(Mausoleum Underground Hideout, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma California. )
Two days later, It was around 09:00 pm when Dr. Peters, Sgt Holt, and Ritchie all gathered around Grey who was in bed and was hooked up on a dialysis machine. "The whole procedure takes about four hours...", says Dr. Peters, "I can't blame you for drinking the second bottle of the toxic serum. Good thing you only drank half...Drinking the whole bottle would have killed you....". Grey sigh's deeply as he lays motionless on his hospital bed but then asks, "How's Samantha doin' Doc?....Have you spoken to her yet?....". Dr. Peters looks at Sgt. Holt then answers, "I've been avoiding her for this last two days, I just don't know what to say. I've always been honest with her ever since she was a child, I'm just at a loss for words right now, I guess....".
Sgt Holt takes his right hand out of his pocket as he grabs the TV's remote control and clicks on it as their TV comes to life. "Right now, Samantha's the least of our problem....", Sgt Holt says," Now that the police knows that Grey is alive, it's only a matter of time before I get implicated for making Grey a false driver's license and you for signing Grey's fake death certificate. But for now, let's watch the news and see what the public knows about Grey!....". Then after changing a few channels, they finally stayed on USNN news as a reporter starts announcing the news. "Good evening America, Thanks for tuning into USNN news, and now for our top story....Police investigators are still searching for more clues at the mansion of Dr. Mark Peters. This is due to the massacre that happened at the mansion during Samantha Peters birthday party on Halloween night. With the death toll now exceeding 60 and with the injured exceeding 75, we are now aware that the perpetrator of these gruesome acts is a masked man named "Bionico". Police detectives have not told us how they got the name of this mass murderer but that he's on the loose and is extremely dangerous. Anyone who comes across this person should quickly call 9-1-1 (Still picture of Bionico showing on TV screen). Another suspect who is being investigated is believed to be the "Mysterious Knight" and is also suspected to be one of Samantha Peters ex-boyfriends named Grey, who is also wanted by the Police. Though Grey is not yet implicated in the deaths of the security guards and police officers at Samantha Peters party, he is still wanted for the deaths of other police officers from a different incident.....On other news, more charred corpses of convicted drunk drivers are turning up. Police, together with the FBI are still searching for the scientist turned vigilante, Dr. Kinesis who is believed to be the killer of all these drunk drivers who were all burned alive inside their homes. Police now say that Dr. Kinesis had already killed close to over a hundred convicted drunk drivers here in Norhtern California alone.....".
The TV camera pans over to a different reporter who continues to report. "And now on other news...", says the TV reporter, "Captain Chase Brassman who is popularly known as America's first ever super hero has been assigned at the Arizona-Mexico border. Today was his first day on the job, wearing his Protector suit and flying on patrol in order to prevent shipments of illegal drugs that are coming into our country from Mexico's drug lords. And while the crime rate in our cities and states have jumped up at another 4%, the public is starting to question whether the Protector should be reassigned to fight crime in our communities, instead of patrolling our country's borders.....". (click) The TV turns off as Sgt Holt addresses everyone as he says, "Well, there you have it folks....With Grey's identity revealed, it will only take a few days before I and Dr. Peters will be arrested for assisting and harbouring Grey who's a fugitive and a wanted criminal. Dr. Peters then clings tightly on the hospital bed's side rails as he looks down at Grey then says, "I'm sorry Grey....Soon I'll be arrested together with Sgt Holt and we won't be around to assist you any longer.....With your kidney failure and worsening liver failure, the hope of proving that you're innocent of those crimes is fleeting by the minute....The only person left who I know can help you is Samantha....I think that it's about time to come clean and tell her everything....".
Grey in his paralyzed state gasps deeply then says, "But I feel fine Doc!...Just a little bit weak. But once I'm done with this dialysis, I'll get stronger again right?!...". Dr. Peters glances at Ritchie then responds saying, "Dialysis will help with your kidneys but not with your liver, all your liver enzymes are abnormally high, you're starting to show signs of liver failure like edema or swelling due to a decrease in your albumin levels, your skin and eyes are now turning yellowish due to increased bilirubin in your system....If you keep ingesting my toxic serum, very soon your fibrin levels will decrease which means that you'll be susceptible to increased bleeding and internal hemorrhage specially if you get into fights....". Grey looks away as he focuses on a blank wall then says, "I'm sorry Doc, but there's no turning back now. I need to prove that I'm not a criminal, even if I die trying!...".
(Castro street Fruit Stand, San Francisco, California.)
