Chapter seven
A/N: Okay, I'm really getting tired of writing these author notes, so all I'm going to say this time is that the Parr family belongs to Disney and the other characters belong to me. Lucius isn't in this chapter, but if he was he would belong to Disney also.
I opened the door, wondering if Violet was running late. I sighed, thinking that maybe her brother was hurt worse than I thought. I really only invited her over because I wanted to see how she was doing. It always helped to have someone who cares around when something bad happens.
That's when the door was kicked open, banging me in the head and sending me to the ground.
"Ouh…" I groaned as I fell, my apartment spinning. Looking up, I saw someone enter. They were wearing a super suit that was yellow, blue, and black that showed off their midriff. She had short blond hair, and was staring down at me coldly.
"Who…are you?" I grunted, trying to get up. She put a foot on my chest, pushing me back down. Leaning over, she stared at me face to face.
"Sundew. I'm here to capture you." She smiled. I tried to say something, but my vision was blurring and my head hurt. "You okay? You look kind of tired." She smirked.
"Vi…" I whispered, trying to stay conscious.
"Don't worry about that, I hired someone to take care of her." She informed me. I blinked, darkness clouding my vision. Violet was in trouble, and there was nothing I could do about it.
I was walking down the street, walking to Max's, when Warwind attacked. He had an energy blaster with him, and kept shooting it at me. Thankfully, his aim wasn't all that great.
I dodged the first blast, falling to the ground. Turning, I looked up at him. He was smirking.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded, forgetting that I wasn't in my supersuit.
"To take care of you…Spectrum." He laughed evilly. My eyes widened.
"H-how did you know who I am?" I shouted.
He answered me by trying to blast me again. I got up and ran, trying to avoid people on the street. Running down an alley way, I was met with a dead end. I looked up at a fire escape, and decided to try it. Jumping up, one of my hands caught the lower railing. Then, something blasted into the wall close to me, catching my shoulder.
"Auggh!" I cried, swinging by one arm. Warwind flew into the alley.
"Give up yet?" he sneered. I glared at him, then brought my feet up and kicked him in the chest, landing myself on the fire escape platform painfully. He fell, but that wouldn't stop him; not near long enough. I climbed up to the roof top, starting to feel winded. I was still tired from last night when I had used my powers.
I ran as fast as I could, turning myself invisible. Of course, he could still see me because of my clothes. I ran, energy blasts chasing me along the rooftop. Finally giving up the invisibility, I turned towards him, creating a force field around myself.
He hovered over me, blasting my force field as much as he could. This couldn't last forever; my powers tired after continuous assault.
"Who sent you?!" I yelled at him, knowing that he couldn't have been this prepared without someone organizing his plan of attack.
"I'll never tell you!" he crowed, sending one last blast at me, destroying my force field finally. I collapsed, starting to feel exhausted. He swooped close, shooting an energy blast at me. I rolled out of the way barely in time.
Panting, I glared at him as he flew off and turned around, coming back to destroy me. I suddenly had an idea, having just enough energy left for one last attack. Standing, I concentrated all my thoughts towards my hands. Purple flashed in front of my eyes.
He stopped, flying just above me, and shot one last energy blast. I held my hand up, and caught it in my force field in my right hand. Smiling up at the bewildered Warwind, I threw the force field at him.
There was an explosion, and I ducked. As I looked up, I saw Warwind lying on the ground, wounded. Parts of the roof were burning, and I walked carefully over to him. Leaning down beside him, I glared at him.
"Tell me who sent you." I demanded.
"No one." He coughed. I lifted my hand, preparing to use my new power again.
"I'll throw another force field at you!" I warned.
"You're exhausted, you don't have the energy…do you?" he asked.
I raised an eyebrow, staring at him.
"Alright, fine!" he grunted, "It was…Sundew." He sighed.
"I thought so, why did she send you?" I asked.
"I don't know, she just told me to get as close as I could to destroying you. That was all." He glared at me. I stared back, and then stood up. Dragging him to the edge of the rooftop, I looked down at the street.
"Hey-what are you doing?!" he cried, panicked. I saw a parked cop car, and I tossed Warwind over the edge. He screamed, landing on the cop's hood. I smiled, brushing my hands off.
Then, tiredness won. I almost fell over.
"I have to…to get somewhere." I mumbled, making my way back down to the street. Max's was the closest place I could think of.
When I reached his apartment, I noticed the door was open. Entering cautiously, I saw that no one was there. However, as tired as I was, I didn't care. I scribbled a short note to Max and left it on his table before collapsing on his bed.
