*CRASH*
*A large wooden shelf lies on the floor with broken with shattered dishes everywhere*
*A little girl stands crying*
*An pre teen girl walks down stairs and laughs with a big smile on her face*
*The little girl looks at her still crying*
Little Girl: It was an accident! I swear!
Girl: Oh Man! My mom and dad are so going to send you back to that orphanage.
Little Girl crying: No they won't, it was an accident. They wouldn't do that because of an accident and they love me.
*The little girl wipes her eyes, they're still red*
Little Girl: Why would you even say that?
Girl: Because it's true, look at what you did stupid! You broke their expensive dish set.
Little Girl: It was an accident!
*The little girl starts to sob again*
Girl laughing: Try telling them that. You're going right back to the pound.
Little girl: I'm not an animal.
Girl: You might as well be one. You're stupid, you're always in the way, you're messy, and annoying. We also brought you home from an adoption center where else do you get pets?
*The Little girl begins crying hysterically*
*A boy runs downstairs, he was stunned by the mess made in the living room*
*He notices the little girl crying and runs to her side*
Boy: Are you okay?
Little Girl: Yes but I-
Girl: She broke mom and dad's expensive dishes. They're taking her back after this you know that right?
Boy: No they won't!
Girl: Yes they will, just watch hahaha.
*The boy puts his arms around the little girl*
Boy: Then I'll go with her!
Girl: Oh please, your little girlfriend will be fine without you.
*They hear a door open then voices and the door closing*
Girl: Hahaha, get ready to pack you bags.
*The girl walks away looking back at her smiling*
Girl: Mom! Dad!
[Present Day]
Woman: You know I can fire you for this right?
*Luna is standing in an office with her boss*
Luna: Do you have an evidence behind me *Luna makes air quotes* "stealing" this shirt?
Woman: The shirt went missing during closing. Only you and an employee were here, not to mention you're the only one with the key to the storage after hours.
Luna: Aren't there cameras in here? Did you check them before you brought me forward?
Woman: No. I wanted to give you the opportunity to come forward, you or Sylvia, before I looked at it.
*Luna puts her hands on her hips and stands up straight, she then takes a deep breath and folds her arms*
Luna: Play it.
Woman: If you did it and the camera shows it the consequences will be far-
Luna: Tory, will you please play it.
*Tory presses her lips together then proceeds to play the tape*
*Luna and Tory both look at the screen with intense focus*
*The screen shows not a woman but a man cleaning the area then "Knocking" the shirt into his garbage can then he casually walks away*
*Tory pauses the tape then looks down, she then turns to Luna who was giving her a piercing glare*
Luna: I'd like to speak with corporate HR
Tory: For what?
Luna: Falsely accusing me of breaking company policy without proper evidence. Also I think it would be best if you got fired.
*Tory scoffs then shakes her head smiling*
Tory: What makes you think they'll fire me.
Luna: Because the millions of anonymous complaints you have on file already. This one will just be the topping on the cake.
*Tory grits her teeth*
Tory: I apologize.
Luna: You know I don't understand why you have so many negative feelings towards me. If never done anything wrong to you.
Tory: Little girls like you think you can waltz in here and own the place that's why. You all think you know best, none of you want to listen and just take orders like you're supposed to. You're a seventeen year-old high school manager, how can anyone possibly take you seriously?
Luna: Because I get the job done right, and I have obviously worked hard to get where I am. Also I'll report this jealous hostility you have towards me.
Tory: Falsely accusing me of something you have no evidence of? Be careful Luna, accusing your boss of things with no evidence will get you in a lot of trouble.
Luna: I know, good thing my phone was able to record out little chat.
*Luna waves her phone in the air showing that it's recording*
Luna: Have a great day Tory.
*Tory sits there in shock, Luna walks out*
*Luna closes the door behind her, then leans on the door breathing heavily*
*A girl tiptoes quickly over to Luna*
Girl: Hey Lu, you okay?
Luna: Yes, I'm great Fiona. I need to speak to the mall manager though about a theft committed by the janitor.
Fiona: Hahaha a janitor stole the shirt?
Luna: I know I'm just as baffled as you are, maybe for his daughter or his secret drag life or something.
*They both laugh*
Luna: Whatever the case I have to report it.
Fiona: You're such a Girl Scout!
Luna: What's that supposed to mean?
