As soon as I got to work, I was told that I had to do an interview, since I was the newest member of the team. At least, the other superheroes would be with me, that would make it a bit better. My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest; I didn't want to do an interview in front of hundreds of people. Everyone would be looking at me, watching my every move.

“Are you ready for your interview?” Sam asked.

“Not at all.” I shook my head.

“Oh, I get it, I've never liked interviews,” Sofia said.

“I don't mind them.” Pablo shrugged.

“You'll be fine, we'll all be with you.” Alex patted my arm.

“Thanks, I'm just really nervous.” I sighed.

It would be awful if I couldn't answer the questions, or froze, or said the wrong thing. I often said the wrong name when I was nervous, like the name of the person beside me. It would be so embarrassing if that happened.

“We should go to it now, we don't want to be late,” Pablo said.

“Where are we doing it?” I frowned.

We weren't doing it in this building, since there was nowhere to hold interviews in front of an audience.

“Just across the street,” Pablo replied.

“Oh good, we don't have to fly.” I smiled.

My hair and makeup wouldn't get messed up, and I wouldn't have to deal with the stress of flying. We left the building, then walked across the street, and went into another large building. I followed them to the stage; the host, Grayson South, was sitting there, as was the audience. It made me feel sick, seeing so many people in the audience. The only good thing was getting to meet Grayson, he was hilarious, and I'd loved watching him talk to heroes. Although, I called him Gray Gray as a cute nickname.

“Welcome! It's the London Defenders, everyone!” Grayson exclaimed.

We walked onto the stage, and over to Grayson.

“Revive, you sit on the end, since you're the newest member, the one everyone's interested in,” Grayson said.

“Alright, thanks.” I sat on the edge of the golden sofa, which matched my costume, nearest to Grayson.

Pablo sat beside me, then Alex and Sofia, with Sam at the other end.

“Revive, as the newest member, would you like to introduce yourself to the audience and tell them a bit about yourself?” Grayson asked.

“Uh, I'm Revive, I joined the team last week. Umm, I love my new job, I haven't really had many jobs due to an ex… I can heal myself and others, and bring them back to life, hence the name Revive.”

Was I doing okay? Was this a horrible mess? It was too hard to tell.

“What did your ex do?”

“Unfortunately, he wasn't a nice person. He wouldn't let me leave the house, he was just very controlling and demanding… I wanted to be a hero for years, but he prevented me from doing that.” I sighed.

“And where is he now?” Grayson asked.

“He was murdered,” I replied.

The audience gasped; I hoped they wouldn't think I was responsible.

“Well, I don't think we were expecting that. Who came up with the name Revive?”

“Mr. Mind did, we all agreed it was cool. The one I came up with in me head, Healer, was nowhere near as cool and memorable.”

“I like both, but I think Revive has a certain ring to it.” Grayson said and I nodded. “So, do you think you fit well with the team?”

“Oh definitely, they're great.” I smiled.

No one could ask for a better team, they were all so friendly, helpful and supportive.

“We love having Revive on our team, not only are her powers extremely useful, she's also very friendly and sweet,” Pablo said.

“We all love her.” Sam nodded.

“Definitely, it's great to have another strong woman on our team,” Alex said.

“Oh, I wouldn't say I'm strong.” I laughed.

It was hard to even lift things that were a bit heavy, and at the moment, fighting was out of the question.

“You're mentally strong, you put up with an abusive asshole for years, and survived. A few gym sessions with me, and you'll be a lot physically stronger.” Alex smiled.

“Alright, if you say so.”

“Invisigirl, what do you think of having Revive on the team?”

“I love it, I feel like we're pretty similar,” Sofia replied.

“I'm curious, if all of you could swap powers with someone else, who would you pick and why?” Grayson asked.

“I think I'd pick Strong Sapphire, I'd love to be as strong as her,” I said.

“It is pretty fun being super strong.” Alex smiled.

It would be incredible to lift heavy things and throw them, like lifting a car to save someone.

