The Crimson Dragon Volume 2

## Mind Over Matter - Issue 1

2018, the night Kai’s helicopter went down. Kai was 21 years old. A man far in the distance had a rocket launcher. He has short blonde hair, and a cigarette in his mouth.

Random guy: Well it’s been fun mate, but I’m going to have to kill you before you break that stone.

The rocket shoots off. Before you know it the rocket hits the helicopter, and the helicopter starts spinning like crazy before it hits the ground.

Random guy: You better hope you’re not still alive ya wanker.

The next day a man with a skin color between black and white was fighting an old pale man. They were fighting in what seemed to be a little camp. This camp had two tents, and a place for a fire outside of the tents. The young man had short curly hair and dark eyes. While the old man had short almost white hair. The young man was fighting with a sword. While the old man was using a Cane. The old man was blind, and his cane seemed to be the cane of a blind man, not an old man. Soon the fighting stops after a few parries.

Kai: So why did you ask me to go all out on you Stick?

Stick: Well I asked for it, but you didn’t even try!

Kai: I just don’t feel like weakening you will really show my power. Anyway, we can talk about my abilities later. Why did you shoot down my helicopter?!

Stick: I didn’t shoot down your damn helicopter.

Kai: Then who did?!

Stick: Find that out on your own time! That’s not my job!

Kai: Then why did you save me from the crash?

Stick: I didn’t save you from the crash. You have regeneration.

Kai: You know what I mean! Fine, why are you here?

Stick: You have to uphold your side of the deal, Kid.

Kai: Okay then what do I have to do?

Stick: I am going to train you.

Kai: It doesn’t seem like you get much out of that deal.

Stick: Did I say that’s what I am asking of you? No, that is what I am going to do. I will tell you what I want at the end of your training.

Kai: What do you want, Stick? Do you want me to do a mission? Do you want me to sell my soul to save yours? What do you want?!

Stick: I like anticipation. So I’m going to make you wait on that. We are done training for today, but you better get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a struggle.

Kai relaxes the rest of the day, and Stick ends up serving dinner before going right back into his tent. Kai ended up watching the stars.

Kai(in head): I feel like I just keep being roped into the same scenarios. First I had no control over my life with A.R.G.U.S, The League, and now Stick. Why do things never go my way?! First my parents now Luna! I also want to go back home to New York. Hopefully, Stick only needs me to get an artifact or something.

Stick pokes his head out of his tent.

Stick: Stop looking at the stars and go to bed!

Stick hides back inside the tent.

Kai: Ugh.

Kai gets up, and goes into his tent. After a little while, he falls asleep only to awaken to Stick opening his tent. The now open tent is allowing all the sunlight to come in.

Stick: RISE AND SHINE!

Kai: The light is bright!

Stick: Yeah, so what? it can wake you up. Come on, it’s time for training.

A few minutes later Kai drags himself out of bed to see stick waiting for him.

Stick: Why do you have a rock?

Kai: How did you know-

Stick: Let me see the rock!

Kai takes the red rock out of his pocket.

Kai: Why do you care about this rock?

Stick: You’re using this rock wrong!

Kai: Stick, how the hell am I using a rock wrong?

Stick crushes the rock with the mere strength of his hand, and throws the dust on Kai.

Stick: There you go. I fixed your problem. Now that rock is going to take a while before it starts working. It won’t kick in till after our training.

Kai: What is it a drug?

Stick: Nope.

Kai: That was a joke.

Stick: Oh. So, your training requirements that you’re going to have to complete are pretty hardcore.

Kai: Oh, no.

Stick: Kai, I want you to break through the barrier of what the human body can do, and start tapping into what a superhuman body can do.

Kai: How, I have powers, but none like that?

Stick: Kai, you’re not giving yourself credit. Out of all my students, you have one of the highest potential power scales I have ever seen. You’ve survived being stabbed with swords, and have taken some bad hits.

Kai: Whats a potential power scale?

Stick: Well, power scales are basically your stats. They are numbers that indicate your strength, speed, defense, intelligence, skill, and how much power you have.

Kai: Power?

Stick: Yes, power. Each one of your superpowers, and anything like guns get added in this category.

Kai: Did you just make this shit up?

Stick: No kai, I can see power scales. Then you have your total which adds all of those categories together. That’s what a power scale is. So your potential power scale is if you trained your body to the absolute max then you would have this certain power scale.

Kai: So are you trying to get me to my potential power scale?

Stick: Oh no, that would take years and years. I am trying to get you to break levels you didn’t even think your body could break. Which is why you will be training every stat. Your requirements to finish this training are you have to be able to lift 5 tons, you have to be able to run 100 kilometers in less than 10 minutes, and we will be training in combat after you do your run and lifting every day.

Kai: I don’t think I’ll be able to do any of that.

Stick: Then you better start running so you can.

Kai: How do I even know where 50 kil-

Stick points to a black line.

Kai: You drew a black line.

Stick: Its 50 kilometers long. You have to run 50 forward and 50 back.

Kai lines up ready to run.

Stick: Go!

Stick starts the timer, and Kai runs off.

Stick: He is so slow. Only 50 miles per hour. He is never going to make it going at that speed.

After a little more than an hour, Kai finally finishes the run.

Kai: I \*heavy breathing\* told you I would- \*heavy breathing\* wouldn’t be able to do it.

Stick: That took you 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Kai: Yeah, because I don’t have super speed!

Stick: You will complete this run. You just have to believe you can. Next is the strength training.

Kai gets on a bench press that Stick set up while Kai was running. Stick puts on weights, and Kai lifts it, and they keep going until Kai can no longer lift the bar.

Stick: Pitiful.

Kai: How?

Stick: You can only lift one thousand pounds. That’s not even one ton.

Then they move on to the skill training. Stick lays out a bunch of different weapons on the bench press.

Stick: We will be working on your weapon because so far you have only really trained in swords. And you hate them. So, pick the weapon you want.

Kai looks at the weapons. There are 2 swords, 2 axes, 2 sai, a bo staff, 2 nunchucks.

Stick: These are just some of the more popular ones. I have many others, but I didn’t feel like wasting a whole day setting them up.

Kai: Swords were never really my style.

Kai holds the bo staff. He spins it around a bit.

Kai: I think I like this one.

Stick: Wow, taking after your masters.

Kai: Like who?

Stick: Slade and I both have sticks!

Kai: Oh yeah, I guess it just runs in the family.

Kai and Stick start training. Kai and Stick train in this same order for days. Kai goes through the exact same training, but fails the requirements every day. He never even comes close to 10 minutes. After a few weeks, Kai is just about done with this training because it seems ridiculous.

Kai: Stick, I will never be able to run 100 kilometers in under 10 minutes! I can’t even run that in under an hour!

Stick: It’s because you don’t think you can. You have to believe you can.

Kai: How does believing in yourself change reality?

Stick: You have trained enough to be able to do it. Your own mind just can’t fathom it. You need to train your power! We’re done for the day!

Stick goes inside, and Kai just looks off into the distance.

Kai: What the hell does he want from me? I’m just going to use my imagination, and make up my limitations.

Kai gets ready at the track.

Kai: I’m not superman.

Kai runs the track the whole night, and in the morning stick sees Kai taking a break.

Stick: I guess you just can’t do it. You just aren’t good enough. Maybe my power scaling was off.

Kai: Oh, now you agree with me.

Stick: You're just useless. You couldn’t even beat an old man in a race.

Kai: Yeah right! I bet I could beat you!

Stick: Lets see.

Kai and Stick line up at the start of the line. Stick says “go,” and Stick blasts off way faster than Kai. Kai ends up stopping running. Then Kai just goes back to the camp. Stick ends up making it back in 9 minutes and 30 seconds.

Kai: How in the hell-

Stick: Now time for lifting.

Kai goes on the bench, and lifts a little over 1000 pounds. Then the stick goes onto the bench and lifts 10 tons.

Kai: How are you doing this stuff?

Stick: What are you talking about?

Kai: Nevermind!

Then the rest of the day Stick trained Kai more about using a bo staff. Then they both went to bed, but Kai couldn’t fall asleep. All he could think about was how Stick just excelled at everything.

Kai(in head): Stick was just able to do everything I couldn’t. Does that mean Stick wasn’t lying? Does that mean I can actually run that fast, and lift that much?

Kai’s endlessly running mind eventually got tired enough to go to sleep. The next day, Kai lined up at the black line.

Stick: Are you sure you can do it?

Kai: If you could. Then I can. You're an old man, Stick. I would hope that I would be able to at least run as fast as you.

Stick: Well okay then. Go!

Kai blasts off going way faster then he ever did before. When he finally makes it back to stick he is extremely tired.

Kai: Did… \*Heavy Breathing\* I do it?

Stick: 9 minutes and 19 seconds.

Kai: Yes… \*Heavy Breathing\* I beat you!

Stick: Alright, take 5!

Kai takes a 5 minutes break, and then they move onto lifting. Kai sits down, and Stick puts weights on the bar. Stick keeps going until they hit 5 tons. As soon as they put another weight on it Kai couldn’t hold the weight.

Kai: I guess I just barely made it, huh?

Stick: Yes you did. Now it’s time for the staff training..

Kai and Stick train. For the first time Kai was actually able to knock Stick over.

Stick: Well I guess you graduated from all 3.

Kai: I was only able to knock you over?!

Stick: I am the most skilled man in the universe. You would be surprised how incredible one hit is against me. So, I have something for you.

Stick goes back into his tent. Then comes out with a metal bo staff.

Stick: I got a tungsten bo staff made.

Kai: Tungsten?

Stick: One of, if not the hardest metal on the planet.

Stick passes Kai the bo staff.

Kai: Now that I passed your challenges. What am I doing for you?

Stick: I’ll tell you tomorrow. I have to go somewhere. I’ll be back later.

Kai: Where are you going?

Stick: Why do you care?! Stay put! I’m going where I’m going.

Stick walks off, and Kai sits down relaxing.

Kai(in head): I need to see what I gotta do! Is it in his tent? Imma check his tent.

Kai sneaks into Sticks tent to look around. At first he finds nothing, but then he finds a scroll. Kai opens it up, and reads it.

Kai: Part of The Chaste: Blackout, Leadman, Sparks, Jutsa, Maverick, Hiroshi, Hell Raven, Mina, Prowler, Fenix, (x)Artemis(x), and soon to be Kai.

Kai: Holy shit, is he going to make me part of his group? No, this better not be like The League or A.R.G.U.S.

Kai sneaks out of Sticks tent, and sticks standing about 15 feet away from Kai staring at him.

Stick: What were you doing in my tent Kai?

Kai holds up his staff.

Kai: What’s the chaste Stick?

Stick: Your side of the deal. Now you're going to not repay me, and use what I gave you against me!

Kai: I looked at you like a father Stick! You were the only father figure I had left!

Stick: Well I never asked to be! I guess you have no family left!

Kai: Do we really have to fight?!

Stick: Do we have to-

Stick bursts out in laughter.

Stick: Yeah, I think we do! Since you're not going to just uphold your side of the deal willingly.

Kai and Stick run at each other. Bashing each other's staff together. Now stick is on a whole different level. He stepped his game up from serious to lethal. Every move Kai makes wrong he gets bashed somewhere with Stick’s staff. Then Stick moves his staff so the top of his staff would hit Kai in the head. Kai blocks it, and sticks moves faster than he ever has before. Stick then jabs Kai in the chest with his staff. It knocks Kai over, and Kai falls down to the ground.

Kai: Ah, fuck!

Stick tries to jab Kai while he’s on the ground. Kai quickly grabs his staff, and starts blocking Sticks jabs.

Stick: You have teleportation and spiritual manipulation! You use both your powers wrong!

Stick jabs Kai, and Kai blocks it.

Stick: You could be winning right now! You could be teleporting around!

Stick jabs Kai, and Kai blocks it.

Stick: Or you could be shooting me with spiritual energy blasts!

Stick jabs Kai, and Kai blocks it.

Stick: You could even be using your spiritual energy to make me weaker, but your not!

Stick jabs Kai, and Kai blocks it.

Kai: I am making you weaker! It’s just not working!

Stick tries kicking Kai, and Kai rolls to the side dodging it.

Stick: But your not doing anything else. You're a weakling!

Stick jabs Kai, and Kai blocks it.

Kai: I don’t know how to!

Stick: I could train you!

Stick had been pushing Kai straight back all this time Stick sweeps Kai off his feet and Kai isn’t able to block it. Kai fell to the ground.

Kai: AH!

Stick gets ready to finish Kai off by readying his staff.

Kai(in head): I wish I was behind Stick!

Kai teleports In the air behind Stick. Then Kai slams his staff into Stick's head. Stick goes flying, and then Kai teleports to one of the trees around the area before running off.

Stick: He is a quick learner. He will eventually join my team. Everyone I need will. I’m glad that the limiter is working too.

## Make An Enemy Your Ally - Issue 2

Kai is running across the states. Eventually he gets to a little town. He is still in League of assassins gear. He starts walking around in the town, and the people are wary of him. He goes into a ma and pa shop. It looks like a little convenience store. He walks up to the front desk.

Kai: What state am I in?

Shop Owner: This is a little town near San francisco.

Kai: Isn’t star city close by then?

Shop Owner: Yup, just go north, and you should make it there.

Kai: Thank you, sir.

As Kai walks out he steals a compass without the shop owners seeing. Then Kai walks out of the store, and uses the compass to find north.

Kai: Well Oliver, I’ll be seeing you soon.

Kai blasts off. After a little while he sees a sign saying “Welcome To Star City.”

Kai: I guess I’ve made it, and it’s night time. Where am I even going to find oliver?

Kai starts running around the city. Eventually he finds a man in a green hood. The man points a bow at Kai.

Green Hood: You’re part of the league of assassins?!

Kai: Former member.

Green Hood: Why are you here?

Kai: To see an old friend.

Green Hood: Who?

Kai: You.

Kai takes his assassin's hood off.

Green Hood: Kai?

Oliver brought Kai to his base, and gave him a change of clothes. Kai Changed into those clothes, and when he went back into the main room there were two others in the room with them. There was a white woman with blond hair, and a jacked dark skinned man standing near Oliver.

The jacked guy: Oliver, who is this?

Oliver: This is someone from my past.

Kai: I don’t feel like that really gives a good explanation.

Oliver: That’s all the explanation needed. Why are you here?

Kai: You said I was always welcome to swing by. What, have you become bitter in your old age?

Oliver: Your not just here to be here.

Kai: Well after A.R.G.U.S. I had nowhere else to go. Especially since my helicopter crashed before I could make it back to new york. So when I learned that my helicopter crashed in california. I decided to go see an old friend.

Oliver: Do you not have any money?

Kai: I have money, but it's still a check.

Oliver: I could set you up with someone if you need a place to stay.

Kai: Like I would live in someone else's place.

Oliver: No you would be living together. You would each have separate rooms, but live in the same house. You would also both be paying rent.

Kai: I feel like you just want to get me out of your hair.

Oliver gets an alert on his phone. Oliver checks his phone.

Oliver: Because I do.

Oliver puts up his hood, and walks away.

Kai: Wow, bad timing?

Jacked guy: Yeah not the best. Anyway my name is John Diggle. You can call me Dig, and this-

He looks over to the blond woman.

Jacked guy: Is Felicity smoak.

Kai: Nice to meet you two, I’m Kai. Why is Oliver so pissy?

Dig: The League is out to get him?

Kai: To kill him?!

Dig: Yeah, why-

Kai: And you just let him leave!?

Dig: He’s fine. He will be able to handle it himself.

Kai: I’m getting my gear.

Kai walks off to go get his gear to help Oliver. While Oliver is stuck in a bit of a situation. Oliver is surrounded by 5 assassins.

Oliver: Who’s first?

An assassin runs up to Oliver, and Oliver shoots the assassin in the leg with an arrow. The assassin falls to one knee, and Oliver knocks him to the ground with his bow. A couple assassins came up behind Oliver. Two assassins pull bows on Oliver. Oliver shot an arrow that roped both of the assassins together. Oliver came in with a step side kick and knocked both of them down. Another assassin slashed at Oliver with his sword. Oliver blocked it with his bow. Then an assassin shot an arrow at Oliver. Oliver caught the arrow, and stabbed the assassin that slashed at him in the gut with that arrow. Then Oliver shot a flashbang arrow at the assassin that just shot at him. The assassin caught the arrow, and it exploded, blinding him. Oliver then shoots an ensnarement arrow. Which wrap ropes around the flashbanged assassin. The last assassin starts slashing his sword at Oliver. Oliver is barely able to keep blocking. Then Oliver takes an arrow out of his quiver, and stabs the assassin in his arm. The assassin drops his sword, and Oliver knocks him out with his bow.

Oliver: Done.

The assassin that Oliver stabbed in the gut got back up, and Oliver shoots him with an ensnarement arrow.

Oliver: Now I’m done.

League member: No, you're not.

A league member walks up to Oliver.

League member: You may call me Jaik.

Oliver: I’m guessing you're one of the stronger members by your physique.

Jaik: Correct, and I’m thinking this’ll be my last job.

Oliver: Why sacrifice your life for your last job?

Jaik: More like “why would I kill for my last job?”

They both draw their bows.

Oliver: One of us is going to die.

Jaik: You better hope it’s not you.

Oliver and Jaik both shoot an arrow. Their arrows collide, and split each other in half.

Jaik: This’ll be interesting.

Jaik shoots another arrow at Oliver, and Oliver rolls to the side dodging it. He shoots an explosion arrow. The arrow sticks to the ground near Jaik. Jaik realizes a second later what that arrow is going to do. He jumps to the side, and the explosion goes off sending him flying. Oliver slowly walks over to Jaik with an arrow ready. Then Jaik throws an arrow he was hiding into Oliver’s knee. Oliver drops to one knee, and shoots his arrow. The arrow was way off because of Oliver changing positions. Jaik gets up quick, and tries to smack Oliver with his bow. Oliver blocks it with his bow. Then Jaik slyly takes an arrow out of Oliver’s quiver without Oliver knowing while he was swinging his bow. Oliver then rolls back, and Jaik shoots the arrow he took from Oliver, and Oliver catches it. Then the arrow shoots out white sparks.

Jaik: A flashbang arrow.

While Oliver can’t see Jaik knocks Oliver down with his bow. Then Jaik takes out two arrows, and stabs Oliver in the stomach and chest with the arrows.

Jaik: I’m going to take this too.

Jaik takes Oliver's bow and quiver. Then Kai shows up in his assassin gear.

Kai: Oliver! Wait, Jaik?!

Jaik: See you later Kai.

Kai: Jaik! I’ll kill you!

Jaik takes an arrow out of Oliver's quiver, and shoots the arrow. The arrow grapples onto another building, and Jaik starts zipping away. Kai throws his staff in a last ditch effort to stop Jaik, but it couldn’t go far enough to hit Jaik. Kai’s staff hits the ground, and Kai runs over to Oliver.

Oliver: Kai?

Kai: Yeah, I’m here.

Oliver spits up blood.

Oliver: Keep my city safe.

Kai: I will.

Oliver: Please.

Kai closes Oliver’s eyes.

Kai: Damn you Jaik! I should’ve gotten rid of him when I was with the league! Oliver didn’t deserve this!

About a week later Kai is at Oliver's funeral. John Diggle is up at the stand giving a speech. While everyone else is sitting down.

Kai(in head): Why do all my friends have to die? What did I do to deserve this? Is it just a coincidence? I’m sorry this happened Oliver. If I know anything I know I will avenge your death.

After Diggle’s speech is over everyone drops a flower on Oliver's grave. When Kai decides to finally leave the funeral Diggle walks up to Kai.

Dig: Hey Kai, I can still set up that apartment deal for you if you want.

Kai: I’ll live with someone. I just have something to do before I take that deal.

Dig: You looking for Jaik?

Kai: No, I’m going to find Jaik.

Dig: Just make sure you believe in what you're doing. If you don’t think about it then you’ll just end with another added to your body count. Make sure that you really think he deserves to die.

Kai: Thanks, but all I ever do is follow my gut.

Dig: It’ll probably take a week for me to set it up.

Kai: That’s perfect for me.

Kai starts walking away.

Dig: How am I supposed to get in contact with you?

Kai: I’ll be living at the base. So, I’ll probably be there for the next week.

Dig: Alright, I’ll check back with you in a week.

Kai goes to Oliver's old base, and has no idea where to even begin with finding Jaik.

Kai: I would know where to get info on him in New York, but I’ve never been to fucking star city.

