Heroic

by H D Forth

  “Then maybe you should join us.” I said. “You could help us become better at the job. Mentor us into becoming a porper hero team.”

  I swear I could hear her grit her teeth from the ohter side of the car. “I dont think that would be a good idea either.”

  “Why noty?” Ia sked. “Is it because of your power?”

  She seemed to deflate suddenly. She sunk down into her chair and clsoed ehr eyes, rubbing at ehr tyemples. “Yes. It can, at times, make me incredibly unstable, if I’m not in Alignment.” I didnt knwo what Alignment meant, but I didnt push her. Didn’t want to risk her shutting up aghian.

  “Very well then.” I said. “You dfont mentor me out htere, you could be like the team leader sitting back in home base guiding my action, then KAni could be the mechanin and we all get what we wnat. You hlep us stay safe as we learn the ropes and you dont have yto use your powers.”

  Val sighed. “That could work.” She mumbled reluctantly.

  “See, besides its like what Kani said. The biggest dangers are the incursions. There hastn been a really powerful villain attack for at least 20- 25 years. They are all lokced up or dead by now.”

  This time Val borke outy into acutal laughter. “You shgould really study your history before making such claims.” She siad, none of the laughter reaching her voice now. “37 nuclear class villain or above are currently in maiximum secutryti prisons. 15 escaped to the Wilds at some point. At least 7 live in the Towers hiding from the public, either biding their time or having quit the game.”

  She stopped to stare at me before continuing. “Every single one of those villains has more experiecne fihgitng Supers htan you have been alive. Its also about time that the next wave of villains rise up, its been just long enough that the youth.” She looked poiuntedly at me. “Have forgotten what it was like when real villains and heroes fought.”

  I was flabbergasted, I had known t hat villain appearances has tapered off, but not ot that degree.

  “Then there are the villains like the one who attacked the bank the toher day. Do you think she coudljnt have stopped you if you came at her? She was able to shoot rays of explosive power and balls of acidic energy. Dont think of yourself as big and strong because you outmatch the average human. You dont outmatch the average Super, so you better put that into perspective.”

  I swallowed. I didn’t even realize that I could simulate tahat movement until I did it, but it felt nice to have ausch a human reaction ot reality gut puinchinfg you in hte face… yup that’s the metaphor I’m going with. I thought.

  “So I’ll jhust need more help than I previously assumed, it cant be that bad.” I replied, feeling like it was that bad. I was pretty sure Val could tell from the look on my face.

  Her mouth twitched and she shot me a glance. “Meet me in five days withg some footage of you handling minor crimes, then I’ll run youtohurhg the paoces, see what you did rifght and what you did wrong.” She said. I felt immense sense of relief that she wanted to help me, but also realized that the hill I tohught I had to climb had been a mountian all along. I was ready though, I was ready to turn my life around and start doing better.

  First though, there was something else I had to ask.

  Chapter Thirty-One

  “The way you changed slightly from the workshop to the break room, that was because of your powers right?” I asked. She nodded. “You said that your powers made you unstable, what did you mean by that?”

  She hesitated, looking at me before saying, “I become impulsive when I indulge my powers. I’ve been sort off-kilter ever since the bank attack, probably even before that. Magic can have that effect on you if you’re not trained to handle it.”

  I nodded pensively, I didn’t actually know that. “And that’s what makes you seem unstable? One moment, you’re sexy as sin seducing both of us. The next you’re back to normal, trying to act like everything is normal?” I said, less of a question and more of a statement.

  “Pretty much," Val said, looking at me. I could see some of the fire that I had seen in the workshop, return to her eyes.

  “So something similar has happened with Kani before.” I hurriedly said, trying to work through it mentally before she could sidetrack me. She shifted her legs, letting the skirt she wore ride up her thigs some. “You were afraid that if you involved yourself with her, something of the hero life would pull you back in and she would get hurt too.” I reasoned, trying not to stare.

  She shifted in her seat. She sat a little more upright, her skirt riding up as she moved. I could see her two distinct points harden in her shirt. “Very good.” She purred, “What else?”

  “Uhh. I’m pretty sure that you’ve slept with her already.” I said, fumbling for more words. “You’ve slept with her and then gotten to your senses. You tried to cut off contact, but I think that she’s one of your only contacts to the outside world, and you couldn't get yourself to do it.” I swallowed, trying to pull my eyes away from her and failing.

  Really?” She said, drawing the word out into a seductive purr. She turned in her seat towards me. “And now that you’ve pulled her into this world, what do you think I should do about it?” She looked into my eyes. Green, with little flickers and sparks of violet energy peaking out.

  “I think she's a very nice girl and that she doesn't deserve that kind of treatment. I think you should treat her better. Make a decision and stick with it.” I said, nervously. I was surprised that I managed to say it without stumbling over my words. Robothood for the win!

  “How very chivalrous of you.” She said. “It’s always nice to see the youth of the world looking out for each other.”