“I'd choose Mr. Mind's powers. It'd be cool to read minds and levitate,” Pablo said.

“Oh, it certainly is useful,” Sam replied.

“I'd have Swift Sage's, it's handy for real life, you literally can't drop or spill anything around him.” Alex laughed.

“It's true.” Pablo nodded.

“I'd want Revive's powers, I'd love to heal people and be immortal,” Sofia said.

“Oh, thanks, I was worried no one would want my powers,” I replied.

It would be awkward to be left out, like being picked last for a sports game in school.

“I think we all have really cool powers, but I'd pick Invisigirl's. I'd have a great time becoming invisible and scaring people or pranking them with illusions.” Sam chuckled.

“Those are very interesting answers.” Grayson smiled.

“Which power would you want Gray Gray?” I asked.

“Gray Gray?” Grayson chuckled while frowning.

“Oh no.” I hit my head and my cheeks were burning. “I'm sorry, it's the nickname that I have for you. I love your show, and I've watched it since the start, I came up with the nickname because I thought it was cute.”

“I like it.” He smiled. “And to answer your question, I'd want them all. But, if I had to pick just one, I'd want yours. I'd love to be able to cure my friends and family of any illness or injury they got.”

“Oh wow, I'm honoured,” I replied.

“So, Revive, have you told your friends and family that you're a hero?” Grayson asked.

“Uh, I don't really have any. My parents died a few years ago in a plane crash, their bodies were never recovered, and my ex isolated me from my friends.” I sighed.

There was only my new colleagues, they were my only friends.

“I'm so sorry,” Grayson said.

“It's alright.”

“Moving on to something more light, what do you like to do when you're not saving people?”

“I like watching TV, reading and playing video games.”

My hobbies were all indoors because of my ex, I'd never learned what I liked to do outside. Maybe I'd like fishing, skateboarding, surfing, or going to the gym, or maybe I'd hate them. I'd have to discover what else I liked doing.

“Do you have any advice for someone who wants to become a hero?” Grayson asked.

“I'd say don't give up and don't let anyone stand in your way,” I said.

If I hadn't let Randall get in my way, I could've been a superhero years ago.

“So my last question, are any of you single?” Grayson smiled and the audience cheered.

“I am.” I nodded.

“I'm not dating anyone at the moment,” Pablo said.

“Yep, I'm single. But, hopefully, I won't be for much longer. I love having someone to cuddle and going places together.” Alex smiled.

“I'm as single as a Pringle.” Sofia giggled.

“Well then, we're all single,” Sam said.

It was good to know that they were all single, but it definitely surprised me; nearly everyone wanted to date them, and they could date anyone they wanted. Maybe they were single because they were so busy.

“Well, I understand why Revive is single, since she's just out of a relationship, but I'm surprised that the rest of you are still single,” Grayson said.

“I don't have much time for dating, and I'm always worried that they'd only want to date me because I'm a superhero. It's difficult to trust people.” Pablo sighed.

“Definitely, I'm wary after my ex left me for a villain,” Sofia replied.

“I've been on dates, but none of them have gone anywhere. It's hard to find a woman who I gel with, I've found that I don't have enough in common with them. But, I'm still hopeful,” Alex said.

“I guess my situation is similar to Swift Sage's, I want to date someone who I can fully trust. I've dated women who take so many photos and videos for social media fame. I want to date someone who genuinely likes me, and isn't with me for the fame,” Sam said.

It was awful that people would date superheroes just to become famous, especially when they were all such kind people. They were nothing like the horrible heroes in The Boys, they were actually good, and helped people.

“Well, you heard it here folks, the London Defenders are all single!” Grayson grinned.

The interview was finally over; it had been more fun that I'd thought it would be, and I didn't get booed at all.

We talked to Grayson for a few minutes after, then we left the building and fans were waiting outside. Their cheering was so loud it was almost deafening. The others signed posters and took selfies, but I didn't know if they wanted my autograph or a selfie with me.

“Revive! Can I get a selfie with you?” A young, white man with short blonde hair asked.