The next day, it was 09:00 am when Sirha Uhlo and Zhiad Marwan starts to receive a new shipment of fruits. While opening each box, Sirha starts to murmur to himself his displeasure about their present predicament. "It's been months and I'm still selling fruits here in the land of fruit cakes, when will I ever get to detonate my nuclear bomb?!...", Sirha asks himself, "I feel so hopeless, I should have destroyed this city months ago and I should have been enjoying time in heaven by now....". Suddenly, he hears Zhiad saying, "Are you talking to yourself again master?..... We still have 20 more boxes of fruits to open, wash and clean before lunch. You do want to have lunch today don't you?....". Sirha suddenly looses his patience as he grumbles and yells saying, "I don't care about lunch and I'm tired of selling fruits Zhiad, What I want is to finish my mission here on earth, so why on earth can't we find a North Korean bomb maker!....".
Suddenly out of nowhere, Dr. Kinesis materializes in front of them which startles the two terrorists. "Who are you?....",asks Sirha, "And how did you do that?!....". Zhiad feeling extremely frightened hugs Sirha tightly then asks, "Are you a ghost?!....". Trying to act in an unconcerned manner Dr. Kinesis glances at a box of apples, gets one and bites into it, hoping that this gesture will take the fear out of the two men who were in each other's embrace and were both shaking in fear. "I'm not a ghost....", Dr. Kinesis says as he straightens out his white lab coat and adjusts his eye glasses, "But I do have some powers just like a god!....". Sirha and Zhiad suddenly looks at each other as Zhiad says, "You see I told you master, Allah is Caucasian!...". Sirha looking down at his minion suddenly gets dismayed as he yells at Zhiad saying, "You fool!, he said "Like a god" not the "God" ....he's not Allah!". Dr. Kinesis quickly clarifies saying, "Oh no!...I'm not Allah, nor am I a god, what I said was that I have super powers just like a god.....". Then after a few more minutes of conversation, Dr. Kinesis was able to win their trust and confidence as he says, "I know what your problem is and I want to help....". Sirha and Zhiad glances at each other while remaining silent when they hear Dr. Kinesis say, "For weeks now, I've been listening to your prayers and complaints on how you can obtain a North Korean nuclear explosive expert named "Mukhang Mahasim" who's in a federal prison.....".
Sirha nervously asks, "Ar..Ar..Are you gonna ha..hav..have us arrested?...". Dr. Kinesis smiles then says, "No not at all, just like I told you, I want to help.....I know that you want to detonate a North Korean made nuclear bomb here in San Francisco, and I too share your wish. This city's moral code has degraded so much that, it has lost it's moral compass on protecting the weak and the innocent. Maybe by destroying this city, and starting again, maybe survivors can create a better culture were no innocent man, woman and child will ever be victimized by drunk drivers ever again.....I will help free your bomb expert but in one condition...". Sirha's eyes suddenly lights up as he excitedly asks, "What is it, please tell us, we'll do anything in order to have our bomb expert free'd from federal prison....". Dr. Kinesis due to his pent up rage then grabs an orange and slowly squeezes it as it gets squashed with it's juice spilling on the ground. "I want you to furnish a letter depicting the Mysterious Knight named Grey as one of your henchmen...I want this man named Grey to be labeled as an "International Terrorist".....I want the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security and the whole US government to go after him. I want the whole world to know that he is partly to be blamed for the destruction of the city of San Francisco....".
Meanwhile back at Dr. Peters mansion, It was around 11:00 am when Samantha barges into the library after learning from Maria that her father was finally at home after two days of being gone. "Dad we need to talk!...", says Samantha in a demanding tone of voice. Seeing her father seated by the window reading the morning paper. "I need to know why you lied to me about Grey's death....You've never ever lied to me ever!....". Dr. Peters drops the newspaper gently at the coffee table as he apologetically responds saying, "Honey, we decided to fake Grey's death because we believed that you should get a chance at living a normal life and not be hindered by Grey's paralyzed state.....". Dr. Peters then starts to fully explain everything that had happened to Grey including the super powers he'd possessed from the JK4 serum and how he was framed by dirty cops and by Dr. Kinesis for murders he did not commit. "And now since Grey refused to join Dr. Kinesis in killing drunk drivers, Grey has no choice but to drink my toxic serum which is killing him slowly.....We did what we did for your own good Samantha...".
