Chapter 2 : Powers In Motion

   On a cold morning in the ghetto, at a Brownish house an alarm was going off as it ringed and ringed for minutes until a hand came smashing the alarm with blue flames. As a teenager as tall as 5’10 was standing as he yawns while walking towards the bathroom to look at the mirror only to see his medium sized blue dread tips as his hand hand was covered in blue flames, and he looks into the mirror with a shocked face as he hurries to turn on the shower and brush his teeth at the same time.

As he was in the shower his mother woke up from the smell of smoke and commotion her son was causing as she screamed, " Troy J. Ronan! Why have you destroyed your alarm again? Also you are late for your bus to Power High.” Troy in the bathroom starts yelling as the shower comes to a stop, " Yeah mom I know. I’ll be out of your hair in just five minutes.” As irons and forks start grabbing clothes out of Troy’s dresser as his mom walks into his room to wake up his two little brothers as they scream out in pain as she shocks him with her abilities. As they all witness the metal forks and irons folding and ironing Troy’s clothes as they levitate towards the bathroom, and immediately Troy grabs his outfit and uses his Power Crown to put back the iron and the forks in their respective places. Three minutes later Troy is grabbing his backpack after checking and making sure he has everything for school today as he runs out the front door in a blitz as his mother laughs. The other two brothers walk out of the room towards the kitchen as they wait for their breakfast as she starts cooking in a fast motion as her hands blurred as she makes a whole meal of food for the family.

Troy was running down the sidewalk as people from his neighborhood start saying hello as they witness him jumping over garbage cans while hopping over fences from house to house, then Troy makes it to his stop only to see that the bus has already driven off a minute before and is heading to the next stop. Troy looks around and sees an old box of fireworks under a trash can lid as he smiles with his flaming hand next to his face. Troy runs over to the lid and puts the fireworks under it as he stands on top of the lid, Troy looks up with a grin, " Well it’s no time like the present! TIME TO GO FLYING!” as Troy shoots a miniature fireball at the fireworks as they go BOOM! It sends Troy flying up the air as the trash can lid is off his feet, and Troy sees the bus as he puts himself in flying position from one of favorite comics " Alien Man” as propels himself with his blue flames towards the next bus stop. As a few other teenagers are sitting at the stop waiting for the bus as one tells everyone they see it in sight, but then one of the other teenagers looks up as they hear and see Troy screaming as he is diving towards the stop then all of the teenagers scream as one of them passes out from the shock.

A second later Troy crashes into dirt behind them as turn around to see if he’s alright only to see a person covered in metal, so then the metal unfolds as Troy gets up with an excited grin as the other high schoolers look at him with disgust then they all get on the bus as Troy walks over to his favorite seat; right next to his best friend Jaylin. Jaylin turns to Troy with a surprised look , " Why are you always doing the most drastic options to catch the bus.” Troy sits as he chuckles, " Well I woke up late and I was not walking to school.” Jaylin sighs as she looks out the window as houses pass by, " Well it doesn’t matter. But I need you to remember that you're a senior now and you must actually gain a license to use your Power Crown in the outside world.” Troy’s face becomes serious as he sighs, “I know, but I’m not trying to become a hero and you know that;ever since I entered this top school I only wanted to get my license and start a bar-.” Jaylin puts her hand on Troy’s shoulder as she turns to him with a worried look, Yeah yeah your bar-like noodle shop. Oh yeah I forgot. Also, did you get your Power Crown tested yet or is it still the same as your mother’s rank?” Troy sighs with a disgruntled look, " Yeah it's still moderately unique and I keep getting offers to become a hero with my own agency, but I don’t want that responsibility to keep looking after people who don’t really need me.”

As the bus finally enters through a golden gate a massive building comes into view in color of yellow and green as there were many trees and a whole courtyard as students were seen training and using their abilities. Troy and Jaylin were walking through the hall as many students were walking and talking as many instructors and teachers walked by, so Troy and Jaylin entered the cafeteria as they grabbed their breakfast of the morning. Troy starts eating his french toast without any syrup as Jaylin looks up at him with a smile, " Hey are you going to the training camp in Georgia this weekend to improve your abilities ? " Troy turns to the windows of the cafeteria as the suns’ rays lighten up the lunch room. Troy is in Creative writing class as the teacher is explaining a new assignment everyone must complete by the end of the year. Troy sighs as his close friend Stephan turns to him with a question, " What’s wrong now ? Your Crown is tripping again.” Troy sways his head, " No it’s not my crown, but I’m trying to think about what I am going to write for this project.” Stephan chuckles, " You're always thinking and never stop moving, it's actually cool.” The bell rings as the class starts walking out towards the hallway and Troy starts heading towards the gym as he looks around only to see running towards a certain direction.

Troy walks slowly to the gym until he hears a scream from right behind him , and in that second Troy ducks down as he grabs the student being thrown by the back of his backpack he puts the kid down as his neck with symbols on them start glowing in blue silver light as the student looks up in amazement. The bully walks up chuckling as his arms with spike symbols start glowing as Troy stares with an annoyed face, “So Troy the nobody who can’t control his powers, why are you helping a low class loser like him. Just stay out of the way before I clobber you with my strength alone.” Troy stands in front of the hurt teenager as he points his finger at the bully, " Well that goes against what I stand for Nigel. You know what! I’m tired of this stupid hierarchy that you high level Crowns think you have the right to claim in which you guys don’t.” Nigel walks up to Troy as he stares at him, " So what are you gonna do about it. You can’t even control your Power Crown.” Troy stares right back into Nigel’s eyes as the silence grows louder and the hurt student looks up at both the senior beasts in front of him. Troy puts his fist on Nigel’s chest, " I challenge you to a one on one at the training camp in Georgia.” Nigel steps back in shock, " You think you can take me, especially if we tell the school to set up our fight at the Camp of Crowns.” Troy walks off towards the gym as the school bell echoes in the hallway he swings his in a backward motion, " It’s your loss. That just proves I can beat all you high tier Crowners’.” Nigel winces with anger as he yells, " FINE! I’ll take you on and prove to everyone what trash you are.”

