Quick Recap: Skylar met with some of her classmates at the battleground known as the Arena and had a quick fight with Spectra. Chaos then met up with her daughter, but instead of making conversation, Skylar brushed her off
The weekend had finally rolled around and my father couldn't have been more stressed. As much as he didn't want to let me go with my mother, he wasn't given much choice
Skylar was in her room, packing a small duffle bag with clothes. Jury-Rig stood in Skylar's doorway with an uncomfortable look in his eye
"Would you stop looking like that? It's making me feel weird" Skylar admitted
"I don't like this..." Jury-Rig mumbled
"What?" Skylar asked, not hearing what her father said
Jury-Rig frowned "I don't like this, Skylar. She's..."
"A villain. She's also my mom. And she's alone..." Skylar explained "It's only for a couple days, you'll live. What does her place even look like anyway?"
Jury-Rig sighed and rubbed his head "Not sure"
Skylar finished packing and headed for the door
"Promise you'll be careful" Jury-Rig spoke
Skylar stopped at the door "I will"
Skylar returned to the area she was a couple days prior when she fought Spectra. Chaos had given her daughter specific instructions to get to her home. Skylar walked up to an apartment building and went inside to the fourth floor and stopped at the door labeled 4D. Skylar took a deep breath and knocked on the door
When you think of where a villain would live, you'd think an evil lair... An abandoned factory... A cave even... But strangely, what happened next was actually more disturbing
A woman with blonde hair opened the door with a smile "Skylar!"
Skylar's jaw dropped. She looked passed the woman to the bright, clean, organized apartment
"Mom..?" Skylar mumbled
Chaos brought her daughter inside and sat her on the couch "I'm glad you made it here safely"
"Yeah..." Skylar half-nodded and looked around
"Something wrong?" Chaos asked
"Nothing wrong. It's just that this isn't what I expected your place to look like" Skylar shrugged
Chaos smirked "Oh yeah? What did you expect this place to look like?"
Skylar rubbed her arm "I don't know... Darker, maybe..."
"I see" Chaos sat next to Skylar "I know that your father isn't too happy that you're here"
"Try not at all" Skylar smirked
Chaos grinned "He'll get over it"
The two talked for a while before Skylar brought up something that made Chaos go quiet
"You want to... what?" Chaos gulped
"I don't like sitting in one spot for a long time. Let's go out" Skylar suggested
"Skylar, I'm a villain. I can't just walk around like a normal citizen" Chaos frowned
"Your face is covered up, mostly. You'll be fine" Skylar said
"I don't think so, sweetheart" Chaos replied
Skylar sighed. She sat there for a moment before going over to her bag
"Well..." Skylar pulled out a black hoodie and grinned "...we could do something else"
Chaos rose her eyebrow in confusion. A little while later, Chaos stood on top of a tall building in her cloak. A figure walked up behind her
Chaos turned around "Are you sure about this?"
"Why not? Could be fun" Skylar smirked as she stepped out of the shadows
Skylar was wearing a black hoodie, black jeans, boots and gloves. Skylar proceeded to tie a black cloth around her mouth
As you know, I have no intention of following my mother's footsteps, but... if there's one thing I hate, it's trying to make awkward conversation. I don't know anything about my mom other than her "line of work," so I figured I might as well work with what I know. I managed to talk her into showing me a few of her tricks. Believe it or not, it wasn't hard to convince her to come to an unpopulated neighborhood
Skylar stepped onto the edge of the roof "After you"
Chaos took a step off the building and plummeted towards the ground before stopping suddenly. She rose her hand, raising a junk car and sending it flying through a building. As the building crumbled, Chaos froze some of the biggest pieces and brought them towards her. Skylar took a few steps back and ran off the roof. Skylar proceeded to use the floating debris to jump around. When she came up to the last chunk of stone, her boot began to glow. Skylar spun and kicked through it with ease
You remember my Quirk, right? Arsenal? It doesn't just limit to whatever I'm holding, I can transfer my energy to anything my body is in contact with. Meaning at this moment, my boots are powerful weapons
After destroying her target, Skylar rolled across the ground and dusted her off
"Don't be a showoff" Chaos smirked
"Don't be jealous" Skylar grinned
The mother and daughter went on to wreck more of the area with smiles on their faces. After some time the two started making their way back to the apartment. Suddenly, Chaos stopped with a serious glare
"Mom?" Skylar questioned
Chaos turned around and stared down the street. Skylar got the message and put her hood on. A young man ran into view. He was wearing an orange costume with an exploding icon on his chest
"Stop right there!" the man shouted
"We aren't even moving" Skylar pointed out
"Oh, yeah, uhh... Well, don't move!" he yelled
Skylar and Chaos looked at each other for a moment before starting to walk away
"Hey!" the man snarled "I said not to move!"
