u/TheBoyInGray

Kate’s apartment.

Gabby’s asleep with Laura.

That’s when whatever dream Gabby was having goes into nightmare territory.

That day.

The day she got taken away.

Got Adamantium bonded to her.

It should have been a distant memory.

Just something that Gabby should be sweeping under the rug.

That’s when she jolts awake.

Seeing Laura and Kate still asleep but unable to bring herself to wake either up, she gets up off the couch.

She slowly grabs Jonathan.

Then she sneaks out of the apartment.

Outside.

Gabby is with Jonathan, the wolverine sitting near her feet.

She picks up a stick.

“You ready, Jonathan?” she asks.

She hurls the stick, yelling “fetch!” as loud as she can.

The second Jonathan sees the stick, he goes after it as if it personally offended him simply by being there.

He returns it.

Gabby continues the game with a smile.

Walking around is not exactly something Gabby does to pass time.

But she’s doing it now.

That’s when she spots something.

A few foxes.

They’re trapped under a tree. It’s about the size of a coffee table.

Without warning, the girl rushes over.

She attempts to push the tree. No dice.

She tries kicking it away. Also no effect.

Letting out a growl, Gabby grabs the tree.

Then with surprising physical strength for a thirteen-year-old, Gabby lifts the tree up enough for the foxes to safely go under.

She watches the foxes flee, setting the tree down.

Gabby exhales.

Gabby’s had classes.

And now that they’re out, she contracts it.

Worse than any experiment by Mr. Sinister.

Worse than the time she got her Adamantium skeleton.

Boredom.

Right now, she’s decided to stave off that boredom.

She’s going to explore!

After all, what kid her age hasn’t?

That’s when she begins looking in classrooms, walking around, any other thing.

She has a big smile on her face as she does so.

Krypto has tasked himself with the one thing that all dogs strive to achieve: behave.

Except when you give a Labrador Retriever powers capable of destroying entire planets and prompt it to be good, expect chaos.

But Krypto the Superdog is not like most dogs.

He is DETERMINED.

Absolutely determined to try to be a good boy without falling prey to things he usually does.

The park.

There are so, so many things that garner Krypto’s attention.

Squirrel.

Clark.

Random tennis ball that’s lying around.

Other dogs.

The “good boy” challenge has just begun.

Outside.

Evan’s with a few other racers.

His skateboard is at his side.

Then the second he hears “go”, Evan takes off.

He gets faster and faster.

Evan grins.

Frost University.

Gabby stands outside one of the classrooms.

Possibly Selene’s.

Possibly someone else’s.

She stares at the door.

She suddenly starts feeling a little smaller than usual.

What if she bombs it?

What if she misses vital information?

Scenarios run through Gabby’s head like caffeinated bullet trains.

Gabby’s shoulders slump.

Krypto is asleep.

It’s raining like there’s no tomorrow outside.

He’d still be sleeping, if not for the sudden, earsplitting...

CRASH!

The sound jolts the Superdog awake.

Is it the Weather Wizard?

Another crash is heard a while later. The sound makes Krypto growl, ears pinning back.

Thunderstorms and Krypto are apparently not a mix.

Evan’s room.

He’s exhausted after a long day of training in the Danger Room.

And a slight bit of yoga.

Evan is on a console.

He’s playing a game he usually reserves for de-stressing.

Evan looks genuinely relaxed.

He doesn’t have a shred of stress on his face.

He doesn’t look distressed.

He’s smiling ever so slightly.

An abandoned mall. Gabby was originally inside looking to see if Laura or Kate were inside.

What did she find instead?

A humanoid Sentinel.

This was originally going to be three steps:

Find Kate and Laura.

Bounce from the mall that was kinda sorta giving her the creeps.

Pester them into doing something fun.

And right now…

Gabby’s in a fight with it.

Needless to say, she’s not doing perfectly.

Each claw strike just gets avoided or countered.

The Sentinel strikes.

It grabs Gabby, pinning her down by the neck.

Gabby tries to pry its fingers off as the Sentinel applies force.

She gets held up.

Then she gets slammed into the ground.

Which knocks her out.

Gabby staggers to her feet a while later.

Metropolis.

Krypto is on a walk.

His paws slap against the pavement.

It’s times like this where he doesn’t have to don the cape and help Clark.

And he likes these times.

Krypto’s eyes fall on a squirrel.

Without warning, the dog goes right after it.

Each time the squirrel desperately tries to flee from him, Krypto only gains on it.

Evan’s in his room.

A sports movie is on.

However, it’s less watching intent and more background noise.

Evan has his laptop open.

He’s typing in it.

Evan seems to be rather focused.

He’s finally started writing his story.

A skatepark.

Specifically outside.

Gabby sits on one of the ramps.

Next to her is a skateboard.

Despite the fact that she has a healing factor, Gabby has elbow and knee protection, plus a helmet.

She stands up, stretching out.

Boarding her skateboard, she takes a breath.

Then begins to skate.

She gets progressively faster. And more excited.