I ran out of cigarette, time to buy some. The road to the nearest supermarket is blocked due to a superhero fight that takes place near it. The battle destroyed half of the city, including my house. I used an alleyway as a shortcut to get to the supermarket. Even though it's 1 AM, the supermarket will always open for some reason.
I bought 4 pack of cigarettes. I light one up in on the way back home. I received an email from the Hero Assembly. An organization that organize hero's and pays them.
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Registration Form
Full Name: Oliver Oregon
Desired Hero Name: Seeker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Powers: Unspecified
Rank: Currently Undecided.
Reason: Unspecified
Note: I don't want to specify the Powers Section.
- Hunter
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That's right, I joined the Hero Assembly. Not because I wanted to help people because I need the money. You see, the battle that destroyed half of the city also destroyed the company I work for. So right now, I need money and I heard the Hero Assembly pays you good money if you help people.
For the costume, I decided to wear a purple hoodie and blue jeans with a silver mask made out of tungsten that also has goggles that can be zoomed. I also wear a kevlar body suit covering the entire body from feet and to my neck as a protection just in case I got stabbed or anything. Safety first right?
As for the weapon, due to the Hero Association not allowing heroes to kill. I decided to use a baton that I specifically made for myself out of titanium as a primary weapon and a taser that can shoot 25 million volts of electricity as a secondary weapon. Good enough if I say so myself.
I also have traveled to a lot of different countries to masters many martial arts such as Jiu Jutsu, Krav Maga, Boxing, Wing Chun, I can go on and on. Due to the intense training I hard, I can dodge a bullet. Oh wait, you don't care. All you care is my power. Well, I don't have one. That's why I didn't fill the Powers Section. All I have is my brain and my body.
There a lot of Superheroes with badasses powers in the Hero Assembly like Dash, Captain Super, Violet Witch, and much more. They all have superpowers. Dash is a speedster. Captain Super can lift a skyscraper, Violet Witch can move things around with her thoughts. That sorts of thing. They even have teams like The Ravagers, League of Justice, The S-Man. They all have abilities, but there something they don't have. They always think that the world is revolving around them. And that's where I come in, my specialty is that I'm still sane enough to think that the world isn't revolving around anyone or anything,
So back to the letter, I've received those letters because I didn't fill the Powers and Reason section. I've decided to fill it with lies. They probably don't care anyway.
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Registration Form
Full Name: Oliver Oregon
Desired Hero Name: Seeker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Powers: I can turn eggs into bacon.
Rank: Currently Undecided.
Reason: I want to help people
Note: I filled it. Happy?
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That sounds promising. Not.
I've sent the email back to the Hero Assembly. Maybe they'll accept me this time. Oh, they're fast I've received the email already.
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You are now officially a Hero Assembly Member. Your rank is determined by your Actions and Powers. Your salary is determined by your rank. Your current rank is Rank F 499 due to your power of turning eggs to bacon. Your salary is 1 Dollar every time you do a good thing. We hope you will serve the Hero Assembly full-heartedly. - Razor Hero Assembly Zodiac Pig.
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What in the actual ****! The salary is one dollar? I gotta rank up to get a raise. Maybe doing the good old "finding a bad guy in an alleyway" sounds promising.
I went to a nearby alleyway to find a thug. Surprisingly, I found one. He was about to stab a woman before I shot him with my taser. He fell to the ground and I called the cops. My phone vibrates with an email indicating that I gained my salary and I also have become a Rank F 199. My salary still remains the same. It looks like I gotta go find myself a really bad villain to catch.
I returned to my house to watch the news. It seems that the Mall is being attacked by terrorist. The terrorist demands to see Dash, the speedster. Oooh, some private things here eh?
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I decided to walk the entire way to the mall instead of using my car to avoid being suspicious. The mall seems to be in a hostage situation. Dash hasn't arrived at the mall because he's still taking care of other criminals. Typical heroes.
I arrived near the mall. It looks like there are more than 20 criminals inside the mall. I went to the basement that I used to use to get in at night. The basement looks unguarded. I peeked the main hall from the basement door. The main hall has 4 guards. I grabbed a cigarette from the pack and flicked it to one of the guards. He noticed it and walked to the basement door. As soon he is in front of the basement door I grabbed his body and knocked him out with a punch to the throat.
I noticed a pattern in their way of patrolling. They patrol each 5 minutes. I decided to use that to my advantage and sneaked my way to the second floor.
The second floor is filled with guards. The boss of the terrorist is located at the Taco Bell Restaurant on the third floor. I grabbed my baton and held it tightly. I heard a shout "GET ME DASH!" He's still trying huh?
One of the guards immediately used the stairs to the third floor. Maybe I can use that too. I ran up to one of the guards and knocked him by swinging my baton to the face. The other guards doesn't seem to notice my attack.
I sneaked my way through the guards by using a distraction. I grabbed an empty whiskey bottle and threw it to the first floor. All of the guards ran down to the first floor. Weird.
The third floor seems empty. The taco bell restaurant is empty too. Where did they go?
I realized that something is behind me. I knocked him out by using my elbow. It was Dash. It's not my fault, right? He sneaked right behind me. He should have been able to dodge it cause he's a speedster and has Super Reflex but yeah. He didn't and fell to the ground. I carried him to my house and put his body on the couch.
4 days later...
"Dash, the speedster hero is declared missing according to Local Authority and the Hero Assembly. Where could he be?"
