Chapter 21
"A face that's about to be broken!" Ben angerly growled at Johnny as Reed moved in front of Ben as soon as the rock like man got near Johnny.
"Look, this isn't permanent, Johnny. We need to be careful until we're normal again." Reed told Johnny as the blond glared at Ben.
"What if I don't want to be normal? I didn't turn into a monster!" Johnny angerly yelled at Reed causing Kayla's eyes to widen in fright before she began to cry as Ben balled one of his hands into a fist and almost punched Johnny before he sighed as he turned around and began to walk away from the group.
"Johnny, say you're sorry." Peter angerly told Johnny as Thomas picked up his daughter as tried to calm her just as Johnny threw a fireball at Ben causing the crowd around them to gasp as Ben turned around to face Johnny.
"Huh? Did you just-" Ben began to ask Johnny before the pyro threw a larger fireball at Ben causing the rock like mutant to glare at Johnny.
"That's it, Tinker Bell! You wanna fly? Then fly!" Ben growled at Johnny as he marched over to the pyro causing Reed to get in the middle of them and try to stop the rock like man before Ben tried to punch Johnny causing his fist to go threw Reed and hit Johnny causing the pyro to fly through the air and then smack into a buildboard as Reed quickly got out of the way of the two fighters.
"Johnny!" Peter gasped in shock as Thomas began to hum a melody as he tried to get Kayla to calm down.
"Wait a minute, guys." Sue told the two fighters as Johnny stood up causing Peter to run over to him.
"Johnny, calm down." Peter told his crush as Johnny glared at Ben.
"Ben, don't do this." Sue then told Ben as he snarled at Johnny as the pyro began to march over to him causing Peter to grab his arm and try to stop Johnny.
"Let's see of we can get blood from a stone." Johnny growled at Ben as he tried to free himself from Peter's grip.
"Johnny, no." Peter then told his crush as the blond payed him no mind.
"Let's see. Bring it, Burnout!" Ben then growled at Johnny as Susan got inbetween them.
"You two need a time-out!" Susan then angerly told the preteen and the rock like mutant as she placed one hand on Johnny's chest and then summoned a forcefield in front of Ben who glared at Johnny once more before he turned around and then walked away from the group once more.
"Talk to Blockhead. He started it!" Johnny angerly told Susan.
"I don't care!" Susan angerly told Johnny as the crowd around them continued to take pictures of the group.
"Dang it, Johnny!" Susan then angerly told Johnny before she turned around and began to follow Ben.
"Ben, wait!" Susan yelled at her friend as Thomas gave one last look at Johnny before he began to follow Susan.
"What?" Johnny angerly asked Reed and Peter before he walked over to the remains of his bike and then kicked it.
"You need to control yourself and think before you act." Reed scolded Johnny as Peter sighed.
"Johnny, there's something I want to tell you. It's something my Uncle Ben told me before he died." Peter softly told Johnny causing the blond to look at him.
"With great power comes great responsibility." Peter then softly told Johnny causing the blond to look curiously at Peter before he walked around the remains of his bike and then glared at Reed.
"Yeah, but that's your problem, Reed. You always think, you never act." Johnny angerly told Reed causing the raven haired man and Peter to look at him.
"What if we got these powers for a reason? What if it's like some higher calling?" Johnny asked Reed as the crowd continued to take pictures of them.
"A higher calling? Like getting boys and making money?" Reed angerly asked Johnny causing Peter to glare at Johnny.
"Is there any higher and I already have the boy I want." Johnny told Reed causing Peter to scoff.
"That's what you think, Storm." Peter growled at Johnny.
"You know what, Reed? This is who we are. Accept it." Johnny asked and then told Reed as camera flashes continued to fill the air.
"Or better yet, enjoy it." Johnny then told Reed before he turned around and then walked through the crowd.
+With Susan, Thomas, Kayla and Ben+
"Wait, Ben!" Susan yelled at her friend as she and Thomas followed Ben down a street away from the X-Games.
"Slow down!" Thomas then yelled at Ben as he and Susan caught up with Ben.
"He didn't mean it. You know Johnny. He's always been a hothead." Susan then told Ben as she and Thomas began to walk along side Ben.
"It ain't him." Ben told Susan and Thomas before he stopped walking and then turned around to face the crowd behind them.
"It's them!" Ben then roared at the crowd causing the crowd to gasp in shock as Kayla looked at Ben.
"I can't live like this." Ben sadly told Susan, Thomas and Kayla as he looked at the two blonds and the young brunette before he turned away from them and began to walk away from the crowd once more causing Susan and Thomas to follow him once more.
"Just give Reed a little more time. You know how he works. Analyzing every little step before he takes one." Susan begged Ben and then franticly told the rock like mutant.
"It's easy for the two of you to be patient." Ben told Susan and Thomas as he looked at the two blonds.
"No, it's not!" Susan angerly told Ben causing the rock like man to stop walking and then turn around to look at Susan, Thomas and Kayla as Susan and Thomas stopped walking as well.
"I thought I was done waiting for Reed, but I-" Susan began to explain to the group before she stopped.
"We're all in this together, Ben." Susan then told Ben as Thomas nodded.
"Ben, we've been given a great power and with this great power, we've been given great responsibility." Thomas then told Ben.
"Together? And what if I don't want this so called 'great power'?" Ben asked Susan and then asked Thomas.
"Susie, Tommy, look at me. You two have no idea what I'd, what I'd give to be invisible." Ben then sadly told the two blonds and the young brunette causing Susan and Thomas to look worringly at their friend while Kayla looked worringly at her uncle before he turned away from them once more and then walked away from them.
"Mama, will Uncle Ben be alright?" Kayla worringly asked Thomas causing the blond to sigh.
"I don't know, sweetie. I really don't know." Thomas sadly told Kayla.