Hello everyone ^^ I hope you had a good week. Here it is hope you enjoy ::) Only going to be one chapter this week was busy, hate admit it, but got distracted by League and trying to drag my ass out of Silver into gold again lol. It is hard when you tilt for like 10 games straight :P

Arc 4 Chapter 5

The Plaza was a circular area in between Downtown and the Market District, or as some people call it Old Bronson. Standing in the middle you were in something of a concrete jungle. High rising fast food stores were all crammed together to save room. The streets were bustling with people, in this area cars were not allowed. The only reason there was a road was for if the cops, paramedics, or firefighters had to come in, which was thankfully not all that often. It was kinda odd since the Super Villains seemed to stay away from here. I can't remember the last time some crazy shit went down in the area. At any rate, I am thankful for it since this place is such a great hang out spot. Speaking of which there was a little something on the agenda. For now we were meeting up with Disk and Squeeze, then me and Sunshine were going to have our girl time. I'm going to pamper the shit out of her!

Down below the circling butterfly you could see it all. The mall with their brand name logos, popping out to lure in customers. Street vendors peddling the juicy hot dogs that would burn a hole in your gut and make you hate life for the next two days, but taste so good that you could not help but have one. It was making me drool a little, I mean, I love greasy junk food. There were flower shops the pollen was sticking to my antenna and making me want to wipe it off. Still it was an enjoyable smell. Right next door their was an adult shop, not that I would go in there. That is what Neon Nurse is for, hell she has me test out her crazy contraptions sometimes. That new tentacle thing was crazy... well anyway, back on topic here.

This was the type of place where you could find just about anything and I am holding out a little glimmer of hope that I might find the rare and allusive thing called love. No, not Sunshine. I want a boy friend, I know crazy right? A big strong beef cake that would princess carry me to bed. He would have to have a job, a house, maybe a dog, hopefully a cat. Can't be dumb, has to at the least be somewhat smart, not saying a genius here. He also has to be down to get dirty and wild. Also no kids. I don't wanna have to deal with other people's lingering regrets. It is not that I don't like children, more of they would get in the way. I mean, how am I supposed to put the moves on with little munchkins darting all over the place? Sure they could be cute and maybe I could try, but if they are not mine I get the feeling that I would not love them the same, at the least not without effort. If only there was just some man that would sweep me off my feet and steal my heart. Even I think it is a complete fool's errand that would likely just break my little hearts. A girl can dream right? If you are going to shoot then aim for the moon. Then again if you shoot the ground it is pretty hard to miss.

We banked down through the air and landed gracefully next to the large fountain at the center of the Plaza. People were looking, I can't blame them. It was normal to gawk, when a giant pink butterfly lands and suited up heroes hop off. Their eyes were filled with such wonder and awe. I nodded, Sunshine will do that to you. It was right about then that I noticed people were looking at me too. I was getting some rather envious gazes, from the girls who wanted to be me and the guys who wanted to do me. If only they knew what was under here they would not be looking at me like that. Ignorance is bliss as they say and if I have any say in it, a shroud of mystery will surround Mecha Fairy until long after the day that I die.

My eyes scanned over the varied stores. We were looking for a particular one. Disk and Squeeze were already here since they had been closer originally and they were waiting for us in the Cyber Dome. It was something like a cafe and lounge type deal where people congregated to get some free wifi or food and coffee, what have you. It was on the far end of the walk way so we followed along with the crowd, granted they were giving us a little bit of space. Almost all of them anyway.

“Hey, hold on a minute,” said some people and of course Sunshine turned to see what it was about. “Sunshine can we get a picture?”

She did not even think it over before smiling and nodding, as a result we were swarmed by rabid enthusiasts. Selfie sticks filled the air and people of all ages and sizes were crowding around to take pictures with us, mostly Sunshine... what is this? She was popular? Maybe she just doesn't realize she is popular? The way she was acting earlier, she had no friends and yet here all these people are so kind to her. Well, I suppose fans are not really friends. All that I can say is that she has a lot of fans. After a couple of minutes I got dragged in there too. She was grinning and I could not resist that. Who could?

