Kihonne: Alright, I'm back with the next chapter of The Days of Our Lives. Sorry for the lateness – I've been having issues uploading documents onto the site. I'm still having issues, but I think I found a way around it. It works for now, at least. Anyway, I'm glad you guys liked last week's chapter so much, and I hope you like this one just as much. Oh, and thank you to everyone who voted. Those who guessed correctly were contacted as quickly as possible, but I'd like to thank everyone for participating. I might have more little contests like that in the future, so if you didn't win this one, you might win the next. But first…
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Aliqueen16: I'm glad that you liked it, and that it caught you off guard. I like surprising readers like that.
TheatreChristianManiac: Jamie's name was mentioned a few times when Alivia and Oliver were talking, just before Megahertz came after them. As for your guesses, I would like to point out that Chaz is a supervillain, and I believe that might be his real name too, so it's not him, nor is it Surge or Experion. But don't fret, only two people guessed correctly, and not knowing will make the surprise even cooler.
AlienGhostWizard14: Well, I figured duplication was a good power to write. Makes her strong, but not so powerful that she overshadows the fact that a big theme in the show is standing up to those who are so much more powerful than you. The characters (with the exception of Barry, who is a couple of years older than them) are sophomores, as they should be fifteen at the moment. At least, according to the wikia, that's their age, and it works well with how I've aged the Lab Rats characters (I figure that by time Elite Force comes into play, all the Mighty Med characters will be 17, Chase and Calla will be 19, and Bree will be 20). You are right; there aren't many super-powered characters their age. I think the two youngest male superheroes are Surge and Spotlight (that really young looking hero that fought Skylar in How The Mighty Med Have Fallen? He's the only one I'm not one hundred percent sure of the name of), and they both look like they could be in their early twenties. Unfortunately, neither of your guesses were correct, though I guess that will make it even more surprising when you see who it is.
LabGirl2001: Well, it makes me happy to hear how invested and excited people get about my stories. The character you mentioned is named Experion, by the way, and as you already know, I messaged you back about your final guess. Enjoy the chapter.
Guest: I'm glad you like it. Enjoy!
Algernon: I was hoping someone would pick up on it. I actually debated it for a while, whether I would refer to her as Skylar or Connie. I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to put that hint in so early, since the original plan wasn't to reveal that Alivia was Geminus until the episode Mighty Mad. All your guesses were good, but unfortunately, none of them were correct. As for the 200 year old thing, while that is a good theory, Alivia really is only 15 years old. Though I love the clone theory – did you get that from The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People? Those are the only clone episodes that I remember, though it has been a really long time since I've watched the earlier seasons of the show, so I could be forgetting one. By the way, who's your favorite doctor? I'm torn between Matt Smith and Tom Baker, though David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, and Paul McGann will always have a special place in my heart. It sucks that your parents won't let you have account, but at least you've got a good friend who will let you borrow hers for things like this. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter.
Avaoreo1112: I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that you were excited about it. She will have a big part in this story. As I said to one other reader, I'm using The Days of Our Lives as more of an origin story, and this will be the start of Alivia's long journey as Geminus. Where that journey will bring her, I can't say yet, but I think that you're going to find her character plots very interesting and unique (well, at least unique for one of my OCs). Not everyone realizes that archery's a big Olympic event, so don't feel bad. I just like it because I've recently taken up archery myself, and I've always loved heroes like Green Arrow and Hawkeye. I'm glad you liked how I compromised for Kieran's character. Thanks about Geminus' costume, by the way – I originally designed a bunch of different ones using an online character designer, then chose which one sounded better on paper. I'm sorry to say that your guess was incorrect, but I feel like you'll be pleasantly surprised by who Jaime is. Anyway, enjoy the chapter! As for why they couldn't know she was a superhero, Alivia was supposed to be undercover. No one was supposed to know – I'm going to go a little bit more into that in this chapter, so it might be a little more clear, but it's not the first time a superhero (I use the word hero loosely in this case) has gone undercover at the school. Remember Agent Blaylock?
EmeraldTulip: Well, then you guessed right. Don't worry about not reviewing so often – believe me, I know how life can get in the way of fanfiction. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, and you had good guesses. Spotlight does look to be in his late teens (if I had to guess, I'd say he was 19), so it wasn't that far out there, though I agree that many of the heroes are a lot older than Kaz and Oliver. It would have been nicer to see more heroes their age, or closer to their age, anyway.
Running-with-the-stars: Thank you so much. Your kind words really made my day. Unfortunately, neither of your guesses were correct, but they were good ones.
