Deerfield Elementary, Rochester, Michigan
The superhero’s greatest challenge is always the challenge within. Superheroes need to champion their own shadows – internal challenges that sabotage us from our potentials. It takes tremendous courage to become aware and share these vulnerable parts of ourselves. But if we do, we can be free of fear and receive support to grow stronger.
Heroes contemplated their hard to find shadows and expressed them in “shadowscapes”. What persistent thoughts plague their potential? What behaviors do they have that may harm others?
It takes courage to name. More courage to express. Even more courage to share.
Heroes do share. They shed light on their “shadows” so they can be free of them.
And receive support from others.
When they do, it’s always a joyous celebration. Heroes smash their shadows and mold them into something meaningful – a trophy, a new way to be…
In honor of their courage, the Heroic Heart appeared! Everyone goes wild in celebration.
Celebration, that is, until the lurking presence of a cloaked figure crept up behind Laughing Moon.
He had come for the heart.
After the villains escaped, the heroes found a note on the ground:
“Pooperheroes,
If you want your precious “Heroic Heart” back, we’ll have it at Firefighter’s Park. You’ll need your best Fartitude, Wussydom, Dumbpassion, and Boogers, but none will help you. Bwahaha! Be there or be square… oh wait, you already are. 10 am Saturday, April 26th.”
With regards to the villains’ spelling of the Super Duper Power Sources, Ice Jester stated, “I am guessing they did not go to college.”
The heroes were undaunted. When asked if they were ready for the Epic Adventure Day this coming Saturday, they cheered wildly.
Later, news from headquarters identified the two supervillains:
The Nasty Negative
Power: Makes everything worse
History: The Nasty Negative is known to barf on kindergarteners’ drawings of their families. He tells kids with sore throats that they probably have cancer. Thanks to the fears he spread in the Cold War, he got the United States to amass 31,175 nuclear warheads at once. One time, he convinced more than 146,000,000 people that the iphone 4 wasn’t good enough and that they needed to buy the iphone 5 instead!
Shadow
Power: Sabotages teams by getting them to turn against each other.
History: Some say Shadow was why the Detroit Lions lost every single game in 2008. He convinces penguins who are mated for life to break up and leave their eggs in the cold. He turns friends against each other with ugly gossip and competitiveness. One time, Shadow’s eyebrows even stopped working together!
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