to run. A blast of energy left Raats' hand, and it engulfed her. There was a flash of light, and she was gone. Raats turned back to Ryan, with a sadistic grin on his face.
'Super psychopath' Raats said, 'that's what I am. I'm Slimeoid, in case you were wondering. You can always tell whom I'm in, because of my dark green eyes. If you look at them, they are very vibrant.'
Ryan and the others had a look of disgust on their face. Raats grinned at them, and looked around.
'You have no remorse' Liam said, 'you'd kill anyone, even if they were you're hosts loved ones, but for what?'
'I don't know' Raats replied, 'I was Matt's and Geva's creation. But you guys killed them. See, I am not complete, for various reasons. I did not have a true form upon birth, so I had to steal Raats' body. Also, I seem to be damn near indestructible. That's another feature that wasn't meant to happen. I was meant to be slightly weaker, so they could control me. But I guess they messed it up, didn't they?'
Raats smiled arrogantly at them. Everyone, apart from Ryan, was shocked at this news. Ryan took a step forward, and Raats looked at him.
'That's all well and good,' Ryan said, 'but why do you kill?'
'Because I can' Raats said, simply, 'I love to strike fear into those around me. It is the greatest thing ever to be indestructible… I can do whatever I want!'
Raats disappeared, and reappeared in front of Sam.
'Which means,' Raats said, grinning madly, 'I could do something like this.'
Raats punched Sam in the gut many times, before punching him in the head. He then kicked him in the head, and Sam fell to the ground. Raats disappeared again, and a second later Liam fell to his knees, clutching his chest. Raats appeared in front of them again, and he laughed maniacally.
'I can even run rings around the fabled Big Four killers!' Raats shouted sarcastically.
'How about I show you what I've got then?' Ryan asked.
'You?' Raats replied, 'what can a weakling like you do?'
Ryan shouted at the top of his lungs. There was a flash of bright light, and then silence. He had a golden aura, and his eyes were aqua blue. Ryan's hair was rigid and now standing on end. Blue electricity occasionally sparked around him. Ryan looked at Raats, and smiled. Raats surveyed Ryan for a minute.
'Fine then' Raats said, 'let's fight.'
'Whoa, hold on there' Ryan replied, 'we fight where no innocent's will get hurt.'
'Fine' Raats answered.
Raats held his right arm into the air. He shouted at the top of his lungs, and a green aura surrounded him. He kept shouting, and there was a bright flash of light, and a massive explosion. Raats put his hand back down. Ryan and the others were unscathed, but they were standing on dirt. The supermarket they were in had been blown up by Raats.
'No more innocents around now' he said, smiling madly.
