Cherry was in front of her house as she was selling some stuff with her parents.
"Whoa, whoa, you can't sell those!" Bud cried out to his wife as she had a box filled with old comic books which had the superhero Captain Zoom with his team known as The Zenith Team.
"Bud, they're old, and no one's even heard of Captain Zoom in decades." Michelle told her husband.
"But they're still valuable!" Bud cried.
Michelle sighed and looked aggravated with her husband.
"Captain Zoom?" Cherry asked. "You mean that superhero that Daddy used to like as a kid?"
"He insists on keeping them..." Michelle rolled her eyes.
"Because they're valuable!" Bud told her.
Michelle sighed and soon gave the box back to her childish husband.
"Yay!" Bud beamed as he took the box back and ran inside. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"Your father can be so childish sometimes." Michelle told Cherry with an eye roll.
"I believe it..." Cherry muttered in agreement.
"Oh, you kids these days," Bud sighed. "You'll never know a true hero like Captain Zoom... Unlike your flashy Superman and Batman."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT BATMAN?!" Cherry suddenly got angry before she took a breath. "Oh, sorry, Daddy..."
"Bud, you know that Cherry is a big fan of Batman." Michelle said.
"I oughta tell Atticus about what he just said about Superman too!" Cherry warned both her parents.
"No, please, don't!" Bud begged.
"Stop it, both of you!" Michelle scolded before smirking. "Besides, Supergirl is the best superhero."
"You realize she's not as experienced as the other heroes, right?" Cherry asked.
"Just stating the facts." Cherry smirked.
Michelle still looked in deadpan before looking up. "Oh, here comes your friend."
Cherry looked over as Atticus walked down the street.
"Hey, you guys got anything good?" Atticus asked.
"We had Captain Zoom comics..." Cherry rolled her eyes.
"That's interesting." Atticus said.
"So, how was training with WordGirl?" Cherry asked.
"It went great, and she'll be here in ten seconds." Atticus said.
"As Becky?" Cherry whispered to Atticus so her parents wouldn't hear.
"Yep." Atticus nodded.
"All right..." Cherry said.
Soon enough, Becky Botsford AKA WordGirl soon appeared.
"Hi, Cherry." Becky smiled.
"Hey, Becky." Cherry replied.
"Your city sure is nice." Becky said.
"Thanks," Cherry replied. "Just selling some old junk for Mom and Dad."
"CAPTAIN ZOOM IS NOT JUNK!" Bud called out.
"I'M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT CAPTAIN ZOOM!" Cherry called back.
"Oh... NEVER MIND THEN!" Bud replied.
"Ugh..." Cherry rolled her eyes.
"What was that about?" Becky asked.
"Oh, just Daddy living in the past again," Cherry replied. "Mom tried to sell his old Captain Zoom comic books, and he refused."
"Captain Zoom?" Becky asked.
"According to Dad, he's the best superhero in the world." Cherry smirked.
"That's because he was." A familiar strong voice said from the air.
Cherry, Atticus, and Becky soon looked up and all around before looking up in the air, and saw a familiar Man of Steel. He then landed right in front of them which made Cherry fall from the strong landing, but Becky and Atticus stood still due to how strong they were.
"Superman, what're you doing here?" Atticus smiled to his superhero idol.
"And please tell us it's nothing serious." Cherry added as she got up.
"Well, Atticus, it feels coincidental, but I feel like you might be able to please Captain Zoom." Superman said.
"Oh, yeah?" Atticus replied. "How so?"
"He's looking for new members of the Zenith to help save the world, and he will be like a mentor," Superman explained. "He's looking for the right kids for the job."
"After all these years, he's now wanting to look for new members?" Atticus asked.
"That's what my Intel tells me..." Superman nodded before looking to Becky. "Is this the missing Lexiconite?"
"Who, me?" Becky smiled nervously. "How could I be from Planet Lexicon? I'm a normal human being and not an extraterrestrial."
"Let's go talk somewhere in private." Atticus suggested.
"People aren't allowed in my room." Cherry reminded.
"Just this once?" Becky asked.
Cherry narrowed her eyes before she suddenly had an idea. "Oh, I know!"
Suddenly, they were all in a room filled with several doors, but it wasn't active since no one was asleep.
"Uh, what is this place?" Becky asked.
"This is the Dream Realm," Cherry replied. "I come here at night as Princess Luna's student."
"Nice." Atticus said.
"All right, Superman, what's up?" Becky asked the Man of Steel.
"I recognize you as a Lexiconite." Superman told her.
Becky sighed. "What gave it away?"
Superman soon showed her a book all about her race.
"Oh... Heh..." Becky smiled nervously.
"Your origin is a lot like mine," Superman replied. "You were just an innocent child on the Planet Lexicon until you accidentally boarded on a spacecraft with Captain Huggyface, and then crash landed on Earth."
"That's right," Becky nodded. "So then, are we going to get to meet Captain Zoom?"
