Zoom, Academy for Superheroes: Part 3

History

        "You and me got a whole lot of history, we could be the greatest team that the world has ever seen. You and me got a whole lot of history, so don't let it go, we can make some more, we can live forever. All of the rumours, all of the fights, but we always find a way to make it out alive."
-One Direction

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        There was something new arising at Area 52, something that no one really would have expected. Apparently, they were bringing in a documentary crew and they were going to do some kind of special on Area 52 and the Zenith Team.
        To see if what happens in the famous comic books really has any similarity to what goes on behind the scenes of the superheroes lives.
        At first, Laraby was wary of the whole idea, Area 52 is a very secretive place, people have an idea of what goes on inside of it, but it's not a good idea to have everyone know every single detail about the place.
        So he agreed, but with conditions. Any information in the documentary will go through him first, and only be aired with his consent. Specifics of the exact location of the facility is obsolete. And the camera crew may not enter certain areas.
        The team was pretty excited about it, the kids especially. It made them feel famous, like they were going to be living some kind of reality show. The plan was that they would have a camera crew follow them around for a week, watch how they train, how they fight, and basically what they do when they're not in "superhero mode".
        They also had a couple interviews set up. Jack, of course, would be interviewed, Marsha as well, the kids, Grant for sure and possibly even Laraby.

        The day before the crew was set to come in, the team sat in the lounge as usual.
        "I'm going to wear my fanciest dress, and I'm going to show them my best routine of tricks, and when all the whole world sees me on TV they're going to want my autograph and..." Cindy rambled on and on about how excited she was for these interviews in the way that she always did. Summer was nodding along, Dylan and Tucker managed to tune her out and play a video game. Jack and Marsha shared a look as she continued talking.
        It was kind of strange, some days, to have Cindy on the team. She obviously fit right in, but she was also so much younger than the rest of the members.
        When Jack was on the original Zenith Team, they were all the same age. It was a lot different now that there were such dramatic age differences in the team.
        It had been about a week since the whole Gamma 13 incident. It was truly amazing that they were able to reverse the radiation and get Jack back to his old self.
        "Cindy has anyone ever told you that if you talk to much, too fast your tongue could fall off?" Jack teased her seriously. Cindy's eyes grew wide as the stopped talking abruptly. Marsha tapped Jack lightly on the arm with a roll of her eyes.
        "He's just teasing you, Cindy." Cindy looked relieved as she smiled again.
        "Marsha, I've said it a million times and I'll say it again, you have a way of ruining all my fun." He teased her but she just smiled and turned back to Cindy.
        "But you know, Cindy, it is getting kind of late, you might want to think about heading to bed." Cindy looked disappointed for a split second, but then an excited smile formed on her face.
        "You're right! I'm going to go to sleep right now because the sooner I go to sleep the sooner tomorrow will come and the sooner the movie makers will be here to put me on TV and the sooner I'll become famous and..."
        Her sentence went on and on, but she was out the door before she could finish it. Jack, Marsha and Summer each chuckled lightly at their young teammate's excitement.

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        "When did you first realize you had powers?" The interviewer asked Cindy the next afternoon. She was the first to be interviewed. Meanwhile another camera and crew were following Dylan, Tucker and Summer as they trained, and another crew was following Jack and Marsha while they were off doing whatever they do.
        Cindy looked pensive as she tried to come up with a response to the question.
        "I don't really remember, but my Mommy used to tell me stories of how when I was a baby I would pick up the coffee table and that's when she knew I was special."
        "What's your favourite part about living here at Area 52?"
        "I get to hang out with my friends all day and there's always ice cream to eat!" She said excitedly, the man who was interviewing her smiled, he knew that the public would love her adorable interview.
        When he'd gotten all the spoken footage he needed with Cindy, he asked her to show him some special tricks she could do so they headed down to the training centre where she would, without s doubt, pull out her very best routine.