Fiona: You literally play by rulebook no questions asked.
Luna: Well I'd like to keep my job, haha. After that I'm going to head home.
Fiona: I envy you I'm here for 4 more hours.
*Luna laughs*
Luna: You've only been here 3 hours.
Fiona: I know.
*Luna shakes her head and they both begin to laugh*
*After handling all of her business Luna walks to the Elevator and presses the down button*
*The Elevator arrives, she gets in the elevator all the way in the back then turns around to people crowding into the elevator."
Boy: Excuse me. Excuse me!
*Luna notices a hand poking through the crowd trying to get to the back*
*The boy makes it through the crowd, Luna noticed exactly who it was.
Boy: Oh! Hello!
*It was the boy from the other day with the camera asking about the crisis*
Luna: Hello. You're the guy who works for the Daily Bugle right?
Boy: Yeah but uh you know most people call me Pete some call me Peter, just don't call me late for dinner. You know?
*He laughs*
*Luna just looks at him*
*He clears his throat and straightens himself up
Peter: Uh your name?
Luna: Luna.
Peter: Luna, nice. Moon
*Luna arches her eyebrow*
Luna: Yes but I prefer Luna if you will.
Peter: Luna it is.
Luna: Are you stalking me?
Peter: Are you kidding? I live in Queens haha.
Luna: Oh, and I'm assuming you work in Manhattan?
Peter: You assume correctly. I assume you're shopping.
Luna: No I work here.
Peter: Oh sorry I usually see girls your age here just shopping, gossiping or with their boyfriends.
Luna: You read too many comic books.
Peter: Nothing wrong with that. I could do drugs.
*Luna nods her head very slowly*
*The elevator lands on the first floor*
Peter: Nice chat Luna Moon, see you around.
*Luna opens her mouth to respond but he ran off*
Luna: New York is too small.
*She shrugs it off then exits the elevator*
*Luna walks outside of the mall then calls for a cab, the cab arrives and she gets in*
*Luna's phone rings*
*Its Nicholas*
Luna: Hey, what's up?
Nicholas: You're on your way to the gym now right?
Luna: Yes I'm in a taxi as we speak
Taxi Driver: Hello!
*Luna laughs*
Nicholas: Great! Um, I'm just calling to give you a heads up... Clara is here.
Luna: Oh. Well okay.
Nicholas: She's going to give you shit you know that right?
Luna: About what?
Nicholas: What do you think?
*Luna looks up and stares*
Luna: The store robbery? How did I cause that?
Nicholas: She's always looking for excuses to hate you, haven't you caught on to this?
Luna: Right.
Nicholas: I have a sparring match coming up so I have to go. Don't let her get to you.
Luna: I never do
*Luna mockingly smiles*
*Then she hangs up her phone*
Can driver: Are you good fighter?
Luna: I'm sorry?
Cab Diver: I have good ears sorry I heard conversation
Luna: Oh, yeah I'm headed to a fighting gym. Mostly boxing but we've expanded.
Cab driver: Hahaha but are you good fighter? Pow pow pow
Luna: I try to be.
Cab Driver: Just smile, pretty smile distracts guys
Luna: Not girls.
Cab Driver: Some girls.
*Luna lightly laughs then looks out the window*
[Burley Gym]
*Luna walks in and drops her bags onto the floor*
*She looks at the boxing ring Nicholas is in there with a very ripped brown skinned man with an intense look in his eyes*
*She looks at Nicholas who is very relaxed*
*Luna walks closer to the ring*
*The man and Nicholas walk back to the center of the ring*
*Before the bell rings the man takes a wide swing at Nicholas with his right hand*
*Nicholas ducks then swiftly dips his upper body to the right and then comes back across with a left hook to the man's jaw*
*He stumbles a bit*
Nicholas: Wait for the bell moron! What hell is your deal?
*The guy swing fast but Nicholas back steps to dodge then hit the man in the middle of his face with a quick jab*
*You can see the frustration the man's face. He begins changing color and breathing heavily.
Nicholas: Dude, are you getting mad because you're losing? Relax. Getting worked up isn't going to help you win.
