Flashback
I stand over the city as the sirens roamed through the streets and covered the body. I watch from a building roof as new reporters tried to get images from the body and tried to get in tell from the police. The police tried to get rid of the crowd but many more started to appear. I take out my gun as I aim to a camera and I shoot at it until many people start to scream. A police turn towards me and scream."The Black Dragon! Everyone get out of here." Everyone scattered through the place as they ran away. I jump off the building and land on my feet. I walk up to the body and pick him up and walk away from the scene.
People light flashes at my eyes as I walked into the dark cover of night.
Two yrs before
Michael p.o.v
I wake up from the sun light that shine in my room as the sunrise begin. I head to the bathroom and quick wash up before I change into some red shirt and black jeans as well a my black sleeve. I put on my black and golden Jordans that I bought and my tags as well. I walk out of my room and walk around the house until I reach to the living room. I see the balcony and walk outside to feel the fresh air on my face.
I hear the door open and I quickly pin someone to the door and realize it was Marco."Oh I am so sorry....it just a habit." I quickly let him go and put my head down."no, no, no it's okay... I should have not done that. My father told me how you train and that was a mistake I did." I smile and Marco noticed my sleeve."why do you wear a sleeve?" Before I could say anything, Ivan pops out of no where." There you are Michael, it is time for your treatment." I nod and follow him around the house until we reach the doctor's medical bay. The doctor first check me out to see if there was any other injuries and then they asked me to take off my shirt so they can start treatment. I take it off leaving me with a black tank top on as I lay down the bed they had there.
They bring a machine and click a few buttons before a blue light hits my shoulder and start to create tissue."This is the latest model of recreation tissue. It creates from some type of metal that if flexible to move. Once it creates the tissue of metal, then it covers it with some rubber skin so it looks like brand new." I nod and lay there until Marco walks in. I go to cover my arm, but Ivan can stops me and let's Marco see my mark.
He looks at it and touches the outlines of the dragon. Mine is outline by black and golden from the wings, eyes, and tail. He looks at me if I was something special to him." My father wasn't kidding about you.....you are really a dragon." I smiles as he back away and looks at his father. "Breakfast is ready.....Amy left to go pick up the uniform and also....he is here to meet Michael." Ivan smiles and tells the doctor to turn off the machine.
"Come along Michael....there is someone I want you to meet before we start the day." I get off the table and put in my shirt quickly before we leave the room. We head to the dinner room where I see a young boy standing there with a small package in his hands. He looks like he is 16 yrs old and 5"6 ft. He has blue eyes with silver pixie hair and has a faded scar on his right eyebrow. He turn towards Ivan and shakes his head.
"It has been a while uncle...it is nice to see you. I came as soon as I can when I heard you were giving me a position." Ivan laughs and gets behind of the boy and turns him towards me." Michael this is my nephew.....Ace Addison. He is the your person guard that I was talking about. Ace this is Michael Madison.....she will be the one you will protect." Ace smiles and extends his hand towards me. I shake it and he let's go before he hand me the small package." I got you something to show that I am a friend and I hope we get to know each other."
I take it and open it to reveal a custom pistol with my name on the engraved on the side. "Wow....this is amazing....Thank you so much for the gift." He blushes as I take the gun out and feel the weight on my gun. I point it to the walk quickly before I put it back into the package."I really like this.....I have hold a gun twice in my life and I am good at shooting it. Thank you Ace....I appreciate the gift."
The servants start to bring the breakfast into the table and we all sit down to eat. I talk to Ace a bit more so I can get to know him more. He is actually adopted and has been really close to Ivan since he saved him. We continue to talk until Amy appears with a bag."Looks like everyone started without me.....like always. Every single time you bring someone, you completely ignore me and Marco." I feel ashamed as she sat down and the servants start to serve her breakfast. "Calm down Amy....Michael will receive respect from you and everyone as well."
Amy smirks as she places the package in front of me." Here is your uniform for the academy. I suggest you get ready....this will be a fun day for you." I don't look up as Ivan slams the table and stands up."AMY THAT IS ENOUGH." Amy smirks as she gets up and leaves. I hold the plate tight in my hands that I break my plate and the plate shatters into pieces. Ace grabs my hand and pulls me away from the plate. Ivan calls the servants to clean up the mess that I made.