The elevator comes down, and then stops. Felicity comes out of the elevator.

Kai: What do you want?

Felicity: John told me that you were going to avenge Oliver!

Kai: I don’t need your help.

Felicity: I know how to use computers. How are you going to find Jaik?

Kai: Fine, you can help.

Felicity: Good, but it’s going to take a while.

Kai: Longer than a week?

Felicity: Hopefully not.

Kai: Good. I’m going to get a layout of the land.

Felicity sits down at the computers, and Kai leaves. For the next five days Kai walks around the city learning about where everything is. Then on the sixth night Felicity starts yelling, and smacking the table.

Felicity: I did it I did it! I found Jaik!

Kai: Where is he?

Felicity: He’s been taking down criminals ever since he got here. Then I tried following him, but he always escaped the camera. Then after some math I found out that he-

Kai: Felicity!

Felicity: At this apartment.

She writes an address on a piece of paper, and gives it to Kai. Kai puts on his league of assassin gear, and goes to the building. Eventually Kai finds himself on top of the building. Then an arrow flies down right infront of Kai.

Kai: That didn’t do much did it-

The Arrow explodes, and Kai gets blasted back. Kai catches himself before he falls off the building. Then Jaik grapples onto the building.

Jaik: Now I have a new bow, and new arrows. You even gave me a few days to stock up on arrows. Aren’t you nice.

Kai: Fuck off Jaik. First you were an asshole at The League. Then you kill one of my friends! What do you have against me?!

Jaik: You took everything from me! I was going to be the next Ra’s! Then you came along.

Kai: I left!

Jaik: Ra’s won’t accept anyone else! So I Left to.

Kai: I’m sorry, but I didn’t do it just because! I had a job to get info!

Jaik: And I had a job to kill your friend.

Kai: Then I’ll kill you!

Jaik shoots off three regular arrows, and Kai knocks them out of the air with his staff. Then Jaik shoots a grappling arrow, and Kai tries to hit the arrow away. The arrow latches onto Kai’s staff, and Jaik tries to pull Kai’s staff out of his hand. Instead Kai pulls Jaik over to him, and jaik unlatches the arrow once he gets close to Kai. Jaik tries to start swinging his bow at Kai. Kai blocks the swings with his staff. Then Kai swings his staff up, knocking Jaik’s bow out of his hand. Then Kai japs Jaik in the stomach with his staff. Jaik falls onto his knees holding his stomach. Kai goes to slam his bo staff on Jaiks head, but Jaik throws an arrow at Kai. Kai Hits the arrow, and it sends a burst of white sparks. Jaik runs over, and grabs his bow. Then Jaik shoots an explosion arrow at Kai. Kai gets blasted back, and then Jaik sees Kai laying on the floor. Jaik starts walking up to Kai with an arrow in hand ready to kill Kai.

Jaik: Just like before I had no chance against you, but this time I was the one with a dirty trick.

Once Jaik is about to stab Kai, Kai gets to one knee then pushes off the ground, uppercutting Jaik right in the jaw. Jaik falls down to the ground dropping his arrow and bow.

Jaik: Ah, you broke my jaw!

Kai goes over to Jaik and picks him up by the collar. Then Kai slams Jaik into the wall, still holding him up by the collar.

Kai: You said you left?!

Jaik: I’m not with the league anymore. My final job was killing Oliver.

Kai slams Jaik on the wall again, and Jaik spits out blood.

Kai: Then why kill him?

Jaik smiles.

Jaik: Good faith.

Kai slams Jaik on the wall again, and Jaik looks defeated.

Kai: Why start fighting crime?

Jaik: To make up for the things I did. Like good faith.

Kai: Then you’ll protect this city.

Jaik: What?

Kai: You killed this city's guardian. Now you will take his job. I have people in this city I know. If they tell me that you do anything out of line I’m coming for your head.

Jaik spits out blood.

Jaik: It’s a deal.

Kai throws Jaik to the side.

Kai(in head): If I have to come to Star City because of him. I’m gonna kill him. I don’t care if I break my promise. Some people just can’t be trusted.

The next day Diggle meets up with Kai at Oliver's base.

Diggle: Alright, the apartment building is Henry Hall’s Apartments in Hell’s Kitchen.

Kai: Hell’s Kitchen? It’s been quite a while since I’ve been there.

Diggle: You sure you don’t want to stay in Star city?

Kai: I’ll probably come back in a few months to see how everything is, but I have a guy that should protect this city.

Diggle: Who, how? How do you know he is going to? How will you find out if he isn’t?

Kai: I have my ways. Anyway, its been good man.

Diggle and Kai dap up.

Kai: See ya man.

Dig: See ya.

Kai leaves the base to go catch a plane. Once Kai is on the plane he starts thinking to himself.

Kai(in head): I don’t know if I can trust Jaik. I guess once I establish myself in New York I’ll probably have to come back. That is if I don’t see him before then.

## Finally Home - Issue 3

Kai gets out of the plane, and takes a deep breath.

Kai(in head): I’m finally starting my life.

Kai gets in a taxi, and asks the taxi to go to a certain location. The taxi drops him off at an A.R.G.U.S building. Kai walks in to the front desk.

Kai: I need my keys.

Receptionist woman: I haven’t seen you in a while.

Kai: My car up to date?

Receptionist woman: Of course.

Kai: Keys please.

Receptionist woman: Trying to avoid Waller?

Kai: Yup.

Receptionist woman: Here. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

She passes him his keys.

Kai: Thanks.

Kai leaves, and goes to his car. He then gets in the car, and drives to the closest bank of america, and opens a bank account to cash the check he has in. After he does that he then goes to the apple store, and buys a phone. Finally he makes it to his apartment building.

Kai: I had a lot of stuff to do, and I had no idea where this building was. I still found it!

Kai parks his car, and walks up to the stairs. He is met by a man sitting on the stairs. This man has tan skin, and dark hair. He is about average height, and looks to have a skinny while still muscular build. He is wearing a distinct sweatshirt. The sweatshirt is mainly black with a blue hood, the top half of the sleeves are blue, and the bottom of the sweatshirt is blue. He leaves his sweatshirt open, and the rest of his clothes are just black.

Blue sweatshirt guy: You Kai?

Kai: Yeah, and you are?

Blue sweatshirt guy: The name’s Cal.

Kai: You my roommate?

Cal: Well what the hell would I be then?

Kai: Out to kill me?

Cal: The hell is wrong with you?

Kai: More than you could ever know.

Cal: We all have our issues. At least you know you have them.

Cal passes Kai keys, and Kai catches them.

Cal: Our apartment in room 14. I’ll be out.

Kai: Doing what?

Cal: None of your fucking buissness.

Kai: Fair enough.

Cal: Yeah, I know.

Cal walks away as Kai walks up the stairs.

Kai/Cal(in head): Dick.

Kai walks inside, and walks up the stairs until he reaches the third floor. Then he finds his apartment, and opens the door. To his left is the kitchen, and straight forward is the living room. Then there is only one right turn. If he goes down that hallway to the left is a room, and to the right is a bathroom. Then if he goes straight there is another bedroom. The first thing you see is the closet for the bedroom. Then to the right is an en-suite bathroom. Then there is a note on the master bedroom’s door. Kai starts reading it.

Kai: “Kai, this is my room. Fuck off, don’t touch my things. I found the apartment so I got the first pick, Cal.” Honestly, that's fair. This is probably just a place for me to get my bearings anyway. So it doesn’t really matter.

Kai walks into the only other bedroom, and lays on the bed.

Kai: I think I need to do some shopping, but first. A quick power nap.

Kai sleeps for a few hours before leaving for a place he saw online called “Bibble and Sip.” Kai walks in the place, and orders some coffee.

Some dude: Kai?

Kai: Yeah that's me!

Kai turns around to see a young blonde white man holding a coffee. He looks skinny, but with some weight to him. He also has a walking stick which brings Kai to the conclusion that this man is blind.

Kai: Az?

Az: It's been way too long!

Kai: Azrael, I didn’t know you were still in Hell’s Kitchen!

Az: Hell yeah man. Why would I ever leave?! Wait, we should probably sit down before a line starts forming.

They both look to their side to see a bunch of angry people staring at them tapping their feet.

Kai: Good idea.

They both sit down at a table.

Kai: So what have you been up to lately?

Az: Well I’m a chef. So, there's that.

Kai: You're a chef?

Az: Yeah, and I’m going to Star City to check on one of my restaurants.

Kai: Really, all the way in Star City? Wait, you own a restaurant?

Az: Yeah, I had to show off a lot to become well known on social media. Then I was able to get investors to start a business. Now all I need's a new york restaurant.

Kai: Wait, why is your restaurant in Star City then?

Az: I had to make some adjustments to what the investors wanted.

Kai: How long will you be in Star city?

Az: Ah, only a week, but enough about me. What have you been up to?

Kai: Well, I joined a secret military organization, and did jobs for them as a soldier.

Az: Did you break the promise?

Kai: Hell no, how dare you think so low of me! I’ve been a good boy goddammit!

Az: What, you want a dog treat, a scooby snack maybe?

Kai: No I don’t want- alright maybe, but that’s besides the point.

Az: Wait, so if you worked for the military were you like part of an amazing group?

Kai: No I was more of a lone soldier.

Az: That sounds like a superhero origin story to me.

Kai: I think you're reaching.

Az: For?

Kai: Why do you want me to be a superhero so bad?

Az: Because of this.

Az takes out a newspaper out of his bag and shows Kai the headline.

Kai: “Hell Raven, a superhero or just vigilante?”

Kai looks at the picture, and sees a hero in a red costume. His eyes are covered, but you can see his blond hair and chin.

Kai: Az, this is clearly you.

Az: WHAT, I don’t know what you're talking about. That is just a really good looking superhero.

Kai: ALright Az, why do you want me to be a superhero?

Az: So we could team up again like we did with Detective Steel!

Kai has a sad look on his face.

Az: Oh, I thought you had moved past it. Kai, his death was a long time ago. You can’t let the past drag you down.

Kai: I know, I know, but I’m no hero. That fight was a one time thing. Anyway, I should be going. It was nice meeting up with you Az.

Az: WAIT!

Kai: What?

Az: We gotta trade phone numbers. I have your old number from years ago. You got a new one right?

Kai: Yeah, I did.

They give each other their phone numbers.

Az: You sure you don’t want to team up?

Kai: Not really.

Az: I know you Kai. I don’t even give it a month before your asking to team up with me!

Kai: We’ll see.

Kai leaves to go shopping because he has one set of clothes.

Kai: Hmmm, picking clothes is so annoying! This is the worst! I hate shopping!

Cal walks up to Kai.

Cal: Shut the hell up. Stop yelling in the store.

Kai: What a coincidence. Why are you here?

Cal: You're in a store that’s used for clothes shopping. Why do you think I’m here?

Kai: I don’t know, to get gum. You don’t have to be an asshole about it.

Cal: Yeah, I don’t have to be, and you don’t have to be so stupid.

Cal starts walking away.

Cal: But for the record I don’t care what the hell you do. As long as you pay rent. That means you should probably get a job.

Kai(in head): Then why even talk trash? Why make being roommates harder?

Kai: Will do dickhead.

Kai(in head): I should look for a job.

Kai finishes shopping, and goes home. For the next two weeks Kai is trying to find a job that fits his qualifications. While also trying to find out how to decorate his room to make it more to his liking. Then one day when Kai was leaving “Bibble and Sip.” A man sneaks up on Kai, and slips a syringe into Kai’s neck.

Kai: What the fuck?!

Kai passess out, and is dragged away. When Kai reawakens he is in a room with one light above him. So the room is dark. He also sees a man. This man looks to be in his forties. He has some gray hair, but most of his hair is still black. He is wearing sunglasses and a suit. He also has a golden watch on. This guy is clearly italian. The man lights a cigarette, and sits down in a chair in front of Kai. Kai was so distracted he didn’t even realize that he was tied to a chair. When his vision starts correcting itself from being in a dark room. Kai sees two large men. They look like bodybuilders. They are two white men that are way taller than Kai, and have abnormally large muscles. The men are on either side of the only door in sight. Kai starts having flashbacks to Ra’s training in prison. As he relives a part of his life Kai hears the old man’s voice.

Old Man: Do you know who I am Kai?

Kai snaps out of his ptsd from hearing the old man’s voice. Kai’s sweating and looks extremely agitated.

Old Man: Nervous?

Kai: I’m fine.

Old Man: Then I’ll ask you again. Do you know who I am?

Kai: No.

Old Man: Why did you come to this city?

Kai: Why do you expect me to answer your questions?

Old Man: Because your tied up, and I have these guys right here.

He puts both his hand out to the side of him, and the two large men walk up.

Old Man: Meet Righty and Lefty.

Kai: Nicknames?

Old Man: Since you like saying why so much. Why would I tell you their real names?

Kai: You said why too, and fair enough.

Old Man: Righty and Lefty could make you stay here feel “not so welcoming.” Right boys?

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty: We’ll beat you up!

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty: And you won’t like it!

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty: How do you feel about that?!

Lefty: Yeah!

Kai(in head): He has a gold watch and a suit. Not to mention the sunglasses and cigarette. He’s also italian. He’s clearly wealthy, and he has Righty and Lefty. Who is he?

Kai: What are you, some type of mafia boss?

Old Man: And that’s the question I was looking for. You can call me, The Grandfather.

Kai: Okay “The Grandfather,” what do you want with me? I’m not exactly special.

The Grandfather slaps Kai.

Grandfather: Boy, don’t you lie to me! I’ve done my homework! I know who you are, and that’s why you're not going to lie to me again.

Kai: Okay, you know who I am! Still, what do you want with me?

Grandfather: Boy, I’m tying up loose ends. I thought you were smart enough to know that by now!

Kai: Wait, what?!

Grandfather: Kill him.

The Grandfather leaves through the door. Righty and Lefty start cracking their knuckles.

Kai: Shit.

## New Friends - Issue 4

Righty and Lefty are cracking their knuckles.

Kai(in head): How to get out of this one.

Kai looks around. The only exit is behind Lefty and Righty.

Kai(in head): Teleportation would really come in handy. Please, please let me teleport behind them.

Kai all the sudden hears a deep overpowering voice answer to his calls.

Disembodied Voice: Simple teleportation? I believe I can do that.

Kai(in head): Huh, who are you?

Kai teleports behind the two grunts, and runs out the doors.

Kai(in head): You didn’t give me a lot of time to come up with a plan Voice.

Kai hears nothing from the voice he heard before. Then Kai gets stopped in a big room with no exits in sight.

Kai(In head): Damn, did I really just run into a dead end?

Lefty and Righty walk into the room.

Righty: Seems like you made your way into a dead end, huh?!

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty turns to lefty.

Righty: No, that question was for him.

Lefty: Yeah?

Righty: Yeah.

Lefty shrugs.

Lefty: Yeah.

Righty: Get ready to be beaten punk!

Kai(in head): These guys are so dumb.

Kai runs up to Righty, and goes in for a punch. Righty gets hit with the punch, and doesn’t even flinch. Then Righty tries to punch Kai. Kai does a back handspring to dodge Righty’s punch.

Kai(in head): He’s really big, but really slow. I won’t be able to dodge forever though. I don’t think I’ll be able to win this. I can already tell that if I get hit with one good shot I could be done.

Kai runs up to Lefty, and Lefty throws a slow punch. Kai easily dodges to the side, and slams a right hook into Lefty that makes him tumble back. Then Righty slams his hands down. Kai just barely rolls to the side in time to dodge it. Then Kai does a jump spin crescent kick to Righty. Righty gets kicked right in the head, and he is dazed. Lefty starts to charge Kai. Kai walks in front of Righty, and Lefty keeps charging at Kai. Then at the last second Kai rolls to the side, and Lefty crashes into Righty. They both end up on their asses shaking their heads to get rid of the dizziness. After about five seconds the two behemoths get up, and charge Kai. They both start punching Kai. Kai is struggling to dodge both of their punches.

Kai(in head): I’m gonna have to weaken their speed, but my power only allows me to weaken someone by a little.

Kai uses his powers, and all of the sudden starts dodging the two enormous beasts without struggle.

Righty: Just let me hit you!

Lefty: Yeah!

Kai: No!

Kai tries to sweep one of their legs, but it doesn’t do anything, and Kai has to roll away.

Righty: We should finish this brother!

Lefty: Yeah!

Kai(in head): What are they gonna do?

The two gargantuans run at Kai, and start slamming the ground. Kai jumps up.

Righty: Let’s get him now brother!

Righty and Lefty lock arms, and start spinning around like a top. They both put the arm that they didn’t lock. They almost resemble a helicopters’ blades. Kai falling in the air from jumping can’t dodge.

Kai(in head): I underestimated them. I didn’t think they had a special move!

One of the arms slams into Kai, and Kai slams into a wall.

Kai(in head): AH, I think they broke my back!

Righty: Now let's make sure he stops breathing for his boss!

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty and Lefty start smashing Kai with overhead slams. They just keep smashing Kai until he’s a bloody pulp. Then Righty slings Kai over his shoulder, and walks outside. Righty throws Kai in a dumpster a little off his area.

Righty: The boss wants you to be found dead. He wants to make a statement. The boss is so cool.

Lefty: Yeah!

Both Righty and Lefty go walk away. About half an hour later a girl is walking by the dumpster.

Some girl: I hate that this is the quickest way home. I hate having to walk in this alleyway.

The girl here's grunting from the dumpster.

Some girl: Aw man, is there a drug addict in here?!

The girl opens the dumpster to see a bloody beaten up man. Kai gets a good look at her. She is a petite girl with black hair dyed purple. He can tell her hair is normally black because the roots of her hair were black. She has a large purple tattoo on her right arm. She is wearing a black tank top and regular black pants. Then she has a white sleeveless sweatshirt over her tank top. The sweatshirt is left open. Then she has a brown sweatshirt connected to it so that the sweatshirt goes down past her knees. Then she has brown knee high boots, and a brown belt.

Some girl: Don’t worry, I’ll help you.

Kai passes out. Kai then wakes up with the girl on top of him with her hands on his chest. Kai is almost completely healed, and he is only in his underwear.

Some girl: Oh, you're awake. My name is Zuri.

Kai: …It’s not you, it's me.

Kai moves so that Zuri falls off of him and onto the other side of the bed.

Zuri: Hey, you didn’t have to do that ya know. I was healing you.

Kai and Zuri are laying in bed looking right at each other.

Kai: You know I have regeneration right?

Zuri: Yeah, and every organ and bone in your body was just smashed. You would still be in recovery if it weren’t for me.

Kai: Well then, thank you.

Kai gets out of bed to see his clothes cleaned and folded. Kai puts on his clothes.

Kai: So, what made you help out a half dead man laying in the garbage?

Zuri: I just like helping people. I’m a doctor so I have experience.

Kai: Don’t lie to me, you have powers.

Zuri: Well, I said I had experience. Not that I healed you with medical supplies.

Kai: Well, thanks for the help. I’ll be leaving now.

Zuri: Wow, I help you out, and you can’t even be bothered to tell me your name?

Kai: The name’s Kai.

Zuri: So Kai, how did you end up in the garbage?

Kai: I was kidnapped. I was tied up, and about to get beat up. I ran away, and they found me. Then I got beat up, and thrown in the garbage. Wait, I’m supposed to be leaving!

Zuri: Wait!

Kai: What?!

Zuri: You said I have powers. Does that mean you have powers?

Kai: And what if I did?

Zuri: Then I think I would like to hang out with you.

Zuri and Kai trade phone numbers.

Kai: I’ll see you later Zuri.

Zuri: See ya.

Cal: Are you just gonna leave, and sleep in other places because I like that a lot better?

Kai: Shut up Cal. I wouldn’t be paying half the rent if I didn’t want to live here.

Cal: Ugh, I’m going out.

Kai: Then leave!

Cal leaves. A week later Kai gets shipped a package. He brings it into the house, and opens it up. Once he opens it up he sees a rubber handle that he has seen before. He starts moving his hands through the handle until he finds a button. Then he presses the button, and two metal poles come out of each side.

Kai: It’s my staff!

Kai is holding the staff he got from Stick.

Kai: I don’t think my staff was ever anything technological though.

Kai grabs a letter out of the package.

Kai: Maybe this will explain it!

Kai opens the letter, and starts reading it.

Kai: “Sorry it took longer than expected to ship your staff. I decided to send it over to some friends of mine to give it some advancements. Hope this helped, Diggle.” Diggle is really a cool dude. I should go try this out.

