Froggy wrote: Vindalee would step closer to her friend, smiling as she grabbed her shoulders. "Crazy right? Imagine all that power, all of those choices, what WE could do, NO ONE to tell us that we don't fit in or judge us for being outside the norm, whaddya say Penelope, ar eyou down?" Vindalee asked, clearly happy about this and hoping her friend felt the same
Psyche and the others looked on, interesred in her choice
"V-v-vin...I...." Penelope was torn. This....she had always wanted power...always dreamed of having it, she had studied metahuman powers, wished and wished she would get some of her own just so she could stand up for herself. She thought about the beatings her parents gave her, the kids at school teasing her, Jess and her friends tormenting her and all of the times she cried at night. Now, here was a chance, a chance for greatness, to achieve power beyond her wildest dreams, to find acceptance and belonging. And all she had to do was say yes. Say yes and she could leave her old life behind and find greatness. She had every reason to. She hadn't met many good people in this city, she didn't owe them anything. "I...I..." She looked at the three, at Vindalee, the first friend she ever had, someone she could sit and talk and laugh with, at Psyche, who seemed to believe in Atomix the Supervillain so much, at Bruiser the giant....she thought about what they had shown her. Atomix fighting Astroman. Astroman. The hero. The Golden Man. The savior of the world time and time again. His father, Alexander Chase, had given his life for the world in the last invasion. The entire world had cried. Astroman. Astrowoman. AstroMother. Time and again they had fought for this world when they could be doing what Atomix did and using their powers for themselves. They were heroes. And heroes never turned to the dark side. She looked Vindalee in the eyes and made her decision. Going by what she had seen so far, this just might get her killed. Penelope she had no chance of fighting them all, let alone one on one. These were people who not only had belief, but were obviously trained in their powers and could fight. Penelope only had two powers that she had just gotten. Despite all of this, despite having every reason to make the obvious choice...."I....Can't."