“Sunshine who is this?” asked several of them. Ah, I really am unknown. Well this is like my second time out, so no surprise there.

“Oh, this is my bestest friend, Mecha Fairy-chan. She is so cool.”

“I am not that cool,” I replied a little embarrassed, rubbing the back of my head.

“Nonsense, nonsense,” she grinned back. “Nee-sama is a Rank 5 and older than the rest of the team. She might as well be the leader.”

The crowd was starting to really look at me here. I put my hand up, stopping her and pointing over my shoulder to the patiently waiting Glide, “I am not the leader that is Astro Glide.”

“Yeah, but if you had not sniffed out those last two people, we never would have found them.”

“So? I don't wanna be the leader, too much work and commitment.”

“Is that so?” asked Sunshine, looking a little sad. Man, how am I going to get her to be happy?

“Hey Sunshine,” I poked at her. “You wanna do some super hero poses? I think they would be cute.”

“Only if Nee-sama does them with Sunshine,” she replied. The gathered crowd bristled with anticipation. This... this kinda feels like a Con doesn't it? Being a super hero is actually pretty damned cool. Sure there is the messy stuff, but we get to run around in costumes and nobody looks at us weird. I have noticed that there is a sort of celebrity about being a hero. Granted there were the haters of course, but you can't make everybody happy, so you have to pick and choose. Just gotta be yourself, no matter how weird that is. Unless of course you wanna eat people... Sub I am looking at you here. Don't get all indignant on me.

'You know, you sure do complain a lot,' sullenly said Sub. 'Just try it one time, just a bite and I swear that you will love it.'

Right, right, as if I would agree with you on this. That is where I draw the line. Look we do some crazy shit in my head, but it will not come into reality. So unless you have something good to say then shove a clam in your craw. Well that shut her up for now. You actually clammed up huh? It was a little unnerving that she got so silent and so I peeked in there to see what she was up to. She was lounging there on the mental couch being a lazy slob, eating ice cream. That is not so bad. Where did you get that? I see you in there! Are you trying to give me a brain freeze? She wiggled her fingers and smirked. Uh oh, I gave her ideas! This won't end well. Just keep it to a minimum will you? I am trusting you in there, so don't go too wild.

Now then, where was I? Ah yes. There really was only one real choice for moves. Moon Sailors of course. The problem was which ones? There were so many. We could go for the fighting poses or the finisher moves, maybe even the transformations, who knows it might even get to the point we do the attack moves like the pole grind or the pile driver. I get the feeling she was going to do all the Loli-chan moves.

“Moon Sailors?” I asked and she nodded, well not like it was a real question. Clearly Sunshine was on the same page I was.

“Power of Love?” she asked.

“Ah, of course. Good thinking,” a happy grin spread on my lips. It was the ending theme pose.

The crowd parted a little bit to give us room, all the while Glide was trying to act like he does not know us. Spoil sport. Too late though I had already incriminated him. I took a few paces from her and she did the same. We nodded and side stepped toward one another with our hands in the air slowly lowering, well mine at the least. She was so short compared to me that she needed to keep them up or we would not reach. We both chanted at the same time, “With our powers of love combined!”

Our hands touched and sparkles flew everywhere. They swirled up exploding into rainbows and showering down warm droplets that bent the light. They glowed every color imaginable. One hundred percent Sunshine on this. I am starting to feel inadequate. A tinge of remorse stabbed my heart. I really am a bad person, desiring her power for myself. No good, no good. I can't think like that. We don't choose our powers and from the sounds of it she went through a lot of pain to get it. Our fingers separated. I wanted to slap myself for being such a shallow bitch. Sub did it for me. Owe... that really hurt you know. Well, I did deserve it, so thanks.

'No problem,' she replied, patting me. Her touch felt like a cat kneading my brain. Oh yeah that is the stuff. I can get used to this.

“Nee-sama, Nee-sama! What are we going to do next?” beamed Sunshine, bouncing at my side. Her bunny ears dancing.

