(POV GENERAL)
After the fifth hit Goon two was down and Elias looked to the center truck which like the Goon's in the first van they were knocked out from the contusion. With a steady pace Elias grabbed the handle bar on the truck with briefcase in hand mind you as he unlocked the truck lifting the door only for a silhouette of someone with a gun fired it and then Elias' visage swiftly dimmed.
"One." With a dread of calmness the hidden figure reached his hand out grabbing the side rim of the truck and used it bas leverage for his departure. Followed by it the shimmering lamp post lights covered him revealing his figure. Red and sliver was the highlight of this man even his face wasn't spared as his sliver lined mask contained a target over it disguised purely as an eye. Yet something seemed missing the very pistol he shot. Was in actuality an arm adornment over his wrists giving him two easy weapons to wield while his hands remained free for fighting or controlling a stronger firearm.
Scanning the area the figure looked down at Elias and stepped over him leaving his back turned unaware of Elias' undertaker like standing. With his back turned and light fully over him his sliver and Red could be seen more highly as his sleeved arms had red over them in an attempt to to wash off any and all blood that lands on them while over his wrists were his arm cannons, and over his legs were sliver boots. This was the mercenary for hire Deadshot a hit man known to always complete his missions.
Elias fully risen uses his free hand massaging his shoulder and then his head felling the bruise and shinned in pain alerting Deadshot. With a swift turn Headshot fired his right wrist cannon hoping the bullet he'd used would kill his opponent. However with his opponent not having the drop like before his attack was easily avoided with a side step leading into a low sweep. Elias didn't know much about combat causing him to always hope and then take advantage of any and all openings.
Yet Deadshot seeing the attempt merely scoffed and jumped dodging the weak attack backflipping as he reloaded his wrist gun while the other began to fire firing three bullets. The first a warning coercing Elias to one direction, the second moved in tandem with the first towards the direction Elias ran to, and the third towards the only other direction which was to jump flanking all directions.
With little time to come up with a form or even a plan of attack Elias' neurons began firing at possible choices as several continued to form and his consciousness began raveled in a yarn of self doubt. A voice not of his father, but of a gruff yet almost fatherly in tone entered his ears "Stop thinking! The more of that you do the easier you are to read!" Hearing the argument Elias' forced his jaw to tighten at this piece of advice. 'Fight without thinking! How!' Was Elias in a moment until his thread of doubt slowly but surely unraveled giving Elias solace. 'Blue Lighting!' Firing the now familiar attack by hand a blue electrical currant shinned a pale yet darkened blue downward?
As the mystical attack fired an icicle began to sprout like a seedling yet rushed to its full growth nearly matching the mercenaries height of six foot. With the hastened summoning the icicle stood tall only for the sharp placed bullets to take it down providing Elias an image as to what would have happened to him if he had made any mistake. With the imaged saved within his cortex Elias made a deal to find a place of study within Gotham maybe 'Maybe some self defense classes will do?' Elias offered to himself.
But that had to wait as Deadshot similar to a lion in hunt provided his prey no chance at escape running around the teared down icicle firing both arm cannons ignoring the piercing sound they both made as bullet after bullet were thrown Elias' way. With a swift count the total became six doubling from the last strike now on his feet Elias began to utilize his powers by first coating himself in his sticky solution provided by Slippery Escape. As his clothes were coated Elias jumped turning in the air causing a jaw to nearly come agape by Deadshot 'This kid crazy?' Was all he thought as his bullets flew hitting Elias yet the boy didn't go out. In fact the masked boy seemed more aggressive as he fired the next attack.
Thanks to Wind Walk Elias appeared within punching distance at Deadshot who the party in question was still to shocked to realize allowing Elias another chance at a connecting hit. Elias didn't disappoint as his hand began to sparkle like a certain fictional ninja's and its electric spark began to hasten and cause a cold atmosphere. "Blue Lightening!" Finally calling out this attacks name gave Elias some pride as a nerd and fighter as his ice attack pierced Deadshot's chest shooting the mercenary back towards the very lamppost that proved light under the moons watch.
Feeling his body grunt at the hit Deadshot felt two sources of temperature the first being the heat from the lamppost and the second caused Deadshot to turn down spotting an icy staircase almost. In a diagonal stance a piece of ice stood midair creating a trail skyward following its created angle leading Deadshot to his frozen capture. After seeing the attack Deadshot began to struggle free yet the ice numbed out any resolve. Deadshot not feeling his hands through the ice tried now a different approach he clenched his fist signifying a locking bullet while an open wrist will fire it. However with no opening wrist Deadshot's arm cannon's began to overheat slowly melting the ice.
Elias after making sure his enemy was captured through his ice prison looked back to his goal. Climbing in was not trouble but after was where the real challenge came. Five crates of items were in the truck and any one of them could be the Calculator's target. With a sigh starting to get annoyingly familiar with Elias began his searching.
The first crate had nothing but gold, gems, jewelry, even diamonds. Nothing the Calculator would want or send Elias for. This led to two more boxes opening with even stranger items within the second box contained signed items from actors and musicians. Again of no interest. The third box contained one item a cursed Annabelle doll or as the discretion said with the box signed by Annabelle's actor.
Getting a little enraged Elias looked towards the last two boxes and within a heat of rage grabbed ripped a lid off throwing it outside finding a book in a protective incasement. Seeing the book rekindle some interest Elias grabbed the small incased box reading the title of 'Books' simply that but at the bottom right corner was an M written in fancy font. Losing interest in the book Elias placed it down opening the last box finding noting 'A dummy maybe?' Drew Elias conclusion until Elias looked back at the book and took it as it seemed to be the most valuable item and if Calculator didn't want it he'd might as well keep it.
