The sun was almost gone.It was late.Late enough for the sun to rest.Because the sun was tired from the day,a lot had happened and the sun knew what was going to happen.At one point,the moon started to light the city again with its blue cold light.And the black birds sang against the moon,the black birds made a black cloud again,covering the city from the moon.Not allowing the light to go through,as they believed it was false light.999 birds of the 1000 made a surrounding cloud high on the air,hardly any light would pass,but the work was done.The city was free from the moons light again.The moon had not the permit to shine the city with its own light by the birds,by nature.But the one crow that did not join them,he went away.That one bird went to the sea close by,where he could feel the moons light.And he enjoyed it,as much as it wasn't beautiful,it was unique and thats what mattered to the bird.Then,the bird looked at the sea.Admiring it's reflecting waters.Staring at his reflection,until he moved away and the moon was in sight.But it was not the moon.By the reflection of the sea,the moon was reflected as the sun.Just by looking at it,the bird was lit inside.His body was umbral,but his soul was lit.Another bird coming by its shoulder,curious to see why the other bird was relaxed while in the dark,but he wouldn't stop looking at the sea.So the passenger bird looked at the sea with him,weird to find out what was going on.He saw it all too.Then more birds came,one by one by their own choice.This time,they did not follow the light,the followed their hearts.And they found light.They found a sun much brighter than the one they had.A sun that warmed their hearts rather than their bodies.

  With the moons time running out and the sun coming up,the birds had flew back to their trees.For once at last being side by side the moon.And it was enjoyable,as the sun fell down once again.The birds went back to the sea to look for the sun that lit their hearts,but the sun was yet to dissapear and the moon was yet to lit.The birds saw the reflection of the sun instead.And what they saw,was the ugly cold moon,that made their insides burn from hatred and freeze from emptiness.They made a choir singing against the Sun.The sun was embarrassed,the sun didn't know what to do,he simply left the picture.The birds being relaxed,looking at the moons reflection with a smile on their face.Singing happily,full of joy and their hearts full.Until one bird quit the sea and started admiring the moon itself.Because he understood the sun was simply a liar,and the moon was their guardian all along.The sun would call natures name,telling them to chant his name.When on the other hand the moon would be quiet,protecting nature.Therefore,if it was not the moon,no water on earth would be calm.Finally,other than the birds appreciating the moons deeds,one bird had at last seen the whole picture.Acknowledging the moon as it's own guardian.No other bird noticed him,but they soon would.

  Relaxing they were,2 days post the huge scene in Palace city.Not to blamed for Nightcrawler,therefore he had taken a lot of hits.Only the iron armour he wore was not enough to deflect every attack,it took a part of his soul also.From falling down from a sky Scraper head on,to blocking explosive blasts.It was sure he was still hurt.But he still wore his suit just with a day of rest to get back to his job.Now Professor Cliff had planned this out.His idea was not to capture the crawler,it was to tire him.He knew that for a reason he would go unseen for 4 years getting rid of anything of the way of hope.His plan was to get the crawler out for even a day,do they could add cameras all around the city.Thermal cameras on every side and corner there was.He know that if the crawler were to always be detected,hiding would not be an option.Only the crawler was not hiding in the shadows,he was using them to observe.The Crawler went onto a high scraper again,watching the city.For the scientists,it took them 2 hours to locate the crawler.Since his breathing techniques allow him to blend in with the background too well from them to notice essily.

  Setting off,went the trio of fragments,against the lone crawler.Habing the advantage who wouldn't think the crawler would lose?Arriving the trio was,but the crawler was not.He was not where the cameras showed him to be.A mile ahead then the cameras detected him.Dasning through went the trio.But again,no crawler to be found.Yet another mile south was the crawler seen again.Marching they went there again,faster than last time.But it was obvious what the next result would be.Another mile south the crawler was detected.So the life shifter knew what was going on.The trio were made into making circles around the city,so the crawler could surprise them as they moved.He quickly demanded the trio to go to the opposite direction.To make a circle of the city,on the opposite side.Genius he was,genius he thought he were perhaps.Once again,the crawler outplays the trio,surprising them from the same route they took to outplay the crawler.Now professor Cliff who was watching from far,was devastated.He was outplayed as well."How can he be 2 steps ahead,at all times.Every time we make a step forward to pass him by one,he is already on the second step."He could have not come up with a way to outplay the crawler.That was when he learned.The only way to hurt the crawler is not to hurt him,but his allies.

