Chapter 12 - Past life
Submitted December 29, 2005 Updated January 13, 2006 Status Incomplete | There is a strange presence in Jump City. Something strange lying behind all of the ominous snow. The Titans will have their hands full trying to figure out the mystery, but somehow a homeless boy might help them find the answers.
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Chapter 12 - Past life
Chapter 12 - Past life
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<b>Chapter 12</b>
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<b>Past life</b>
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Nine years before Tom meet the titans he was forced to leave his family behind as they were brutally taken from the world. It was a bitter cold winter night in Central City, the small house where the Jones family lived had become the target of a mad man's plot. “Ruth, help the boys get dressed.” Adrian told his wife quietly as he got a box out from under their bed.
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Ruth sat up and could see the worried expression behind the long, blond bangs hanging over her husband's face. “What's happening?” Ruth asked urgently as she got up and walked to Adrian's side.
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Adrian stood up and put his hand on Ruth's face gently, staring into her eyes the way he did when they first met. “Ruth… I don't know what's going on… but I want you to know that, no matter what happens… I love you and the boys more then anything else in this world.” Adrian said as he handed her the box he got from under the bed. “Take this… give it to the boys as soon as you're sure they are out of danger.” Adrian said as he turned around and went to the closet.
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Ruth was silent for a moment, she knew something bad was going on. “Adrian, what is this?” Ruth asked as she looked inside the box.
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Ruth opened the lid slightly, but Adrian put his hand over hers and closed it again. “There isn't enough time… get the boys dressed and get as far away from here as you can.” Adrian said as he went back to the closet and rummaged around for a weapon. “Take them out the out through their bedroom window and run to your mother's house. As soon as morning comes I want you to wait at the train station until noon, if I don't show up by then…” Adrian slowed down and stood up again, he was holding a gun in his hand as he turned around and looked at his wife. “I want you to buy a ticket to Steel City or Metropolis… anywhere you can go to forget about this place ever existed.” Adrian said as he left the room and went to the living room.
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Ruth hurried to the boys' room and woke them up. Tom was already awake and standing next to the door. “Mommy… what were you and dad talking about?” The small boy asked as he walked closer to his mother.
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Ruth looked down at her young son and tried not to look scared. <i>“Tom always was the most like his father.”</i> Ruth thought to herself as she kneeled down and hugged Tom. Tom seemed worried but kept calm as he looked up into his mother's eyes. “Don't worry Tom, it's nothing important.” Ruth lied, hoping to keep Tom from panicking. “Help me wake up your brothers, we're going to visit your grandmother.” Ruth said as she picked up Tom's younger brother, Andrew, from his bed and opened the window.
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Tom shook Tony to wake him up and grabbed a coat to keep warm outside. “Come on Tony, mom wants us to get up to go to granny's.” Tom said as he slid his arms into his coat. Tony shoved Tom away and rolled over to try to get more sleep, but Tom pushed him a little further and made Tony tumble out of his bed. “Come on Tony! We have to go now!” Tom said as tossed a coat to Tony.
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Tony stood up and looked angrily at Tom. “You're going to regret shoving me!” Tony shouted as he tackled Tom and pinned him to the floor. Tony was about to hit Tom when he saw that their mother was in the room and Tom wasn't just kidding around. “Why are we going to granny's?” Tony asked as he stood up and picked up his coat.
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Ruth sighed and looked out the window. “I'll explain later. Tony, you go first, then I'll follow. Tom you stay close to me, okay?” Ruth said motioning toward the window.
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Tony and Tom looked at each other nervously, then Tony hesitantly walked to the window and climbed out. Ruth picked up Andrew and climbed through. Tom was about to follow his mother when he heard a noise from down stairs. Tom walked over to the door and saw his father fighting with a tall stranger. The stranger threw a kick at Adrian's, but he easily caught it and dislocated the stranger's knee. The tall stranger fell down and a shorter man stepped forward. “Enough.” The shorter man said as he pointed a weird weapon at Adrian and shot him. The beam from the weapon seemed to stun Adrian, he froze up and fell back against the wall. “I want answers Adrian, I promise your family will be spared.” The shorter man said.
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Adrian took a deep breath and spat in the short man's face. “No dice, Dennison… They're long gone and there's no way you'll catch them now.” Adrian said weakly, trying to move his arms.
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The taller man pushed his knee back in place, he showed no signs of pain. The tall man stood up and looked at Dennison. “Shall I finish him sir?” He asked coldly.
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Dennison smiled. “Why not… Advocate destroy.” Dennison said, pointing at Adrian.