Kai goes outside and practices with his new staff. Then the next day Kai was laying on the couch, and someone unlocked the door to the apartment. Then Kai sits up, and grabs his staff.

Kai(in head): Wait, Cal is in his room.

The door bursts open, and a guy walks in with an electric whip in each hand. He is a man with brown skin and pure white hair. He looks to be around Kai’s age, and he has a huge grin on his face.

Smiling guy: I knew you were alive, and ready to be killed by me!

Cal runs to the living room with a wooden sword.

Cal: What the hell?

Smiling guy: You can call me The Amazing Smiley. If you want to know why i'm called that you can just ask.

Kai: Why do they call you Smiley?

Smiley: Because I enjoy murder. I enjoy it with a burning passion! I want to give everyone the gift of death! Don’t worry, you're the next to receive my gift!

Cal: Crazy fucking bastard!

Cal goes in for a slash. Smiley wraps one of his whips around Cal’s wooden blade.

Cal: Wood doesn’t conduct electricity idiot!

Cal pulls his blade closer to him pulling smiley. Once Smiley is close enough to Cal, Cal kicks him in the gut.

Smiley: You never know. One time you have the advantage, and another you don’t!

Smiley takes a spray bottle, and sprays Cal’s sword until the bottle doesn’t have any water left. Kai just laughs the whole way through. Cal is so shocked he just doesn’t even do anything.

Cal: It takes more than just being wet once to ruin a sword, you know that right?

Smiley: You don’t see my genius!

Smiley goes to whip Cal, and Cal blocks it with his sword. The whip wraps around the wooden sword like before, and all of the sudden Cal starts getting electrocuted. Cal gets hit with so much electricity that he drops his sword, and falls to the ground. Smiley then starts smacking Cal’s unconscious body with his whips.

Smiley: Not so dumb huh?!

Kai: The electricity traveled through the water! You're a low key genius, crazy, but a genius. I guess now you’ll have to beat me.

Smiley wraps his whip around Kai’s staff.

Smiley: Too bad you're using metal.

Smiley’s electricity doesn’t even affect Kai.

Smiley: HOW?!

Kai: Rubber handle, douche.

Kai runs up to Smiley. Smiley uses his other whip, but it ends up getting wrapped around the other side of Kai’s staff.

Kai: Your out of time!

Smiley: NO!

Kai punches Smiley, and Knocks him out in one punch. In about an hour the cops are putting the hand cuffed Smiley into a cop car. Kai is outside watching the cops.

Kai: So, about The Grandfather-

Cop: Oh, are you a bounty hunter?

Kai: Wait, what?

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Cop: You said “The Grandfather.” Even the cops don’t know who The Grandfather is. We have a one hundred thousand dollar bounty on him. So I thought you were a bounty hunter.

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Kai: Wait, do you just have a bunch of bounties like that?

Cop: Well not as high as that bounty, but we have enough that a person could easily make a living off of it. You might even get famous for helping out the cops. Anyway, I’ll be off to go put this criminal in jail.

The cop drives away in his cop car.

Kai: Well I think I might have found my job.

Kai goes down to the police station, and checks out the bounty hunter board.

Kai: 20 thousand, 20 thousand, 15 thousand, 5 thousand, 15 thousand, 50 thousand, and the gold mine of bounties the 100 thousand. I really want that bounty, but Right and Lefty. Maybe I should put together a team.

## The Guardians - Issue 5

Kai calls up Az and Zuri, and tells them about the plan. They decided to all meet up at Zuri’s house, but surprisingly Az brought a new friend. Zuri and Kai were waiting for Az, and then he walks in with Jaik. Kai grabs his staff, and gets in a fighting position.

Zuri: Hey, don’t fight in my house! Take that outside!

Kai: Jaik, Didn’t I tell you to protect Star City?

Az: You know each other?

Kai: Yeah, and I know he’s a killer.

Jaik: Yeah, I’ve killed, but I’m trying to make up for it.

Kai: You didn’t even have to kill. You decided to kill, and then felt bad.

Jaik: You're never going to get past this, are you?

Kai: It's been like a month! By my standards you haven’t made up for anything!

Zuri walks up to Kai. She puts her hand on his shoulder, and looks at Jaik and Az.

Zuri: I think we should all sit down, and discuss this in a less tense manner, okay?

Jaik: I’m good with that.

Kai: I might hurt him.

They all sit down Az and Zuri sit on the couch while Kai and Jaik sit in the chairs on opposite sides of the couch.

Zuri: Really, opposite sides? You guys are so petty.

Kai: I’m not being petty. If I’m too close, and he pisses me off I’m gonna hit him.

Jaik: I feel like you don’t like me.

Kai: You shouldn’t feel, you should know.

Az: Wow, I’m so glad I brought this guy.

Zuri: Did you know about this?

Az: Sadly, no, but I would have been way happier if I could have taken credit!

Zuri(in head): I feel like no ones working with me!

Zuri: Alright, why don’t we all just introduce ourselves. My name is Zuri. I am a doctor, and I met Kai when he was beat up. I helped heal him.

Az: My name is Azrael. I am a chef. Me and Kai are childhood friends that met in school, and I met Jaik when I was working a case in Star City.

Kai: I’m-

Jaik: We already know who you are!

Kai: Well screw you too.

Jaik: My name's Jaik, and I met Kai in the league of assassins.

Az: Wait, what?

Kai: Ugh, we’re going into this now. I worked for the military. My mission was to get intel on the league of assassins. So I had to join them. To my luck or unluckiness I was chosen to be the next heir to the demon's head. Which is the leader of the league of assassins. Jaik was the original pick for that, and me coming into play had taken that away from him. The leader of the assassins never actually wanted Jaik to be the leader. Jaik was just the only person there. Jaik got mad that I took his place so we had beef. Then I left, and found an old friend. Jaik killed that friend for no reason, and then decided he was going to take down criminals. So I told him I would come back and kill him if he didn’t protect Star City. Since he killed Star City’s protector. There we go! Are we all caught up?!

Az: So Jaik’s a spoiled rich boy?

Zuri: I mean, Kai, you took everything from him.

Jaik: I’m not mad at what Kai did anymore. I realized that I was never meant to be the next head of the demon. Now I’m just trying to make up for who I was.

Zuri, Kai, and Az all huddle up in a group in another room.

Zuri: I think we should let him join.

Kai: He literally only said he is trying to fix his mistakes. That’s pretty cliche if you ask me.

Zuri: Az, your the tie breaker.

Az: I like this group dynamic. He’s staying!

Kai: I hate you both. He’s got one shot.

Zuri, Kai, and Az walk out of the room to see Jaik sit sitting in the chair.

Kai: Ugh, you're on the team, but you only have one shot. Use your shot wisely.

Jaik: I’ll try.

Kai: I’ll kill you. Anyway, back to business. I already told you all, expect Jaik. That we are going to try and take down a one hundred thousand dollar bounty. This bounty is on a man known as The Grandfather. From what I know, It seems like he is a mafia boss. He is also out to kill me to make a statement. I have no idea why.

Az: We’re taking down a big criminal menace like superheroes?!

Kai: No, like bounty hunters. Superheroes would do it for free.

Az: Can we do it for free?

Kai: Hell no!

Zuri: Where do we even start?

Az: With costumes!

Kai: We’re not superheroes!

Az: Yeah, but we still need costumes. Unless you want to be a famous bounty hunter. Then the hunter will become the hunted.

Kai: Fair point. I guess we all need costumes.

Az: No, Zuri and you need costumes. Jaik has his gear, and I already have mine. So that just leaves you two. We should all meet back here in two hours once we got our costumes.

Kai: No, we’ll meet at the alleyway Zuri found me in. If a bunch of dressed up guys walked into a girls house, and her neighbors saw we’d be in trouble.

Kai looks at Jaik and Az.

Kai: I’ll text you two the address.

They all go home except Zuri who was already home. Kai rummages through clothes until he finds something. Kai ends up picking a red sweatshirt with a brown leather jacket to go over it. He then wears blue jeans and a belt. His staff is hooked onto the belt. Kai goes to the store, and steals a red mask thinking that if they see him buying it they’ll be able to put two and two together. So then he puts a red mask over his eyes, and goes to meet up with the rest of the team. Kai, Az, and Jaik are on top of a building above the alleyway.

Az: Do we even have any idea where this building is?

Kai: This spot is our biggest clue. I was sedated when I was brought to the building, and I was half dead when leaving. So I think my memory is justified.

Az: Jeez defensive much.

Then Zuri shows up in normal clothes.

Kai: You didn’t want to play dress up?

Zuri: I’m only here to help take down The Grandfather. After that I’m probably just going to go back to work. So I don’t think I need a suit for a one time thing.

Kai: I wish I was in your shoes. Anyway, I think we should all spread out. Everyone has got each other’s phone numbers, right?

Az/Jaik/Zuri: Yeah.

Kai: Then fan out!

Everyone goes their separate ways. Kai starts looking around, and can’t seem to find anything.

Kai(in head): Where the hell was it! If he was trying to make a statement wouldn’t he have put me near his base.

All the sudden Kai starts to hear the overpowering voice he heard before with Righty and Lefty.

Disembodied Voice: Not if his base is New York City.

Kai(in head): What do you mean, and who are you?

Disembodied Voice: Call me a guardian angel of sorts.

Kai(in head): Do I have schizophrenia?

Disembodied Voice: Maybe, but not yet.

Kai(in head): Well, that's good. So what were you talking about before?

Disembodied Voice: This man owns New York. So why would he give the cops something to look into him for if he didn’t half too?

Kai(in head): Oh, he put me in the garbage a little off of his base! That's a genius Voice!

The voice does not respond, and Kai starts looking around in the surrounding areas for anything. Eventually, Kai finds a restaurant in a weird area. The restaurant is also closed on a Saturday.

Kai(in head): Who would close a restaurant on a Saturday when they already have a bad location?

Kai sneaks into the back of the restaurant, and starts walking around. Then as he steps in a certain place it sounds different. Kai feels around on the floor, and then feels a little latch. Kai pulls up the latch.

Kai(in head): It's a trapdoor. I gotta text the rest of them so they can back me up.

Kai takes out his phone, and texts everyone the address. Then he starts climbing down the ladder. The ladder goes far down, but eventually, Kai sees the light.

Kai(in head): I gotta remember this places’ layout. Last time it seemed like a labyrinth.

Kai walks around for a bit until he finds the room he got beaten up by Righty and Lefty in. Then Kai hears giant steps, and some talking.

Kai(in head): Shit! The team better show up quickly.

Righty: Look what we got here brother!

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty turns to Lefty.

Righty: No, you gotta look. Are you looking?

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty: Good.

Righty turns back to Kai.

Righty: We’re gonna beat you up now.

Righty and Lefty go to charge him. Kai rolls out of the way. Then Righty and Lefty crash into the wall. They get back up, and see Kai on the other side of the room. Righty starts charging Kai first, and once Righty gets close enough Kai hits Righty with a tornado kick straight to the head. Righty Falls back. Lefty throws a punch. Kai dodges it and hits Lefty with a double roundhouse kick. That just makes Lefty angry, Lefty tries to smash the ground. Kai rolls out of the way, and Lefty breaks through the wood and concrete of the floor, which makes a huge hole. Lefty gets back up, and Kai elbows lefty in his side. Then without Kai noticing Righty goes for a punch. Kai just manages to block the punch. Kai goes flying, but minimizes some of the damage of Righty’s strength. Kai hits a wall, and with some struggle manages to get back up. Righty Then Starts charging at Kai because Kai is backed into a wall. Kai tries a tornado kick, but he did it too soon, and it missed. Right before Righty slammed Kai, Kai floated to the other side of the room quickly with a purple aura.

Kai: What the hell just happened?

Zuri comes in with a purple aura around her hands. Then after her Az and Jaik walk in. Az is holding nunchucks, and Jaik is pointing an explosive arrow at Lefty.

Zuri: Need help?

Az: I would like a thank you letter.

Kai just laughs, and gets back up.

Kai: Thank you.

Az: I’ll let it slide.

Jaik shoots the explosive arrow at Lefty, and It explodes on impact. Lefty is left a little dazed, but shakes it off, and starts running at Jaik.

Jaik: Well, Damn.

Jaik shoots an ensnarement arrow at Lefty’s feet. Lefty’s trips and falls over.

Jaik: Heh.

Lefty moves his feet, and breaks out of the ensnarement.

Jaik: This is going to be harder than I thought.

Over with Az and Kai. Righty tries to punch Kai, but misses the punch. Kai tornado kicks Righty. Righty gets dazed, and Az slams righty in the head with both nunchucks. Then Kai takes out his staff, and jabs Righty in the head as hard as he can. Righty falls down in pain.

Kai: Jaik!

Over with Jaik Lefty is about to punch him. Jaik shot an electricity arrow. It sticks into Lefty, and Lefty stops. He gets angry and Rips the electricity arrow out of him. Then Jaik shoots an explosive arrow at Lefty, and lefty gets blasted a few feet back. Lefty’s feet never leave the ground. Then Kai slams Lefty’s head with his staff. Lefty falls on top of Righty.

Righty: Brother, it’s time for our special move.

Lefty: Yeah.

Lefty gets off of Righty, and they both stand up. Then they lock arms, and start spinning like a top. They start spinning in Kai’s vicinity, and Jaik jumps in. Jaik pushes Kai away, and Jaik gets hit by their arms.

Kai: Jaik!

Zuri: I have an idea.

Kai: What?

Zuri: Get Lefty and Righty in the same spot, and I can take them out.

Kai: Can I be near them?

Az: I’m guessing no.

Zuri: Azrael’s right.

Kai: Things always have to be difficult. Alright, for Jaik!

Kai runs in, and starts distracting Lefty and Righty.

Kai(in head): This is where they're gonna be taken out.

Once Lefty and Righty were about to hit Kai, Kai jumped above them. Then Az tackles Kai out of the air so Kai doesn’t get hit by Lefty and Righty’s attack. The part of the roof above Lefty and Righty collapses. They get knocked over, and covered with heavy rubble.

Kai: Oh, you were using your powers to take down the roof?

Zuri: Yup, good idea right?

Az: It’s a solid five at best.

Zuri scowls at Az.

Kai: Come on.

They help Jaik up, and walk around until they find the room with huge doors. They walk in, and they find an office with the chair turned around. The chair turns to them to show The Grandfather sitting down.

The Grandfather: Have you come to beat me up now?

Kai: Only if you resist.

The Grandfather just laughs.

The Grandfather: I’m not going to fight you.

Kai: What, you got more lackeys?

The Grandfather: No, none at the moment. You just have no way of collecting your bounty.

Kai: What are you talking about?

The Grandfather: You forgot to read the fine print. The reason why my bounty is so high isn’t just because I’m a powerful criminal.

Kai: Then why?

The Grandfather: The police don’t know who I am. Which means that you would have to go to court with your minimal evidence. The best evidence you have is your four witnesses, but one of them isn’t even a legal citizen.

Kai(in head): I forgot. Jaik was born into the league.

The Grandfather: Then having the rest of you go on stand. That would really help the police in their investigation about new vigilanties wouldn’t it. Oh, but you could record me. The recording would be suspicious at best. Four masked heroes won’t exactly go over with the court well. Even if you do I think I have enough money where my lawyer will be able to easily get me out.

Kai: What if we were wearing a wire?

The Grandfather laughs.

The Grandfather: I know you're not. You think I’m an idiot. I’ve been in this game a long time boy. Don’t think you can try to play me.

The Grandfather gets his coat, and puts it on.

The Grandfather: I think that's enough excitement for one day.

The Grandfather goes to open the door to leave.

Kai: Next time I’ll have evidence.

The Grandfather: Next time I’ll have more security.

The Grandfather leaves. Everybody goes back to Althea’s place. Kai and Az sit on the couch watching TV. Althea is in another room healing Jaik. In the room Jaik is just starting to wake up. Jaik wakes up to see Zuri on top of him healing him.

Zuri: It’s part of the process.

Jaik: I’m okay with it. I have a question.

Zuri: What's your question?

Jaik: Why did you help us out. Kai wanted money, Az wanted a team, and I wanted redemption. What did you want?

Zuri: You want to know about me?

Jaik: I guess I do.

Zuri: Well, someone should know. When I was little I was taken from my home.

Jaik: Foster care?

Zuri: Hell. I was brought to Hell. Hell wanted to train me so that a man could absorb my power.

Jaik: Are you really that powerful?

Zuri: No, he did it with thousands of kids. He just wanted strength, but for me it was torture. Then on the day he was going to absorb my power, an angel rescued me.

Jaik: Angel?

Zuri: He called himself Kakakol. Kind of a weird name, but I didn’t care about anything except freedom. I was very grateful for what he had done for me. Then he gave me the option of living in hell, or getting a life. He gave my life benefits like super powers, a job, and memories of everything that I should have experienced up to the point in my life.

Jaik: How old were you?

Zuri: Well, I think it's been a year. So I would have been 20. I was so grateful for what he did that I tried to use my powers for good. I don’t just want to live on earth just for my sake. If an angel gave me powers I would love if I could use those powers to help others.

Jaik: You're really cool, you know that Zuri?

Zuri: I know.

Kai and Az bust into the room.

Kai: Let me stop you right there! Keep it fucking pg13 godammit, jeez! We were going to bust in a few minutes ago, but then you decided to start monologuing. We couldn’t just stop your wholesome story. Now we have to see this! I’m disappointed.

Az: How fucking dare you!

They all just laugh. Then they all end up in the living room again.

Jaik: Do you heal everyone this way?

Zuri: I like the reactions. It’s not like anything happens I just embarrass you.

They all shake their heads at Zuri.

Kai: I’m sorry guys. You were all supposed to get 20 thousand, but I didn’t really pay much attention.

Az: I’m just happy to have a team.

Zuri: I had fun too.

Jaik: We’ll get em next time, and that's what matters.

Kai: Your right Jaik. Once we get enough evidence on him. We’ll all go back. If that's okay with you guys?

Az: I think our team shouldn’t just be used for bounties. We should be like back up. We can help each other out if any of us ever need anything. Kai, I know you're a money addict, but do we have your consent?

Kai: Yeah, I guess we can become a real superhero team.

Az: Yes, now all we need is a name!

Everyone just thinks to themselves for a minute.

Zuri: Angels?

Az: Thats stupid, we’re not angels!

Kai(in head): What did the beast say earlier?

Kai: Guardian angels.

Az: That’s genius! We can be called The Guardians!

Kai: I don’t really like it. You said we’re backup. Why can’t we be called something like The Reserve Team?!

Az: That’s stupid. You're the worst team name giver. We are also all going to need code names, but thats for later. The next time we team up I expect you all to bring your A game, alright!

Az slams his fist into his hand to hype up his speech while also declaring that the end. Eventually everyone goes back home after a few hours of fun. Kai goes, and sits on the couch. Cal walks in.

Cal: You have a bed.

Kai: What if I don’t want a bed?

Cal: Suit yourself. I wanted to say something.

Kai: What?

Cal: Thank you. You kinda saved my life when Smiley attacked.

Kai: No thanks needed. You were kind of a dick, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t save you.

Cal: Well maybe I’ll try to be less of a dick.

Kai: Highly appreciated.

Cal: Move over I wanna watch my show!

Kai: Taking all that no longer being a dick back.

Cal: I’ll start tomorrow!

Kai shakes his head, and goes into his own room to go to bed.

## 6,000 Students! - Issue 6

Kai is on the couch, and Cal is grabbing his keys to leave.

Cal: You're so lazy! Why don’t you go to the gym, or, I don’t know, get an actual job?

Kai: That’s a lot of work!

Cal: Well that’s not my problem. You're the one that doesn’t have a job to pay his bills. Anyway, I’m going shopping.

Cal leaves.

Kai(in head): Wow, that's the first time he has ever told me what the hell he’s doing. Maybe he is trying to be nicer.

Kai is just watching TV, and then changes the channel to the news.

Reporter guy: Breaking news! Every Brooklyn technical high school bus has just exploded. This means that almost 6000 kids were on the bus at this time. We have no idea the casualties and death counts at this time. If we get any new information about this disaster you'll be the first to know.

Kai sees the recording of the explosions going off. The explosion has some weird purple black smoke coming out of it.

Kai(in head): That’s definitely not a regular bomb. Are the reporters just not allowed to say that? I need to check this out for myself.

