"Well, let's just see what the distinguished competition has for their headline this morning..."
Someone held up a newspaper called the Western Globe. Its front page title was: RED AND BLACK WONDER WOWS CITY!
"Huh. And let's see, what did the journal run this morning?"
The same person held up another paper, called the Western Journal.
Its headline was: A SAIYA-BOY AMONG US.
"And... What, pray tell, did the Daily Brookings decide to run this morning? Some fat cat's house catches on fire."
The very same person held up a newspaper called the: Daily Brookings. Its headline read: BRIEFS BURNING.
"It's a crap story. A crap story and we didn't even have any decent art to go with it. So, my question to you is... What is our front page news today?" the person said resting his fist down on the table.
He was the very West Cityish man. He had sleeked back brown hair, with it graying on the sides. He also had a mustache and was smoking a cigar. He wore a lime, button down shirt, an yellow tie, and brown khakis, with his cellphone/walkie-talkie attached to his belt.
The man sitting next to him, was Fred. Not the Fred from school though. He was a average sized black man with gray hair. He was about middle-aged, and had good eyesight. He wore a lime, plad button-down shirt, with a yellow, and black striped tie. He wore black khaki's instead of brown, and didn't have a cellphone with him.
There was another man there too. He had long, sleeked back redish-browish hair. He wore glasses, mostly just for reading, and had a same colored goatee. He wore a black suit, and shirt, along with his khakis. He was jotting notes down with a pen, onto a notebook. His name was Jay.
There were several other people in the room as well, but no one cares about them.
"There's a guy... There's a guy out there dressing up in his underwear, running around town calling himself a Saiya-boy! That is fantastic! That is what sells newspapers. I want to know his name. I want to know his birth sign. I want to know if the stories of his 'flights' are true. He can fly? Does he use some sort of magic? Did he rocket to Earth from some doomed planet somewhere? I want to know if he actually has some kind of super power or if he's just pulling the wool over everyone's shillelaghs. I want to find out if this idiot is the same guy as that wrestler. Jay, I want you to go to the stadium and I want you to do a follow-up on that robbery story," the first man ordered.
"What?" Jay asked disbelievingly.
"I heard they're accusing this Saiya-boy of being involved. I want to know if it's bull or he was involved with the robbery. And if so, why the same guy is going around makin'like a boy scourt in his jammies?" the man said.
"But Strobe, I'm working on..."
"Zarbon can wait to have his big fat butt handed to him by you another day, Jay. If you haven't dug anything up on the Murkock case by now, you probably aren't going to," Strobe said cutting Jay off.
"But..."
"Get your name on a headline 'Star Reporter,' that's what I pay you for. I want to know everything there is to know about Saiya-boy. I'm telling you, I smell it! This is our new O.J. Hero or villian. Con artist or crook. People won't... They won't be able to get enough of him one way or another. In fact, right this second, I bet that creepy schvatz is up to something that'll be our headline tomorrow," Strobe declared.
"I SAID: WHO- WHO- WHO! I DID! I DID IT! I DID IT!"
Ryu was prancing around in a blue t-shirt and his underwear in the basement. He summoned a blue glowing orb. It glowed brightly. He could barely see his fingers. He dropped it onto a frying pan. POP! Ryu now knew how to use ki balls!
It was incredible! He had been working all day, trying to figure out how to use one. He actually didn't know what was going to happen. He just felt this energy trapped inside of him. Like it was struggling to break free. He would sit in his little wooden chair for hours, concentrating, trying to let out his energy. And then, one time today when he got frustrated, he flew something against the wall, but he didn't have anything in his hand.
He was so happy. He could fly, he had superstrength, he was already really smart, and now he could do this.
"Ryu, are you still down there, sweety?" Videl called.
"Doin' my homework," Ryu called back.
"Ryu, got to bed. You'll be a wreck at school..."
"Oh please, Videl... I promise, I'll be fine."