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Advocate stepped forward and raised his foot up to smash Adrian's head. “No!” Tom shouted, jumping out from his room and running in front of Advocate's kick and blocking it with both hands. “Don't hurt my dad.” Tom yelled, his eyes welling up with tears as they glowed bright gold for the first time. Tom threw Advocate's foot to one side, making him lose balance. As Advocate fell forward, Tom punched Advocate's left eye, sending his flying into the far wall.
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Dennison stepped back in surprise. “Cripes! The kids a monster!” Dennison said as he aimed his weapon at Tom and fired. Tom gasped and fell to his knees. “You're as strong as your old man, that's very impressive for a kid your age.” Dennison said walking over to Advocate. Dennison saw the wound over Advocate's eye and smiled. “You're lucky I picked you for the Advocate program, Mr. Cougar. If you didn't have those enhancements, the kids punch might have taken your head clean off.” Dennison said, seeming to joke about the situation. Dennison gave Advocate a pair of shaded glasses to his wound. “I want you to take Mr. Jones out side and finish the job… and be quiet about it.” Dennison said, turning to Tom and walking over to his slowly.
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Advocate stood up. “Yes sir.” He said in an almost mechanical voice. Advocate walked over to Adrian and grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him outside.
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Tom stumbled to his feet and tried to go after them, but Dennison blocked Tom's path. “Leave my dad alone!” Tom shouted, throwing a weak punch at Dennison.
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Dennison laughed coldly. “You aren't going to hit me as hard as you hit Mr. Cougar… not without your strength to help you anyhow.” Dennison said, shoving Tom away. “The beam I used won't let you use that power for at least a day.” Tom got up and ran up the stairs to his room, but Dennison grabbed his wrist. “You aren't going anywhere until you tell me where your brothers are. I need the oldest one for a very important investment.” Dennison said, trying to pull Tom back down stairs.
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Tom turned around. “Leave us alone!” He shouted as he put as much strength as he could into punching Dennison in the nose. Dennison screamed and let go of Tom to hold his nose.
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Tom ran into his room and climbed out the window where his mother and brothers were waiting. Ruth grabbed Tom's hand. “Come on, we have to hurry.” Ruth said as she started to lead them away from the house.
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From the window Dennison called out to them. “You won't get as far as the end of your yard! Advocate, retrieve!” Dennison shouted, loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.
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Ruth handed the box of Adrian's belongings to Tom and told her sons to hide. “You three find places where no one will find you… Just stay there until I come for you.” She said as she shoed them all away to hide. Ruth then turned and saw Advocate charging her, she put up her hands to fight even though she knew very little about self defense. “A mother's love will give her strength to move a mountain if that's what's necessary to protect her children.” Ruth said as she thrust her fist forward into Advocates stomach and stopped him in his tracks. “I won't let you get them.” She said as she pushed him away and punched him in the jaw.
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Advocate straitened up and looked at Ruth. “I will get them regardless of whether or not you stand in my way.” Advocate said as he walked forward to engage the enraged woman in combat.
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Andrew and Tony weren't hiding very far away, they were inside an old shed where they stored lawn tools. “Mommy, no!” Andrew yelled, wanting his mother to stop fighting and go back to the way it was before the sun had set that night.
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Tony held his hand over Andrew's mouth. “Quiet… they'll find us.” He warned in a whispering voice.
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Ruth tried her best to hold back Advocate, but she was no warrior. Advocate raised his hand high and slapped Ruth to the ground. “You are nothing but extra baggage… you are not necessary.” Advocate said as he kicked the fallen woman out of the way.
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Andrew pulled away from Tony and ran out of the shed, to his mother's side. “Mommy… get up… please, you have to make them go away.” Andrew said, barely able to speak through all of his tears.
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Ruth could barely move, she looked up at her youngest son and whispered the word `run'. Tony raced over to Andrew as fast as he could and picked him up. Andrew started screaming incoherently, not wanting to be separated from his mother. Advocate followed them slowly, knowing they had nowhere else to hide.
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Tom had hidden himself under the shed, in a small hole that a family of raccoons used to live in. Tom heard his brothers being carried away and wanted to help, but he felt too tiered to move. “I'll save you… I promise.” Tom whispered just before he passed out.
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Tom woke up from his dreaming memory to a slap in the face. Tom felt that his hands and feet were tied to a chair and he couldn't see anything in the room but a bright light. “Glad to see you're awake little brother.” Tony's voice said from somewhere in the room. Tom tried to look around, but he felt to dizzy. Tony made it easier for Tom to see by stepping in front of the light and turning himself into an intimidating silhouette. “We have a lot of lost time to catch up on.”