  The car stopped, causing me to glance out the window. We were outside my apartment complex. I turned my head when I heard the sound of a seatbelt clicking. She kneeling right in front of me. With us being in a car, as her kneeling on the floor, it put her in a most tantalizing position.

  I looked into her eyes. Green, no hint of purple energy anywhere. Was that not just a sign of her power, or was she more in tune with herself than I thought?

  A hand landed light on my left thigh. “If we’re to do this,” her eyes flicked from mine to my crotch, “Then I want your oath, that you will work hard at being a hero.” Her fingers started moving in small circles, just light enough that I could feel it through my pants. “I want your word that no one in our little group will work harder than my,” she started walking her fingers up my leg, getting closer to my crotch with every word. “Little. Disciple.”

  Her fingers passed my groin and pushed the shirt up, letting her fingernails tickle the base of my stomach. “Swear to me that you will dedicate yourself to the job like only the great heroes have done before.” Her fingers toyed with the hem of my pants and belly. “I will not train a sell out hero, giving himself up for the first company that throws a few million credits after him. If you’re in this, you’re in this for the right reasons. You want to help people.”

  Her hands froze, as a finger slipped through my waistband. “I- I swear.” I stammered.

  “Good,” She moaned. The sheer pleasure her voice exuded caused me to jerk in my pants. I was pretty sure that though my penis wasn't made of steel, at that moment, it could still deflect bullets. More fingers slipped into my waistband. “Swear on your power that you dedicate yourself to helping people,” She whispered. As she did, she pulled her body up along mine rubbing against me. She only stopped when her heavy breath was brushing against my ear, her body flush against mine.

  That sounded a little ominous. A worried feeling that I was being set up started welling up in me. Words have power, maybe even more so if you, yourself, have power? But mine was that of an android’s strength, not magical. But then again, I could speak to tech, maybe that was magically related. What kind of technology allows interaction with your own soul? None that I know of.

  “Say it.” She moaned into my ear, biting my earlobe. A shiver went down my spine. I squeezed my hands into fists as hard as I could. I
could hear the door handle of the car groan as I did, but I didn't care at the moment. My arms wanted to encircle her, to take her right there in the car. To make her scream my name, as I rode her through the first pleasures of my new body.

  I clenched my jaw. “I don’t.” I had to stop and mentally take in a deep breath, focusing on my body simulating the feeling without actually moving any large amount of air. “I can’t do that.” I managed.

  “Why not?” She complained. She straddled my leg. Heat burned through two layers of cloth as she ground herself against me. “Please.”

  “No," I said, my voice oddly clear despite my stress. I had to get out of there before she got me to do something I couldn't take back. My fingers scrabbled frantically for the door latch.

  Fingers snuck their way under my shirt and started running across my stomach and chest. She started nibbling the flesh of my neck, just as my fingers found what they were searching for. I pulled the door open and practically threw myself out of the car. It was easier than I had expected, in the last moment she lifted her weight off me, and I basically threw myself to the curb.

  I looked over at her, afraid that she would follow me out. She didn't. She sat in the car, one leg down on the floor of the vehicle, the other up on the seat. I could easily see up her skirt, and her hardened nipples stood clearly out on her shirt. She looked at me, a wicked smile on her lips. “You did well,” she said. “You can consider yourself to have passed the first test.”

  “First test?” I asked.

  “Of course.” She answered, staring at me with those sultry eyes. “At some point, every hero is confronted with sex, or a promise of such. You wouldn't be the first one to fail that test, in one fashion or another. I will see you at my place in five days.” Then she leaned over, displaying her fit ass to me as she entered her own address into the car. “Get some footage we can use as an example in the meantime.” The door closed and it drove away.

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  “The way you chagned slightly from the workshop to the break room, that was because of your powers rihgt?” I asked. She nodded. “YOu said that your powers made you unstable, what did you mean by that?”

  She hesitated, looking at me before saying, “I become impulsive when I indulge my powers. I’ve been sort off kilter ever since the bank attack, probably even befoer that. Magic can have that effect on you, if you’re not trained to handle it.”

  I nodded pensively, I didn’t actually know that, “And that’s what makes you seem unstable? One moment, you’re sexy as sin seducing both of us. The next you’re back to normal, trying to act like everything is normal?” I said, less of a quesiton and morea of statement.

  “Pretty much.” Val said, looking at me. I could see some of the fire that I had seen in the workshop, return to her eyes.

  “So somerhing similar has happened with Kani before.” I hurriedly said, trying to work through it mentally before she could side track me. She shifted her legs, letting the skirt she wore ride up her thigs some. “You were afraid that if you involved yourself with her, something of the hero life would pull yuou back in and she would get hurt too.” I reasoned, trying not to stare.

  She shifted in her seat. She sat a little mroe upright, her skirt riding up as she moved. I could see her two distinct points harden in her shirt. “Very good.” She purred, “What else?”