"SSNNORRE..."
Ryu had fallen asleep in class.
"SON!" Ms. Duffin shrieked.
"NNYAA!" Ryu screamed, snapping his desk in half, causing a resounding CRACK!
"Son I swear to God..."
"Sorry," Ryu replied immeadietly.
Everyone in the classroom was either smiling or laughing. Even Brieanna and Charles were holding laughs in.
"That's two desks you've demolished in a week..."
"Yeah, uh... How 'bout that?" Ryu asked nervously.
"Listen, you're not so scary smart that you can just sleep during class, mister. There's..."
"No! I... I... I was thinking about what you were saying and I... I sort of got..."
"I saw what you were doing. I see that one more time and I'm going to have a talk with the coach about..."
"You don't have to do that. I quit the team this morning, so you don't have to..."
"What?!" Charles exclaimed.
"Well, just try not to break anything on your way to the next class," Ms. Duffin finished.
"You quit the team?" Brieanna asked.
"I quit the team," Ryu repeated.
"Good for you," Brieanna smiled.
"I thought..."
"It wasn't you," Brieanna said cutting Ryu off.
"Son, what was that?" someone's voice called ahead of them.
Charles and Fred both walked up to Ryu.
"I quit the team," Ryu answered.
"Why?" Charles asked.
"'Cause I did," Ryu answered.
"But..."
"Told you! I told you he was a freakin' worm!" Fred exclaimed.
"Listen. It's nothing personal and nothing agaisnt the team. It's just, it wasn't me," Ryu explained.
"It wasn't you? What kind of crap is this?" Charles exclaimed.
"I'm telling you, it wasn't me. Listen, I've had some stuff. My Grandpa..."
"Your Grandpa croaks so you can't play ball?" Charles shouted.
"Charles don't!" Brieanna exclaimed.
"Well, that's just... That's just great! Thanks for the support... Pal!" Ryu exclaimed.
Brieanna heard footsteps from down the hall, and looked back.
"...Ategev?"
Everyone turned to see Ategev walking down the hall towards them. He looked like the living dead. His hair was messy, his clothes looked kind of shabby, he had a sad depressing look on his face, and the most distinguishing feature of all was his eyes. They weren't there normal color. They were a stone hard, gray color, and seemed glazed. It gave the four of them chills.
"Ategev? Are you okay? I tried to call you but no one knew where you were," Ryu explained.
"Why were you trying to do that?" Ategev asked.
His voice was, slow, deep, and monotone.
"What?" Ryu asked.
What was wrong with Ategev today?
"Oh Ategev, I'm so sorry about your parents," Brieanna said.
"Are you?" Ategev asked skeptically.
"What do you mean? We were worried," Ryu explained.
"Why? I'm not dead," Ategev asked seemingly oblivious to the past few day's events.
"No, but, I know... I know what this is like. I..."
"Do you?" Ategev asked cold-heartedly.
"Yes, I... ...do you guys feel that?" Ryu asked swiveling his head around.
He was getting that funny feeling again. That feeling of oncoming power. But this one was much stronger. It was almost overwhelming. Ryu's eyes widened, and he jumped as if it were an automatic reflex.
BOOM! Ryu just barely missed the shockwave. Fred fell sideways, crying out in pain because of his arm. Brieanna fell sideways too, but caught herself. Ategev fell face forward, totally off guard, almost shrieking in fear. Charles fell backwards, landing hard on his butt. There seemed to be a light coming from one end of the hallway. Already people started getting up, and looking to see what it was.
"Yo! What's up wit' that?" Charles asked expecting an answer.
"Are you okay?" Ryu asked Brieanna crouching down.
Brieanna was on all fours.
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed.
BOOM! A few people went flying this time.
"Everyone out! Everybody! Run!"
"What the fuck is it?"
Teachers started coming out of classrooms, and students were running rapidly, for the exits. There was smoke now coming from both ends of the hallway.
