Chapter 10: Rise Up, Shocker's Surprise!

Shocker's rage is unleashed as he witnesses a brutal beating.

Chapter 10: Rise Up, Shocker's Surprise!

 

"Matt d-did you j-just-" Shocker stuttered. "D-Did you just k-kill him?"

 

"Of course you idiot," Black Lightn' replied.

 

"But why? We're supposed to defend the city not destroy every bad person in it!"

 

"A warrior can't hesitate to kill his enemies. You'll only remain weak if you allow all your enemies to live. If they’re to weak to live then let them die. Everything will all fall apart and you'll lose it all unless you fight like a true warrior!"

 

"Well...o-okay then. But we can at least try to make them turn good first.”

 

“I don’t have time for this, Nefarious is still out there!”

 

“Nefarious,” a voice from the shadows said. “Is right here!”

 

“It’s him!” Shocker shouted.

 

“Well are you going to quit hiding and get what’s coming to you or what?” Black Lightn’ asked.

 

“Ah, Black Lightn’, always so impatient,” Nefarious said.

 

“Just shut up and fight.”

 

“Do try and have some patience Matt.”

 

“Matt?” A surprised look came over Black Lightn’ but quickly faded back to his angry face.

 

“You are Matt, I know that for sure. I don’t see how no else figured that, all you did was cover your eyes up. Anyhow, I’m not just here to fight you for nothing. I’m here to fight for my revenge.”

 

“Revenge?” Shocker asked.

 

“This again? I’m tired of this crap, I really am.”

 

“What crap?” Shocker asked. “What’s going on? Do you know this guy?”

 

“Yeah, he’s the reason I’ve got these powers. It was started the same day you two got your powers. Just a bit earlier.”

 

“Actually it started a week before, when Matt tried to steal my girlfriend."

 

“For the last time Jack you retard, I did not steal her. It isn’t my fault she liked me. I never did anything to convince her that me and her belong together.”

 

“Shut up! You and your stupid free running and grade skipping and bullshit karate! All that s**t caught her attention just like you planned!”

 

“You idiot, I do that stuff for fun! It isn’t my fault you’re boring. You just suck eggs, I can’t change that!”

 

“Shut the hell up!”

 

“Oh I see, now you’re getting mad about your egg sucking.”

 

“Shut up!”

 

“Why should I? You didn’t stop telling your lies until you and your friends tried to jump me and ended up getting me shocked halfway to death.”

 

“How the heck do you get shocked halfway to death?” Shocker asked.

 

“Shut up Adam,” Black Lightn’ said looking over. “Anyhow, I should be thanking you. If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have become Ultima Black Lightn'. So to show my gratitude I’ll let you live for one more minute.”

 

“Shut the hell uuuuuuuuuuuuuup!” Jack balled his fists and began charging his energy. A small field of black waves surrounded him and soon completely covered him. The darkness took the form of his body and split into two. Then, the shield vanished and there stood a second Jack. “Now,” the two spoke in unison. “You will face the deadliest duo ever.”

 

“Well we’re not afraid,” Shocker said stepping forward. “ We’re the Legendary Warriors!”

 

“You stay out of this!” Black Lightn’ warned. “I’ll deal with this clown. You can go search for the real Nefarious.”

 

“Th-the real Nefarious?”

 

“That’s right. This clown isn’t him. Remember, the real Nefarious is Nathan Efarious.”

“Oh yeah! Well, I’m not leaving, I’m going to stay and watch.”

 

“Fine but don’t get in my way!” Black Lightn’ dashed forward to attack. He punched the original Jack (J1) in the face and spun around to kick the other Jack (J2). But hits were successfully executed but the effects weren’t so great. J1 and J2 were barely hurt and they both laughed as they balled their fists. Black Lightn’ jumped back and charged his hands.

 

J2 jumped forward and threw a punch but Black Lightn’ dodged it and threw a power punch of his own right into J2’s stomach. J2 flew backwards and nearly hit J1. J1 ducked and jumped forward and swung his leg around to kick. Black Lightn’ ducked and when he came up he saw another foot coming at him. He blocked it and around came another. He blocked and blocked and blocked as J1 kept on kicking.

 

J2 ran forward and swept at Black Lightn’s feet. Black Lightn’ rather than get swept or kicked in the face, chose to do a back handspring and dodge both attacks. J1 and J2 ran forward but were blasted back by a salvo of energy blasts. Black Lightn’ flashed behind J2 and axe-kicked him to the ground. Then he jumped up and punched J1 in the face. The two Jacks flew separate ways and fell to the ground.

