Fan Fiction ❯ The Dwayne Wayne Chronicles ❯ The Dwayne Wayne Chronicles-Ch. 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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The Dwayne Wayne Chronicles-Ch. 4

A gentle breeze caressed the cheeks of the man. The sea he was traveling on was nice and calm. The man loved to ride on the sea. Unfortunately for him, he was going to a place where few dared to tread. This man was being sent along with 50 other men to The Cauldron, a.k.a Levy Island Correctional Facility.

The Black Prophet looked out at the sea in barely contained rage. He couldn't believe that a lout like him beat him. He was also very angry that the justice system stopped him from cleansing the world. Apparently, they didn't understand that he was only killing people for their own good. People always complain about how the world sucked. He was only trying to change the world for the better. Well, they wouldn't be able to keep him down. He would find a way to escape The Cauldron.

Black Prophet heard all of the stories about The Cauldron. He'd heard about how prisoners came in and died before their time. He'd heard that the prison was haunted. He'd heard all sorts of nonsense, but he was confident that no prison could be as bad as how The Cauldron was described.

The boat transporting Black Prophet and 50 other dangerous criminals reached The Cauldron. Black Prophet looked at his new home. The Cauldron was an imposing gray box, with a chain link fence implanted with electric shock waves that surrounded the main building. Light towers were spread out around the prison. The criminals were led into the imposing gray box.

As the Black Prophet steeped into the room, he saw dank and dirty cells containing rank prisoners. He couldn't believe how unkempt the prisoners were. It was like he was in a time warp back to the old days of prisons. He didn't see a TV or radio anywhere.

"Damn, I thought prisons were supposed to be cleaner than this."

The guard escorting Black Prophet smirked and replied, "You just caught us on a bad day. Besides, a private corporation runs this prison. As long as they make money off of you pieces of scum, it doesn't matter how sanitary this place is."

Black Prophet looked at the guard with disdain, "How does this abomination make money?"

The guard cuffed Black Prophet on the head and yelled, "You'll find out later how this prison is feasible. Don't you EVER look at me like that! From now on, you obey me, Officer Scruggs. You may have been hot shit in New Wales, but here you have to learn respect."

The guard pushed Black Prophet into a cell with another man.

"Have fun, now." cried Scruggs as he locked Black Prophet up.

The cell he'd been thrown into was very simple, just a double decker bunk bed and a small bathroom with a sink and a toilet.

"You got off easy, dun. When Scruggs locked me down, he beat me with his nightstick." said the man.

"Who are you?" replied Black Prophet in a low voice.

"My name is Willie Wayne, yourself?"

Willie Wayne was 46 years old with a scruffy beard and hard black eyes. His muscular and stocky frame was pock-marked with various wounds from his time in The Cauldron.

"My name is Malcolm-Jamal Helmsley, but I'd like to be called The Black Prophet."

Willie scoffed, "Listen, Malcolm. I'm not going to call you The Black Prophet. That's a silly nickname and besides you're not God. If you were, you would get us and everyone else out of this hellhole."

Malcolm bristled with anger, "Do you know who I am?"

Willie stood up and said, "Yeah, I know about you, Malcolm. You don't scare me. You're in The Cauldron now and you need to realize that if you don't act right, you'll be burned like all the other chumps who come in here."

Malcolm rose from the floor, "You listen to me, Willie. I'll rise above this cesspool and regain my place as the future messiah of this earth."

Willie shook his head and laughed. "You do that. Nobody has escaped this rock unless they were in a pine box."

"There's a first time for everything, Willie." retorted Malcolm.

Willie climbed onto the top bunk and closed his eyes, saying, "It's your funeral. I'm going to take a nap."

Malcolm smirked; "Don't let me stop you from getting your beauty sleep, O wise one."

Willie snorted at his remark, but didn't respond. Malcolm thought that Willie was arrogant, but he had to figure out how to convert him to his way. Malcolm lay down on the bottom bunk and closed his eyes to go to sleep.