“Heart Squat?” I asked looking down, not really thinking about it. Oh shit, what did I just say? That is embarrassing! No, Sunshine no. Too late she has that look saying she wants to do it. I sighed, well let's get this over with.

I covered my face for a moment, knowing what was to come. I could not resist that smile. We went back to back and held hands, before dropping our booties. I had to go way the hell lower than she did. It was a little miss matched to say the least. By the end though we were essentially on the same level. Don't you look down on my flexibility! Our fingers entwined and formed hearts, each a half that completed the other. The gathered fans were going nuts and flashes were going off everywhere. Oh God, this is so gay. I am never going to hear the end of this. They have pictures too! I won't be able to just say it never happened. Something tells me there is going to be a forum somewhere shipping us. This is going to be everywhere, isn't it? I might as well be declaring my love for her, right here in front of everybody. It is not like that. I swear. She is just so cute and cuddly, I can't stop myself. Somebody save me from myself!

“Next lets do love, love tower,” she excitedly said.

“We can't do that we need like five people.”

“Then let's do the face off routine.”

Glide interrupted, “Hey we should get going,” my savior! You just got twenty points in my friendship meter.

“Ah, hes right it is sort of rude to keep people waiting. We can do this some other time,” I comforted her. The frown was going to rip my soul into shreds. Smile, smile you are hurting me here.

She pouted, reluctant to leave, “Alright.”

I got on my knees and she stared at me for a long moment. Her smile grew again, as she clambered up my back. That is right, I gave her a piggy back ride. The fans were getting riled up and angry that we were leaving. I could hear their boos and some asshole threw a can. It bounced off of my helmet. What the fuck man? You could have hit Sunshine! Hit me if you like, but don't you dare touch her. I turned looking for that son of a bitch. They dispersed rather quickly, when I took an aggressive stance. Cowards. Don't start shit if you are not willing to deal with the consequences. Good riddance, damned leaches latching onto my Sunshine. I will rip and burn them all off before I let them drag her down into the muck. I won't let what happened to me happen to others.

We went along, glancing over the varied stands there was all sorts. Even a produce stand. They had bananas, melons, broccoli, strawberries, cabbage, carrots, turnips... my face scrunched up at the sight of those foul things. Molotov, eh? I had not thought about her at all recently, trying to forget. I wonder what she is up to anyway? Can't be anything good. Probably off somewhere, beating people, while calling them Suka and rubbing turnips in their face. I think, I might have Turnip trauma here. At least it is not to the point that it is a phobia, or something where I run away, screaming at the very sight of them.

Sunshine wiggled and pointed down at them, “Nee-san, Nee-san aren't those turnips cute?”

“Nope.”

“Eh? Why? Why don't you like them?” she pleaded.

“They are cold and hard that is why. Besides they taste bitter like my tears. I much prefer squishy things like this banana, strawberry or melon, they are sweet and tasty.”

“Just cause it tastes bad doesn't make it any less cute. I mean kittens are not meant for eating and they are so adorable right? Ah, but these strawberries are so itty bitty. Can we get some? Please, please, can we?”

I was thinking it over. Turnips... why does it have to be turnips? Well if she really wants it, “You can have one turnip, only one so pick wisely. Excuse me, I will have two bananas, a watermelon, a bag of berries, and a turnip.”

The stall owner smiled. “Paper or plastic?”

“Plastic. Paper rips too easily.”

Our little exchange carried on and I took what I wanted, after handing over twenty bucks. Sunshine got her turnip, it was the smallest one they had, with little roots and a couple leaves. She was grinning from ear to ear. I don't really understand it, but at the least she is happy. I on the other hand got my tasty, tasty melon, berries and naners. Naturally, I would not be able to eat until it was just me and Sunshine, but for now I was happy. After all watermelon is my favorite non meat food. All that delicious sugary nectar. It also kinda looks like meat and bleeds when I bite it. What? It keeps Sub happy. I am rather inclined to keep her from thinking about eating small furry animals. Not the fluffy tailed squirrels!

