Hello readers, so here we are with the newest chapter for the story. Last time we saw the aftermath of the night where Alex learned he has powers, as we saw him stand up to his bully Brad, and practiced his powers with his dad. First of I want to thank everyone for staying tuned to this story, including AVP5 and Appel Bougher, they have given me full support in their reviews, more support is helpful to me. So enjoy the chapter guys.
Chapter 9
It had been three weeks since Alex discovered his powers, and things were going pretty well for him. He had been starting to get use to his powers more and more from his dad, although his skills on his powers were a bit rusty, Alex was starting to get the hang of it. Alex had also learned from his dad that he was friends with many of the great super heroes of the golden days, and even knew some of their secret identities. He was done with school for the year as he had made it through the two weeks towards the beginning of summer. Brad hadn't bothered him much since their showdown in the hallway, and Nathan was seeing that something was making Alex more confident, and Alex simply said that it was just exercise. As soon as he knew it, school ended and summer began, everyone in the school was excited for the long vacation. He knew that he wouldn't be sent off until after the Fourth of July, so he took the time to relax and hang out with his family. Henry had made the call and Alex would officially be a part of the program. In the call that Henry made, he was given directions as to where to take Alex, what he would need to bring, and what the program would provide him, meaning that all Alex had to do now was wait until the right time came to go.
It was the Fourth of July, and Alex was feeling the soft breeze as he sat by the tree looking at the sun. It was about 5:00 and the sun was still in the sky, and he knew that it would be a while before it went down.
"Alex!?" Jenifer called out to him.
"Yeah, I'm over here mom, coming." Alex called back before he got back up on his feet and headed on the dirt trail that led back to his house. His parents were having a small cookout for the Fourth of July, it was mostly just the three of them, but Alex's parents wanted to do something special for him before he left, and Alex didn't mind at all. He saw that a picnic table was set up in the backyard, with a set of plates, forks and knives all set on the table. His father was working by the grill while his mother set everything out onto the table, and Alex could smell everything from where he was as he was walking down. There were a few small American flags set out on the table in honor of today's holiday, which gave the table a nice touch.
"Is the food all ready?" Alex asked his mother as he came walking towards the table.
"Yep, your father is just putting the final touches on everything in the kitchen." Jenifer said as she got a few things from the deck.
"Good, cause I am starving." Alex said with a smile as he took his place out on the table, same with his mother. Soon Henry joined both of them out on the pick nick table, with a large tray filled with steaks and corn on the cob. Alex was the first one to take his share before his parents did, and soon all of them were eating together on the table, as the sound of crickets accumulated in the area, and a pair of outdoor speakers were playing American songs on the radio.
(Song: Dear Uncle Sam by Loretta Lynn)
As they ate, Alex was looking at both of his parents, his mother seemed nervous to speak to him at first, but then she spoke up.
"So Alex, are you excited to go?" Jenifer asked her son, referring to the program.
"Yeah I am," Alex said "I have powers, and I've found something that I can do, so it's pretty exciting. Why? Are you worried?"
"No, I'm not worried, in fact, I'm proud of you" Jenifer said to him "It's just… I think it's just me, I just feel like you're already growing up fast and it'll be hard for me to see you go away for the summer."
"Don't worry about it mom," Alex said to her "I heard that I can keep in contact with you guys while I'm gone. Besides, it's just for a couple of weeks."
"He's right honey" Henry said to Jenifer "Besides; I think that this will be fun for him, getting to meet other kids like him, plus I've been teaching him how to use his powers."
"Yeah, I'm doing pretty well with them" Alex replied back "Although I can't seem to handle the more advanced stages."
"I'm sure you'll be able to use them soon" Henry said to him "For now, you can continue your practice and your training." Alex nodded, and then continued to eat what was left of his food, as the sun started to set lower and lower. When they were done eating, the three of them cleaned off the table, and headed back into the house to grab a few things, before they walked back outside, and walked down the street towards a small hill on the edge of the city so they could watch the city fireworks. The small trail was a dirt path that led next to the woods before it continued to an open area that was filled with clean cut grass and very few trees. When they arrived, there were several other people that were all sitting together on blankets, and in the bare grass as they all waited for the fireworks to start. Alex looked around and saw that there were several people that he recognized, like Nathan and his family, and several others from his school. He soon noticed Violet, who was sitting with her family in a nice little blanket, and couldn't help but admire her.
