New York, Queens

A Back Alley

20:10

"But I was getting bored, father..." Sarah said while looking straight at her dad. "And I also wanted to know if you were up to no good again!" She continues to defy her father while crossing her arms.

"...There's nothing going on here, Sarah. Just business. We'll talk about this later." Crane answers after a small sigh, while smoking the last bits of his cigar. "Poncho, just go tell him to do his job right. And Miguel, if this happens the next time too, you're coming straight to me, you hear? Oh and you, you better do your job right, newbie." He addresses all 3 of the guards as he throws away his finished cigar and turns to the car. Without a moment's delay, the driver who was waiting in front of the door this whole time, and was actually wearing the same suit and glasses as the rest, quickly opened the door for his boss and his daughter. "Oh and clean that up while you're at it. Let's go, Sarah." Crane said one last time before closing the door while the guards replied with an eager "Yes, boss!"

As the limo carrying Crane and his daughter, Sarah, left the back alley and entered the usual traffic of New York City, the goons' posture indicated a sign of relaxation.

Okay, what just happened? Not only did I see THE infamous Crane in close up, but it turns out that the girl I met just hours earlier is actually his daughter??!! What the actual fuck is going on!?

While Aaron is just seconds away from short-circuiting the guards are already out and about, heading towards their assigned tasks. The first one, presumably the one called Poncho has already headed inside the warehouse, while the one was addressed last has moved a few feet away, heading towards the remnants of the cigar his boss just threw.

But how the hell is Sarah Crane's daughter? I mean they don't even have the same surname... Ugh there's zero point in me thinking about this! I just need to stop these idiots from doing whatever they're doing. The rest comes after!

Aaron thinks as he perks himself up and gets his hooks ready. "One... two... three!" He voices while jumping off the roof he's been hanging out for the last 20 minutes or so while landing his hooks just around the immobile guard's feet. In a matter of seconds, the hooks' mechanism pulls him towards the designated spot and he slams feet first on the unaware man, knocking the lights out of him.

"Miguel!" The other guard hastily turns around, having heard all the commotion Aaron's attack caused.

"Your friend Miguel is taking a nap, how about joining him?" Aaron comments comically as the guard pulls out a handgun, but before he actually has any time to fire, the young superhero teleports himself behind him and grabs his shoulder.

"Night night buddy!" He voices while executing a quick punch to his face, knocking him out cold. "Now for the other one... But I doubt he's the only one here... They also said something about extracting the essence, which sounds awfully suspicious..." Aaron mutters as he brings his hand to his chin. "I better check it out." He finally nods to himself while opening the door to the warehouse and lightly stepping in. "No one's here though..." He comments while gazing upon the narrow and empty hallway leading to a staircase. The teenager descends through the said staircase, without wasting a moment and he is soon greeted by yet another hallway, but this time around there's a metallic door to the wall on his right, and the hallway leads to a right turn. "Sweet!" He voices while casually walking up to the door and turning the doorknob.

As soon as he opens the door though, he is greeted yet again by three suited men, standing in front of a large computer screen overlooking an awfully suspicious room. It doesn't take long for them of course to hear the door opening and realize the intruder's presence, as they all turn to face him. "Uhm, hey guys..." Aaron says while all of them draw their guns. "Is this tech-support cause I forgot my password...?" The teenager voices as the three guards nod to each other and one of them clearly states "Shoot"

The three goons open fire inside the small room as Aaron teleports next to one of them, sending him to sleep with a mid-air kick to the face.

"I'm gonna kill you!" One of the two remaining men threatens while aiming his gun at him.

"Oh no you're not!" Wraith quickly replies as he unleashes one of his hooks and snatches the handgun from the guard's hand, crushing it in between his hands in the process. While the said guard is completely taken aback the other one doesn't back down as he finds an opening to shoot at his enemy. "Oh crap!" Aaron exclaims while teleporting reflexively just a few steps away from where the shot was fired.

"I'm gonna get you!" He voices angrily as he fires another shot.

"Then I'll come to you, pal!" Wraith states while teleporting himself in front him, this time, grabbing hold of his gun-holding arm, as he pulls on it and slams his knee on his stomach. While the teenager is busy dealing with his comrade though, the guard without the gun is charging at him with a survival knife and a battle cry.

"Wow, hey chill!" Aaron comments while dodging the first slash and ducking underneath the second one. "We can solve this like civilized people!" He pleads while moving his body to evade a flurry of strikes. "Hey!" He shouts one last time as he finds the opening to kick his opponent's knife away and perform a spinning kick on his face right after. "...Or I can just knock you out. Your choice." He proposes to the already unconscious guard. "Wait is that you, Poncho?!" Aaron fakes a gasp.