"I know what this is..." Ategev muttered, scrambling to get up.
"What?" Ryu asked.
Water started pouring from the cieling.
"Dude we are so out of here," Charles said grabbing Ategev and putting him under his arm, while pushing Brieanna forward at the same time. Fred just stood there in panic wondering what to do.
Eventually, everyone made it out side, with the last two or three classes running outside. Fire could be seen through the doors, and smoke was coming out of the roof of the building.
"He's come for me... He's come for me..."
Ategev had been saying that in a scared, kind of, hpynotized gaze for a while now. Charles, Ategev, Fred, and Brieanna were all out in the parking lot, as were a lot of students and teachers.
"Who's come for you, Ategev?" Fred asked putting a hand on Ategev's shoulder.
Fred had been trying to get through to Ategev for a while now, but was not doing very well.
"Oh no. Where's Ryu?" Brieanna asked, just now noticing Ryu wasn't with them.
FRABOOM! The wall of the courtyard and a few of the windows shattered.
"Somebody help me! He's here!" Ategev screamed tears running down his now, very wide eyes.
"Ategev?! Who?!" Fred shouted.
"HEADS UP! Big time super hero comin' through!"
Ryu jetted right over everyone in the parking lot. Charles, Fred, Ategev, and Brieanna watched him soar towards a window on the second floor. This time, Ryu had his armor on. Just like he envisioned. I was a red chest armor. The same shade of red as his helmet and cape.
"Dude! Seriously, if he blew up our school... ...he is totally my hero," Charles said slowly.
"Whoa..." Fred said in awe.
(Man, I'm going to have to work out another system for emergincies,) Ryu thought.
Two minutes ago:
"Dude we are so out of here," Charles said grabbing Ategev and putting him under his arm, while pushing Brieanna forward at the same time.
Fred just stood there in panic wondering what to do. Ryu waited for everyone to leave the hall. He hid around the corner, after that second blast. He darted towards the men's bathroom. Ryu pulled off his shirt, revealing his costume.
(It's time to hop into action. It's time for... Wait...)
Ryu quickly put his now soaked shirt back on.
(Wait a second... How on Earth am I going to get out of here? How did Saiya-boy get in a high school? How could I explain it? It's bad enough half my class saw me flip over Charles like he was nothing. How hard will it be to put two and two together?) Ryu thought, looking around.
Ryu opened the bathroom door a crack, looking to see if anyone was there, but no one was in sight.
He climbed out of the bathroom window, hopped on to the garage roof, and jumped down to the ground. He ran around the back parking lot, and hid in the bushes.
(This can't be how Superman does it!) Ryu thought pulling off his shirt. He quickly scrambled behind the cars, being careful not to be seen.
"He's come for me... He's come for me..."
Ategev had been saying that in a scared, kind of, hpynotized gaze for a while now. Charles, Ategev, Fred, and Brieanna were all out in the parking lot, as were a lot of students and teachers.
"Who's come for you, Ategev?" Fred asked putting a hand on Ategev's shoulder.
Fred had been trying to get through to Ategev for a while now, but was not doing very well.
"Oh no. Where's Ryu?" Brieanna asked, just now noticing Ryu wasn't with them.
"HEADS UP! Big time super hero comin' through!"
Ryu jetted right over everyone in the parking lot.
(Definitely need to come up with a system,) Ryu thought.
He was now in the second floor hallway. Water kept pouring out of the cieling. He could see a brown cloud of smoke ahead of him. He watched it as if it were going to attack him. He started to notice a faint outline. Soon he could start to make out features.
The first thing he noticed, was a blue tattered and tarnished blanket over whatever was coming to him's head, and shoulders. The next thing he noticed was the red glowing eyes. After that, he could make out dark brown fur all over him. Finally, he noticed blue untorn pants. He wondered how he got those on.He seemed very menacing, when he came out of the smoke, and Ry could see him in full light.