Kai puts on his somewhat superhero gear, and goes out. Kai then has to travel over a bridge to get to brooklyn. Eventually Kai finds a crash site. He sees cops pulling kids out of the bus.

Kai: It looks like the cops have this thing covered. I mean, it is kids.

A young woman wakes up looking frightened.

Kai: What is that kid gonna do?

All of a sudden a pink psychic blast pushes everyone near her back. Then she starts running away.

Kai: Hm, are her powers a coincidence? I should ask.

Kai follows the girl. Eventually she hides at a skatepark. Kai jumps down from the rooftops to see this girl. She is breathing heavy, and looks frightened.

Young girl: Who are you?!

Kai: Don’t worry. I have superpowers too.

Young girl: What are the cops going to do to me?

Kai: When did you get your powers?

Young girl: I-I-I don’t know. I think, after the explosion.

Kai(in head): The explosion gave her powers!?

Kai: Everythings gonna be okay. Why don’t you just go back to your parents? They should be able to keep you safe.

Young girl: They’re kind of far away. Can you help me get there?

Kai(in head): I’m not a fucking superhero!

Kai: Of course I will.

Kai walks the high schooler to her house which takes about twenty minutes. While they were talking she said her name was Chloe. Then once they get to the house she hugs Kai.

Chloe: Thank you. I must’ve been a burden, and I’m sorry.

Kai: Calm down. It was only a twenty minute walk. It’s really not that big of a deal.

Kai pats her on the head, and she goes inside.

Kai(in head): She’s an adorable kid, but more importantly! Did every kid on those busses get fucking superpowers? Shit, this might be really terrible.

Kai starts scouting the city.

Kai(in head): These kids aren’t going to know what to do. There could be six thousand kids confused and scared. What I’m afraid of most is that someone is going to step up to become their leader. If a person steps up they’ll follow them blindly. Even if that person is putting them on the wrong path.

Kai finds six scared kids trying to fight a man. This man has short white hair, and green glowing goggles. He has a white lab coat with armor under it. He even has a white mask to go over his nose and mouth. He has a gun on each side of him. They are some type of enhanced gun because Kai has never seen anything like it before. The man looks older, but still in great shape.

Old Man: Well, this is the end of the road for you.

Kid1: What did we do?!

Kid3: Please, we didn’t do anything!

Old Man: No, no you didn’t. Oh wait, you have powers. I’m going to need to test your bodies. Learn how your powers work. Then maybe I’ll let you go.

Kid6: Will it hurt?

Old Man: Oh yeah, it’ll only hurt hurt a lot. Probably the worst kind of pain you’ve ever experienced!

Kai hops down between the kids and the old man.

Kai: I have a feeling you wouldn’t let them go either.

The old man sighs.

Old Man: No, probably not.

The old man takes out his two guns, and spins them around before pointing them at Kai.

Old Man: Please tell me we’re gonna fight. I’ve been itching for a good fight for like ten years.

Kai: I’ll fight you if you don’t let these kids go.

Old Man: Well, I guess that was your declaration for war.

The old man starts shooting green bullets at Kai. Kai runs to the side to dodge the shots. Kai takes out his staff, and starts blocking the electric bullets. The guns come out of the old man’s metal shoulder pads. Kai starts spinning his staff around like a windmill trying to block every shot that comes to him. He blocks most of the shots, but gets grazed by two bullets. The old man then throws a grenade in the air, and starts shooting at Kai. Kai was trying to dodge the bullets, and then as the grenade was near Kai. The old man shoots the grenade. Kai jumps out of the way, and barely dodges it. The old man changes one of his gun’s modes, and shoots a dart at Kai. Kai being on the ground made it hard for him to dodge. Kai gets hit with the tranquilizer dart, and starts feeling droopy.

Old Man: You’ve been beaten. Well, you should at least know the name of the man who beat you. You shall know me as The Chemist.

Kai(in head): Tranquilizer darts take a few minutes to set in. So I have a few minutes to take him out.

Kai puts his staff back on his belt, and runs up to The Chemist to start throwing punches. Kai feels slower than before, but then sweeped The Chemist’s leg. The man fell over, and Kai tried to jab him with his staff. The Chemist rolled over, and got back up. The Chemist then had his shoulder turrets start shooting at Kai. All Kai could do was take out his staff, and slowly walk up to the guy while spinning his staff. Kai was now running out of time, and started slowing down. Then The Chemist gave Kai a good right hook, and Kai was knocked out. When Kai awoke the kids and old man were gone.

Kai(in head): Shit, I couldn’t even protect those kids. I need to find that guy, and break those kids out of whatever prison he has them in.

While Kai was thinking, green ooze caught his eye. Kai walks over to it.

Kai(in head): Hmm, I gotta make a note of this.

Kai goes back home on the couch, and thinks to himself about where this guy could be.

Kai(in head): Hmm, The Chemist. Oh, I got it! He’s a chemist. He would have to be in an old science lab, and if the first place he went to was that alleyway he must be close to there. Tomorrow I have to go, and find out where he is.

Cal: My shows on, get up!

Kai: Really?

Cal: Yeah, really. Why do you even like the couch so much. You literally have your own bed!

Kai: you literally have your own TV!

Cal: Fair played.

Kai gets up, and goes into his room to go to sleep. The next day, Kai is out looking for an old abandoned lab.

Kai: Where is it? There has to be something here.

After hours of searching it eventually becomes night. Kai finally finds the place. The building still looks nice from the outside so Kai didn’t even realize it was abandoned. Kai sneaks in through a window. He uses a flashlight to look around. He sees chemicals everywhere. Then as he is walking around he sees someone. Kai follows them around a corner, but when Kai turns the corner the shadowy figure is gone.

Kai(in head): Wow, I didn’t know this place had ghosts. Wait a minute.

Kai slaps the shadowy figure who was invisible. The kid becomes visible again, and jumps back.

Kid: How did you know I was there?

Kai: I could hear your heartbeat.

Kid: How?!

Kai: I was trained by a man named Stick. He taught me and a friend how. Now, how old are you?

Kid: I’m fourteen years old.

Kai: Name?

Kid: What’s yours?

Kai: Call me…

Kai(in head): Name-name-name.

Kai: Call me The Dragon.

Kid: Then call me Arachno!

Kai: Shhh. If your name is Arachno then you must have spider powers, and if you're 14 then you were on the bus. The reason why I’m here is that the man that lives here takes in children with powers. He wants to do tests on them, and experiment with them. Why are you here?

Arachno: I have my own business.

Kai: If it's not with this guy then get out.

Arachno: It wasn’t, but now it is.

Kai: Ugh, fine. It will be a lot easier with you helping any way.

Arachno and Kai sneak around the building until they find the kids from yesterday in pods. Then all of a sudden they hear a voice from behind them.

The Chemist: So you have found me, and you brought a friend. Should I say, another test subject.

Kai and Arachno get in a fighting position.

The Chemist: You're in my territory now!

The chemist flips down his goggles. Then takes out a remote control. He presses a button, and a mechanical soldier comes out. The mechanical soldier is as tall as Lefty and Righty.

The Chemist: You're lucky! I just stole this the other day! You may call my child Behemoth!

The giant soldier looks at Arachno. It scans him and sees nothing. Then it scans Kai.

Behemoth: Mutant! Must be exterminated!

The Chemist: Oh, it looks like one of you is a mutant! That’s great because it's made for taking down mutants!

Arachno: What’s a mutant?

Kai: Is that really the question you're going to ask?

The Giant robot slams down. Arachno and Kai jump back.

Kai: Oh, so you're fast!

Arachno: I like to think I am!

Kai: Alright then, lets confuse it.

Kai and Arachno start running around the thing. Behemoth starts shooting lasers out of its eyes to try and hit one of them. As the laser was about to hit Kai, Arachno jumped up and punched Behemoth in the face. As arachno was falling Behemoth grabbed Arachno’s leg, and threw him. Kai caught Arachno, and put him back on his feet. Then they both start circling around the robot. Kai hits the robot's leg with his staff. The robot's leg was so damaged that it dropped to its knee. The leg started sparking. Then Arachno punched Behemoth in the face again. Behemoth grabbed Kai and Arachno, and started slamming them on the ground. Then it threw them into a wall. The robot got back up, and walked over to them. Then it held its arms above its head. Then as its arms started dropping like heavy hammers they just fell to its side. Kai had stabbed his staff through the robot when it was trying to attack them. The robot falls over. Then Kai and Arachno get back up.

Kai: So, you're ready to fight us Chemist!

Chemist is sitting on a box. He seemed bored.

The Chemist: I thought that robot was gonna be way cooler. I guess that’s why blade makes a ton of them. I guess they aren’t supposed to work alone, but I work fine alone.

The Chemist presses another button on his controller, and ten mounted turrets come out of the walls. They all point at Kai and Arachno.

Kai: I have no idea how we are gonna get out of this one.

Arachno: Hmm, I’ve got an idea.

Chemist: Don’t move.

Arachno: Sorry to say this, but I’m faster than a bullet.

Arachno jumps onto a turret, and aims the turret at another turret. He keeps jumping around until all of the turrets destroy each other. Then he hops back down.

Kai: That was actually pretty smart.

Arachno: Thank you.

The Chemist looks frustrated now, and presses another button on his controller. He then puts on a mask.

The Chemist: Now breath in my toxic fumes, and why don’t you die while your at it!

All the exits lock down.

Kai: Don’t break in arachno!

Kai runs up to the chemist.

The Chemist: I think my regular guns can stall enough time.

Kai: The thing about me is I can’t die from those types of things.

The Chemist: But the tranquilizer dart affected you.

Kai: If something doesn’t specifically harm my body then my body won’t stop it. Tranquilizers don’t last as long for me though.

Kai takes out his staff, and slams The Chemists head. The Chemist is knocked out, and Kai presses the button to turn off the gas, and to open up the doors. Arachno runs out of the room as fast as he can, and Kai opens up the windows. After all the gas is gone Kai breaks the kids out of the pod imprisonment.
Kid6: I don’t know how we’ll ever repay you.

Kai: Go home, and stay safe. I don’t know what the government is going to do so all you can do until then is stay low. Absolutely don’t use your powers unless you need to protect yourself. You don’t want a war with the government.

Kid6: Thank you.

The six kids all leave, and Kai ties up The Chemist. Kai calls the cops and leaves so that the cops can handle it. Later Kai and Arachno are sitting at a restaurant eating food.

Kai: Mind telling me your name now?

Arachno: You can call me Leo. Mind telling me yours?

Kai: The names Kai, and here.

Kai gives Leo his phone number.

Kai: If you ever get in trouble. It seems like you don’t have anyone to back you up. So if you ever think that you can’t do something alone, call me. Everyone needs help sometimes.

Leo: Why are you being so nice?

Kai: because if these kids think that everyone is out to get them then this is going to become a catastrophe.

Leo: How?

Kai: If the kids feel like no one will help them, and the government is trying to put them in prison they are going to rebel. Then they are going to start fighting the government, and how do you think a war between the government and six thousand superpowered kids is going to go?

Leo:…

Kai: Bloody! It’s going to be bloody.

Leo: Then I’ll help stop it! I am one of the kids.

Kai: By yourself?

Leo: No, I’m going to get a team. I’m going to have friends to help me.

Kai fist bumps Leo, and gives him five hundred dollars.

Kai: I gotta go, but here. Take the one hundred. Pay for the meal, and whatever else you need. Just make sure you don’t become an enemy.

Leo: To the government?

Kai: To the people.

Kai leaves.

Leo: He’s really smart.

Kai starts walking home.

Kai(in head): Ah, I hate having to deal with kids. You have to actually be serious. I can’t just make jokes.

Kai goes home, and goes to bed. When he wakes he realizes that he needs to get his shit together, and get some more money. Kai dresses up in superhero clothes, and goes to the police department.

Kai: You got any 60K bounties.

Worker: Well, the question is. Are you willing to look far and wide?

Kai: How long, and where.

Worker: Outskirts of texas, and one year.

Kai: Well, thats a 60K salary so I’ll take it!

Worker: Well okay, but this is in a more old western type of town.

Kai: Are you telling me that I should dress up like a cowboy?

Worker: It would be more socially acceptable.

Kai: It’s gotta be the same color as my regular outfit.

Worker: Right this way. We’ll even pay for your flight!

## The Guardians 2 - Issue 7

It’s 2019 and Kai is 22. Kai is wearing a red and brown cowboy suit. From being out in the old west he has even grown a long beard. Kai has just found the criminal he has been looking for this whole time.

Kai: I finally found you, you bastard! You know how many different towns I have been to!

The man drinks the last sip in his drink. Then stands up, and looks at Kai.

Cowboy: Do you know who I am?

Kai: Yeah, they call you Wrangler. You were a jewel thief that made millions. Then you disappeared. I’m here to take you back.

The Wrangler puts his hand on his gun.

Wrangler: I left because the government had me followed everywhere. They had no evidence on me, but they were damn sure they were gonna get some. That's why I moved out here.

Kai: Get over yourself. They have found some evidence, and look at that. They’ve found your location too.

Kai puts his hand on his staff.

Kai: Are you coming with me peacefully?

Wrangler: I’ve got your answer right here.

Wrangler starts shooting his revolver, and Kai uses his staff to deflect the bullets. After the six bullets Kai puts his staff away, and punches Wrangler. Wrangler blocks the punch, but still gets sent back a few feet. Wrangler sits up, and reloads his gun in one second. Then he starts shooting Kai again. Kai dodges every bullet, and then runs up and knocks out Wrangler with a punch.

Kai: I can’t believe this took a whole year. He wasn’t even that strong.

Kai sighs heavily.

Kai: I really just want to go home.

The cops pay for Kai’s plane ticket back, and Kai turns the jewel thief in for his 60 grand paycheck. Then he goes back to his house, and the first thing cal does is extend his hand out.

Cal: You said you were leaving, and would pay me back your some of the cash with interest. That is what we agreed on. So, where’s my 20 grand.

Kai gives Cal 20 thousand.

Kai: This is worse than taxes.

Cal: Thank you very much, come again.

Kai: I will never! For now!

Cal: Yeah, that’s what I thought! So, I haven’t seen you in a while. What have you been up to?

Kai takes a deep breath in.

Kai: You care about me?!

Cal: Don’t twist my words! We should hang out sometime though, but for now I’ll leave you be.

Kai: See ya.

Cal gives off a wave before leaving. Kai chills out the couch, and watches the Television. First thing he does is check the news to see what's going on.

Reporter: The government has decided to make a school for all the super powered kids. It seems that the kids have proven themselves to be safe. This is the first government created institute for super powered individuals. We all believe down here that this is a step in the right direction for the world, and the first step was GS Hero Academy.

Kai looks excited, and instantly texts Arachno.

Kai(texting to Arachno): Arachno, did you get the government to believe that the kids weren’t dangerous?

Arachno(texting to Kai): Yeah, its pretty amazing isn’t it?

Kai(texting to Arachno): Thats more then amazing! You have helped out so many kids. I’m so proud of you.

Arachno(texting to Kai): Thanks, but I’m not going to be staying there. I am only going to go to the academy for a year. Then I’m out.

Kai(texting to Arachno): Why?

Arachno(texting to Kai): That kind of life is just not for me. I want to see the world, and do other things.

Kai(texting to Arachno): Well, good luck Leo. I’m wishing you the best.

Arachno(texting to Kai): Thanks Kai. I’ll talk to you later.

Kai: I kinda feel bad. I guess he is mature for his age. I really wanted him to be able to finish high school.

For the next week Kai just rested. Until Jaik called him.

Kai(on the phone): What Jaik?

Jaik(on the phone): It’s time we get the team back together.

Kai(on the phone): For?

Jaik(on the phone): Demons.

Kai: Ugh, I’ll be there in a day or two.

Kai finds a flight, and flies over to Star City. Then Kai finds the address Jaik sent him. He knocks, and Jaik opens the door. Kai walks in, and Jaik sits down next to Althea with his arm around her.

Kai(in head): Jaik has this big house. Zuri is already here, and Jaik has his arm around her.

Kai: When did you guys move in together?!

Zuri: It's been like a month and a half.

Kai: When did you guys get together?!

Zuri: Like a month after Guardians.

Kai: You guys are almost at your one year anniversary, and I didn’t even know you were together! I feel left out!

Az walks in hearing Kai pity himself.

Az: That’s because you left for a year stupid. Maybe you would know if you didn’t decide to be a cowboy!

Kai: AZ!

Kai daps up Az.

Kai: What Up man it's been a year.

Az: Nothing much, but I'm finally starting to build a restaurant in New York.

Kai: That’s amazing. Now you won’t have to travel to Star City so much, but onto the matter at hand.

Kai turns back to Jaik and Althea.

Kai: Az knew and I didn’t. At least you could have texted me!

Jaik: Why are you so mad?

Kai: I'm not mad, I'm sad! Nobody ever wants to tell me anything important.

Az: Alright, while Kai pities himself let's talk about the mission.

Jaik: So there were multiple sightings of monsters, and at first we thought it was just an animal.

Kai: Like the chupacabra!

Jaik: Sure, and then we decided to look into it more. Then one night we saw it. A portal opened, and demons started coming out. Then a man with a trench coat came out, and started using spells. He was an old man, and he quickly sent all of the demons back into the portal. Then he closed the portal, and when I tried to meet him he vanished.

Kai: Like tupac?

Jaik: Are you even listening?

Az: That is the question.

Jaik: I need you guys to help us meet this guy, and maybe stop a demon invasion.

Kai: Do I get to meet tupac?

Jaik: Get serious!

Kai: Alright fine. So, we gotta find an old mage that seems to be helping us out?

Jaik: We don’t know if he is on our side.

Az: He’s totally on our side!

Jaik: And if he’s not?

Zuri: Stop being so serious Jaik. Everyone got the plan?

Kai: Yup.

Az: I wasn’t listening.

Jaik: Ugh.

They all start looking around the area. Then jaik texts all of them to go to a certain location. They all meet up up there, and see the old man taking down demons like a badass. Then the man blasts all the demons back in the portal, and closes the portal. Everyone jumps down, and corners him.

Old Man: Enemies or friends?

Kai: Depends.

Old Man: Ah, good to see you again Satan.

Kai: What?

Old Man: I believe you four would want to stop the demons from invading the multiverse.

Kai: Yeah, but why did you call me Satan?

Old Man: Not you. The power inside you. Have you been hearing voices?

Kai: Yeah, just one.

Old Man: That is the ruler of Hell. You must have gained that power from the stone.

Kai(In head): So that was the red stone.

Jaik: We want to help stop the demons! Please, can you show us how?

Old man: Well of course Jaik.

Jaik: How do you know my name?

Old Man: I know many things.

Kai: Wait, I feel like this conversation is going too fast!

Old Man: Don’t worry, as soon as you follow me. Everything will be explained.

The old man opens a portal.

Old Man: Follow me.

The Old man walks through the portal, and everyone hesitantly follows in. They all show up in a gigantic castle. They are in the main hall of the castle. They see the king sitting on his throne, and two people are walking up to him. Then the overpowering voice starts speaking much louder than it ever has before, and Kai passes out.

Az: Kai!

Old Man: Don’t touch him!

Az backs up.

Az: Why?

Old Man: I feel like you should at least be able to call me something before I explain this to you. So for a short introduction my name is Altair Glorymane, but you may call me Spellbook. I was the old ruler of this kingdom, and I gave it up to my little brother when I no longer saw need for it. This kingdom that we are in is the biggest kingdom of the four in hell. This is the north kingdom. The west kingdom is only for demons. The east kingdom is only for people, and the south is this kingdom's real rival. The south holds all the archangels. The South is the strongest kingdom, but we have more entities in our kingdom. So I like to believe that this kingdom is superior.

Jaik: Are you telling me that we’re in Hell?

Old Man: Yes you are, and if you want to know if Hells really as bad as it's been said. It truly is not. If you go to the west kingdom it will be, but anywhere else, and you could even have a fun time.

Az: What about Kai?

Spellbook: He is simply having a meeting with Satan. He will not be harmed in any way. If Satan has allowed Kai to bond with him then Satan likes Kai. Since Satan has the most power here he is able to get into contact with Kai easier than he would be able to otherwise.

Zuri looks at the king, and gets paralyzed with fear.

Spellbook: Zuri, that is not the man that kidnapped you. Even if he may look like it.

Zuri: But-but he-

Spellbook: We are still looking for the man who did that to you. Satan was outraged, and almost destroyed all of Hell when he figured out that someone in hell was taking people from the multiverse.

Zuri: I-I just can’t be around him.