“Sure.” I walked over to him.

I got into the picture and smiled, then he took a few pictures.

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“Thank you so much,” he said.

“You're welcome, and thank you for your support.”

A few other people asked for my autograph and a selfie with me; it was fun meeting fans.

“We have to go!” Pablo exclaimed.

“Is there an emergency?” I asked.

“Yeah, we have to help with multiple car crashes on the Tower Bridge,” Pablo replied.

We rushed away from the adoring fans, then Sam levitated us, and pulled me towards him. I clung to Sam as usual and closed my eyes. Flying was still cold and scary, but it wasn't as bad as it had been at the start. I must've become a bit more used to it, like Sofia.

After a few minutes, we got to the bridge; many cars had crashed into each other, and a bus was hanging off the blue railings. It was a hideous sight, the bus could topple over at any moment, sending the passengers to their doom.

“Alex and Sam, you two take care of the bus, then help anyone who's trapped. The rest of us will check on people and help them. Cara, are you okay to heal people?” Pablo asked.

Alex and Sam ran to the bus, and started getting it back onto the road.

“Yep, I can do that. Depending on how many people are injured, I may need a very long nap,” I replied.

“That's fine, you can nap for as long as you need,” Pablo said.

“Maybe you should only heal people who really need it to conserve your energy. Like someone who's bleeding out or someone who's paralysed,” Sofia suggested.

“That's a good idea.” Pablo nodded.

“Sure.”

It made a lot more sense — there was no point in healing someone who had a broken arm, as it would heal in a few weeks or months. I needed to heal people who were likely to die. I went to the car that was nearest to me and looked inside, there was a young woman in the car, and she had a bit of blood on her head, but seemed fine.

“Please heal me! My head is so sore!” She exclaimed.

She certainly looked fine, but maybe there was bleeding in her brain that I couldn't see. I could check by making physical contact with her.

“I need to check how serious your condition is, I can only treat people who are dying. Otherwise, I'll pass out too soon,” I said.

“I understand, but please check.”

“Alright, give me your hand.”

She stuck her hand out the window and I took it — as I thought, she was fine. She had whiplash and a small cut on her head. She'd be fine and would recover with time. Although, whiplash could be very sore, I'd been in a car crash as a child and had a really sore back and shoulders for a couple of days. I could barely lift my arms to wash my hair in the shower because it was so bad.

“I'm sorry, I can't heal you, it isn't serious enough. You have whiplash and a cut on your head,” I said.

“Okay, go help people who are more in need than I am.”

I went on to the next car, and there was a man with a metal pole stuck in his stomach — it was revolting. The truck in front must've been transporting them; other poles were stuck in other parts of the man's car, and others were on the road. This was one of the reasons why I hated driving behind cars and lorries that were transporting things that could get stuck in me.

“Help me!”

“I will. We need to get the pole out.”

If I healed him now, the pole would still be stuck in him.

“Aren't you supposed to leave that in until I get to the hospital?” His eyes were wide.

“Don't worry, I'll heal you as soon as it's taken out,” I replied.

It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible for me to pull the pole out; I needed help from someone. Looking around, Sam and Alex had finished getting the bus back onto the road. One of them could definitely help. Sam was marginally closer to me.

“Mr. Mind!” I yelled, while waving at him.

He looked over and said, “I'll be with you in a minute.”

“Just hold on, you'll be as good as new soon,” I said.

“Really? This won't go wrong?”

“What's your name?” I asked.

“Uh, Jeremy,” he replied.

“Well, Jeremy, I promise you, you're going to be fine.”

I'd hate to be in his situation, the pole being stuck in him was gross and made me feel queasy, and it would be the most stressful thing ever. Crashes were often horrific, with the most disturbing scenes — things sticking out of people, missing limbs and crushed bodies. Dealing with crimes was less disturbing, but it was certainly much more terrifying.

Sam came over. “Oh, this looks rough. Do you need me to take the pole out?” Sam asked.

“Yes please.” I nodded.

“I'm sure this will hurt, but Revive will heal you in no time,” Sam said.

