"DADDY!"

The shrill panicked call sent a shiver down Archie's spine. That was not the yell of a superhero finally breaking, but of a terrified child.

His body moved on instinct diving into the trap he had made to rescue his arch-nemesis. He clutched the superhero to his chest protectively and ripped their mask off. His heart squeezed, in his arms was not an adult, but a child. He had been fighting, hurting a baby, and the superhero ministry allowed it.