《Shadow》Part one Virgil's perspective
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Ugh, I hate school. There are too many people and everyone here is terrible to me, we'll everyone but Logan.
He is good to me but I think that's only because he may or may not be a robot if it weren't for his love of Crofters that is... He is the biggest nerd in school and a legitimate genius. He spends time designing tech, and frequently uses my ideas since I am a little more creative than him. And that lets me get a lot of my secretive tech built. And even though he pretends he doesn't have emotions he has been crushing on Patton since kindergarten. He has also been trying to help me manage my anxiety. But all jokes aside I love that guy, even if he does wear a tie to school like a
Logan and I have already planned to meet up at my favourite spot, the hill at the edge of the property. Nobody really goes there so it is completely people-free pretty much always. There is a little picnic table there so we can work or eat or even just relax. He isn't here yet so I pull out my sketchbook and pencil case, and start doodling. I end up working further on something I started yesterday, a charcoal sketch of someone cutting their arms.
"Salutations." I hear a familiar voice say from behind me. "Sup nerd." I say without looking up because there really isn't any question as to who it is. "I finished the designs for the idea you came up with, this one was very fascinating to do but I appreciate the engineering and chemistry challenge. You really do have some odd ideas but they are interesting to work on." He hands over the pages to me." thanks, Logan. I told him that I like to study the concepts because he would never let me see them if he knew what I actually use them for. "Has any new information presented, about the thefts from the science dispensary?" He asks. He can read me too well so I just shake my head since I was the one who stole that stuff and have been using them for the projects he designs. For as smart as he is I am shocked that he hasn't figured me out yet, but I really hope he doesn't because then I might have to hurt him.
The thought of that causes my breathing to quicken, damn it another panic attack and school hasn't even started yet. Logan immediately realizes what is going on and puts my hand on his chest so I can feel his breathing. "Okay Virgil, focus on me. Breath in for four seconds, one, two, three, four. Hold for seven seconds, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. And breathe out for eight seconds, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." He repeats that a few times until I have calmed down enough to talk.
"So what caused your sudden increase of anxiety?" He asks rather puzzled. "It was just a random one." He looks at me even more confused. "Even your typically random feeling anxiety attacks have at least a small incident that causes them. This is odd can you please describe this one further, so I can try to discover the root cause of this. " I sigh, as much as talking to him after attacks I can't really explain this one to him. "Sorry buddy maybe I will explain later but I don't feel like that is a good idea right now." He nods. "That seems satisfactory, and you should probably head to class so you can avoid the crowds, that will reside in the halls soon."
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I quickly pack up my stuff and start jogging off. "Thanks, Lo see you at lunch!" I shout. "My name is Logan not Lo and I assume that you will be, given that we meet for lunch every day and you are yet to go blind." He shouts back as I laugh a bit to myself, at the way he speaks.
I walk into my classroom pretty early and the teacher points me to my desk, it is hidden away in a back corner and there are only two desks near it. I am hoping that whoever is sitting in them will not be interested in talking to me. Two of the popular kids enter the classroom, Roman and Patton. Patton is someone I genuinely can't hate because he is actually pretty nice and it is really funny that he calls everyone kiddo. Roman, on the other hand, I can't stand. He is a huge jock, way too cocky, loves attention, and seems to hate me even though we have never really talked.
The teacher points them to the desks near me, of course, because FML. Before they get here I throw on my headphones and pull out some work to pretend to do since Logan helps me finish all of my work already. "Hey kiddo, I'm Patton what's your name?" I hear a chipper voice say. "Ugh, can we not talk to JDelightful over here, so he can offer his mopey dopey opinion on things." I try to casually readjust so that it can seem more obvious that I don't want to talk and am wearing headphones. "See he probably doesn't even hear us!" "Now kiddo that is still no reason to be rude!" I roll my eyes and accidentally say aloud. "Honestly doctor do the most listen to your friend before I make you unable to listen to him anymore." They both just look at me as I realize what I just did. I brace myself to get hit because I don't have time to run but instead I am met with laughter. "That was not half bad Brad Pitt-iful," Roman says. "That felt a little mean but I will give you a Patton the back for that one." I chuckle. "That was way too good for what it was." Thankfully before we have to talk more the teacher starts the class and I can return to having everyone ignore my existence.
