neighborhood watch #4
previously previously inin neighborhood neighborhood watch watch
ray ray danner danner came came to to paragon paragon city city looking looking to to make make aa life life for for himself. himself. instead, instead, from from every every angle angle he he was was confronted confronted by by the the violent violent rages rages of of aa city city on on fire. fire. after after surviving surviving aa shooting shooting at at his his office office with with the the aid aid of of what what he he believes believes to to be be an an angel, angel, ray ray begins begins searching searching for for meaning. meaning. he he meets meets aa mysterious mysterious masked masked vigilante vigilante that that claims claims ray ray has has been been gifted gifted by by God God to to serve serve as as aa protector. protector. the the masked masked man man offers offers ray ray an an opportunity opportunity to to serve serve as as his his apprentice. apprentice. hesitantly hesitantly he he accepts accepts the the offer, offer, and and isis taken taken to to aa secret secret location location deep deep beneath beneath the the city city to to begin begin his his training.... training....
written written directed directed produced produced by by matt matt owens owens
get your hands up.
powwww!!! that was pathetic.
do that on the street and you'll be dead before you realize the fight has begun.
rule number 1: never let your guard down.
..huh... huh....
on your feet.
you know the blow is coming. prepare for it!
quit cowering!
get your hands up.
smaaaack!!! you're not listening to me, boy!
forget the man you used to be.
pow! pow! pow! pow! pow! pow!
become the man you were intended to be.
crack! crack! crack! slam! slam! slam!
smack! smack! smack! whack! whack! whack!
crunch! crunch! crunch!
do you know why you are here?
you are here because somewhere within that soft, sloppy body there is a gift.
a gift. placed there by god for his purposes.
i have brought you here to help you uncover this gift.
but not only that.
i brought you here to show you how to use it.
this will not be easy.
it's clear your gift is not combat.
i am not your friend. nor am i your mother.
you may come to know me as your father pain.
but know this...
i am your teacher....
and i will use whatever means necessary....
...huhuhuh...
...to transform the pathetic flesh which surrounds your gift into a finely tuned machine.
your body will become a sword.
you will be hammered, tempered....
Over time you will become sharpand one day, god willing....
...you will be thrown into he fire.
you will strike at the cancer eating away at this world....
you will be used.
calculated...
with a careful...
stroke.
you will feel like a failure. you may want to quit. but, there is no going back now.
...and unless you heart stops beating before you graduate from my humble school....
...you will know why god made you.
now get your hands up.
repeat after me....
pages pages from from the the crimefighter's crimefighter's playbook playbook
part part one: one: learning learning curve curve
"to overcome your enemy you must first learn your enemy."
"you must walk his streets, wear his clothes. you must learn to think his thoughts."
"you must tune your senses to the rhythm of the street."
"your eyes must be alert- always seeing- but never forsake your other senses in favor of your eyes- they will betray you."
"you must learn to listen, learn to smell the stink of fear...."
"and you must always be ready for action."
"remember your training."
"repeat the mantra..."
"trust your instincts."
my body is a fist of iron...
take off grizzly adams.
excuse me ladies, can i offer you some assistance?
encourage him, jeeves.
"learn to anticipate your enemy's move before he makes it."
"do not fear. fear is the mind-killer. you must allow your fear to pass through you...."
"strike without hesitation...."
"...without pity...."
"...without remorse."
"always be aware of your surroundings."
"you can't allow yourself to walk into a trap."
"don't bite off more than you can chew."
"but if you should...."
"don't be too proud to run if you are beyond your limits."
"by running you may save yourself for another day."
"and revenge can be sweet."
why don't you boys try picking on someone your own size?
Dear Mom,
I've got good news!
You're baby boy is alive and well and doing great here in the big city.
I know it seemed kind of rough in the beginning but....
...I can honestly say I think things are going to be okay now. Work is going well...I even..got a promotion of sorts.
The new job is..well....
...interesting to say the least.
Okay...to tell you the truth Mom it's...I'm....
This is going to sound crazy but I'm....
I'm training to be a superhero.
...and it scares me to death.
...And for my next trick....
thwack!!! thwack!!! uh...huhhhuh...
uh....
light's out, tough guy.
I think I made a big mistake.
i blew it doc- i know. i got in over my head and....
maybe i'm not cut out for this.
quit whining.
i told you to pick a fight, and you picked one. far as I'm concerned, job well done.
now hit the showers kid.
I'm not the same as I was before. I can feel myself changing...transforming into something else.
Light from darkness. water, sun, moon and sky. stars and their satellites. living things. dust and breath.
enter in now...into the deep places, into the ancient temple. there is power. touch it. grasp it. receive it within you.
Something hard and cold.
Folded steel. Hammered and beaten and thrust in the fire....
invite this power within you. allow it to make it's home inside your body, inside your mind.
inside your very soul.
now. get your hands up.
And the scary thing is....
i...i do feel something.
I'm starting to like it.
ready for you this time, doc. show me.
Still... talk is cheap, kid.
powwwwww!!! better. you were faster on your feet that time.
on your feet. repeat the mantra.
my body is a fist of iron....
I know I have a lot left to learn.
coming soon pages pages from from the the crimefighter's crimefighter's playbook playbook part part two two how do you like the costume?
itches a little.
you'll get used to it.
"first "first patrol" patrol"
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