March 7th,
6:36 AM.
Anderson Matt. A not-so normal kid, was just waking up. By not-so normal, I mean that he's a hybrid. A kid who can control a certain power, known as Agily. He also had a twin brother, Patt, who could also use an Agily. Even if they were twins, their Agilys weren't similar at all.
Well, I haven't really presented him before, so I'll take the chance and do it now.
A fairly tall dude, who sometimes hits the gym whenever he's free, but also pretty lazy. To be exact, he's 183cm, has dyed white hair, and has brown eyes. Well, the hair is more of a grey, to be honest, because his natural hair color's black. He spends all of his free time at school on his phone, playing gacha games and grinding for in-game items. He prefers wearing hoodies over anything, and despises jeans, for whatever reason.
Ah, and also, during the time I was talking, he already got ready, got dressed, and went out the door. Well, wow. He's lazy, but fast, huh...
Well, anyway, as he was walking down the street towards the bus stop, he checked his phone, only to realize he forgot to charge it the night before.
"Ah... No wonder my alarms didn't go off today..."
He also didn't wake up his brother. That wasn't because he forgot or anything, he just thought it was way too much of a hassle to bother to do it. So he simply didn't.
"I hate doing this, it tickles..."
Then, again, Matt rubbed his thumb and pointer finger together, then flicked the top right corner of his phone. It, once again, sprung back to life.
Alright, alright. Enough of keeping you guys in the dark. As some of you might have guessed already, Matt's Agily is... Electricity! Ta-da~!
Okay, that might seem a bit underwhelming after following around a dude who can move objects with his mind and all... But Matt's Agily shouldn't be underestimated.
His thunders aren't normal ones, they're purple and at least twice as powerful. He can also infuse them into weapons, fake or real. Basically... He's gonna fuck you up if you're cocky in a fight.
As he got to the bus station and sat down, he called his brother.
[Ring ring... Ring ring... Ring-]
"Ah, you finally picked up."
"Dudee! You didn't wake me up!!"
"Yeah, that was on purpose. It's annoying going to school with you."
"No it's noot!"
Yes it is. Clearly.
"Whatevs... Just get ready. It's only 6:50ish."
"...Dude, why are you always going to school this early? Did you skip breakfast again?! I'm telling mom!"
"N-No, I didn't! Wait, maybe I did... Don't tell her! Anyway, it's not important! There's a huge event going on in my favorite game right now and I just have to play it before school starts!"
"Sure, sure. See you later then Matty~"
"Don't call me-!"
Eh, not that it matters, it's too late. Patt already hanged up.
"This little...! Ugh, whatevs..."
Well, in Matt's words, whatevs. He just slouched down the bench, opened the game, and started playing it. Yes, it's... Another gacha game... Who would've guessed...
When the bus came by, he closed his phone, got on, sat down... And continued playing. Sigh...
After a while of gaming, someone eventually sat down next to him, but he didn't even notice, nor care. He didn't notice that the whole bus was empty, but said person sat down right next to him either. He just focused on his game.
"Ohh... This item has an increased drop rate... I should farm it..."
"Which one? Is it the Blue Elder Wolf's Fang?"
"That too, but no, the Ancient Crocodile Claws... W-Wait, the fuck?!"
He instinctively got up, and pointed his pointer finger at the unknown person, holding his hand like a gun. But he was just met with... His own face.
"Fuckin' hell, Patt... Don't use that shit like that man..."
"C'mon, it's so convenient! Why would I not~?"
Please, allow me to introduce Patt's Agily. It is indeed what some of you might already have guessed, and it's Jinn's childhood dream. Teleportation! Well, it has limits. A lot of them. But still, teleportation!
For example, he can only teleport to places he's already been at, he can only teleport himself, and it's not a two-way trip. He has to recast it if he wants to go back to his original location, and that takes a while.
But nevertheless... Teleportation!
Ah, something that was explained before was that there was no cases of teleportation Agilys. But that was yet. Patt was one of the firsts to get it, and other cases of teleportation Agilys are getting more and more rare as each day goes by.
"You scared me man! I was about to shoot you as well..."
"But you didn't~"
"That smile of yours will one day turn into a crisp if you keep doing shit like this..."
"C'mon, c'mon, keep playing your little game~"
"Yeah, that was my whole plan..."
As the bus was going on and on towards Matt's and Patt's highschool, the two quietly sat down by each other, one playing on his phone and the other looking out the windows. Yes, as in multiple windows. His head was spinning non-stop, trying to look everywhere all at once.
As the bus came to a stop, the two brothers then got off, and went inside the building. The clock only read as 7:08, so they were there early. Like, almost 50 minutes early.
Matt sat down in his seat, and Patt put his stuff down, then exclaimed, "I'm going home for a bit, 'kay? See ya' later!"
It is really such a mystery why he wakes up so early... Like, for real...
"Whatevs..."
After a "Whoosh!" and some blue light, Patt was gone, and Matt was alone in his classroom. There was usually someone else who came to school this early, but she wasn't here right now.