Guest: I know, I'm not happy with updating late either. For some reason, it kept refusing to let me upload documents, claiming that the file I was uploading had the incorrect file extension, when I know that it was correct. Still not sure what went wrong there, but I had to find a way to put the chapter into a completely different format before uploading. I'm not taking offense, truly. I hope you enjoy the chapter.
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Kihonne: Anyway, on with the chapter!
Experion: Kihonne doesn't own Mighty Med. She only owns Dani, Alivia, and anything else you don't recognize.
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Oliver's POV
"Morning Oliver." Alivia called to me as I walked into Mighty Med, waving at me slightly from her spot at the counter in front of Dani. Ever since she'd revealed that she was Geminus, she'd started hanging out with us at work, kinda like Skylar did. It was a little weird to see her in uniform so often, though it was pretty cool to be able to look on the SNN and see one of your best friends saving lives.
"Hey, you got up before me." My sister frowned at me. I nodded.
"You're observant today." I replied. She rolled her eyes.
"You're never up before me; most days, I have to wake you up when I get home from my morning jog." She pointed out.
"I had to get something." I told her.
"Like what?" Kaz questioned, walking over. I grinned, and pulled a loop of small pieces of coal out of my pocket, holding it out proudly.
"I made a friendship bracelet for Skylar." I announced. Their reactions were…well, what I expected.
"Congratulations. You are now officially a nine-year-old girl." Kaz told me, smirking, as Dani took the bracelet to examine.
"Ollie, I know I'm not one of those girls who like jewelry, but you do realize that these are coal, right?" She questioned, tossing it back to me.
"Well, I think it's cute." Alivia told her.
"Thank you, Alivia." I smiled at the red-head, taking the bracelet back from my sister. "And I'm not giving her coal, Dee."
"No?" My sister raised an eyebrow. I shook my head and walked over to The Crusher. After quickly explaining what I wanted, he nodded and took it in his hand, using all his force to crush the coal. When he opened his hand, the pressure had already done its work on the balls of coal, turning them into beautiful, gleaming diamonds.
"Thank you, Crusher." I told the man before bring the newly transformed bracelet over to them. "What do you think?"
"She'll love it." Alivia cooed, smiling.
"Why are you giving her this?" Kaz questioned, confused.
"Because I care about her, as a friend." I replied. "And if she happens to thank me with a giant hug and kiss, then so be it."
"Cool." Kaz nodded.
"Dani, what do you think?" I asked, but my sister wasn't paying attention.
"Mmm." She hummed pleasantly. "Who is that?"
Looking at the door, I could immediately tell exactly who she was talking about. The guy who'd just walked in was tall, with slick black hair. He was wearing a slim, red super suit, with a grey insignia that kinda looked like two sideways horseshoes with lightning bolts coming out of either end.
"That's Experion." Kaz grinned.
"I'm gonna go say hi." Dani decided, walking over to him. Alivia frowned.
"Experion…he's that hero from Caldera, right?" She questioned. Kaz nodded.
"He's the second coolest teenager in the universe." He agreed. We looked at him and he grinned, pointing at himself with his thumbs. "The coolest, of course, is Billy Fowler. Because he does this." He continued to point his thumbs at himself.
"Well, I think Dani would disagree about him being the second coolest." Alivia chuckled. My sister was chatting up Experion, a bright smile on her face and her hair brushed out of the way so she could show off her green eyes.
"Wow. He's so cool with his magnetic powers and ability to manipulate gravity. I wonder what he's doing here." I hummed.
"Experion?" I looked up at the sound of Skylar's voice. She was standing near the hallway, her mouth open in a wide grin. She back flipped over the counter separating the two, and rushed to hug him. "I can't believe it! It's so good to see you!"
I scowled, my attitude changing more and more with each second that they held onto each other for. "Look at him. Thins he's so amazing with his magnetic powers and ability to manipulate gravity. What's he doing here?"
"Uh…" Dani looked back at us, a little peeved at Experion for ignoring her in favor of Skylar. She coughed loudly, getting both heroes' attention. "Sorry. Dry throat."
"Uh, guys." Skylar stepped away from the tall superhero. "This is Experion. He's my best friend from my home planet, Caldera. We used to live next door to each other."
"Well, I'm Oliver." I introduced myself. "I'm her best friend from this planet. And I used to live next door to an Amenian deli."
"Worst four years of our lives." Dani made a face. She then smiled prettily at Experion. "I'm Dani, by the way. Dani Short. And you're Experion."
"I am." Experion chuckled, shaking her hand. When she didn't let go, Kaz stepped in.
"I'm Kaz, by the way." He told the guy, pulling Dani away. "And red head here is Geminus."
"Nice to meet you." Alivia smiled at him. He nodded at her before looking at Skylar.
"I heard you were ambushed by the Annihilator and lost your powers." He put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "But don't worry; I'll find a way to get them back for you, Sky."
