-Two days ago-
-Matt Murdoch-
I have been woken up from my sleep by the door to my house being opened and the distinctly familiar heartbeat of the mayor entered my home along with 4 others. I called the cops to tell them what happened and after they cut the call I called George next just to make sure and once he told me he was on the way. I set the phone aside and acted like I was still asleep as I heard two guys climbing the steps to my room.
They roughly grabbed me by my arms and pulled me up, I mumbled like I just woke up "..Wha--who are you?" They brought me down to the living where I could feel the Mayor sitting on my couch with a gun in his hands, I was dropped in front of the couch and I asked once again "Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?" The mayor finally 'revealed' himself "It's me, Matt. I came by to warn you"
I frown as I ask him "About what?" He pistol whips me before gloating "About the consequences of getting between a man and his wealth" I spit out the blood as I tell him defiantly "Kill me or torture me, I don't care" he laughs as he tells me "No, no, no we aren't going to torture you. We are just here to remind you about who has the power in this city. We can give you a lot more than you can think Matt but we can also take away a lot more than you think. So choose carefully" I nod as he gets up and moves out of the house.
Just as he was about to close the door he turned back to give me one last taunt "Your father got the same warning to throw the fight kid, he didn't listen, did he? If you don't stop know, we'll go to your friend's house next" I grit my teeth as they leave the house.
Officer George arrived 10 minutes later and I couldn't stop myself from being harsh on him "Maybe this is why the people don't trust the cops George. Because you're always too late" George held up his hand to stop me but I ignored him as I continue "If your cops came in earlier, we would have had a chance to catch the Mayor red handed but all of them are lazy asses who can't be bothered with doing their work." George once again tried to stop me "You have to understand son, I was halfway across the city, I'm not Superman, I can't come here in a minute"
I pull out my phone and show him the call I made to 911 "They said they will come in a minute, it's been 20 minutes now. Maybe they will come by to collect my ROTTING FUCKING CORPSE NEXT TIME" George looked down in guilt and I didn't have the mercy to stop "Maybe this is why the people don't trust cops in this city, they can be bought so fucking easily" I breathe out and try to cool my head as George looks at the cut on my forehead with guilt on his face.
I get back into my house and tell him from the door "I hope I don't die on the steps of court Officer Stacy" I shut the door in his face and get back to my room. I wasn't angry about the danger I was put in, as I am more than capable of defending myself but the fact that the cops did not come and the fact that if I was a normal Civilian, I would have given in to his demands and let him go.
But now he made it personal, so I will make damn fucking sure he is put in jail even if I have to fight back assassins. I will make sure he pays for my father.
-Present-
I was getting ready for the court when I heard a tap on the window, I walked towards it knowing that only Peter could tap on a window that high. I opened the window and lo and behold, there he was. I could hear his suit's quiet buzz as I asked him "What are you doing here Peter?" He shushes me as he whispers angrily "I'm in my suit don't call me by my name" I pinch the bridge of my nose as I tell him "There isn't anyone here" he denies childishly "You don't know that"
I gave him a look only a blind man with supervision can, which made him wince as he muttered a quiet "You are right" before telling me "I am just here to give you this" as he gave me a pen drive. I asked him "What is this?" a little curious about what he gave me.
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I could practically see his smirk in the tone of his voice "Evidence against the mayor" I blink in surprise as I asked him quickly "What is it?" He smiled sadly as he said "It's the mayor talking with the kingpin about the gangs in the city" My heart started beating fast as this was one final nail in the coffin for the mayor but then, I remembered something else and I looked at Peter as I asked him "Peter, did you kill the kingpin?" He looked up at me quickly as he asked me "How do you know?"
I get back into my room and he follows me as I grab the files I need for the case along with my wallet "I taught you everything I knew about fighting when you came to my home with all those bandages, 2 weeks later Kingpin is dead with a few things adding up like your recovery, the point files and captain Stacy mentioning you." He nods in understanding so I ask him again "So, why did you kill him?"
There were a few seconds of silence as he didn't answer my question, seconds which I had spent wearing my glasses and going down to the living room. He finally opened his mouth to answer just as I was about to open the door and go out "He figured out my identity" his quiet whisper would have been hard for anyone else to hear but for me.
I turn towards him as I ask him "Are you here to kill me then?" He shakes his head in a panic "No, no he was a threat" I get close to him as tell him "Am I not a threat then?" He pushes me back as he says "Stop playing Matt, he was a threat to my family" I try to rile him up as I grin and warn him "I can be a threat to your family too Parker, what will you do then?" He shakes his head as he says "I have a plan for that" I sigh and put a hand on his shoulder as I try to explain "Look, Peter. Living in fear is not good for you. You can't jump at every shadow you see"
But Peter pushes my hand away as he exclaims surprised "woah, woah, woah hold on there. Don't try to be my mentor, Matt, I don't need that right now. I am not paranoid, I just prepare for eventualities. I have a plan for everything and that includes a plan for what to do if I come across an alien that believes in the wendigo. So, don't try to teach me any bullshit okay" I blink in surprise as I agree with his reasoning a little but his plans are a bit extreme too.
I advise him one last time before I leave "Look to present Parker, not the future and definitely not the past" As I close the door to my building I can hear him mutter as he climbs the stairs "The future will become the present one day too" I shake my head and continue walking towards the court with a smile on my face, feeling giddy about seeing the look on the Mayors face when he sees the video.
Once I reached the court I felt foggy tapping away at his forehead with his fingers, emanating stress. I sat beside him as I asked him "Why the long face?" Foggy is quick to respond "You can't see my face" and I was quicker to reply "But I can hear your incessant tapping Foggy" he gives up his pen taps and exclaims "Of course I'm worried, we are about to let 1000's of criminals go to put a few fuckers in jail" I grin as I slide the pen drive to him "Check the pen drive and we will be able to put the Mayor to the block without having to let go of any criminal"
Foggy immediately checks the pendrive to see what evidence I might have brought while I lean back and put my legs on another chair after a while I hear a voice coming from foggy's laptop. "What's up guys, in today's YouTube video I'm going to blow this thing" Peter says.
"No! No! No Peter that sounds gay" Ned stops Peter. I look at foggy in confusion and ask him "this isn't it look for anything else" but Foggy tell me in a tone of voice that suggests he was done "That's all there is dipshit" I smile as I grit my teeth and call Peter. The phone goes into voicemail and I yell into the phone "YOU GAVE ME TJE WRONG PENDRIVE YOU IDIOT, BRING THAT TO ME RIGHT NOW OR YOU'LL TASTE THE WRONG SIDE OF A BLIND MAN'S CANE"