Authors note: This chapter was based on the Brazilian 2002 movie "City of God". It's a pretty good movie, even though it's a bit grim I'd still recommend it.
I exited the wormhole in mid-air, I fell from like 15 meters into the dense rain forest. I caught a vine and slid down. My dad exited shortly afterward and did the same.
~So... We've been through a wormhole... What an odd life~
'Since when did we have wormholes?'
Dad: It's an advancement that has been in the making for a while. Only a very few now we've made it. You're one of the first to go through one Y/N, we're making history.
'Sir... This is too much to take in, how were we able to just make one?'
Dad: There are a lot of quirks that make portals, is it so hard to believe that it can be made?
'Well no but, why all of a sudden, and why are we in Brazil exactly?'
Dad: There's some business I need to take care of.
'Is there anything I need to do?'
Dad: Just follow me.
We made our way through the rain forest to get to the nearby town. I still had no idea what we're doing.
~Hmm, it's almost 1 am... I don't know if there will be too many people outside by the time we get there. Then again night is when most crimes occur~
Dad: There have been 2 projects for faster transportation. Either a portal or teleportation. A portal is a wormhole that bends time and space and requires a tremendous amount of gravitational energy. Teleportation is a molecular relay that rips you apart in one place and puts you back together in another which also requires a tremendous amount of energy.
'So is this an experiment?'
Dad: Not exactly.
~GODAMNIT WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING HERE~
Dad: There's a drug war going on here, we're here to investigate.
~Oh, just some gang-related crimes~
I usually didn't have problems with stopping the drug trade, but Brazil is an exception. When the fighting starts there's no proper way to identify who I'm fighting. Civilians are running, trying to get away, and the gangs where fighting mix with them so it's incredibly hard to get a clean shot. And since it's an urban environment there could be someone shooting from many windows, ally, roof, or practically anywhere.
Dad: We're looking for a gang leader. We can't find his real name, but folk around here call him "Lil'Z"
~Lil'Z? Is he a rapper or something?~
'Any details?'
Dad: He's committed crimes like murder since childhood, he leads a gang that also has children in it. It sickens me.
'You think we can talk?'
Dad: You have a choice, they don't. The odds of you dying are lower than mine. The Geneva convention itself states that the minimum age for combat is 15. That's when you started. These are kids who's choices are greatly limited by poverty, corrupt politicians, and violence on the streets. Your a teenager that been enhanst to properly so you can protect others.
'Well I guess your right'
Ever since I got Venom, he's been speeding up the development of my brain. Your brain is fully developed at 25, my brain at 15 had the development of a 22-year-old. After that, it slowed down so the rest of me could develop. I have the mental capability of an adult but at the same time, I don't. It's a very bizarre situation and the topic of Klyntar Kadets is controversial and there is currently a very heated debate about us. Someone my age doing a job like this is probably immoral, but I still do and that's just the way it is.
(I am in no way saying that I support child soldiers. This is just to show that even though the Klyntar aims for the greater good, they aren't perfect and are doing things that they probably shouldn't do. In the real world, they wouldn't use teenagers, this is just an excuse for Y/N to be in UA)
'Description?'
Dad: Early to mid-'20s, a person of color, mustache, and a small afro.
'Any leads?'
Dad: The locals fear him and the rival gang so I'm not sure if they're willing to say anything.
The police and politicians aren't any help, they don't put out the fire they feed it more wood. Poverty is what leads to crime, and crime leads to poverty and it creates a cycle that few can leave. Impoverished places leave the people there with few choices, and crime is the most tempting. We've tried to get resources to give those people get jobs so crime won't be their most viable option, but that's something only the government can do. And we can't interfere with any election. If we do then the Klyntar will be shut down as it violates the agreement that was signed decades ago with the UN.
'Where do we start looking?'
Dad: Just follow me.
As we reached the city, I realized I was still in my dress uniform. I had Venom change attire to something casual to blend in.
'Sir, we don't have any firearms or combat uniforms'
Dad: Don't worry about it.
~Were gonna get pumped full of lead~
~Even with the previous suit, there were still a lot of bullets in you~
~Getting them all out took forever~
We continued walking down the street, it was a bit quiet but there were a few people still out.
Dad: Go look around, we'll meet up soon.
'Wait, Sir!'
He took off and in a random direction without saying thing else.
~Well shit~
I was alone with Venom and I began walking through the streets.
~Food~
~Shit we didn't eat~
I looked through my pockets to see if I had any money.
~I don't have any Brazilian currency, there are no restaurants open this late~
I took out a protein bar I always keep with me in case I can't get food. But that will only hold Venom back for a limited time.
~Maybe if we find the target... I could-~
~No! I don't want to eat anyone. Even if we did the media will go crazy about this~
~He's using children to fight his battles. Would that be bad?~
~Let's see how it goes, if he's worse than what we're told then fine~
I kept walking down the road. I was in the slums where it was pretty quiet, and no one was really out.
~Nothin much here~
As I countined walking I saw a stray cat run past me.
'That cat... It was eating a puppy'
~Why can't you let me do that?~
After seeing somthing so bizarre, I climbed on top of a lamp post to get a better view. I then noticed a tug boat on top of a building that was deeper in the city.
'How the hell did that get there?'
As I looked at the other taller buildings outside the slums and I saw cars and buses on them.
