Chapter 172: Fairy-Tale Lie Part 2 (1/2)
”You ask her.”
”No, you. This was your idea.”
”Ugh… Fine! Excuse me! Unity!”
Unity turned around, seeing Alice and Iris nervously fidgeting. ”Oh, umm, yes? Wait, do I know you two?”
”You saved a few months back in the arcades.”
”I vaguely remember, sorry I've so busy it's hard to remember everyone we save. You want an autograph or something?”
Iris shook her head, holding a small recording device in her hand. ”We're doing an assignment for school about streamers. We were hoping to interview about your experiences.”
”This is new.” Unity whispered in shock. ”Alright, I guess I can have a few minutes to kill while I wait for Alton to get out of detention. Hit me.”
”Do you like streaming?”
Iris hit Alice pouting. ”What sort of question is that? Of course, she likes streaming!”
Unity looked slightly lost, clearing her throat at the two bickerings. ”Umm, hello?”
”Sorry! Sorry! Umm miss Unity… How did you come up with the name?”
”My streamer name? Ha, funny thing that is. The name unity was never my choice. My partner Avalanche suggested the name to him. It signifies as a leader, I bring my team together into perfect unity.”
”That's so cool. How did you and Avalanche meet?”
”Isn't that bit of a personal question, Iris?” Alice whispered.
Unity chuckled, shaking her head. ”It's cool. I have not much to hide hell my real name is in the database alongside the school I go to. Avalanche and I are both in the same class, he recently transferred here from down south. At first, I, like many people, ignored him, but something intrigued me about him. Once I found out about his powers, I approached him about using them for good. And the rest is history.”
”Man. I'm so jealous… I wish I had cool powers,” Iris whispered pausing the recording and starting a new take. ”We have one more question for you, Unity. All the streamers out there are doing it for the money and fame. Some just want to pass the time, and others are streamers for fun. But you are different. You go out of your way to save people. You've stated on multiple occasions you don't care for the views or fame. Why go out of the way to be different? Why are you a hero?”
”I'm no hero.”
”What?”
”Well, to me, a hero is a very loose term. It implies that only certain people can be so-called heroes. That it's a profession or a title. You don't have to be a hero to save people as anyone can save somebody hero or not. I just save people because it's the right thing to do. You don't call police officers or firemen heroes for doing their job so why should I be any different. If people want to see me as a hero, then that's awesome, but I simply see myself as a streamer doing the right thing day by day.”
”Sam… Sam.” Alton whispered, appearing from nowhere. She turns to a paranoid looking boy. ”It's happening.”
”You mean, it's him? I thought you said he died?”
”I was wrong. My father is here… I, we can't beat him.”
”Yes, we can Alton… You need to have faith. Trust me together, we can win. I'll get in contact with Marco and Destiny. We will stop him.” Unity entitles, stopping turning to the twins. ”Sorry girls that's all I can give for today. You should get home; it's not safe.”
”Yes, Unity! Thank you again.” Iris bowed running off with Alice in hand. Alice stopped turning to the two streamers smiling.