When we got back I went ahead of Dexter and Jessie. Give them a little time alone, ya' know? Plus I heard Jessie behind me. "Uh, Dexter? Can I talk to you for a second?" I smirked as I left them alone and made my way to the computer room. I passed the kitchen and caught a glimpse of the Oracle. She called out to me, "Back already? You're early." I paused in surprise and then thought to myself, Right. She knows everything, remember?
It was Saturday, so we really didn't miss anything. I got to my room and flopped on my bed to go back to sleep. I just realized how exhausted I am.
Here's a little tid-bit for you when you're living in the Punk Yard. It's big. And when its big like this, the people living here happen to find it a little easier to have phones plugged into the main rooms of the place. So when that phone on my dresser rang, I had half a mind to throw it across the room. I picked it up. "Hello?" I said, slight irritation showing in my voice. It was Kenny. "Dude. Get over to the lab. Now. It's looking for you."
After that ominous comment he hung up. I got back up and lumbered my way to the lab. I opened the door and saw Ares, Mira, Kenny, Jessie, and Dexter all standing and staring at the monitor. Dexter was at the keyboard. On a completely unrelated side-note his cheeks were tinted red, meaning he must have been kissing Jessie when I left. I'll have to congratulate him later.
I said, "Whassup?" Nobody turned away from the screen. It was when I heard my name-my true name-being called out from nowhere when I understood what was happening. The monitor showed the situation as if it was a camera-man was in hiding. There was a monster on the screen.
It looked like a man, except he was deathly pale. He had short, scruffy, greasy, black hair. He was nearly seven feet tall, and was freaking ripped. His hands looked like they could very well be bigger than his head. He had an over sized black leather jacket and black shorts. There were police officers firing their guns at him. In response he put up one hand in front of his face and he gripped a lamp-post that was beside him with the other hand. He ripped it from the ground and swiped it at the police officers, sending them flying. He spotted the camera-man and lumbered toward it. You could tell the man tried to get away, but it was useless. He grabbed him and said, "Tell David Noel that Grunge will kill town. Kill people." He said David like Da-vid "David Noel must come to Grunge. Or Grunge will kill everything at sunset!" He dropped him and made a huge jump towards the sky. He was out of site in seconds.
Dexter muted it. He turned to us. Mira, Jessie, and Kenny looked confused. Ares just looked frustrated. I imagined I must've looked horrified, because Mira asked, "What would a monster like that want with some kid like David Noel? Couldn't he go after someone like Justin Bieber?" Dexter threw in, "He doesn't exactly look like the elaborate hunter type." Kenny said, "Do you think he's working for someone?" "Who cares?" Ares interrupted. "He wants this kid, let's give him what he wants so he doesn't destroy the local grocery stores we need." Jessie stepped in, "We don't even know where this kid is, or who he really is for that matter. He could be just as innocent as we are."
Dexter opened his mouth, as if to say something, then closed it again and shook his head. Mira continued, "Do you guys think we can take on this guy? I mean, we handled small time criminals and those bank robbers that kidnapped Alex, but.............." She stopped when she gave a quick look at me. I felt like there was an anvil on my chest. What am I going to do now? Mira's voice snapped me out of it. "Alex?" I looked at them all, and they looked at me with questioning faces.
Mira continued, "Do you know something about this?" I didn't know what to say. So, I decided to tell them the truth. I sighed and said, "Yes. My real name is David Noel." Jessie gasped and covered her hands with her mouth. "I'm the kid he's looking for."
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