Caesar braced for impact only to feel nothing, as the bullets bounce off his armor.
While that's happening, Dillon sneaks a few feet behind the gunmen. "Okay here goes nothing, chameleon." But he can still see himself. "Chameleon, chameleon, chameleon." But still nothing. "Why can't I turn invisible?"
"That's because you're trying too hard."
"Mother Earth?" He asked.
"Hello Dillon, now as I was saying before, you are trying too hard, you see animals are controlled by instinct, you know what you must do, you know the animal you need, so don't think, do."
"Okay Mother Yoda, let's do this." He rubs his hands together. And runs towards the gunmen, the image of a chameleon in his head, and within an instant he’s camouflaged .
As soon as he reaches them, he thinks of the kangaroo. Balls his fist, and knocks one of the gunmen clean out. He thinks he might be stronger than before.
At the same time his camouflage wears off. The other gunman sees him, and shoots. Only for the bullet, to ricochet off Dillon's armor, and hit the gunman in the leg.
The hostages run away, as the two officers point their guns, at the criminals. One cop handcuffing the unconscious gunman. While his partner makes the other one, put his hands behind his head.
Amore walks up to the first cop who's bleeding, from the gunshot he endured earlier. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"It's just a flesh wound, I'm assuming by the pink, that you're responsible for whatever, it was that appeared around those women."
Before Amore could speak, police squad cars arrive. The cops exit their cars, and draw their guns pointing them at Dillon, Amore and Caesar. "Freeze!" One cop yelled.
The two cops from before, stand in front of our heroes, and the injured one informs his fellow officers. "Put your guns down, these guys saved ours lives."
It takes a moment, but the officers slowly puts their guns down.
The former hostages run up to Caesar and Dillon, and hug them. "Thank so much." one of the women says.
"You're welcome, but we can't take all the credit." Caesar said.
Dillon pointed at Amore. "She was the one who protected you, with that glowy thing."
"An energy shield, I think would be the right term." Caesar said.
"Yeah that." Dillon said.
"Thank you." The other woman tells Amore.
"Just glad to help." Amore said with a smile.
"Who are you?" "What are you?" a couple of bystanders asked.
The three teens hear Mother Earth's voice, once again, and she tell them what they are, and they repeat it aloud. "We are The Guard."
"We need you to come to the station, and give your statements." One of the cops says.
The voice of Mother Earth says. "Fly."
"We can do that?" the three teens said in unison.
"Excuse me?” One of the officers said.
"Focus my children, and take flight." Mother Earth said.
The teens close their eyes focus, and within seconds. Dillon has eagle wings on his back, Caesar has plane wings with jets, and Amore is levitating.
"Wait!" The cop yells.
"Gotta go, secret identity and all." Dillon said.
"We'll be back when we're needed." Caesar assured.
"Hope everyone has a great day, bye." Amore waves goodbye.
And the teens fly off. Leaving the police and bystanders, in shock.
Our heroes fly across the city, its citizens looking at them in awe.
Once they make it back, to the school. They enter the library, through an unlocked window.
"That was awesome." Dillon raves. Still on an adrenaline high.
“That was incredible.” At this moment Amore felt like she could do anything.
Caesar remains unaffected, but. "Okay I have to admit that was really cool, but how do we turn back to normal?" Caesar pondered.
Mother Earth, as if on time appeared out of nowhere. "Good job my children."
"Still weird anybody, but my mom calling their child, but it's slowly getting less weird." Dillon said.
Mother Earth smiled. "To answer your question Caesar, say guard to transform and to transform back."
"Guard." The three say and, instantly their armor dispel.
"Cool." Dillon remarks.
"Now we had a deal, I give you the power to stand up to those criminals, and you think about helping me with my mission, so have you made your decision?"
The three take a moment, looking at one another.
"I'm in." Dillon responds.
"That was the most amazing thing I've ever done, I'm in." Amore answers.
"I'm still not fully convinced this isn't a dream or hallucination, but either way I'm one hundred percent in." Caesar said.
"Caesar is that you?" Said a feminine voice.
"It's the librarian." Caesar whispers.
"I'm proud of you all, and when I see you next, I will tell you the threat you will face." Mother Earth said, as she disappeared.
