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Lincoln
I felt a sudden pain. With my eyes closed, I didn't know what was going on. I tried to open them but couldn't. What's going on. AH! Someone hit me again. I can't get up... I tried to shout to ask someone for help but again. I was unable to speak. However, then I managed to open my eyes. The first light was extremely painful for me even though it was not sharp. Ah. I must try again.
This time I did it slowly. I saw that I was sitting and tied to a chair. I looked around to see that I was in some kind of dark room. The light was only coming from a window on the roof. I tried to get out but the warm liquid that was coming off my head prevented me from doing so through the pain.
I tried for a while more until my mind finally sharpened and I heard some conversation in the background. I don't know cat it or what but they sounded familiar. Come on. Faster... did the talking stop? I heard slow footsteps in my direction. The dark silhouette that was approaching me made me more stressed. I rubbed the string faster and faster but didn't make it when the figure finally reached me.
Standing in the shadows it looked very scary. Like from the worst nightmares. The red dots that were in place of eyes bore into me. I didn't know what to do. I just froze in place already on the verge of crying. The figure smiled at me. In the shadows it looked like the white jaws of a monster glowing in the dark. Finally, it placed a hand on my shoulder. Sure enough, it was the hand of a woman wearing fingerless leather gloves. A chill momentarily pierced my body and an unpleasant feeling spread through my mind.
- Do you remember me boy?
The voice she made of herself was terrible. So harsh and unpleasant to the ear that those words were enough to send a shudder through me. I was shaking with tears in my eyes. I already know why I am here. I have been kidnapped. She is torturing me for the sheer joy of it.
- What do you want from me?
I asked with the strange hope that she would answer me but all the woman did was grab my face with her sharp nails. She drove them into my face. I roared in pain as the nails drove deeper and deeper. I tried not to look at her and she sadly enabled me to do so when she licked my neck very perversely. She moved slightly away from me and smiled again.
- Joy.
The moment she penetrated my mouth with her tongue I woke up screaming in the car. I startled everyone. My sisters momentarily hugged me. In shock, I looked around. I'm in Vanzilla and we're passing some isolated buildings.
- Linc? Everything is fine - asked my oldest sister Lori - Did you have that nightmare again?
- Yes - I replied - I'm fine now.
- Honey. Remember that as soon as we are there you will sign up for a psychologist ok - said my mother to me - Kidnapping and torture is a terrible psychological trauma.
- I promise mom. I just needs rest now.
- Well. Actually we are already there.
Well, fact. We entered the great city of Metropolis. In addition to New York, the capital of superheroes.... o. There's Superman in the distance. But cool. I wonder if we will meet someone else here although now really need a rest. This dream and psychologist is due to the fact that during a bad luck incident that I honestly don't want to talk about I was kidnapped by some damn mafia that is looking for simple targets like me.
The leader of this mafia tortured, raped and beat me for fun. When it turned out that there was a mafia there after my escape, my parents momentarily made the decision to move out while chiding Lynn for this stupid idea of bad luck. I have nightmares practically all the time. The wolves destroyed my psyche and I'm not sure if I escaped through cunning or powers. It was such chaos that I don't have what it was like. I know only that I have powers. As Lisa called it I am a mutant....
Simply now that I'm in another city it's a little better but I don't know if it's a long-term solution. When my friends found out that I was caught by the Wolves they themselves told me to run away. I will be a little sad without them here. No friends, acquaintances, etc. I have to start all over again here. At least my sisters now want to spend more time with me and some are even obsessively looking for those who kidnapped me. Lynn I want to kill them. So honestly do I, and I'm sure if I met one of them I would have no remorse before killing them. I know that's not what heroes do but I can't help it.
- Linc - spoke to me Luan - Please remember that just a word and we will leave here.
- Exactly brother - began Lana - These monsters have done terrible things to you. We will do everything to make you feel better.
- Come on - said Luna looking behind the glass - This is a city of superheroes. It would be really stupid if the Wolves would even dare to set up their base here. Superman is here, sometimes Batman and maybe some other heroes.
I smiled at them. All in all, he's right. Superman is part of the Justice League with Batman, Aquaman, Spider-man, Scarlet witch, Wolverine and and Capitan Carter. They usually fight separately but they can convene. I hope they do. Maybe someday I will be the Justice. Eh. These are just dreams. For now, maybe I'll focus on reality because we've arrived at our new home. It is... practically the same as our old one only it looks new. Because it probably is new.
- Well kids. Oh this is our new house. Go take a look at it and we'll unload the luggage. Something feels that it will be wonderful here.
