Post by warrenpeace on May 15, 2013 21:56:40 GMT -4
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(Caption) Everyone has a story to tell. Some are more heroic than others. Some stories are clouded in mysteries and others can be an open book into their authors lives. My story, well my story isn't so unlike any of yours. See, I'm just a kid. A teenager dealing with the woes of puberty and high school.
Everyone has gone through these trials and tribulations. pimples, school bullies, gym teachers, homework. Pitching tents every time the school nurse walks by fixing her white nylons.
I deal with this daily grind of savagery the only way I know how to. I read comic books. I've been collecting since I was a kid. I remember the first issue I ever bought. The Amazing Spiderman #600. I was two years old and my mom bought it at the drug store to keep my quiet while she waited for a prescription.
Some story I'm telling, are you bored yet? Well that takes care of the back story, and now on to where my story really begins.
Panel 1: Stacey Lee, a cute student wearing a flower covered sun dress, a green jacket and her shoes are a pair of black flats with red bows on each foot. She pulls her flowing blond hair behind her ears as she stares emptily at the chalk board. Her mouth curls with insecurity as the biology teacher goes over the next lab.
(Caption)My story, like so many others begins with a girl. Stacey Lee was Jack Kirby high schools most prized possession. I imagine every jock from Freshman to Senior would fight to death to win her. I on the other hand, just wanted to get to know her. Stacey was dating Brock Sampson, a future NCAA champion wrestler and frat boy date rapist. They were the "it" couple and a guy like me and a girl like her just didn't mix.
Panel 2: The biology teacher hands out instruction papers for the next bio lab and on written on her pamphlet is the name of her lab partner Danny Green. A skinny nerd in a superman T shirt, and thick framed glasses. She looks over at the nerd agitated even further.
(Caption)That is, with the exception of Biology class.
Panel 3: She walks over to Danny's lab table and lays out her books in front of her.
(Word Balloon) Stacey: Look, I know that you're a really smart kid and all and probably have like no issues with this, but I don't understand it ok. Like none of it.
(caption) She was finally talking to me.
(Word Balloon) Stacey: So I am sorry that you got trapped with me as your partner, ok.
(Word Balloon) Danny: Oh, don't worry Stacey, this is nothing, really I can do it by myself in one evening.
(Word Balloon) Stacey: Well, I don't want you to have to do that. I want to help, any way I can. I just don't want you to be mad at me for like being stupid.
(Word Balloon) Danny: No, no. I won't get made at you. Er what I mean to say is that you're not stupid so it should be a breeze for us.
Splash Panel: Stacey looks at the the lab paper, but see's only gibberish.
(Word Balloon) Stacey: Why don't I just start with our names.
Panel 4: She writes hers and Danny's name. and dates the project.
(Caption) She knew my name...and she sold herself short on biology too. She did great with the lab. And through this project she and I became very good friends. Of course I loved her, and she saw and thought of me as one of her "girlfriends", but that was ok. While everyone else tried to own her, I finally got to know her.
She always humored herself at my love of comic books, and I learned that she loved professional wrestling. Her father had raised her on it, and I deduced that was probably the reason she was dating that meat head Brock Sampson.
Soon however, there would be a dark cloud shrouding our friendship, my love. Stacey's mother was killed in a hit and run accident. Stacey, of course was crushed beyond any repair that I could do and she spent many of the weeks following the accident with Brock.
I sat at home, reading yet another new 52 Batman comic trying to escape the anguish of feeling down for the woman I love when it it hit me. There was a killer on the loose, and even if I had to be the one to bring that killer to justice than I would spend every waking moment of life investigating the incident so that Stacey could see her mothers killer brought to justice.
I studied the papers, watched surveillance videos, hacked into the police database to find out if they had any leads I could possibly follow up on. It took some time, but I eventually came up with a license plate number and with a quick google search found everything else that I needed to know.
I left my house in haste and as it turns out I was grossly unprepared. Without even a plan of attack. I went straight up to his house and found myself knocking before I realized that I couldn't make a citizens arrest on just anyone.
and before I realized it, the door was open and he was facing me
Splash Panel: Brock Sampson is standing in the doorway. A confused look on his face.
(Word Balloon) Brock: What the hell do you want dork.
It took a while before i could muster the words and I stood there silently gaining the courage to do so. He had nearly closed the door when finally I spoke.