Samantha crosses her arms over her chest, then switches her weight from the right leg to her left as she answers, "My own good?....Dad, I'm not a child any longer. Don't you think that I could decide for myself who I should love or whom I shouldn't love?!....And this is not the first time you've lied to me, I know about your secret plans of bringing mom back to life!....". Dr. Peters suddenly starts getting nervous knowing that if there was anyone who could impede on his plans of using Einstein's Time Machine, it would be his daughter. "That's right Dad!....I know about the $20 billion you've given the government to help them build a Large Hadron Collider under the Nevada desert....I know that you're helping our government build a powerful particle accelerator that could hopefully do the same thing that Einstein's Time Machine does, which is to have the ability to send messages in time, past and future.....".
Dr. Peters sigh's deeply as tears start to appear in his eyes, "I'm doing this for your mother, Sam....We can bring her back you know. All I have to do is to send my earlier self a message on when to catch the cancerous tumor at it's earliest stage.....We can be a family again honey!.....Isn't that what you want?....".
Remembering her mother, Sam starts to swipe tears away from her face as she says, "Dad what you're planning is not right....Mom is dead and I was there beside her through her dying months, weeks, days and hours.....Einstein's time machine was built for one purpose and one purpose alone, and that's to undo nuclear holocausts. It was never built for personal use!....And besides, if you do save mom's life and alter the past, then what about the millions of people we've cured around the world of their cancers. You would have never have gotten into cancer research if mom did not get cancer.....What about those people who will need the cancer cure Dad, what about them?!.....". Moving restlessly and walking back and forth, Dr. Peters says, "That's not gonna be a problem honey, cause when the time comes for me to send my earlier self that message to save your mom's life, I plan to include the formula for cancer's cure, therefore saving your mom's life and acquiring the formula on cancer's cure. It's a "Win-Win" situation honey....".
Samantha gasps in surprise as she responds saying, "Dad, what you plan to do is unethical.....It's just like sending yourself the winning numbers for future lottery contests. It's nothing more than like hatching a "Get rich quick" scheme. You yourself said that discovering the cure for cancer was a labor of love.....Dad I know you, you're not that type of person....You're one of the most honest persons I know, and I'm sure that deep in your heart that you won't go through with this.....". Then after a minute of silence, Dr. Peters turns towards the window as he looks out at the garden in deep thought, then placing his hands inside his pockets, he sigh's deeply once again as he softly says, "You're right honey....What was I thinking?....". Samantha then approaches his father as she slips her arms around his waist and leans her face against his chest. "I miss mom too you know...", Samantha says, "But we will see her again in heaven, someday....".
Then after another five minutes of talking, Dr. Peters tells Samantha that he soon will be under police custody for harbouring Grey who's a fugitive from the law, and that he already has his lawyers preparing his and Sgt. Holt's defense in a court of law. "Where's Grey Dad?...", asks Samantha, "Where can I find him?....". Then without hesitating, Dr. Peters tells Samantha where she could find Grey and Ritchie. But before Samantha could leave, her father gives her a wooden box that was the same size as a shoe box. "Here honey, give this to Grey...Inside this wooden box is the "Holy Flask", it's liquid contents has the ability to miraculously cure Grey of his paralysis. He's been waiting for this for a long time, and before you head to the cemetery, it's better that you go alone. Your security guards will tip off the authorities if they see Grey with you, here are the keys to my car, go through the library's back door exit. I'll create an alibi for you when your body guards start to look for you.
(Macrostrength Office, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California)
In the meantime, Dr. Marcos hurriedly reports to John Layers office. "Come on in Marcos...", says John Layer as he smokes a cigarette, "I just got a call from crime boss Richard Sambrolini....He wants me to destroy the "Protector" and wants Captain Brassman dead!.....They said that Mexico's drug lords are not able to smuggle illegal drugs through the border because of the Protector's presence......I told Richard that I'll draw up a plan on a way that we can eliminate Captain Brassman for good!...."What's your suggestion?!...". Dr. Marcos nervously sits across his boss as he tries not to inhale the noxious smoke coming from John Layers cigarette. "Mr. Layer, I'm sorry but just like I told you before, the Pentagon now gives direct orders to the Protector while the FBI are monitoring all our Macrostrength computers. If we attempt to sabotage the Protector, the FBI will know and they will arrest us. We'll rot in jail.....". John Layer extinguishes his cigarette on his ash tray as he thinks deeply, crossing his legs and placing his right hand on his lap. "What about Bionico?...", asks John Layer, "What's his status?!....".
