Omega Kid

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the Kick-Ass comic or film written by Mark Miller, or any guest characters from other Kick-Ass fanfic's they are owned by their own writers and creators. However, all rights and characters for Omega Kid belong to me and are owned by me alone. So if anyone wants to ever use any characters or anything else from this story for a special chapter or fic will have to ask first...but don't worry, there's a 99% chance I'll say yes.

Note: Also, I do not own this chapter's guest character, that character is owned by another fellow fic writer and friend of mine. Who is the surprise guest? Well, read and find out...although the chapter title is a bit of a clue.

Chapter 23: Blue and Purple

''Last one to Comic City looks like Stephen's mum!''

''But that's your mum as well!'' Steph called to Alex; this little distraction gave me the chance to burst in front of them as the three of us raced to Comic City. Naturally, I always won; but since we started being superheroes they've put up more of a challenge…but I still always won. And that record was still going to continue as I run past the doors, with Alex and Steph following behind me.

I checked my watch that was still on timer. ''Five minutes and three seconds from your house to here, I think that's the record!''

''You think or you know?'' Alex asked me.

''I don't know, I though one of you were keeping track!'' They both shook their head; this always happens we think we've just broken some record but we never have any proof we had, like when Steph said he completed the God of War series in 6 hours…he then accidently deleted the memory.

We all collapsed onto our usual table, needing a few seconds to get our breath back. I can't believe I'm still able to run after the stunt Hellrider pulled on me a week ago; we haven't seen or heard from him since. And there hasn't been any news on Toxin, except for Amanda saying she was kept hostage and they're back, but since then nothing.

Stella hasn't really coped well; every night patrol she's been scared of going alone and sometimes she never shows up cause she's been having nightmares, I can relate to that. She told me that she'll be fine, she can handle herself; and also she told Megan about Toxins return and she's been helping her. But still, Stella hasn't looked herself, she's been afraid of her own shadow.

But right now, our main concern was the Ripper…cause at least Toxin we know we can beat. He just seems to have disappeared since the prom; no killings, no traces or his whereabouts, and we still have no clue what he's after, or the link between his targets. And the most worrying aspect (for me), how does he know me? I still have no idea who he is, but he knows me like the back of my hand. It's not good to think about this stuff when you're dehydrated. ''You guys want a drink?''

''I'll have some water.'' Steph answered as he was engaged in a Kick-Ass comic.

''I'll have a red bull.'' Alex answered.

Either he joking or he was so tired he forgot my sister worked here, I'll just get him a Pepsi. I ordered the drinks and went back to the table, from the other side of the store I could see Rachael. I handed the guys their drinks, and left mine with them and walked over to Rachael. As I got closer I could see she didn't quite look herself; she was paler and a bit thinner. ''Hey, you okay?'' I asked her.

''Yeah, just a little under the weather.'' She replies weakly.

''That's not a good thing to say in England, considering the weather here,'' I joked, and she laughed for a bit but then looked like she was out of breath. ''Rachael you don't look okay.'' She wasn't okay; her back was hunched, she had dark rings under her eyes and she was moving at quite a slow pace.

''I just went to see my doctor earlier today,'' She said calmly; I remember at parent's evening the doctor that was checking her out. Now I was really worried about her, and she could probably see that I was, she smiled at me. ''I'm fine don't worry, I'm use to this.''

''What? I've never seen you like this before.''

''Cause I always leave before I feel too bad!'' So that explains her disappearances; I never knew she had some kind of medical condition, why hasn't she ever said anything to anyone? I wanted to ask her that, but she didn't look in the mood to answer any more questions so I just stayed quiet. ''Thanks though…for asking if I'm okay.'' She says, and I was starting to get that warm feeling in my stomach again.

''Yeah…well…erm…I just want to make sure you're okay, cause…that's what friends do, care about eachother.'' Boy do I sound like an idiot the way I'm stuttering; you'd think English was my tenth language.

Then I feel something on my cheek…Rachael kissing me on my right cheek. ''I care about you too'' She says and then walks off to help another employee. The right side of my face was now all tingly and numb, but in a good kind of way. But I still felt bad for Rachael; for years she's been excused from classes and trips without an excuse, and all the others students complain saying she must be paying the teachers or some other things that are just vile. She's sick, and I didn't even know, and I don't even know what it is. If she's had it for years it can't be something simple that most students would get; and yet she's been going on with a normal life without anyone noticing, wow, that actually kind of sounds like me.

Not wanting to think about Rachael being ill, I decided that a comic would help calm myself; but as I looked for a comic I couldn't get Rachael out of my head. I have to do something to make her feel better; she's been ill for years and no one knows, meaning that no one can really wish her well. But if no one knows…then why did she tell me? It has to be something big, but why share it with me?

