The Business-Man
First of you thank you to everyone that's liking my new story I'm writing, it's funny how it's already received more likes than my previous story 'Buu in the MCU'.
Also I just realized I never put a description in for the MC, my mistake I will add it quickly into this one.
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1 December 2013
Queens, New York
12:27am
Traveling through the air a small black silhouette moves through the darker streets of New York, 'It's been pretty quiet lately, maybe I can have a break again' I wonder to myself. For the past two years everything has been going pretty well with me, Nick and the foster family, I'm slowly opening up around them but its still a bit awkward.
Alots happened in these short three years, I graduated high-school at the end of 2010 and I've accepted a position at S.T.A.R Labs where I've been working the passed two years. George also left and is apparently doing his own thing as a Construction worker, I thought about making a Tech company after graduating but I need money to come from somewhere or people (*cough* IRS) will get suspicious.
I've also grown alot, I'm sixteen years old now so almost an adult. At 6'6" tall with a toned sleek body, light skin, amber eyes and short wavy blond hair. I've started to gain a fair bit of attention from the opposite gender more frequently, sadly I'm just not attracted to women I've met so far.
I'm slowing down on patrols lately as I'm now fully connected to almost all traffic cameras in New York making me only need to go to the 'shadier areas', even after hitting the gangs so many times they still manage to get their hands on high-tech weapons. Kurk's also dead-end, I threw Kurk to the cops when he tried selling again, Which is annoying because now the police are blaming me for the gangs getting better tech. 'Hello! your part of the government?! blame your boss your stuck using a glock to take down experimental battle-suits or whatever'.
After another two hours of patrol I began to head back to my foster home, 'least it's Sunday now, I'm sleeping in' after arriving home I find the tv's still on 'Nicks still up huh'. Walking through the door I immediately hear Nick " Oh Daniel, another late one?" said Nick, I just nod my head "Yea sorry I got distracted in my Lab" I said as I walk up stairs to my bed.
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Same morning - 11:37am
'Still tired but I need to get up', as I began my normal morning routines I come down to see what everyone was upto *~Labs is planning on releasing a new device to help get rid of water pollution, we . . .* listening to the TV I can already guess what their talking about, but before I can sit down Hanna rushes at me "Hey hey Danny can I see the cool stuff at your work?" asked Hanna "Please please pretty please".
'Oh my God, where do people get this energy in the morning' I sigh, "Hanna we don't let people into our lab as much anymore" I answer her (My fault but no one will know that). Immediately her head falls 'oh great she's gonna try guilt trip me' watching as she hunches over poking her toys depressingly, again I sigh "Hanna" I said "I might be able call and as-" boom Hanna immediately tackles me with a hug "Thank you thank you thank you" Hanna squeals as she starts running around the house.
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S.T.A.R Labs
2.03pm
Walking towards the building I've been visiting for almost four years with Hanna, Nick and Sarah, I realize that I've very really shown any of my Foster family what I do. Well I've told them what I do but I don't think they understood the context of what I was saying, standing at the enterance was Dr. Silas Stone. "When you called me up to say you were coming I was surprised, you never come in Sundays" said Silas "I understand you want to show your family around, but as you we've been trying to keep security tighter since that last break in".
"So can they?" I ask. Silas looked a little against it "They will need to be escorted and they will have to be searched now and when leaving", looking back everyone agreed and I began to lead our little tour.
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"~And over here is where we work on experimental medical care, most of it is un-finished or not tested so no touching" I said walking throught the hallway with my foster family and two guards, "Final stop, I'll show you some of the gadgets I'm working on" As we get near my lab. When walking through you'd be surprised how clean it is everything organized and cataloged, equipment and experiments all with their distinct area they belong.