As Troy puts on his gym uniform in the boys locker room, a couple of seniors walk in laughing and joking until they see Troy and immediately the room falls silent as Troy stares at them almost with murderous intent as they decide to head back into the gym. As Troy sits down on the bleachers , The gym instructor walks out of his office as yells, " Alright class, it’s another year at Power High the school of misfit Crowns and underpowered. I know some of you are here for different reasons but you are the future, it is my utmost greatest duty to shape into the best heroes you can be.” The gym instructor takes out a remote control as the gym forms into a miniature town as a force field is formed around it like a box. The gym instructor turns to the class on the bleachers with a smile, " Class, my name is X-stone, I’m an ex hero turned teacher for the next elites of society; heroes. Now anyone who doesn’t want to be a hero or can’t become a hero you are on the left and you are a villain for today’s lesson.”

Troy and ten other students walk to the left side as X-stone reads each of their files until Troy passes him, X-stone calls him out, " Hey Ronan, what are you doing over here you're supposed to be on the right where the heroes of tomorrow are.” Troy turns to the instructor with a bummed face, " Sir, on my file it says I don’t want to be a hero but an establishment owner.” X-stone’s face turns agitated as he points Troy to the left.

The other students and seniors from before walk over to the right side as X-stone walks up to the top of the bleachers, then the remote transforms into a microphone as he yells, " Alright listen up everyone! This is capture the flag the enemy target is capture the opposing enemy’s flag and take it back to your home base without being injured. In this force field no outside damage will occur to the gym and you can go all out in this space to take out your opponent. NOW BEGIN!” The other students turn to Troy and the other senior beside him as they ask how do we beat high tier Crowners.” Troy smiles deviously as looks around the area there in, " Let’s set up nasty traps. We are the villain team after all even the weakest villains are a problem for top tier heroes.” The other seniors run from the rooftop to other high surfaces of the buildings as they see the flag. One whispers, " Let’s just take it, it’s not like someone can stop one of us-” As Troy walks from right behind the flag with a smirk, " Then come and take it then, if you think you're so powerful.” This irritates the senior as he jumps toward Troy with a ball of green energy, but then Troy grabs the senior’s face and slams it right into the floor as it cracks echoing across the town.

The other seniors stand up surprised and angered as they witness their friend get humbled as his body goes limp. Troy grabs the senior’s knocked out body and shows boats it off as he throws the senior out of the force field as everyone hears a crash of equipment. One of the seniors said , " Just jump this guy, it’s not like he’s capable of handling the three of us.” Immediately one of the seniors creates miniature glass shards as points them at Troy as they flying and zooming towards as one of the seniors body starts shifting at rapid pace as he fades away into nothing, Troy dashes backward as some of the glass shards collide with the ground then a senior reappears behind him as Troy sees him in his right peripheral, so Troy immediately yells, " VILLAINS TIME TO STRIKE!” as his classmates appear and start using their abilities as one classmate creates a wall of rubber that blocks the rest of the glass shards which shocks the senior as turns to his left to run, but only to see a student with flaming fists punches him right in the gut as spit leaves the senior’s mouth as falls on the surface of roof.

As Troy jumps on to a nearby house as he turns to the last senior standing. The senior spits at the floor in anger, " What now you're going to fight me on your own.” Troy smiles, " Yeah-” as the senior throws an air palm as the wind blows by Troy in fast breeze as Troy dashes toward and slides with a low roundhouse kick tripping the senior as gasps but then Troy appears right above as right fist bursts into blue flames as he says, " It won’t hurt a bit.” as his flaming fist rams right into the senior’s face as he goes crashing into the house. X-stone stands above the bleachers frustrated as he witnesses the villain team take down the hero team’s best teammates.

Troy turns to the heroes flag as creates a flaming ball and then he throws a ball of blue fire toward the flag as the students guarding the flag look up as the ball touches the flag resulting in an explosion that pushes out all the enemy students out of the force field. X-stone walks down from the bleachers as he uses his remote to turn the gym back to normal as medical robots and some nurses come to help the injured students. X-stone looks at Troy as his teammates cheer for their great victory.

Troy was at the bus loop sitting on a bench as he looked up at the clouds in the sky as he waited for his bus. Jaylin walks up and sits beside him as she smiles while looking up at the sky, " So I saw your name on the list of people for the Camp of Crowns trip. Not only that, but you caused an uproar in the school today by challenging a Crowner of high tier then beat a few other high tier Crowners in the gym training today. It seems you're leaving your comfort zone more and more today.” Troy stops rocking his legs as he sighs, " Yeah I am. It’s my last year you know and I was tired of people acting high and mighty. I think it's time for a change of pace for our school.” As Troy and Jaylin see their buses roll into the loop and they say goodbye to each other as they walk to their respective buses.