His name was VanGaurd X

[Mamoru Hongo]

It was almost a week since Mamoru and his sister was transferred to this school of gifted teens. A week of him seeing how things ran. So the feeling he had about the Perfects was right and it was a good thing that he asked his sister to make him a hero type suit. As the night came and the school was slowly turning into a ghost town, Mamoru was on the roof of the school. A nice opening and clean enough to see that no one was around to see what he was about to do.

Placing his 'gym bag' down, Mamoru took in a deep breath to keep himself calm. It was his dream to became a hero since he was a kid and now was the type. His right hand sparked and slammed his fist on to the bag and with a quick flash, Mamoru was geared up. His heart raced as he couldn't believe this was real. Without thinking he raised his arm up high and let out a quick yell of joy. "It's hero time!"

His arms can down and walked over to the edge of the roof and looked down. Looking for a bit, he spotted a few good spots to do what he was planning. Grabbing the white scarf, he super charged it, and whipped it at a pillar. Getting a nice grab on it, he jumped up and started to swing. "YEAH!"

But because this was his first try at this, he pillar snapped and caused Mamoru to fall and roll on the ground and crashing into a tree. Slowly getting up, Mamoru looked at himself and saw that he was fine. "Man, I have to thank her after I'm done." Mamoru didn't felt a thing. Getting his scarf, he re-warped his scarf around his neck and let out a sigh as he looked up. "But man that was a fail."

[alexandra]

Striding towards the courtyard, Alexandra attempted to maintain her posture. She had her backpack strapped to her shoulder, full of her books and papers. She had quite a bit of homework to do, and the courtyard was her favorite place to complete the task. She had gone there everyday to finish her homework, and quite enjoyed it. Although, when a loud shout echoed from the area she was headed, she had the urge to zip back to her dorm. Still, she pressed on, for Alex would rather face whoever or whatever was out there than sit in her stuffy room. Turning the corner, Alexandra dropped her back in shock. A giant black figure stood on top of the school building, a white scarf in his hands. He then whipped the scarf across the lawn, and snagged onto a pillar. As the man swung towards the pillar, Alex began to wonder if this person/thing was part of the war.

Suddenly, a loud crash interrupted her thoughts. The black figure was now toppling to the ground, for he had collided with the pillar. Clapping her hand to her mouth, Alexandra tried her best not to laugh. She then lifted her bag to her shoulder, and galloped over to the figure. As she approached the man, she could hear him murmur something about him failing. Snickering again, Ali was now towering right above him.

"Ya that was pretty bad." Alexandra kneeled beside him, curious as to who was behind the black suit. "Granted, I could never pull off a stunt like that. You know, before the crash."


{{I apologize for such a short post, I couldn't think of what to write XP}}

[Mamoru Hongo]

As he kept his eyes on the now broken pillar where it use to be, Mamoru couldn't help but wonder why that one super hero could do all that swinging and not fall. But then again he knew it was just some comic book that he reads. None the less, it was a pretty bad let down. But that didn't mean that he wouldn't try it again. Before he could even leave, he heard a voice talking to him. Without thinking has answered back as if the two were to talking and that he wasn't in his suit. "Yeah. That was pretty bad. I mean they make it so easy in the comic books and cartoons." But then it just it him.

Turning his head, his eyes widen to see that it was not only some person... But a girl that saw him fail so hard. He couldn't believe this. His first outing and fail in front of a girl who saw it. He took a step back a bit. While he didn't mind meeting in people, this was a bit soon to see someone while being VanGaurd X. He had to think of something and something fact. "Um. Young Miss. It's a bit late for you to be our here. If one of the Perfects were to find you here, you might get in trouble." He tried to sound as heroic as he could, but this was all in the last minute and he could only try his best.

"Beside, there might be other people around worse then the Perfects. So I think it's best you go back to your dorm."

[alexandra]

"Right, because a black metal man is much safer out here than I am. The most trouble I could get into is detention, which isn't as bad as it seems." Alexandra pointed out. This guy did have a greater chance of danger out here than she did. Especially during this battle and all. The Prefects would think this guy was working for Battle Front, and who knows what they'd do to him. "Look. I'm only trying to help you. If you don't want it, I can go on back to my dorm." Alexandra picked up her backpack and slung it over her shoulder, the books inside smacking against her back.

As the two students stood in the courtyard, a gentle breeze wafted towards them. It brought the scent of cherry blossoms and rain, in which, coincidentally, were Ali's favorite scents. Taking in the aroma, a faint crack of thunder echoed in the distance. Thick grey clouds bowled over each other, making their way towards the school.

