Long Past Dawn

I feel strangely lighter. I don't know how but I do, it's weird like I could just keep running forever. Like The Flash, now that would be a dream come true.

I'm so caught up in my daydreams I only come back to reality when I hear someone call "Watch out!" and I hear the screeching of tires. I turn, I'm in the middle of the crosswalk and a car is rushing at me, they've tried to put on the breaks but they're too close. I can't move only, stare at the oncoming car, every muscle in my body is frozen. I'm going to get hit.

I can't think, the adrenaline is rushing through me and suddenly like time is in slow motion I throw my arms out in front of me, palms facing the car and at the top of my lungs I yell, "STOP!!"

It like a power rush went through me, leaving me dizzy and unaware of everything. It takes me a moment to be able to focus again but when I do I realize that everything has gone quiet. And the car.... stopped. Not like the driver hit the breaks in time but like the car is frozen in time, I can see the driver is frozen in shocked horror. The car is frozen in time.

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My knees give out and I slump down in the middle of the street. H-how is this possible? I-I was about to be hit and..... Suddenly a horrible thought crosses my mind. I.... can't be dead, can I? Did the car hit me and I died? Is this it? Am I dead now?

I raise a trembling hand to my face and slap myself as hard as I can. It effing hurts. Maybe I'm still alive.

"How the hell is that possible...." A voice says behind me, I shakily turn to see who it is. I'm greeted by a tall man in a trench coat and hat, I can't fully see his face because of the shadow but he seems familiar from somewhere.

"Y-you saw that?" I meekly ask yet I can't keep the tremble from my voice and honestly, I don't care anymore. The anonymous man only nods and I think he's shocked too. "I-I'm not dead?"

"I don't think so... I don't know what the hell you did but you're not dead...." Mystery man says, his voice is deep and yet again I've had the feeling that I've heard or seen him somewhere before.

"U-Ummm this might sound a little weird after what happened b-but who are you?" I ask as I try to get up from my spot on the ground, but only getting halfway before I fall back down damn it knees why do you have to give out on me here?

Mystery man visibly stiffens after the question. But sighs and says, "It's a long story... I'm in town for..... work...."

"....." I can tell neither of us really believe him, but I'm sitting on the ground in torn jeans, a stained tee, and a hoodie after magically freezing a car in time so I don't think I'm in a situation to judge him right now. "Okay then...."

I finally manage to get my legs to work and am about address the matter of the car when he says, "Who are you? How the hell did you do that?"

"I-I don't know...." I'm not one to give out my personal info to strangers but I'll try and answer the second one.

"Huh. Well..... My name is Bruce Wayne. Do you mind if we get a cup of coffee?" Mystery guy says, taking away the hat and he is, in fact, Bruce Wayne. That's why he was so effing familiar, I hear and see him on TV all the time!

"No effing way...." I mumble staring slack-jawed at the multimillionaire standing on the corner of Prescott and Ave in front of me. There is no way Bruce Wayne just saw me freeze a car in time.

"I assure I am the real thing. And I have a couple of questions for you."

Bruce Wayne the wealthy, playboy, philanthropist and owner of Wayne enterprises wants to talk to me...? I'm still dreaming aren't I. Yeah, no way would could I freeze a car in time and talk to Bruce Wayne if I was awake, ah huh, that's it I'm still dreaming! I pinch myself to wake up but I feel it loud and clear. I'm not dreaming.

"I-I'm not dreaming?" I say sounding like a complete idiot.

"No, you're not. Coffee?"

"Umm yeah, coffee sounds like a great idea..... but ummm what about that....." I say pointing back to the frozen car while acting like a complete idiot yet again.

Bruce Wayne only lifts an eyebrow at me which all at the same time makes me feel bad for questioning him but also like a complete moron.

Ok, maybe is saying stop makes it stop then start will make it go again! But I'm not a complete moron and have learned my lesson so before trying anything I first safely return to the sidewalk where Bruce Wayne is standing.

And like before I throw my hands out in front of me, palms forward facing the car and yell, "START!!"

A familiar rush of power flows through my open palms and out into the world, I stumble and think I might faint but somehow Bruce Wayne catches me in time. I can only just see that the car started and the driver's face of disbelief that he isn't about to run someone over before I lose consciousness.

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I wake up to the feel of a leather seat under me, it's also pretty dark from what I think are tinted windows, I can also hear a man's voice in the background. Where am I?

I decide to play it safe and pretend to stay asleep for the moment and just listen in.

"No Diana..... Yes she stopped the car... No I do not know how she did it, she was just as confused as me..... Diana she-... yes she fainted after she unfroze the car..... that's what I'm saying.... you really-... fine where are you? Ok I'll be there in ten..... yes I'm driving and yes she is still here. I'll see you in ten minutes, good bye."

Is that Bruce Wayne? Is he on the phone? Is this his car?! Crap am I sitting in Bruce Wayne's car in unwashed clothes! Damn this sucks....

"You can stop pretending now."

I almost jump out of my skin when he starts talking to me. "H-how did you know..." I stutter, "But more importantly where are we and where are you taking me!"

"Intuition and we're in my car, and for the last question like I said earlier we're going for coffee and to meet a..... friend of mine that also wants to ask you a couple of questions. And it would be best if you could keep the questions to a minimum."