Fearless.

Chapter 2

I woke up in the middle of the night, my head pounding, and out of breath, which was weird, since I didn't remember even having a nightmare. I got up, shaking my head to clear my thoughts, and went to see if my parents were home yet. I went searching around the house and could not find them. It was as if they had vanished after watching my game. Then I noticed one crucial detail that I had failed to notice before, both cars were home. Which could mean they went on a walk, but nothing was in walking distance that was that important that they went out in the middle of the night to go and get. They also, couldn't have been making a visit to the neighbors, it's kind of rude to make house calls after ten o'clock at night. I ran downstairs into the kitchen and went to dial their phones, and that's when I saw him.

He was tall, with peppered gray hair and a ghastly face. Yet, he looked alive, and full of evil. The thing that scared me the most though, was his bright blue eyes. They didn't have any pupils or sclera, It was just all blue. He wore a grey pinstripe suit, with a bright blue tie and a white cotton shirt. I looked past him and saw  my mom and dad in both tied up in chairs, they were unconscious

" Why, hello Bruce! It's seems you have finally woken up!" He looked straight at me, his eyes seemed to be looking directly into my soul. "Thank goodness!" he said cheerfully "I was afraid we would have to do this in the morning. But lucky me, we can do this right now."  He said with a devilish grin.

My eyes bulged and I yelled "Let my parents go!" as I charged him, which was incredibly stupid, since I don't know how to fight.

"Do we really have to do this right now?" he sighed and lifted his right arm back and proceeded to punched me in the face, forcing my bottum to meet the tiled floor of the kitchen.

" Now, where were we?" he said shaking the hand he had just punched me with "Ah, yes, how silly of me, I didn't even mention my name!" he then bowed, grinning evilly and said "My name, my dear Bruce, is Cecrops."

" What do you want?" I yelled from the floor, "Take whatever you want, anything!" I said gesturing to everything in my household with a wave of my hands. "Just leave me and my parents alone!"

"Ah well, you see, it's not that simple, I need your parents. You won't do a thing if I don't have them.  I need you to find something, or someone, for me." He looked at me  and stood up straight,and the started pacing.

"Why do you want me to do this? I'm just a normal kid."

" Ah, but see you, my friend" he pointed at me with his long curved finger "aren't normal, not even close. You have amazing abilities." he leaned in close to my ear and whispered "But you don't know that, do you?" he then got up and started pacing around the kitchen "Well, I'll tell you. You can fly, and not only that, but you have super strength too! " 

I couldn't believe it. He was insane. I definatlly did not have any superpowers. and then I started to think about football, how I could throw farther than anyone else, and then the tree outside never had a hole in it. Not until I ran in to it. Maybe he wasn't so insane.

" How do you even know that? I have never experienced any of that. Ever." I lied, praying he wouldn't notice.

" If you take notice of my beautiful eyes," he pointed at the blue puplis of his eyes "they can sense these things. They see people in different colors, for example, take your parents. They have no powers, so they are white. People with powers are different colors. You are blue and red. Super strength and flight, just like Superman."

"Superman has other powers."

The man turned turned around, lookins annoyed. "Oh, shut up. Your just like my daughter. Who in fact you will be looking for! Now here another neat trick of mine!"

"Wait, what?" I asked as he leaned closer. He placed his hand on my forehead, and I go the sudden ugre to close my eyes, so I did. When they closed animage of a little girl popped into my head. She had red hair blue eyes, and a face full of freckles.

"Of course," he said as he pulled his hand away from my head," She's much older and probably has powers I don't know of. I believe she is your age now." I shook my head trying to figure out what just happened.

" When was the last time you saw her?" I said rubbing my head.

" 10 years ago? I can't recall." he waved his hand dismissively.

" Then why, all of the sudden, do you want me to find her?"

" Don't think I haven't been looking for her, because I have. But I haven't gotten anywhere." he turned away looking out the window to my kitchen "She is very resourceful. She won't expect you. I must go, I'm very tried." he spoke quietly, he then turned back to me "Drop her off at Buena Vista Park in San Francisco.I'll give you back your parents there."  He said  as he walked towards my parents.

" Wait, how am I going to find her? I don't even know where to begin! How do I know you'll keep your end of the deal?"

"I feel you will run into her, she likes to look for people like you. Oh! Your parents bought you this lovely Camaro. I suggest you use that to get started, and I will keep my end of our agreement, you will get your parents back." he turned to leave placing his hands on my parents shoulders,

"Where are you going?" I asked "You have no car."

" And for my last trick. " he said with a grin, Cecrops grabbed on to my parents and disappeared.