This post is a part of Zero Episode 109 and has been put into a separate post mainly due to the original post being unable to edit for reasons described in this update post. This post here has been written in December 2021 but will be uploaded before Zero Episode 109. This is to mainly improve the amount of posts produced within a certain time frame or other reasons.
A/N: I should mention this here and now but this episode will be involving a certain character that I've been teasing a lot post timeskip aka Zero Episode 81 onward and his redemption from villain to hero. If you can't figure out who it is from that, the title should be the most obvious clue. This episode will be expanding on another character's family being that I wanted to do this for a while. Some ideas will be expanding such as Renee and the Velvet Spoon.
This is because Zane is going to make due on that job offer that she made. Even though Zane is a superhero, he still needs something to do during the day that doesn't involve fighting bad guys left and right. The Odium Society is still there but they're making big plans and not at all trying to interfere with Zane's life every episode. I really should explain the massive delay between Zero Episode 108 and Fairy Legion Chapter 28.
The massive delay is because I went on vacation and school has started back up for me so I have little time when it comes to writing. There is also Kingdom Hearts 3 coming out around the time of writing this so this episode will be coming out much later than expected. There is also a but load of editing for this series. It's to make sure that I keep Zane as the most overpowered character in the history of my stories.
I think I'm doing a good job at that. I promise myself one day that I'll make a story with balanced characters and a deep world but that day ain't today. The main reason why I make Zane so damn overpowered is because I want to see what would make interesting powers for my serious story way later down the road. For the rest of this Author Note, I'll be explaining some stuff about last episode. Diamond Form and Diamond Prime evolved/changed thanks to the Zenith Core.
The only thing that will be changing is a few other forms being that I think only maybe ten overall will be upgraded. You'll see which forms is upgraded once I updates its card info in Fairy Legion mostly likely. That's my own hint on the matter being that I want to keep you in suspense because I'm quite sadistic in nature. The next thing I want to talk about is the fact that Phoenix, Tengu, and Vampires have appeared along with aliens.
Jordan is a Phoenix, Boyd and Felipe are Tengu, and the cross-dressing vampire is Leonardo but goes by Leo. Basalt is a alien being that his species name will be introduced later on. We'll be seeing more monsters and possibly aliens being that they'll appearing in Springs Gate. Remember that place? I mean I featured it in Zero Episode 30 and Zero Episode 35. It's one of many that I've introduced and never did anything with again.
It's for world building and also me forgetting about it being that I tend to forget things. It's like with Jasmine Rose being that she's still around and a friend of Zane. She was actually planned to be a member of Zane's harem before I changed my mind on the topic. Whenever I do make my official series, I'll be making sure to not ignore anything hopefully. Oh one more thing. I should say that Fairy Legion will returning and be expect long author notes.
This is because I have a lot to talk about it mainly involving One Piece and hopefully Edens Zero. I know that I really need to talk about the latter but man, I can go on a tirade about the former real easy mainly involving characters or how things look in the arc being that this latest arc has shown me that I tend to focus on little and random shit a lot. So while writing this episode, the Far Cry 5 LP finished on SGB.
I'm a big fan of the channel so I would highly recommend their channel. I'm going on a rant and like my rants in the past, I give you full permission to skip this one but this is something that I need to get off my chest. I should also make note that this play through is nothing against SGB at all but the game that they played. Lets start. I enjoyed their Far Cry LP because I didn't give a shit about the story or its characters. This is because I just enjoyed the wacky highjinks involving Rook.
My big problems with Far Cry 5 ,from someone who just watched the game rather than play it, is the characters and stories. The former problem is rather minor because of the schedules that the LP was released under being that it started as a Monday-Wednesday-Friday LP before becoming a weekend LP. This problem can easily be fixed by playing the game or watching the LP in full. My big problem is the story.
I'm not a political or religious person at all being that I just don't care. I like a good argument when both sides of the argument has something to say and can prove the other to thank about their point of view. I may love Fairy Tail ,flaws and all, but I can honestly and respect people who don't. I hate pure negative because I often asked,"Why review/watch something you hate when you could review/watch something you like?" and this applies to Far Cry 5.
Like I said before, I watched that LP because of the antics rather than the character and stories. I had a rather loud and totally uncalled for outburst when I saw the ending. Remember how I mention how I had a panic attack when I watched Infinity War for the first time? It's like that except my outburst comes from a certain thing I hate in fiction or just in general. I hate it when you do all of this work and then have it shit on.
This is one of the reason why I don't like Breath of the Wild despite never playing it. When I learned that the weapons you built and used break, I get annoyed. I really hate that feeling a lot. Fire Emblem does the same thing but I don't have a problem with it there since I play on easy mode. My point is that the ending of Far Cry 5 is fucking bullshit. Both options are a lose for the player and that is a really dumb thing.
I'm a simple guy being that I love a story where the bad guy is defeated at the end by the hero of the story. I don't mind when the bad guy wins in the end but that man bun wearing cult leader winning after all of the shit he's put you and the others through for a sequel game? Pardon my French here but fuck no. He gives me Jared Leto Joker vibe which is a bad sign if you didn't know and also, I dislike Manbuns. It is the worst male haircut in the world but I just hate it.
It's one of the reasons why I don't like Wano so far but my problems with Wano are very minor and don't ruin the story for me as a whole. You would know this if you read my One Piece rants. After I watched the LP and screamed my lungs out, I read the comments to the video. I agree with their points. If you were to watch this LP, don't watch it for the story. It's the same thing I do for Kingdom Hearts because while Kingdom Hearts's story is a mess, it is an enjoyable one.
Far Cry 5 on the other hand has one of the worst ending I've seen in a long time being that it pretty much shits on the player who spent god knows how many hours and it just makes me mad because I hate games or anything that makes you feel like everything you've down is for nothing but a sick joke to them. Sorry about that rant there but I just needed to get off my chest here and now because I haven't felt that opinionated about an ending in a long time. Lets begin and it's a long episode.
Narrator P.O.V.
It was a dark and slightly chilly ,which is actually relatively good weather at least for winter, night over in the town of Whiskey Springs, Florida. Yeah, we're currently not in Cypress Park. Cypress Park is about two hours away and this statement also applies even in rush hour traffic. The night sky had a full moon going on, brightening it up alongside the lights of the town. At this exact moment, a lone figure was leaping from the rooftops with its silhouette being female.
She ran to the edge of the roof and jumped off it. She flew through the sky, using the air to guide her with her landing on the edge of a nearby roof. She then performed a handspring which eventually lead into a series of somersaults. She soon leap off from that roof with her performing a flip before heading toward the ground. Before hitting the ground, she grabbed the pole of a hanging flag that was attached to the building across from the one she fell from.
The female soon performed a one-handed handstand on the pole with her then performing a few more spins and letting go of the pole, she then launched herself into the air. She pulled off a reverse tuck-and-roll, the girl landed on the third rooftop with her posing. Thanks to the moon light, her appearance could finally been seen in full. She was wearing a costume. Her femininity is well shown thanks to the costume. Her hourglass figure is very much there and curves are accentuated. She looked to be 5 foot 8.
She wears a purple horned domino mask, revealing her tan skin being that it covered the top half of her face. She has her white hair in a high ponytail. Her eyes are shown being that they are pink with white irises. She's wearing a black leather jacket with lightning bolt like accents over a dark gray skin tight shirt and pants with a pair of black skin tight/stealth gloves. Her shirt has yellow highlights being mainly focused on the neck, sleeves, and bottoms.
Her pants have matching colored highlights around the bottom of her pants. She's wearing black high heeled combat boots with snow white soles. She's wearing a dark purple belt with a snowflake like belt buckle. She's also wearing blackish white padding at the abdomen and lower back. "Okay. That was fun but I need to do something good. At least, the city is safe." said the girl. The gods above then heard this as they decided to give her something to do.
A local jewelry shop ,called Jewel's World, was closed for night and was pitch black. There was then a flash of light, lighting up the room just a bit. A trio of men ,wearing black ski-masks, were all holding burlap sacks filled with jewels that they didn't pay for. "We lucked out didn't we boys?" said the first guy with the two laughing in agreement. "You really shouldn't have said that." said a voice. The trio of thieves soon stopped in their tracks as they thought that they heard a voice belonging to her.
The first guy soon heard two grunts being that he turned around to see that his two partners in crime were frozen solid. Both of them had a shocked look on their face. He looked in front of him again, with him getting a knuckle sandwich directly toward the nose. The man stumble back a bit and dropped the sack, freeing some of the jewels that he just "bought". He regained his composure with him knowing clearly that it was Conjurer, Whiskey Spring's superhero/superheroine.
He soon pulled out his gun from his pants pocket and started to fire a round on the heroine. However, all of the bullets were stopped in their tracks by the air itself. The bullets fell to the ground as the man said with noticeable anger and fear,"Dam it!". Before he could escape with the jewels he had, he was then shocked by a bolt of electricity and sent him flying into a wall. The impact also caused the nearby shelf to break and fall onto his head.
