True Sidekick - *Sequel to Hero by Day

Chapter 22 - Superheroes make mistakes too

"Did you ever wonder boys, how it would feel to fall from a great distance and be crushed to a pulp?"

~ Clark Kent (Superman)

:Oliver:

Of course, we just had to get the crazy super villain with the vendetta, I mean – why couldn't The Obstructer have hired another Clown Mask Guy? That guy might have successfully killed Captain Impossible, but he hadn't been driven by a personal taste for revenge like Andromeda.

This girl, as far as I could tell, was never going to stop trying to kill us.

And it didn't help that two of my best friends were in the room, right in the middle of the fight. I took it upon myself to try and get them out of the way and to safety. It was too bad that they were both stubborn as hell.

"I'm getting you both out of here." I stated, reaching for Mary's arm.

"No." She argued, ripping her arm away. "I'm not leaving."

I sighed as I heard a crash behind me. Aden was most likely trying to block everything that Andromeda threw at him. Including what sounded like multiple cafeteria tables. "While you both are here, Andromeda has the upper hand. We can't fight her all at once if one of us is too busy protecting you from her."

Ian stepped in front of his sister. "We can help."

Another huge crash behind me seemed to prove my point. They were just regular kids, not equipped to help against a super villain.

"No. Right now you guys are citizens stuck in the middle of a fight that isn't yours. It is my responsibility to get you out of here as your primary protector."

Ian scoffed. "No you aren't. Right now you're my friend who's in trouble. I'm not going to leave you alone with Andromeda."

A chair was rocketed my way and I blasted it to pieces without even blinking an eye. I was too busy staring at my idiotic friends who thought they could fight a super villain for me with no powers.

"It is not safe." I urged.

They both shook their heads. I was about to retort again, but Aden skidded across the floor all the way to where we were, taking our attention. He groaned and got back up, charging uselessly at Andromeda again. I took it as an indication that I needed to go back to the fight no matter what.

"Fine, then you two better go hide behind that counter, because I am not about to have your deaths on my conscience."

And with that I turned and aimed a lightning bolt at Andromeda.

She, of course, dodged it easily. The bolt hit the floor next to her, almost hitting Elise.

I sighed and ran at her, knowing that her only weakness was a bolt of lightning that would be impossible to hit her with.

The last time I was able to take her down, it had only been because she was distracted and standing in a pool of water. Tap water had trace amounts of iron, which was a great conductor. That was why it was deadly to be in water when someone electrocuted it. It was why you were told to evacuate the pool when there was a storm nearby.

I could certainly attempt that move from last time, but it would be risky. Andromeda would no doubt be expecting it. Plus, there was no way to make sure none of my friends were also standing in the water at the same time. I couldn't rick hurting one of them in my attempt to disarm Andromeda.

So, in result, I had to find another way.

Elise was currently teleporting around the room, distracting Andromeda so Aden could launch projectiles her way without them being knocked out of the air.