"Yes," Superman replied. "I thought maybe I could take you there to try to become his new Zenith team members."
"Sounds great." Atticus smiled.
Cherry looked a little left out.
"Uh, could Cherry come watch me try out?" Atticus asked. "For support?"
"Well, I suppose that would be all right, after all, she is close with Batman." Superman replied.
They soon woke up back to her room.
"Thanks, Atticus." Cherry said as she leaned over him with magic marker.
Atticus grabbed her wrist before she could mark him.
"Let go!" Cherry winced.
Atticus soon let her go before getting up. Cherry rubbed her wrist and soon put the marker away.
"Did we just go to sleep?" Becky asked out of confusion.
"Yep." Cherry said as Superman got up.
Superman yawned and stretched.
"Captain Zoom..." Cherry said. "Boy, is Dad gonna be more jealous than that time we went to Comic Con and met Owen Garrison."
"So, should we go now?" Atticus asked.
"Fine by me." Superman nodded.
"Don't break through-!" Cherry yelped.
Superman soon crashed through the ceiling as he flew off to meet the others outside.
"The ceiling..." Cherry groaned. "Don't superheroes know what a door is?"
"Most of us just like to fly." Atticus said.
"Show-offs..." Cherry replied.
"Hmm... Interesting how Batman doesn't fly, and yet he has wings..." Atticus smirked.
"Are you trying to say that Superman is better than Batman?" Cherry glared in warning. "Because that is an awful lie!"
They soon left the house.
"Captain Zoom!" Bud beamed like a child.
Michelle rolled her eyes to her husband as everyone then left with Superman, and where they all went to where the try-outs were.
"I'm a little nervous..." Atticus said to Cherry. "I wanted you to come for luck."
"Surprised you chose me and not your girlfriend." Cherry teased.
"She's spending some time with Timber and Gloriosa." Atticus said.
"I know, but still." Cherry replied.
"Well, I've known you for a long time..." Atticus said. "Just try not to embarrass me."
"No promises." Cherry said.
Atticus hummed with a small smirk.
"This is it." Superman told them.
"Area 51?" Becky asked. "But... I thought it was a myth."
"Nope, it's real." Superman said.
"Will we be okay here?" Becky asked.
"Don't worry, Becky," Superman soothed the fellow alien superhero. "No one will hurt you here."
Becky smiled to him as they went inside.
There were other kids who were in line for the try-outs while there was a casually dressed man with a couple of doctors in glasses and lab coats.
'This should be interesting.' Cherry thought to herself.
A girl came first and she seemed to blink her eyes rapidly.
"What is this?" The casual man muttered. "She's blinking fast."
"She was better in the audition." A woman told him.
"I am a little cooler." Another man muttered.
'Boring.' Cherry thought to herself.
A bad boy soon walked up, chewing some gum.
"Oh, dude..." The casual man greeted, trying to sound cool.
The boy soon turned invisible before their very eyes.
'Cool.' Becky thought to herself.
"Now you see him, now you don't," Zoom smirked. "How ya doin'?"
The boy shrugged before walking off.
Another boy came next and soon ate a piece of paper, and then put a pen in his mouth and shot spitballs out to the casual man's face.
"Yuck." Cherry cringed.
"Pass the hand sanitizer, please." The casual man grumbled.
The next kid was a little girl who sang the alphabet.
"Stop that!" The casual man glared. "You're singing the alphabet. T-That's not a power... And your voice is average, it's not super."
"It is to super!" The little girl glared back and soon lifted the judge's table and tossed it against the wall, shattering it.
"Whoa, that is impressive." Becky said.
"Get another table in here, please, right away." The other man told an assistant.
Next was a girl who had telekinesis and she soon summoned a glass before shattering it at the wall. "I see things..." she then told the judges.
"Do you see dead people?" Cherry asked, quoting The Sixth Sense.
"I see you suffer from a massive inferiority complex." The girl scoffed to her.
"I try to hide that so well." Cherry muttered.
Atticus patted Cherry on the head.
"I'm Jupiter: The Gas Giant." Another boy said.
The others then stopped him as they didn't want to see what sort of power that he could possibly possess, but it was too late, he soon did his power which was a super fart.
"Ugh!" Cherry complained. "Why me? WHY ME?!"
"Oh, man, and I thought Dr. Two-Brains's lair smelled cheesy." Becky groaned.
Next was a rather chubby boy.
"Is he doing it or is he just naturally that chubby?" The rather slobby casual man wondered, but his comment would not go unnoticed.
"I think he heard you." Cherry said nervously.
The boy soon removed a sock and shoe which showed a large balloon-like foot. He then grew his head in size.
"It's so cool!" The woman approved.
"Sure is." Superman nodded.
Next was a boy who soon made a super booger from his nose. Everybody just thought that was gross and not just the girls. The snot bubble even exploded on certain others.
"Hey, Atticus, you're next." Cherry pointed out.
