Adopting The Superhero

Chapter 11

Nyssa's pov

"What's going on?" I demand, seeing three boys all sprinting for the woods. I stop in front of them, my hands on my hips.

"Dude!" The one in the gray hoodie yells, "That's-"

"-Viper," the super finishes, a nervous expression on his face. He is wearing black skinny jeans and a light blue shirt with a poorly drawn lightning bolt taped to the front over top of a white long sleeved shirt. He also has a cape and a mask, that looks like it is from a Halloween costume, taped to his face. I can't help but smile a little bit, remembering my original costume and how awful it was.

"Viper, ma'am, we weren't doing anything bad. Our buddy here, say hi- uh did we ever come up with a name for him?- anyways, our friend just got his powers like yesterday. Well, we found out about them yesterday. Technically he got them like a week ago. Please don't kill us," the boy in the red flannel blurts out, rambling. I left my pizza for this?

"Look, Viper, we're sorry that we summoned you here or whatever. Honestly, we- I- was just trying to help. I'm not very good with controlling my powers though and I might have accidentally flooded a building and then blown out the lights for four blocks," the super explains, trying to stay calm.

"It's all good. I had trouble with my powers at first too. I accidently ran to Hollywood, Maryland instead of Hollywood, California because I was so awful at braking," I confide, lowering my arms so that they hung at my sides. The three boys laugh. "I know a couple people who burned and froze all kinds of things at first."

"Are you talking about Blaze and Artic?" He questions. I nod.

"Thanks for not killing us," the first one says, smiling shyly.

"I'm a good guy. I don't kill people as a general rule," I joke. "Although I do want to hear about how you got your powers. I swear you can trust me by the way."

"Um, okay. So I wa-"

"Not here," I tell him, glancing around at the edge of the woods. "There could be people watching. We can go back to my hideout."

"Your hideout?" The flannel boy gasps out, his eyes wide.

I nod, "You guys swear your not villains, right?" They all nod frantically. I smile, then grab ahold of two of them and zip them back to my hideout before returning for the third.

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"Wow! This is so freaking cool!" Flannel screams, jumping up and down.

"Seth, calm down before she kicks us out," the first boy scolds. The super removes his mask and turns to face me. I'll go ahead and say it now. He is attractive.

"I'm Xander. Xander Michaels. These are my best friends, Seth and Devon. I'm sorry about their behavior.

Figuring that I have his identify to blackmail him with if he threatens mine, I take off my mask as well. "I'm Nyssa- well, I suppose my last name is legally Irwin. Don't worry about it though."

"Irwin. You're that girl that that band adopted. Oh God, what is it?" Devon exclaims, hitting his forehead.

"-5 Seconds of Summer," Aiden blurts out, mid-conversation with Oliver. The two of them freeze when they see the three strangers standing beside me, while I am maskless.

"You know, when I told you that there is another super around, I didn't mean for you to go pick him up and bring him and his friends here," Oliver snaps, placing his hands on his hips. The three newcomers look at me. I sigh and grab my phone, texting Lucy that I am going to be a while and that she better start thinking of a genius lie right now.