The hero ,still hiding in the shadows, nodded at her work with her turning into snow and leaving the building just as the police arrived. "Freeze! Hands in the air!" said an officer. "Um. I think two of them already did just that partner." said another officer. Two of the thieves were frozen solid and another one was knocked out with parts of broken wood around him. "Yep. Conjurer was very much here." said the officer. The two began arresting the criminals after pulling two of them out of the ice.
Above them, a black cloaked figure was sitting on a nearby rooftop. The figure was watching the fight with their legs crossed. The face was covered by a hood with their arms covered by longer than normal sleeves. It has a large gold zipper that fastens at the top and zips down to seal the coat. The figure comes with matching black pants and wearing black ankle length boots with a prominent heel to them. The figure jumped up from its spot and landed on the rooftop.
The figure smiled as they said,"Well! This has been a lot of fun. Not!". Their voice was\masked which making the gender unknown. "I still don't think that this heroine is part of the damn prophecy to begin with. She may have a connection to it but a rather weak one. I hope Pride didn't send me here for no good reason. Sloth could have come instead but no! Lets get going." said the figure while crossing their arms. The figure was gone in a burst of lightning.
The next morning in Cypress Park. Zane was currently driving on the highway that connected Cypress Park and Whiskey Springs in his brand-new car. It's a sports car being that it looks like a mixture of a Challenger SRT Demon, Chrysler ME Four Twelve, Dodge Challenger, Ferrari, Nissan GT-R, and Plymouth Barracuda. Zane called this car Paragon. He got this car from Andrew as a gift for graduating high school early.
It was a dark and slightly chilly ,which is actually relatively good weather at least for winter, night over in the town of Whiskey Springs, Florida. Yeah, we're currently not in Cypress Park. Cypress Park is about two hours away and this statement also applies even in rush hour traffic. The night sky had a full moon going on, brightening it up alongside the lights of the town. At this exact moment, a lone figure was leaping from the rooftops with its silhouette being female.
She ran to the edge of the roof and jumped off it. She flew through the sky, using the air to guide her with her landing on the edge of a nearby roof. She then performed a handspring which eventually lead into a series of somersaults. She soon leap off from that roof with her performing a flip before heading toward the ground. Before hitting the ground, she grabbed the pole of a hanging flag that was attached to the building across from the one she fell from.
The female soon performed a one-handed handstand on the pole with her then performing a few more spins and letting go of the pole, she then launched herself into the air. She pulled off a reverse tuck-and-roll, the girl landed on the third rooftop with her posing. Thanks to the moon light, her appearance could finally been seen in full. She was wearing a costume. Her femininity is well shown thanks to the costume. Her hourglass figure is very much there and curves are accentuated. She looked to be 5 foot 8.
She wears a purple horned domino mask, revealing her tan skin being that it covered the top half of her face. She has her white hair in a high ponytail. Her eyes are shown being that they are pink with white irises. She's wearing a black leather jacket with lightning bolt like accents over a dark gray skin tight shirt and pants with a pair of black skin tight/stealth gloves. Her shirt has yellow highlights being mainly focused on the neck, sleeves, and bottoms.
Her pants have matching colored highlights around the bottom of her pants. She's wearing black high heeled combat boots with snow white soles. She's wearing a dark purple belt with a snowflake like belt buckle. She's also wearing blackish white padding at the abdomen and lower back. "Okay. That was fun but I need to do something good. At least, the city is safe." said the girl. The gods above then heard this as they decided to give her something to do.
A local jewelry shop ,called Jewel's World, was closed for night and was pitch black. There was then a flash of light, lighting up the room just a bit. A trio of men ,wearing black ski-masks, were all holding burlap sacks filled with jewels that they didn't pay for. "We lucked out didn't we boys?" said the first guy with the two laughing in agreement. "You really shouldn't have said that." said a voice. The trio of thieves soon stopped in their tracks as they thought that they heard a voice belonging to her.
The first guy soon heard two grunts being that he turned around to see that his two partners in crime were frozen solid. Both of them had a shocked look on their face. He looked in front of him again, with him getting a knuckle sandwich directly toward the nose. The man stumble back a bit and dropped the sack, freeing some of the jewels that he just "bought". He regained his composure with him knowing clearly that it was Conjurer, Whiskey Spring's superhero/superheroine.
He soon pulled out his gun from his pants pocket and started to fire a round on the heroine. However, all of the bullets were stopped in their tracks by the air itself. The bullets fell to the ground as the man said with noticeable anger and fear,"Dam it!". Before he could escape with the jewels he had, he was then shocked by a bolt of electricity and sent him flying into a wall. The impact also caused the nearby shelf to break and fall onto his head.
The hero ,still hiding in the shadows, nodded at her work with her turning into snow and leaving the building just as the police arrived. "Freeze! Hands in the air!" said an officer. "Um. I think two of them already did just that partner." said another officer. Two of the thieves were frozen solid and another one was knocked out with parts of broken wood around him. "Yep. Conjurer was very much here." said the officer. The two began arresting the criminals after pulling two of them out of the ice.
Above them, a black cloaked figure was sitting on a nearby rooftop. The figure was watching the fight with their legs crossed. The face was covered by a hood with their arms covered by longer than normal sleeves. It has a large gold zipper that fastens at the top and zips down to seal the coat. The figure comes with matching black pants and wearing black ankle length boots with a prominent heel to them. The figure jumped up from its spot and landed on the rooftop.
The figure smiled as they said,"Well! This has been a lot of fun. Not!". Their voice was\masked which making the gender unknown. "I still don't think that this heroine is part of the damn prophecy to begin with. She may have a connection to it but a rather weak one. I hope Pride didn't send me here for no good reason. Sloth could have come instead but no! Lets get going." said the figure while crossing their arms. The figure was gone in a burst of lightning.
The next morning in Cypress Park. Zane was currently driving on the highway that connected Cypress Park and Whiskey Springs in his brand-new car. It's a sports car being that it looks like a mixture of a Challenger SRT Demon, Chrysler ME Four Twelve, Dodge Challenger, Ferrari, Nissan GT-R, and Plymouth Barracuda. Zane called this car Paragon. He got this car from Andrew as a gift for graduating high school early.
Despite Andrew being a criminal, Zane couldn't really say no to the man since he was a nice guy. To most beings who know Zane rather well, Zane's kindness was a major weakness of his and Zane didn't deny that in the slightest. He had the car modified being that it has all of the same powers of the Astral Tank aka his doom buggy. It can also turn into the Astral Tank. He was thankful for this being that he knew that this car was perfect for his future.
He would not allow his children or their mothers to be in danger thanks to the Omniverse basically throwing whatever they want at him. He was confident in his driving since early in his life, he learned how to drive a motorcycle in the middle of the worst race track possible. This was due to the active volcano going on. It was straight out of a video game and was something his mom came up. She wanted to teach Zane how to drive using virtual reality and it worked.
Alongside his kindness, Zane was paranoid about the future. He wouldn't mention it to the girls now but he would like to have kids. This was super obvious to them but they pretended to not notice it. He promised that he wouldn't mention or ask about kids until the girls are ready and have their dreams come true. His car is a sleek steel gray color with two molten gold stripes going over it, forming an "Z" shape on the hood.
The headlights are crimson red and on the left side of the car, it has a ferocious, powerful dragon etched there. The chrome rims have a molten gold center. The license plate reads ZVA-01 being Zane Vincent Alvarez and his birth year being that he was born in 2001. He was currently heading down to Whiskey Springs to visit Kristen and her family for the weekend. He was slightly nervous about the whole thing to begin with.
Around the start of the year, Kristen and Sal had already left for Whiskey Springs to visit their family living there. Her family consisted of Kristen's parents Diego and Sofia Ortiz with Sofia being Sal's older twin sister, her aunt Nicole with her husband Lorenzo being overseas, her grandparents Bruno and Camilla, her cousins Bianca, Emilia, Luis, and Tanya, their dogs Anna, Hulk, and Korra, and her older brother Carlos.
He knew them thanks to him and Kris video calling each other. The first thing Zane noticed was that Kris's family is quite noisy just like his. He also knew about them thanks to Luke being Carlos's patrol officer. Carlos was actually out of jail thanks to good behavior in prison. He helped stopped several prisoners from escaping Thunder Cove last December. Kristen asked him to give Carlos a chance which Zane said he will but will be keeping a close eye on him.
From the car's dashboard, Athena aid,"So let me get this straight. You'll accept the car from a crime boss but you won't forgive a person who is trying to redeem himself.". "Yeah. That kinda makes no sense my favorite Cross Species." said Cole. "So are you going to tell Kristen about the Zion Brotherhood when you get there Zane? I mean she was your first serious girlfriend after all. You already told Rachel about them since she's your best ,female, friend." said Twilight.
Kane smiled as he said,"Yeah and she wasn't too happy about you lying to her, your family, and your harem. How did that slap feel by the way?". "Yeah. I mean it didn't really effect me too much but at least, she knows why I forgave Kevin and Malik." said Zane, rubbing his cheek using his left hand. "You really are too forgiving sometimes Zane but that's one of the reasons why we like you so much." said Sivarth.
