Disclaimer: Not mine. All Whedon's.
A/N: Just a short little story inspired by the prompt "Beginnings".
Everyone wants to change the world. So they claim, anyway. Politicians with their sweeping promises, companies with catchy slogans, corporate and religious leaders alike spewing forth incendiary speeches intended to spark fires in their followers.
Why, then, does the world remain the same? Well, not exactly the same– it slides deeper every year under layers of corruption, pollution, and filth. They all ignore it, unless doing otherwise happens to further their goals.
People say they're going to change the world, say they want to... if only to save their own hides. That's all they are, though: talk. Almost nobody gets past the excuses and hesitation to actually do anything.
Penny was one of those few. She wasn't after fame or wealth, she didn't just talk about doing, she did. Her whole life, it seems, was dedicated to helping those who really needed it, slowly making the world a better place.
She might have succeeded, eventually, if I hadn't–
I destroyed a great force for good that day at the homeless shelter, not that anyone noticed. They think Captain Hammer's the hero I defeated. Hah.
Hah...
Everyone wants to change the world, but no one knows where to start. Well, I do, and there'll be more than just talk and it's not going to wait because you never know when something might–
Everything happens. I'm going to make sure of that.
It's time to change the world.