2:36am, Brooklyn, New York City.
" This the right car?" A masked man whispered to his companion who grunted in acknowledged.
" A new a Porsche, what a beauty." The first man whistled before taking a box out to lockpick the car open as the second one observed the area.
With nimble speed, the criminal successfully unlocked the car and opened the door.
" Alrighty! Let's turn her on!" The first criminal excitedly grabbed a screwdriver and shoved it into the ignition.
The second criminal gave one last look around the area before entering the unlocked car watching his friend turn the car on.
" Alright, she's on. Where we heading?" The driver looked at his friend for answers who frowned when he looked at the drivers window seeing a silhouette.
" Jay, there's someone…" before he could finish, the silhouette knocked on the window before opening the door.
" Who the fu-" the driver was cutoff as he grabbed by the mask and his head was slammed into the steering wheel. A honk echoed through the neighborhood a few times before the driver was pulled out of the car with a blood nose.
Dazed and confused, the man looked up only to see a boot slamming into his head against the ground knocking him out.
" Who the fuck? Frank! Frank! Shit!" The man cursed as he reached into his inner jacket only to fail as a stranger maneuvered over the car to kick the pistol out of his hand.
Before the criminal could react, the stranger pulled out a baton and with a flick extended it before hitting the criminal's side and knee.
The criminal screamed in pain before the baton hit his head, knocking him unconscious.
The stranger caught his breath before crouching down on the criminal's body to take his from his pocket and used his phone to hack into phone.
The phone unlocked to reveal messages of locations and other crime dates.
" Very organized, this makes this easier." The stranger muttered before using the phone to dial the police.
" 911, what's your emergency?" The operator answered.
" Yes, hello. I'm calling because two men are trying to break into my neighbors car on street xxx in front of building xxx."
" Please stay on the phone as we dispatch a-" the stranger dropped the phone onto the ground before walking away.
" Hello? Are you still on the phone?" The operators voice called out as the stranger left the scene.
***
" This early morning, at around 3pm two criminals were arrested for trying to steal a car but was stopped by a vigilante. People who were woken up from the disturbance of honking and shouts looked out their window to see a hooded figure in a mask covering their head stopping these criminals. Now we got an interview with the owner of the car, Matt Daniel."
The camer shifted to man who seemed to have woken from his sleep as he stood outside his door looking at his car.
" Honestly, I'm grateful. And that's all I'm gonna say." The man shrugged before closing his door as his car beeped twice.
The camera shifted back.
" And this isn't the only incident, other reports of this vigilante has occurred…"
" Turn it off… my head is pounding…" a man groaned on the couch as he tried to grab the remote.
" Nope! Mom said it's our turn to watch the news!" A small hand grabbed the remote faster and before the man could react, he felt a two weights jumping onto his back.
He groaned in pain as he looked at his back to see his two younger sisters sitting on his back.
" Alex Ethan Wolfe, have you been drinking?" A stern voice came from the kitchen as Alex froze in horror.
" N..no." He stuttered.
The two young girls giggled at their older brother as their mother sighed.
" Sigh, forget it. Did you girls wake up Ash?" The mother glanced at the girls who stiffened.
" Of course." The mother sighed once more as she place a plate on the table.
" Breakfast is ready, I'll go wake up your dad and brother." She said before walking up the stairs after wiping her hands.
" Ash! Hurry and get dressed."
" Ugh, alright." I muttered as I felt the blanket being ripped from me as I rubbed my eye and stared at the ceiling contemplating my life a few seconds before coming to a decision.
" Mom's pancakes…" I muttered as I quickly got out of bed and started getting dressed before exiting my room to see my dad also exiting his room making his tie as we both walked downstairs.
" Morning Kiddo." He grunted.
" Morning dad." Ash replied as they both took a seat and Ash began to devour the pancakes on the plate.
" Ash! Ash! Ash!" The two little girls surrounded Ash who finished eating as they grabbed his shirt.
" hm?" Ash looked at them as they looked up at him.
" Will you be at our recital today?" They both asked.
" Of course!" Ash smiled patting their heads before he by the door to grab his bag and was about to leave when he saw his brothers hand held up a few bucks at him.
" Get me some chips on your way back and a slurpee."
" Heck no, do it yourself." Yet despite his words, ash grabbed the cash and walked out the door.
And just in time, the school bus arrived outside by the street as Ash jogged up to the bus and entered.
" Morning Kid." The bus driver greeted him as Ash nodded.
" Morning." He replied as he made his way to the back of the bus and looked out the window to see his two sisters following their father to their car.
The bus began to drive away as Ash shifted his focus to the glowing notifications.
[ Open Rewards? ]
' Yes.' I answered.
[ Exp: +50xp | Bonus: +25xp ( No casualties ) ]
[ grapple launcher ]
[ Food package ]
[ Level increased: 3 -> 4 ]
[You've gained three stat points]
[ Level 4 | Exp: 10/450 ]
[ Rank: F-rank ( Rookie )
[ Alignment: Heroic (63%->64%)
[ Str: 7->8 | Agi: 8-> 9 | End: 6 | Int: 10-> 11 | WIL: 12 | Cha: 8 ]
[ Skills ]
[ Adrenaline burst ( Tier 1 ) ]
( +30% Str, 20% Agi / 10sec duration with a 90sec cooldown)
[ Acrobatics ( Tier 1 )]
( +20% parkour movement, +40% reduced roll impact. )
[ Hacking ( Tier 1 ) ]
( +25% hacking speed and success rate )
' A grapple, that means i can maneuver through the neighborhood a lot faster.' I thought as I dismissed the panel and continued to stare out the window planning my night after school.