  So the crawler sneaked on the life shifter,as he was flying in the air,punching him in the air.A punch in the stomach,right where he would hurt most.Falling on to a roof top,defeated.His allies watching from close then get ready.Finally,they are opposed to the crawler.Their entire goal,was in front of them.Taking him down.Max using his energy shifting abilities.Managing to land strikes on the crawler.Tossing him back and forth.Not letting him hit the ground.Until he let's go after 10 back and forth hits.Crawler is sent flying towards a hospital.But, before he could use his wings to break his fall,Dr small heads robot tases the crawler at immense volts.10 000 volts it was.The crawler was left paralyzed,unable to move a limb.

  After, so much tossing and being electrified,he could not make it in time.The hospital would be the one to break his fall.Only it was not.A man in a cyborg suit with huge fists and a bulky resemblance breaks his fall.Wearing a mask as well.A new hero to be represented.The Crawler gets the hang of it again,as he sees the new super hero in front of him.He heard the shifting of the energy beast,Max.Screaming to the new hero to run away.The brand new hero makes a rear jab onto Max,the devilish speedster.And the ground breaks,the ground shakes.Max is turned into a milk shake!Who's ever ears were around had broke for a while.But as the crawler could still hear,because of his bionic hearing,he noticed something.The technique the new hero used,was the same as Mike's technique."Mike?" He asks the new hero and the he responds to him,"we could have not let you rot in this city alone,where ever you're going we are coming with you."Nitro being surprised he asks Mike "we?!".And BAM!A flying object seems to be coming at the scene.Landing on top of the smallhead robot.It was it's armour.Wearing it it did.Having mini guns,bazookas,blasters and rockets on it.A huge exoskeleton on it.And as it was ready to shoot at the two best friends,it was hit by another new hero.A woman.Wearing a cute dress but, a cute dress that flames were spat out of it.Seemed magical.Seemed unique.With her presence being pure flames itself.But as happy as Nitro would be at the time because he was saved,he knew who the woman was.It was Mary. The only woman that ever standed up for him.Not even had his mother stand up for him.The Crawler was both born in darkness and created in it.He didn't want to return to the darkness.He didn't fear the dark,he feared the darkness inside him.He didn't want his two greatest friends to be in the battle field with him.He knew if he lost them,he would lose the light inside of them.He knew that they were the ones that interrupted his rotting.He knew what needed to be done,he needed for once to erase his rules.Otherwise his friends would be in danger.But too many civilians were near,kids too.So the crawler dashed away,seemingly trying to escape by the view of Dr smallhead.So Dr smallhead shouts for the life shifter.He wakes up after his fall.Fragile from the hit and still recovering.Slowly he got up as he realized that battlefield was not in his favor.

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  He got up,landing next to Dr small heads robot,having a max to his side.Being opposed to the two new faces of the vigilante crisis.He knew he had to get rid of them,but he had no time.The mission was to catch the crawler.Nobody else.

