Marvel's "Kinesis

Inception

Chapter One: Inception

Lagonda Bay, California

Sixteen-year old Skylar Ross sat on the balcony outside her room in her family's apartment, staring into the bustling cityscape below her.

Ugh...Got school in an hour and I really can't be bothered, She thought, sighing as she headed back to her room and reluctantly threw on some clothes from her closet, stepping over piles and piles of dirty laundry on the floor and heading into the living room. Her mother greeted her happily.

"Sleep well, Sky?" She asked when Skylar walked into the room and placed a plate of eggs and waffles in front of her daughter. There wasn't really a lot of confusion between them about who was talking to who, as they were the only ones in the small apartment. Her dad had left Skylar's life when she was six years old, and not a call or a text, even, since then.

"Uh...yeah. Thanks, Mom." Skylar groaned. She missed having a father-figure in her life, even though she knew her mother was currently on her sixth relationship since her husband's abandonment for another woman, "Another day...another...day. Okay, I can't think of anything to finish that sentence."

Skylar finished eating her food, put her plate in the dishwasher, then dashed upstairs for her backpack, then back downstairs as she spotted the bus arriving through a window. She hurried out of the house, frantically waving goodbye to her mother as she did and managed to make it onto the bus.

"Hey, Skylar!" A voice called over to her. As she walked to the source of the voice at the back of the bus, she avoided a few intimidating glares from the boys' football team and sat next to her friend Angel.

Angel's the only one I've even remotely told about my...how do I put this...abilities. She was a bit freaked out at first, but she's known for a few months. It still surprises her to this day, though...and me, Skylar thought as Angel's frequent ramblings about Spider-Man faded into the background, I mean, you step into one wrong alleyway in this city-

Her thoughts were interrupted by Angel snapping in front of her and bringing her back to reality, "Sky? Skyyyy...Earth to Sky, the bus stopped. Let's move."

"Huh? Oh, um, right," Skylar shook her head as she picked her backpack up off the bus floor and they walked out into the school.

Ventura Secondary School, Lagonda Bay

Minutes later...

The two walked into their first period class, and just as they sat down, Skylar sensed a loud explosion far away, looking at Angel, who nodded back.

"Um, Miss Fairgreen? I...really, REALLY need to go...like, super bad, I'm sorry—it's just that time of the month, you know?" Skylar bluffed. She had her powers for just less than six months, and this would be her first crime she'd get to stop. And that would be all well and good, if she never remembered she never made a mask.

"I'm sure you'll survive until the end of the lesson, Skylar. You're gonna need to know environmental science if you wanna save the world." Miss Fairgreen, Skylar's fairly understanding yet still strict teacher replied.

No, I don't need environmental science to save the world, idiot. I've got powers for that. Okay, slow down. Maybe not "save the world", but at least keep Lagonda Bay in check.

Not even five minutes later, Skylar raised her hand again.

"Yes, Miss Ross. You're excused." Miss Fairgreen sighed.

"Score!" Angel and Skylar mouthed silently as she walked out of the classroom and scrambled to get outside. She was just one step away from getting outside, with her hand on the door when she heard the school security guard talking with someone around the corner and hastily made herself invisible.

"No, Janice. I'll be at your office soon, on my break." The guard had rounded the corner and was getting closer to Skylar, who was still invisible, and Skylar was praying that her science textbook wouldn't fall out of her bag as he stood practically right beside her. If he saw it fall, the chances of her escaping would likely be very slim.

She stood silently, and held in her breath as she jolted at a loud thud from behind her.

"What the-" The guard reeled, spinning around, not noticing the textbook. Skylar touched the textbook, making it invisible again and quickly scrambled out the front doors of the school. She shoved her bag in a bush where it would be (hopefully) hidden and sprinted down the street, becoming visible again as she stuck her hand out and disabled her power.

When she reached the crime scene, the Lagonda Bay Bank, she noticed two cars pull up, and a bunch of bulky looking thugs clamored out and headed into the bank.

WAIT! They must be the ones who caused the explosion! Gotta stop them before they reach the vault...but I'll need a stealthy entrance unless I wanna deal with about seven or eight guys straight-on.

She ran around the building until she spotted a vent. She focused her mind and grunted as the vent was ripped off of the wall, leaving a tight, but Skylar-sized opening. She crawled inside and immediately gagged as she got a face full of cobwebs, swatting the out of the way and slowly navigating the vent system until she heard voices directly below an opening in the vent. She dropped down, then in a matter of seconds, attempted to form a plan.

Okay, screw planning. Just go for it. I mean...surely seven or eight big, burly men can't be that hard to take out, right?

"Hey, dirtbags! It's time to spill the tea," She shouted to get the thugs' attention.

"Hey look, boys! Some random little girl just wandered in here and now she thinks she can take us on!" One of them laughed, "Let's show her what reality has in store, yeah?" He grimaced, as some of them cracked their knuckles and began to surround her.

"Oh, you all have no idea what's coming to you, do you," She said as she stuck her hand out,"Well, take a seat and FIND OUT!" Skylar focused her mind, launching three of them across the vault room and they collided into the wall, unconscious.

"Rodney! Freddie! Marco!" The first thug watched as one by one his team was sent flying across the room.

"And you're next." Skylar smirked as he attempted to rush her, and she launched him skyward, and his body smashed through the ceiling and stayed there. She dusted her hands off, then checked the time on her phone. She left her science class when it had just started, and now she'd missed the remainder of the 40 minute class. She dashed back to school. If she made it back quickly she'd be just in time for lunch.