No Room For Heroes

by A Somewhat Decent Writer

Prologue [Two Months Later]

[Two Months Later]

Okay, breathe in. Breathe out. In. Out.

In case you haven't noticed I'm freaking out. Why? 'Cause I've been shot.

Yeah, talk about rude beginnings.

I looked to my side, and sure enough. It was wet with crimson blood, enough to make me want to faint based on how much of a wuss I've been from past experiences I'd rather not visit. At least the bullet went clean through without damaging anything. Then I would've been screwed .

Well, I'm still screwed, but I guess it's less now. If that made sense... like... at all.

Anyways, with a grunt I stood up and quickly patched up the bullet hole with a couple of webs. Sure it wasn't the best of options to do. But I was running out of time. With AMRD forces closing in at any moment. I could be apprehended and locked away in the Vault, jeez is that place freakin' creepy...

Yeah it kinda sucks being a superhero now. Times sure did change for better or for worse, I could see the debate in a better situation. But being shot isn't really going to help things.

I guess I should start somewhere, let's see...my name is Alex, I'm fifteen years old, I'm Hispanic, and I've been shot.

There, all done!

[Alex, get the hell out of there!]

Oh, right...

The guy yelling in my ear is Jay Makerov. One of new my best buds, a hacktivist extraordinaire. And a complete dickhead sometimes. But I guess that's the price for being the smartest there is. Well, besides one other person I know.

Right now I'm currently filling in the roll of Spider-Man. Except Spider-Man was supposed to be dead, and I'm in his place. And all of the superheroes were supposed to be dead. But hey, I guess some things never stay the same.

The mooks chasing me right now are led by some asshole chief-of-policeman called Shining Armor.

It's funny because I'm friends with him outside my alter-ego. Along with his sister, Twilight Sparkle. Well, technically we're close friends and he'd just on good terms with me and--

You get the point.

Anyways. We--well, you are too far in the story. I mean, it's already two months after it began.

So let's start over with less blood and everything. Shall we?

---

[Two Months Prior]

Alex took a deep breath as he braced himself for the bus to stop. Ever since he lived on his own. He has been constantly being told by Child Services to go to school and get a proper education. He would've kept avoiding an education had it not been for his childhood friend egging him into getting a education did he decided to take those suggestions seriously.

Even then he was having some doubts before. Now? That feeling was multiplied by a thousand.

As the school bus pulled to a halt. Alex pulled his headphones out of his ears and stuffed them into his pockets. He was, however, thankful that Twilight convinced him to attend the same school as him.

And that the school allowed students wear whatever they want, provided they stay within dress code.

So Alex assembled the most basic look. A simple grey t-shirt masked by a red and grey sleeved hoodie. Simple jeans and sneakers. The most simple look he could come up with. He would be damned if someone told him otherwise. As he exited the bus, he saw the school he would be attending to; Midtown High.

'Ugh.' Alex mentally groaned, Out of all of the high schools Twi' had to pick. It had to be this one...

Regardless, he approached the building and entered inside. And immediately was greeted by a familiar sight.

"Alex!" He soon was ensnared in a hug by one of his closest childhood friends; Twilight Sparkle. Who was sporting a pair of glasses, a violet t-shirt, a skirt, and a pair of sky-blue sneakers

The story behind their friendship was something not even Alex could fathom. Soon after he was orphaned, child services relocated him to the Sparkle family, a family friend of his mother, so he could develop better as a child before he would live on his own.

The two of them were virtually inseparable. With both of them getting along as if they were siblings. It made it all the while more heartbreaking when he had to move to another house to begin his own life. However they still kept in touch. And they still do to this day.

"Hey Twi', I need to--breathe!" Alex gasped as Twilight's hug soon morphed into something of a bear hug. Twilight soon realized this and blushed as she let him go.

"Sorry about that..." She said with a nervous grin, "but it's so exciting to see you again after so long!"

Alex smiled, truth be told he was excited as well to see someone after so long. "So I guess we're supposed to head to class?"

Twilight blinked before realizing, "Oh! Yeah, I was supposed to take you to the office, considering I was close to you and the school decided someone with a familiar face would make it more--" She shook her head to get her thoughts back in order, "let's move on."

As they walked, Alex took a look around and found the students to be chatting away with each other, ranging from who was a better superhero during the Golden Era, to who they deemed worthy of their time.

Alex heard the stories Twilights mom used to tell whenever it was time to sleep, how these heroes were selfless, brave, and cunning. Which begged the question, why did it have to end?

These days if you even tried to attempt vigilantism you would be arrested immediately, and transferred to thee most secure prison on Earth, the Vault.

