Chapter 40: Battling a Bully.
Violet was currently on her way with her mom to Metroville Elementary to pick up Dash when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Helen asked.
"Mrs. Parr, I'm calling about your son. He's been sent to the hospital." said the principal.
"WHAT?!" Helen shouted, startling Violet and stopping the car. She quickly turned the car around and started to phone her husband as she neared the hospital.
"Excuse me, I'm the mother of Dash Parr. I was told he was sent here by his school's principal." Helen said as she and Violet rushed to the front desk once they arrived.
The receptionist typed into the computer and said after a few seconds, "Your son is in Room 39G." she said. Helen and Violet made their way to the room and went in, seeing Dash hooked up to a machine.
"Hey, honey." Helen said with a smile as she walked over and sat beside him. Violet did the same as she gave him a fist bump.
Dash smiled, "Hey, Mom. Hey, Violet." he said. Helen looked at his forehead and saw a nasty gash had been left there along with multiple other injuries across his face and arms.
"Dash, honey, what happened to you?!" Helen asked.
"This kid at my school. He's as old as Violet. His name is Gerald. He ordered me to give him my lunch money and when I refused, he threw me on the concrete sidewalk then did this with his fists." Dash said, making Violet angry.
"Well, looks like it's my turn." she said with a smirk.
The next day, Dash was watching his school's TV channel and frowned when he saw Gerald was being interviewed in his school's auditorium in front of the whole school.
"Now, Gerald, can you please tell us what you hope to do at the game tonight?" asked a woman, holding a microphone to him.
"Well, I plan to help us win another football…" Gerald was interrupted as the doors of the auditorium opened loudly. The camera panned over and from behind the curtain came Violet in her Super suit.
"WOOOOOO! MISS STEALTH! YOU GO, GIRL!" many fans were shouting as she approached Gerald and snatched the microphone from him.
"You listen here, I'm here with something to say to you, buddy." Violet said in an angry tone.
"What's that?" Gerald asked.
"Did you beat up a fan of mine, named Dash Parr?" asked Violet as she held the microphone to him, expecting an answer.
"So what if I did? The little squirt wouldn't give me his lunch money, so I had to beat him up." Gerald answered in an arrogant tone.
Violet grew angry before she pointed at him and said, "Then I demand you fight me. I'm here to stand up for him and that's how, by beating you. You fight without any weapons, I'll fight without my powers." before taking off her gloves and dropping them on the floor, cracking her knuckles afterward.
"Your funeral, Miss Stealth." Gerald said before he swung his fist at her, only for her to duck and uppercut him, giving him a bloody nose.
Gerald stumbled back, holding his nose before he glared at Violet and said, "You're gonna pay for that!" He then leaped in the air and flew at her with a kick, but she moved to the side and punched him in the back as he came by, making him fall face first on the floor and get it scraped.
"Why you!" Gerald said before he and Violet started to exchange punches and kicks, giving each other a few bruises and cuts.
"Enough of this!" Gerald yelled before he slugged Violet in the face, giving her a bruised cheek. Gerald smirked only to look shocked when Violet looked back at him with a smirk.
"Was that a fly?" she asked before she punched him hard in the gut, making him stumble back before she kicked him in the forehead with the heel of her boot, giving him a bleeding cut and causing him to fall back and down the steps, which caused him a lot of pain as he fell on the floor. Violet then ran and jumped before she did a knee drop on his back, making him scream in pain. She then punched him in the face left and right, making his head swerve like a rag doll before she stomped on his stomach, making him cough up spit before she kicked him in the chin, making him fly back. The auditorium cheered loudly.
Gerald struggled back up and glared at Violet before he charged her and rammed her into the wall before punching her across the face multiple times, giving her several bruises and cuts before he threw her in front of him and said, "Time to finish this." Violet looked closely and gasped at seeing his fist raised. She moved quickly and kicked him sharp in the wrist, making him drop it right in front of the principal, who was watching it. Violet then gave Gerald a swift slap before jumping and kicking him in the face, sending him flying back into the wall and causing the back of his head to hit it harshly and knock him out. Violet wiped sweat from her brow and smirked as the crowd cheered. After some time, Gerald's father came and got him after he was expelled. Violet stayed a while to sign autographs and take pictures before she left for the hospital, where she found Dash waiting for her.
"Hey, Vi!" Dash called as he ran up and gave her a fist bump.
"What's up, Dash?" Violet asked.
"Thanks for returning another favor, sis. You're the best." Dash said as they walked home.
"You're welcome, Dash." Violet said with a smile.