With a head nod, Kane said,"True. I'm just thankful that the devil didn't go full on sadist mode. You know that most devils are known for being either a sadist, a liar, or a sadistic liar. Both you and Danny have told her about your guys past but why hasn't she?". "I'm still mad that you two sensed her without my permission. I know that she's lying to me but Rae is one of my best friends. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt here and hope that she'll tell me eventually." said Zane.
This was going to be a long conversation between the team for a while. "So Zane, why are we going so slow?" said Twilight. "Because of something called a speed limit. One of my girlfriends' dad is a police captain so I rather not be arrested for speeding." said Zane. "That's actually a very good reason. So are you nervous about meeting Kris's family in person?" said Athena. "Yeah. They could hate you because you made Roxy's family hate you quite easily in fact." said Cole.
He was slapped by Athena as Zane leaning back into his seat. "Sorta of but I got faith that I won't mess this up too badly." said Zane. "I both hate and like how relaxed you can be sometimes partner." said Sivarth. "It comes at a cost Sivarth. I'm a paranoid fuck after all." said Zane. "You sure are. So are you going to tell them about your powers?" said Kane. "According to him, Luke hasn't told them about Kris's powers so I don't see a reason to tell them about mine." said Zane.
Twilight sighed as she said,"Sometimes Zane. So are you going to become Zero at all this weekend or what?". "Hopefully, I don't Twilight. However, being a hero doesn't come with set vacation days. I'm just thankful that Allen, Danny, Gwen, Heidi, Kevin, and Rae can handle the crime in Cypress while I'm out of town." said Zane. "I get Allen, Danny, Gwen, Kevin, and Rachel but why Heidi?" said Cole with a confused look.
In time, Zane saw that he was approaching the city as he said,"Because I'm trying to give Heidi some confidence and also to make sure that Kevin to see that his dream girl is actually real.". "Can't you stop being cupid for one day?" said Athena. "Nah. It's too much fun plus the real challenge is trying to figure out a guy or girl for Rae. Her swinging both ways could be a problem but for me, it's a challenge to say the least. I'll figure her out eventually." said Zane.
As Zane drove into the city, his phone rang. "It's from Kris. Want me to answer it?" said Athena. "I guess so." said Zane as Athena answered it. "Zaney! Are you in the city yet?" said Kristen. "Yep. It's a lot less busy compared to Cypress Park's traffic. So is your loving family ready for little old me and my oh so charming personality?" said Zane. "They are. So are you going to be fine around my brother? He's really has changed Zane." said Kristen.
Zane sighed as he said,"I believe you Kris but I'm paranoid. If he hurts you again, I'll make due on the promise I made. I may get the ire of your parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle, and their kids but I'm a man of my word. It won't be the first time I've pissed off the parents of someone I've dated.". "At the very least, you're going to try unlike with Roxy's parents. I hope you can handle how crazy my family can be sometimes but you're used to crazy stuff by now right?" said Kristen.
Zane looked down at his watch as he said,"You know it Kris.". "It will be only for two days and don't worry. I'll be coming back with you." said Kristen. "I wasn't worried about you leaving Cypress. I mean you're going to graduate with the rest of the Cypress Park crew. Brad will make sure about it." said Zane. "Zane. So is Legion Zero going to be showing up at all?" said Kristen. "Like I told Twilight a little bit ago, I'll only go hero if the situation gets real bad fast or if you allow me too." said Zane.
Kristen sighed as she said,"That's fair but Conjurer is a pretty good hero according to Luis. He likes her because she can control the weather which is awesomeness in his opinion and Bruno likes her because she's a real cute one.". "Yeah. I remember when your grandma pinched him for that on camera. It's really nice to see normal grandparents for a chance." said Zane. "Didn't your grandparents cause a bad fire after Darin said something stupid?" said Kristen.
Zane nodded as he said,"They did yes but we made sure to make it look like an electrical fire plus Scott knows that my paternal grandpa isn't the brightest light bulb in the bunch not a criminal.". "Yeah but he's a big sweetheart. He reminds me of Wolfram. So will he being joining you? Anna and Hulk may want to play with him." said Kristen. "He was but his mom told him no after he caused me to be in the women's side of the hot springs." said Zane.
Kane looked at Zane as he said,"I'm not expert on women but I'm pretty sure that you're not supposed to tell your girlfriend about you entering the woman's bath regardless of the reason.". "I guess so." said Kristen. "What's up Kris? I mean I can't see you at the moment but you sound sad and nervous." said Zane. "It's fine Zane. I'm just happy that you're meeting my family. They may drive me crazy but I couldn't live my life without them. You know what I mean?" said Kristen.
Zane smiled as he said,"I sure do. So I'm going to guess that you're doing your cute habit right now aren't you?". "What habit?" said Kristen. "You know the one I'm talking about. You run one of your fingers through your bangs when you're excited or nervous." said Zane. "I hate how perceptive you can be at times. So I was thinking that we could explore the city after Abuela's brunch. There is this amazing arcade in the city. We should go." said Kristen.
With a smirk, Zane said,"Ms. Ortiz. Are you asking me out on a date?". "Maybe. I really don't mind sharing you with the others but I like some private time with my number one hero." said Kristen. "I feel the same. To be honest, I'm thankful for this vacation." said Zane. "And why is that? Are you in danger?" said Kristen. "Not exactly. There is this rumor going around Cypress Park and it's rather weird." said Zane. "Mind telling me?" said Kristen.
Zane said,"Sure. According to Scott's informants, there is this new gang here in Florida being that instead of the typical batch of thugs, it's literally knights and wizards.". "You do know that most boys our age don't really worry about that kind of stuff right?" said Kristen. "Yeah but being normal is so not cool anymore. I'll see you in a few. I think I see the shop." said Zane. "Later Zaney." said Kristen. Zane hanged up as he drove toward the Ortiz house.
After a two hour drive, Zane parked in front of a building. It looked like a normal two story house which was placed next to a convenience store. "Wow. Even after I did my recon of the place using Turbo Form, this place sticks out like a sore thumb." said Zane. It's primarily a white building with the roof being a black color and according to Kristen, it has a nice view of the stars which sounds perfect for a romantic date.
There is a chimney running up the right side of the house with a porch in front and the garage on the left. "Wow. This place looks..." said Athena. "Weird but cool." said Cole. "At least the convenience store looks good. I'm also digging the name." said Zane. The store's name is called the Guardian and as Zane parked the car, he felt the heat. Like Cypress Park, Whiskey Springs don't seem to have a normal winter with it being rather hot.
He then removed his jacket, leaving him in just his burnt orange t-shirt with a silver fiery spiral pattern to it. He spotted his girlfriend pacing around the front of the store and house with him having an awful idea. "Should we try and stop him from doing it?" said Twilight. "You can Twilight but I'm not." said Kane. The cheerleader was waiting for her boyfriend with her looking for his signature dune buggy and not the sports car.
She did wonder about who owned the sports car but she was more focused on Zane not messing things up with her family. She loved Zane but she would admit that Zane had a tendency to get in trouble mainly due to his mouth. While she was waiting for him, the cheerleader wiped some sweat off her head. "Hey chicketa. Are you looking for some company or what?" said a voice. Kristen narrowed her eyes and shifted her gaze to the owner of the voice. "Actually I am and he......" said Kristen.
A smile soon appear as she saw Zane standing there with him holding a black and red duffle bag. "Sup Kris. Did you miss me?" said Zane as she hugged him. "When did you get here Zane?" said Kristen. "In the sports car about five minutes ago." said Zane. "Since when have you owned a sports car?" said Kristen. "For about two days. I would have told you but I wanted to see your shocked expression." said Zane. "You're a jerk you know that." said Kristen. "Yeah but I'm a lovable one right?" said Zane.
The two kissed as inside of the shop, someone was watching them kiss. This is the owner of the shop Bruno Ortiz who is Kristen's maternal grandfather. He's an average height being that he was taller in his youth. Like the rest of his family, he's Hispanic so he has tan skin. He has black eyebrows and a thick, bushy gray mustache. He has gray hair being that he hasn't started to bald yet and brown eyes. He's wearing a beige colored shirt with a dark green jacket with sown-in patches on the elbow.
He's wearing black pants and brown sandals. His talent is picking up on other people's conversations mainly when it comes to his family or gossip. He was listening to them talking being that his eyes were glued on Zane. "Huh. He doesn't look like Luke at all but I remember him telling me that his little girl is adopted." said Bruno. He decided to figure it out with him walking outside of the store and having a casual smile on his face. "So this must be the novio." said Bruno.
Kristen jumped a bit as Zane smiled. "That's me alright." said Zane. "Grandpa! How long were you standing there?" said Kristen. "Not too long nieta. I'm pretty good at staying silent and sneaking up on my enemies." said Bruno. "Okay. Did you finish putting up the decorations this morning? Grandma isn't going to be happy if you didn't." said Kristen. "I did or should I say that Carlos did. He's such a good boy." said Bruno.
