A van pulls into John's driveway, an energy beam was shot at the house. John wakes up. Three sentences that would start the night off rough.
John: What the? My aura, it feels off!
John hears Joker laughing in the corner of his room.
John: Shit there here!
John rushes out into the living room, he sees a man sneaking up on Arlo and Elaine with a knife.
John: Oh FUCK!
John shoots a laser beam straight at The man, the knife however is quicker, Elaine wakes up and blocks the stab.
As the blade pokes out of Elaines' arm, Arlo gets up and slams the guy's head on the floor.
Arlo: I see, we have a little snake in the room.
Elaine in her head: Aww shit, my wound isn't healing right. Something's off. Wait, this knife, it's.
Elaine: Arlo, John, I think these are the same people who tried to kill Seraphina.
John: You think?!
John: Wait, Sera!
John rushes up to his room.
Arlo: Hey pal, we're not done here, you have some talking to do!
Arlo hits him unconscious.
John runs in his room, he sees a man carrying Sera out of his room.
John: HEY!
The man looks at John.
John: Don't you dare take another step.
The man jumps down using his ability. John rushes over to hop out himself.
John: DAMMIT, MY BARRIER IT WOULDN'T.....
John jumps down from the window, his eyes glowing a gold, a shadow of darkness trailing his every move.
Thug 1: Hey, doesn't his power seem familiar.
Thug 2: Yeah, aww fuck! GOGOGOGO, WE GOT THE GOLDEN GOD IN PERSON!
The van revs as everyone but the thug carrying Seraphina is inside. Arlo shoots his barrier and traps the last thug carrying Sera.
Thug: DROP THE BARRIER AND DEACTIVATE YOUR ABILITY!
The thug screams out of fear, scared for his life.
John: Let her go asshole, then the barrier goes...
Thug: NO!,
John steps forward..
Thug: Make one move and I'll kill her!, de activate your ability NOW!
John smiles, as if he were Joker.
John: Common now, we all know if something happens to her, you're not leaving here alive.
Thug: DON'T test me kid, this isn't a joke! I couldn't give a shit if she lives or dies.
The thug pressed the knife to Sera's neck, drawing some blood as John for the first time in battle felt fear. He reaches his arm out to try and stop the man, knowing how helpless he was against Sera's abductors.
Thug: The fact of the matter is that I'm disposable but she's not. I know her life is more valuable than mine so don't get cocky.
John in his head: Shit he's almost to the van!
John: You, LET HER GO YOU SICK FUCK!
Thug: I already told you, DE power NOW! and take the barrier down. What are you waiting for?!
John: ARLO! You heard the man ;)
John said winking at Arlo.
Arlo in his head: Did he just wink at me? Is he out of his Goddamn mind?
Arlo: Out of the question, once I do that they'll just escape ;)
Arlo said winking back.
John in his head: Okay good, he's in on the plan. Now what?
Arlo: Elaine, run outside and stand by.
John: Come on man, these guys aren't fucking around.
Arlo: No!
John: Arlo, I Fucking swear to you! If you don't take that barrier down, I'll come up there and KICK YOUR ASS!
Arlo in his head: Ah I see, he's looking back, must be looking for an opportunity. This is him stalling.
Arlo: Please, I'd like to see you try.
John: WHAT?!
John and Arlo go back and forth, all while Elaine grabs the knife left downstairs and sneaks up on John and the thug with Sera.
Thug: HEY! you two better stop messing around, I'm losing my patience. LET ME OUT!
The thug lowers the knife for a slight millisecond. This would lead to John dashing towards him with a copied ability and grabbing the blade, letting it cut his skin. He was used to having the painful sting from blood being drawn as he let Joker cut him all night leading up to the attack.
GOTCHA!
He said with a blood lust look. The kidnapper's eyes widen as John throws a heavy haymaker towards his nose and disarms the man. John then Copies the thug's ability and takes his knife, stabbing himself in the arm so the knife can't be used against him. He then knees him in the gut.
You're dead.
Said Joker deep down inside, he too felt what John felt when it came to all that was Seraphina. He then throws another punch while holding the knife, unable to feel any of the pain in his palm as blood rushed down his hand. John beats the man half dead, punching him and slamming his head on Arlo's barrier. Elaine rushes to Sera.
Elaine: SERA, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!
Elaine: Oh God what did they do to you, how are you still asleep through all of this?
John suddenly feels a sick sense of humor and flips the knife in his hands. As he was over the man he felt Joker say a crude remark about him losing his hair gel, something about threatening to stab a man to death over hair products made John feel sick, even if it was his crush's kidnapper.
