Superheroes Page #7

MY HOUSE,

OR F***ING THROW

A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

IN MY YARD OR SOMETHING.

MY DAD DOESN'T LIKE

ME BEING A REAL-LIFE

SUPERHERO AT ALL.

WHEN HE FOUND OUT,

HE JUST WAS PRETTY UPSET.

HE'S VERY MUCH

AGAINST IT.

AND HE WANTS ME TO--

WANTS ME TO QUIT.

Mr. Xtreme's dad:

VERY DANGEROUS,

AND I KEEP TELLING HIM,

"YOU NEED TO STOP."

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU

HAVE A BULLETPROOF VEST

OR WHATEVER PROTECTION

YOU HAVE.

ALL IT TAKES:

IS ONE GOOD SHOT,

AND YOU'RE DONE.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A CALL

AT 2:
30 IN THE MORNING

AND THEN GO:

IDENTIFY THE BODY.

THAT'S WHAT

I DON'T WANT.

Mr. Xtreme:

I'M TRYING TO OPERATE

WITH LESS SPACE,

SO I CAN HAVE:

MORE MONEY TO SPEND.

SO I'M GONNA BE KIND OF

CAMPING OUT IN A VAN.

THE MONEY THAT I WON'T BE

SPENDING ON RENT--

I'M GONNA BE USING IT

TO PAY FOR EQUIPMENT,

PRINTING, AND MORE MONEY

INTO MY TRAINING NEEDS.

Mr. Xtreme's mom:

I DIDN'T THINK MY SON

IS A SUPERHERO.

SOMEONE SAID,

"HE'S A FOOL."

I DON'T THINK HE'S

NEITHER SUPERHERO OR A FOOL.

TO ME, HE'S JUST

A SIMPLE PERSON.

HE KNOWS:

HOW TO GIVE,

BUT HE NEVER KNOWS

HOW TO ASK FOR HELP

FOR HIMSELF.

AND THAT'S IT.

WHEN YOU'RE A MAN

THAT'S HAD AS MANY INJURIES

THAT I'VE HAD,

YOU KNOW,

YOU DESERVE A BEER.

I'VE HAD MORE INJURIES

THAN EVEL KNIEVEL,

AND HE'S ALL WASHED UP

AND DEAD NOW.

BUT GUESS WHAT.

MASTER LEGEND'S NOT.

( grunts )

I REALLY DON'T LIKE TO HAVE

A LOT OF WEAPONS...

BECAUSE I'VE GOT

SPIRITUAL POWERS

BEYOND THAT OF ORDINARY

MORTAL PEOPLE.

BUT STILL, THOUGH,

I DO CARRY:

A FEW WEAPONS AROUND.

THIS CAME:

FROM NEUROCYBE'X.

MY GOOD FRIEND:

NEUROCYBE'X

GAVE ME THIS.

SUPERHEROES, UNLESS THEY

HAPPEN TO ALSO BE

A POLICE OFFICER,

ARE NOT TRAINED:

LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.

I THINK THAT CARRYING WEAPONS

IS A BAD IDEA.

THIS LOOKS LIKE:

AN INNOCENT ENOUGH

FLASHLIGHT.

THROW A SWITCH--

90,000-VOLT STUN GUN.

I DO LIKE TO KNOW

WHAT I'M WORKING WITH.

I HAVE BEEN:

MACED BEFORE.

IT'S UNPLEASANT.

I HAVE BEEN TASED

BY MY OWN STUN GUN BEFORE--

AGAIN, EQUALLY UNPLEASANT.

16" BATONS.

AND I WILL PULL THESE

AND DEFEND MYSELF

AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S

IN THE AREA WITH THEM.

THIS IS A NICE LITTLE

RING I CREATED:

CALLED:

"THE PHARAOH'S FIRE"--

FOR DISTRACTION.

THIS HERE:

IS THE IRON FIST--

THE IRON FIST,

CAPABLE OF DEMOLISHING

MANY THINGS.

Zimmer:

AN AVERAGE MILITARY

TACTICAL FLASHLIGHT,

A REALLY REALLY BRIGHT ONE,

WILL BE 100-115 LUMENS.

THIS GOES UP TO:

500 LUMENS.

THIS COULD BE A REALLY GOOD

DISTRACTION TOOL.

BEAR MACE IS ACTUALLY

WAY STRONGER:

THAN C.N. OR O.C.

OR C.S.

AND THE REASON I LIKE

A BIG CAN OF IT:

IS BECAUSE YOU GET

MUCH MORE DISTANCE.

I'VE COME ACROSS THINGS

THAT I CAN'T SEE VERY WELL.

MY EYES ARE:

GOING ON ME.

THIS LASER--

IT'S A 3A LASER.

- SONIC GRENADE.

- ( beeping )

I HAVE THE NEW:

TIGERLIGHT T100.

A MINI-BLOWTORCH,

AIR HORN.

I ACTUALLY INCORPORATE

SOME TOOTSIE ROLLS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WHAT IT BASICALLY DOES

IS TURN A SERIES OF

FLASHING LIGHTS:

AND PLUGS IT IN:

RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES.

AND THEY PULSE:

IN BRAINWAVE FREQUENCIES.

PEPPER SPRAY.

MACE PEPPER GUN.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE

MY SNAKE LIGHT IS

DEAD RIGHT NOW.

Super Hero:

KEEP IT ON THE SIDE

OF YOUR RIG.

IT DOESN'T GET IN THE WAY,

BUT WHEN YOU NEED IT TO,

OUT IT COMES:

LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE WHEN I:

SHOOT YOU, WHEN I--

AN ICE CUBE:

THROUGH YOUR HEAD,

AND IT MELTS AWAY,

WELL, I DON'T THINK

THERE'S MUCH

PEOPLE GONNA BE ABLE

TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

DON'T TEMPT ME,

'CAUSE I WILL DO IT.

