You and Hal were competing for the number-one spot. The Best Hero of the Year. You were working your hardest and so was Hal. What you didn't know was that Hal was only trying to win to impress you. However, his ego was too big to admit it.

"How's it feel to be in second place?" Hal asked teasingly, a smug grin on his face. Nothing had been decided yet, he just liked to watch you get flustered.