The Second Dimension, Part 1

When garbage misbehaves.

Welcome to Olympus City, where super-powers, physics-defying tech, and unearthly creatures are all possible now. Human nature, however, remains unchanged.

No one is born a perfect superhero, but a few strive to live up to the ideal anyway.

Part 1

A car hurtled through the sky, high above the buildings of Olympus City.

Pedestrians pointed, gasped, and generally speculated about the nature of the flying vehicle, which otherwise appeared to be an ordinary sedan. One pedestrian, however, did none of that. Miranda ducked into an alley, changed into Ultra Woman, and shot up in pursuit.

She sliced through the windy air, streamlining her body for maximum efficiency. The sightlines were too poor to confirm whether anyone was inside in the vehicle, so she went ahead and assumed someone was.

Slipping between the front wheels, Miranda established a firm grip and gradually created resistance. The car slowed and turned at her direction. Keeping it level, more or less, she carried it down as quickly as she dared. She could only hope that the car’s thrower wasn’t causing too much damage in the meantime. She’d feel stupid if she wasted this much time on an empty vehicle.

Tires touched down on pavement near a hospital’s emergency entrance, and Miranda finally got a look inside the car. Three young adults, all healthy and terrified.

Miranda knocked on the driver’s window. “Everyone okay in there?”

All three nodded without blinking.

“We’re at a hospital,” she said. “In case you need it.”

More nods. One of them blinked that time.

“But hey, for first-time fliers, you all did great. Much better than I did my first time up. Gold stars all around.”