A Certain Scientific Bass Cannon (Railgun Fanfic Vol 1)

by LonelyDiggin

This is a fanfiction series around the universe of "A Certain Scientific Railgun/Toaru Kagaku No Railgun" (とある科学の超電磁砲.) In this story, you take the perspective of a fictional fourteen year old Esper with a power nicknamed "Bass Cannon," whose life collided with the Railgun universe due to discovering his powers, he somehow decided to come to Academy City and join the big group.

1. Unexpected

Stray bullets punched through holes in the widow. A battle was taking place. "I wasn't expecting it!" That's what I wanted to scream. As I ducked under the table, I thought about my inability to predict events like this. I am an Esper after all. What now, a fucking nuclear attack on the most technologically advanced place on the surface of the globe? Academy City, you gotta love it and hate it, I haven't decided on which. So far I prefer hope. That's how life is, not much different for an Esper teenager that faces the same mental struggles every day. Is this the definition of madness?

My worst fears included all Esper power related troubled. I moved in this city and just felt that I had to be "normal." One of my smaller fears included making enemies with people, just because I really cared about friends, I worry too much about how I was. First I learned I was an Esper, I was quite joyful. Until things went bad, you see, I had a little social life when I just started eighth grade, but it got better. The problem was, I still had trouble with it. I only had my ring of friends. In this city, where people were accepting, I feel better now. I guess small things like social stuff just gets compensated more as you grow, you still get experience. I maybe just have to be more open minded. Yes of course, I am an Esper after all, our brains are built for that.

I had this ocean of thoughts, maybe that's why I made the crazy decision to come here. I made friends, just normal friends. We don't treat each others differently just because we have powers-espers are just people with extra powers. We are not like mutants from X-men. I kept those crazy thoughts away. But I still feared my power attracting trouble. I'm not gonna pretend it hadn't happened before. I've heard about stories of experiments gone wrong, without even realizing they are doing the wrong thing. Well, being an Esper was not the greatest thing, but I'm stuck with myself, I still had to live. And I'm fond of it. In this more unique place, I feel better. I just assumed what happened today was just an accident.