"Isn't that the Violet girl you were talking about?" Jenifer asked Alex. He spun around and looked at his mother.
"Yeah, that's her." Alex replied.
"Are you going to talk to her?" asked Jenifer.
"Uh, I don't know," Alex replied "Why?"
"Well, I thought you would want to talk to one of your friends before you leave tomorrow." Jenifer said to him.
"I was going to, but actually I was thinking maybe I could call her after this is over." Alex said.
"Oh, don't be ridiculous Alex," said Jenifer "You seem to be getting along with her well at school like we've been hearing." Alex looked at his mother, and then saw Violet who was getting up to throw something away. He wanted to go to her, but felt better that she should enjoy the time with her family, while he enjoyed the small time with his.
"No I'm fine" Alex said "I don't want to interrupt her time with her family, so I can just call her later; I have her cell phone number." Jenifer sighed in defeat.
"Alright that's fine." Jenifer replied. Alex sighed, but at least he would still get to talk to her tonight.
"Hey Alex." a voice called out. Alex looked and saw Nathan coming towards him.
"Hey man, what's up?" Alex said before giving his friend a high-five.
"So I hear you're going away to camp?" Nathan asked him.
"Yep, that's just about right" Alex replied, and Nathan nodded to his response. Ever since Alex had agreed to join the program, he knew that they needed a cover to tell if people got curious. So his father created a story that Alex was heading off to a summer camp for a couple of weeks, and it worked, since they couldn't let anybody else know about this.
"Cool, so I just want to say have fun and all," Nathan said.
"Thanks, I knew that I would say goodbye to you, since this is my last night before I go." Alex said.
"Yeah, I know." Nathan said back "It's just, this was unexpected, and I thought you'd be doing nothing but hang out all summer."
"Yeah, but at least I'll have something to do," Alex said "Got to make the most of each summer day right?"
"Right." Nathan replied.
"Nathan!" a voice called out from behind them.
"Yeah dad, coming!" Nathan called back before he turned to his friend "I gotta get back to my folks, looks like the fireworks are about to start, so I'll see you later then."
"Yeah, see you around" Alex said. The two gave another high five before Nathan left them. Alex then waited as the first firework flew into the sky and exploded in a bright red color, followed by one of red and white. Soon the whole sky continued to explode with fireworks as everyone marveled at the sight, including Alex, looking up as the fireworks continued to light up the sky, honoring the Fourth of July.
Later that night, after the fireworks were over, Alex and his parents had made their way back to the house, along with other families on the hill that had gone home. Now Alex had the time to hang out, since he wouldn't have to leave for the program until 10 in the morning, and he could go to bed before 10:30. For now, Alex was sitting in his room, reading a book that he had with him, and after was checking to see if he had everything that he needed to bring with him when we left. The set in the suit case had all of the clothes that he needed to bring, as well as some other things such as a toothbrush, while he brought a separate bag that he used to carry some personal belongings such as a few books, his MP3 player, and a few other things he felt like bringing. His cell phone was now sitting on the nightstand next to his bed.
"Alright, I guess it's now or never then." Alex said as he reached his hand out and grabbed his phone, he sat up on his bed, and went to the phones contacts list. He found the number and dialed it. He stood up and waited, and before he knew it, the line started ringing, and feeling anxious he waited for her to pick up the line. It kept ringing, and he started to feel she may not pick up, until, he heard a voice on the other line.
"Hello?" a girl's voice replied on the phone.
"Hey Violet, it's me Alex." He replied.
"Oh, hey Alex," Violet said "How are you?"
"Good how are you?" Violet asked.
"Good" Alex replied.
"I saw you at the fireworks tonight, but I didn't get the chance to talk to you when it was over." Violet said.
"Yeah sorry" Alex said "I wanted to talk to you there, but I didn't want to interrupt your time with your family."
