Chapter#13

A black and violet-hooded figure stands at the eagle gargoyles of the Chrysler Building, observing the midnight city of New York. His figure was glowing slightly in an ominous violet light while being basked by the moonlight.

'I've always wondered what the Bat-family thought when they were looking at the city from above. Now I know.' Noah thought excitedly as he looked down at the night city below.

Noah closed his eyes for a second and entered a deep state of concentration.

"HAHA," "Spank me-," "Smelly Cat," "How, you d-," "Never gonna give you up," "Moan*," "Arf! Arf!"

"New York truly is the city of wake-dreamers," Noah said as he listened to the various sounds made by New Yorkers in search of crime.

"Lookie here, fella~", "Oh, finally, I have not released anything for a month, kekeke."

"Found you," he muttered in a menacing smile, humming.

He pointed his hands to another building and used his grappling hook to swing from building to building stealthily while pondering,

'I can use my fire ability to propel myself to fly, but I'd rather not do that considering it will be too noticeable and not stealthy at all. I plan to do my activity in the most efficient way, and being stealthy will help me do that.'

'Besides, I don't plan on being on Shield's radar this early'

Arriving at the top of the building at his destination, he saw a group of thugs with knives in their hands surrounding a woman in a formal suit. They're licking their knives like maniacs.

'Why the f*ck are they doing that?' Noah thought in confusion, accidentally cursing in his mind.

"Ahh!" One of the thugs held the woman from behind, causing her to shout.

"Help m-" The woman shouted as her mouth was forcefully covered by one of the thugs.

"It's time to go," Noah uttered, ready to start his debut as Manhattan's Darkest Night.

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I glide down below, retracting my cape, and when I'm more than 5 meters above the ground, I let myself fall and do a hero's landing, creating the sound of a soft thump in the process.

One of the thugs, looks behind, trying to find the source of the sound, only to see a man covered in a suit of black and dark violet.

"Who the f*ck are you, freak? Halloween's over, motherf*cker!" The thug said, making the others look at who he was talking to.

"Get out of here, Batman wannabe, you're getting into something you shouldn't." One of the thug said while disgustingly holding the woman's neck.

"Kneel," I muttered in a hoarse voice.

"What did you say you bit-"

Within a microsecond, I raised my hand and pointed my 'Ghost', a silencer gun in my hand, at his knees, and then fired it.

Pew! Pew!

"AHHH!"

He kneeled on the ground, and as he saw me eyeing him, he saw my eyes glowing in an intimidating violet hue.

"Ple-, Please-" He begged in terror, still on his knees.

Pew!

He dropped to the ground motionless after being shot directly in the forehead.

"YOU! MOTHERF*CKER THAT'S MY BROTHER!" The thug holding the woman from behind shouted, enraged at what had happened to his brother.

I dashed on my side, causing them to only see me as a fast violet blur.

"F*ck, find him!"

Pew! Thud. Pew! Thud....

I shot them in the head one by one, causing them to fall motionless on the ground until only one remained. I saved him for last because I assumed he was the thug's leader based on his demeanor.

I revealed myself to him, causing him to be wide-eyed and raise the gun he was holding.

"You f*ck-"

With quick hand movements, I disarmed him and pointed his gun at him.

"Kneel." I ordered as I magnified the violet glow my body was producing for extra intimidation.

"No-, no, no, no, please don't kill-"

Pew!

He was not able to finish his sentence as I quickly shot his forehead with my silencer, causing him to drop down on the ground, not moving.

As I finish with my affairs, I look at the disheveled woman, her eyes frightened at what she just saw.

"Yo-, You-, You killed them..." She muttered, scared, while staring at me in a daze.

I looked at the woman and saw her disheveled appearance, blonde hair, a slender body, fair skin, and blue eyes.

I rolled the man under my feet, allowing her to see the thug's forehead.

"Not dead...non-lethal," I muttered in a hoarse voice.

"Wh-, How?" The woman was stunned and confused.

"Go." I said while staring at her menacingly.

