Chapter 1: introductionMy name is Vex Xanders im 18 and I have superpowers. Yes superpowers, not like those really special kids who can solve college math problems in 3rd grade; mine are like the ones you see in comic books and on t.v. I've had them since i was young, my stepfather injectqed me with a serum that he had made for the military to make some black ops superpowered team. But the contract fell threw and he became a drunk. So he decided one night, while he was drunk, he would test it on me to see if it would kill me or not. Nothing happed and my mom found out and she left him, we ended up in Star City three states away and settled down. He never found us for some reason, maybe he didn't care or just gave up looking I dont know. A couple of weeks after we settled down my powers started to emerged; I had been running from a dog when time seemed to slow down and I seemed to go faster but I didnt care so i kept running and I ended up 3 streets away a couple of seconds later, then 2 days later I was being beat up by a boy across the street when electricity started coming off of me and I shocked him, knocking him out. And here we are 9 years later, last year of high school and still a nobody. I've made a few friends but not many, most keep their distance out of fear of being bullied by the athlete's who like to make my life a living hell. But I dont really care I know im faster than all of them but I keep to myself and let them have their so called fun. I've been beaten up a couple of times by them but nothing major just a few bruises and black eyes but I dont let them get to me. A couple of time's someone would stand up for me but they would get beat up to. My friend Trinity is probally my longest friend and she's nice and likes to fuss at me about how I get beat up all the time and how I dont stand up for myself. We like to hang out alot around the city, most of tthe time we're just walking the streets through. And thats my life so far, sorry for it being so long.
Thursday April 12, 2017 8:09 a.m.
Fuck. I had just missed the bell and was late again. So I slipped in to class praying that no one would notice. And like always someone did.
" Glad you could join us Mr Xanders." My teacher was starring right at me while I sat down next to Trinity, who was holding back a laugh.
After I had sat down she started teaching math again but I didn't pay attention. And the was how it went until 9:30, which at the sound of the bell everyone cleared out of the classroom to go to their next class. Me and Trinity went to the school paper room to start writing the paper for tomorrow.
"Why were you late again?"
" I over slept."
"Ok. But cant you just do everything really fast?" She gave me a questioning look.
"Trin I woke up at 8:04." I gave her an aggravated look.
"Oh, sorry didn't know. And I told you not to call me Trin." She playfully punch me on the arm.
I just smirked at her.
Thursday April 12, 2017 3:45 p.m.
After school was let out I was heading home when one of the athlete's stepped out in front of me. It was Brian, one of the football players who liked to beat me up.
"So, late to class again I hear. Shame I was hoping that we would run into each other this morning" He smirked as he punched me in the stomach, then in the nose. "and have a little fun."
"What do you want Brian?" I said to while feeling my nose for blood.
"I just want to have a little fun."
He started punching me left and right not showing any signs of getting tired. He split my lip and my nose, gave me a black eye, and alot of bruises and cuts. When he was finished he just looked at me and smiled at his handy work, then he walked off leaving me there lying on the pavement and bleeding.
Thursday April 12, 2017 5:37 p.m.
I woke up in a room I didn't know, a bright light shinning in my one unswollen eye and what sounded like a girl talking. Then I reconized the room: it was Trinity's. I hadn't awake to long before she came and sat down next to me on her bed while giving me a ice pack.
"Why am I in your room, and How long was I out?"
"You were out a couple of hours and your in my room because I found you knocked out on the pavement." she have me a 'duh' exp. "Who beat you up this time?" she gave me a sad look.
"Brian" I said as she slid her finger over one of the cuts on my face. "How bad is it?"
"Pretty bad."
"Great." I said sarcastically.
"Here" she tossed me a box of band-aids"put these on."
As I put them on I ask her if she wanted to get something to eat.
"Sure but after you put the band-aids o- oh you already have those on. No surprise there with your speed and all." she said happily.
Thursday April 12, 2017 7:51 p.m.
after we had gotten our burgers to go and were walking around the city when we passed by an alley where a man was getting mugged.
"Im gonna hadle this right quick." I said as I stopped in front of the alley."
"Vex don't you may have powers but bullets can still kill you." she said trying to pull me away.
"I know but this will be easy, trust me." I gave her a little smile
"Vex do-" Time slowed as she started talking, if we continued talking the mugger would have gotten away, and I knew I would not win the argument.
I ran past the old man that had mugged he had tears in his eyes and he had a defeated look on his face, I would change that. As I got to the mugger I shocked him with a little bit of electricity and he started to fall; I grabbed his gun and the mans wallet and turned around and ran past the old man' putting his wallet in his hand and stoped beside Trinity.
"nt do it." She finished as she reconized what happened and looked at me with an angry expression."Really Vex you just couldn't stop yourself could you."
"nope." I gave her a little smile and she laughed.
"c'mon let's go before someone draws to much attention."
She started pulling me away towards her favorite place: The Queen building. It had been opened to the public since the heir to the company disappeared last year. The building had became a tourist hot spot and it was always crowded but the gaurd on the ground floor saw us so much he assumed we were a couple and he knew Trinity loved the place so he let us skip the line and get a dicount which was nice but we always had to act like a couple in there but Trinity didn't mind so we let him believe. As we got off on the top floor we found there was nobody up here which was odd but we didn't mind the silence which there never was with tourist. We walked over to the glass balcony which over looked the whole city. It was beautiful. All the lights and building which seemed to go on forever. I now understood why Trinity loved it here.
"Wow, this is beautiful no wander you love it here." I said still in a daze while looking over the city.
"I know right this place is amazing!" she had a shimmer in her glossed over eyes.
"yeah."
"yeah."
A/N
Thanks for reading and sorry for the short chapter and for any grammar mistakes. This is my first story and any comments accepted. Thank you.
