Three in a row baby! Thank you guys so much for staying with me and I'm trying to do as much as I can before going to the province. Now I will warn you guys that this chapter is a really huge cliffhanger so don't get mad if this is ends too soon.

Oh and I'm going to show a different side of Max in this story so it might not be an accurate representation of his side as compared to the show. As always thanks for reading and be sure to fav this story if you liked it.

-AviLexi

Chapter 3 - What Are You Doing Here

MAX'S POV

"Max we need to talk." Phoebe told me as I wiped the last of my tears away.

I don't understand why she even needs to do this. There's nothing to talk about and there's nothing that I do want to talk about right now because I don't want to talk. Is it that hard for her to leave me alone for an entire day? That's all she wants from me anyways so why does she even bother?

"No we don't." I told her off with my usual 'I don't wanna talk to you, go away' voice as I stood up and tried to walk away.

"Yes we do." She told me and used her telekinesis to drag me backwards onto my bed.

As soon as I got my balance back I saw Phoebe with crossed arms clearly annoyed with me as she always is. I hate it when she does that because she always thinks that she's so great and I'm the one who always messes up and makes everything worse than it already is and I'm so sick of it.

"Max, what's wrong?" She asked me in her annoying annoyed voice.

"Nothing's wrong Phoebe. Now let me get out." I told her and tried to stand up and again she used her telekinesis and pushed me back down on the bed, again.

I'm starting to get sick of this.

"Max, either tell what's going on with you or I'm going to have to do this over and over again." She warned me as if she scares me.

"I'd rather do this over and over again so if you don't mind…" I stood up but this time she blocked me instead of using her telekinesis.

"Max." She sternly told me.

I don't wanna get mad at her but I'm already mad and I can't keep it in anymore. I'm sick and tired of her always doing this…

"Look, why do you care in the first place?" I told her as annoyed as I was already.

"What do you think? You were crying and I felt that something's wrong." She reasoned out

"Y'know this is the only time that you do care about me do you?" I told her.

"What?" She asked dazed and confused. Get ready to see my touchy-feely side Phoebe.

"You're my twin and the only times that you care about me is when I'm hurt, sad or crying and not when I'm enjoying life. It's almost as if you ignore me all the time!" I raised my voice at her.

"What do you mean I don't care? I always care Max." She answered me

"It's doesn't feel like it!" I finally shouted at her.

There was a moment of silence between us and I was so broken. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes and I didn't hold them back. I felt the hot, almost burning sensation of the first tear fall down on my cheeks and drip off my chin.

"Max…" She tried to get my attention

"I always feel like I'm in your shadow sometimes because you always take the lead and you feel so mature for your age while me? I'm childish as hell. When mom and dad told me that we have a brother, I felt like I missed my chance of someone in this entire family that actually cares about me. I was so mortified because we lost our brother Phoebe. OUR TRIPLET BROTHER and possibly one of the only people that could care more about me…" I confessed everything.

PHOEBE'S POV

I'm speechless… I can't believe that Max felt that way. We lost our triplet brother and that was his last hope. We didn't care enough for Max and he felt unimportant, that's why he never tells us his problems and he keeps himself trapped in his lair, trying to hide his feelings.

"Max… I didn't know you actually felt that way." I told her.

"No one does…" Max told me as he collapsed down on his bed crying.

I felt so helpless, I don't know how to deal with this. I sat by him on the bed and started rubbing his back trying to calm him down. His silent sobbing broke my heart even more, I couldn't do anything to cheer him up and I don't think I actually can. He's so broken.

"Phoebe, am I that useless?" He asked me with a crack in his voice.

"Max, you aren't useless at all!" I told him in a slightly cheery voice.

"You're just saying that." He answered me.

"No I'm not. You know what, you don't realize but you helped me think about a lot of things." I confessed to Max.

"How?" He asked me as he raised his head a bit and turned it slightly towards me.

"You're having fun all the time while I'm doing nothing other than studying, training and just having some time with friends. That's it. But you? You get to go to more places than I do with my friends and you're just so outgoing while me? I'm so awkward you can feel it for miles away. You've taught me that being a superhero isn't all about training, sometimes you need to have fun and care about the people around you." I also confessed to him.

He looked towards me and I saw a smirk creep on his face. That small smirk already gave me hope but I didn't expect him to hug me and cry on my shoulder. I hugged him back because I want to help him and I'm going to. He deserves to feel like he's part of the family and no matter what happens, I will be there for my brother but one question still remains…

"So what happens now Max?" I asked him

"Well…" He said while letting go and wiping away his tears.

"Since mom and dad already gave away where he's at, I'm going to Metroburg Cemetery to at the very least find his grave so that I can greet him a happy birthday. The ride to the Metroburg takes a few hours so there's enough time for me to get there by early afternoon." He explained his plan to me.

"What if mom and dad found out about you going there?" I asked him.

"You're going to tell them… That I went out with my bandmates for a pre-birthday celebration and in case I get home tomorrow, tell them that I crashed at… Oyster's house for the night." He told me the rest of his plan.

"That is the… smartest plan I've heard you come up with since the dawn of our lives." I told him honestly.

He smirked at me and then grabbed his bag using his telekinesis because he's Max and he's lazy, and grabbed a few clothes and his supercomputer, also using his telekinesis, and slipped it on his back also using his telekinesis.

"Max, are you sure about this?" I asked him just to be sure that he'll be ok.

