The More Things Change (Shawn Hunter)

On The Fence

A/N: If anyone doesn't like the fact that the oc is black, go away.

Another day, sitting at our usual lunch table with Shawn, Ellis and Cory. I had my nose buried in one of my favourite comic books when Cory looked over at me and asked "Say you could pick any superhero to be your dad. Who would you choose?"

Ellis answered instantly. "Batman, no question. Live in a cool cave, borrow the Batmobile." I looked up at them and saw Shawn nodding his head in agreement.

"He lets Robin hang out with him and play with all his stuff. And Robin's not even his real kid. He's his ward." He answered and I had to admit that was a good point.

Ellis looked over at Shawn and asked "How do you get to be a ward?" But everyone at the table actively ignored his question as Cory rolled his eyes and I knew there was about to be another overly dramatic Cory rant.

"Batman? Is he faster than a speeding bullet? I don't think so. Is he more powerful than a locomotive? Uh-uh. I'd want Superman." Shawn and I immediately scoffed.

"Sees through walls. You'd never get away with anything." He said and I nodded in agreement.

Ellis was out of it at the moment, still thinking of being Batman's ward. "Because I'd make somebody a very cool ward."

Cory then looked back at Shawn and I. "I'd like to have Superman for a dad."

Shawn looked over at me and then smiled. "Sunshine's probably got a better answer." He smirked at me and I turned my comic over to him. "Black Panther?" I nodded my head and he smiled at me. "Why?"

"He's a genius, he's a king, he's friends with Mjolnir! And I get Storm as a mom!" I smiled and Cory glared at me.

"I meant DC not Marvel." He whined and I rolled my eyes. Well, you should have specified.

We all laughed, I read my comic quietly before Shawn turned to the table next to us. "Hey, there's Minkus." He grinned maliciously as he reached under the table; pulled out a squirt gun and shot Minkus in the head.

"Ow." The scrawny blond ignoring Shawn. My attention was back on Cory when he gawked at Shawn's squirt gun.

"Whoa! The 2000-X Hydro-Saturator!"

Shawn grinned proudly. "Careful. If Feeny sees this baby on school grounds, he'll shag it, and I'll have to sit out the water wars." He stated, putting the squirt gun back under the table.

Ellis reached under the table and pulled out a squirt gun. "Gentlemen, meet the Hydro-Sat 3000-Z. Blow your head clean off." I looked up at him.

"Hey, I'm not a guy!" I exclaimed, putting my book down. Ellis just waved me off. "Yeah yeah," he said, mocking me. "You'd never make it in a water war. You're too scared to get your hair wet." The table fell silent.

Cory was first to break the silence. "The 3000? That's not even supposed to come out till Christmas."

Ellis nodded smugly. "I know a guy." he replied, putting extra emphasis on the 'guy' and he shot Minkus in the head. I quickly put my hair up and crouched down. Kinda using Shawn as a human shield. He didn't mind, in fact he pulled me closer and covered my head.

Minkus sat up straighter. "You really shouldn't do that." He puts his book down, stands up.

Shawn looked over at him and instinctively wrapped his arm around me. "What, are you gonna melt?"

Minkus scoffed. "No.'' He lifted a huge case onto his table, opened it and took out a squirt gun. Minkus turned to face Cory, Shawn, Ellis and I. "I'm going to retaliate." Ellis holds up his squirt gun, ready to shoot but Minkus holds up his squirt gun threateningly in retaliation. "Go ahead...make me wet." When Ellis puts his squirt gun down Minkus smiles and victoriously says in the same voice. "Wise choice." Oh, dear. These people are idiots.