“Alright, do it as quickly as possible.” Jeremy sighed.

I held Jeremy's hand, then Sam pulled the pole out pretty quickly using his telekinesis. Blood spurted out, it was disgusting. Since the pole was fully out, I healed Jeremy, and the blood stopped pouring out and the colour returned to his face.

“Thank you so much!” He got out of the car and hugged me.

“Oh, I'm just glad I could help.” I smiled.

Unfortunately, my eyes were starting to sting, and I needed a big nap, it had taken quite a bit of effort to heal him. I needed to hold on for longer, there were probably a lot more people who needed to be healed.

I went to another car and there was a man inside, his arm was grossly twisted in an unnatural position — it was definitely broken. Although, he didn't seem to have any other injuries.

“Is it just your arm that's injured?”

“Yeah, heal it!” He exclaimed.

“I'm sorry, I'm only healing people who are likely to die, I need to conserve my energy for those who need it most,” I replied and he glared at me.

If only a few people were injured, I would've healed them all, but there were many people involved in the crash.

“You heal me right now! My arm is seriously injured!” The man shouted.

“I understand that it's bad, but a broken arm won't kill you.”

“If you don't heal it, I'll be telling everyone about how horrible you are!”

Pablo came over, he looked furiously at the man. “Leave Revive alone! She'd heal everyone if she could. She can only help people who are in critical condition, which isn't you.”

“Whatever.” He rolled his eyes.

“Just leave him, he's not worth stressing over,” Pablo said.

“You're right, it's better to just ignore people like him.” I nodded.

I moved on to another car, which was crushed in at the back. There was a man and a woman in the front, frozen in fear and shock.

“Are you two okay?” I asked.

“Our Timmy is in the back!” The woman exclaimed.

“Help him!" The man yelled.

Presumably, these two were a couple and their son was in the back. If so, he was probably severely injured, or maybe even dead. I'd save him, no matter what. Unfortunately, I couldn't look in the back because all of it was so crushed. Once again, I'd need help; Alex was at the car beside mine.

“Strong Sapphire, I could do with some help,” I said.

“Sure.” She nodded.

“I need you to get the back part open, there's a kid in there,” I said and she had a grim look on her face.

“Alright, I'll sort it.”

“Thanks.”

Alex pulled the crushed in parts off, leaving a hole in the back of the car. There was a little boy in there, he had blood all over him, as well as car parts sticking out of him. I held his tiny, cold hand to heal him, but he was dead. He needed to be revived, but if I did that now, I'd only have a few minutes before I fell asleep. We still hadn't checked all the cars, I'd need to leave him until the end. I pulled the car parts out of him to save time later.

“Is he dead?” Alex asked in a whisper and I nodded.

“I'll bring him back to life later. If I did it now, I wouldn't have long enough to heal others.”

“Is Timmy okay?” The woman asked.

“I'm going to be honest, it's not good. He's dead. I'll revive him later, I promise. Right now, I have to heal others,” I said.

“I don't understand! Why can't you revive him now?” She exclaimed.

“I would, but when I revive people, I fall asleep very quickly after I do it. There are still others who I need to heal.”

“Promise you'll come back, you can't forget about him,” the man said.

“I promise, I'll come back and revive Timmy.”

“We're trusting you,” she replied.

“You can count on me.” I smiled.

There was no way I'd leave a dead child — seeing children die was the worst, they were so young and innocent. I'd never allow any children I encountered to die, I'd always bring them back to life.

I left to heal others who were dying. It took a while, but we checked all the vehicles, and I healed anyone in critical condition. Thankfully, Timmy was the only one who needed to be revived. I went back to Timmy and his parents; after this, I was going to sleep for a year. I'd never healed this many people in my whole life — I must've healed at least twelve people. My eyes were almost closing, but I wouldn't let myself sleep until Timmy was alive. I took his hand, and his entire body was enveloped in the golden glow from my powers. Just before I fell into a deep sleep, I saw Timmy's eyes shoot open, as he gasped for breath.

