The copper haired kid introduced himself. "I'm Martin, Charlotte's little brother." And held his hand out for me to shake. Charlotte giggled and said, "Don't mind the twerp, he can get annoying at times.." Martin elbowed her in the hip, "although he does my science homework for me." "And? What else do I do?" Martin glared at her like she had said something wrong. " Well he also designs weapons for everyone in the city, including his wonderful, brilliant, charming sister!" Alex smiled. He knew he would get along with them both. After about an hour of discussing machines and weapons, Martin looked at Alex, and asked "Do you have a semblance?" "A what now?" Alex replied. "We'll figure your semblance out soon enough." He turned to Charlotte, and asked "Can you ask Dad if he can stay with us? His clothes are different, and he doesn't know what a semblance is, he obviously isn't from around here." "I'll ask."
20 minutes later
As the trio walked down another street, Alex wondered if he'd ever see his family again, if he was only in a maths class asleep, or if he was in a coma in hospital. As they turned another corner, someone jumped off the roof behind the three. "God damn it Riko. Why now?" Martin groaned. Charlotte entered a defensive stance, and looked at Alex and Martin. Martin had cowered behind Alex, who had taken cover behind a wooden crate.
Riko had started laughing. His laugh was a loud croaky 'hyuck' noise, and it irritated the hell out of Alex. It had taken Alex a second to realise that Martin was right next to him, and Martin was pointing to a rotted part of the crate. Charlotte looked at Riko and began "Why do you keep attacking my brother? What did he do to you?!" She shouted, slowly becoming more and more enraged. Riko stopped laughing, and looked at Charlotte. He said with a slight Welsh accent "Why? Because it's easy. He's weak. I'm strong. It's funny to watch a worm squirm.." And laughed at his own rhyme. "Who's this new guy? A new boyfriend? An idiot who walked into your trap?" Riko continued while the wooden box broke. Martin was gone and Alex had a short plank of wood in his hands, held like a baseball bat would be, and he stood up. "I'm Alex, and if you hurt her, this plank is going through your leg." At this point Charlotte and Riko were staring at him, as if he was deranged. Riko suddenly lunged forwards and cut Charlotte's cheek with his sharp nails. Everything seems to slow down for Alex, or was it speeding up for everyone else? He couldn't tell, but he knew that Charlotte was hurt. That was enough incentive to throw the plank at Riko. As he did so, his eyes glowed a slightly darker purple, and the plank had been outlined with a purple glow. The wooden plank hit right on target, enough speed, power to get it through the attackers leg. Alex stood above Riko, who was holding his leg and crying, and said "If you come near Charlotte or Martin again, it won't be your leg I throw something at." And Alex turned and followed Charlotte to their home.
Charlotte's and Martin's home.
"DA-AD" Martin yelled. "WE'RE HOME! You in?" Charlotte lead Alex upstairs to his potential new room. It all depended on whether Charlotte and Martin's dad would let him stay. He had no reason to let him stay, so it was unlikely. 'I saved Charlotte's life.. So maybe that'll overweigh the fact I have no reason to be here..' Alex thought to himself, climbing up the stairs. Martin ran up the stairs quickly with a sausage roll in hand, and barged past Alex, and then locked himself into a room, with 'Workshop' engraved into the door. Alex stopped. Charlotte turned to look at him, "What's in here? Is this Martin's room?" Charlotte replied quickly "Yeah, that's Martin's room. I wouldn't go in there unless he says so.. It's usually a mess. Your room is over here." As she pointed over her shoulder to a small room, with 'GUEST' engraved on it. Alex peered around the door, It was similar to his room back on Earth. It was about 3 metres by 4 metres. As Alex put his bag on his new bed, the door downstairs had closed. "DA-AD!" Martin yelled from in his room. Charlotte ran out of the tiny room, downstairs and gave her Father a hug.
