We got ready to tango, but before any of us did anything, Roland stopped everything. "Wait! waitwaitwaitwaitwait." He laughed for a little bit as if he just got the greatest idea ever. "What if-hoo-What if this was like the golden days? Like, the Roman Colosseum? Huh? We send one or two of our guys out, they send one of theirs, and they duke it out! Huh? Whadaya think guys?" The gangsters looked at each other like, Is he for real? I stepped a little closer. "What are you planning, Roland?" He looked at me with that same smile. "Nothing, dearest. Nothing at all. Just trying to have a little fun in life. Who's your first Champion, Honey?" He was on the verge of laughing again. Gemini, from behind me, said, "We'll take on all these guys, you creep." The gangsters were starting to clear a large area between me and Roland. Roland said, giggling, "Oh, Chunk! Release the first beastie."
The big guy named Chunk ran over to a crate you would see in a shipyard. He unlocked it and barely got out of the way as it slammed open. Standing there was what looked like a hunch back dog in torn street clothes and a Mohawk. It held a crowbar, as if it actually needed a weapon. It looked around the room and sniffed. It looked at us and snarled. Roland laughed. "You don't find these at pet-smart! He seems to have the ability to sniff out other freaks. He makes such a good pet." He put his fist in the air and screamed, "Go get him, Beauregard!" I would have laughed if the thing didn't look so terrifying.
The thing jumped over us and slammed into Goliath. We started to run after him, but Roland said, "Ah ah ah." We turned and saw him holding a gun to Jimmy's head. "Stay there, or Jimmy here goes bye bye." I gritted my teeth and I saw that Angel and Gemini were getting tired of this guy too. Jimmy, who was quiet this entire time said, "My name is James! I mean Doublecross!" Then he hung his head in defeat of his own words. We watched as Goliath fought tooth and nail outside of the warehouse, literally. He really needed help here. Roland surprised us again. "Don't fret, kiddies. Daddy's got candy for everyone!" Chunk and two others opened up three other Crates. Out of one came another monster. It looked like a lizard's head with a tail and arms and legs sticking out of its neck area. I saw multiple tongues in its mouth. It had beady eyes and it focused on Gemini with them. It charged and soon Gemini was having his own fight. One that involves the enemy eating stuff and upchucking at him at high speed.
The other two held a kid each. One was Mexican girl and had tears in her eyes. The other was a little boy who looked roughly Asian. Both of them were filthy and their clothes were torn. "Oh. My..." I realized that I just said that. Angel looked at me. "What is it?" she asked in a low whisper. "I know that girl." I heard myself say. "She goes to my school. Her name's Diana, but that's all I know about her."
Roland did the impossible, he smiled even wider than before, probably due to the look on my face. "What?" he said, "You thought it was all monsters? No. That wouldn't be as fun." He looked at the kids, who looked as wide eyed and scared as wild animals. "Time to earn your freedom, kiddies. You two ready to go home? Then go kill the do-gooders!"
The Asian boy took one look at Diana then charged at Angel. Diana had a sorry look, and was still crying. She walked over to me. She said in a hushed whisper, "I'm sorry. I just....want to go home. I can't....." She choked back more sobs. She put up her hands and I was suddenly hit by nothing while listening to a deep boom. I flew through the air and hit the wall of the building across the street.
Ouch.
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