Chapter 1

Rememberance

"Shem," A loud womanly voice said. "Shem, get the mail."

"Yes, Mom." Shem yelled back. He walked out of his suburban home in the city of Maxville. He saw the color of the house and was utterly despised with it. Shem was about 5'10" he had dark brown hair. His build was not big at all. The prosperous young man walked and got the mail. He flipped through it, once in a while he might get his skateboarding magazine or Game Informer. Bills, bills and more bills. He flipped through the last one. 'It's from Dad.'

'Oh wow! The old man is actually writing to us.' A darker voice said. In Shem's mind.

'Yea, maybe he's going to come home, Kronos.' Shem's meek and mild voice said, in his mind.

'Yea right, we're better without the old man.' Kronos apparently said. Kronos was not a person or anything. He was Shem, just a different version of him. Shem was two personalities put together. That was part of his power. The other, was only Shem's. Healing, mastery of unarmed combat and super reflexes. Kronos' were advanced strength and stealthiness. Shem's body didn't change in any way. It was at sunrise he was Shem, at sunset, he was Kronos. It was just natural for him to live his life that way.

His bit fingernails opened the envelope to the letter. He pulled it out and began to read. It stated:

'Shem,

I know it's been a long time since I've talked to you and I'm sorry about that, I have been imprisoned you know. But other than that my life is going good. My villainy has improved much, and I'm beginning to develop a sensitive side. I still remember when you were eight and just recieved your powers.'

Shem looked up from the letter. He began to remember what his father was like back then. Then he remembered. He had a missing vampire tooth. The ones a couple of down from your big front teeth. He stood outside gazing at the tree as it's tree starting changing colors.

"Shem, time to come in." His father yelled from the background. Shem didn't respond he just stared in amazement at the tree dying in the fall, about to wither and turn brown. "Shem Kronos Spieler, listen to me." His father yelled again. "What could be so important." The older man around 32 walked out to the front yard and watched his son gasp at the the large oak in the front yard.

"Daddy, It's like me." Shem said, he said while staring at the tree in oblivion.

"What do you mean son?" His father asked.

"It changes at a certain time, and you can rely on it, like me." Shem said again still amazed by the tree. He hadn't even turned around to acknowledge his father. "You know, he comes out when I go to sleep."

"What are you talking about, son?"

"Kronos, he comes out, at night, at the sunset. I go to sleep and he takes my place." Shem said enchantingly.

"Honeyyy!" His father yelled. From that point the Spieler's learned thier son's first power. It was from his father's great intelligence. It was higher then Medulas and more efficient then Einstien. He had a split personality. Each were their equal person, they inhabited the same body. Shem got along with Kronos, and Kronos with Shem. They were more like brothers than split personalities.

'Read on idiot.' Kronos yelled in his mind.

'Shut up.' Shem said back.He raised the letter back to his eye vision:

'You were so happy and joyful, you always wanted a brother and you kind of got one. Then I was so impressed when you gained more powers and then Kronos your other gained his extra power's too. I am so sorry that I left you that early in your life, but I had something to accomplish.'

Shem looked up from the letter again. Also, more memories fluttered into his mind. He remembered his parents argue as his father stormed out of the house. Shem was older now he was about ten. He had his vampire tooth back but was missing a back tooth. He ran after his father. "Where are you going, Dad?" He asked.

"I have some important business to accomplish, son." His father stated.

"Don't go, I need you!" Shem yelled.

"I'm sorry son." His father said while getting into his car. He started to drive off.

'Why did he leave." Shem asked himself.

'Cause he doesn't care.' Kronos replied. 'Well, the hell with him.'

Memories hurt bad for Shem, Kronos just blew them off. Later, that year, he heard his father was going to prison for the murder of some hero. Shem was skeptical on the details. From then on, Shem was written to once or twice in a year.

Shem looked back down to the letter:

'Your mom says your a real hero, she told me about the whole cat incident with the girl down the street. I'm proud of you.' That happened a year ago. 'Good luck in life, son, I will see you soon.

Truly,

Your father.'

That was it. He walked back into his house and gave his mother the mail. He didn't want to tell his mother that his father wrote him. She would just start to say all the bad things about him. He hated that. Well, Shem did anyways. Kronos' personality hated his father for abandoning them. Anyways, Shem had more important plans before school at Ballas High School started. Party tonight and he was invited. He drove himself to the party and hoped out of his vehicle. He walked up to the door way and saw that people already were showing up. "Well one hour of fun, then Kronos takes over." He said to himself.

The party blew, Shem was shy, he didn't talk to anyone. All his friends weren't invited. He hated it. 'High school blows.' He said to Kronos.

'I like the girls, the learning part, I'm glad you do that.' He laughed. 'My turn in five, four, three, two, one.' At that thier body did nothing. He didn't change in appearance or anything. It was like he was still Shem Spieler. But as he looked up his eyes were more adventurous to looking at chests and upper thighs, if you get the picture. He walked up to the hottest girl at the party. Jamie Reyes.

