We'd been called out to deal with villains taking over Buckingham Palace — it was crazy, I'd never heard of this happening. Sam flew us there, and there were guards on the ground. I quickly checked on them, thankfully, they were fine, just unconscious.

“Are the guards alive?” Pablo asked.

“Yep, they were just knocked out,” I replied.

“Then, let's go inside,” Pablo said.

“Do I come, too?” I frowned.

I wasn't sure whether or not I was going in, since sometimes, I waited outside.

“You can come in, there could be people inside who are injured. Also, it's not every day that you get to go inside Buckingham Palace.” Pablo chuckled.

“Okay, thanks.”

All of us went inside, and the place was huge and marvellous; there were paintings on the walls, and everything was extremely clean. It would be wonderful to live in a place like this.

The guards inside the Palace were knocked out as well, at least they hadn't been killed.

“You know, they really need to get guards who have powers,” I said.

“Yeah, maybe this place wouldn't have been taken over if they had powers.” Alex nodded.

We searched the different rooms, which were all magnificent, but there were no signs of the royal family.

“I wonder where the royals are,” I said.

“Maybe, they're hiding somewhere.” Sofia suggested.

“Or they could be being held captive by the villains,” Pablo said.

“They might not even be here, they could be in one of their other homes,” Sam replied.

“I hadn't thought of that.” I shook my head.

If we searched all the rooms, it would take ages — I wasn't sure how many there were, but it seemed like a lot.

“Anyone know how many rooms are in this place?” I asked.

“Over 700,” Sofia replied, making my eyes widen.

“Oh my, I had no idea there were that many.” I shook my head.

“Yeah, if I was going to guess, I would've said 150 at most,” Sam said.

“Yep, I didn't think there were so many rooms, it's crazy,” Alex replied.

There were enough rooms for loads of people to live here, I was slightly jealous, this was a dream house.

Pablo opened a door, which led to the majestic throne room. There was a white man with long, black hair sitting on the throne, wearing the crown. Beside him, there was a woman, who seemed to be made of metal, and a man on his other side, who was tall and muscular, and he was holding a large spear.

“Oh, the London Defenders are here.” Crown man chuckled.

“And we're going to stop you,” Sam said.

Muscular man threw the spear right at us, but Sam stopped it, then tossed it back, and metal woman caught it.

Their team was definitely outnumbered, so they'd probably be easy to beat. Pablo went for the guy who'd had the spear, Alex went for the metal woman, and Sofia and Sam went for the guy on the throne. I'd just stay out of the way, and hope that none of them came for me.

The metal woman threw the spear back to the muscular man, and he tried to hit Pablo with it, but he was far too fast to be hit. He attacked the man, and was beating him, since he was much faster than the villain.

I turned my attention to Alex who was having a close fight with the metal woman; they seemed to be matched in strength. It was hard to believe, since Alex was stronger than a hundred gorillas. Metal woman punched Alex's face, but it didn't seem to bother her much. She tried to punch again, but Alex caught her fist, then bent the woman's arm into an unnatural shape. It had to be broken.

It was incredible that I was up so close to all the fighting, I'd never cease to be amazed by it. The feeling was exhilarating, but terrifying at the same time; I was always worried one of my friends or myself would get hurt.

Sofia was creating illusions of herself, confusing crown guy, then Sam whirled him around in the air, using his powers. Crown guy shot lasers out of his eyes, one was headed right for me, so I quickly ducked out of the way. Sam stopped the lasers from going near anyone else, he was holding them off, but how long could he do that for? Alex joined them. I looked over at the metal woman, and all of her limbs were twisted in unbearable looking positions. Alex grabbed the villain and smashed him against the ground multiple times. He got knocked unconscious, so we didn't have to worry about the lasers anymore.

The muscular man was trying to retreat, he was running straight for the door. I quickly jumped in his way, and kept the door closed for dear life. He got close to me, so I used all my might to push him back, and he moved backwards slightly.