Atticus nodded before doing his try-out. Superman smiled proudly as he was excited for Atticus. Atticus rolled up his sleeves and soon zipped outside which made Zoom and the others look puzzled before they yelled out and he lifted the building with one hand.
"Show-off." Cherry smirked.
Atticus then put the building back down and zipped right back inside.
"Super-Speed and Super-Strength?" The casual guy asked as he felt impressed.
Atticus soon flew in the air before using his super-breath.
"Super-breath too, huh?" The casual man asked, and the doctors also looked amazed.
Atticus soon showed the rest of his powers. The casual man who was the usual judge for this smiled and stamped Approval all over Atticus's personal file. Cherry lightly clapped while Becky and Superman cheered and hollered excitedly for Atticus.
"Alright, next!" The sloppy man called out.
"Oh, I guess that's me..." Becky said as she went to take a turn. "So weird to do this without being WordGirl."
"You're that girl who wins the annual Vocab Bee every year in Fair City." The casual man recognized Becky.
"Um, yes..." Becky replied. "But... Don't tell anyone, but I'm also actually..." she then touched her collar and soon transformed into her superhero outfit. "WORDGIRL!"
"No way!" The woman smiled.
Becky smiled back sheepishly as WordGirl. The kids were of course amazed that they got to see WordGirl's secret identity, but of course, they would not tell anyone else about it. Becky soon showed her abilities which had been mastered thanks to Atticus training her after the rise of Miss Power, and where she was approved.
"All right, I suppose that about wraps things up," The man said. "Oh, um, how about you?"
"Who, me?" Cherry asked. "Oh, no, no, I'm not here to try-out, besides, I'm nothing special."
"Then why's your name in one of the files?" The casual man asked.
"What?!" Cherry squeaked.
"Go on, Cherry, it might be good for you..." Atticus smirked. "Besides, what do they know from Batman's goddaughter?"
Cherry simply grumbled before doing her audition to be on the Zenith Team.
"Hello there." The man who called out for her greeted.
"Uh... Hi..." Cherry replied. "Um... Jack Shepherd, Dr. Holloway, and Dr. Grant... Wonderful weather we're having, huh?"
Atticus tapped his foot.
"What should I do?" Cherry asked Atticus as she looked like she was having stage fright.
"Show them your power." Atticus said.
Cherry smiled nervously to the adults who stared at her, she then looked a bit insecure.
"Cherry, what ever you do, don't-" Atticus warned.
Cherry began to shrink in size.
"Uh, is she shrinking?" Becky asked while Atticus sighed.
"Yes..." Atticus sighed. "It happens when her self-esteem feels crushed."
"Should we help?" Becky asked.
"We have to..." Atticus said.
"Is that your power?" Zoom asked the perky goth. "Shrinking? I guess it's impressive if you're Ant-Man."
"Come on, Cherry, you can do better than that!" Becky encouraged. "Show them what you're made of!"
"Yeah!" Atticus added. "Show them Kimba!"
"I-It only works when I get mad or scared..." Cherry shivered.
"Cherry..." Atticus rolled his eyes.
"I can't do it!" Cherry cried out before she ran off the stage while crying.
Sombra soon appeared in front of her.
"GAH!" Cherry shrieked. "King Sombra..."
"Well, if it isn't my nephew's beeeest frieeeend?" Sombra smirked as he put his hoof around her and hugged her close while she shivered. "You seem... Kind of smaller today..."
Since Cherry was scared, Kimba soon appeared. Sombra seemed to scream before disappearing. The others muttered as Cherry seemed to make a white tiger appear from nowhere.
"Are you alright, Cherry?" Kimba asked.
"I have to audition for these people from Area 51..." Cherry shuddered. "I'm not sure what to do."
"Just show them what you can create." Kimba assured her as he gave a lift.
Cherry looked nervous.
"Why is she so scared?" Becky asked Atticus.
"I think it's because she doesn't know these people." Atticus replied.
"Ohh." Becky said.
"Cherry's a dream-bender!" Atticus blurted out.
Cherry felt like she was going to shrink again, and yet, it didn't happen, but she still felt nervous.
"You can do it." Kimba assured her.
"A dream-bender?" Jack asked Cherry. "What is that exactly?"
"Um, well, I can visit people in their dreams, and I can make things appear when I need them from my imagination..." Cherry did her best to explain. "It's one of the hidden Elements like in the Fire Nation or Water Tribe from ancient times."
"That sounds so cool." Dr. Halloway smiled.
"It certainly sounds unique," Jack commented. "In all my years, I've never heard of such a thing."
Cherry smiled sheepishly and even blushed. Jack then even approved Cherry's application, and where hers was the last one.
"Anyone else?" Jack asked.
"That's it." The two doctors told him.
"All right," Jack replied. "All those declined, you may go, all those approved, come with me."
Atticus and the others soon followed him. They were brought into a room where they were all given mustard yellow jumpsuits.
