Challenge

Dead Air kicks down the door to a house. He walks up the stairs with an uneasy quietness. He walks to a door and opens it. The door creaks as he pushes it open. The mayor is sitting at his desk looking at papers.

Mayor: Has Fever sent you here to make me do something. Heh! Of course he has. He wants to bleed all of us dry-

Dead Air slams his knife into the table. The knife cuts right through the table down to its handle. After his knife has been put in the table Dead Air takes a step back calmly. He does this so calmly that it only strikes even more fear into the Mayor's eyes.

Mayor: Fever didn't send you did he?

Dead Air shakes his finger back and forth to signal a no.

Mayor: Why are you here to kill me?

Dead Air taps his temple for a minute. Then he looks around. Dead Air sees a picture of the Mayor surrounded by kids. Dead Air walks up to the picture. He puts his hand on one of the kids. The kid has blond hair.

Mayor: The orphan boys?! Who cares about a few orphans. Even if what happened to them they didn't deserve! They were never going to be shit!

Dead Air throws a knife into the Mayor's throat. Dead Air stays in the position as the Mayor's body falls to the ground. Then Dead Air sighs. He walks over and picks up his knife out of the table. Then he takes the knife out of The Mayors throat and cleans it off with the Mayors tie. Dead Air leaves the house.

Kai: So what happened?

Kai and Remi are sitting on the couch.

Remi: I came inside the house and you were acting strange. Max sent us off to fight Vision because he found her location in Staten Island. When we got there and saw Vision you passed out. I tried to take down Vision but she kept avoiding me. Then she passed out, and soon after that you woke up again. Why did you pass out?

Kai: I was just tired, is all.

Remi: Do you really expect me to believe that?

Kai flashes back to the dream and Remi asks him what he's scared of. Kai snaps back into reality and sighs.

Kai: She was manipulating my dreams. She sent me into my head, but more like your unconscious mind.

Remi: What does that even mean?

Kai: Your unconscious mind is all your thoughts and feelings.

Kai gets up from the couch.

Kai: It basically knows you better than you do. Luckily it has your best intentions in mind.

Kai walks into the kitchen and Remi follows him. Kai grabs an apple, and Remi leans over the counter.

Remi: So what did it tell you?

Kai takes a bite of the apple.

Kai: Yeah right. Like I would tell you.

Max walks into the kitchen.

Max: Remi, I need to talk to you.

Remi walks into a different room with Max.

Max: Last night the Mayor was killed.

Remi Looks off to the side and spaces out for a second.

Max: Remi?

Remi snaps back into reality.

Remi: I'm fine. I just wished I could have learned more about my mother from him. I'm going to go home. I'll talk to you later.

Remi walks away. She walks past Kai who is leaning on the counter.

Kai: Remi.

Remi stops dead in her tracks and turns to Kai. Kai walks up to her.

Kai: You okay?

Remi starts crying and Kai embraces her. Kai holds onto Remi until she calms down. Remi backs up a few steps from Kai as she wipes her eyes.

Remi: I'm sorry.

Kai: There's nothing to apologize for. Do you want me to drive you home or are you alright?

Remi: I think I'll be alright. Bye.

Remi leaves the house and Max walks up to Kai.

Max: Why did I even bring her over there if you were just going to hear everything?

Kai: Why are you asking me? That was your decision.

Max: I need you to come downstairs.

Kai: Fine.

Kai follows Max into the basement. Kai sees a full trash bag on the floor. Max sits down in his chair.

Kai: I would feel bad that you're always down here on the computer, but if you weren't then you would be upstairs on the computer.

Max: That's why I might as well be down here.

Max types a few things in and a message is brought up on the screen.

Max: Watch this.

An hour ago Dead Air and Fever were in the meeting room. Fever is sitting down and Dead Air is leaning against the wall in the corner of the room. Fever slams his fits on the table.

Fever: Fuck!

Dead Air doesn't even flinch. He makes no movement.

Fever: How the fuck did one man take out almost the entire group?!

Dead Air takes out his knife and starts flipping it, and spinning it around.

Fever: Your the warrior! You should have used your men to take them out!

Dead Air keeps flipping his knife.

Fever gets up from his chair and walks over to Dead Air.

Fever: I have to go to a meeting with all the Mayors.

Fever starts tapping Dead Air chest with his finger.

Fever: You better have them taken out when I get back.

