Frank's POV. "I am so sure that there's someone out there putting acid crystals everywhere

"I am so sure that there's someone out there putting acid crystals everywhere. I mean, you saw them on the car that time. There is no way that they could've just jumped out of the gutter and engulfed the whole car," I spoke to Gerard as we both sat in my office "discussing ways to improve business practice" an hour after we had left the police station.

"I agree. It's too weird for it to have happened by accident. And I am sure that there are more people out there with super powers. I mean, even Erica has powers. I'll bet a tonne of people in Jersey were affected by the explosion. And who says that one of those people isn't a criminal? Who says that all of the people who got super powers are gonna use them for good reasons? I think we've got a supervillain out there," Gerard replied.

"I think so too. But uh, anyway, we'll talk more about ways to improve business later. You have a client soon," I spoke, stretching my arm out and unlocking the door to my office. Gerard stood up and pecked my cheek before walking out of the office. Once he'd left, I received a text message from Mikey.

Sorry for being an asshole earlier, but has Gerard ever mentioned to you when his birthday is?

I decided to reply back to him.

It's fine. Gerard's never told me when his birthday is. It's not today, is it?

I didn't have to wait long for another reply.

No. It's in 2 days. I thought I'd tip you off because I know how Gerard is...

I raised my eyebrows at the reply. Two days? I hadn't even gotten him a present or anything!

What do you mean you know 'how Gerard is'? I asked in reply.

He doesn't like people making a fuss over things like his birthday which is why I figured that he probably hadn't told you when his birthday is.

Well thanks for letting me know. I might surprise him or something. I texted back.

That afternoon, I was doing some internet shopping. I was getting Gerard's birthday present off the net because I knew I wouldn't have time to set foot in a real shop. Once I was done, I decided to check out the top news stories for the day on the local news website. One headline caught my attention.

Man dies as acid attacks

I read the article. It was the exact man who Gerard and I had discovered this morning. I learned the identity of the guy too. His name was Jeph Howard and he was the vice president in a very large corporation. This guy was loaded and he owned large amounts of housing and was a very influential person in society. Someone obviously had a beef with the guy. I wondered who and why. Could Jeph have been an ass of a landlord? Or could he have done some nasty shit to someone? Business guys were known for sometimes squashing the little man so that they could get thousands, sometimes millions more dollars.

That afternoon, once work had finished, I walked with Gerard back to his apartment and told him about what I'd read.

"Frank, I agree with you that there's some guy out there wanting to be an asshole and acidify everyone, but you heard the cop today. We have to leave it up to them," Gerard told me.

"Yeah, but until then what're we supposed to do? Just sit back and let more people die? What if the cops can't do anything even when they discover that there is a supervillain out there? What if only we can fight the guy," I voiced.

"I think we should hold off too. And if we see anything more suspicious, we'll decide what to do. It could be dangerous, Frank. I love you too much to let you just go out there blindly to find a guy who's shooting pink crystals everywhere. I don't want you to get hurt," Gerard rationalized. I sighed.

"You know that I'd do anything for you. And if you want me to wait and hold off on finding this supervillain, then I will, but if there are any more attacks, even if they're just on post boxes, then I'm not gonna stand around like a dickhead when I could be fighting the guy," I told him, walking up to him and giving him a big hug. Gerard didn't let go of me, even when I had.

"If you choose to go after the guy, then I'll be with you one hundred percent," Gerard told me, kissing my nose, before continuing to put on his superhero costume.