"I'll restore your powers if it's the last thing I do." I intervened before Skylar could reply.
"That's nice." Experion told me before smiling back at Skylar. "But Skylar, I'm going to make it the first thing I do."
He began to lead her away, his arm on her shoulder, but Dani stopped them. "So, Experion, what are you doing here, anyway? I'm just asking, because it is a hospital." She mentioned.
"And more importantly, when are you leaving?" I added.
"As soon as I get these kidney stones taken care of." Experion replied. "I destroyed a deadly meteor, and a few pieces got stuck in my kidney."
"Wow." Dani beamed. "You have to tell me more about it."
"Or, we could, you know, go do our job." Kaz reminded her. She brushed him away, a dreamy look on her face.
"Well, I'll see you all later." Experion turned to Skylar. "C'mon cutie; let's go hang out."
"Awesome." Dani grinned. Experion looked at her, and she realized her misunderstanding. "Oh, her."
Skylar immediately began fell into a cartwheel and Experion instinctively grabbed her waist, allowing her movement to propel him into a similar acrobatic motion. Dani went to follow them, but Kaz stopped her by grabbing her wrist.
"If you follow them, I will mock you for it. Eternally." He warned her. She sighed.
"But he's…fine." She scowled. "But you're helping me with my next patient."
She dragged him away with her, though he wasn't struggling all that much. Alivia turned to me, a soft smile on her face. "Well, this is going to be an interesting week."
Alan's POV
I was just putting the finishing touches on my masterpiece when Geminus walked in. The Irish sidekick had been hanging around here for a week, though she wasn't admitted for anything, so I assumed she'd made friends with those Normos.
"Hello Alan." She smiled brightly at me at first, then frowned in confusion. "What are you doing?"
"I created my own comic about the greatest superhero of all time." I announced proudly, standing up to show her. "Me."
"Really?" She took it from me, slowing scanning the pages. She read the title out loud. "'Awesome Man: The Adventures of the Not-At-All Awkward Superhero Who Everyone Respects'."
"What do you think?" I questioned hopefully. She hesitated.
"It's a…very unique title, Alan." She told me. I nodded, glad that she seemed to like it.
"Thanks, but the Mighty Med comic book company won't publish it because of some technicality." I continued as she read through it. "They say it's too horrible."
"Uh-huh." She hummed as she kept reading.
"So I decided I would self-publish and sell them in the Normo world." I informed her. "Uh, do you know where the Normos go to buy comics?"
"Well, Kaz, Oliver, and Dani go to The Domain, but Alan, you can't publish this." She told me. "It reveals every secret about Mighty Med."
I rolled my eyes. "Normos don't even know this place exists." I reminded her. "They'll think it's all fake. Besides, I changed some things." I took the comic book from her and opened it up to one of the pages. "See? I gave Kaz the head of a donkey, Dani looks like a milk cow, and Oliver has the body of a snail."
"First of all, Dani will kill you if she ever finds out about the cow thing. Second, you can't publish this. It's a bad idea." The red-head told me. She didn't give me a chance to respond either, instead grabbing a magazine off the table and heading back out of the room.
I glanced at my comic book, deciding that I was going to go with my gut rather than listen to the advice of some sidekick.
Oliver's POV
"Uh, no. You're wrong." I insisted, looking at my sister.
"Am I?" She hummed in response. "Heroes run the risk of getting their capes caught in things, or being used against them by their enemies. There's a reason most heroes wear tight-fitting material like spandex."
"But they make the hero more aerodynamic." I pointed out. Dani rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, Ollie. We both know I'm right." She looked up as Kaz walked up to the counter. "Right Kaz?"
"I'm with Oliver." He told us without looking up. Dani gave him a pointed look while I smirked triumphantly.
"Hey guys." Skylar beamed at us, cartwheeling into the room. "So, what do you guys think of my friend, Expy? Isn't he just the best?"
"Yeah, you know what I like most about him? What's the word I'm looking for?" I pretended to think about it. "Oh, right. Nothing. I like nothing about him."
"Hey! Don't talk about him like that! You shut your filthy word maker!" Dani snapped. I gave her a look, trying to get her to be quiet and hoping her little crush wouldn't last for very long. Unfortunately, Dani didn't often fall for guys, but when she did, she fell hard.
"Oliver, how can you not like Experion? That's like not liking diarrhea!" Skylar exclaimed, shocked. Kaz, Dani, and I all looked at her, disgusted. She looked at us in confusion for a moment, before her face cleared and she explained. "On my planet, 'diarrhea' is the word for 'candy'."
Well, that made a little more sense. "If we ever visit your planet, remind me to bring a phrase book." Kaz told her.