Dr. Marcos swallows hard then says, "He's deeply sedated right now, and we're just about to replace his bionic arms with a new pair.....Police investigators came by yesterday, and I told them that, the broken pieces of bionic limbs that were found at Dr. Peters mansion was ours and that they were stolen from our Vyonicks laboratory months ago. So far, the police does not suspect us of being involved with Bionico.....The only thing that Bionico did was to write his name on the mansion's walls with blood that came from his victims.....It was his way of introducing himself to society".
(Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California)
Later that evening, it was close to 08:00 pm when Samantha parks her dad's car in front of her mom's mausoleum. Feeling deeply emotional about entering her mom's mausoleum, the fact that her dad told her that her mom's remains were transferred to a different burial site did not give her any emotional relief. Stepping out of her dad's car while carrying her shoulder bag that had the "Holy Flask" and approaching the mausoleum's entrance. She hoped that Ritchie remembered to turn off their security video cameras. On her way to the cemetery, Dr. Peters phoned Ritchie telling him to turn off all security cameras knowing that Grey would flee in an instant if he saw Samantha approaching the mausoleum.
Approaching the double doors, she grabs the door's latch hoping that Ritchie had not forgotten to unlock it. Squeezing the latch gently, the door opens easily as she enters into the small external free standing building. Looking up at the ceiling, she glances at the circular and equally spaced lighted candles, when all of a sudden, she see's the marble tomb start to move sideways as she hears the sound of heavy stones grinding against each other. Then behold, she see's an opening under the floor with green LED lights lighting the steps of a spiral staircase that leads into Grey and Ritchie's underground hideout.
And as Samantha starts walking down the staircase, she could hear Grey and Ritchie chatting casually. And while she descends further down she could see Ritchie strapping on Grey's right pauldron which is the armor that protects the right shoulder. With Grey standing straight and with his back turned against Samantha, Grey continues to direct Ritchie on how tight he wants each piece of his armor strapped on him. "Hey Doc I'm glad you could come over...", says Grey not knowing that it was Samantha that was behind him and not Dr. Peters, "I can't wait any longer, I'm going to get that disc from the mob tonight!....".
But suddenly Grey notices that Ritchie had stopped performing his tasks and was staring behind him. Grey turns around and suddenly sees Samantha instead. Feeling panic stricken, Grey quickly grabs his knight's helmet and heads towards their underground escape exit when he suddenly hears Samantha say, "Please Grey!...Don't run away!....I'm not here to fight!....I just came because I wanted to see you....I miss you....Please stay....".
Grey stands frozen with his heart beat racing, then turns towards Ritchie asking, "How did she get in Ritch, weren't you paying attention to our security cameras?!....". Ritchie nervously stammers saying, "I uhm..ahh...It wa...was...Doc...Doctor Pe...Peters idea for her to come. He called me up and said that the two of you should talk. He had me turn off the security cameras so that you won't see Sam coming.....".
Samantha fidgets as she takes a seat while she wrings her hands restlessly, "Please Grey, let's talk....Dad told me everything that had happened to you and why you did what you did...It's ok, I'm not upset, I know that you did what you did for my own good. But now I'm here, we can talk about us, It's not too late Grey we can still make this work.... Let's talk....". Feeling distressed and hopeless Grey breathes heavily then says, "There's really nothing to talk about Samantha, there's no future for us because I'm paralyzed from the neck down, and I'm dying...I'm dying....".
Samantha then slowly pulls out the wooden box from her clutch bag and hands it to Ritchie who hands it to Grey, "Dad told me that inside that box is a holy flask that has the ability to miraculously cure you of your paralysis. Grey looking surprised quickly opens the wooden box and touches the old worn down wine skin that held the miraculous liquid which could heal him completely. Feeling excited for a short time, Grey quickly closes the box and says, "Even if this holy flask could cure me of my paralysis, I'm still a fugitive that's wanted for a crime that I never committed. I'm a wanted criminal Samantha, I'll be lucky if I get thirty years to life and not the death sentence....".
Ritchie suddenly excuses himself and walks upstairs for some fresh air and to leave Samantha and Grey alone to themselves. Meanwhile Samantha knowing that crying usually makes Grey uncomfortable tries to hold back her tears as she suggests, "Believe in love Grey, some say that love conquers mountains. Surrender yourself to the police, and I'll hire you the best lawyers, I also have powerful friends in the government who can help us....".
