Young Avengers: Rise of the New Heroes

Chapter 6

Emotions: they're a big part of us. We all experience them, whether its happiness, sadness, fear, or anger. We all face them. Sometimes people have a hard time expressing those emotions, or they choose to hide them. Sometimes someone's emotions can be too extreme, even for them to handle them, and it gets to the point where it can change them.

Blair was one of those people. All her life she was taught to express her emotions in a safe way and to keep them in check. She never really understood why she had to do so, but she would soon learn. Her emotions would cause her pain and suffering, if she didn't control it.

It wasn't until she was around thirteen years old would she figure out just how powerful her emotions can be. Blair's family had a major secret, one that could put her at risk if anyone found out. That secret would bring out Blair's ability to the fullest.

She was at school when it happened. When her emotions got the best of her. She was heading to her class when she stopped by her locker. She grabbed a few of her books when three of her bullies walked up to her. She sighed and turned to face them.

"What do you want?" she asked, a little bit annoyed. She was already in a bad mood since her day had started off on the wrong foot. The main bully of the trio smirked. "Well look who it is," she said. "Little ol' Blair. In the wrong place at the wrong time." She laughed along with her goons. Blair rolled her eyes.

"Look, I'm just trying to get to class," she said. "Just leave me alone. I'm not in the mood to deal with you today." She closed her locker door and tried to leave, but one of them stopped her. "Michelle, move. I'm going to be late." But Michelle didn't budge.

Blair was starting to get heated but she remained as calm as she could. It wasn't good for her to fight back because she didn't want to make things worse than things already were. Sighing she waited patiently, but Michelle still didn't move. The bell soon rang.

"Looks like you're gonna be late afterall," Michelle spoke with smile on her face. "Now that you're alone with us, we've got somethings we need to take care of." And with that she landed a punch on Blair's face. Blair fell back and stumbled, dropping her books and falling to the floor. The other two girls laughed and high fived each other as they headed off, leaving Blair alone.

Her thoughts ran through her head, trying to figure out what just happened. She had never been punched before, let alone assaulted. She just sat there, hand on her cheek. As she sat there, one of the teachers noticed and rushed over to her.

"Are you okay, hon?" she asked. "Who did this to you?" Blair said nothing and began to gather up her books. Her teacher assisted her. "Here, let me. You know, you can't keep quiet about this. If you're being bullied, you have to say something. Stick up for yourself." She handed Blair her books. "We're here for you."

Blair nodded, not looking at her and rushed to the bathroom. When she got inside, she locked herself in one of the stalls, thanking that she was alone. She sat on the floor in the stall and had to process what had happened. Every single emotion was rushing through her body, causing what seemed to be imense pain.

She only realized something was wrong when she felt her skin tighten. It was as if her body was...growing. It was only when she started to notice the complexion of her skin was starting to change color when she realized that it was happening.

"No, no, no!" she shouted. "This can't be happening now. He said it wasn't going to happen!"

Everything began to change around her. Her body started growing, her clothes ripping and tearing, unable to hold her new form. Her skin changed from a light ashen color to a light green as her new form took over. No matter how hard Blair tried to control it, she wasn't able to. Slipping away, Blair could only hope nothing bad would happen as her alter ego took a hold.

This was the start of the Hulk Girl for Blair. And the start of a long and tiring journey for her. Not only would this be something that people would fear, but for Blair, it was the beginning of a new era.

So I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to go about writing this chapter to be honest. I know I did want to introduce Blair at some point, but, like, how I was going to do that? Anyways, at least we got her introduced and we can move on with our story!

I'm glad I was able to get this chapter done and proceed with the story because I was getting kind of stuck with writer's block. Again. It's just something authors/writers/poets get when they write. But hey! It's done and I can start Chapter 7! It will be out soon. Hopefully. Eventually. I'm not abandoning this book. Not when it's getting good.

Love you guys and make sure to wish your Moms' a Happy Mother's Day! Remember to stay safe out there and stay positive. Love you! <3