"Uh... You wouldn't happen to be the new Home EC teacher, would you?"
The monster, summoned up a ki ball at flung it at Ryu.
"NYYYRR!" it growled.
Ryu skillfully dodged it and now hung up side down in mid-air, slowly circling the monster. His cape hung down, past his head.
"Listen, I don't want to tell you your buisness... ...but that's kind of a fire hazard," Ryu said punching the beast into a locker. Several lockers, actually.
FUMP! SMASH! Ryu now stood on the floor in front of the beast, with his hand raised and his index finger moving from side to side.
"I hope you don't think I'm going to help you clean this up... Because you are on your own," Ryu said imitating a stereotypical Home EC teacher.
(Look at me being the smart-mouth when I'm scared out of my mind. I guess it's either that or I pee in my tights,) Ryu thought nervously.
The monster flung another ki ball at Ryu, while stumbling to it's feet.
"I don't suppose you'd like to just tell me what the problem is? Whoops!" Ryu skidded along the slippery floor into the wall.
(All right, enough of this...) Ryu thought, getting to his feet.
Ryu jumped into the air, and when the creature saw his coming he immeadietly jabbed his hand into the air. But, Ryu was expecting this and dropped down onto the floor, kicking the monster beast in the groind.
"I hate the food here too... ...but you have to learn to work within the system," Ryu exclaimed.
(I don't know what this thing is exactly, but I gotta get it out of the school and away from everyone. Gotta keep this place in one piece. Gotta keep everyone safe,) Ryu thought.
"Dude, seriously... ...this is mighty low, to trash a school like this."
Ryu kicked the monster in the face with his heel. The beast slammed his fist into the ground where Ryu was, but Ryu dodged it by zipping around behind the creature.
"That's just low. That's like a notch below film producer," Ryu said shoving the monster forward.
The beast swung his arm back, just missing Ryu, who had leaped over his head.
"RYYYRR!" the creature roared in frustration.
"And I feel we are close enough now that our friendship can handle me telling you that you are not exactly as fresh as a daisy," Ryu said trying to push the monster's buttons.
(I gotta get him outta here and now!)
Ryu ran sideways on the lockers to a nearby window. The beast ran after him, quicly closing the gap.
"Hey, you wanna just get a cup of coffee and talk about whatever's up your butt? Come on, I'm buying. I for one, always feel better when I talk things..."
Ryu was SO CLOSE to the window.
(Uh-oh... I'm getting that feeling I always get.)
Ryu tried to turn around, but was immeadietly grabbed by the creature. It rocketed out of the building and flew high up into the sky. People started shouting, screaming, and pointing.
(Too late,) Ryu thought.
The monster landed on the ground hard crushing Ryu under his feet. Then he picked Ryu back up again and flew into the air once more.
(Can't breathe. So high up...)
"Let go..." Ryu whispered barely able to speak. They were a hundred feet, over and away from the school now.
"RRYYUU..." the creature growled.
Ryu looked at the monster in surprise.
"RRRRYYYYUUUU..." the beast growled more loudly.
"Who are you?" Ryu asked shocked and amazed the creature knew his name.
"RRRRRRYYYUUU..." the monster shouted.
"Who are you?" Ryu repeated.
The beast flung Ryu towards the ground, he was falling faster and faster. He couldn't concentrate. He couldn't clear his mind. Then he remembered the ki ball. If he could syphon up enough energy, for a really big blast, without hitting anyone, maybe he could push himself back up so that he could land safely on some nearby building.
His hands started glow a sky colored blue, only with a hint of white in it. The energy in his hands started to spark. He put them together in front of him.
"Dear God, I hope this works..."
A giant beam of blinding blue light shot out of his glowing hands. It was so enormous. Many of the cars next to the students were incinerated by the blast.
Will, Ryu's beam attack work? Find out next time in Chapter 13: Secret Identity!
Thanx for reading
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