Sorry it took so long to update, I had a really crazy week, but now that's all done with so... I hope you enjoy! :D
We ran through the city, keeping an eye out for any crimes that would give us a warm up before our fight with Red Mist, which I had no doubt would happen. The night felt both strange and familiar to me producing an unsettling feeling. I was used to going out on patrol at night but it had always been with someone in the comfort of a car.
After a long time I started to wonder whether Hit Girl was just taking me and Kick Ass in circles. I was going to ask "Is it much further?" when Hit Girl put her finger on her lips.
She took us around a corner, overlooking a large park. Not too far in front of us was Red Mist making out with someone on top of his car, surrounded by bodyguards in superhero costumes.
"We good to go?" Asked Kick Ass quietly. I turned to look at him, he was staring at me.
"Lets go." Me and Hit Girl muttered. I think she gave me a death glare but I wasn't sure. We used the trees as a disguise as we ran through the park. We went different ways trying to surround the group, I stayed to the left, Hit Girl to the right and Kick Ass ran straight towards them.
The bodyguards heard us before they saw us. "Um, boss?" One said nervously.
I stayed in the shadows as Hit Girl emerged from the trees. Red Mist detached himself from his whore. I stared at him, he still wore the baseball shield/helmet thing but he had re-adopted his red and black wig. He had all kinds of weapons upon his person and he was more muscular than I remembered, but he generally looked the same. He still had the same car too, it was a bit more beaten up than last time I saw it though.
"Hit Girl, so we meet again." He still had that irresistible lisp and I smiled as I stared at him. It's been six years, get a grip. "Where's your little poodle?"
Kick Ass emerged from the shadows, "Ah, there he is." Red Mist laughed and so did the girl on the car, a horrible high pitched squeal erupted from her like a pig's last cries before it is slaughtered. She was in a pink and purple mini skirt and boob tube. I guessed she didn't do much fighting. She whipped her blonde hair backwards as she laughed almost making her mask fly off of her face, it looked like Red Mist's old one. She was skinny, but almost horribly so.
He jumped off of the bonnet, "We brought a present for you, Misty." Taunted Hit Girl. "You can come out now." I actually wanted to punch the girl for talking to me like a dog. She wasn't going to be the leading lady in this production for much longer, I just knew it.
I smiled menacingly and walked into the light. At first Red Mist looked confused, "Hey good-looking." I said flirtatiously annoying the girl on the car. As Red Mist realised who I was his face fell, then softened and I could see a hint of smile.
"Eradicator?" He asked disbelievingly and each of his fellow superheroes turned to stare at me, leaving Red Mist without much protection.
"The one and only." I laughed. Red Mist walked towards me and eyed me up.
"It's been so long. The years have been good to you it seems." I heard a glimpse of Chris in his words, I definitely was a surprise.
"Likewise."
"Who's this?" The girl Red Mist had been making out with was beside him and she grabbed his ass. Her voice was even more annoying than her laugh, it was high pitched and whiney.
"The Purple Eradicator. This is The Jade Vamp-ire." I noticed how he choked over the last syllable of her name, and said my name with pride.
"Jade and vamp? May I ask, who suggested the name?" I asked and saw Red Mist smile.
"Red Mist, of course. And it's vampire. Why?"
If I had been in a worse mood, I would have told her "generally both jade and vamp mean prostitute" but I kept my mouth shut. "Just that you, er, aren't wearing any green and you don't look like a vampire."
"Hello?" We all turned to face Hit Girl, except Red Mist. "We didn't come here for a nice chat."
"Why are you here?" Red Mist asked me and Hit Girl looked like she had been punched in the face.
"I needed to come and find out about you, and your organisation. I've got what I need, let's go." I turned to leave when I heard a gunshot. Hit Girl was stood, a gun in hand, smoke coming out of the barrel. A bodyguard's corpse in front of her, a hole in his head. Kick Ass actually looked sad but unsurprised.
"You'll pay for that, bitch." Red Mist ran at her, followed by the prostitute.
I didn't want to fight at first but you know what they say "If you can't beat 'em join 'em."
I turned to one of the bigger bodyguards and punched him in the stomach, I doubt he even felt it. He smiled and punched my shoulder sending me flying backward. I got up and walked towards him, before kicking him in the balls, he cried out and fell to the floor like an oak tree. I then kicked him in the face and tasered him. I didn't want any blood on my hands that night. I turned to look beside me and there was a man cowering behind the car. I walked towards him and he yelped. "Stop being such a coward!" He didn't move so I added, "Answer me this; do you want to fight me?" He shook his head. "Then why are you here with him?" I looked over at Red Mist who was slowly being pulverised by Hit Girl.
"It's part of the family business." He muttered.
"Alright. Run." I told him and he did.
Kick Ass had done a good job of sorting out most of the men. He had grown up since I had seen him last. I walked towards the hussy and jumped over her, using her as a hobby horse, to stand beside Hit Girl.
I stared at Red Mist, blood was pouring down his face and he was limping. His bitch noticed I was holding my arm strangely and kicked me in the shoulder. I screamed, tears flooding over my face from the agony. I stood up slowly, I'm not used to this fighting malarkey anymore, I need to retrain. I had left my kick boxing days behind because I simply didn't have the time anymore, I was now paying for that mistake.
I turned and ran out of there. I needed to get to a hospital, and fast.
I heard a yelp from a woman in the car park but I didn't turn around.
I ran trying not to trip and jar my shoulder. I entered my house and removed my costume as gingerly as possible before putting on normal clothes. I was going to get a cab to take me to the ER but Hit Girl was waiting for me outside, in a bright purple car. I couldn't tell what make it was, the badge had been hacked off, but to me it looked a lot like an Audi TT.
"You getting in or what?" The girl asked from inside the car.
I entered it and smiled, she stayed stony-faced. "I want you to understand something." She said to me, while pulling out onto the road. "You're not in charge of this operation."
"Excuse me?" I wasn't angry, yet, just surprised.
"You can't leave us for six years and expect us to follow your every move." There was a hint of hurt in her voice. Wow, she has major abandonment issues.
"I never said you had to. Mindy, I'm not trying to take over the team but it needs a leader. I've always wondered why you and Dave didn't get much done, but I guess I know now. How many times have you gone with a plan Dave has suggested?" She stayed silent so I carried on. "And I bet you've always won the arguments by force or even better, blackmail?"
"I don't blackmail my friends." She replied coldly.
"So, threatened him then. Lets face it, if I hadn't stepped in tonight you and Dave could have ended up in a full blown argument. I don't know who should lead, but we need someone happy to do both the fighting and the saving of the, for want of a better phrase, 'little people.'" I felt sick suddenly the hospital was in sight so I added, "I didn't leave you and Dave, I left the superhero game. I still thought about you both every day, let's face it, I don't have a very exciting life." Hit Girl pulled into the hospital car park. "I missed you, Mindy, way more than you know. Thanks." I said as I left the car.
"I'll be waiting for you here." Hit Girl didn't even look at me as she told me and I nodded before she drove out of the space and into the darkness.
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