Crystalmushroom

My Urban Hero Academia

****Several Hours Later*****
The sun had set and Alexa had finished her dinner. After a bombardment of questions from her parents about the written exam and the watching the second years, Alexa finally got up to her room. Curiosity nearly dragged her by the neck and pulled her to her room. Her thoughts, buzzing bees, all focused on the bag and its contents. Before she could really get a look, her new “hopefully” friends were around and her mom picked her up incredibly quickly. Her mother said it was due to being at a store nearby, which was definitely a falsehood. There was no notable stores nearby.

It didn’t help that she wanted to open it in the car, but she knew the smell would raise questions. Also, if her brother got to see, he might want to play with what was inside.

Once she was inside her room, she locked her door. There had been too many times Ian just barged in. She sat on her bed with the bag still zipped. As she reached for the zipper, she stopped and thought to herself.

‘Is he doing the same thing with mine?....Could he be looking at my clothes?!’ Her face was hot with embarrassment as she thought about it.

Her running crop top, the exercise pants, and her undergarments in case she sweated too much. Her face was really hot now

‘No….He wouldn’t be looking at them. He helped me up, so he can be a gentleman.'

Her face cooled down for a minute.

‘But he did say he would experiment on me and Yin.’

Her face started to get hot again.

The thought of the odor inside the bag finally slapped her. Instantly, Alexa got up from her bed and trotted over to her bathroom. The grabbed some sheets of tissue paper to cover her hand in. When she was done, she trotted back over to the bag and sat on the bed.

‘Now I won’t have to worry about the smell getting on my hands and no fingerprints.’

Her mummy hand started to unzip the bag and that smell rose up again. What was it that she was smelling? It smelled hospital-like but what was it? She couldn’t exactly place it. It hit her. Formaldehyde. She had to dissect and animal in middle school. That was what preserved it.

‘Why would his bag smell like that?’

A cringe took hold of her face as she reached inside and grabbed hold of what felt like a chain.She pulled it out gently from the bag and dangled it in front of her face. The centerpiece was a vial with a thick almost syrup like red liquid inside. The smell made her keep it away from her face.

“What could this be?”

A couple of possible liquids floated around her head, but she really didn’t want to mess with it. Gently, she inserted it back into the bag. After placing it neatly on the bag’s bottom, she fished around for something else. Something hard and thin was caught in her grasp.

'A Cd maybe?’

She was correct.

“In the mix...Mix?” She said with a disapproving squint. “Buddy, You have to get better names.”

Back in the bag it went.

After a couple more tries, she had picked up a notepad with incomprehensible writing. The penmanship was fine, but the subject matter was latin to her. It did make her dear for her life because she knew he was a scientist now. Next another notepad, but she didn’t bother reading that one. Lastly a large sized manga book.

“Oh nice!”

This caught her attention for sure. She loved to to read manga when she had some spare time. The cover had a curvaceous lady on the front and a seductive man hugged together on the cover. Alexa opened it and it started off like any other romance manga. Slow to start, had to give background on who the two people were. Evidently, they were co-workers in some sort of office.Nothing out of the ordinary, until they reached the elevator. Once Alexa flipped the page, her eyelids stretched opened as far as humanly possible.

“What the WHAT?!” She screamed impulsively. She flipped through the pages because one she was disbelief and two because she couldn’t stop looking. “T-This..This is.. This is a..!”

Once she got a hold of herself, she slammed it closed, and hummed it across her room. Her face was red hot as she brought her eyes to the floor. A book showing adults doing adulty things in illustrated form. She had never seen things like that before. Yes, she had heard of them in passing and two girl did use her bubble to talk about one, but to actually see it with her own eyes. Her body shook as she put her head in her hand.

‘I’m only 14...Could I get arrested for that? Will anyone know?!’

Before she could settle down, a knock was at her door. Followed by the doorknob trying to twist.

“Alexa, you alright in there? I heard a scream.”

It was her mother. She had to think quickly. She knew her mother would definitely kill her if she knew about that.

“I-It’s nothing mom!...Lita sent me a scare video! You know how much I hate ghosts!”

‘Please mom, eat this one up. I can’t have you come in. Not right now’

“Oh yeah? Ghosts aren’t real honey no need to be afraid of them. Why is your door locked?”