The places start to slow down as I can only hear my breath. This can't be happening...I am having a panic attack now...this can't be happening. I slowly slide to the ground as Ace and Ivan appear in front of me. They talk to me, but I can't hear them at all. I close my eyes and try to calm down by taking deep breaths. I soon calm down and I start to hear them."Michael are you okay?" I smile and nod to show I am okay. "Sorry...when I was little I always had panic attacks because people would yell around me. My training evolved a lot of yelling and soon I start to panic because when we were yelled.....that meant we would get punished."
Ace brings me a cup of water and I take it. I relax before they help me stay up. Ivan gives me the package and I open it so show some type of uniform. "This is the uniform for the academy of Marco and Amy. You will be going with them for most of the day while I am at the office dealing with other things. I was about to ask change a few changes on your since they wanted to give me a girl uniform, but I know you are not use to it so I tried my best to convince them."
I pull out a black short sleeve shirt with the logo of the academy. The pants were black as well and the logo is place in the in the front of the pocket. "I know the shirt is not long sleeve, but you can wear the sleeve to hide your mark. Now quickly both of you change into the uniform, we are running late for the academy." I quickly head to my room and I change into the uniform. I check my sleeve to make sure it stay and I put my tags inside my shirt.
I head out to see Ace waiting for me while Ivan can in a suit with Marco follow right behind him. We head to the garage and hope into a white BMW and Ivan drove off in a hurry. I looked out the window as we passed through trees and head into a city. We pass by stores and malls until we arrive to a huge building that must me the academy." Okay Michael here we are, please make sure your sleeve is on and listen what Ace and Marco says. They knows where you come from so pay attention what he says." He parks the car and we get off as he opens the trunk. He take out some backpacks and has them to us. I put it around my shoulder and we walk up to the door and walk through to see a lot of students.
We head to the office and they give me an ID with my name, picture and grade I am in. They give me a schedule while Ace and Marco was waiting for me since they goes to this academy. "Okay, this is here we go our own ways. Please take care of her Ace and make sure she doesn't make a mistake on what she says." Ace nods while Ivan grabs my hands."Please don't do anything stupid....listen to Ace. I will you in a few hours." He kisses my forehead and Marco as well. He smiles and leaves in a hurry. A bell rings as we start to walk into the hallways."okay, I will catch you guys later, take care of here Ace!" Marco takes off running to head to his class.
Ace sighs as we walk to some stair and head up to our first class. The days start to go by fast as we continue to go to other classes until we get to a class that I like. We walk into a fighting room that had mats, punching bag and equipment on racks. Ace introduces me to the teacher and they give me a white uniform and I head to the ladies room to change. As I change, a group of girls walk in as they gossip and they notice me." Oh girls, looks like we have a newbie in our class today." I ignore them as I change and as I start to head out, one girls grabs me and pushes me back inside before I could leave." Where are you going? You weren't dismissed to leave. Who are you and where you came from?"
I sigh as I control myself as I try to leave again, but one blonde girl grabs me and pushes me to the wall. I close my eyes as I try to control myself and suddenly I feel pain erupt from my shoulder and she pushes me to the ground. The girls laugh as I try to get away until another one grabs me and hold me down." Who....are.....you?" I open my eyes as I smirk. I push the girl off and goes flying to the wall. One goes toward me and tries to land a punch on me, but I grab her hand, twist it and then slammed her to the ground with her hand twisting backwards. The other look at each other, but they don't dare to fight me.
"My name is Michael and I suggest you don't mess with me." I let the girl go and get off of her as she tried to wiggle out of my grip. My eyes flashes golden for a second until it go back to normal. The other didn't see it, but one girl in the back stared at me and looked like she was surprised and terrified. I leave the room and find Ace in the floor stretching out. I sit beside him and start stretch as well." Do you know how to fight Michael?"
