A Bad Guy

You know after being knocked around by being around a derailed train then being close to one of the said crash train cars exploding and then also being shot at by some stereotypical evil organization grunt fucks! I thought I would be in immense pain but nothing. Surprisingly even my left arm and right ear are fine.

I’m a bit sore and I got a headache but I’m fine. Maybe I did inherit some of moms healing, guess Mary can't have everything. I move a bit as I feel the soft cloud that is my bed Infinitely better than sleeping on concrete. I can feel the warm rays of sunlight gently touch my skin as it lightens my pretty dull room as I gently get out of bed. I feel some cloth wrap around my upper left arm and my right ear. Mom and dad probably patch me up and put me in my bed.

Don’t know why they didn’t take me to a hospital. Maybe because I healed so quickly or was less hurt then I thought?

Dad probably thought I got attacked by a villain and probably would shock the shit out of any of his or moms enemies unless mom calmed him down. She was always the calm one then there probably down stairs waiting for me to wake up. I sat up once again having to resist the even more tempting call of the bed.

I’m still confused about what happened last night. I know that wasn’t a dream. I have bandages on the areas I got hurt but the last thing that happened was that real?

Did I actually get steel drakes power? How Would I have gotten it in the first place? I'm no power copier or stealer. Usually people with some form of power manipulation see people with different Auras that represent their power and I would have noticed if my parents were glowing my whole life.

Maybe Whoever Experimented on Steel Drake Maybe they were trying to transfer her power There's a market on tech development of devices that would let you steal powers and transfer them. Weird how did I know that maybe I heard it in school or mom dad talk about it one time. I shake my head. I need to focus I have to check. Evolved like me have something called a vault. A mental space that lets us visualize are powers and see our growth.

It helps people discover their powers if they have more or one even what type they fall under. I close my eyes and Focus until I feel everything disappear around me. After several seconds I see my power appear. It takes the form of a tiny Dragon with four little legs, two small goat like horns A tail with a triangle end and it has rainbow colored scales. It’s always sleeping and every time it exhales a new element comes out.

I’ve been told the reason it's asleep is because I haven't awakened it. A phenomenon where power can grow usually through life and death scenarios and obviously I haven't done any of that yet. I look around and like always there's nothing there but the tiny sleeping dragon. Well actually the little dragon is sleeping on a hoard of silver corns.

Wait does that mean I actually got steel drake powers but before I could ponder that and maybe test that out Scent crept into my nose.

The smell of eggs with a bit of pepper jack cheese added in Some slightly burnt bacon and some chocolate chip pancakes that have too much chocolate in them that's how I like it. I then start to hear muttering from down stairs then It starts to get louder until I can perfectly hear as if I was there.

“I still don’t get why you won’t let me find out who hurt our son and drown them!” That's dad and he’s pissed But I can hear hints of worry in his voice. “Dear I’m just as angry and worried as you but think about None of the villains That we have fought are not idiots they wouldn’t attack our kids without knowing we would kill them and the ones that are strong enough wouldn’t do that. What probably happened is that Richard went to the train track like he always does for his run and got hit by some debris when that runaway train crashed”. That's mom always calming down dad and helping him think straight.

“Your right still doesn’t explain the door shattered to pieces or the holes in walls”. Ok That definitely helps that theory that I got Steel Drakes powers. I go to leave my room But the doorknob turns and the door opens and my Twin sister Mary is standing there.

She stands around 5:8 with a slight athletic build with bright blue eyes and golden blond hair with several streaks of dark blue running through it tied into a shoulder length ponytail. Her skin has a bit of a tan and she is covered in freckles. She gets her eyes from dad and hair from mom. She gets her height from our mom and she does not like that. She's wearing a steel gray hoodie with a Large metal dragon on the front and some blue baggy sweatpants but she has pink socks that really doesn’t match the rest of her clothing.

“Hey shorty” And I Love reminding her. She frowned a bit “I was going to give you a hug and ask you were ok like a good sister but I guess not mole rat” she smirks a bit at that last part.

“So how are you feeling? When we got back Because moms wrist brace was blinking we rushed back home and you looked pretty beat up. What happened?”

“I got caught up in a train crash and then when I tried to get away one of the cars exploded and some shrapnel got stuck in my shoulder and then”. I stop talking as I wonder if I should tell them about what I saw with steel drake and those guys in the swat gear. Why wouldn’t I tell them? Like really they should know that some scientist group or villain faction had captured Steel Drake and experimented on her. That's too dangerous to keep to myself.

“And then what?”

“Oh I’ll tell you and mom and dad Together think you should all hear The rest” She shrugged and went downstairs. The rest of my family are heroes. It would be better to tell them what happened at once.

Then I noticed something: my Hearing and smell seemed to be back to normal hell. I didn't acknowledge the changes until they went away. I’m so confused on what’s happening well whatever I shake my head and go downstairs. As soon as I get to the Kitchen I feel someone wrap their arms around me, lift me up and squeeze the life out of me.

“Oh my goodness I was so worried honey I nearly felt my soul leave my body when I saw you hurt and the house damaged!”. My mother stands around 5:11 so at this moment she’s cracking my ribcage “mom I’m happy to see you too but you're kinda crushing me”.

