Chapter 24: Improvement
"Dear Lord, what happened to your car?"
"No time to worry about that!" Justin Time practically jumped out of his destroyed car once he made it to the parking lot of the place he worked.
Justin hadn't had a good week. It wasn't that anything was particularly going bad for him or anything, but nothing was going well for him either. He had been stuck in a rut, unable to think of new ideas for the next big project. That was until just recently.
Justin ran into the factory he worked at and made his way through the halls, reaching the office. A few people were scattered around, and they jumped a bit when he barged in. "Ah, Mr. Case." His boss said, raising an eyebrow. "It's good to see you again. Did you make any progress on the next figure?"
"I did!" Justin said excitedly, placing his briefcase down onto the table. He worked for Ferros-4-U, a company owned by the Hero Branch that created action figures and other collectibles for the many children of the world that looked up to superheroes. He was a lead designer. In other words, it was his job to create the next generation of toys that would be bought all over the world.
"I'm glad to hear that you have your spark back." The boss noted. "I know that you were having an issue trying to select a new hero to create a figure for. After all, there are hundreds of toys out there of the Enforcers, which is why I requested you to find one nobody else was creating. A new up-and-coming hero that could one day become famous. One we can claim we supported first."
"I found just the person, boss." Justin said excitedly. The plump man began to open his briefcase. "I did some digging, and they've already made a small name for themselves. They've gone up against Intake and even fought off Green Wolf of all people! They're one of the few people that can claim they've fought both the Bad Timers and Zoo and lived to tell the tale about it!"
The boss's eyes lit up a bit, and the man folded his arms. "And just who is this new hero?"
Justin held the newly created art piece up. He had spent all night and most of the day sketching out the art for what would one day hopefully become some of their best sellers. The artwork showed a young-looking hero who was dressed in a blue outfit with a silver helmet covering their upper face. Fire was drawn around their palms and feet, and they were in the middle of a pose.
"I give you: Cinder!"
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