Riot

Kai walks inside his house. He hears nothing. It is completely silent. The silence is almost refreshing. Kai kicks off his shoes and grabs a bag of chips. He sits on the couch and turns the TV on. A father and son are talking.

Son: Dad, how did you get women?

Dad: I didn't. I think someone payed your mother.

Kai starts laughing.

Kai: Yeah, she was definitely forced.

An hour later Kai gets bored of watching TV. He walks down into the basement to see if Max had finished creating the phone. No one is there. It looks like the tools were used, but the computer is off. The only thing there is a house of cards. Which Kai knocks over.

Kai: The day I come back everyone is just gone. The hell is this?

Kai texts Remi asking where she is and he does the same with Max.

Kai: We're all going to hang out or something. This is ridiculous.

Kai walks upstairs and sits back on the couch. Kai starts tapping his foot.

Kai: I don't even have any hobbies to keep me busy!

Kai keeps tapping his foot.

Kai: That's it, I'm buying a computer!

Kai storms out of the house trying desperately to find something to do. As he realises that his car was totaled he calls up the insurance company and gets money for the accident. Kai then travels to the dealership. A salesman walks up to him.

Salesman: Do you need help or are you just looking around?

Kai: I need help. Any cars here that could fit a computer?

Salesman: Do you mean has a computer built in?

Kai: No. I mean, I am able to hold a computer.

Salesman: All of them can sir.

Kai: Nah, I'm just messing with you. Alright I have a big budget for a car. What do you think would be the best model?

Salesman: If your going for something big budget you might want an electric car-

Kai: Electric car? Hell yeah, that sounds awesome. Explain it to me.

Salesman: Electric cars don't need gas. They charge up inside your garage, but you will need a charging station to be built into your garage.

Kai: How big is this charging station?

Salesman: It's really small. It just goes on the wall. It's not a big thing.

Kai: Show me some of these cars.

Salesman: Of course sir.

They walk over to the electric cars. The salesman walks over to the best looking and newest model of the cars.

Salesman: This model just recently came out. The old model couldn't go as far as a gas powered vehicle, but now they can go farther and they charge up faster.

Kai: I'll take it.

Salesman: You can return the car after two weeks of owning the car if you experience any issues.

Kai: Do I just drive it out of here after I sign the papers, or…

Salesman: No, after you sign the papers one of our employees will drive the car over to your house and he'll set up the charger. All you have to do is be there.

Kai: Alright then, lead me to where you sign the papers.

Kai sits down at one of the desks and signs papers. They tell him when the employee will be there, and Kai leaves. Once Kai gets home he lays on the couch and turns on the tv.

Kai: I did a lot today. I deserve a reward.

Kai rests his head on the couch ready to sleep. Kai can't fall asleep so he changes the channel to the news. Humans are rioting. One man throws a molotov, lighting a car on fire.

Reporter: They say they are fighting against the mutants. That the mutants are trying to take over.

Kai turns off the Tv.

Kai: It's been a while since I have turned on the TV during something happening. I think it's time to go out again.

Kai puts on the crimson dragon suit and teleports outside. He runs across the buildings teleporting every once and a while to speed things up. Soon Kai is on a roof looking down upon the rioting people. They see Kai and the people start to cheer.

Man: You're my kid's hero!

Man2: Keep fighting those mutants!

Man3: You're doing God's work!

Kai runs to the leaders of the riot. He sees that the leaders of the riot are Lefty and Righty. Kai hops off the building and walks next to them.

Kai: Lefty and Righty! Why are you guys leading this riot?

Righty: Mutants are trying to take over. They tried with W.A.T.K.H, but then we thought they might have given up. Then a mutant attacks some of the President's buildings, and then they tried to attack him! We can't stand for this!

Lefty: Yeah!

Kai: And you let these people believe I'm a hero even though I have always been your enemy?

Righty: We don't work for grandfather anymore. We just had conflicting interests. We weren't enemies

Lefty: Yeah!

Righty: Now we need to fight on the same side. To help save our race!

Lefty: Yeah!

Kai stops walking as everyone else keeps walking. Kai sees that the cops set up a barrier to stop them. Kai teleports to the roof of a building. He sees the humans stop at the barrier.

Kai(in head): The cops have the humans covered. I don't need to stop them. I doubt Lefty and Righty are actually leading the humans. They're just leading the riot. Humans aren't being led, but the mutants are. Now I need to figure out who's leading them.

Kai starts running away.

Kai(in head): Did Righty pick up a dictionary or something? I don't feel like he was that articulate last time we met, but lefty's large vocabulary hasn't changed.

Kai stops at a mutant bar.

Kai(in head): Maybe I will be able to pull some information out of the people here.

Kai walks in. He gets devilish stares from everyone in the bar. Kai sits down, and the bartender walks over to him.

Bartender: Get the fuck up.

Kai stands up.

Kai: I'm not here to cause any trouble.

Bartender: You being here, causes trouble. Now you're going to leave, or we are going to kill you.

Kai looks around. Everyone is standing up now looking like they are ready to fight.

Bartender: You're a traitor to the mutants. You can never be one of us again.

Kai: Fine. I'll leave peacefully. Just know that if I did fight I wouldn't be the one losing.

Kai slowly walks out of the bar. Later Kai is sitting in bed thinking about how the mutants hate him.

Kai(in head): Bordon said that I needed to do nothing to be a peace symbol between the two sides, but it looks like the two sides have already chosen my side for me. I don't know if I can be neutral. Wait, Righty said that there was a mutant who attacked Bordon.

Kai looks up the news footage. Then he plays the video.

Reporter: Last night four of President Bordon's personal buildings were attacked three industrial buildings and an office building have been blown to bits. This one woman was able to destroy so much.

A video plays. Remi disguised in her superhero costume is destroying everything in her path. The video returns to the reporter.

Reporter: President Bordon had this to say.

The video switches to a speech from President Bordon the morning after the attack.

President Bordon: I was attacked last night. A woman destroyed four business buildings of mine. She was expecting me to retaliate. When she didn't get what she wanted she attacked me at my office. Luckily my guards were there to stop her. She escaped however. I can tell the people sincerely that I believe she will not attack again. I always have guards around. You do not need to worry about my personal safety. Thank you.

Kai turns off the video.

Kai: REMI!