Post by SuperKamiGuy1 on Jul 23, 2021 22:17:57 GMT
The girls arrived inside just as the guys were sitting down for their breakfasts. Derrick in particular sitting down for a meal of Savory Chickpea Pancakes and a Pumpkin Spice Smoothie. He sipped from the drink and then raised it to the ladies. "Good morning, ladies."
"Good morning, Derry, are you ready for the workout challenge today?" Dolores asked him.
"Always. In fact, we're going to be adding a little twist to it. There will be a second work out for two hundred that I can bench a little over 4k."
"How much more?"
"4,096."
"Are you serious? That's insane! I know you're awesome, Derrick, but don't you think you're taking this a little far?"
"Just a little but it'll be fine. Owain will be spotting me so if I end up in trouble then he can just lift it off of me. I appreciate the concern though."
"Of course, any time, but just be careful okay?"
"I will be. Thank you."
She winked and ran off to get her breakfast.
"So how are you feeling?" He teased Clyde.
Clyde continued to take his time enjoying his blueberry pancakes. "So good. I'm feeling better already."
"I told you man. Eggs and blueberries and water. You'll still need to take it easy for a while though."
"Doctor's orders?"
"Doctor Blackburn is in the house."
"Then may I share a seat with you, Doctor Blackburn?" Dolores offered him.
"Of course, any time." Derrick responded and slid over to the other end of his side of the booth so she could sit down.
"Because that's appropriate breakfast talk." Clyde joked. "So what's your secret?"
"I dunno. I guess I'm just made of sterner stuff than I thought."
"Good to know. But I think I'm going to take a nap in the back of the library later. Just sleep this off."
"Go for it man. People do it all the time."
"Just a quick little nap. 90 minutes should be good."
"Isn't a 40 minute nap the minimum though?" Dolores asked.
"Yeah but we've got a day off. I'm using it."
"Don't blame you. You coming to the workout?"
"Sure. Hundred bucks says you pull it off."
"Deal. This is gonna be fun."
"You starting to feel better yet?" Owain asked Josh.
"Maybe just a little." Josh confessed. "I'm still not doing that ever again though."
"Yeah, I probably should have warned you. Drinking parties like that are something you need to be ready for. You can't go into those cold."
"Lesson learned, right?"
"Yep."
The friends and students enjoyed their breakfast together and then after cleaning up they headed out to the gym.
"See you there. Tomorrow morning. Two thousand two hundred four point six billion two hundred twenty-six million two hundred eighteen thousand four hundred eighty-eight ten-billionths pounds. One Metric Ton. Ten reps. Hundred dollars says I do it."
"Thirteen and you've got it. Don't worry. I'll spot you."
"Thanks man. Challenge accepted." They shook on it. "Seriously though, you were pretty awesome in there for a guy with no powers."
"Ten years of workouts and training with my parents, Owain. I'm a machine now. Man, if any of those psycho punks ever come back for another round? Fuggedaboutit! I could take on any of them now."
"Thirteen and you've got it. Don't worry. I'll spot you."
"Thanks man. Challenge accepted." They shook on it. "Seriously though, you were pretty awesome in there for a guy with no powers."
"Ten years of workouts and training with my parents, Owain. I'm a machine now. Man, if any of those psycho punks ever come back for another round? Fuggedaboutit! I could take on any of them now."
"For the last time, Derrick, are you absolutely sure about this?" Dolores asked him.
"Sure am." Derrick replied.
"You know how crazy this sounds right?"
"Sure do. Can't exactly back out now though." He finished his stretching and performed a few quick push ups and sit ups. "Everybody's gathering around for the challenge and betting already. I can't disappoint them ."
"I guess that makes sense. Just be careful okay? Don't hurt yourself."
"Yeah I know. Thanks Dolores." Derrick popped back up and switched his phone to video record. "Can you hold this?"
"Huh? Oh, sure." She accepted the phone. "But what for? Just to record it?"
"For my own collection, yeah." He grinned and took his shirt off and placed it on a bench.
"Yeah okay!" She agreed quickly.
Derrick laughed with a few of the students and slap-fived them and approached the bench as it finished warming up to 1 ton. "Last chance to back out, Derrick." Owain teased him.
"Just have my money ready, bro." Derrick replied and laid down on the bench. "Lets do this."
"Ready?"
"Ready." Derrick reached up and grabbed the bar which had been set to 2,204.62 lbs. He wiggled his fingers, smiled, gripped it and lifted it up and lowered it down to his chest. "Showtime." He smiled, took a deep breath and pushed it up high. "One." He lowered it back down. Derrick pushed it back up. "Two." He lowered it back down and up. "Three." He repeated the process. "Four." Again. "Five." Again. "Six." Again. "Seven." Again. "Eight." Again. "Nine." He started to feel it. "Ten." Again. "Eleven." (Come on. Just two more! You can manage that!) "Twelve." Again. One more to go. He lowered the one ton barbell down and then he pushed it back up again. "Thirteen! Lets go beyond!" He lowered it down and pushed it back up again. "Fourteen!" Again. "Fifteen!" He smiled and set up the bar and sat up and caught his breath to the cheers of the room!
Derrick rubbed his shoulders and performed a few stretches.
"That was awesome man! Awesome!" They shook on it. "The money's yours. You feeling ready for the next level?"
"Yeah. Hell yeah. Lets do it!" Derrick replied and set the bar and waited for it to finish warming up.
The coach looked at it. "Uhhh...Blackburn? I'm glad you're taking an interest in furthering your physical fitness, are you sure this is a good idea? You understand that Trinity University is not responsible if you hurt yourself right? That we're not liable and that you're undergoing this insane idea of your own accord?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes."