Immediately Hanna starts running around to look at my experiments I have being a special carbo-dermal plexiglass which could take a rocket launcher, "Don't worry only the dangerous stuff is stored behind the glass the rest is harmless" I said to Nick and Sarah before they got worried, walking over I grab a flat black circular disc the size of my hand and flick it to Hanna "Press the button and drop it"
Hanna does what I asked, the disc shifts and extends into a green hover-board 'Haha you need to see your face Hanna' as Hanna's mouth had never been wider. Not needing to ask Hanna jumps on to try ride it "pivot your left leg left and right to accend and descend" I said "same with right leg to move forward or back", Watching Hanna seemed she was fine.
(A/N: Ben's first hoverboard X321, just slightly thinner)
"You made that?" Nick gasped, he looked both shocked and amazed 'I swear he wants a turn too', "I only made one so far and I haven't finished the safety equipment for it" I answered "Hanna is old enough and shou-" *Crash* "-be . . fine. ." As I find Hanna had crashed into the wall and was on her back laughing, 'Hopefully no one heard that'.
"Daniel? was that you who made that noise?" I heard as Silas appeared through my door with another man behind him, "Ah yes sorry sir my sister crashed one of my inventions" pointing at Hanna still laughing on the ground and my hoverboard above her. "Ingenious, how is it in the air without propulsion?" questions the man as he barges past Dr. Stone '*Scanning identity*. . . . oh crap'.
"Hello I'm Alexander Luthor, but please call me Lex" said Luthor as he put out his hand, 'yea try stay on Mr crazy's good side' meeting his handshake "It's a pleasure Sir, I've heard alot about you" I answer. "All good I hope?" said Lex partially sounding like a threat, "I've you alone started from a small company that you made into a multi-national corporation worth billions, making you the only billionaire that 'earned' their fortune".
Lex looks like he liked my answer, "So tell me, Daniel?" said Luthor "how did you manage to make it maintain altitude without propulsion?" as he investigated my X321 model, "It uses mag-lift, the three cores in the middle are pionic-engines" I answer "the core generates electro-magnetic pionic pulses underneath that counteracts with the gravitational pull of the earth". Before grabbing my X321 and closing it back into a large coin and putting it away, Luthor looks at me even more surprised "How would you like to work for me?" said Luthor "10 million dollars yearly if you sign a contract with Lexcorp it will only take a few minutes".
"LUTHOR! your not taking one of my Scientists!" yelled Dr. Stone quickly cutting him off, Lex just smiles thinking he already won "It's the boy's choice what are you to decide?" said Luthor, "What do you think Daniel? I can fund all your research much better than here" as he looked towards me. 'It wouldn't be too bad Lex makes pretty good tech but if he finds out what I am then straight to the disecting-table, well I'm technically stronger than Superman so he can't hurt me but I'll hate it if Hanna and the rest got hurt because of me'.
With my head tilt down "I'm truly sorry mister luthor I really would love to work with you . . ." I said "but I feel I still owe Mr Silas and S.T.A.R Labs for taking me in, not now but in the future I would love to work with you is that alright with you?", Luthor just remained silent for a bit I swear if looks could kill . . . "I understand perfectly Daniel a real man of honor, I can respect that" said Luthor "I hope to hear for you soon" going for another handshake before leaving.
"He's scary" said Hanna who I find behind myself, "Don't worry brat he won't touch you" I said as I scuffle her hair. 'Good thing Luthor didn't see me bug is watch when we shaked hands', looking back at Dr. Stone I see he's glad I chose to stay. "So why was he here?" I ask, Dr. Stone shakes his head "He found out about the 'Hydro-Kathar Distillator' you designed, he was coming here as an excuse to buy S.T.A.R labs shares but I think he was after you".
"Well that's worrying" I said, Silas just nods his head "By the way when did you have time to design that, hoverboard?" asked Silas. "Oh it was just a side-project while I was building the Hydro-Kathor Distillator" I said "Still has some kinks but I'll get it running properly soon". Silas looked at me amazed, and more than eager to find out how my X321 works.
"I'll see you tomorrow Sir, I think we all need a break after that" I said as I begin to leave my Lab.
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Feel I could of wrote this better, what do you think about my intro of Lex Luthor he will be brought up periodically throughout the story.