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Explosions (Between two of us)

Chapter five – Revelation

There was a silence at a cemetery. A lot of people were dressed up in black clothing, wearing black glasses, and holding a single red rose in one of their hands. A priest was talking to the people, giving the last blessing to the young woman, who had died few days ago. Everyone was quiet, listening to him, silently crying. In the first row, her family was sitting right in front of the casket. The mother was broken. Her oldest son had to be with her until the end of the ceremony. She almost passed out, because she was the first one who had to throw the rose into the pit.

Adeline was standing behind all those people, giving the last good-bye to her friend. She wore a black tight skirt, a chemise of the same colour with a black blazer on top of it. Her brown hair was brushed into a massive low bun. The make-up she put on her face was very easy, nothing extravagant. The silver tears were running down her cheeks.

She thought of the last party, the last day they spent together. Jen had a smile of a six-year-old child, even her behaviour could be compared to it, but she was intelligent and sweet to everyone. And now, she was gone – somewhere in the stars, looking down at the people who loved her, who she loved.

There was supposed to be a small sitting after the funeral, but only the closest family was invited. Even her colleagues, or just Adeline, weren’t. When it all ended and the people slowly left the cemetery, Adeline was walking with Dan by her side, trying to hide the salty tears in her eyes.

“Do you want a lift?” Dan asked her while they were walking to the parking lot. Monica was already waiting there for them with another girl. “We are going to the bar, have some drinks, and talk – remember Jen. Everyone will be there.”

“Thank you, but I want to go home. Maybe I’ll give you a call, and come later,” she tried to smile at him, but it was very hard for her. She wasn’t in the mood for any kind of smile or other facial expressions. “Can you take me home, please, or somewhere near my street? I would like to take a hot shower, and eat something light. I wasn’t eating for a while.”

Her friend nodded. The only thing he did was a tight hug with one hand around her shoulders. Together, they came to the other girls and finally got into Dan’s car. Dan was the driver; Adeline was sitting next to him, and Monica, with the female colleague, was in the back, quietly chatting. Adeline remained silent the whole time. She was scanning the streets of LA, surroundings, people, who were trying to live peacefully in this fabulous town.

She felt the pain, but it was mixed with anger in her veins. She wanted a revenge, she wanted to stop that man, before another innocent people would die because of him, and his fire. Adeline wanted to kill him. She had a lot of reasons for it, but the death of her friend was when he crossed the line. No matter what her father told her – not to show her powers - she was determined to find Goth today and kill him. And if she dies today, it would be worth it. Why have superpowers and not use them?

“Call me, if you change your mind,” that was the last sentence Dan told her. Adeline gave him a nod, then waved with her right hand and approached to the building. She heard the car left.

When she was in her apartment, it was time to get ready for her mission. Right after she closed the entrance door, she took off her black clothes and threw them on a chair next to her workbench. Only the underclothing stayed on. The brunette turned on the laptop, which was lying on the bed. While it was loading, doing automatic actualisations, she took the catsuit out of her wardrobe and put it on. Adeline didn’t forget to set up the device, which changed her voice, but didn’t turn it on. After it, she destroyed the pretty bun, and brushed her hair into a high ponytail. Because she had a lot of spare time, she turned on a hair straightener and let it heat up. If she’s going on a mission, and it might me the last one in her life, she has to look good. Maybe they will remember her as The Beautiful Guardian. Suddenly, she smiled.

When the computer was finally working, it was time to hack into the satellites and every public camera. That was the only way she could find the public enemy. The woman tried her best, and did everything, every method of finding him. There was another loading, re-counting, searching for the object.

While the computer was working, and looking for any kind of information, Adeline finished her hair with the hair straightener and turned it off. Her brown hair was straight like never before. The length of the hair was under the shoulder blades. She took a section of hair and rolled it around an elastic band. The woman had time for some makeup. She drew black lines on her eyelids, fixed the eyebrows, and at the end, she put a mask on her face. It was finally finished, matching the catsuit. Though, there was something missing.