Tammy adjusted her Ray-Bans as she sat on the bench watching Dwayne play basketball. It had been 5 days since that fateful Sunday in which she had saved Dwayne and become a super heroine. Damn, her life changed as soon as she received this responsibility. She had been under intense training from PD and DP in learning how to control her powers and to get some fighting techniques. Dwayne watched the sessions and told her that they went at her a bit harder than with him. Tammy kind of figured that it would be that way, probably to prove that she could handle the pressure. However, her gender helped her in other ways. PD and DP gave her a Porsche 911 and she received a slightly higher salary than Dwayne from her work in public relations. Dwayne was slightly perturbed by this turn of events, but she knew how to defuse his anger. A long back massage followed by long, passionate kisses took his mind off his troubles. Surprisingly, New Wales had been quiet so Tammy hadn't gone on her first major assignment yet. She still needed a good nickname; maybe Dwayne would have one for her. Tammy smiled as one of Dwayne's teammates made a shot. Tammy's cell phone rang.

Tammy picked up the phone and said, "Talk."

DP said, "Now he's got you doing it too."

Tammy laughed, "What's up, DP?"

"We need both of you here. Its showtime, girl."

Tammy tried to keep the excitement out of her voice as she said goodbye to DP.


The heat rose from the asphalt as Dwayne dribbled the basketball, surveying the court. He thought about how well his team had played today. Usually, he and his teammates would get beaten pretty damn bad. Apparently, God was smiling down on them today because they had a one-point lead. Only one more point was needed for Dwayne's team to win.

Dwayne smiled at his opponent and asked, "How do you want it? A drive to the left past your sorry ass or to stick a jumper in your grill."

His opponent smiled at Dwayne's bravado and answered, "Just do the damn thing if you're so special. You haven't been able to hit a clutch shot since you were a little git."

Dwayne had a big shit-eating grin on his face as he broke off a beautiful Allen Iverson like crossover to shake the defender out of his shoes. Dwayne gets past the defender and throws down a vicious two-handed slam, yelling as he hung on the rim.

The crowd that was watching the game was stunned at this display. Dwayne had never dunked before in his life.

One of his teammates said, "Damn, your girl Tammy must be a good charm for you. You scored half of our team's points and dished out a bunch of assists."

Dwayne smiled and thought that the training he got from PD and DP definitely helped his hops. It was really too bad that he couldn't tell them how he improved his game.

Tammy yelled, " Great dunk, Dwayne. We've got to go now."

Dwayne smirked, "Duty calls. See you later, people."

Dwayne got into Tammy's Porsche and they left to go to Pegasus Pavilion.

Tammy was slightly fidgety as she drove to Pegasus Pavilion. Tammy couldn't wait to use her new powers to dispatch evil. Dwayne told her about some of the adventures he'd head and they were as cool as hell to her.

Tammy asked, "I need a nickname. Any ideas?"

Dwayne's brow crinkled in thought.

Dwayne smiled, "How about Silk?"

"How did you feel on your first assignment?"

Dwayne grinned ruefully, "I was scared going to OBT, but I got better as I went along. Of course, having a religious zealot choking the life out of you motivates you real fast."

"Do you ever think about how amazing and terrifying this job is?"

"Every day when I wake up I wonder why I was picked to do this. Yeah, PD and DP told me it was fate and everything but there wasn't anything special about me. I was just a guy going to school, hanging with my peeps and going home to my grandma. But in the span of a month, I've become a crime-fighting icon that has a beautiful girlfriend, a cool job that pays more than a teacher could ever hope to learn, and a fly ride. Then again, I constantly worry about how the superhero thing could possibly kill my family and friends. My grandma is the only relation I have left in New York. I wouldn't know what to do if you died in the line of fire. Rob and Creaig have been my friends since middle school and they have a bright future ahead of them. It would suck if they were killed because of me. But besides that, I don't want to die before having a family, writing a book, or traveling to different places in the world."

Tammy smiled, "I was wondering if I was the only person who was thinking like that."

"Hell no. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe."

"Thank you, Dwayne." whispered Tammy as they reached Pegasus Pavilion.

Dwayne and Tammy entered the underground headquarters and sat down with PD and DP in front of Creeper. Creeper appeared on the computer screen and sneered at Dwayne and Tammy.