****

I woke up and looked around, there were the familiar surroundings of my new bedroom. It was hard to tell how much time had passed, so I turned the light on, then checked the clock — it was nine, presumably in the night because there was no sunlight shining on the curtains.

“You're awake!” Sofia exclaimed, making me jump out of my skin and scream.

She was sitting on a chair on the left side of my room. She must've moved it in here, since I didn't have any chairs in my room.

“Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you,” she said.

“It's okay, I wasn't expecting anyone to be here.” I shook my head.

I thought they would've put me in my bed, then left. Although, I'd expected to wake up at work, they must've brought me here once our shift was finished.

“We've all been with you when we haven't been working. The others are in your living room, we've been taking turns checking on you.”

“Uh, how long was I asleep for?” I frowned.

“About a day and half. You were asleep from yesterday afternoon, to now.”

“Wow, that's crazy.” I shook my head.

The only time I'd been unconscious for this long was when I'd died from being run over by a lorry that went through a red light. I loved healing and reviving people, but it certainly took many hours out of my life from all the sleeping I had to do to recover. Days would be wasted sleeping. It was a shame, but there was no way to fix it.

“Anyway, if you're up to it, you should go out and see the others. We were all worried about you,” Sofia said.

“Aww, that's sweet, but there's nothing to worry about. I always wake up.” I smiled. “Also, I'm not tired at all now, it's the opposite, actually. I feel really energised.”

That was the other bad thing about sleeping after healing someone, it could mess up my sleeping routine. Now, I'd end up staying awake until the early hours of the morning, then have to go into work, while tired from a weird sleeping pattern.

I got out of bed, then went into the living room with Sofia. I sat on the sofa between Alex and Sam.

“Are you okay?” Sam asked.

“Yeah, I'm fine.” I nodded.

“We were all worried about you, you were asleep for ages,” Pablo said.

“I know, I was quite surprised myself when I found out how long I'd been asleep for. It's just what happens when I heal loads of people and revive someone.”

“We'll need to remember that for next time and try not to worry,” Sofia replied.

“What's the longest you've slept for?” Alex asked.

“When I died as a kid, I was asleep for three days. Thank God I hadn't been buried, I woke up a few hours before my funeral inside a coffin. It was terrifying.” I sighed.

“Holy shit, that sounds horrible!” Sofia exclaimed.

“It was. Everyone was shocked, but delighted that I was alive. Since then, I've always worn a necklace and bracelet that says I'm not dead. I don't want someone thinking I'm dead, then burying me. It's one of my worst fears.”

“We'll make sure no one buries you if you die, don't worry.” Alex patted my arm.

“Thank you,” I replied.

“Is that the only time you've died?” Sam asked.

“No, I also died from choking on meat when I was a kid. Then as an adult, I died in a boat fire. Thankfully, I haven't died since then.”

It was crazy that I'd already died three times, I really was unlucky.

“That's unbelievable, we're superheroes and none of us have died once. You must be the most unlucky person ever,” Pablo said.

“I know, it's so unfair.” I sighed.

“Well, at least you never have to worry about dying, you'll always come back,” Sam said.

“Yep, that part is good.”

“Did you feel any pain when you died?” Sofia asked.

“From what I remember, the pain was brief, I passed out quickly,” I replied.

“Well, we're going to do our best to make sure that you don't die again,” Alex said.

“Definitely.” Pablo nodded.

“Thanks, it'd be nice to never die again.”

They all stayed with me for a while longer, but it was getting late, so they went home at midnight. Unfortunately, I still wasn't tired at all. I'd just have to stay up until I felt tired, then go sleep at my normal time tomorrow night. It made me dread tomorrow, since I'd be exhausted, but I'd just have to deal with it.

****

The next day, I went into work with a racing heart, due to only getting three hours sleep. Everyone was in the staff room, as usual, so I went and sat with them.

“I'm so tired.” I yawned.

The others ended up yawning as well.

“Did you not sleep well?” Sam asked.