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<b>Past life</b>
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Nine years before Tom meet the titans he was forced to leave his family behind as they were brutally taken from the world. It was a bitter cold winter night in Central City, the small house where the Jones family lived had become the target of a mad man's plot. “Ruth, help the boys get dressed.” Adrian told his wife quietly as he got a box out from under their bed.
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Ruth sat up and could see the worried expression behind the long, blond bangs hanging over her husband's face. “What's happening?” Ruth asked urgently as she got up and walked to Adrian's side.
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Adrian stood up and put his hand on Ruth's face gently, staring into her eyes the way he did when they first met. “Ruth… I don't know what's going on… but I want you to know that, no matter what happens… I love you and the boys more then anything else in this world.” Adrian said as he handed her the box he got from under the bed. “Take this… give it to the boys as soon as you're sure they are out of danger.” Adrian said as he turned around and went to the closet.
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Ruth was silent for a moment, she knew something bad was going on. “Adrian, what is this?” Ruth asked as she looked inside the box.
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Ruth opened the lid slightly, but Adrian put his hand over hers and closed it again. “There isn't enough time… get the boys dressed and get as far away from here as you can.” Adrian said as he went back to the closet and rummaged around for a weapon. “Take them out the out through their bedroom window and run to your mother's house. As soon as morning comes I want you to wait at the train station until noon, if I don't show up by then…” Adrian slowed down and stood up again, he was holding a gun in his hand as he turned around and looked at his wife. “I want you to buy a ticket to Steel City or Metropolis… anywhere you can go to forget about this place ever existed.” Adrian said as he left the room and went to the living room.
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Ruth hurried to the boys' room and woke them up. Tom was already awake and standing next to the door. “Mommy… what were you and dad talking about?” The small boy asked as he walked closer to his mother.
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Ruth looked down at her young son and tried not to look scared. <i>“Tom always was the most like his father.”</i> Ruth thought to herself as she kneeled down and hugged Tom. Tom seemed worried but kept calm as he looked up into his mother's eyes. “Don't worry Tom, it's nothing important.” Ruth lied, hoping to keep Tom from panicking. “Help me wake up your brothers, we're going to visit your grandmother.” Ruth said as she picked up Tom's younger brother, Andrew, from his bed and opened the window.
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Tom shook Tony to wake him up and grabbed a coat to keep warm outside. “Come on Tony, mom wants us to get up to go to granny's.” Tom said as he slid his arms into his coat. Tony shoved Tom away and rolled over to try to get more sleep, but Tom pushed him a little further and made Tony tumble out of his bed. “Come on Tony! We have to go now!” Tom said as tossed a coat to Tony.
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Tony stood up and looked angrily at Tom. “You're going to regret shoving me!” Tony shouted as he tackled Tom and pinned him to the floor. Tony was about to hit Tom when he saw that their mother was in the room and Tom wasn't just kidding around. “Why are we going to granny's?” Tony asked as he stood up and picked up his coat.
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Ruth sighed and looked out the window. “I'll explain later. Tony, you go first, then I'll follow. Tom you stay close to me, okay?” Ruth said motioning toward the window.
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Tony and Tom looked at each other nervously, then Tony hesitantly walked to the window and climbed out. Ruth picked up Andrew and climbed through. Tom was about to follow his mother when he heard a noise from down stairs. Tom walked over to the door and saw his father fighting with a tall stranger. The stranger threw a kick at Adrian's, but he easily caught it and dislocated the stranger's knee. The tall stranger fell down and a shorter man stepped forward. “Enough.” The shorter man said as he pointed a weird weapon at Adrian and shot him. The beam from the weapon seemed to stun Adrian, he froze up and fell back against the wall. “I want answers Adrian, I promise your family will be spared.” The shorter man said.
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Adrian took a deep breath and spat in the short man's face. “No dice, Dennison… They're long gone and there's no way you'll catch them now.” Adrian said weakly, trying to move his arms.
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The taller man pushed his knee back in place, he showed no signs of pain. The tall man stood up and looked at Dennison. “Shall I finish him sir?” He asked coldly.
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Dennison smiled. “Why not… Advocate destroy.” Dennison said, pointing at Adrian.
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Advocate stepped forward and raised his foot up to smash Adrian's head. “No!” Tom shouted, jumping out from his room and running in front of Advocate's kick and blocking it with both hands. “Don't hurt my dad.” Tom yelled, his eyes welling up with tears as they glowed bright gold for the first time. Tom threw Advocate's foot to one side, making him lose balance. As Advocate fell forward, Tom punched Advocate's left eye, sending his flying into the far wall.
