A/N: I'm sorry for worrying you guys, with the lack of update and this whole pandemic going on, I know some of you were worried, I fine, but I appreciate the concern
I want to apologies, it's been way too long since an update and this chapter is very short. TBH, I'm not really into the mcu at the moment, other fandoms have caught my eye, and it's caused me to fall out of love with this story. I won't abandon it, I promise, I don't want to abandon another story, it's just hard to get myself to write for this
A.T.O.M. thought about Principal Al-Abbas' words as he walked onto the sparring mat. He did want to be a hero, he knew he shouldn't be holding back. Well, he should be holding back a bit. After all, he could kill everyone in the school in a matter of minutes if he tried.
He was sparring against Lix, he knew she could take some hard hits because of her aura powers. A.T.O.M. decided he wouldn't hold back as much in this fight, not like he had been. Coach Torres blew the whistle and for time first time, A.T.O.M. went on the offensive.
A.T.O.M. ran towards Lix, though not at full force. Still, she was caught by surprise. She side stepped out of the way as A.T.O.M. neared, his punch hitting only air. Quick to react, Lix blasted A.T.O.M. with a bolt of lightning.
"Not bad," A.T.O.M. said.
"Not bad yourself," Lix said, clearly a bit shaken up.
She attacked with another bolt of lightning, but A.T.O.M. evaded. He moved toward his opponent quickly, though still slow enough for her to notice, striking her in the shoulder. Lix's armor kept her safe, but to everyone's surprise, including Lix, the aura armor cracked under the force. A.T.O.M. hadn't meant to hit her that hard. He stood in shock for a moment. He should've been more careful. He was too dangerous.
Lix's saw her opportunity. She dropped to the ground, sweeping A.T.O.M.'s legs out from under him. The robot fell flat on his back.
"Lix wins," Coach Torres announced.
Lix got off the mat as quick as she could. The rest of Beta checked to see if she was okay. She assured her teammates she was fine. A.T.O.M. pushed himself off the ground. No one from Zeta checked on him, but other students gave him looks. Mostly fear, some anger, others just plain shock. A.T.O.M. couldn't blame them.
Alexander was next on the mat. He was going up against Thrain. Briefly, he glanced over at his brother, Thrain's friend, as his opponent walked onto the mat. It had been months, but Jason still hadn't taught Alexander a thing about how to control his powers. Alexander didn't know how to feel about it; Thrain was the one who suggested the tutoring, not Jason. Still, Alexander couldn't help but feel anger at Jason's continuous ignoring of him.
It was clear family day had been awkward for him. It was awkward for both of them. Alexander had hoped things would get better for them after that day, but Jason hadn't spoken to him since.
When the whistle blew, Thrain ran at full force. Alexander ducked as Thrain threw his first punch, but neglected to watch his opponent's other hand. Thrain hit Alexander's side hard. Alexander's powers took over, shooting a large bolt of lightning through Thrain's hand. Thrain stumbled backwards a step, grabbing his hand.
"Sorry," Alexander said. "I didn't mean for it to be that strong."
"Don't apologies," Thrain said, going in for another hit.
Alexander's powers must have overexerted itself on the last surge because nothing happened when Thrain hit him again. Alexander fought back, but his punches didn't land like Thrains. Occasionally, the lightning would fight back, the most of the time, it stayed dormant.
After just a couple minutes, Thrain hit Alexander square in the chest, sending Alexander stumbling off the mat.
"Thrain wins," Coach Torres announced.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who has stuck around, I know it's been a slow journey and again I'm sorry, see you in what, 3 months, lol