Wind blows Fever into a wall. Fever hits the ground. Dead Air makes a few hand signs.

Fever: Cool off.

Fever sighs.

Fever: Yeah, I know.

Fever gets up from the ground and fixes his tie.

Fever: You know I get frustrated easily. I do need you to take them out.

Dead Air jokingly salutes Fever. Fever leaves the room. Dead Air sets up a camera, and gets a map. He circles a place on the map. He starts recording himself. He shows the camera the circled location. Then he drags his thumb against his throat and turns off the camera. Kai and Max see that video.

Kai: He is challenging me?

Max: Do you accept the challenge?

Kai: Hm, I'll get my suit.

Kai starts walking off.

Max: Should I call Remi?

Kai: She needs a day off. I can do this myself.

Max: Don't forget the com!

Kai: You never talk to me anyway!

Max: Sometime I think you deserve to be alone.

Kai: Harsh.

Kai is running across rooftops with his suit on. He stops at the location that Dead Air showed on the map. Kai sees Dead Air standing on the rooftop. Dead Air taps his arm and points at Kai. Kai looks at his arm.

Kai: Yeah, that's been healed.

Dead Air nods. Then Dead Air takes out his sword.

Kai: A respectable fight? Alright.

Kai takes out his staff.

Kai: Good old fashioned one on one.

Dead Air slices his sword up. Kai blocks with his staff. Dead Air slices his blade through the air. As his blade moves you see the trail of the blade. You hear the blade swoosh as it cuts through air. The clank of the two metals hitting together blocks out the noise of the blade cutting through the air. Dead Air spins and slashes Kai's feet. Kai hits Dead Air in the head with his staff. Dead Air rolls on the ground and puts away his sword. Dead air takes out a gun that looks somewhat like a rifle. Dead Air presses the trigger. Plasma bullets shoot out of the gun. Kai starts blocking the bullets. Then air bullets are shot out of the gun as well as plasma. Kai starts spinning his staff around deflecting all the shots. Dead Air's gun charges for a second and he sends out a giant blast of plasma and air. Kai throws his staff into the air as the bullet heads his way. Kai teleports to his staff, and slams his staff downwards. Dead Air rolls to the side. Kai hits the ground, and Dead Air shoots a few plasma bullets into Kai before Kai starts blocking them again. A bullet hits Kai's hand and Kai's staff flies up. Kai catches his staff, and throws it at Dead Air. Dead Air shoots a bullet. The staff goes through the bullet and sticks halfway into Dead Air's gun. Dead Air throws his gun to the side and charges Kai. He punches at Kai. Kai deflects the punch, and hits Dead Air in the chest. Dead Air punches Kai in the jaw. Kai grabs his arm and yanks Dead Air forward. Dead Air starts to fall forward and Kai roundhouse kicks him in the back of the head. Dead Air hits the ground. Then Dead Air elbows Kai's knee. Kai's bone sticks out the back of his leg. Kai falls to the ground holding his leg.

Kai: Fuck.

Dead Air gets to his feet and Kicks at Kai's head. Kai blocks the Kick, and kicks Dead Air in the stomach with his only good leg. Dead Air is pushed back. Kai gets back to his feet, and pushes his bone back into his leg. Dead Air kicks at Kai. Kai grabs his leg, and elbows Dead Air in the ribs. Dead Air falls to the ground. Kai puts Dead Air's behind his back. Then Kai is blasted off of him by wind. Dead Air gets back up along with Kai. wind surrounds Dead Air's hands making almost like a blade on each hand. Dead Air charges Kai. He swipes his blades. Kai dodges the first two slashes, but the third slash leaves Kai with a giant cut along his torso. Then Kai grabs both of Dead Air's arms, and knees Dead Air in the stomach. Dead Air leans over a bit, and Kai jump spin kicks him in the head. Dead Air hits the ground hard. Kai walks back over to Dead Air, and Dead Air stabs Kai through the stomach with his wind blade. He then slices Kai's throat with the second blade. Kai falls to the ground creating a pool of blood. Dead Air sees Kai's eyes closed. He walks over to Kai and stabs Kai in the chest with both blades. Kai puts the meta-cuffs on Dead Air. Then Kai's fist surrounds with energy, and he punches Dead Air, knocking him out. Dead Air hits the ground.

Kai: One man left. If he is stronger than this guy I don't know if I'll be able to beat him.

Kai calls up B.L.A.D.E.