Well that was probably not what you expected. I know I didn't expect it. I wasn't one for saving people from things. Unless it could kill people and make me look like a maniac, then no. I'm a villain, but I'm no monster. The only person I want six feet deep is Helix Double, but other than that, I get civilians out of my way. I was really planning on going my own way. Not like I've seen stuff like this a hundred times before. I've seen purses stolen, prostitutes being sold off, gang beatings. The city at noon and night is probably one of the worst places to be. But I don't know why I decided to save her. How dare I, right? My first thought should have been to save her, probably to save her... faster. I could have been a hero. Save her from that experience that changed her life forever, and maybe I could redeem my sins. Start a new life saving people. I didn't though. She may think I am a hero, but I let it happen for a short bit before I stepped in. I am no hero. I am NO hero. I am NO HERO. But I did save her...
Maybe it was because she was good looking. I have a thing for cute girls, and they all love a heroic man. Maybe it was because I just felt heroic for a moment. For a small moment I may have understood why heroes want to be heroes. I think it was most likely that she was a lot like me mum and sis. Yes I didn't know Gabby that well, but she reminded me of them. My mum was a gymnast and even went to the Olympics for a year. She was fierce and independant, no one scared her. My sister was always trying to be a friend to everyone, even the meanest of people. She saw the good and ignored the bad, all because she thought she could change people. I lost my family, and knowing these men, once they finished getting all the pleasure they wanted from Gabby, they would dispose of her, or sell her to some pimp. I would not let her family loose her like I lost my family. Not a nice life to live.
Let me fill in the gaps Gabby can't. I was on my way to the orphanage. I had went to a pizza joint, bought a nice huge pizza. I though I would treat the kids to something nice, I had not gotten them a lot of good food recently, but money had been tight. I needed to talk to my old friend Miss. Elder anyway. I was headed there when I saw Gabby.
"Let's see, three men, one helpless girl... I can attack from that roof..." I thought, putting down the pizza. I went into a tight alley, jumped from one wall to the next (like Mario wall jumping), and made it to the top. I stood near the ledge of the roof, looking down on the three men.
"First man, mid-thirties. Looks like a gun in his left pocket. Probably a knife up his sleeve. Seems to be the alpha of this group. Second man, slightly older. Maybe forty. Knife scabbard attached to his leg with a knife. Third man; in his late twenties. Seems like the lookout. No noticeable weapon or weapons visible. Well, maybe no weapon..." I thought, and leaned forward slightly. I nearly lost balance, and kicked a stone off the roof, and I watched it in slow motion as it hit the ground.
"What was that?" the lookout said.
"SHIT. My cover has been blown," I thought.
"I don't know, go check it out Jonny," the alpha said.
"Yea boss," Jonny said, and started climbing up the fire escape. Before he arrived, I had already jumped from the roof I was on to the roof across from it.
"Nothing up here boss," Jonny said.
"Time to take out the trash," I thought. Man, what is wrong with me. Why would I think of a cheesy quip like that?
"Who are you?" Jonny said seeing me.
"Shit shit shit," I thought. I jumped quickly across.
"There is someone up here," Jonny said.
"Watch out...!" the second man yelled as I tackled Jonny to the roof. I then punched him hard and threw him aside, hoping he was knocked out.
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The Life of a Villain
Science FictionAren't you ever tired of the same old super hero story? The hero is cool looking with bulging muscles, and always wins. Like, always. Even if the situation is dire and it all seems lost. All the sudden, freaking deus ex machina. And the villain is e...