The bag swayed in my hands, while I hummed along with Sunshine. This was definitely going to be a good day. The sun was getting ready to set. The blue sky was turning purple and red, with pink clouds scuttling off behind the sky scrapers. A low whistling of the wind danced through the street. It played with my antenna. If only I could feel it on my face. That was something that I regretted about the suit, sure I had ac but the senses were off. For one my eyes were less sensitive, smells were dampened, touch was naturally confined as well, but the hearing was about the same though.

We had arrived at our destination, Cyber Dome. It was a strange little place. Compared to the Atomic Strobe it was falling short. How? There did not seem to be all that many people here. That might be because of the timing though, so I will give it a little bit of a break. The lights were gaudy and strobed a little. Scrolling neon lights led the way inside, through large glass doors. Somehow this seems like the kind of place that Squeeze would come to. There was just this sketchy, seedy atmosphere floating around. Which is how I imagined that playboy would be just below the surface. Inside was dimly lit, not for me of course, with tables to sit at varied spots. The low glow of laptops and phones revealed quite the few people huddled around in here. They were off in their own little worlds, playing games or watching movies.

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A hand waved at us and that confident, yet snarky voice that I knew was Squeeze followed. “Took you long enough.”

“We got mobbed you know,” said Glide, leading the way over to the enclosed booth near the back.

Squeeze was suited up and had that little mask over his eyes. Disk was face deep in his games. Naturally he was in costume with that helmet and goggles on. The low glow of his suit kept him from vanishing into the darkness. I leaned over, trying to see what he was up to. There was a long moment when my shadow over took him and then, finally noticing, he peered up with that deer in the headlights look. He recoiled away into the back of the seat. What? I won't bite, hard. The boy is still spooked I guess. This is your fault Sub. How to fix this, I wonder? A gaming friend is one thing that I really want. It would be a real shame to ruin this. I suppose, I should just lay off of him for a while and gently coax him back into the fold. Yes, Sub, keep it professional.

Sunshine scampered off of my back and nestled down on the plush leather seats, patting them invitingly. I took my seat, glancing around. This was a rather small place. A black metal table took up the center and we were all circled around it. Wooden seats to our back and behind those metal lined the booth walls in a rod iron fashion. If I did not know any better this place seemed like a sort of cage. It made me feel uneasy to say the least. Glide and Squeeze had their elbows on the top, while Disk was off in the corner.

“So how was your patrol?” I asked. Looking Squeeze over since little Disk was cowering away, as though I might eat him. He thinks too highly of himself, I am rather picky about my food.

Gravity Squeeze looked over the menu for a moment longer before answering, “Not much. Squished a couple mutant rats that were in a dumpster. What about you guys?”

Glide answered, “We stopped a purse snatching and rescued people from a pile up.”

“Sounds about average.”

“Well when he describes it like that yeah,” I pat my chin. “What would be a crazy day?”

“Super Villains.” replied Glide, with a nod. “They are not always up to stuff, but when they are it is usually big. One of the gangs tries something at the least once a week. Sometimes more than one will do a job on the same day and it gets hectic.”

I looked over the menu not really paying too much attention. This was stuff I had already heard before. The real question was what do I want to eat? Have not had fish for a while, maybe some fish N chips? Sounds pretty good actually. Sub wanted the steak and lobster though. Look at those prices! So expensive. This is highway robbery. Forty bucks in a hole like this? Back away not today. Then I have to start questioning how sanitary this place is. There are probably cockroaches scurrying around in the back. Fish N chips it is, they can't fuck up deep frying can they?

“Hey Sunshine. What do you usually get here?” I asked, looking her over.

She was positively glowing when she replied, “Sunshine usually gets the banana split, ice cream sundae with double sprinkles and whipped cream!”

That was somehow unexpected. I should have realized she would get that, but this place actually makes that? Sure enough, there it was on the menu. “No, I mean like food, food.”

“It is always food with Nee-san isn't it?” she smiled vaguely.

