Hn… 5 more minutes!
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Hey, don't shake me around so much… wait, why is my bed so hard?
####n!
What? What are you saying?
"J###AN!"
I don't understand you... speak up!
"JORDAN!"
I open my eyes, fully awakened.
"Jordan! Wake up man, Jesus... what happened to you?" Jacob asked worriedly.
"I'm up! I'm up!" I shout, seeing Jacob's face right up against mine.
I look around, seeing the alleyway again.
Wait, the alleyway!? In a panic, I see the bat signal still in the sky.
And just like that, my body feels like it's getting weaker as the world around me darkens.
"Oh no, you don't!" Jacob grabs me by the shoulders and begins shaking me, getting me out of my stupor.
The darkness that seemed to be enveloping me had vanished as quickly as it arrived, and I looked around in confusion.
"You doing alright there, man?" Jacob asked with a worried look.
"Yeah, yeah... I'm uh... fine. Where did you say we were again?" I asked, making sure to not lose sight of the bat signal in the sky.
"Gotham. Are you sure you're alright?" Jacob asked, seeming to grow more worried by the minute, "I mean... I can't take you to the hospital because of how much they charge, but I know a couple of back alley docs, if you want a check-up?"
"No, no... I'm fine just a tad disoriented... sorry" I said, as I brushed the dirt and grime off of myself, note to self, don't pass out in the streets of Gotham... it's not very sanitary.
As I thought that, the clicking and spinning of the wheel had rung out.
"Jacob, do... do you hear that?" I asked, as I looked around for the wheel.
"No?" Jacob asked, looking around in confusion.
Then, the victory music sounded out, and the translucent lottery wheel faded into existence right before me, once again spinning at impossible speeds.
It then abruptly came to a halt on the word [Tegu]
What the fuck was a Tegu? Wait, isn't that the Japanese monster… Yokai thing? With the long nose?
The words had once again appeared in my head.
[Tegu:
Tegu is a common name of a number of species of lizards that belong to the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. Tegus are native to Central and South America. They occupy a variety of habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits.
Power: Lizard (Tegu) Summoning.
Roll: 20.]
Oh... it was some sort of... lizard.
As I thought of the word lizard, a... well, a fucking lizard had appeared on my shoulder.
"Ah! What the hell?" Jacob shouted, as I stared at the lizard in shock and a small amount of fear.
Lizards always weirded me out, most reptiles do.
I used to think I was fine with them, until my brother got a Bearded Dragon, and a fucking Snake.
Damn you Cuddles... you were
NOT made for cuddles!
Anyway...
Back to the lizard on my shoulder.
It was a small, black and white lizard that was just chilling out on my shoulder. Definitely passing the vibe check.
"Hey there, uh... little buddy," I said, as I tentatively rubbed its chin, flinching slightly at the feeling of its scales.
The lizard then started crawling on my hand, causing me to tense up in fear for a moment, before calming down... I just knew that it wasn't going to do anything to me, weirdly enough.
"Okay, Jordan... how did you just... spontaneously create a lizard? You a Meta or somethin'?" Jacob asked, looking at the little lizard on your hand in a mixture of shock, awe, and fear.
Should I lie to him? No, I'm not really good at lying, and it leaves a pretty bad taste in my mouth… I'll just partially tell the truth.
"I'm going to be honest... I have absolutely no idea, and I'm kind of internally panicking. I-I sure as hell couldn't do this before" I said, watching the lizard on my hand lay down and rest.
Jacob looked at me for a moment, and... I think he could tell that I at least thought I was telling the truth, because his shoulders slumped slightly.
"So, what is it that you can do? You're obviously a Meta of some kind, is it just creating lizards? Can you control how big they are? How many can you make?" Jacob asked, visibly getting more and more excited with every minute.
"I- uh... I don't know. I think I can make as many as I want, but I don't think I can control how big they are... I feel like they listen to what I want them to do, but nothing more than that... why are you so interested anyway?" I asked the man, stepping back slightly.
"Ah, crap... sorry about that man. I just really... like, Meta's. Used to look up to the Justice Society, you know? The old Green Lantern was one of my favorite heroes as a kid, so knowing you have powers just made me really... excited. Sorry man" Jacob said apologetically, as he rubbed his head.
"It's... it's all fine, man. I'd be excited to meet someone with superpowers too" I said, as the little lizard on my hand woke up, and scurried into my jacket through its torn sleeve.
And so, the two of us just sat in a sort of... awkward silence for a while, as the little lizard scurried about my body, climbing in my jacket, and even tugging on my beard... it wasn't completely unpleasant, at least it was distracting me from the whole... ending up in another world, thing.
People had walked past the two of us, occasionally dropping spare change into Jacob's hat, but that was really it.
Well, at least until two large men walked up to the two of us.
"Jacob, I see that you've taken in another kid. Good on you" One of the men said with a mocking grin.
"...Walter. What do you want? You already took my protection money" Jacob said, sounding annoyed.
"Yeah, you did. But... this guy didn't. And we just can't allow someone to walk our streets without... giving, to the community" The now named Walter said.
"Lay off the man, Walter! It's his first day. C'mon, have some heart!" Jacob said.
"Hmm... nah, sorry Jacob. But it's just business" Walter said, as he took out a pair of brass knuckles.
...Well, this doesn't look good.
Not good at all.
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Oh no! How are Jordan and Jacob going to get out of this one! Stay tuned for the next chapter of Holy Wiki Warrior, Batman! To find out!