The last time she went into the field, she could only use her hands or shield. After the last incident, she got herself two iron bars for fighting. The basic length was about thirty centimetres, but when they spread, the length was about one metre. They could spread, and go back just with a quick move of her hands. She kept them on her back, where she created a leather cover for each of them. Some warriors had swords there, she had these iron sticks.

Before she could put on black army boots, the computer gave her a signal of a result. She ran to the laptop and look at it. She found a record of him – he was in a casino. Was that his next place for another “explosion party”? Adeline needed more information.

It was almost dark outside when she was fully ready for this mission. The position of Goth changed. He went into another, much more famous casino. There were a lot of tourists, rich and influential people. This casino was the main settlement of the politics, and other famous people. She took a deep breath. Goth must have a plan, where he wants to kill the most important people in this country. It was time to go. Adeline checked herself in the mirror, even checked the shoelaces, and turned on the device for her voice.

“Let’s do this,” she said to herself with a different voice. Adeline felt good. The adrenaline increased in her veins. She was ready to kick some ass.

Locking the front door, turning off the laptop, and shutting the lights off, she finally left her apartment by the balcony. This wasn’t the first time she had to climb up on the roof. From there she could get anywhere she wanted.

The view from the roof was beautiful – the whole town was illuminated by colourful lighting. She didn’t enjoy the view for long. Adeline started to run and jumped on the other building. She never stopped, she continued. There was no time for stopping or catching a breath. It was just a matter of time until something happened. Goth was in a casino full of people. They didn’t know him, his face, but she did.

After half an hour of running and jumping, she was finally near the casino. The view from a roof of a gallery was a very good choice. She could see everything from that spot. The woman had some time to breathe deeply, and calm her heartbeat.

Her intuition, information from the internet, and cameras, were correct. Suddenly, a lot of people were running out of the casino, in a panic. There was chaos, but no explosion, no fire. What was going on? Even the employees ran out. It was time to move. There was no time for any hesitation. She used the fire stairs, in the back of the building.

Before she could reach to the people, there was the missing explosion. It wasn’t huge like the earlier ones, and nothing much happened, until the front door burst open. Adeline immediately put her hands in front of her, and the shield spread around her, and many other people. They were safe for a while.

“Look, it is The Guardian,” said someone near her. “She came to help.”

“Help us!”

These positive words brought a smile to her lips. She had a motivation – help the innocent people. “Everybody, get out!” she ordered loudly with a different voice. “This place is not safe! You are in great danger!”

And there was that moment when she finally saw him at close quarters. Goth. He was wearing a special robotic suit. It had some weird grippers on both sides, which were floating around him like they were alive. He was dangerous, and the devilish smirk scared the hell out of her. But he was different, older, with longer grey hair, and muscles. The last time she saw him, he was this ordinary man, who had evil thoughts, and had a big quarrel with her father. She could remember his attitude, those eyes, and even voice. When she was younger, she was afraid of him.

Adeline grabbed the iron bars, and with a quick move, they stretched into a full length. She was ready to fight him, not letting him know, who she is, and why she was doing it. The woman wanted revenge, and she could not wish for a better time and place. “Goth!” she screamed his name very angrily and got his attention. Her eyes were full of anger and hate.

The man widely smiled and started to laugh. “Oh, this is brilliant.” His accent was strong; his eyes were hidden behind dark goggles, and he was slowly approaching her. “And what do you want, little one? You wish to fight me? Aren’t you scared?”

Goth provoked her. Adeline ran towards him, clutching the bars in her hands, ready to attack him. “I want to kill you, you fucking bastard!” she growled. She jumped; her hands made a move and attacked him with the iron bars. The evil man was fast, avoiding the hit, and tried to attack her too. It was an equal fight between them. Both of them were fast, very skilled. She hit him with a stick, however, he returned it back, and she fell on her knees. It was a mere second, and she was already blocking his attacks.

Some people were watching this fight from a safe distance. They saw how The Guardian tried to knock him down. A woman was fighting this huge, strong man. All of a sudden, he was the one who was winning. Adeline was suddenly on a ground, trying to recover from a powerful punch. Her vision was blurry. A robotic sound came from her right side. She turned her head to him, and in the last second, when a fire came out of his suit she put her hand up and protected herself with a purplish shield. She got herself some more seconds to recover. When the fire stopped, Goth seemed to be surprised. He never saw anything like this – a magical shield protecting a person.

