5 years later…
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
A hand groggily slammed on to alarm clock, putting an end to its excessive beeping. A blue hair teenager then rose up from bed. Letting out a tire yawn while stretch before jolting his body awake with an electrifying surge of energy flowing his body. He then rushed to the bath, zooming off at supersonic speeds, a blur of blue spark. Having his bath and freshening up before putting on his school uniform.
He then went to the mirror. Feeling his collar and his uniform's tie on his neck choking him, he decided to loosen them.
He then brought out the holocloaker. Staring at it for a minute before turning to the mirror and gazing on his reflection. He let a sigh and placed the device on his neck before activating it. He vibrate bright blue hair then vanished and was replaced with a dark brown hair.
He then looked at the time on the. It about 6 in the morning. The boy then made his way out of the room and to the other room that stood right next to it.
Slowly opening the room door to find none other than the woman who was meant to be his guardian, slumped over on the bed, still fast asleep. Upon seeing her, just let out a sigh, having expecting this from her before leaving the room.
The boy then made his way to the kitchen, moving past the many framed pictures of him and the woman littered about all the throughout the house, capturing the many moments cherished moments they've spent together all throughout the past years, ranging from his very first birthday on earth, something he wasn't too kin on celebrating but that didn't stop her from baking a massive cake and forcing him to wearing an annoying birthday hat, to the time they went to an amazement park where he was this appointed by rides that promised to thrilling but were faster than most of the abysmally slow vehicle there on earth, granted he could move at speeds that made the speed of sound feel more like a light stroll but at least the food was good, and his first attempt in cook which nearly led to the house burning done.
He then made it to the kitchen. His body then began to crackle and spark with electric sparks flowing and trickling through his body.
Time then seemly began to slow down around him as his body began to move at immense speeds. Zipping through the kitchen like a blue blur, getting all the ingredients from the kitchen cabinet, preparing the batter, turning on the stove and fry plan. Before too long the elegant aroma of pancakes filled the air, making its way out of the Kitchen and to a certain Speed Star's room.
Before long Exelirus had the room's door open.
"What's cooking", a groggy half-awake voice spoke just as the boy was done with the final bash.
The woman, as she made her way out of her room and down the stairs, was greeted by the sight of a blue blur racing through the dinner table setting the dishes with mountain of pancakes dripping with chocolate syrup, whip cream, and blue berries ready to be devoured readied to devoured.
The blur then finally stopped, taking a seat at the dinner table revealing itself to be none other than the blue haired boy.
"If you just don't hurry up and dig in Daniela, there would be nothing left", the boy spoke as he readied the dinning knife and fork.
"Oh no you don't bluey", Daniela spoke before rushing to the dinner to join Exelirus.
*Burp*, Daniela leaned back on her seat, her belly stuffed and full. On the table that stood not a single morsel of that mountain stack of pancake that stood on the table.
"You've really come a long way kid. Though most of your pancakes where a little soggy and under cooked", said Daniela followed by another burp.
"That didn't stop from stuffing your face ten stacks all at once", said Exelirus as he got up from his seat.
"Hey, need a ride to school. I just got my by mike turned up", said Daniela.
"I'm fairly certain I'm old enough to get to school on my own besides…" as though right on cue Daniela watch began to beep.
"Are you kidding, the morning just started", Daniela groaned.
"Hilltop needs its hero", Exelirus spoke with a soft smile on his face.
Daniela letting out a tired and exhausted sigh bowed her head down in frustration before getting up from her seat pressing a button on her watch, materializing her super suit around her body.
"I swear to god if it's Rodney again…" Daniela muttered to herself before zooming off at supersonic speeds.
Exelirus just watched her with a slight smile on his face before letting out a sigh and going to grab his bag pack.
He made his way out the door.
Looking out to vast patch of green then laid before him, Exelirus just brought out his headphones and hooked them on to his phone before taking a breath and turning on some of his tunes.
Feeling the music beat and rhythm resonate within him, his body began to spark with Kinetrix energy flowing through him. Time that began to slow done, coming close to an absolute halt.
Exelirus let out a breath before taking a step forward.
Making his way through the forest one step at a time, zipping through the forest as nothing more than a faint blur as he walked as he listened to the music.
He eventually made his out of the forest and on to the main road before continuing to the bus stop.
Time then resumed and moved as normal, with Kinetrix spark vanishing from his body. He then looked at the time on his watch. It read 6:30.
He then turned his head to the road and spotted the bus right on cue the bus made its way to him, stopping right in front of the bus stop, its doors opening up. Exelirus then went in.
The bus then began to move at a pace that felt like that of a snail, something that he used to find somewhat irritating but after a while of riding it, he slowly began to ease up the slow pace but still…
Time brief slowed down, he then tilted his head to the window and then let out a sigh.
