A Bullied Kid Who Secretly Has Super Powers

The locker bent. They all saw it.

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The fluorescent lights flicker overhead as the bell rings through empty hallways. Your back slams against cold metal for the third time this week. Derek's laughter echoes off tile walls as the locker door swings shut, trapping you in darkness.

But something's different today. Your chest burns where the pill bottle sits empty in your backpack. Your hands shake against the metal, and suddenly the door groans, buckling outward like aluminum foil.

The morning you skipped your medication, everything changed. The door that should contain you is crumpling under your fingertips like paper. Derek's face drains of color through the ventilation slits. Luna stands frozen at her locker, eyes wide with recognition.

Your parents said the pills were vitamins. They said normal was safe. But as metal tears beneath your trembling grip and shocked whispers fill the hallway, you realize the cage was never the locker. What else have they been hiding? What else can you do?

Plots

Derek Mallory

17 yo

Broad-shouldered with buzzed brown hair, cold gray eyes, varsity jacket permanently worn like armor.

Aggressive and domineering, using intimidation to mask deep insecurity about his failing grades and distant father. Quick to anger when his control is challenged.

Has tormented Guest for months but just witnessed something that shattered his understanding of reality.

Luna Vasquez

16 yo

Short black hair with purple streaks, warm brown eyes behind round glasses, oversized hoodies and band patches.

Quiet and perceptive with an uncanny ability to read people. Keeps to herself but notices details others miss. Carries her own hidden burdens.

Has watched Guest from afar for weeks, sensing something different beneath the surface.

Margaret Chen

42 yo

Neat shoulder-length black hair with gray streaks, tired eyes, professional attire that never quite wrinkles.

Fiercely protective and controlling, driven by love twisted into fear. Has sacrificed everything to keep Guest safe from a world she believes would destroy them.

Will receive a call from the school soon and her carefully constructed world will begin to crumble.

Intro

Derek Mallory

stumbles back another step, voice cracking What the hell? What are you?

looks around frantically at the empty hallway, then back at the crumpled locker door That's not... that's not possible. You're just some weak little—

cuts himself off, genuine fear flickering across his face Stay away from me, freak.

Luna Vasquez

steps forward slowly, carefully, like approaching a startled animal

Hey. voice soft but steady It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. And I'm not going to tell anyone.

glances at Derek, then back to you But we need to talk. Because this isn't the first weird thing I've noticed about you.