RH & BW Pt5/9

Riding Hood & Bad Wolf - Issue #5 "Hero Hunting"

 

In the past...

His stomach was bruised from the blow, his wrists raw red from the man's grip. His eyes watered as he looked at his sleeping sister curled up in the rags, she clung onto the book he found at school "Red Riding Hood". She was whimpering in her sleep again, he could see the black under her eye in the night. The boy bit his swollen lip sneaking downstairs, the man's beer belly pulsating as he slept on the grubby couch, the TV talking to the empty bottles of beer cluttered around him. With each creeping step the light in the boy's eyes intensified, his hungry eyes glowing as he reached out to the man's belt. He pulled the gun slowly out from the holster turning the safety off, the cold piece weighed heavy in the boy's hands as he cocked it... making the man's eyes open.

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Easter: *giggle* "I don't know how to kill her, I swear! She just told me to fight you both!"

 

Bad Wolf: "Seems rather foolish of her to send one man after two people who she's leading a team to kill."

 

Riding Hood: "Uh huh. Can I blow his brains out yet?"

 

Bad Wolf: "No we may need him for leverage."

 

*RH huffs as he ties a knot in the rope around Easter and latches him onto BW's hairy back like a rucksack. Easter giggles slightly and RH strikes him with his gun, Easter groans turning his head back as RH hits him again. RH stands back watching Easter turn his head slowly only to be struck again by RH with his gun finally knocking him out.*

 

Riding Hood: "Jeez."

 

Bad Wolf: "Where to?"

 

Riding Hood: "Let's get a drink."

 

*RH walks out and strokes his bike slowly and sighs*

 

Riding Hood: "Not this time, baby."

 

*RH walks up to the van getting inside it as BW follows climbing into the back squeezing in. RH then drives them to the closest bar, he gestures for BW to wait there and gets out the van in costume. He enters the bar and after about 2 minutes gunshots are heard, people scream fleeing the place. BW peeks through the passenger window trying to see what's happening through the small screaming crowd that run through the door. He sees RH holding out one of his pistols that smokes whilst he retracts his visor sipping a martini. He locks eyes with BW smirking and holds out his hand telling him to wait there.*

 

Bad Wolf: "What is he doing?"

 

*RH knew if he stirred up enough trouble a hero would come calling, the city was crawling with them. Normally he'd avoid this kind of attention but he wanted to have a little fun, it was all part of his plan. He sips on his martini leaving his guns on the bar and licks his lips activating his red visor that folds around his face. Heat signature shows that someone cold is approaching, based off the figure it seems they have wings. RH runs the list of heroes with wings through his mind and turns on the bar stool looking at the figure who pushes the door open.*

 

Riding Hood: "Ugh, really? I couldn't get Guardian or someone like that? No... I get Gargoyle."

 

Gargoyle: "I've been ordered not to fight you, only report in. Sorry I won't get to kick your ass, Riding Hood. I'll be on my way."

 

Riding Hood: "See now this is where it gets interesting. I need you to stay."

 

*Gargoyle snorts turning his back on RH who reaches behind the bar pulling a woman by her hair up who shrieks. He grabs his gun pushing it against her temple and turns to Gargoyle who immediately turns around readying his chained hammer.*

 

Gargoyle: "Don't do this Riding Hood. Just tell me what you want."

 

Riding Hood: "It's simple, all I want to do is talk."

 

 

 

Done