…he still could bring himself to completely get used to such a slow world.
Looking at the people that roamed around and how that stood completely still in his eyes before taking in a breath and let go. Opening his eyes to find them moving as normal.
The drove through the city, making its rounds, picking up and dropping off a few passengers before finally making its way to Exelirus stop.
Exelirus then paid the bus fare and made his way out of the bus.
He then let out breath as he casted his gaze to the high school that stood before him. Bright Reach High School.
He then took off his headphones, and headed in the school. As he roamed through the school halls with his head bowed low, he let out a heavy breath.
Somethings had changed during the passing years such as Exelirus getting taller, with looks that made it next to impossible not to catch the attention of any girl that crosses his path with blue eyes that made all the more irresistible, on top of that he had gotten used to living his life constantly in slow motion but if there was one he swore he would never get used to, it's the dread that came every time he stepped in to the school. Picturing the boring classes he had to sit through, all the notes he had write, on top of that there was home, tests, and the dread exams at the end of every term, the cherry on the cake was that he had to do it all moving at a snail's pace. Exelirus simple put, loathed school much more than anything on Earth.
"Hey, I told you to have my homework ready. What do you mean you don't have it?" a rough and gruff hard voice yelled through the school halls.
Exelirus raised his head and smirked.
Well there were something he did like about school.
A tall teenage boy with an imposing figure loomed over a small seemingly helpless smaller kid on glasses, cracking his knuckles with sly grin on his face before lifting the smaller kid and pinning him to locker next to them.
"I'm…sorry Francis…I was busy, it must have slipped my mind", the kid spoke, his voice shaking and trembling with fear, his back laid upon the locker and held by his bully's strong grip.
"Hey Francis, let the nerd go", he voice spoke from behind them.
The bully recognizing the voice before turning his head and saw none other than Excel standing behind him.
"Mind your damn business you freak", the bully, Francis spoke with venom in his voice.
"Oh come on, are you still bitter about what happened during primary school. That was ages ago, lighten up a little ever heard the saying let bygones be bygones", Excel with a sly grin which annoying and enraging the bully immensely.
"You know what", Francis throw the kid aside as if he was nothing more than a rag doll and then approached Excel menacingly, his frame bigger than Excel's while cracking his knuckles.
"Beating you up would be way more fun that scrawny twerp", said the bully.
"You sure about that. You couldn't even manage that when kids", Excel spoke with a sly grin on his face, his eyes glowing faint with an electric blue hue.
"You know, you've got a big mouth. Let's see if you'll still be able to talk after I'm done pounding your face in", the bully then lunched as fist at Excel, the act drawing the attention of the other students who just stood back and watched the entire scene unfold, with some of them even grabbing their phones to video it.
Excel just grin at him as he watched his fist come at him in slow motion before proceeding to side it, causing the bully the stumble and fall the ground.
"You missed", Exelirus spoke with cheeky grin on his face as he looked at Francis who laid on the ground.
"Why you", Francis lunched himself to Exelirus, throwing mindless punches left and right like an enraged gorilla but his attacks, thanks to Exelirus speed, might as well be aimed at the air as he effortlessly dodged each and every one of them.
"Can't touch this", Excel with the very same cheeky grin plastered on his face.
Francis exhausted and enraged, glared daggers at Excel.
"Damn you freak", Francis spoke as he lunched another fist straight for Excel, this time how ever Excel made no attempt to dodge and just smiled slyly as the fist made its way to him. Francis just grin wickedly thinking that he would finally be able to hit Excel's smug face and wipe that annoying smirk off his face only for him to be stopped by a loud voice.
"FRANCIS!!!!" Francis fist stopped him sentence inches away from connecting with Excel's face causing Excel's grin to widen.
All the students, including Francis then turned around and saw a fuming principal giving Francis the death glare.
"My office now", the principal spoke, his voice dripping with a cold raging.
Francis just grunted in annoyance and defeat before making his way to the principal's office with Excel waving him bye.
And with that, the tension cleared and all the other students went back to what they were doing as if nothing had happened.
"Uhmm…your name is Excel right", a shy weak voice spoke.
Excel then turned around and saw the kid Francis was bullying, looking him with eyes glittering with both awe and admiration, grateful to Excel for saving him from Francis.
"Thanks, for what you did back there with Francis", the kid said, his face a bit flustered and shy.
Excel just smiled at the kid before saying, "There is no need to thank me. Messing with Francis is just a hobby of mines".
The bell then rung.
"Great, there goes the bell. Gotta head to class", Excel spoke, his face expressing his lack of excitement on having to go to class.
He then began to walk away.
"Hey kid, pro tip, try being less shy and wimpy. Nothing invites a beating more than a person who refuses to fight back", Excel spoke as he walked away and made his way to class.