(Word Balloon)Danny: You killed, Stacey's mother. You were driving your fathers Corvette home from a wrestling match. You got a little reckless behind the wheel. Quit paying attention. I checked your phone records online, you were texting when it all went down. You killed your girlfriends mother and you never said a word to her. You gutless bastard, I have all the proof I need, except the wrecked car that the police will surely find in the that garage.
Panel 5: Brock grabs Danny by the neck and punches him in the face.
panel 6: Danny is laying on the ground as Brock stomps on him.
Panel 7: Danny's face is a bloody mess. His eyes are swollen shut, and nose visibly broken.
panel 8: Brock is now on top of Danny, choking him with both hands wrapped tightly in an iron grip.
Splash Panel: the door is busted down and several policemen are storming inside of his home.
panel 9: A police officer has Brock in a sleeper hold, pulling him off of Danny.
panel 10: Brock is face down on the floor, two uniformed police officers are cuffing his hands behind his back. Their knees carefully placed along his spine.
panel 11: Danny's eye's are shut, many sores are bleeding upon his face. His nose is completely shattered. A tooth is has been knocked out of his mouth.
panel 12: Danny is on a stretcher being placed into an ambulance, Brock is escorted into a police squad car next to it.
(Caption)I don't remember most of what happened after I rang the door bell. Most of my memory is based upon second hand accounts and police reports. The doctors in the Emergency room had to induce me into a coma to operate on my skull. It had fractured at some point. Probably when Brock was stomping a mud hole in my candy ass.
I woke up a week later quite unsure of where I was. It was all very blurry, but the first image I remember was staring into the beautiful eyes of an angel.
Panel 12: Stacey is staring at Danny, sitting as close to the hospital bed physically possible She is holding his hand. She is teary eyed and just as chocked up and unable to speak as Danny.
Panel 13: She presses the panic button on the edge of the bed. A nurse is already stepping into the door frame.
(Speech Balloon)Stacey: He's awake! He's awake!
My parents came rushing in after the nurse. A then a doctor finally showed up and forced everyone to leave until they could check my vitals. despite all of my injuries I was going to be fine and make a full recovery.
Once the excitement had died down my parents allowed Stacey to have some time with me alone.
(Speech Balloon) Stacey: So, I just, really don't know where to start. This whole ordeal is just a huge mess. I'm sorry that you got hurt. I'm sorry that he hurt you.
(Speech Balloon) Danny: No, no...I'm sorry that he hurt you. How are you doing?
(Speech Balloon) Stacey: Better shape than you I guess.
panel 14: They both chuckle and uneasy laugh.
(Speech Balloon) Stacey: I am hurting, I can't lie about it. I am hurt that my mom is gone. I am hurt that my boyfriend was at fault. I'm hurt that my best friend was beat almost to death, but I am not the one in a hospital bed. I am not the one with a skull fracture. and Someday we will both be ready to talk about it, but for now you need rest. I will come visit you every day until you're ready to get home.
Panel 15: A portly teen in a sweater vest and khaki pants walks into the room with a huge brown paper bag. He is Danny's closet friend outside of Stacey. His name is Peter Eastman.
(Speech bubble) Peter: And until then you're one and only true best friend has brought you all of the latest issues, trades and paperbacks. And just because I love you and feel super bad that you're all beaten up there is even an extra special hardback of your favorite graphic novel.
(Speech balloon)Stacey: Well that's my que to head on out. I will see you tomorrow.
(Speech bubble) Peter: Comics aren't contagious. You're not going to catch anything Stacey. Nerd is hereditary.
(Speech bubble) Danny: It skips a generation of course.
(Speech bubble) Peter: Two generations in my family, you should have seen my grandpa react when I told him I wanted the Dark Knight Returns playset for christmas...besides Stacey you like pro wrestling, and that's like bottom of the barrel entertainment. at least comics are an intelligent medium of story telling.
(Speech bubble) Stacey: Goodbye you two, rest up!
(Speech bubble) Peter: Ok so now that she's gone...What the hell were you thinking Danny? Treking around like you're batman or something.
(Speech bubble) Danny: I'm tired of good people being hurt by the wicked Peter. I am tired of guys like Brock thinking that they can get away with killing an innocent person because of who their family is.
(Speech bubble) Peter: Yeah I know, it sucks, but you almost died man. although in retrospect you will look really badass. You look like crap physically, but someday we will laugh about it.
(Speech bubble) Danny: What would you say if I told that once I get out of here I am going to continue being a vigilante?
(Speech bubble) Peter: I would say that Brock sure scrambled your brains a lot worse than the doctors expected.
