Gadget's New Mission

Eventful Metropolis

We continue to catch our breaths as we reminisce about everything that has happened. That was insane... I don't want anyone else to suffer like that... That was just inhumane.

"Thank god we're out of there! What happened?! What did you even do?"

I look over to the crow as I talk. "He... gave me back my grapple hook... he took off my cuffs..." My voice cracks slightly as I continue. "and he told me to strangle him..."

"What?! Why would he-"

"He could've lead us all to victory with his fiery rage! I'm clearly inferior to him! He just won't accept it... Trust me, you'll soon come around... I know you will, it happens to all of us."

I look him dead in the eyes. "I will NEVER become what you and your cronies are! Savages! All of you! Pillaging and murdering for nothing more than pleasure! Pillaging and murdering for sport! You're part of the evil in this world that should be banished to the depths of hell for what you've done! I'm a lot of things, but I'm not a psychopath, I'm not a bandit, and I'm NOT a killer! YOU WON'T MAKE ME KILL YOU!!!" I throw him to the side, out of breath and exhausted, but still fuming with anger...

Mighty comes to me and calmly whispers to me. "He won't be a free man ever again. We can jail him up at Capital City. We'll make sure he never comes into contact with anyone ever again..."

"That's definitely for the best..."

"And... also... your parents might be there too..."

"I suppose... It wouldn't hurt to check" Wow... I had completely forgotten about our search for my parents... That trip we had I guess was just that extreme for us... "You know your way around the city?"

"I know enough."

"Alright. So we have our next objective. We might want to go now. Just in case they find us here eventually."

"Yeah, I agree. I do not want to get caught and chained up again..."

I slowly nod at Mighty. We grab the crow and we begin our tedious walk to Capital City. With my hook being used to keep our crow friend from escaping, we'll have to take the long way...

It feels like an eternity before we start to see the city itself. My eyes light up. I forgot how clean and slick this place looked. More memories come jogging back. Operation Big Wave... The terrain and gravity being manipulated by Infinite. It's crazy to experience that and It's perplexing to think about... We did what we could, but Infinite essentially diminished any chance we had at succeeding. Even after my fight with him, our army was already out of the city. I wonder if Mighty knew about it...

"Mighty? Have you heard of our attack at Capital City?"

"Only by name... I don't know what actually happened. What was it like? You guys were wiped out, weren't you?"

I tell everything to him enthusiastically. It was oddly enjoyable to tell this story to Mighty, someone with no prior knowledge of the event. It might have been a defeat for us, but we still won in the end. Knock us down and we get back up. That's how we roll.

That story session kept us distracted long enough to finally reach Capital City without any further complaints. The buildings are still very modern and futuristic in terms of their looks. People make up most of the streets. With the war over and done with, people could now go back to their daily lives here. It's refreshing to see after everything I've been through.

We start our path to the police station. People seem to be giving us weird looks. I think some people recognized me from my time in the resistance because I got a few smiles and grins directed at me. However, Mighty still has his Infinite mask and robe... Do the people here know about Infinite and what he did to us all? I start worrying, thinking that people will turn on Mighty. He's not a criminal or anything, it's a disguise.