Hello everyone! This chapter takes place 2 weeks after the previous one. Hope you all enjoy!
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It was a usual afternoon in Mr. Jacobson's history class.
He took a piece of chalk and started to write out The War of 1812 on the black board behind him as he started, "Alright, now that we concluded our unit on life in the early years of the United States and I mentioned this briefly last week, can anyone tell me who was president going into the war of 1812?"
He looked over his shoulder to find the usual students raising their hands, as well as the usual ones avoiding to make eye contact so they wouldn't be picked on to answer.
He kept scanning the room until he saw Dash, sitting in the middle of it all at his desk, scanning his eyes rather intently and making notes on something, at least that's what it seemed he was doing to his teacher.
However, it didn't look like he was paying attention to anything that was just said either as Mr. Jacobson crossed his arms and said, "Dash, would you like to answer?"
The class stopped as they all turned back to look at Dash, who still didn't respond.
"Dash?" Mr. Jacobson repeated, slightly louder and also slightly more annoyed. Dash stopped and looked up to have his eyes go wide a little as he saw the whole room staring at him as he responded, sounding caught off guard, "Um… what?"
Mr. Jacobson quirked up an eyebrow as he leaned against the clean area of the blackboard behind him, some students snickering to themselves.
He gave Dash a slight look with a raised eyebrow before saying, "I was asking if you knew who the president was at the beginning of the War of 1812?"
"Uhh…" Dash stumbled, knowing he'd been caught not paying attention.
(Dash's POV)
Ah… crap.
Everyone kept looking at me and I knew just by looking at Jacobson that he wasn't gonna let me slide out of this.
Ah c'mon! Why can't I remember?! He said this guy's name last week!
I gripped a hand into my hair and grit my teeth as I saw Stanley Quinn and Bridget Carmichael pretty much spazzing out in the front to get picked to answer since both of them are total know it alls.
Ugh! Will he just pick one of those to nerds already and get off my back?! I don't know!
"Uh… gjjjjjj…. George Washington?" I totally knew I was wrong and Mr. Jacobson's face told me without him even saying anything yet.
"Close, but James Madison was the president I was looking for. Now how about you stop working on homework for other classes during mine so you can focus and we'll forget about it this time." He said, giving me that look again. And hey as much as I hate it, he was right.
Well… kinda.
I wasn't paying attention to anything but I wasn't doing homework for another class. But, I knew I was busted as I took the map and shoved it in my backpack as I said, "Sorry."
That seemed to do it since he turned his back and started writing on the blackboard again.
After that incident at that bank almost 2 weeks ago, it's happened 3 more times.
No matter how fast I try to get there or figure out their patterns they keep escaping me. But, all 4 of those times happened in the same week. And so far this week has been a total snore fest, which I guess is okay?
Mom, dad and Lucius were starting to catch on to it with what they've been hearing from the news. So, I'm deciding to be one step ahead.
I got a map of the city and circled all the banks and crossed out the ones that were already robbed.
That's what I was working on right now.
Like maybe if I try to see where those other banks are that it could clue me in on where they're gonna go next? But… man, its like its random or something.
Nothing about this is adding up. I don't even know who's doing it?!
It's just the same thing happens every freaking time!
I hear something blow up, I get there, I see a HUGE hole blown into the wall, and then I look in and just see the whole place cleaned out and no one's there!
Well… not every time.
Last week
C'mon Dash! You got this!
I'm only 12 blocks from it! They're not getting away this time!
I kept following the dust from the rubble that got kicked up from the explosion. I screeched to a halt for a split second as I saw two shadowy figures pause for a second to look at me before rounding a corner in the alley.
I smirked to myself.
Gotcha!
I took off and was at the end of the alley in a fraction of a second, but…
Huh?
I kept looking around. Nothing? There was nothing except a couple of trash cans.
"What the?... Where did?... UGH!" I pounded my fist against the brick wall next to me so hard it actually kinda dented the brick and also kinda hurt my hand a little bit and I would've cared more if I wasn't so pissed.