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Dennison stepped back in surprise. “Cripes! The kids a monster!” Dennison said as he aimed his weapon at Tom and fired. Tom gasped and fell to his knees. “You're as strong as your old man, that's very impressive for a kid your age.” Dennison said walking over to Advocate. Dennison saw the wound over Advocate's eye and smiled. “You're lucky I picked you for the Advocate program, Mr. Cougar. If you didn't have those enhancements, the kids punch might have taken your head clean off.” Dennison said, seeming to joke about the situation. Dennison gave Advocate a pair of shaded glasses to his wound. “I want you to take Mr. Jones out side and finish the job… and be quiet about it.” Dennison said, turning to Tom and walking over to his slowly.
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Advocate stood up. “Yes sir.” He said in an almost mechanical voice. Advocate walked over to Adrian and grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him outside.
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Tom stumbled to his feet and tried to go after them, but Dennison blocked Tom's path. “Leave my dad alone!” Tom shouted, throwing a weak punch at Dennison.
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Dennison laughed coldly. “You aren't going to hit me as hard as you hit Mr. Cougar… not without your strength to help you anyhow.” Dennison said, shoving Tom away. “The beam I used won't let you use that power for at least a day.” Tom got up and ran up the stairs to his room, but Dennison grabbed his wrist. “You aren't going anywhere until you tell me where your brothers are. I need the oldest one for a very important investment.” Dennison said, trying to pull Tom back down stairs.
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Tom turned around. “Leave us alone!” He shouted as he put as much strength as he could into punching Dennison in the nose. Dennison screamed and let go of Tom to hold his nose.
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Tom ran into his room and climbed out the window where his mother and brothers were waiting. Ruth grabbed Tom's hand. “Come on, we have to hurry.” Ruth said as she started to lead them away from the house.
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From the window Dennison called out to them. “You won't get as far as the end of your yard! Advocate, retrieve!” Dennison shouted, loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.
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Ruth handed the box of Adrian's belongings to Tom and told her sons to hide. “You three find places where no one will find you… Just stay there until I come for you.” She said as she shoed them all away to hide. Ruth then turned and saw Advocate charging her, she put up her hands to fight even though she knew very little about self defense. “A mother's love will give her strength to move a mountain if that's what's necessary to protect her children.” Ruth said as she thrust her fist forward into Advocates stomach and stopped him in his tracks. “I won't let you get them.” She said as she pushed him away and punched him in the jaw.
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Advocate straitened up and looked at Ruth. “I will get them regardless of whether or not you stand in my way.” Advocate said as he walked forward to engage the enraged woman in combat.
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Andrew and Tony weren't hiding very far away, they were inside an old shed where they stored lawn tools. “Mommy, no!” Andrew yelled, wanting his mother to stop fighting and go back to the way it was before the sun had set that night.
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Tony held his hand over Andrew's mouth. “Quiet… they'll find us.” He warned in a whispering voice.
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Ruth tried her best to hold back Advocate, but she was no warrior. Advocate raised his hand high and slapped Ruth to the ground. “You are nothing but extra baggage… you are not necessary.” Advocate said as he kicked the fallen woman out of the way.
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Andrew pulled away from Tony and ran out of the shed, to his mother's side. “Mommy… get up… please, you have to make them go away.” Andrew said, barely able to speak through all of his tears.
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Ruth could barely move, she looked up at her youngest son and whispered the word `run'. Tony raced over to Andrew as fast as he could and picked him up. Andrew started screaming incoherently, not wanting to be separated from his mother. Advocate followed them slowly, knowing they had nowhere else to hide.
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Tom had hidden himself under the shed, in a small hole that a family of raccoons used to live in. Tom heard his brothers being carried away and wanted to help, but he felt too tiered to move. “I'll save you… I promise.” Tom whispered just before he passed out.
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Tom woke up from his dreaming memory to a slap in the face. Tom felt that his hands and feet were tied to a chair and he couldn't see anything in the room but a bright light. “Glad to see you're awake little brother.” Tony's voice said from somewhere in the room. Tom tried to look around, but he felt to dizzy. Tony made it easier for Tom to see by stepping in front of the light and turning himself into an intimidating silhouette. “We have a lot of lost time to catch up on.”
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terry_titanqueen on June 6, 2006, 5:58:50 AM
wow thats alsome!!! dude your really goodMaleficus on June 4, 2006, 10:32:54 PM
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I always notice the typos after I post the chapter... oh well, just over look them for now and I'll try to fix them before I post in the future. Anyway, I hope you are all liking the story so far.