*Nicholas looks at a woman who's spectating the fight. She motions her finger as to make him proceed but when Nicholas faced forward the man was already charging for him*
*Nicholas ducks then hits him with two body shots and a Jab to his face again*
*The man takes a wild open swing*
*Nicholas dips and dodges to the opposite direction of the arm the man swung with then comes back with a Dudley Roll, hitting the man repeatedly with left and right jabs to the face after the 10th jab he hits him with one final swing knocking his mouth guard, spit, and blood from his mouth*
*Luna jumps back surprised then starts towards the ring but suddenly stops *
*A woman who was also spectating steps into the ring*
Nicholas: What the hell man? A cheap shot?!
*The man stumbles up growling, the woman steps in between the both of them. She has long golden hair, a slightly pointed nose, and crystal blue eyes*
Woman: You lost. Accept it. You clearly need more practice and to use less steroids.
Man: No, no I ain't going down by no damn faggot!
*The woman grabs the man by his arm then effortlessly throws him over her shoulder and slams him on the ground, she then begins twisting his arm, he screams extremely loud in pain*
Woman: Refer to my brother in that manner again and we will all get to see what an elbow looks like when ripped out. Okay?
*She twists his arm more*
*He screams*
Woman: Okay?!
Man: YES!
*She lets him go, he rolls on the floor in pain and from the sounds of it like he's crying*
Nicholas: You know I could've knocked him out?
Woman: But you didn't, so I intervened. Isn't that what siblings are supposed to do for each other or is it because I'm a woman and you're a man I can't defend you? I swear masculinity is so fragile.
Nicholas: As true as that may be I don't care that you helped me I was just putting it out in the air.
*The woman laughs a bit but then stops when she noticed Luna who was staring at her, the woman's smile slowly turns in a frown*
Woman: Hello Luna.
Luna: Clara.
Woman: Do you always enter places without announcing yourself?
Luna: Well it's a family spot so I-
Woman: My dad left this gym for my brother and I. As far as I'm concerned you're not family. Still just a pet we picked up at the shelter that still follows us around.
*Luna laughs*
Luna: I'm not 8, it'll take a lot more than that to hurt me. You should adopt some new insults. Also this place is just as much mine than yours considering I spent more time with your father than you did yourself.
*Clara quickly leaves the ring and Nicholas follows behind her as she approaches Luna, then holds her back*
*Clara scoffs*
Clara: You're such an Omen my brother was almost killed being around you.
Luna: It could've happened to anyone.
*Clara shakes her head and laughs*
Clara: Yeah, the same way my father died in your presence.
*Nicholas's jaw drops*
*Luna's eyes shift left and right and she blinks multiple times quickly*
Luna: He is my father too.
*Luna walks pass Clara and Nicholas towards the locker room*
*She opens the door and it slams shut behind her*
Nicholas: Can you stop?
Clara: What?
Nicholas: Stop, whatever bullshit hate you have for her. She's our sist-
Clara: She's not my sister. She's not our sister!
*Clara walks towards her dad's office*
Nicholas: Clara.
*She stops*
Nicholas: You need to just let things go. Okay?
*Clara continues walking and slams the door behind her*
*3 men are staring at Nicholas*
*Nicholas looks at them*
Nicholas: CAN I HELP YOU?
*They quickly scatter back to their training stations*
*Luna walks back out in a Storm tank top with a black sports bra and white shorts*
*Nicholas on the wall behind her laughs*
*Luna turns her head quickly and smiles*
Luna: What?
Nicholas: Storm? Really?
Luna: Hey I love her.
Nicholas: I know I know haha
Luna: Nice ass whooping you dished out.
Nicholas: Yup 17-0, I'm pretty much a champion.
Luna- Woooow haha, Have you locked my door before you left Mr. champion?
Nicholas: Duh, you live in the hood.
Luna: Sorry we aren't all privileged like you!
Nicholas: Hold on I still lock my door and we live in Lower Manhattan.
Luna: Mmmhm.
Nicholas: Haha.
*They begin walking towards the punching back*
Nicholas: You okay?
Luna: Nick I've dealt with Clara for a long time do you really think I let what she says get to me?
Nicholas: I know what that means. "Just drop it"
Luna with a big cheesy grin: You know me so well!
*They approach the punching bag*
*They begin swinging it back and for at each other with light punches*
Luna: So I may have gotten Tory fired.
Nicholas: THANK GOD.
Luna: Haha yeah hopefully the next person who gets the job is great.
Nicholas: You should apply.
Luna: Nah, I'm going to college remember.