Without warning, the man rose his fists and smashed them together. A horizontal shockwave was generated
"Look out!" Skylar warned
The two jumped up to avoid the blast. Chaos quickly lifted two chunks of the ground for them to stand on in the air
"What the hell?!" Skylar growled
"That's my line" the man replied
"Oh, my. That's a powerful Quirk you've got there" Chaos smirked looking at the damage from the blast "What's your name?"
"You can call me K-Pow" he grinned
K-Pow, dumb, I know. Quirk: Big Bang. He can create shockwaves by either hitting something or banging his fist together. The harder the hit, the stronger the blast
Skylar jumped down "What's your deal?"
"You two villains think you can just wreck and a whole neighborhood undisturbed?" K-Pow asked
Skylar shrugged "Well, yeah. No one lives in this area"
"Yeah, but, uhh... So what?!" K-Pow yelled in frustration "I recognize that woman from the news! She's a villain! And you're with her so that makes you a villain too! I just got my Hero License the other day! To think... for a rookie like me to bring in a big shot like her... EVERYONE WILL KNOW MY NAME!"
"And I thought Jack was nuts..." Skylar mumbled
Chaos stood next to her daughter "They'll let anyone become heroes nowadays, I see"
"Listen, how 'bout you go home and you don't have to get hurt, okay?" Skylar offered
"Don't make me laugh. I can take a couple girls" K-Pow smirked
With that comment, both Skylar and Chaos stood there
"I'm not sure I heard that right" Chaos said
"I think, I THINK, he said, Please kick my ass. What do you think?" Skylar responded
"You know what? Now that I hear it again, that sounds right" Chaos nodded and rose her hand
A car next to them was lifted and flew ahead. K-Pow gasped a punched the vehicle when it got to him. The car exploded from the blast. Skylar jumped through the smoke a swung her fist with her energy-infused gloved. K-Pow quickly dodged to the side
"Light on your feet, huh?" Skylar smirked
"Don't underestimate me!" K-Pow yelled and lunged at her
Skylar concentrated her energy to her boots and jumped far backwards to avoid her opponent who hit ended up hitting the ground. The shockwave followed, blowing a hole in the street
"That's some power..." Chaos noticed
"As dumb as this guy is, that Quirk is nothing to joke about" Skylar mumbled then grinned "Finally... a challenge!"
K-Pow jumped into the air and brought both fists down. Skylar jumped to the side and rolled along the ground with the blast. K-Pow's attack created a huge dustcloud, giving her plenty of cover
"Dammit... I can't see a thing" K-Pow groaned "Where'd she-"
Skylar ran up beside her enemy and punched him in the cheek
He flew across the street "Bah!"
