002

“Anyone can learn to fight but no one can learn to write.”

“Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! I’m going to die! I’m going to die! I’m going to die! I’m going to die!” screamed Kit and then a large explosion resonated, “I’m okay.”

“You like to panic, don’t you?”

“We’re like superheroes,” said Kara, “With like secret identities and stuff.”
“Before you start flying off of roofs,” said Kit as she took the mask off, “You two will have to learn how not to die.”
“We know how not to die,” said Ally.
“I mean,” said Kit, “You two won’t last five seconds in a real fight.”
“Hey,” said Ally indignantly.
“I call them as I see them,” said Kit and she tripped them both with one kick.
“Ow,” said Kara from the floor.
“I want to do this alone,” said Kit, “I don’t want you two to help. But if I ditch you guys the annoyingly all-powerful Powers That Be will hack inside my brain and curse me with eternal torment. I value my life, what little meaning it still holds for me it is still mine. So we are going to have to work together. I don’t like either of you, mostly because I don’t like anyone, ever. But seeing as how we are all stuck here in this I’ll have to get over it and so will the both of you. However I refuse to work with a couple of idiots, who are only going to slow me down for the five seconds you manage to stay alive.”
“Thanks,” said Kara.
“So this is what I propose,” said Kit, “I will train you, teach you how to fight. So you two won’t end up dead and I won’t end up with brain made of cream cheese.”

“I managed to set his coat on fire.”

“You’re truly pathetic you know that?”

“My dad’s a king,” said Rachel.
“Really?” asked Kit, “Mine too.”
“My dad’s the king of being a drunken son of a bitch. What’s your dad king of?”
“Zegwar.”
“What’s Zegwar?”
“It’s a planet,” said Kit and Rachel made a noise, “In a different reality.”

“Let’s just say, if it’s an illegal offense I’ve probably managed to do it.”

“Hey, that’s a short list of my crimes,” said Kit.
“There are forty-two separate offenses,” said Ally.
“Yeah, but that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the crap I didn’t get caught doing.” Ally stared at her.

“So what if I used to rob banks?”