Ascension

"I'm sure you're wondering_ why me, why this happening _and am I dreaming and so on, but I assure you I am very real and you are very lucky. I had originally planned to take the world out with me, but your small act of kindness against all odds makes me think that _you _should be able to live like I have after I'm gone. Now I won't give you all of the powers that I have, since your mortal body couldn't handle the power, but I'll give you a few things to make life a bit more interesting." He stood up and walked to the mouth of the alley. "Maybe a demonstration is in order. You were staring at that blonde, yes? I'll be back in a moment."

The minutes felt like years, but he came back with the blonde from the bus stop in his right hand and her phone in the other. "She was texting some guy name Jamie, but I put a stop to that. Introduce yourself miss."

The blonde smiled shyly and walked up to shake my hand. "Hi sir, my name is Amy." Her hands were ridiculously soft. And did she just call me sir? She looks like she's at least two years older than me.

"You'll find that she's much more agreeable than she was twenty minutes ago, right Amy?"

Amy nodded and tilted her face down so I didn't see her eyes. "I knew you were staring me at the bus and I moved because I thought you were a gross creep. But things are different now."

"You couldn't be more correct!", Curtis said. "John, Amy will be here to serve you before your bus ride together, though you're free to hold onto her longer if you want to." He moved forward and put a hand on your shoulder. Much of your power spike is going to occur when you wake up tomorrow, but you'll find overall that people are much more likely to agree with the things you tell them to do. The rest you'll have to figure out on your own. His arms started fading from sight, and then his legs, quickly moving up his body. He looked down. "I see this is happening sooner than I expected it to after the power transfer." He gave me one last smile. "Sorry I didn't answer any of your questions." And he was gone.

I didn't really know to comprehend any of this, but I was alone with a blonde next to me that was looking into my eyes. "What would you want me to do first, sir?"