Hero or Vigilante?
Practicing my new powers in secret I've learnt something important, even with my technopathic abilities I can't just control something like a computer. I would actually need to understand how to hack the device which lead me to downloading thousands of terabytes of data into my head about Hacking, Viruses and Coding. Surprising TVs aren't hard too to control, I'm just altering the signal the TV normally receives from the remote.
After a few hours I started getting bored using my Technokinesis on the TV or my Ipod so I began to write down all of 'Malwares' abilities and weaknesses that I remembered, when you think about it Malware was OP as hell and still lost to Ben. 'Hopefully I have all the same ablilities but I'm somewhat worried about my new weaknesses, so I'll have to slowly expose myself to my weaknesses until I become somewhat immune'.
Racial abilities:
Technokinesis
Technological Mimicry
Technological Empowerment
Technoformation
Optic Beam
Technology Absorption (Unique Ability)
Physical abilities:
Shapeshifting
Regeneration
Sharp Claws or Spikes
Elasticity
Immunity to fire
Survive in Space
Superhuman Strength, Durability, Dexterity and Intelligence.
Size Alteration
Mechamorph Life-Force Absorption (Unique) - unsure if ability can be used.
Weaknesses:
Vulnerable to Energy Absorption
Vulnerable to Electricity/Magnetism
Regeneration Limit
Overloaded with energy
Imprisoned in Crystals - not sure if there's a species similar to 'Diamondhead'.
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'I have alot to do especially with training my new weaknesses, but I should have enough time to train them. Today I'm going to the local Dojo with my mom, not knowing how to fight and relying on my powers is just begging to die'. "Danny hunny come we're going to be late" said my mother,
"Coming" I reply as I quickly run down the stairs outside to mom's car soon followed by mom, "I don't know why you want to do martial arts young man" said my mother as she drives "You already have you hobbie with computers from what I remember", I smile remembering when my mom came into my room with my new ipod disassembled; I got in so much trouble that day.
"Yea but I heard older kids bully the smart ones" I replied "and when I'm stronger I'll protect you too mom", my mother smiles at me in the mirror "That's my job bud". Soon after parking up a block away we walked over to the local Dojo so I could sign up for lesson, after five minutes mom managed to sign me up for lessons every Tuesday after school. 'Maybe I should get mom to join up too?', Soon we started to leave the Dojo to go home for lunch 'Now I'm just needing to figure out where I can steal some good tech, problem is the only person that comes to mind that's close by is Lexcorp.
'From what I know Lex Luthor's company 'Lexcorp' has a branch set up somewhere in Manhattan, I could try there but if I'm caught I'm definitely gonna be put on the disecting-table. Huh? where's mom?'. I stop walking and look around 'I was just with her a moment ago', "Mom .?!" I say loudly as I start to walk back hoping I find her. Suddenly I see a man who you'd only assume was a druggie running out from an alley way in front of me, as he passed me I could smell iron and sulfur lingering on his body.
My body starts to go cold 'No no no, please no' I quickly start running towards the alley way, at first I find nothing from standing by the street and start running into the alley to check further. "M-m-mom?" looking down next to a dumpster I find the woman who raised and cared for me bleeding out from the stab-wound in her stomach "Hey bud . . . sorry I don't think I'm gonna be able to see you protect me" said my mom, even though she had a small smile on her face her eyes were dead.
"No no no no please no, mom" I try to shake her to get her attention but she's not responding, placing my hand on her throat I try feel for a pulse "Someone please call an ambulance!!" I scream as tears fall down my face.
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'It's my fault I wasn't paying attention, I'm supposed to protect her!', Sitting in a long hallway at the 'Manhattan General Hospital' my mother is in surgery. Prospects of her surviving are very low but the doctors didn't tell me that, I hacked their cellphones and bugged them hoping to learn something. Soon I hear steps as an old doctor appears in front of me "Son, I'm sorry we did the best we could but we were too late" as he downcasts his head in shame, not just for failing but for leaving a boy orphaned.