"You might want to get inside too. Rain is on the way." Alexandra alerted, pointing at the black clouds tumbling toward them.

{{fail post}}

[Mamoru Hongo]

She did have a point and sighed as he lowered his head in defect. After all, the Perfects would go crazy on him while they would just take her back to her dorm. This was not really his day... Well night. He might has well pack it in for tonight and try again later. As the scent of cherry blossoms and rain started to blow in, he looked up at the sky and saw it darkening more with the sounds of echoing thunder. Looking at the girl, he dorms were pretty far and the rain might come in soon. He could already hear the rain drops falling to earth. He just couldn't leave now. It was his hero duty to keep a person safe. Even if it was rain.

Taking his scarf, he charged it and changed it's form. The scarf was meant to be used as a weapon, but in this case, Mamoru changed it into a nicely widen umbrella and had it over the girl. "I can leave just yet. As a Hero I have to make sure you get back to your dorm room safe and well... Not wet from the rain." Standing there, Mamoru slightly turned red as he wasn't use to this kind of thing. He was thanking god in his head that his was wearing a mask to hide his little red face. "So.... Shell we get going?"

[alexandra]

Grinning at him, Alexandra nodded her head. "I'm Alexandra by the way. You can call me Ali or Alex, I don't mind either." As she finished her sentence, she placed her hand on his thick black one, gripping the umbrella's metal pole. "I just want to know, if there is a person under all that metal. And if there is, who?" Alex half asked. She didn't want to impose anything, for if he didn't want to reveal himself he didn't have to. Still, the curiosity was bothering her, and Ali was almost ready to pry the mask off him.

As the two strode away from the area, Alexandra began to hum a tune. She sung for a few brief moments, then silenced herself again. Ali had the 'Siren's Song' ability, thus, when she sung, she hypnotized people. And Alex had no intention of putting this kind man in a trance. Still, it was a pity, due to the fact that Alexandra loved to sing. Glancing up at the metal figure, Alex wondered what his power was. Then she remembered what he had done with the scarf, and assumed that had to be it. Although, many students had more than one power, and she couldn't help wondering if he had any extra abilities as well. Clearing her throat, Ali took a moment to think of how to phrase her question.

"So, what other abilities do you have, besides turning that scarf into an umbrella?" Alexandra asked, smiling at her lame joke.

[Mamoru Hongo]

As the two walked to the dorms in the rain, Mamoru looked at the girl who told him her name was Alexandra but he was allowed to call her Ali or Alex. But when she asked what his name was, he was about to say it back stopped himself. "My name? Well.. You can call me VanGaurd X. VanGaurd or X is fine." Behind his mask he smiled at Alex. Who would have thought that she would be the first one to know is hero name besides his sister.

While walking, Mamoru could hear the humming tune that Alex was starting to sing out. He felt a little odd when hearing the tune like someone was pulling him closing. But he snapped out of it when she stopped. He didn't know what was going on. He felt fine one minute and the next he felt like he was being hypnotized and now he was fine again. His eyes looked at Alex and wondered if it was her powers that did that. A power to sing and hypnotize someone? Well he heard a lot more weirder powers.

Mamoru laughed a little when she asked him about his powers in her lame joke. "Well Miss Alexandra. I can't really can't say. After all if you know my powers, you might know who I am." He gave her a little tease. But as the two walked, a lightning bolt strikes a large tree branch off the tree. Without thinking, Mamoru gathered concussion energy into his hand and fired it off at the fall tree branch. Destroying it with one shot. But then it hit him and sighed as he just gave away his other powers to her. "Well I guess you know my other power now. So what about you? What are your powers since you are at this school?"

[alexandra]

As the lightning struck a nearby branch, Alexandra slipped behind VanGuard. He then shot down the burning branch, with what seemed to be concussion power. VanGuard sunk his shoulders and sighed. After a moment or two, he asked her what her power was. Smiling, Ali had a brief flashback of when she discovered her powers. At the time, it had all been so odd, so terrifying. Now, she could just go back and laugh, no longer taker her abilities for granted.

"I have accelerated regeneration, which is when I can heal myself, and siren's song, which is when I sing, I can hypnotize people." Alex roughly explained. She could have gone into further detail, though VanGuard didn't seem like the detail type. Getting back into the position she had been before, with her hand on the umbrella pole, Alexandra and VanGuard began to walk along in the soggy mud once more.

