Snippet #2497818

It felt like a Monday. It probably wasn't a Monday, but it felt like one. I'd woken up to a room empty of other people besides me, the girl I'd sweet-talked over the night before had already left, it seemed. I rolled out of bed and walked over to the bathroom, stopped before the door, then rolled forward on my feet before falling towards the ground. I quickly threw out my hands, caught myself before splatting, and did fifty pushups, which I had found was a great way to get myself woken up(the pushups, not the freefall before that, which I do NOT recommend for anyone who isn't durable enough to handle bumping their head on a counter top more than once due to personal stupidity). After the quick mini-workout, I got myself groomed, tossed on a T-shirt and jeans, and went downstairs to make breakfast, pouring some Cream of Wheat into a pot of boiling milk. Looking at the time as I pureed some strawberries and blueberries, I quickly shipped off a clone to go handle making sure I was technically "on time". I knew I still had at least an hour to get there, since my dad's meals have to be on a pretty tight schedule thanks to his condition, but it never hurt to be safe. Once his breakfast was ready, I brought the bowl of hot cereal mixed with the fruit over to his room and knocked, then opened the door. Billy was sitting in his easy chair, looking outside over the cattails of the small marsh we lived on.

"Is it breakfast already?" Dad asked as I brought him the bowl, setting down a tray first and then placing the cereal on top. "I musta dang lost track of the time." Dad was an anomaly in the world that was supers. First, he had gotten married and left the whole business for good, already a rarity. Then he gave the world a second shock by being diagnosed with Huntington's, the first super ever to be afflicted with a chronic disease. I was already a teen by then, so I was willing to help out Dad as he got worse, and steadily became his keeper.

"Yes, sir, and you'd better eat up, you know what the doc said about your health." Dad laughed a bit, the bowl shaking a bit as he did so.

"Ya know, I always wondered about that. Why anyone feels the need to say things like "as you know" and whatnot. If I already know, why do they dang feel like I gotta hear it again?" he said as he looked over at one of the walls and frowned a bit. "Now, why is there a draft coming from that durned fourth wall? Must be a crack in it. See if you can handle it later, would you, Maxie?" I nodded, then stood up to stretch.

"Alright then, but I need to get rolling for school. I'll see you tonight, Sheila should be over to bring you lunch, and I'll be back by 7:30 for dinner. Take care, Dad." I got up, left, and walked outside before taking my shirt and pants off. Much to the regret of any women in the area, I had my Maxonemillion outfit on underneath, modeled after my dad's old costume. I folded and tossed the clothes into a box I kept outside, and took off running. I'd made sure the house was only a few miles away from the H.I.V.E., so I got there with time to spare, doing a quick checkup with my clone to make sure he was with my classmates. After the bell rang, I walked to the classroom to hear a certain voice...

"Everyone is on time, I see..." Yup, the way my left nut tingled at that voice meant only one person, the one girl capable of not only resisting my style, but also the only person to kick me hard enough there that my body still remembers it, the always lovely Ebony. My clone was busy smiling away as it noticed my presence, and without further ado, I pushed open the door and smiled as I walked past everyone.

"Yep, TOTAL shame if anyone were to be late..." As I finished that sentence and sat down next to the clone, another clone walked in from the door and moved to the seat next to me. / "I mean, whoever would do such a horrid thing would have to be a downright, no-good VILLAIN! Cue the next clone walking in behind him. / "Downright shame, down. Right. SHAME!" After he took his seat, I snapped my fingers and the clones all disappeared, leaving only me. / "But seriously, how is everyone today?"