Date: 7/25/2018
After we all figured out our powers, we took some time on top of the mountain to hone our abilities to an extent to where we can control them. It took us no time, and we went back toward civilization, but with our new powers in check. We decided to talk about what we should do at our favorite hangout. Newman's Pizza, best pizza in Seattle.
As soon as we got there, we ordered a couple of pizza's, on me, and got to our discussion.
I went first and asked, "Okay guys, what now?" Then everybody looked at each other and with a look on his/her face. We all answered "Fight crime" and everyone laughed, cause we knew that was the moment we would become superheroes. So then, the first thing we thought of to do is to come up with a superhero team name.
We came up with some lame ideas like New Justice League, Super Force, and Master Force. However, the name that sounded the best was the one Josh came up with was The Elite. It still sounded lame, but it tells about our power and how we plan to fight like an Elite team who stops the bad guys when no one else can. So, we settled on a team name, now the next thing was to come up with our hero names.
I went first and since I'm a fire user, I came up with the name Inferno meaning I can create a Hellish environment. Jack said his name would be Boulder since he can become hard as a rock. Reeve went next and came up with the name Argonaut, I thought it sounded cool, however, we didn't get it. I would have personally wanted him to be called "Titan" meaning he can be our biggest asset, but whatever. Josh chose a simple name like mine, it was "Morpheus" it takes a play on the name of his ability to morph into any shape and form, and it suited him very well. Then came Caleb as he said in his usual tone, "If Michael's name is 'Inferno' then I'm going with 'Oasis' it sounds cool and is proper with my power." I agreed and we were settled on the male team names. Now with only one person left to name, we listened to Janet as she told us what name she came up with. It was "Ms. Appear"
As clever as it sounds, I was pretty sure the name was taken from a SpongeBob Squarepants episode. So I told her, "Maybe you should reconsider your name. after all, Invisibility isn't your only power. You don't just have one power, so you should have a name that suits you and your powers." We all pitched in and thought up on some good names. But in the end, we all came up with "Magenta"
It was funny because, at that moment, we all shouted out Magenta, and everyone around us looked and sat up saying, "Keep it down!" And, "We're trying to eat here!" Then there was one person who said, "Hey, quit with your paint fixtures and eat in quiet, you f'n kids." We just all laughed at the comments until the pizzas came and the owner came up to us and asked what was it we were talking about that caused a ruckus in his establishment. We all freaked out for a sec, then we calmed down, and I answered him, "We were talking about the house that we saw on our way here. It was interesting because the inside was filled with furniture that was a sort of purple color. And now we're discussing what type of purple it was." He didn't seem to buy it at first, then I looked up a photo of a house like what I described on my phone and showed it to him. He believed it and sat down our pizzas and left us be.
We all sat down and grabbed a slice, but then, as a way of thanking them for agreeing to do this with me. I decided to make a toast to honor this night and to commemorate this as the night The Elite was born. So I said, "Okay, let me think…I look around and see not just friends and future family..." Janet started to laugh and I continued, "I see a team that will bring justice for what happened to the people of the world. Supervillains reign over their domain…in Striker City, but I vow that if someone else won't stand up to the villains, we sure as Hell will. I'll be the one who will be your rock." Jack looked at me and said, "Hey man, that's my job!" We all laughed and I went back to my speech, "Yeah, yeah. But I will be there for all of you. Or I'll quit being your leader." Then I got interrupted again by Caleb, because he said, "Whoa, whoa, who made you our leader. We all deserve to be a leader." He made a good point, then I immediately thought of a system where anyone can lead if they want. So, I said "Okay, you're right Caleb. We can't just have one leader, so we can lead our way." They all nodded and we all clanked our drinks and ate till my wallet was empty. Then we all left using our powers and started to head to our homes, except me and Janet. We walked back to her place because I was scared to enter my house. So I took upon Janet's offer to stay with her, and I respected her parent's rules about the whole after hour stuff. It stunk, but we lived with it.