"What do you want?" the bouncer asked the siblings.
"We're her to watch the animal channel," Lucy answered and gave him the coin. The big guy looked at it closely then back at the two before giving it back.
"Follow me," he said as he signalled another big guy who came and took over for him as he led the two inside the club, ignoring the protests from the people in line. The. if guy did not ask them any questions but that did not stop him from thinking about it and Lucy could hear them all.
'Why would those bastards invite teenagers down there? Do they want the police to be involved? Do they think we do not have enough trouble already? If the others hear about this we will be as good as dead! Wait, did I do the right thing by bringing them in? It's too late to back away right now but I better give them a heads up.' He had led them into the kitchen and opened up the fridge. The two teens were surprised to see a staircase leading down.
"This the place you were supposed to go. Take care now," the big guy said to them. Benjamin turned to Lucy.
"Lady's first," he teased.
"Yeah right," she said as she shoved him inside then went in herself. The big guy shook his head in disappointment then closed the fridge's door.
"Spooky," Benjamin said as he waved his hand in the dark.
"Yeah. I wonder if they have CCTVs here," Lucy said as she looked around. The walk down was short and they found another door guarded by a bigger guy.
"Coin, please," he rumbled. Lucy gave him the coin and the guy inspected it meticulously.
"Go ahead," he said and opened the door. Blaring music hit them as soon as the door was cracked open and they saw something they thought it only happened in movies. There was a big ring in the middle of the humongous room and in it were two bloody men fighting it out to the nail. The room was also filled with cheering spectators of either sexes, some leering, some drinking and others fondling girls. There was also a first floor, second floor and what he would assume as a VIP box on the second floor. People on the two floors had masks on and money filled the tables in front of them as they watched the fight curiously.
"Shit," Benjamin cursed out loud.
"Still think we should have come?" she mocked him.
"You mistake my worry for myself. If any of these sick bastards try anything with you I'm afraid of what he will go through yours or my hands," Benjamin said. "At least we know what is going to happen to our money. Let's bet on the black haired one."
"But he's all beaten up," Lucy said with a frown .
"Sure but the other guy is exhausting himself faster. Bet everything on him," he told her. Lucy shrugged then went to the betting booth and bet on the guy Benjamin said but put half of their money in, took her ticket then went back to Benjamin who was watching the fight closely.
"Hope you are right," Lucy said with a scowl on her face. Just then, the read head missed an attack and the black head swung his fist once and the read head fell like a log. It was a KO the moment the black head swung! The crowd started booing as other headed to the booth and claim their money and Lucy was one of them. Benjamin looked up at the first floor and saw some of the people in masks nodding at the bodyguards behind them and those guys went to the other tables and took some money there before taking them back to their tables under the watchful eyes f their bosses.
"So that's how you bet," Benjamin talked to himself. Just then, a shriek of pain silenced the whole place as everyone turned to look at where it came from. Benjamin almost face palmed when he saw his sister standing next to a man rolling in the ground, clutching his broken arm, looking as innocent as an angel.
"What happened here?" a big guy asked.
"This bitch broke my arm!" the man in pain groaned.
"Do I look like I can hurt such a big, strong man?" she asked the big guy as she touch d her chest. Everyone rolled their eyes when they saw her nails were bloody.
"Yeah, next time, stay attention to details. As per the house rules, any offender will be put into the ring and if he or she wins a match, they must be forgiven. Missy, do you want to fight for yourself or do you have a champion?"
"You want me to fight? No, I am too powerful to worry about that. Let my brother get inside instead," Lucy said, acting cutely and not forgetting to point straight at Benjamin with a wink. Benjamin really wanted to spank her hard.
"The one offended must choose someone to avenge him. For ten thousand dollars he can pick one of the house's fighters," the big guy said. The man with the broken arm chose the second one then painfully gave out the wads of money.
"I chose Crusher as my fighter," he said with a wicked grin on his face. The whole place became silent for a moment before it became an uproar. Benjamin got curious because most of them were saying that Crusher was a mutant with super human durability, strength and stamina.
"A mutant? I wonder if he is stronger than me?" Benjamin asked himself as he headed into the ring.
"You got this, right?" Lucy asked him with a little concern.
