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The unfinished construction site towered over the other buildings in the area, it's giant iron beams glinting in the moon light. It had originally been intended for a shiny new Hotel with penthouse suites and all that. However, the private investors had run into some trouble and funding had been halted for the time being. At least that was the reason that they had given six years ago. For now, it was just skeletal scaffolding, hollow remains of what could have been. Twenty stories up on the north face of the building, Wei sat with his legs dangling over the edge of the concrete, his arm resting on a nearby bright red girder. Earlier, he had watched the sun descend and the moon climb into the night sky, and with it came the New Riviere night life, which sprang up with the night like a pop up book. He could hear the clamor of the crowd and loud music pulsing through out the city. Floodlights from night clubs and concerts carved the night sky, tracing along the stars. 

When one is gazing at the starlight and the moon which gleamed like a silver dollar, it tends to cause introspection. So, it should not surprise anyone, that amidst the isolation high atop this construction site, and amidst the glimmering of the stars, Wei found himself reflecting on his life. He wondered to himself, how did he end up here? His thoughts were filled with angst and regret; filled with pleas of "if only." If only he had never revealed his powers. Perhaps then, he may still be atop his throne, counting his cash in Shanghai. Despite his yearning to be atop the heap again, his longing for a time long past, Wei reminded himself of what was tattooed on his left pectoral; the symbol of the Yongqi, or courage. He needed to be strong at a time like this, he needed to be shrewd and astute, and most important of all, he needed to be courageous. Wei was going to be stiff in his pursuit to the top again, but this time in America. He would strong arm his way to the castle to be king again if need be. 

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a large truck's motor and it's wheels crunching gravel. Instinctively, Wei reached for the Tec-9 which was strapped to his waist, but faltered once he realized it was most likely those for which he was waiting for. Wei extended his arm and ripped open a hole in the dimensional plane with a clawing motion, like he was a tiger ripping out the jugular of its' prey. He stepped through with ease; a couple hundred feet to the ground floor of the site was easy enough. He emerged at the base of building in an the Northeast corner of the building, looking for his associates. A few hundred paces forward, two cars were parked; a large midnight black pick-up truck and another jet black SUV with tinted windows. The car doors of the SUV popped open, and four Caucasian men jumped out, with a fifth black male coming out of the pick up truck. They were clearly a group of thugs, gangsters, mobsters, whatever you wanted to call them; but Wei was here to do business with them. 

[b][color=LightCoral]"Mikhail, my friend! It's been so long since we've last spoke!"[/color][/b] Wei called out to one of the men, who had a large jagged scar gashing through his eye.

"Spare me the greetings, [i]suka[/i]," Mikhail responded curtly in a thick Russian accent. 

[b][color=LightCoral]"Now what is this, Mikhail? Something preoccupying you?,"[/color][/b] Wei said, nodding to Mikhail's large entourage, which had fanned out behind him.

"You are a powerful meta-human. My employer did not want to take any chances," he said, before shaking his head and continuing, "but today we are going to put those dangerous abilities to use. Think of it like a test run for your future with us." 

[color=LightCoral][b]"I know what this is Mikhail, I am no fool. Let us get this over with."[/b][/color]

Mikhail nodded to one of his entourage, and he went into the pick-up truck and fetched a manila package with duct tape strapped all over it from the back seat. Wei recognized it as the package he was to deliver. "Oh and Wei, one more thing," he called out to him, as one of the men handed Wei the package. [b]

[color=lightcoral]"Yes?"[/color][/b] he replied, just as he was getting ready to go. 

"Don't fuck this one up."

Wei nodded, ripped dimensional portal, and he was off with the package in hand.

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[i]"Don't fuck this one up."[/i]

Mikhail's words rang through his head, as Wei was bombing more than one hundred miles per hour on a overpass through a high speed police chase with a helicopter circling over him demanding him to pull over through a loud megaphone. Sirens screamed at him, and the police cars' red and blue lights were howling at him. Pretty soon he would have STAG all over him, crawling up his asshole and slamming him with time in the shitter. Wei was not about to let that happen, and he floored the gas. Mikhail and his gang were not going to be pleased, but currently, Wei couldn't give a damn what they would think, he was just worried about the law enforcement that was right behind him, practically sniffing his ass. Wei took a sharp left, which was bringing him closer to the heart of the festivities. His best hope was to abandon his car and try to lose them on foot, whether it be through the use of his power or blending into the crowd. [i]"Pull over now! This is your last warning!"[/i] yelled the voice through the megaphone, as Wei swerved left again. Suddenly, the police started shooting, bringing down a hail of bullets onto him. Wei, recognizing he was running out of time, careened into an inky alleyway, crashing the car into a dumpster, sending trash bags flying every where. He jumped out of the decimated car, and took a right into an adjacent alley way, ditching his leather jacket in one of the dumpsters on the way. It was a shame, that was one of Wei's favorites  He could hear the polices thundering footsteps and shouts behind him in the adjacent alleyway as they followed on foot, but Wei calmed his nerves and focused. He racked his brain thinking of anywhere he could rip a hole to... the hotdog stand he had been to earlier today! With considerable focus, Wei ripped open the portal and stepped through into a roaring crowd. 

Wei was sure a myriad of people had seen what he just did, but he did not give a damn, and he filtered into the crowd quickly, rudely bumping and pushing people out of his way as he tried to quickly get through. Once he was a ways in, away from where he had entered the block, he began slowing down, in an attempt to blend in. He slowed his breathing and his heart began to settle down. Wei knew he was not in the clear, and he had to remain vigilant.