Hero

A/N: I got bored and thought of a superhero AU. Yes, it's Shandy and yes, I'm predictable.

Sandy groaned as the car in front of her stopped, a pole was in the middle of the road and she hoped the person in front of her was alright, but did they really need a villain attack this early? If someone didn't show up soon, then she'd be late for the third time this week.

She stuck her head out the window and sighed. Great, it was Vortex. Again. What was so hard about keeping a supervillain in prison? Sometimes, Sandy thought the Talfryn police releases villains on purpose, heaven forbid they actually do their job. Either way if she didn't hurry then she'd be late. Sandy got out her car, starting towards the nearby park so she could cut through it.

She paused as the air changed as a part of a building hurtled towards her. She shut her eyes, hoping this wouldn't be the last thing she saw before she died. Sandy swallowed as it suddenly stopped, she could hear someone struggling against it.

"Get out of here," the man strained, shoving the building aside.

Sandy opened her eyes, looking at Karma's back before he turned to look at her. He wore a dark body suit with red accents and a mask covered his entire face. "Go," he said, steering Sandy out of the park as Vortex neared them.

She took off as Vortex started his dumb monologue. Then again, knowing he could suck her into a black hole and spit her out ripped in two was enough for her to not say anything. Sandy sighed, entering the office building as soon as her friend Static walked out of his cubicle.

"Let me guess," he started, scrolling through his phone. "Vortex again?"

"Yeah," Sandy mumbled, pulling her lab coat on. "ever since I moved here it feels like there's a new villain every week."

Sandy had moved to the Kismet region a year ago and ever since she ran into Karma one night, he kept showing up. Granted, she couldn't put up a good fight against a supervillain but that one night she could've easily taken that stupid mugger if Karma hadn't shown up. She sighed, wiping the thought away and focusing on the device in front of her.

A tracker for people who went missing. Courtesy of Krystal McCloud of course to ensure nothing happened to her son or husband (ex-husband?) again. It needed some tuning, however, so Krystal sent it over. Sandy sat down, taking the screen of the tracker off. She could get this done tonight and give it back to Krystal tomorrow.

Shadow groaned, rolling his shoulders. He was lucky Vortex hadn't harmed anyone in his rampage to evade him after robbing a bank. He was even luckier he didn't have to use Chaos control or anything. Not only would he be immobilized, he'd also be late for this bodyguard position.

"You're late," Mei said, flipping through his recent client's file.

Shadow looked around the nearly empty hotel building. "I don't see my client, so maybe I'm early." He joked, small grin falling as his boss glared at him.

"Anyway," Mei started, handing the file to him. "Ms. Sofia Rossi is running a bit late, but she should be here shortly. Here's the room key. Good luck." She said, walking away from him.

Shadow looked at his client's file. She was a marmot, Italian, and needed protection from her uncle since her father passed away and his inheritance went to her. He hoped she'd arrive before nightfall.

Shadow sighed, putting a hand to his side and hoping it wasn't bruised. Vortex just had to toss him into the nearest building, didn't he? He looked up as a woman walked towards his, her light hair going down her shoulders as she smiled.

"I'm Sofia Rossi, you must be my bodyguard." She said, holding a hand out to him. He shook it, looking at the amount of luggage she brought and the way her eyes flickered up and down his body. Shadow could already see this being a long month.