[Mamoru Hongo]

So what Mamoru thought was right. She did have some kind of power that used songs. Well it was a good thing she stopped or who knows what might have happened. But as they walked, Mamoru did start to notice that they were walking in mud. Stopping, he took the end of the umbrella had it wrapped around his neck. "Excuses me Miss Alexandra." He would then pick Alex into his arms to keep her off the mud. "I have my told by my dear mother that a young lady should never walk in mud if there is a gentleman is around." Sure this was a bit odd to do, but he was taught to be a gentleman. "So I guess you'll have to tell me where to walk Miss Alexandra." It wasn't hard for him to carry Alex like this. After all, he did have near super human strength that lets him lift up nearly 10 tons. So as he carried her in his arms, Mamoru started to walk slowly.

[alexandra]

Suddenly, VanGuard lifted Alexandra off her feet. He held her in a cradling position, walking slowly in the mud. His cold suit ran a chill down Ali's spine. Rain pattered against the toes of her shoes, quickly spilling down the sides. She could feel the wind picking up, and the scent of rain was almost disgusting, now that it was mixed in with singed wood from the falling branch. Pulling her bangs to behind her ear, Alexandra glanced up at Vanguard. He apparently had just asked her something, though she hadn't been listening. Just as she was about to ask what he had said, she stopped herself. "You know where the girls' dorms are right? Not the prefect ones?" Alex questioned him.

[Mamoru Hongo]

"Um sure I do." Why wouldn't her? After all his sister lived at the girls dorm. But if she was to see him like this, he would only get in trouble. He could only hope that she was a sleep by the time he got there. But he did noticed that Alex shivered a bit when he got her into his arms. "Well Miss Alexandra, guess your about to find out my other power." It was getting cold and him wearing a metal like suit wasn't really helping. So with the help of his electro powers, he slightly heated up his suit. Enough that it would warm Alex. "I hope that's better Miss Alexandra. I would hate to see you get cold from this.

He made sure that his electro powers wouldn't shock her or harm her in anyway. "So Miss Alexandra, what were you doing out here in the middle of the night?" He knew a lot of people had their own reason for being out at night. After all, Mamoru was just trying to get use to his suit and all.

[alexandra]

Now much warmer, Alex closed her eyes. The sound of steady rain pattering soothed her, as if it were a lullaby. Suddenly, VanGuard asked her why she was outside. Opening her eyes, she placed her focus on him. "I usually do my homework at night. It's quieter making it easier to concentrate." Ali explained. She then took her gaze away from the man and stared ahead. They were quite close to the front doors, only a few yards. In a matter of seconds, the two of them were at the main gate. Slithering out of VanGuard's grip, Alexandra was now on her feet. She adjusted her book bag on her shoulder and spun around to face the suited boy.

[Mamoru Hongo]

It was clear that their little time as come to an end. Close to the dorms and the two must be on their way. He let Alex freely get out of his arms so she should stand. So there wasn't much Mamoru could do. Being in a walk way that shielded them for the rain, Mamoru changed the umbrella back into his scarf and let it hang down. "So Miss Alexandra I have brought you to your..... Home I guess." He looked at some of the windows and hopped his sister was a sleep and didn't seem him right now. But he then looked back at Alex with a smile even if she couldn't see it. "Well Miss Alexandra, is there anything else this hero could do before he leaves?"

[alexandra]

"Well, I would like to know who your really are, though you don't have to show me if you don't want to." Alex replied. She smiled weakly and placed her hand on the door. Unlatching the knob, Alexandra opened the grand door, letting a large creek echo out into the corridors. Glancing into the hall, then back at VanGuard, Ali wanted to stay and find out who he really was. Still, she knew that he probably wouldn't give. "It was nice meeting you VanGuard." Alexandra sighed, smiling.

[Mamoru Hongo]

"Well Miss Alexandra, I can' t tell you that. After all a hero must keep somethings a secret." He started to walk away before hearing Alex said it was nice meeting him. He turned a smiled behind his mask. "It was nice meeting you too Miss Alexandra. I hope we can meet again." Without a second thought, he used his super strength to jump away on to a roof of a random building. As he was at a cleaning, Mamoru started to kick himself. "God damn it! The first time I spent talking to a cute girl and I had to be wearing my hero suit! God damn it.." He only let out a sigh as he got inside and let out a electro pulse that changes his hero suit changes back into his gym bag. Afterwards, he quickly left, and got back to his dorm room before he gets caught by a Perfect.