by GoozX
Outside the team's van, a shadow was leaned up against the side as a young man attempted to listen to the conversation. He got a little nervous as he heard footsteps in the near distance, but regained his composure as a figure simply passed by. "Close one," he muttered, relieved.
"Let's get your son," was yelled from inside the van as one of the back doors flew open, knocking the young man to the ground. His glasses fell off, revealing his reptile-like eyes. From the back of the van, Tobias had jumped out, shutting it behind him. Noticing the boy on the ground, no more than fourteen years of age, he quickly helped him to his feet.
"Sorry about that," said Tobias. "I didn't mean to--"
"Don't worry about it!" the kid said excitedly.
Tobias said, "For one thing, what were you doing that close to the van?"
"Well," the boy began, "I was sorta listening to your secret meeting."
"At least you're honest about it," Tobias chuckled.
"I'm just like you guys -- watch!" As the boy finished, he concentrated hard, almost to the point of shaking. After a few moments and a low yell, the boy's skin turned a scaly green and hardened. His body now matched his eyes, which were red and green, very spooky.
"Wow, calm down," Tobias said as he looked around, making sure none of the normal humans around had seen anything. "Turn back!"
"Oh, yeah -- secret identities, right?" The boy's fists clenched together as his green skin shed, revealing his normal form. He seemed disoriented for a moment, but then was back to his normal, excited self. "Can I be a part of the team?"
"Wait up, first things first." Tobias was obviously still feeling the effects of his earlier binge drinking. "What's your name?"
"Jason, Jason Thomas. But they call me Reptile-Boy."
"It's nice to meet you, Jason. I'm Tobias Christopher."
"I know -- you run really fast and stuff," Jason said, a smile plastered across his face as the rest of the team began exiting the van, looking baffled at the boy standing next to Tobias. Jason started pointing to each one as he comes out, saying, "And there is the ghost man, and the guy with animal parts, and the shadow dude, and the weird guy who talks to himself, and..."
"Okay, I see you know a lot about us."
"Yeah, you guys are heroes."
"What? Well, I guess."
"You are, and I want to join!"