“What is that supposed to mean?” I grouched at her. Everyone is always picking on me about eating so much. I can't help it, regenerating burns calories or at the least that is how it feels. The worse the wound the hungrier I get. I already look like a skeleton, I need some meat under my bones you know. In other words I got to pregame it by gorging before hand. That way if anything hurty happens I spring right back. After all preparedness is the key to victory! That and I don't want to lose control and go all cannibal on somebody. At the least that is how I think it works, Dr. Arbor was kind of sketchy on the details. Even if that does not pan out, it is still a good excuse to eat.

“Sunshine did not mean that badly. It is your coping mechanism right?” she asked, strangely lucid. It was almost like she was an entirely different person. Who are you? What did you do with my bubbly Sunshine? “Sunshine knows all about those delightful things. My fantasies are my escape, but sometimes there is none.”

“That is dark. Have you taken your pills today?”

“Only one so far. Can't take them on an empty stomach. Speaking of which we should really order soon.”

I nodded in agreement and as if on cue a waitress walked up. A paranoid person might start thinking that she had been listening in on us. She looked rather giddy for some reason. Was it because she was serving heroes? At the least we get some sort of fan fair here. We all looked over at her and some orders were being placed. Sunshine really got the sundae, not that I doubted her or anything. Everybody else got a burger and fries. Well some beef does sound pretty tasty right about now. Besides I was having second thoughts about how much I trusted this place with fish.

“I will have one as well.”

“Alrighty, so four burger combos and a banana split sundae. What can I get for your drinks?” she asked.

“Lemonade with extra sugar.” I replied handing over my menu.

She took it from me and collected the rest along with their orders. Everyone else went with soda, but Sunshine got some tea. I could guess it was for her pills. Good call, soda goes straight to the thighs after all. Although ice cream is not much better, if not worse. You should eat some real food you know? Sprinkles won't stave off starvation. The waitress took her leave and we were left to our own devices once more. Disk retreated back to his game, not sure which one he is playing. I was not very inclined to ask since he might start running up the wall or something. Not much I can do about it. I held my head in my hands thinking. It was hard when my stomach sounded like some starved beast.

“So Nee-san. I was wondering, what is your real name?” asked Sunshine, staring at me with those puppy dog eyes. Those might usually work, but not this time.

“Name? Is this really a good place to talk about that? People could be listening you know,” I replied, with just a hint of paranoia.

“Don't be silly no one really cares who we are, besides what could they do if they learned your first name?” she replied not thinking too much on it.

“Are you serious?” I looked them over and sighed, “You want me to name off reasons, alright. First they could threaten your family. Second they could dig up some dirt and black mail you. Third they could look up where you live and set up an ambush. Fourth you could be walking around as a civi and people might recognize you. This could lead to stalkers as well as people trying to hurt you. Need I go on?”

“You have really thought that out,” said Glide rather impressed.

I nodded. “Well when you have dealt with the real deal Villains it tends to make you paranoid as fuck. I am still scared that somebody is going to kill my dad or take him hostage.”

“What makes you say that?”

“Kraken knows who I am, where I live, and who my parents are. If they wanted to they could kidnap them and force me to join them at any point. Honestly it is nerve wracking. I try not to think about it too much.”

“Then what are you worried about? The worst people in the world already know, so how much worse can it get?” asked Squeeze, he strangely made a little sense, but I had already thought that far.

“I don't want the local gangs knowing. If they did something, I might think it was the Kraken and blow things out of proportion. That and I would probably end up betraying you guys, if it was to save my dad. Sorry, but it is true.”

Sunshine smiled. “At the least you are honest Nee-san.”

“Doesn't make me feel any better about it.”

“You are too hard on yourself. After all that is something just about everybody would balk at,” said Glide, reassuringly. He does have a point. I guess it would not be too bad.

“Well alright. If it is just first names, but I want to hear yours too,” I said and they nodded in agreement before I continued. “Good then let's continue this later tonight back at the Fire House.”

