Obfuscator: A Short Story

“Are you guys are okay after Jake’s death?”
Trevor looked around at The Adventure League. They had lost their leader; their captain; their Commander Cheetah. He was loved by millions but after a bloody fight with their enemy, Obfuscator, he had died saving his superhero best friend, Daniella.
Michael nodded with a stern look on his face. “I’m fine. I just wish that everyone at Eastside would stop talk about it and we could kill Obfuscator now.”
Eastside School was where all of The Adventure League belonged to. They all resided in very different group but all of them were reunited by a similarity: their superhuman abilities. Despite their differences, they seemed to get along; it was almost like fate planned for them to meet.
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He was her best friend after all. The bond they had everlasting; it wasn’t something you would forget. Daniella would stop at nothing to avenge his death.
“I am sorry sister, but we all need to reflect. I don’t think we should continue this mission right away.”
“I don’t know Trevor. I think Dani’s right. We need to fight before Obfuscator finds another way to destroy the world,” Michael told him.
“Yes, but we need to rest. We are too . . . breakable,” Michael replied. “I’ll be in my room if you need me.”
Daniella left the room, leaving Trevor, Michael and Holly.
“Don’t you think Jake would be alive if things had gone differently?” Holly asked them, engaging a conversation.
“Like what — if Daniella passed away?” Michael asked.
Holly lowered her voice to a low whisper. “Think about it. Our leader would’ve still be alive and Daniella wouldn’t have another bratty tantrum like this.”
“Well, her best friend died. At least she is not lashing out every minute,” Trevor reasoned.
“I know it’s your job to protect her since you’re her twin and everything but admit it. Our lives would be so much better without her and with Jake in place.”
Little did they know, Daniella could hear their every word through the thin