Astrid Stronghold, cousin to Will Stronghold, lost her father to a Sidekick turned Villain and yet she still chose to become a Sidekick. Lash Livingston, Hero turned Villain turned Hero, would do whatever it takes to save Astrid, if she was ever in...
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Disgust filled Astrid as she entered the Gym with Natalia by her side. Both were dressed in their gym kit and wearing matching sullen expression. Gym was the subject that Sidekicks dreaded the most because it was designed purely with the intention of allowing the Heroes to show off and simultaneously humiliate the Sidekicks.
Seating themselves at the back so they could have a good view but also avoid being chosen, the two girls felt boredom quickly settle in after the first round of Save the Citizen. Lash and Speed were the undefeated champions so watching them during this games was predictable and boring, thus making the two girls play the Word Association game whilst Ramirez and Hamilton's citizen were pulverised.
"Next round. Speed, Lash, you want to be heroes or villains?" Coach Boomer asked.
"Villains," they both yelled back.
"Ooh, there's a surprise." Coach muttered sarcastically. "Who do you want next?"
"Alright, we'll take the little Stronghold and, uh, let's see..." Lash thought, picking on Will (who Speed and Lash had planned to use earlier.
"And we pick the older Stronghold!" Speed called out.
"Dude," whispered Lash, shaking his head when Speed deviated from the plan.
Both of them had agreed to pair Will and Warren together because not only would they win but also Warren would eventually take his anger out on Will once more. Instead Speed decided getting revenge on Astrid for embarrassing him the other day was the best way forward. Pairing her with her cousin and making her lose Save The Citizen was deemed the ultimate form of humiliation by Speed. After all, she had never once participated in a game of Save The Citizen.
Jamming her nails into the palm of her hand to keep herself calm, she fought against her survival instincts and forced herself to remain visible as Coach Boomer coaxed her from the stands. Looking at the terror on Astrid's face, Lash wished he could kick Speed for causing her that much anxiety. She hated having any attention on her.
"Strongholds, you're the Heroes. You have three minutes to immobilise your opponents and -."
"Save the citizen!" The students yelled.
"Ready!"
Taking a deep breath, Astrid nodded at her cousin and they both took a running stance. If they had to do this, they were going to do it properly.
"Set!"
Will took a deep breath, nodded at his cousin and reminded himself that he was doing this to show Zack and Ethan that just because they were Sidekicks didn't mean they were weak.
"Battle!"
Rushing towards the male Stronghold, the stretchy Hero refused to hurt Astrid. However, Speed ran towards her instantly without hesitation, instantly knocking her off her feet. Attempting to stand on two feet again, she was assaulted by Speed once more and flew into the barrier that protected the students from the arena.
