The sun was slowly setting from its rightful place in the sky, soon bringing the night sky over the metropolitan city of Novastoke. The city was very lively on a daily basis always leaving people with something to do and never allowing boredom to exist. Isaac walked with his hands in his pockets as he looked around looking at each shop. He wore a sleeveless white t-shirt which was filled with holes, khaki pants, which had dirt all over it and worn out black sneakers. He was a dark skinned male, 5’9 with a spiked crew cut with crimson colored eyes.
He was being accompanied by his friends Tocino and Epsilon who were planning to steal some food from a local food joint. Tocino was a short werepig standing around 3’11, bubblegum pink skin, small tusks and wore black shorts with grass stains and a black headband. Epsilon was a slightly tan male standing at 5’8 with brown dreads and green eyes. He wore a shamrock green shirt which also had holes and khaki shorts with one leg longer than the other. They were a group of orphans who lived on the street and they each understood each other well. They never left each other behind and always watched out for each other.
Isaac shook his head at Epsilon and immediately ran towards a fruit stand stealing a basket of assorted fruit that was being bought by a middle aged gentleman. “Stop that boy right now! ” The vendor called out. “This is the third time this week! ” During the commotion Tocino pickpocketed a few civilians stealing their wallets and taking all the money out of each. Once he felt that he had enough, he immediately ran off while the civilians noticed their wallets on the floor. Epsilon had stolen some meat from a nearby stand and ran off in his own direction.
They had done this multiple times within the last couple of years normally after an extended time period, but it had been more back to back over the last few weeks which made the police pay more attention to their action. There were two police officers undercover dressed as civilians waiting for Isaac and his group to strike. As soon as they all started to move the officers split up and chased after them. They moved quicker than most people, but Isaac and Epsilon were not normal people, possessing abilities that made them bigger threats than actual thieves.
Isaac noticed that he was being chased by a police officer and just sighed as he continued to run. Some of the fruits fell out of the basket while he made a right turn to the next street. The policeman grabbed his walkie talkie and started to let other policemen know his current location. “I have a male suspect appears to be around 5’11, dark skinned, black hair and carrying a basket of fruits,” The officer said while breathing heavy. “He’s running south on 8th street heading to Novastoke slums. ” “Copy that,” The voice said on the walkie. “We’ll send units to block him off.
Over and out” Isaac kept on running while he saw the police cars attempting to block him off. He just smiled and turned as he changed his direction going into an alleyway. Isaac had planned to meet Tocino and Epsilon in the sewers and travel back to the slums of Novastoke. As soon as he found the manhole cover he attempted to lift it, but was caught by a kick to the face. He couldn’t make out the face while being in a daze while laying on his back looking up at the sky. The policeman stood over him and reported the current status of his target on the walkie. The target is down on the ground I’m cuffing him and bringing him in,” The policeman said. “I got the pig kid,” Another officer said on the walkie.
“The other kid with the dreads got away though. ” “Two out of three will suffice,” A female voice said on the walkie talkier. “Bring them in and we’ll make them talk. ” The policeman turned Isaac around and placed him in handcuffs and picking him up roughly walking him to one of the police cars that barricaded the slums. Isaac started to regain his composure and immediately bent forward and went back hitting the police officer in the nose with the back of his head causing him to bleed.
While the police officer covered his bloody nose. Isa opened his mouth wide exhaling out a large flame into the air. The civilians who stood there started to run away as he started to run with his hands behind his back. The police officers informed other officers nearby that the boy was a variant. They quickly hopped into their cars and attempted to chase and detain him. He wanted to lose them to go find Tocino and head on home. As he ran he noticed a red haired lady standing in the middle wearing a uniform slightly different than the other officers.
She had a stern face and swung a broad metal chain around showing that she would be ready to fight if given the opportunity. “I’ll give you one chance to stand down! ” She yelled. “I will put you down if you refuse to comply! ” He got down on his knees and waited for the other officers to detain him. He was useless without the use of his arms and knew he’d be easily defeated. She grabbed his arm and lifted him up, walking towards her police car. She placed him in the back then got into the driver seat starting the car up and driving off to take him into custody.
He looked out the window and sighed as his plan went wrong. He kept going back to when he was kicked in his face and couldn’t get over that. “That person was waiting for me,” Isaac thought. “There’s no way they could have known my plans to escape into the sewers. ” “Isaac is your name am I right? ” She asked. “Yeah my name is Isaac Auberin,” He replied back. “Mind telling me why you keep on stealing from local vendors? ” She asked. “When you’re poor and have no one you have to do what you must to survive,” He replied. “You wouldn’t understand anything about that. ” “You’re probably right,” She answered. But know that you and your friend will be spending a few years in jail for theft. ” Isaac didn’t say a word and just sighed and continued to look out the window. He was trapped and couldn’t do with his hands cuffed behind his back. He didn’t mind going to jail, but he didn’t want Tocino to be there.
