Sep 24, 2007 15:51
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Part Two
The early morning light shone through the hospital window. CJ and Jen were talking to each other quietly. They both looked tired, worried and confused. They seemed worked up about whatever they were talking about.
A cloaked figure stood across the street, on top of a house. He was a fair distance across from them that no normal person would be able to see them. But the figure could see them clearly. And he knew them well. For he was the one who put them there. He looked down slowly at his right hand, the hand where his metal gauntlet was attached. And he felt the thrill and excitement of last night. Underneath his cloak, his gauntlet sparked once. A wicked grin spread across his face. Maybe I should finish them off now. Make our mission one step closer to completion. Suddenly, his head jerked back as if he had felt something hit him. A growl emerged from his throat. The last thing he wanted to do was leave. But he had no choice. His gauntlet sparked to life and in a flash, he was gone.
Part Three
“Thank god you both are alive.” Haley was saying as Sam and Paula walked into the hospital room. As they walked in through the door, they saw Haley, Samfa and Tony. They were all standing around Jen’s bed, facing Jen and CJ. Both of the victims were awake. All of the attention in the room turned towards Sam and Paula as they walked in.
“Sam…Paula. You came.” CJ said, smiling.
“Of course we came; you think we’d just not come visit?” Paula said matter-of-factly. Jen couldn’t help but try and stifle a giggle.
“How are you guys feeling?” Sam asked.
“Groggy, but besides that, pretty good.” Jen said, rubbing her temple.
“What happened?” Paula asked. CJ and Jen shook their heads almost simultaneously.
“Jeez, how many times have we told this story?” CJ asked Jen.
“Almost too many.” She said to him. Then she looked towards Sam and Paula. “We were investigating a report of a cloaked figure heading into Melrose High School because we thought maybe it had some connection with Revere. Well, we get there and the guy attacks us, manages to dodge our bullets and zap us with electricity. It knocked us both out and we woke up here.”
“Zapped you with electricity?” Paula asked. She had a very confused look on her face as she got closer and sat on Jen’s bed. “How did he do that?”
“Good question. We have no idea.” CJ said. “All we saw is it come flying out from under his sleeve. And hit us.”
“God, that sounds scary.” Samfa said. “I don’t know how you two deal with things like that. I could never be a cop.”
“It isn’t easy.” CJ said, half-chuckling. Everyone around the room responded with smiles and small laughs as well.
“We’re just glad you’re okay.” Tony said, smiling. “But I’m sorry to say we have to run. We have an appointment.”
“You mind if I hitch a ride?” Samfa asked.
“Sure, why not.” Tony said. Then he turned to the two patients lying in the bed. “You two stay out of trouble now, you hear?”
“No worries. We’ll see you guys soon.” CJ said. They all exchanged goodbyes before Haley, Tony and Samfa left, leaving Sam and Paula with CJ and Jen.
“How’s the hospital treating you guys?” Sam asked, coming over closer to Jen and CJ. Paula was still sitting on the bed.
“It’s alright; the doctors and nurses are nice. It’s just rough because we want to be out trying to find that cloaked guy.” Jen said.
“How do you know it’s a guy?” Paula asked.
“Because he talked to us.” CJ said.
“He did?! What did he say?” She responded, getting a little excited.
“He said he was a visitor and he came to see what the school was like.” Jen said. “We tried to take him in but he wouldn’t give up. Then we tried to shoot his legs out. He dodged the bullets…no…he reflected the bullets into the wall.”
“Reflected?! How the hell was he able to tell where they were going?” Sam said, a chill running down his spine.
Jen shook her head before continuing. “I don’t know and I don’t want to know. Then he said something about a liberator. The Liberator, he called it. He said the Liberator was more adequate to fight. Then he zapped us.”
“My god, that’s frightening.” Paula said, looking at the ground.
CJ suddenly spoke up. He had been staring at the wall, as if playing the event over in his head. He spoke coarsely. “He said something else. Something after you fainted, Jen.”
The three others in the room turned their heads and attention to him. Jen’s eyes widened a little bit. “What?”
“He said something. He said ‘You two are pathetic. You’re nothing compared to him. You use these firing metal things while he uses this…” Then he dropped some metal thing. I wasn’t able to see it clearly.”
The room fell silent for a moment. Everyone stared at each other, in fear and surprise. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and all four of them jumped. A police officer was standing there with a plastic bag filled with paper towels.
“Excuse me detectives. The Lieutenant asked me to come here with the evidence from the high school and give it to you. He said maybe if you two analyze it, it might lead to some results. So here you go.” He walked over and handed the bag to Jen, who took it carefully. Her hands were still shaking from the entrance. The officer looked between the four of them before turning and walking out the door.
Jen, CJ, Sam and Paula all looked between each other before turning their attention to the bag. Jen reached down slowly and unzipped the bag. She reached in just as slowly as she had unzipped it and moved her hand around something long and metallic. Her brow ruffled in confusion. To quench her interest, she pulled the metallic object out. Out of the paper towel came a long knife, about eleven inches, shining brightly in the lit room. It looked to be made of titanium. A thin gold lining ran through the back of it. Jen’s muscles tensed. Her eyes widened. She felt her blood freeze. Sam, Paula and CJ just stared at her, confused. She had completely frozen.
“Jen, what’s wrong? What is this knife?” Paula asked. Jen’s eyes darted to Paula’s quickly before looking back at the memory filled relic. Her mouth cracked open slowly, her breath practically gone.
“Who’s is this?” Sam asked.
Jen looked up into his eyes softly. Tears were forming in them. And finally, she spoke.
“It’s Ian’s.”