Chapter 153 Rescue Mission

Eye-Goddess was speechless, well, literally speechless since a handkerchief was pressed against her mouth. For some reason, she didn't detect the future, that someone would try to kidnap her in broad daylight while a commotion ensued. She tried to scream, flailing her arms around but the man was simply much stronger than her. It's not like Eye-Goddess's superpowers could help her in dangerous situations. After all, without it, she's no stronger than a regular human.

A few meters away, Satoshi and the others were conducting a rescue operation and they didn't even notice that she was being abducted right under their noses. Eye-Goddess was frustrated, but she couldn't blame them for doing their job a little too eagerly.

'But why didn't my superpower work? No, it was working fine until a couple of seconds ago. Did they have someone with them who has the ability to negate superpowers? That's the only way I could explain what happened. What do they gain from kidnapping me? I'm the head of a renowned agency, even if they were successful in this kidnapping, there's no way no one would come looking for me.' Even though those reassuring thoughts occurred in her mind, she still tried to struggle, but it was all for naught. No matter how hard she flailed or try to remove the towel pressed on her mouth, she was just too powerless.

Her eyes were on the verge of tears as she was dragged into a narrow alleyway. Once she disappears from view, no one can do anything about it. Clinging to that final ray of hope, she flailed even harder and struggled.

No one noticed it... or so that's what she thought.

Fortunately, Satoshi's instincts still didn't betray him and he senses something amiss, prompting him to turn around. That's when he noticed the Eye-Goddess's legs as they disappeared into a narrow alleyway. One look was all it took for Satoshi to realize that the Eye-Goddess was in danger. It seemed like she was being dragged from behind after all.

"Joseph-san, Elimine, I'll leave the rescue to you. I need to go somewhere." Satoshi called out.

Before Aquaborne or the Plume could respond, he was already well on his way, riding on his Nailgun as he flew above the houses surrounding the Heimdall Agency.

At first, he wanted to sneak up on the kidnapper and rescue the Eye-Goddess all at once, but then, that wouldn't get him to the bottom of the situation. Right now, he needed to know the reason, the motive, behind the kidnapping. Besides, from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the man was working alone.

"If he'll lead me to their base, then that would be better," Satoshi said to himself. As for an added precaution though, he wrote a message to his parents. He would send it at a moment's notice if things get too dangerous. He also already summoned Ghast, who could teleport him in a split second.

One minute passed and the Eye-Goddess stopped struggling. She just let the man drag her around as he weaved his way through narrow alleyways. Meanwhile, Satoshi just observed from a distance. If something goes wrong, he would teleport right beside the guy and give him a good beating. Fortunately, the guy didn't do anything except drag the Eye-Goddess.

Satoshi estimated that the rescue was already probably over and he sent a message over to Plume, telling her about the current situation. A few seconds later, Plume was already flying beside Satoshi, watching the guy's every move. "Why didn't you inform me back then?"

"The rescue was the priority, besides, I can handle myself pretty well," Satoshi responded. "Why do you think they kidnapped Eye-Goddess though?"

"I'm not sure, probably because they needed her foresight about something... that, or they just received orders from a supervillain. Usually, when it comes to kidnapping major superheroes, it's the work of a supervillain behind the scenes. I hope such isn't the case."

"Yes, if things get too dangerous. I'll be taking Eye-Goddess and then we teleport out of here." Satoshi continued. "But if we can handle it, it would be much better if we bring them all down and give them to the authorities."

"If there's a supervillain involved, then this would be a lot more complicated. We should watch our every step, Satoshi." Plume said with a hint of concern in her voice. "What great timing, huh. This is your first day as an intern and you're already exposed to two minor incidents... I'm confused about one thing though."

"What?"

"How could someone sneak up behind the Eye-Goddess when she can see a few seconds into the future? And he managed to kidnap her at that."

"From the looks of it, I don't think he's alone."

"I figured as much." Plume pursed her lips.

Finally, the man arrived by an abandoned house, dragging the Eye-Goddess all the way inside. Cautiously, Satoshi and Plume followed right behind him. The man was too excited that he didn't notice he was being followed. As soon as he got inside, he was greeted by three other men wearing the same black shirt and pants he was wearing. They celebrated as soon as their eyes beheld the Eye-Goddess.

"I didn't know we'd be able to do it!"

"Yeah, that diversion really worked wonders!"

"It was all thanks to Tunnel Vision doing all the heavy lifting."

"We should inform him right away!"

"No, not yet." The guy said, grabbing a chair on one end of the room. He then proceeded to tie the ever-flailing Eye-Goddess on it.

"Let me go! You don't know what you're getting yourself into!" Eye-Goddess angrily said as she tried to get out of her binds. It was useless though, but she didn't stop due to desperation.

"Trust me, we know, all right." The guy responded before nodding to another guy. The other guy nodded back before taping the Eye-Goddess's mouth.

"We wait for Tunnel Vision. He let us in on this heist so he should be the one taking the glory." The guy announced, grabbing a bottle of water on the table by the corner. He relaxed, glad that the mission was over.

A few minutes later, another figure arrived, wearing the same black outfit. As soon as he saw the Eye-Goddess, his eyes lit up, and he started laughing hysterically. Satoshi and Plume immediately concluded that he was the brains behind the entire operation.

"He seemed familiar... " Plume mumbled to Satoshi as they hid behind a pile of rubble. "Didn't they say that his name is Tunnel Vision?"

Satoshi confirmed with a nod.

"But he's just a petty pickpocket. We weren't able to catch him though since he always slip right past us. But why did he kidnap Eye-Goddess? What would he gain from it?"

"Maybe he's working for someone else," Satoshi whispered.

"HAHA!" Tunnel Vision continued laughing, walking towards the guy who kidnapped the Eye-Goddess with him. "Creaker will be pleased!"

The guy then smiled in response as Tunnel Vision grabbed him by the shoulders in excitement. "Boys, today we're making history!"

As soon as he said that, he then walked to the other end of the room where a laptop was located. He booted up, deftly typed away his password, and then logged in on a face-time platform. After waiting for a few minutes watching the loading animation on screen, a face popped up, causing Tunnel Vision to perk up. "Hello, Creaker-san... I've done what you've ordered."

Plume covered her mouth, much to Satoshi's bewilderment. Her pupils dilated as she stared at Satoshi. She was panicking, that much was for sure, but Satoshi didn't know the reason why. After contemplating about it though, he finally remembered the confrontation that happened a year ago. "That's... that's him! That's Creaker! The Supervillain Creaker!" Plume shakily whispered, her eyes darting towards the laptop where Creaker's face was clearly being shown.

Back then, Plume was caught up in an incident where Creaker showed himself to the public and wreaked havoc. Plume was not as strong back then and she was immediately defeated by the Creaker... no, being defeated was an understatement. Plume was sent to the hospital due to her critical condition after the fight. When the other superheroes came to the scene, Creaker just gave them a chuckle before escaping. He was strong, strong enough to be considered a supervillain. And right now, Plume just realized that her nemesis was the mastermind of the kidnapping.

"Plume, get it together. You can't lose focus now, otherwise, you'll just be dead weight when the action starts." Satoshi spurred. "As soon as he hangs up the call, we're moving in."

"I uh... I'm sorry," Plume shut her eyes, wiping her tears before clenching her fists. "I'm okay. Let's do this."

"You've done well, Tunnel Vision. I'll get there soon. Don't let your guard down." Creaker said before hanging up the call.

That was the signal. Without further ado, Satoshi summoned Sain, his Chainsaw familiar. "Ready?"He asked, to which Plume responded with a shaky nod.

"Ready."