Warning you now, this AU is going to be a bit dark. Not too dark, but it will have a few themes that I tend to try and avoid but still wanted to use for this character because I always wanted to take him into a dark place.

Miracle City. A Spicy Cesspool of Crime and Villainy. My home where criminals thrive and get to do whatever they like and no one can stop them. The police are all but useless or they have been bought by supervillains. The politicians do nothing but place laws that will only benefit them and rarely do things for the people in need. The people. The people here are all but weak. Those without money or power are put down even when they try to live honorably and earn honorable wages. This city needs a hero who can clean up this city of corruption and evil. This city needs me.

Somewhere in a back alley, a group of thugs are surrounding an innocent woman.

She said "Please, leave me alone. I don't have any money on me. Just let me go.

The lead thug said "You hear that boys; she says that she doesn't have an money. What are we going to do about that?"

Thug 2 suggested "We could take her phone."

Thug 3 said "Let's take her earrings as collateral."

Thug 4 said "I've got a better idea boss. She can offer up her body as compensation."

The lead thug said looking at Thug 3"You sicko, that's disgusting. We're thugs, not savages."

A voice said on a nearby rooftop "Your criminals either way. Don't act like you work under any moral standpoint since you've chosen to break the law." The thugs then look up to see who it is

Thug 2 said in shock "God Dammit. It's White Pantera."

He then jumps down from the rooftop and onto the head of second thug by stomping on them. He then grabs for two of the thugs with his hands and bashes their heads together. The leader of the thugs grabbed for a gun and started firing at him, but he managed to avoid all the bullets and kick the gun out of his hand. He then kicked the leader in the stomach and into a wall. White Pantera then noticed the other thug grabbing for the woman and trying to take her away somewhere. Luckily, White Pantera ran toward him and grabbed him by the neck before he could take her away.

White Pantera said "Go. Leave."

The woman said as she left "Thank you."

Thug 4 said after White Pantera threw him into a wall "Look man, about that paying with her body, I meant nothing by it. I'm not a sicko or anything

White Patnera said placing his boots heavily on his stomach "Really."

Thug 4 said "I wasn't going to have my way with her. I just wanted to take nude photos of her to look at home while I watch bad television."

White Pantera said "And you say that you aren't a sicko."

Thug 4 said "Please don't kill me. I don't wanna die."

White Pantera said "You won't die. But you will repent for your crimes."

A couple of minutes later, the woman that was almost mugged came back with some police. When they arrived, they found the thugs all badly beaten and bleeding. As for the last thug White Pantera dealt with, he is on his knees and crying. A police officer looked to see what he was crying about and was shocked to see what happened to him. His hands were completely crushed and he has claw marks on his eyes and his tearing out blood.

In this city, you can't be merciful on criminals. You have to make sure that they can never break the law again. While I have shied away from taking the lives of all evil in this cursed city, I know that I am prepared to take a life when it comes down to it.

At his civilian job, working as an accountant, Rodolfo Rivera is adding the last few touches on this quarter's balance sheet and sending it to his supervisor. He then got up to get some water from the water dispenser. As he is drinking his water, he overhears some of his co-workers talk about his exploits.

Worker 1 said "I can't believe that White Pantera clawed the guys eyes out."

Worker 2 said "How can the police just stand by and let this menace run around our city?"

Worker 3 said "I say more power to him. Finally, someone's actually doing something about the criminals in this city. The police are all but useless or corrupt."

Worker 2 said "What about that one police officer that recently joined the MCPD, Lieutenant Suarez?"

Worker 3 said "I give that guy a week and he'll be just as corrupt as every other cop."

Worker 1 said "What do you think, Rodolfo?"

Rodolfo asked feigning ignorance of what they are talking about"About what?"

Worker 2 asked "About White Pantera. Do you think he's a hero or a menace?"

When asked that question, I tell myself that I am a hero and that I am doing the right thing. I firmly believe that I am the hero that this city needs. However, I can understand why others would see me as a menace because of how I brutalize criminals.

Rodolfo said "I don't think anyone can deny that White Pantera has done some good for Miracle City by fighting criminals. However, his actions could make him a menace and he could become the very evil he claims to destroy if left unchecked, especially if he goes too far. I better get back to work."

After work was over, Rodolfo headed home in order to get ready for his nightly patrol. But when he opened the door, he found his on again-off again girlfriend, Carmelita Aves sitting on the couch.

Carmelita said in a sexy tone "Hey Rodolfo."

Rodolfo said "Hello Carmelita. I see that you're back from your trip."

Carmelita Aves. She's my childhood friend and the only person in Miracle City who knows that I am White Pantera. Her mother and my parents knew each other but I don't know all the details of how they knew each other and neither did she since her mother refuses to talk about it and my parents are dead. The only reason she knows my identity because she's not only good at keeping secrets but also helps me hide all my White Pantera stuff from the police should they suspect me of being White Pantera one day.

Carmelita said "I just got back. I stopped by my place to get a few things for a portrait that I'm doing."

Rodolfo said "You need me to pose for you again?"

Carmelita said "No, not yet. This is for a woman I met in prostitute alley who I gained inspiration from seeing her. Her name is Salma."

Rodolfo said "You know how I feel about you inviting people here without notifying me in advance."

Carmelita said "I followed your rules. I left a message on your phone and I put it on the calendar before I left for my trip."

Rodolfo inspected his calendar to make sure she didn't just put it on the calendar and could tell that it wasn't "just written". And he listened to his answering machine and found the message that Carmelita sent to it.