"How cute, you two come in here holding hands like this is a fucking picnic. You two make me sick."

Dwayne said, "You know, this bitter shit is getting old. Know your role and give us the information, numbnuts. Or should I say, numbchips."

Creeper looked at Dwayne aghast and replied, "Here's the deal. You two have to fight against Shadowdancer."

A picture of a 6"0, white-haired white man with a slim build appeared on the screen.

"Shadowdancer's m.o. is to deal with people's nightmares. He doesn't really have much a grand motive. He just likes to destroy people."

PD spoke up, "Both of us have tried to take him out for years, but he's stopped us cold."

Dwayne said, "So you're hoping we can put him away."

DP said, "That's the gist of it."

Dwayne said, "We'll do the damn thing. What super powers does Shadowdancer have?"

Creeper stated, "He's got a psychic blast attack, the ability to use his mind to lift to lift heavy objects and the way he's uses people's nightmares to hurt them. His last location was at the water tower across town."

Dwayne answered, "We're on it."

Tammy was apprehensive about the battle against Shadowdancer.

Dwayne saw the look of concern on her face and said, "Tammy, you can't go into this afraid. I know you can do this."

Tammy smiled and said with fervor, "Let's go!"

Both of them yelled "Ghetto!" and changed with Big Money attired in a white suit and Silk in a matching white shirt with white leather bellbottoms and platform shoes.

Big Money smiled at PD and DP and stated, "Oh, Tammy's nickname is Silk."

PD and DP both said in unison, "Nice."

Silk smiled and both of them got into Tammy's Porsche to drive to the water tower.

Big Money and Silk got to the water tower and stepped outside. The goose bumps rose on both of them as they entered the tower. The duo climbed the steps, each thinking that it was too quiet. It was like an ominous feeling of dread surrounded them each step they took toward the top of the tower. The wind blew against the tower in a soft whisper, almost like ghosts were flying around the tower. Silk felt like they should just go back down to the car and leave. Big Money was scared as well, but he fought down the despair he felt in the tower. Big Money and Silk finally got to the top of the water tower and a voice boomed out "WELCOME!" Silk jumped at the sound of the voice while Big Money's heart started pumping faster, as though it wanted to burst out of his body. Big Money and Silk transformed their canes into an AK-47 and a katana, respectively. Shadowdancer stood in front of them with a grin on his face, attired in a scarlet robe trimmed in gold.

Big Money said, "We're taking you in, Shadowdancer. We can do this peacefully or we can make this into a very painful undertaking for you. What will it be?"

Shadowdancer shrugged, "Okay, you guys can take me in."

He held his hands out for them to take him away. Silk thought that this was too easy, but he wasn't making any threatening advances toward them. Big Money thought that this had to be some kind of trick, but he figured that his reputation was making criminals think twice before fighting him. The two went over to Shadowdancer and touched his wrists. A gold light enveloped the duo and they fell down to the floor in a deep sleep.

Dwayne opened his eyes and was looking his younger self-standing with his father at his mother's wake. He remembered how peaceful his mom looked in the coffin. After that, he saw his father backhand him in the face a couple of days later.

Willie yelled, "You're useless! You'll never be worth anything. I wished I never created from my loins."

Dwayne's eyes teared up as he saw his father beating him again and again. Next up was Jaci Valentine seducing him, taking his life with one final push on his penis. Finally, he looked at the charred corpse of Tammy Grabek as she protected him from Catman's energy blast. As tears ran down Dwayne's face, Dwayne/Big Money yelled, "STOP IT!" Big Money woke up in the real world and looked over at Silk, who was going through her own nightmares.

Tammy opened her eyes and saw Catman's crimson laser incinerate Dwayne, as she stood helpless. Tammy started sobbing uncontrollably as her parents started to berate her for her performance in school. Tammy's older sister Michelle had graduated a couple of years ago as valedictorian in her class. Tammy was going to graduate with honors. Tammy was happy with where she was, but her parents wanted her to be in the top 10 of her class. Tammy saw Dwayne leaving her because he didn't love her anymore. Tammy stood up and screamed like an enraged animal as she opened her eyes in the real world.

