I am so sorry for not reviewing. (Hides behind Batman). So without further ado...

YOUR NEW CHAPTER!

So yeah, here you go my patient readers!

Chapter 4

He had finally arrived in... somewhere. He knew that he was in the mountains, but he just wasn't sure where. It was a long way back down, and the bird that he had 'used' was already gone, so all he could really do was set up a camp or shelter at least. Glancing warily around the mountains he sighed and kicked a small pebble along the rocky terrain. Looking up from where the pebble had landed, he found himself facing a cave in the mountain.

With curiosity rearing it's head, he slowly ventured inside. What he had been expecting was a crummy, dusty hole, but was instead met with a tunnel leading towards a high ceiling, and clean smooth walls, nearly identical to the main hall of a castle. Forgetting his grief, a smile made it's way onto his face, his eyes twinkling in pure joy.

A waterfall was running through the back, crystal liquid pooling into a crater, similar to the fountain he had seen in the mall back at home. Home. Shaking the reminding thoughts from his mind, he shrugged off his backpack and stared at few items that he had brought along.

In a record time, he set out his belongings onto a ledge, and made up a bed from slab of rock and his backpack, serving as a pillow. Lying on a rock near the cave entrance, he stared out into the starry night sky, wondering what the future held in store for him.

The next morning, he found himself in a small town near his mountain. It was a homey little place, filled with smiles and sunshine, a safe little place. The only negativity one would ever find here, would probably be only a simple disagreement between siblings.

Shuffling shyly into store he stared at some candies displayed on a rack, bittersweet memories of sharing some with his father filled his mind. A sudden beeping filled his ears as a shadow appeared outside the window. Realizing what would happen, Joey instantly tackled the storekeeper, just a second before the window exploded.

As the smoke dissipated, a simple robber stood in the gaping whole that had been so abruptly placed in the wall. Taking no notice of Joey, he stalked up to the storekeeper, stereotypically threatening him with a gun for all of his money. Taking the chance, Jericho ran behind a clothes rack, grabbing the closest outfit to him; a purple vest with black leggings, a white long sleeved shirt, purple boots, and gold cuffs to go around his waist, wrists, and the top of his boots.

Quickly changing into the outfit, he took a deep breath and leaped out into the open. At the sight of the little boy dressed like a superhero of sorts, the robber could only stare at him dumbfounded. Joey, taking the opportunity, stared deep into the brown irises of the criminal, and was within him in a second. Not wanting to do anything aggressive with the terrified storekeeper watching, Joey simply decided to climb into an nearby closet, close it, then pop out of the robber's body to tie the doorknobs shut.

Being a small town as it was, it didn't take long for a crowd to build. Panicking at the staring adults, Joey shyly backed against the closet that the robber was locked in. However, contrary to his thoughts, he was mets with smiles and chuckles of "awww! What a cute kid!" Kneeling down to Joey's level, the storekeeper gave him a reassuring grin. "Don't worry about it kid. We're all familiar with superheroes. So what's your name?" Swiping out his notebook, Joey quickly scribbled down 'My name's Joey Wilson. I'm mute though, so I can't talk".

Reading over the note, the shopkeeper nodded. "Hmm. Well I'm guessing that because you gave me your real name, you're new at this, right?" Smiling kindly at Joey's shy nod, he continued. "So seeing as you have seemed to take a liking to that outfit, I'll let you keep it as your costume, and even get ahold of more just for you! Then I'm guessing that you live in the mountains, seeing as the store is right by them, and you came from that direction. But, don't worry, we won't pry about the exact location of your living area. Now, do you have a superhero name yet?"

Even as Joey shook his head, he could already see that the storekeeper had predicted that. "Well then, there's a story about a ghost that lives in the mountain, and only comes down when the people of this town are in trouble. The ghost is an amazing fighter and whichever side he's on will always win. Of course, that's a somewhat ability of his. So in the story, the name of the ghost is Jericho. So, Joey. How would you like to be that ghost that helps the town?"

Even as Joey looked around at the citizens of the small town, the look on his face said it all: I'm in.

So I am honestly so sorry for not updating. I've had huge unit tests/midterms that I've been studying like crazy over. Though I will try my best to get on more. And thank you so much for the reviews, I really appreciated them. Please feel free to leave a review with any suggestions or feedback. So, until next time!

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