While rolling her eyes, Kristen said,"Do you really think grandma is going to be okay with that?". "She likes your brother a lot and also I was helping customers. Plus that sign was a pain in the ass. My back isn't that good anymore." said Bruno. "I can totally understand that." said Zane. "See? Your boyfriend gets it." said Bruno. "He isn't my boyfriend!" said Kristen. "Really? Then why did you kiss him the way lovers do?" said Bruno.
Kristen blushed as Zane said,"That's because we aren't boyfriend and girlfriend Mr. Ortiz. We're lovers actually. Total difference.". He was then punched by Kristen as Bruno chuckled. "It seems that your mouth is quite the interesting sight to behold. So are you excited to spend the weekend with us?" said Bruno. "I sure am. You guys don't mind right? I could always stay in a nearby hotel." said Zane. "Don't say that Zane. You're quite welcome at the Ortiz house." said Bruno.
Bruno knew that his family didn't mind Zane staying since he made Kristen so happy and Luis always liked meeting new people. "Okay. So where is your brother Kris? I mean he's here right?" said Zane as he looked around. "He's in the store. Someone has to watch the store during brunch. Now then you pajaros del amor, come on." said Bruno, walking into the house. Zane grabbed Kristen's hands as the two followed him inside.
Inside of the house, the family was currently setting up for Zane's arrival. One of them was an elderly tall, thin Latin American woman with fair and tan skin. She has brown eyes and long black hair. It was rolled into a low braided bun with two gray streaks in her hair. She's wearing two gold hoop earrings in each earlobe. She's wearing a navy blue formal sleeveless gown. It has a frill like design on the dress's cleavage area and the long skirt of the dress. It was tucked into a white belt.
She's wearing black heels with a long brown apron on her waist. This is the matriarch of the Ortiz family Camilla Ortiz. She was well known for her cooking being that she cooks a lot and she tends to scold her husband and family using a mixture of her words and the infamous punishment tool aka the wooden spoon. Her hands were unavailable at the moment thanks to her carrying a crock pot. Three dogs were running through the hallway as they knocked over the misaligned poster.
One is a large pudgy Mastiff and Pitbull Terrier being that she's covered in white fur with small reddish brown eyes. She has a light brown muzzle with a small black nose. She has black spots over her eyes with a yellow circle on her back. She's wearing a black collar with a silver dog tag being that the other two dogs also had a matching collar. Next to her was Anna aka the German Shepard and Hulk the Husky.
Coming down the stairs is the eldest daughter of the family Bianca. She looks to be in her early 20s being 21 years old. She has a pear shape figure ,but she isn't overweight since she goes to the gym and if you call her fat, you'll be slapped, with noticeable eyelashes and brown eyes. She has her long brown hair in a pony tail. She's wearing golden circular earrings with red lipstick. She's wearing a light red dress with a white collar, black tights, and brown boots.
She's wearing pink bracelets on her wrists. She was currently looking around for someone as she shouted,"Emilia! Did you use my product again?!". As she shouted this, a young girl walked into the main hallway. She has her thick brown hair pulled back in a short high ponytail. She's missing one of her front teeth thanks to a certain soccer incident. She's wearing a navy blue and white jersey with a gold "E" on it.
For her bottom half, she's wearing blue jeans with black cleats. Her jeans are covering her white knee-high socks. This is the middle child Emilia being that she loves to play sports. "Sorry about that sis but I need to borrow your product for a prank me and the guys are doing." said Emilia. The older sister rolled her eyes with her picking up Emilia. "Um. What are you doing?" said Emilia. "Giving you the famous Ortiz noogie." said Bianca. "Hey stop it!" said Emilia as she tried to escape. "Nah." said Bianca.
The two stopped by a sudden camera flash being that it belonged to their mother Nicole Ortiz who is the eldest of her three siblings. She's a tall woman with tan skin. She has black hair and brown eyes. She's wearing two sets of pearl earrings in her earlobes. She's wearing a orange beaded necklace with an star shaped gem. She's wearing a orange dress ,with a distinct blue and white star like pattern at the top of the dress, and white flats. "I'm so happy to see you two playing with each other." said Nicole.
She walked off as Bianca put Emilia down with the two of them fixing their hair before walking into the rooms opposite of each other and glaring at each other. A boy jumped into the hallway being that he's the youngest member of the family living there. His name is Luis and he's seven years old with him loving superheroes especially Legion Zero. He has a slightly overweight figure with scruffy black hair and brown eyes.
He's wearing a green shirt with dark bluish gray jeans. He's wearing blue shoes with white socks and red laces. He has a short black cape. He currently had a big smile on his face being that thanks to his very vivid and active imagination, he was acting as his favorite superhero. "Turbo!" said Luis with him mimicking a certain hero's flying transformation. He began making whooshing noise and pretended to fly around the hallway.
A man's voice said,"Just be careful where you're going Luis.". He was actually standing there in the hallway the whole time being lost in the world of literature. This man has black hair with loose bangs, brown eyes, and a goatee. He's wearing black glasses with a square frame and a straw hat. He's wearing a torn-up indigo vest over a light blue long sleeved shirt and red necktie. He's wearing black and white pinstriped pants.
He's wearing brown dress shoes and a gold tooth in his frontal teeth being that he got it from his college days. This is Diego Ortiz, Carlos and Kristen's father. While walking into the hallway as she was holding some folded clothes, Bianca said,"So have you been here the whole time uncle? And it's the weekend so professor mode goes off.". "Yep. I'm just excited to see my daughter coming home and reading helps me relax." said Diego.
Sal walked into the hallway as he said,"Yeah and because of that, you didn't get stuck helping dad with the poster.". "True but it looks nice even though it needs to be altered by a few degrees." said Camilla as Sal grumbled. Camilla, Nicole, and her older daughter came into the hallway and carrying food. The other daughter is Diego's wife which means that she's Kristen and Carlos's mother plus the older twin to Sal. Her name is Sofia Ortiz.
The older twin works at the local hospital as a nurse being one of their best. She's a tall woman with a round figure being that Kristen gets a lot of her curves from her mother. She has a dark tan compared to the rest of her family's lighter tan. This is due to her spending a lot of time working on the beach during high school and college. She did this into her adult years because medical school cost a lot. She has long black hair with it tied up in a bun with a dark pink ribbon and brown eyes.
She's wearing a short sleeve blue sweater with a white long-sleeved shirt. She's wearing blue jeans with brown flats. She also has gold earrings. "Mind helping up set up the table?" said Camilla, with Diego nodding. He put his book down and grabbed one of the plate from his wife and sister in law's arms before going into the kitchen with the matriarch. Nicole and Sofia were looking at the poster with Nicole saying,"I think the poster needs to be a bit higher brother.".
Sofia shook her head as she said,"No. It needs to be lower.". "And why am I doing this again? This was dad's job." said Sal. "Because dad was busy with the store." said Sofia. "And you have done nothing at all since you got here." said Nicole. "I helped out in the shop a couple of time." said Sal. Before Sal could say anything else, he was stopped by his niece coming into the hallway. "Kris! We have to get you ready for Zane arriving." said Bianca.
Nicole sighed as she said,"I think she's waiting outside for Zane.". "My little girl has found her prince charming." said Sofia. Luis walked out into the hallway and he smiled. "Zane is finally here!" said Luis with the entire family ,except for Emilia and Tanya, went out into the hallway. The trio of Bruno, Kristen, and Zane standing there. "I guess your family is more absentminded than mine which is saying a lot." said Zane. "Speaking the truth there." said Sivarth.
Luis wasted no time running toward them and hugged Zane. "It's nice to finally meet you Zane! My name is Super Luis!" said Luis. "It's nice to meet you Super Luis. I'm just regular old Zane." said Zane with him putting Luis on the ground. The rest of the family grouped around the trio with Camilla saying,"Welcome to our home Zane. I hope you're ready for a fun weekend with the Ortiz family.". She hugged Zane tightly.
Kristen knew that Zane didn't feel her grandma's vice grip like hugs. "I hope so too Mrs. Ortiz." said Zane. "Nino. You don't have to call me that. After all, you'll be part of our family in no time if you and Kris's relationship keeps going strong. Just call me grandma." said Camilla. "Grandma! You said that you weren't going to do stuff like this in front of him." said Kristen with a blush. "Nah. I kinda lied about that." said Camilla. "I think that I'm going to like her." said Athena.
Zane was going to head into the living room with the rest of the Ortiz family before he was stopped by Bruno. "Before we eat, lets put your bag in your room." said Bruno. "Um sure thing. So where am I staying?" said Zane. The two were soon in front of a hall closet on the second floor as Bruno said,"I know that it isn't the best but we did clean it up before your arrival.". "It's cool. I've actually slept in a hut before so this is much better." said Zane, shrugging.
In a few meetings, the Ortiz family ,except for Emilia, and Zane were getting things ready being that Zane was getting food from the main table. "I wasn't sure if you had any food before leaving Cypress Park plus Kris told me about your massive stomach so eat to your hearts extend." said Camilla. "She will regret saying that." said Sivarth as Zane piled the plate high and his mouth watered a bit before he started to eat.
