Two babies slept peacefully in their crib as their mother approached, gazing lovingly at her two beautiful baby boys.
"Twins..." she whispered, tears streaming down her face. "A gift from God."
The father wrapped his arms around her, admiring their children with awe.
One baby had lush blue eyes, the other beautiful hazelnut eyes.
Then the blue-eyed baby began to sneeze.
ACHOO!
The force of the sneeze destroyed the bedroom door and shook the entire house.
The parents froze in shock, but quickly assumed it was just a perfectly timed earthquake.
The father chuckled awkwardly. "That was... weird."
Suddenly, the blue-eyed baby began hovering in the air, eyes still closed.
The father stumbled back in horror. "Oh my God... What the fuck is happening?!"
The baby giggled cutely and shot straight into his father's arms faster than they could react.
The father hugged him back, stunned. "Our baby has... superpowers."
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NIGHT TIME
The father and mother sat in the living room, still shaken by what they had witnessed.
The mother shook her head. "We need to tell the police."
"No!" the father declared firmly. "He is not a monster or some kind of creature! He is our baby, and I will protect him until the day I die. I don't care if he has powers or if he had no limbs — I will still love him because he is my child."
The mother smiled, then unexpectedly kissed him on the lips. "This is why I married you."
The father smiled back.
"But seriously, there's no way he has powers. That stuff is fictional!"
The father chuckled lightly. "Well then I guess we'll have to raise him to be a superhero."
"What about Jacob? Does he have powers as well?"
He shrugged. "We'll just have to see."
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7YEARS LATER
"Kids, it's time for school! Come eat breakfast!" the father called out.
Jacob and John immediately jumped out of bed.
John laughed. "Whoever gets downstairs first gets to call shotgun!"
"You're on!"
Before Jacob could even take another step, John blasted past him in a blur. The wind from his speed blew Jacob's hair violently.
Jacob groaned. "That's not fair! You always win!"
John blew a raspberry. "Sucks to suck!"
"Hey, that's not a nice thing to say, John," their mother scolded.
John sat down. "Sorry, mom."
"When will I get my powers?" Jacob asked.
Father patted his head. "You'll get them one day, son. I'm sure of it."
"And if I don't?"
"Then so be it."
Jacob frowned.
Father crouched down to his level. "Hey, don't be so sad, buddy. You don't need powers to be special. There are a lot of great men out there who don't have powers."
Jacob smiled. "Including you, dad."
"Including me!" He hugged Jacob tightly. "Now eat up before it gets cold!"
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IN SCHOOL
The bell for recess had just rung. John and Jacob were walking together as usual.
"Crap, I forgot to return Mr. William's book! I'll be right back, just wait here."
The moment John left, Jacob immediately felt nervous.
Just seconds later, three older kids pinned him against the locker.
"Hey, nerd! You got my assignment done?"
Jacob nodded frantically and handed over the papers.
"And give me some of your lunch money!"
Jacob slowly reached into his pocket.
"Hurry up!"
John suddenly grabbed Jacob's hand. "Who do you think you're messing with?"
The moment the bullies saw John, they immediately fled.
John turned to Jacob. "You've been doing their assignments again? I thought you said you'd never do it!"
"Sorry! Every time you're away, they always bully me!"
"Wanna tell mom and dad?"
"For what? You've got superpowers!"
John scoffed. "Remember what dad said? You don't need superpowers to be special."
"Well I can't be special with superpowers, John!"
John groaned. "Let's just go eat. You do this every day."
"And I won't stop till I get powers."
---
5 YEARS LATER
John was training in the backyard, shooting down cans from afar with his powers.
"Oh yeah!"
Father clapped. "That's amazing, bud! Sooner or later, you'll have your first real save!"
"What if I do it right now?"
"Hold on!" He laughed. "Have you even grown hair on your balls yet?"
Mom nudged him. "Hey, that's not how you talk to him."
"What?" He shrugged. "I was just asking a question."
"Yeah," John scoffed. "A gross one!"
Jacob groaned. "I'm never gonna get powers, am I?"
"Remember what I said?"
"You don't need powers to be special," they both said in unison.
Jacob groaned. "You always say that, dad."
"Your mom and I don't have superpowers!"
"I know, dad."
Father stood up. "Now who wants my delicious spaghetti?"
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NIGHT TIME
John shook Jacob awake. "Yo, Jacob. Get up, bro."
Jacob groaned, eyes barely open. "What do you want?"
"Just come."
Jacob followed John up to the roof.
"What the hell is this about?" Jacob asked, still half-asleep.
John crouched down. "Get on my back."
"What?"
"Just get on my back."
Jacob climbed on.
"I've never done this with someone on my back before. But..." John took a deep breath. "We all gotta try new things."
"John, are you gonna do what I think you're gonna do?"
"Maybe."
"Put me down."
John held his legs tightly.
Without hesitation, John shot into the sky with Jacob on his back.
Jacob screamed in terror as they soared through the air. "PUT ME DOWN!!!!"
After a few seconds, John got the hang of it and let out a wide grin and a loud laugh. "You want me to put you down?! Fine!"
John let go.
Jacob plummeted toward the ground. "HELP MEEE!!!!" he screamed.
John swooped down and caught him effortlessly. "You're fine! I've been practicing this!"
"Seriously! Put me down! Please!"
"Calm down, bro. I got you." John looked out at the glowing city below. "Just look at the view."
Jacob's expression slowly changed from terror to awe. "I never thought it'd look this beautiful from up here..."
John chuckled. "Screw airplanes. You've got me."
Then suddenly, John let go of him again.
This time Jacob was much closer to the ground.
"John...? JOHN!!!"
John caught him just before impact. "That was a really close one!"
"Put me down!"
"Calm down, dude. You're fine."
"I said put me down!" Jacob shouted angrily.
He backed away, panting heavily with tears in his eyes. "That's not funny, butthole! You were just trying to show off your stupid powers and you almost killed me!"
"Sorry..."
"Bring me home, now!"
"You're not gonna tell mom and dad, right?"
"Bring me home!"