They got away… AGAIN?! HOW?! I have super speed! How could they get away?! Can they walk through walls or something?!
I felt like I was actually going crazy as I kept stomping around pulling at my hair before yelling and kicking a trash can full force.
I almost forgot about where I was and I heard people behind me coming to check out what was happening.
I snapped out of it as I took a couple steps back before running at full speed up the wall to get the heck out of there so I didn't get caught there, for many different reasons.
Present day
Seriously! I'm still pissed about that!
It's like I'm trying to find ghosts or something?! Next time I swear they are NOT gonna get away. Once I figure out where they're hitting up next, they won't know what hit 'em once Blue Streak shows up.
Just wait!
2 days later
I kept scanning all over with a pair of binoculars for the past 2 nights like some kind of creepy peeping Tom... and nothing.
Why am I not surprised at this point?! Every time I got it together… NOTHING HAPPENS?!
And look at me! I'm literally scanning the city with binoculars like an old person bird watching at the park. But the only things I've seen are cars, pedestrians, and some weird group of middle-aged people I saw through a window standing around having a party in their underwear for some reason when I was scanning over this apartment one second too long.
I pretty much shuddered when I thought about it again and making me know for sure that will totally scar me for the rest of my life. Just saying, this city's full of more weirdos than just criminals.
I shook my head and shoulders out to try and forget, emphasis on try.
I kept scanning over the sidewalks until I scanned up quickly to avoid seeing something else that will haunt my dreams for all eternity when I got to the roof.
But… wait.
I refocused on this dark figure I saw in the distance on another rooftop. I mean, not a huge deal. There are people who come up to the roofs to work on maintenance and stuff.
But… I don't think this person does maintenance as I got kind of a closer look.
Although I think they could tell I was getting, or at least trying, to get a closer look since right as I was refocusing my binoculars on them, they whipped they're head back at me before they took off running and leaped over to the next rooftop as they kept going.
I don't know what was up with me but I watched as they kept going until they got to this huge gap with a HUGE drop off between the 2 buildings.
Are they nuts?! They're gonna die!
I scrunched my eyebrows together and grit my teeth as I took off running.
I got to the right point to try and catch them, but… Wait, hold up. What the?!
I just saw the figure just start almost floating down towards me and as they got closer I finally got a better look at them.
Wait, who's she?!
She looked like she was almost the same age as me, dressed in a black jumpsuit with silver gloves and silver streaks running across the legs, shoulders and back.
She had long black hair that looked like it was being held up by and almost weaved into something that looked like a… wait? Mask? They're wearing a mask? Are they a super?
I mean, yeah they're in a super-suit but that doesn't mean they're actually a superhero if the whole Syndrome thing with dad taught me anything. And that goes for A LOT.
But, it also seems like she has powers of some kind? I mean, duh, she's literally hovering off the roof right in front of me and almost giggling to herself until I realized she looked like she was laughing at me, which only made more more confused and I could feel my face go red which was completely embarrassing.
But, luckily my mask covers a lot of my face to hide my total embarrassment as I was trying to figure out what the heck was going on right now?!
She stopped giggling as she opened her eyes and looked at me before saying, her voice catching me off guard, "Trying to save me, hmm? That's so… chivalrous. But, I can assure you that I don't need saving. As you can see."
Her accent was hard for me to figure out.
She definitely had one though since she didn't sound like she was from here.
I mean, she speaks really clear English but she totally has a little bit of an accent. Like European or something? No idea.
She touched down on the roof and looked at me with these sleek light gray eyes that seemed to stand out in the dark. And just being honest here this girl is… whoa.
Trust me, I'm not the kinda guy that totally gets lame over girls but… man, she's a total babe.
Seriously, I can't tell entirely what she looks like since most of her face and body is covered like mine. But, ya know, from what I can see, if you told me she was a model or something I'd totally believe it.