Adeline took her chance, removed the shield, and kicked him in his knee while he lost his focus. He fell down; an angry, painful sound came out from his throat. The woman grabbed the shafts, stood up, and continued with the fight. Now she was in advantage – using her kicking skills, she knocked him down.

“An old man trying to beat me?” she started to laugh at him and took a deep breath. Adeline was standing above him, looking into his goggles. “You should have stayed at home, in a rocking chair, watching sitcoms, old man.”

She wasn’t the only one who was laughing. He did the same thing. “Oh, and do you think that you can kill me?” he teased her. “Don’t be conceited, little girl. You are way too weak, you are unskilled. You won’t kill me. You don’t know how to do it. You don’t have the strength. I can see it in your magical eyes, little one.” A smirk came to his face.

“Oh, shut the fuck up,” she rolled her green eyes and put one of the iron bars behind her back. The other one was still in her right hand. “Any last words, before I’ll kill you?” She was ready to put the stick into his throat.

Goth started to laugh again. “Fuck you, little girl,” and after those words, a massive explosion was heard from the building. In a second, her eyes saw a fire coming straight to them. The instinct commanded her to raise her hands, and protect herself. The ashes and a black smoke, followed by some rocks devoured her. When everything ended, she could see the damage after the explosion. The shield disappeared, and Goth ran away.

“Fuck!” she snarled. “Motherfucker!” she cursed under her nose one more time and looked around. He was nowhere to find. While putting the second shaft behind her back, into the cover, she went from the devastated building, right into the middle of the street. Goth had to be somewhere near. It was not possible to escape that quickly, or was it?

Some people were hurt; some of them were lying on the ground and bleeding. The explosion was huge, and she was only able to protect herself. She couldn’t create a shield, which would protect the whole street. Adeline didn’t know how to help them now. She needed to find Goth and end it. And there he was, trying to escape from her and the police.

Adeline ran as fast as she could. She gritted her teeth; put her energy into the legs, just she could run faster. A shot was heard behind her. Someone tried to take her down – probably the police. But she wasn’t with Goth. He was the public enemy, her enemy. She heard another shot. Suddenly, she stopped, turned around, and protected herself with the shield. A bright light surrounded her. She could see the bullets running into the purplish thing. It absorbed them. When the shooting stopped, she started to run again, but without the shield. She didn’t know how to run and have it around her.

After a while, Adeline stopped running. Goth was nowhere to find. He escaped her! If the police didn’t stop her, she could have caught him, and finally, kill him. However, the situation changed, and now Adeline was the main suspect. It was time to leave, and go home, but something lifted her up in the air. She couldn’t feel the ground under her feet, she was flying. Who the hell took her away? “Let me go!” Adeline screamed. That “someone” accepted her request and let her go while they were passing by the roof of a building.

She fell on her knees and palms and rolled over to her back. The brunette took a deep breath; her eyes widened when she saw Iron Man right above her. “Shit!” she said to herself.

“Who are you?” he asked her. It was Tony behind the mask. She knew him; she could recognise his voice. His arms were suddenly aiming at her. A light in his palms started to grow. That wasn’t a good sign. “Are you deaf?!” When the woman didn’t reply, he tried to shoot her.

Adeline protected herself with the shield. “Leave me alone!” she screamed at him.

The Iron Man was shocked when he saw that purplish magical thing around her. “Now seriously, who the fuck are you?!” he asked her another question. His voice wasn’t pleasant. “You are Goth’s sidekick, ha?!”

Her eyebrows went up. “No, I am not! I was trying to kill him!” she shouted at him with an angry voice.

“How can you do that?” he asked about the shield. “What are you?!”

“That’s not your business!” she growled. Tony immediately attacked her, but she was still under the protection of her shield. He tried his best to destroy it, but that never happened. “Stop it, you dick!”

“WHO ARE YOU?!” his mask went on, and he showed his face. Tony’s chocolate brown eyes were staring at the unknown woman. Finally, his hands went down, and she could finally cancel the shield.