“Is that all you've got? Some hero you are.” He laughed.

Sam pulled the man back, using telekinesis, then Alex ran over and punched the villain.

“Just give up, things will be much easier if you do,” Pablo said.

“Never!”

He was such an idiot, he was clearly beat, the rest of his team certainly were. He'd be better just yielding, and not going through any more pain.

“Fine, have it the hard way,” Alex replied, then punched him until he was unconscious.

“So, are the royals really not here? I'd rather not spend all day looking for them.” I shook my head.

“How can we find out?” Sofia asked.

“I'll check for signs of them… there are currently forty people here, all of them are staff,” Sam said.

“How can you tell?” I frowned.

It was understandable how he knew many people were here, since he could probably sense how many minds were in the building. But, I had no idea how he knew whether they were royal or not.

“I had a quick check in their minds, seeing memories and things. None of them are part of the royal family. It's just us, the villains and staff.”

“Then, we don't have to worry about finding them,” Pablo replied.

“Aww, I can't believe we got inside Buckingham Palace and didn't meet one famous person.” I sighed.

I didn't really care about the royal family, I didn't want them to be harmed, but I wasn't a super fan of them the way some people were. Although, it would've been cool to say that I'd met one of them.

“Well, maybe we'll meet the royal family some day,” Alex said.

“Yeah, possibly... Oh, well.” I shrugged.

“I'll take these guys to prison, then come back and bring all of us back to work,” Sam said.

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“Sure, see you in a bit,” Pablo replied.

“It's crazy that they actually took over Buckingham Palace, and that guy was wearing the crown,” Sofia said.

“I know… actually I wouldn't mind having a go myself.” I smiled.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to wear the crown and sit on the throne, I just had to do it.

“Go ahead, it'll be our secret,” Pablo said.

I collected the crown from the ground, then put it on and sat on the throne. The crown was much heavier than I'd expected it to be, it was just as well I didn't wear it all the time — my neck would break.

“What's your first order as Queen?” Sofia asked.

“Everyone gets a holiday on my birthday.” I smiled.

“Oh, that's a cool new rule,” Alex replied.

“Any other rules or laws?” Pablo asked.

“Oh, I have a good one. Those toilet roll holders where you pull out little strips of toilet roll from a tiny hole are banned. They have to use the normal ones where you can unroll it and use as much as you need, and not have to worry about it getting stuck,” I said.

“Oh, those things are a nightmare, the toilet roll gets stuck in them way too often!” Sofia exclaimed.

“I know! And they're everywhere.” I rolled my eyes.

“Yeah, they're such stupid devices.” Alex nodded.

I hated those toilet roll holders with a passion, but at least they didn't have them at work, they used normal ones.

“I think we all agree on that, I don't know anyone who even likes those,” Pablo said.

Sam came back and frowned when he looked at me. “What are you doing?”

“Well, I thought being the Queen for a few minutes would be fun,” I replied.

“I think you'd be a great Queen.” Sofia smiled.

“Aww, thank you.”

“You should've been here, Cara banned those toilet roll holders with the tiny holes,” Pablo said.

“Oh, they definitely need to be banned. They don't give enough toilet roll, and you're stranded when the roll gets stuck,” Sam replied.

“Anyway, we should probably get back to work. I don't want to get in trouble for doing this,” I said, then got up and set the crown on the throne.

“I don't think you'd get in trouble, but it's probably better to be safe than sorry,” Alex replied.

“Yeah, let's go back and relax before we're called out again,” Pablo said.

We all went outside, and there were people with cameras surrounding the gates into Buckingham Palace. Across the street, there was an Asian guy staring at us. A lorry drove by, and the man who'd been standing there disappeared, it was a bit weird. It was as if he'd vanished into thin air.

****

Once work was over, I started walking home with Pablo.

“It was fun pretending to be the Queen today.” I smiled.

“It was fun for all of us, I think you'd be good at it.”

