the young vigilante

the beggining

So this is my first story. The chapters probably will average around 1000 words each. I am new to this so any constructive feedback would be appreciated. Thankyou for reading. :)

Its currently 4039 and there are abilities at play. The superheroes and villains told in stories long ago are now a reality. There is still one role that no one has talked about in stories; a role that both heroes and villains similarly dislike and that is a vigilante. A vigilante protects people and stops crime but without a hero licence which means even though they help people they are breaking the law. You may ask why 'would people do that then?' well the heroes tend to be corrupt and don't go to the higher crime rate and poorer areas of the city, so people learned to defend themselves. The richer, more wealthy people tend to dislike vigilantes because the heroes strongly dislike them publicly, however the poorer, less well-off citizens rely on the vigilantes to keep them safe therefore they will defend the vigilantes.

Now more about these 'abilities' or as they used to be called 'superpowers. These abilities are hereditary meaning they are passed down to their child through parents and sometimes mixing. The abilities can range from physical like fire, mind for example telekinesis or even hybrid like someone having fish gills or wings. Physical powers are quite common among heroes and powerful villains as they are designed for combat; after that it is hybrids as even more common although they are usually regular civilians as they are not typically used for fighting. The rarest trait is mind, it can range from making a pen float to you using telekinesis, to controlling someone and their thoughts using mind control.

Well I would say that's enough information, let's move on to our favourite protagonist Tommy...

If you were to ask Tommy, he would have said today was awful. The Tesco ran out of bourbons, he tripped over the stairs to his apartment and bruised his nose and now the third most powerful villain Siren is chasing him. Siren had the power of mind control, which was not in Tommy's favour, he really didn't want to get caught so he hopped roofs as fast as he could.

"Tommy, can you hear me, tommy?" said Tubbo as Tommy's earpiece crackled to life.

"Can't talk right now Stripes" Tommy replied almost falling off the roof he was standing on, "just track my location and send half."

"Alright boss man, give me two minutes yeah?" Tommy heard tubbo typing quickly on his laptop. Now all he had to do was stall.

TUBBO (STRIPES) – HE CAN READ AND UDERSTAND THINGS OF HIGH LEVEL AND HAS A HIGH IQ DUE TO THIS

RANBOO (HALF) – TELEPORTATION, HE IS THE GROUPS ESCAPE ROUTE IF NEEDED.

Tommy turned around to face his chaser. Siren just stood there and watched him silently till Tommy spoke up. "Are you going to just stand there or tell me why you are chasing me?" he looked siren dead in the eyes not breaking eye contact.

Siren just looked at him like he was an idiot (which Tommy would insist he isn't). "Well you are a hero on our turf," Siren took a step forward which Tommy stepped back because of. "You know there is nowhere to go hero you should just give up." Siren just shrugged his shoulder like he already knew how this would end.

"Hero?" Tommy laughed a bit, "I'm not a hero." Tommy was offended (if you could call it that) that he would be confused for a self-centred hero of all things.

"So what are you then or better yet who are you?" Siren narrows his eyes as if trying to see if he was lying.

"I am the vigilante known as Bandit. Please to make my acquaintance, I'm sure." He let out a grin not that siren could see because of his racoon mask.

"Bandit? Never heard your name before..." he looked at Tommy with a calculating gaze, "never mind I still have to do this... Come here"

Tommy knew this was going to happen, so he activated his power before Siren spoke.

TOMMY - HE CAN BOOST AND NULL (STOP) PEOPLES POWERS. (He also has another power that will be revealed later x)

SIREN – HE CAN MAKE PEOPLE DO WHAT EVER HE TELLS THEM.

"It was a pleasure talking to you, but I must leave now. Adios" Tommy gives a mock salute and jumps off the building. Tommy got surrounded by purple particles and then teleports back to his apartment.

Tommy takes a minute to gain his bearings and prepare himself from theearful he is about to get from tubbo.

 "Thomas what the fuck happened just now?!" Tubbo quoted him but Tommy could tell he was angry, Tubbo only uses his full name when he is angry. Ranboo had walked off to the kitchen not wanting to be a part of what ever happened next.

"Tubbo, I swear it wasn't my fault. I was roof hopping when the guy just turned up on the roof I was on. It startled me so I ran." Tommy tried to explain but stumbling over his words a bit.

"Tommy I'm not mad but you made me and Ranboo worried. Just be more careful next time." Tubbo sighed but he couldn't do much.

"Alright Tubzo" Tommy nodded and headed to the kitchen where Ranboo was warming them all up some pot noodles.

Tommy sat on the counter and watched Ranboo take the containers out of the microwave. They didn't have much just a microwave, a sink, an old second-hand sofa they found on the side of the road, an old TV Tubbo repaired, one bed which they shared, and one slept on the sofa, which was usually Tommy, they also had a bathroom with an incredibly old shower that didn't have warm water, a toilet, and a sink. Safe to say they were totally broke which is why they all worked.

Tubbo worked in a tech store, he had always been good with tech as it was his projects that Tommy used when patrolling, Ranboo was a cashier for a corner store which barely got any customers, but he was paid regardless. Tommy worked at a café 3 blocks away from their run-down apartment, but his boss was nice, so he was okay with walking there.

They all sit on the sofa with their pot noodles and ate together. They didn't talk but that's how they like it. After Tommy finished, he stated "I'm going to sleep so scooch off the sofa." which Ranboo and Tubbo complied.

"Night." Ranboo and tubbo replied at the same time.