11 Chapter 11

Arc 2: Magic! YAY!

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--April 15th, 2015--

--F.E.A.S.T Building, Chinatown--

I slowly sat up as the rays of sun entered the room. Looking around, I saw many other people walking around and talking while a great amount were still asleep.

'That... was an experience.' I thought as I went over the dream's events.

But a smile also griped my face as I felt both of their presence in the back of my head.

My mood felt ten times better than tomorrow and it was all because of my adorable companions.

'Maybe what therapists say about a support animal is actually true.' I internally pondered.

'I should get up now, my throat feels parched.' I thought as I got out of the sleeping bag and stood up.

After some light stretching, I took out my backpack from inside the sleeping bag and folded it up.

I took out my water bottle to drink and then took everything off with me and headed towards the washroom to brush my teeth.

Oral health was very important after all.

Wouldn't want my teeth to end up looking like the ones Orcs from Lord Of The Rings had.

*Shivers*

On the way I met a worker and gave back the sleeping bag to her and reached the washroom.

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After brushing my teeth, I went and said goodbye to the staff of F.E.A.S.T and starting heading towards the Central Park.

Why you may ask?

Cause I had a bucket list made for today. And on the top of that list was figuring out using my powers and to do so I needed a relatively peaceful and hidden place.

So I chose Central Park for this. I reckoned that I could hide behind some bushes to train.

What? That was the best I could come up with in this short amount of time!

Plus the test of my powers wouldn't be flashy anyways...

Probably.

'It won't right?' I asked the small kitty in my mind.

'Meow!' She nods absentmindedly while playing with a ball of yarn.

'Sigh... I'll trust you.' I sighed and decided to trust her. She WAS my power after all, she probably knew more about this than ever I did.

My stomach also chose rumble at this moment.

I had chosen not to eat at F.E.A.S.T cause I didn't want to take advantage of their hospitality when I had other options, and when there were other people who needed the food more than I did.

Thankfully, I had seen a McDonald's nearby last night when I was passing by, and as one knows, it's the best place for quality but still affordable food.

I reckon it wouldn't even be a 10 minute journey from here.

With that in mind I headed off.

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Central Park was a very peaceful place.

Especially in the early hours of the day.

There were very few people here at the moment. But I could see a few people exercising and some others walking their pets, a few were feeding the birds and some were just sitting and breathing the cold, soothing and clean air given by the trees.

The clean air was a rarity here afterall.

The silence and the slight cold feel to the air deeply reminded me of my home.

But... now was not the time to become trapped in nostalgia. Now was the time for progress.

Not only so that I could go back to my world but also so I could stop the various atrocities that would be inflicted upon this world. After all, I had the power to change things for the better, then wasn't it also my responsibility to try and help?

I didn't care if my help would be needed or even appreciated but I would be damned if I didn't atleast try.

I couldn't just let all the people, innocent people of Sokovia die while I knew about it and had the potential to stop it.

How would I be any different from a villain if I chose to do nothing?

It didn't matter if I had once seen them as entertainment in my old world. They were real here, so they were real everywhere.

They had lives, feelings, dreams, nightmares, hope and fears.

They were their own being.

I would not, could not let them die.

Afterall...

How could I show my face to my family if I was to leave them to their fates?

But... There was a small voice in my head. My insecurities, my fears and my worries voicing themselves.

'What if you only just make things worse?'

'What if instead of appreciating your efforts, they hate you? Despise you?'

'Why should you even think of saving them? They are just strangers to you. Just focus on trying to get back home.'

But... They were just that.

Worries.

If I took them too seriously, I would fall into the deep hole of paranoia, delusions and madness.

But I did not dismiss them...

I believed that dismissing them outright wasn't the right decision, afterall our worries are the ones that most of the time keep us from walking down a wrong road. But always having to worry about them was also not the right decision.

I believed a... Middle option was the best solution.

Like the term 'Be Adaptable For Every Situation'.

So, how could I help the people of Sokovia defy their doom?

Well, I haven't thought that far ahead yet.

But I will, when I have time.

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During my internal crises, I had walked deep into the woods of the park, where I thought no one would be coming, and chose a random but semi-comfortable spot to sit down.

And there... I meditated.

Closed off my eyes, I focused and concentrated deep within myself.

Until I was once again in my room. My same old 'Bro-Cave'. Everything was just the way that I had left it as.

'Okay, maybe not everything.' I thought as I accidentally stepped on a packet of dog treats. The room was filled with random pieces of trash and the occasional thrown book.