Rodolfo said "You did. Sorry I didn't believe you."

Carmelita said "I figured you wouldn't. I've seen your medicine cabinet. Seems like you've been keeping yourself awake for a while now." She then shows an empty medicine bottle in her hand

Rodolfo said "Crime and Villainy never sleep in this city, so why should I."

Carmelita said "I won't debate that with you on this since I know it leads to a long speech about how people need you, there is evil out there that need to be eradicated and only you can do it."

Rodolfo said "You make that sound like it's a bad thing." He then opens a secret passage

Carmelita said giving Rodolfo a newspaper "Eh. If your going out now, you should know that there have been rumors of some mad scientist kidnapping students for an experiment involving jalapenos and there is an insane guy who claims he has the power to control spoons harassing people at the homeless shelter."

Rodolfo said "Thank you Carmelita. I'll be sure to investigate it and I'll repay you for this." Carmelita then got close to him

She said "You could do more than that." She then had her hand on her stomach

Rodolfo said "We talked about this before Carmelita. If you want one so bad then you should find someone else."

Carmelita said "Then at least promise that you'll sleep in with me when you get back."

Rodolfo said "Alright."

Carmelita may be an on again-off again girlfriend, but she still persist that I give her a baby even though we're not married. I've told her countless times that I don't want to have a child. Who in their right mind would want to have a child in a place like this? Miracle City is no place for a child to live in. I want to make it a place where children can live in without fear but it's going to be a while before that happens.

Although, I do find comfort in her presence when she is around. Maybe it's because she's the only one who really gets me that I don't push her away. While I do give her the freedom to go out and find someone else to give her a deserving-happy life, I sometimes see her as one of the few things that keeps me as Rodolfo Rivera and not just being White Pantera full time.

In the middle of the night, White Pantera had just gotten back from dealing with the incident involving Dr. Chipotle Sr., who wanted to make humans into jalapeno dipping sauce hybrids, and the guy calling himself El Cucharon, who was stealing spoons to make a giant spoon weapon. As he pounced over rooftops to find any trouble in the streets, he noticed a child cowering in fear from some bullies surrounding him

When it comes to child delinquents, I'm not as brutal since they are still young and have a "true" chance of changing their ways.

He jumped down to the ground and told the bullies to leave the kid alone. Once they realized that he's White Pantera, they ran away in fear. He then went over to check on the kid but then heard the sound of a gun clicking.

A voice said "Leave the boy alone and put your hands in the air." That voice is none other than Lieutenant Suarez.

White Pantera said putting his hand up "Not that it matters to you, but I didn't harm this child."

Lieutenant Suarez said as he walked up closely to White Pantera "Doesn't matter if you did or not. I know who you are, White Pantera. And let me tell you something: Miracle City doesn't need masked vigilantes like you taking the law into their own hands. If you wanted to protect this city, then you should have put on a badge instead of a mask."

White Pantera said after turning his head toward him "I can see it in your eyes that you believe that this city can be saved, Lieutenant Suarez. Just know that you will have a long way to go before you can even think that you can save this city."

Lieutenant Suarez said "How would a punk like yourself know?"

White Pantera said "Because I was just like you once before I realized what a fool I was."

Before White Pantera could say anymore, he kicked a nearby soda can into a wall and it ricocheted into Lieutenant Suarez's head, causing him to lose sight of White Pantera. When he got his sense back, White Pantera was almost at the very top of the fire escape. Lieutenant Suarez fired his gun at him but he got away. By the time he got up to the roof, White Pantera was already gone. What he didn't know is one of his bullets managed to hit.

Elsewhere in another abandoned alley, Rodolfo got out of his White Pantera outfit and used whatever he could find to get the bullet out of his arm. It was easy for him to get the bullet out since it didn't go all the way through. He then tore off a piece of his suit to temporarily bandage the wound and then used a lighter that he had on hand to burn his suit and mask up. However, he hid his boots in a backpack that he managed to find in the garbage before he burned everything in it along with his suit. He then went to the nearest Free Clinic to have someone stitch him.

The thing about Free Clinics is they don't ask questions as to how you get hurt since people can assume you were robbed or assaulted in some way. It took awhile for me to get treated since I didn't want to use my insurance on something like this and somehow have it traced back to me later on. I had to wait for three hours to get treated for my bullet wound but also to have my hands and legs checked for any painful-serious injuries but the nurse found nothing serious.

As much as I wanted to shake off these injuries, I knew that I had to rest just a little bit after that bullet wound

Later, at exactly 2:00 pm, Rodolfo came in and grabbed some water in the fridge. He then noticed all of Carmelita's art supplies are still out. Not only that, he saw her clothes and another woman's clothes on the ground too; he assumed that the other set of clothes belonged to Salma. He then grabbed a note written by Carmelita that said "Feel free to join us when you get back. No baby making is required." Walking toward his room, he found the two of them messing around in his bed. He then said to himself "Why not; I need to unwind anyway" before going into his room to join them.

When it comes to White Pantera, if there were two things that I wanted to explore with him is him giving up on Miracle City and taking it a "step further" in cleaning up crime in Miracle City. There is another aspect of him that I would like to explore but that will be for a later chapter. What to take away from this is you are seeing White Pantera in a darker format than what we know of him from the show and how most fanfic writers will tend to portray him. Unlike my other AU one shots, I don't really intend to do a follow up on this one; if I did then I would have to make it a M rated chapter to do more with it and move it to the M section especially since I filtered what went through my mind.