The Mistake Of Perfection

Chapter 1 Just Another Day For The Outlaw

Vincent's POV

"It'll be fine," I tell myself as I sigh nervously, trying to keep a confident stride. "Remember, Vincent... You're just like them. You have to believe to achieve. Pretend you're perfect, and you are perfect..." I mutter softly, talking to myself. Well, who else would I be talking to...? I don't have any friends... Not that I want to... Everyone in this universe is fake and flawless. Except for me. I'm the one they all hunt for... The one they want dead and out of their little utopia of, "Let's all play pretend and act like everything is FINE!"

I'm The Mistake.

I glance around at the happy people smiling and laughing, trying to block it all out. Whenever I go outside like this... It reminds me that I'm not like them... That I'm different. That instead of being born perfect, with the best traits and powers one could want... I received none. No powers, no traits... Nothing. I was thrown into a tank of sharks, and now I'm slowly being eaten alive as time passes. Sometimes, I ask myself to why I was the one, the person who was born naturally among all these people... But I can never get an answer. Why... Out of all these beings of all these dimensions and universes, why did it have to be me? Everyday of my life is a mystery, and I always have to be ready to pack up my bags and leave. It's hard enough to run from the government and police, let alone find a place to stay at night while I'm at it...

It was really a shame... To witness everyday a baby being born into this life of captivity, this lie. I knew the truth... The ugly truth no one wanted to realize. Which is why I had to cover up that truth... Because if I didn't?

I'd be gone by now.

I shake my head, trying to rid my dark thoughts. "Focus, Vincent," I glance down at all the inventions I had stuffed in my old, blue backpack. "You're just here to try all them out. A few powers here and there, and they'll never suspect you as..." I stop mid-sentence. "No... You're in character. You're perfect! Nothing could possibly go wrong!" Smiling confidently now, I pace around the plaza, watching powers fly everywhere, hearing the laughter and conversations of various people. My confidence starts to fade as reality sinks in, making me cringe. Thoughts pour into my mind as I sit on the edge of a shiny water fountain. Peering into the crystal clear water, only one word comes to describe it all.

Perfect.

Too perfect. All of it is...

And it's making me sick.