"Look, I just don't trust him." I told Skylar sincerely. "I mean, he says you're 'besties' but he doesn't want to be your friend."
"Of course he does." Skylar frowned.
"Oh, sweetheart, no he doesn't." Alivia commented, walking past us. She leaned up against the counter, opening up a magazine. "He wants to be your boyfriend."
"What?" Skylar laughed. "We're just friends and nothing more."
"I hate to tell you, but no guy is friends with a girl unless he has a crush on her." I pointed out.
"That's ridiculous. We're friends and you don't have a crush on me." She said.
"Uh, right." I nodded quickly. "Ew, girls. Cooties."
Alan's POV
Choosing to ignore Geminus' advice, I tracked down that comic book store that she'd mentioned from earlier. Luckily, it wasn't far, only a few blocks away from the secret entrance to Mighty Med.
I walked in purposefully, promising myself I wasn't going to leave until they agreed to put copies of my comic book on their shelves. "Good afternoon, fine human shopkeepers." I greeted the two men who appeared to be in charge of the store. They both looked identical – they even had the same haircuts, though the one on the left was wearing glasses and the one on the right was not. "I am a human comic book publisher, with a sure-fire human bestseller right here in my human hands."
"Look, we'd like to help you-" The one with the glasses began, only to be cut off by the one without.
"No, we wouldn't." He interrupted.
"Actually, he's right. We really wouldn't." The other one agreed.
"Well, I will not take 'no' for an answer." I declared, stopping them from making their escape. "So, will you read my comic book?"
"No." They both said in unison.
"Will you read my comic book?" I questioned.
"No." They both said again.
"Will you read my comic book?" I questioned.
"No." They both said again.
"Will you read my comic book?" I questioned.
"No." They both said again.
"Will you read my comic book?" I questioned.
"Wow, he really will not take no for an answer." The one with glasses realized.
"Will you take 'nyet' for an answer?" The other one asked.
"Nyet." I replied patiently.
"'Chigaimasu' for an answer?"
"Chigaimasu." I responded.
"Will you take…" He made a motion with his hands, signing the word 'no' in sign language, "…for an answer?"
I quickly signed my response back at him as young Normo boy, scrawny, a few inches shorter than me and wearing thick rimmed glasses, walked past me.
"Okay, look. Tell you what." The one with glasses pulled the kid over. "Why don't you discuss this with our newly-hired comic book consultant?" He told me.
"Yeah, Gus, read this kid's comic and tell us what you think." The one without glasses told the kid.
"What's in it for me?" Gus questioned.
"You get to ruthlessly judge someone." The one in glasses responded. Gus grinned.
"I'm in! You're ugly!" He exclaimed gleefully.
"No, not me! Him." The one with glasses snapped. "And that hurt my feelings."
"Yeah, he's doing the best he can with what he's got." His twin insisted before the two walked away. I turned to their comic book consultant.
"I should tell you now, I won't take no for an answer." I gave him the same warning I'd given the other two. He considered that.
"Will you take…" He then spoke in a foreign language, one I hadn't studied but had heard a few times around the hospital. I responded back in the same manned, giving him my response. He nodded thoughtfully. "Fair enough."
Oliver's POV
"Alright, Citadel." I walked over to my latest patient, a superhero with skin made of indestructible metal, after grabbing a device out of a nearby cupboard. "Because of your impenetrable skin, I'll be using this highly sensitive, super-powerful stethoscope."
I put the two buds into my ears, immediately wincing in pain as a loud, high-pitched sound echoed in my ears. I reached for the controls on the device, turning its power down as far as it could go – it was still extremely powerful, but at least I wouldn't be able to hear people halfway across the world now. "This is so powerful, I just heard a pin drop; a bowling pin; in Honduras."
I brought the end of the device closer to Citadel, and even a foot away from him, I could hear the faint sound of his heartbeat. "That's better." I got closer so I could hear the heartbeat better, but instead heard the sound of someone talking.
"Is that Experion?" I frowned, recognizing the voice.
"The plan is working perfectly." I heard him say. "I'm going to sneak up on Skylar, and when she least expects it, choke her. She is going to die."
My eyes widened in horror. "Oh no! I knew I couldn't trust him, but he's even worse than I thought!"
Suddenly, I heard something even more disturbing. "Ah!" I shouted, ripping the stethoscope's ear bus out of my ears. "This is terrible!"
Citadel looked at me, concerned. "I just heard Horace singing in the shower. He is butchering Beyonce!" I exclaimed. The hero chuckled lightly at that, amused.
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"Ollie!" I stopped pacing when I heard Dani call my name. She was running towards me, Kaz, Skylar, and Alivia hot on her heels. "What's wrong?"
