Piecing It Together

Kai has been running around for a few days, and finally found a huge city. He sneaks onto the airport runway, and steals a helicopter that people just got out of. After flying a helicopter once or twice at A.R.G.U.S it was a bit difficult, but Kai made it to the closest A.R.G.U.S base. They had landed there to restock on fuel when they were flying over to the mountain. Kai lands on the roof, and guards come running up the stairs. The guards start shooting him, and Kai starts spinning his staff. The Bullets bounce off the staff. The guards run out of ammo, and go to put reload. Kai runs over and slams his staff into them. The swing knocked them all out. Then Kai runs down the stairs, and through the halls. Whenever a guard shows up he dodges the bullets, and slams his staff into them. Eventually he gets to the computer lab.

Kai: Connect me to Waller!

Worker: We might not be able to get into contact with her.

Kai: I bet you will if you make it urgent, and I think losing workers is pretty urgent.

Soon Waller appears on the giant screen.

Waller: I see you're alive.

Kai: Bring a helicopter to pick me up and bring me back home, or I will take one of these helicopters, and destroy every A.R.G.U.S base until I make my way home.

Waller: Fine. There is a pilot there. I will give him orders to fly you home.

Kai: Oh, and Waller.

Waller: What?

Kai: That's two helicopter crashes I survived. If I have to survive a third one I'm coming for your head. Take your chances.

Waller looks angry.

Kai: Shut it off.

The screen goes black, and Kai walks up to the roof of the building. There is a helicopter with a pilot in it. He gets in the helicopter.

Kai: Are you taking me back to New York?

Pilot: Yes.

Kai: A pilot jumped out at the last second before. I'm not letting that happen again. Take off your parachute.

Pilot: What if the plane goes down?

Kai: Don't let it.

The pilot hands Kai his parachute, and the helicopter takes off. They fly back to new york after many hours. Kai gets off the helicopter, and walks through the building. Waller meets him right before he goes out the final door.

Waller: You realize you have made an enemy of A.R.G.U.S. A powerful military force.

Kai: I have made worse enemies. You couldn't bring me down if you wanted to. You've even tried.

Kai leaves the building, and goes out to his car. He drives off, and eventually makes it back home. Cal is sitting on the couch.

Kai: What the hell? That's my spot!

Cal: Oh, I didn't think you'd be back so soon.

Kai: Admit it. You missed me.

Cal: I didn't miss anything.

Kai: I gotta go shopping.

Cal: For what?

Kai: This ain't no damn interrogation.

Cal: Fair enough. Oh, that masked man attacked a few more businesses while you were gone.

Kai: Wow, that guy is really determined.

Cal: He has been all over the news. Nobody knows why he's doing it. The only thing the cops can figure out is that he keeps attacking chemical businesses for some reason. It's really weird.

Kai: We'll have to talk more about it later.

Kai leaves and goes shopping. Kai buys a red mask from the store along with some food before going home. When Kai gets back home he uses his phone to look up more about multiplex. After hours of searching he finally found a story. Kai finds a story about a legal battle.

Kai(in head): "A father went to sue a big chemical company for giving his son a chemical that was said to save his life, but it killed him. The corporation one the legal battle because the dad had signed that they could use it on his son for a few thousand. That was fifteen years ago. The father had two kids, and lived on Stanton Street. The father's name was James Torto." Let's see if he still lives at the same address.

Kai travels to the address the document said. He ends up at an apartment complex. He walks to apartment forteen, and knocks on the door. A fat white man without a shirt and a cigarette in his mouth opens the door.

???: What? Are you some kind of superhero? The gay guy is in a apartment 10.

He goes to close the door, and Kais stops the door from closing.

Kai: Are you James Torto?

???: Yeah, what's it to ya?

Kai: I have a few questions for you.

James: Are you some type of undercover pig?

Kai: Nope, and your not the one I'm looking for.

James: Who?

Kai: I need to know about your son.

James: Hundred bucks.

Kai: Okay then.

Kai hands the man a hundred dollars.

James: His name is Kevin Torto. He needs to be an asylum. He would be freaking out one moment, and then calm and collected. He should be twenty years old now.