Grey feeling some tightness around his neck, quickly pulls down on his gorget which is a piece of titanium armor that surrounds and protects his neck as he says, "Sam it's not that simple, even if everything that you're saying does come true, but what if the holy flask does not work and I remain paralyzed how....". Samantha suddenly cuts in mid-sentence saying, "We'll cross that bridge when we get there...I'll still love you whether you're paralyzed or not....". Facing Samantha Grey gazes at Samantha's beautiful face then says, "If I remain paralyzed, then I won't be able to use my arms to hold and hug you, without my legs and feet, we won't be able to go dancing and on go on long walks by the beach....I'll be a piece of vegetable to you....".
Samantha then stands up and approaches Grey as she slowly wraps her arms around Grey's waist, ignoring the coldness of his armor then says, "I don't need your arms to hold me or your legs to walk with me....All I need is your heart...All I want is for your heart to love me......". And as they gaze into each other's eyes, they quickly get drawn to each other until finally they kiss.
And after a few seconds of kissing, their lips part as Grey hears Samantha whisper "I love you Grey, somewhere....some place deep in my heart still has a flicker of hope....I could feel you in my dreams, something deep in me told me that you were still alive, I wake up crying in the middle of the night sometimes, knowing that you couldn't be dead....Even when I'm with Chase, the thoughts and memories of us invades the recesses of my mind.....It's as if my heart struggles against my mind to never give up on you....And now you're here with me.....Please Grey, don't ever leave me alone ever again......".
And as they continue to hug, Grey could feel the over powering waves of emotions as tears start to flow out of his eyes blurring his vision, and even though he knew that this was draining him of his super powers, he was totally helpless feeling his heart pounding in extreme joy of having Samantha back in his arms. But just when they both thought that they were ready to start a new beginning, Grey's strength suddenly betrays him as he falls on one knee feeling weakened by the decrease of the serum's concentration in his blood stream. Kneeling beside Grey with her arms around him, Samantha calls out for Ritchie a few times but without any response.
And just when they both thought that things couldn't get worse, Dr. Kinesis suddenly materializes in front of them which shocks Samantha and distresses Grey even more. "Well, well, well...", Dr. Kinesis says as he straightens his white laboratory coat and adjusts his glasses, he then looks around at Grey and Ritchie's hideout, "Not too shabby...A nice and cozy hiding place that even has a dialysis machine in it.....A knight in shining armor, robbed of his strength and his lady in waiting by his side, how romantic....Touching, very touching if I might say so!....".
Grey still kneeling on one knee pants rapidly then asks, "What is it that you want Kane?...If you came here to ask me to join you in killing drunk drivers, then for the hundredth time, the answer is "No" I will not join you in your crusade to kill drunk drivers, you might as well kill me now and look for somebody else who's as crazy as you are!....". Dr. Kinesis suddenly grabs Samantha's right arm as she struggles hopelessly, Dr. Kinesis then pulls her to him then says, "Killing you would be too easy, besides, I need you more than you think.....So for now, I'll be kidnapping Miss Peters here and I'll give her to a bunch of International terrorists who wants to detonate a nuclear bomb here in San Franciscio....".
Still weakened and kneeling on his knees, Grey quickly asks, "What are you trying to do Kane?...Just leave her alone, she has nothing to do with us....". Dr. Kane snickers as he forcefully holds Samantha by her upper arm and says. "Here are your three choices Knight....First, If you really care for Miss Peters then I'll need you to free a North Korean nuclear bomb expert who's imprisoned at the Dublin California Federal Prison which is about 35 miles away from San Francisco. Break into that Federal prison and bring back Mukham Mahasim in exchange for Samantha Peters life.....The problem with that is that once Mukhang Mahasim goes free, it will only be a matter of hours before he could correctly assemble a North Korean made nuclear bomb and detonate it, which brings me to your second option....Your second option is simple, If you don't want to see a nuclear bomb detonate here in San Francisco then I suggest not freeing Samantha Peters and letting her die in the arms of brutal Al Qaeda terrorists......So my friend, it's choosing between Samantha or preventing a nuclear explosion that will kill millions of American lives.....Which brings me to your third and last option.....Join me in killing drunk drivers, and if you serve under me diligently then I can guarantee you that no one will be able to touch or arrest you.....Not the local police, not the FBI, not Homeland Security or even the military....With our super powers combined we will rule society and mold it the right way.....It's not too late, I can give you the JK4 serum which will prevent you from dying if only you decide to join me....It's your call Grey....". Then before Grey could respond, "Poof!", Dr. Kinesis and Samantha disappears. (End of Chapter)
(Author's Note: For every chapter that you've enjoyed reading, please donate to the poor, the sick and the hungry in your respective country. Thank you...)
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