There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes. There goes my hero. He's ordinary.

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Tonight public speaking contest was held at Chet's elementary school. The top five students were selected to present in front of the judges and family members. All of the contestants had to give a ten minute speech about their heroes. Everybody chose a family member except for Chet. He spoke about his hero, Captain Cool.

Chet's Dad seemed a little upset to have not been chosen as his son's hero. Captain Cool was Norseman City's protector, a super hero with charisma and good looks. Chet came in second but didn't seem too disappointed. His Dad smiled and hugged him as he returned to his seat. Chet fell asleep on the ride home while his Dad just stared in silence.

The next day was Chet's birthday. He got lots of gifts from his friends and family. His Dad told him he had one more gift and slipped him an envelope. When he opened it up, Chet's face lit up. His Dad had paid for his son to spend the day with Captain Cool, his favourite superhero! The Captain would be picking him up the following morning.

Chet could barely sleep that night. He was going to be Captain Cool's sidekick for the whole day! It must have cost his Dad a fortune. No wonder he was working so many extra hours. Finally it was morning and Chet could hear a helicopter overhead. It was the "Cool 'Copter." His hero had arrived!

A booming voice came from the helicopter, "Chet Higgins, its Captain Cool. Are you ready to save Norseman City with me?" Chet ran outside where he hopped into the Cool Copter. He didn't bother to say "goodbye" to either his Mom or Dad.

Chet couldn't believe it. There he was with his hero Captain Cool looking for bad guys. "Hold on Chet, I see my arch-enemy The Dragon causing trouble again. Be right back." Captain Cool jumped out of his helicopter, landed on his feet, and took out The Dragon with a laser blast from his goggles. "That was awesome!" Chet shouted.

"Where are we going now Captain Cool?" "I'm taking you to my secret hideout, 'The Cool House.' You're the first person to ever see it." "Wow!" The Cool House was on an island in the middle of the ocean. The roof opened up and Captain Cool landed safely inside. As he stepped out of the chopper Chet's jaw dropped. "Whoa!"

"Did you build all of this yourself?" "No, I bought them with my allowance." "Allowance? Aren't you 30 years old?" "Yeah, but my parents promised if I fought crime they would keep giving me money. Plus being a superhero has made me famous, popular, and the ladies love me." "I thought you did it because you were brave and wanted to protect our city?" "Meh."

"Okay bro, I'm heading out for the night." "Where?" "I have a date. I'll have my phone with me but only call if it's an emergency." "But I don't have your number!" "Exactly." "What am I supposed to do here all by myself?" "Uh, play with this sword!" "Ciao baby!" Chet was beginning to realize that his hero wasn't that heroic after all.

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"MY HERO"

Dan Mazur

At a public speaking contest at school, Chet talks about his hero, Captain Cool. This disappoints his Dad but he doesn't let Chet know. For his birthday, Chet gets to spend an entire day with his hero only to find out that maybe Captain Cool isn't so cool after all.

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