The Gift of Abandonment
"Whoa!" The Silver Sentinel crashed onto the ground and rolled into a pile of stacked cars. Thankfully, the pile did not fall and he was unharmed.
The Bronze Titan was fighting Victim, throwing punches at the cyborg, but the villain weaved out of the way of the attacks, too fast for the hero. His foot suddenly grabbed Titan's left arm, while his left hand caught Titan's right. Victim's right arm then broke into two, both of which transformed into buzzsaws and attacked.
"Get off!" Bronze commanded; his shoulder opening up to reveal twin guns. The guns opened fire, blasting Victim's metal body with a flurry of bullets. While the bullets bounced off of the villain, it was still enough for him to loosen his grip and free Titan.
Victim was then tackled by Silver Sentinel, who flew into the air with the villain in his arms. Small blades suddenly poked out of the tips of Victim's fingers and he clawed at Sentinel's body with them, actually cutting through the armor.
Suit has been damaged. Need to fall back for repairs immediately.
Michael quickly pushed himself away from Victim, but the amalgam of flesh of circuits grabbed his chest with his foot and came crashing down, landing right on top of him. When the dust cleared, Victim was standing over his foe, whose suit was badly damaged, revealing his grey fur. Victim lifted up his foot and tossed Sentinel over to Bronze, who caught him, before motioning them over.
"You okay?" Titan asked.
"Fine," the younger hero replied. His suit began to excrete a silver slime, which helped repair itself. "So, how do you think we're doing?"
"To be honest? We're kind of getting our butts kicked. Ideas?"
"Give me a minute." LEGACY, please tell me you have something!
I do. But we will need the help of the Bronze Titan.
"I have an idea, but I need your help. Distract Victim. Keep him here. Okay?" He whispered.
"Got it. Take your time though. I can take on this punk," Bronze Titan replied, smashing his fists together as Victim awaited their next move. Sentinel suddenly flew into the air, with Victim leaping up after him. He was caught by the Titan though, and slammed into the ground. "Oh, no you don't!"
Victim's head did a 180 and he growled as he kicked the brown superhero in the head, sending him flying into a pile of trash. He then rose up and looked around for the Sentinel, already having lost him. He was suddenly hit in the back of the head though Titan, who was holding a car door in his hands.
He glared at him and clawed the door into pieces, before turning his fingers into whips and using them on the hero. The whips cut through his armor, making large cuts all over the suit before Victim slammed his foot into the suit's chest plate, his talons breaking through the armor.
"Whoa…" Duncan whispered, seeing the cyborg's talon nearly impale his face. His shoulders opened up again and he fired at Victim, forcing him back once again. The superhero kept firing at the villain, who kept stepping back, before stopping. His arms retracted into his body, as did his head. His legs dug into the ground and his kneecaps opened up, revealing his own guns. They opened fire, and as soon as they made contact with something, exploded.
Titan fell onto the ground and did not move as it was barraged with explosive rounds. Victim finally stopped, rising up and looking down at his fallen enemy. He opened his chest and a grenade fell into his hand, which he threw at the fallen hero.
Titan suddenly grabbed it in the air though and threw it right back, watching it explode in the cyborg's face and sending him rolling back. The suit was badly compromised by now, with holes, cuts, and exposed circuits littered on its shell.
Victim slowly rose up and dusted himself off, before looking at the barely standing superhero. He slowly began to walk towards him, his fingers twitching in anticipation for the finishing kill.
"HEY!"
Victim suddenly stopped and looked up to see our hero, the spectacular Silver Sentinel, floating above his head, with two streams around him, one of cold water, and the other of melted metal. The cyborg was suddenly punched in the face, sending him flying into the pile of cars from the beginning of the chapter. The abandoned automobiles fell onto his body, burying him. The stream of hot metal was quickly brought down on him, followed by the stream of water. A loud hiss was heard as the two forces touched, making a large amount of steam.
When the steam finally dissipated, our heroes saw Victim trapped in a prison of melted metal, his feet sticking out and twitching in an attempt to escape. The two heroes looked at each other and smiled, reaching forward to shake hands.
"Where'd you get all that stuff?" Titan wondered.
"The water I got from s fire hydrant I broke open. The melted metal I got from a nearby incinerator." The younger hero suddenly noticed how extreme the damage was and asked if he was going to be okay.
"I'll be fine. I'll call my superiors and they'll come to take Victim away, once you do that depowering trick on him."
"Um…Yeah. I can't do that with Victim. My powers don't work on him. He's a cyborg, ya see," Michael explained. "And my powers only work if there are nanobots inside of his body."
"Hm…I see. I'll have to radio that in. We'll have to triple security for this guy and find somehow to keep him down….Or maybe we should just kill the freak. Put him out of his misery and ours. What do you think, Sentinel? Sentinel?" The Bronze Titan looked around, but he couldn't find the silver superhero.
"Where's Mikie?" Daisy whimpered as the group stood outside the school. The school day had been cut short due to the villain attack, and all students and staff members were ordered to go home for safety reasons.
"I don't know! That idiot ran off," Lucy growled, balling her hands into fists.
"What if he's hurt?" Daisy thought aloud, looking at the ground.
"Hey, come on…If he was injured at the school, the police would have found him and helped him. I'm sure he's okay," Abbey explained, smiling.
"He won't be when I get my hands on him," Lucy growled. "Haven't you guys been noticing he's hardly ever around? Every time he is, he's tired? Plus, he keeps leaving because of 'stomach aches' and 'full bladders!' Something is wrong with him!"
"…Maybe he's trying to avoid you?" David suggested, before being punched in the face. "Owie."
"Lucy!" Daisy scolded, pushing the girl's shoulder. The white cat sighed and helped David up, mumbling an apology. A hand was placed on the Khao Manee's shoulder, and she looked at Tess in annoyance.
"We're worried about him too, Lucy."
"…Whatever. You okay, David?"
"Yep! I'm no stranger to brain trauma! My big brother used to push me down the stairs all the time as a game," he smiled, before stopping. "Or did I just do that because I was bored?" The dog's introspective moment was cut short as he heard a familiar voice and turned to it with the others, finding Michael.
"Hey, gu-" With lighting speed, Lucy grabbed the boy by his scarf, her eyes suddenly burning with as she held him.
"Where the HELL did you go? What have you been doing? Why did you disappear? Why are you so tired?" She screamed, shaking the Korat back in forth.
"Stop!" He pleaded, grabbing her hands and struggling to stop his dizziness. She obeyed, but did not release him as the others walked over, trying to pry the two apart. "You really want to know why I've been missing lately?" He sighed, looking at the ground as Lucy nodded. "I don't know how to tell you this, but…I'm the Silver Sentinel."
"Sir, a word, please."
"What is it, Alinor? I'm a very busy man."
"The last of our test subjects has been incapacitated, sir." The assistant flinched as Zivix broke the data pad in his grip apart. "And a fellow ship has appeared nearby and is asking for permission to dock. It is Councilman Riefnd."
"Riefnd? What does he want?"
"He said he was sent by Lord Vjak to inspect our progress, sir."
Zivix was silent for a long pause, before speaking. "Allow him onboard."
END
I always wanted to do a cliffhanger. I guess I just did. Or maybe I have and haven't noticed? Either way…
Who is this Riefnd guy? Is he an ally or an enemy? Find out, next chapter!