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have
been too destructive and… complicated,” said Cosmic Kid guiltily as he still
wondered if he should have taken the risk and used it.
“Three people died,
including a fellow member of Teen Ultimate – that must be a heavy burden.”
“All superheroes
carry burdens. I did my best, it might not have been enough, but I tried and so
did all of us involved, including Sean, who died saving the life of an innocent
civilian.” Cosmic Kid knew for a fact that all four of the Teen Ultimate
members present for the fight had tried their best but never found their
footing against Seneschal X; he had them beat at the gate.
“Do you think it was
a mistake for the Ultimate League to deploy its super teens in such a dangerous
crisis?”
“We didn’t capture
Seneschal X but we did thwart him. There were too many targets in Cosmopolis for the Ultimate League to cover, if we hadn’t
been there then no one would have been there and dozens more could have been
killed.”
“I see. I guess we
aren’t going to see the fabled Cosmic Blast at the Super Draft then either?”
“No, but fortunately
I have a lot of other abilities to keep everyone entertained.” He sure as hell
wasn’t going to do the Cosmic Blast on primetime television, that would be a
disaster beyond disasters, and he was quite happy that no videos of it had
emerged. Though if he could do it over, he might use the Blast against
Seneschal X. Then again, it could have killed a lot more people – and worse, it
might not have worked against him.
“That’s good,” said
Robin Traverse dryly. “The general consensus is that you are going to be the #3
pick with Tampa Bay. You even visited Tampa Bay a few weeks ago, but there is a
campaign in Florida against you being picked. Have you heard about this?”
“No, are they
bothered about me using Cosmic in my name?” It was a snarky answer, and he did
know all about the campaign against him. In an interview last December, he
admitted he was an atheist and that he thought vigilantes were a problem.
Florida, in fact, the entire South, loved its vigilantes, and were more leery
of government-licensed and supervised public teams.
“Well, it appears
that you have angered some citizens of Tampa Bay by criticizing vigilantes and
declaring yourself an atheist. The Sun Coast Saviors are the largest vigilante
organization in the nation and they work closely with Tampa Bay Supers, but
your statements have been taken to mean you don’t respect that group’s work.”
“I do respect the
work of vigilantes. However, with the Super League and professional teams in
most major urban centers and charter teams available across the nation, there
really isn’t a need for vigilantes. We don’t need people taking the law into
their own hands.”
“So are you saying
that you won’t work with vigilantes, especially Christian vigilantes?”
“Let me be clear, I
don’t react to people based on any creed or belief. I have only respect for the
Christian faith and many of my closest friends are Christian,” said Cosmic Kid
who hated that answer; it was so cliché and not necessarily true. “Robin, I’m
just a super teen trying to convince someone to give me a chance; if the team
that picks me wants me to work with vigilantes than I will.” In truth, he
thought the Sun Coast Saviors were religious nuts and were more dangerous to
Tampa Bay than most supervillains, but he would keep that to himself.
“But if it was your
choice then you wouldn’t?”
“It all depends. I
really can’t answer that question.”
“Alright, let’s switch
gears – so who are you dating right now?” asked Robin with an even more
sinister smile.
“Actually, I’m
between relationships at the moment.”
“You were dating
Elle Solstice, but now she’s dating Paradigm Shift. He’s projected to be the #1
Draft pick and he has your girlfriend. That has to hurt.”
“Elle and I weren’t
right for one another. I’m happy she found someone
been too destructive and… complicated,” said Cosmic Kid guiltily as he still
wondered if he should have taken the risk and used it.
“Three people died,
including a fellow member of Teen Ultimate – that must be a heavy burden.”
“All superheroes
carry burdens. I did my best, it might not have been enough, but I tried and so
did all of us involved, including Sean, who died saving the life of an innocent
civilian.” Cosmic Kid knew for a fact that all four of the Teen Ultimate
members present for the fight had tried their best but never found their
footing against Seneschal X; he had them beat at the gate.
“Do you think it was
a mistake for the Ultimate League to deploy its super teens in such a dangerous
crisis?”
“We didn’t capture
Seneschal X but we did thwart him. There were too many targets in Cosmopolis for the Ultimate League to cover, if we hadn’t
been there then no one would have been there and dozens more could have been
killed.”
“I see. I guess we
aren’t going to see the fabled Cosmic Blast at the Super Draft then either?”
“No, but fortunately
I have a lot of other abilities to keep everyone entertained.” He sure as hell
wasn’t going to do the Cosmic Blast on primetime television, that would be a
disaster beyond disasters, and he was quite happy that no videos of it had
emerged. Though if he could do it over, he might use the Blast against
Seneschal X. Then again, it could have killed a lot more people – and worse, it
might not have worked against him.
“That’s good,” said
Robin Traverse dryly. “The general consensus is that you are going to be the #3
pick with Tampa Bay. You even visited Tampa Bay a few weeks ago, but there is a
campaign in Florida against you being picked. Have you heard about this?”
“No, are they
bothered about me using Cosmic in my name?” It was a snarky answer, and he did
know all about the campaign against him. In an interview last December, he
admitted he was an atheist and that he thought vigilantes were a problem.
Florida, in fact, the entire South, loved its vigilantes, and were more leery
of government-licensed and supervised public teams.
“Well, it appears
that you have angered some citizens of Tampa Bay by criticizing vigilantes and
declaring yourself an atheist. The Sun Coast Saviors are the largest vigilante
organization in the nation and they work closely with Tampa Bay Supers, but
your statements have been taken to mean you don’t respect that group’s work.”
“I do respect the
work of vigilantes. However, with the Super League and professional teams in
most major urban centers and charter teams available across the nation, there
really isn’t a need for vigilantes. We don’t need people taking the law into
their own hands.”
“So are you saying
that you won’t work with vigilantes, especially Christian vigilantes?”
“Let me be clear, I
don’t react to people based on any creed or belief. I have only respect for the
Christian faith and many of my closest friends are Christian,” said Cosmic Kid
who hated that answer; it was so cliché and not necessarily true. “Robin, I’m
just a super teen trying to convince someone to give me a chance; if the team
that picks me wants me to work with vigilantes than I will.” In truth, he
thought the Sun Coast Saviors were religious nuts and were more dangerous to
Tampa Bay than most supervillains, but he would keep that to himself.
“But if it was your
choice then you wouldn’t?”
“It all depends. I
really can’t answer that question.”
“Alright, let’s switch
gears – so who are you dating right now?” asked Robin with an even more
sinister smile.
“Actually, I’m
between relationships at the moment.”
“You were dating
Elle Solstice, but now she’s dating Paradigm Shift. He’s projected to be the #1
Draft pick and he has your girlfriend. That has to hurt.”
“Elle and I weren’t
right for one another. I’m happy she found someone
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