The Amazing N00b (Part 6)
By
Amazing_Shnyet,
Posted on: 2006-02-02 17:39 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Good stuff again Inni, keep it up
Shnyet AWAY
The man was a hero after all if I remember the description of Mother correctly. Then again it was a while ago and not all things improve with age.
Nice chapter.
Sat here at work on a nightshift, just read all of them back to back. very good stuff mate. liking it alot. looking forward to the next episode..........am still giggling about the toilet which was occupied by someone with an Anal AoE. (not in this episode but still)
Warning! Mild sexual content. Personally I think it's very mild but you never can tell with forums.
Part 6
The next few days after N00bs liberation from death were a blur of crime-fighting, pain and trips to the local hospital. N00b had never felt so alive, despite spending much of the time technically dead. Winning a battle put him on a high like hed never known before and defeat was simply a minor inconvenience closely followed by his return to the streets to take revenge on those who hadnt managed to take down the first time around.
Defeating them was an even greater high. N00b liked revenge.
Hed taken a couple of missions and after a few attempts had even been successful, he visited Ms Liberty a few times for training and was pleased to see his powers expanding. Despite his bumpy start N00b was happy with his own progress and felt well on his way to becoming a hero to be reckoned with.
Being unaccustomed to the experience it took a while for N00b to realise he was actually happy. The YHCA didnt seem so dismal anymore, earning Influence instead of hard currency didnt seem so unjust, in fact his account was filling up nicely and by N00bs reckoning he would be able to afford the rent on a modest apartment within a very weeks, although apparently hed have to switch to earning prestige as well and wait for something called i8. And he no longer worked quite so hard at avoiding Tuffy. He still avoided him thought. There are limits.
All this came crashing down after hed called home and suffered repeated lashings from his mothers tongue. The first had been for waiting so long to call, the second for reversing the charges and then hed conveyed his bad news, first about the influence and then about his father.
N00b had taken some time out to visit city hall again to search their records for any information relating to his wayward father. Hed been shown to a computer, given a few moments instruction by a pretty but obviously bored assistant and left to his own devices. After two hours he was still no closer to his goal.
He suffered multiple lashes for that failure and when it was over was instructed to begin asking some of the other heroes around Paragon. Someone would undoubtedly remember him. Before hanging up his mothers parting shot had been about the money he owed him and that he needed to start sending back $200 a month just to keep abreast of the interest.
The buoyant, happy N00b was forgotten almost immediately and it was a forlorn figure that headed immediately over to the statue of Atlas. $200 a month was beyond his reach for the moment but he could begin asking around for his father and if there was one place you could find heroes with time to talk it was under the giant globe of Atlas.
It was early evening and heroes were beginning to assemble. Some were dancing and listening to boom boxes but most were just standing around chatting. He spotted one group in particular, made up of four older heroes, they seemed like the best bet. As he approached his hair began to stand up on end, the static electricity from their collective auras were charging the air. The power, almost tangible, was slightly intimidating.
Uh, hello? said N00b hesitantly.
Hello young hero, boomed the largest of them. What can we do for you?
Hi, Im The Amazing N00b.
Pleased to meet you, said the older hero bowing slightly. Im Captain Crime.
A question N00b had longed to ask suddenly bubbled to the surface and knocked the question about his father off the top spot.
A military man? N00b asked.
Captain Crime chuckled. No, I just liked the title. We all do dont we? He addressed his companions who nodded.
Its a theme within our Super Group, continued the Captain. For example, this is Major Incident, General Electric and on the end we have Grand Field Marshall Montgomery.
The third, added Grand Field Marshall Montgomery the third.
Please to meet you all.
Now, what is we can do for you? asked the Captain again.
How long have you been in the city? N00b asked.
Nearly thirty years now, getting close to retirement, said the captain with a broad grin. Leave the crime fighting to you youngsters.
Good, said N00b enthused. Im trying to find a hero who came to Paragon about twenty four years ago.
