"Alright, if you say so" Sunset said before waving over Crimson, who had just finished conducting his final test. The Doctors left him to catch up with his friends while they survey their findings. "What's up?" Crimson asked Sunset, still shirtless and exposing his new found six-pack to his friends. "Well...I....um" Sunset said, slightly intimidated by what she saw. "You know the people that caused those injuries to you...well, they go to CHS. They must have known where to attack you and when, all while avoiding contact. Spitfire had been dealt with as well." "She's dead?" Crimson said in surprise "No no, she's fine. Apparently, she left home after her father came home and abused her again. She's in safe hands and is becoming a whole new person, but anyway. Those people who attacked you? Spitfire was nice enough to give us the details on who they were. They think you are dead." Crimson smirked. "This will be a hell of a surprise for them." Sunset pointed at his new body. "I'd be surprised if they would want to hurt you now, you could fight a bear and a Shark at the same time with your bare hands. I'd prefer if we avoided fighting. So, ready to surprise everybody at CHS when you are let out tomorrow?" Crimson picked up Sunset up with both arms and held her like a baby, where she smiled in response. "Wouldn't miss it for the world" (Next Day?)
(The next day...) Circuit Breaker got out of his car and lead Crimson into the school. Sent from my Nokia 3310 using Tapatalk 2
In comparison to Circuit, Crimson almost appeared like a giant. He originally was 5.8ft, but a sudden growth spurt now put him at 6ft 4. His choice of clothing today was an unzipped sleeveless black hoodie and matching Camo pants, with a plain red shirt underneath. It wasn't because he wasn't wearing it to look cool, he wanted to make sure that he was noticed, noticed by a certain amount of people that tried to kill him. The moment that another student noticed him walking towards the school, people stopped what they were doing and looked at him in complete shock. This wasn't the same slender kid as before, this was a completely different. Word got around quickly that Crimson had just arrived, hood concealing his face and almost appearing like Circuits own bodyguard. Once they were inside the school however, they were the centre of attention. Crimson almost appeared like a boxer in robes walking towards the ring to have a match. As much as he wanted to talk things out, it seemed that violence was inevitable. ------------------------------ Sunset was at Rainbow Dash's locker, just enjoying some friendly discussion. "I've seen the way that your looking at him. You like the new changes, don't you?" Rainbow Dash said, her hand resting against the locker door. "I mean, you were already head over heals for him already. But now...I can't really describe it." Sunset shuffled her feet."I know....but it's something. I mean....its...I'm...um..." Sunset now tried to hide her clear embarrassment. "I like him, ok?" Just as the two were talking, plenty of people in the hallway began to look in awe at the tall man who was walking in the hallway. Many in awe, many in shock. Crimson had just come around the corner with Circuit. By now, Sunset was taken back with what she seen. When Crimson walked past her, she went over to her and stuck went at his side, but not before getting Dashie's attention to follow with her. Spitfire told him that the people that attacked him were inside of the cafeteria in the mornings, and it was the first thing he done. Crimson almost kicked down the door of the cafeteria, which had a surprising amount of people inside. He stood there as everybody turned around to face him, his shocking transformation surprising almost everybody. The Aussie tried his best not to dissolve into a blind fury, but he appeared surprisingly calm and intelligent. He slowly took off his hood to reveal his face and cleared his voice as he spoke loudly to everybody in the cafeteria, which was entirely made up of students at this time of the morning. "On Monday, I was attacked by students of CHS. I was beaten and tortured by students that are currently inside this room. I was stabbed, drowned, electrocuted and experienced all sorts of atrocities. I was almost murdered and left for dead." Crimson announced as he looked around the cafeteria, studying the faces on the crowd and trying not to bring up Spitfire. Out of the far corner of his eye, he could see all five of them trying to hide from him on a table in the corner. "Im asking for the ones who attacked me, all five of them, to turn themselves in peacefully and nobody will be harmed. Otherwise, I'm going to crush you and throw you into the wind. You heartless monsters almost killed a harmless innocent man on Monday, so I'm not going to rest until Justice has been served. So what is it going to be? Give yourselves up now....or come and have a go if you think you are hard enough?"
Soarin, Fleetfoot, Bulk Biceps, Gilda, and Lightning Dust hesitantly stepped forward. Sent from my Nokia 3310 using Tapatalk 2
Crimson looked at the five, just standing there looking at them. He could tell that all of them didnt like him, still glaring at him hatefully as if Spitfire was in the room ordering them what to do. However, he didnt want to fight them either. Not to mention that most of them are girls, so he coudnt hit them anyway. Soon, Crimson gestured his arms at the group. "Well...that was easy, wasnt it?" Crimson said before he paced himself around the group. "I can see the looks in your eyes, many of you regret what happened on Monday. Lightning Dust, you've been crying non-stop because you were with the threatened the same fate, right?" Dust began to cry. "Yes...yes, thats true. How did you?" "I can tell by your eyes, they are kind of red." Crimson said before pointing at the door. "I wont hold it against you, you were just following orders. I forgive you, you can leave." "Thank you!" Dust said, crying before hugging Lionheart then running off. This continued until only Soarin and Biceps, the only two guys, were left. The girls involved were threatened to comply with Spitfire or for some other reason. The boys however, that was an entirely different story. Soarin did most if not almost all of the torture to him, and he hated Crimson for his part of getting his best friend expelled. Bulk backed him up, responsible for stopping his heart near the end of the torture. "Crimson...what you did.. it wa-" Soarin got out before he was instantly shot down by Crimson. Even after all this evidence, Soarin still believed he was doing nothing wrong. He seemed to enjoy getting his revenge actually. "I didn't ask you a damn thing." Crimson shot back coldly, instantly humiliating Soarin infront of at least most of their year level in the cafeteria. Bulk had enough of this humiliation, he just roared at Crimson before charging at him. He rose a right fist at Crimson as he ran at him, some 25ft between the two.
