The Secret Protector

Chapter 9

He was not merely Knife Man, he was Metal Man! He could create anything using metal. This explained why our hands didn't burn inspite of having metal welded over our wrists. And how he produced the knife and also why the gun didn't fall off his hand. But how was this possible? These are not exactly thoughts that should cross one's mind before being shot. BANG! He shot the bullet at us. I dodged it and luckily so did the girl. He was about to shoot another one whe the thirty year old guy told us to follow him. We dashed towards a room, entered it and sealed the titanium door. "This is the inventing room. After he shot the bullet, I pulled it out of the wall. We can examine it here to determine what metal it is."said the man. He grabbed a device that I had never seen before. "What is that?" I asked. "Its an invention of the agency. It is called a Substance Identifier. We invent too you know."said the man. As he placed the bullet in front of the device's screen, a green coloured laser was emitted by the device. It processed information for 3 seconds only to display the words 'SUBSTANCE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED'. "Huh, thats weird. This device contains data about every existing substance." He scanned again but to no avail. He seemed to be very surprised. Then I said "Maybe its a new compound. Or element." "You could be right but that is highly unlikely" said the man. "But how do we defeat him?" asked the girl. I answered "If it is metal, it may be magnetic. Is there an electromagnet here? You know a big and powerful one." "No not really" said the man. "What sort of an inventing room doesn't have an electromagnet?" asked the girl. "You have a point but right now we should be concerned about making one. Where are the supplies kept?" I said.    "I'll get it. You two wait here." said the man. As soon as he went off, we noticed the banging of the door which had become inaudible to us while the discussion was going on. It didn't sound like the door was going to hold for long. metal Man's metal must be extremely strong. We soon received a large iron sheet along with a long copper wire. We initiated our plan. Winding the wire on the 10 foot sheet was very time consuming and the door was not certainly strengthening itself over time. In about ten minutes, we attached our creation to the ceiling using a chain. Our winding had been carried out proficiently because it was no longer possible to see the iron even though the wire was very fine in respect to the sheet's size. We then connected the copper wire to a high voltage socket. Finally, with a deep breath, I went over to the door to greet either death or life by opening it but the man broke through before my action transpired, using a barrel gun and metal claws. He seemed infuriated, more now than ever. And he was not exactly the happiest individual one may come across, so I really hoped that our plan would work. As the man attacked me, the girl activated our device. Our iron sheet magnetized and the Metal Man.......