I smirk as I hear the ladies room door open."You should ask them what happen in there." Ace turn towards them to see two were limping and while the other helped them out. Ace looks back at me and nods as he was surprised. Ace talk to the teacher to figure out what lever they are going to put me in. "Okay ummm.....let's try to put her in red belt and see if she fits in there, if she loses the match, then she will move down. If she wins it, then we will move her to black belt."
Wait....red belt....black belt...so my guess they don't call it levels. They call it by colors and I think black is the highest level you can get here." Okay, who will she be fighting with?" The teacher looks around until his eyes land on the group of girls from the room. "Hey! Alex, come over here!" One of the girls comes and I see it was the girl from the back of the group. "I want you to get ready so you can fight Michael, I want to see what belt she falls in."
Alex looks at me and I can tell she had worries in her eyes like if she knows me, but she doesn't show it in her face." Why me sir, I don't want to hurt her if she is new." She stares at me whole the teacher pats her shoulder. "Don't worry....I trust you will not hurt her that bad at all. I just need to see how she fights and what belt she falls in." Alex sighs and nods before she walks away and get ready.
Ace starts to put gloves on my hand and then my legs. He goes to put a helmet on me, but I stop him to assure I don't need one. Alex had her gear on and hopped into the mats and stretched quickly. I hop on and the teacher walk up as we get closer. "Okay girls, be safe and fight safe, no hits on your lower body and chest as well. Good luck." He back away as he blows a whistle to begin the fight.
Alex start to circle while I stay still in the middle. I closed my eye and took a deep breath, before I open them and blocked a sidekick from the back. Alex stumbles from the block as recovers quickly. She goes to do a uppercut, but I block it again and she land a punch on my face. I touch my face to see a bit of blood coming from a cut on my lip and I smirk. I get into stance and stare at Alex's eyes. She moves around for a bit until she tries to punch me again. I block it and sidekick her in the stomach and it send her straight to the floor.
People started to get close to watch the fight as they saw I was beating Alex. She gets up and tries so many times to land a punch or a kick, but she fails every single and I return her the suits onto her. She goes to do a punch, but she tricks me and gets me in a head lock and we fall to the ground. I try to finger between my neck as I tried to pull away from her grip. She hold on tight and her face gets close to my ear and she whispers to me.
"Knock me out so you can win....I know you can beat me and we need to talk after this. Hit me now to end this." I continue to struggle until I elbow her to the face and she goes completely blacked out. I take deep breaths as I stand back up and the teacher checks her to make sure was okay. She wakes up a minute later and she assure him she is okay. The teacher looks at me surprised and announces me as the winner of the match. People clap and I notice at the back of the class, the group of girls look at me disgusted and walk away from the class.
Alex shakes my hand and walk off as the teacher brings out a black belt and helps me put it on. For the rest of the class, he teaches me some moves and helps me master them. The bell rings and I quickly change and put the uniform in my backpack as I meet up with Ace outside of class. We walk to a huge room and Ace tells me it is the cafeteria where we all take a break and eat before we head to the last two classes. We get some food and sit on a table that is far away from the big tables and we eat in silence.
Someone walk onto us and I see it is Alex from the last class. She had a bruise on her check and a cut on her lower lip." Hey, can I sit with ya'll?" I look at Ace and he nods in response. Alex sit down and start to eat with us." It is nice to see a new face around here.....my name is Alex Rodriguez. Sorry about my "friends" they bother anyone that is new to the class." She smiles and turn towards me as she was waiting for me to say something."Oh I am Michael Madison and this is Ace Martinez he is my....friend."
Alex chuckles as she leans in and we lean in as well." If you tell people he is just your friend....that will not keep you covered at all. Say he is your cousin to cover it up. They will notice something off, but I am truly honor of meeting you." I look at her confused and surprised as the group of girls from class walked up to us."Umm Alex...what are you doing with this loser?" Alex smirk as she dumps my food to the floor." Nothing much.....just talking to the new girl about how she beat me." She turn back at me and waited for a response. I shift in my seat as I try to think of a response."I ummmm...had person training for years and you guys are only dummies that are just standing there." Ace holds his laugh as he drinks his water. The girls stares at me angry as Alex stands up and they start to leave. Alex drops a small napkin on the table as she leave with the group.