Nicholas: Ah yes you're going to NYU right?
Luna: Yessir, Biologist just like dad
Nicholas: It's bizarre. You're not even related to him by blood but you remind me of him so much.
Luna: What?
Nicholas: You guys are extremely similar even mom notices it and that's probably another reason why Clara hates you.
Luna: Clara will probably hate me to the grave. I just learned to stop caring.
Nicholas: Seriously though you guys are practically the same.
Luna: Minus one major detail
Nicholas: That you're a girl
Luna: Well that and the fact I'm a freak of nature who shifts gravity and has star powers.
*Nicholas stops the bag then looks over at Luna with a straight face.*
*He walks over to her*
Nicholas: No. That doesn't make you any less normal than my sister and myself. I seriously hate when you do that. Mutants may have it hard too but look around you, look at me. I know you saw and heard what happened earlier.
*Nicholas turns around to the bag and begins doing quick but light jabs to the bag*
Nicholas: That's my struggle, I'm not a mutant I'm just a regular mundane person, but do you think they see that?
*He starts hitting a little harder*
Nicholas: Nope. All they see is a "Fag" a "Queer" even if they don't say it aloud they think it. Most people do.
*He starts hitting the bag harder and faster, Luna just stares at him*
Nicholas: You grew up with me, you've heard all of he comments how many times you and Clara had to jump in or I was suspended for breaking a kids nose or knocking people unconscious. Because all they spouted was hate. They didn't look at me as a normal person they see us, gays, almost the same way as they look at mutants. An abomination, something that shouldn't exist, that isn't normal. They kill us, rape us, humiliate us and the majority can't even defend themselves but you can!
*He begins punching the bag harder and faster, his face was turning red*
Luna: Nick
*He keeps punching*
Luna: Nicholas!
*He stops, breathing heavily then he looks at her*
Nicholas: That doesn't stop me from being who I am. It doesn't stop Ellen Degeneres, It doesn't stop Neil Patrick Harris, It doesn't stop the Avengers, and it doesn't stop the X-Men, from being who they are. If you don't want to be a superhero that's fine and dandy but don't mope around hating yourself because you have a gift. Yes I said it a gift that you can hide easier than you can hide being homosexual or transsexual. It's your choice to use it and how you use it don't pretend it doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned you're a closet case and sooner or later you'll have to come out.
*Luna stares at him*
Luna: I'm sorry, I didn't know it made you feel that way. Gay mutants must have it really bad then huh?
*She jokes trying to lighten the mood*
*Nicholas just stares at her*
*Luna looks down*
Luna: Look Nick, I don't want to be a super hero, nor do I have any interest in publicizing my powers.
*Nicholas turns around and goes back to the punching bag and Luna walks to his peripheral*
Luna: But I'll learn to embrace who I am, and I want your help.
*Nicholas stands up straight and looks at her*
Nicholas: Really?
Luna: Yes. Yes I'm sure.
*They both smile and hug each other tightly*
Meanwhile
*Clara stares at them through her father's office window then she closes the blinds*
Clara: I'm can't sell this place even if I wanted to, my brother would never go for it.
Man: It's in a perfect location for me to run my business.
Clara: What kind of business?
*The man smiles*
Man: Nothing to worry your pretty little face.
Clara: This is my father's Gym that he built on hand and knee. I'll be dammed if I sell it for purposes unknown to me especially illegal ones.
Man: A smart woman would take this offer I feel it's generous, a little too generous.
Clara: Guess I'm just a dumb blonde. No deal. Good day gentlemen.
Man: Are you serious?
Clara: As a heart attack
*The man gets up and heads to the door his two body guards follow him*
Man: I'll return with a better offer. I promise you.
Clara: Just don't burn the place down, we own the land so we'll just rebuild.
*He grunts then leaves*
*He looks over and Luna and Nicholas*
*His eyes focus on Nicholas*
Man: That's her brother correct?
Bodyguard1: Yes sir, and their adopted sister I assume.
*The man nods*
Man: Study the boy, I may have thought of a better offer.
*Luna release a flurry of quick coordinated kicks to the punching bag and on the last kick sent it swinging far back she tags Nicholas in who, as soon as the bag come bag he begins a flurry of quick left and right jabs in a paradiddle pattern and on the last hit sends the bag flying*
*The bag swings back and he catches it and begins laughing and looks back at Luna*
Luna: We make a good team.
