The YouTube video went viral! In fact, if there was a word that could outmatch viral then it would be used here. People were watching it over and over again and within two days, it had six hundred millions views. The governments were first shocked when they saw mutants showing the world their powers and when they saw the love these mutants were getting, they tried to shut it down but it all ended in disaster as all their computers and phones got infected with a virus that started by sending their private pictures to all their contacts to sending money from their banks!
They were angered and surprised by how sofisticated the virus was and so they decided to do the next best thing they could, announce the two as domestic terrorists because of that explosion. When asked why, the government said that a mutant who can make explosions on a whim should be taken under government protection till they learn how to control their power.
Four days later, another video was released the the public and this one was even more fantastic. Benjamin showed them his power of flight, going as fast as Mac 6 as Cypher explained. He then showed his super strength by destroying a small hill with a punch. If the first video was tea then this one was a hot sweet cake. By twelve hours, views had gone to 1billion and the government was rethinking about their capture order. If Benjamin was to resist, their agents would not stop him at all!
"I can't believe how much views we have but not much subscribers though," Lucy said as she looked at their website.
"That's normal. We might have many views but they are still afraid the governments might track and charge them with something. I am surprised we have twelve thousand subscribers, though," Cypher said as he refreshed the screen.
"I think we need to go big. Perhaps fight a mutant with great powers?" he asked. As if answering his answer, they heard a roar outside followed by gunfire.
"What's that?" Cypher asked as he ducked under the table. Lucy and Benjamin looked out of the window and saw military personel bustling themselves outside the university.
"You said this place was safe!" Benjamin scowled at Lucy as they thought the military were here for them.
"This place has fast internet connection," Lucy said. Just then, a military Jeep was thrown in the air followed by a roar.
"Wait, maybe this is our chance to get more subscribers. Cypher, take the camera and follow me," Benjamin said as he ran out of the room excitedly. Lucy shrugged at Cypher as she followed her brother, leaving Cypher grumbling to himself as he picked up his camera that was still charging. Benjamin came to stop where the military set up a blockade and looked at what was going on at the park. Lucy joined him seconds later.
"What's going on?" she asked him.
"It appears the military is fighting a giant orc creature," Benjamin said as he felt his blood pumping faster. "I wanna fight it."
"Be careful then. Cypher and I will record everything in the air," Lucy said. Benjamin nodded eagerly and the next second, he was gone. Cypher arrived a few seconds later, his back drenched in sweat because of the bigass camera.
"C'mon, we're recording Benjamin possibly getting a beat down," Lucy told him as she waved her hand. An invisible ball surrounded them and they started floating towards where the battle was.
Benjamin stopped running when he was behind the green monster by a few metres and saw the devastation it had caused. His blood was boiling with the desire to fight and what he didn't know was that this battle would be called the Harlem Devastation!
"Hey you, how about you fight someone who can punch back," Benjamin said. The big guy turned around and growled at him, its huge fists clenching even harder. The military saw this and tried to get the brute's attention by firing at it but the bullets were of no use as they bounced off its skin as if it was made of rubber. The brute roared at Benjamin and charged towards him, picking its speed after every step. Benjamin smiled as he prepared a punch of his own. When the brute was in melee distance, they two swang their punches which connected and an almighty shockwave swept everything around them away. The brute, military and the two mutants in the air watching that were shocked!
"Disappointing," Benjamin said as he swiftly slid under the huge arm and delivered a punch in to the brute's stomach that sent it flying away into the university.
He was about to turn and walk away but a roar of anger from the rubble stopped him. He frowned as he saw the rubble being pushed out of the way and the green brute walked out unscathed. It glared at Benjamin then charged at him like a beast.
Benjamin smiled to himself as he felt his blood pumping even faster. The brute reached him in seconds and it waved its huge hand in a sweeping motion. Ben stopped it with one hand as he flew closer to its face and delivering a kick that slammed it to the ground, causing a mini earthquake. The brute recovered fast as it span and got hold of his leg, slammed him onto the ground repeatedly then started stomping on him.
Ben was hard pressed but not out of ideas. He got hold of the huge bare foot then twisted, breaking it from the ankle, making the brute roar in pain and it went down as Ben flew up, the foot still in his hands then lifted the brute and slammed it on the ground, causing another mini earthquake and a crater to appear. He then threw the brute onto a military Jeep and flew after it. Once it crashed into the Jeep, Ben followed with an almighty punch that sent it through the Jeep and a couple of trees and onto the streets.
"Shit! If the two fight in the street there's no telling the amount of casualties," a soldier cried out. But Ben was not listening as his mind kept telling him to continue fighting, so Lucy had to take charge of the situation before it becomes too late. She made them float lower as she started lifting the civilians out of harms way as Cypher kept on recording both the fights and the rescues.
Ben was having the time of his life as he exchanged punches with the brute that he was barely noticing that they were both increasing their strength after every punch. Right now, the brute had slammed him onto a building then with a charge and a battle roar, it slammed them into the building, destroying the walls and pillars till they were outside where it threw him onto a car's hood then jumped onto him, making them break through the tarmac and into the sewers! The brute then got hold of his head and started slamming it on the sewer walls till they crumbled then it jumped out and threw him into an oil tanker, making it explode.
"Shit! Is Benny dead?" Cypher asked when he saw the explosion. Lucy did not answer as she kept on pulling people out of danger and making them float in the air. The brute roared victoriously as it flexed its already ripped muscles for everyone to see. Just then, everybody heard laughter from the fire as Ben walked out unharmed. The brute was flabbergasted as everyone was.