~What the fuck happened? This has to be the work of someone's quirk. But what could it be?~
When quirks were just appearing, there was a massive spike in crime rates. Random people got powers and some of them weren't the best of folk. 1st world countries had it easier to control the chaos that ensued. Others had a much difficult time. Even now a lot of heroes in central and south America are abusing their power. Things like this happen, and no one who can stop it cares.
~Some sort of super strength? Not sure, there are a lot of possibilities as to how that happened~
My train of thought soon ended by the sound of gunshots around 200 meters away. I quickly jumped leaped off the post and began running to the source.
~Gang war? These a lot, and by the sound of the gunshots it sounds like they only have hand guns~
I kept running and leaped in the air to see where they are. I saw 2 groups of them running away in opposite directions. As I got closer, I still couldn't make out if any of them were the target. I didn't chase after any of them because of what saw.
'*Sigh*'
It was a kid lying dead on the ground with 3 bullet holes in his chest. He couldn't have been older than 10. There was a rusty revolver in his hand, judging by the look of it, they just handed it to him from a stock pile of guns. There was one guy that was around my age who came out of his home to see what happened. He had a gun, but I didn't think he belonged to either gang. As he looked over him he slowly did a cross mark on his chest. I walked over and looked over his shoulder.
'Do you know him?'
He looked at me and shook his head. When you work for the Klyntar, you see things most people don't want to see. And that includes kids this young dying. And even though he was likely in a gang, it's still sad to see a childs life end so soon because of gang violence.
~We should have gotten here sooner, but whats done is done~
I took the gun away from the kid, and closed his eye lids.
'Rest in peace'
I then got up and talked to the other guy.
'Listen... I'm in the Klyntar, and Im looking for a man known as Lil'Z'
His face of sympathy, changed to shock. He backed away and was about to run away.
'The sooner I find him, the sooner things like this will stop. So please tell me where I can find him'
Stranger: L-look... D-do you have any idea what they'll do to me!?
'They won't know it was you so just tell me'
Stranger: You can't stop this! You kill him and another one will take his place. Theres no stoping it. Kids like this are always gonna die on these streets no matter who runs them. The police don't care, so why should I trust you?
'I that we can't stop it, but I can't sit back and do nothing. I know that the heroes around these parts aren't any better than the police. And I can't promise you change, but I'll do what I can to bring that bastard down'
He looked at the kid, and then looked the other way in frustration and grief.
Stranger: His drug stash is in XXX street, its the apartments with the upside down yellow truck on the roof.
'Thank you, I'll be sure to give him what he deserves'
I turned around to start looking for it.
Stranger: Hey!... Give em hell.
I nodded. I could tell he's done something to him. I don't know what and he probably wouldn't be comfortable telling me. But there's no he has a grudge.
~ Let's see... Yellow truck~
As I was looking around I heard a few more doors opening. I saw more civilians, gather around and circle the body of the kid. It was only a matter of time before his family should up. I even wondered if he had one, or at least anyone that cared for him.
~Let's kill this bastard~
I ran off and jumped from roof to roof to get to the place. It started to rain ss I got closer to the place. I then saw a blast that raised a few cars in the air. It wasn't a normal explosion, it was just the force of the blast.
~So that's what got them there, lets so who this is~
I started making tendrils to swing across the city, and as I got closer I saw multiple dead bodies. All of them where adults, they had guns and one of them caught my attention.
~Is that him?~
I saw a man that fit Lil'Z's description, I took a closer look at him and looked at his gun that had Lil'Z engraved on it.
~It's him alright~
I could only assume that my dad did this, by looking at the corpses. They were mangled and thrown into walls that broke their bones.
~He beat us to it. I'm kinda sad I wasn't the one who did it but at least he's gone now~
Lil'Z had a hole punched through his stomach, and his arms and legs where completely crushed. They bent in way they weren't supposed to bend. I could also smell propane near by. That's when I noticed a propane truck that crashed.
???: Hey he killed Lil'Z!
I turned around and there were around 30 people with guns while some of had their quirks ready. I got ready to fight until someone shot the propane truck and blew up. Thank fully I hand time to leap away, but the force of the blast pushed me away into a wall. As I fell down I was barraged with bullets. I grabbed a gun from one of the dead gangsters and shot back. As I ran out of my cover I felt a tendril wrap around my leg and it pulled my up.
Dad: GET UP!
He pulled me up to the 3 story roof and we were still getting shot at.
Dad: We got what came here, for now, let's get the hell! Out of here!
We started running and jumping from roof to roof while being shot at. One particular roof had a kid waiting for us with a gun. But before he could even fire it I ran past it and snatched it from him. I tossed it to mad dad and I pulled out he on I already picked up.
~Shit! It feels like the whole city is against us~
The sun was getting ready to come out. It was very cloudy and rainy, so there wasn't any sun light. It just wasn't very dark outside.
Dad: Get ready to jump up! 10 meters!
We as we reached the edge of the roof we were on another wormhole opened up and took us back to the US.
'AAHH'
This landing wasn't as great. I exited in mid-air and saw the other Kadets along with Ann watching us come through. Dad hit the wall but landed it well. I hit the wall but on my back.
~Fuck! My back!~
I got back on my feet, and the other Kadets came over.
Karla: <{Where were you? And whats with all those bullet wounds}>
'<{Brazil}>'
Adrian: <{Sounds about right}>