Things got a little quiet. I had sort of shut down the conversation, but this was important. Honestly I am a little worried about these kids, they are not taking this seriously enough. This is how bad things happen to good people. They don't seem to realize how fucked up Villains are. I would rather be paranoid and wrong, than blissful and dead, or worse. Just thinking about it makes my carapace crawl. Why is the world so messed up? Speaking of that something had been bugging me.

“Hey I have been wondering, Squeeze, could you crush somebody's heart in their chest with your telekinesis?”

His jaw dropped and he stammered. “What the hell?! How would I even find out if I could do that?”

I thought it over, “You could try it on me? I mean, I have three of the things so if on the off chance it does work, I would not die before it regenerated.”

“You have three hearts?” said Glide, staring at me with what I could feel as apprehension. Not like I can see his face, but that was the vibe he was putting out. Wait did I just reveal that I am not human? Oh, God damn it. Me and my big mouth. If only I had been more discreet about it and not so interested in that grasp shit. I mean, if this pans out he could do some Star Wars force pulls and chokes, which is fucking awesome. At any rate, how to respond? I guess I could try to play it off.

“What? Doesn't everybody have three hearts?” I chuckled.

Glide nearly yelled and had to restrain himself. “No! People do not have three hearts.”

“I know that, it was a joke, jeez. Calm down young elf, or else you will tempt the wrath of Lord Helix!”

“Oh,” he groaned, getting ready to retreat. “Not that again!”

“Through his tentacles we shall be saved, rejoice in the coming oblivion! Cast down the vile Dome Fossil for it shall lead you astray. Turn away from your false idols and bath in his holy light. He fainted for our sins. How can you turn your back upon he who sacrificed so much for us? I find your lack of faith disturbing. Come, consult the Helix with me. Repent and you shall be saved!” I really got this religious cult shenanigans down. It is surprisingly easy, what matters is sounding confident. The rest is just generic religious mumbo jumbo. I got him on the run now and none will be the wiser.

“Nee-san are you sure you want to tell them about your body?” asked Sunshine, innocent yet damning. Why Sunshine, why?

I clicked my tongue when they looked at me curiously. Damn, my ranting like a lunatic did not divert the subject. “I will tell you, or rather show you guys later.”

“Wait you are actually going to show us?” asked Squeeze with a skeptical frown.

“Well,” I half heartedly replied, “you would find out eventually. Better than walking in on me while I am showering or my suit getting torn off in a fight. You gotta promise not the scream though.”

“Why would we scream?” wondered Disk, keeping his distance.

“Look, it is just easier to see than to explain.” I leaned my head into my arm on the table. “We are a team now right? So you should know exactly who it is you are working with. I can trust you guys that much at the least right? But not here and certainly not now.”

They nodded and Squeeze seemed rather intent, it seems I had caught his attention. “What was that you were going on about earlier? It sounds kind of dangerous.”

“Oh well, I am trying to figure out how your power works. Can you move things that are inside of other things?”

“You mean like a box? No, I can only interact with the outside of things. I have to have line of sight. If the box is open sure, but if it is closed, nope.”

“I see, I see. Then how fast can you throw something?”

“Don't really know. Never really measured it. Usually we just go by how heavy something is and go off of that.”

“What is your effective range that you can interact with things?”

Squeeze smirked and had that pompous air about him. “A couple hundred yards. I can throw things farther than that though.”

I stroked my spiked chin. Interesting. “Could you make mind bullets?”

“Mind bullets?”

“Yeah, like compressed particles around the size of bullets accelerated to the point that they can punch through things? Or even your power exerted in a concentrated point to stab through things. Although that might be too much for a Rank 4, maybe the higher ranks can do that? Can you block bullets by ripping them out of the air or forming a barrier?”

Squeeze looked a little worried thinking things over. He spoke up after a little bit, “I don't know.”

“Ah, sorry just my over active imagination at work here. You should look into that, if it panned out you would be pretty strong. I already know you can pull, punch or push things. If you did it right you could be some people's worst nightmares and drop them from like two stories up to break their legs. If you concentrated enough pressure on one spot you could probably crush bones and stuff. Although this is all just conjecture so who knows.”

Glide gulped. “You are rather dark. What is with all the torture?”

