Project Superior: A Hero's Awakening

Long Time No See (Part II)

 After a short while, Jonathan and Thomas were conversing while sitting outside in Jonathan's backyard.

Then Xavier caught Thomas and Jonathan off guard as he pursued Violet and Jason, who were in the air, flying.

"It's unfair; I can't fly," an irritated Xavier exclaimed.

Then, in an unsuccessful attempt to catch up with Violet and Jason, Xavier tried to catch up to them while they were flying by teleporting around.

Thomas then remarked, "I was wondering what your son's powers were when I noticed that he was a gifted person," after witnessing Xavier teleport.

Thomas questioned, "Is teleportation his gifted ability?"

Jonathan answered, "Well, I don't know myself."

Aleksander then said, "Well, he has demonstrated the ability to affect the gravity of objects around him," in response to Thomas's question. "So I wouldn't claim that his abilities are limited to teleportation," Aleksander continued.

"How strange," Thomas said.

But then Aleksander said something that got Thomas's interest: "One thing I found out about Xavier's gifted abilities is that he can manipulate vectors around himself."

"Which is a quantity with direction and magnitude?" Aleksander continued.

"Vectors, huh?" questioned Thomas.

Aleksander then added, "Yeah, try hitting him with something, for instance."

Thomas then lifted his finger and gestured in Xavier's direction. At the tip of his finger, a tiny ball of energy appeared. The beam of energy was then shot towards Xavier by Thomas.

To the amazement of everybody, an unseen force abruptly reflected the energy beam. Which caused the beam to return toward Thomas, who skillfully sidestepped it.

Thomas questioned in bewilderment, "What the hell was that?"

Aleksander answered, "It's an invisible vector barrier he has around him."

"That's incredible," Thomas shouted with delight.

Aleksander answered, "It is, but he can't control his powers yet."

"What?" Thomas was perplexed, then he asked, "Then how was he able to use it just now?"

"Well, that's because it isn't him who is doing it. But it's his subconscious and those special celestial eyes of his that are doing the calculation for him," responded Aleksander.

Aleksander then tossed a piece of paper toward Xavier, which somehow made contact with him.

Thomas questioned, perplexed, "What are you doing?"

Aleksander answered, "I'm only showing you that his unique eyes and subconscious check to see if the object approaching him is dangerous or not. Furthermore, the shield won't activate if it isn't.".

Thomas remarked, "Ahh, I see what you mean," seeming surprised.

"However, his shield ability has three major drawbacks. The first is that he is unable to deflect objects without a vector. The second is that his brain will overheat and instantly deactivate the shield if he overcalculates," Aleksander went on.

"That seems like a strange weakness," Thomas retorted.

In response, Aleksander said, "I know, right?"

Thomas inquired, "And what's the third weakness?" after that.

"The biggest disadvantage is that the vector shield activates automatically and reflects everything," Aleksander said. "It can be used to your advantage if you reverse your attack at the precise moment of contact with the field's area of effect. This will cause the field to draw the attack towards the user, allowing Xavier to be harmed," Aleksander continued.

"Huh, I'm not surprised a monster like you can come up with a counter to someone's gifted abilities," Thomas stated, stunned.

Aleksander laughed and said, "Well, it is very difficult to do, and it requires a lot of accuracy and skill to work."

Aleksander went on, "But I have another way of getting around his shield."

"You freak of nature!" Thomas exclaimed anxiously.

Thomas questioned, "I'm guessing his core is the same stage as you, huh?"

"No, he's still at the beginner's core," Aleksander retorted.

But then, out of nowhere, a huge explosion and a brilliant flash of light occurred at the location of the reflected energy beam Thomas had directed at Xavier.

And a massive mushroom cloud formed from the explosion, towering over the surrounding mountains.

Charlotte gasped, "Oh my," when a strong gust of wind blew her hair back.

Jonathan exclaimed, "What on earth is going on?" in shock.

"Oh, that must be the energy beam your son reflected earlier," Thomas responded.

Jonathan then yelled, "Why would anyone on earth send something so hazardous at my son? Are you attempting to murder him?"

Thomas answered, "I didn't put that much power in it."

During the powerful wind blow, Aleksander remained still and unfazed by the blow. He later told Thomas, "Oh, I forgot to mention, any attack thrown at Xavier gets reflected with greater velocity and potency than it had before.".

Thomas was immediately taken aback and asked, "Why would you forget something so important?"

In response, Aleksander simply shrugged his shoulders.

As the powerful winds eventually subsided, Jonathan got back up, dusted the dust off his clothes, and added, "You gifted people sometimes drive me crazy with how careless you are regarding those around you."

Aleksander then replied, "I'm sorry, Father," in a sad tone.

"Yeah, we're sorry; I didn't mean to put you or anyone in harm," Thomas continued.

Then Jonathan sighed and added, "There's no need for you guys to apologize. Just be careful not to get wild when using your abilities."

"As you wish, father," Aleksander replied, nodding his head.

Thomas chuckled and put his arm over Jonathan, saying, "Cheer up, Jonathan." "What if I bought you your favorite meal?" he continued.

Jonathan smiled and replied, "I will take you up on that offer."