Moving his chair with his mind, Altermind sat, exhausted. The people he worked with were all morons. Even Scorch and Flashpoint were idiotic most times. He had seen their little spat from out his window. It was the same everyday, Flashpoint would play some lame joke on Scorch and Scorch would throw fireballs at Flashpoint. Flashpoint would come running into Altermind's chamber and tell Altermind. If the two Epics were so imbecilic, the Vanillas in Thoughttown must be worse off.
At least Altermind had rid himself of the worst. Every month or so, Altermind would write a new test and mandate everyone in Thoughttown to take it. Anyone wanting to come into the district had to pass the test first too. Tests were Altermind's way of keeping his suburb the smartest and therefore the most powerful. Intelligence is power. That's the motto Altermind lived by.
As sure as Altermind had predicted, Flashpoint came running in with his cape on fire. "Boss, Scorch lit my cape on fire again," Flashpoint whined.
"Idiot," Altermind muttered.
"I know, he never can come up with a witty comeback. All he does is throw fireball after fireball. What an idiot," Flashpoint was glad Altermind agreed.
Altermind sighed. "Not him. You. You are an imbecile. Both of you are. Go get a new cape and put your big boy pants on." Altermind used his mind to nudge Flashpoint towards the door. "Leave me!" Flashpoint shrieked and ran out suddenly. Altermind knew he was deathly afraid of cats. In fact, being close to cats was Flashpoint's weakness. Altermind had put an image of a cat in Flashpoint's mind, along with the sound of a meow to hurry him along.
(Max is the greatest! I forgot your profile pic was of Liesel.)
What do you want to do with the blond guy? Should Max come back?