The librarian walks up. "Oh Caesar, have you been here the whole time?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am, I came in when you weren't here, I've been here since." Caesar replied.
"Who are your friends here?"
"They're not my friends, I just met them."
Dillon and Amore looks at him for a second, then turn to the librarian to introduce themselves. "I'm Dillon, I'm new here." "Amore, I'm new too."
"I'm Mrs. Newbery, nice meet you both."
The library doors bust out, to reveal a frantic Mrs. Valentine.
"Mom?" Amore said.
Mrs. Valentine runs to her daughter and, hugs her tight. "Thank goodness you're okay I was so worried, where were you?"
"Here."
"Don't worry, we took good care of her ma'am." Dillon assured her.
"And you are?" Mrs. Valentine said. Looking the boy up and down.
"Dillon King." He said with a smile, holding his hand out.
Mrs. Valentine stares him down, before taking his hand, and shaking. "And you?" she asks.
"Caesar Read, we were talking about books for awhile, I'm sorry if you were worried."
"That's alright.” She turns to Amore. “Why didn't you answer any of my calls or texts?"
Amore checks her phone. "Oh my god, I put my phone on silent for class, I'm sorry."
"Check your phone next time."
"I'm sorry I will."
Amore's mom hugs her again. "I was so scared, I'm just happy you're okay, with those bank robbers out there I..."
"Bank robbers?" The three teens interrupt her.
"Yes, they robbed a bank, the police chased them, then they took hostages in the park across the street, that's why the school went on lockdown."
Now they know where the gunmen came from.
The loudspeaker turns on. "The lockdown is over, the situation is now under control, it's safe to leave the school premises, classes are cancelled for the rest of the day."
"Well this has been enough excitement for one day, let's go home." Mrs. Valentine says to her daughter.
"Can I goodbye real quick?" Amore asks.
"Fine, I'll be right at the door." Mrs.Valentine says, and walks up with Mrs. Newbery.
"Give me your phones." Amore says.
"What?" The two boys said.
"Give me your phones, so I can put my number in." She explains.
The boys hand over their phones, and seconds later she returns them.
"If we're gonna be superheroes we need to stay in touch." She says.
"Could you try not to say that in public?" Caesar whispered.
"Relax, I mean today we were taking down robbers, tomorrow we'll be beating down evil." Dillon says.
"How do we know it's evil?" Amore asked.
"I doubt the earth itself would need our help, if it wasn't some dangerous evil." Dillon said.
"Dangerous and evil, are two different things." Amore retorted.
"She said it was a threat, so whatever it is we have to stop it." Caesar said.
"Amore!" Her mom called.
"Coming, bye guys." Amore waves to the guys.
"Bye Amore." The guys say, as she runs over to her mom.
"Let's put our numbers in each other's phone." Caesar suggests. They switch phones, put in the numbers, then switch back.
"Well bye man, see you later." Dillon says walking off.
Caesar waves goodbye. He picks up his backpack, and walks to the door. "Bye Mrs. Newbery."
"Bye Caesar."
And he walks off.
Later that night on a small farm. A boy is woken up, by a noise. He leaves his house, and goes to the barn. "Hello is anybody there?" He hears the sound of a bucket hitting the floor. "Who's there?" He asks walking closer.
"Stay back." A female voice commands.
"You realize you're a trespasser in my barn?"
"I'm sorry, but you have to go."
The boy walks up, coming face to face with the trespasser.
"No!" The trespasser yells.
"You have five seconds, to explain why you're in my barn, or I'm calling the cops."
"How, how are you, What are you?" The girl asks.
The boy is taken aback. "Wow that's a new one, I guess you've never met a blind person before."
"You can't see?." The girl said realizing it.
"No, now tell me what you're doing, or call the cops." Silence. "Okay, fine." He says and, starts walking away.
"Wait!" The girl yelled. "I needed a place to stay, that's why I'm here."
"Okay, let me tell my parents, they can help."
"No, please you can't tell anyone."
"But."
"Please." She begged.
The boy let out a deep sighs. "Okay, you can stay here, and we'll figure something out in the morning, deal?"
"Deal, thank you so much mister..." The girl says.
The boy chuckled. "Call me Jacob, what's your name?"
"My name is Medusa."
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