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Authors: Kevin Rau
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slapping at my hair and face. The car, no longer being held up, bounced off me and fell to the ground below. It took a few seconds before I realized the fire wasn't actually hurting me - although it smelled awful.
I heard the car crash below me. Oops. I shrugged and stared at my hand for a few more seconds. The gasoline on it burned, but there was no pain and no obvious harm to my hand at all.
But then I noticed my dress was on fire as well. I screamed again and began slapping at my chest and torso. My hand hit the H.E.R.O. phone and I grabbed it and patted it a few times to put the protective case out. Overall, the fire seemed to burn fast, and I was able to save only fragments of my dress. Not much remained of my boots.
I heard voices from a distance off to my right and I glanced that way. People were still trying to get out of their cars. I looked down at myself; the important parts were still covered - barely. I'm supposed to be doing this hero stuff, I guess. I better help out.
It took me little time to fly back over to the highway and land next to Psystar. She was prying at the door of the car that had been run over by the semi.
She looked at me as I landed and said, "What happened?"
"Gas got on me from the semi and the burning car lit me on fire." I sniffed.
"Oh - I'm sorry.... Was that a super costume or a normal dress?"
"It was an expensive dress. Boots too."
"Well, I'll bring you to see a costume maker after this, one that can hold up in fire, okay?"
I sniffed again and smiled.
She continued, "We need to get this guy out of here, but I can't bend the metal. Can you slowly pull the roof back up a bit more?"
"I'll try." I grabbed where she showed me and tried to pull up. The metal easily bent for me. Within thirty seconds or so I'd removed the door and gotten the steering column off the man. He was in bad shape.
She said, "I've flown injured people before, I'm going to bring him to a hospital - can you make sure everyone else is out of their cars?"
I felt more useful after helping her get him out, so I nodded and headed over to check the remaining cars near the semi. A few of the guys standing near their cars were holding up their cell phones toward me - they were probably taking pictures.
Well, I can either mope, or at least look as good as possible for them. I straightened my shoulders and got to the cars. No one was stuck in their car at this point, but a few guys asked if I could help them get some items out of their trunks (which were now mangled and couldn't be opened with the key). It was nice seeing their expressions as I bent the metal easily.
I heard sirens in the distance. By the time the police arrived a group of all the guys from the crash area had gathered around me and were chatting. Their mood seemed pretty good for people just in a big crash.
The first police officer arrived and checked first if anyone was injured. One of the guys mentioned that the super was 'over there' and pointed to me. The officer looked at me a moment and walked over with an eyebrow raised.
He asked, "You're a H.E.R.O.?"
"Yeah, my name is Diva. My dress and boots got burned up from the fire. I pointed toward the burning car over in the dirt field.
"How did it get over there?"
"I picked up and flew the tanker over there, and flew the burning car to the other side so it wouldn't start a big fire."
"Did you call in Haz-Mat for the leaking tanker?"
"What's Haz-Mat?"
Psystar landed near us and walked over.
She said, "Hi, I'm Psystar."
The officer said, "Officer Banks."
Psystar continued, "I just dropped off the guy from that squished car over there at Mercy Hospital. I think the scene is safe, would you like us to move all the vehicles off to the side of the road?"
He answered, "Sure, I can get traffic flowing again if you two will do that."
"Great." She looked at me and said, "How about you lift the front end of each vehicle, I'll get
I heard the car crash below me. Oops. I shrugged and stared at my hand for a few more seconds. The gasoline on it burned, but there was no pain and no obvious harm to my hand at all.
But then I noticed my dress was on fire as well. I screamed again and began slapping at my chest and torso. My hand hit the H.E.R.O. phone and I grabbed it and patted it a few times to put the protective case out. Overall, the fire seemed to burn fast, and I was able to save only fragments of my dress. Not much remained of my boots.
I heard voices from a distance off to my right and I glanced that way. People were still trying to get out of their cars. I looked down at myself; the important parts were still covered - barely. I'm supposed to be doing this hero stuff, I guess. I better help out.
It took me little time to fly back over to the highway and land next to Psystar. She was prying at the door of the car that had been run over by the semi.
She looked at me as I landed and said, "What happened?"
"Gas got on me from the semi and the burning car lit me on fire." I sniffed.
"Oh - I'm sorry.... Was that a super costume or a normal dress?"
"It was an expensive dress. Boots too."
"Well, I'll bring you to see a costume maker after this, one that can hold up in fire, okay?"
I sniffed again and smiled.
She continued, "We need to get this guy out of here, but I can't bend the metal. Can you slowly pull the roof back up a bit more?"
"I'll try." I grabbed where she showed me and tried to pull up. The metal easily bent for me. Within thirty seconds or so I'd removed the door and gotten the steering column off the man. He was in bad shape.
She said, "I've flown injured people before, I'm going to bring him to a hospital - can you make sure everyone else is out of their cars?"
I felt more useful after helping her get him out, so I nodded and headed over to check the remaining cars near the semi. A few of the guys standing near their cars were holding up their cell phones toward me - they were probably taking pictures.
Well, I can either mope, or at least look as good as possible for them. I straightened my shoulders and got to the cars. No one was stuck in their car at this point, but a few guys asked if I could help them get some items out of their trunks (which were now mangled and couldn't be opened with the key). It was nice seeing their expressions as I bent the metal easily.
I heard sirens in the distance. By the time the police arrived a group of all the guys from the crash area had gathered around me and were chatting. Their mood seemed pretty good for people just in a big crash.
The first police officer arrived and checked first if anyone was injured. One of the guys mentioned that the super was 'over there' and pointed to me. The officer looked at me a moment and walked over with an eyebrow raised.
He asked, "You're a H.E.R.O.?"
"Yeah, my name is Diva. My dress and boots got burned up from the fire. I pointed toward the burning car over in the dirt field.
"How did it get over there?"
"I picked up and flew the tanker over there, and flew the burning car to the other side so it wouldn't start a big fire."
"Did you call in Haz-Mat for the leaking tanker?"
"What's Haz-Mat?"
Psystar landed near us and walked over.
She said, "Hi, I'm Psystar."
The officer said, "Officer Banks."
Psystar continued, "I just dropped off the guy from that squished car over there at Mercy Hospital. I think the scene is safe, would you like us to move all the vehicles off to the side of the road?"
He answered, "Sure, I can get traffic flowing again if you two will do that."
"Great." She looked at me and said, "How about you lift the front end of each vehicle, I'll get
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