Caretaker
His Boss's Fight
Link wakes in a white library.
Where is he? Where is that Gabby girl? Who is he going to fight? A sudden light flashes and his last question is answered.
His opponent is Malcolm C. Leverrier.
The blond-braided man is a bit taken aback. His trusted boss was going to be his opponent, but how was he going to fight him? Leverrier was the one who helped him in his time of need. He's loyal to him, and that hasn't changed one bit. So where is Gabby playing at here? Leverrier starts to run towards him. His razor blades hidden beneath his arms slide downward during his stride. Link pulls out his at the same time to block the attack. He struggles against his blow, but manages to push him back with some force. Leverrier then kicks the inspector in the chest and he's blown backward into a bookcase. Books and articles fly everywhere around him as he slumps to the ground. He suddenly remembers why Leverrier is so important to him.
It was ten years ago.
Link and his friends were sitting outside a church. All of them different ages, and some sickly. The younger ones were becoming sick, and Link was trying to gather pounds for food. His mate, Tokusa also tried to gather some scraps from older folk.
But no one seemed to give much.
Link was then greeted by a younger man, maybe in his late thirties. His hair was slicked back, and one strand popped out. His mustache was trimmed only above his lip, and no where else. His eyes were a piercing stare, and Link stepped back a bit from the intensity.
"Would you like a home?" he asked in his gruff and cold voice. Link glanced over to his friends, they all stared back with desperation. He turned back to the man and nodded. He then took them to a place called Central.
Link is blown into another bookcase. His spells and counterattacks aren't working on the older inspector. He keeps out-smarting him with his experienced training and tactics. Link wonders how Gabby was able to make him seem so real. He sends a spell towards the man in the suit, and made sure he stays there. But Leverrier sends his own counterattack and Link is hurt badly.
"Why are you slowing? Can't you see? This is the man you must fight," Gabby says as she appears next to him. She grabs his arm and lifts him upward. "Remember, in order to break your mask, you must show me you can kill your comrades when they betray you. Now, fight like it's the end of the world!"
She thrusts him outward, and disappears. He's left there standing in the tattered pages of the books that were hit. He instantly remembers his first mission.
Link walked into Leverrier's office.
His fourteen-year-old self was anxious to see what the man had for him. He stood there casually, waiting for his boss to give him news. The thirteen-year-old girl with golden hair had just come in after her mission. Link was fortunate enough to listen in on their conversation.
"Well, what's the damage?" Leverrier asked while folding his hands together. He placed his head onto them. The girl threw her hand to the air with anger.
"I don't know! A couple buildings destroyed, and some people injured, but I tried to stop them from doing too much damage to the town," she said angrily. "But you know akuma, always like to destroy everything around them!"
Leverrier sighed. "Calm yourself, did you retrieve what you were ordered?"
"Yes." She took out the glowing piece of innocence that she had retrieved during her mission. The man in the suit picked it up and examined it.
"Well done," he said. "Now, go to the Black Order and watch the tests. I want a full report when you come back. And you better wear your uniform this time!"
"Yes yes all right!" With that said, Caretaker left the office. Link stepped up.
"You said you had something for me, sir?" he asked while placing his hands behind his back. Leverrier grabbed a case file and handed it to him.
"Read it over. You'll be spending some time at the trials of the fallen ones," he informed while replacing his head onto his folded hands. Link nodded and left the office.
That was his first time out in the field.
The blond-braided man smashes across his opponent's head. Leverrier is sent back into a case and books fly out everywhere. Link then punches his face, and he's knocked unconscious. He then seals Leverrier and makes sure he's not able to move. A hand is placed on his arm. He jumps and aims his razor blade at the culprit.
"Calm down, it's only me," Gabby says while chuckling a bit. She walks over and touches the unconscious man's head. He disappears, and Link is left there dumbfounded.
"Why didn't you let me kill him?" he asks.
"Because, what's the point in killing him if he's already knocked unconscious?" Gabby says with a shrug. "Besides, you won your challenged anyways, you may proceed to the main room."
Link automatically finds himself sitting on the floor where he once was in the main room. He's still not able to move his body, but he checks to see if any others are awake.
None are, but that doesn't mean that they are alive.
This one is different. I've rewritten it completely, and the chapters to come are going to be unknown until you read the next one. So, will you keep reading to find out who's next? Or will you stop? Review please! It's much appreciated!
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