Dad is always such an optimist that it's even cute. Eh. All right. I got out of the car and walked in. I saw that Lynn was following me all the time. She has remorse all the time. I wish I could tell her it's all right now, but it's all because of her and I have a slight aversion to her. I don't want to talk to her yet.
Returning to the house, the interior is a bit different but some rooms and their layout are almost identical to our old house. Probably the parents wanted us not to feel so wyillized.
The whole has rather light gray colors. Painted usually in such neutral gray colors. Only I could see that the upstairs, to which the stairs lead, is done a little differently, but I only saw that for a while. I will go there in a moment. In fact, the hallway turned immediately into a rather large living room with a couch in the middle, a TV in front of it. I looked into the one room I passed by and could tell it was the dining room and the kitchen was probably behind the couch. I walked upstairs, which was all purple and blue. Strangely but ok, there are only four rooms here. According to my parents, one more is downstairs and the attic can be used by me which I gladly accepted. All kinds of junk will be in the basement.... I heard a quiet tup tup. I looked behind me to see Lucy. What is it? Is she walking like a normal person?
- You don't even know how I envy you the attic room - she said in her usual melancholy voice.
- Well... I'll have farther to the bathroom - I tried to comfort her.
- According to my parents, the bathroom is there too.
What, ok, I didn't know that. I opened it and wanted to enter but suddenly heard quiet footsteps upstairs. And I wasn't the only one. Lucy momentarily looked in different directions until she smiled. She stated that she sensed a ghost. This scared me slightly because two years ago it turned out that Lucy also had powers. She only told me. She can communicate with the world of the dead. That's scary... Well. I'm in.
With my powers of being able to create everything that ever existed in games I wanted to create a flashlight but I failed. Damn. It works when I want it to. Good. I just shined my phone. around the room. Surprisingly thanks to the window it is bright. I went in and looked around but saw nothing suspicious and there is even plenty of space. Nice here... When I turned around I saw a blue figure looking at me. He has no legs and is definitely Asian. He has a pair of glasses in his hand, which he put on his eyes with dark whites and red eyes.
- How's the homie?
He said in a very calm voice but I couldn't help myself and shouted. The ghost didn't know what was going on when suddenly my whole family appeared in the attic. As soon as they saw the ghost they were slightly frightened but he did nothing wrong.
- Well finally some people in my house - everyone was afraid to approach him - I am Raph but you can call me Star!
No one said anything until Luci appeared in front of him greeting him. He screamed in terror and fell to the floor looking at her in shock.
- Since when are the deists afraid - Lola asked.
- I was not afraid... I was surprised...
- What are you doing here?
- I've been living ... for years. It's been a long time since anyone was here. It's nice that we will live together.
- I'm going to go for a walk.
I stated simply coming down in fear. I took a baseball bat as a possible weapon and went out to walk. Eh. Gosh. It's cool that we live in the city of heroes but no one said we would have to share an apartment with ghosts. This is already too much. I thought I would relax and maybe it would be like this if it was quiet but it doesn't seem to be. It can at least deter possible bandits. At least that's it. Eh. Maybe I'll just take a look around.
Our house is on the outskirts but not that far from the busy parts of town. After just a while I was in a heavily built-up part. There's a mass of people, so are the cars and the characters fly overhead. I wish I could be like them. I seemingly have powers and scramble to do so, but I don't know how to use them. If only I had a good teacher. Maybe someday.
Moving on, a lot of the people looked twinned. No one practically stood out from each other. Except maybe one girl who looked sad. A light-skinned teenager with thick, shoulder-length light-indigo hair with straight bangs and lavender-colored highlights. She also has almond-shaped, light purple eyes. She wears a black vest with a single dark pink button on the front, worn over a white long-sleeved blouse with a black ribbon hanging from the collar. She also wore a short dark pink skirt and Black, outdoor walking shoes.
She is either my age or slightly older. She seems like a nice person. Maybe if I meet her at school I'll try to make friends.... moment. Some types throw her into a dark alley. No one reacts. Oh no, no, no... I have to do something. But I don't have the power. But I want to be a hero and for that I don't need power. What if it's the Wolves? What if that woman is there with them.... NO. Lincoln calm down. I have to help her. If Clade or Ronnie were here they would move without a second thought. I have a stick after all. Good. No time to think about it.
I ran to the alley. Already from a distance I saw that the girl was crawling trying to escape. She didn't notice me. That's good. Ok. Lynn taught me self-defense. I flew. I started running at them at the same time screaming. There were two of them. When one turned around I punched him in the stomach with all my strength. So hard that he flew away to his friend and I ran up to her.
- Are you okay - I asked myself panting.
- Y yes - she barely breathed out - Why did you save me?
- It is necessary to help people.