“ I…. wanted to read in peace.” Her temperature rose again from mentioning reading. ”Didn’t want Ian to challenge me to a surprise fight.”

“Makes sense! Ok, I’ll talk to you later. Glad you’re ok.”

Once she heard the feet retreating away from her door, she breathed a big sigh. Her head hit her pillow as she lay there, trying to not think about what she just witnessed.
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"I got to show Lita!"

My Urban Hero Academia

It was nice to finally meet other kids from the exam. If only they knew if they would see each other again. It also made her look around to see if Gale was nearby. It really surprised her that he was there yesterday, but it made sense. Once she didn’t notice him, she followed the others into the rift. There wasn’t any hesitancy walking in the rift, though she made the joke. Something made her trust Yin.

Once transported, she felt the excitement build inside. She would get to see what a real hero could do.

“Man, This is gonna be great! You think it’ll be as hard as ours was?” Alexa asked to the group.

She rushed over to a section of open seats, then turned and waved them over. She plopped down and hung over the railing to get a good look. A nervous pang sat in her stomach. Alexa couldn't help but wonder if another attack was on the horizon. It also made her think that she needed to let her parents know she would be a little late.

Her small hand snaked it’s way into her denim jacket’s pocket and pulled out her cell. The iridescent purplish-blue case glimmered in the sunlight of the stadium. She sent a text into the family group chat.

Will be a little late. Watching the license exam with some students i met at the exam. I will take pictures and will probably go for a run after this. Will call once this is done. Luv you Guys.

The message sent with ease. She slipped her backpack off her shoulders and gently placed it on the ground. When she unzipped it, she slipped her phone in, but heard it something inside.

‘That’s weird. My clothes should have -’

She leaned forward to look in the bag and saw that her clothes weren’t there. Before she could really reach in and see what was inside, the other had come over to the seats. She also noticed a strange odor coming from inside the bag.

‘What the hell?’

Quickly, she snatched her phone out of the bag and zipped it closed. The last thing she wanted was her new acquaintances thinking she was weird.

‘How did that even happen?’

Instantly, she fired a question to take their suspicions off her bag. Not like they had an, but she had to make sure.

"Aren't you guys nervous for them? W-what if they don't get their licenses?"

My Urban Hero Academia

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The fact that yin returned her smile made Alexa’s heart sing.

“I know they said high school is hard, but that a whole nother thing!” Alexa did want to have in slip away. Deep down, she felt like this girl had to be a good person, she worked so hard to keep others safe.

“You bossy? No, so don’t worry. I’m just glad we got as many people out unharmed.” Alexa said as she waved her hands defensively. “I’m still surprised i made it through the exam. I felt this strong sensation to…”

‘May I shouldn’t say anything about wanting to quit in the very beginning. Heroes don’t say things like that, Do they?’

“Your rift was amazing. How does it work? I’ve never seen a strong quik like that before.” The enthusiasm was spilling out as she got a little closer.

Sometimes her excitement could be a lot to take in. She knew that about herself, but it was hard for her to maintain sometimes. Before she could recoil and bring down her excitement, slam!

Alexa’s eyes went wide as she lost her footing. What the hell hit her?

‘What the?! So embarrassing!’

She felt her bag fly off her arm as she tried to right herself. There was no point though. She let the fall happen.

“Oof!” She was loud as she hit the ground. Her eyes were closed tight.

It took her a minute to settle down and open her eyes. She saw a red headed kid with glasses in front of her. He must have been the one to hit her. Her eyes narrowed in on him as she got up quickly. He was super apologetic which made her feel a lot better. He was familiar too, but why.

“No no, I’m fine. Don’t worry. “ Alexa said quietly, she took his hand.

‘Strong grip.’

Alexa returned his smile as she let him help her up.
‘Herito?...Why does that sound familiar.’ The wheels in her head turned. Something bothered her about that name. What was it? Finally it came to her. ‘The experimentation kid!’

Her smile remained the same as she got to her feet. When she stood up, she was ready to introduce herself to him. Then a loud beeping went off and he was gone soon after.

‘Saved by the bell.’

“Sorry about that Yin.” She said as she bent over to pick up her bag. She didn’t pay it any mind as she slipped it over her shoulder.

