The aftershock of the explosion surged through the city. Brian Reeds was on his way to school when the tremendous blast erupted just down the street from where he was. He could see the huge cloud of flames burst through the roof of the bank like, a giant orange fist bursting out from the inside. At the scene, the sounds of the ear-splitting blast, the roar of the people, and shattering glass were all together deafening. Brian sprinted down the street. His footsteps, quick and steady, were repetitive with each smack of his foot against the pavement. “Get out of the way! Move it!” Brian heard an officer shouting as he approached the scene. He had trouble thinking over the blaring sirens and the commands of the officers. “Hurry! Get out of here!” The orders continued to be shouted at the crowd. Emerging from the thick smoke of the burning building was no other than, Detonation, a villain known for his explosive destruction of cities. Detonation, known during his childhood as Stephen Nielson, lost his parents and grew up in an orphanage. One day, when he and his parents returned home from the store, Stephen was reaching for the groceries in the trunk as his parents walked inside. As he was struggling to reach …show more content…
The man smacked the tree hard enough to scare some birds out from the branches, and fell to the ground. It suddenly became dead silent. “What did I tell” The defender stopped in place as he approached the mask man lying breathless at the base of the tree. He crouched down closer to the man and removed the mask and jumped up in complete shock and horror. “David?” he yelled, “What? Why?” but David was dead. his head bled from the blow to the tree. “David? DAVID?” The Defender aka Brian collapsed to his knees as he had just realized he had just killed his very best and only