“Compared to the shit I have gone through a broken leg or two is nothing. Talk to me when you have had your lungs ripped out and had to watch them breath in front of your eyes. I could go on, however I will spare you guys the details. You would probably have nightmares for a month, I still do even now.”

Everyone cringed, even Sunshine. Glide spoke up, “Is that what Chief was talking about?”

I nodded slowly. Way to go me, the mood murderer. Sure fire way to shut down any sort of conversation, especially with the amount of bad vibes I was putting out. Thankfully the waitress returned with her hands full of our orders. Sunshine was glowing when she started snacking on her ice cream. It certainly smelled good. My burger was so greasy I had to take a second look at the thing. It was soggy and dribbled everywhere. The waitress left after a few moments and I reached over locking the door to our booth. It would not exactly be good if somebody came in when Glide had his helmet off. My lower mouth revealed itself from the helmet and I munched down, making sure not to open my lips too far. It would not exactly be good if they saw my mandibles.

Despite the tasty food my mood was turning sour. Think happy thoughts, I reminded myself. It was not working. Everything was getting dark and foul. There was an awkward silence floating about, only broken by the murmurs of the restaurant and the low clicking of my mandibles grinding together. Although it may have just been everyone chowing down. Kinda hard to talk when you are eating. Someone in a booth nearby was watching a movie. I think it had something to do with super natural stuff. From the sounds of it some guy was getting mauled by a werewolf, sucks to be him. Listening closely I could make out a heated conversation about a game coming from across the way. They were trying to figure out what was the best class in SR.

To be so care free, it is hard to not envy them. One would think that everything was perfectly peachy, when it most assuredly was not. Wars rage in Europe the media can't cover that up, though they try. Supers abuse their powers for crime rather than contributing to society. Every time anything bad happens the media goons demand stricter laws for Supers. What good is restricting the heroes who actually listen to the law? Criminals by definition don't care about laws. What? Is some little piece of paper going to stop a mad man from blowing up a city block? Is it going to stop a rapist from holding some girl down in the park? Of course not, they don't give a fuck.

No, this is not some magical wonderland where everybody gets along and follows the rules. You wanna stop it, you fight fire with fire. Supers going there and kicking his ass are going to stop him and limit the damage. The good guys often times received the blame for the destruction despite the fact that things would have been much worse if they had not helped. I read about some poor bastard called Hans, who stopped a robbery. He broke the thug's spine on a table and then got sued by the crook so hard he lost his house, family, job and he even ended up on the street where he got murdered by that scum's gang. Despite the fact the scumbag had shot and tried to kill four people. He saved them, he fucking saved them and that was the thanks he got. It makes me sick.

Even the police are getting serious backlash for doing their jobs. Every time some punk gets gunned down all the protesters come out of the woodwork. Don't wanna get shot? Then don't point a gun at cops or charge them when they tell you to put your hands on the top of your head. Idiots riot in the streets calling for justice; all while vandalizing, burning, assaulting, and looting their own communities and then they bitch about how their hoods are such shit holes. That is not how you make things better, it makes things worse when you act like uncivilized animals. It makes what ever it was that you were trying to get across less legitimate and everyone looks down on you. How the hell are they supposed to get ahead when they burn down their own businesses and homes? You want to make a difference then don't join a gang and help the police clean the place up, rather than driving them out and pulling the race card on everything.

It makes me not want to help people, if the ones getting the heat are the ones abiding the laws. The ones risking their lives to help get stabbed in the back by the people they just saved. Criminals will always find a way to get around laws, it is why they are criminals. You want to change stuff? Step up and stop the scum, root it out where ever it is and for God's sake keep the damned kids off of the street and out of gangs. Actions speak volumes more than words. Not that dwelling on this will do anything. I can't change the world, but I can at the least try to make a difference. I doubt that any civi would listen to me outside of this suit though. If I see someone needs help then I will try my best. Doesn't matter if they are black, white or purple. I don't judge based on appearance, it is actions I go by. You act like a piece of shit, I will treat you like one.

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