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Chapter 2

The ride to Jackal's hideout had been anything but nice. Joey had been having the perfect day; he had completed his Metropolis city painting, and had been having an awesome mini-party with his siblings. Yep, everything had been going right until he'd been roused from his sleep by a scary man clothed in a black ninja suit. Then he'd been so spooked that he'd made eye contact, possessed the ninja, and taken out the other 2 guys in the room. But, one of the ninjas hadn't been as dazed as he had appeared, so when Joey had left the ninja's body the other had jumped him.

So there he was, wrists bound, and riding in the back with his brother and sister. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the vehicle pulled to a stop.

"Alright kids, get out! And don't even let the thought about escaping cross your minds."

"And don't worry, you'll only get hurt if your old man doesn't comply to our demands", the ninjas, Jackal's goons bickered.

'Daddy? What do they want with daddy?' Joey thought. As they were herded into the hideout, Joey could've sworn that he glimpsed a shadow race through the rafters. By the uneasy looks on Grant and Rose's faces, it was obvious that they must've seen it too. 'Was it a superhero coming to rescue them? Maybe it was Superman? Or Batman?' Honestly, Joey couldn't have cared if it was Green Lantern, he just wanted to be back home with mommy and daddy, safe and away from Jackal. The increased grip on Joey's shoulders suddenly jolted him from his thoughts. Pained grunts and randomly falling ninjas had everyone tense and alert. Just when the tension and anticipation had become nearly unbearable, two figures dropped from above.

"What is this! You should have faced me upfront instead of sneaking through the rafters! Now come out from the shadows Terminator!" Jackal shouted in outrage.

Then slowly, as though magic, a man in black-grey armor and a half orange, half black mask emerged from the darkness. Trailing nervously behind him was none other than Addie Wilson. 'But, if mommy was here', Joey thought 'then that meant that the man was'-

"Dad", Grant gasped, while at the same time Jackal hissed "Deathstroke."

"So I see you brought your wife Terminator, well that's just one more life that you'll have to pay for if you don't comply to my needs", Jackal said.

"And what exactly is it that you want Jackal", Slade growled. "It has come to my attention that you have murded one of my clients, and so now, all you have to do is tell me which client of yours made that request", Jackal explained.

Joey held his breath nervously, knowing exactly what would befall him and his siblings if his father didn't comply. As his father revealed his answer, Joey felt his heart sink into his stomach. He had said no. Almost in slow motion his captor raised a sickenly sharp blade to his throat. It was all he could focus on, the rapidly approaching blade, the simple creation that could, no would, end his short life so swiftly. In his surroundings he could hear his family fighting around him, the shrieks of wounded ninjas falling around him, Rose and Grant already having turned on their captors.

His life came rushing towards him all at once, the beautiful art he had created, the music pieces he had composed, the time he had discovered his powers, watching his siblings training in martial arts with their father...

Their father. Their father. Their father who was now going to be responsible for his death. At all this racing through Joey's mind, he barely registered the fight raging around him, or Slade racing to stop his son's throat from being slit. The only thing that truly registered, was the "sorry kid", from his captor as the blade pierced his throat.

Well, that was intense! And don't worry Joey is alive! Please review, cause more reviews =more chapters!