"Okay then. May God be with you."
"Been saying that all day, sir!" Josh called out to him.
"Thanks for that by the way!"
"You're welcome!"
The betting among the students began anew as the bench warmed up. Once it was all set to go he laid back down on the bench again and grabbed the bar. "By The Power Of Grayskull." He said to himself and lifted the bar up. "Ohhh yeah. Feeling that." He laughed and held it up and slowly lowered it back down. (I can do this. No big deal. I can do this. I've got this. Look at me. I can handle this! Totally!) He pushed it back up. "One." He lowered it back down. "Two." Up again. "Three." He paused for a few seconds and then repeated the process. "Four." He repeated the process. "Five." Again. "Six." Derrick closed his eyes and took a breather while holding the bar up above him. "I can do it. No prob." He repeated the process. "Seven." Again. "Eight." Again. "Nine." Again. "Ten." Again. "Eleven." Again. "Twelve!" Derrick put the bar back up again and Owain settled it and reset the bench. It cooled down and the weight gradually returned to normal while Derrick sat back up and stood up and held up his fist to the roar of applause of the others.
The students collected their winnings and Derrick accepted his own payment from Owain. Dolores could only stare in amazement as she recorded everything on the phone.
"You're drooling, Dolores." One of her friends teased her.
"I am not!"
"Yeah, you drooling."
"I am not!" She insisted again.
Since he was here anyway, Derrick decided to have some more fun after a brief break. He walked over a bar and set it up to 2.43 tons. 4,860 lbs. "Overhead press time!" He smiled to his friends and grabbed the bar, lifted it up off the bar, readied himself and lifted the bar up above his head with his arms fully extended. "One." He lowered his arms and repeated the process. "Two." Again. "Three." Again. "Four." Again. "Five." Again. "Six." Again. He gritted his teeth. "Seven." Again. "Eight." Just a few more. He could handle it. "Nine." He closed his eyes, lowered it and then lifted the bar up again. "Ten!" He kept going with this until he reached sixteen and then he finally set it down again and took a break with his fist raised again to further cheers of his friends!
After cleaning the equipment he collected some winnings from the others and returned to Dolores and accepted his phone back. "Thanks." Derrick sent the video to Tina for a laugh complete with the message. 'Top That!' His cousin successfully trolled he returned his phone to his pocket to upload it later. "That was fun."
"That was...certainly impressive." She agreed.
"I'm going to grab a shower if you would like to start the investigation afterword."
"Yeah, yeah I'd...I'd like that."
"Great." Derrick retrieved his shirt and walked out to the cheers.
He relaxed in the shower while he let his body rest up. "Ahhhh that was fun." The steam swirled around him and slid down his shoulders to his chest while parting itself like fingers. He began to feel something sliding hands down his chest and he turned around and the sensation vanished. He looked around the shower, rubbed his shoulders, shrugged and returned to his shower meditation.
After cleaning up he got dressed again and saw a response message on his phone from Yennefer complete with her making a funny face at him.
Featherweight.
Love you, Super Lyacan.
Derrick pocketed the phone and took a breather before he walked out of the locker room to be greeted by his friends and their cheering. "Superboy, man, Superboy!" Clyde cheered and clapped him on the back.
"Derrick that was incredible!" Josh exclaimed. "I didn't know you could even do that without powers!"
"Well, I mean, I am technically powered. I received those enhancements 10 years ago but the rest is all me." Derrick laughed and ruffled his hair.
"How much does that cost anyway?"
"A couple mill. About $13 Million plus for the stuff my family and I received. That's not even the best stuff either. The top of the line enhancements cost way more than that and turn you into a real super buuut you need to register if you're going to receive it and do a whole lot of paper work, there's red tape, a waiting period, background checks...they did that for us too of course but I've heard they really dig into your past with the big stuff."
"Woah."
"Yeah. I haven't actually seen anybody just walking around with that level of enhancement but apparently it's really powerful. But anyway! How about that investigation, huh? Who's ready for a road trip?"
"You realize that there's going to be a perfectly rational explanation and you'll just end up looking silly, right?" Diego asked.
"Like what happened last night?"
"Okay that's fair."
"Don't worry about it. Come on. We're just going to knock on the door and have a look around. It'll be fine." He assured his friends and walked out with his friends laughing and joking with each other.
Derrick lead his friends across the parking lot to his 2000 Lightning Vespertine Luxury Hybrid Sportscar. "Hey there, Boltie, you ready to ride today?" He asked it while sliding his hand across the car's hood to the driver's side.
"Okay, did you seriously name her Boltie?"
"She's a Lightning Vespertine. Of course I named her Boltie." Derrick chuckled. "Now then. Check this out. Access Code: A soldier just braves enemy fire to rescue his wounded comrade. Bloec Burna! Open up."
The car recognized his voice and his access code and turned on. The doors unlocked and opened up.
"Woah-ho-ho! That was cool, Derrick, that was a haiku right?" Dolores asked as she got in and the seatbelt adjusted and slid down her body and buckled itself.
"Moral Strength by Bernard F. Asuncion." Derrick replied.
"Sounds like he has some real skill. I'll be sure to look him up."
"Oh yeah he's great." Derrick assured her while his Clyde and Hubert climbed into the back. Diego fist bumped Derrick and left to go join Owain and Josh in the truck. Randall and Nicole got in Randall's own car.
With everybody ready and set to go, Derrick's car closed up and they drove away to the Professor's house.