But then, maybe this is what Stella was telling me, about me and Rachael being together. Stella had a secret, that she was a superhero; Megan that she is gay and they told each other. Is this some kind of parallel link to me and Rachael that we can be together? And I can tell her my secret? Why is a superheroes' life full of questions and no answers!

''That must be a very good comic book cover.'' A voice said next to me. I hadn't even realized I was still holding a Power Pack comic in my hands.

''No…just…I think I've already read this one,'' I made up as I put the comic back down; I finally turned to see whom I was talking to. A girl, probably a couple of months older than me holding an Impulse comic in her hands; it's weird at the same time she looked quite polite and not one to stand out, but she didn't look like no pushover either. ''Yeah, I was just looking at it, but I wasn't…um…I'm Thomas!'' I held out my hand before I could say anything else.

She shook my hand. ''I'm Penelope, but everyone calls me Penny.''

''Hey, I've never seen you around here before.''

''I'm not surprised!'' She smiled.

''Why you live far?''

''New York.''

''Ah, right! Yep, that is far.''

''You ever been?'' She asked me.

''Nope, hate flying. Never been on a plane, never will,'' I actually don't know if I've ever been on a plane, but I know I'm never going on one. I panic whenever I'm on top of buildings, image me when I'm a thousand feet over them. As she stood there I noticed something familiar about her face. ''I've never seen you around here, but I have seen you somewhere.''

She tilted her head and looked at me playfully like she was expecting this. ''Really?''

Now I remember, that tilting head was something she done on…''You were on TV, yeah, you were on some show. Oh, what was it? Don't tell me I know…um…Coronation Street?''

''No.''

''Don't tell me…Eastenders?''

''No.''

''Emmerdale?''

''No.''

''Merlin?''

''No.''

''I know the name…'' I sound pretty stupid right now; I haven't even seen any of these shows. But hey, it's not every day that a TV star walks up to you. Wait, now I've got it…''Smallville!''

''Casualty.''

''That was gonna be my next guess'' I lied and she chuckled a bit, wow, I'm in the presences of a TV star; but wait, do I count as a TV star if they're making an Omega Kid Series? Probably not, but I should. ''Hey, I've gotta ask…''

She stops me before I can ask. ''No, I've never met Daniel Radcliffe''.

''I was going to ask have you ever met Emma Watson?'' Stupid, if she's never met Radcliffe, of course she's never met Emma Watson.

''No I haven't.'' She answers me anyway. And we were silent after that; I mean what am I supposed to ask her? Maybe something not about TV?

''So…is this your first time in Britain?'' I asked.

''Well, I was born in England but I'm actually from Birmingham, the West Midlands.''

I blushed a bit, I just can't seem to bring up any good questions. ''So you here to see family?''

There was a bit of an awkward silence before she answered. ''In a way, yeah.''

Cue the second awkward silence; this one was slightly longer as I wasn't really making a smart first impression. ''You want a tour of Comic City?'' I asked.

''So is this what it's called?''

''Yep, not the most original I know.''

''I've heard worse, in New York I use to go to the place called Atomic Comic!''

''Wow, what a name. Actually I think I've ordered some comics off their website before,'' Although they never showed up. ''Yeah well this is one of the best comic stores in London, and my sister works here.''

''Was that who you were just talking to?'' She asked.

''No, that was my girlfri…no…no that was a girl, yeah, but just a friend…who is a girl, yeah.'' I was blushing like a strawberry now; that's the first time I've had a slip of the tongue like that before. Penny looked at me oddly, like I was keeping something hidden; and the way I always said that I can't blame her. I needed to change the subject quick, and guess what was the first thing that popped to my mind. ''So, have you heard of Omega Kid?''

''Yeah I have, not much, but I've heard of him. He seems pretty cool.''

''Yeah, he is…'' I was finally confident with a subject now, and maybe was a chance to hear of the others fan base. ''What about his partners?''

''Well, I don't really listen to superhero stuff as much anymore.'' She said.

''How come?''

She didn't answer straight away, and the way her eyes shifted a little it's not like the simple do you like superheroes or not. ''I've just, out grown them,'' She says simply. How can you outgrow superheroes? It's not like you can out grow a costume. ''I'm just focusing on my career now,'' Penny said. She didn't really say that with that much enthusiasm; it was convincing for me that she wasn't that into superheroes. But if she's an actress how do I know she's not faking, or acting, or playing or something. ''Are you still gonna give me the tour?'' Penny's voice brought me out of my trail of thought; I apologized and gave her the tour.

After a while, we just sat down at a table and talked; I told her about myself (excluding the one important hobby), and that I'm not really sure what to do when I leave school. She seems to have a pretty colourful life; as well as being on a show, she moved from England to New York when she was little; she was quite the popular one in school, and a major comic geek. She also used to be afraid of heights, but says she's gotten over that (I climb buildings, what did she do to get rid of her fears?). She's aiming to become a policewoman and she has a brown belt in kickboxing. If I wasn't a superhero, I would be jealous; but she was really nice, and we seem to have a few things in common. ''So who was your favourite superhero?'' I asked before I could stop myself; but she didn't get annoyed at me for asking.

