Hero: The Dark Order

Episode 4: Sad

Episode 4: Sad

I had a pretty troublesome dream this night, Mr Invincible congratulated me for learning to control his powers, although, he mentioned that it was probably easy for me because I had all of his knowledge, he congratulated me but then, he dropped a bomb. He told me that he had to leave my subconscious now and that tonight would be our last time meeting, I was a little worried because there was still a whole lot I was yet to know, he looked at me and just told me not to worry, because I was still going to be guided by my dreams, he just would not be in them. I thanked him for everything he had done for me and just like that, he started to fade, you know like how an image fades, he faded till he became transparent and continued till he was finally gone and just then, I had a dream, I was looking at the level of my powers with a watch that monitors heart rate, I guess that was my first clue, the first clue in place. I had just that one dream and almost immediately, I woke up. I donno why but something felt ridiculously wrong this morning, I wondered what it could be, whatever it was though, it gave me chills, like dark, grimy chills. I could feel it in my gut that something was definitely wrong and that something bad had either happened or was about to happen. I got up anyways and took my bath, I donno why but Hitoshi had given me some new clothing, it was a white Versace shirt, imprinted Dior trousers, Air Jordan one’s and a pair of Nike socks. I put it on and headed out. I looked in the mirror and damn, I looked so good, my hair was still somehow perfect, I did not even need to brush it or anything. As I headed out, I noticed something, the entire Hanagaki family was already up, Hitoshi’s mom had headed out, but the rest of the family was home. I greeted Mr Hitoshi by saying Ohayogozaimasu because for some weird ass reason, even though he could speak and understand English perfectly, Mr Hitoshi Snr never used any language that was not Japanese. He replied with Ohayo and I went over to Hitoshi greeted him and just in the corner of my eye, I could see her, Hitoshi’s sister, Mia, she was smiling at me and would you guess it? I looked at her and smiled but just then, her face went red and she ran straight into her room, weird. I and Hitoshi were about to have a game of soccer on his console when we were summoned for breakfast, I of course was not hungry, Hitoshi on the other hand? He was literally starving. We were served breakfast and I only ate because I didn’t want them to look at me weirdly. While we ate, Mia asked why we were not preparing for school or if we were also on holiday, before we could answer, Mr Hitoshi Snr did us the favour, he answered in Japanese, Karera wa gakkō o chūddan sa rete imasu, onīsan ni kansha shimasu(They are suspended from school, thanks you your brother). Mia also answered in Japanese with Wakatta(okay). Just then, Mr Hitoshi went savage by telling Mia to shut up and not disturb him while he was having breakfast, like bro, she was not even talking to you in the first place, for some reason, Hitoshi was laughing, the way his dad looked at him immediately killed his laughter, I had to muster great strength to not laugh at that. We were done eating and I was glad I had breakfast with them, whatever it was that was giving me chills was definitely halted while we were having breakfast, the chills were back now though. I and Hitoshi headed to the living room, he went to watch some television, I went to call my mom and for some reason, she was not picking up that was weird, my mom always picked up, I guess she was probably busy but as I was about to find out, I was gravely wrong. While I was making the fifth call, Hitoshi’s dad came in and Hitoshi put the television on, it was on the news channel and while he was looking for the remote, the nine o’clock news came on and as I was about making the sixth call, I heard the horrible news, apparently, there was a villain attack on MaineTech last night, with four dead and two critically injured, MaineTech? That’s where my mom works, I really hope my mom was not dead, I started hyperventilating, simultaneously blowing hot and cold air due to my powers. The news went on in detail after mentioning the dead, which for some reason, I was happy my mom was not a part of, the villain group that attacked was the dark phoenix, a group of fire related villains who participate in organized crime. The two injured are Henry Showben and Samiyyah Neeson, as I heard my mother’s name, my heart sunk, my mom was critically injured and here I was sad as hell. I got up as Hitoshi asked me bro? Is that your mom? I was like yeah, visibly holding back tears as best as I could. Mr Hitoshi put his hand on my shoulder and for the first time in all the years I had known him, he told me everything would be fine, he promised to be here for me as best as he could and that he would be there for me, he hugged and told me it was okay to cry and just then, hot tears rolled down my eyes, I don’t think I have ever been in this much pain in my entire life, I had already lost my dad and my brother, I could not afford to lose my mom too, She’s my reason for living, I just could not, Mr Hitoshi broke off the hug and called the commissioner of police, he made it known to Mr Hitoshi that my mom was in the state hospital, Mr Hitoshi asked me to follow him but Hitoshi also came along, we got into G-Wagon and he personally drove us to the hospital, we asked for my mom’s ward, apparently, my mom suffered third degree burns, and she was currently in a coma, it was so bad. Mr Hitoshi offered to pay all her medical bills and put it on his tab, I asked why I was not notified of what happened, well apparently, my mom was in unbelievable when she was brought in, she could not talk and her phone was just simply fried. I asked if I could see her and as I went in, I could only look on in despair, she was covered in non-stick bandages, and parts that were a little bit open showed her flesh, her