Murky Waters

"…Any reason why you're hanging outside my office?" Duncan asked as he looked away from his paperwork and saw the Silver Sentinel hovering outside his window, the sun setting behind him. The police chief opened the window and stepped aside, letting him fly in.

"I take it you've read today's newspaper?"

"I have…"

"And?"

The police chief sighed and walked back to his seat, facing away from the hero. "Officially, I condone your actions and will do everything in my power to bring you to justice. Unofficially, you are free to do as you please. But I'll be watching. You've done good by me so far, Sentinel. I like to think you really are here to help…"

"I am. I promise, you won't regret this," the Silver Sentinel responded, before the door to the office was opened by a young, male cat officer.

Michael, time to go. Sludge has appeared again.

"Sir, what should we do with-Sir, look out!" The cat pulled out his gun and aimed it behind the chief, his hands shaking as he looked at the Silver Sentinel.

Realizing what he had to do, Duncan spun around and gave a dramatic gasp, before drawing his own pistol. "What the heck are you doing in my office!" He shouted, before pulling the trigger. By the time he and the younger officer did though, the Silver Sentinel was out the window. "...I'm too old for all of this superhero nonsense," the chief sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Our story now shifts to Jasmine and Paulo on their date, madly mashing buttons at the arcade, trying to beat the other at one of the many fighting games.

"Come on…Come on…" Paulo whispered, pressing down rapidly on the blue and red buttons, his other hand moving the joystick around. Jasmine was on the other side, fiercely doing the same, her tongue sticking out in a show of adorable determination.

In the end though, Jasmine jumped with joy as Paulo's fighter screamed in pain, before dying. "Take that!" She yelled, pumping her fist into the air.

"Not bad, Jasmine," the male cat smiled.

"Thanks. What do you want to play now?" The two linked their hands together and walked around the arcade. The carefree moment was put to a halt though as the Silver Sentinel was thrown through the wall, landing in front of them with the remains of the stone wall around him. "AHH!" Jasmine screamed as Sludge entered the arcade, his blood red eyes looking at them before it let out a loud roar.

The cats and dogs quickly began to run out of the arcade as the superhero and villain continued their fight. The slime monster grabbed the Silver Sentinel by his leg and slammed him into the stone wall, cracking it, before he threw him into arcade game, knocking it over.

Outside, Paulo and Jasmine had suddenly stopped as the girl looked behind her. "My purse!"

"I'll get it!" David smiled, jumping out of a nearby bush and smiling at the two.

"You snooping on us again, David?" The Somali cat growled.

"I told you I was doing my Final Fantasy Cat impersonation!" David responded as he ran into the arcade.

"David! Wait!" Jasmine screamed, following after the dog. "It's too dangerous!"

"Jasmine…! Aw man," the cat sighed, following after his girlfriend and best friend. The three teenagers ran into the damaged structure, and saw Sludge being thrown and crashing nearby.

"I got it!" David smiled, picking up a brown purse, before feeling something hit his head. "Ow. Huh? Uh oh," he whispered, as the ceiling cracked and quickly crumbled, falling down on him.

"DAVID!" Jasmine and Paulo gasped. The Lab was saved though, by an unlikely hero. Sludge consumed the brown dog and quickly did the same for the couple, protecting the three of them within its slimy mass as the entire arcade fell apart.

Out of the rubble, the Silver Sentinel rose, untouched thanks to a powerful psychic shield. He saw a black, ball of slime covered in some debris and watched as it shook the broken ceiling off and spat out three teenagers.

"W-we're alive?" Paulo realized, before smiling and hugging Jasmine. "We're alive!"

"Thanks for saving us, Mr. Slime Monster," David grinned. "High five!" He shouted, holding up a paw. Sludge looked at the teenager before gently patting his melted had with the teenager's.

"You…you saved them. Um…Thank you," Michael slowly said, walking closer to the black creature. Sludge looked at him and then looked at the kids before suddenly punching the silver superhero, sending him flying into some nearby power lines, electrocuting him.

"AHHH!" Sludge roared, pushing David to the ground and roaring again, scaring the three teenagers away. He then redirected his attention to the Silver Sentinel, finding the armored hero gone. The supervillain soon found itself crushed as the Sentinel flew down from above him, crushing him under a powerful telekinetic field. He quickly escaped though, by slipping through the cracks in the ground.

LEGACY, where is he? Michael thought, quickly flying into the air for his own safety.

Do not ask me questions you know I cannot understand. I already stated I cannot detect this substance.

"Look out!" Paulo warned, pointing behind the Korat.

"What?" As soon as he turned around, the hero saw a tidal wave of slime behind him, which fell upon him and slammed him into the ground. "Get off!" He demanded, firing a shockwave of psychic energy, but the monster just took the place and continued to try and crush the superhero. "I said…GET OFF!" Sludge exploded and his pieces scattered everywhere, some of even getting on the few brave fools who had stayed to watch the fight. Michael rose up and looked at the goop, seeing that it was already beginning to form together again. Please tell me you have a plan.

I always do. Putting marker on your visor.

Michael suddenly saw a pointer appear on his visor, and he turned his head to where it was pointing at. He saw a nearby manhole and nodded his head, running towards it. "Hey, Sludge! Come and get me!" The Sentinel threw the manhole cover off and jumped down into the not so spacious utility tunnel. The slime monster quickly followed, slipping down the hole and crawling over the pipes after the hero.

"AHHH!" He roared, its blood red eyes spying the silver superhero standing not too far from him. It jumped off the pipes and was about to consume the hero again, before the pipes around them suddenly broke; unleashing hot steam into the monster's face. He screamed in pain as Michael ducked, causing Sludge to miss him and fall onto the ground. More of the pipes were broken by an invisible force, causing more steam to hit the mutated creature.

As Sludge screeched in agony, Michael kept breaking pipes, increasing the temperature in the tunnel. It did not take long for Sludge to be reduced to a bubbling, black puddle.

Is he…?

He is still alive. Commence with deactivation of nanobots.

The armored hero nodded and placed his hand on the puddle as the surrounding pipes were forced back together by his telekinetic might. A small spark was seen between his hand and the slime, before it began to change its shape and form, turning back into an unconscious Rick.

With a sign of relief, the Silver Sentinel carried Rick out of the tunnel and onto the surface. Soon, police cars and an ambulance arrived, but when they did, they found no traces of the Silver Sentinel. Just an unconscious Pug.

"Another failed experiment," Zivix sighed, as his computer told him that the nanobots within Sludge had been deactivated. "This Silver Sentinel is powerful. But he can't last forever."

"Sir? What exactly do you plan on doing now?" His assistant, Alinor, questioned.

"Hmmm…Perhaps one experiment at a time just isn't enough. Why don't we go for two this time?" Zivix suggested, pressing a button on the console in front of him. A screen lit up and focused on the Siamese cat twins, Michiko and Akane.

END

Yeah, I copied the steam scene from Spectacular Spider-man….I'm so ashamed!

Sorry for the long wait. School's been a problem lately. I'll try to do better. Bye!