As El Tigre awoke, he saw the Fog standing over him, looking very triumphant. He also saw that he had been tied up in steel chains, and was near the watery part of the Fog's sewer home.
"Awake already?" asked the Fog, "Well, I probably should have remembered your healing ability. Still, that was pretty fast. And I wouldn't try breaking out of those chains; they're made of a super dense steel alloy. I doubt even Spider-Man could break out of them."
"What're ya gonna do, Foggy? Throw me in the water and hope the alligators chew me to bits?"
"Cute, but no. I'm just gonna drown you. I know it's nowhere near as flamboyant or complicated as something Dr. Chipotle, Jr. or Black Cuervo would come up with, but I chose to work with what I got."
"Okay, but before I die, tell me: why are you so obsessed with revenge on Alsura? He never did anything to you."
"You're right, he didn't do anything to me; but one of his companies did! Ergo, it IS his fault that I'm a freak!"
Moving over to his throne, the Fog sat down and began to speak again: "Remember that explosion that gave me these powers? It all happened because I was trying to create a new form of gasoline; it would enable vehicles to continue running even long after the fuel ran out, as they would run on the fumes left by the fuel. But then the explosion happened: After I managed to escape the debris of the science lab, I discovered that the formula I created had given me the power to become any form of air vapor or gas. It also gave me aerokinetic powers and super strength. But there was another effect it had on me: It gave me a vulnerability to cold temperatures! When ever I was in a very cold place, I would suffer extreme amounts of pain. I'm like a reverse Mr. Freeze; Heat doesn't affect me, but cold does! It's a fate worse then death, if you ask me. I later found out that the explosion was caused by a faulty bunson burner knob, which fell off, and caused the flame in the burner to superheat my formula, and KABOOM! Now, I'm a freak of nature."
"Dude…." said Manny, as he suddenly felt sympathy for his new adversary.
"Now, if I'm to get my revenge, I must kill Alsura! It was a company of his that manufactured that bunson burner, and now, I'm gonna show him what happens when you ruin the life of another!"
"But…that's inhuman!"
"Inhuman? Did you say "inhuman"? I AIN'T HUMAN ANYMORE, IN CASE YOU FORGOT!"
"But what about the people at his party? What are you gonna do to them?"
"Well, they chose to associate themselves with him, they must suffer as well."
"You don't mean that…"
"THE HELL I DON'T! Look at me, El Tigre! LOOK AT ME!"
Grabbing his hood off his face, the Fog revealed his face; one of a handsome, normal looking young man, save for his red eyes, which had tears of rage falling from them, like the water of Niagara Falls .
"KNOW WHAT YOU SEE?! SOMEONE WHOSE LIFE WAS RUINED BY THAT ASS, ALSURA!"
"No; all I see is someone whose life was ruined by a desire for revenge. Believe me, once you go through with it, all you really do is hurt yourself and others."
"Even so, Alsura must pay for all that he took from me. Think of it, El Tigre: To never again enjoy a humid summer's night with cold wind in your face; with no one to hold in your arms, and share a kiss of passion beneath the light of the full moon. For that to happen again, I WOULD kill."
Morphing into a cloud of smoke, the Fog whisked over to where El Tigre was, grabbed him by the chains, and hurtled him into the water.
"That alloy is also super heavy, so good luck trying to get it off. And while you're headed for Davey Jones's Locker, I'll be sending Alsura on a one way train to Hell. Sayonara!"
With these words, the Fog transformed into a cloud of steam, and flew off through the sewers. Meanwhile, El Tigre began to sink to the bottom of the sewer, he could feel the weight of the steel alloy begin to crush his ribcage, like a python crushes it's prey. Suddenly, he had an idea; using his tail as a key, Manny managed to unlock the lock in the center of the chains, then leapt back up to the surface. After a few wheezes, Manny finally caught his breath, then stood back up and said "All right, Fog, this time, I ain't playin' around! Let's finish this!"