Soda and Steve were fighting in the living room. Then Darry came in and saw they were using their powers.

"Woah! Save it for when it really matters!" He says, pulling them apart with telekinesis.

Soda and Steve tried to get their hands on eachother, but Darry was stronger than them.

"You let Pony super-speed to his heart's content!" Soda whined.

"No I don't. I punish him when he doesn't need to use it but does it anyway." Darry said.

"You're lying." Two-bit said. "You don't even know he's doing it half the time."

"The whole mind-reading thing gets really annoying, Two." Darry glares at the redhead.

Two-bit smiles.

Suddenly, a blur comes in and stops in the middle of the room revealing Pony, wearing a straw hat and lei and holding a coconut with a straw in his hand. He takes a sip of his drink then sighs. "Boy, they're not kiddin' when they say Hawaii's paradise." He said.

"Well go ahead." Steve said. "Punish him."

Darry looked at Pony. "Well," he says, "he's only fourteen. He just got his powers. We all liked to play around when we got ours. It's just not okay when you get to be sixteen."

"Mine are always useful." Johnny appears out of thin air. "My folks can't beat me up if they don't know I'm there."

"How long have you been sitting there?" Dally asks.

"Well, I got here before Pony left, so I'd say an hour." The dark boy shrugs.

"Why did you turn invisible?" Pony asked. "You could've gone to Hawaii with me!"

"I saw some socs following me."

"Well next time, become visible when ya get here." Dally said. "I almost iced my pants."

"Ew. We didn't need to know that." Steve wrinkled his nose.

"My kid sister just got her powers." Two-bit changed the subject. "It annoys me that she's the one who got super-strength. She. Lifts. Everything."

"Yeah. Super-genetics are almost as evil as normal genetics." Dally says. "I mean, my goody-two-shoes older brother got lasers and I'm gonna lose all my hair by the time I'm sixty."

"Lasers sound awesome." Soda comments.

"Says the one with shape-shifting abilities." Laughed Dally.

Soda grins smugly and turns into a puppy.

"I think we can all agree that I have the coolest ability of all of us." Steve says, setting his hands ablaze.

Dally backs away from Steve.

"Man I wish we could be certified heroes; It's really boring not being able to fight using my powers." Soda sighed, turning into a big furry tarantula on the coffee table.

"You know you could just go over to the Academy, right?" Darry pointed out.

"Yeah, but it's just so much work!" Soda turned into a human.

"Wasn't y'all's Dad like a legend or something?" Johnny asked, addressing all three Curtises.

"Yeah!" Pony exclaimed. "Crossbow! He was so cool! Super strength, telekinesis, AND flying! He had all three, even though most people only have one! It's too bad he retired before I was born, though; I really would've like to go kick some butt with him."

"No he didn't retire." Darry shook his head. "He never handed in his Medallion. Come to think of it, it's still around here somewhere."

"I wanna see! I wanna see!" Johnny bounced up and down in his seat. He'd never seen a Hero Medallion before, as both his parents were retired super villains.

"Okay, I'll go get it, but only if no one touches it, kapiche?" Darry said.

Everybody agreed to his terms, and he disappeared into the hall. Immediately afterwards, Soda turned into a pit bull and lunged at Steve, who was so distracted that, instead of catching on fire, he fell right off the couch.

Pony stood up and said. "I'm gonna go to Japan now if anyone wants to come."

"Don't you wanna see Dad's Medallion?" Soda asked, still a pit bull, dodging Steve's flames.

"Psh, I'll be back way before then!" The younger boy exclaimed, then disappeared in a blur right out the door. He was right; he reappeared in the living room right as Darry walked in.

Darry's nostrils flared and he looked down at his brother. "Why do you smell like fish?"

"I went to Hawaii earlier; there's fish there."

"He just had sushi in-" was all Two-bit could get out before Pony super sped to him, punched him in the mouth, and super sped away. "Ow. You pack a good punch, kid!"

Darry glared at Pony, put his finger up, and a small glittery chain flew onto it. "You know I don't want to do this."

"Then don't!" Pony squeaked, attempting to super speed away, but being caught by Darry's telekinesis before he could even reach the door. The chain wrapped itself loosely around Pony's ankle, then Darry put him down gently on the couch.

The chain would prevent him from using his powers as long as it was on him. All of the boys in the gang had worn one at least twice. The chain itself wasn't embarrassing or uncomfortable or anything, it just temporarily jammed the wearer's powers.

"No fair!" Pony pouted. "Soda and Steve are using their powers!"

Darry pulled Soda and Steve to opposite sides of the room. "All of you just CHILL, and I will show you the damn Medallion!"

"I'm always chill." Said Dally with a sideways grin and a blast of powdery snow from his palm.

Darry rolled his eyes and held out the small golden puck. "Don't anyone touch it."

The gang gathered around and gawked at it. On the side, the word "Crossbow" was engraved, and on the top, there were small slits, which would function as a speaker whenever the Agency would call for the Medallion's owner. It hadn't gone off since Darry was eight, and everyone assumed it was taken out of circulation after Mr. Curtis died.

"Ow!" Soda yelped and jumped, turning into a bat, and flew around the room at a speed that almost made Ponyboy jealous, his tail end smoking. Steve was attempting to stifle a laugh.

"That's it!" Darry put the Medallion on the counter, yanked the chain off Pony's ankle, and wrapped it around Steve's. Then he turned the sink faucet on and Soda dive-bombed into it, letting out a long string of curse words.

Everyone was cracking up as he climbed out of the sink in human form, soaking wet, furious with Steve.

Darry kept a straight face and crossed his arms, mostly disappointed in Steve.

Suddenly, three high-pitched beeps were heard.

"It's coming from the Medallion!" Two-bit gasped.

He was right; everyone turned to the Medallion as a robotic voice started coming from it:

"Crossbow! Crossbow! Electra-girl is at it again! You must defeat her!"

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Sorry this chapter sucks

The next one won't suck so much I promise

What'd ya think?

Love ya!

CC