"Yeah, what's this emergency? I dropped everything to be here." Kaz insisted. "Which is really bad because I was holding my baby sister."
"Whom I luckily caught." Dani added. She looked at me. "Ollie, you should see her. She's adorable."
"And why did you text me to 'get black hair right now'?" Skylar demanded. I frowned before checking my text-history. I cursed silently.
"Sorry. Stupid auto-correct changed my worse. I meant 'get back here right now'." I explained.
"Oh, then I'm just going to keep this for myself." Skylar decided, pulling out a long, black wig.
"Look." I stopped her from walking away. "I overhead Experion, and you're right, he doesn't want to be your boyfriend." I told her.
"Well, I was wrong." Alivia sighed.
"He wants to be your ex-boyfriend, because he's going to kill you!" I finished. Skylar didn't believe me.
"Oliver, stop!" She snapped, upset. "Experion really cares about me. In fact, he's flying me back to my home planet. He think he's found a way to restore my powers."
"No, no!" I stopped her when she tried to storm off. "You can't leave with him! I heard him say he was going to choke you when you least expect it!"
"Enough!" Skylar shouted, furious. "I have to go. Experion arranged a full spa treatment for me a five o'clock. Maybe I'll get my new hair done." She pulled on the wig, then walked away, her head held high.
"Well, that could have gone better." Dani stated after a moment of silence.
"Experion's going to attack her during her spa treatment!" I realized. "She'll be lulled into a defenseless state once she's soaking her feet in herbal hot water, with warm wax on her hands, inhaling the aromatherapy eye pillow."
Kaz and Alivia both stared at me. "You know a crazy amount about spa treatments." Kaz commented.
"Mother-son-and-daughter bonding time. Don't judge me!" I muttered.
"It's not nearly as fun as it sounds." Dani commented dryly.
"It doesn't sound fun." Alivia replied.
"Exactly." My sister nodded.
"Experion has everyone fooled, but he's so two-faced, just like the two-faced villain in The Crusher Returns." I said. Kaz chuckled.
"That guy had the best catchphrase." He smiled. Dani nodded, grinning.,
"'Why don't you say that to my face?'" She quoted. "'Or my other face!'"
"Wait! I have an idea!" I exclaimed, suddenly thinking of something. "I can use Skylar as bait to trick Experion into revealing his true villainous self."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Alivia questioned, frowning. "If Experion really is a villain, then you could be putting Skylar in a lot of danger."
"Another problem; how is she going to be your bait if she doesn't believe you?" Kaz added skeptically. I smirked.
"I know a way." I replied, looking at my sister. She frowned, and raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
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Experion walked into the rec room, looking around. Once he spotted the dark-haired girl sitting in the massage chair, facing the wall, he smiled and began to sneak closer to her.
He pulled a thin, gold chain out of his pocket and creeped up on her. The moment he was too close, about to choke her with the chain, I jumped out of the storage cupboard. "Aha!" I shouted as Dani pushed herself out of the chair, brushing the wig's hair behind her head.
"What the-" Experion looked my sister over, confused as to why she would be dressed in Skylar's uniform.
"Trying to strange Skylar, are you?" I accused. Dani looked at the chain, then at Experion.
"Wait, what?" Experion looked at us in confusion.
"Good luck with that; I'm not Skylar." She told him, crossing her arms.
"Uh, yeah, I know." He nodded. "You look nothing like her. She has chestnut brown hair with a pink streak and you have…black horse hair with a fruit strip in it."
Dani subconsciously played with the fruit stripped, blushing a bit in embarrassment. "It was the only wig I could find. Skylar had a wig, we borrowed it." I defended her. "I don't have easy access to wigs."
The doors to the rec room swung open and Skylar walked in. She stopped short when she saw Dani. "I can explain this." Dani laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her head with a sheepish smile on her face.
"This should be good." The ex-superhero raised an eyebrow.
"We caught Experion trying to kill you." I told her. "And Kaz and Gem have the whole thing on Kaz's phone."
"Yeah, um…about that." Alivia and Kaz slipped out from behind the exercise equipment. "I forgot to hit the record button."
"Why don't we redo all that that?" Alivia smiled hopefully. Experion sighed and turned to Skylar.
"I don't know what they're talking about." He told her. I scoffed.
"Give it up! I heard you say you were going to choke her, and you're holding a chain!" I snapped.
"Oh, he's got you there." Kaz agreed.
"Yeah, I do have a chain." Experion held out the gold chain. "It's a 14-carat gold choker. It's a present."
"And the plot thickens!" Alivia hissed, amused. I gave her a look.
"But I heard you say 'she's going to die!'." I protested as he handed the gold choker to Skylar, the brunette smiling as she examined it.
