Chapter 1: News Reports
The sound of a child giggling echoed through the small apartment as her father sat behind her looming over some outstanding bills.
"Daddy, daddy!" She called. "Play it again!" She laughed as the movie credits rolled. He looked at her and smiled. He picked up the DVD control and began the movie again. He sighed as the phone rang, muttering something about telemarketers as he picked it up.
"Hello?" He barely had the word out before the person on the other end began talking.
"Rick turn on your TV right now!" Rick recognised the voice right away and smiled.
"Kaida, It's been years. How's it going?" Kaida groaned.
"Never mind that just turn on the TV." She said quickly.
"Can't. Kids watching a movie." Rick held the phone with his shoulder and moved back to his bills.
"She can wait just do it!" Rick pulled the phone away from his ear as she yelled.
"Alright, alright." He said picking up the remote. "What channel?" He clicked off the movie, which resulted in the little girl complaining. "Daddy will put the movie back on in a minute I just have to see something okay?" The girl pouted but nodded. "What cannel?"
"Any channel, it's all they are playing right now." Kaida told him. Rick flipped the TV on to see the news.
"…the unexplained occurrence at the UN Summit. Police are calling in a Mutant Terrorist Attack. The group of Mutants go by the name "The Brotherhood". One of the mutants, Eric Lensher AKA Magnito, was taken into custody last night. No one is sure how many are in the brotherhood but one identified as Mortimer Toynbee is on the loose. He was last seen on Ellice Island by two guards and had been marked as highly dangerous." Rick saw a blue screen pop up with all of the information about him that they have.
Height: 5'7"-5'10"Hair: Brownish Green
Eyes: Blue and Yellow
Skin: Green
Build: Muscular
Other Information: Toad like tongue, Warts on face, earring in left ear.
"The man was last seen wearing a chain male type vest with a black jacket underneath with black pants. If you see this man please contact authorities right away…"
"Holy shit that guys just on the loose?"
"That guy?" Kaida asked. "You don't recognise that name? Mortimer Toynbee?"
"No. Why would I know…" Then it clicked. "Mortie… Little Mutie Mortie."
"Yeah." Kaida said. "Who'd a thought?" Rick could hear clicking on the other end of the phone like someone typing. "I'm looking up his name. See if I can come up with anything else."
"What, are you just going to google it?" Rick asked. Kaida laughed.
"We really haven't talked in years. I'm a cop Rick. I can look up past criminal files." She shivered slightly. "That's why I'm so creeped out. I was working security at the Summit. I mean if he had seen me…" Rick nodded.
"He would have killed you." He said. "I mean if he's as dangerous as they say he is."
"Yeah, just be glad your nice and safe back in England. I have to work this case and try to find him."
"That sucks." Rick picked up the remote again and flipped the movie back on earning him a small cheer of approval from his daughter.
"I found his file." She said. "It dates back to…" She paused. "Holy, 1989." She said. "He would have been what? Ten? Eleven?"
"Yeah I think around there. What's on his file?"
"A lot actually. I never would have thought he would be capable of all this." She sighed. "The theft I can see yeah, but he was at least fourteen counts of murder before the age of nineteen. That's not even including the last nine years."
"And he hasn't been caught before now?"
"He's been arrested four times but was released because there was no hard evidence to tie him to the crime."
"Daddy!" Rick sighed.
"Well, I'm going to have to let you go for now. But call me back soon eh." Kaida smiled.
"Of course I will." She said. "Bye."
"Bye"
((AN: Ok I think that was a pretty decent chapter, not much Toad in it, but don't worry…. Lotsa Toad coming up… I swear…. Please R&R))