| Finally, the light turns green and the boy peels away
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| As he rounds the next bend, he comes upon four men
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| Attacking a girl by the side of the road
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| Instinctively, he slams on the brakes and jumps out of
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| His car to try and defend her
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| The four men turn on him with vacant expressions
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| And begin to advance
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| Outnumbered and weaponless
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| The boy nonetheless decides to stay and fight
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| If nothing else, he hopes his sacrifice might
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| Give the girl time to escape
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| He raises his fists, prepared to go down swinging
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| When all of a sudden a strange blue light flares out from his palms
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| And an alien symbol blazes to life on the back of his hands
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| The four attackers pause for a moment, taken aback
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| Then they charge
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| What should have been a quick defeat
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| Somehow turns out to be a fair fight
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| With his hands radiating blue fire
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| The boy finds himself in control of skills and
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| Powers he has never possessed, and by sheer force of will
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| He is able to keep his four attackers at bay
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| The men pause, reevaluating the boy
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| Then they advance again
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| This time at full force, in a chaotic attack formation
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| Designed to maximise the advantage of their numbers
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| As he considers the girl these men have been attacking
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| The boy’s fury begins to rise
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| Who are these strange men
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| And why do they think they can get away with
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| Hurting this defenceless girl?
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| Suddenly, the light starts surging forth from his hands
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| Completely overpowering his attackers
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| Dealing blows that send them flying into the air
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| All at once they cease their onslaught
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| The four men share a look
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| Then in unison, they flee
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| Panting, the boy turns around to find that the girl has remained,
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| staring at him in utter confusion
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| As his adrenaline recedes
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| He suddenly realises that even though she is battered and bruised
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| She is the single most beautiful girl he has ever seen
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| Then, just as he opens his mouth to speak
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| She leaps up and runs away into the night
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| He stands there stunned, as the blue light emanating from his hands begins to
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| flicker, then fades away altogether
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| Finally gathering his wits, the boy runs after the girl
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| But she disappeared without a trace
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| He walks back to his car and spends the rest of the night driving around
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| Searching desperately for any sign of her
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| But it’s no use
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| The sun is rising, and the girl is gone |