Graybeard
Explorer
Kyle
Kyle eventually found his girlfriend Melissa. Instead of hanging around the devastated area, the young lovers stopped for a quick bite at a local pizza joint before going for a long walk in the park. Although the walk was enjoyable, Kyle's mind was distracted. He kept thinking about the events of the day, the strange storm, the villains, and what had happened to him and the others. He needed to think about his future. Part of him wanted things to go back to how they were before the strange storm. His life was normal and he had a plan for his life. Now, he and some others had received strange new abilities. He could create ice and throw balls of ice. What else could he do? In order to determine that, he supposed he would have to accept what had happened to him and test his new-found abilities.
Shortly after sunset, the two college students found themselves nearing the parking lot. There were only a few cars left as most people had left before it got dark. Before they got back to the cars, Kyle stopped Melissa.
"Melissa, I've got something to tell you."
The brunette college student's face lit up with a smile. She had been waiting for this moment for months now.
"What is it Kyle?"
"I've been doing a lot of thinking today. Some things happened today that made me realize how precious life really is. Something happened to me today and I've decided that you should know about it. First I need to ask you a couple of questions."
"You can ask me anything you want to."
Kyle reached into his pocket and slipped a small box into his hand.
"First, will you marry me?" he asked, offering the small box to Melissa.
"Oh my god!! Of course! I've been dreaming of this for months! This is the most exciting day of my life!"
After her excitement calmed down a bit, he reluctantly told her about his other surprise including the fight with the bullies.
"You have superpowers? How? What are you going to do about them?"
"The how is something I'm still not sure of. After dealing with those bullies, those criminals, I've been thinking. I've decided to use my new abilities to help people. Who knows how many others out there got strange powers and how many will use them to hurt people? I can't just stand by and let that happen. If I did, then I would be just as bad as they are." he explained.
Melissa was silent for what seemed like an eternity but was actually more like thirty seconds.
"I'll help you. I'll keep your secret. If you're going to help defend people from these others, then you need a disguise. Let's go back to my place. My roommate is out tonight so we'll have some privacy."
"I'm supposed to meet some of the others at 9:45 tonight."
"Then we'd better hurry then."
Later that evening, Kyle arrived at the meeting place with a mere 5 minutes to spare. He was feeling much better now that he had asked Melissa to marry him and he had told her about the events of the day. She was going to get some friends of hers to make him a costume. He wasn't entirely comfortable with that since they might learn his secret and the fewer that knew it, the better. Melissa had assured him that his secret was safe with her and that she was not going to tell her friends why she needed their help making a costume. Halloween was coming, she explained, and that's all she would tell them.
Satisfied with her answer, Kyle had left for the meeting, confident now that he could face this new direction in his life.
Kyle eventually found his girlfriend Melissa. Instead of hanging around the devastated area, the young lovers stopped for a quick bite at a local pizza joint before going for a long walk in the park. Although the walk was enjoyable, Kyle's mind was distracted. He kept thinking about the events of the day, the strange storm, the villains, and what had happened to him and the others. He needed to think about his future. Part of him wanted things to go back to how they were before the strange storm. His life was normal and he had a plan for his life. Now, he and some others had received strange new abilities. He could create ice and throw balls of ice. What else could he do? In order to determine that, he supposed he would have to accept what had happened to him and test his new-found abilities.
Shortly after sunset, the two college students found themselves nearing the parking lot. There were only a few cars left as most people had left before it got dark. Before they got back to the cars, Kyle stopped Melissa.
"Melissa, I've got something to tell you."
The brunette college student's face lit up with a smile. She had been waiting for this moment for months now.
"What is it Kyle?"
"I've been doing a lot of thinking today. Some things happened today that made me realize how precious life really is. Something happened to me today and I've decided that you should know about it. First I need to ask you a couple of questions."
"You can ask me anything you want to."
Kyle reached into his pocket and slipped a small box into his hand.
"First, will you marry me?" he asked, offering the small box to Melissa.
"Oh my god!! Of course! I've been dreaming of this for months! This is the most exciting day of my life!"
After her excitement calmed down a bit, he reluctantly told her about his other surprise including the fight with the bullies.
"You have superpowers? How? What are you going to do about them?"
"The how is something I'm still not sure of. After dealing with those bullies, those criminals, I've been thinking. I've decided to use my new abilities to help people. Who knows how many others out there got strange powers and how many will use them to hurt people? I can't just stand by and let that happen. If I did, then I would be just as bad as they are." he explained.
Melissa was silent for what seemed like an eternity but was actually more like thirty seconds.
"I'll help you. I'll keep your secret. If you're going to help defend people from these others, then you need a disguise. Let's go back to my place. My roommate is out tonight so we'll have some privacy."
"I'm supposed to meet some of the others at 9:45 tonight."
"Then we'd better hurry then."
Later that evening, Kyle arrived at the meeting place with a mere 5 minutes to spare. He was feeling much better now that he had asked Melissa to marry him and he had told her about the events of the day. She was going to get some friends of hers to make him a costume. He wasn't entirely comfortable with that since they might learn his secret and the fewer that knew it, the better. Melissa had assured him that his secret was safe with her and that she was not going to tell her friends why she needed their help making a costume. Halloween was coming, she explained, and that's all she would tell them.
Satisfied with her answer, Kyle had left for the meeting, confident now that he could face this new direction in his life.