 

They stood up and both jumped right at Black Lightn’. Black Lightn’ quickly countered by stepping back and slamming their heads into each other. The two fell to the ground and Black Lightn’ grabbed J1 by the legs. He swung him around and threw him into the air. J1 crashed through the roof and J2 was sent flying after him. “This is getting boring,” Black Lightn’ said as he looked up through the holes in the roof.

 

“Well then,” J1 said as he descended back down to the level Black Lightn’ was on. “I guess it’s time to get serious. J2, let’s do this! Yklub niotamrofsnart!” The two stood next to each other and began charging up their dark energy. Their bodies doubled in size and their power levels drastically increased. “You wanted a real fight,” the two spoke in unison. “And now you got one!” They separated and began running at top speed. They spun around Black Lightn’ with speed so great was knocked off his feet. Shocker stood back and covered his eyes from the trash carried in the wind.

J1 and J2 began throwing in little punches as they circled around Black Lightn’. He was knocked back and forth in their circle of punches. Over and over again he was punched in the face, stomach, ribs, and chest. Finally the two grew tired of the little game and stopped running. Black Lightn’ quivered to his feet as blood dripped down his face.

 

J1 and J2 moved in to attack again. They came from both sides and grabbed Black Lightn’ s arms. He charged his hands but they managed to absorb the energy. Then J2 grabbed both arms and held them behind Black Lightn’s back. J1 stepped in front of Black Lightn’ with an evil little grin on his face. He began punching Black Lightn’ in the stomach over and over again. He punched and punched and punched and punched and punched and punched and punched. Black Lightn’ coughed up blood as he struggled to get free from J2’s grasp.

 

“Stop it!” Shocker yelled. “You’ve won the fight now stop punching him! Clearly you’re the winner so just leave him alone!” J1 looked over to him with a malevolent smile. He turned back to Black Lightn’ and started hitting him even harder. “Stop it right now! I don’t want to hurt you!” J1 and J2 continued punching Black Lightn’ heedless of Shocker’s warning.

 

“Stop it!” Shocker shouted. “You’re going to get hurt, just stop it right now or I’ll have to kill you!”

“Hahahahaha,” the two laughed. “You hurt us? Now I only want to do it more. I want to see you fight. I would hope that you have more power than this fool or your fate shall be even worse.” J1 began punching Black Lightn’ in the face as hard as he could.

 

“Stop it!”

 

“Never!” He punched him again and again. He then began to add a knee to the stomach after every two punches.

 

Shocker’s rage was building up and along with it was his power level. “Stop iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!” He yelled with tears in his eyes. His veins began to show on his arms and forehead. His hair began to stand up as electricity ran through his entire body at a speed so great it was hardly visible to even the most well trained eye. His eyes began to turn golden yellow. His muscles began to grow and the ground began to shake below him. A large field of electric energy encased him and caused his power level to rise significantly. Lightning flashed all about the room and Shocker was its source. At last, he too had become a Hyper Warrior.

He flashed behind J2 and punched him so hard that he exploded. J1 realized his power and was overcome with fear. He threw Black Lightn’ aside and tried to flee the battle. But Shocker flew up and grabbed his leg. He whirled him around and tossed him into the ground. Jack hit the ground so hard that it cracked up and he made a large crevice. Shocker put his hands to the side and began charging them as if he was holding a small basketball. “Waaaaru…” he began as he pulled the energy in. “Waaaaami...” the energy formed into a small yellow ball. Jack climbed out and was so startled that he couldn’t move. “Shiiwaaaaaaaaaah!” He shot the blast out and it extended into a fierce crushing wave of electricity that completely destroyed Jack.

 

Black Lightn’ stood across the room watching as the wave wore over and tore up the entire ground. He couldn’t believe Adam had just destroyed Jack right after he said he didn’t want to kill anyone. He was even more astounded that Adam possessed such an awesome power. He flew up into the air feeling worthless because he’d just told Adam not to get in his way and Adam ended up saving him.

“I-I did it,” Shocker said in disbelief. He fell to the ground and his energy faded out. He just lied there trying to catch his breath. “It’s over, we finally won.”

 

There was clapping across the room and Shocker and Black Lightn’ looked over. It was Nefarious, the shadow king himself. He was in a different costume, this time his face was uncovered and he wore a cape. His face was terribly gruesome, with spikes and bumps all over. His teeth were long and sharp and he had not a hair on his head or face. With a sinister smile he spoke, “Excellent job both of you.”