Barclay straightened, the pain from having his breath knocked out of him having finally subsided. He looked around, noticing camera phones, and hid his face. The last thing he needed was publicity. He headed for the door and turned right, jogging down the block.
Damn it! I shouldn't have gotten involved. I was barely even helpful... He thought to himself as he jumped onto the back of a bus. It had been a stupid move on his part, and now there were people who actually could do things. That one guy was taking the men apart with ease. He'd have handled them easily if they had been unarmed. And that fast girl. She must know her way around a gun. Either that or she had some kind of ability like him. He hopped off the bus and walked over to a construction yard, unseen. He cut through to the subway line on the other side and sat on a bench to think.
No, there's nothing too special about me. He told himself. And what about the last guy? In a trench coat. He sure looked the part, but Barclay hadn't seen what he could do. But he was sure he would. With that many cameras the media would have a heyday.
Meanwhile, back at the coffeeshop...
A news van that had been stuck in some slow traffic took advantage of the chaos that had unfolded, a dark-haired woman with thin hazel eyes got out, wearing a black skirt and a jacket in a light shade of purple got out, her cameraman following her with a camera already rolling.
"This is Jamie Huong of Channel 3 News, standing outside of a local coffeeshop here on 58th in downtown Alden. It appears that several masked men entered the store, brandishing guns and demanding money. Unbeknownst to them, the shop was being enjoyed by several people who it seems are now being hailed as heroes."
As she spoke, she walked up to the coffeeshop, tapping David on his shoulder. "Hi, Jamie Huong, Channel 3 News. Can you tell me who you are and what happened here?" She asked, putting the microphone up to him. The cameraman focused on David.