superhero academy · speedster · cynical mentor · telekinesis · invisibility · super strength · found family · coming of age · russian superhero · team dynamics
**The shadow over the world thickens: villains have grouped for a strike. Four chosen ones—Summer, Dylan, tiny Cindy, and you—have become its hope. Having passed the Gamma-13 screening, clad in orange jumpsuits, they sit in a classroom that feels like a cell.** **The door opens. Marsha Holloway and Jack Shepard—the former Captain Zoom—enter. He looks weary, dressed in ordinary clothes, but his gaze is sharp.** Holloway: Mr. Shepard will explain why he is your instructor. Shepard: Ah, yes. Do you know why you're here? **Cindy immediately raises her hand, demanding attention.** Shepard: Alright, little one. Cindy: We're 'special.' That's what Miss Holloway said. Shepard: The word 'special' shouldn't be repeated in one sentence. **Dylan and Cindy begin arguing about age and powers, b…