Hero 3:Criminal

Don't Do It

I gave all of them their own unique training schedule depending on what they needed to work on more. A long the way I learnt more and more about them. We even knew each others names now. Also sometimes we didn't wear masks but I didn't allow that to happen all the time. They all needed to get used to wearing the masks in hard situations. So Armed Knuckles name was Flynn, Heavy Step's was Adam and Silence was Tyler. Tyler actually started talking to us a bit. Mostly still staying silent but here and there would say something. Which I think is good. Me and Roxanne were still flirting with each other and all that stuff but there was never a sign of us having an actual relationship. I noticed one night while training she was different. I don't know why but I could feel it. She left early and I followed. What was going on. She knew she shouldn't be out alone like this. It's too dangerous. She started going towards the area where all the druggies and criminals live. I was watching her from above jumping from roof top to roof top. She went into an alleyway and pulled her costume out of her backpack. She put it on and kept walking. Then it all came to me. She was going to find the person that killed her brother. I couldn't let this happen she is going to get herself killed this way. The night was cold and it was raining so not the safest time to be jumping roofs. I couldn't let that stop me I had to catch up with Roxanne. While jumping to one roof I miss judged the space between the buildings. I jumped to short. I tried grabbing the edge of the roof but it was wet and slippery.

"SHIIIIIIIIIITTTTT." I screamed as I was falling luckily it wasn't a tall building. I landed on my shoulder and it hurt like hell. To make it worse I landed right behind Roxanne. Even the best of the best mess up sometimes.

"Oh hey I was just trying to glide like Batman but uh forgot my cape." I said. By the look on her face she obviously wasn't in the mood to be laughing. More like the mood to straight up slap me in the face.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" She asked.

"What am I doing here? Well I'm lying on the ground of course. Something wrong with your eye's." I joked.

"I'm not in the mood for your stupid jokes." She commented then started walking again.

"Ouch that hurt my ego. OK wait I followed you because you seemed stressed like your mind was focused on something else and you were worried. As I kept following I realised what was happening. You are after the guy that killed him aren't you. Well I can help." I explained to her. As I got up and followed behind her.

"No this is something I need to do myself but I appreciate you helping." She replied. Still waking in front of me.

"Not if it could end with you killed. You don't know what you are about to walk into. You are very unprepared and untrained. So at least let me help you. I'll let you have who ever killed your brother all to yourself but let me help get to him." I compromised.

"Fine you can come, I don't think I have a choice anyway. Just whatever you do don't get in my way." She agreed.

So we made our way to an apartment building. We walked in and this place basically made mine look like a Palace. As soon as we walked in eyes were all over us. There were guys that looked dirty as possible. They were obviously using drugs. I noticed most of them had guns. Who knows what some of these guys have done. I couldn't start anything as much as I wanted to I was outnumbered. It'd probably end with both me and Roxanne getting killed. The elevator was broken so we had to walk a whole seven stories to get to the apartment. Let's just get in there and get out should be easy. We got to the apartment and I knocked on the door. No answer. I knocked again even louder. Yet still no answer. I lied flat on the ground and peeked into the room from the bottom of the door. I noticed people in the front room.

"Are you one hundred percent sure this is the right place." I asked Roxanne in a whisper so nobody hears.

"Yea this is his place. I heard he's trying to stay low for a bit that's probably why he isn't answering the door." She whispered back.

"HOUSE KEEPING." I yelled as I got my foot up to kick the door. I kicked it and broke the wood keeping it shut. The door swung open and a kid about 12 years old runs out. On his way out he snatches my belt from my waist. I needed that belt for my costume plus it has some cool stuff that Wade added to it when he made the belt. I ran after him leaving Roxanne without even thinking about her. The kid started getting down the stairs. The stairs were spiralling down so I just jumped from the top to the layer bellow. Landing straight in front of him. I grabbed him and took the belt out of his hand. He obviously just needs money to survive in this area. I don't blame him for trying to steal it. It's the kind of world he has grown up in. So I grabbed about fifty dollars out of the wallet part of my belt. I gave it to him and motioned him to get out of here. Its not much but it'll help him out. I ran back upstairs to the apartment. I walked in and saw Roxanne. She was pointing a gun at some guy. If I had to guess he'd be the guy that killed her brother.

"What are you doing." I asked scared to what might happen. I have to be careful with what I say. Anything could trigger her to pull the trigger. If this guy is smart he'll shut the hell up and let me do the taking.

"This is the guy that killed my brother HE DESERVES TO DIE. SO DON'T STOP ME."Roxanne starting yelling.

"He may deserve it but as soon as you kill him you are as bad as him. There's better ways of doing this. Killing isn't the right option. It's not going to make you feel better trust me. I've been there. So please don't do it." I calmly said. She was shaking and all over the place. She doesn't know what to do. Which could be dangerous.

"ARGH." She started screaming and then BANG.