"Wh-"

"Go." I said with finality.

"Fine, fine, I'll call the police for them," she uttered as she ran.

.....

'She looks familliar...' I pondered, I shook my head to get out of my thoughts and look at the trash around me.

'It's branding time!' I thought with a crazy smile.

A few minutes later, you can see six thugs with a V-brand on each of their necks, still smoking and sizzling.

'Yuck, it felt like I was cooking in a grill' I thought in disgust while looking at their newly branded skin.

I created a condensed fire whip and bound them one by one. I picked them up using the whip and bundled them all together.

WEEWO* 3x

"They're here, time to roll," I thought as I pointed my hook at the top of the building and vanished in a fast violet blur, leaving the cops stunned and perplexed.

'I better go fast or I'll miss Baywatch, Joe will be pissed,' I thought as I remembered my promise to Joe.

'Speaking of Joe and the others, what happened yesterday is more than perfect that I could wish for, I'm a very good storyteller, though I still don't know what she's doing in that apartment... did they already know about me?' I scowled as I remembered the events that happened yesterday.

{Flashback}

"Hello there..." I said to the three with a charming gentleman's smile.

"Noah, meet Monica, Monica, meet Noah," Matt said, introducing us.

"Hi, ma'am"

"Hello, sir," Monica said with a flirty smile.

"Noah, meet Phoebe, Phoebe, meet Noah."

"Hello, handsome," Phoebe said while making a wild face.

"Hello...." I said with an awkward smile.

'These women are thirsty.' I thought, a little scared.

"Hmm, I just got this feeling that somebody insulted me." Monica muttered with a frown.

"Yeah? Yeah, I have that feeling all the time." Phoebe muttered.

"So I don't need to introduce Rachel to you because you've already introduced yourselves, how about we come in?" Matt suggested as he opened the door.

"Sure," I agreed with a smile, following him.

...

A few minutes later, you can see a group of friends in a living room, interrogating a rather attractive man.

"So, the reason that you were gone for 5 months is because you're in Nepal with a bunch of monks?" Joey asked in stupefaction.

"Yeah, they taught me a bunch of things, really. They're also the reason why I became like...this y'know?" I said while gesturing at my body.

"Yeah...I can see that," Phoebe said while eyeing me lasciviously.

"Wait...oh my god, that's you?" Rachel said in shock as she remembered something.

"Who's who?" Monica asked, confused by Rachel's statement.

"The hottie 6' o clock!" She exclaimed, remembering the time when I went to the coffee shop.

"Ahh, ye-, yeah, I came back here for some things." I said, nervous.

"But that's just like a month since you've gone to Nepal, right? Ho-, How? I mean, how did you lose all that fat in a month?" Monica shouted in disbelief, doubting my credibility.

"Wel-, Well, I went mountain climbing on Mt. Everest everyday, guess how that helped, huh? Hahaha" I said as I laughed nervously.

"Oh man, and I tortured myself for a year to get this thin? I should've gone to Nepal!" Monica mumbled in regret.

"Wh-, how about we change the subject?"Oh! Oh, do you know I shaved my head there too? Look, I've got a picture here, hehehe!" I said with a laugh as I handed Joey the picture of me with a shaved head.

I did shave my hair, though it grew back within a month due to my absurd regeneration.

"Pfft-Hahaha, you look like a d-" Joey said

"Do-Don't say it Joe," Chandler said as he looked at me with a cautious smile.

"My hair grew within 4 months of my trip, so it's all good," I said with a satisfied nod.

"So... Noah, huh. I just want to thank you for what you did to Ben, Joey, and Chandler, they already told me what happened, you see. I'm Ross, by the way, Ross Geller." Ross said as he came to me and offered his hand for a shake.

"Nice to meet you, Ross," I said as we shook each other's hands.

"So, how old are you?" Rachel asked out of curiosity.

"Well, I just had my birthday last September, so I'm 23 years old now."

"Are you single?" Phoebe asked in expectation.

"Well I'm single right now, but I don't think I'm ready for any relationship. Never been in one."