Spellbook: That is okay. It is to be expected. I have some business to take care of. Why don’t all of you explore the North Kingdom.

Az: Well, okay.

Jaik: I don’t trust this at all.

Zuri just holds Jaik’s arm tight.

While the rest of the team gets to explore, Kai is trapped in his own mind. Kai wakes up in a dark place. Then he sees this gigantic creature looking down on him. The creature is the most terrifying thing he has ever seen. It’s face has gigantic sharp teeth, and huge bull horns. It looks built like a regular person, but this demon is ripped. Its entire body is the color of blood red, and its claws are huge.

Satan: Are you basking in my glory?

Kai has to look up at the skyscraper tall demon. The demon sits down so that it doesn’t seem as tall, and so that Kai can get a better look at its face.

Kai: What glory?

The demon lets out a big laugh that feels like it shakes the place.

Satan: That’s the first time I have ever heard someone speak so rude to me. I knew I liked you.

Kai: Why did you bring me here?

Satan: You’re not even going to ask my name?

Kai: I got to hear everything that spellbook said, and he just said that your Satan-

Satan: Don’t call me by that name!

Kai: Um, why not?

Satan: Satan was the name you lowly humans gave me! You don’t have the luxury of calling me whatever you want! You humans barely make it past one hundred year, and I was born before time! Not only have you dared to call me the name that you made up, but you then decide to put a negative connotation behind it. As if I am a menace to your society! Humans sicken me!

Kai: Then why bond with one?

Satan: Because humans are the new player in a system that has been going on for centuries.

Kai: What?

Satan: The ultimate universes like Heaven and Hell have been fighting for more power for decades. We wanted to have more entities for war than any other. Then humans came along, and decided that it was their time to join universes. Now it’s like a race for who has more humans. We all study humans, and one way to study humans is become one. That’s why I share your body. I give you power, and get to experience whatever you do.

Kai: What do you want me to call you then?

Satan: I have two names. You may call me Kamaitachi or The Beast.

Kai: Alright Beast. Is that all you wanted me here for?

The Beast: No, you may not leave until you shake my hand.

The Beast puts out his massive hand. Kai goes to shake it, but can only lift it a little.

Kai: How am I supposed to lift your hand. I can only lift it an inch. How much does it weigh?

The Beast: Around 250 tons.

Kai: How could I even lift it a little?

The Beast: Well I didn’t want to give you no hope.

Back with the rest of the team they are walking around in The North Kingdom, and it looks like a city. They are walking through town, and they see beautiful buildings that look like they would be historical. The kingdom seems like it would be a treasure if it ever existed today. It's an architectural masterpiece. It's mixed with old ancient buildings, and new buildings like skyscrapers. Together it makes a perfect blend. It’s something you would never be able to see on earth.

Az: This place is amazing. You would think all the different styles would look bad, but it looks beautiful.

They get food, and sit down in one of the restaurants. They see demons and humans sitting together in harmony. They see a human walk into a demon in an accident, and both of them act very polite.

Az: This place is better than even earth. I thought only bad people were supposed to go to Hell. Now we get to see that Hell has even fixed racism.

Jaik: Well, it still exists, but they just give racists their own place. This kingdom just so happens to be a racist free place. The demon kingdom still might try to attack the human kingdom.

Zuri: The way it seems though. It seems like they have everything figured out. Like they have made a utopia.

Jaik: I don’t trust it. If all bad people go to hell then how is it a utopia.

Az: Don’t try to argue with it. Just enjoy it while you can.

While the rest of the team is chilling Kai is still trying to lift The Beast’s hand.

Kai: I can’t do it! I’m not nearly strong enough!

The Beast: Well then you’ll never leave.

Kai: Ugh, this is so frustrating!

Kai(in head): Well I can’t do it!

Kai: Do I have to do it alone?!

The Beast: No.

Kai: Then lift your arm yourself!

The Beast roars, and the roar blasts Kai back.

The Beast: You will never speak to be like that again! I could kill you! You are in my domain! How dare you tell me to do it myself! I asked you to do it!

Kai: Then can I have your strength!?

The Beast: Yes, yes you can.

A red aura comes around Kai. Kai feels like he is even more powerful than before.

The Beast: Now I am directly linked to you. You can call on my power once per day, and I will be able to talk to you whenever now.

Kai: Is that why you only talked to me for a minute before leaving?

The Beast: Yes. Now lift my hand.

Kai nods his head, and walks over to The Beast’s hand. Then Kai with some struggle is able to lift up the hand.

The Beast: You may leave.

Kai: We’ll talk again soon.

The Beast: I’m sure we will.

Kai wakes up to see his friends walk in, and Spellbook waiting for them. Az, Jaik, and Zuri all have meat kebabs.

Kai: I feel like I have been left out!

Az: We got to explore Hell without you.

Jaik: Spellbook! How is it that all bad people go to hell, but you also have a utopia.

Spellbook: There is a simple answer to that Jaik.

Kai(in head): What the fuck is going on?

Spellbook: Heaven is for the pure of heart. It’s not for good people. You misunderstand what these universes are for. Hell seems like an evil place with demons and Lava, but demons aren’t evil. They are just like humans. They can be good or evil. Heaven is run by a dictator. They hold everyone to standard. If you aren’t pure then you don’t deserve to have a place there. Hell isn’t actually for evil. Every single person is judged on a trait. Each universe that excepts people wants a different thing. Hell doesn’t want evil. Hell want the people who have had a bad life. The people that have had to go through the worst. Heaven wants their people to have stayed pure hearted. The skylands wants people that love fun, and the underworld takes everyone else.

Jaik: Why do we think everything is so different?

Spellbook: Because your humans. You have made your own beliefs. People from other planets then you have also made up their own ideas. Everything is different for everyone. Now, I believe its about time we go to talk to the east kingdom.

They all get on a huge boat that is in lava. Then they ride the boat all the way to the east kingdom. Then they show up at the front gate.

Spellbook: We would like to speak to your king or queen. The highest member in your society.

Demon voice: Who granted you permission to enter this kingdom ex-north leader?!

Spellbook: We have some issues that we need to go over.

Demon voice: It can’t be helped! They want you in here! Better say your prayers!

The voice cackles with enjoyment as the gates open. There are two lines of demons. Making it so that there is a clear straight away to a huge staircase. They walk through the lines of demons. The demons laugh at them, and try to get in their face. Some even talk about eating them after they kill them.

Jaik: Do demons really eat humans?

Spellbook: They can, but demons can’t eat practically anything. Eating humans is to show dominance..

Kai: That makes it way more comforting!

They finish the walk, and start walking up the staircase. Once they get to the top of the staircase they see the king of all demons.

Demon King: Do you know my name?

The demon king has the eyes of a mosquito, but the mosquito’s mouth is like a rhinoceros horn. He has horn antennas on the top of his head, and a red and black spiderweb imprinted crown with a skull logo. He has four arms on the outside of his body, and six smaller arms on the inside. His body looks like rotten flesh that's falling apart, but also stable at the same time. He has a ripped dead flesh ridden body with red and black spiderwebbed kings clothes. The king's clothes look like a cross between armor and clothes. The clothes look like they were made out of bronze that has rusted over. Then he has 8 spider legs at the bottom of his body.

Spellbook: This is Beelzebub.

Beelzebub: It’s very nice to meet you all.

Spellbook: Our names are-

Beelzebub: Oh, I don’t care about your names! You don’t need names to play with your food.

Spellbook starts shaking, but after a second gets it under control.

Spellbook: Well we’ve-

Beelzebub takes in a deep sniff, and starts laughing.

Beelzebub: These humans have never died before!

He laughs even harder.

Beelzebub: That means your prime for the taking! Human meat is always better new!

Spellbook: Beelzebub!

Beelzebub: What!? You dare interrupt me while I take in the beauty of new food! I think someone has a death wish! I will eat you again if I need Altair! I’ll eat all five of you until you’ve lost count, and then I’ll-

Beelzebub looks at Kai and smiles.

Beelzebub: Well, hello there Kamaitachi. What brings you to my PERFECT kingdom!

The beast takes over Kai’s body.

Kamaitachi: You can eat these humans, but not the one I am controlling. That one I need!

The beast stops controlling Kai’s body.

Beelzebub: Well, you heard him boys! We have a few new meals to add to our collection today!

Beelzebub starts laughing again, and then starts stopping as he is laughing. He stomps left then leg right leg. All the demons do the same as they cheer him on.

Spellbook: We will battle your forces tomorrow night. If we can stop your invasion you can’t try it again for another hundred years. If you do succeed. You can have all of Star city and us.

Beelzebub: I have an entire army! What is a mouse going to do to a lion?!

Spellbook: You can only use one portal, and that portal can be as big as a present day tank. The biggest catch is that you can’t come.

Beelzebub: But that takes all the fun out of it! Oh well, I guess i’ll just have to be the first one to eat your group then!

Beelzebub gets his face really close to Spellbook.

Beelzebub: You have made a deal with the devil. You better be ready to pay the deal's consequences, Altair!

Spellbook makes a portal, and they all go through the portal. When they get out of the portal they are at Jaik and Zuri’s house.

Jaik: What the fuck?!

Az: Ugh, I can’t get the picture of him outside of my head!

Zuri is paralyzed in fear. Kai is just watching all of them freak out.

Kai: Yall are wimps!

Az: Did you see that mosquito, spider, winged freak!

Kai: Eh, he was kind of creepy. What more scared me was the fact that he is coming here with an army, and if we lose we will be eaten for eternity.

The Beast(only to Kai): He won’t eat you for eternity.

Spellbook: He doesn’t eat you for eternity. He eats you for a few hundred years, and then once he's done with you the other demons can eat you. If your smart we’ll all be able to break out then.

Kai: Are you telling me that we’re going to lose?

Spellbook: Well, young chap. That’s where I have a plan. They only have one portal. If I can seal that portal then they’re done. You will need to keep them away from the portal though. Can you handle that?

They all look at each other.

Kai: We might as well try.

Everyone rests up. Then they all wait around for the portal. Eventually they see a medium sized portal, and troops start coming out of it.

Spellbook: Reversusque inspiratione!

All the demons get blasted back through the portal.

Spellbook: Keep them on their side.

Spellbook starts the enchantment to close the portal. While the guardians all jump through the portal. Everyone starts fighting the low level demons. Kai punches a demon in the gut, and grabs him. Then Kai starts spinning around holding that demon. The demons legs it a bunch of demons around them. Jaik shoots three explosive arrows at a time taking out three demons at once with each shot. Az is jumping round with nunchucks knocking people out with one hit each. Zuri is picking up heavy objects, and making them fly around hitting multiple targets. Then all of the demons back up, and start stomping like before. Then a ten foot tall demon comes out. He has huge bird wings, and fancy armor. He looks like he’s a cross between demon and bird.

The beast(only to Kai): He is this army's general. Be careful.

Demon General: You may call me Malphas. I’ll be your last opponent.

He takes off his chest piece, and it makes a loud sound when it hits the ground. Malphas then stretches out his wings, and his wings look even bigger. Then the feathers on his wings come off, and fly at them. Kai takes out his staff, and starts spinning it around to block the feathers. His staff does nothing. The feathers were so fast that they went right past the staff, and started cutting Kai up. Then all of the feathers stopped moving.

Zuri: Take your feathers back!

All the feathers fly at Malphas. As they hit Malphas they just fall to the ground. They don’t even hurt him.

Zuri: How?

Malphas: They’re feathers. Why would they hurt?

Spellbook: Come back through the portal!

Spellbook starts reciting the words in the background.

Spellbook: Et obstruere portas certus non annorum sequens adhibeatur!

They all try to run, but Malphas stops them.

Malphas: Where are you going?! We just started.

The Beast controls Kai, and then punches Malphas back. Malphas flies several feet back after getting punched. Kai then passes out. Zuri carries Kai with telekinesis, and they all run through the portal. Then They see Beelzebub's hand and face through the blockage.

Beelzebub: You cheated Altair. I had more faith in you. I’ll let this one slide, but next time I’m not taking any deals. There will be bloodshed! In one hundred years earth will be destroyed!

Beelzebub gets pushed back into Hell, and everyone has a collective sigh.

## Ice Ice Baby - Issue 8

After they fought demons everyone said goodbye, and decided to go back home. Kai and Az took a plane back home together because they needed to talk about something.

Az: Grandfather is back in the city.

Kai: Do we have evidence on him?

Az: No, but I’m working on it. I have a feeling he is going to target you again. So you should probably leave the city until I can get that info.

Kai: I have to leave again!?

Az: Sadly for you, yes you do.

Kai: Seems like you’ve become a better rapper.

Az: Took almost ten years, but I think I’m at least a little better. Anyway, you should rest up for a week, and then go on another year-long mission.

Kai: A whole damn year!

Az: Yeah, The grandfather isn’t exactly easy to track down!

Kai: Ugh, well thanks for looking out for me.

They fist bump, and Kai takes a nap the rest of the flight. Once they get back Kai does exactly as said. Kai takes a week off, and then uses the bank of Cal to ask to pay for a later date. Cal said 20 grand again in a year. Then Kai went to the police department. This time they gave Kai an 80 grand bounty. This bounty is in alaska. Kai gets a plane for free out. Then he goes to a hotel, and gets a key.

Kai(in head): Well first let's start at my favorite place. It's time to go to the bar.

Kai goes to a bar, and watches the news. He sees another guy sitting down.

Kai: Hey, have you ever heard of the ice queen?

Random guy: Oh, that's just an urban legend. It doesn’t matter anyways. That’s Ketchikan legend. So everyone here wouldn’t even have to deal with an “Ice Queen.”

The guy takes another swig of his drink before looking back at Kai. When he looks back Kai is gone. Kai went back to the hotel to take the rest of the night off. For the next few months Kai had to travel through the snow to get to Ketchikan. Then as Kai is walking around five guys jump him with knives.

Thug1: You look like you got some money on you.

Kai: I do.

Thug2: Then you die!

They all rush in, and kai gets down to one knee. Then Kai takes out his staff, and spins it above his head hitting all the thugs.

Kai: You should pick your enemies better.

Kai puts his staff away.

Kai: Where can I get info?

Thug1: Why would we tell you?

Kai: Because i’ll pay you.

Thug1: One hundred.

Kai gives him one hundred dollars.

Thug1: His name is Account. He lives in the only church this town has, but you’ll have to pay him too.

Kai: See, you didn’t even have to get beat up.

Kai leaves to go to find the church. After like twenty minutes of walking he finally finds the church. He walks in, and the church is completely empty.

Kai: Account, I want to do business.

A green alien looking thing crawls down the wall, and then it looks like it absorbs back into the person. The person has dark skin and a big green coat. He looks young and confident.

Kai: Why do you live in a church? You seem more like a demon.

Account: Are you willing to pay for the answer?

Kai: Well, no.

Account: Then you don’t get the answer. What’s your question?

Kai: I’m looking for the Ice queen.

Account: 5 thousand, and I’ll tell you everything I know.

Kai hands Account the five thousand.

Account: She goes by Sleet. She was here for a while, but she kept killing people. So she decided to leave. Last place I knew she was going to Nome. My friend was actually going there to find her. You could probably get some info out of him.

Kai: Name, picture?

Account: I said I would give info about Sleet, not my friend. A name and a picture is five thousand my friend.

Kai hands him another five grand. Then Account hands him a picture of his friend.

Account: His name is Joseph Beller. He works at a machinery factory.

Kai: Pleasure doing business with you.

Account: It’s always a pleasure.

They shake hands.

Account: Would you mind telling me your name?

Kai: So you can send someone after me? I don’t think so.

Account smiles as Kai leaves. It takes Kai eleven months to travel through the snow from Ketchikan to Nome. he had to travel through the harsh weather of Alaska, and had some pit stops. Some people needed help, and he would stop and help them, but he eventually made it. Then he got a hotel and rested for the day. When he awoke he started looking around for the factory. After asking a few strangers for help he was pointed in the right direction. He walked into the factory, and asked one of the workers where their manager was. The worker told him his office, and Kai walked into the office.

Manager: Did I say you could walk in here?

Kai: I’m looking for Joseph Beller.

Manager: That would be me.

Kai: Alright then.

Kai sits down in the chair, and Joseph takes in a sip of water.

Kai: I’m here to take down Sleet.

Joseph: Oh, you're not here for me?

Kai: I could be. Why would I be here for you?

Joseph nervously says.

Joseph: Well, I don’t know. So your here for information about Sleet?

Kai: Can I have the information.

Joseph: Shes just to the north of this town. She lives in an igloo made of ice.

Kai: Couldn’t someone see through that?

Joseph: The ice is too thick to see through. I tried to take her down, but I couldn’t do anything against her ice powers. You should be carefull.

Kai: I think I’ll be fine. What would be north of here from your front door?

Joseph: Straight.

Kai: Thanks. I lost my compass.

Kai starts walking, and eventually finds the ice shaped igloo. The ice door opens, and Sleet walks out of the door.

Sleet: I haven’t had visitors in a while.

Kai: Maybe because you attack everyone you see.

Sleet: I have gone through pain you can even imagine-

Kai: No, you never got over pain. I would understand if you killed the person who murdered your daughter and then ran, but that isn’t what you did. You killed an entire police department because one person did a bad thing and got away with it. Then you move to Alaska, and can’t even stop killing. You lost the ability to call it pain a long time ago. Now it’s just an addiction.

Sleet gets ready to attack.

Sleet: You don’t know the pain!

Kai gets ready to fight.

Kai: Of my child dying, no. Of someone important to me dying, yes.

Sleet shoots icicles at kai. Kai takes out his staff, and spins it around blocking all the ice. Then huge pillars of ice form, and try to slam into Kai crushing him. Kai lets go of his staff, and jumps back. Kai staff gets stuck between the two pillars. Then Sleet shoots more icicles at Kai. Kai breaks all of them with his hands. Then an Ice dome surrounds Kai so that he is trapped in an ice prison. Kai punches the ice, shattering a hole in it. Then Kai looks up, and there are at least one hundred ice javelinas aimed at him from the sky. Kai manages to dodge a lot of them, but one javelin goes straight through his stomach. Kai pulls the javelin out, and slowly starts walking over to Sleet while bleeding. Sleet can start to see the wound in Kai’s stomach heal. Sleet makes ice spikes come out of the ground under Kai. Kai jumps up, and sticks the javelin down. Then Kai balances one foot on the javelin. Then Sleet makes another javelin, and shoots it at Kai as he is on one foot. Kai grabs the javelin before it is able to hit him. Then he throws the javelin up, and when it hits the perfect angle he spin kicks the javelin at Sleet. Sleet barely manages to jump out of the way. Kai jumps over the spikes, and back into the snow. Then Kai walks up to Sleet. He goes to punch her, and then all the sudden he feels ice. Sleet put ice armor on, and blocked the punch. Kai tries to roundhouse kick Sleet. Sleet makes herself a sword and shield out of ice, and blocks it. She swipes her sword at Kai, and Kai grabs the sword between his hands. Then Kai kicks Sleet in the knee. It breaks through the armor, and breaks her leg. The armor fixes itself around her leg to start healing it. Then Kai spin kicks her head while she's on one knee, knocking her out. The armor shatters to a million pieces, and falls off of her. Kai checks her pulse, and she’s still alive.

Kai: You went down the wrong path because of one man. I am truly sorry that your life has gone this way.

Kai takes her back to the airport, and then takes a long plane back to New York. Kai gets off, and collects his 80 grand check.

Worker: You got a letter two months ago.

Kai: Wouldn’t that have been in my mailbox at home?

Worker: Not if you're a bounty hunter. We like to make sure you get your mail. Since some of you die, and some don’t have homes because they just constantly go on missions.

Kai: Well alright.

Kai takes the letter, and opens it.

Kai(reading letter): “Kai, we are getting married, and we’d love for you to be there. It’s going to be a smaller wedding so it will be in three months. The wedding will be in Mexico. You have our info if you have more questions, Jaik and Zuri.”

Kai: Wow, just one more month and I would have missed it.

## A Beautiful Ceremony - Issue 9

Kai is getting a haircut.

Barber: When was the last time you got a haircut, jeezus?

Kai: Only a year.

Barber: And now you just want it all gone?

Kai: I don’t want it all gone. I want a blow out. You know, the top left a little longer.

The barber starts shaving Kai’s hair.

Barber: So, why has it been so long?

Kai: Well I was touring Alaska.

Barber: What?

Kai: Yeah, it was pretty fucking cold.