K-Pow stood up in frustration and hit his fists together to get rid of the dustcloud. When the cloud was cleared, Skylar was shown in the air. She swung her foot but was blocked. A large stone behind K-Pow and came flying at his head. Skylar gasped and lunged at the boy. When he swung his fist, Skylar jumped over him and kicked the stone away
"Hm?" Chaos questioned
"Stay out of this! He's mine" Skylar hollered
K-Pow was drove back into an alley and hit the ground hard enough to be flung into the air and landed on the roof. Skylar concentrated her energy to her boots once more and began to kick off the walls until she got on the roof with a wooden water tower. Chaos floated up to the roof of the building across the street. K-Pow noticed a determined gleam in Skylar's eye and growled
"This is fun" Skylar laughed
"Stop... MOCKING ME!" K-Pow yelled in anger and hit his fists together
Skylar just barely dodged the shockwave
As much as I hate to admit it, I was enjoying myself. That's probably the most regrettable trait I have of my mother. Seeing this idiot's frustrated face makes me want to kick his ass even more
Skylar grinned and punched her hand "That's enough of a warm-up, don't you think?"
K-Pow ran ahead and swung his fist. Skylar slid to the side and brushed his hand away. She proceeded to punched him in the gut
"Oof!" K-Pow coughed
K-Pow took the hit and grabbed Skylar's arm. As she struggled to get loose, K-Pow brought his arm back and swung. Skylar, unable to block, was sent flying two rooves over
"GAH!" Skylar winced
Chaos gasped and glared to the point veins were pressed against her forehead. Large pieces of rubble rose from the ground, but K-Pow didn't notice. Before Chaos launched her assault, Skylar stood back up
"Skylar..." Chaos mumbled
Skylar looked at her mother out the side of her eye and slowly shook her head. Chaos nodded and released her psychic grip on the debris. Skylar panted and wiped blood from her mouth
"Hmph... Not bad. Hope you enjoyed that. You won't get another" Skylar grinned
The two glared at each other and took off. As Skylar ran, energy covered her fist
"I can't take another hit like that... This entire time we've been fighting, I've seen that he mainly swings with his right, so that must be his dominant hand. He'll most likely come at me with a wide right swing, trying to do as much damage as possible. And when he does..." Skylar's energy flared "...I've got something for him!"
The two jumped from their individual rooves to the one in the middle and got close. As Skylar predicted, K-Pow brought back his right arm, preparing to swing. Skylar was ready to evade the attack but the pain from the previous strike caught up with her and she stumbled. K-Pow brought his fist around and almost hit her but a chunk of rock hit him in the back of the head causing him to miss his swing. Noticing that her opponent missed, Skylar regained her concentration swung her fist. Skylar's fist collided with K-Pow's face. K-Pow was sent flying through the air and crashed into the water tower, passing out
"Damn..!" Skylar groaned and fell back
Chaos floated over and rub her daughter's head "Good job"
"Yeah, yeah... Don't think I didn't see that" Skylar glared
"What do you mean?" Chaos asked
Skylar gestured to the rock that hit K-Pow in the head "I told you to stay out of it"
Chaos frowned "I'm sorry..."
Skylar stood back up and dusted herself off "Whatever. Come on"
The pair went back to Chaos' apartment and majority of the night was spent in silence. After dinner, Skylar sat on the couch and read a magazine. Chaos sat next to her daughter. Skylar sighed and placed the magazine down
"What?" Skylar grumbled
"You're quiet" Chaos stated "You're upset"
"You already know why..." Skylar replied
Chaos looked at Skylar "I was just-"
"I could've taken him by myself" Skylar said
"Skylar, I'm not going to apologize for trying to protect you. I may not be a hero, but I am your mother. Damn my name if you want to but that's that" Chaos declared
Skylar went wide-eyed and looked at her mother "Mom, I'd never do that. Especially not over something so stupid"
That statement made Chaos smile
"I just want you and Dad to know I can take care of myself. I'm strong. I'm smart. Nothing scares me. There's really no point trying to protect someone who doesn't need protection" Skylar stated "It's a waste of energy. I may be young, but 'm not weak"
"I understand" Chaos nodded
The rest of the weekend flew by. The mother and daughter spent their time together doing normal activities. Skylar repacked her clothes and stood in the living room
Chaos frowned "Time to go already?"
