March 17, 2011

Stepping out of the shower I put on black basketball shorts with red highlights and a grey T-shirt.

Looking into my fogged bathroom window I tried to calm my nerves, come on all I have to do is explain why I didn't tell them about my powers, and tell them I am essentially annihilation incarnate.

My nerves weren't helping the situation, I needed to calm down. The only thing getting too anxious will do is get everyone killed.

Taking a deep breath I left the bathroom and headed downstairs.

When I entered the living room, my entire family was present; My father was sitting on his love chair with mom, drinking a cup of coffee. Crystal was sitting next to them on the end of the couch with Amy, and Vicky, each holding a steaming mug. Aunt Carol and uncle Mark were holding each other on the recliner, both holding mugs as well.

Entering the living room my sister was the first to notice me, "Morning little brother, ready for the third degree?" My conniving older sister decided to greet me loud enough to alert the rest of the family to my arrival.

My parents gave me a soft smile. Maybe they won't hate me, as I look around no one looks upset or scared of me.

"Eric. We're not angry with you, we just want to know why you didn't tell us you had powers."

My mother told me in a gentle tone.

"That's right Eric, no one here is upset with you, we were just scared when we saw you on the coast with Leviathan a few miles away. I-I thought my son was going to die." My dad's eyes watered as he spoke, his voice cracking with emotion.

"I remember the day you and your sister were born, those were two of the happiest moments of my life. All the pain I went to have you both was worth everything I went through, but when I saw you in at the docks, heading towards an endbringer, with a tidal wave only feet away from hitting you, it felt like my heart was being crushed. But then you triggered, and you weren't just fighting back, you were winning. But then I remembered, we called in a favor with the PRT when you were younger. You didn't have a corona, and I'm sure if Amy were to check you still wouldn't have one. So honey, please tell us how you got your powers."

Mom asked as she rubbed my leg, as she and everyone gathered gave me looks of compassion. Well, it's now or never. "I'm pretty sure you're right about not having a corona, as for when I got my power? I've had it for as long as I could remember, from my earliest memories It's always been there, a part of me.

"So what is your power, is it a blaster/breaker power?" Vicky asked, eyes brimming with excitement.

"Only in the most literal sense. Let me put it this way, the average blaster is like a nerf water gun. then you have people like Purity who are essentially snipers that shoot napalm, and then you get Legend, the Eidolon of blasters if that man was a villain I can guarantee he would give the Triumvirate a run for there money, hell I think he could beat down the Protectorate too, then you have me, my power is quite literally a delete button, I looked around the room everyone listening to my every word.

"But that doesn't explain why you stayed quiet about it, you wouldn't have had to join the team, but it still doesn't make any sense, you could have said something. Would we have tried to change your mind? Sure, but we wouldn't have resented you if you didn't want to join the team. So again, why didn't you tell us anything? Crystal looked at me with a frown on her face, her eyes wet with unshed tears.

Seeing her like that brought tears to my eyes, looking at my family I didn't see anger, I saw the pain in their expressions. "Guy's how do you use your power?" I asked everyone as I leaned back in the chair. "What do you mean how do we use our powers, we use them?" Vicky spoke first confused by my question, just like the rest of my family. "Just that Vicky. How do you use your powers, how do you control them, how do you fly, how do you let your force field let some things through, but not block out everything from reaching you? How do you take showers, breath, or eat." I focus was on her now, but Vicky didn't get it, none of them understood what I was trying to tell them.

"Oh, God." I looked towards the voice, it was Crystal, while her eyes were wet before, now tears were running down her face. "You don't have a Corona." She whispered, her voice barely understandable from her sob, but it was clear everyone understood the implications.

"Oh, baby." My mother covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her face, my dad was shaken by the implications, aunt Carol, and Uncle Mark just looked at me with pity, Vicky looked like she kicked a puppy, and Crystal was squeezing Amy like a teddy bear, but I'm sure she had the same expression.

"W-Wait- hic- h-how did y-you did you manage to fight Leviathan if y-you can't control your powers?"

Crystal sobbed out as she cried on Amy, poor girl.

"Who said that was control? That was me loosening my grip on my power" I stated, and a pregnant silence filled the room. "…Eric, were, were you holding back, against an endbringer?" Uncle Mark spoke in shock. "Eric. How much." My dad looked at me with anger, not, but something. "What you saw on the bay was just me connecting to my power, like when you plug a laptop into an outlet but haven't turned it on yet."

"Eric, my baby, please tell me you don't have to hold that inside you, tell me that you have to focus to activate it, tell me you have been consciously holding back your power every second of every day." My mom looked like a knife was stabbing her, captured the wound, and stabbed her again. I didn't know what to tell her, she looked, no. They all looked so vulnerable, sad, but what could I say to make them feel better?

So, I just smiled at them. "It's ok." Then there were hugs, crying, and poor Amy was still being squished.