"Oh that's ok" Violet replied "I understand that you didn't want to bother me. I knew that you had family you wanted to spend time with.
"Yeah, I just wanted to talk to you now because… you know" Alex said.
"Oh yeah, you said that you were going away to a summer camp for a couple of weeks." Violet replied.
"I'll be leaving tomorrow" Alex replied "Might as well talk to you before I leave."
"That's fine" Violet said to him "You're a really good friend."
"You too" Alex said to her "So what are you gonna be doing?"
"Me?" Violet asked "Oh not much. Probably a few beach trips or something."
"Sounds cool" Alex replied "I'm gonna miss hanging out with you."
"Me too, but hey, at least you'll have something to do over the summer." Violet said.
"Yeah, and I'll probably get in touch with you when I get back" Alex said to her.
"That would be great" Violet said. A muffled voice suddenly came in the call, then Violet's voice immediately came back "Sorry, it's getting late, and my parents are saying I need to go to bed." Alex looked at the clock, and saw that it was getting pretty late, about past 10, and Alex was feeling a bit tired.
"Alright, I'll talk to you when I get back." Alex said "Goodnight."
"Ok, goodnight" Violet replied. After hearing that last response, the phone went silent, and Alex knew that she hung up, so he then did the same. He placed his phone into his bag before he went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and get dressed for bed. Once he was all dressed, he went downstairs to say goodnight to his parents before he went straight to his bed. While he was getting comfortable, he looked at the two bags that were next to him, and thought about the program. He didn't really know where it was going to be, or what it even looked like, but he knew that they wanted to keep this location a secret, so it may surprise him. Another thought that came was how many kids would be in the program, and didn't know if there would be a few or a lot. After thinking, he switched off the lights and lay down on his bed, his lower half of his body under the covers. After looking at his bag and thinking about the big day that will come tomorrow, he slowly closed his eyes, and was asleep in an instant.
Sunlight shown on Alex's face, and his eyes slowly began to open. It took him about a minute to register that it was morning, and that today was the big day. He slowly got up, and looked at his clock, which said it was 7:43. He slowly got up out of bed, and made his way to his closet, almost tripping over his clothes in the process. Once he got dressed, he went downstairs and straight into the kitchen, he saw that both of his parents were already up and about.
"Good morning Alex" Henry greeted his son "Are you ready for today?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Alex replied. He sat down on the kitchen counter to eat breakfast, which consisted of a bowl of cereal and some toast, before he went up to brush his teeth. After that, he and Henry looked at his bag to make sure that he got everything that he needed before he carried them downstairs. Alex then carried them downstairs to the front door, and went outside to the small dirt path. When he was at the tree, he stood against it for a few minutes, looking at the house and the fields beyond it, taking a good look at it so the images would be in his mind when he was away. He stood by the tree for a good while before his mother called out to him from the house
"Alex, are you ready?" Jenifer called out to him from the house. Alex looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time to go.
"Yeah, I'm coming" Alex said. He walked down the dirt path, and looked back at the tree before he met with his parents in the kitchen to make the final preparations. Once they were done, the three of them got into the car, with Henry carrying a paper that had all the information. Once the bags were in and he was all set, the car pulled out of the driveway and drove down the street. Alex looked at his home as they drove down the street and away from their house, thinking of how he'll miss his home and parents, but he was excited for the program, knowing that something very special was about to begin.
And that's all the time we have for now, I hope you all liked it. On the last chapter, I got a list of OC's from a guest review that suggested the names and parentages for kids that would be in the program (two of them aren't really OC's, but the rest are), I would like to say thank you to that guest reviewer, I probably have a few of my own OC's in mind, but I will draw inspiration from that list if I need to. Also, In case some of you may think the scene between Alex and Violet on the phone wasn't that good, I want to say that I came up with that so that it would foreshadow what would be to come, and have another secret for Alex to discover, and that's all I can tell you for now. Anyway please review and I'll update soon, because now the story will be getting into the good stuff, which I'm sure you're all excited for, so until next time, Superfan out.
