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If I didn't act the way I did that day, would've my life been different?

Would I have all of this happening to me?

Would've I had the chance to be what I always wanted to be?

The answer would be Yes.

Deep down inside, I wanted to be like him. To be free of the ties that life brings with it. To enjoy life to the fullest, and to be able to call it a happy one, a one without any regrets. Only peace.

One way or another, life always find a way to change you. So I would've ended up in the same situation anyway, but it would've been in a simple way.

A much more simpler one

I always chose the wrong choices, and they caused me only pain and regret.

What if I didn't go there that day?

Would've it been better?

I doubt it.

I hated being behind people from the very beginning. I've never liked the idea of being protected by those who I call friends, family. However I still wouldn't have tried to change it. That's how life was. Weak are to be protected, Strong are to protect.

I was with the weak.

But then, it all changed.

I never had it in me to be the hero. To be the one at the front. The one who takes them all on, and never wavered.

The one they call for help when things turn bad. A true hero.

That sounds nice, to those who want it.

But I never wanted it.

It was my fault...

IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.

He was dying in my hands, because of me.

My foolish mistakes, were taking him away from me.

I will never forgive myself for this...

That day , I lost my will to live.

I lost myself. And, I lost him.

Is this is the end? was it all for nothing?

At that moment I didn't care anymore. I just lost myself. and let the darkness consume me, taking me away from this hell that I've caused.

It's Over.

I screamed his name one last time, before it all went black.

"ASTRO!-"

MetroCity was a beautiful place, the robots were slowly doing their daily work, and the people enjoyed their peaceful life. The war that accured approximately 2 years ago was long forgotten, and was left as a bad memory. People tended to forget what was no longer considered a problem. Past should stay in the past, and not linger in the future after all.

But some things were to never be forgotten, these things were-The Cores. The Cores were no longer considered a threat, people believed that they had it all in control. They stopped looking for the unknown, that came from space. And actually tried to keep themself away from problems. There were strict rules that people had to obey, and they were :

-A human isn't allowed to get in contact with the unknown. If an unknown item were to be found, they must call the Guardians of the city to take care of it.

-If a human were to be affected badly, and become a threat to the city after getting in contact with the unknown, they would be ordered to surrender, and if they won't. They would be executed on the spot.

These Guardians, were special.

They were robots, who were made to look human, but they held deep secrets nobody was allowed to know, and nobody knew, aside of the creator, and the people who stood by his side.

These Guardians were powered by special unlimited energy which gave them, certain abillities.

The Cores were their energy source.

"Dad?"

The sound of papers being moved sounded throughout the penthouse, and a deep sigh was heard right after. Tenma stood up and went towards the living room, holding his empty glass to fill it on the way. As he entered the room, he saw Astro sitting on the newly bought couch with his phone in hand, looking narrowly at it. The old one was ruined by no other than his son Ash and Zoran, thanks to them always fighting over foolish things.

He looked sad.

Tenma left his glass on the table and decided to go confront him. He kneeled down in front of him, and tried to make him look at him by putting a hand on his shoulder. But Astro didn't react at all. He just stayed in the same position without looking at his father.

"Astro, if you have something to say, then please-" Tenma was interrupted when Astro lifted his hand, telling him to stop.

"I don't want to be the Hero anymore, dad..." Astro lifted his eyes, and looked deep into his fathers eyes, who held surprise in them. Tenma gasped. "I want to have a normal life."

Tenma didn't know what to say, he thought Astro liked being the hero. He never expected him to want to quit that role.

Astro's brows furrowed as he noticed that his fathers face showed deep discomfort. As he tried to think of a way to change his mind, again.

But he seriously had enough.

He knew that he won't listen so easily. So he lifted his phone to his face and pointed at the screen.

"I want to be there, with them!" he exclaimed. But he gritted his teeth, when he saw his father smile at the picture, that showed his friends there, without him. smiling and having a good time. Unlike him.

Instead of being there with his friends like he had wanted. A new problem came up, and since he was the hero. He had to stay and look after the city. To make sure that nothing bad would arise. But he couldn't bare staying at home, without being able to go outside. And he regreted his decision to accept Logans request to be available all the times. He kept asking his father to create or request someone else instead to take his place a year ago. But he convinced him otherwise.

It won't work this time. He won't convince me again.

"Astro, I-" Tenma was once again interrupted.

"No, you won't convince me otherwise." Astro pulled the phone away from his fathers face, shut it down, and shoved into his pocket. He was angry. "You know better than anyone, that there can be other heros in the city. It doesn't have to be me!" Tenma laughed.

"What's so funny?!" Astro angrly shoved past him."I will talk to Logan about this myself, if you won't."

"Wait Astro you've got it all wrong!" Tenma ran after him to catch him before he opened the door and left. However before he took a step forward, he saw Astro stop.

Tenma sighed.

The door was locked, and Astro stayed near it. Not facing his father. An angry expression on his face. And his hands were held into fists.

"I understand, I will talk to logan myself and try to do something about it, I promise." Tenma said with his arms crossed and eyes looking at his son's form for his reaction.

Astro gasped and turned around to face him, smiling like crazy, before running towards him. "Thanks so much dad, you don't know how happy I am to hear that." Tenma mumbled something that Astro couldn't understand, as he hugged him.

"Astro-o, please-e-can't breath-h." Astro let go of him immediately, letting him take big breaths to fill his lungs. Before taking his phone from his pocket and turning it on.

The phone screen light up, and he began to search for Cora's contact number. Excitement clear in his big brown eyes.

Tenma smiled at the scene. 'He seems to be overjoyed, I'm glad' he thought before standing up from the couch, that he sat on to regain his breath.

"I shall be on my way then." Tenma said as he moved towards the door.

"Good luck, dad!" Astro said gleefully.

"Everything will turn out well, don't worry." He said as he took a good look at Astro's face for self confidence, before leaving the penthouse. But stopped when he heard Astro call him from behind.

"Dad! I heard that Mom, Zoran and Ash will return in a month instead of this week." Astro shouted at his back as he remembered what he had to tell him.

"I know! They always prolong their trips! I'm not even suprised!" Tenma yelled back at him, before disappearing in the elevator that went down to the exit. With a serious face replacing his happy one.

As Astro saw his father leave, he pressed on Cora's number and waited till she answered.

But she didn't.