Interlude: When sorrows come...
[This entry's soundtrack: Where Is My Mind]
Ben is feeling honestly good for the first time in forever. Not just flashes of giddiness or the rush of the momment but honestly happy. He's helped stop the world from being destroyed not once but twice! First from those Borg aliens, the Gah Lak Tus (well they weren't the Borg as they detested anything organic but close enough) and then from extra-dimensional zombies. No, scratch that. From extra-dimensional super zombies. And he had knocked that dimension's Hulk straight into next week!
And let's not forget kicking radioactive ghoul butt in Ellen's world as well.
He looks down from the observation balcony on top of the Baxter Building and thinks back to that day months ago where he had leaped out of the building and KO'd Godzilla. He remembers his words then, "I might as well be the hero..." and damn it why not? Why couldn't he be the hero?
So lost in his thoughts, he completely misses the squad of MPs as they exit the elevator and surround him until one of them touches his shoulder and says, "Mr. Grimm, I need you to step back from the ledge."
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As they ride in the elevator car, her CO is outlining the situation. It was simple enough, Mr. Grimm was spotted on the observation deck, standing at the edge. The Brass and headshrinkers were worried he was getting ready to jump and so here they were.
"Taser rounds gentlemen. Remember Mr. Grimm is bullet proof. If you need to fire be sure your fellow solder is not in the line of fire."
The car echoes with "Yes SIR!"
Once up top, they form ranks, a semi circle, around Mr. Grimm who doesn't seem to even notice them. "Mr. Grimm, please step away from the ledge," her CO barks out to no effect.
The MPs look at each other not quite sure what to do so she rolls her eyes and lowers her weapon to step forward and touch his arm. "Mr. Grimm, I need you to step back from ledge."
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Ben raises his hand to brush away the touch and feels the snap more than hears it. Confused he turns to look.
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She sees him raise his arm to brush her hand away but her forearm gets caught and before she knows it, there's a sickening snap and her arm goes rubbery like that other kid. She bites her lip to keep from screaming because the men in the squad will raze her for it. A groan escapes instead.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He looks into the pain filled eyes of the MP and is frozen in shock. Parts of his brain pick out details, she a woman, chestnut hair, hazel eyes, the freckles across her nose, but on the whole nothing registers. That is until her grunt of pain spurs the rest of the squad to action and the CO to bark, "PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW MR.GRIMM."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She looks into his blue eyes and sees the dawning realization and horror at what he's done.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben ignores the CO and the squad and catches her as she goes weak from shock. Carefully, oh so carefully he picks her up.
"YOU WILL PUT DOWN MY SOLDER RIGHT NOW AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD."
Tears of self loathing choke his voice but he says clearly, "Fire or get the hell out of my way. I'm taking her to the Infirmary, whether through you or not is your choice."
The MPs break and form a column to the elevator but they keep their weapons trained on him and he can't blame them. He is a monster after all. What was he thinking?
Ben is feeling honestly good for the first time in forever. Not just flashes of giddiness or the rush of the momment but honestly happy. He's helped stop the world from being destroyed not once but twice! First from those Borg aliens, the Gah Lak Tus (well they weren't the Borg as they detested anything organic but close enough) and then from extra-dimensional zombies. No, scratch that. From extra-dimensional super zombies. And he had knocked that dimension's Hulk straight into next week!
And let's not forget kicking radioactive ghoul butt in Ellen's world as well.
He looks down from the observation balcony on top of the Baxter Building and thinks back to that day months ago where he had leaped out of the building and KO'd Godzilla. He remembers his words then, "I might as well be the hero..." and damn it why not? Why couldn't he be the hero?
So lost in his thoughts, he completely misses the squad of MPs as they exit the elevator and surround him until one of them touches his shoulder and says, "Mr. Grimm, I need you to step back from the ledge."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As they ride in the elevator car, her CO is outlining the situation. It was simple enough, Mr. Grimm was spotted on the observation deck, standing at the edge. The Brass and headshrinkers were worried he was getting ready to jump and so here they were.
"Taser rounds gentlemen. Remember Mr. Grimm is bullet proof. If you need to fire be sure your fellow solder is not in the line of fire."
The car echoes with "Yes SIR!"
Once up top, they form ranks, a semi circle, around Mr. Grimm who doesn't seem to even notice them. "Mr. Grimm, please step away from the ledge," her CO barks out to no effect.
The MPs look at each other not quite sure what to do so she rolls her eyes and lowers her weapon to step forward and touch his arm. "Mr. Grimm, I need you to step back from ledge."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ben raises his hand to brush away the touch and feels the snap more than hears it. Confused he turns to look.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
She sees him raise his arm to brush her hand away but her forearm gets caught and before she knows it, there's a sickening snap and her arm goes rubbery like that other kid. She bites her lip to keep from screaming because the men in the squad will raze her for it. A groan escapes instead.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He looks into the pain filled eyes of the MP and is frozen in shock. Parts of his brain pick out details, she a woman, chestnut hair, hazel eyes, the freckles across her nose, but on the whole nothing registers. That is until her grunt of pain spurs the rest of the squad to action and the CO to bark, "PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW MR.GRIMM."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She looks into his blue eyes and sees the dawning realization and horror at what he's done.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben ignores the CO and the squad and catches her as she goes weak from shock. Carefully, oh so carefully he picks her up.
"YOU WILL PUT DOWN MY SOLDER RIGHT NOW AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD."
Tears of self loathing choke his voice but he says clearly, "Fire or get the hell out of my way. I'm taking her to the Infirmary, whether through you or not is your choice."
The MPs break and form a column to the elevator but they keep their weapons trained on him and he can't blame them. He is a monster after all. What was he thinking?