How I Became a Superhero

From Alex's Journal:

Even though I stopped a bank robbery by those two weirdoes, I ended up getting arrested anyway. Not for robbing a bank, but for the destruction of property! Fortunately for me I wasn't in jail very long. About three minutes to be exact.You seethe bank president and the people who got robbed told Sheriff Lobo what happened and they got their money back they spoke up for me, which was really weird.

Since our town is really small the judge on duty decided to have an emergency session in court. So after I got booked at the station we walked next door to the courthouse. Already half the people in town were filling up the room. I had a public defender so I wasn't too worried when I faced the judge. Maybe I should have been…

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"Okay this court is now in session!" Jim pounded on his gavel. Mayor Sprinkles was next to him. "Alex Summers you stand accused of trashing public property, how do you plead?"

"Uh, would you believe it was an accident?" Alex gulped.

"But you did do it, didn't you?" Jim looked at him.

"Technically," Deputy Yokel stood up. "But he only used his powers to stop two thieves which we have witnesses for. He only meant to blast them! He's really sorry your Honor, so if he wants to pay for the damages can we go please? Pretty please?"

"When is this town ever going to get a real lawyer?" Sheriff Lobo grumbled. "Look even though his intentions were good, his aim was way off!"

"It was good enough to keep me from getting blasted!" The teller from the bank shouted. Several people called out in support.

An elderly woman stood up and showed them a green ring. "This ring has been in my family for generations. It's all I have left of my mother. Well that and her large fortune. This young man's actions kept those horrible tramps away from it! So he was a bit over enthusiastic. He was just trying to help! He shouldn't be punished for that!"

"He also trashed half of downtown!" Sheriff Lobo snapped. "That's what he should be punished for!"

"Well that sausage building was gonna be demolished anyway…" Deputy Yokel said. "And then so was that other abandoned building. It had a lot of rats in it. Technically it was already trashed. Plus nobody got really hurt. Well, nobody but the bad guys anyway…"

"Deputy Yokel can I ask you something?" Sheriff Lobo glared at him. "What the hell does my sister see in you?"

"Look, your Honor..." Alex said.

"Oh boy call me Jim," Jim waved. Sprinkles barked. "Everybody does."

"Oh lord…" Sheriff Lobo groaned. "Yeah this is a fair court!"

"Sir," Alex said. "I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to damage anything. I was just trying to help. I'll pay for the damages. I can get a job to work it off. If anyone will hire me."

"Well the Mayor and I had an idea," Jim scratched his head. "You could work off any damages by performing community service."

"That's not a bad idea," Sheriff Lobo said.

"And the best way he could do that is by working with the Sheriff's Department by catching criminals and solving crimes," Jim grinned.

"That is a bad idea," Sheriff Lobo glared at him.

The Mayor responded with a loud woof. "Mayor Sprinkles thinks that it's a great idea," Jim grinned. "Just imagine, our very own superhero! Well unless you count Captain Midnight."

An elderly man in long red underwear, a cape and black mask wearing a colander on his head grumbled. "Whippersnappers! Just 'cause I'm over eighty and made one or two hundred mistakes…THIS IS AGE DISCRIMINATION! THAT'S WHAT IT IS!"

"Dad will you knock it off?" Jim snapped. "You know you can't fly! The aliens contaminated our drinking water and took away your superpowers!"

"Aliens did not take away his superpowers!" One man stood up. "I really hate it when people bad mouth aliens for no good reason!"

"He's right," Another man said. "It's the government that's responsible for that!"

"God, there are days when I really hate this town…" Sheriff Lobo moaned.

"Then it's settled!" Jim grinned. "From now on, Alex Summers is our new superhero! Which reminds me, you need a name. A superhero name."

"Well I do have one," Alex admitted. "Havok. With a k."

"It fits," Sheriff Lobo groaned. "Oh god does it fit…"

"And you can train him Sheriff," Jim grinned.

"WHY ME?" Sheriff Lobo shouted.

"Well you are the Sheriff," Deputy Yokel said. "You're the only one here qualified to do it. Hey! Maybe we can get capes on our uniforms?"

"Capes are so last season!" Jim told him.

"They are not!" Jim's father shouted.

"Don't capes get caught up in stuff?" One man asked.

"How about a half cape?" A woman asked.

"I hate my life," Sheriff Lobo moaned. "I hate my life…"

Next: Alex starts his training and Sheriff Lobo starts getting even more migraines! What do you think of this fic so far? Love it? Hate it? Totally indifferent? Let me know!