Part 6
“STOP HIM!” The chief called out.
The
police pulled their weapons, but before anyone could shoot, the
cloaked man took down two more.
“Stop!”
Gar yelled and then stood with his wings spread out to protect the
people behind him.
The
man held his bow with the arrow ready to fire at Gar, “Ah, if it
isn’t BADGE’S pet statue.”
The
Police Chief called out, “Who are you and what do you want?”
“From
you...nothing. Your people were perfect bait so I could test this
weapon on a real hero. Sad that BADGE only sends dregs to come
investigate me.”
Chase
asked, “What do you want with Cupid's bow? Why are you stealing
legendary artifacts?”
He
trained his bow on Chase, “Ah, the one I saw looking into my past
from the future. An amazing power you have.”
Chase
had blades in her hands, ready to throw them, “Yeah. It helps me
with my work. Now, hand over the bow and I won’t stab you in the
eyes.”
“I
don’t think so.” He fired.
Gar
jumped and met the arrow before it could hit Chase. She flipped
around him and threw her blades. Her aim was perfect, and her bluff
worked, she hit him in the shoulder while he moved to avoid being
stabbed in the face.
The
man held a wounded arm as his cloak became a black cloud and he
evaporated away. The remnant of fabric also turned to smoke and
vanished.
“Where
did he go?” The chief asked.
Chase
shook her head, “I don’t know.” then she remembered her hero,
“GAR!” he stood there, feeling his chest. “Are you okay?”
“I
am fine. Arrow vanished when it hit. No harm to me.”
She
felt something strange in her as she looked at this man, “Why did
you do that? It could have hurt you. That is some kind of magic bow.”
“I
did not know if it would hurt me or not. I only protect you, it would
most certainly have hurt you.”
“I
don’t understand.”
Gar
smiled, “Being a hero means sometimes you think of others first.”
The
Chief of Police marched over to them. “Will someone tell me what’s
going on?”
Chase
pulled out a communicator, “That guy is the mastermind behind the
hostage situation. But, he’s gone and I doubt he’ll be returning.
You take care of your people, leave him to BADGE.”
“I
will inform the governor. He’ll want to hear this from BADGE.”
“You
do that.” Chase walked away as she turned on the comm, “BADGE,
come in.”
Nova
came through, “Chase? Why isn’t Gar...”
“No
time. We found Cupids Bow, that cloaked man still has it and he is
long gone. We saw him vanish away. But, I think I know where he’s
going. We’ll head that way.”
“No.
We have bigger problems over here. Get back to HQ at once!”
“Wait
just a minute. I’m here to get the bow, I am not one of your
robots!”
“Chase,
don’t argue with me.”
“I...”
she stopped when Gar wavered and fell to one knee. “Gar!”
“I’m
okay.”
“No,
you’re not.” She held the comm up again, “Alright, we’re
coming back right now.”
0 Comments