Thread: Of Villains and Heros (Charlie_Death & Shikokudarkstar)

Rey Rogers took a deep breath as he stared at his reflection. Anxious grey eyes peered back at him through disheveled black hair that reached the rims of his glasses. His body was covered in skin tight black spandex with thick black boots that went up to below his knees. He adjusted his gloves that had silver linings that traced his fingers, circles at each knuckle. Once those were on, he picked up his belt and fastened it around his waist. Small gadgets such as controls, bombs, and a double barrel shock pistol he built weighed him down. It became a ritual to watch himself transform from the meek engineer into the notorious Techno Mastermind. He didn't ask for the name, the citizens of Boxton gave it to him after his debut as a villain. No one had seen anything like the arachnobots under his command that spread throughout the city, destroying key government buildings. How they came up with the name, was beyond him but he had grown used to it. He connected the gloves to small consoles that covered his forearms. He looked like some strange cross of a cat burglar from some cheesy movie and a western cowboy with the high boots and pistol. Here goes nothing, he muttered to himself as he pulled up the neck of his suit to cover his face after replacing his glasses with contacts. The finishing touch was his goggles, a unique piece of equipment that connects to all of his robots. He receives real time updates and video feed at the touch of the controls fastened to his electric gauntlets. On top of that, he can see in different spectrums, from heat, night vision, and even electrical current. Great for hijacking power grids and locating where any hidden cameras may be. Everything electrical leaves some kind of trace. The goggles' lenses glowed green and he became unrecognizable to himself. No longer was his posture meek, shoulders hunched and head held low. Now he stood tall, commanding, confident and determined. The headlines were bound to follow the same line they have since his arrival, Supervillain Techno Mastermind Foiled Again! or Plot To Take Over City Thwarted!. It never bothered Rey that his plots were always foiled. He never planned to go through with everything but to coax a certain someone out. A man that had been around saving lives of many of the citizenry, including himself long before he became a supervillain. In fact, he was the very reason he became a supervillain. It was too much effort to be saved and quite honestly, embarrassing, so instead he decided to put the lives of others in jeopardy to get his attention. Only facing that man with his face covered could he actually have the confidence to talk to him instead of stammer three syllables of words that doesn't even exist. He threw on the stereotypical cape as he headed out of his lair. The metallic clicking sounds of dozens of robotic feet on concrete followed behind him. Six quadrupedal robots with retractable arms followed him, two with mounted lasers acted as sentinels that remained close to his side. The heavy doors opened and let in the bright sun into his otherwise dark lair. Let's go give our dear friend a workout. A wide grin spread out underneath his mask at the thought of seeing the man work up a sweat and then he quickly chastised himself for getting too excited before the fight. One has to be careful about getting too worked up while wearing spandex. Perhaps he should look for thicker pants that can keep him in better check. Yes, he'll do that after he makes his usual escape.