He hasn't woke up in 4 days, It must've been a lethal one. I ranked up due to me knocking out a couple of criminals. I became a Rank E 399 because of my action.
Dash is waking up. I've put on my mask and costumes just in case he woke up suddenly.
"Oh man, where am I?"
"You're in my house. I knocked you out accidentally."
He looks alerted and prepared to punch me.
"I'm a hero just like you. My name's Seeker."
"A hero? Oh, man why did you knocked me out?"
"You creeped behind me. I thought you're one of the criminals."
"So, you're the one that looks like the terrorist boss. How long I've been out?"
"4 days, You have been declared missing."
"Why did you knocked me out?"
"You creeped behind me so, not entirely my fault."
"Ugh, I gotta go to the HQ."
The yellow light of Dash starting to charge and before I could blink, it ran out of my house. That was some light show.
I watched the news again. It seems that the terrorist that has been "supposedly" captured by Dash has escaped from prison. That escalated quickly. The news said that he has gathered his friends and is in hiding.
I took my mask off and prepare myself to go to bed. When I was about to sleep, I received an email.
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-To every member of the Hero Assembly
An urgent conference is being attended. Please attend it at the Hero Assembly HQ. The ones who doesn't attend will have a salary bump.
Sincerely. Zoltan Second Founder of Hero Assembly.
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...@#@$!$!#!#$!%#^#@#!!.. Is what I would like to say right now, but we gotta minimize the profanity to advance the plot right? Here you go.
I suit up in my costume again. I feel annoyed as hell. After suiting up and eating some cereal. I went to the Hero Assembly HQ by car.
The Hero Assembly has a pretty common place for an HQ. It's a tall skyscraper. The foundation is made out of unobtanium and the glass is made out of a newly discovered blastproof, bulletproof, and non-metal material called Yanmodium. The building is supposed to be able to hold of an entire nuclear blast.
There were many reporters crowding the place alike. I bumped my way through the entire crowd to get in the HQ.
Finally, after all of that bumping. I asked the receptionist about the location of the conference. She said I was early and told me to wait a couple of minutes. I decided to take a nap on one of the benches near a pillar.
By the time I woke up, there were many heroes gathering in front of the receptionist. They all ask the same thing "Where the hell is the @#%$@!$ conference?!". I'm starting to think this is some kind of a prank made by the second founder.
One of the heroes started shouting. Until, the second founder showed up
"Calm down. It seems that we are in a hostage situation."
"Hostage situation? Who's the hostage?!"
"Dash is the hostage."
"But why is he declared missing then?"
"We must declare him missing because if we don't there will be a global panic. Also, we have a reliable source that has stated that one of you is the kidnapper."
Whispers can be heard throughout the crowd of the heroes. I think I might know the kidnapper, I'm the kidnapper. But Dash already left my house right? So the kidnapper couldn't be me. Maybe Dash got lost on his way or something.
"Until we found the kidnapper nobody is allowed to exit the area."
That could be a problem. I gotta find Dash. There are many cameras in the building, sneaking is almost impossible, almost. I grabbed a fire extinguisher near me and threw it to one of the heroes in the crowd. He immediately went mad and starting to punch other heroes. The whole crowd started to fight each other. There were some heroes who got out of the crowd. All of the camera turns to the crowd. I walked to the parking lot outside of the HQ.
My phone rang, It's a call from Dash. How did he get my number?
"Dash? How did you get my number? More importantly, where the **** are you right now? Zoltan said you were kidnapped."
"Hey, listen to me man. I'm at the meeting location of the terrorist at the. I discovered that they're gonna bomb the whole place."
"Bomb? That building is resistant to nuclear blast."
"The bomb is stronger than a nuclear. They're gonna bomb the whole city!"
"Oh, shi*. I didn't sign up for this. Why did you call me instead of your friends."
"I don't have a ****ing friend. You gotta get here RIGHT NOW!"
"Ok, ok. Where are you?"
"I'm at the mall. They're gonna meet near it. Palm Street. ASAP right now."
"Sh*t. That's my house! I'm coming."
I went to the mall. Dash is on the rooftop watching the terrorists with a binocular. Dash stared at me and gave me the "Come up here" signal.
I went up to the rooftop of the mall. The terrorists are meeting near my house. Dash looked worried, judging by the look of his mouth. He wears a red half-masks.
"What took you so long? They're about to start the countdown."
"Sh*t. Got a plan?"
"Yeah. I suggest you-"
"I got a better one don't worry. You'll distract some of them to fight you. I'll do my part don't worry."
"Listen to my plan first."
"Just go."
"Ugh, Fine. It's your funeral."
He immediately ran to the terrorists and fought them. The terrorists have some kind of stun gun. Dash is immediately knocked out. That was a bad idea.
I ran up to the terrorists to rescue Dash. The terrorists pointed the stun gun at me.
"Just leave man. This ain't your trouble."
"Actually, It is."
The terrorist shot me with the stun gun. I felt a great amount of pain. That didn't stop me from punching the shooter though. They started using a gun instead. This'll be troublesome. All of them shot me, but I dodged it like Neo from matrix. Like a boss.
I grabbed my Baton and knocked all of them with one swing. Again, Like a boss!
I immediately ranked up to Rank D 599. My salary also became 5000 Dollars every action. That's...Nice. I poked Dash to see if he wakes up. He didn't. It must've been lethal.
I carried him again to my house. He's a troublesome guy, always getting knocked out every time he fights. I light one of my cigarettes, waiting for the next chapter.