Shadowdancer smirked and said, "How did you like my presents to you, Big Money and Silk?"

Big Money stood up and started to glow red in anger. The red aura surrounding his body flickered into small flames. Silk stood up and a bright blue light surrounded her. Her aura also burst into blue flames.

Big Money and Silk raised their hands back and yelled in unison "GHETTOBLASTER!"

The two energy blasts soared toward Shadowdancer. Shadowdancer stood stock-still as the energy bolts hit him. When the smoke cleared, Big Money and Silk was each on one knee and Shadowdancer was still standing, albeit in some pain.
Big Money and Silk looked at Shadowdancer in amazement.

"I guess you didn't appreciate my offering to you. Let me give you something else."

Shadowdancer used his psychic blast and threw Silk against the wall, knocking the wind out of her. Big Money raised himself up and jumped out at Shadowdancer with his AK-47. Big Money started emptying clips at Shadowdancer. Shadowdancer dodged the hail of bullets and closed his eyes, using his mind to pick up a nearby metal pipe. As Big Money drew closer to Shadowdancer, Shadowdancer swung the pipe at Big Money's head, connecting with a sickening crunch. Big Money fell to the ground in a heap.

Shadowdancer stood over Big Money, kicked him a couple of times in the ribs and said, "I used to just torment people just because I could. But you and your sidekick there have given me a purpose. The inner turmoil inside of you two is unbelievable."

Big Money spat out some blood and croaked, "I'm glad to see that we're role models for psychotic bastards."

Big Money pulled himself to his feet and snarled, "You're on my shit list."

Big Money cracked Shadowdancer in the jaw, sending Shadowdancer sprawling to the ground. Silk got up and jumped on top of Shadowdancer, pummeling him with punches packed with explosive blue energy. Shadowdancer's face was a bloody mess as he pushed Silk off of him. Silk scrambled to her feet and gave him a Ghetto Punch to the kidney. Shadowdancer doubled over in pain as Big Money Ghetto Punched him the other kidney, and then kicked Shadowdancer in the face with a roundhouse kick. Shadowdancer flew into the wall and crumpled into a heap on the ground. Big Money turned his cane into a 35 mm Magnum pistol. Big Money turned Shadowdancer over and backhanded him in the face.

Big Money put the gun to Shadowdancer's head in rage, "You make me sick, going into our minds to create anguish. I'm going to make sure you never do this again."

Shadowdancer sneered, "Do it, I dare you too. Know this, you'll never forget the name Shadowdancer. Even if I'm not here in body, I'll always be with you. I'm your worst nightmare because I bring out the truth in you. You're a worthless excuse for human life and you'll never amount to anything."

Big Money's hand is shaking and his face is contorted in a mask of pain and rage at Shadowdancer's words. Big Money started to pull the trigger when Silk said, "No, you'll be no better than he is."

Big Money put the gun down and says, "You're right, Silk. I believe you know what to do though." Silk turns her cane into an aluminum baseball bat and hits Shadowdancer in the ribcage. Shadowdancer grimaces in pain as Big Money pistol-whips him into unconsciousness.

Big Money called the cops and told them to get Shadowdancer at the water tower, which through a miracle was still standing. However, the old water tower was definitely going to go down a couple of years earlier than it was supposed to due to the battle. Big Money and Silk draped their arms around each other, feeling the pain from their battle. Big Money had a big lump on the back of his head with hurt ribs. Silk had bruised ribs and a cut lip. The duo gingerly walked down the stairs, the trip taking a lot longer than if they would have been healthy. When they got outside, the NWPD and a bunch of TV crews were on the scene. After giving a short statement to the police and the media, Big Money and Silk left to go to Pegasus Pavilion.

Dwayne tossed and turned in his bed. For the past couple of nights since his fight with Shadowdancer, he was having nightmares about his dad abusing him again. The nightmares ate away at his sanity. Dwayne got up and cried; overwhelmed by the mental pain he was experiencing. Dwayne got out of bed, put on some clothes and walked to a nearby park. His grandmother was visiting a friend, so he didn't have any problems walking out of the crib in the early morning hours.