"From excitement, after seeing the choker." Experion retorted, obviously annoyed with me.
"It's beautiful! I could just die." Skylar proved his point, beaming up at him.
"He did." Dani agreed. "You just got told."
"Will you all stop it?!" I snapped, glaring at my friends.
"Oliver, what is wrong with you?" Skylar turned on me. "I told you he wasn't trying to kill me."
"Or…was he trying to kill you with kindness?" I suggested.
"Just go." She ordered.
"Okay." I agreed, walking out. Dani, Kaz, and Alivia followed me out.
"Great plan, Ollie." My sister told me, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "If he is evil, there's no way she's ever going to believe us now."
Alan's POV
After what seemed like forever, Gus finally came to find me. "So, I read your book, and I have to say…I loved it."
I grinned, overjoyed that at least someone appreciated my comic book. "That's fantastic!"
"I just have a few questions." Gus continued. I nodded. "Do the three blind mice have to be mice? Can they be ninjas instead?" I stared at him, confused. "And does the old woman have to live in a shoe? That doesn't feel very aspirational."
"…What are you talking about?" I was completely bewildered. What mice? What shoe?
"Your story." Gus replied. He held up a book that most definitely was not my comic book.
"What? You read the wrong thing!" I exclaimed, snatching the book from him. "This is a book of nursery rhymes."
"Fine." Gus sighed as I tossed the book away. "Then pitch me your idea, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."
"My comic is about a not-at-all-awkward superhero who works at a top-secret hospital called…Mighty Med." My last two words were drowned out by the two shopkeepers, who were using a very loud drill in the background. I looked at them, but since they stopped rather quickly, I didn't comment on it. "There, he toils under the reign of his far-less-attractive, bridge-loving uncle…Horace Diaz." My last two words were unable to be heard again, this time as a result of the loud blender that the store owners were using. I waited until they were finished, then continued. "And the twist is that the location of this top secret superhero hospital is actually inside…a real hospital!" Bagpipes this time! Seriously, what the heck? What was wrong with them?
"Sorry, no sale." Gus told me, to my utter disappointment. "The lead kid is kind of unlikable."
"Your face is kind of unlikable!" I retorted instinctively, offended by what he said. Me? Unlikable?
"Actually, I've been told I have a warm smile-" Gus said, but I cut him off.
"I said kind of unlikable!" I snapped before storming out of the building. This was why I didn't like Normos; they were all stupid and rude!
Oliver's POV
"I give up." I decided, sighing in defeat. "I can't prove that Experion's evil; hell I don't even know for sure that he is evil."
"Maybe it's for the best. I mean, if he gets Skylar's powers back for her, that'll be a good thing." Dani told me, sitting down next to me. "Right?"
"Yeah, it will be. I'm just gonna miss, is all." I replied. My sister bumped shoulders with me, trying to be comforting.
"She'll come back. Skylar's not the type to forget her friends. Besides, every superhero wanders into Mighty Med at some point." She reminded me. "This won't be goodbye, not forever at least."
"You're right." I agreed, feeling a little better. "Thanks Dee."
"No prob." She replied as Alivia walked into the room.
"So, what do you think?" She asked nervously, fidgeting with her bracelet. "Date-worthy?"
I looked over her attire, a simple, strapless, dark green dress that ended just past her knees, accessorized with a black belt, black ballerina flats, and a gold bracelet. "I think Jamie's going to love it." I told her. She smiled, brushing down her dress.
"I hope so. You'd think me moving to the US would make dating easier, but it's been ages since we've both had a night off."
"The downside of dating a fellow superhero." Dani pointed out. Kaz walked in, checking things off a clipboard. He glanced up at Alivia.
"Looking good, Red." He complimented before glancing at me. "Hey, if you wanted to say goodbye to Skylar, I just saw her and Experion headed for the door."
"We should apologize." I decided, getting up. Dani nodded and lead the way into the ER. Kaz, Alivia, and I followed her.
Sure enough, Experion and Skylar were walking towards the door, their arms linked tightly. "Skylar." I called, jogging past Dani to meet up with them. They stopped suddenly. Experion faked a smile at us, but Skylar didn't even bother, her expression not a happy one. Which, I suppose, we deserved. "We wanted to say goodbye and apologize."
"To both of you." Alivia added. I nodded.
"Experion, I'm sorry for what I said about you," I told the taller boy, "and wrote about you in my feelings journal."
"He also drew a really mean picture of you in there-" Dani laughed.
"Hey! Stop reading my journal!" I snapped, annoyed. Neither her nor Kaz had any sense of privacy, especially when it came to my feelings journal. They just read it whenever they felt like it, even though they both knew how much it bothered me.
"Well, we really got to go." Experion told us, trying to pull Skylar away.
