Nobody's Drabbles

by Mikell

A series of 200 word, narrative drabbles. I've deliberately left out names and dialogue (in most), to practice and improve my narrative characterization. ("Tell" is the exception, being 100% dialogue.) Random topics. Mostly set in the 2k3 series, with occasional references to the 2k7 movie.

12. 12 Idol

~Idol~

Meeting his hero, Silver Sentry, was his chance to be famous. He didn't care about the accolades so much, the press releases, the photo shoots and the admirers, but to be recognized, just once, for the hard work he and his brothers put in for the City. To have some kid run up to him on the street and ask for an autograph. To not have every single person they met run away screeching about monsters and aliens. To be accepted. Was that so much to ask?

Spending time with Sentry, he started to see the downside. Being a celebrity meant always being on stage, on display, in the spotlight, and no one could get close, for fear an enemy would use them to get to you. It didn't take long to figure out that he preferred his family, his brothers and their new sister, to a crowd of cheering fans any day. His big brothers had always been his heroes. He had a pretty awesome Ninja Master for a dad. His sister was one of the smartest people he'd ever met, save for his genius brother. He was a ninja, and that was enough. Fame, he decided, was overrated.