Dwayne sat on a bench and looked out at the lake. He got up and started to move toward the water. Dwayne heard voices calling him to join them in the water. The voices said his pain would go away if he just closed his eyes and floated in the water. He just wanted it all to go away.

"Wake up, Tammy."

Tammy groaned and pulled the covers over her even tighter.

"WAKE UP!! DWAYNE IS IN TROUBLE!"

Tammy sat up in her bed with a start and asked, "Who said that?"

"I'll tell you later. Trust me, Dwayne is going to commit suicide. He's been having nightmares and they've crumbled his sanity and spirit away."

Tammy normally didn't trust voices in her head, but she put on some clothes and got in her car.

Tammy parked her car and ran out towards the lake. She didn't really know how she was supposed to help him. Tammy saw Dwayne's body sink in the water. Tammy cried out in anguish as a blue light blazed forth from Tammy.

Dwayne was just starting to slip away from the mortal plane when a blue light shined before him. The blue light gave him started and helped rebuild his sanity. Dwayne slowly opened his eyes and saw the vision of his mother.

"Mom, what happened to me?"

"The nightmares you've been having were induced by Shadowdancer. Because of this, your spirit and sanity was breaking down like the sands in an hourglass."

"Okay, why isn't Tammy being attacked?"

"Well, she didn't put a gun to Shadowdancer's head."

"Figures, but I wanted to kill him for bringing up those bad memories."

"Yes, I know. I just wanted to say I'm proud of you for not killing him. I'm also glad that you found someone special like Tammy." replied Dwayne's mom with a smile.

Dwayne smiled, "Thank you, but I guess you have to go now."

Dwayne's mom smiled and responded, "Yeah, your time isn't coming yet. Good-bye, pookie."

"Good-bye, Mom."

The blue light carried Dwayne from the water to Tammy.

Tammy watched the blue light carry Dwayne to her and couldn't believe that she had the power to levitate Dwayne.

"The power is your love for Dwayne and hope for a better future."

"Who are you?" said Tammy.

"I'm Natasha McKee."

Tammy's eyes grew wide as she asked, "The famous female activist?"

Natasha appeared to her with short black hair and a white gown on.

She smiled and replied, "That's what I was while I was in the land of the living. Now my job is to guide you whenever you need help."

"So you're a guardian angel?"

"Yes."

"Cool gig."

"Quite, my work here is done. Bye." whispered Natasha.

"Bye, Natasha."

Dwayne was laid down in Tammy's lap and was fully awake. Dwayne said, "Nice night for a moonlight stroll."

Tammy kissed Dwayne's forehead, then she slapped him in the back of the head saying, "Dammit, I love you. You need to stop doing this. You almost died having sex against your will, your childhood enemy almost killed you and now this."

Dwayne rubbed the back of his head, "I couldn't help this one. Shadowdancer apparently was making nightmares from jail, so the constant nightmares crumbled my sanity and spirit."

"I know, my guardian angel told me."

Dwayne smiled, "Who's your guardian angel?"

"Natasha McKee."

"Cool."

"You sound nonchalant about it."

Dwayne smiled, "I see my mom sometimes, so that's probably why I'm so nonchalant about paranormal things."

"Well, I'm tired so I'm going to take you to my house and clean you up. After that, you're going to sleep with me."

Dwayne thought that maybe attempted suicide had some worth. Tammy said, "No, you're not getting any tonight."

"Damn, can you read my mind or something?"

Tammy smiled and answered, "I know you pretty well, Dwayne Wayne."

"What about your parents?"

"As usual, my parents are on a business trip. Besides, I need to hold you in my arms and make sure you stay put."

"Fair enough, my grandma went to stay at a friend's house for a couple of days, so it's all good." replied Dwayne. Tammy and Dwayne leave the park and go home.

Alice Wayne (Dwayne's mom) and Natasha McKee smile at their charges as they leave.

End Ch. 4

Author's Notes

I've just got to say that I'm on a roll with this series so far. It's scary me at how I'm doing this. The only addition I made to the chapter was the guardian angel/attempted suicide by Dwayne. I'm really looking forward to the next chapter in the series. I think I have a pretty good setup for that one.

Peace, love, and hair grease

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