''Well...you really want to know?'' I nod my head, anxiously waiting for her answer; she's from New York, superhero central, I can't imagine how many people dress up and save the day ''Have you ever heard of the Purple Eradicator?''

As I thought the name did sound familiar, yeah I have heard of her. ''Yeah, wasn't she spotted with Kick-Ass a couple of times?''

''The same.''

''I've heard of her, not much, but I've heard of her. Was she your favourite?''

She didn't look at me straight away. ''Well, I related to her in some way.'' I didn't really want to offend her about not really knowing Eradicator, but she never brought her up again, like she was trying to avoid talking about her or something. Anyway, we just talked and I again got curious about her TV star lifestyle, but of course she told me she's only ever been in Casualty so she's not a major star like David Tennant. She checked her watch and turned to me. ''I've got to go now!''

''Okay then, well, bye Penny.'' I held out my hand and she shook it.

''Hope it'll be a see you.'' She finished and then left the store. There was something strange about her; like I could relate to her or something, like she had some double-lifestyle. It's not like Rachael; I don't have a thing for her, but I just feel easy around her.

From behind, Alex and Steph pat my shoulder. ''Wow, first Rachael and now another bird, you are on fire...''

''Don't you two know when you're not wanted!''

(3rd Person View)

Penny stepped out of Comic City; putting her comics into her little bag and walked off down the street, having no idea that she was being watched from across the street...on top of a building. A man holding binoculars, keeping his piercing eyes on Penny, like she was the only thing in the world. The shadows on top of the building made it hard to give a good description of the man, but he was defiantly wearing some kind of mask...or he got a really bad nose job.

On the ledge next to him, was some kind of bird, again the shadows making it hard to describe but it defiantly was no pigeon. The man pulled down his binoculars and stood up, his hand stroking something in his pocket...an old fashioned hand-gun, like you see in the westerns. The bird next to him flew up and landed on his shoulder; the bird was actually a crow, and the mask on the man's face was in fact the mask of a crow. From beneath his gun in his pocket he pulled out a rolled up piece of paper; he showed it to the crow, and it took the paper in its beak.

''Follow her!'' The man whispered to his pet in a thick Russian accent. The crow flew into high into the sky, and when almost out of seeing distance, turned in the direction that Penny was walking. The Russian then took something out of his other pocket, two scrunched up photographs; he un-scrunched one of them and gazed at the figure for a few seconds. Then he did the same for the other photograph, looking back and forth between the two with a sinister smile forming on his face.

''And the God faces the Titan.'' He chuckles deeply too himself and then throws the photos in the air as he turns to leave, on each photo was a picture of a superhero...one was Omega Kid, the other...Purple Eradicator.

(Penny POV)

''Penelope Conway, I'm here to see my mother, Andrea Jones.'' I said to the woman behind the desk; she told me to take a seat and I waited for a few minutes. It's unbelievable how long it's taken for my mum to be moved from Eastwood Park Prison to Holloway Prison; but that's way things are nowadays, unorganized and unpredictable.

A small, thin woman walked to me. ''Prisoner 089453?'' She asked, I nodded. ''Come this way.'' She led me to the room where the prisoners were allowed to speak; I sat down.

''She's been asking for you.'' The woman sighed. I can't help but chuckle; Mum can even charm the women in this place. I waited until a line of women started entering from a side door. Soon enough my mother walked in and sat down. Her hair was mousey brown and lanky and she looked thin. She picked up the phone and I picked up the one on my side of the glass.

''Hey honey.''

''Hi, mum. How are you?''

''Well I'm nobodies bitch yet, so I'm fine,'' She smiled; I realized how much I missed her. ''How are you?''

"I'm ok, I've started uni, made some new friends.'' I said sadly.

Mum looked at me curiously. ''So…don't take this the wrong way, I wanted to see you, but why are you here? It's term time, right?''

''I decided to take a break.''

''Already?''

''I wanted to see my mum.''

''What happened baby?'' She put her hand on the glass. I put mine on the other side, almost as though our hands were touching.

''I just miss…there was this guy. He was bad for me but he…I…''

''It's ok. It's his loss. You'll go on without him.'' I loved my mum, she always understood. But I didn't want to say 'Oh, yeah and I was a superhero but I left and I miss it more than anything' Especially when I'm already sitting inside a woman's prison.

We talked for a while, catching up with whatever just came up; it was everything from Homework I almost missed, to how bad the school dinners were. It was nice to just have a little talk; it made me feel at ease, something I haven't felt in a while.

''Ok ladies, time to go.'' A guard called out behind me.

''Say out of trouble. I love you.''

''I love you, too.'' I watched her leave. I waited a little while and then left slowly. I missed her already.