"Well that was good exercise. Besides it's the mafia. They need a little bit of occasional beat down otherwise the power will get to their heads." The young man comments as he walks to the screen the goons were viewing earlier. A man wearing a lab coat is pacing around a table with all sorts of medical tools on it, while another man wearing a leather jacket is strapped on a chair with his mouth gagged. "That doesn't look good at all..." Aaron comments as he notices the code displayed on the right corner of the screen. "B11..." He mutters while taking hold of the computer's mouse and clicks once. As soon as he does, the screen flashes and it is now displaying another part of the warehouse. With every click another part comes into view, including just outside, where the two guards Aaron had defeated are still lying about. "So this must be the security monitor. They must have been looking at that B11 room while I was outside... That's why they didn't know I was here. I need to be more careful next time, though. "The teenager states while standing straight up and nodding to himself.

But first I need to find out just what the hell is happening in that B11 room... This has to be something about that "extracting the essence" talk....

Aaron thinks to himself as he makes for the hallway. Not long after, he finally finds the room he's looking for: a door with the sign B11 stuck on the outside.

Now how do I go about this..?

Aaron thinks to himself while standing just outside the door. "Ugh screw it!" He finally voices as he swings the door open like last time. Yet again, he is greeted by the man wearing the lab coat, who is holding a syringe next to the one tied and gagged on the chair.

A moment of silence ensues as the three of them look at each other, but it's not long before the mad scientist pulls out a device from his lab coat's pocket and pushes a button. Just then, an alarm starts ringing out and the man holds the device close to his face while speaking directly to it. "We've got an intruder!" He states while pulling out a gun from a back holster and pointing at the young hero.
"You've got a gun too?!" Aaron exclaims while teleporting away from the shot. "Why does everybody have guns!?" He continues complaining as he appears in between the two men snatching the weapon away from the untrained man's hands and knocking his wind out with an uppercut. "Okay now that this is settled..." Aaron quickly turns around to the man tied down on the chair and begins to fidget with his bindings.

"Mmfmmfm!" The gagged civilian tries to speak through the gag intensely.

"Settle down fella I will get you out now." Aaron states calmly but the man continues even more intensely than before.

"Hey just calm-"As the young man tries to reassure him though, the door which was closed flies off its hinges and crashes to the wall just behind Aaron. A mere second later, an enormous man with blue skin, insanely high shoulders and arms like tree trunks steps heavily inside the room. Alongside him two suited goons enter the lab as well, one of them holding a communication device. "Subject 05 is on to the intruder, sir." He states and quickly puts the communication device away.

"Dude, you're... blue." Aaron voices, completely weirded out. "Was that what you were trying to warn me about?" He asks while turning to the man unable to move, who in return nods his head furiously. Soon, for the umpteenth time today, the goons pull out their guns and point them at the teenage hero, whilst the gigantic man in the middle cracks his knuckles.

"You don't have a gun?" Aaron asks curiously.

"I don't need gun. I crush you!" He spits out right away as Aaron takes a step back.

"Now that I think about it, I actually wish you had a gun..." And with that comment, the battle ensues as he teleports himself yet again, this time behind one of the two normal guards while striking him with a double cross combo. Not wasting any time though, he slams his elbow on the other one's gut and finishes him off with a kick.

"Now, this will be fun..." The young man comments as the last remaining enemy turns around to face him.

"I'll squash you like a bug!" He threatens as he charges at him, his feet making considerable noise as they hit the ground, and swings his arm while Wraith quickly jumps away from the attack. The wall behind him though, wasn't as lucky as him, as it now has a big cracked hole on its surface.

"Hey man I've been meaning to ask... where the hell's your neck?" Aaron comically comments as his opponent turns around and finds an opening, grabbing the young man's neck.

He's actually fast!!

Wraith thinks while being chocked by the assailant's massive hand.

"Where is yo neck?" The mutated man asks this time around.

"And now for the counter!" Aaron voices while teleporting away from his grasp and kicking him in the head before landing to the ground acrobatically.

"Little insect!" Subject 05 spits out as he grabs the table next to him and launches it at him, tools and all. In response Aaron flicks his wrist in an attempt to teleport away, but the device on his wrist doesn't respond.

"Oh hell no..." He voices as the collision with the speeding object seems unavoidable. Not even a second later, he collides with the table as the mutated man laughs at his accomplishment.

Damn my head hurts... How the hell do I beat him now that I can't teleport??!

Wraith thinks to himself while moving the overturned table away from him and stumbles to his feet.

What the hell is this dude, anyway?!