- You're new in Metropolis aren't you?
- Well, yes, but I guess it doesn't matter. They are about to get up and I have a plan. I'm Lincoln, by the way.
- Zee - we shook hands - And what's your plan?
- We run away.
- Do we run away?
-We run away!
Those guys had already started to get up and I could see a tattoo of a wolf's head on their necks, which means they are Wolves. We bypassed them and started to run away. Those there started running after us. Zee wanted to run to the police but I didn't let her because they had a wolf tautage on their necks. That's their trademark. I promised to tell her later.
To lose the fast more we ran into the crowd of people at the same time leaving the stick. However, they continued to see us. Some construction.
- Do you trust me - I asked her and I know it's stupid.
- I just met you but you have already saved my life twice so yes.
- Follow me.
That's how I managed to escape from the Wolves last time. We ran into the construction site and started climbing up. Usually there are working elevators at the top so when they run after us to the top we will destroy the elevator controls except for one. We'll use that one to go down and lose them. I don't know by what miracle I succeeded before but maybe this time too.
After just a few minutes of running we were exhausted let alone after going all the way to the top. Zee unfortunately twisted her ankle at the top and I had to help her get there. They were centrally behind us so we didn't have too much too soon. We ran straight to the elevator panel but didn't get there because one of the guys blocked our way. Damn. I showed Zee another one and this time they destroyed the dam so that it went down. Oh no... We turned toward them. They slowly approached us while we were backing up and unfortunately we were backing up to the edge where it is twenty stories down. If we fall we will die we have no chance. I have to activate my powers! Come on! I can do it!
- The boss told us about your prank youngster - one of them laughed - Clever but we won't fall for it twice.
- Lincoln let's just surrender to them. Otherwise we will die - shouted Zee.
- If they take us away then your life will become a living nightmare.
- Without exaggeration. It's been fun. Come on. We will repeat it.
He said in a very perverted way. We moved back and I felt those memories coming back to me more and more. The nightmares are becoming real. I will go back there again and she will make me her sex toy again. I don't. I don't want that. I don't want that. I DON'T WANT IT!
- Never again!
I honestly don't know what happened to me then, but my hands lit up and a Gaster blaster from Undertale appeared in front of us and flew straight at one of them. Surprised he didn't expect it and flew straight ahead with him. He disappeared several meters over the edge causing him to fall. His friend couldn't believe it just like Zee. And it was Zee. I looked at her with pleading eyes.
- I begged not to tell anyone.
- I won't tell anyone.... Look out!!
She jumped forward creating a magical barrier from her hands that threw the guy far away from us. She looked at me with a smile but her smile was dispersed by the light where I defeated the type. A flying first aid kit appeared there. We approached it and Zee touched it. She immediately disappeared and as if her essence began to fly around the girl until it flew into her leg. In her eyes I immediately saw relief.
- Are you okay - I asked uncertainly.
- Yes. And very much so. I don't know what it was, but it feels like a new birth - I think she was reminded of the earlier situation - And going back.... You are not the only one with Linc powers. I don't know how to use them either. How about we learn them together - she shook my hand.
- I'd be happy to - I stood up thanks to her - So.... we are friends?
- You know. It's not every day that I'm rescued by a boy with powers that don't work for him like they do for me and vice versa.... If we didn't become friends now I don't know when. But one thing is bothering me. How did they know you?
I wanted to avoid this question but I am obliged. In the end she saved my life too. I said it was a very long story and with a slow quiet step we began to descend from the building to get to know each other better. I may be in a new city but I have a friend. I think that will have to suffice for now.
???
Being the leader of the mafia sometimes happens that people can fail. Then they are simply fired and that's it. New ones will be found, but when plans fail it is impossible to repeat. Especially when those plans are to capture rich kids who think they are powerless against them. After a failed attack, they will start protecting themselves and the chances of catching such a brat are practically negligible. Unfortunately, now I got such information.
- What do you mean failed - I asked my informant - And why are you calling and not those who were supposed to take care of it?
- They are dead.
-Pardon me - I roared my informant, who was supposed to follow the group abducting the teenagers - Who killed them? Zatara?
- The lady will smile. Loud. This Loud - I whined into the receiver - Send people after him?
- No. Metropolis is too dangerous a city for us. We need to gather more forces. Until then, report to me about him.
- Yes godmother.
I put the phone down and looked at the empty, bloody squirrel costume in which he came to us. I smiled and walked over to him. I stroked it and picked it up.
- You've done so much damage here Loud, you've destroyed our reputation, exposed us and ridiculed us - I squashed it - You'll soon regret that you didn't die when you had the chance to do so - I laughed out loud then threw it at the wall and went....