Chapter 5

I had been training at the gym all night. I had never felt so powerless in my life. Wiley had won that one battle. Anger escaped my fists as I hit a punching bag. He won! I thought I could take him on. But I got cocky. I began kicking the bag. He is going to take over this City because I was weak!

"Will?", Margaret called.

I turned around. She was standing there in her suit.

"What do you want?", I replied.

"Just wanted to train with you. And give you this."

She handed me a new sword.

"How did you afford this?"

"It was Anthony's. Before he vanished from the earth, he gave it to Michael. Michael passed it off to my mom, who told me to keep it."

I held the sword. A wave of power entered my body. I began swinging it.

"This is incredible. I feel the power in it. Thank you", I exclaimed.

"Well we best get to work. You know how Frank is about being on time."

We drove to work. On the way, I turned on the radio. Living on a Prayer was playing. Margaret was dancing to it. I was nodded my head to the beat. We pulled up to the parking lot. Margaret and I walked in the store. We were greeted by the smell of pizza. There was no orders to be made. Margaret brought a comic book with her. I didn't really have anything to do, so I turned on Pandora Radio. Blow Me One Last Kiss by Pink was playing. I began dancing. Margaret began laughing hysterically. I brought the music over to her and we were dancing. Frank walked in the store. We were too busy dancing to notice him. He slowly walked back out the store. After the song was over, I went to get some water. The front door opened. I immediately knew who it was.

"Hi. I'd like two pepperoni pizzas", the guy said.

I ran out the back door and to my car. I opened the trunk. My new sword was there but my suit wasn't.

"Shit! It needs to be fixed."

I saw my mask. I put it on and held the sword in my hand. I realised the cameras would see everything. I heard glass break. I ran back in the store. Wiley was fighting Margaret. She was already in her suit and had two arrows in her bow pointed at Wiley.

"You can't kill me! I am matter. I am all around you!", Wiley boasted.

He swept kicked Margaret to the ground. He stood up and dusted himself off. I sprung into action. My sword hit his shoulder. I managed to break his shoulder armor. Electricity shot out. The wires had been cut. His suit was malfunctioning.

"I'll be back!!", he yelled as he vanished.

Margaret was shaking.

"Told you", I said.

I noticed the camera above us.

"We have bigger problems. The camera saw us. It will be a matter of time before-."

Police and SWAT vans pulled up to the store. One office got on a loud speaker.

"COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP! BOTH OF YOU!!"

"What do we do? I don't know want to go to prison", Margaret cried.

"Simple. We ditch the costumes. We will hide them. I'll try and talk to them. You hide the suits", I instructed as I removed my mask and gave my sword to Margaret.

She ran out the back door. A few seconds later she came back in.

Two armed SWAT men came in the store. They had their guns on us. At that exact moment, Frank walked in.

"DOWN ON THE GROUND!!", they both yelled.

He dropped to the ground.

"What is the meaning of this?", he asked.

One of the men came to arrest me.

"You have the right to remain silent", he said.

The other guy arrested Margaret. They brought us outside. Frank was let go. We were put in a police cruiser and driven to the police station. I was held in a waiting cell. Margaret joined me. There were three other people. One was a teenager( about sixteen), one was a guy in his fifties who was clearly drunk, and the other was a body builder who look like he had anger issues.

"What are you guys in here for?", asked the teenager.

"That's what we want to know", I replied.

"I was put in here for stoping a burglary. I was accused of helping those robbers. I am an innocent person", said the teen.

"What made you want to fight crime?", Margaret asked.

"I look up to The Vigilante. He is my hero. I was trying to be like him. But being a teen and all, I am pegged for a lot of stuff. My name is Josh."

"I'm Margaret and he is Will. We were arrested for no reason", Margaret explained.

"Hey pretty", the body builder said to Margaret.

I looked at him.

"Is that your boyfriend?", he asked.

Margaret didn't reply. He moved over to her.

"I asked you a question", he repeated.

"Leave her alone!", Josh said.

The body builder punched Josh. He fell over. He then grabbed Margaret. I punched him in the temple. He recoiled. I then hit him with a series of punches and kicks. The body builder fell on his back.

"You are him!!", Josh exclaimed.

"Shhh. Keep it down kid", I said.

Margaret and I looked at each other. We were thinking the same thing. We knew we could use him. But what did he have that we didn't?

"I am the Vigilante. And this is my sidekick. White Archer."

A cell guard appeared. He opened the cell.

"Will, Margaret, and Josh, you are free to go. Next time stay out of trouble."

We left. Now that Josh knew our identities, we needed to plan each move carefully.

"So, whats it like to fight real villains?", Josh asked as he took a seat on Margaret's black leather couch.

"Dangerous. You can die from it. There have been some close calls. Luckily we haven't died yet", I explained.

"I have always wanted to meet you. I have so many questions."

"I'm sure you do but its late. And we rest is a must."

"You can sleep on the couch. If you need anything, just give me a shout", Margaret said.

We left the room.

"Do you really think we need another person on the team. It started out with just me. Then you. Now its Josh."

"Give it time. Maybe he can help us fight Wiley."

She kissed me then turned around and went to sleep.

"I hope so. I'll fight to the death to stop Wiley", Margaret whispered.

I put my arm around her and fell asleep.