A deal with the devil: part one
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Dr. Es had found him. fuck. Phoenix had been out on a routine solo patrol, nothing more dangerous than a misguided teen trying to rob an old lady for cash was supposed to come in his path. He would swoop in, stop the mugging and try his best to help the kid to survive by somewhat less illegal means of existence, you know, the usual. But Phoenix hadn't been so lucky today. Currently he was on the floor, trapped in a net made out of material he was unfamiliar with, all he knew is that it somehow paralyzed his wings and made him crash land in the sketchy alley he'd been monitoring. Nobody had noticed him or the unheroic whimpers and colourful curses he'd made upon impact, apart from the no doubt extremely confused stray cat that had dashed out from under a nearby trash container. My bad buddy, didn't mean to get shot out of the sky so close to your napping spot. Phoenix' limbs were all tangled up and his wings were dead weight on his back, he managed to flap them uselessly which took immense focus to do so.
Panic was starting to creep up on him and he tried to find an opening in the net, there had to be one, nets had openings and he just needed to find it. His breathing and heartrate were starting to speed up when his search for the opening went on for another minute, and another. Where the fuck is the opening?! He heard footsteps approaching and the panic set in for real, Phoenix might be a superhero, but even superheroes get scared and if there was one thing he feared it was being trapped in small spaces, especially with his wings out of commission. shit shit shit shit SHIT.
Suddenly the net lit up with an electric current. His muscles seized and Phoenix let out a loud groan through gritted teeth, unable to unclench his jaws to scream properly.
"I suggest you stop struggling little birdie, you won't be getting out of there unless I let you"