He then began eating with the family watching the rather skinny looking boy eat like he's never eaten a good meal in his life. "I told you that it's a real shock when he's eating." said Kristen. "Yeah but he's making whenever pigs eat look clean in comparison." said Bianca. Crisis Judgement went off as he placed the pile of food on the table just before being tackled by Anna and Hulk with Korra standing nearby. "Hey you two! I missed you guys." said Zane with the dogs licking his face.
Kristen smiled as she said,"Should I be jealous of your ability to attract dogs?". "If you were, I would say that you're real petty which you're not. Rae on the other hand." said Zane. Before he could get back up, Korra began licking his face. "Huh. I guess Korra finds him friendly." said Diego. "Yeah. I've never seen her be so friendly with guests before." said Sofia. "Zane has a tendency to make friends with most people except for jocks of course." said Sal. "Just like you Sal." said Sofia.
Just then, Emilia walked into the living room as she said,"Hey grandpa. Whose stuff is in the guest closet?". She noticed Zane ,who was able to get back to eating finally, with her blushing. She heard about her cousin's boyfriend being a very attractive guy but he was on another level. She sneaked her way over to Zane being that she was about to punch him. This is how Emilia greats people but unlike most people, they don't have Crisis Judgement.
Zane caught the fist with some of the food falling onto the ground and the dogs eating it. "You caught my punch?" said Emilia. "Yep. It's nice to meet you too Emilia." said Zane with his smile. "Yeah. So has grandpa shown you the shop yet?" said Emilia. Kristen noticed that her tomboy like cousin was acting real maiden like around Zane. She really didn't want to be jealous of her cousin but she was going to keep an eye on her.
A bit later, Bruno decided or forced to show Zane the store that had been in the family for at least three generations. "You're going to love the shop Zane." said Bruno with a big smile. "Yeah and the ice pops are to die for." said Kristen. She was going to join them with her going to with her dad Diego, Emilia, Korra, Luis, and Sal. Before they could get any farther, Bianca grabbed Kristen's arm and dragged her away much to her dismay. "Hey! What are you doing?" said Kristen.
Zane ,with his enhanced hearing, overheard,"Kristen. I know that you noticed my sister acting cute in front of your boyfriend. Lets get him to only notice you.". "Cos! I don't want him to hear you!" said Kristen with a blush. "Don't worry so much. I mean our family is pretty loud." said Bianca. "Family can be kinda weird but at the same time, they're caring and she doesn't know about my hearing." though Zane, shaking his head.
The two girls were gone as Zane was about to open the door. He was quickly stopped by Bruno who pushed Zane away and forced the door close. "Um. So what's going on?" said Zane. "It's one of my dad's superstitions so hear him out." said Emilia. "It isn't a superstition for once Emilia. I know that you and my grandson have some history together." said Bruno. "We do but I'm here to hopefully make amends and not punch him for making Kris cry." said Zane.
Luis tilted his head as Diego said,"I'll explain what that means when you're older. Like my father told you hopefully, Carlos is out on delivery. If I'm right, he should be in the ice cooler. He hates wearing that identity masker but he sticks out.". "But he's a superhero!" said Luis. "He is but most people have trouble accepting physical differences little buddy." said Zane. "So can we get going already?" said Emilia. "Sure. Lets go!' said Bruno with Zane following the family to the store.
As they left, Kane said,"So you sensed that energy too right?". "Yeah. It's Animus no doubt and it's like he weather. I mean it's hot now but that energy felt cold." said Zane. "We'll do some investigating a little bit later being that for now, lets enjoy the trip. We're on break." said Sivarth. Zane nodded as he entered the store. Back in the house, Bianca and Kristen were in Bianca's room being that she didn't share it with Emilia much to their joy.
Kristen was staying there during her visit. She had switched out her jacket with her pink tunic top thanks to the heat here in Whiskey Springs. She's also not wearing her earmuffs. She began looking through her closet for outfits with the elder female smiling. "So is Tanya still at work? I want her to meet Zane." said Kristen. "Yeah but you know how busy she can be with work and on the track." said Bianca. "I know that but for some reason, she's acting real suspicious." thought Kristen.
She was thinking about asking Zane about it through text but before that could happen, Bianca soon held an outfit in front of her younger cousin. It was a black 3/4 length sleeve short dress with a purple belt around it and a red circle in the middle. It comes with red tights and purple high top sneakers with red laces. "Like it? I think it's both casual and sexy and just you. I think it needs some circular earrings and lipstick." said Bianca. "It sure is." said Kristen.
She began looking around her cousin's room with her soon noticing a picture on her floor mirror as it had a lot of lipstick marks on it. "Hey. What's this cos?" said Kristen, pointing to the photo. The older woman raised a brow at first and turned to where Kristen was pointing at it. Upon figuring it out, Bianca blushed and gave a shy smile. "It's just a picture of that dreamy hero from Cypress Park and you've been saved by him before. So jealous." said Bianca.
Upon hearing this, Kristen raised an eyebrow. Bianca handed the picture to Kristen. It was her boyfriend as Legion Zero fighting against Rampage in Brawn Form. The photo look to have been taken sometime last year. The photo had multiple red lipstick marks very much, implying Bianca was kissing it a bit too much. "Oh. I wish that I could get with him but he must have a girlfriend." said Bianca with a longing sigh. "Yeah. He does and if he gets with either cousin, I'll hurt him." thought Kristen.
A bit later, Bianca and Kristen were wearing matching outfits. This consisted of a black blouse with molten gold streaks, a black cap with molten gold highlights around the bottom of the cap, and black boots with golden stones. "Like it? I based it off his eyes and it just goes so well with black. I think Zaney is going to like it." said Bianca. Kristen looked uncomfortable as she said,"This isn't really me and don't call him Zaney. Only his girlfriend can call him that.".
As she said this, Kristen thought,"But Zane doesn't mind whenever someone other than us calls him that so..". The girl was blasted by a perfume bottle with the cheerleader getting completely covered in a purple cloud of perfume. This caused her to start coughing. "I really like when you come down to visit cos. This is so much fun right?" said Bianca as she sprayed herself with the perfume. "Yeah but I like Cypress Park a lot." said Kristen. "Because of Zaney right?" said Bianca with her nudging her cousin.
Kristen nodded as she said,"Yeah but don't call him that. That's my nickname for him.". Before Kristen could change out of the outfit, she got her picture taken by Nicole with Sofia smiling at the scene. "Yep. Zane is really going to enjoy this right sis?" said Sofia. "Yeah. Oh, I should mention that Jana called the house. She and the gang are up to hang out." said Nicole. Kristen got off her embarrassment as she said,"Um. Why did they call the house instead of my cell?".
Sofia shrugged as she said,"No clue but you should introduce them to Zane while he's here. He's a good kid since he was the one to get Carlos to get his act together.". "All of you could get along so well." said Nicole. "They'll do mom but first, you mentioned that it takes a lot to get Zane to blush right?" said Bianca. Kristen nodded as Bianca said,"Time to make him blush.". Kristen knew that it would take a long time for this to happen but who knows what could happen when Bianca gets serious.
In the shop, Luis was currently hanging onto the door opening and closing it, causing the bell to constantly ring. "Hey Zane! We got a new bell! It's awesomeness!" said Luis. "Okay little guy but lets try not to wear it out. It's also hurting my ears. They're pretty sensitive." said Zane with him behind the counter with Bruno. "Yeah. It cost me ten dollars to get a new one." said Bruno. "How frugal can a person be?" said Sivarth. "You really shouldn't ask that." said Zane.
Luis looked down as he said,"Sorry.". "It's fine buddy. Just don't do it again and we can be good okay buddy?" said Zane, tussling his head. Luis nodded as he smiled being that he went to go play. "You're really good with Luis Zane." said Diego, leaning on the counter nearby them. "Well, it isn't that hard when you have two hyperactive younger siblings and dog. They may be seen as annoying to others but to me, they're just the coolest people." said Zane.
Bruno nodded as he said,"I guess Kris was right about you being different from other guys. I guess Diego doesn't have to be the overprotective papa. I wasn't like that with Diego or Lorenzo being that my esposa was.". "So did you make this place look clean just to impress Zane or what dad? I mean in the forty years that I've been your son, the shop has never looked so nice." said Sal. "Probably Uncle Sal but it could be Carlos working overtime." said Emilia.
Luis flew by as he said,"This place is infected by a dust monster but Carlos burns it away with his fire of justice!". "He's in the dairy cooler right now. It's the only way to get him to cool down if you know what I mean." said Bruno. "But your shop is missing something. You should put the milk in the back of the store." said Zane. Bruno looked at Zane as Zane sighed. "Other people would have to buy things on their way out. It's called impulse buying. I learned it from Andrew." said Zane.
Bruno's eyes quickly widen as he saw the potential to get more money for the customers. "You're a genius Zane!" said Bruno, giving his granddaughter's boyfriend a half hug. "Yeah. He really is. I mean he's the top ranking student in Kris's class. So am I good to go grandpa?" said a voice. Zane looked up to see Carlos standing there. He has a lean and muscular figure. Unlike the rest of his family, his skin is gold but a darker gold.