“Thank you.”

“Are you still enjoying the job?” Pablo asked.

“Oh yeah, I love it. I just wish I could help more,” I replied.

I felt useless when I was just watching everyone fight, but maybe that would change in the future.

“Don't worry about that, you help us loads. We wouldn't be as fearless without you around, I feel much safer when you're near me.”

“Oh, I had no idea.” I shook my head.

“Cara, we all value you, and we're all delighted to have you on our team. I don't want you to ever feel like you aren't needed because you are,” Pablo said.

“Thank you.”

It made me feel much better, but I'd still like to fight villains and stop them.

“Also, you pushed that guy back a bit today. You helped us stop him from leaving.”

“That's true, I did.”

It was cool that I'd slightly helped in stopping a villain from escaping. Hopefully, if I kept training, I'd be able to do things like that more often.

“So, are your family here or in Mexico?” I asked.

“They all live back home in Mexico. I miss them often, so I visit them at least once a year, and call them once a week,” Pablo replied.

“Aww, that's sweet. I'd love to have a big family.”

All of my family were dead, since my parents had no siblings, and my grandparents had died years ago. It was lonely being the only one left in my family.

“Do you have any siblings?”

“Nope, I'm an only child, and the only person left in my family.” I sighed.

“I'm so sorry. I'm sure my family would love to take you in.”

“Oh, I'll have to meet them.”

“Yeah, they'd love you. You can come with me and meet them when I go to Mexico,” Pablo said.

“Sounds good. Now, I'm going on a trip to America with Alex and a trip to Mexico with you. I've never travelled so much in my life.” I laughed.

It would be fun to go on all these holidays, but I'd dread flying because of my parents dying in a plane crash.

“I'd say you'll end up going to Spain as well to visit Sofia's family.”

“Wow, so many holidays. I'm sure they'll be great. But, I'm going to hate all the planes.”

“Well, you wouldn't be alone on them, we'd all try to help as much as we could,” Pablo said.

“Thanks. I'd love it if I could just be put in a wee dream world or something.”

If I wasn't aware that I was on a plane, then I wouldn't be petrified, everything would be fine.

“Unfortunately, I don't think any of us could do that. Although, maybe Sam could try.”

“We'd probably need someone like Bloodlust to hypnotise me, but not him because he's way too creepy,” I said.

“Yeah, even I'm a bit scared of him.”

“I'm sure most people are.”

We got to the building, and Pablo walked me to my apartment, I'd got home safely.

“Thanks for walking me home, I'll see you on Monday.”

“See you then.” Pablo nodded.

I went into my apartment, and changed into my warm, comfy pyjamas; I always loved getting into my pyjamas as soon as I got home.

****

Since it was a Saturday, I had some free time. After relaxing for a few hours, I went out to Regent's Park because the sun was out, which was rare in the autumn. Jogging along the path was pleasant; the surroundings were spectacular, with beautiful trees surrounding me, along with majestic swans in the lake. It was great to be out in the fresh air after spending many years stuffed indoors.

After, about five minutes I was out of breath — this was what happened when I rarely exercised, due to pretty much being held captive. I'd definitely do more exercise, now that I could go wherever I wanted. No one could stop me from going outside or to the gym, I was finally free. Not having Randall around was a joy.

Since I was a bit tired, I went and sat on one of the benches. While resting, I browsed the internet. Someone stood in front of me, creating a shadow, so I looked up. There was an Asian man standing in front of me, he looked familiar, but I definitely didn't know him. Then, I realised he was the guy I'd seen yesterday, who'd disappeared.

“Uh, hi, can I help you?” I asked.

“Sorry to bother you, are you Revive?”

“Yep, I am.” I nodded.

Hopefully, that wasn't the wrong thing to say; he could be a crazy guy and try to kidnap me. Although, he looked normal, he was actually very attractive; he had pale skin and long black hair, that came down to his chin.

“That's so cool, I'm a big fan.”