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March 16, 2011

9:00 AM

Coil loved when everything went his way. Sure it took him surviving Nilbog, selling everything he owned, and being indebted to a group that makes the Slaughterhouse seem pleasant in comparison, but he got a powerful thinker power out of it that let him have two chances at everything, loyal dogs that would kill themselves with just a word, a small army of Capes, and two lovely pets.

With how obedient his newest pet was, maybe he should get Sarah hooked on candy, that would shut the girl up. Oh, decisions, decisions.

Then the Sirens went off, the sound bringing a smile to his face. Pressing a button on his keyboard, he waited until his door opened. "Mr. Brooks, lock down the base, make sure our guest is settled in," Coil told the soldier as he walked out his office, heading down to the lower levels of his base to where he keeps his pet.

Walking into her room he spots her in the corner, hugging her knees to her chest. She looked up when he increased the force of his steps, looking at him, her eyes dull. "Candy?" She begged, "Soon pet, first some questions." At that moment Coil split the timeline.

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Timeline A

"Chances of me ruling the city after today?" If Leviathan does it's job most of my obstacles will soon be crushed under several tons of water. "0.00000000 percent of you running the city after today."

Ice runs through my veins, looking at my pet, I see her smiling, a spark returning to her eyes, did she lie? No, no she's never lied when I've asked her a question before. "Chance I die if I stay here for the next three hours?" Her smile disappears from her face, and the spark disappears. "0.000009%" my pet mumbles, her eyes go back to those dull, hopeless orbs. Good can't have my pet misbehaving.

"What are the chances the city will be destroyed?" Pet's face scrunches up in pain, she grabs her head. "Candy!" "After this question" gritting her teeth she spoke, her tone full of anger, pain, and despair. "0.000000% that the city will be destroyed, now give me candy!"

Timeline B

What is happening? "Chances I ever control the city?" Pet leans against the wall looking at the ceiling "0.00000% chance you ever control the city." Gritting my teeth I leave the room, calling over her caretaker, to get his pet her candy. Walking back to the office Coil sits and brings up the cameras, strange there were any cameras left, the last camera showed something he never thought he would see, Leviathan missing most of its body, with holes going through its torso, it's echo now looking like it was gushing out water in amounts that defied physics, and the mother of all hurricanes a few miles away. Then there was a flash of red, and the storm vanished.

"ERIC PELHAM!"So New Wave is behind me losing my city. Splitting the timeline again, In one Coil presses the same button on the keyboard looking at the boy who was currently being spanked in front of every gathered hero, while in the other timeline Coil goes to get some food.

Timeline C

"Yes sir, what can I do for you?" Mr.Brooks stands by the door. "Mr.Brooks I need you to grab a squad of men, a few rifles, and put a bullet in the breakers skull."

"And the rest of the family?" The merc asked his boss, curious why he would want to bring so much attention to him. "That's why you're going to bring multiple men and guns. Don't forget to use two bullets for the princess. "Yes sir."

"Sir we have them in our sights, they're all close together exiting the PRT HQ." Coil smiled from behind his mask, "Such a shame, if only you didn't interfere with my plan, fire." A bullet tore through Laser Dream's skull and into Erick's head.

Bullets tear through the Dallions, Manpower gets shot through his throat, and Lady Photon gets shot through the head, falling on top of her children, next to her husband.

"Good job me-." Coil was cut off by the vibrant red that filled his vision.

Timeline D

"—————!!!" Coil fell to the ground, the plate he used breaking. Letting out a silent scream of pain, looking down,and to nearly losing his lunch at the sight of his arm. The skin, and most of the muscle was gone, leaving bone. Feeling multiple hands lifting him off the ground Coil saw Mr. Brooks, and three of his men carrying him away to the on-sight doctor. Once he was placed on a bed he split the timeline, again.

Timeline E

Grabbing Brooks with his good arm, making him lean closer to Coil. "Grab Bakuda's disintegration bombs, and kill New Wave." Brooks nodded before walking away to gather the bombs and his men.

Coil laid back down on the bed as the Doctor gave him a strong sedative soothing away the pain.

"Uhh-." Coil enjoyed the sensation of the powerful sedative, then everything went red.

Timeline F

"AHHHH!!!" Coil felt a sharp, burning pain looking down Coil expected to see his legs mutilated, but instead, they were just gone at mid-thigh.

"Doc, what the hell is happening," Brooks asked the doctor, fear of losing his meal ticket. "I don't know, but I need to work fast if I want to save him!" The doctor quickly applied a crude tourniquet on Coil's upper thighs.

Timeline G

"Brooks, time bombs, New Wave, use, go."

Timeline H

"AHH-AHHH-AHHH!!!" Coil screamed in pain, his eyes bloodshot, tears streaming down his face, delirious from the pain.

"Brooks, Tattletale, call, pass." The doctor and merc looked at each other before Brook grabbed his phone dialed the thinker's number, and pressed it to coil's ear.

"What do you want Coil?" The thinker answered annoyed with dealing with Coil.

"Sarah I need you to-"

"Fuck No!" The call ended, and Coil despaired as he squirmed on the bed as a skinless, limbless body.