She was lean but athletic and… tall. Not as tall as me but she was close.
She walked a little closer to me and I froze up a little as she smirked at me before saying, "But, I bet any girl you ever saved probably didn't mind. Huh, Blue Streak?"
My eyes went wide as I gave her this look.
She knows who I am?!
I scrunched my eyes and shook my head before giving her this look and crossing my arms while saying, trying to gain control of whatever was happening, "So… how do you know me? Cuz I don't know you or ever seen you around here before."
She let out what to me sounded like some kind of scoff mixed with a laugh as she said, "Well, it is pretty obvious. Especially seeing you in action just now. And you are right, you could say I'm new in town."
I was still trying not to look like an idiot, as I said, "So, who are you then? What do you want?"
Hey, I may think this chick is hot, but it's not like I trust her or anything.
She laughed again before saying, her hands on her hips, "Why do you need to know? A girl can't just hang out and mind her own business?"
I gave her a look again before saying, "Well, I know most of the superheroes in the city and I've never seen you before. Also, jumping off buildings is hanging out?"
She smirked and shrugged before pretty much admitting, "Fair. While we're asking questions though and pointing out the obvious, you look younger than what I thought."
She was giving me a look at the end of it that made me feel like my stomach was going to fall out of my butt. I could tell she knew I was either underage or if I wasn't, I probably just turned 18.
Although me being an idiot and looking kinda shocked in front of her totally gave it away.
Ah crud, she totally knows.
"Hey look, I…" She started laughing a little again before saying, "Don't worry, hun. I'm a lot of things but trust me. I'm not a snitch."
Weirdly I felt a huge wave of relief wash over me, but… I'm also totally suspicious. I crossed my arms and gave her a look as I pointed out, "Look thanks, but what are you trying get out of this with me right now?"
She laughed a little before smirking at me again and saying, almost like she was messing around or something, "Oh, so serious? Believe me, right now I'm just having a little fun with you. You need to loosen up a little."
She brushed her fingers over my shoulder that made a shiver go up my spine and made me stand straighter on contact as I whipped my head over to keep watching her.
I tried to clear my throat but she beat me to it as she said, "But seriously though, your secret's safe with me. I was out using my powers on my own too way before I was 18 and I'm almost 19. And why? Well… because I don't care. I do what I want… when I want."
Wait… 19?
She was starting to walk closer to me again and I just froze up.
I have no idea what's happening right now. I mean I kinda like it in some really weird way, but still… I snapped out of it when I heard a weird beeping sound and saw her look at this thing that looked like a watch on her wrist.
She pressed something on it and said, "Well, as much as I'm enjoying the conversation, I'm heading out. But, same time same place tomorrow?"
She threw a wink my way before walking away and I smirked as I said, remembering, "Hey, I never got a name?" She stopped at the edge of the building before looking over her shoulder at me.
She had a slight smirk on her face as she said, "For all intensive purposes, to you… it's Nova."
After she said that she held her right hand off to the side and I had to stop myself from flinching as I saw this bright ball show up in her hand like Lucius does with ice.
But, this wasn't ice and it didn't even look like fire.
It… it almost looked like… the sun?
Seriously it's like she was holding a tiny sun in her hand the size of a tennis ball! Sure Violet can make force fields and turn invisible and Jack Jack can make copies of himself, shoot lasers out of his eyes, and light himself on fire… but man, I've never seen anything this before.
After that she smirked as she closed her hand around the sun to extinguish it before she dove out of sight.
I stumbled back a little bit as I rubbed the back of my neck.
Okay, not exactly what I was looking for tonight, but… I'm not complaining either. I'll see what this girl's deal is.
Well, I won't elaborate too much, but let's just say that this is where the story REALLY begins. ;) Next chapter will contain more information on the latest addition plus much more! As always, please don't be shy about leaving a constructive review or messaging me here. Or even if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask! Feedback always helps and is very much appreciated. Have a lovely weekend!
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