It's about time

Four speeding cars passed by quickly, shooting at the police cars chasing after them. Peter stood in a high tower, watching the view, when his AI core alerted him.

"It's time for some action, Peter. Let's give you a basic Level One suit," said the Xentorium core.

Peter paled. "Seriously?"

"Indeed, Peter. It is necessary for basic levels of transformation. When the time comes, I'll explain."

Peter quickly transformed into the basic Level One suit of armor. It was pretty cool and comfortable in there. As he took off and scanned through the criminals' vehicles, they noticed him and started shooting at the suit of armor. But it was impenetrable. It absorbed the kinetic energy of the bullets and infused the bullets into the armor itself. Peter activated a car-disabling device, which stopped the robbers without casualties.

The officers were amazed to see a new hero in town. "It must be a test subject from the Lyrecius Corp.," said one of the officers, as Peter took off into the sky. "They never cease to amaze the city with their inventions."

Peter continued to transform to stop a couple of fire outbreaks, criminals, suicide bombers, and many more. His actions were known publicly to the people of Vill City via the media. Some began to wonder where it came from, as no one knew of its origin.

Meanwhile, in the Lyrecius Corporation, Mr. Lyrecius saw the news report about the suited armored hero and looked surprised. "This must be the Fragment Core itself," said Mr. Lyrecius, who spotted a technological symbol on its chest.

The next day at school, Peter could hear people talking and whispering about the new super suit. Some confused it with Iron Man, others thought of it as Transformers or Voltron, or maybe even Cyborg. He smiled and walked past them as Rita approached him. They greeted and chatted for a while before heading to class.

Peter had been doing things secretly without anyone noticing his absence. Thanks to the Xentorium core, life and school were pretty easy for him. As the school day ended, the kids all went home with Peter's clone, while the real Peter went out for his vigilante duties, keeping the city safe from harm. After his routine was over, he retired home, switching places with his clone to reunite with himself.

Meanwhile, late at night at home, Jenna and Mason headed out, leaving the kids at home. Rita had ordered handy stuff to work on, Sophie was watching TV, and Mark was in his room studying. Peter was hesitant to inform Mark about the core as he would also need approval from the Xentorium core who could read his thoughts and disapprove of it.

"Wanna go for a flight?" said the Xentorium core.

Peter: "Where would you want us to go?"

Xentorium core: "In space. I wanna show you something."

Peter suited up, leaving a decoy of himself at home, and took off into space. He could see the world from afar. "It's beautiful," said Peter.

Xentorium core: "Do you trust me, Peter McCoy?"

Peter: "As if I have a choice," Peter replied with a chuckle.

The Xentorium core unsuited Peter, and he couldn't believe that he could breathe in space without suiting up. It felt amazing. Just then, Peter asked the core what they should be called.

Peter: "I would love to give you a name aside from Xentorium core or AI core."

Xentorium core: "Wow. I'll love that, Peter McCoy. So what name did you have in mind?"

Peter: "Since you probably know it all in a way and you're an artificial intelligence with the power of creation. I was hoping we go for something beyond, something like 'ULTRA A.I.'"

Xentorium core: "ULTRA A.I. Impressive. I like that."

Peter: "Yeah."

Ultra AI: "And how would you like to be addressed, Peter McCoy?"

Peter: "Whatever suits you to call me."

Ultra AI: "Then Peter McCoy it is," it said as they both chuckled. Ultra AI displayed an emoji chuckle for Peter to see its reaction.

While in space, an asteroid was heading towards Earth, with the size of two countries. Ultra A.I. suited Peter and turned around to see the asteroid heading towards Earth. "This should be easy," said Ultra A.I. As Peter McCoy shot shrinking blast rays at it, the asteroid shrank without effort.

Peter: "Wow. Impressive. I didn't know you could do that."

Ultra AI: "There are so many things I am capable of, Peter McCoy. In time, you'll find me the most impressive and irreplaceable of all time."

Back on Earth, Peter's decoy blended in well with the McCoy's family, meanwhile at Lyrecius Corporation, their scientists were able to create an energy beam from the fragment core that would come in handy in the future. While still in progress as they worked to determine its full potential, they continued their research on the fragment core.

Later, Peter and Ultra AI explored the galaxy, sometimes suiting up and sometimes not. They flew into the sunset, picking up particles from the sun while taking selfies. They also visited the moon, where they saw the footprints of the American astronaut and the American flag. Their time together was awesome, and things that Peter could imagine in his head came true, both the impossible and the possible, with the help of Ultra AI.

Peter: "I wish I could tell my foster parents about this. I wish I could save my parents. How I wish I could turn back the hands of time."

