{Zaida's pov }
Cold. Cold is what the world had been to me my whole life. As you looked up to the sky it looked like Karma was paying New York city a visit. The threat of invasion by a guy with reindeer horns and aliens from a big black hole in the middle of the sky. Where was I during this? Hiding in an alleyway watching as the battle escalated.

I pulled my sleeveless trench coat closer to my body hoping the shadows could conceal me from any unwanted attention. Louie, my partner in crime crouched next to me in the shadows. His blond hair was tied back in a tiny ponytail, soot and ash covered his face though I probably looked no better. I rubbed my hand through my black boy cut hair trying to wipe the ash out of it. Louie turned to look at me his finger pressed to his lip "Shh" and pointed to an on coming figure creeping in the alleyway. Even from behind a dumpster I could tell it was one of the aliens with that resembled mummies in my own opinion.

I turned to Louie "What do we do Louie"I whispered to him. Before he could respond the creature turned toward our hiding spot. I could feel Louie trembling beside me, he was all but defenceless, but I wouldn't go down without a fight.

When I looked back to where the alien was my vision was met with the barrel of a gun clearly not from earth pointed at my head. I raised my hands to show surrender hoping he knew what it met. Oh gosh what if it meant something else on his home world!?

Before I could worry any longer something knocked it back a fast blur of american colors. I ducked down hoping to avoid partaking in the fight covering your head. I heard a thud in the background so I knew at least one of them was down for the count.

"Mam? Mam you need to move to safety" a voice instructed me clearly in a hurry but hey who isn't in New York. I looked up to see the strangest sight, a man dressed in a one piece suit in the colors of the flag. He carried a shield that resembled his love for this fine country that had been chosen to be invaded. Why couldn't it be Canada?

I looked up just in time to see that the alien he knocked over was back up on his feet aiming his gun at the strange flag man. Without a moments hesitaion I pushed the man aside just as it fired. The power of the blast made me take a knee, the power flowed through your vain's like I had just chugged a gallon of red bull. Orange vain looking things etched my skin making strange designs. Facing my palms toward the alien I let it loose, a stream of orange lightning streamed from my finger tips blasting it back turning it to ash.

Still on my knees I felt Louie pull me up to my feet and lifted me up to the fire escape which I grabbed on and started climbing up the building away from the alien infested ground and that strange flag pajama man down there. I mean who wears that to go fight aliens, then again who fights aliens? Wait! He saw what I had down and just stood there, wasn't he scarred or maybe he just stupid.

"Hey miss whats your name?" He yelled up to me. I laughed at this, hey crazy lightning miss whats your name. He was still stunned down there.

"Names Zaida Xeal I know you wont forget it flag boy" Zaida yelled down to see his puzzled face. Now that made me laugh but I couldn't blame him, if I saw a dirty girl shoot lightning out of her hands I would be surprised too.

With that I continued climbing until I was on the roof with Louie who had the 'really you had to do that' look on his face. I smiled "what did I do?" I asked innocently.

"Flag man down there saw a hobo child shoot lightning out of her hands and you don't seem to care one bit" he snapped. Louie had always been like an older brother to me. He cares about me that's why he is so pissy at the moment.

"Come on we should get home" he said.

" I don't know of you haven't noticed Louie but there is an alien invasion going on and you just want to go home in the middle of this chaos?"

"Yep, it will be safer there for you and for me, but mostly for me" he said jokingly. We started running a crossed the tops of the rooftops making our way to our home. It wasn't really a home just done place Louie and I had been staying the night sense no one was renting it for the time being.

We both ran tell you reached the end of building strip. Looking up I saw none other than the play boy billionaire genius Tony stark aka Iron Man, if I had his money oh the things I would do. This was a day like none other. Looking down you could see the extent of the damage plaguing New York City. I saw other strange people dressed like, well heroes you would see in comic books me and Louie stole once and awhile. So these are our heroes, a bunch of spandex freaks. Being a freak I had at least the standards not to prance around in a cape.

Climbing down the rain pipe followed by Louie we made our way into a new alleyway. Just one more block to go. I poked your head out of the alleyway to see if the coast was clear. Aliens ran rampant on the street. This place has gone to pot. I nodded to Louie then turned toward the street and ran, I ran as fast as my heart could take. Dogging blasts, fire, arrows who uses arrows in the 21st century? In the end we made it to the alleyway on the opposite side of the road and climbed up that water spout.

" Louie I think we made it how you doing back there-" I stopped when seeing an arrow sticking out of his chest. I choked back your tears helping him sit down on the roof top.

"Who in their right mind uses arrows in a fight eh Zaida" he laughed.

"Your blood just ruined another shirt, last week you got stabbed now you've been pierced with a arrow. What am I going to do with you" I laughed and he did to. Getting wounds was a real habit for the both of us. "Lets get you back to the apartment and get you cleaned up, but first let's get that arrow out of your chest" I giggled. Louie pulled on the shaft and with my help pulled it out.

I put his arm around my shoulder and started making our way across the roof ignoring the screams from the ground. Louie was a lot heavier than he was letting on, so that's where most my share is going. He looked over at me his blue eyes clearly in pain but still held the shape of joy. He was paling and I was unaware of the extent of damage that arrow caused but I am hoping it hadn't hit any vital organs, his luck might have just ran out.

Then I caught sight of something speeding across the sky. No it wasn't a bird or a plane it was more like a dark haired man was riding a speeding flying craft that was obviously not native to earth. He was getting close to the building where we currently were on, when what seemed to be an arrow went flying straight at the dark haired man. Then he did the impossible, he caught the arrow. I laughed to myself 'wow' was all I could mouth at the moment. That's when the arrow blew up.

He landed right a few feet away. He had strange looking clothing almost royal looking. He groaned then looked up in the direction the arrow came from "Pathetic mortal, thinks a small insignificant little arrow can harm me" he scoffed and mumbled getting up. He hadn't noticed me behind him yet, let's try to not let the guy who didn't die by an exploding arrow notice us.

I looked over noticing Louie had passed out from blood loss and now all his weight had been placed onto me. I took a step back only to make a crunching noise under my shoes. I looked up to see that the strange man now had his attention on me. " Aw why do I even try" you whispered to yourself. Then I noticed the was starting to walk towards me dagger in hand "Awe for the love of all that is holy? why me"

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Hey so this is my first chapter hope you like if not I don't want to here it. If you have suggestions I would happily take them. Love you guys, oh and if you have writing tips please give them.