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'Warren James Peace! I cannot believe you did that to a poor innocent boy!' Mrs. Peace's eyes flashed with anger as she slammed the front door behind them. She was far removed from her usual state of grace and tranquillity. 'He could have been killed if the Coach hadn't pulled you off him in time!'

'Yeah, well, when your Dad's one of the most notorious super villains to ever walk the earth, I guess the odds aren't exactly stacked in your favour when it comes to keeping calm!'

Warren was seriously annoyed, he couldn't believe he'd turned into a sobbing wreck in the middle of the gym floor. He couldn't remember the last time he cried, anywhere.

'Anyway,' sniped Warren, 'it was Coach Boomer who told Storm who to mimic! Dad's appearance may not have been real but the damage he could have inflicted certainly was!'

'Enough!' snapped Mrs. Peace, 'you're just lucky they didn't expel you for this! A week's suspension away from your friends ought to teach you a lesson,' Warren didn't have the heart to correct her, 'and I'm taking away your TV and your telephone. Now get to your room and don't you dare set foot outside the door until I say so!'

Warren grunted and trudged up the stairs to his room. He couldn't believe this was happening again…

(Warren's PoV)

Twice in two years, no wonder Mom's freaking out. I mean, it wasn't even my fault last time. If you had two giants about to kick the shit out of you, wouldn't you employ self-defence? Admittedly mine is a little more dangerous than your average punch but then I'm a little more dangerous than your average guy!

Boomer should have got that, don't they have meetings to discuss future pupils anyway! I wouldn't say provoking me was exactly a great idea, especially with him. Boomer should not have done that, and the way they just took his side, like what I feel doesn't matter! Even Mom didn't believe I had no control! Of all people I thought she'd understand.

I get that she's worried I'll turn out like Dad, incinerating and destroying everything in sight but she shouldn't, I could never do that. Not like he did, leave her and destroy our lives, what kind of man could do that to his family if he truly loved them? Obviously a family wasn't enough excitement for him.

I wonder if he ever thinks about us, about what he gave up just to be known as the Big Bad? A quadruple life sentence is about right, one for my mom, one for me and the other two for those heroes he killed, Trailblazer and … whatever, its not like anything can be done about it now. The day he destroyed their lives was the day he destroyed mine and any chance I had of leading a half-normal life!

What was it that Mom always said? Something like if he was stupid enough to pass up on our lives then he deserves to be in jail. He obviously wasn't that great a villain though, if the Commander caught him. Plenty have avoided capture and manage to hide out somewhere. Better to be known for a missing dad than a supremely evil one. Mom used to tell me when I was little that Dad was just away on business, when in fact it was the results of his 'business' that were keeping him away.

I hate doing this to her and apparently she shouts because she cares (or so she says) and doesn't want me to end up like that man but I guess some part of me will always be out of control. We just found that out the hard way.

Anyway, it's really all her fault – she shouldn't have been so stupid as to shack up with him in the first place, I mean, did she ever think it could work? But I suppose they were in love at one point.

Love. I'm 17 and I've never been in love. Hell, I've never even had a girlfriend; they've all been too scared they'd get incinerated if they got too close. I wouldn't know so I can't say either way!

So I shut myself away. It's easier than dealing with real life and all the crap that's just waiting to get you.

Like him. He left to escape life and his responsibilities, to escape me. Bastard! I hope he rots in jail. He's already destroyed my life – any chance I had at a normal one was eradicated when I was conceived. And it's his entire fault… If I ever meet him…

Warren felt his arms starting to burn as he thought about the totally crap hand he'd been dealt in life. The flames rippled up from his fingertips and soon he was fully flaming. No, don't let him win again. The flames subsided and Warren was left with the warm tingling feeling he always had afterwards.

He lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling wondering what had happened to Storm. He had to be alright, right? Warren needed to graduate Sky High with a spotless record if he was ever to be a hero and make up for the wrong his father committed. He guessed a dead classmate wouldn't exactly help him move on. No, he had to be fine; otherwise there would have been some sort of jail involved. Warren was pretty sure of that.

He gazed at the pile of books Principal Powers had given him to 'think about' during his suspension. 'How to Fight your Inner Villains' and 'Fight or Flight: Make the Hero's Choice' were just two of the 'appealing' looking titles that caught Warren's eye. He sighed and resigned himself to the fact that, without his TV, he was probably going to have to read these to stop boredom from killing him.

As he reached to pick up the nearest one ('You and your Sidekick') something else caught Warren's eye that made him stop. The ring that sat on the third finger of his right hand was glowing. His Dad had given him this before his incarceration and told him never to take it off. Even though Warren would rather die than have anything to do with his dad again, he kept it on as a reminder of that he could become if he wasn't careful. He stared at the ring but as suddenly as it had started glowing, it stopped. Warren was puzzled and shook his head. Perhaps it was just a trick of the light.

As he lay on his bed with the tome he'd chosen a sudden thought crossed Warren's mind –

This was going to be a very long week.

A/N: Sorry if I made him a bit too OC but I find it hard writing personal viewpoints, at least for guys!