“Not really, my alarm woke me. I only got about three hours sleep. It took ages for me to feel tired because I slept so much yesterday and the day before.”

“I'm sure that's very annoying,” Sofia said.

“It is.” I nodded.

I needed to sleep for another day to feel refreshed, but I couldn't sleep until tonight. Unless someone needed to be healed, then I'd need to have a nap.

“So, I forgot to ask, what did I miss when I was asleep?” I asked.

“Nothing serious, we caught muggers, stopped a robbery, saved a cat from a tree, and helped a lost child get home,” Alex replied.

“I didn't know you dealt with more minor things as well.”

“Yeah, we go out on patrols sometimes,” Pablo said.

It was great that they did that, they could prevent someone from being murdered, or help people with minor things.

“That's a good idea,” I replied. “So, no one needed to be healed?”

“Thankfully, everyone was fine, including us,” Sofia replied.

“I'm glad, I'd hate to be sleeping when someone needs to be healed.”

It would be awful if there was another dead person who needed to be revived, and I wasn't there to help.

“Your sleep and recovery is more important than healing someone, especially if they aren't dying. Anyway, if any of us need healed, you can just do it when you wake up,” Sam said.

“That's true.” I nodded. “I also wanted to ask, but kept forgetting, who deals with crimes and stuff when we're off?” I asked.

“There are two other hero groups. The Night Owls, who are on shift when we get off on weekdays, then the Weekend Defenders,” Pablo replied.

“Ah, that makes sense.”

The alarm went off, indicating there was some kind of emergency to deal with.

“People are robbing Amathus Soho,” Pauline said.

I'd never heard of that, so I had no idea what it was.

“What's that?” I frowned.

“It's an off licence, they sell alcohol there,” Sam replied.

We rushed out of the building, and Sam flew us to the shop. I stayed outside, while the others went in; I wouldn't be much help, unless someone needed to be healed. It was better for me to be out of the way. The outside of the shop was painted black, with posters of alcohol on the windows.

Two of the robbers, who were wearing all black, with black masks, sneaked down one of the aisles and out of the store.

“Hey, there's Revive, get her!”

They closed in on me, making my heart best even faster than it had been earlier.

“Get away!” I yelled.

One of them grabbed me and started dragging me away, I hit and punched him, but he seemed completely fine.

“Help!” I screamed.

Continually fighting against the man wasn't working, he either couldn't feel pain, or I was super weak.

Pablo ran out of the off licence, then punched the man and pulled me away from him. He tried to fight back, but Pablo was much faster and dodged all the punches. The other man tried to attack him as well, but Pablo beat them both easily, then restrained them with zip ties.

“Thank you, I was so scared!” I hugged Pablo.

“It's okay, you're safe now.” He rubbed my back.

The others came out with another robber restrained.

“That's all of them. Are you okay, Revive?” Alex asked, as she walked over.

“I'm just shaken up, I was almost kidnapped.” I sighed.

“Oh my, you poor thing, that sounds so stressful.” She hugged me.

“Yeah, it was.”

That was one of the scariest moments of my life; I'd never had someone try to kidnap me before, it was awful, I never wanted to go through it again.

“You're safe now.” Sam hugged me.

“Yeah, we're all here for you.” Sofia gave me a hug.

“Thanks, these hugs have definitely calmed me.” I smiled.

Once the police arrived to arrest the robbers, we went back to the London Defenders building. My whole body felt shaky and even more exhausted from all the stress.

“We need to teach you self-defence. We were going to anyway, but I think the sooner we start, the better,” Alex said.

“I agree, but I'm sure you need to rest today. You've barely slept, and you had to deal with almost being abducted,” Pablo responded.

“Yeah, I don't think I could concentrate enough.” I shook my head.

“We'll start tomorrow,” Pablo said.

“Sounds good,” I replied.

I needed to learn how to defend myself and fight someone, but it could wait until tomorrow when I was more fit for it. It was hideous that those robbers had almost taken me with them. Hopefully, I'd become stronger and be able to beat anyone who tried to abduct me.