What if....

Chapter 5

John had everything all set in his duffel bag. His jacket, his pants, and most importantly, his mask. He had left his house at nine and it was safe to say he wouldn't be back home for a couple hours if this expedition went well.

He had made his way into the subway and was on the way to Lovun. It was basically empty except for him and three other people. John had no idea what to expect considering this was his first time doing something like this. His plan was to just walk around and help whenever he sees trouble.

He didn't have any abilities on standby since he wasn't going out with anyone. He would just have to hope that whoever he's fighting has something of use. John was getting more nervous as the subway got closer, but wasn't going to back out now.

'I'll just do this once and never again. As long as I help just one person today, I can say I did good. Maybe I can even run into one of those real superheroes and help them out if needed.' Johns thoughts were interrupted by a little girl walking up to him.

The little girl had tapped his leg his leg, getting his attention. She must have been not older than 7. "Hello mister, are you going to help Daddy?" the little girl asked, confusing John. "Is something wrong with your dad?"

The little girl responded, narrowing her eyes. "Well Daddy said he was going to help his friends fight this super strong person." This was Johns chance to help out, find out where this said person was going to fight.

"Do you know where your Dad is going to fight? I can help him." As John said that, she had the biggest and purest smile you would ever see. "You can!? Please please mister help my Daddy, I don't want to see him hurt. Follow me and I'll take you to Mommy, she knows!"

With that, John followed her and saw her Mom there, worried about what could happen to her Husband. "Mommy look, I found someone that can help Daddy." She pointed at John, which John gave her a smile.

"You don't need to do this. I can tell you're just a kid trying to help out, but you have your whole life ahead of you." John shook his head, insisting on helping. "Thank you for worrying ma'am, but I can take care of myself, believe me."

Although she was still reluctant to tell John, she knew the adolescent in front of her was going to be stubborn. She ended up telling John where her husband was.

"He's in Lovun, our next stop. He and some of the people in the town are grouping up to fight someone named Sianna. She has been terrorizing our town for weeks already. Every week she brings some of her goons and makes us give her money. If we miss the deadline or resist, it doesn't end well for us."

John knew it was bad in lower tier towns, but had no idea it was this bad. Now John really needed to help these people before it gets worse. "Did he tell you where they were going to be fighting?"

She nodded before continuing, "He said they're going to be fighting at Elm Street, 20 minutes from now. She has some kind of fire ability, that's all I know about this girl."

John now had some intel about who where and when. He knew the street name, when they were going to fight, and what type of ability she had. Now all he needed to do was wait until the subway made it there.

"Thank you for the helpful information, I will make sure your husband will come back safe and sound." The little girl hugged Johns legs, making him smile. He knelt down to look at her.

"Your Daddy is going to be okay, I promise." The little girl made John pinky promise that he was going to be fine, giving John a little smile. John got back up, holding onto the pole instead of sitting down. "If you don't mind ma'am, what is your daughters name?"

"Her name is Emma. What is your name sir?" she asked, now curious. "Names John." With that, the subway became silent again until the intercom spoke.

"We will be reaching Lovun Town shortly, if this is your destination please be on standby." By the time John knew it, the subway had stopped and they had reached Lovun.