The very name sent shivers down Alex's spine, he heard about the former heroes forced to go there. He heard about how it broke a lot of them. Perhaps the worst was Captain America, a man who fought for his country only to see it betray him. Rumors were going around that he went insane. Perhaps planning to exact his revenge on the world. Broken like the rest of them. Only a few heroes managed to disappear from the face of the Earth without trouble. Even then, AMRD forces were still tracking them down.

'What a time to be alive, I guess...' Alex thought as he entered the office. And saw a middle aged woman at the desk.

"Hello! We're looking for his locker number!" Said Twilight, only then did the woman looked up. With perhaps the most bored expression.

"Gonzalez?" The woman asked nonchalantly, and Alex nodded. The lady soon wrote on a sticky note and handed it to him.

"Your locker is on the second floor, and you have first period in ten minutes, have a nice day. And don't bother me if the kids start picking on you. Complain to the security guards." The woman said nonchalantly before getting back to work on her ever-so-precious game of Solitaire.

Alex and Twilight both looked at each other before shrugging and leaving the office. And were soon walking down the hallway.

A little while later, Twilight couldn't help but ask about Alex's... 'condition'. Perhaps the most baffling thing was how well kept his secret was, and how it was only revealed to her and her alone. Perhaps a lifetime ago. And she couldn't help but remember.

---

[Years ago]

"Do you promise?" A young Alex asked as he hung from the celling, much to the surprise of a young Twilight. Even then, her mind was way ahead of its time.

That didn't stop her from being a best-friend to Alex however.

So her head began contemplating the options. On one hand, HER BEST FRIEND HAD THE POWERS OF SPIDER-MAN! She NEEDED to tell someone.

On the other, would it be worth it? Would sacrificing a friend be worth for fame? Of course, people always said to go with your heart. So...

"Of course I do!" She said while jumping ecstatically, "Your my best-friend! I would never rat you out!"

Overjoyed, Alex let out a big cheer, and dropped down to the floor. Landing on his feet and embracing Twilight in a hug.

Before realizing he has a mind of a five-year-old and blushed furiously before pulling away. Twilight doing the same as well. And an awkward silence engulfed the two for what it seemed like an hour.

"So..." Alex said while scratching his head.

Twilight blinked, "You want to mess with my brother again?"

Alex smiled, "Sure!"

---

[Present Day]

"So Alex..." Twilight said as he began to putting in the combination.

"Yeah?" He said nonchalantly as he was on the final set of numbers.

"How is that...ahem...'condition' going along?" She asked hesitantly, Alex only stopped what he was doing and gave her the most confused look imaginable.

"...What?" Alex said with confusion in his voice.

"Y'know..." She leaned next to his ear and whispered, "The spider...thing..."

Suddenly Alex's eyes went wide with realization, "Ohh...yeah, they're still around, though I've gotten the hang of it, though next time say it in a less populated area..."

Twilight could only blush furiously at that statement, "Yeah..." Then realization hit her face as her eyes went wide, "We have to get to first period now!" She grabbed his arm and dashed down the halls, avoiding students and faculty alike, until they reached her first period class.

"Alright...we made it..." She said between gasps of breath. Alex didn't say anything as he looked on the schedule, and frown.

"Uh...Twi'?" Alex asked.

"Yeah?"

"This is your first period class, mine is in the third floor." It took Twi a minute to register those words. Then she muttered a reply he wished he could've recorded.

"Oh shit."

Author's Note:

Whew! And that's the introduction to a new story that I actually planned out! The story itself if going to separate into Arcs, I don't know exactly how many arcs I should have. But I do plan on completing this story when I feel like it needs to end. The entire purpose of this story is to focus on the consequences of Civil War and how it affected the world on the global scale, on another note, this story will completely focus on the cast of protagonists, not Alex in general. And I have arcs ready for each and every one of them. Of course, this story will make Alex as the lead protagonist. It's just that the arcs will focus on the team. Not just him.

That's it for now, until next time!

-"Excelsior!"

Comments

[CakeGrenade]

I like the civil war esque story
Good job so far

[Bygonne Thyme]

Not bad so far. Interesting build up.

[Alexi]

This is somewhat decent.

[The Portal Passer]

alex's history is somewhat similar to the Arrow-verse Barry Allen's history he was orphaned (because his mother was murdered and his father was framed), he grew up with his friend, Iris West's, family, and then he got super powers. and him "being enemies with shining armor but in his secret identity they're best friends" thing is just like the second season of "Arrow" when Laurel Lance (A.K.A. the future 2nd black canary) was trying to hunt the Arrow, but in real life she's friends with Oliver Queen, the Arrow