Chase rocketed off of the roof using the smaller buildings as landing pads until her reached the ground, and made his way toward the bomb blast. And soon he stood right in the middle of Times Square, there were body’s everywhere, strewn about around the blast radius, Ten yards. To his right a mother lay dead clinging to her child, who itself was barely clinging to life. Next to her an old woman lay with her husband, and there were over a hundred just like them scattered all around, those that weren’t where screaming and crying. It was horrifying. And he was looking at the man responsible. He felt his jaw clench together, and he felt his fingers turn metallic as he drew his claws.

 

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There was ringing everywhere, Jason thought his head was about to explode. Shakily he stood up, his body was covered in blood and bruises. He thought he had been far enough away from the blast, but apparently he was just close enough to get a little. Still, he was a lot better off than everyone else. Sadly he looked back. And his heart stopped.

 

Before he could do anything, the red and black figure pinned him to the building behind him,

 

“AAAAGGHGH!!!!” He screamed, but out of the screaming of everyone else, no one seemed to notice. He felt the cracking of his vertebra on the hard wall behind him.

 

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Slash burned with anger as he dug his blades into the shoulders of the man, lifting him off the ground. His eyes were cold, he was going to rip this pathetic human to shreds.

 

Before the man could even say one more word, Slash lifted him and threw him like a rock to the middle of the blast radius

 

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“AAGGH!!”

 

The hot concrete burned as it as it hit his back, singeing his clothes. Jason looked up, and of course, he was there, standing over him, each of his fingers was a deadly weapon, capable of ripping his throat out in a single swipe. He had been briefed on him. Slash. In an instant it brought its claws right up to the man’s throat, then stopped, the cold eyes of the mask, piercing into the eyes of Jason, the man that had just caused so much death. And Jason looked back.

 

“p-please” he pleaded “I have a family”. He desperately hoped that maybe that would make this monster spare him, maybe he could rea-

 

“AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!” He screamed!! He looked down at his chest, it was now covered in blood and Slash was now even closer.

 

“WHAT did you just say!?” He yelled, but somehow Jason did not feel like it was a question

 

“I’m sorry!!” Jason immediately tried to respond. Too late, as Chase violently pulled him from the ground, and in a speed just safe enough for a normal person, instantly transferred to the top of the building he had, just a moment ago pinned him against, and threw him to the gravel roof.

 

Jason landed face first on the rough surface, his chest was now stinging and bleeding profusely, but of course the pain didn’t stop there. Before he even had time to recover he was lifted up and shoved head first over the side, so that he had a perfectly clear view of what was a minute ago Times Square.

 

“AGH!” He tried to scream, but Chase knocked the wind out of him before he could.

 

“LOOK AT IT!” It yelled holding Jason’s head and facing it straight down to see the carnage he had created. All with the press of a stupid button. “There were families down there as well, in fact, EVER SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE HAD FAMILIES AS WELL.” It roared “then it leaned in closer so that Jason would hear what it was about to say. “And you murdered every single one of them.” Jason’s heart sank. It was true.

 

“AAAGG!!” He choked as he was suddenly and forcibly thrown over the side of the building and violently pulled to a stop. He looked up, Slash held him, in an extremely strong grip, by his wrist over the edge of the building. Helplessly Jason tried to struggle, but Slash, or whatever that thing was, didn’t even sway, it only stared down at him, emanating anger.

 

“So” it finished “calmly” “why should I treat you any differently, family man” his words dripped with venom.

 

Jason’s mind flooded with panic, if he said what he was supposed to, it would kill him for sure, but the consequences would reach far beyond him if he didn’t. So with a deep breath he answered.

 

“Because that’s not what hero’s do.”

 

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Chase’s eyes widened. Effortlessly he swung the man back onto the hard gravel of the roof, causing the man, to once more let out an annoying yell.

 

“WHAT DID YOU SAY!?” Chase demanded, his body flooding with a different kind of anger. And out of the corner of his eye, he could have sworn that he saw something dark fly by. But he didn’t have time right now.

 

Shakily, the small man got to his feet once more.

 

“B-Because that’s not what hero’s do”

 

Chase clenched his fist.

 

“Crap”

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Tech looked over at his computer, the “update” was ready, and thanks to his little distraction, Chase would not be monitoring the satellites. Carefully he put down, the now finished cup of scotch, and hovered his finger over the enter button.

 

“Darla, are the scanners ready?” he asked over his shoulder

 

“Yes sir” she replied “They just started”

 

Tech smiled, it was rare a plan went this well. But sadly it would surely not stay this way.

 

“Well then, I’d better start” he laughed. Then his finger pressed the button.

 

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Chase rocket back into his apartment slamming the door behind him, and ripping off his mask as he ran up to his laptop.

 

“A distraction! That’s all it was!?” Chase yelled, her was furious “Tech made someone kill over a hundred people for a distraction!!” this was a whole new level.

 

“A distraction from what?!” Shadow cut in

 

“That!” Chase replied pointing to the laptop screen

 

The satellites just upped their frequency

 

“Looks like it didn’t work” Shadow noted

 

“Shut up Shadow!” Chase demanded much to Shadow’s annoyance

 

Quickly Chase closed his eyes and listened… He still couldn’t hear it! He opened his eyes and looked down, sure enough the screen was reading that the level of decibels just went up, by quite a lot.

 

“This can’t be good.” he moaned