Once she had her bag, she listened to Yin’s question. It made her think for a sec.

“I’m going to be honest. I think I did terribly. I was hoping to take out a few robots, but I had to focus on saving people. Not that i regret doing so...I just hope they give us a break. I mean I really tried hard, but I don’t know.”

Before she could feel sorry for herself, she heard someone leaving the classroom. Alexa snapped her head when she saw the other student. She would give him a big smile.

“ We were just talking about what we thought about it. Didn’t seem too too hard.” She hadn’t seen this guy before.

‘Maybe he was in a completely different section of the physical exam.’

“Yeah practical exams don’t exactly measure up to what we were up against yesterday. No matter how hard you study. I’m Alexa by the way.” Her voice was cheerful, then she pointed toward Yin. “This is Yin.”

My Urban Hero Academia

“Thanks so much.”

Alexa’s smile got brighter as she started to sit. Thanking her meant so much than just the seat. There was a lot she wanted to say to her, but she probably should have waited to after to the exam. It really meant a lot to her the effort she put in. Also her costume was fabulous.

When she got into her seat, she heard Yin wishing her luck. Quickly, she turned to look at Yin and gave her thumbs up.

“We got this!”

Alexa whipped back around in her seat. ‘Oh god, I totally pulled a dad. I'm such a loser.’

Alexa pulled her pen out of her bag and got ready for the paper exam. The questions seemed pretty common sense to her. The only thing that worried her was the history questions. Yes, she did study superhero history, but specific heros not so much. Maybe she should have studied a little harder.

“Told you Alexa! You should always listen to your friendly neighborhood puffer.” Lita’s voice snaked into her head.

‘Stop thinking about Lita. She won’t help me here.’

Her pen worked for most of the question, but there were some that caught her off guard.

Is it considered stealing to take pens from a bank? What about extra napkins from a fast-food restaurant?

‘Ummm I-I don’t know. I never thought about it.’ Alexa’s head started to spin as she thought about the times she’s accidently took pens from the bank. ‘Can I be prosecuted for taking a pen?’

The question was waying heavy on her and she turned to the window for solace. They she spotted the bikini clad woman.

‘What the?! She goes out like that!’ Her eyes were as large as satellite dishes. ‘I would never!’

She brought her flustered face back to her test. She would come back to that question because she didn’t want to waste too much time.

After some time, she came across a question about what it meant to be a hero. It stopped her again. There were so many answers she could put. What would be the most fitting? What was the right answer? She would slump in her seat as she thought about it.

‘Making sure everyone around you is safe and thinking about yourself last?’ Another thought came to mind. ‘A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Is the official definition from the dictionary.’

Those answer didn’t exactly feel right, but they would work right.

‘A hero is a person who gives of theirself without question to the cause before them. Whether it be their fellow main or natural disaster, they try their best to help. They don’t stop till their all is given.’

That seemed to resonate with her the most out. Her dad came to mind. She had seen him do his job once when she was small. Her mother had taken her and her brother downtown to buy some clothes after a doctor’s appointment. Nothing seemed out of place that say. The trip was boring, they tried on a bunch of clothes, they hated most of them. Mom ending up forcing a pair of outfits onto each of them. When they left the store, they could a loud fire engine charging around the corner.

‘I wonder if that’s your dad’s truck.” Her mother’s face was covered with an amused smile. No speck of worry at all. “Let's go see.”

They all trotted around the corner and witnessed a large business ablaze. Their mother made sure to keep them at a safe distance, but they watched intently. Of course, Alexa’s mother was right. Their father bounced off the truck. Hank stood out a lot amongst his coworker’s, he had an expandable suit that was marked black. It was a stretchy material that allowed him to use his quirk easily.

“He’s amazing.” Her mother said quietly.

Alexa’s eyes had grew wide as he barrelled into the building before the other fighters. He didn’t hesitate as he rushed inside. After what felt like a lifetime, he returned with some people who were trapped inside. It was breathtaking, his courage and fearlessness. A piece of building unlodged itself, but her father saw it before anyone else. Without thinking, he sucked in a deep breath, sprinted in front of the other fighters and puffed his iron stomach upward. The piece bounced off him gently, although it was massive and still burning.

Alexa’s eyes twinkled when she saw this.