  “Uhh. I’m pretty sure that you’ve slept with ehr already.” I said, fumbling for more words. “Youy’ve slept with her and then gotten to your senses. You tried to cut off contact, but I think that she’s one of your onyl contacts to the outside world, and you couldnt get youself to do it.” I swallowed, trying ot pull my eyes away from her and failing.

  Really?” She said, drawing the word out into a seductive purr. She turned in her seat towards me. “And now that you’ve pulled her into the this world, waht do you think I should do about it?” She looked into my eyes. Green, with little flickers and sparks of violet energy peaking out.

  “I think shes a very nice girl and that she doesnt deserve that kind of treatment. I think you should treat her better. Make a decision and stick with it.” I said, nervously. I was surprised that I amnaged to say it wtihoutt stumbling over my words. Robothood for the win!

  “How very chivalrous of you.” She said. “It’s always nice to see the youth of hte world looking out for each other.”

  The car stopped. I glanced out the window. We were outside my apartment complex. I turned my head when I heard the sound of a seatbelt clicking. She kneeling rihgt in forn of me. Wiht us being ina car, as her kneeling on the floor, it put her in a most tantalizing position.

  I looked into her eyes. Green, no hint of purple energy anywhere. Was that not just a sign of her power, or was she more in tune with herself than I thought.

  A hand landed light on my left thigh. “If we’re to do this,” her eyes flicked from mine to my crotch, “Then I want your oath, that you will work hard at beign a hero.” Her fingers started moving in small circles, jsut light neoug that I could feel it rhough my pants. “I want your word that no one in our little group will owkr harder than my,” she started walking her fingers up my leg, getting closer with every word. “Little. Disciple.”

  Her fingers passed my groin and pushed the shirt up, letting ehr fingernails tickle the base of my stomach. “Swear to me that you will dedicate yourself to the job, like only the great heroes have done before.” Her fingers toyed with the hem of my pants and belly. “IU will not train a sell out hero. Giving himself up for the first compayn that throws a few million credits after him. If you’re in this, you’re in this for the right reasons. You want to help people.”

  Her hadn froze, a finger slipped through my waistband. “I- I swear.” I stammered.

  “Good,” She moaned. The sheer pleasure her bvoice exudded caused me to jerk in my pants. I was pretty sure that though my penis wasnt made of steel, at htis moment it could still deflect bullets. More fingers slipped into my waistband. “Swear on your power that you dedicate yourself to helping people,” She whispered. As she did, she pulled her body up along bmine grinding agasint me. She only stopped when her heavy breath was ruhing against my ear, her body flush against mine.

  That soudned a little ominous. A worried feeling that I was being set up, started welling up in me. Words have power, maybe even more so, if you, yourself, have power? But mine was that of an android’s strength, not magical. But then again, I could speak to tech, maybe that was magically related. What kind of technology allows interaction wiht your own soul? None that I know of.

  “Say it.” She moaned into my ear, buting my earlobe. A shiver went down my spine. I squeezed my hands into fists as harda as I could´. I coudl hear the door handle of the car groan as I did, but I didnt care ta the moment. My arms wanted to encircle her, to take her right there ine the car. To make her scream my name, as I rode her through the first pleasures of my new body.

  I clenched my jaw. “I don’t.” I had to stop and mentally take in a deep breath, focusing on my body simulating the feeling without actually moving any large amount of air. “I can’t do that.” I managed.

  “Why not?” She complained. She straddled my leg. Heat burned through two layers of cloth as she ground herself against me. “Please.”

  “No.” I said. I had to get out of there, before she got me to do something I couldnt take back. My fingers scrabbled frantically for the door lathc.

  Fingers snuck their way under my shirt and started runnign across my stomach and chest. She nibbvled the flesh of my neck. My fingers found waht they were searching for. I pulled the door open and practically threw myself out of hte car. It was easier than I had expected, in the last moment she lifted her weight off me and I basically threw myself to the curb.

  I looked over at her, afraid that she would follow me out. She didnt. She sat in the car, one leg down on the floor of the vehicle, the other up on the seat. I could easily see up her skirt, and her hardened nipples stood clearly out on her shirt. S
he looked at me, a wicked smile on her lips. “You did well,” she said. “You can consider yourself to have passed the first test.”

  “First test?” I asked.

  “Of course.” She answered, staring at me with those sultry eyes. “At some point every hero is confroonted with sex, or a promise of such. You wouldnt be the first one ot fail that test, in one fashion or another. I will see you at my place in five days time.” Then she leaned over, displaying her fit ass to me as she entered her own address into the car. “Get some footage we can use as an example in the meantime.” The door closed and it drove away.

  Chapter Thirty-Three

  I stirred from sleep next to the wall. I had run low on power last night and had charge myself during my sleep. I was honestly surprised by how well the Power Core ran. It had been three days since the trip to Kani’s workshop. I don't think I had ever relieved myself so many times in so few days. I also only had to charge myself this one time.