The Superhero's Powers (The Superhero's Son Book 4) Read Online Free

stopped when he saw me sitting on my bed, but it was impossible to tell if he was surprised or concerned, since his helmet blocked his face.
    “Ah, Bolt,” said Mecha Knight in his usual cool monotone. “Carl told me that you were awake, so I came to check on you. How do you feel?”
    “Awful,” I said. “And weak.”
    “Well, you shouldn't feel so bad about yourself,” said Mecha Knight. “Everyone fails at some point, after all, and—”
    “Jack, that isn't what Kevin means,” Dad interrupted him, causing Mecha Knight to look at him.
    “What is the problem, then?” said Mecha Knight. “Does he still need to rest?”
    “No,” I said. I couldn't look at Mecha Knight. “I'm fine. But my powers … my powers are gone.”
    Mecha Knight tilted his head to the side. “Your powers are gone? What do you mean by that?”
    “Robert Candle stole Kevin's powers,” Dad explained. He shook his head. “We're not sure how, but now Kevin is just a normal human teenager again.”
    “Are you certain that he has lost his powers?” Mecha Knight questioned. “Sometimes particularly traumatic events can block a superhuman's powers for a brief period of time, as you know, Genius.”
    “Yes, I am aware of that, but that doesn't appear to be what happened to Kevin,” said Dad with a sigh. “He has literally lost his powers.”
    “Has this ever happened before?” I said, looking up at Mecha Knight and then at Dad. “Has anyone ever had their powers stolen before? Like, maybe a supervillain in the past did this sort of thing at some point, making a machine that could take away peoples' powers or whatever.”
    “Not that we know of,” said Mecha Knight, shaking his head. “Powers are genetic, after all. While some scientists speculate that there may be a way to shut off powers in the brain, the fact is that modern neuroscience has yet to find the 'off switch,' as some call it, or its opposite, the ‘on switch.’”
    “The closest thing I can think of is during the Pokacu invasion,” said Dad. He readjusted his glasses. “The Pokacu aliens used an artificially designed gas that negated a victim's powers. But the gas only lasted for a few hours, at which point the effects would fade and the victim's powers would immediately return to their original level and the gas itself would leave no long term effects on its victims.”
    “Is Robert like half-Pokacu or something?” I said. “I mean, he's ugly enough to be one.”
    Dad just rolled his eyes. “No, but it is a mystery as to how he did it. Kevin, did he happen to have any sort of device or gadget that he could have possibly used to do that? Perhaps some kind of powered glove that let him take your powers?”
    I shook my head. “No. He had a gun, but that's not very useful for stealing powers from neoheroes. He just grabbed me with his bare hands and started draining me.”
    “I see,” said Dad. He rubbed his forehead in worry. “Then my worst fears have come true: Robert's superpowers have finally manifested.”
    “It is only logical,” said Mecha Knight, who didn't sound as worried about this as Dad did, though Mecha Knight generally didn’t emote much anyway. “After all, his father was Master Chaos. It would have been surprising if he hadn't manifested his powers at some point.”
    “Hold on, are you guys saying that Robert's power is that he can steal powers from other neoheroes?” I said in shock.
    “Unless he has some kind of device embedded under his skin or there is another explanation for it, then yes, that appears to be the case,” said Dad.
    I groaned. “Why did he get the most overpowered superpower? That's so unfair.”
    “Life is unfair in general, Bolt,” said Mecha Knight. “We must simply play with the hand we are given, even if it isn't as good as someone else's hand.”
    I was about to ask how that was relevant when Mom suddenly said, “If Robert has Kevin's powers, does that mean he will use them to attack