I was staying at my aunt's house while here in England; it's not Buckingham Palace, but it's livable. It feels weird being here; not the house but being back in England, I only have brief memories of when I was little, like seeing Big Ben and the London Eye for the first time, but other than that it's just a blur.

It just shows you how the years fly by; one minute you're starting school, the next you're in University. And here I am worried about growing up and life going on to quickly; when just a month ago I quit being a superhero…and that's felt like an eternity.

Since my 'retirement announcement'; Mindy and I have only ever talked three or four times, and just try to imagine having a short conversation with her. Dave I've hardly seen, apparently him and Todd have had some arguments lately. Marcus was my tutor in law-enforcement as well as me now studying the subject at Uni; being a policewoman may not seem that different from being a superhero. To me it was; your heart isn't broken as often.

I don't get it; I'm happy and finally my life's starting to make more sense and yet I'm here sitting in my aunts spare room thinking about being her…why? I get a suitcase from under the bed; I open it and pull it out, my Purple Eradicator costume in all its torn and battered glory. This was like my first uniform, it was pretty special to me, and I haven't even mended it since my last fight.

I fold it and stuff it back in my suitcase. Then were was some gush of wind coming in through my window, I turned and jump back in shock, cause there was a bird perched on my window, and not just any bird…a crow.

''What the hell?'' This was new, even for me! And just as soon as it appears, it flies off and is out of sight. But then I notice something else on the spare bed…a note? Could that crow have given me a message; this had bloodbath written all over it, a part of me wanted to just tear the paper up and act like this never happened…of course I open and read.

'Hello Penelope. Or perhaps you like to be addressed by your other name…Purple Eradicator…'

Shit, how does this guy know who I am?

'I've had my eye on you for some time now; I was once a bounty hunter contracted by the D'Amico's hunting whoever he considered a threat. But when Frank met his…unfortunate end, I became rouge, hunting only for myself to find the best…and I consider you one of the best. Ever since your spectacular debut against Frank's over enthusiastic son even when you had that devastating accident with the crowbar…good thing I was able to mend that for you in the hospital…'

Reading that bit I could do nothing but curse my luck; he/she was one of the doctors, when I fainted from getting hit with the crowbar bad, the doctor must have somehow pieced together who I was. I don't believe this; something I'd completely forgotten about in the past was biting me in the ass. I carried on reading

'I've been interested in you; you have something very few have; cunning, quick thinking and above all…hidden brutality. You may not have used it yet, but I know you will, and I want to see it. Meet me at the Vengor Pier near the Thames at midnight sharp. And if you don't show…well, your brother's name was Todd right? I don't like to hunt an anonymous target'

And if you think that was shocking; wait until you see this…the guy signed it, but it was a name I would not have guessed in a million years…Omega Kid! This has to be some joke, why would Omega Kid send this? He's no killer. But then again; the writer knows my identity…and now that I remember, Omega Kid did show up when I started.

This can't be a prank; even if it's not Omega Kid, this person is threatening my family, I can't take that chance. I re-open the suitcase and take out my costume; staring at it for a few seconds, I can't believe I'm going to be wearing this again and in a way…I was glad. Not overly glad, but as I started putting the costume on, I felt like my old self again. When I always wanted to be a superhero, when I loved comics (still do anyway), before pressure, bruises…before Chris. No, I can't think about him now; someone is threatening my family and I'm not going to ignore this…and Omega Kid? I'll believe it's him when I see it!

(Back to Thomas's POV)

''I've checked Finsbury Park, no sign of Ripper or gang.'' I said into the phone with Ultra Kid on the other side.

''Super and I have searched all of Caledonian and Holloway Roads, nothing. Hey, how come Viper gets a vacation?''

''It's not a vacation; you know what she's like now with Toxin back. She won't be able to concentrate in a fight.'' It's the sad truth, even in school when some jealous girl picked on Stella because of her good looks, she refused to fight back, her confidence and feistiness was just gone. And of all people, Megan was the one that defended her. As if the Ripper wasn't bad enough for me, now Stella with Toxin. All we need now is two arch-enemies for the chuckle brothers on the other line of my phone.

''Anyway, one more sweep?'' Ultra asked me.

''No, I don't think he'll show tonight. Let's call it early; I'll call back in an hour!'' I hung up before he could protest. The longer this Ripper stays hidden, the more uneasy I feel, like he's savoring the torture he's putting me through; jeez I'm all paranoid, but then again why shouldn't I be? Then a screeching noise blasts into my left eardrum; I roll away and take up a battle position, although it kind of looks stupid now, especially when I see what just scared me. ''A crow?'' I chuckle, this was embarrassing, good thing the others weren't here to see this. But it was kind of creepy; what the hell is a crow doing in London?