Zimmer:
RIGHT NOW

THE NEW YORK INITIATIVE

IS TRYING TO TRAIN

AND GET READY AND PREPARE.

PREPARATION IS:

REALLY IMPORTANT

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT

A LOT OF PEOPLE SKIP OVER.

T.S.A.F.:

WE'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS.

WE'RE NOT PEOPLE

THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED

TO DO THIS SORT OF WORK.

THIS IS-- THIS IS

ALL GROUNDBREAKING.

THIS IS ALL THE FIRST TIME

IT'S BEEN DONE THIS WAY.

AND WE'RE LEARNING.

ALL RIGHT, OW.

- YOU OKAY?

- YEAH. NO BLOOD.

T.S.A.F.:

I THINK IT STARTS

WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.

WHEN PEOPLE BEGIN

TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY

FOR THEMSELVES,

THEN I THINK:

WE CAN SEE CHANGE.

REMEMBER, TONIGHT

ONLY USE CODE NAMES--

Z, LUCID,

T.S.A.F., ZIMMER--

NOTHING ELSE.

NO REAL NAMES.

( radio chirps )

Lucid over radio:

10-4.

( dogs barking )

( speaking over radio )

Lucid:

JESUS CHRIST.

( Lucid sighs )

Z:

Everybody copy that?

T.S.A.F.:

Copy.

Zimmer:

Copy.

I THINK:

WE SHOULD TAKE A LEFT

AND START HEADING WEST.

THERE'S JUST NO PEOPLE

OUT HERE, MAN.

( sighs )

IT'S TAKING A LONG TIME

TO CATCH ANY KIND OF GROUND.

Z:

Test test test.

Lucid:

COPY.

HE'S GONNA HIT THAT--

OH, HE'S GONNA HIT

THAT F***ING CAR.

YEP.

GOD DAMN.

GET HIS LICENSE PLATE.

GUYS, GOT 8--

GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD.

Z:

Get his f***ing

plate number.

T.S.A.F.:

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT?

Lucid:

That Land Rover

right there, guys,

that just passed you

taking a right--

GET HIS LICENSE PLATE.

HE JUST HIT THIS CAR

OVER HERE.

THIS LAND ROVER?

HE TOOK A RIGH OVER THIS WAY.

ARE YOU--

ARE YOU OKAY?

Zimmer:

THIS GUY WAS REALLY ANGRY.

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST

IF HE WAS NOT DRIVING TONIGHT,

IF HE WAS ALREADY SIDESWIPING

A VEHICLE.

( mumbling

unintelligibly )

- T.S.A.F.:
YOU NEED TO

PICK UP SOME DRUGS?

- YEAH.

- YOU'RE NOT DOING

ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

- I HAVE TO GO NOW.

Zimmer:

WE CALLED THE POLICE TWICE.

WE GAVE A DESCRIPTION

OF THE VEHICLE,

LICENSE PLATES.

- STANHOPE AND

CENTRAL AVENUE?

- Lucid:
YES.

Zimmer:

THEY SAID THEY WERE SENDING

A PATROL VEHICLE OVER.

FINALLY A COP CAR

CAME BY:

AFTER I CALLED:

THE SECOND TIME.

YO!

WE TRIED TO FLAG THEM DOWN,

BUT THEY ROLLED RIGHT ON BY.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN STOP.

SO THAT WAS:

REALLY FRUSTRATING.

AT THIS POINT WE KNEW

THAT THE POLICE:

WEREN'T GOING TO BE RELIABLE

FOR THIS SITUATION.

SO WE GOT:

CONSENT FROM THE GUY

TO TAKE HIS KEYS.

I'M GONNA MAIL THEM

BACK TO HIM TOMORROW.

- I'M CALLING YOU RIGHT NOW.

- NO, GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER.

- ( cell phone rings )

- I'M CALLING YOU. SEE?

NOW YOU HAVE MY NUMBER.

YOU CAN CALL ME.

I'M GONNA MAIL YOU

YOUR KEYS, ALL RIGHT?

SHH.

ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT,

BROTHER.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

- TAKE CARE.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU TOO.

Zimmer:

AS FAR AS I KNOW,

HE'S PASSED OUT IN HIS CAR

SAFE AND SOUND,

NOT DRIVING DRUNK TONIGHT.

IS HE OKAY?

YOU'RE MAILING

THE GUY'S KEYS BACK

TO HIM TOMORROW, RIGHT?

Zimmer:

YES.

PROBABLY SAVED HIS LIFE

AND SOMEONE ELSE'S.

Mr. Xtreme:

THERE'S A LOT OF-- A LOT

OF BAD APPLES AROUND HERE.

YOU KNOW, AND THIS AREA'S

NOT NECESSARILY BAD,

BUT YOU HAVE, LIKE,

A LOT OF THESE--

A LOT OF THESE:

SLIMEBALLS AND,

YOU KNOW, SLEAZE BUCKETS

THAT DRIVE AROUND

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE

TO PREY ON.

THIS DIRT LOT--

A LOT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS--

THEY USE IT AS A SHORTCUT.

BACK IN OCTOBER:

OF LAST YEAR:

A YOUNG FEMALE:

COLLEGE STUDENT:

WAS FOLLOWED:

BY SIX MEN.

THEY PINNED HER DOWN

AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER.

I MYSELF-- I WISH

I WAS THERE THAT NIGHT.

THIS SENSELESS VIOLENCE

LIKE THIS--

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