Kai: Another question.

James: Make it quick.

Kai: Did he love his brother?

James: Ya couldn't break the two apart.

He goes to close the door, and Kai stops him.

Kai: Last question. What was the chemical company you sued.

James: Labelle Chemical.

Kai: Thank you.

The man closes the door in Kai's face. Then Kai starts walking away.

Kai: I think I have basically pieced together what's going on here.

Kai looks up on his phone the only companies Multiplex hasn't taken down. There are only two left and Labelle is one of them.

Kai(in head): He must be saving the best for last. That means that he must be going to Byron Chemicals.

Kai leaves the building, and starts running to the company. Once he can see the building a man in a blue and black high tech suit runs over, and blocks his way to Bryon Chemicals.

???: You have a high power level.

The man takes out an axe.

Kai: Who the hell are you?

???: I go by Eagle Eye, and I'm guessing you're going to Bryon Chemicals?

Kai: You would be correct.

Eagle Eye sighs.

Eagle: I thought as much.

He runs over to Kai, and goes for a slash with his axe. Kai quickly takes out his ballistic staff, and blocks the axe. Eagle Eye goes in for a punch, but Kai slams the bottom of his staff into the man's arm. As the man's arm drops the other arm comes down with the axe in hand. Kai swings the top part of his staff over to the axe, and blocks it. Then Kai takes one arm off the staff, and elbows Eagle Eye in the stomach. Eagle Eye stumbled backwards, and Kai roundhouse kicks his head. Eagle Eye put his Axe up, and blocked the kick. Eagle Eye went for a slice at Kai's stomach, and Kai swung his staff, and hit the middle of Eagle Eye's arm. He dropped the axe, and fell to the ground. Then as he fell to the ground he rolled, and went for a stomach punch. Kai doesn't even try to dodge it, and the punch hits him with no effect. Then Kai punches Eagle Eye in the face, sending him back. Eagle Eye brings himself back to his feet.

Eagle: I guess I can't win this.

Kai: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know I'm not here to attack Bryon Chemicals, right?

Eagle: Then why are you here?

Kai: To stop the guy that's going to attack Byron Chemicals.

A news chopper flies over their heads going in Byron Chemicals direction.

Kai/Eagle: Shit.

They both run over to the Byron Chemicals Building.

Eagle: I'll never make it up there in time.

Kai: You're not strong enough to take him on anyway.

Eagle: Your going alone?

Kai: Should be fine. I have a feeling we aren't going to fight.

Kai closes his eyes, and when he opens them he is on the top of Byron Chemicals.

Multiplex: And I thought you had given up.

Kai: All I needed was a little motivation. Oh, and I found your motivation, Kevin.

Multiplex: And what is that?

Kai: Your brother.

Multiplex: You would be correct. You should give yourself a pat on the back. That must have been hard to figure out.

Kai: Well, now that I have the majority of the story. Why don't you give me the rest of the breakdown.

Multiplex: Fine. My brother and I were very close since we were all we had. Our mother left, and our father became abusive. We had to rely on each other.

He pulls up one of his sleeves to show cigarette burns from his father.

Multiplex: Then my brother was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors said it couldn't be cured. Then when Lebelle chemicals came around, and said that they would give my father a few thousand dollars to test a chemical on his son he jumped at the chance to get free money. Then when my brother died, and my father realized he could have gotten more money off of the test he sued.

Multiplex looks like he is getting a headache again. Then he changes his posture.

Multiplex: It's you again. Did ya figure out who I am? Bet ya didn't!

Kai: Yeah, your names Kevin-

Multiplex: I'm not kevin! My name is joe.

Kai(in head): Just like I thought. Its dissociative identity disorder. He has a multiple personalities. Air go the name Multiplex.

Multiplex: I knew you would fail. Everyone always guesses the other personality!

Kai: You know you have DID.

Multiplex: Of course I do. Once our father said that we kept changing personalities we started writing notes to each other, but that's enough for now. I don't want to talk to someone who failed my challenge.

Kai: Joe, I will stop you before you take down Lebelle.

Multiplex: No you won't!

He flies away.

Kai: I won't let him take down another company.