Umbrakinesis: the ability to manipulate shadows and dark energy.
"You really couldn't think of anything else to lie with except the plot of Mulan?" Tiana says as soon as they leave her house, walking down their street to the bus stop.
"I'm not a good liar, okay?" Josh grumbles, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "I panicked."
She claps her hands together. "It's chill, I'm just teasing you. Okay, so I've been thinking, we have wings, but there were two explosions. So, what if we got more than just wings?"
"What, like powers?" He laughs.
"Yes, idiota, like powers. I'm being serious. I mean, your eyes are blue, mine are red, which match when we got knocked out. I've got a nice new pair of biters and you can see in the dark."
"I can't-" he pauses. "Holy shit, I have night vision."
"No shit, genius. Anyways, what kind of powers would Alley Cat need to defeat The Medium and Chimera?"
"I have no clue, how do you defeat a psychic lady and a guy who can turn into a mythological beast?"
Josh stops to rummage through his bag for a notebook he has with an alphabetized list of every known hero and villain's abilities (yes, he's a massive nerd, but he never actually thought it'd come in handy until now). He finds it and pulls it out, seeing the cover ripped halfway off and a corner of it singed.
"Oh, shit." He holds the notebook up for Tiana to see. "Burned."
Tiana takes it from him and flips through the pages as the bus approaches from behind her. "How'd it get damaged? It was in your bag the whole time."
"I mean, there's that four hour gap neither of us remember, plus the two explosions," he suggests.
"Fair point. Still sucks, though. I got you this notebook."
They climb onto the bus, and Tiana tosses the notebook back. Josh thumbs through the first few heroes before landing on who he was looking for.
Villain: Alley Cat
Location: Atlanta, GA
Real name: unknown
Origins: potentially created when several stories were blown up in VESSEL Industries building in 2012, killing over twenty scientists. Could be a survivor.
List of known abilities: ferrokinesis, alchemical magic, object animation, elemental manipulation, extreme intelligence, and super healing.
Weaknesses: most of his power is directed into the giant mechanical lions he control. Can't use his other powers when controlling the lions.
Strengths: giant metal robot cats. Unknown power source. Freakishly huge.
"Okay, so he's basically invincible," Josh says, looking over at Tiana, who's peering over his shoulder as he reads. "Well, so are The Medium and Chimera, so I guess it evens out."
"Okay, so he can control metal and give life to the robots, which go hand in hand. The Medium can give ghosts physical bodies and can copy and paste other people's powers into her. Chimera- he's just a scary dude and could kill Alley Cat in one hit if he got close enough. What does that leave us with?"
Josh holds his place in the book and flips to the first empty page. "That leaves us with... night vision, teeth, and bird wings. So, not much." He remembers that night and how Tiana had been covered in smoke. "Wait, what about that weird black stuff that was all over you?"
She sends him a confused look. "What weird black stuff?"
"You know, the smoky black stuff. It was weird, like some sort of dark... energy surrounding you."
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