47...48...49...50. Ah, there now, I have around $1050 to my name. Oh well, too bad this is not white money. Anyway, this works for now. I threw the wallet, which was full, on the table, and I leaned back on my chair, which was crappy. It was the morning now. Last night a lot happened, but overall I was a winner, hehe... Well, it's almost 7 AM; I should start to head out to meet the big bad punisher. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about this. I grab the notebook, which I used to write all my info with the help of grey matter...
I flip through the book, and I read the new calculations I made. Yeah, after I woke up, the first thing I did was to turn into grey matter, and I thought a lot and also calculated a lot. I also wrote everything I remember about how Punisher fought, and well, I am kind of stunned. Punisher fought with power and speed; no normal human should have. My calculations, at least, showed that Punisher is a little stronger and faster than the normal human at his peak... and this is why I called this world weird! The Punisher, a street hero expected to be human, throws punches with an inhuman power. And the frightening part? When I was grey matter, I was 98% sure Frank was holding back when he fought me the previous night....
And one more reason I am kind of thrilled to be trained by him: I know it's going to be tough, but that's what I want. Because I know I'll grow a lot faster. I need to get ready fast... This world is scary; just the calculations before me about the Punisher are proof of that... After thinking, I stand up and head out of my room, and taking slow steps, I slowly leave the apartment. I knew Abby was still asleep. I was still wearing my tracksuit because, well, I did not want to take a bath in the morning, plus the bathroom at our apartment was not quite well cleaned.... I have to do something about that too anyway; after this training, I go and buy some new clothes, and also I have to get a haircut because my hair keeps getting in my eyes!! Damn it!
I quickly went to the nearest shop to buy a cheap cap and cheap sunglasses. Why did I do that? Well, because now at least I don't look like a homeless bum....
And after doing that, I went right to the street Frank told me about, and I walked near it, and I turned around, and after entering an alley, I found it—the warehouse, or I should say, it was a warehouse; now it looks like no one had been here in years... and just as I was walking, someone spoke from behind me! "You're late by 30 seconds, you know that, kid?" and I look back fast, and I see Frank wearing a cap, and he was wearing a black shirt and jeans, looking like some badass... but I did not show what I thought. I said, "Well, 30 seconds is not that much time, Uncle!" and Punisher almost frowns when I call him uncle. Well, this is what a normal teenager nowadaysin NYC would do. If you called them "kid," they'd call you "grandpa." Well, an uncle is better than a grandpa, right?
"Real funny, kid. Are you here to call me names or train?" I take a step back, and I speak fast: "I am here to train! Ok! So tell me your secret. How the hell are you so strong, Unc?" and Frank just acts like he did not hear me call him 'Unc,' and then Frank starts to walk in the warehouse and just stands there for a second, then I move behind him, and I speak, "Hey! Now tell me, where are we going? in the rundownplace? you hang there?"
*And Frank just opens the door to the warehouse and walks in, and Leo follows behind, and Leo was a little stunned the second he enters Frank's warehouse. It was big, and also it had lights and everything. It was not something new or Batman-level, but yeah, this was cool, and I could also see some guns, which were under a big black cloth... and I also noticed all types of workoutequipment and machines...*
"You talk a lot, kid. Anyway, get on the floor and give me 100 pushups right now," and I look at Frank stunned. There was so much equipment and stuff here, but he was telling me to do pushups? the...? I speak fast. "What! "You're lying; no way you got that strong by just doing push-ups!" And Frank frowns and speaks in a colder tone: "Give me 100 push-ups right now. Don't make me repeat myself." And well, when Frank spoke, he did not speak normally. I felt like I got an order from an army officer... and I still keep my act up even as I start to listen to him & do what he told me...
While Leo was doing the push-ups, Leo in his mind was thinking, 'Well, the act of a stupid young kid so far has been going right from the looks of it. Frank still thinks I am a little weird, but overall, yeah, I am sure Frank thinks I am just a stupid kid who got guts...' While Leo was thinking that, Frank, on the other hand, thinks, "He is doing the push-ups well; his stance is not bad at all. Weird kid. He has such a weak body, but he knows how to do push-ups?" Did this kid read everything about working out and fighting or something? But he just never did anything because... he is stupid? Other than that, he acts like an annoying kid for sure...'