Heroes for Hire #1: The Audition

 Hey baby. It’s your girl, Cherry Jackson. I know it’s been a while, but honey I been busy. I’m off the streets these days, sugar. Last year, I got busted while I was walkin. But I’m no dummy. I made a deal with the Five-O.

What’s that? Oh no. I’m not doing no time at all.

They fitted me with a wire and sent me into that pimp-ass Beno’s place. He was talkin all kinds of jive about the big man. It was like I had the super power of making low lives flap their lips. If I’d known it was that easy, I’d have been off the streets long time ago.

So after the blue-light special that took place in front of Beno’s place, and after they booked that muther fu… I know, baby. I’m not supposed to cuss. I just worked it for that creep for so long. I was under paid and overworked, and nothing ever belonged to me. Nothing. Well Cherry Jackson is taking what’s hers now.

I did such a good job helping the cops and the FBI bust Beno and that Kingpin, that they gave me a regular gig. Of course I snatched it up quicker than Rick James on a white line.

Now, here’s where things get fun. I’ve been watching this Daredevil flipping around the neighborhood in a red costume and I thought to myself, why can’t I do something like that? He’s just a guy who knows how to fight. He ain’t got no superhuman powers, just a little billy club he uses to whomp on a brother. So, I still have some of the things the Feds gave me. I can use those tools and go freelance.

I took the name Evesdropper and followed up on this poster I saw with Power Man and Iron Fist. They’re recruiting people to join their Heroes for Hire.

And that’s what I did.

They took us to the top floor of a building in the business district. Power Man was there and baby, I know you got moves, but that man got more muscles in his little toe than you’ll ever have in a lifetime. Iron Fist was there too. They introduced me to two other applicants. One was a white guy named Monk and the other was some chick who said she used to be a sex robot. She looked real enough to me, but then they set some ninjas on us and we had to prove we were worth their time. That girl stretched her body like a giant snake and wrapped herself around one of them ninjas. She choked him out until he dropped to the floor. That girl was a damn sex robot!  

And that Monk, he took on two all by himself. I use a combo that really worked for me. This gadget I got, it made little pellets of sand out of thin air. I threw them pellets into the ninjas eyes to blind him, then made a hammer to throw right at his head. I missed, which is probably a good thing, because I coulda put that that sucka in the hospital and this was just an audition. I admit, I did get carried away. I made brass knuckles and socked that ninja square in the jewels. Twice. I guess I gotta work on that pent up anger.

But Foggy, I’m telling you, it was so exciting. To do something and to be recognized for something I got that can actually help people. All three of us got the job. Monk and Freedom Rings and me, we’re Heroes for Hire. If you and that lawyer friend of yours ever need help, call on us. We’re for reals now, baby.

Does that mean what? Aw sugar, I always got time for you. We’ll meet up as usual. Same place. Just this time, you don’t gotta pay. I’m going straight. So straight, that on my days off, I’ve been painting. I got three portraits I want to give to you Foggy Nelson. You always been good to me.

Sure thing, honey. I gotta get off the phone anyway. See you soon.