I open the napkin to see she has written a note." Meet me at the training room after school. We need to talk." I look back at Alex as she disappeared with the group and I give Ace the note. He reads it and passes back to me looking suspicious." We will meet her because I will be with you, but if I wasn't with you.....you wouldn't be meeting with her." I nod and the bell rings to tell us that it was time for the next class. We get up and head to the next class. After a few classes, the bell rings and we are released to go home. Me and Ace head to the training as everyone leave the building. We walk into see the room light turned off and Alex was no seen anywhere.
We walk around until I see a sword on a table when there was no other weapons in the room. I pick it up as I examine it and play with it. I turn towards Ace to tell him something until I feel a presence as if someone else was in the room. I get into position as I look around for something. Out of no where, a dagger comes straight at me and I completely block it with the sword. Someone comes out that is dressed in all black suit with two swords. I dodge the first hit and I block the other one. We continue to go back in forth until I was able to figure out who it was.
"I just realized.....you are not from around here....you stand like a Samurai, but fight like an Operative.....you are a dragon...Alex." The person stop and take off the mask to show it was Alex."Looks like I can't fool you at all. You were well trained like a Samurai." We shakes hands as Ace stared at us so confused." But I am serious about what I said.....I am truly honor of meeting you." I nod as she puts up her sword and take the one in my hand. We all sit down in a circle of the mat as Alex takes out a piece of paper with writing on it.
"She is coming." I read it and look at Ace before turning back to Alex. "What does this mean?" Alex sighs as she takes it and puts it in her pocket. "I was chosen to do a mission.....come here to a different town to see if there was any of us here. Before I left, my commander gave me this as the leader took me and my partner Sam out of the base. We spend here for two months until Sam was caught and executed by the humans. He was trying to find information with the school and he set off an alarm. I was able to escape, but he wasn't lucky."
I stare in the distance as I process what she said...her partner was executed and she looks like she wasn't effected about it." You talk like if you didn't care about your partner." She smiles and shakes her head." I did, but it has been months so I can process what has has happened..... Sam was like a friend to me and I know he wouldn't want me crying for him. My mission was to come here and look for others, but it change when I hear your were coming into this town. I packed up all my thing, left a note to the leader and ran away. I came here three months ago and just waited for you to appear."
I look confused at her as if something was off." At the base....we didn't have any mission of lookouts...there wasn't any report about that." Alex take out a necklace that had two tags on it. She hand them to me and I examine it to see her name, birthdate, and the number 435. I haven't seen that number before back at the base and it doesn't exist that high." Wait...how are you 435....when I am 347?"
She smile as she put her necklace on. "That is because you are from a different base. There are 4 bases that can our people contain inside. You are the three hundred group while I am the four hundred group." I can't believe what she is saying...there is more of us then they tell us." When I found out you were coming, I got excited since everyone knows you as the new Black Dragon, the one that will protect our people and save us. I hear stories of The Black Dragon and how he defeated his enemies. He was a hero to our people until he was killed in action." Ace looks uncomfortable until he pocket rings and he pulls his phone out. He answers it and I wait for a bit until he hangs up." We have to go, Marco is at the front office wait for us so we can walk to the car since Ivan is waiting for us." I nod as we stand up and say goodbyes to Alex.
We walk pass the hallways and I notice Ace looking a bit concerned. "What is wrong Ace?" He blinks as if he in a different world. "Nothing....it just that....the story about The Black Dragon. The leaders of the bases told stories about it and I hear about it years ago. They told ya'll that he was a hero for his kind, but here...he was different." I look at him confused." What do you mean?" We finally reach the office and we see Marco sitting on the floor as he waited for us."I will tell you when there is no ears around us." Marco see us and stands up to greet us.
We head out to see a limousine waiting in the parking lot and the driver open the door for us so we can get in. Ivan was sitting at the end of the seat with Amy beside him."Hello guys! How was the academy Michael?" I smile as I nod. "It was great, I hope I can learn more about humans and how they act." Ivan nods as we start to leave the school perimeter onto the busy road. I stare out the window as we pass by houses and business. I think about what Ace said and I see he looks at me.
What is he hiding about The Black Dragon?