Barber: You seem like a cool guy to hang out with.

Kai: Thanks man.

Barber finishes up.

Barber: Alright, it's finished.

Kai looks in the mirror.

Kai: Stunning as always.

Barber: Try coming every month and not every year.

Kai: I’ll try.

They dap up, and Kai hands him his money. Kai leaves to go get a suit tailored to him. Kai buys the suit, and goes home to take a shower. While Kai’s in the shower he starts thinking about the wedding.

Kai(in head): I hope I wasn’t supposed to bring a date.

Kai finishes his shower, and goes to sleep. Kai wakes up at like three in the morning so a limo can take him to the airport. Kai eats mcdonalds at the airport, and then hops on a plane. He takes two planes. Each plane goes half the way. Then he gets off the plane, and grabs his luggage. He walks throughout the labyrinth that is the airport. Then he is stopped by a mexican man who says he is supposed to tell you where to go. The man explains a few of the things Kai can do at his resort, and then asks for a tip. Kai gives him like twenty bucks, and moves on. Kai finds a man holding up a sign of his name.

Mexican driver: Are you Kai Adara?

Kai: Yes I am.

Mexican driver: Do you have something to prove it?

Kai shows him his license.

Mexican driver: Alright.

The driver opens up the door, and Kai gets in. The driver then closes the door, and gets in the driver's seat.

Mexican driver: I’m taking you to the tulum resort right?

Kai: Yup.

Mexican driver: Just making sure everything is right.

The guy drives Kai around for an hour, and drops Kai off at his resort. Kai checks in with the desk, and they give him a card that he swipes to open his door. As Kai was about to start walking to his room he saw Az.

Az: What’s up Kai? How long has it been?

Kai: A little over a year.

Az: Wow, it's been way longer than I thought. Also-

Az starts whispering.

Az(whispering): After this wedding we need to talk.

Kai(whispering): You get the info on grandfather?

Az: Eh, we’ll talk about it later.

A very pretty white girl walks up to them. She has longer full dark hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a white tanktop and jeans. She is holding her grey sweatshirt on her arm. She has white sunglasses, and a white beach hat. Kai’s enhanced senses start kicking in, and he smells something weird on her. He just passes it off as a perfume or something.

Pretty girl: I just checked us in Az.

Az: Oh yeah, you guys don’t know each other. Kai, this is my girlfriend Rhea.

Kai: When did you get a girlfriend?

Az: I don’t know!

Rhea flicks Az in his forehead.

Rhea: It's been six months.

Kai: Let me guess. I’m the only one out of the loop, and everyone else knows.

Jaik and Zuri walk up to them by accident because they are in the main lobby.

Jaik: Yeah we know about Rhea.

Zuri: We try to leave you out Kai.

Kai: I wouldn’t be surprised.

Az: Why do you take such offense to not knowing we’re in relationships.

Kai: Because I see Jaik and Zuri meet each other, and then they call me, and they have been living together for some time now. I think I just need to hang out with you guys more.

Az: Well then let's start now. It's dinner time so we might as well all go to the dinner buffet.

Everyone goes to the dinner buffet, and they all sit down. Then they all have to get up to go get food. Kai starts by getting meat. Kai turns to see on the other side of the room a person filling up his entire plate with jello. Kai just shakes his head in disappointment at the man, and gets the rest of his first round before sitting down. The only other person that has sat down is Rhea. Kai can see that everyone is trying to add as much to their plate as they can.

Kai: They clearly have no idea how buffets work.

Rhea: Just let them act stupid. Once they sit down, and see our plates they’ll understand. So, how did you and Az meet?

Kai: He didn’t tell you anything about me?

Rhea: Nope, and I’m curious to know why.

Kai: We’re just childhood friends.

Rhea: There’s nothing more to it then that?

Kai: We’re not gay for each other!

They both laugh.

Rhea: I didn’t mean it like that.

Kai: I’m not even sure any more.

Rhea: I just want to know why he wouldn’t have even mentioned you.

Kai: I’m just too great. If he talked about me you wouldn’t get the full experience.

Rhea: Oh, I'm sure.

They both laugh, and soon the rest of the group sits down.

Az: How did you guys sit down so quickly?

Kai: You know buffets are unlimited right? You are supposed to keep going up.

Az’s jaw drops to what seems like the floor.

Az: Damnit!

Kai: Dammit is right. Anyway, I’m going back up.

Rhea: I’ll go with you.

Both of them get up, and go to grab food.

Kai: What, you wanna talk some more?

Rhea: I really just didn’t want to go alone.

Kai: What, you scared?

Rhea: No, it’ll look weird if I’m the only person to go for a second round.

Kai: I don’t think anyone cares.

Rhea: No, you just don’t care.

They both get different foods then they got last time to try everything at the buffet. When they sit down everyone else still hasn’t even finished half of their plates. Everyone talks for the rest of the evening, and by night everyone is sleeping from the tiring flights. When Kai wakes up he goes to get breakfast at the breakfast buffet. He sees Jaik there.

Kai: It’s just you?

Jaik: Zuri has to hang out with family for some nonsense today.

Kai: Then we’ll hang out together.

Jaik: Yeah, it feels like we haven’t actually talked in a while.

Kai: That’s because we always butt-heads. You're just too serious all the time.

Jaik: And you never care about anything.

Kai: I guess we’ll never be on the same page.

They get food, and sit down. Its just complete silence for a few seconds.

Kai: This is awkward.

Jaik: We don’t usually hang out.

Kai: That’s my bad. I’m always on a mission.

Jaik: Why do you even do yearly missions? You could just do a 20 grand mission every other month. You could probably make more money, and it would be quick.

Kai: Well the first time I wanted to get some practice, and the second time I had no other choice.

Jaik: No other choice?

Kai: I’ll explain later.

They finish eating their food, and leave.

Kai: Where do you wanna go?

Jaik: I like bowling.

They walk to the bowling area

Kai: I’m going to destroy you!

Jaik: Have you even ever went bowling?

Kai looks Jaik dead in his face.

Kai: Not once.

Jaik: Do you know how?

Kai: Everyone knows how to bowl.

Kai grabs the ball, and looks at the lane.

Kai: I just gotta hit the pins right?

Jaik: Oh my god. Yes, you hit the pins.

Kai: This is easy.

Kai whips the ball through the air. The ball never touches the ground once. Then it smashes into the pins, and he gets all the pins down.

Kai: Perfect score! I told you I was going to destroy you!

Jaik: You don’t throw the ball!

Kai: Then how the hell are you going to get it to the other side?

Jaik: You roll it!

Kai: Yeah, but then I don’t know where its going to go.

Jaik: That's the point!

Jaik goes up, and rolls the ball. He gets a near perfect score. Then he uses the second ball to get the rest of the pins down.

Jaik: Now, roll the ball.

Kai rolls the ball, and it goes right into the gutter.

Kai: This is bullshit! I knew you were working against me!

Jaik: Wow, you really suck.

Kai: I should’ve thrown it!

Jaik: Down the alley?

Kai: At you!

They keep bowling, and by the end the only time Kai hit a pin was when he threw the ball. They decide to leave after that.

Kai: I have found my weakness. It is fucking bowling.

Jaik: Well, maybe you can practice.

Kai: I refuse.

They keep walking. Then Jaik stops.

Jaik: I should probably head back to the hotel.

Kai: Jaik, I just wanted to say something.

Jaik: What?

Kai: I’m really proud of you. You went from this guy that was jealous that I was the demon head to a guy who’s settling down. You even protect over Star City.

Jaik: I couldn’t have done it without Zuri. There were times that I just wanted to leave Star City, but I’ve made Star City. The people I love are there. Thank you Kai. You helped me become a better person too.

Jaik leaves to go back to his room, and Kai does the same. The next day Kai meets Az and Rhea at breakfast.

Kai: Where's Jaik and Zuri?

Rhea: They’re preparing for the wedding.

Az yawns.

Az: Can we just get breakfast?

Kai: Yeah, we probably should.

They all go in and get food. Then they sit down.

Kai: Looks like you’ve learned how a buffet works.

Az: I always knew. I was just testing you!

They all finish eating, and leave.

Kai: So what’re we doing now?

Az looks at Rhea.

Az: Let’s go to the beach!

Rhea looks angry.

Rhea: You just want to see me in my bathing suit!

Az: That’s not true. I also want to swim.

They both laugh

Rhea: Ugh, fine.

Az: I always win!

They all go back to their rooms to put on bathing suits, and meet back up at the beach.

Az: Rhea, you gotta pick a spot.

Rhea: To sit?

Az: Yes, of course to sit.

Rhea: Why do I have to pick the spot?

Kai: I’ll pick the spot.

Kai walks around. Then he finds a place with good sun that’s close to the water.

Rhea: I’m gonna work on my tan.

Az: Fine, we’ll just swim then.

Az takes out a football.

Az: Wanna play?

Kai: Eh, sure.

Kai and Az go into the water, and start passing the ball back and forth. This reminds Kai of Oliver, and Kai starts zoning out for a minute. Then Kai misses the ball.

Az: You okay?

These words make Kai snap back into reality.

Kai: Yeah, I’m fine.

Kai grabs the ball, and throws it back to Az.

Kai: So, it seems like you and Rhea are arguing.

Az: Yeah, we’ve been at a difference of opinion.

Kai: Like?

Az: You know, she wants to move our relationship to the next level. Especially because this wedding is tomorrow. It just keeps reminding her that we aren’t serious.

Kai: You said you guys have been together six months. Do you just not want to get serious?

Az: I just feel like it’s too soon.

Kai: Just make sure you guys figure it out.

Az: Oh yeah, I wanted to ask why she was hanging around you so much on the first day.

Kai: She said that you had never told her about me.

Az starts struggling to keep eye contact.

Az: Well, you know.

Kai: What is it? There is literally no reason why you wouldn’t tell someone about me.

Az: Well, it’s because I thought you guys would never meet.

Kai: What?! How does that make any sense. I thought you were gonna say something stupid like you were jealous of me!

Az: No, I'm not jealous of you.

Kai: It seems like you don’t trust Rhea at all. I’m one of your best friends, and you didn’t tell her about me because you thought you wouldn’t have to. Now that I say that back I think you're lying to me.

Az: Why would I lie?

Kai: That’s what that smell was! It was blood! She’s a killer! You didn’t want her to meet me because of my promise!

Az: Smell?

Kai: Yeah, she smells of blood. I smelled it when I first met her.

Az: She hasn’t killed in a while though!

Kai and Az get closer to each other so that people don’t hear them.

Kai: Why are you dating a murderer?

Az: She’s a good person with a bad hobby.

Kai: Then why don’t you stop her hobby?

Az: We’re working on it.

Kai: Ugh, I guess if you're trying to help a killer stop then it's fine, but now you're gonna have to promise me that you’ll never kill.

Az: I promise.

When they get out of the water Rhea is sleeping. They wake her up, and all go to dinner. They eat and go back to their apartments. The next day they wake up everyone has to get ready. They all put on their suits, and meet up where the cars are. They all take a bus to the wedding. Kai, Az, and some guy Jaik knows is there. Then Zuri’s family starts sitting down in the front seats. All the bridesmaids come out of a room, and sees that Jaik isn’t with the groomsmen.

Rhea(Whispering): Zuri is freaking out.

Kai(Whispering): Nerves?

Rhea: Yeah, she just kicked everyone out. We tried to calm her down, but it didn’t work. Can any of you try?

Az: I’m not doing it!

Kai: Ugh, I can try I guess.

Kai walks into the room all the bridesmaids left from.

Kai: Hey… Zuri?

Kai can hear Zuri crying.

Zuri: Get out Kai.

There is a curtain blocking them from seeing each other.

Kai: What’s going on?

Zuri: I don’t want to talk about it.

Kai: I’m sorry Zuri, but you don’t have a lot of time to think this over. I’m just trying to help you come to a sense of knowing what you're doing. You seemed fine the other day. So why are you upset now?

Zuri: None of my family wants me to marry Jaik, and I’m so worried that something might go wrong. I don’t even know if this is the right decision!

Kai: Do you want to marry Jaik? Don’t think about if other people want you to marry him. Do you want to?

After a minute or two of contemplating what Kai said Zuri finally comes to a decision.

Zuri: I do, I really do!

Kai: Then that’s all you need. If your family sees you happy then they’ll be happy. Today’s all about you Zuri, and we’re all here for you. Can the bridesmaids come back in?

Zuri takes a few deep breaths and stops crying.

Zuri: Yeah, I think I’m ready now. Thanks Kai.

Kai: Your welcome.

Kai leaves, and he tells the bridesmaids that they can go back in. The wedding is back on, and everythings going smoothly.

Az: You actually calmed her down! I thought you were gonna fail!

Kai: You have to choose your words very carefully. I hate when I have to do that!

Then the wedding starts. Everyone gets in their places, and the marriage officiant recites the poetic lines. Jaik and Zuri both say I do, and they kiss. After that they all take pictures. After a nonsensical amount of pictures the food comes out, and everyone starts partying. Then at around twelve at night Kai sees the same guy from the buffet eating all the jello they have at the wedding. Kai sees that Jaik isn’t doing anything, and asks Jaik about him. Jaik has no Idea who he is, and therefore asks Zuri. Zuri thought he was one of Jaik’s friends that she didn’t know. Kai decides that he should go escort this guy out of the wedding, but try not to make a scene while doing it. Then as Kai is walking the jelly guy bumps into him accidently, and drops jelly on the floor.

Jelly guy: NO! The jelly is dying!

Everyone starts staring at him.

Jelly guy: I’ll save you jelly!

The jelly guy goes onto his hands and knees, and starts giving the fallen jelly cpr.

Jelly guy: Don’t… \*gives cpr\* give… \*gives cpr\* up… \*gives cpr\* on… \*gives cpr\* me… \*gives cpr\* jelly!

He keeps smashing the jelly even more into the ground. Everyone is just staring at him like he’s crazy.

Kai: I think it's dead.

The jelly guy looks back at Kai.

Jelly guy: You did this! You bumped into me, and killed my jelly!

Kai: Well, you bumped into me, and I don’t think the jello was ever alive.

Jelly guy: Are you saying that my jelly is some kind of frankenstein.

Kai: Sure, your jelly is Frankenstein's monster. Now, how about we go outside?

The Jelly guy’s arm turns into jelly, and he punches Kai. The punch didn’t feel like jelly. It felt like a stronger version of a hand. The punch was still nothing compared to Kai.

Kai: Did you just punch me with jelly?

Jelly guy: My name is the same as the time.

Kai: A little past twelve?

Jelly guy: It’s motha-fukcin jelly time bitches!

Armor comes around Mr.Jelly time, and he starts shooting balls of Jelly. Kai dodges them so that he doesn’t get jelly on his clothes.

Kai: Can we do this outside please? This is a wedding.

Mr.Jelly Time: Then it must have the place where the people got married. That is the perfect stage for our battle! Everyone will watch as they see that jelly is the most powerful being in the world!

Kai: Fine, I really didn’t want to have to fight you until we left this area.

Mr.Jelly Time shot more projectiles at Kai. Then Kai dodges all of them, and punches Mr.Jelly time hard. Mr.Jelly Time gets knocked out.

Kai: Nothing to see here! Just a man a little upset over spilled food!

After a little while everyone goes back to partying, and the night is saved from the evil jelly king. Everyone rides the bus back at the end of the night, and goes to sleep in the hotel. The next day everyone leaves the resort, and goes back home. Kai flies back on the same plane as Az, but they didn’t get seats next to each other. Later that day Kai and Az sat a bibble and sips eating muffins and drinking coffee.

Kai: What did you want to talk to me about?

Az: I got evidence on The Grandfather.

Kai: We can finally take him down after two years.

Az: What are we going to do now?

Kai: We’re gonna wait two months.

Az: Why?

Kai: Jaik and Zuri just got married. Lets let them have their honeymoon, and then settle back in before we try to go after him.

Az: Then I guess I’ll see you in two months Kai.

Kai: I guess we will.

## Time To Strike - Issue 10

After a few months, Kai was walking in an alleyway because it was quicker. Then Lefty, Righty, and The Grandfather walk up to him. Kai gets ready to fight.

The Grandfather: I’m not here to fight you Kai. That will be for a later date of your choosing. I know your planning on attacking me soon.

Kai: So?!

The Grandfather: I would like to tell you that I am not afraid of you, and I am not afraid of going to jail. So, I would like to give you my address.

He gives Kai a picture with an address on the back.

The Grandfather: I will have men there to fight you. It won’t be a trap though. I am an old fashioned type of man. I like a good ol fair fight.

The Grandfather starts to walk away.

The Grandfather: Oh, and you won’t be fighting Lefty and Righty. You already showed that you can beat them. Plus, I have some other business they’ll attend to. I will be seeing you soon, Kai.

The Grandfather walks away

Az: So that’s really what happened?

Kai just told the rest of his team how he got the address to The Grandfather’s base. They all just got together at Az’s house because Zuri no longer owns her house.

Kai: Yeah, do you think we can trust it?

They all look to Jaik.

Jaik: Why are you looking at me?

Kai: You're always super serious. I would expect you would have a good opinion on this.

Jaik: He basically told us that there are people there. I guess there is no reason for this to be a trap because he just gave away the trap. We could beat Lefty and Righty again if it really comes to it. I think we should go.

Kai: Well that settles it. We have to go. This will be the last time we ever have to fight The Grandfather. Are you all ready?

Az: I’ve been ready.

Zuri: The grandfather brought us together. So we should show him what we can really do.

They all nod.

Everyone gets in their gear, and goes to the address. By this time is dark out.

Kai: Window or front door?

Jaik: Window.

Kai: Alright, lets go.

They all sneak up to the window, and quietly open it. They sneak in without a sound, and all the lights turn on. There are four people standing on the other side of the warehouse. There is a skeleton with a purple tux and hat. He is also holding a cane. There is a guy in some black in purple clothing. The clothing looks normal with some gadgets and upgrades. He also has a tech mask on. There is a guy with black and blue armor on a similarly colored hoverboard. Then the last person in the room is a mixed girl with a big afro. She is a pretty girl wearing black and white somewhat revealing clothes. She also has a red katana.

The Skeleton: I should introduce myself, see! I am the one and only JACK SKELLIGTON! You may have heard of me. I have many fans!

Gadget guy: You may call me Marauder.

Hoverboard guy: You may call me The Blue Surfer! Today, the waves I’ll be riding will be made of your blood!

The Pretty Black girl: I go by Little Devil. You guys look cute. I would’ve liked to hang out with you guys before I have to kill you.

She does a kissy face.

Zuri: I want to take her!

Jaik/Az/Kai: Aw, but I wanted her.

Little Devil: I only said hang out.

Zuri looks mad at them, but mostly Jaik.

Kai: I guess I’ll take the surfer bro.

Az: I’m taking Marauder.

Jaik: You're leaving me with a skeleton?!