“That’s my dad…” She cooed.

Her day dream ended when she heard someone's chair loudly move as the got up from the desk.

‘Oh right! Better hurry.’

She finished her test with what she thought were good answers. Also made sure to answer the bank question. Once she was satisfied, she got up from her seat and handed in her test. She turned to talk to Yin, but she had already walked out.

“That sucks.” She said as she walked back over to grab her bag. She could hear a strange dude in the back of the class breathing hard.

‘I’ll leave him to that…’

After she collected her bag, she made her way out the door. SHe was surprised to see Yin hanging outside the classroom. Hesitation was a thing as Alexa crossed over to her.

“Some test huh?” She said with a laugh. “ I’d take a million more of those before fighting crazt murder robots again. Am I right?”

My Urban Hero Academia

SAHARA AKA The Slippery One

After all the commotion from yesterday, certain pro hero were placed on security detail. Sahara was placed on the left side of the inner gate for the school. Little did she know, she was standing outside the exam room window. She was just honored to be there.

Her left hand unscrewed the top of her water bottle as she looked around for suspicious characters. There was nothing, but she was there early and she didn't even see any students enter at the point.

“I really hope no one comes. These kids need to be free of distractions.” Her words were earnest as she brought the bottle to her lips and sipped. Her tanned skin shined in the sunlight like she was covered in glitter. Her red bikini, a perfect compliment to her skin. “No distractions at all.”

While she had some time, she brushed her hand across her collarbone, then threw a sticky substance onto her surfboard. Next she bent down to go inside her bag. Sahara pulled out a rag from her backpack, which contained a lot of waters. Delicately, she wiped the substance across the board.

“Can't ever let them catch me slipping.”

My Urban Hero Academia

Name: Sahara Abidi
Age: 22
Superhero Alias:The Slippery One
Superhero status: Pro-Hero
Quirk Name: Slip
Quirk Ability: Her body is covered in a slippery substance. She can throw the substance onto people, items, and anything else making them slick. She can produce it all over her whole body, but the amount of it depends on how much water is in her system.
Looks:
Brief Bio: (Any important history/personality traits) Sahara is very focused on saving the day and doing it the fastest way possible. Sometimes she appears absent minded and not observant. She wear a bikini because it allows her access to the substance she throws. She doesn't realize that is probably why her popularity is so high. Is known to surf into any crime scene, but might misplace the vessel she rides on. Have been voted hottest hero of 2016.

My Urban Hero Academia

Name: Sahara Abidi
Age: 22
Superhero Alias:The Slippery One
Superhero status: Pro-Hero
Quirk Name: Slip
Quirk Ability: Her body is covered in a slippery substance. She can throw the substance onto people, items, and anything else making them slick. She can produce it all over her whole body, but the amount of it depends on how much water is in her system.
Looks:
Brief Bio: (Any important history/personality traits) Sahara is very focused on saving the day and doing it the fastest way possible. Sometimes she appears absent minded and not observant. She wear a bikini because it allows her access to the substance she throws. She doesn't realize that is probably why her popularity is so high. Is known to surf into any crime scene, but might misplace the vessel she rides on. Have been voted hottest hero of 2016.

My Urban Hero Academia

Next day, the car was quiet on the drive. Her mother was very deep in thought. After everything that happened, It was hard to not think about it.

After the exam, Her parents were angry and scared when their daughter came out shaken and crying. She couldn't explain why she was so emotional, but she did explain that she had to protect multiple students from killer robots. It pained her that so many students were attacking each other and how that wasn't usually practice during the exam.

“Alexa….” Her mother finally spoke very slowly. “Are you sure about this?”

The sudden question surprised her. The question left her quiet as she thought about it.

“ ...Yes mom.”

“You could be in danger again.”

“I know mom…..but I could save a lot of people…. I have to try.”

The car came to a hard stop. Alexa looked around because this was too early. Luckily, there was no one behind.

“Alexa…” Her mother turned to her and stared hard. “You can walk away. Do you know that?”

Alexa felt scared by her’s stare. Why would she say something like that?

“Yeah...but why would I want to?” Alexa adjusted herself in her seat. “Mom, you and dad help people all the time. Why would I stop just because I finally felt some heat. It was scary, but it happens, right?”