  Unaware where the crawler was they looked around.Left and right.Left and right they looked.But no crawler was heard or seen anywhere.The life shifter went into the air to find his enemy.Noticing,the entire crowd that was around the battle grounds had been cleared.Before making an assumption,the crawler gets on him.Giving him a head lock in the air.Wrestling in the air.The rest of the fighters were only watching,ready to catch their main man the second he would fall.And then,Professor Cliff was heard again."Execute order 734" He said to the lab.Then two women were take out of the lab.Broken by it.Professor Cliff commands them,as they only followed commands by him now more."Go,and bring me the heads of both the crawler and the life shifter!"Mad he was after the last mission went failed.The life shifter was shouting at him like crazy that night.He would not have a repetition.He would kill them both.Freeing the city from all hope.Letting it at last rot."The city's time has ran out." he commands.back to the city,the Crawler has the upper hand.With his inhuman strength,the life shifters pure human muscle power was nothing.That was the moment,when the two lab parasites arrived.The crawler had not seen them,but he could smell them.He could smell the emptiness inside them.More than anyone in the city.He was already of their plan.So he lands down.Leaving the life shifter on the air alone,tired.Out of breath.The first woman,the brunette suddenly appears behind the life shifter,bagging his neck with her hand.There the life shifter falls.Breaking his fall as he fell from the sky.Waking up just a little before his landing to the ground.He makes a successful landing on the ground.Though the ground was the last place he'd want to land.The other woman,the blonde dings towards him.And sound waves of beams were shot at the life shifter.Throwing him down for good.Max had seen it all.He was loyal to the life shifter.So there he was,he went head on to the blonde.Taking her down with his super speed in two seconds and twenty punches.Knocked out she was.Knocked out he was.After the brunette appeared behind him.Landing a Finnishing critical blow on Max.Then Dr smallhead shot loads of bullets on the brunette."Witch!You're defying the laws of physics!"He says.But the shooting was too loud,the brunette misheard.The w in witch sounded like a b to her.So there she was,she deflected every shot he shot at her back to him.With her sorcery abillities she took Dr smallhead down.

  It was Max's turn.He run towards her.Ready to Finnish her with no fear.She teleported him on the edge of a roof top.Making him run down himself.And there he was falling.Watching a reframe of his whole life then.His life flashed back to him.Crawler comes out and saves him.The crawler had saved Max before he fell on the ground.But Max was too shocked,fainting.And as the crawler was flying,he was teleported next to the brunette.It seemed mesingless but he knew something was up.In his hands was Max,unable to attack.But the crawler is rich in brilliance,he threw Max on the brunettes face.She could not have expected that nasty move.She fell on the ground,with Max on top of her.As the crawler was making a turn,launching himself at the brunette.She was down,she was helpless.The crawler did not go for her head though.He had seen the fragment being on her left shoe.There he landed directly on her leg foot.Breaking it on purpose.Because he knew whoever comes out of the lab,comes out inhuman.His rule was only against humans to not hurt.Breaking the shoe,the fragment fell on Mike's suit.Colliding with it.

  As Crawler believed he had won.He heard a scream.It was Mary.She had taken the fragment from the blonde who was knocked down.The amount of energy it had in it,when she touched it with her bare hands.Claiming it as a medal.Made her pass out,while on top of a building.And there she fell from a two story rooftop,directly on her back.The crawler could have not reacted in time.He was on his knees.Faced to the opposite direction.Exhausted.Catching up his breath.Running towards Mary.Running towards her with tears running with him,only they were running Downwards.It was the Second time the crawler had cried,since the crawler was created.The consequences of being the crawler had finally started showing.Back at the hide out he brought them both.Laying then down on the work table,trying to figure out a way to help them.Hospitals were crossed out.His wings would give it all away.Getting his friendd arrested.So he did his best.Doing everything he had known.Sadly,in the lab they were taught to kill,not to live.

  Mary and Mike getting flashbacks.One in a mansion,other in a cave.Both in misery.But both of them trying to forget everything.An undesired past.Or maybe a brutal past?Mary and Mike were flitching and flexed their eyes.Trying to wake up.The last thing they'd ever want to happen was to go back to it all.The depression.athe agony.The emptiness.They were filled by each other,all three of them.One gave the other reason to live.If they were to go back to when they had not met,having their life flashed from the end till start then that would be a nightmare to never forget.A killer nightmare.Their last nightmare.

  The birds were singing.Because the moon was wounded.Not he himself.But in his reflection.Deep inside he was wounded.Doing their best to comfort him.Tryig to please him.But the moon was not the sun and Nitro was not the life shifter.Not demanding pleasure.Demanding to know how it feels to be pleased.To have Joy.Rather than to know not of sleep.To know not of smile.To know not of laughter

  Chapter 3 or chapter 4?Which was best?