Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:56:22 -0400 From: mn bbb Subject: Turbo White episode two Ronan laid awake in his top bunk. That was unusual. Usually after transforming had no trouble getting to sleep. Sometimes he would even going to bed before his little brother who was sleeping peacefully beneath him. The attack today was bothering him. He knew demons adopted people, but I had a pick those? Maybe it was just because one of them had been his brother, but it was really bothering him. Although those students but he had selected not just grabbed. Rolling over he turned his tablet on. He'd only been Trouble White for a brief time but at least he had access to the Superhero Net. Logging in he scanned the list to see who else was online. Lockley another one of the demon hunters was online. He sent a message requesting a conversation. Capt. Midnight : you made the news congratulations. Turbo White: thanks but a little worried. My brother found out about me. Capt. Midnight : you sure? Turbo White : yeah I had to rescue him. He can keep it a secret Capt. Midnight : that's good. What's the problem? Turbo White : it could've taken anyone from my school but it didn't just grab it picked. Capt. Midnight : that is worrying. Turbo White : does it mean something? Capt. Midnight : unless you can tell me more I would say there's not enough information. Ronan did his best to summarize the events of the attack while keeping it short. He wished he was more seasoned. Capt. Midnight : I can't say for sure but if you would like someone to come out there and check I could put some feelers out to see who's available. Ronan wasn't sure what feelers meant but he got the idea that someone might come and at least take a look. Turbo White : yes please Capt. Midnight : will do. Ronan let out a small sigh and signed off. Superheroes were everywhere. There wasn't a major city without one, but those who could successfully take down demons were fewer. Fortunately demons can only emerge from a few places seemed where the netherworld and theirs were close together. He didn't really understand it and was pretty sure no one really did. There was where he lived, Bras?lia, someplace in the Australian outback, an island in the Philippines, Istanbul place may be 200 km north of New York City and another place close to Anchorage Alaska. Some of those places only had one others had more people like him. He didn't want not to be a superhero, but he wouldn't mind a little more help. Rolling over he closed his eyes and tried to slow his breathing so he could sleep. Things will look better tomorrow. It was the weekend after all. ***** The Netherworld He stared out at his minions. They bowed before him motionless. They would say that way until he had finished speaking but for now he held his tongue exerting silent authority over them. He knew each one of their names, that was how he had power over them. His eyes wandered over the group before he finally opened his mouth to speak. "Seraphim has failed to me. Felled by a mere child." He sensed the unease as he named their falling colleague. Demons had to be protective of their names. By announcing their falling colleague's name the depth of his failure was pronounced. Demons never really died, they were just reduced. Seraphim would now be one of the lowest of the low when it came back into being. "This is a step back, but not the end. Four of the five still sleep and as long as they do shall be victorious." His eyes flicked over the group more for show to demonstrate his power than actually indecision. He pointed towards two winged creatures twins after a fashion. They were not the strongest but perhaps they were sneaky and clever. They were also both small enough that they could both leave together. "You two shall now be the tip of my spear. Where strength failed intelligence will succeed." He turned his back and behind him he could hear the other stir as they stretched from long-held positions. In their own way they were pathetic, weak and deserving of being ruled. They would never have united in such a large group it wasn't for him. The demon was once human. ***** Earth in a darkened quarter of the city there was a brief but strange occurrence. Under a star filled sky there was a clap of thunder that might have been mistaken for a car backfiring. If somebody had been looking at the right spot at the right time they might've seen a bubble of darkness grow before even more quickly shrinking back into nothingness. Two figure stood there. Almost gargoyle like in their appearance they quickly fluttered away on wings that look tattered and incapable of caring their weight. Finding even more isolated spot they paused and landed at each other. Then there pale dry skin started to move on its own. They looked at each other and if somebody saw them at that moment they would've been struck with terror as wings folded it on themselves and the weird bodies change shape. A chrysalis like structure appeared over them briefly but when it fell away what appeared was even more unsettling. Two children stood there appearing to be 11 or 12 years old. They weren't identical but looked like brothers might. Without a word to the other they turned in unison and started walking. They had reconnaissance work to do.