They stared at each other for a moment. The words seemed to be penetrating her mother's face as seconds crept by. It was strange, Alexa never had seen her mother this concerned. The moment lasted until beep came from behind them. The piercing eyes moved from Alexa to the road. The car propelled forward again.

The car was silent again for the remainder of the ride.

Once they arrived at the school, Alexa quickly took off her seatbelt. Before she could get the door open, a hand grabbed her shoulder. She stopped and looked back.

“I want you to know I support your decision. I just wanted to make sure you wanted this…” Her other's grip tightened softly. “We came to this decision on our own and I want you to do the same. Your father and I will support you no matter what you do.”

Alexa smiled warmly.

“Thanks mom. After yesterday, I know how much I want this.”

Alexa was pulled into a tight hug and she returned the embrace. It was a good feeling. The moment lasted for a few minutes, then she was released to the school.

As Alexa climbed the steps, she tried to focus more on the test that would be happening. She felt pretty bad that she had no robot points,but maybe they would give her some points because she saved some students.

“Man, please be lenient.”

As she followed the signs for the exams, she felt a little nervous but nowhere near as scared as she was yesterday.

When she arrived in the class, she saw a few students in the room. When she looked at them, it made her think about what she was wearing. A sigh of relief bursted out. Her superhero suit was at home.

One of the girls stood out to her. She looked familiar. It finally clicked. She was the girl who asked if she was alright when she restrained the whip kid. She bounced over to and smiled big. She came over to the seat in front of her.

“Um excuse me? Is there anyone sitting there?”

My Urban Hero Academia

‘A whip?’

Her eyes traveled the course of the weapon. It’s owner, a student with another whip cracking at the bubble. No noise could be heard, but the sheer anger in his face was easily understood. It shook her, like the test had. The pounding of the second whip made her slow to get up to her feet.

‘What is going on? Why is he acting this way? I didn’t do anything to him. Why am I even here?’

Her mind raced with more questions as she fought to stand against the waves of fear. This kid outside the bubble tried so hard to pull the weapon that was already lodged in the barrier, but the bubble sealed entirely around it.

‘I want to go home! I’ll be safe there. Why is this happening to me?’ Her brain screamed as she shook staring at the crazed green clad teen.

Something shined in corner of her eye. Alexa turned to take in what it was. A robot was rolling forward. A burst came from it’s main gun and struck the side the side of the bubble. The walls of the shield held with no issue.

‘The was a strong shot. Why would they shoot something like that at students? A-are they trying to kill us?!’

After the first shot, the robot turned it’s sights to the student still whipping her shield. Of course, Alexa expected the student to see the robot’s trajectory, but it wasn’t the case. Nothing but her barrier seemed to matter to this guy.

‘H-He's gonna get blasted! Look!’ Her arms frantically pointed at the robot rolling toward the whip kid. She mouthed “look”, but it was just adding gasoline to the fire. The pounding grew exaggerated in sight.

Time slowed as the robot locked it sights on the new target. The fear clutched her heart as she watched.

“Are you really going to just sit there and watch?” A voice whispered inside her.

‘What can I do? I’ll get hurt!’

Silence rang in her ears. Here mind raced with fear and obligation pulling her in separate directions. If she didn’t act soon, who knew how bad this would be.

“You got this! You got this! You got this!”

Something in her shattered. Alexa opened her mouth to suck in a breath as she put herself in a running position. The moment the inflation of her lungs started, the barrier fell. Her legs pumped hard, propelling her forward. Everything felt slowed down as Alexa charged forward. The owner of the whip was off balance because he wasn’t expecting the sudden release of his first whip.

‘Perfect.’

Instinctively she knocked into his body. While falling, Alexa wrapped her arms under his shoulders to restrain his arms. The weight of his body on her hands against the floor hurt so bad.The vibration in the ground grew as the robot came closer to them. A small whimper slipped, but she couldn’t focus on the pain.

“Of course he didn’t forget about us.”

Alexa took a breath and got him into an arm bar.

“Don’t struggle! I’m trying to save you!” was through her teeth as she held tight. Her cheeks took a bunch of air in and she held it.

The barrier formed around the struggling pair.

‘Maybe the pain will bring back to his senses. I just hope -’

The robot fired another shot at the barrier.

‘Why me?’