After about 5 minutes pass, Matt could hear noises outside. Something like a "Thud!" followed by an "Ouch, ouch...", probably meaning that something fell, and hit someone's foot. Then, said someone opened the classroom door, and entered. The student who just came in said "Mornin' Matt.", to which he responded with a "Yeah..."
After another 5 minutes pass, Matt started mumbling to himself again.
"Wait, the King Elephant's Hide also has an increased drop rate? This event's nuts... It's better than the anniversary one..."
"Yeah, for real, right? Ah, by the way, is the Blue Elder Wolf's Fang also included in the increased drop rates? I need it to evolve my pet."
"Hmm? Oh, yeah, it is. I don't need it myself, though. I have some extra, I can trade it to you if you wan-"
Hold up, wasn't this whole situation giving off a bit of déjà vu? Like, extremely?
Matt looked up from his phone, and in front of him was a girl with dark hair, and long bangs.
"O-Oh, shi...! Emily!"
...Did I forgot to mention that they're in the same highschool? Hmm... Did I?
"You finally noticed, huh...?"
"Yeah, shit, my bad."
"All good, don't worry."
She pulled a chair- No, sorry, her chair closer to Matt's desk. They sit right next to each other. Ain't that some luck...
She then pulled out a bottle from her bag.
"Y'want some ice tea? I've got an extra bottle."
"How did the ice not..."
Emily then held up her hand, and waved.
"Ah. True. My bad."
"Anyone ever told you that you apologize way too much?"
"Yeah... You."
"Then why're you still doing it?"
"M-My bad..."
Emily let out a sigh, then looked around while Matt started drinking his ice tea.
"Was your brother here? I see his stuff."
"Yeah, he left like 10 minutes ago or something, said he'll be right back."
"Like 'be right back' or 'Patt be right back'?"
"...'Patt be right back.'"
"So he'll take another 20 minutes. Gotcha."
"Give or take, yeah."
The two of them started laughing, but it was cut short by a "Whoosh!" and a blue flashing light.
"Matt. There's trouble."
Matt immediately got up from his desk, and bolts started flying around him.
"Gotcha, update me."
"Two dudes, tryna rob the corner store two blocks from here. Owner's barely holding 'em busy."
"Fuck. Mr. Gonzalez?"
"Fuck yeah it's Mr. Gonzalez! Hurry! Meet ya' there!"
"Fine, just go."
As Patt disappeared once again with the blue light, Emily just stood there, flabbergasted.
"...Eh?"
"I'll explain after. Wanna tag along or nah?"
"Uhm... Sure, let's go?"
As she said that, she wanted to run out the door, but Matt stopped her.
"Wait. We'll never make it like that."
"What's the plan then?"
Matt tightened his shoelaces, and grabbed Emily by the waist.
"I ain't no Chloe, but that doesn't mean I'm slow."
Lightning began seeping out through Matt's shoes, as he started running and leaving behind purple lights wherever he stepped.
In about 30 seconds, they arrived.
"Took you long enough, bro."
"How about you try running while holding onto someone?"
As Emily just jumped around while saying "That was awesome!", Matt grabbed her wrist as to calm her down.
"Patt can't fight empty-handed. We're gonna have to go in by ourselves."
"Right, right! Sorry!"
The two of them went to the door. Matt then charged- like, quite literally charged- a kick, then knocked down the door with it.
"Knock, knock."
The two armed man turned around, panicked, and started speaking Spanish to one another. Matt could only understand stuff like "su puta madre" and "pendejo", though.
"I really should've paid more attention in Spanish class, huh..."
One of the men then went for a running swing, which Matt ducked under, then he countered with a punch in the jaw.
The man stumbled a bit, but then pulled out his gun, and pointed it at Matt. He did the same, except he did it with his fingers.
"C'mon, big boy, let's do this cowboy style..."
"...Qué?"
[[[...What?]]]
"Uhh... ¿Estas muerto?"
[[[Uhh... You gonna die?]]]
Then, the man got red with anger, and spoke in the most broken English on the planet.
"You shit! You gonna fucked up by me!"
"You talk so much shit yet hesitate even more..."
Then, without second thought, Matt used his Agily to shoot the man with his thunder. The man started yelling, then dropped down on the floor, unconscious.
"Shit, Matt did you kill him?!"
"Huh?! No, no! Just spray some water on him!"
Emily then did just that, and the man woke up, but remained on the floor. The second man then spoke in a bit better English, while pointing his gun at Matt.
"You a monster! Move not! I shoot!"
"¿Eh? ¿Quieres morir?"
[[[Eh? You wanna die?]]]
Lightning bolts then raced through Matt's eyes.
"Q-Qué?! E-El diablo! Muerte!!"
[[[W-What?! T-The devil! Death!!]]]
The man who was still up grabbed the one on the floor, and bolted out of the store. (They were later caught, because Patt called the police while Matt and Emily were inside.)
After the two ran away, Mr. Gonzalez, the owner, came out from behind the counter and hugged both of them.
"Ooh, Matt! Gracias, gracias! You really saved me there!"
