An Ultimate Hero
By: Ervin P.

Monday, 9:30 am:
 
     "Zack, hurry up. You're gonna be late for your first day of middle school," cried Zack's mom.
     "I know Mom, I know," said Zack.
     "Dad's waiting for you in the car."
     Zack raced to the door. "Bye Mom."
     "Bye sweetie. Have a nice day."
     Zack got to his dad's car. "Ready son?"
     "Ready Dad." Little did Zack know that his life was about to change.
     Zack and his dad reached the school. "Zack, I won't be able to pick you up."
     "It's okay, Dad. I'll use my phone to get home."
     "Okay. Have a nice day son."
     "Take care Dad!"
     Zack entered the school, thinking, I won't get lost on my first day of school. Moments later, Zack was asking people for help on finding his classes. Then he stumbled upon a girl. 
     "Hello, sorry to bother you, but can you help me find these classes?"
     "Sure, you can find these two classes on the second floor and the other two on—"                     KABOOM! An explosion was heard in the distance. Zack and the girl ran to see what happened. Zack's mouth went wide open. That explosion came from a car that exploded. And that car that exploded was his dad's.
     Zack ran to the burning car. "Dad!" screamed Zack as tears dropped. "Dad! Dad!" 
     No response.
     Five minutes later the police and ambulance arrived. They saw the wounds of Zack's dad but didn't know if they could cure him. They took his dad to the hospital and Zack was waiting in the waiting room. Then the doctor came and Zack stood up.    
     "Well?" said Zack.
     "Your father is … is … dead."
     Zack's body started to tremble. Tears began to drop from his eyes.
     "He told me to give you this." The doctor gave Zack a piece of paper with an address on it. "He told me to tell you that he wants you to go there. Before your dad died he told me that one of your relatives lives there."
     "Ok, I'll go to this place." Zack got the paper from the doctor, put it in his pocket, and left the hospital. Zack pulled out his phone and texted his mom, who had just arrived at the hospital, that he will come home late (3:26 pm).
 
     "This should be the place," said Zack as he arrived at an old building. Zack entered the place and looked around to see if anyone was there and when he went to another room there was a man talking to a woman and another man.
     "Um, excuse me," said Zack.
     When Zack talked, the woman said, "You're Zack Springs, right?"
     "Yes." said Zack.
     "Take a seat please." As Zack sat down, the woman introduced herself. 
     "My name is Melody Springs. I work for USF (Unique Special Forces). I am also your sister. These two are my partners Eddie and Jerry. I heard what happened to Dad, but he told me that you were gonna come to get your gift."
     "My gift?"
     "Yes, here is your reward." Melody gave Zack a pill.
     "What will this pill do?"    
     "This pill will put your Dad's soul into your body. You should take it whe—" Zack had already taken the pill before Melody was done explaining.
     When Zack was done swallowing the pill, Melody, Eddie, and Jerry pulled out their guns and pointed them at Zack. 
     "What's going on?" said Zack.
     "Don't worry. We aren't gonna shoot you. We're gonna shoot Astro."    
     "Who is As—" Zack's body felt weird. Then Zack started to grow sharp nails. He was turning into a monster.
     The agents started to shoot at the monster called Astro. But Astro's skin was made of metal. Astro's right arm was glowing and he made a ball full of his energy and threw it at the agents.        "Why are you guys attacking me?"
     "Because you're a threat to humanity," said Melody as she punched Astro/Zack multiple times. 
     And just like Astro, Melody threw a ball of energy at Astro, but Melody's was way stronger and it threw Astro near Jack's Fresh Fruit, which was a mile away from where they were. But Astro got back up on his feet and was badly bruised. Eddie kicked Astro and Jerry shot a tranquilizer and it hit Astro.
     "Why! Why, why me?" screamed Astro.
     A large wind full of Astro's energy came and it looked as if Astro was about to use all of his power. But Astro fell to the floor and the agents realized that the monster was changing into its human form! 
     After everyone stopped fighting, five black cars pulled up. A man who looked rich and his bodyguards came out of the cars.
     "Well, well, if it isn't the USF."
     "What do you want, John?” said Melody.
     "Melody, you don't have to be so rude. I just came for the boy."
     "Well, you won't have him!" said Melody.
     "Oh really? Boys!" The bodyguards pulled out swords and guns and pointed them at Zack and the rest.
     "We have something you guys don't have, right Zack?"
     "Right, Sis."
     Zack transformed into Astro and was ready to fight, but then something shocking happened.       
     Sigh. "I guess I'll have to transform too."
     John transformed into something that looked like Astro, but stronger. John was so fast and strong that Astro couldn't block his punches. Melody was gonna help Zack but she had to defeat the guards first. The guards started to shoot bullets that had energy in them. 
     "Cloud Dance!" Clouds came and didn't let the guards see. Then Melody used a blade made of lightning and used it on the guards. When she was gonna use it on the last three guards, they used their energy to paralyze her. But luckily Eddie and Jerry used their power to make a ball out of energy and threw it at the guards. Two of the guards were knocked out, but one was still standing.
     "Did you really think that was going to kill me?!"
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To Be Continued . . .