"Wait, wait, you're telling me that you've never been in any relationship ever?" Monica said, doubtful.

"Then who's the ugly naked gal that we saw last thanksgiving?" Phoebe asked.

'Who the f*ck is that?' I thought with a mental frown.

"Oh, that's a friend who's into my hobby as well, yeah, it's like a nudist meetup of some sort."

"That's some weird meet-up that is totally...normal." Chandler muttered in a daze.

"Hey, hey, how about we meet up some time, huh? Your home's close to us, and it's nice to meet some other men besides Chandler, Ross, and Matt around here." Joey said to me,

"Yeah, yeah, Joey's right, it's time we add another man that's close by us, now it's 5 vs. 3 huh? What are you doing, girls? I guess you're not just friendly enough." Ross said to the girls with a smirk, seemingly challenging them.

Monica, who's known for her competitiveness, replied in an unfair tone,

"What did you say!? and, FYI, it's 5 vs. 4! We have Natalie below our apartment, in case you didn't know," She said while looking smugly at Rachel and Phoebe.

"Oh! you mean Natalie who has been gone for like, let's say...2 MONTHS!" Ross yelled at Monica.

"Yeah, yeah, and Natalie doesn't count, okay, you knew what he did to me, right? She's mean!" Joey added with a fearful tone, on the verge of crying.

"Yeah, that's why she's on our team! Huh! She's like the most badass woman that we've met!" Monica said, bewildered.

"Who's Natalie?" Matt and I both asked, curious.

"Natalie Rushman. Mr. Heckles, our previous neighbor from below died, and she's the new tenant there." Chandler explained.

'Natalie Rushman...how'

Unknown to them, the moment that I heard that name, my mind fell into a state of chaos and pandemonium.

'Did they already know? No, impossible'

"Yeah and she's very mean. One time, when I was just normally talking to her, she kicked me in the crotch!" Joey exclaimed, describing what Natalie did to her.

"What do you mean, 'normally talking'? You perversely touched her back and asked her, ' How, you doin' 6 times! Of course she will see you as a creep," Phoebe exclaimed.

"That's how I talk normally! And correction, it's not 6 times, it's 9 times!" Joey replied in a wronged tone.

"Oh look at the time, guys, I've still got to do my groceries, and my apartment, oh my god, you don't know how dusty and how unclean it is," I said while fixing my clothes.

"Hey, as our first bonding together, how about we watch Baywatch tomorrow, 8 p.m.? The boys will be in complete attendance at that time." Joey suggested to which I replied yes.

"How about Matt's though?" I asked,

"Oh! He will be there too, I'm narrating the show to him while watching, there's a beer, and pizza there too!"

"If you meant narrating as, 'Yeah, a woman's running right now, oh! And her boobs are bouncing', then I don't think you're doing a very good job, Joey." Chandler replied sarcastically.

"That's the whole essence of the show, what do you want me to do?" Joey replied in an annoyed tone.

"Well...we're not entirely watching the show, we're also talking about boys stuff, you know?" Ross explained, to which I and Matt just nodded.

"Then, tomorrow at 8 PM it is, see you soon, guys!" I said with a smile as I took my leave.

"Yeah, careful, man!" The boys said.

I closed the door and bid them farewell.

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As Noah left the group of friends in the apartment, the group of friends continued their discussion.

"Hey, guys..." Monica called out, resulting in the others looking at him.

"Yeah, Mon, what's up?" Rachel asked.

"I've been thinking about this... and I can't get it out of my head!" She exclaimed, annoyed.

"Yeah, I can't stop thinking about him either," Phoebe added,

"NO! Umm, um, do you think Noah will let me clean his apartment?"

"Oh my god!", "Hahaha!" The others groaned in frustration, while Matt laughed gleefully.

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(A/N: I'm experiencing a writer's blocked right now, so I'm sorry for the irregular uploads. The gun and skin feature is a mess and much harder to add to this story than I thought, but I will still try to do my best on them. That's all, thanks for reading my fanfic, peace out!)