[[[Thank you, thank you!]]]
"No problem at all, Mr. Gonzalez. Barely broke a sweat."
"Yeah, I barely did anything. Good job Matt."
"Matt, Matt... ¿Quién es la pequeña señorita? ¿Tu novia?
[[[Who's the little missy? Your girlfriend?]]]
"No, no! Aún no..."
Not translating this one, wink wink.
"Eh? What'd he say? I took French, not Spanish..."
"H-He, uhm... Asked about the weather!"
"Hmm? No I didn't. I asked if you are his girlfriend. He said that no, not y-"
Matt quickly covered his mouth before he could finish that sentence, then loudly yelled out.
"Aaaaaahhhh!! Mr. Gonzalez!"
Emily started laughing, hard, while holding her stomach.
After she stopped, which honestly took a while, she properly answer him.
"No, Mr. Gonzalez, I'm not his girlfriend. 'Y'~"
After saying that, she walked out of the store all happy, and went to talk to Patt about where the two went.
Matt, red as a tomato, turned around to Mr. Gonzalez.
"...A coke please. I ain't paying."
"Hahaha! Of course, of course! Another for the señorita?"
"...Well... Sí..."
After leaving the store and confirming with the others that they indeed already called the police, they made their way back to school the same way they came.
For obvious reasons, Patt was there first. This time around though, Emily wasn't jumping around and stuff, because she just realized where Matt was actually holding her from.
The three sat in their desks, and Matt opened his can first. It exploded all over him.
Emily thoroughly thanked him for his sacrifice, and let her own can chill for a bit before opening it. She did use her Agily to get the coke out of Matt's clothes, though. Matt also thanked her thoroughly.
March 7th,
3:00 PM.
No more classes for the day.
The three were outside their highschool, waiting for the special bus that was supposed to take them to the A.C.T.P.
Obviously, Patt didn't have to wait at all, but he wanted to keep talking to his friends and brother.
When the bus came and they all got in, Matt noticed Jinn and Chloe on the bus, sitting next to each other. And I mean really next to each other.
"What's up. Y'all ready to win?"
"Yup!"
"Obviously, dude. I'm excited to see you guys use your weapons and Agilys too."
"Well, I won't be as cool as you, Mr. Flying Samurai, but I'll try."
Matt, Patt and Emily all sat down on the backseats of the bus, which was pretty far from where Jinn was sitting.
Emily then finally remember that Matt and Patt owed an explanation to her.
"Wait, wait... About the whole robber's thing..."
"Hmm? What's up? What about 'em?"
"Well, I was curious. Are you two always acting like Batman?"
"Oh, well... Hmm... I donno, maybe?"
"Yeah, it's complicated. We don't actively look for trouble."
"Yup, yup! If I see someone doing something they shoouldn't~... I just go tell Matt and he takes care of them!"
"If it's close, then it isn't really a problem. But if it's really really far, then it takes me a while to go to and from."
"Ah, I see."
"Also, stamina's a problem. Just because I'm relatively fast doesn't mean I can run forever like Chloe."
"Ohh... Is that why you were panting earlier?"
"Yup. I never tried to run while carrying someone else."
"Did you just indirectly call me fat?"
"W-What?! No!"
"I'm jokin', just joking."
After some time passed, Matt threw an eye towards Jinn and Chloe. Again, they were unusually close.
Matt then leaned over to Emily, and whispered to her.
"Hey, uhm... Do those two seem a bit closer than yesterday?"
"Hmm... I donno. Maybe? What made you bring that up though?"
"Yesterday they went off together while I stayed behind. And they weren't that close. Chloe's basically clinging to his arm."
Patt then joined the conversation. For once in his life, he had common sense, and whispered as well.
"Y'all think they fu-"
Matt covered his mouth.
"Don't even put that image in my head. But who knows. Also, language."
Emily complained,
"C'mon, I ain't a little kid. For real."
"Oho? That so?"
"Obviously. I can handle a few mental images."
Matt leaned closer to her, then whispered some things in her ear which I shall not grant upon your poor eyes. You are all welcome. I mean it.
"W-Wait, shit... Why'd you have to whisper that shit in my ear..."
"You want the whole bus to hear me talking about forbidden dancing?"
Patt then jumped in.
"You mean fucking?"
"...Yes, Patt, yes. I meant fucking."
"Knew it~"
Well, there goes the common sense. At least they're still whispering, eh?
"Shouldn't you be talking with your team though? We are your enemies and all..."
"And get in-between them? Do I look like I wanna commit suicide? ...Don't answer that, actually."
Matt then leans back a bit.
"And besides, we're gonna win."
"Hmm? What makes you so sure?"
"Water conducts electricity", said Matt then blinked at Emily.
"That... Sounded weirdly lewd..."
"Yeah I know, right? I figured as soon as the words left my mouth. My bad."
Patt then tapped both of them on the shoulder.
"Guys, we're here."
Matt looked outside the window, and yup, there it is, in all it's "glory", the A.C.T.P.
"Ah... I wanna go home and sleep..."