(Speech bubble) Danny: I can train. Get stronger, learn to fight. Use police scanners and other technology to track down bad guys.
(Speech bubble) Peter: You sound ridiculous.
(Speech bubble) Danny: We could network, you could be my tech guy The Microchip to my Punisher.
( bubble) Peter: Did you really just compare yourself to the Punisher?...Tell me in this dream scenario where we fight crime will we have suits to protect our identity? Code names?
( bubble) Danny: Of course.
( bubble) Peter: Well ok I am in then. And how do you plan on learning how to fight?
Panel 16: Danny turns on the television and changes the channel. APW Meltdown is on television.
( bubble) Danny: I'm going to do that.
( bubble) Peter: Say what?
( bubble) Danny: It's the perfect cover. I will travel around the world, city to city. Imagine how many bad guys we can get across the globe traveling with the biggest wrestling company in the world.
(Speech bubble) Peter: You're really serious about this aren't you?
( bubble) Danny: Do I look like i am joking?
(Speech bubble)Peter: You look like you got your ass beat trying to play superhero and now you tell me that you plan to travel the world as a pro wrestler, and when you're not getting hurt in the ring you're going to scour the cities for crime doers?
(Speech bubble) Danny: But what will I wear?
(Speech bubble) peter: You leave that to me.
six months after. Santiago Chile.
peter is sitting in the back of a large white van that has been modified with the latest technology that a traveling teenager hacker can afford. He has a head set on and is carefully typing away at several computers at a time. translating the scanner into English.
MEANWHILE somewhere in the underbelly of the City
Danny is lurking in the shadows. He is wearing a green suit that covers him from head to toe with protective layers. inside his mask is a transmitter that allows him and Peter to communicate hands free. While under this guise he is no longer Danny Green, but the Emerald Assassin.
Peter: You have two drug dealers coming you way. They are both wearing red caps and leather jackets.
EA: Roger.
Peter: So you have your big debut match coming up. You wanna talk about it?
EA: Now? Aren't we a little busy?
Peter: it's two chump drug dealers. That's cake dude. But like you're debuting against some wrestlers who may know how to fight back. Especially that Red Scorpion guy.
The Emerald Assassin takes position as he sees the drug dealers approaching.
EA: He is a bully in a mask. With a shiny pretend belt.
EA leaps down and with fluid motion rolls to his feet while leg sweeping one and leaping up and headbutting the other. he grabs rope from his utility belt and ties them up.
Peter: You were a mask, and have a utility belt. He's like Bizaro Danny. I think you should be a little worried. Plus that Scottish dude. He's been around and clearly is much stronger than you.
EA: Look man. I am not worried. I am prepared. I spent the last six months preparing for this. There's not much that can go wrong. Worst case scenario I lose the match and catch some criminals after.
Peter: Worst case scenario is you get your ass whooped in front of Stacey.
EA: Well...You're right. I guess she will be watching.
Peter: Of course she will, and even if she has no idea that it's you under that mask, you still have to want to show off for her. You should come up with some type of clue or easter egg for her. By the way you may wanna scram the police are on the trail.
The police find the two drug dealers bound to the same tree that the Emerald Assassin has just climbed up and leaped from to escape.
EA: Look, Obviously I am a little nervous, but from what we have seen of the Red Scorpion he is just an asshole with a mask. I am kind of looking forward to teaching that guy a lesson for what he did to that poor stage crew hand. And yes Evan mcDonald has been around, but I have been watching this stuff with Stacey for six months and I have to say that he's good, but not outstanding. I am pretty sure this will be a fair playing field on all fronts. Now, of course we will have to look into this DeathStalker and Androctonus.
Peter: It honestly sounds like some legion of doom stable or something. What are the odds, that a superhero and a super villain both debut on the same show, in the same match? That's Erie.
EA: We don't know enough to classify him as a villain yet.
Peter: IDK he is clearly the Lex Luther to your Superman, I am calling it right now. And he has some big dudes in his corner.
EA: That's ok because I have you in mine.
Peter: wow that actually means a lot.
EA: Well yeah, I don't have to be faster than them, just faster than you, if things were to get out of hand. haha.
Peter: and just like that thing go south. Batman would never leave any Robin to the legion of doom. Way to continue to force a negative stereotype about side kicks.
EA: Look I will be back in the van shortly and I promise that we will get to the bottom of this Red Scorpion, and go back and watch the mdconald tapes some more. And we will be prepared for anything.
For I am the Emerald Assassin
