Who Are You?
The Mother.
Warren's Mother.
Who are you?
We only know your last name is Peace.
We have tried to give you a first name.
We know you were a heroine.
Who are you?
We have never seen you outside of our dreams.
What is the color of your hair…of your eyes?
You are doubtlessly beautiful…all heroines are.
Is that how you first gained your husband's attention?
But there had to be more to keep it and gain his heart as well.
Did you have something he was lacking in his life…gentleness…kindness…tolerance?
Did you fall for his dark, handsome features, his winning smile that your son has?
What was it like?
Was he already a villain…was your love forbidden?
Did he truly love you?
Yes, that much we are sure of.
No matter what monster he may have been, the blackest heart is still a heart.
But did he love you enough?
What happened…what went wrong?
The tragedy…what was it?
Did you see him fall?
Did you see him taken away in chains, the Commander posing for the cameras?
Did you hate him…your husband…the Commander…both?
Where did that leave you and your little boy?
Did the other super heroes who were your friends rally around you…lend support?
Did they turn their backs on you…shun you as an outcast?
Those that did are not true heroes…we spit upon them.
How can one claiming to be good, righteous and noble turn away from a friend with a broken home, a shattered heart and a scared little boy? They are worse than any villain.
Who are you?
What power did you have that you bequeathed your son?
Did you give him his power of fire?
Did you give him his great strength and durability?
We know you gave him his heart.
Though concealed from the world, it still shines through for anyone bothering to look.
You have raised him well.
He is not arrogant, vain, or conceited.
He is steadfast. He even defends his father's name.
He has a job…humble and quiet.
You must be proud of him.
True he has a temper, but is it his father's…or yours?
His dark moods…are they like his father's…do you know how to lighten them?
Did you teach him to study…to always learn by observing?
For that is what he does…quietly sits, pretending to read while he watches what is going on around him.
Is that how you learned about his father…did what you see attract you to him?
We fear we shall never know.
Do you know of your son's love for a little red haired girl he knows from school?
Has he told you about her…do you see the same look in his eye when he talks about her as his father had when looking at you?
Do you approve?
Of course you do.
You yourself have known love that is unexplainable and still do…why else are you still married?
Mother Peace.
May you have the peace you deserve with your son, your future daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
With your husband again by your side.
You are the mother of our hero.
And we shall always love you for it.