"I hope I do or I will haunt you," he retorted. She winked at him again then went back to the betting booth. Benjamin shook his head when he saw how excited she was then started to look around for this Crusher. As if in cue, the crowd started chanting the name as a huge guy walked towards the ring, slowly. Benjamin looked at him and felt disappointment wash all over his body. The guy was a caucassian that was 2.17m tall with a bob cut and wearing a military tank top, trousers and boots. When he got into the ring, the whole crowd cheered loudly for him before he rose his hand and silence loomed the place. He turned to Benjamin with a kind smile.
"I would hate to fight a boy so why don't you just forfeit now," he said with mockery written on his face. Benjamin chuckled dryly.
"Can I assume the match has already started?" he asked the crowd.
"The match already started the moment you got into the ring," the big guy from before told him. Instantly, Benjamin appeared in front of his opponent and delivered a punch that sent him flying a couple of metres in the air before coming back onto the ring, hard. He coughed out blood as he clutched his stomach, his mind in shock! Benjamin came on top of him and say on his chest.
"I have been away from my sister and that has made some punks become daring so I have some pent up issues I want to release. Sorry you have to be the guy I have to release them on," Benjamin said then punched him on the face then again and again and again. He continued punching the guy, ignoring the blood, tissue and bones that kept splattering all over. He kept in punching till the head was no more and the chest only remained the backbone. The room was silent this whole time, everyone watching a teenage boy beating a mutant known to be able to stop a saloon car with his body, to an incomplete body. When Benjamin was done, he got off the guy and turned to the big guy from before.
"I made a mess to myself, can I have a shower and fresh clothes after this?" he asked, politely. The guy couldn't muster his voice to come out so he nodded. "Thank you. Take care of my sister for me." He said as he got off the ring which started crumbling then fell apart as if his weight was the one holding on to it! Benjamin looked back in surprise then turned to the big guy.
"I swear it was okay when I got off," he said. Just then, a man in a two piece suit came forward, a cane in his hand.
"We do not accept your win," he said. Benjamin looked at him with a scowl on his face.
"Nobody cares about your opinion, old timer," Benjamin answered. Everyone but Lucy took a step behind in fear. Benjamin saw this and was fascinated. "Are you perhaps a hidden boss?"
"We do not accept you win so you will have to fight again," the man repeated.
"I wonder what you can do," Benjamin said as he appeared behind the man like a ghost. The man was startled as his cane suddenly turned into a sword and he slashed behind him but Benjamin was not there, the spectators we're, though, and a blue light cut through them like they were made of paper.
"Whoa, is that what they call sword ki?" Benjamin asked from where he was standing before. The man was so shocked he almost dropped his sword.
"What kind of mutant are you?" the man asked as he grilled his sword harder
"A battle loving one," Benjamin answered as he felt his body becoming excited, as if it was telling him to start fighting.
"Ben, that's enough, we have made a mess here," Lucy shouted out, stopping Benjamin from attacking. He turned to her with a pout but she had turned her head so he looked at the man. He suddenly appeared behind him, his wallet in his hand.
"William Henshore, huh. I got your address, I hope you can give me a decent fight," Benjamin said then disappeared and appeared next to his sister. "Let's go then, I can't wait to spend our money."
"It's not our money, it's my money," Lucy reprimanded him as she took a headstart. When both of them got out of the building, everyone let out the breath they never knew they were holding.
"Holy shit, have you ever seen a mutant so powerful?" someone asked.
"We thought Crusher was powerful but holy shit! He was used by the guy like a stress outlet!"
"I never knew mutants nowadays are that powerful!"
"He's fast too. The Owner is known for his fast to blinding sword skills and even him could not catch up to the guy's speed even when he was joking around!"
On the second floor inside the VIP booth, things were different.
"A mutant with these abilities is quite rare," a man with a pink suit said as he sipped on his drink.
"The girl is a mutant too. I wonder who they are?"
"Perhaps the two mutants the world is searching for?"
"Maybe, the surveillance video is not clear and with whatever was happening, the video was far from being clear so even if the nations have a good guess of what they look like, they might miss them because of small details,"
"How about we make sure gamble,"
"I'm listening,"
"We tell the smaller countries that we have them and see what happens. If they aren't, then we will just say we mistook their identities and go under for a while because even kitten has claws. If they are then the nations will be sending their investigators into a slaughterhouse and we will be there to benefit from it then we sell the information to the others for big bucks,"
"Sound plan but too risky,"
"I thought you're braver than this? Besides, it wouldn't be the first time, right?"
"Damnit, you will never let me live past that, huh? But, fine but if any of us is caught, the code must be followed."
"I was gonna say the same thing,"