They all run off to go fight their opponents. Jaik starts shooting arrows at Jack. Jack hits them out of the air with his cane, and then twirls his can back into the right position. Jaik goes to pull out another arrow, but Jack pulls out a gun. Jack starts shooting the gun, and Jaik slides to the side. While Jaik is sliding he shoots an arrow. This arrow goes right through a bullet, and splits the bullet in half. Jack jumps to the side to dodge the arrow. Now Jack is close enough to run up to Jaik. Jack puts away his gun, and takes out his knife.. Jaik starts blocking the knife with his bow. Then with the bows extra reach Jaik gets a few wacks in on Jack. Jack quickly puts away his knife, and presses a button on his cane. A blade comes out of the bottom of the cane, and Jack starts trying to stab Jaik with his cane. Jaik rolls to the side, and ends up one one knee. Jaik then shoots an ensnarement arrow at Jack’s feet. It wraps around Jack’s ankles, and Jack falls over. Jaik uses this time to gain a distance advantage. Jack uses his knife to cut the rope. Then puts his knife away, and gets up. All of a sudden he sees an arrow right in front of him. On impact the arrow explodes. Winning Jaik the fight. While this was going on Az and Marauder were fighting fist to fist. Marauder goes in for a punch, and Az blocks it using the moment to boost his own punch. This hits Marauder in the face. Marauder throws down a smoke bomb, and starts trying to sneak attack Az. Az keeps blocking every punch that is thrown at him. Then Marauder shoots shurikens at Az. Az uses his gauntlet to block the shots. Then a rope comes out of nowhere to try to tangle Az’s feet. Az jumps out to dodge it, and Marauder jumps up to punch Az. Az couldn’t block it and got hit. Az falls to the ground. A blade comes out of Marauder’s gauntlet, and he runs over to finish the job. Az sweeps Marauder’s leg, and marauder falls. Az Kicks Marauder in the head knocking him out. Kai is also fighting his opponent at the same time. The Blue Surfer flies around Kai coming in for punches here and there that Kai barely blocks. Then as The Blue Surfer comes in for another hit he stops and makes the bottom of his board point at Kai. he turns up the boosts to max, and it blasts Kai back. Kai used his arms to block it, but his arms still got hurt in the process. Then The Blue Surfer comes in for another punch. Kai tries to hit him first. The Blue Surfer dodges it, and puts his hand on Kai's shoulder to spin around Kai. As he spun around Kai he dropped grenades. Kai quickly picks up one of the grenades and spins jumps. Mid spin jump he threw the grenade at The Blue Surfer. The Surfer dodged this grenade, and Kai still took some splash damage from the bombs that were close to him. Kai gets blasted back again. Then Kai takes a deep breath and calms down. Kai closes his eyes, and uses his senses to tell where The Blue Surfer is. Then as he hears the board Kai tornado kicks The Surfer in the face, off his board. Kai walks up to the guy as he is on the ground, and knocks him out with one punch. The only other person in fighting while the others were Zuri. Zuri was using her telekinesis to throw everything she could at Little Devil. Little Devil was using her sword to cut through all of the rubble pieces that were being thrown at her. All the sudden Zuri couldn’t move, and neither could the rubble. Little Devil runs up to Zuri, and Zuri is just able to move as Little Devil tries to slash her. Zuri got a minor damage slice to her side. Zuri is holding her side as Little Devil is giggling. Zuri now throws twice as much a Little Devil as she did before, but this time she stopped Little Devil from moving too. Then as all the rubble was about to hit her she saw Everything stopped, and she couldn’t move again. Zuri sees everyone else still fighting, and they can move. Little Devil slashes Zuri on her right side this time. Now Zuri throws a bunch of rubble at her again, but farther away there is a metal bar coming at her. Little Devil slows time, and laughs at how repetitive Zuri is. Then as Little Devil was about to give Zuri a slice to her neck the metal bar slammed into her knocking her out.

Zuri: And you were laughing at me?

Zuri starts healing herself, and everyone else walks over.

Jaik: You okay?

Zuri: Yeah, it's nothing big. A little healing, and they should be fine.

After a few minutes of resting they see stairs on one side of the warehouse. They walk up those stairs to see a room with the same doors as they saw when they were in The Grandfather’s other office. Then open the doors, and walk right through. They see The Grandfather sitting at his desk, and a robot is beside him.

The Grandfather: I thought you guys were gonna make it this far. I guess I have to use everything against you. Drone, it’s overdrive time.

Drone: You are well aware of the repercussions to overdrive mode, right sir?

The Grandfather: Well aware, activate it.

Grandfather pulls a lever, and the floor The Guardians are standing on opens up, and they fall through. Everyone lands perfectly except Zuri. Jaik had to catch Zuri mid air. Once they hit the ground Jaik put Zuri down. Then they see Drone jump down after them. Drone’s voice changes from before. It went from the regular passive droid to a deeper more vicious raspy voice.

Drone: This is your doom.

Kai: I guess this is the final boss.

Az: I think we can take him. It’s four on one.

Az runs up to Drone.

Kai: Wait!

Az goes for a punch. Drone grabs his fist, and slams him into the ground. The throws him, and while Az is in the air Drone shoots a laser beam out of his hand at him. The beam makes Az launch even farther. Zuri throws a huge piece of the ground at him, and a gun comes out of each side of his shoulders. Then the guns shoot at the piece of rock destroying it before it even touches him. Jaik shoots three arrows at once at Drone. Drone morphs his hand into a shield, and the arrows bounce off the shield. Kai runs over, and uppercuts Drone. Drone gets launched into the air. Then Drone stops himself mid air using flight. Kai tries to tornado kick Drone before seeing Drone fly. Drone moves out of the way, and Kai falls to the ground. Zuri decides that she needs to finally use all of her power. A purple aura comes around her. She starts shooting energy blasts at Drone. Drone matches that with his own energy blasts. When the blasts collide the dissolve into thin air. Zuri teleports behind Drone and blasts him. Drone gets blasted back, and stops himself with flight again. Then Drone sees three arrows coming at him again. Drone uses his morphin power to make three hands come out of his stomach. The hands catch the arrows, and throw them at Zuri. Zuri stops them with Telekinesis, and they drop. From behind Az Tries to hit Drone with nunchucks, and Drone puts up a shield around him. The shield makes Az get blasted back. Az falls to the ground, and Drone makes his hand huge using morphing. Then he drops that hand on Az. Az dodges, and the hand smashes the ground. Zuri blasts Drone, and Jaik shootis an explosive arrow. Kai jumps up, and tries to do a jump spin front kick. All of their attempts get blasted back by the shield. Kai falls, and rolls when he hits the ground. The energy blasts dissolve, and the arrows fall to the ground. Then Drone flies over to Kai and grabs him by the arm. Drone flies up to the top of the warehouse, and throws Kai into the ground. Then he shoots a bunch of blasts at Kai. Finally he makes his hand even bigger than with Az, and slams his hand onto Kai. Then Kai as a last ditch effort uses his energy to make Drone as weak as he can. It takes off about ten percent of Drones power. Then Zuri uses her telekinesis to stop Drone from moving. They both yell at jaik to shoot an electric arrow. Jaik shoots the arrow. Then Drone had just enough power to make a little hand out of his stomach to catch it. Kai feels too tired to go on, and Zuri’s powers are about to give out. Then Az runs up, jumps off the wall, and grabs onto Drones leg. Az then pushes the arrow into the drone, and falls to the ground. Az hits his head, and gets knocked out from the fall. Drone gets electrocuted shutting down his systems. Drone falls to the ground. Then Drones voice changes back to operator mode.

Drone: Restarting systems. 168 hours left before completion.

Kai, Zuri, and Jaik laugh out of pure enjoyment that the battle is over. Then The Grandfather walks down the stairs slow clapping.

The Grandfather: Well done. I did not see you beating Drone, but I guess the boss has to get his hands dirty sometimes.

The Grandfather puts on brass knuckles.

The Grandfather: Who’s up for a good round of one on one.

Zuri starts talking to Jaik still heavy breathing from the strain that user her powers just caused her.

Zuri: Jaik, you're the only one that has the strength left to fight.

Jaik checks his quiver, and it’s empty. Jaik puts down his bow, and takes off his quiver.

Jaik: You wanted a good ol fight mono e mono?

The Grandfather: Who ever wins this fight. Either shall gain respect.

They both run at each other. Jaik punches first. It hits the grandfather, and somehow the grandfather shows no pain. The Grandfather punches Jaik back right in the face. Jaik grabs The Grandfather by the collar of his shirt, and throws him down. Then he runs up and kicks Grandfather. He tries to kick again, and The Grandfather catches his foot. The Grandfather pulls his foot forward, and jaik falls on his back. They both get back up slowly. They both punch each other in the face again and again. Then The Grandfather grabs Jaik by the shoulders, and pulls him down. Then he knees Jaik in the stomach. Jaik falls to the ground. Jaik sweeps The Grandfather’s leg, and the grandfather falls over. Jaik then gets up quick, and starts punching The Grandfather in the face. After a few punches The Grandfather spits out blood, and headbutts Jaik right in his forehead. Jaik sits back up holding his head, and The Grandfather punches Jaik in the face. Jaik falls back, and they both get back up again with heavy breathing. Now they start punching each other almost in rhythm. One after the other. It's almost like they are zombies from the pain. Then after a minute or two of punching the grandfather finally goes down. They're both bloody messes. Jaik then spits out blood before collapsing.

Kai was the first to get up, and grabbed the hand cuffs that Az brought to cuff The Grandfather. Kai goes, and turns The Grandfather in with the evidence that Az had collected. Before Kai left he woke up Zuri, and she said she would heal them. Then she told him to meet them back at Az’s house. Kai goes to Az’s house with the money. Zuri is still healing Jaik in another room when Kai gets there. Jaik is badly beaten so he is still unconscious. Kai walks ups to Az holding out his 20 grand. Everyone is whispering so Althea can focus, and Jaik can sleep.

Az(Whispering): Keep it.

Kai(Whispering): Why?

Az(Whispering): I have a restaurant, and my second one is opening later this year. I don’t need the money, and you deserve a year off. You had to leave for a year just because of grandfather. I don’t need it.

Kai walks into the room where Zuri is healing Jaik. This time she isn’t on top of him because she has already seen his reaction.

Kai(Whispering): Zuri.

Zuri(Whispering): Yeah?

Kai holds out forty grand, and Zuri takes twenty.

Kai(Whispering): What about the other half?

Zuri(Whispering): Kai, this whole time you have been upset because you're not in our lives more. You thought you were upset because you didn’t know what was going on in our lives. You were more upset about the fact that nothing had happened in yours while others were getting married, or living their own lives. We’ll just say we got the other twenty from marriage gifts.

Zuri hugs Kai.

Kai(Whispering): How did you know?

Zuri: I’m a woman, and I know emotions. Take the next year off Kai. Bounty hunting is a good way to make money. Just don’t get yourself wrapped up in it okay?

Kai: Thank you.

They hug again, and Kai leaves to go chill with Az.

Kai: Did Zuri make you give up your twenty grand, Az?

Az: Oh yeah, there was no convincing her.

They both laugh.

## A Chill Day - Issue 11

After Jaik looked mostly okay everyone said their goodbyes. Kai went back home. Jaik and Zuri flew back to Star City. Everything seemed like it wrapped up nice. Until Kai saw Cal when he got home.

Cal: Wassup dick? Where is my money?

Kai hands over the twenty grand.

Cal: No, you waited months. I want 25 grand now.

Kai hands him another 5 grand.

Cal: It’s always a plea-

Kai: Shut it.

Cal: Hey, I’m being fair. The deal was that you were to pay me 20k when you got back. Then you went to a wedding, and started only coming here to sleep here and there. It’s only fair.

Kai lets out a huge sigh.

Kai: Ugh, fine. I guess you're right!

Cal: Plus, I deserve money because you keep blowing me off.

Kai: Oh yeah. It has been two years, and we haven’t even hung out once, hah! We should hang out tomorrow since it’s late.

Cal: Alright, but don’t be mad if I have something to do.

Kai: Don’t worry, I won’t. I’ll be big mad because you were whining about it.

Cal: Big mad, are you a child?

Kai: Issa joke!

They both go to bed. Kai wakes up, and decides to make breakfast. Kai uses what he finds in the refrigerator, and makes pancaked, eggs, bacon, sausage, and hashbrowns. Cal walks out of his room like a sloth. It clearly shows that Cal doesn’t like mornings.

Cal: What's with the feast?

Kai: I was hungry.

Cal: You know hanging out isn’t a date right?

Kai: I’m not fucking gay!

Cal: Just checkin.

Cal grabs a plate of food, and sits down. They both start eating the food Kai made.

Cal: You're a good housewife.

Kai: You know. That is probably the nicest thing you have ever said to me.

Cal: You set the bar real high.

Kai: For you? Yes, yes I do.

They finish their food.

Cal: I actually got an errand to run. I’m guessing you don’t want to go with me.

Kai: Where is it?

Cal: Some huge office buildings.

Kai: I love heights. I’ll go.

Cal: Are you just gonna follow me around like a puppy today?

Kai: I got nothing better to do.

Cal sighs. Cal and Kai drive over to the office building, and walk inside. They go up an elevator to a high floor.

Kai: So how’s your day going?

Cal: Are you really using elevator talk?

Kai: When you're in an elevator it’s what you do. Hasn’t Geico told you this?

Cal: I’m already regretting hanging out with you today...

Kai: You should.

The elevator stops, and they start walking through. Kai can hear a meeting going on.

Manager: We are not doing this design. It might stop sickness, but its a military suit. Come back with a new design, but I like the idea.

Worker: I spent all my money on the design! You said that it was great!

Manager: Then management said otherwise, and I’m more inclined to listen to them. Get out.

Cal: Stop staring.

Kai snaps back into reality.

Kai: Sorry, he was just really loud.

Cal grabs papers, and they leave. Once they get back in the car Cal asks Kai-

Cal: So, what do you want to do now?

Kai: Let’s play my favorite game that I am very good at.

Cal: What?

Kai: Bowling.

Cal: You bowl?

Kai: Oh, I bowl.

They drive to the bowling building. Then they play a few games. Kai doesn’t score a single point the entire time, and Cal just laughs at him.

Cal: Why did you even suggest bowling?

Kai: Oh, I don’t know! It sounded like a good idea at the time. I thought I had gotten better.

Cal: How many times have you bowled before?

Kai: One.

Cal: You said you scored a strike with your first bowl!

Kai: I did. I threw the ball, but apparently that’s not how you're supposed to play!

Cal looks surprised.

Cal: You whipped the ball across the lane?!

Kai: The balls only like ten pounds.

Cal: Yeah, and you threw it sixty feet.

Kai: It’s a pound per six feet. I feel like that’s a nice easy spread.

Cal just laughs.

Cal: Do you wanna go again?

Kai: No, I’m tired of losing!

They drive home, and Kai is scowling the whole way.

Cal: You really are a child.

Kai: I’m mad! The one thing I suck at is bowling!

Cal: You know what? Next time, I’ll show you how to bowl.

Kai: You know, learning how to do something is usually the first step.

Cal: Yeah, and you're the person who skipped that step and fell.

They both laugh. They go home, and Cal’s show is on. Cal takes in a deep breath.

Cal: I almost missed my show!

Cal sits down.

Cal: Wanna watch?

Kai: Sure.

Kai sits down and watches people in costumes sing. Once it gets onto a commercial Cal turns it to the news.

Kai: The news?

Cal: Yeah, I’m not really on social media like that so I watch the news to keep up with events.

Kai: Same here.

Reporter: At this moment a guy dressed up in a red and yellow armored bird suit is attacking a bank. He seems to go by the name Phoenix.

Phoenix: I had to spend all my money on this suit! I want my money back, and if your not going to give it. Then I’m going to take it.

Bullets fly at him, and they just bounce off of his suit.

Phoenix: I guess I’m taking it!

Phoenix flies into a plane, and his wings cut right through the plane. Cal turns the Tv back to his show. Then Kai gets up to leave.

Cal: We’re watching a show!

Kai: I like it, and I don’t want to be spoiled.

Cal: Then why don’t you just go to your room?

Kai: Because there isn’t anything to do in there but watch more tv. I’m going to find something to do.

Cal: Alright see ya!

Kai goes, and grabs his suit in his room, and puts it into a backpack then leaves.

Cal: So you think you're a superhero now? That’s gonna make it more interesting.

Kai runs to a back alley where he changes into his costume before going to the bank. He sees a cop trying to shoot Phoenix, but their attempts to hurt him fail.

Phoenix: Now, you die!

Phoenix’s wing moves to go slice through the cop, but then Kai jumps in the way, and blocks the wing with his staff.

Phoenix: A new opponent?

Kai: Your last opponent.

They both jump back, and Phoenix laughs.

Phoenix: My last opponent? What, am I going to kill you, and scare everyone else off?

Kai: Maybe, or maybe I’ll kill you.

Phoenix: Not likely.

Phoenix swoops flies up, and then swoops down fast. He grabs Kai by the shoulders, and flies him up high.

Phoenix: How are you going to win when I can kill you just by dropping you.

Kai: Please don’t.

Phoenix: We had a nice talk.

Phoenix drops Kai, and Kai starts falling through the air.

Kai: Ugh, this is stupid.

Kai gets in a meditative position, and starts thinking about where he would want to teleport to. Then Kai teleports to the ground. Phoenix looks mad that Kai is still alive, and swoops down again. This time Phoenix tries to slice Kai with his wings. Kai moves his body to the side dodging Phoenix’s attack. Phoenix keeps swooping down to little effect. Then Phoenix lands on the ground and detaches his wings. He has each wing in one hand. They almost seem like two halves of a shield. Kai comes over, and starts trying to kick Phoenix. Phoenix just blocks the attacks with his wings. Then as Phoenix blocks another kick from Kai, he goes to slice with his other wing. Kai rolls to the side, barely managing to dodge. Then as Kai rolls to the side he pops back up to elbow Phoenix in his side. Kai sees that he cracked Phoenix’s armor. Phoenix goes to swipe at Kai again, and Kai does a back handspring. They both run at each other. Phoenix swipes his huge wing at Kai, and Kai jumps on top of the wing. While on top of the wing Kai kicks Phoenix in the face, and does a flip off the wing landing behind Phoenix. Then as Phoenix is stumbling backwards from getting kicked Kai kicks him in the head again with a tornado kick. The tornado kick breaks Phoenix’s helmet, and half of it falls off. Kai can see his face, and it's the man that he saw in the office with Cal. Phoenix drops to his knees.

Phoenix: No, you broke my suit!

Kai: Usually villains fight until they're beaten. Why do you care so much about your suit?

Phoenix: It slows down my cancer! Now I’m going to be put in jail, and I won’t even get medical care!

Kai: I’m sorry, but you went about this the wrong way. Maybe you should have sold the suit then used it to rob a bank. I didn’t make this happen to you. I do hope that you get proper treatment though.

Phoenix is just looking down at his hands holding the other half of his mask. Kai leaves to go back home. By the time that he gets back home he has already changed into his regular clothes. Once he is home he sees Cal asleep. Kai then decides to get into his own bed.

Kai: I kind like staying in New York. Maybe I should try to find a way to not have to leave.

Stick: That’ll never happen.

Kai tries to sit up, but before he can Stick puts a rag over his mouth. Before Kai knows it he's already unconscious.

## Thousand EOL Crossover Part 2 - Issue 12

Back with the two EOLs.

Gabriel was using his powers to try and make a portal to a new dimension.

EOL: Hurry up, I don’t got all day!

King EOL: Yes you do.

EOL: Spare me the details, Sherlock.

Gabriel makes the portal, and someone starts to come out.

EOL: Finally!

Another EOL comes out of the portal. The man looks like a teen. He is wearing a green dress shirt and black pants. He has a white collar and black tie. This teen has shaggy blond hair. The teen looks at the two EOLs.

Young EOL: Did I just go to a new universe?

EOL: Yes you did.

All the portals get a little bit bigger, and a little more frequent.

EOL: Well, onto the next part of the plan.

Amala tried to stab Jin from the back. Jin turned around and knocked Amala’s blade out of her hand.

Jin: Did you forget? I’m chinese!

Amala: And?

Jin: Swords can’t hurt me!

Amala just punched Jin in the face. Breaking his glasses.

Jin: WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME?!

Amala grabbed Jin by the neck. Jin phased out of her grasp and walked through her. He put on a new pair of glasses.

Jin: These glasses cost like 3,500 yuan every time someone breaks them!

Jin turned around and speed punched Amala in the face. He grabbed her and dragged her across the ground as he ran with her. He stopped and threw her across the road and into a building.

Mr. Jelly time: I would offer you some jelly instead of fighting.

Terra: I saw Az! I’m not falling for that!

Jelly Time: Yes you are!

Jelly time grabbed Terra’s feet with jelly. He made a gigantic fist and punched Terra back. Terra ran at Jelly Time and knocked him down. He trapped her in jelly and got back up. She was able to move through it and tackle Jelly Time back to the ground. She punched Jelly time once and knocked him out. Megalodon grabbed Kai’s leg and threw him through a window.

Megalodon: Jin!

Jin ran over.

Jin: Ah, here to protect me?

Megalodon: To kill them.

Jin: I’M GONNA TURN EM’ INTO DOG SOUP!

The Sentinels are still fighting Dookiefart and B.M

B.M and Lionheart traded punches. Lionheart threw an overhand punch. Which B.M blocked with his hand. He squeezed Lionheart’s hand. Lionheart headbutted B.M back. Dookiefart was charging huge blasts and running away again and again.

James: We won’t be able to survive for long if he keeps this up!

Sky: I have an idea! Everyone stay behind me!

Dookiefart shot another huge blast. Sky flew right into it and absorbed the blast. She shot another blast at Dookiefart who slapped it away. Dookiefart shot tons and tons of blasts at all the Sentinels while screaming. Sky was able to absorb all of them.

Sky: Electro CI!