*Nicholas holds the bag sweating and breathing heavily*
Nicholas: Yeah. Damn that was a workout.
*His phone starts ringing*
*He looks at his phone and his eyes widen*
Nicholas: Oh my gods it's Earnest! He's outside nooooo I'm all sweaty and sticky.
Luna: I don't know I think Earnest will find it sexy.
Nicholas: LUNA!
*Luna's breaks out in laughter*
Luna: This is the gayest I've seen you act. Do your boyfriends always get you like this?
Nicholas: He's not my boyfriend! We just occasionally play house
Luna: Oh! Well okay then! He's definitely seen you sweat before HAHAHA
Nicholas: I hate you.
*His phone starts ringing again*
Luna: Just go outside.
Nicholas: what if he gets grossed out?
Luna: Then I'll be your prom date now go!
*Nicholas jogs out the front door picking up his phone*
*Luna looks over and notices the bodyguard who left Clara's office was staring at her, then he walked outside*
*Luna shrugs it off then begins stretching*
*Afterwards she takes a swig of water*
*Luna begins doing a capoeira stance and begins attacking the punching bag again*
*Meanwhile a guy is watching her with interest*
*After a while he approaches her, he has short black hair, light brown skin, with blue eyes*
*Luna looks to the blind spot he was approaching her from then turns around to get a good look at him*
Guy: Hi.
Luna: Hello.
Guy: I'm Juan, you're Luna I'm assuming?
Luna: Yes. How did you know?
Juan: Your brother talks about you often.
Luna: Is that so? He's never mentioned you before.
Juan: Well I guess it was fate to introduce myself.
*Luna laughs*
Juan: I figured you weren't Clara you and Nicholas do not look alike.
Luna: I'm adopted.
Juan: Oh. I'm sorry
Luna: For what?
Juan: You were an orphan right? It must've been rough?
*Luna looks at him with a furrowed brow, Juan looks back with his mouth open as he knew he said something wrong by a mistake*
Luna: I was only in an orphanage for 2 months before I was adopted by the Burleys and I had a childhood an orphan would've love to have. There's nothing to be sorry about.
Juan: Sorry, didn't know you were still insecure about it.
*Luna's face twists*
Luna: Do you think before you speak or do you just say the first thing that comes to mind?
Juan: One of the many lessons my mother taught me but never stuck.
*Luna shakes her head and laughs lightly with her head down*
Luna: If you would like to learn how to talk to an Ex-Orphan how about you sit down and talk to her?
Juan: Now or like a date?
Luna: I'm 17 I don't know how to ask people out on dates
*Juan throws his head back a little and smiles*
Juan: Have you never been on a date?
Luna: Of course I have
Juan: Well I'm 18 so shouldn't I be asking you?
Luna: What is this? The 1600's, are you going to burn me at the stake for asking?
Juan: Depends, are you a witch?
Luna: Be careful what you wish for.
*He laughs genuinely*
Juan: Okay coffee lets meet here Monday once we're out of school Around 8?
*Juan begins walking away*
Luna internally: Wait? 18?
Luna: You're still in High School?
*He's still walking*
Juan: You'll find out why try not to assume anything.
*Luna smiles and then runs back to the woman's locker room*
*There's 7 other woman in there so she gets dressed quickly*
*Luna begins to walk out and Clara is standing there waiting for her*
Clara: Nicholas said to tell you he's going to be back at your place by 8.
Luna: Okay.
Clara: You're welcome.
*Clara begins to walk away and Luna quickly grabs her hand*
*Clara looks at their hands then at Luna and pulls away from her*
Luna: Why do you hate me?
*Clara scoffs*
Luna: Answer me!
Clara: You're a menace, you're annoying, and you're a wreck. Ever since we picked you up I felt something wasn't right about you. The longer you stayed around the worst things at home became.
*Luna looks away and adjusts her bag*
Luna: You're an adult now, and I'll be one too. Whatever problem you have with me. Get over it.
*Luna pushes pass Clara, walks towards the exit of the gym and leaves*
*Clara folds her arms*
*Her phone begins to ring*
Clara: Hey mom... everything is fine just told another buyer off... he's fine... she's fine too... why do you guys care so much about her?... because she's not and I refuse to see her any other way despite what how you all tell me to feel... You know why, stop pretending like you don't.
End