''You're a hard man to reach.'' A voice echoes behind me; I roll on the ground and take up a battle position again. From behind me stepping out of the shadows was a tall man; over six foot tall, long black cloak and cape. At first I thought he was Jack the Ripper that is until I got a look of his mask, a long crow mask with the giant beak on it.

''Who are you, and what do you want?'' I asked demandingly.

''I am a friend, as well as a fan…'' He said in a thick Russian accent I think; like Mickey Rourke from Iron Man 2. ''And I want to give you an offer.''

''Hard to trust a stranger with a pet crow and a freaky mask!'' I half joked, but I was telling him the truth. He chuckles a little, and then takes off his crow mask. It was still hard to see his face; his hair was covering the top half of his head, I could just make out his black orb eyes. His teeth were rotten and all over the play. If this guy wants to be my friend, he has to discover a bath first. ''So what kind of offer?'' I asked.

''Twelve hours ago, a very dangerous killer landed in England; I've been tracking her for some time, but I can't defeat her myself. I need your help!''

''Do I know who you're after?''

''Possibly…The Purple Eradicator!''

''What?'' This has to be a fraud, I don't know much about her but I know she's not a killer. Why was she coming up so often today? ''Give me one good reason why I should go after another superhero!''

''She is a murderer!'' He calmly states. There's no way the Eradicator would kill someone; I would have heard about it if she did. Then the guy pulled out some picture and handed it to me; the picture was of some man in his 20s I think. I stare blankly back at the guy. ''His name was Frances Delroid, murdered in cold blood by the Eradicator, breaking his neck!'' I get a cold chill going up my spine; this is just what I need when I'm dealing with trying to make my first kill. But this was official; it had his death date and is signed, but it couldn't be Eradicator surely? The guy continued. ''He was married with two children.''

Now this guy was pushing my buttons; images of a woman with two kids fill my head, crying over a coffin. It makes me feel guilty; this is why I don't want to kill, death always affects more than one person. ''If you don't help me, what's going to stop here from killing another husband or father? She is a wild card that will snap and nothing will stop her, nothing except you of course. But you must stop her before she gets too out of control. Stop her, and we'll bring her to justice!''

I don't want to do this, but right now the news of a killer superhero wasn't what I needed; I have the Ripper and Toxin to deal with, I have to stop this before it gets out of hand. I'm still not sure if it's Eradicator or not, but I might as well play along. ''So what do I do?'' I ask him.

He smiles at me. ''She'll be at Vengor Pier near the Thames at midnight sharp.''

''How do I know this isn't a trick?''

''Be there…and see for yourself.''

Well, I'm here, Vengor Pier it's midnight on the dot and no purple around me. I knew this guy was playing around; probably just some drunk hoaxing me. If he wanted to kill me, he would have shown himself. Obviously he just wanted to trick me for some reason. The thoughts of death ran through my head again; even if Eradicator didn't kill that man, have there been other superheroes that have killed?

As for as I know, Kick-Ass and Red-Mist haven't killed; and there hasn't been any other superheroes in the news I've heard about that have killed. Hellrider? I've never actually seen him kill anybody…yet, although he's been close on a couple of occasions. But wait…that girl, the one that saved Kick-Ass when he was kidnapped, she killed the kidnappers, does she have a clear conscious? Well, she did save someone so…maybe for the greater good…

''So you are here!'' A voice called out; it was like Batman's voice (does everyone use that voice?). And standing behind me; a girl wearing black leather trousers and purple tight fitting leather boots, a black jacket, the arm colour was purple and a pair of purple leather gloves. The mask covered her eyes. I don't really think I need an introduction, but I did need to give an apology to that Russian tipper, still I can't believe this is actually happening.

''Eradicator?''

''Omega Kid! I'm surprised you are here.'' She said in a disappointed tone.

''Same here, but you know why I'm here!'' I tried to sound confident, but I'm not really sure what to do. Other than Hellrider, this is my first real Super villain battle.

''Yep, you think just because you're the first superhero here you can do whatever you want. Bring it on!'' I'm not really getting where she was going with this; but maybe it's just some cocky mind-distracting taunt. I was nervous about this; I have no clue what she may be able to do, she's been seen with Kick-Ass and Red-Mist, she must be good. But for some reason I'm not overly scared of her...I actually felt excitement, like I was going to enjoy this, not enjoy beating her but just enjoy fighting her.

She charged at me, and the clash of the titans began. He started punching at me as I blocked faster than I thought I could; she spun hitting me with her elbows but I kept blocking, she moved so fluently, unlike Hellrider who was more brute force. She kicked at me, but I rolled back dodging her. She did a front flip and was almost on top of me, she punched but I blocked. I tried to punch her, but she just leaned back and I missed. With me unbalanced she kicks out, but using my knee I block and roll on top of her. I turned back round to attack her, BAM! Only to get a good kick to my stomach from her.

