Super Villian Boyfriend: Maestro Swan (special preview)

When you were a kid, you had joined a small team of others around your age. It was part of a hero program in the works, this was before Hepheastus made the Academy, and it was a rough time to say the least. You and your group all had special abilities and were tasked with certain missions. You had an ability, passed down for generations, that allowed you to create moveable channels with electric currents. You had also mastered a way of slipping into phone lines and even lines of internet and television, but it took a lot of effort. As a kid you were known as Plug-In. Now you’re known for your small cake-making business.

Ages ago you had wanted to be a superhero, but over time you grew resentful of your work. As a kid you had been through so many dangerous things and seen your friends get hurt. It didn’t help things when you discovered the program was essentially a cost cutting measure for a now defunct insurance business.

However, your little sister Tabitha has recently shown interest in the business. She has the family power and she is able to use your phone and internet channeling powers in a way you never could. She’s been attending Hephaestus Academy while working at your bakery over the weekends.

She’d been on a supervised mission for the last couple of weeks, and while you’re worried, you know she’s in good hands. Well, you thought as much, until you were called into the school for an emergency meeting.

“We’ve gone over every single report,” Hephaestus tells you. “But the only thing we’ve been able to find is this.” He hands over an evidence folder. Inside there are some strange images as well as records from your sister’s tracking beacon. You also see a familiar calling card from an old enemy. It’s a metal feather, the edges sharpened to a fine blade.

You don’t touch the metal feather, just look at it. “I thought Maestro Swan was dead,” you say with a creased brow. You grimace even further. “I thought I-”

“A lot of things are coming to the surface,” Hepheastus replies. “Apparently, Maestro Swan is still very much alive, and he has taken your sister hostage.”

You clench your fingers tight onto your knees as your shoulders start to shake. You breathe in raggedly and nod your head.

“We need your help to find her, we need your abilities, but there is nothing to worry about we’ll get her back.”

You nod. “I know. It’s not just that.” You cup your hand over your mouth. “All these years and I thought I killed him! I thought I had-” You sob with relief. “I thought it was all my fault!”

Hephaestus sighs and hands you a box of tissues. “I understand. But if your sister is with him, then you’re the only one who can access his whereabouts.”

“It’s been a long time.” You blow your nose into a tissue. “I’m not sure what my powers are capable of anymore. But for my sister I will do anything.”

You’re outfitted and prepared to go into Maestro Swan’s pocket dimension. His powers allow him to create dimensions within the internet. You had discovered him by accident when you were young, uncovering his hidden crime syndicate which used his dimensions to host a black market. Because of your abilities you could cut off his access and disable his powers. The two of you became extremely heated rivals. But there was one incident between the two of you that changed the course of your life forever.