"You made me bleed, good," Benjamin said with a wicked smile on his face. He started shouting as green light started coming from him and it became brighter and brighter the more he screamt till a shockwave came from him. Ben stopped his screaming and looked at the brute, his eyes green as healthy grass. The brute suddenly became wary as it clenched its fist but Ben suddenly appeared behind it and punched out. The brute felt its bones break as it shot towards a building. Cypher recorded the whole thing, gaining new found respect with each building the brute went through till it stuck onto the wall of the sixth one. Its back had caved in but within seconds, it had healed, pulled itself out of the wall then it started its own shout as green light came from its body too. It's muscles became bigger as it increased in size. It then looked up and saw Ben right in front of it.
Ben got hold of its face then flew up, dragging its head onto the wall as it struggled to be free. Its feet dug into the wall then it pushed itself, making Ben lose balance for a moment but that was all it needed to free it's face as it got of his head, span, so Ben was the one under it, then dug his face into the wall and it started running towards the roof with an excited roar. Ben became angry as he touched the brute's chest and a green ball of light appeared on his palm. The ball exploded, throwing the brute off of him and into the neighbouring building with an anguished roar. Ben gained his bearing and shot into the building, going through the floors and slammed into the brute, sending them crashing through more floors and smashing into the ground floor, amid screams of terror.
The brute roared at Ben as he raoared back at it and they started punching each other. The shockwaves started devastating the building as the humans scurried out, screaming. Both Ben and the brute started producing the green light with each punch they took and the building could no longer hold as it crumbled all around them. Suddenly, Ben felt an overwhelming power coming from deep inside him and he took a step behind as the green light surrounding him intensified. He opened his mouth as a green beam shot out of it, bring devastation everywhere it touched and just like that, three more buildings were down. The brute was shocked as it thought its opponent wouldn't get any more powerful. Ben finally regained control and he closed his mouth as he looked at the brute. He suddenly started screaming as he flexed as more green light surrounded him. The weather started changing and the winds howled the more he shouted. The green light intensified as if baptising him then, it all exploded out, exposing a different Ben. He was bigger, more menancing, had green hair and a green aura surrounded him. He looked at the brute with eyes filled with anger and suddenly moved.
He was so fast even the brute did not see him. Ben appeared in front of it then punched. The brute only felt a force hit it and it was sent flying through more buildings before another force punched it from the back and it was sent into the air. Ben was so fast it did not have time to retaliate. He kept on punching the brute until they were so high they could barely see New York. Then, Ben flew above the brute as his fist shone green then he flew down and punched the brute's stomach with all he got. It was like a nuclear bomb exploded in the sky as a green shockwave spread all over, literary incinerating any avian in the sky as the brute shot to the ground like a comet! When it smashed into the ground, it was like the whole of Harlem had been hit by one as the ground rippled and buildings were destroyed. The most unbelievable fact was that not a single life was taken as Lucy was doing overtime with her protection, but there were injured. Ben landed inside the crater where the brute was and saw it was unconscious but was changing into a human. Ben was disappointed and wanted to wake him up and fight more but Lucy floated behind him.
"That's enough, Benny. We need to go," she said. Ben looked at her with a frown then nodded. His green hair disappeared as he went back to his normal size. "Did you have fun?"
"Most fun I ever had," he said with a smile on his face then flew after her.
The US government seemed to be always at the edge of their seats nowadays. First was the two mutant who caused the whole world to join. They were under constant pressure to identify them fast or risk being invaded. Then came the two siblings who showed the whole internet their mutant powers while they had no agents strong enough to apprehend them. Then, they received news that two beings fought in Harlem, causing its total destruction!
How big was Harlem? It was big, with mostly not well off people living there so the place was huge. But, two people fighting there caused it to be destroyed! Just how powerful were they that they would do that. That was when they received news that one of them was one of the streamer who gave them the second headache when they saw the video in their channel. The whole world was silent as countries that thought about invading USA for the two mutants quickly changing their minds
The way those two fought with complete disregard to tarmac,concrete, iron and steel let them know USA might be a tough meat to chew. What if that boy decides to attack one of their cities? The fight made sure the damage he would have caused alone was not much so they dreaded if he would attack a city in retaliation and so, the second biggest headache to the USA government ended up saving their ass! But, the government didn't know that now as they were preparing to announce to the public their stand on this.
It was difficult to portray them as a public menace for two reasons. One, the green brute was attacking the military personnel sent to subdue it. The boy called Benjamin acting to stop it was actually a good feat because as a mutant with extraordinary powers, he helped the government fight a dangerous individual. Second, no lives were lost which was quite unbelievable because the level of destruction here was to the level of a tactical nuke! They can't start saying they are guilty because they destroyed buildings because that would be hypocritical. So, the president only had one move. He went in front of the public, his speech in hand.
"Our whole country has heard of the destruction of Harlem. It is a very disheartening news but I would like to say no civilian lives were lost which to itself was a miracle. This is all thanks to a mutant by the name Lucy Cosmic. Also, her brother should be hailed as a hero because of his heroic act of fighting a monster that our military boys was trying to stop. Billions worth of property was destroyed, I know, but we have to thank God that all of the people there are safe. So, in light of this incidence, I would like to invite Lucy and Benjamin Cosmic into the Whitehouse for a thank you and also talk about the future because I am sure the American people would like to know what's in store for you. Also..."