Less than for Keeps

Anything Goes Sundays:

Imagine an alternate Playing For Keeps (released August 25! ) universe where there are no heroes, just people with really lame superpowers. As the most powerful people in town, they form factions/gangs. The city falls into a somewhat lame, yet terrifying, gang-driven world.

The New from Poughkeepise Day # 75



Less than for Keeps.

Lester stood on the corner in stunned silence for a moment. The idiot had just stolen his wallet, and now he stood a few feet away dancing and holding it up in the air. He had a little shimmer about him but he was far from invisible. Lester walked over to the younger an smaller man and stood there towering over him.
"Give me that, you idiot" He said cuffing the other one on the back of his head. "You know," he paused for a second reading the name written on the back of the boy's jacket, "Keeper, you are not invisible." He stuffed his wallet in his pocket and walked away.
"Shows how much you know, you must just have super eyes."
"I don't" Lester yelled back.
"Well Maybe you do and don't know it." Lester just kept on walking ignoring the stupid young punk.
After a few moments another young man separated himself from the crowd around Keeper, "Man I was going to tell you I was pretty sure people could see you. At least you didn't go out naked like that guy in that stupid movie."
"Yeah I should have known this field the guy on the blanket sold me wouldn't work."
"They never sell anything really good."
"You can say that again." He looked at his friend, heck you hid in that crowd better that I managed with this thing. He took the shiny belt off and tossed it on the ground. As he did it shocked him. "Ow! man I am not having any luck today. How about you Stymied?"
"Only if you count not being able to get anything done." Stymied answered.
"Well that is kind of your power."
"Yeah but it is kind of lame. I wish the gang had been able to give me a better super power."
"I know what you mean man."
Just then five members of a rival gang rolled in. They all had the skate boarder punk super power.
"What are you too losers doing here? You know this is our turf," said the oldest one. He obviously also had the absorb large amounts of pain for long periods of time power, because he was covered in tattoos.

"Look we don't want any trouble, we were just leaving." Keeper said.

"Yeah just leaving." Stymied repeated.

"Not before we give you a reminder of why you should not wander in to other gangs territory." Said one who had at least three other powers that included the ability to withstand many piercings, and the ability to handle large amounts of hair gel before coming out in the morning.

"Thanks for reminding us. If there is one thing we can do it is to remember something being taught to us." Stymied answered quickly pulling on Keepers arm.

"I don't think so." said the tallest of the rival gang and he brought his fist down on Stymied's head.

After it was over the two walked away with only a few bruises a split lip and cut along keepers arm.