skin had been burned off, they were still applying bandages when I came in, she was unconscious, obviously, she was in a coma afterall but damn, this was really really tough, I’m not gonna lie. I told her I loved her and that I would do my best out there while she does the absolute best in here. I then went out to see the doctor on what was gonna happen to her, he told me it was alright, but that he wasn’t really sure because she suffered some brain damage and bone fractures along with the third degree burns and she might never wake up but that we should hope for the best. I told him alright and he went over and whispered something to Mr Hitoshi, who looked at me with sad eyes and told me we could leave now, I told him that it was alright, I wanted to stay but then, he told me that the doctor personally asked us to do so because that was what was good for my mom, I nodded and followed him as Hitoshi consoled me till we got into the G-Wagon, Mr Hitoshi offered for me to come over and stay at the Hanagaki’s until my mom was well, something I had no problem agreeing to, after all, I needed some emotional support and I sure as hell would not get that sitting at home alone, with permanent reminders of people that were once my family. While I agreed to that I asked if I could go home and grab some clothes, something Mr Hitoshi disagreed on, he told me he would get me new clothing and any other thing I needed, I nodded and just then, Hitoshi offered to have my phone up and running, I had not even used it since yesterday. We set it up on our way home and as we were done, a voicemail came in from yesterday, it was from my mom, just before the incident, she told me she had been calling me but my phone was off, she told me she had seen the video of me stopping the robber, she wished me all the best and that she was proud of me, she also mentioned that she wants me to enrol in a hero college. I then also sent a voicemail to her even though I knew she might never hear it and that what she said in that voicemail might be the last thing she would ever say to me. I told her that was all I planned to do and then, I told her that I loved her more than anything in the world. Hitoshi smiled at me when I said that and we continued to chat about school till we got to the Hanagaki mansion. We went in and Mia asked where we had been, Mr Hitoshi grabbed her to the side and whispered something in her ear, she gasped and looked at me with what you could probably accurately consider the saddest eyes ever. I looked away and almost immediately, Mr Hitoshi informed me that it was time to go shopping, we were heading out when Hitoshi came towards us and offered to follow me in place of his dad, Mr Hitoshi looked at me and I nodded, he called up his driver and instructed him to drive us wherever Hitoshi said, as we were heading out, Mia came towards is and hugged me, while whispering in my ears to stay safe. Honestly, shopping was super fun, my mum had always gone shopping for me, four clothes every year, the shopping Hitoshi did for me was a whole lot more though, he was just picking up clothing from expensive stores without thinking of the price, he got me probably every piece of men’s clothing and accessories possible. We also got a heart rate monitor, the version that was a watch, it measured my heart rate at ten beats per minute which meant that my power was only at ten percent. We were done shopping and after filling up the car with what we bought, I was heading in when a robber pushed me to the ground. While I was on the ground, he shot a woman and drove her car off. I told the driver to call the cops, instructed Hitoshi to give the woman first aid treatment and I immediately headed after the robber. He had already made it onto the highway but even though he was driving as fast as possible, it was nowhere near my top speed. I caught up to him in seconds and almost immediately, I sensed it, a bullet coming my way, I immediately dodged it, he fired again and although, I was sure my durability could probably tank bullets, I chose to take no chances, he fired and I dodged till he was out of bullets, he then broke the windscreen and directed the shards of glass at me, I guess that was his super power. I dodged as many shards as I could because it was from close range, but those that touched me just bounced off. I dragged him out of the car and carefully threw it up in order to not damage it. I knocked the robber out, flew up and stopped the car mid-air before landing it down safely, by the time I was done, the cops had already gotten here. They thanked me for handling this situation, apparently, they had been chasing this robber for months now but finally, thanks to me, he had now been arrested. The robber was cuffed and put in a truck, thankfully, Hitoshi was safe and the woman who was shot was still alive, it all went well for the most part. The chief of police however informed me that I was to not try anything heroic next time because let’s think about it, what if things had gone all wrong. I gave my statement after Hitoshi and then, we were declared free to leave. We got home and Mr Hitoshi just smiled at us and hugged us, he then told us, I am so proud of you son’s but both of you really need to learn out to stay out of trouble (in Japanese of course). I wondered how he knew till I saw the news channel, headline was wonder boy saves the day again, alongside friend, woah, guess what I was trending again, along with Hitoshi, I am not gonna lie, this made me immensely happy. I was still very sad to be honest, because of my mom, I didn’t think I would not be sad till she was fine. I and Hitoshi were taking my clothing to the guest room when we saw the name imprinted on the door, it was my name, it was no longer just a guest room, it was now my room. Mia popped out of nowhere, smiled and told me she made the design herself, I thanked her a lot and I, Hitoshi and her went in to set up my room as I deemed fit and honestly, for the first time today, I was not SAD………………………………………………..