"You're a villain, don't make that face" Skylar teased "I... I had fun spending time with you, Mom. We should do it again soon"
"That'd be great" Chaos smiled "Oh, and for the record... it doesn't matter how strong you are, I'll protect you until the day I die"
Skylar sighed and rubbed her head "Yeah, I know"
Skylar went to open the door but stopped "Oh yeah"
"What is it?" Chaos asked
"The other day you said you wanted to talk to me about something. What was it?" Skylar remembered
"Oh, that? It can wait. Go on now. Your father is gonna lose his mind if you're late" Chaos giggled
"Okay..?" Skylar shrugged
"I love you" Chaos said quietly as Skylar stepped out the door
"Know that too" Skylar replied and closed the door
Skylar made her way back home. When she opened the door, she stopped in her tracks. Jury-Rig was in his chair, sitting across from him was skinny man with silver hair and a beard. He was wearing a dark green suit and glasses. Skylar dropped her bag and lunged at the man who also shot up. Without warning or explanation the two through a few punches and kicks but neither could land a solid hit. The fight ended when the man managed to put Skylar in a headlock. The man proceeded to laughed and rub Skylar's head with his fist
"Let go!" Skylar half-laughed
"Make me, squirt!" the man grinned
This is my dad's brother, Drake. Not gonna lie, if I had to choose someone to be my favorite person in the world, he'd be it. We've been best friends since I was kid. Dad was always busy so Drake watched me a lot so I got pretty spoiled. Drake taught me how to fight too. But more than anything, Drake's just really cool. Nowadays, he's always moving around for one reason or another so I don't see him very often. But when he is around he hangout and catch up. We even play this game that whenever we go a while without seeing each other we have a quick sparing match on sight to make sure neither of us have gotten rusty
Drake released Skylar who laughed and punched him in the arm. Drake broke out into laughter and saw Jury-Rig looking at him angrily
"Wipe that look off your face, you're ugly enough as it is already" Drake smirked
"What are you doing here?" Skylar smiled
"I was in the area so I thought I'd drop by" Drake said
"I wish you would've told me. I was gone all weekend" Skylar sighed
"I was going to, but your dad said you were going with your mom for a couple days" Drake shrugged
"Dad!" Skylar glared
Jury-Rig said nothing and stepped out of the room
Drake sat on the couch and poured himself a drink "How is your mom, by the way?"
"She's okay. You know, by villain standards" Skylar smirked
Oh yeah, I know I said no one else knew about my mother, but I meant no one outside of my family. Drake knew and he's been really supportive
The two laughed
"I can't believe Dad didn't tell me you were coming by" Skylar growled
"Hey, hey, go easy on your old man. I was the one who told him not tell you" Drake confessed
"What? Why?" Skylar questioned
"I felt like you needed some time with your mom, sue me" Drake shrugged
"Whatever, I guess... How much longer are you in town?" Skylar asked
"A couple days" Drake answered
"Damn... I have school" Skylar complained "Wish I could just come with you. Not having to deal with this stupidity everyday"
"Skylar, you know I would love that. But that's not my call to make" Drake said
"Yeah, I know..." Skylar frowned
"It's late. How 'bout you go to bed, squirt?" Drake said "We'll talk more tomorrow"
"Alright. Night, Drake" Skylar said, walking out and passing her father "Night, Dad..."
Jury-Rig tried to reply but Skylar closed her door too quickly. The father glared at his brother
Drake sighed "Yeah, yeah, don't say it. She wouldn't have to want to get away from here if you gave her a reason to stay"
"I know" Jury-Rig frowned "I'm trying..."
"Stop trying and just do it. You know everything's she's been through" Drake said
Jury-Rig groaned and dropped his head "I know that too..."
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope everyone had a safe new year. I was gonna end this chapter with Skylar defeating K-Pow but I thought I'd throw some family drama in there too while I'm here. So what'd think of the fight? And what about uncle Drake? He plays an important role, I promise. I'm just using these first few chapters to set the stage for some stuff later on. Questions, comments and concerns are expected and accepted. Thanks for reading!