“Oh wow, thank you.” I smiled.

It was nice to know that I already had some fans, especially when I didn't do many cool things like the others.

“Could I get a picture with you?”

“Sure.” I nodded, then stood up.

He got his phone out, and I put my arm around his waist, and he put his around my shoulder. We both smiled, then he took the picture.

“Thank you so much.” He smiled.

“It's no problem.” I sat back down, since I was still a bit tired.

“So, is this your day off?”

“It is, I was just out for a jog,” I replied.

“Well, it's certainly a nice day for it.”

“Yeah, I thought I'd take advantage of the good weather.”

“Oh, I'm Eun-jae by the way,” he said.

“It's nice to meet you. I'm Cara.”

“I loved your interview with Grayson South, you were really sweet and funny,” Eun-jae said.

“Aww, thank you.” I smiled. “I was so nervous having my first interview in front of so many people.”

“Well, I think you did great.”

“Thanks… This might sound weird, but were you outside Buckingham Palace yesterday?”

“Yeah, I was there because I heard about what was happening, and I wanted to see you. You're my favourite superhero,” Eun-jae said.

“Wow, thank you. I didn't think I'd be anyone's favourite, since I'm so new. Plus, I don't really do anything cool.”

“What are you talking about? Of course, you do cool things! You can literally bring people back to life, that's incredible!” Eun-jae exclaimed.

“Thanks, I'd just like to be more involved in stopping villains and criminals,” I replied.

“The others do that, so you don't need to. Anyway, it wouldn't be very good if you got knocked out and couldn't heal the others.”

“That's true, I hadn't thought of that.”

“You actually have a lot of fans already, loads of people love you.”

“That's good to know.” I smiled.

It was nice to know that I had fans, even though I didn't fight any bad guys.

“I like your accent, you're not from England, are you?” Eun-jae asked.

“Nope, I'm from Belfast, in Ireland,” I replied.

It was easier to tell people that I was from Ireland, rather than explain the difference between Ireland and Northern Ireland. I classified myself as Irish anyway.

“That's really cool, I'm from South Korea, I moved here for work, why did you move?”

“Oh, cool. I've never been to South Korea, but I'd love to go. To answer your question, I moved here to be with my ex-boyfriend. That was a mistake, but I wouldn't have my job without moving here, so a good thing came from that messed up relationship.”

“The police still don't know who murdered him?” Eun-jae asked.

“No, I haven't heard anything from them.” I shook my head.

I hoped the person who murdered Randall would never get caught because I was eternally grateful to them. They'd changed my life for the better, whoever had done it.

“I think you did it.”

“No! I didn't, I swear!” I exclaimed.

“I'm just messing with you.” He chuckled.

“Oh, good. I hated Randall, but I never would've killed him for a few reasons,” I said.

“What reasons?” Eun-jae asked.

“Well, I'd be worried about feeling guilty, and I'd hate to get caught, those are the main reasons.”

“Not because killing is considered wrong?”

“The thing is, I agree that killing people is wrong in most cases, but when the person is abusive, or a murderer, or something like that, then I don't care if someone kills them,” I replied.

“Don't worry, I agree. Horrible people, like rapists and abusers, deserve to be killed.”

A phone started ringing, and it wasn't mine because the ringtone was different. Eun-jae took his phone out of his pocket, then answered it, “Hey, what's up?”

The other person was talking to him, the sound was too low and muffled for me to hear what they were saying.

“Alright, I'll come now. See you in a bit.” He hung up. “It's been great meeting you, I hope I see you again, you're really cool and down to earth. Unfortunately, I have to go,” Eun-jae said and got up.

“Thanks, it was a pleasure to meet you. Maybe I'll see you around.” I smiled.

“I hope so, bye.” He walked away, out of sight.

Talking to Eun-jae had given me time to have a nice rest, so I decided to jog a bit more, then go home. He seemed really nice, so I hoped I'd see him around again.