“Queen Victoria, dickhead,” she replied cheekily and stood erect. Her knees were hurting her, but it wasn’t that bad. “You don’t have to know who I am.” With a quick move of a hand, she took one of the iron bars, and spun with it, ready to defend herself.

“This is my town, and…”

“This is my town too. Stop acting like everything belongs to you, Stark!” she scowled at him. “It is not about you! Not anymore.”

Tony rolled his eyes. “Whatever,” he said, and the mask went back on his face. “Prepare to die, you weird crazy bitch.”

In a second, they were in a fight. Adeline knew she had no chance with him. Stark’s suit was special - he was strong in it. When she hit him with a stick, he barely even felt that. “Fuck this shit,” she mumbled and threw a shield around her. When his armour touched the protective magical material, it threw him back, and he fell on the ground. “That was unexpected,” she said to herself. Now it was time to run away.

He stood up. “You are not going anywhere!” Stark yelled at her. He was immediately next to her, and he grabbed the woman by her waist, not letting her go. She tried to get rid of him, kicking him in his armour, but he was stronger. “Let’s look under the mask, shall we?”

“NO!” she screamed. She must remain confidential. “Let go of me!”

Tony’s hand was on her face. Adeline could feel how his hand was pulling it down. With all the moving, the device, which changed her voice, unwillingly turned off. When she finally got out from his metal arms, Adeline realised her mask was missing. It was too late to cover her face. She looked into his face, an evil look was in her eyes, and she was breathing heavily.

Tony’s mask went once again up. He was shocked. “Adeline?!”

“Surprise,” she sighed.

“What the fuck?!” he didn’t understand it. “How? Why?!”

“Oh please, don’t act like you care,” the brunette rolled her eyes. She stood up, quickly grabbed her mask from his hand, and ran away from him. Tony was still in shock, that’s why she took the opportunity and escaped from him.

“Young lady, you owe me an explanation!” he wanted to catch her a few seconds later, but she was already gone. The only thing he saw was empty roofs around him and even streets. She was good – he had to admit it.

Adeline had been already way away from Iron Man. Once again, she used a big truck for transportation. She needed to create a plan because she was sure, Tony would like to visit her in the apartment. The only option she had was a “sleepover” at Monica’s place. On the corner of 54th street, she jumped off the truck and hid in a small dark alley. This inconspicuous street brought her to her building. The brunette had to be careful. What if he’s already there? She left her balcony open. Why did she sleep with him not long ago? How could she be so stupid?

There were no people on the street. It was time to move. She quickly ran to the main entrance and opened it. She was lucky – none of the neighbours were around. Ste stepped into the elevator, and it lifted her up. When she was there, Adeline slowly went to her door. She listened carefully, but no sound was heard from her flat. Adeline took out a key from her bra – the only safe pocket for anything. She opened the door and entered it. There was quiet, no one was there except her.

The brunette took off the army boots, catsuit, and put it into a travelling bag. There was no time to shower or any other girly stuff. She put there some clothes, laptop, charger, and as fast as she could, she put on some regular clothing.

While she was leaving, she called Monica. “Hello?” said a woman’s voice from the other side.
“Hey, Mon. It’s me, Ad. Listen,” Adeline was speaking slowly, with a fear in her voice. “Can I please come to your place? I need a place to stay. Something unexpected happened. I’ll explain everything later. I just need a place for a night or two.”

“Oh, sure, Adeline. Is everything okay? I’ll be waiting for you. I’m on my way home from the bar. I’ll be there in five minutes.”

“Thank you. I’ve got to go. See you in a few minutes,” and then the call ended. Adeline locked her apartment, put the mobile into the pocket of her jeans, and went to her friend’s flat. Her place wasn’t safe anymore. Tony will try to find her, and it was just a matter of time when that would happen.

Notes

Comments

@AutumnRose
Well, there is Explosions 2, but I don't have much time for writing it. I believe I'll continue (there are four chapters) with it. I just need to find more time for it. Thank you for your comment. :)

FameFox FameFox
10/30/16

I LOVED this story. Please, don't let it be the end. They deserve to be happy!

AutumnRose AutumnRose
10/30/16