Shadow-Dancer: New Friends, New Chances to Help [ALTERNATE UNIVERSE VERSION]

Chapter 3: Jackieboy Man, Meet Obsidian

*January 2, 2017*

Ob's POV
Anti and I were sitting at the table, playing a game of UNO (we usually stop off at Anti's cabin following our hunting trips to eat the dead criminal's flesh (disgusting I know, but it's kinda a neccessary food for demons)) when we heard something come speeding towards the cabin.

"Ya hear that?" Anti asked.

"Yeah, I hear it," I replied. Whatever it was, it landed in front of the cabin before it knocked on the front door.

"I'll get it," said Anti. He opened the door to reveal a man in a red full-body costume. The man was also wearing a blue mask over his eyes. It was Jackieboy Man.

"Jackie! What are you doing here?" Anti asked.

"Well, I came to check on ya," Jackie said. He walked over to where I was sitting.

"And who might you be?" he asked me.

"Obsidian, but call me Ob," I replied, shaking his hand.

"Well, this place hasn't changed much," he noted.

"Wait. You've been here before?" I asked him.

"Of course he remembers this place. This is Jack's old cabin!" Anti said. I decided to Skype Becca and introduce her to Jackie.

Becca's POV
I was sitting on my bed listening to music when I got a notification from Skype saying that Ob wanted to talk. I accepted the call and was greeted by her beautiful glowing blue irises. Her wings were spread out in a relaxed position.

"Hey, Becca!" she said.

"Hey, Ob! Wish you were coming home sooner." I replied, though I knew that Ob and Anti would be coming back in about an hour.

"Wait a minute... Anti, what on earth are you wearing?" I asked the man in a red full-body costume and blue eye mask.

"I'm not Anti. I'm Jackieboy Man," he corrected me.

"Jackie here is Jack's superhero persona," Ob explained.

"It did seem weird coming home to an empty house," I admitted.

"Well, we share a body with Jack, but we're like brothers," said Jackie.

"'We'?" I asked.

"Yes. Jack has four additional alter egos that you and Ob will undoubtedly meet," Jackie explained.

"Actually, instead of us coming over there, why don't you come over here?" Ob asked.

"That's a great idea! See you in a bit!"

"See you, Becca."

Before I left, I texted Signe, Jack's girlfriend at the time, to tell her that I would be visiting Ob. I then used the portal device that Anti gave me to get to their cabin much faster. Before I could even knock on the door, Ob opened it and embraced me in a tight, sisterly hug. This happened every day, though I didn't mind it because Ob is like a sister to me. Her wings even came out to further pull me into her embrace.

Ob: Aww! Thanks, Becca!

Becca: Can we just continue the story?

Ob: Fine. But the readers should expect something like this in every chapter.

"So, Ob, why did you invite me over here?" I asked her.

"Well, Anti and Jackie wanted to help me harness an ability that all demons have," she explained.

"What ability?" I asked.

"Anti, would ya like to show Becca what Ob is talking about?" Jackie asked.

"I'd be delighted to." Suddenly, green energy began flowing through Anti's hands. He closed his right hand and sent a bolt of energy from his knuckles at a rock, causing the rock to explode.

Ob's POV

"Alright, it's yer turn. Now remember, all ya have to do is concentrate yer power into yer hands," Anti said. I did as instructed and, within a matter of seconds, felt my power flow into my hands. I looked down and saw that blue energy was coming out of my hands in little bursts and sparks. The blue feathers on my wings were also glowing. I decided to aim at another rock.

"Great job! Now, aim one of yer hands at the object you want to fire at, close yer hand into a fist, and send yer energy through yer knuckles at the object." Once again, I did as told. To everyone's surprise, my energy blast was so powerful it turned the rock into dust! I then did a wing-dab.

"Wow! It appears, Ob, that you are more powerful than I am," Anti said.

"Okay. Well, we're ready to go back home," I said.

"You coming, Jackie?" Becca asked.

"Yeah. I have some things I need to do first. I shouldn't be long," Jackie said. Becca, Anti and I went through the portal that she had used to travel to the cabin and ended up in Jack's front room.

Author: Who do you think Becca and Ob will meet next?

Becca: You'll find out!

Ob: But you have to wait until the next chapter!

Song up top is "Echoes" by LFZ.