She immediately drops me “sorry just happy to see your fine” She had A happy and relieved look on her face but I could see hints of worry lining her face. My mom is similar to Mary having an athletic build with neck length golden blond hair and bright green eyes and a heart shaped face. She wore a thick green sweater with baggy green pants and slippers.

“Yeah mom I’m fan better than ever” I half joke. I do feel really good today, seemingly the soreness disappeared earlier and I just feel full energy. “I’m relieved to hear that please go sit down, your father is coming with breakfast you're probably starving” she gives me a warm smile seeing mom smile always lightens my mood.

I take a seat at the circular table as I can see my father cooking. He stands around 6:4 barley being shorter than me he has a muscular build with short black and gray hair with a goatee and finally bright blue hair. He’s wearing a plain white button up with gray Khaki pants. My dad is a pretty good cook. He used to work at a restaurant when he was first starting out as nimbus. That's actually how he met my mom.

Using wind to help not only keep everything at a reasonable temperature but also using it to move everything without a mess dad loves using his powers to help him cook especially when he has to cook a lot of food for My mom and sister they both may be strong but they both burn a lot of calories.

He quickly makes two normal plates for me and him and makes two trays for mom and Mary and with a rush of wind the table is set.

He takes a seat next to me as he puts a hand on my shoulder “how are you feeling Richy?”. “Good” Mary and mom quickly take seats and start eating their breakfast, both of them somehow having a conversation with their mouths full, maybe it’s another power they have.

“So Richy what exactly happened to you?” I didn’t even need to look at him to feel the concern with him welp time to tell them what happened. Mom and Mary both stop eating and look at me waiting for me to start. “Well I went on my run as usual and when I got to the train track I decided to run a bit so I started to run down it when I stopped to catch my breath. I saw a train on the track for the first time and it was on fire. It might have been a villain attack I don’t know. Derailed and crashed close knocking me around then when I tried to get one of the cars exploded near me. After that I got out of the area and”.

I felt my stomach growl as I decided to get a bite of food. As I got a bite of some of the delicious pancakes I felt a change like a dial turned up in my head. As soon as that little piece of pancake entered my mouth I felt an onslaught of flavors. It was so sweet that It Felt like someone poured a jar of sugar. I felt Like I was tasting raw butter and wheat.

I Immediately taste bile as it rises up my throat. I run to the sink and gag As I vomit everything I eat last night. I felt several dials turn in my head. As I feel true sensory overload. I Could taste and smell everything around me. I could feel each individual particle enter my mouth and nose.

I could smell and taste hundreds of things around me from each individual piece of food on the table and the remnants of the ingredients in the kitchen. From molded food and old wrappers from the trashcan I could even dog shit from outside causing me to gag trying to empty my already emptied stomach.

Then I started to feel my own heartbeat. The vibration ran through my body. I could feel the thousands of mites on my skin crawling and eating dead skin cells. I could feel each individual air movement against my skin. I could feel The vibration from the ground as I knew someone was moving towards me. I started to hear My own heart beat as if someone shot a gun near my ear.

I could hear the rapid heart beats of around each one as loud as my own. Every breath I heard sounded like being near a plane going off every drop of water hitting against the sink sound like a car crash. I could hear voices but they were so loud it felt like my ears were about to burst. I felt a hand on my shoulder as I opened my eyes and was met with a blue and orange skeleton surrounded By thousands of colors most of them I didn’t even recognize but still felt like each one burnt into my retinas.

Luckily enough I felt the dials in my turn down and as soon as it came it went away as everything was normal.

Mom was holding with a worried look in her eyes.

“Richard, are you ok sweetie?”

“I’m fine mom I just Need some rest” as before She or the rest of my family could say anything. I ran to my room, fell onto my bed and passed out, giving my brain some time to heal from whatever happened.

I think several hours later I woke Up feeling fine actually I felt Better as I got out of My bed perfectly fine. Still confused about what happened Did I awaken a new power? But that felt too much for just unlocking some sort of super sense. It felt like I put a speaker on max volume and put my head next to it.

It was convenient that it happened just as I was going to tell my family what happened with those monsters and Steel drake. It’s night as I see the silver moonlight peek into my room. A run would probably help me clear my head. I go to leave my room but as soon as I turn and pull the door knob I hear a crack.

I look at the door and it’s perfectly fine except for the large hole where the door knob and a large piece of wood. I slowly lift up my hand and surprise surprise I’m holding the doorknob with that piece of wood still attached to it.

I feel the metal doorknob crumbled in my hand as if it was a paper ball. I drop it causing a small thud. I then lifted up my hand as I felt stronger and my muscles felt more denser. “I wonder” as I flex my fingers, close my eyes and focus on those silver coins that little dragon laid on. After several seconds as I felt it My fingers became more solid, denser, more cold but not any heavier or less flexible.

I slowly opened my eyes and then they widened with shock as I stared at my fingers. Each finger on both my hands were now no longer flesh but a more solid dark grayish steel. The steel looked like it was covered in scales. My nails are now longer and more like silver claws. I stood there for several minutes. My brain was trying to process what's happening and all I could do was just say two words.

“Holy shit"