The woman darted her eyes at the rear view mirror trying to read what he was thinking. He noticed her looking at him and just exhaled sharply. He didn’t think reasoning would work, but he had to try anything to keep his friend from going to jail for something he planned. Please spare my friend Tocino,” Isaac said while shedding a tear. “You can add his charges to my record I don’t care, just please don’t send him to jail. ” “You would really take your friend’s charges? ” She was astonished to hear him say something like that. “You really care about your friend do you? ” “I consider Tocino to be my brother and I wouldn’t want him to be in jail,” Isaac replied as he continued to shed tears. “He’s a good guy just got caught up by the bad things I did. ” She started to feel a bit sad from what he said, but there was nothing she could do for him.
She remained quiet continuing to drive the car. Isaac continued to shed tears while he just put his head down to his lap and continued to weep quietly. He knew that they were close to the prison and he had only one shot to save Tocino and he would have to act quickly when doing so. Tocino sat in the other car with a smile on his face and it worried the two cops in the car with him. They knew something was up and grew more worried by the moment. Isaac sat up and looked at the rear view mirror. He turned around and noticed Tocino smiling with his own plans in mind.
Isaac started to smile and sit back relaxed. The lady noticed his smile and she prepared for the worst. From the rear view mirror he saw her name tag. “Officer Sia Beltran is your name? ” Isaac asked. “Yes it is why do you ask? ” She replied. “What are you up too? ” “It’s a beautiful name for a beautiful woman such as yourself,” He said. “Any lucky guy in your life? ” “Why are you so interested in my life all of a sudden? ” She asked. Isaac didn’t answer her question, just sat there relaxed and continued to look at her. She started to worry about what was going to happen.
She pulled over and took Isaac out of the car looking him straight into his crimson eyes. Isaac looked back at her bright green eyes. She was worried about what he was planning not knowing what to expect. Isaac reached in and gave her a kiss which distracted the other police car allowing Tocino to use his ability. His appearance changed from a stubby piggish figure into a muscular humanoid figure snapping the handcuffs from his back and breaking out of the car. Sia pulled back from Isaac’s forced kiss and reached for her chain in the car.
Once in her grasp she swung the chain around rapidly and sent it flying towards Tocino who caught it with relative ease. She was a bit surprised with the strength he acquired during his transformation. She had never seen variants use their abilities at such a young age. She let go of her chains and engaged in close combat with Tocino, who didn’t back down. Her combat experience vastly surpassed his knocking him on the ground multiple times with swift kicks and punches.
“Tocino go home! ” Isaac yelled. “I’ll find a way out somehow! ust worry about yourself right now! ” Tocino didn’t argue with Isaac he just stood there in shock and ran away. Sia tried to pick up her chain, but Isaac had stepped on the part that she dropped keeping it in place. He smiled at her while she just gave up on the chase. The slums was not a place where people could be found easily and he would have disappeared from her sight in matter of seconds. The cops in the other car would be shaking and while she went over to them and gave them a scolding. Isaac just stood there with the cuffs on his wrist.
She looked over at him and wondered why he didn’t run from them. Isaac walked over to her and smiled. “Well I’ll still be taking my time in jail, I’m glad Tocino doesn’t have to be there. ” She sighed and grabbed his arm taking him back to the car. Once she made him sit down, she grabbed her chain off the ground and got back into the car. “I want to know something Isaac? ” She asked. “Why the hell did you kiss me? ” “I don’t know puberty maybe,” He replied. “I was trying to figure out a way to distract you so Tocino could get away, I didn’t really plan that, but It happened anyways.
She didn’t reply and just continued to drive towards the prison. Isaac just closed his eyes and exhaled sharply not really knowing what to expect in prison. He knew he wasn’t going to get a trial mainly due to the city’s system law system. He thought about his mother and how upset she would be if she was still alive. He also thought about how his friends would survive without him around. It was just a bad day for him, He wanted to close his eyes and wake up in the abandoned warehouse where he slept.
He saw the prison in the distance and gulped while sia drove slowly. She felt bad for him, but knew she shouldn’t bring her personal feeling into the current situation. She knew that he was a good kid who just dealt a bad hand in life, but the law did not excuse anyone no matter how young or old. The sky was slowly getting darker as the night slowly crept up on the city. They arrived at the police station and Sia took Isaac out of the car and slowly walked with him towards the prison. Two prison guards took Isaac off of her hands and walked him inside.