'Don't make us look like fools.' Shem said. Kronos walked up to Jamie.

"How you doin'?" Apparently stealing a line from Joey Triviani.

"Not much." She commented forth. Kronos caught the eye of someone he wasn't trying to though. A boy about the size of a gorilla came up to him.

"What are you doin' talking to my girl?" He demanded.

"I'm sorry, she never said she was your girl." Kronos shot back. Kronos was the complete opposite of Shem, he was daring and not afraid of people.

'Great.' Shem said.

"Your Spieler, right." The boy asked.

"Yea, I am." Kronos laughed. "I like your accent." He said sarcastically.

"This kid is trying to threaten me, his power is super reflexes." He said high enough so the neighbors could hear him. "Mine are awesomeness at everything, bub."

"Don't quote Wolverine, you can't compare." Kronos stopped. "Like me." At that words were over. The boy striked at Kronos. Kronos did not have super reflexes and was hit knocking him down. He wiped his mouth and got back up and hit the boy. The boy went flying across the house. He knocked out the kid.

"Wow, Spieler, you are brave. That's the principal's son." A kid said.

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The first day of school was the day after the party. As soon as Shem arrived on the campus he was told to go to the principal's office. He walked into the office. It was dima and the principal was older. He was facing to window in his computer chair. He turned around. "Shem, I like you get good grades and other things. But I cannot permit you to cause fights with people that are close to me."

"I'm sorry sir." Shem said.

'Tell him not to hide behind his parenting.' Kronos said to Shem. 'Tell the jackoff that.'

"Well, this is your third strike with that opposite personality at this school. You are being transferred." The principal said.

"Where to?" Shem asked.

"Sky High." The principal said.

'Not Sky High!' Kronos and Shem both yelled in their mind.

"I can't go there sir, I have to much of my father's past at that school."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Spieler, but you attack my blood you don't stay here."

"Well, then Mr. Weatherbee, screw you." Shem said as he walked off campus. Tomorrow, he would start his sophmore year all over. He knew no one at that school. His school had beat Sky High at Save the Citizen dozen's of times. They just had more gadgets because of The Commander and Jetstream's money donations. Things could be worse.

He arrived at Sky High for his first day of school but, it was actually the second day of school. Shem met with Principal Powers. "Well, Mr. Spieler, you are a hero, so here's your schedule." She handed it to him. He then looked at her. She had a picture of her family, it was her, her husband. Mr. Powers, Shem was assuming. And what was that. Wow, Principal Powers had one hot daughter. Apparently, the principal didn't have much more to say, so Shem left for his first class.

Mad Science class. Shem hated science, it was his worse subject. He walked in and saw a man with the head the size of a baby with an obesity problem. 'Look, Shem, It's Will Stronghold.' Kronos said. Sure enough, in red, white and blue, Will Stronghold sat there with his friend, a girl, somewhat attractive to Shem, he wasn't really into red heads though. Kronos didn't care as long as it had female features.

"Good morning class." The man with the obese baby head said. According to Shem's schedule he was Mr. Medula. "We have a new student. Welcome Shem Spieler to our class." He looked at Shem and then his students as they all peered their creepy eyes at Shem. "Go ahead and take a seat behind Layla next to Laney. Laney raise your hand." The girl raised her hand.

Shem took a seat beside her. He stared at her for a moment, just quick enough to get an overview, but not slow enough so she noticed.

"Checking me out?" She asked him.

"Uh, uh," he was caught off guard, "no just wondering who I'm sitting next to, you look familair." He lied. She was attractive, not Shem's type, but Kronos' though. She had holey jeans and a tanktop on. "My name is Shem Spieler." Shem said.

'And I'm Kronos, hot stuff.' Kronos said. It made Shem hold in a laugh. He just smiled.

"I'm Laney Stronghold. Will's cousin." She said. "What's your power?"

"I have super reflexes, unarmed fighting, and healing." Shem said. He neglected one.

"Wow, that's alot." She said amazed. "It may not look it, but I have super strength, just like William."

"Oh, that's cool." He said.

She looked at him and wrinkled her eyebrow a little. "I remember your name. Supposedly, your a bad ass from Ballas High who talks a lot of trash but can't back it up."

"What, I don't talk trash, and I can back it up."

"Well like thirty kids at this school want to kill you." She said.

"Weatherbee." Shem yelled.

At that Will turned around. "Hi my name is Will." He said.

"Yea, I think everyone know's who you are." Shem said.

"Everyone at this school wants to kill you." Will laughed.

"Yea, you should sit with us at lunch unless you want to die." Layla laughed. "They won't mess with you."

"I'll protect you." Will laughed.

'That's relieving, right Kronos.' Shem said to him.

'What a douche.' Kronos said.

A/N: Parts italicized are him talking to himsef.