Midnight Mystery

Episode 4: Rick

Date:  August/ 30/ 2025                                     Writer: RL

During one of our patrol, I decided to ask something, ¨ Christian, I have a few questions for you. ¨

¨ Sure, what's your question? ¨ he said with a smile.

¨ How did you heal your hands? ¨ I asked, remembering when Christian's hands were stabbed.

¨ I just rewound my hand too when they were not injured, that's all, ¨ he said with a smile on his face.

¨ But didn't you say your power was stopping time, ¨ I asked, remembering when he told me his powers.

¨ Well yeah but that is not the only thing that I can do, ¨ he says with a smile.

¨ So you can rewind yourself, stop time, and have super strength, ¨ I say listing what I think his powers.

¨ Super strength? I don't have super strength, ¨ he said, confusedly.

¨ Then how did you punch the black hair and the dirty blond so hard? ¨ I asked.

¨ Well the dirty blond one I just stopped time and flicked him a lot, but the black hair one I punched him with lightning from my fist," he says with a smile.

¨ You can punch with lightning, ¨ I say surprised.

¨ Oh, not just that," he said with a smile as he lifted one of his hands to the sky and then suddenly lightning shot from his hand reaching up into the sky.

¨ Wow, ¨ I said, amazed by what just happened.

¨ Ya cool but the consequence is that it wastes energy, ¨ he says with a smile well shrugging.

¨ What do you mean by ¨ it wastes energy? ¨ I say, confused about what he meant.

¨ Well my powers work like a battery, each ability takes a different amount of energy, when I run out of energy I pass out, it takes time for it to recharge, ¨ he said.

¨ So how long will it take for the lightning to charge, ¨ I say wondering how long it takes.

¨ about three min-, ¨ Christian says before he gets cut off by a buff vampire punching him in the face sending him flying into a fence and most likely knocking him out.

¨ Christian, ¨ I shout, worried that he could not be ok.

¨ Finally a good thing to eat, ¨ the buff vampire said with more vampires showing up. I ran over to where Christian was at and stood between them.

¨ What are you doing, ¨ I said angrily.

¨ Getting our snack that is standing behind you, ¨ one of the vampires said evilly.

¨ He is not food, ¨ I said even angrily.

¨ That is all humans are, and the best food, ¨ another vampire said evilly. All that was going through my head was that Christian was right in a way. I then unsheathe my katana and got in a fighting stance.

¨ I will not let you kill him, ¨ I said angrily.

¨ And what are you going to do, ¨ another vampire said with an evil smile.

¨ I'll kill you all were you stand, ¨ I said, rushing at them. I dodged, stabbed, and killed all of the vampires only leaving me covered with blood of the army of vampires that know lay lifeless on the ground exempt of one. ¨ You are the last one left, ¨ I say out of breath and then turn to the buff vampire.

¨ Wow you're skilled, ¨ the buff vampire said. ¨ But physically strong, are you? ¨ he said, running at me and throwing a punch at me with brass knuckles on his hands. I then blocked his punch with my katana, but the buff vampire was so strong that the katana flew back and hit me in the head causing me to let out a grunt in pain. He then tries to uppercut me, but I dodge by flying into the sky. When he sees my wings, he trembles in fear. ¨ No, through's wings, it can't be, I have to leave before he kills me, ¨ the buff vampire said fast and scared.