There was silence as Alec scanned his environment. He had never been in a place like this before, but Jeremy obviously had. He shook his head and decided not to get carried away by the things around. He needed to focus. "So I want this one here, and this one, and yeah, that red one...." Alec paused when he saw that the guy he was talking to wasn't paying attention to him. "Excuse me," Alec was now getting upset, especially since he knew time was counting down for him. "I am talking to you" The guy finally looked at him. He eyed Alec's appearance, glanced at Jeremy and back at Alec. "I think you should let the real buyer talk." Alec arched his brows. "He is the real buyer" Jeremy said, letting the guy know. The guy's judging eyes scanned Alec from head toe, then he laughed. "What... what's funny?" Jeremy asked, frowning. "Him?" The man pointed at Alec "The buyer?" He shook his head. "Nah." He chuckled. "Jeremy, I know you joke a lot, but this time, you almost made me think you

Alec had straightened up in the seat, ready to hear about the new task."Okay, talk to me, Xander," he rubbed his hands together. "What's the new task?" The familiar sound of the system beep rang lightly in his head. [SYSTEM TASK]"You are to—" "Wait, are you going to ask me to spend five billion dollars within twenty fours this time?" Alec suddenly asked, looking horrified. "'Cause I swear I'm gonna go crazy on you if that's the new task." There was a short pause. "Xander?" Alec called, his voice cracking like he was about to start crying. "Am I really gonna be spending five billion within twenty four hours?" "No, Alexander Todd. You won't be spending five billion dollars within twenty four hours" Xander replied. Alec shut his eyes in relief, "Thank God. I was about to have a heart attack," he puffed out his cheeks. "So what am I gonna do?" "You are to engage and defeat a high criminal threat active in the city...." Alec laughed, amused. "What am I now? A cop?" "No, you're

Jeremy's eyes were hard with concentration as he operated on the computer system with fast fingers. "Okay, let's see who we're gonna be dealing with...." He said in a slow tone, zooming in on the super human so everyone could get a clear view of it. "Alright. It's just a small guy, he doesn't even look like he's got enough fighting skills..." "Are you sure?" A team member asked. "At least, he shouldn't be as strong and swift as Alec, and..." Jeremy paused. He typed rapidly on the keyboard and narrowed his eyes. "The guy destroyed....MAINLY vehicles""Mainly vehicles?" Alec muttered "But why?" He asked. "That's a good question" Jeremy said, standing straight. "Heidi, please keep your eyes on the screen, check whatever else you can find about this little guy, okay? I'm going with Alec to deal with the superhuman." "You want me to go out there with you?" Alec asked pointing to himself, amused. "This is a super human we're talking about."Alec was confident he could beat up a normal

The road was quiet. Vehicles, people, activities had disappeared but Alec still remained. He had not gotten up to his feet, he was still down, twisting in agony by the side of the insanely quiet road."Now is the time I really need you to say something, Xander." He groaned quietly in pains, rolling on the ground to temporarily hide from the iron man. The transparent screen appeared and the information the system could gather about the iron began to display, and was also voiced out by Xander.[INFORMATION]High threat criminal—SuperhumanSuperpower(s): Superstrength—89%"89% super strength?" Alec asked, his eyes wide. "Yes." "Oh, I'm fucked" He whispered. "My own super strength isn't even up to 60%, but now I gotta fight an iron asshole with a superstructure and 89% super strength" He looked up at the screen. Xander continued. [INFORMATION]Superspeed— 20% Iron body structure— Ferrous alloyFerrous alloy integration— 50%Power source — Iron-based compounds "Wait, hold on" Alec

Alec had seen his dad in the living room, but since he appeared to be sleepy on the couch, he decided to tiptoe to his bedroom so as to avoid questions. He knew his dad was going to complain about not texting or calling today, and also his lateness. Alec had almost succeeded in walking past his dad when he heard someone clearing his throat loudly. Alec cursed under his breath. His dad caught him. "Young man," Alan called out and cleared his throat again. "Yes, Mr Todd?" Alec answered, his back still facing his dad. "Where are you coming from?' Alec paused. "And where the hell are you tiptoeing to?""Fuck" he cursed and turned around, his lips pressed tightly. "Uhm, actually, dad....""Oh?" Alan blinked. "I thought we were going with Mr. Todd."Alec chuckled "Mr. Todd sounds nice, don't you think?" "Don't change the topic." He deadpanned and Alec's smile dropped. "Where are you coming from? Where were you tiptoeing to? And why the hell are you late?" Alan threw the questions w