Of course the perpetrators of this little mess were my companions and friends.

Kaleidoscope, the kitty and Power Manipulation, the puppy.

I hadn't known them for long but I felt that they had already become an essential part of my life.

Though I had still not been able to decide a name for them which they liked but I was sure that I was getting close.

At least that was what I understood from their purrs and barks.

Anyways,

Both of them were doing their own things. The Kitty was reading a thick book and the Pup was watching the second Terminator movie on the TV.

Deciding to greet them I called out "Hey! I'm back!" And I crouched down low to meet them.

Seeing me, they happily ran and jumped up to hug me.

Through our mental connection I feel their happiness as they could feel mine.

I laughed as they licked my face and I was already feeling better than I did before.

Deciding to savor the moment, we stayed like that for a few more moments and played around, before I sat down on the floor and let them go.

There I told them of my plan. My bucket list.

"Bark!" "Meow!"

And judging by their reaction, they agreed with my plan as they also wanted to improve and grow alongside me.

Apparently as I grew more powerful, they would also grow like a normal animal and eventually evolve.

So first, I started with the relatively simple and easy to use power of the pair.

Power Manipulation.

It worked exactly as it sounded. It let its user manipulate powers. Boost them, nullify them, copy them, steal them, etc. Pretty simple all things considered.

"Okay pup, your turn comes first!" I said as he replies with a "Bark!"

"Now how do we do this?" I asked him curiously.

As if he had entered a teacher mode he puffed up his chest proudly and began talking.

"Bark, bark! Bark! Bark bark bark!" He excitedly said while nodding and waving his paws wildly.

"I see, I see." I nodded in understanding "And then what?" I asked.

"Bark, bark bark! Bark!" He explained.

"Oh, Okay!" I nodded and continued confidently "Then let's try it!"

"Bark!" He barked in affirmation.

I stood up and breathed deeply. Closing my eyes, I focused deep within myself, to the two presences within my mind.

One was calm, curious and from what I felt... Slight lazy. This was the Kitty.

The other was deeply excited and very happy. This was the Pup.

I mentally selected the latter and suddenly... It was as if I had entered a trance as the words subconsciously flowed through my lips...

"[Power Manipulation: Activate]"

And I felt...

Nothing.

It was a little underwhelming not gonna lie, but it was to be expected.

Afterall it was in the power description.

Power Manipulation doesn't provide any power other than to control powers... and if there weren't any powers for me to control, I couldn't do anything with it.

But I still experimented with some punches and kicks in the air and found no difference from before.

Though fortunately, the activation of the power provided me with some basic information about it.

Like how to use it, how use the functions, etc.

For one, I couldn't copy powers that had magical origins or were connected to some other-dimensional being so there goes the idea of copying Scarlet Witch or Thor.

Or hell! Even the Hulk!

I knew that there weren't many superpowered characters in the MCU at the current time and I didn't know if the Mutants or Inhumans were a things here. So I feared that this power may be limited in this world.

But one thing was for sure I was in dire need of information about this world.

I mean, I didn't even know if the X-Men were a thing here! That information could be vital to my livelihood here.

I vowed to go to a cyber cafe to research about all of it after this.

So... for now, I couldn't do anything more with Power Manipulation.

'At least I learnt about activating powers and the feel of it.' I chuckled half-heartedly.

But then I was hit by an idea 'Wait! It's already confirmed that the Netflix shows exist here, then wouldn't Luke Cage exist here too? If I remember correctly he runs a bar doesn't he? I can easily gain access to him so I could copy his powers!'

It was a genius move in my eyes.

'And while I'm at it why not Daredevil too? He's a lawyer, I can just go and meet him under the guise of legal advice and just copy his powers too!' I thought excitedly.

This experiment session was proving to be quite the success in my opinion.

But for now, this was enough.

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And Done!

Please comment some good names for the Power Avatars (that's the name I'm going with).

Spider-Gwen won the vote over all platforms and Wanda was a very close second. So for now, Gwen is going to be the female interest (might change in the future).

I wrote this and the other chapter together, so it was easy to write especially when my itch to write increased over the past few days after I binge watched all seasons of The Boys (10/10, Loved it).

I'll be watching Invincible next, let's hope it doesn't disappoint. I've heard its pretty good.

Thank you for reading this chapter and don't forget to give some Powers Stones or reviews! I greatly appreciate it.

See Ya Later!