This is due to him having tan skin before he gained super powers from Volcanis which later got an distinct upgrade thanks to the Odium Society. His hair is still a living breathing fire ,with it being an orange, red, and yellow color, and it looks to cover his ears with a flame like tuft combined upward. He has a beard and mustache combo that's on fire. He's wearing a red t-shirt with a beige unbuttoned shirt over his t-shirt.
He's wearing blue jeans with a black and white belt, and red boots with multiple white stripes. He's wearing silver bracelets around his wrists along with a black collar ,with two spikes on the sides, around his neck with glowing magma like lines. His eyes were glowing orange instead of being a brown or red color. "Hey. So are you going to hit me or what?" said Carlos with him seeing Zane standing there. "You haven't made Kris cry yet so you're good. So how are you dealing with those two?" said Zane.
Carlos sighed as he said,"Honestly, I don't know how your uncle deals with those two. I mean they fight like cats and dogs.". "Carlos helps Luke fight bad guys right?!" said Luis. "I sure do but you don't need powers to kick but right?" said Carlos, tussling his cousin's hair. Luis nodded as Diego said,"So how did the deliver go? Abuela has leftovers.". "Which is a surprise given this guy's black hole stomach." said Bruno, patting Zane on the back.
Carlos sighed as he said,"Honestly dad, it went pretty good. I really hate wearing that dam identity masker. It cause me so much pain.". "Yeah. According to grandpa, they are still working on the tech so sorry for making you the guinea pig." said Zane. "It's not so bad. So need me to do anything before I leave?' said Carlos. "Yes. Mind moving the milk to the back?" said Bruno. Carlos raised an eyebrow as Sal said,"I'll help you out and explain why to you.".
After doing that, Emilia, Luis, and Zane were walking around the store and Bruno went behind the counter to count the money. Carlos was in the back being that he was really good at handing the cold items. The store bell ring rang as the oldest Ortiz soon saw the people getting in. Zane heard the bell and saw who came in. "Luis. Do you mind getting your cousin for me? I need to ask him about something very important." said Zane. "Okay!" said Luis.
He ran off as Emilia said,"I'll go with him. Just in case.". "Yeah. That's a good idea." said Zane as he watched the door with him getting ready to fight. In the front of the store, there were three guys being that they screamed try-hard gangster. All of them were wearing sunglasses, black leather jackets with the sleeves clearly ripped off and all of them are wearing white t-shirts underneath. They're also wearing blue leather jeans with silver chains hanging off them.
The guy to the right had a gold chain around his neck and a scar that goes over his left eye. "Well, it's time to pay up old man." said the gold chain while chewing some tobacco in his mouth. "What do you and your boys want this time Brett? I thought that I told you never to come back here again. You do remember my nephew right?" said Bruno, crossing his arms. Two of the gangsters shivered with Brett laughing.
Brett smiled as he said,"This guy is a joke. Do you honestly think that you can tell us what to do?". He then slamming his hands down on the counter as Zane looked around to see that no one was paying attention to him. He turned into Camouflage Form and disappeared from sight. "Listen. Unless you want me to call the cops, I suggest you...." said Bruno as Brett pulled a gun on him. "Think about what you're going to say." said Brett.
The older man frowned at the boy and held his hands up in the air. "Okay then. Here's what you're going....." said Brett with a smile. He was then punched hard in the gut, causing him to drop his gun due to the pain. Everyone looked confused as they watched Brett struggle to get back up but was then slapped in the face and he was sent into a display of flour. "Hey Brett. Are you okay man?" said a gang member. "I don't know how you....." said Brett.
He felt something go around his waist and then he was thrown right out of the store without breaking the door. "Get out of here you damn punk." said a voice. Everyone was shocked by this as Zane ,in Camouflage Form, appeared and looked right at the unconscious Brett. The gang members backed away in fear as Zane turned his head completely around ,like an owl to face them. "Do you really want me to repeat myself?" said Zane. "No sir!" said the two gangsters.
They ran out of the store with them carrying Brett away. A brief silence filled the store before both Bruno and Zane heard,"So awesomeness!". Zane turned to see Luis right in front of him and the seven year old said,"You made those guys look stupid!". Luis hugged Zane as Zane said,"Thanks I try so hard.". Bruno didn't say anything with Carlos and Emilia running toward them. "There you are. Are you okay Luis?" said Emilia, hugging her little brother.
Luis nodded as Carlos said,"Thanks Zero. So you've heard about me being redeemed right?". "Yep. I think you're doing a good job Cinder. Just don't mess up again or else." said Zane. "I won't but before you leave, I think my primo wants a autograph." said Carlos. Zane turned to see Luis holding a piece of poster paper as Zane said,"Sure then.". Luis smiled as his hero signed it before leaving the store as Zero and then returning as Zane with no one knowing him leaving.
A bit later, Zane was handing two large bags of groceries to a customer who had fallen victim to the horrors of impulse buying. "I only came here for milk. My wife is going to kill me for this." said the customer as he left the shop. "Well done Zane. You're a genius when it comes to this stuff." said Bruno as he hugged Zane. "Thanks. I mean my dream job involves running a business so this is good practice for me." said Zane.
The two were the only two in the store right now being that Carlos, Diego, Emilia, Luis, and Sal went back to the house. "So Zane, do you mind if I talk with you?" said Bruno. "I don't mind at all." said Zane. "Ten bucks says that he's going to grill you about you dating Kristen." said Cole. "Perhaps but lets wait and see." said Zane. Zane watched Bruno poking his head outside of the store to make sure that the coast was clear of his family.
Once his investigation was over, he turned the sign to close and closed all the curtains to the windows keeping anyone from looking. "Okay. I think Kris's grandpa is loco." said Cole. "For once, I'm not going to hit you." said Athena. "Alright!" said Cole. "So what's up?" said Zane. It was the start of the afternoon being that from what Kristen told him, Bruno didn't seem like the type of guy to ignore any sales.
His question was ignored as Bruno kept closing off up shop. He was also making sure no one could peep in and spy on them. Once everything was done, Bruno walked behind the counter to be in front of Zane. "I want to ask you something Zane." said Bruno. "I see. So what's up?" said Zane with him showing no sign of fear in his voice. Having fought villains before boost up your confidence. "You are my nieto's patrol officer's grandson correct?" said Bruno.
Zane nodded as he said,"I sure am. He may not my biological grandfather but well, I still see him as a member of my family. My biological grandfather was gone from my mom's life until very recently. It is a long story.". "One of your grandfathers is Darin Alvarez correct?" said Bruno without skipping a single beat. "Yeah. He is and I'm sorry for whatever he did to you." said Zane. Bruno then began laughing and grabbed Zane by his shoulders.
He smiled as he said,"Don't worry about that Zane! Darin may have a tendency to destroy things but he's a good guy!". "Yeah. That's Darin for you. So how do you know him?" said Zane. "We're old pals being that we were partners before I decided to retire." said Bruno. "So you were part of the Alliance? It explains how Carlos got my grandfather as a patrol officer. I gathered that you weren't a normal old man but a former Alliance member color me shocked." said Zane.
Bruno nodded as he said,"Yes. I was one of the best. I had to retire for my kids's sake since a father should be in their kids life.". "I see. So I'm guessing that Carlos and your wife knows about your past job right? And the rest of your family?" said Zane. "Yes. I know that Kris has super powers but I don't blame you for that. She seems happy so that's all I need. The rest of the family doesn't but if Carlos causes an incident, they will. Your secret will remain one." said Bruno.
Zane nodded as he said,"And I'll keep doing that. So have you heard anything about any knights and wizards?". "No. Why do you ask" said Bruno with him looking serious. "It's nothing important but there are rumors about a gang of them here in Florida. I've been wanting to investigate but crime never seems to sleep in town and getting days off is so hard." said Zane. "Yeah but that can wait. Time to go watch the news about Legion Zero's latest exploit. He's a really cool hero." said Bruno.
The Cross Species smirked as he said,"Let me guess. You haven't told anyone about that as well.". "I would have but Luke told me not to. He wants to keep your secret identity on the down low until you reveal itself yourself. I know that you really want to spend time with Kris since you're together but trust me, spending time with your girlfriend's family is a good thing." said Bruno. "Don't worry. I care a lot for family." said Zane.
A bit later, Kristen ,who was back in her normal outfit, and Zane were checking out Luis's room before the two goes out to see the city with Carlos and Emilia since Bianca had her show to watch and it was important to watch it live. "I still don't get why you want to see this darn city so much Zaney. You live in one plus it's just like back home." said Kristen. "Yeah but I want to meet the friends of my girlfriend that she didn't tell me about." said Zane.
Before Kristen could say anything to him, Luis said,"Here is my room Zane!". It was painted green on the walls and ceiling with a dark red carpet. There were posters for things like superheroes all over the walls and various bins around the room, containing some of Luis's favorite toys. "You got a really rocking room man." said Zane. "Thanks. I did it myself." said Luis, closing the door. Zane looked around the room with him seeing the posters on the wall.
