Chapter 19: Chapter 3.5

 

My heart pounded with alarm and fear. Guided by adrenaline and reflex, my fist shot out, impacting her stomach.

 

“Gufough!” moaned my attacker as she stumbled back, holding her stomach.

 

I used this opening to turn around and grab the toilet tank’s ceramic top. It was heavy and hefty. I swung it at her with two hands like a baseball bat, aiming for her head.

 

The woman’s eyes widened and then just when the ceramic top was about to impact her, she turned invisible or teleported and the top passed right through her as if she wasn’t there.

 

I twisted and turned, frantically searching for her. “Fuck fuck fuck fuck! Where did she go?!” I muttered to myself.

 

Suddenly, she grabbed me from behind in a chokehold, making me drop the ceramic top. The needle fast approached my neck.

 

I struggled with all my energy, grabbing her hand with the needle with both of mine and then pulling her forwards at the same time I crouched down.

 

Thankfully she wasn’t a heavily muscled girl or fat, so I was able to flip her. She went over me and crashed onto the floor in front of me, grunting in pain.

 

She went invisible almost immediately, before my foot could come down on her head. No, actually invisible is not the right word, because the arm that I had grabbed to throw her over me just disappeared from my grasp as if I was holding air all of a sudden.

 

This was looking bad and I was starting to freak out. I twisted and turned frantically trying to predict her next strike but all I saw and heard was the empty bathroom.

 

I had no illusions about what would happen after I got injected with whatever the fuck this woman wanted to inject me with. She was probably one of Trailblazer’s enemies or one of Undertaker’s allies. And usually being captured by supervillains with a grudge ended badly unlike in the movies.

 

Using my powers was a risk I was willing to take at this point.

 

I made my hand into a fist and concentrated on my surroundings, trying to steal her power.

 

My power sniffed out her location and began draining hers. My hands started turning translucent and my vision turned weird. Everything in sight started turning gray and turbulent, as if objects were made out of some ghostly material. Then I saw her, made out of the same ectoplasmic material as the rest of the bathroom. 

 

Her ghostly eyes widened in shock at what was happening and I rushed her. Maybe now that I was in ghost form as well I’d be able to damage her, or at least that was my hope. If that failed, I would have to retreat.

 

I aimed a punch at her liver and was delirious with relief when it connected, making her fold up. Thinking fast in the heat of the moment, I followed with a roundhouse kick to her helmet-covered face. It snapped back, but it wasn't enough to break her neck.

 

I started climbing on top of her in order to pound the shit out of her and she started struggling fearfully, trying to escape. She activated her powers and began to phase through the floor.

 

I tried to stop her, making a grap at her. Yet, she punched me in the nose and that was that, she slipped away while I stumbled back.

 

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Without hesitation I tried to phase through and give chase, but compared to her, I was phasing through much, much slower. 

 

It took a while but when I came through to the other side there was no sign of her, she had probably phased through again. Damn, chasing her would be impossible.

 

I gave up the chase and returned back to Madden’s apartment.

 

Once I was there, I came out of ghost form, returning to normal. With hands shaking from adrenaline and fear, I fumbled trying to call Madden. The phone rang without her picking up. Please pick up, please pick, I need you!

 

It went to voicemail and I left a message explaining what had happened.

 

What should I do now? I felt cooped up in the apartment, like those videos of two insects fighting inside a tupperware. Ms. Invisible might return. She might even return with reinforcements seeing as I gave her trouble by herself.

 

No, it was time to go. I had already messed up too much. There were too many problems here: Farans and her villains, Michelle wanting me to be her assassin, and the invisible villain. Yes, a tactical retreat is in order, or so my panicked mind thought.

 

I activated the ghost form again and phased through the walls of her apartment, out into the night. I could float a little so I jumped from rooftop to rooftop. I could hear sounds of battle going all throughout the city, explosions, lasers, a huge fight was taking place against Dollmaker.

 

I ignored it and kept making my way out of the city, eventually taking a bus when the powers ran out.

 

Some hours into my bus ride, Madden called me back.

 

“Darling, are you okay?!” she sounded out of breath, her voice was rough as if she had been dehydrated or smoked a bunch of cigarretess. “Are you home? I’ll be home soon and we’ll find this bastard and make sure she gets the death sentence!”

 

“No…I’m not at your place, Mads. I, uh, I don’t feel safe there anymore and-”

 

“Where are you then?! Don’t worry, I’ll go to you and then we can go to my team’s headquarters, that’s as safe as it gets and-”

 

“Madden, I’m sorry but I’m leaving the city. I can’t do this anymore. I, um, I need some time by myself so-”

“No! You are in shock, not thinking right! Just tell me where you are, ok baby? Just calm down, breath, and I’ll take care of everything, ok?”

 

“I’m sorry, but please respect my wishes. B-”

 

“NOOO! WHERE ARE YOU?! TELL ME! WHERE-”

 

I hung up the phone, exhaling long and slow, as if I was trying to exhale all of my stress away. Then, I opened up the window and threw out the phone. I wasn’t sure if removing the microchip would be enough to stop her from tracking me, so better safe than sorry.

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