The Big Wish by Brandon Robshaw
Author:Brandon Robshaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Published: 2015-03-17T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER EIGHT
It was a pretty cool costume. I had a blue mask over my eyes, and a blue leotard, with blue boots, yellow tights and a yellow cape. Oh, yeah, and the blue leotard had yellow stars on it. I looked at myself in the mirror â Iâd never had a full-length mirror in my room, but it was simple enough to wish for one â and thought, Yeah, looks good. The only things missing were the bulging muscles that superheroes tend to have, so I wished for a complete set: pecs, biceps, triceps, an awesome six-pack, the works. I looked at myself in the mirror again, and was impressed. You wouldnât want to tangle with me.
Now I had to think of what super-powers to have. Ability to fly, obviously, that was a no-brainer. And super-strength, another gimme. What else, what else? The ability to go through walls like a ghost, that was a good one. And the power to run super fast, faster than a cheetah. And keep it up indefinitely. Better than a cheetah, because they get tired after about four hundred metres. I also wished for stretchy arms and legs like Mr Fantastic. And the ability to survive indefinitely without breathing, and to withstand extremes of heat and cold, and to be immune to pain, and have a body that automatically went diamond-hard if anyone hit me or kicked me or smote me a blow of any kind. And Iâd better be bullet-proof and bomb-proof and fire-proof too, âcause as a superhero I was bound to make a few enemies. That made me pretty much invincible. Finally, just for fun, I wished to be able to burrow underground like a mole.
Now I just had to think of a name.
Sam-Man?
Er, no.
Er . . .
Awesome Man?
Awesome Man!
Now to start crime-busting!
It was the morning after Iâd got rid of Benâs nits and saved Dadâs job, etc. Obviously Iâd need the day off school to start my career as a superhero, so I wished the school was closed for the day because the boiler had broken down. I looked out of the window. It was a grey, drizzly day which didnât look like it would be a whole lot of fun to fly through. So I wished it was nice and sunny, twenty degrees with a light breeze.
I tugged at the window to open it, but it was a bit stiff. So I made a wish and it swung open obediently. I realized then that Iâd never need to open a window manually again. Or a door. I could just wish they were already open. Actually I didnât even need to do that. I didnât need windows or doors at all. I could just wish to be outside (or inside) whenever I wanted . . .
Anyway, I launched myself through the open window and flew out into the fresh morning air.
I stretched out my arms in front of me like Superman. I felt the wind rushing past my ears and my cape fluttering out behind me.
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