Here's chapter 3 everybody! Brooklyn's going to learn more about his powers!

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After that crash landing from his sudden burst of speed, Brooklyn's arms trembled all over when going to look into a puddle nearby, seeing some lightning beginning to spark in his eyes more. Something weird was going on with him. How did he even get this fast? Brooklyn already knew he was a fast flyer but not to this extent.

He took a steady step forward but felt rather normal which made him sigh in relief, knowing he had to get home before his clan worried. When starting to walk in a regular pace, Brooklyn suddenly screamed as the same speed force hit him again, and suddenly Brooklyn found himself near the Brooklyn Bridge for his namesake.

The red gargoyle shook wildly from the momentum, looking down at his feet now which had leftover yellow lightning coming off of them, trying to wipe it off before anybody noticed.

"What happened to me while in that coma? Did... did I just become the Flash?" Brooklyn had read about all those super heroes but didn't think their powers could really happen to somebody in real life. Looking around for a bit and spotting the Twin Towers, Brooklyn decided to do a test. Taking a breath, he began to run, his eyes widening as he finally got the feeling of the rushing speed, looking around at how blurry his surroundings were. This was something he thought he'd never could experience.

Soon he finally reaches on top of the Twin Towers, panting heavily but hardly had any tiredness at all in his legs, a little smile on his beak. He already knew he was a faster flyer than his clan but now with this weird power it can boost it up greatly, letting out a happy shout when going on another run around the city, causing Owen back at the Eyrie Building to sense something going on. Owen next transformed into Puck, going out to see what he had been sensing, flying above the city.

Puck blinked at the sight of what looked like yellow lightning zipping around the city. He realized he hadn't seen Brooklyn for a while, wondering if it could be him. Soon the lightning streak stopped at the Twin Towers again, going towards where it is and was confirmed right about it being Brooklyn.

Brooklyn's face was quite excited still, feeling like he had been running for at least two seconds until a voice made him jump. "Enjoying your new powers?"

The beaked gargoyle yelped, turning about at the sight of the Fay man in front of him, his ears going down from his secret getting exposed. "I-I... lovely night huh?" He tried asking, trying to cover himself up.

Puck wouldn't be fooled, folding his arms. "No joking around Brooklyn. You wake up from a 7 month coma, and now have super speed?"

Soon Brooklyn couldn't keep it in anymore, lowering his head. "Ok, ok, I admit it; I... kinda got really fast recently, just from being struck by lightning. But I don't even know what to do now that I have it. What will my clan say?"

Floating around him, Puck simply shrugs. "Just tell them the truth if it bugs you so much. But what about your other old one, Hudson wasn't it? Isn't he still being held hostage by those Quarrymen?"

Brook kicked a rock, sitting down at that point. "How can my superspeed be of any help if I don't know where he is?"

It made the Fay roll his eyes. "By telling your clan about the speed you got, and working on how fast you can be." But Brooklyn suddenly had a small flicker of fear, not so sure now if he wanted it anymore. "Puck, is there a way you-you can remove it? So I won't be a freak among my clan? I'm already a freak enough in this world, we don't need me to be a mutant with unnatural powers."

Puck gave a little sigh, shaking his head. "I'm sorry boy, but my magic really doesn't work that way. I'm afraid you're stuck with it for a while. But don't see your powers as a bad thing. It can help you take down all those villains out there."

Soon, Brooklyn reluctantly agrees but was still unsure. "If you say so. So, shall we go back to them then?"

Puck smiles at Brooklyn, gesturing to the castle. "Lead the way, you're the fast one." Brooklyn chuckles, now feeling his feet load up with a lot of energy, and beginning to rush off of the Twin Towers and down to the ground, looking about in awe at his speed, his heart rate thumping quickly too while Puck flew overhead, staring down in amazement at the lightning streak, wondering what it will mean for all of Manhattan now that a gargoyle with powers was there.

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Lexington had been waiting for Brooklyn on the parapets, worried about where he was until to his surprise saw his red brother climbing up the wall, clambering over, looking like he ran a marathon. "Where have you been? We've been worried."

Brooklyn grins halfheartedly. "I'm alright Lex, but I have something to tell everybody inside. It-it is about what happened after getting struck by lighting." He explains, a hand on Lexington's shoulder as the two walked inside, Goliath being there and staring at his second.

"Brooklyn, we've been seeing lighting all around the city, do you know something about this?" He questioned, Elisa having reported all of that to the rest.

The red gargoyle gave a flush, swishing his tail. "Well, that lightning you saw? It was me. I-I have superspeeed now." He says in a small voice, making Angela along with Broadway gasp. Goliath blinked, surprised at this reveal. '

Brooklyn explains about how he found his superspeed while petting Bronx, Elisa feeling like she stepped into a comic book now, kind of excited about the idea of having a really fast gargoyle in the family, hoping it will be what they needed to save Hudson.

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Meanwhile, in the Quarrymen's headquarters, Hudson tugged hard on his cage bars, glaring in despair from how long he had been kept. "Let me out of here, you demons!" He screamed. "Ye can't keep me in here forever!"

Jon Castaway soon stepped forward, a cruel smile on his lips. "Oh, old one, I believe we can. You are the bait to lure the whole clan right to us."

The brown elder looked down, not wanting his family to get hurt, but still hoping some kind of rescue would come his way after 7 whole months.

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A new chapter before the New Year on Wednesday. Hope you all have a great 2025!