I was at the film festival at Metroville Park, taking pictures for the school paper. Every summer, some of the students in the media class set up a projection screen in the park and showed movies to earn some money. Tonight was the first night, so they were still setting up the screen when I got there.
That was when one of the girl's that had been fixing the projection screen lost her balance. She was left dangling above the screen, trying to desperately to hold on. Over her screams, I noticed that one of the students at my school, Duke, was trying to sneak away. Glancing one last time at the girl, I followed Duke.
He ran, once away from the crowd, towards a building. I tried to follow at a distance, wondering what he was doing. He eventually ended up leading me to the men's bathroom in what looked like an abandoned building. It was dimly lit, and graffiti decorated the bare concrete walls.
I came to the open bathroom door, leaning against the wall next to it. Why would Duke come all the way over here? Something weird was going on.
Turning slightly, I looked inside the bathroom. Duke's clothes were spread around the floor and he was pulling on what looked like…a super suit?
I couldn't breathe for a moment. I watched him slip into the orange and white suit before I got a hold of myself. This was my chance! A picture of this super without his mask!
Coming into full view, I held the camera up and snapped a photo, running away before he could see me.
I was up on my roof, reading a book, when Zach rushed up the stairs. I dropped my book, running over to him.
"Zach, what happened?" I asked, touching his arm.
"One of the most….awesome things-ever!" he panted. "I just got a picture of a super without his mask!" he cried, swinging me around. My smile fell.
"What?" I asked weakly.
"Yeah, and you'll never believe who it is!" he laughed. I felt dizzy, weightless.
"Duke Borden!" he cried, putting me back on my feet. I felt my heart skip a beat, and then speed up.
"W-what?" I whispered.
"Yeah, he didn't even see me!" he gloated. I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts.
"So…so you're probably putting it in the school paper?" I asked blankly.
"School paper? Are you kidding?! This is big, huge! I could easily make the front page of any major paper!" he laughed.
I punched him in the jaw, knocking him out. He fell backwards, landing on the ground. I picked up his camera, throwing it off the roof onto the street, smashing it to pieces.
"Sorry Zach," I sighed, "I guess you're just not my type." I stepped over him, going back down to my room to change.
I mumbled, turning over. Blinking my eyes open, I saw sunlight streaming in through Max's bedroom window. I smiled, closing my eyes again.
Then, I sat up with a gasp.
I glanced over at the alarm clock. It was 11:48 in the morning. I had been asleep for almost sixteen hours, and yet…Max wasn't back. Something was wrong, and I had to figure it out fast.
Walking into the living room, I scanned over everything. My note was still on the coffee table, the bathroom door was open, there was some left over Chinese food out on the counter…wait.
I walked over to the Chinese food, sniffing it. It was spoiled, because it had been left out of the fridge. Max wouldn't have done that, he probably was planning on eating it for dinner. I looked over at the door, and noticed that it was still unlocked. I saw something on the carpet by the door and bent down to look. Max's glasses were on the floor, one of the lenses broken. Nearby, there was blood, only a small drop of it, but blood nonetheless.
My phone rang, and I jumped. Sighing, I picked it up.
"Umm, hello?" I mumbled into the receiver.
"I have him, Spectrum." Answered a female voice. I stood up.
"Who is this?" I asked.
"Aren't you looking for him? I have him with me, over in the fairgrounds." She continued.
"But-"
"I'll see you soon. Let's just hope you can fight better than your brother." She hung up. I stared at the wall for a moment, my mind racing, before I snapped my phone shut.
Rushing back into the bedroom, I dialed Lindy's number on my cell phone. I started to change.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Lindy, it's Violet." I said, slipping into my black and purple outfit.
"Violet! Everyone was worrying when you didn't come back last night-what happened?"
"I had a run in with Warwind, who was hired by Sundew." I told her, putting my mask on.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, fine, just tired. Look, Sundew hired Warwind to keep me busy while she kidnapped Max."
"Oh my gosh!" she gasped.
"I'm going to get him back." I told her.
"But-it's a trap! You can't go by yourself!" she pointed out.
"Yes I can! I'm going to save him and destroy Sundew! I can do this Lindy!" I told her before hanging up. Sighing, I left the apartment and started to head towards the fairgrounds.
A/N: Alright, how many more people can get hurt in this story? Next chapter is one of the last chapters in this first part of the story. The next part (the second part) I'll have to post after I get back from a mission trip with my church. Please Review! (I added please this time!).