An Honest Hero

You take a shaky breath and tell the crowd the truth: your powers are gone. Silence falls—then a girl with goggles steps forward. "I'm Mika. I build things." Behind her, an old woman in a faded cape grins. "Ironwing. Retired, but still flies." A bus driver in a bright orange vest crosses his arms. "Name's Hollis. Tell me where you need people, and I'll get them there."

Together, you spread a map across the hood of Hollis's bus. The sky-fortress hums above, but for the first time all morning, you're not standing alone.