"Wait!" I stopped them, remembering something. I dug my hand into my pocket, feeling for the bracelet I'd made for Skylar. "Skylar, I'm really going to miss hanging out with you every day, so I got you a present to remember me by." I pulled out the diamond bracelet. "It's a friendship bracelet."
Skylar looked at me for a moment, then smiled brightly. "Diamonds? Aww." She looked at me straight in the eye. "I really prefer coal, but thank you."
Really? Damn. "Goodbye Skylar." I pulled her in for one last hug. "I hope you get your powers back."
"We really gotta go." Experion pulled Skylar back. I nodded.
"Take care of her, Experion." I told him.
"I will." He promised, they tried to leave again.
"Wait, shouldn't you be signing out?" Kaz reminded them.
"Oh…right." Experion nodded and they headed over to the sign-out sheet.
"I can't believe Skylar's really going back to her planet." Dani sighed.
"I can't believe you have her diamonds instead of coal." Kaz snorted in amusement. "Dude, you know nothing about women."
Both Dani and Alivia stared at him like he'd grown another head. Suddenly, what Skylar had said really clicked in my head. She'd said that she preferred coal, but in previous comics, that was the very thing that incapacitated her. It was one of her weaknesses. That meant…
"Something's wrong. Skylar's in danger!" I hissed to the others.
"Are you sure?" Alivia asked hesitantly. I nodded.
"She signaled me. I'll explain later." If Skylar realize was in trouble, then I didn't have time to explain everything now. "We've got to stop him."
Dani raced behind the counter and slid her hand underneath. Judging by the alarms that started to blare and the security bots that flew out from their holes in the walls, she must have hit the security button.
Experion, who'd been trying to leave, stopped when he heard the alarms. Skylar, on the other hand, leapt into action, cartwheeling away from Experion's grasp as the two security bots focused in one him. They shot laser after laser at him, though he managed to dodge their attacks.
"Skylar!" I hissed as she ducked behind the nearest counter to us. She knelt next to Alivia, a couple of feet away from where Kaz and I were hiding. Dani was stuck in the middle of the circle of counters, though since they protected her on all side from attacks, it wasn't such a bad thing. Skylar smiled at me from her hiding spot, grateful.
Meanwhile, Experion used his magnetic abilities to slam the two security bots together, the force of the impact destroying them in a fiery explosion.
"You think you can hide?" He called confidently, raising his hands. The counters began to rise off the ground, until they were floating near the ceiling. We all looked at each other as Experion used his abilities to destroy them.
Our gazes met, and he leapt into the air, heading straight for us. We moved instantly, rushing out of harm's way.
Kaz, Dani, Alivia, and I rushed to the side of the room, while Skylar took on Experion by herself. They both attacked each other, neither one pulling punches, but it didn't matter; they knew each other's moves too well for either to get the upper hand.
"Why aren't you helping?" I demanded, looking at Alivia. Her mouth was set in a thin line, her face expressionless.
"Experion stabbed her in the back; Skylar's going to want to be the one to defeat him." She said simply.
"But she can't defeat him, not like this anyway." I insisted.
"Experion's weaknesses…anyone remember what they are?" Dani questioned.
"Um…He can't see in the dark. No one from Caldera can." I pointed out.
"But then Skylar wouldn't be able to see either." Dani argued, wincing as Experion managed to kick Skylar into the wall.
"What about night vision goggles?" Kaz suggested as Experion tried to drop a shelf on top of Skylar. She managed to roll out of the way in time, but it was clear that she was beginning to lose steam. "There's got to be some here somewhere."
"We'll find them." Alivia told us. She suddenly split into four identical copies of herself. The four Alivias split up in search of the goggles while we watched the fight between Experion and Skylar continue. Skylar spun on one leg, aiming a kick at his head, but he managed to dodge it, grabbing her wrist at the last second. He flipped her over his shoulder, the momentum dropping her to the ground. She landed on her back, hard, but managed to recover from it quickly. She rolled back to her feet, landing in a fighting stance.
"Skylar, catch!" One of the Alivias shouted, tossing her a pair of night-vision goggles. The duplicate disappeared, as did two of the other ones as the real Alivia ran towards us, shoving night-vision goggles into our hands.
"Kaz, the lights!" I ordered. He hit the switch without a second's thought, the entire room going dark. The moment I pulled on the goggles, my vision was bathed in green. I could see Skylar and Experion standing in the middle of the room, Experion looking around in confusion as to why he couldn't see anything at all.
Skylar took advantage of his weakness, kicking him in the stomach. He swung at her blindly, but she grabbed his wrist, did a one-handed cartwheel, and wrapped her legs around his neck. She used her weight to bring him down to the ground, twisting so as to not hurt herself.