"Trust me Phoebe…" He said as he ran up the boulders into his basement window.

"I'll be ok." He reassured me as he ran out and disappeared from sight.

I hope he's ok.

ALEX'S POV

Man today was a blast! Imagine that I'm staying at the La Amorosa Grand Hotel, the world's only 10 star hotel! And the Metroburg bank told me they'd handle all my expenses! I just dropped of my shopping bags, mostly Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and around 24 more expensive brands. I plan on dropping by the town center to have a little fun later. I heard that Little Mix is dropping by later at the Metroburg Grand Stadium later tonight and I've got the most coveted sold-out VIP tickets!

I walked down the pavement to see hundreds of bright signs just like the ones that I've seen in New York when I used my Chronosword to jump there. What? I just discovered that last year and ever since I've been going across the globe and the Solar System. Apparently the sub-surface oceans of Enceladus are pretty cozy for a swim.

"Hey there Alex!" Someone startled me from behind.

I turned around and saw Katie, my bestie, and I squealed. I haven't seen Katie in an entire year since her family moved to Lostville just a few miles away from Metroburg. She grew up and so did I so we were both shocked at how much we changed in only a year.

"Look at you!" She squealed.

"Look at you!" I mirrored her.

"Wow, I can't believe that it's been an entire year!" She told me.

"I know, it still feels like only yesterday we were playing in the halls of the Hero League and now were growing up." I told her. How times flies.

"Hey you going to that concert later?" She asked me.

"Oh I am." I squealed.

And there we were, two squealing idiots until her family had to call her because she had to go back to Lostville since her family only came here to visit a sick uncle of theirs. So we went our separate ways and I went down walking down the pavements of Metroburg again.

Little to my knowledge that I had already entered the outskirts of the Metroburg Metropolitan area and I was headed to the suburbs. It must be beautiful there where it's calm, quiet and open. Here in Metroburg, the towers literally touch the skies almost like mountains and yet it feels so cramped and packed in there. Maybe it's because all there is there is metal and glass. There's no wood at all which kind of gives me a weird jitter every once in a while.

I was walking down the pavement until out of the corner of my eye the stone walls turned to metal bars and fences. I saw an arch that was extremely familiar and suddenly I realized… I was walking by the Metroburg Cemetery. This started giving me a strong will to run away but I did the exact opposite which made all the blood in my face drain out. I started walking in.

I saw all the tomb and gravestones all around me and I felt both nostalgic and terrified because this is where I realized that because of my stupid act… I lost the family I was supposed to have.

Hundreds of names were filling my eyes and they were making me more terrified. Johnston's, Peters', White's, Murphy's, and tons of other names that I've read over a million times over when I was a kid were plaguing my head and bringing back horrible memories of me here. Super President Kickbutt sent me out here before on a field test. I was withdrawn from the test after suffering an intense Axis 5 Panic Attack which basically meant I was about to commit suicide. And I was 11 then.

I suddenly saw my grave stone and I immediately collapsed down on my knees crying. I remembered all the pain and all the fear I grew after those three years underground. I couldn't help but pull my hood up and just cry there. It was too much too handle for me, all that trauma has been building up inside me for so long that now it's about to blow.

"Why did I have to freeze myself in time?" I asked myself.

"Why the hell did I have to be born frozen in time?!" I screamed and cried.

And there goes the walls that kept all my fear, anxiety and depression in check. All the pain began crawling through my veins, making my blood cold and still, almost as if everything that gives me hope is pointless now and there's no more future for me at all.

"Mom, dad… I'm sorry for all of this. I'm sorry if I had to do this to you. I did this and everything is my fault. If I had more control of my powers, I would be with you and with my brothers and sisters if I do have any. I'm sorry." I whispered as I sat there and cried.

MAX'S POV

Man that ride was so not pleasant. But at least I got to where I needed to be. Metroburg Cemetery. I couldn't believe that I was doing this and now I can't turn back anymore. I made this decision and I'm gonna stick to it no matter what the heck will happen.

I went in to the creepy old arch and started searching the names of the stones. According to the website of the government, all of the graves are arranged in alphabetical order and since there were around an estimated 7,000 dead people here, this is going to be a lot of fun! Note the sarcasm there would'ya?

I started searching and all I could do was just wait. I saw Anderson's, Baller's, Cunningham's and almost a million of other surnames that I didn't bother to count. I felt like I was walking for eternity until I finally reached the T's around half an hour later.

"Let's see, Teller's, Tariff's, and Tartan's, that's a cool surname." I praised the Tartan family.

And there I saw were the Thundermans and there were a lot of us. I saw names dating back to the founding of Metroburg itself to the great Hero and Villain War of the 1860s. It's was frustrating but I didn't know that the Thunderman family is that big.

After around 10 minutes I finally reached the new era of the Thundermans and I saw a teen that looked like a boy kneeling in front of a gravestone. The gravestone had a name and when I saw the name clearly, I was so mad because who knows what that kid is doing to Alex's gravestone.

"Hey, what are you doing here?!"

DUN DUN DUN! What's gonna happen next? I'll let you guys imagine what you think might happen and yes I am aware that I showed Max as an absolute soggy muffin but I needed that because it is CRUCIAL to the story's framework.

I'll let you in on an entirely huge clue as to what happens next... REVEALED. HAHAHA I know and I hope you guys keep liking this story and I hope you guys read up to this point because I noticed that most reader don't move past the prologue. But any who I've gotta go.

-AviLexi