Hydro's Personal Journal
Book 4
page 1

This is the first book that I've started since I been with
KoC.

I'll started with better memories with them... what few of
them there are. Returning home to the Big Apple, Manhattan,
my old stomping grounds. It had only been a few weeks since
I been here, but with one major difference, I was a free
man.  Well as free as one can be in this paranoid world, If
I was normal, I would probably be on parole making a better
life for myself. But because I'm a Mutant, I get "special
treatment".  Wait til the world finds out that everyone's a
mutant, but I've notice changes recently, like I'm evolving
into an elemental or something.

Being free has a heavy price, and his name is Marco DeSalvo,
a Fed. At first I thought great, a gunslinger mutant..(he
denies it but I can tell).. pushing my buttons, and pulling
my strings.  He has to go everywhere I go, and vice versa.
Ironically he's also from Manhattan, and asked a favor of
me. He had to visit his family.

As barter, he promise, If I could contain my liquid form for
a short time to appear normal, in exchange he would let me
have a night on the town. I complyed by posing as his "new
partner" met up his hot cousin (no family resemblance) Sylia
Correlli. After some small talk, she left with Ariadne
for a tour of the city. DeSalvo won't let me show them
around town...sigh. Then he took me to meet his Aunt Sophie
and a small portion of his relatives. His Aunt completely
embrassed him in front of me..(It was something he needed,
he looked relaxed and happy instead of serious and offical)
We departed to head to his Mother's house..(just down the
block) when his Aunt slips me a piece of paper and tells me
to give Desavlo cousin a call.  Angela Correlli (914
555-1264). As we walk to his mom's he demands for the piece
of paper. I guess he doesn't want his cousin dating a
mutant. Good thing I've got a good memory. Continue this
later, busy thinking of a way to screw with Subzero.

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Let me see where did I leave off, oh yah. DeSalvo was taking
me to see his parent's to introduce me as his new (partner),
when he came to realize that he forgot something.  That
something was a man name Victor Stewart aka the Screaming
Skull. Me and Vic have something in common, we are both
convicted felons trying repay our debt to society in the
form  of the Knights of the Coast. (who know's maybe soon
the group will be called "Convicts of the Coast".) Noting
a rather big vain bulged from his head we contacted him and
found him at the Univerisity, of all things, giving a
lecture.  Apparently the only science that interests Deslavo
was that of his guns. For a man who has a lot to repay
society, in my eyes Victor found the best way to return his
debt to society, by teaching.  And the odd thing is that he
seems to be with the group of his own free will. (why does
he tolerate them.)

After the meeting, at the Empire club, an anti-mutant group
( I think mom's apart of) set the building on fire. While
myself and Subby attended to the fire, the rest aided in the
evacution of the building.  Thinging turn out okay, except
for two things: minor burns on causalities and mild property
damage. Subzero nearly turned me into a block of ice.

Needless to say that my first reaction to Subzero is
Chokeslam the idiot into a hot pool of acid. Then again I'm
patient, I seek my revenge tonight in a more satifiying way.

Desalvo wanted to stay and help with the investigation(in
truth he probably would have been more of a hinder than
help, he just would not have been objective in his
investigation.) Besides DeSalvo promised me a night on the
town, with him in tow at a good distance to give me some
privacy. (To my complete surprise, he keep his word).
Besides enjoy myself in nite life of Manhatten (being an
ex-professional wrestler has it's upside in this kind of
social circle), having thoughts of how Desalvo would act if
I tried to bring home some lovely ladies. (especially his
cousin, in which he forbade me to see.)  And then it dawned
on me, two birds with one stone. How to get back at Andrew
and the stupid Icecube.  With one call and a meeting in a
buzy and noisy nightclub. I use my shapechanging ablities to
look like the old priest. Then hire this skanky hoe of the
name Molly to go wait for Subby outside of his hotel room.
This had to be the best 10 dollars I've ever spent.

Before the evening is done and Marco drag me off  home, I
called Victor to find out what he was up to, Apparently
Desalvo forgot all about Vic again, sigh there you have the
U.S. tax dollar at work.  I place another call at almost 2am
to Mom, could say a word, mostly listen to her ranted on, to
who she presumed were kids pranking her. Some people never
change.