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"Hey, where'd he go?" people began to ask as they looked around for the superhero who had only moments before been standing next to them.

Billy ignored the searching gazes and pushed his way through the ground and over to the others. He didn't even hesitate before shoving them in a hurry. "Let's go," he muttered as he tried to get them to move faster.

The group finally escaped the crowd and hurried over to a booth which they quickly hid behind. Riley was pushed in between her brother and Freddy who was still holding onto her hand.

"What is that?" a voice asked and the group looked to see as Sivana flying over the crowd. Riley frowned and glanced at her brother who smiled sheepishly knowing that Riley had been right when she told him that changing back to his kid self would tell Sivana where they were. She rolled her eyes and gently whacked his arm.

"Champion!" Sivana yelled. "You don't deserve that name. Hiding behind innocent people who will now die. Because deep down, you're still just a scared, little boy."

"Oh no. Run! Run!" a man dressed up as Santa yelled at the top of his lungs. The crowd all began to scream and run away while Sivana shot energy beans down at them. Sivana then shot at the Ferris wheel which stopped moving before it began to tilt to one side as of it were about to fall over.

"Well, you wanted me to be a hero."

Riley spun around quickly to look at her twin who was looking back at her and Freddy. "Are you kidding?" Freddy asked. "Please tell us you're kidding," Riley told her brother.

Billy didn't respond and Freddy shook his head. "Okay, no. Old guy's up there harboring multiple spiritual entities plus, I mean, he had the same powers as you, plus, you know, a-and he knows what he's doing, plus you're on of my best friends, I don't want you to die," Freddy told him.

"You can't, Billy. It's too dangerous," Riley said before reaching out and grabbing onto her twin's arm. "I can't lose you too."

Billy just smiled sadly and took her hand off of his arm before giving it a small squeeze. "If a superhero can't save his family, he's not much of a hero," Billy told them as he shrugged slightly.

Before Riley or Freddy could do or say anything else, Billy was walking away. The two turned to watch after him, the others doing the same. It then seemed to dawn on Riley what he had just said and she gasped. "Hey, that was a decent catchphrase!" She exclaimed while Freddy chuckled softly.

"Shazam!" Billy yelled before lightning struck him, instantly turning him into his superhero alter ego.

Billy then flew up into the air and the kids all watched as he stopped Sivana from punching him before throwing him to the ground. Billy quickly landed on the ground beside him before pointing at the man and yelling, "Or try that again!"