AN OLD FRIEND

Ethan was just chilling in the park. He had just finished analyzing the place where he first found that shiny metal rock. He saw that there was a trail, like an asteroid that had just fallen to earth, and after analyzing for the day, he went home, using his super speed and helmet to run back home.

when he got home. He went to the television and watched some anime while eating some chips. The next day, it was the weekend, and Ethan wanted to train on weekends so that he could gain control of his powers, but the world had other plans…

Ethan was looking around the park, trying to find a nicely secluded place where he could just train without making people notice he was there, so he looked and looked, and while looking, he saw a comic shop just outside the fence of the park. He stared at it a little bit, then thought.

Ethan's thoughts: "comics… a hero's lives are documented there, well I wish this world has heroes… that would be cool, but… dangerous, villains could be made, I guess it's the natural order of things… cant have light without darkness nor right without wrong… so I guess it's a necessary thing so that we know what 'good' is…."

Ethan began walking on the brick path and following it, he kept an eye on his surroundings to avoid awkward encounters then he saw a guy who seemed familiar… he didn't know why but the guy reminded Ethan of his old friend, and while Ethan was going through a trip down memory lane, the guy suddenly burst into flames and flew upwards.

Ethan: "Ayo! What?!"

Ethan ran to the guy and stood under him. He looked up at the guy and yelled out, trying to get his attention.

Ethan: "Hey! Yo!"

The guy looked down at Ethan, and then the flames on the guy's body went away. Ethan watched as the guy floated lower and lower until he reached ground level.

The guy: "Pretty cool, huh?"

Ethan: "Yeah, how can you… control your powers?"

The guy: "It's really simple, just use your creativity… You know, think about what you wanna do with your powers, but… It's hard to fight physically AND imagine using your powers to USE it…"

Ethan: "Oh… Well, I'll keep it in mind, so I can train."

The guy: "I'm John, you're Ethan, right?"

Ethan: "Yes? wait, how did you-…?"

John: "Don't you remember me? John… the red reaper"

Ethan: "Wait, wait… JOHN? as in THE john that was-"

John: "Your friend, yes, that's me."

Ethan and John did a handshake and high-fived, they talked to each other, catching up with what had happened the past few days and how life had been in general, then they joked around and laughed.

Ethan asked that John help him gain control of his power instead of them being the kind that just come out in the spur of the moment, especially the other powers that he can use without doing physical activity like running.

and so Ethan learned how to use his powers; he now could use basic moves using his powers, like summoning lightning, and zapping people using his powers, and movement-based powers like how to create a tornado and punching hard.

Ethan: "Thanks, bro! So… you go to the gym, right?"

John: "Yeah, how'd you know?"

Ethan: "well… the muscles… duh"

John: "Yeah… and oh by the way, I'm in the same school as you."

Ethan: "What?"

John: "You know… your school…"

Ethan: "How did you know that it was the same school as mine?"

John: "Well, the school might be big, but news spreads faster than peanut butter on a kid's sandwich."

Ethan: "Haha, you're right… anyways it's been some days since I last met ghost king, I'm going to go see if he did anything…"

John: "Ghost king? oh yeah right, you told me… the ghostly… evil… version of you… Or is it a clone?"

Ethan: "Even I don't know. Haha, but life is full of mysteries, which is why scientists have jobs.

Ethan and John laughed and talked before Ethan ran towards his house, where Ghost King had broken in after their first encounter and had never left since.