A Guide to Being Super

Rule #2

"Please, if I got myself killed you'd probably already be dead."

"Gee, thanks. But I'm still not letting you out of this car."

"Matt, if I tell you you won't get out of the car."

"That seems like a pretty good sign that I shouldn't get out of the car then," I said.

"Please just come with me? It will all make sense once we get there."

"Tell me and then I'll get out."

"No, you won't," she said.

"Just tell me what we're doing here and then I'll decide if I'm getting out of this car."

"Fine."

"Wonderful. Now spit it out," I said.

"We're here to see someone."

"Who?"

"A person," she said, shifting nervously in her seat.

"What person?"

"A person you don't like."

"Who don't I like?"

"Daring Dan," she whispered.

"WHAT?"

"You heard me!"

"Why are we meeting with Daring Dan in this shitty part of town? Why are we meeting with him at all!" I yelled.

"We're going to his secret lair!"

"His secret lair?"

"Yes."

"How do you even know where that is!"

"I know people!"

"You know people?"

"Yes!"

"You're too young to know people!"

"Oh shut up!"

I took a deep breath, doing my best not to reach over and strangle my sister, who was casually messing with the radio again.

"Fine," I said. "To recap, you somehow know people and one of those people told you where Daring Dan's secret lair was."

"Mhmm."

"And I'm not even going to comment on how ridiculous it is that you could find out that piece of information. It shows how completely ridiculous and stupid Dan really-"

"Matt..." she said.

"Sorry. Anyway, I'm going to ask you a question even though I think I know the answer and I'm going to ask as calmly as I can, okay?"

"Okay."

"Why are we visiting Daring Dan?"

"You know the answer, you said it yourself, so just say it out loud."

"I don't want to."

"Come on, don't be a chicken."

"I'm not a chicken," I said.

"Then just say it!"

"You say it! You're the one who brought us here!"

"Fine, you scared little dip shit. I brought us here to meet with Daring Dan so he could help you with your powers."

"So he could mentor me?"

"Yes."

"That's ridiculous."