Meetings

So, the time in Greenland wasn't a total waste. I get a call from the team asking for a meet. They decide that we should meet in the city. I suggest a park downtown. It has a nice pond where the kids can play.
Of course, if I wanted to, I could look like a child. I've been lucky that if I shave, I can pass for much younger than I am.
 
So, there I am, just sitting on the bench, swinging my legs. I have so much energy since the accident on new years day, the day of the Vanishing.
I get a call. It's the strange silhouette woman. She calls herself Ghost. Her and a young man come around the corner.
 
Ghost is dressed in a full on Habib. Covers her completely. Apparently she is always the star field silhouette. Makes sense to cover completely. It's what I do, but the other way around. I can't say that I'm not just a little bit nervous discussing Li'l Rocket out in the open, but, I hope everything will work out. Technically we are engaging in criminal activity. I have a feeling that those that I have met so far, are doing this because they feel that things need to do what is morally correct.
 
Well the conversation seemed to be going in the right direction. Max and Ghost want to see what I can do. We start around the side of the building when all hell breaks out up the street. We hear screaming. I spin around and activate my suit. I think this surprised Max. Not sure if anything surprises Ghost. I look at Max and say "Guess we're doing this now." I smile, not like he can tell.
 
I run around the corner and people are running every which way away from the street I'm coming up on. As I get to the corner, there's a guy on fire and flying right down the middle of the street. Not sure what I could do, I begin helping people move faster away from him. I pick up this older guy who can’t walk very well and move him down the street. Apparently this really upset the fire guy. He threw a ring of fire around me and some of the other civilians. A couple of them couldn't stop in time, and got badly burned. Luckily, I was able to stop in time to not hurt the man I was carrying. This really burned my chaps....
 
That really did burn my 'chaps'. That fire was hot. I am pleased that my creation worked as well as it did. I was somewhat protected from the heat of the fire. I snap my fingers at him to get his attention. Don't know why I thought that would work, but I yelled at him to. Surprisingly, when I snapped my fingers, I snapped faster that I expected and it created a very loud sound. It didn't really seem to affect him much though. Hum, it might actually work if I'm next to someone, it might make it harder for them to hear afterwards. I'll have to try that again sometime later.
 
Suddenly, some other large guy jumps out of the same building that the flaming due does.... Ok, no way do I think I can handle this guy by myself, not that I am really alone anymore.
 
I look around quickly and make sure that no other civilians are in harms way. Ghost hits the fire guy, and he goes flying into a building. The big guy from down the street leaps up at Ghost, and misses. I'm unsure what I can do so I just keep making sure that there are no civilians too close. Other than those in the cars, things aren't too bad.
 
Boy, this guy is bouncy, does he think he is Tigger or something? Anyway, he jumps up grabs Ghost and yells something about tearing her limb from limb.... He almost does so. Ghost dives with him into a building on the corner. They go smashing through the wall... Ah, finally something I might be able to help with, so off I go.........