"Bulk, what are you thinking?" shouted someone at the end table. "Don't do it, man," shouted someone else. Circuit, Sunset and Rainbow Dash backed away as Bulk charged towards Crimson.
Bulk had already passed the point of no return, he wasn't backing out now. Not while the guy that he tried to kill was talking down on him. He was a giant, the biggest guy in the school. 8ft tall and 300 pounds of pure muscle. He wasn't going to let this upstart get the better of him. His fist came down like a freight train and hit Crimson in the face. The entire cafeteria was filled with shock. But he didn't even flinch. Bulk's hand hurt like hell, but that wasn't what would cause to back away. He hit Crimson as hard as he could, with power that could break a man into two, and....nothing. He did absolutely nothing to Crimson. No damage whatsoever. For the first time in his life, the giant was scared. But he tried to hide this clearly evident fear from the crowd by continuing to punch Lionheart, except that Crim effortlessly dodged each blow that came st him. For such a big guy, he punched really slow.
Circuit Breaker leaned over towards Rainbow Dash and said, "Did they make his skin indestructible too?" Rainbow Dash simply replied, "Nothing short of a nuke or meteor can damage him, if I remember correctly."
Crimson began to walk towards Bulk while he held his hurt hand, not before looking at the giant and gently putting both of his hands on both of Bulks wrists. "My turn..." Crimson then pulled Bulks arms upwards and bent them with such force that it practically shattered all of the bones in both of his arms. All the while unnaturally bending his arms to make them truly broken. Bulk screamed in agony at the sudden surge of pain that he felt. Crimson then kicked Bulks right kneecap in to send him to his knees before uppercutting him in the face with his foot. This sent Bulk spinning like a pinwheel into the air before landing almost halfway across the cafeteria, landing on the top of a table where a group of girls were sitting. Bulk was KO'ed instantly. Crimson had utterly destroyed the strongest man in the school, and with such low effort as well. If Soarin wasn't panicking yet, he was absolutely petrified now. He knew that he was next, and nothing was going to save him from his fate. Unless...he was macho enough to pull out the conceded gun in his underwear.
Something in his gut told Circuit Breaker that Crimson was in danger, so he did a running jump and tackled Soarin on the spot.
The moment that Circuit had tackled Soarin, Soarin took out a gun and tried to shoot Crimson with it. With a loud BANG!, the bullet was fired and hit the ceiling. Soarin quickly escaped Circuit Breakers hold and pointed the gun at his head, causing the entire cafeteria to scream loudly. "You want to dance as well?" Watching Soarin threatening his best friend triggered the rage that had been building inside of him. He was not going to let anyone, anyone, hurt the people he cared about. He wasn't calm anymore, Crimson was pissed. Crimson sprinted at around 90km/hr towards Soarin and took him by the neck before throwing him like a toy at the wall. Soarin hit the wall extremely hard, but he still mustered the courage and audacity to stand against Crimson. He pointed the gun at Crimson "Don't do this....." Crimson said coldly, standing at Circuits side and protecting him. Soarin weakly cursed under his breath. His hands shook violently as he held the gun in his hand. He thought about what would happen if he finished the job. Even after threatening to kill Circuit, he wouldn't back down. And with that, he shot Crimson.
Luckily for Crimson, the bullet only pinged off of his chest, for as stated before, his new skin was, for the most part, indestructible. Circuit Breaker then snatched the gun out of Soarin's hand and checked it. "No more bullets," he said, "What a wuss."
Soarin quickly got up and backed away from Crimson, who he now seen as some sort of demon. He looked scared but quickly tried to regain whatever dignity he had left. "This isn't over! I'm in a gang, and i have some very powerful friends! Next time that I see you, i'll kill you!" And with that, Soarin fled the scene and ran out of the school.
Circuit Breaker pulled out his phone and said, once Soarin was out of earshot, "He shouldn't have said that," as he called the police department and informed them about Soarin.
The Police Department arrived, although Soarin vanished like a ghost and was long gone. Most of the students were in shock about what Soarin had done, although the blame from the teachers were pointed at Bulk and Soarin. Since he didn't start the fight, acted in self defence and also saved another students life, Crimson didn't get in any trouble. In fact, he was rewarded for bravery by Celestia. Meanwhile, Bulk was suspended for around four days for starting the fight. Not that he was going to do much, his arms were broken and couls have taken months to heal. Soarin was expelled immediantly without question, he had been causing trouble since Day 1. Most people went home due to the trauma they seen when Soarin lose his cool. Somebody managed to record the whole thing and put it on YouTube. Crimson however, took some time away and sat underneath a large tree by himself to relax and clear his head.
Circuit Breaker gave Crimson a pat on the back and said to him, "Thanks for saving me, man. I don't know what I would've done without you."
"Don't mention it, it's what I'm here for" Crimson joked before looking at the school from the tree, then at his hands. "My whole life has changed for the better because of you, did I mention that? I come here as some awkward kid, lost and confused in a new country. Then, you met me and gave me some confidence. Not only that but I've fallen in love with a beautiful girl and then...I managed to get superpowers after almost being murdered. All this in two weeks." Crimson told Circuit. "Wow. I guess what im trying to say is...thanks"
"You're freakin welcome, man," said Circuit Breaker, still smiling. "Hey, wanna come over to my place after school?" Sent from my Nokia 3310 using Tapatalk 2
"Sure, I'd love to" Crimson said before having an uneasy feeling in his gut. "Sure hope that Soarin doesn't get into any thing stupid. I mean, he's going to come after me now. I'd be fine, but it's you and the girls that I'm worried about." (Foreshadowing !)