Feeling a sense of wrong Elias bent his head forward down like a scared ostrich towards the incased book feeling his beak peck its surface. With a swift turn out Elias was met with an unfrozen Deadshot who had a steaming arm plastered down while the other fired the attack. Elias seeing no other option threw his briefcase up and towards Deadshot forcing a catch with his downed head yet something irked him about it and then a scuttling of some kind was heard.
Thinking it to be dangerous Deadshot threw the briefcase out towards the street while he refocused himself on Elias who now was missing as a human sized hole was now made from the right side of the truck. Seeing the hole Deadshot ran to the right side and found nothing. Fearing the worst Deadshot ran to the left side of the truck where he threw the briefcase for only the street to meet his gaze. "Damn." Then a familiar noise came the sounds of rubber hitting the street from a high distance.
Turning around in a haste Deadshot found a woman in a skimmed catsuit with a back color scheme and bright yellow surrounding the bat motif and as her soul color for her utility belt. Deadshot followed the suit up seeing the familiar silhouette of Batgirl leading his eye to her eye seem. Then with a quick burst of speed both attacked.
Over on top of a nearby rooftop Elias sat quietly as not to alert the two fighting as he began to break the incased box. Seeing it to be much of a struggle Elias used his most demoralizing power and grabbed a corner of the box and hurried a loggia on it causing a familiar burning smell and shade to take place. As the acidic spit did its job Elias waited watching the spit do its work as each hand took a side in hopes of breaking it before the set worked its way to the book where if made contact would burn its insides.
Crack was all the box made as the acidic spit made it to the threshold and revealing the contents of the book. With a flip of a page Elias began to realize what this was. The Maroni Families books of finance and all areas with leverage with the Penguin how the old bird got his feathers on it surprised Elias, but that was a problem for another day. And with the acquired item Elias had to make it towards the drop off being eleven on the dot.
For safe keeping Elias placed his briefcase down and began to unlatch its locks and a fuzzy little critter jumped out. "Teddy?" Seeing the familiar sight of Teddy Elias petted the creature and asked "Are you alright?" However his question went unanswered as Teddy shivered, with a sigh and placing the book in the briefcases dimensional space Elias closed and locked it and grabbed the Niffler and placed it on his shoulder.
Knowing this meant freedom Teddy was happy and began to snuggle Elias' neck and hold tight unto his shoulders as Elias jumped from building to building in hopes of arriving on time to his drop off. as the sweat began to buildup Elias realized how much force hed placed in his movements and with a glance at his Niffler saw the little creature struggling.
"I guess stopping is in order." With a sudden stop Teddy nearly flew off Elias but thanks to his claws he only jolted in place. Seeing and feeling this Elias couldn't help but laugh as his mind began to process what to do next. 'How should I gain money?' With a thought another surfaced of Barbra with that job choice and reminded him of the quality it brung "I'll send my application tomorrow" hearing him Teddy turned to his friend and irked his head in confusion only for his untold question to be ignored as Elias began to continually talk to himself about self defense classes and foods he's been wanting to eat.
And just like that ten minutes passed and Elias opened his phone seeing the time was ten thirty. Thirty minutes remained until the drop and it took fifteen to get there. Seeing if this book could provide any insight Elias decide to go straight to the drop site wait on a nearby building and sketch everyone within the book in his phone. Yes it wouldn't be as accurate but most if not all the data was there through ether pictures or being written in his notes app.
Five minutes went by and a call rang again with a hit song of September by Earth Wind and Fire. With as much of a sudden answer to the call the Calculator asked "Well?" Awaiting an answer from Elias who as answered and promised left the book in an old phone both "Yes your Maroni care package is delivered." Hearing the name the Calculator could only smile and laugh in victory almost becoming teary eyed as a vibration echoed on Elias cell phone and not his flip phone.
"How'd-" Without a chance to respond Calculator with his efficiency spoke and hung up just as quickly leaving Elias alone with his questions. Yet those were questions he cared little for as the numbers within his phone were none to speak of so no chance in finding someone to hurt. But that left his message from an unknown number had three entires pertaining to Egypt, Japan, & Britain.
"I'll really need a job." Was all Elias could muster as the image of the needed funds to venture to these places was something he no longer pocked. With a swift tap and flick the Gotham library formed in his search bar and with that pressed the applications button starting an animation of flying and hoping bubbles leading to the next page asking for simple things of sex, age, name, and number.
Then there were more peculiar prompts to fill like favorite book author and genre. That seemed to be summed up to a normal lib rain seeing if they were up to snuff. Elias wasn't shy whenever it came to fiction or any forms of literature as besides collecting it was his past hobby. Hell even the newspaper if he had nothing better to do. So Elias placed down the Catcher in the Ryes author being one J.D. Salinger and his favorite author Stephen King. With as fast as a type as his bubble animation Elias submitted his application and watched as the same animation take place this time leading to a time being 8:45 am for an interview.
Seeing it Elias couldn't help but smile as he saw his chance at a somewhat of a normal life and relished it as he thought that wouldn't be possible but seeing was believing after all. With that Elias powered down his phone and began to jog back to Chang Yao's with Teddy on his shoulder who he'd place back in his briefcase way before entering the motel.