*magical time skip to when Virgil is home because school is boring*
I unlock my door and walk into my house, before locking the door again. I live alone which is nice because I can change anything I want in the house and do as I want. I quickly throw together a sandwich and walk over to my closet and finding the hidden keypad. I type in 19, 8, 1, 4, 15, 23 and the hidden door slides open revealing my lair.
It is honestly pretty nice in here, I have a big set of monitors at a desk with an office chair, I have a little lab to build things that Logan has designed, my suit is encased in a glass case with another keypad, and plenty of space for planning and wound care. I sit down at my desk to eat my sandwich to eat and plan my activities for tonight.
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With Logan's inventions and my powers, I am pretty damn powerful even though I never really mean to cause much harm to people who don't deserve it. But I have been labelled as a villain because I am darker and don't stay to talk. My main enemy is this dick who calls himself princey, in other words, the cockiest, most self-aggrandizing bitch ever. Like seriously who calls themself Princey like that is a good thing. He also has a sidekick who calls himself PopStar which is odd but because of how he emphasizes it he seems like a dad, not a singer. He has always been a bit nicer to me.
It is finally dark enough out for me to suit up and head out. It is time to cause some chaos, whopty, fucking do, I can't wait! I think punctuating with an eye roll. As I fly out into the night sky I channel my anger at the world, so I can really do some damage because tonight I am pissed.
I and up just going around and destroying shit waiting for Princey and PopStar to come to fight me. "Stop right there villain!" I hear shouted at me from behind. "Finally you two showed up I was getting bored." They both kinda hover there for a moment confused. "Everything alright ki-buddy do you need to talk?" PopStar asks approaching me. "Don't talk to that evil creature!" Prince yells. "But what if I can help him?" Clearly, this fight isn't going to happen unless I start it so even though it pains me to hurt someone who is trying to be so nice to me I hit PopStar as hard as I can, which knocks him out of the sky. I cast a force field around him to make sure that the fall doesn't kill him but he passes out from the fear. "You will pay for that!" Prince says as he throws several giant fireballs at me and charges in to hit me. He gets a few punches in and then throws a close-quarters fireball at me, my suit is fireproof but it still burns my skin badly.
I feel like that was enough damage to me for now so I use a smoke bomb and go invisible so that I can make sure that PopStar gets the help he needs. I follow Princey away as he carries his sidekick away. We end up heading to Logan's house which already feels off, but he immediately takes them around back to his tech-based treehouse. When they enter I slip in just before he can close the door so that I can listen in.
"What happened to him and why is he currently unconscious?" Logan asks quickly as he starts grabbing medical supplies. "He fell out of the sky I am honestly shocked that he is still alive," Princey says as Logan removes PopStar's mask. I almost gasp aloud when I see who it is, Patton. I punched freaking Patton, great now I feel even worse. Logan keeps checking him over to make sure that he will be okay. "Well the less favourable news is that he appears to have passed out due to heightened anxiety, however, the more favourable news is that he appears to not have suffered any physical trauma other than the original impact to his face," Logan says calmly, even though I can see that it clearly pains him to see Patton this way. "But he fell from such a massive height! You must have missed something!" Princey responds angrily. "It appears that he was shielded by a force field." "B-but I can't make them and he doesn't have any powers. The only person I have ever seen make one is Shadow but why would he-" I really don't want to stay and hear what they are going to say about me, so even though they will know that someone was there I open the door and run out.
Still completely invisible I go home and change back to being visible. I end up wrapping up my wounds and taking a hot shower. Then I change into a comfy hoodie and sweatpants. Before bed, I decide to make popcorn and watch a movie. Before I get to turn the movie on
Logan calls though. "Hey what's up dude, it is kinda late to call." Well, this is concerning, he never calls me at night. "I am too concerned to correct your grammar, but I am worried that the situations with superheroes and their opponents are getting to be rather excessive and much too dangerous." Did he think that they weren't dangerous beforehand like really dude, but instead of being rude and angering him more I just ask him a question. "What happened?" "It has been requested that I don't reveal that information, but I would like to ask that you be even more cautious than normal as to keep yourself safe." "I will Logan and you should too buddy." "Satisfactory, have a good night Virgil." You too." I say before hanging up. I end up watching movies until I fall asleep.
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