"I know you don't want to talk but I have two people who want to meet you, is that ok?" he asks, I gaze at the doctor and silently nod. Following the Old doctor, I'm introduced to two NYC police officers "Hey kid, my names Officer Blake and next to me here is my partner Officer Johnson" said Blake introducing themselves "If it's ok may we ask you some questions?". I gaze at both of them and nod my head, we soon start walking to the cafeteria to sit down.
Stilling on a small table on the edge of the cafeteria the two police officers begin to ask me multiple questions on what happened and if I saw something, being honest I tell them everything that happened. "Do you think you can describe the man you saw for our sketch artist?" asked Johnson as a man started to walk towards us, I slowly look at him "can I have the pencil and paper" I said to both of them. The officers look at me confused "Pencil and paper" I repeat pointing at the sketch artist had, after being given it I begin to draw the face of the druggie in every detail feeling as it was burnt into my head.
Turning the booklet around all three people are surprised at the accuracy of my drawing, "This is the guy?" asked Blake, "Yes" I reply. "I thank you for your time we will be in touch again" said Blake as they stand up to leave. Immediately when they turn around I activate my abilities again and bug their phones for information, 'You won't escape me' thinking about the man that ruined my life.
~1 month later~
State has had me moving between different foster homes lately but I always run away, why? to find the man that killed my mother. Bugging the police officers phone paid off, 'Leon Groover' aged 46 from his record he was a standard crook. The police still haven't found him, or try to I'm guessing from what I've heard surprisingly is friends with some mafia thugs and their helping him hide, the cops won't do anything because the mafia will retaliate if they try investigate.
'It's my turn'.
9 January 2008
2.23am
Westport, New York
I managed to find Leon, he's been laying low in one of the crappy motels the local mafia own. Shifting into my 'Malware' form I first target all the vehicles, absorbing everything useful and making them undrivable in the process. I didn't get anything too useful just some CPUs, burner phones. . . though I did get a 'M4 carbine' assault rifle in one of the vehicles trunks which I immediately absorbed, sneaking through the darkness I use my Technokinesis to turn off the sensors and alerms before quietly slipping under the door.
Through the night I quietly knocked out all the guards and left them stacked in a pile in the corner of the room, 'If only I had a partner like venom, he'd say "now take off their heads, and pile them up in the other corner" or something'. Going through the other rooms I steal anything I find usefully but only a police radio and a stun gun which I absorb both, before finally going to meet 'Leon'. Watching him sleep I kick him off the bed, "Ahh, who are you? do you know who your messing with" Leon already trying to pretend I can't do anything to him.
"Do you remember a Clara Martin?" I say in a cold voice, "Aah who's that?" he replies. I immediately morph my hand into a upgraded version of the stun gun shooting him multiple times in the arms legs and crotch with special tags sending powerful surges of electricity into his nervous system, he lays on the floor unable to make a noise but I can see he is somewhat unconsious and he pissed himself 'disgusting'.
Soon I begin to drag Leon with me but not before calling the police with one of the thugs phones and leaving, after about an hour or so of walking while dragging the almost dead body I find myself at the Westport docks. Watching the unconsious Leon soon he starts to wake up but not before screaming "I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'll do anything just let me go" Leon begged, "I want my mother back" I said as I glared at him. He looked at me confused which only pissed me off more, I began to walk towards him but he started to back away and try run.
*Bzzzm*
Using my new modified assault rifle arm I shot Leon in the back of the knee causing him to fall and start to cry, "Like it? before this was a standard military M4 carbine, but I turned it into a electricly charged railgun of course not as good as a real railgun but gets the job done" I begin to monolog, Leon just whimpers knowing he can't escape.
"We still have three hours till sunrise Mr groover, we are just going to get to know eachother very well. You and I are gonna have a hell of a time" I said as I sadistically smile, with my morphed gunbarrel hand humming arcs of energy around it.
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*BREAKING NEWS: ATTACK ON MAFIA! HERO OR VIGILANTE*
Looking at the news broadcast I couldn't care less and turn it off 'I'm not a hero, does everyone just thinks the world is black and white?' I think to myself, before slowly getting up 'I need to get ready to be 'found' by social services just need to alter some traffic camera footage a bit so I have an alibi if I get asked where I was'. All well . . .
'No rest for the wicked'
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First rewrite for this chapter after many comments helping me see some of my mistakes, I hope this is better.
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