City hall has complete records, the Captain suggested.
N00b shook his head. Ive been there, theres no record of him. I even tried every possible spelling of his name and didnt find anything.
The captain grunted thoughtfully. So what was his name?
The Impregnator, said N00b sincerely.
The captain gave him a long look of open astonishment before turning to his companions for support, but they were furiously trying to stifle their hysterics and no help whatsoever. Eventually the captain gave in and broke into open howls of laughter.
N00b couldnt see what was funny and was about to stalk off when the Captain managed to get off a few words.
Are you serious, boy? Really? The Impregnator?
Yes! snapped N00b impatiently.
Oh my word, wheezed Grand Field Marshall Montgomery the third. Thats the funniest thing Ive heard all week!
I think Im going to puke! said General Electric.
Youre lucky Im going to fill my tights! stammered Major Incident.
Whats so funny? N00b demanded.
Captain Crimes face straightened and with a titanic force of will brought himself under control. He took a deep breath to speak but immediately dissolved into hysterics again. N00b waved a hand at them in disgust and left them to their hilarity.
He abandoned any further attempts to find out about his father and headed out into the car park to fight some crime but after easily dispatching his third group of Hellions it was obvious his heart wasnt in it and instead made his way back to the YHCA. He was half a block away when he ran, almost headlong, into Tuffy.
Why hello there my old friend! Been out keeping the streets of Paragon safe have we? We really must team up you know, Im sure wed make an invincible pair. Im off to the Hollows now, once you get clearance you absolutely must join me. Therere all sorts of monstrosities out there, not just trolls and outcasts you know, theres demons and these ugly things made of rock N00bs expression finally registered. Whatevers the matter? he asked and uncharacteristically lapsed into silence to await an answer.
Despite himself N00b related the story of the four heroes. Omitting his fathers name as he couldnt bear the thought of Tuffy laughing at him. Tuffy listened earnestly and didnt interrupt and only when N00b was obviously finished did he speak again.
And what was your fathers name? he asked quietly.
N00b hesitated for a long moment, but finally told him and prepared for the worst. But Tuffys expression grew more serious.
I fear youre mother fell prey to a ruffian posing as a hero to gain her attention, he said placing a consoling hand on N00bs shoulder.
N00b was confused. People do that?
Of course, Tuffy assured him. Being a hero brings adulation from the opposite sex. Watch.
He turned his gaze on the steady stream of pedestrians and once he spotted a pretty girl he called out to her.
Hi gorgeous! Want to come out with me tonight?
Get lost, freak! she retorted after barely glancing at Tuffy.
Undaunted, Tuffy selected his next candidate. Hey baby! Want to get busy with a hero?
Beat it, weirdo!
Well, maybe Paragons not the best place to try that, Tuffy admitted. Too many heroes and they see us every day, but back in your home town being a hero is no doubt something special. The locals never fail to be impressed and sometimes people pretend to be heroes to get these special favours. I fear in your case it was your mothers favours he was after. Its not uncommon.
Youre saying my father wasnt a hero?
Not with a name like that.
N00b gave the smaller man a blank look.
Its a fake hero name, Tuffy explained. Like Love Machine, Deep Penetrator, or Hip Gyrator. I even heard of one calling himself Anal Intruder, though I cant imagine how anyone fell for that one. Im very sorry, if theres anything I can do to help.
No, I think Ill just head up to my room.
We could go crack some skulls together, Tuffy suggested. Thatll cheer you up.
No, Id like to be alone if you dont mind. I have some serious thinking to do.
Tuffy regarded him sympathetically. If you need anything, you know where to find me.
N00b watched him leave, but his mind was focused elsewhere. He headed over to the YHCA and climbed the stairs to his room in a daze. His body running on automatic as N00b tried to put the enormity of the blow into perspective. He had no particular feelings towards his father. The man was a stranger, although the humiliation was stinging like a fresh burn it was overshadowed by a far greater problem.
What on earth was he going to tell Mother?
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