The blasts that Dookiefart was charging started electrocuting him. B.M left Lionheart and got Sky in a chokehold from the back. He did a flip and threw her to the ground. B.M flew down towards Sky. He was punched out of the air by James. Dookiefart kept firing blasts at everyone. Lionheart flew up and punched Dookiefart through two buildings. B.M kicked James in the gut and decked him in the face.

B.M: Time to fuse.

Dookiefart: I don’t want to fuse with you! You’re UGLY!

B.M: Goddamnit we look the same!

Dookiefart: No! Your color pattern SUCKS!

B.M: Just. Fuse.

Dookiefart: Fine! But not because I want to!

Dookiefart and B.M fused together.

Dookiefart: HAHAHAHA! I AM DOOKIEMILK!

Kai and Terra stood against Jin and Megalodon. Jin ran in and tried to attack the both of them. He punched Terra in the back but Kai grabbed him and threw him on the ground. Megalodon grabbed Kai. Terra did a roundhouse kick into spinning back kick. Once she landed she punched him in the stomach, Megalodon was stumbled. Kai jumped above him and hit him on the head. Jin hit Terra quickly and came back around and hit her again. She concentrated and waited until he came around to hit her again. She caught his punch and punched him in the chest. Knocking the wind out of him. He fell down. Terra dodged a punch from Megalodon.

Kai: I have an idea!

Terra: Whenever you’re ready.

Kai punched Megalodon in the nose and did a backflip off his face. Terra cupped her hands and threw Kai when he landed. He kicked Megalodon in the neck while Terra did a superman punch to the gut. Megalodon was sent back into a building. Kai did a hook kick while Terra uppercut Megalodon. Finally knocking him out.

Jin: You may have taken him out. BUT YOU WILL NEVER TAKE ME!

Kai: Alright, let’s get this over with.

A purple streak blazed behind Terra and Kai.

Terra: Seriously? Another speedster?

Kai: Don’t complain!

The purple streak came back into view and punched jin in the face. Jin went flying away into the distance. The streak was a tall man with a purple bodysuit. It looked a little clunky because it was plasticy looking. His hair was slicked back and he had sunglasses on. He took his sunglasses off and looked around frantically.

Purple Speedster: Where the hell am I? I was just saving the universe! Kai? You’re....hanging with a teenage girl?

Terra: Seriously? I’m almost 18! Who are you?

Purple Speedster: Kai. You know who I am right?

Kai: I have never seen you in my life.

Purple Speedster: Did we succeed? I’m in a different earth. Aren’t I?

Kai: Well if you came out of a portal then that’s probably it.

The speedster shook Kai and Terra’s hands really fast.

Purple Speedster: I’m Michael. But my superhero alias is Acceleration.

Terra: It’s nice to meet you.

Mike: Hmm. These portals…

Kai: Do they look familiar?

Mike: Yes. I remember EOL. Do you know him?

Kai: Well the unholy spirit inside me does.

Mike: Ah perfect. I have doubt with EOL before.

Terra: How? Maybe he can help us defeat him.

Mike: Well I have seen him a total of 1 times and have run away from him a total of 1 times. That’s pretty good right?

Kai: Alright so that means you’re useless.

Mike: No I’m not! I see all your friends got knocked out by that chinese guy. I can heal them with a little sedative.

Mike showed Kai and Terra a needle.

Mike: This is futuristic tech! But it’ll heal them right up! I think.

Kai: I think we can do without-

Terra: Do your thing!

Mike harnessed his speed and went around healing everyone.

Mike: They might feel a little woozy later but for now they are at least not unconscious. All it does is block out pain.

Az: Did we seriously almost lose to them?

Amala: Considering they are a bunch of dumbasses we should all be ashamed.

Matt: We should all meet back up and talk about what we found out.

Everyone went back to Az’s house.

Amala: So you are from a different earth?

Mike: You got that right. I was literally just saving earth.

Jaik: Shouldn’t we send you back?

Mike: Well everything looks in order here. So nope!

Jaik: That makes no sense.

Kai: So you said EOL was in your Earth?

Mike: Yes. He destroyed everything. Including my friends and probably even the entire Earth.

Amala: So that means the EOL in your world was another evil one.

Mike: Yup. I might even be lucky to be here because I think I was erased from existence when me and Aaron made this new world.

Terra: YOU made this universe? This world?

Mike: I guess.

Terra: You’re like some sort of god…

Mike: God is a harsh word. All that matters now is taking down EOL.

Jaik: The EOL that took Zuri was a different version I think.

Amala: The one that took Zuri probably wasn’t the one from this earth.

Mike: I remember now. It had to have been the EOL from my dimension. I saw him follow us into the time travel portal we made.

Amala: Well that would explain why he took Zuri from out of nowhere.

Mike: and that EOL is one of the most powerful known EOL.

There was a huge bang outside of Az’s house. Everyone looked out the window.

Az: Is that…

The three Eols are floating above a huge cannon.

King EOL: Why did we make a huge cannon?

EOL: Why not?

Terra and Kai’s groups run outside.

Jaik: EOL!

EOl: You know who I am? I HAVE FANS!

Jaik: You took Zuri!

EOL: Who?

Jaik: Bring her back before we take you down!

EOL laughs.

EOL: You're going to stop me with a bow?

Jaik readies an arrow.

Jaik: What about it?

EOL: I have better things to deal with than a washed up assassin. It’s time to go back.

The three EOLs leave to go back to snake island.

Jaik: FUCK!

Jaik puts away his arrow.

Az: We’ll get her back Jaik. After we stop this huge cannon, but we’ll get her.

Matt: How do we expect to destroy this huge cannon? Any ideas?

Kai: Anyone got some explosives?

Amelia: The blue coats had a stash for times like this.

Amala: Had? What happened to it?

Amelia: It was buried under our now destroyed house.

Matt: Mike. You both have speed right? Can’t you both do it?

Mike: You got that right! Let’s go!

Amelia: Alright then.

Amelia and Mike both sped off.

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The three EOLs got back to snake island where Gabriel is trying to create 997 portals.

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EOL: You make those portals yet?

Gabriel: I don’t have enough power. I would need some sort of power source.

EOL thinks to himself for a second.

EOL: Person with…

EOL looks over to the captured woman.

EOL: Perfect!

EOL grabbed the woman's arm, and started draining her life force. Then once she looks dead EOL transfers the power over to Gabriel. Gabriel starts to actually create portals.

EOL: Good, it's working.

King EOL: Why would you kill her?!

EOL: For the greater good.

King EOL: Of destroying the planet?!

EOL: She would have died anyway!

The woman stands back up, but she still looks dead.

King EOL: What the hell did you do?

EOL: I made her into my slave! What was your name?

Woman: Zuri.

EOL: Well then, Zuri. You will help us. Go distract the team trying to take down my beautiful cannon.

Zuri: Okay, the great wonderful amazing EOL.

EOL: Don’t forget godly!

Gabriel: Here.

Gabriel makes a portal for Zuri to walk through. Zuri walks through the portal, and the portal closes. Amelia and Mike show up with a really big bomb. Mike drops it on the ground.

Mike: Why did I have to hold it?

Amelia: Well now you have to put it in the cannon.

Mike: Well I am faster and better at everything.

Mike picked up the bomb.

Mike: Do the thing!

Amelia ran around Mike over and over. Hoisting him into the air. He jumped into the barrel of the cannon and placed the bomb down. He sped out of the cannon and fell on the ground. He got up and ran over to everyone else while the cannon exploded behind him.

Az: Wait, is that Zuri?

Jaik: Stop joking.

Zuri walked through a portal and stood before the team. Jaik runs over to Zuri.

Jaik: Zuri, you're okay! What happened?

Zuri moves her hand, and Jaik starts floating up.

Jaik: Zuri? Zuri, what are you doing?!

Zuri picks up a gigantic metal bar with her telekinesis. She stabbed the bar straight through Jaik.

Kai: What the fuck?!

Amala: Is your friend usually like this?

Az: Yes, our friend normally kills her husband with a metal bar. That's normal, happens everyday.

Amala: I was just checking.

Amala ran up and swung her sword at Zuri. She grabbed Amala’s sword with telekinesis and stuck it into the ground. Zuri picked up and threw tons of rocks at Amala. She got hit with a bunch but was still standing. She ran up at Zuri and threw a punch. Zuri dodged and picked her up with telekinesis. Amala kicked Zuri in the head as she tried to lift her up. She dropped Amala. She punched Zuri in the face. She fell to the ground. Amala picked up her sword to stab Zuri.

Az: Don’t kill her!

Amala: Ugh.

Amala kicked Zuri in the face again. Knocking her out.

Mike: This was EOL’s doing. Speaking of EOL…

The three EOL’s fell out of the sky and landed in front of the group.

EOL: I see that you took down my slave.

Az: Your slave?

EOL: Yeah, the cannon. Did you think I was talking about the girl? I don’t give a shit about her!

Matt: Why are you here?

EOL: To destroy the planet of course!

Az: That’s pretty basic.

EOL: Hey, you son of a bitch! I didn’t make the goddamn idea! That was the first EOLs job. More importantly, there are 997 other EOLs coming here right now.

EOL looks at his wrist even though there’s no watch.

EOL: Looks like they should be here any minute.

Az: You don’t even have a watch!

EOL: Mind your damn business!

All the EOLs land behind the three EOLs.

EOL: I have an army! Now what are you going to do earth?! I am your god! Not for long because I’m going to destroy it, but I AM YOUR GOD NONETHELESS!

A really old looking EOL walks to the front of the EOLs.

EOL: What are you doing gramps?

Grampa EOL: Don’t call me gramps! I will rip off your balls!

EOL: Do you have little man's disease?

Grampa EOL punches EOL in the balls. EOL falls onto the ground.

EOL: WHY IN THE BALLS?!

Grampa EOL: Because fuck you!

EOL: OH, IT HURTS SO MUCH! Wait, I don’t feel pain.

EOL gets back up.

EOL: I’m fine.

Grampa EOL: Why and how did you get so many EOLs in one universe?

EOL: That's a long story.

Grampa EOL: I don’t wanna hear it.

Grampa EOL puts his hand on EOLs head, and reads his mind.

Grampa EOL: You brought me here for nothing.

EOL: Not for nothing.

Grampa EOL: Destroy the planet yourself!

Grampa EOL walks away.

EOL: Don’t go home! If I don’t have one thousand EOLs then this plan is a failure. Who only wants 999 EOLs.

Grampa EOL: Fine, but only if I can tell you a story.

EOL: Nevermind. Your free to go.

Grampa EOl: Nope I’m staying.

Grampa EOL sits in a chair that magically appears. Then he takes out a story book.

Grampa EOL: Well, everyone sit around for story time. Even that group that’s not EOLs. Sit around me in a circle while I tell a story as old as time.

Everyone sits down for some reason.

Grampa EOL: This is the story of a man, a great man, an amazing man. This is the story of EOL.

Lionheart’s lion emblem on his chest lit up. He countered a punch from Dookiemilk.

Dookiemilk: WHY WON’T YOU JUST BE WEAKER THAN ME!?

Lionheart: I will fend them off!

Dookiemilk punched Lionheart in the chest. But he was perfectly fine. Lionheart punched Dookiemilk through multiple buildings. Dookiemilk turned into his golden form

Dookiemilk: THIS IS MY MOST POWERFUL FORM! PREPARE TO DIE!

Dookiemilk flew up to Lionheart and punched him into the sky and shot a huge blast at him. Sky jumped in front and absorbed some of the blast until she was overwhelmed. She was burnt a little bit and fell down. Kara jumped up into the air and caught Sky. Dookiemilk punched Lionheart into the ground. He pushed Lionheart into the ground and punched each other back and forth while burrowing through the ground until they blasted out. Dookiemilk threw Lionheart into the air and shot another huge blast at Lionheart and shot him down. Freya zipped into her indura form and cut Dookiemilk up the back. Dookiemilk turned around and punched her away. But she blocked it and stood her ground.

James: Everyone! Look up!

Everyone looked up and saw a huge portal in the sky. A continent the size of Europe fell out of the portal.

Kara: Seriously?!

James: Lionheart! Let’s go.

Lionheart flew up and stopped the huge continent from falling. Lionheart summoned all of his strength into lifting the continent. James had to lift another smaller island. A gigantic ship flew under them.

Lionheart: Who is that?

James: It’s… Nick Fury.

Nick Fury: We’ll settle our disagreement later. We have bigger problems motherfucker!

James and Lionheart flew out of the way and let the continent fall onto the ship. Nick Fury flew into the portal the continent came from. James and Lionheart flew down. Freya was knocked down by Dookiemilk. She flew up and swung her sword at him. He shot a blast and knocked it out of her hand. Freya threw an overhead punch but Dookiemilk grabbed her hand and threw her into a building. He flew past her as she was flying and kicked her up. He flew back up to punch her down but Lionheart grabbed him by the foot and threw him to the ground. Dookiemilk landed on his feet. James flew in for a punch but Dookiemilk blocked it and punched James back into a building. Dookiemilk flew above the building. Lionheart flew in for a punch but Dookiemilk grabbed him and threw him to the ground. Freya swung her sword at him. He punched her sword up and out of her hands and kicked her in the stomach and threw two hooks at her. Ending with punching her into the ground. Kara jumped up and shot her gun at him. He was perfectly fine. Dookiemilk picked her up by the arm and blasted Kara back and into a building. Sky shot a huge blast at Dookiemilk. But he easily shot his own blast and overtook hers. James flew up and knocked Sky out of the way. Sky fell in what she felt like was slow motion. James smiled and nodded to her as he was vaporized by Dookiemilk’s blast. All the Sentinels stepped out of where they had been thrown too.

Freya: Did he just…

Lionheart: Permission to exterminate his evil?

Freya: Permission granted.

Kara: Don’t be stupid! We should run!

Freya: Hell no! He’ll catch up to us no matter what. We are going to end this.

Kara: Use your head! We will die!

Freya: If it’s for James. Then I’m fine with it.

Kara: Look over there!

The Sentinels looked over and saw chaos.

Back with grandpa EOL.

Grandpa EOL(narrating): There was once a man who was very poor. The man and his brother had used all of their very little money to start an adventure company. They go on adventures, and would sell their treasures for lots of money. Then his brother came in one day.

Everyone starts picturing the story.

Jim: Eric, I finally found an adventure.

Eric: Really, I’ll pack!

Grandpa EOL(narrating): As they packed they realized they only had 200 dollars left before they were completely broke. They used that 200 to buy really cheap plane tickets, and food for the journey. They had to go through perilous journeys which only made their bond as brothers grow stronger. Then they found a temple. When they walked in Jim grabbed the treasure.

Jim: We finally found it! We will be rich.

Grandpa EO(narrating): When Jim turned around Eric was holding a gun to his head.

Jim: We’re brothers. Why would you do this?

Eric: I don’t want to split my share with you. Only getting fifty percent never really felt right to me.

Grandpa EOL(narrating): So Eric shot his brother, and put on the necklace.

Eric: It suits me well.

Grandpa EOL(narrating): Then Eric started to glow green. Eric realized he had gained powers, and used those powers as he saw fit. Until one day a man named Kakakol stopped him.

Kakakol: That treasure was meant for your brother, not you. You should not have that treasure. I will be keeping a close eye on you.

Grandpa EOL(narrating): So Eric decided that he would spread himself to every universe so that each one of him could become more powerful. Then he would be able to absorb all the EOLs to become powerful enough to take down Kakakol. Eric then named himself EOL.

Grandpa EOL sighs.

Grandpa EOL: But I’m tired and old. I don’t care about being the strongest anymore. If anything I miss my brother. So I will give you the chance to destroy me.

Az: Really?

Grandpa EOL: If you take off my necklace all EOLs will disappear, but that doesn’t mean that all these other EOLs won’t try and stop you.

The EOLs swarm around grandpa EOL. EOL opened a portal and walked in.

Amelia: Finally!

The Sentinels all came down next to the group. Everyone ran in and clashed with the 999 EOLs.

Cowboy EOL: Ya betta’ tell’m righ’now why i’s he’er.

Cowboy EOL drank some scotch. Lionheart knocked it out of his hand.

Lionheart: That’s liquid evil!

Cowboy Eol took out his revolver and shot it at Lionheart. Lionheart was untouched. But he got hit in the face by Superman EOL.

Mike: Hey! Who do you think is faster?!

Superman EOL puts on glasses.

Superman EOL: I CAN SEE YOU!

Mike ran away and Superman EOL chased him.

Cowboy EOL shot his revolver at Matt. He dodged out of the way and Az came from behind and knocked him out with his bottle of scotch.

Amala slashed at Gentlemen EOL. He dodged out of the way.

Gentlemen EOL: Not my white shirt! How dare you! You never even asked! Some people have no manners!

Amala: Well excuse me!

Gentlemen EOL: YOU WERE NOT EXCUSED!

Goblin EOL: You may not cross my bridge!

Goblin EOL started spawning bridges all over the place. Amelia ran on all the bridges and knocked out Goblin EOL. Goblin EOL fell on the ground and into an inch of water and drowned.

A bunch of monkey EOLs jumped on top of Sky. She let out a burst and obliterated all the monkeys.

Caveman EOL: OOGA BOOGA.

Amala swung her sword at him but he dodged out of the way and knocked her down with his club and started beating the shit out of her.

Albert Einstein EOL: EOL=MC Triangled.

Kai knocked down the EOL and jumped out of the way of a bunch of EOLs.

Dragon EOL shot a blast of fire. Missing everyone but burning a bunch of EOLs. James flew up and uppercut Dragon EOL.

Robot EOL: BEEP BOOP BEEP!

Terra kicked robot EOL’s head off.

Young EOL shot a bunch of magic blasts at Kara. She swung around her staff and blocked them. She jumped up and brought her staff down on him. He grabbed it with one hand and shot a fire burst at her. She fell backwards and frantically tried to put out the fire.

DookieMilk: EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION TO ME!

All the EOLs look at him and start laughing.

Cowboy EOL: He’s so short!

Goblin EOL: He’s like three feet tall.

Gentlemen EOL: It's not gentlemanly to laugh at someone.

Gentlemen EOL tries extremely hard to hold in his laughter. DookieMilk looks pissed.

DookieMilk: Are you laughing AT ME BECAUSE I’M SHORT! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU ALL!

DookieMilk charges at Grandpa EOL, and every EOL in his close proximity gets blasted back from the speed at which he’s flying.

DookieMIlk: I’m gonna do it!

DookieMilk grabs the necklace, and tore the necklace off. EOLs start to disappear.

Grandpa EOL: Dookiefart, you know you're an EOL right?

DookieMilk: Why didn’t you tell me that?!

Grandpa EOL: You sounded like you were having a moment.

All the EOL’s finish disappearing. DookieMilk defuses to Dookiefart and B.M., and the last EOL left is Grandpa EOL.

Grandpa EOL: I should thank you random kids for beating me, but I’m not gonna.

Grandpa EOL disappears, and Dookiefart is left standing.

Dookiefart: I’m so weak now.

B.M: I think our powers got drained because we were fused. You weren’t fully EOL or human. So you stayed alive.

Dookiefart: Thats stupid! I would have rather died than be reset! I’m going home!

Dookiefart flies off and B.M. follows. A bunch of news people show up, and start trying to interview everyone that helped defeat EOL. Kai leaves before the paparazzi shows up.

Newswoman: Are you guys a new generation of superheroes? The last superheroes were Mr.Untouchable and his team. Have they been replaced? Do you know Mr.Untouchable? Tell us a little about yourselves!

Az: My name is Hell Raven! I help protect New York, and I ran the team that stopped this great threat!

Freya: We lost Mr. Untouchable in the midst of battle. Is that all the info you need?

Sky: I’m Stardust! Here, watch this.

Sky made light sprinkles around all the paparazzi.

Lionheart pulled Sky away.

Lionheart: We have to leave! These people are scaring me!

Newswoman: Oh, and who are you?

Lionheart knocked the mic out of her hand and flew away. Amala squeezed her way through the paparazzi and escaped. Kara followed her.

Amelia: We have to get out of here.

Terra: Why? What’s wrong with all these people?

Amelia: We are literally a GANG! Let’s go!

Amelia grabbed Terra and sped away.

The news is doing a report on this crisis.

Newsman: After blue portals showed up and threatened our very lives new superheroes emerged from the shadows. These heroes saved the day even if it caused a few losses. The biggest loss is James Wilson or Mr.Untouchable as you may know him. He died helping save the day. We will be having a funeral at town square where a monument will be placed in his honor. He has passed the torch to these new superheroes. Now we are all thinking what will these heroes do now?