It was mainly superheroes being that he saw Keith Ramsey, Warrior, etc being that he saw that the poster at the far end of the room, Zane smiled. "Hey buddy. What's this poster of?" said Zane. It only had LZ. "It's my Legion Zero Poster signed by Legion Zero himself! He was in the shop today!" said Luis. "He's his favorite hero Zane and what do you mean by that Luis?" said Kristen. "He's mine too Luis." said Zane with Luis smiling wider.
Luis smiled as he said,"That's so cool! So have you been saved by him like Kris was?". He sat on the bed with his cousin and her boyfriend. "Not yeah but I've seen him fighting the bad guys a bunch of times." said Zane. "Do you want to see my Halloween costume? It's real cool." said Luis as he got off the bed. "Sure." said Zane. He soon watched Luis opened up one of the bins as Kristen whispered to Zane,"He really wanted to meet you Zane. You're real cool to him. So you went hero earlier.".
Zane whispered back,"Oh yeah. Bruno was in danger.". "That's fine but try not to let anyone see you become Zero." whispered Kristen, punching him. "Tada!" said Luis. The boy was wearing a gray bike helmet with sky blue stripes and a black jumpsuit with a very old vacuum cleaner strapped onto his back. "Amazing costume." said Zane. "Thanks. Grandma says that with me on the job, no bad guys can get into our house!" said Luis, holding onto the hose like a weapon.
As this was going on, Zane looked around the room as he said,"So does Carlos sleep with you?". "He's really cool even when he's snoring. Do you want to stay with me?" said Luis. "Sorry little guy but I get up super early to do my workout so I don't want to wake you up. Heroes need their sleep after all. I'll play with you whenever I'm not busy." said Zane. "Really? I bet we could play games and watching TV all night!" said Luis. "I would like that." said Zane as Kristen smiled at the scene.
The Cross Species smirked as he said,"Let me guess. You haven't told anyone about that as well.". "I would have but Luke told me not to. He wants to keep your secret identity on the down low until you reveal itself yourself. I know that you really want to spend time with Kris since you're together but trust me, spending time with your girlfriend's family is a good thing." said Bruno. "Don't worry. I care a lot for family." said Zane.
A bit later, Kristen ,who was back in her normal outfit, and Zane were checking out Luis's room before the two goes out to see the city with Carlos and Emilia since Bianca had her show to watch and it was important to watch it live. "I still don't get why you want to see this darn city so much Zaney. You live in one plus it's just like back home." said Kristen. "Yeah but I want to meet the friends of my girlfriend that she didn't tell me about." said Zane.
Before Kristen could say anything to him, Luis said,"Here is my room Zane!". It was painted green on the walls and ceiling with a dark red carpet. There were posters for things like superheroes all over the walls and various bins around the room, containing some of Luis's favorite toys. "You got a really rocking room man." said Zane. "Thanks. I did it myself." said Luis, closing the door. Zane looked around the room with him seeing the posters on the wall.
It was mainly superheroes being that he saw Keith Ramsey, Warrior, etc being that he saw that the poster at the far end of the room, Zane smiled. "Hey buddy. What's this poster of?" said Zane. It only had LZ. "It's my Legion Zero Poster signed by Legion Zero himself! He was in the shop today!" said Luis. "He's his favorite hero Zane and what do you mean by that Luis?" said Kristen. "He's mine too Luis." said Zane with Luis smiling wider.
Luis smiled as he said,"That's so cool! So have you been saved by him like Kris was?". He sat on the bed with his cousin and her boyfriend. "Not yeah but I've seen him fighting the bad guys a bunch of times." said Zane. "Do you want to see my Halloween costume? It's real cool." said Luis as he got off the bed. "Sure." said Zane. He soon watched Luis opened up one of the bins as Kristen whispered to Zane,"He really wanted to meet you Zane. You're real cool to him. So you went hero earlier.".
Zane whispered back,"Oh yeah. Bruno was in danger.". "That's fine but try not to let anyone see you become Zero." whispered Kristen, punching him. "Tada!" said Luis. The boy was wearing a gray bike helmet with sky blue stripes and a black jumpsuit with a very old vacuum cleaner strapped onto his back. "Amazing costume." said Zane. "Thanks. Grandma says that with me on the job, no bad guys can get into our house!" said Luis, holding onto the hose like a weapon.
As this was going on, Zane looked around the room as he said,"So does Carlos sleep with you?". "He's really cool even when he's snoring. Do you want to stay with me?" said Luis. "Sorry little guy but I get up super early to do my workout so I don't want to wake you up. Heroes need their sleep after all. I'll play with you whenever I'm not busy." said Zane. "Really? I bet we could play games and watching TV all night!" said Luis. "I would like that." said Zane as Kristen smiled at the scene.
A bit later, the group of Emilia, Kristen, and Zane were walking through the city. The trio was joined by Carlos whose appearance looked different. He now had normal brown hair and brown eyes with tan skin. This was thanks to the identity masker. "And here's a building and another building. And look, an even taller building. Great city am I right Zane?" said Kristen as she held Zane's hand. "I guess so. It's smaller than Cypress but I like small." said Zane. "I feel the same way." said Carlos.
Emilia looked at Zane as she said,"So Zane, Kris tells me that you're a skater right?". "So does that mean the guitar or board because I can do both." said Zane. "What can you not do? I mean Kris says that you can do pretty much everything." said Carlos. "Thinking before speaking." said Kristen, getting a chuckle and giggle from Carlos and Emilia respectively. "Ha ha. You're so funny Kris. So does this place have a skate park?" said Zane, rolling his eyes.
The younger girl nodded as she said,"Of course it does. You're going to see a pro shredder at her very best.". "Yeah. I don't think that you but it's nice to have dreams." said Carlos. "Don't worry about me getting injured cos because the skate park has safety equipment there for all sizes. Big or small." said Emilia. "Didn't stop you from crashing into a tree." said Kristen. "No sis. I think her crashing into a fire hydrant was funnier since she got soaked." said Carlos.
Zane chuckled as Emilia blushed. "You guys! Don't embarrass me in front of Zane!" said Emilia who looked at Zane. "Don't worry so much. It'll take a lot more than your cousins' embarrassing you to get me to hate you. So your sister like Legion Zero? Luis is a fan." said Zane. "Yeah. Mainly when he goes into one of his hunky form as she puts it. I'm a fan of Slime Form myself and Luis like you said is a fan of all of them." said Emilia.
Zane looked at Kristen whose eyes said,"Don't do anything to either of them got it?" as he nodding his head. "So why do you ask?" said Carlos. "I was just curious." said Zane with him putting his hands behind his head. "And we saw the picture of you being kissed earlier." said Twilight. "Yeah. It was really weird." said Cole. The group of four soon reached the skate park with them seeing that many kids were already there.
They were either on their skateboards, roller skates, or bikes doing tricks. All of them were having a good time and enjoying the warm winter which is an ironic statement. Upon arriving, Emilia opened up the duffle bag that she brought from her house. "Zane. Time to show you how we shred in Whiskey Springs." said Emilia. "I'll just watch because I rather not go gold." said Carlos. Kristen nodded as she said with her getting in a cheerleader pose,"Go get them Zaney!".
Zane smiled as he said,"You hear my girlfriend Emilia.". He was then going through the bag and began gearing up. He was wearing knee and shoulder pads with Kane saying,"Do you really need them Zane?". "Hey Emilia. None of the helmets in here fit me." said Zane. "Huh. There must be someone with a spare around here." said Emilia. "Is that who I think it is?" said a voice. "Yeah. I've never met anyone with that kind of hair and Kris is nearby him." said a voice.
The Cross Species heard,"Hey Kris!". He then turned to see three teens walking toward them with two of them wearing protective gear and having skateboards. The third teen however looked straight from the library rather than the skate park. Two of them were girls and one was a boy. One of the girls is tall and slim. She's Caucasian with long blond hair that covers part of her left eye and the rest of it styled in a small ponytail.
She's wearing a long-sleeved sky blue off-shoulder shirt with a hoodie and it has gold and white vertical stripes. She's wearing dark blue capri skinny jeans with brown leather high tops. She has red and white earrings with black bracelets. By her side, she has a light green skateboard. This is Jana Olson. The boy is Ralph Olson, Jana's step brother. He's a dark-skinned boy with freckles and curly brown hair with dark green eyes.
He's wearing a black and white checked backwards cap. He's wearing a white button up shirt with it under a gold hoodie. He's wearing gray jeans and white high tops with red laces. He rides around on a blue skateboard. The final girl is a young Puerto Rican however she doesn’t have the accent like she or the rest of Kristen's family does. She’s slightly taller than normal being 5 foot 8 with a well-endowed figure.
She also has a fit and trim athletic figure. She has long black hair which she usually has tied with a black and white ribbon that was given to her by her mother for her ninth birthday. Part of her bangs usually cover one of her eyes. She has dark blue eyes. She wears red lipstick. Her casual outfit is a black turtleneck sweater with horizontal, gold stripes. She wears this with gray skinny jeans that shows off her curves and has two white stripes.
