Superheroing 101

Chapter 13: Eneas

We sat infront of the lightly tinted window. We sat in the darkness watching as Alena went into her room with her pajamas. She climbed into her bed and turned off the light. Venus tapped my shoulder and motioned to leave. She left a clone we moved from the shadows.

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I looked at the hole in the building I pushed Venus in a while back, I frowned trying to repress the memory.

Clone put her hand in mine. "It isn't a big deal. I wasn't seriously hurt."

"That isn't the point. I hurt an innocent person."

"Everybody makes mistakes. No one's a perfect human." She put her hand on my face. "But right now we have to get to the bottom of this. We both know what we saw that night."

"Richie." I took a deep breath.

We went in through the garage and crept. We saw the green glow from the back of the boxes. We looked at a half naked Richie floating in some slime. He had a mask over his mouth and nose.

"This.... I don't think..." She almost touched the glass. I pulled her back and pointed to the trip wire.

"So the ooze is imitating Richie's look. No wonder I shot right through him."

She was staring at another light coming from behind a wall. We both stared at it. She pressed a button and it asked for a password. We both shot down the door.

We were face to face with a battered and scared Alena in a blue goop. Like Richie was. "Alena is a fake too?"

Clone shuddered. "The fake is on its way." She said.

"How do you know?"

"The clone I made is following her."

There was another light at the bottom of a stair well. Clone went down. I slowly followed but I was still staring at Alena. So all this time I've been hanging out with some goop. Hugging and kissing and telling my secrets?!

"Castello could you come down here?" Clone muttered.

There was a woman. Her hair dark magenta, she had green lines all over her orange skin. The woman opened her eyes and looked back at us. She pointed to a button in a different language

"The fake is almost at the door." Clone muttered.

I pressed the button and the woman dropped in exhaustion. Her eyes closed shut and she snored. I picked her up and attempted to escape.

"Where the HELL do you think you are going?

The fake stared at me. This thing had an eyes of Alena. "You found her...."

The woman twitched. "You think you. Can stop me?"

"What is your goal here?" Clone asked.

"4 Earth years ago that thing in your arm spreaded the 7 of the most power full stones in the universe. 2 landed on Earth. I've yet destroyed to all your comrades one by one all across the galaxy. I've only caught 3. I'm better and stronger than -"

As she was monologuing I was charging up. I shot her right in the forehead. I knew fake Richie was on his way. We'd have to save the real Alena and Richie another day. The three of us ran off.

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"Who the heck is this?!" Irene yelled looking at the stranger we brought back.

"She looks like she had information. The ooze bucket wanted her back ASAP" Clone said putting her on the bed.

"Don't put the alien where I sleep." Irene joke. The woman sat up and looked around. Her mouth opened but her words seemed come out jibberish.

Irene, Clone, and I exchanged glances. Irene pulled up Google translate. It ended up being translated to: Its fun to jump on the building.