Ultra AI: "I'm sorry for your loss, Peter, but the laws of the universe must be abided by. Someday, you might be able to gain access to my time travel capabilities when everything is complete, but for now, there are bigger fish to fry than just your wishes. I don't mean to be rude, Peter McCoy, but I'm sure you'll understand. But come to think of it, what if I gave you access to time travel? What would you do with it, aside from your personal reasons and of course saving your family?"

Peter: "I would do good, save my parents, have a good life, possibly make the world a better place, and get rid of cancer."

Ultra AI: "Aren't you afraid that it might alter the fabric of existence, possibly creating a loop or vanquishing all of reality?"

Peter: "A wise man once told me, 'Do good, and good will always follow.' Because there's never enough good that can overshadow the bad."

After a while of discussion, they headed back to Earth, saving the day on their way home. The next morning, Peter and his foster siblings prepared for school, with their usual routines, but something was different. Peter could feel it in his bones and marrow. It was about Debbie Rich, the girl of his dreams and secret admirer. While at lunch, Peter sat with Mark, who noticed the way Peter was staring at Debbie from a distance. She was a beautiful girl with the prettiest smile in all of Vill-City Junior High School.

After some discussion, they headed back to Earth, successfully saving the day on their way home. The next morning, Peter and his foster siblings prepared for school as usual, but Peter couldn't shake the feeling that something was different. He realized it was because of Debbie Rich, the girl he secretly admired. During the launch, Peter sat next to Mark, who noticed him staring at Debbie from a distance. Mark encouraged Peter to be self-confident and approach Debbie, but Peter was too distracted by her smile.

Suddenly, Peter felt a weird tingling in his spine, and Ultra AI sent a message through him, alerting him of incoming danger. A missile was headed towards their school, but Peter was in the cafeteria, which was actually a decoy. The original Ultra AI absorbed the missile, causing it to jump-start and take off like a booster fired up by a motor engine. As a result, the students cheered in relief as their school was saved from the imminent explosion. After merging with his decoy through invisibility and intangibility, Peter returned to his original place in the cafeteria, and no one noticed a thing. The students were all talking about how they were saved, and Peter let out a sigh of relief, "Phew! That was close."

Later on, during basketball practice, the gym teacher selected the girls for the cheerleading contest and assigned duties to the remaining students. While the girls practiced their routine, the guys were working on their physique and reflexes. Peter and Mark were on the same team with a group of other students. As they played, the bullies, Tyson, Jerry, and their gang, began playing unfairly, knocking out almost every team on the court except for Peter, Mark, and their team.

"Hey, it's the losers' team, Tyson," Jerry sneered, and the rest of his team laughed mockingly. Peter smirked in response.

"Oh yeah! McCoy. What're you smiling at?" Tyson asked, looking at Peter.

"You'll know soon enough," replied Peter with a confident grin.

"I hope you know what you're doing," Mark whispered to Peter.

"Don't worry, I've got this," Peter assured Mark.

Using his scanning ability, Peter was able to predict their opponents' tactics accurately. He led his team to a victory in a knock-out game against Tyson's team, leaving everyone, including their coach, amazed.

The teams lined up defensively in a circle when Tyson and his team threw balls at them. Each member of Peter's team caught each ball with ease. "How'd they do that?" asked Jerry in amazement. Tyson was shocked by their formation and accuracy. Suddenly, Peter gave the order, and they knocked every member of Tyson's team off the court, leaving only Tyson and Jerry against Peter and Mark.

Peter instructed his teammates to retire, leaving only him and Mark to face Tyson and Jerry. Tyson still boasted about being the best. "Two losers left," he said. "You were a fool to let go off your teammates."

"They did it on purpose, Tyson," Jerry chimed in.

"Don't tell me what I know, Jerry!" Tyson snapped back.

Peter and Mark were prepared to face Tyson and Jerry. They threw all the balls they had, but failed to get Peter and Mark off the court. They eventually ran out of balls, and Peter and Mark were left with one ball each to play against Tyson and Jerry.

Peter, Tyson, Jerry, and Mark were playing basketball during gym practice. Peter convinced Mark to join him in a trick shot that involved throwing their balls at the net in a way that would make them bounce off each other and go into the basket. As they attempted the shot, the balls hit them in the face, knocking them both unconscious. When they woke up, they were cheered on by the crowd.

Later, Peter and Debbie exchanged romantic glances as they changed in their separate locker rooms. Rita noticed their interaction and had a friendly conversation with Debbie about everything. Meanwhile, in the boys' locker room, Tyson and Jerry confronted Peter and Mark, seeking revenge for the basketball incident. Tyson threatened Peter and warned him that he and his friend would get what was coming to them. Jerry stood by Tyson's side, insisting that they were "bros for life."

Despite the conflict, the group eventually went their separate ways, and the incident was left unresolved.