Research

The door flung open and I ran inside. Did I just get into a fight with a criminal and won? I'm starting to panic again. I don't know what's going on. I remember looking into the mirror and seeing that devilish face. The yellow eyes with the narrow pupils and my teeth were razor blades. I have to know what's going on.

"Everything ok, sweetie?" My mom asked when I past the kitchen. I nodded, "Yea, yea everything is fine. I went to the park with the guys and we played some football." "Oh well that's nice." She replied. I turned to go up the stairs, "Sorry mom, but I got some....uh....school work to get done." She gave a glace, "Your teachers just don't know when enough is enough huh?" We both laughed a little, then I headed up to my room.

I have to figure out what's going on with me. If I tell anyone, they might be so scared of me that they would never want to see me again. I don't want to be a monster. I still don't know if this is a blessing or a curse.

I locked my door and opened up my laptop. What exactly would I need to look up to find out what's going on? My eyes changed similar to a cat and my teeth were about as sharp too. I Biology I learned a lot about the different ecosystems and predators. I looked up "Cat eyes" and saw a bunch of pictures with web-links. They looked similar to my eyes when they change. I looed up "Infrared" next and saw a bunch of explanations and pictures saying that it points out hit signatures from the rest of the surroundings. But infrared isn't exactly what I'm seeing. I only see one subject light up in a gold/red even if there are others with a heat signature. I looked up "cat vision" and saw some explanations about how a house cats have less vision distance than a human. What I have is the complete opposite so a common house cat isn't what's going on. I changed my search to "Which wild cat has the best eyesight?" My answer fell onto jaguars have the best 3-D vision of all carnivores.

I had a few more things to look up so I entered "Which wild cat has the strongest bite?" My answer was to my surprise also a jaguar. I had one more thing to search in order to be certain "Which wild cat is the strongest?" The answer almost confirmed my suspicions. The strongest cat in the world was a jaguar.

Did I absorb the traits of a jaguar? How the hell did this happen? The only time I saw a jaguar was at the Central Park Zoo. But something was kinda off. I had full control over these powers. I wasn't going out of control. I wasn't being taken over by a jaguar. At least I don't thing. I could use these abilities without practice. It was as if instinct took over.

I looked up more stuff about jaguars. It turns out that jaguars are not only one of the strongest cat in the world, but also the most agile. I guess that makes sense since I did a freaking kickflip off a concrete wall. Another things I found out was that a jaguar's strength in their heart pumps blood twice as much as much as a regular human making it much more powerful. I decided to go to the roof to get some fresh air.

When I opened the door, the pigeons flew away from the sound. The cool air blew against my body, but I didn't feel cold. Weird. I took off my jacket and looked down and my arms. Yep, they're still big. I placed my hands on the edge of the roof and looked down all the way to the ground. It was like 20 stories down. I looked up at the sky, "Oh God, this is such a dumb idea." I jumped up and put all my weight on my palms.

I stood on my hands 20 stories from death. I felt so light and balanced. Like I could stay here all day. The blood didn't rush to my head. My heart pumped steady and I didn't even shake. Standing like a statue.

I got an even dumber idea and bent my elbows. If I let go, that's head first into the concrete. I straightened out my arms and bent them again. My arms continued that movement faster every second. I bent my elbows as far as they could go, then exploded up and my hands move off the edge. I went flying several feet above the roof and I tucked my legs close to my chest. I opened my stance up straight and landed back on my hands. I just pushed off a handstand, front flipped, and landed back in a handstand at a ridiculous height.

I got back down off my hands and took in deep breaths. The funniest part was I didn't feel scared. I feel like a powerful being. I was given a gift. I don't know for what reason or how I even got the powers of a goddamn jaguar. I've always admired the jaguar because of it's graceful stealth and it's fur was elegant and alluring. The jaguar is a powerful and majestic creature.

I walked back to my room and sat down on my bed. It was getting kind of late as the sun started to set. Now the question was, where do I go from this. There are plenty of robbers and other criminals out in the city. Like that car jacker I stopped earlier. He said there was going to be a new era. The hell does that mean? A crime wave? I don't wanna get too cocky, but I think I can handle the average thug considering these skills. That look in the mirror still kinda freaks me out, but I haven't gone crazy about it because it felt natural. Like Mother Nature intended to put this beast in my body. But this power feels great. I feel energized and alert but most importantly, I feel in control of my life.

I was interrupted by a text. *Hey I was kinda disappointed we couldn't spend more time together today. U wanna go grab some coffee tomorrow morning?* It was Kristina. I was so surprised by her reaching out to me. I mean she only knows me because of Mike.

*Sure I'll meet you in front of your apartment.* I responded. *Ok* she answered. I have to remember that this isn't a date. She never asked for that. Just two friends getting some coffee like friends do. This'll be interesting.