Protector (Part 2)

"Yeah, yeah. Lady Justice, why don't you finish dinner first before heading out to save the world," Jake advised, almost finishing his own dinner. "You don't want to go out there and save the city on an empty stomach now, do ya?"

Stacy began to laugh nervously to this remark, scratching the back of her head as her gaze fell upon her dinner.

"I don't see what's wrong with standing up for people, that's all. And I'm only shy when I don't feel the need to be heroic. It's almost like I have two different personalities," she said, looking back at him.

"Maybe that'll be your superhero name, Dual Persona. What do you think?" He asked.

Stacy looked to be thinking about it before giving him a response.

"Dad, I don't plan on becoming a superhero. I'll leave that for Kayden. I only want to protect those few people that I care about," she said. "I really don't see what's the point in protecting a bunch of people I don't even know.

"I know this might make me sound kinda heartless, but that's just how I feel. You know, it's just hard to feel a connection with someone you don't even know or that you've never even met before," she explained, looking down at the table. "I just want to make sure that the people I care about are safe."

Hearing this, a smile broke out on his face.

"I'm glad that nu girl wants to stand up for what's right, but still, you need to be careful," he cautioned her.

Stacy couldn't help but nod her head in response.

"I know, dad. And I'm sorry if I made you worry. I wasn't thinking clearly back then. I promise I won't do something reckless like that ever again," she apologized, not having the will to meet his gaze. "I hope you're still not mad at me about it since you brought it back up."

After a few moments, Jake let out a sigh, his hands rubbing his face.

"I'm not, sweetie. As long as you don't get in trouble like that again, then I forgive you. Now, finish your dinner and get to bed early. You have school tomorrow," he said, standing up from his seat as he was about to take his plates over to the kitchen.

Hearing this, Stacy raised an eyebrow in response.

"Dad, there's no school tomorrow. Tomorrow's National Hero's Day," she said, struggling to keep herself from bursting out laughing.

At this point, a couple gears in his brain were starting to function.

"Huh? Tomorrow's a public holiday? But I thought today was Thursday?" He asked, cratchibg his head as a look was confusion was evident on his face. "Man, I must really be getting old if I can't even keep up with something as simple as the date," he said, heading to the kitchen with his plates in hand.

Once Stacy was done with dinner, she took her own plates over to the kitchen and washed them before heading up to her bedroom to call it a night.

Sometime during the night, she heard a loud bang coming from the side of the house, startling her awake. Panicked, she quickly rushed towards the side of her bed, where she had a bat primed and ready for whoever thought it would be a good idea to break into the house in the middle of the night.

Of course, this wasn't going to be the first time she would use this weapon.

Cautious, she opened the door to her room, and stepped out. Looking both ways, she realized that she was the only one out of their room before heading for the stairs, following the trail of the house she had heard, leading her towards the back door to their house.

As her fingers were now a few inches away from the door handle, she noticed them shake uncontrollably. In fact, her entire body trembled at the thought of having to face off against whoever it was standing in the ither end, or if there was even someone outside in the first place.

'Come on. Be brave, Stacy. You need to be to protect those you care about?' she thought to herself, struggling to steel her resolve to open the door. 'You need to be brave!' she screamed in her mind, as the sweet trickled down the sides if her face.

Then, she heard the same loud bang once again. Now that she was closer to the source of the noise, she could make out the sound of glass shattering, and now, the sound of a car alarm blowing had caught her attention as well.

'The garage!' she quickly opened the door, not caring about what she might encounter on the other end as she sprinted towards the entrance to their garage. "What the fuck happened?!" She screamed, upon getting a lot at the place.

There was a large home through the cover, and from where she stood, she could see her father's car heavily damaged, with the glass shattered and scathered all over the car. Looking at it, it was clear that someone had vandalized the vehicle, and once she stepped into the garage to take a closer look, she could see a couple words written on the front part of the car.

"I'll kill you…" she read, her heart beating loudly as she read all three words out loud. "Who… could have done this?" She wondered, as her legs suddenly felt the urge to move. She ran as fast as she could towards the back door entrance, slamming the door and locking it shut. She even checked a few times to make sure she actually locked the door.

"What's dad going to think when he sees the car? How on Earth is he gonna get to work tomorrow? Heck, we no longer have a freaking car!" She paced back and forth, thinking about everything that was going on. As much as she was worried, she didn't want to go upstairs and wake up her dad because of what was going on.

She had seen how stressed he was over the past few days, abd thought that it would be best that he gets the rest he deserves, even if it's just for one night, at least.

"He'll definitely find out tomorrow. I hope he isn't gonna be too pissed about it. Plus, he really loves that car. It's his favourite and only car he's ever had. Where's he gonna get the money to buy another one?" She asked herself, looking back at the door.

"Also, who on Earth says they want to kill me? Does someone really have the guts to break into our garage, wreck my dad's car, then go as far as to threaten to kill me? This person must be begging to death because when they get these hands…" her words trailed off at the end, realizing one fact.

"Whoever did this must have an ability. How else can I explain the whole the broke in? That hole in our garage, it's human shaped. Whoever broke in obviously just bashed through the metallic closure, then used whatever ever superhumans strength or durability they have to wreck the car.

"If that's the case, then what can I possibly do to go after the person that wrecked the car?" She wondered.

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Somewhere in the city, a girl had just made it back to her bedroom before anyone would begin to assume that she was missing. Getting into bed, she was ready to call it a night, after accomplishing everything she wished to do for the day.

'The real payback begins next tomorrow,' she thought, before falling asleep.

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The next day, Stacy was glad that she wouldn't have to worry about school for the next twenty-four hours. Getting up later than usual, she proceeded to spend the next few hours watching a movie on her phone.

Once the urge to eat kicked in, she ooeed her door and headed downstairs, only to see breakfast already waiting for her.

Although she had nowhere to go today, her dad still had work to do at his job.

"This is why I love you, dad. As busy as you are, you always make time to do the things I like," she said with a smile as she sat down to enjoy her breakfast in peace.

While eating her breakfast, she was thinking of how she would spend the day before it flashes before her eyes.

"I think I'll go visit Maya today. I want to find out how she doing after what happened with Kevin. Man, why does she have to fall in love with a freaking gangster? Like what happened to all the normal boys in our class like Tim and Luke?" She said, turning on the television to catch up on one of her favorite TV shows.

It would usually be on during this time in the morning, so she was excited about that, at least.

While watching the television, she couldn't help but compare the people in the show with her best friend in real life.

"You know what? You two are hust the same, always falling for the wrong people and allowing yourselves to get hurt," she complained, before one of her favorite characters in the TV show came up, completely changing her mood.

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I hope you all enjoyed the chapter.

I know I said this would be the last chapter, but I want to see if I can post more.