John takes the knife out of his arm and stabs the man's shoulder.
John: TALK, WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!
The thug: Hurry!, we're almost out of time!
SHIT MAN WHAT GEL?! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! WE SWEAR!
Suddenly a van rams through Arlo's barrier, as the man is checked on by his two companions John starts to get back up after taking a blow from a van, super human even for a world with super powers.
Thug: Dammit guys, don't leave me here!
The thug said as his buddies retreat from the rising John.
John knocks the man out and drags him inside.
John: Elaine, grab Sera and take care of her, don't follow me.
John goes into the front door to get the other thug. He grabs him and takes them both into his room. Elaine sets Sera on the couch and heals Sera up. John takes the two thugs and ties them, one on his chair and another over his ceiling fan.
John: Hey, ASSHOLE!
John hits the guy who's knocked out. As the man wakes up he panics to see John holding his knife and grabbing his collar yelling at him to wake up.
John: Don't move, I'll be back for you two later.
John leaves and heads down to join Arlo and Elaine.
Arlo: Damn, they got away.
John: No, I got two of em in my room.
Arlo: Jeez, how the hell did you manage that?
John: Does it matter?
Arlo: So, what do you plan on doing with them?
John: Taking the next four days to figure that out, if I don't get any information then.
John looks to see Elaine squirming, he puts two and two together and stops talking about it. The two boys however kept glaring at each other, John's was an angry calm and collected kind of tone while Arlo despite his sinister energy looked like he was about to break down.
John: Never mind, let's not talk about that now.
Arlo: Well, they have your address on watch now.
John: Doesn't matter, as long as it's just me living here then everything's good.
Elaine: What do you mean, nothing about this is good, those guys saw who you were, they know your identity!
John: Yeah, and what are they gonna do with it, all they can do is just track me even more. Plus, I have a trick up my sleeve too.
Arlo: Yeah, what is it?
John: I know that Cecile is the Bounty Huntress.
Arlo: Yeah no shit, so does the rest of the friend group. What makes you special?
John: Yeah well, I plan on using this information to approach her. Then I'll get some answers. Alright then, I'm heading upstairs for a bit, no one follow me.
Arlo: NO!
John looks back.
Arlo: Not with (he nods over to Elaine) in the house.
John: Ight then, guess all catch a tight twelve.
John puts his head against the couch and starts to fall asleep.
The next morning, Sera starts to wake up.
Sera: What the, why are Arlo and Elaine here? Wait where's John?!
Sera finds John asleep next to her.
Sera: How did I end up here?
Sera remembers everything that led up to here and now, the van, her getting drugged, John using his ability out in the open.
Sera wakes up and bolts off the couch, she runs to the bathroom and throws up. John runs after her.
John: Sera, wait!
Elaine and Arlo hear the commotion.
John: Hey, is everything okay, talk to me?
Sera gives John a weird look.
Sera: Hold on, I need to check something first.
Sera runs into the kitchen and grabs an electric clock, squeezing it out of frustration.
Sera: No NO NO! WHY?!
John: Sera?
Sera: I can't activate my ability!
John's eyes widen, his heart races, his fists tighten.
John: What?!
Sera: The whole time I've been trying to rewind, nothing. How? What did they do to me?
John: Sera, calm down, this could just be temporary!
Sera: What am I Supposed to do John, I'm scared, what if?!
John grabs Sera and hugs her.
John: NO! this will pass, I swear. You're just scared, don't let your mind tell you things that aren't there.
Joker in the background starts to talk.
Joker: oh keep telling yourselves that, HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sera doesn't hear the crazed man, John pretends to ignore him.
John flashes back to when he and Joker were fighting, he saw Sera drop to her knees rather than activate her ability.
John in his head: No, I, she lost it. NO, I'm not letting history repeat itself. I won't let this happen! I'll get her ability back for her, I swear on it.
Arlo: Morning.
Elaine: Seraphina! You're awake!
Sera: Arlo, what are you doing here?
Arlo: Nice seeing you too.
John: Hey, we should get Sera to docs, mind if I use your Phone Arlo, you see,
Some jerks broke mine.
Arlo freezes.
Arlo in his head: Shit, how does he know about that, I only told Elaine about... No, I'll just give him my phone.
Arlo: Why do you have his phone number?
John: Does it matter right now?
John calls the doc.
Darren: Morning, who am I speaking to?
John: Hey doc, it's me Joh...
The phone hangs up.
Arlo: Hehe, he sure has your back.
John: It's fine, I'll just try again.
Sera looks down on the ground, scared of what could come.
To Be Continued.....