The Hugoverse

The hero's power changes every 15 minutes. [ Link to post .] Alma woke. She pressed the button to start the timer before she even opened her eyes. As her eyes fluttered opened she smiled at the golden sunlight filling her room. She slowly moved out of the bed, being careful not to activate whatever power she might have woken up with. Unfortunately for her, all her powers *felt* the same. It was like flexing a muscle, but the effect changed every 15 minutes after she woke up. She padded to her safe room. A large room made of solid steel and concrete. It took her several years, and hundreds of broken walls to learn how strong she could be. “January 6,” Alma said when she stepped through the door. She hit a red button on the doo r frame on her way in to start recording. She walked to the center of the room and jumped up and down a few times, then shook her arms to loosen her body a bit. She looked at the timer on her wrist. Eight minutes left. She took a deep breath...