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Chapter 4 - Batman? nah Captain America

He turned down another alley, a barren narrow alleyway known for excessive violence. Even the dumbest don't go near and yet at the very end he saw a woman with a large baby bump being held at knife point by a large man. The man pressed his knife against her baby bump as the woman cried.

"Please no! I don't want to die!" She cried as the knife stayed just short of piercing skin.

"Then just hand over your purse and bend over a little and maybe I'll let ya go." The man said before a young voice boomed from behind.

"Hey!" He yelled.

The man turned around to confront him but took a punch to the gut causing him to double over in pain. He grabs the mans forehead pulling it back before slamming his knee intonthe man's face.

"Is it fun? Threatening a pregnant woman?" He asked as he walked behind the man as he tried to crawl away.

The man whimpered liked a scared little kid before hearing a soul wrenching crunch as his ankle is crushed under his foot. He removed his foot from the mans ankle and began walking away with his face obscured with his hood.

"You're obviously new around here... stay home... dont walk anywhere." He said before turning down the street.

Despite the mans screams of agony no one bats an eye, just another violent crime in the sea of crime they call home. He made it home just as it began raining, he made his way up to his room through the narrow stairway slumping down into his bed.

Maybe ill get some energy from sleeping now tjat im a Meta-Human...

The next morning he woke up his throat sore from excessive snoring but his energy slightly increased.

It's not much but it's better than how it normally is...

He got himself and his siblings ready before taking them to school and finally goes to his own school sitting at his usual breakfast table. Next to him sat the girl from yesterday along with the unusual aching in his chest. She looking down at her phone where a news article is on the screen.

"What are you reading there?" He asked.

"Last night a pregnant woman was held at knife point but someone helped her... although they were just a little excessive... breaking their ankle and everything." She explained.

"Oh... interesting..." He said before she changed the topic again at record speed.

"So what adventures did you go on last night?" She asked.

"Adventures!?" He exclaimed.

"Yeah... don't you have any friends?" She asked unintentionally insulting him.

"No he doesn't, he doesn't react to anything anyone does!" The bully said before slapping the back of his head loudly hurting his hand in the process but trying to play it off.

"See!?" He said as he neared her.

"Oh..." She let out before he cut her off.

"You should come hang out with me and my friends... were always accepting new girls." He said but the next moment the collar of his shirt is being yanked back before a fist slams into his face.

The punch knocked out several teeth along with badly breaking his jaw but his story isnt over yet. Vance grabs his neck pulling him back before slamming his head down on the edge of the table caving his skull in however the next moment Vance is sitting down again as he begins to calm down from his impulsive anger. After the boy asked Elizabeth a sudden spine chilling cold ran down his back.

"Is it just me or is it cold... well never mind if you're interested just come on over to my table." He said as he walked over to his table trying to warm himself up.

The fuck was that!? Since when do i have outbursts!?

He rubs his brows as he thinks about his sudden surge in emotion. She taps on his shoulder causing his head to shoot around reflexively.

"Are you okay? You look a bit tense." She said as she scanned his eyes for an answer.

"Oh uh yeah in fine, just some stress from home." He said dismissing his prior appearance.

"If you need someone to talk to im here for you." She said as she held his hands in hers.

"If i have stuff i need to get out i will come to you." He said.

Later that day he went to several stores buying things with the last bit of his money from his work last night. A white ski mask, a blue hoodie, white sweats, protective gloves, and tactical boots along with some ordinary items like gum and soda to seem less suspicious.

These boots are supposed to be slip resistant and highly durable... let's hope so

He runs into an alley and the next miment he is flipping over the edge of a buildings roof landing on top.

With the amount if low height buildings i can stay out of sight and drop down where im needed... like a brick jungle...

He begins jumping from roof to roof examining his surroundings for crime or people in need of help and eventually finds three thugs trying to break into a house. He jumps down into the yard behind the three men and waits for them to notice him. Nearly half a minute passes and they still dont notice him so he lets out a small cough. The men turn around and see a kid in what seems like a homemade superhero outfit.

"Waddya want kid?" One man asked as he dropped the arm holding the crowbar.

"I think he wants to be a superhero hahaha!" Another man cackled.

"Listen kid, you're not batman turn around and go home before you get hurt." He dismissed as he turned around to go back to trying to break in.

"Well y'see there's one small difference between me and batman." Vance said.

"Oh and what is that?" The second man asked but the next moment he's clutching his stomach as he falls forward.

"I have powers." Vance declared as he now stood right in front of the second man.

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