She wears black slip on flats with two white socks. She wears this with silver earrings. She also had a pink backpack. This is Tanya Ortiz by the way. "Hey guys. What's up?" said Kristen. "Nothing much. So this is the legendary Zane Alvarez." said Jana. She looked him over as Zane said with his hands behind his head,"So are you examining me for ticks or what?". "Jana is just making sure that you are a good boyfriend for Kris. Nice to meet you by the way. The name is Ralph." said Ralph.
The two guys shook hands as Zane said,"So how do you two know Kris?". "We're in the same class as Tanya here so we got to know her and her extended family." said Ralph. "So Zane, what do you find so appealing about our friend Kris?" said Jana. "It wasn't her rocking body if you're thinking that miss. I think I got interested in her after seeing her trying to be someone she's not. She was trying to be a typical A-list Cheerleader but in all reality, she was a beautiful nerd." said Zane.
Zane turned to Kristen who was blushing hard at their first date even though it wasn't a date. "She's real cute you know that right?" said Sivarth. "That's what I called you back at the zoo right Kris? I mean it was pretty cute seeing that family of felines." said Zane. "Okay then Zane was it? You've earned my approval. So have you met the family?" said Jana with a smile. "He had and we like him too but not on the same level as sis here." said Carlos, earning a punch in the arm from his sister.
Ralph nodded as he said,"So are you here to shred man?". "I was but I don't have a helmet. I could go without a helmet since I've been called hardheaded before." said Zane. "Yeah and even though we tell you not to do something, you do it anyways. This cause me and the others stress." said Kristen. The two began their usual flirting/talking with Jana saying,"So have they do a lot?". "Yeah. I really didn't miss that." said Carlos with a annoyed groan. "Here." said Tanya. She pulled out a helmet from her bag.
It's a black bike helmet with her saying,"From my calculations, this should fit your helmet just fine so good luck out there Zane.". "Yeah. I think I'll be just fine but thanks for worrying. Thanks for the helmet. It fits me pretty good. So are you already to go?" said Zane. "Yeah. Watch and learn from the master herself." said Emilia, getting close toward one of the numerous bowls in the park. From the top of a nearby building, two people were watching them closely.
The figures were eyeing Tanya specifically. One of the figure was the black cloaked figure from the previous night being that thanks to the black cloak, the gender was still unknown. The other figure is male. He's a tall and thin looking man with pale chalky-white skin. He has pure green eyes with black pupils. He has long shoulder length black hair. His face is quite long and thin looking with his chin jutting out abruptly and an abnormally long pointed nose.
He has pointed elf like ears with long and thin fingers. He wears a black toga like robe ,which reaches the ground, with bell like sleeves. He wears a gray under shirt with the sleeves reaching his wrists and rather close-fitting. He wears blue jeans. His robe is held up by a small white skull pin on both shoulders. It's also connected a long, billowing black cape with a golden interior. He's wearing brown sandals. The end of his robe is covered by black smoke.
He's carrying a golden trident like scepter with the top having claw like fingers that were holding a red crystal ball. "So was this worth coming here huh Augur?". said the black cloak figure. The figure nudged the wizard with him growling. "You better have not waste my time. Why does that female have the powers of the Weather Amulet? And can Zero sense us right now? I collected that book but not the amulet three months ago and it was because of that hero's interruption." said Augur.
The cloaked figure smiled as they said,"Nope! We're not on his freaky detection radar thanks to some tech thing so do you want that Animus for your collection?". "Yes. The child has a powerful Animus on her but she can use it even though she isn't a Sorcerer. It may seem that in the past, one of her ancestor was one. So are you going to keep watching this Lust?" said Augur with him smiling as this revealed his sharp teeth.
Lust waved to Augur as it said,"Probably since Pride has me sent me here to see if she's one of the symbols of that damn prophecy. Have fun.". Augur then disappeared with Lust watching the scene below. "So Zero is here. I wonder if she a symbol after all. I really guess I should be informing Pride about this but if things get really crazy. I'll be doing just that after I watch this and get something to eat." said Lust.
Everyone watched as Emilia got on the skateboard and quickly forwarded herself into the dome. She quickly skated the side of the bowl and launched herself up into the air. She performed a flip and landed on the ground with ease. She then did this on on the other side as well, doing a quick hand stand and making an expert landing. Everyone watched in awe as Emilia continued launching up in the air and doing tricks. It was then the pre-teen decided to switch things up.
This was mainly to show off for Zane. She skated outside the bowl and went over to some railing with her grinding on it. Upon running out of rail, she soon skated over to a rather large ramp. She started skating back and forth on it with her slowly gaining momentum for a big jump. Upon getting what she needed, she speeds up and leaped up air into the air. She then proceeded to do a triple flip and then landing flat on his board at the very last second.
Emilia skated off the ramp and back to the group with most of them have wide-eyed and gaped mouths with Zane remaining impartial. "So why aren't you shocked?" said Twilight. "In my life, I have seen things that make that impressive stunt show look normal." said Zane. "True but you could at least pretend too." said Athena. "He could but that would admit weakness." said Sivarth. Emilia noticed the expression on most of their faces with her smiling.
She sstepped on the front of the board, launching it into the air. She caught it and grinned smugly at them. "And that's how the legend does it." said Emilia. The group ,except for Zane, clapped for the youngest and her amazing skills on a board. "Nice move." said Ralph with Jana throwing her fellow female a thumbs up. "I totally didn't expect to see such skills from you cos." said Carlos with Kristen noticing Zane's lack of emotions.
She elbowed him in the stomach as she said,"Don't you have something to say?". "I thought that you would have wanted me to think before I speak Kris." said Zane, earning a groan from Kristen. "Don't worry. Lets see what you can do novio." said Emilia, crossing her arms. "Sure and by the way, you were pretty good Emilia but I'm the Zenith." said Zane with a smirk. He picked up the skateboard tjat he was borrowing and placed the board on the ground, standing on it.
He turned around to see Kristen's friends looking at him with anticipation and Emilia with a smug face firmly on her face. "Come on Zaney. We're waiting." said Emilia. "Get ready to be amazed." said Zane with him blinding himself by turning his helmet backwards. "What is he doing?" said Ralph. "Being Zane. He tends to do things the most illogical way but they seem to work out in the end for him at least." said Carlos. He then speed forward before they could react.
They all watched as Zane skated on the sides of the bowl, increasing his speed by kicking against the ground. They've seen the move before but Zane was going faster than normal and becoming a blur in the process. Upon reaching the max speed, he leaned to change direction and practically rocket his way out of the bowl and into the air. He then launched the board toward the ramp with him flipping toward it.
Upon the board hitting the ramp, it bounced into the air and Zane landing onto the board with a handstand with his left hand. He grabbed onto the board with his right hand and did a flip which got him back on the board with his feet and landed back on the ramp. He then proceeded back into the bowl and slowly gain more momentum. He went back into the air ,with him making the board spin faster than normal, before slamming it down on a long piece of railing.
He began grinding on it, creating flames. Upon running out of rail, Zane jumped back into the bowl and made one last jump into the air, landing next to the group. Zane turned his helmet back around with him saying,"And that's why I'm considered to be a skating god back in Noble Haven.". The Whiskey Springs teens and pre-teen were practically slacked jaw after witnessing his performance. The silence was then broken by Jana who was clapping followed by Ralph and Tanya.
Jana nodded as she said,"That was amazing. You're well good for her before but now, you're perfect for her.". "Sometimes Zane. You really go overboard with everything you do." said Kristen. "If this place was more empty, I would have gone even further. And you love it when I do." said Zane as he then handed the helmet back to Tanya. "Thanks for the helmet Tanya and sorry for blowing your mind." said Tanya.
He dodged a punch from Kristen as Tanya said,"It's fine Zane. I've never seen anyone good as Bianca or Emilia but you showed me otherwise.". "Wait. She can skate?" said Cole. "So where did you learn that?" said Ralph. "Like I said. I'm the skate god of Noble Haven plus I actually skated a crater made by a meteor. One of the best moments of my life." said Zane. "Plus training with Gravity Drive and actually having a hoverboard helped with trick making." said Kane.
Zane turned to Emilia with her still shocked. "So Emilia, how did I do?" said Zane. "You did good but I'm much better right?" said Emilia with a grin. "Keep telling yourself cos. You two both did good but we should probably head back before it gets dark." said Carlos, tussling his cousin's hair. "Yeah and trust me Zane, you don't want to make Abuela mad especially if you're late for dinner." said Emilia with her shivering in fear the last time she missed dinner.
The Cross Species nodded as he said,"Hell has no fear like a woman when triggered. My master said that after he pissed off my grandma and got punched.". He and Carlos put everything back in the duffle bag with him and the four Ortiz family members waving goodbye to Jana and Ralph. "See you guys next time I'm in town." said Zane. "You and Kris are cute together!" shouted Jana. "And if you make her cry, I'll kick your ass and next time, teach me god of skate!' said Ralph.
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