I got back to my feet as quick as I could; we were both moving so fast just one slip up would be fatal. I charged at her, and had my go at the punches, but she blocked them and roundhouse kicked at me; I managed to block but the force caused me to stumble back a bit. I actually can't believe how quick I blocked that; for some reason I just fell so much stronger and faster, and from the way she turned to me cracking her knuckles, she felt the same.

I move forward towards her and punch, she blocks. I punch again, she blocks again. This time I fake it, but instead of falling for it she punches me in the face forcing me back again. She starts punching at me even faster now, I keep blocking but I realised I was being forced back towards the Thames. I try to move around her; but I couldn't, she was giving me no space to move, all I can do is block. Closer and closer, I'm being lead towards the edge of the Thames; I can feel it right behind me now. She kicks at my face, and this was my all or nothing; I duck down and roll into her standing leg and past.

I stop and get back to my feet, and she does the same. We started circling around, waiting to see who would make the next move. And funny enough during all this...I'm smiling. This is the most fun I've ever had; I don't know what it is, but I just feel empowered fighting her, why? The Russian said she was a loose cannon ready to blow; but right now, she was just another superhero like me, maybe that's what I'm enjoying about fighting. Yeah, I admit it, I'm enjoying this!

I charge at her, throwing in a punch; but she moves around me and grabs me in a head lock. I elbow her in the stomach; she loosens her grip, I grab her head and threw her over me. She lands on the ground hard, but grabs my arm and throws me to the ground as well. We roll away from each other and start going at each other again; throwing punches and kicks, blocking dodging, but we would sometimes get the lucky hits...unfortunately she was getting more

BAM! BAM! She punched me twice in the stomach; but then I kick at her knee and then I give her an Omega-Swing to her face. She rolls away...but then gets back on her feet; as well as a good hitter she can sure take a hit. ''That's the quickest time anyone's gotten up from my Omega-Swing!'' I praise her.

''I'm not just anyone...and Omega-Swing?''

''What? It's easy to remember!''

''And this fight's going to be one to remember!'' She smirks; even she was enjoying this fight. This was amazing; the thrill, the power we were both feeling. I've actually forgotten why we were fighting in the first place, all that mattered was we were, and we weren't going to stop until we find who is better.

Eradicator charges at me; punches at me, but I block them and move around. Spreading myself out, and taking a risk I punch with both hands; she blocks one but I hit her on her head with the other. She kicks out at me, I try to block but she was faking, she pulls back and kicks with her other leg. I duck and then kick at her knocking her down. But then she kicks at my legs knocking me down with her.

She jumps onto me and grabs me by the throat, using my legs I get her in a head lock. We were both in a stalemate, neither of us could try to finish without taking too much of a risk. But where she was chocking me, she was leaving an opening. BAM! BAM! BAM! I keep punching that opening until she lets go, punches my legs and gets out of my lock. ''Not bad, but you wouldn't last in New York!'' She taunts confidently as she rubs her neck.

''Ha, I wouldn't even go to New York. I hate flying, never been on a plane, never will.'' I joked, it's about time I had a villain I could joke around with, kinda cool. But then for some reason she tensed up, then stood tall and still as if she just heard me for the first time tonight.

Shaking her head and looking at me. ''Thomas?''

WHAT?

''WHAT?'' I shout shell-shocked, how did she just…she just said…how? Even behind the mask, I could tell she was just as shocked as me…no, I was more shocked.

''Is everyone I know a superhero?'' She shouts out loud.

''Hold on, how the hell do you know me?'' I asked her; she just stood her hands shaking all over the place, cursing her and me for being stupid. ''Hello! You haven't answered my question!'' I shouted while taking my mask off, there was no point wearing it if she knows me, and I need to know how she knows. Eradicator stares at me for a few seconds, thinking over what to do next, tell me or keep attacking…I'm really hoping for the former. Eventually she does take off her mask, and all that shock she felt when she realized who I was, let's say I now know the feeling. ''Penny?'' Jesus, as well as luck, a superheroes' life is full of coincidences. And yet here she is; the kind, comic loving girl I met just a few hours ago who is actually one of the best superheroes in America.

''I think we need to clear some things up.'' She said.

''I think so too; like how could someone like you be a murderer?''

''What?''

''So the name Frances Delroid doesn't ring any bells?'' I thought this might be a set-up or something, but the pale look that Penny had on her face didn't help her innocence. ''So you did kill him?''

''It was an accident…I punched too strong and he…just landed awkwardly. You don't think a person can be killed by accident?'' Thinking about it she was right; all it needed was one wrong landing or flick of a finger, and you could be paralyzed or even dead. I've been lucky, but if I made one bad judgment I could end someone's life. Then Penny slowly walked up to me. ''And I think I have the right to ask how do you know about him?''

