The Day Part 9

"Alex get up. You can't let him steal the suit."

The other wheeled around and laughed at Eddie. "Shut up Eddie. I wouldn't be this close to my goal without you, so I really don't want to hurt you. But I will..if you force me to. And you are close to forcing me."

"Damn you. I wish I'd never gone out that night. All this would have been avoided."

"Fool, it's too late now. I have the suit and Alex just isn't good enough to stop me. To think that he is a heo at all, from what I've just witnessed here, it's laughable."

I was still on my knees...shocked to my core, I never before thought that my home would be a battleground. Foolish really, considering that I was a hero...but, it had been my belief.

And it was Eddie who struck first. Albeit feebly. He was no match for the suit. The other flung him against the wall with no problem.

"Are you a coward Alex? Will you not even defend yourself? And you dare to call yourself a hero? You're an even bigger fool than Eddie. And Eddie, he's a pretty big fool as it is. Hardly a victory to be proud of now, but, I will take it nonetheless. I will simply bide my time until I face a worthy adversary. Know this Alex your failure to stop me means all the innocents I hurt from this day forward, their pain will be on your head."

I stood up, I couldn't allow that. I would stop him if it was the last thing I did. Suit or no suit, I wouldn't let him steal it.

 

October