Chapter 2

Jamal and his friend Joe worked as detectives for the Creamland Police Department. They worked for almost a year now. So far, they managed to fight crime alongside the police force, by providing clues and tracking down enemies, among other methods.

For Jamal, it started when Joe invited him to join the force, as means to fight crime, and do something good with his life. It was understood that Joe is an adventurous person. He loved adventure, and so becoming a detective was something he really wanted since he was a little boy. Jamal was skeptical at first, but eventually, he agreed to become a detective as well.

At least he had something to do which benefits other people, and fighting crime proved helpful in many ways. But the two Js, as they came to be known in the department, worked voluntarily, without receiving any payment for their work. That was something Joe was fine with, since he worked night shifts in the supermarket on weekends. But Jamal was unemployed and, although a voluntary detective, started to feel uneasy because of the problem his family was already facing.

Creamland was a peaceful city, but its peace was sometimes disrupted by the emergence of bad people, who are corrupt, greedy and ambitious in some ways. People who are interested in world domination, and proving a point, even to the extent of breaking the rules. The law was breached many times by these number of people, and some continue to do so these days. The police force had their hands full several times, but they did all they could to stop them all. They are continuing to do so to this day.

Names like Dominic and Raul were common in the force's most wanted list. Dominic and Raul were good friends and the pioneers of the Dominic Enterprise Company, where Dominic is the muscle and Raul make up most of the brains. The company was a disguise for Dominic's crime operations, but sooner or later, the police would find out.

However, Dominic was very wealthy and had some sort of immunity that brought him out of jail several times. He had his helpers from other areas in Creamland, and he himself possessed power in terms of wealth. Raul, Dominic's assistant, remained anonymous at times, because he sometimes did not show up in public. Probably because he did not want anything to do with his employer's antics.

However, recent research carried out by the intelligent and productive people at the police department provided more clues to the Raul persona. His background was made visible to the police. Still, there were no details about his past, associates and even origin. More research would be carried out in time.

Besides the two, other bad guys would be handled by the police. Be it some violent rebellion, or any violent and unlawful activities, they would do their best to protect the people and bring justice to the city of Creamland.

The most recent occurrence was the appearance of the Flying Brothers. The newspapers stated about possibilities that these people were aliens, but truthfully, they are not. They are actually human beings dressed in some sort of costume, with a flying harness equipped to the back of their bodies. The harness enabled them to float to great heights, going against the gravitational pull of Earth.

At the same time, the brothers, who were led by a criminal named Flyer, are not real siblings, but they are just friends. They were recruited by Flyer, who later proposed the idea of a flying harness with add-ons that would enable them to wreak havoc in the city, and take the city's belongings to make them theirs.

Over time, Flyer's research and development in his private laboratory enabled him to create three flying harnesses for his three friends. It took some time but, after being released from jail by a certain Dominic, he got to work immediately. The evil Flyer set his sights on terrorising the city and getting the power to eventually become ruler of the city, even the world if he lives long enough.

Dominic insisted on setting him free after learning more about him through his own research. In fact, Flyer was released just a few days after Dominic. They shared the same cell in prison for a few days, that is, before Raul stepped in to save his employer, and 'do what an employee should', as he was reminded constantly by his employer. With the release, a deal was done by Dominic and Flyer. Dominic promised to keep the money rolling in for Flyer to continue his research and development, while terrorising the city.

A few days ago, the Flying Brothers bombed several areas of the city with their hand beams. The beams were actually installed along with the harness, on both hands. Once aimed at something, with a slight press of a button, the beam would direct at the aimed object and significantly destroy it. Flyer realised that his hard work finally paid off, and he got inches closer to his ultimate goal.

After their crime spree was put to a stop, albeit for a short time, the sinister Flying Brothers came to Dominic's building. They stepped in his office and met him. At that time, Dominic was watching his favourite TV show, seated comfortably on his lazy couch, while Raul stood quietly behind him. Without Dominic's knowledge, Raul was not pleased with the flying men who made a deal with him.

"That is a great comedy," Dominic said, and laughed loudly. "Why are you so silent, Raul?"

"Well," Raul said, "I have other things in mind."

"Why not you just sit down, or talk to the Flyers over there?"

"Should I?"

Raul went ahead with his boss's request. He approached Flyer, and looked him in the eye. The look that the incumbent assistant gave to Flyer was that of anger and disappointment. He had second thoughts when he decided to leave the office immediately. Flyer did not understand why.

"What is wrong with your assistant?" asked Flyer to Dominic.

"Him?" Dominic replied. "Does not matter. He will get well soon."

"Whatever," Flyer said, "we do not need him."

"Hey, you four hang around in my room over there and have fun," Dominic said spontaneously while pointing his finger to a red coloured door in his office. Flyer went ahead, with his Flying Brothers, and checked out the room he was talking about.

When they opened the door, their eyes blinked fast, as if in shock. They probably should, because the room was filled with luxuries that they were content with. Since Dominic gave them the green light to use it, they went ahead and took advantage of the luxuries. They turned on the TV and sat on a nice leather couch, with a drinks machine within their sights. The drinks were free of charge.

"Woo-hoo!" a Flying Brother said to his friends. "This is great!"

"Indeed," Flyer said with a laugh. He let his friends enjoy their stay while he leaves the office to do something that was important to him. Meanwhile, Dominic was still enjoying a little humour on television, without having any regard for anyone else.

Policemen were seen working hard in the office. No surprise there. That is how they work, indoors or outdoors. They are used to the bundled paperwork in the police station anyway, if they are not assigned to any outdoor tasks. Jamal arrived in the station and immediately approached his friend Joe.

"Hi, what is it that you want to talk about?" asked Jamal to his colourful friend.

"It is like this," replied Joe. "The flying man known as Flyer is in town. This time, he is not alone."

"Really?"

"I am serious," Joe insisted. "He brought his friends, called the Flying Brothers. They did a lot of damage to the city. Look!" Joe pointed to the outdoors, and the city, which looked as if it just survived a big war. Jamal's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide as well. He could not believe the sight. He did not notice at first, but then he did.

Eddie the policeman was busy looking at his team-mate's computer. His team-mate's computer is capable of sensing the location of various people, for surveillance and safety reasons, as well as other things related to their work. When Eddie looked again at the computer, he saw a disturbance in the system. The pictures became more blurry as some sort of dot approached the computer graphics.

That dot was actually Flyer, who came to destroy the police station.

The police force was all alarmed. Policemen were immediately assigned to tasks, whether it was defending the interior or the exterior, or even shooting down the powerful Flyer. The chief took out his special, and significantly large, beam pistol which was given by the National Laboratory as means to contain crime when things get rough. Only one unit was available, so the chief used it.

However, Flyer's surprise appearance put the force into a state of shock. Civilians fled in huge numbers from the city to find a safe place as the man with the armed harness shot the police building. The shots fired were a lot stronger than the firepower of the defending policemen, so they were taken out of the battle. They sustained injuries and were immediately treated by some helpful people.

Joe, among others, felt the impact of the shot, and fell down the stairs. Luckily, he was not seriously injured. Jamal was still on the top floor, and he looked panicked. He was not feeling well that day anyway. However, he would be further surprised when the wall broke.