''Some Russian bounty hunter or something; he wanted me to bring you in…''

''He didn't happen to have a crow with him did he?'' She asked. I nodded a bit surprised at her guess, and from her pocket she pulled out a letter and said. ''A crow sent this to me; apparently from you threatening my family and challenging me to come here,'' I knew that guy was bad news all along; I can't believe I feel for his trick…at least I wasn't the only one. ''Wait…'' Penny said bringing me out of my thoughts. ''If he wanted both of us to come here…wouldn't he be watching us?''

BANG! BANG! And right on cue, gun fire rains down on us from the alley across the street from us. Penny and I took cover behind a pile of crates near us and put our masks back on, we waited for the gunfire to stop; it did eventually…and didn't start again. ''We can't let him get away!'' I shouted as I rose to attack, but Penny pulled me back down…just as more gunfire fired at us. ''Thanks!''

''Don't mention it, just give it a minute and he'll have to stop to reload again.''

The gunfire stopped again for a brief moment, before starting up again. From above, we could just make out the crow flying around in the sky that must be how he's getting the message that we're still here. It was no good, it's like an action movie, he just can't run out of ammo. Penny and I were stuck. ''Why don't we split up?'' I called to her, despite sitting right next to me; under all the gunshots she could only just barely hear me.

''We don't have any other choice. Okay, on three…one…two…three!''

We both run out either side of the crates; and the Russian's gunfire was heading towards the side that Penny ran too. Since he wasn't really aiming for me, I head in his direction. I make it to the corner next to the alley; I peek around just enough, he hadn't noticed me as he trapped Penny behind another pile of crates. I waited for his ammo to finish, and once it does, I run around and jump kick at him.

He gets back up and starts punching at me; but I keep blocking, after my fight with Penny the adrenaline has more control then I do. I felt like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan in his prime; I punched and kicked at him and he falls back onto the ground.

From the skies, his crow swoops down and claws at my face. I stumble back, ah Jesus this hurt; it got me right on the side of my face near my ear. I could feel the blood dripping out of my mask, and through the cut. The Russian came at me and punched at where his crow clawed at me, and then kicked me in the stomach before picking me up and slamming me on the ground. I tried to ignore the pain on my face and get back up, but then he stood on my head, his foot on my bad cheek. He twitched his foot, cutting my skin even more. I try to push him off, but my head was throbbing so bad I can't.

Then I could just make out the sound of a gun reloading, but it wasn't the Russian. ''MPK5 sub machine gun…my favourite!'' Eradicator said as she pointed the gun at the Russian. ''Now get off him!''

But instead the Russian just chuckled. ''Or what, you going to kill me?''

''No, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to shot and you'll be in a great deal of pain!''

''So bias…what if it were Chris D'Amico in the same position?''

Eradicator didn't do anything; she just held the gun, her finger wasn't near the trigger, but she still looked ready to open fire. ''He has nothing to do with this!'' She said.

''He has everything to do with this; me and you. After all, isn't that why you retired?''

''It's not my life anymore…''

''It'll always be your life; once you begin it'll will never end until death do you part. Look at tonight, you came back.''

''And that was your first mistake!''

''And what was my others?''

Eradicator then lowers her gun from him. ''This…catch!'' She shouts as she throws the gun at him. And like a stupid kid; he reaches up to grab it, not realizing Eradicator was running towards him and then gives him a double kick to the chest knocking him off me. He stumbles back but he catches the gun and aims it at Eradicator…CLICK! ''The gun was empty anyway!'' She says calmly as she spins around to kick at the Russian, but he grabs her leg and swings her into the alley wall. She kicks at him again, but he grabs her leg again. Using her other leg, she roundhouse kicks him in the shoulder forcing him to let go.

She was ready to go at him again, until the crow strikes at the back of her head. With this distraction, the Russian finds it easy to pummel Eradicator. I finally get back on my feet, and look up just in time to see the crow coming towards me. Right next to me was a dustbin with the lid not on properly; I grabbed it and held it out in front of me…CRASH! The crow crashes right into it, and then with it still on the lid, I put it back on top of the bin, hearing the crow land inside.

I ran over to help Eradicator; I kicked at the Russian's knee, knocking him off balance. And then Eradicator flips forward and kicks him square in the face. From his pocket, he brings out a little swish army knife and starts swinging at us. Eradicator moves around, and elbows him in his back, and I punch at his stomach. But he swings at me, and cuts me across my back badly.

I move away from him, my back started stinging so much I couldn't hold back the tears. As I took a moment to recuperate, Eradicator continued to punch and move back, punch and move back over and over hoping to knock him down. The Russian swings at her; she grabs his arm and slams him into the wall. But then he grabs her head and crushes her head into the wall knocking her down.

She held her head, twitching on the ground; it looked like she was hurt badly. And with my back, I won't be able to reach her in time as the Russian steadies his knife for the final strike. Then with some quick reactions Eradicator kicks at the Russian hard into his tenders. He goes to his knees, crying in agony, his grandkids probably felt that. The empty machine gun Eradicator had was right next to me; I grabbed it and whacked it as hard as I could across his face. And he goes down out for the count.