"Damn, remind me to get her to teach me that." Dani whispered, watching in excitement. Experion got to his feet and continued to swing at her, but he missed every time. Skylar landed a few really good punches and kicks to his gut, shoving him backwards until he was a couple of inches away from the wall.
Experion raised a hand and used his magnetic abilities to pull a large metal device towards them, intending for it to crash into her from behind.
"Skylar, look out!" Kaz shouted. Skylar looked behind her, then cartwheeled out of the machine's path. Experion, unable to see that she had moved, continued to pull the machine towards him, until it smashed right into him, crushing him against the wall.
We pulled off our night-vision goggles, and Kaz hit the lights, just as two of Mighty Med's security guards appeared.
"Take him away to Mighty Max." Alivia ordered. They pulled him away from the machine and walked him towards the center of the room.
Experion laughed nervously, glancing at Skylar. "So, uh…can we still be friends?" He asked hopefully. She gave him a disgusted look, but didn't answer. The guards dragged Experion away, heading towards Mighty Max Prison, where all the captured villains were held. As they did, a young woman with short blond hair – styled similarly to Dani's, but longer and without the bangs – walked in. She was wearing a black skirt and a golden, sleeveless top.
"Uh, what did I miss?" She questioned, watching the guards drag Experion away.
"Big fight, butts kicked, the usual." Alivia smiled brilliantly at the girl. She glanced at us. "Oh, these are those friends I was telling you about; Kaz, Oliver, Dani, and Skylar. Guys, this is my girlfriend, Jaime, AKA Spark."
"Cool." "Big fan." "Nice dress." "Nice to meet you." We all responded.
"Ready?" Spark held out her hand. Alivia took it, then glanced at us.
"You guys are good?" She checked.
"Go have fun." I encouraged. She smiled.
"See you tomorrow." She called over her shoulder as she and Spark walked away.
"Well, tonight's been interesting." Dani commented, referring to the Experion business. Skylar nodded.
"Thank you. You guys saved my life." She told us. "Thankfully you got my signal about the coal. Guess you know me better than I knew Experion."
She held out her arms for a hug, and I pushed Kaz out of my way so I could accept it. "That's what friends are for." I told her. I pulled away after a long moment. "And I'm sorry you won't be getting your powers back, but I'm glad you're okay."
"Me too." She replied, smiling. She looked around the room. "We should go – I don't want to get in the way of the cleaning crew."
"Wanna hang out?" I suggested. "Maybe we could go see a movie?"
"Sure." Dani smiled. I looked at her pointedly. "Oh, her."
"They're playing that new fantasy movie you were talking about." I said, remembering the movie trailer she'd be intrigued with.
"That sounds fun." Skylar smiled at me. I grinned. YES! "You guys coming?" NO!
"Nah, we're good." Thankfully, Dani had realized that I wanted to spend some alone time with Skylar. She glanced at Kaz. "Kaz and I were going to go check out that new X-Men movie."
"We are?" Kaz asked. Dani nodded. "Sweet!"
"See ya guys later." Dani mentioned as she and Kaz headed for the door. Skylar turned to me, smiling.
"You coming?" She asked. I nodded, grinning. Man, was I going to have a lot to write in my journal tonight.
Alan's POV
After cooling down a bit, I decided that I was going to try one last time to get the Normos to sell my comic book. "Hello, fine human shopkeepers." I announced, walking back into The Domain. "I've decided to give you one last human chance to buy my comic book that takes place in…" They turned on the paper shredded, getting rid of a large poster board. "Mighty Med."
"I'm sorry, what was that?" The one with glasses asked, turning off the shredder.
"Will you buy my comic book?" I questioned. "And remember, I will not take 'no' for an answer."
"Will you take 'non' for an answer?" He asked.
"Non." I replied.
"Will you take 'hayir' for an answer?" He questioned.
"Hayir." I denied.
"'Hapana'?" He tried.
"Hapana." I retorted.
"'Nahim'?" Now, my patience was really wearing thing.
"Nahim!" I snapped.
"Look, kid, we're sorry, but we already found the next big thing." The guy with glasses told me. As it turns out, their 'next big thing' was just Gus turning those nursery rhymes into a comic book.
Annoyed, I went to leave, but not before discreetly placing my comic book on one of the shelves. Eventually, someone would go to purchase it, and the shopkeepers will realize that it was their next bestseller.
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Kihonne: Anyway, what did you guys think? Good or bad? Or somewhere in between? I want to know what you guys think. Anyway, here's the schedule for the next few updates:
June 19th – Atomic Blast From The Past
June 26th – Growing Pains
July 3rd – Night of the Living Nightmare
Anyway, remember to review!