Angels and Demons

Coming Through in the Clutch

- Chapter Eight -

It was a normal day, nothing too crazy. You and the rest of the team were relaxing. You were on the couch, reading a novel...that was until Oliver came running through the door.

"Guys, I just found out they're having a Olympic send-off celebration at the park this afternoon." Oliver explained excitedly.

"Ooh, will there be a piñata?" Kaz asked with a smile as he looked up at Oliver. "Because if so, my candy-whakin' arm is locked and loaded."

"It's a pep rally where fans can meet Olympic athletes before they fly to Rio to compete in the games." Oliver explained. "And best of all Clutch will be there!" Oliver smiled as he held up a poster board of Clutch.

"That's awesome." Bree smiled. "I have no idea who that is."

"He's only the greatest weight lifter ever and a shoo-in win gold. They call him Clutch because he always comes through in the clutch." Oliver explained. "And because his real name has fourteen syllables and won't fit on the back of a tank top." You hummed in thought as he continued. "I've seen all of Clutch's competitions. One year I even dressed up like him on Halloween." 

Chase then walked from the kitchenette over to Oliver. "Oliver, instead of some meathead jock why not idolize a real hero? Like a president, or a Nobel-winning scientist. Or me." Chase pointed to himself.

"Or you could idolize a cool athlete like Tom Brady. Or me. I'm great at foos-ball." Kaz smiled.

"Or..." You trailed on. "You could idolize a great human being like Tom Hiddleston, or even a fictional character."

Oliver shook his head with a smile. "I can't wait to meet Clutch. Wait, what am I going to say? What am I going to wear? Oh! I wonder if my Halloween costume still fits." Oliver wondered aloud as he ran upstairs, while Skylar came down. "Guess what Skylar? It's Clutch time!" 

Chase then sat beside you, placing his feet on the table beside your as Skylar spoke. "Was he flirting with me or threatening me? I can never tell his little boy energy."

"Yeah, don't worry about him." Kaz assured. "He's just excited to meet his hero in the summer Olympics."

"Girl from another planet question: what are the summer Olympics?" Skylar asked as Bree stood.

"Oh, they're a series of events for the world's best athletes. The winner takes a gold metal, second takes silver, and third takes bronze." Bree explained to Skylar.

"Oh, yeah, they have that from where I'm from too." Skylar stated. "Except on my planet they don't hand out metals. There, if you get second place they melt down your bones to build a podium for the winner."

You rose your eyebrows as Bree spoke. "Anyway, our Olympics represent sport in the truest form. There's pageantry, sportsmanship, and super hot guys from countries I've never even heard of." Bree smiled as she sat back down. 

"Ah, yes. Don't forget to mention the hot men." You stated as Chase stood.

"You know, I always wanted to compete in the Olympics, but my bionics would give me an unfair advantage." Chase explained.