Knowing that it was finally over, I collapsed on the ground, it felt like back and face were burning inside out. I took of my mask; the cool wind blowing on it hurt but not as much as when it was scratched up with my mask. Eradicator also took of her mask; her face was bleeding badly from where her head hit the wall, but she looked ready to go. So this is what superheroes from America are like; Kick-Ass, Red Mist, all of them…I doubt they could beat her…at least I had a good go at her. I smile and give her an assuring thumbs up; she smiles back and gives me a thumbs up as well.

It's two days later; my face was scratched up but it was healing, Jenna had a hard time believing a pigeon (as I described) did this to me. I didn't tell her about my back, because then she would have got suspicious. The Russian was arrested for his possession of weaponry, and Penny also accused him of a fake passport, stalking, threats…something told me she was going to go far in the police force.

So here we were at Heathrow; Penny was about to go back home, and I decided to say goodbye. ''Well, you can't say that your stay in London wasn't eventful.'' I said.

''No I can't.'' She laughs.

''Sure you won't come back into the superhero game?'' I asked her.

She shakes her head, but never makes eye contact with me. When she does she says. ''I've got other things to focus on right now. Sure you won't back out of the superhero game?''

I was more eager to shake my head. ''Believe me I've been there. But, I just guess I enjoy this too much.''

''Just take care; cause sometimes there are events in a superheroes career that can give them…second doubts.''

She was right in a way; it all points back to the whole Jack the Ripper for me. I don't want to kill him, but everyone thinks I should, I'm sure that I can bring him down my way. But the way the Russian was talking to her, it looks as if Penny has been down that road before. ''Hey Penny, just one more superhero question…''

''Go ahead.''

''If…there is someone that…I have to beat, but everyone thinks he's too dangerous and it would be better if I kill him? If I ever had the chance, what would you say I should do?''

Penny didn't answer at first; her mouth didn't even move, she stared at the ground really considering my question. After a moment or two, she looks at me ''Honestly…I'm the worst person to answer a question like that.''

Well, it was worth a try; guess the answer to my first death question will still have to wait. ''Oh, actually one more superhero question!''

''Yeah.''

''What are Kick-Ass and Red-Mist like?''

''Not what you would expect, but Hit Girl is cool.'' She answer quicker than the last question…well, I've learned no superheroes perfect.

She held out her, and I shook it. ''Bye.''

''Like I already said, see you soon.'' She smiles and then turns and walks down the tunnel to her flight. My first ever team-up with another proper superhero, it couldn't have gone any cooler. Fighting her, I felt like never before, a million times myself. It's just a shame that my back was going to slow me down for a bit, but that should heal up. But there's still one thing I don't get…

''Who's Hit Girl?''

''The Purple Eradicator?'' Alex asked in disbelief; as he, Steph and I sat back in our usual Comic City seats. I basically told them the whole story of the Russian assassin and Purple Eradicator, I didn't tell them I actually knew the girl behind the mask though.

''You've heard of her?''

''Are you kidding, she's a legend. They're selling her comics here soon!''

''Oh well, I've got my TV series debut soon!'' I muttered, then the two smiled at me sarcastically. ''What?''

''Are you jealous of her?'' They both ask me.

''No, why would I be jealous?'' I did do well against her; so what if she got more hits on me, that happens with all my enemies.

Alex then said. ''Well, on the count she's stronger, faster, smarter, more bad-ass, she's partners with Kick-Ass, and sexier…'' I couldn't help but vomit my Pepsi back out at the last bit. ''I'm a guy I can't really call you…you know.'' Alex defended himself before he got caught up in his words.

''Okay, so she's a bit better than me. But I'm not jealous!'' The more the two go on about this; I'm actually starting to feel jealous. But they were right; she was stronger and faster than me, but she had Kick-Ass for a teacher. But I'm still trying to work out the whole Hit-Girl thing; could it have been that girl that saved Kick-Ass in the hostage video? From what I've heard, she's still saving people. I know that Penny said she'd quit, but something was telling me she'll come back. As I've learned, once you start as a superhero, you can never finish.

Then Steph spoke. ''Hey, maybe she's like Superman and you're Batman. As you take on the gangsters and serial killers, Eradicator takes on the big villains.''

''Ha, yeah if you two ever came up to me and say Purple Eradicator just took down a billionaire, I'll climb up Big Ben!'' With my fear of heights I hope Eradicator doesn't face any crazy people with stashes of cash, or they just forget about what I just said.

To Be Continued…

Right, as many of you know I do not own Penelope Conway/Purple Eradicator...she is owned by Splish92. I hade a lot of fun writing this chapter; and I would also like to thank Splish for allowing me to bring her character into this chapter, and I also want to say that the Purple Eradicator saga is one of the many inspirations for the story of Omega Kid. Thanks Splish92!