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Once back to a normal size, Julius and Wilbur exchanged their real identities and some words.
Alas, the bull didn't see or meet Raziel either.
Without any trail to follow, Julius and Frontsek didn't know what to do now.
Eventually, they decided to stay a few days in San Antonio, and then go to New York. Julius intended to do something there, but didn't elaborate on what.
The first few days went well. Julius introduced Frontsek to Wilbur, who introduced Zlebow to them (The CEO was shocked by the growth and size Wilbur reached, but was interested in the possibilities). The old bull, at the occasion, tested a new version of Bio-Boost that limited the growth to Hulk-size.

One day, as the three were chatting in the hotel room, they heard and saw firemen and cop cars rushed on the road. A quick look at tv told them there was a fire in a building.
Quickly, Frontsek activated his watch and put on his other clothes.
And Shift jumped by the window, going to do his duty.
Julius smiled, proud of his boyfriend.
But barely a few minutes passed that an explosion rocked the hotel.
Jumping at the window, Julius and Wilbur saw a huge column of smoke come from a hole in a bank close to the hotel.
And a truck charge through the hole.
"What the hell?!" yelped Julius.
A bunch of armed goons got out of the truck and began threatening everyone and loading the bank's contents in the truck.

It only took a few minutes to fill the truck to the brim.
The bandits, still threatening with their guns, got back in the truck and stepped on the gas.
But the truck refused to move.
"What the?!"
The driver slammed his foot as strongly as he could. The engine roared and the tires screamed.
But the truck still didn't go forward.
It instead went up.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!"
They looked desperately by the windows to try and understand what was going on.
And jaw-dropped.

The people of the bank looked in awe at the gargantuan boar in front of them who was wearing only some too small pants, shoes, suspenders and a fedora (that was all Julius found to wear that could handle a Shift-sized bulk, and the fedora was an improvised idea to change his look and make himself not recognizable) that put in display his humongous muscles, and lifting effortlessly the thieves' truck.
"Everyone's okay? No one's hurt?" he asked.
"No," answered a bank employee.
"Good," smiled with relief the colossus.
"PUT US DOWN!!" yelled furiously the thugs as they tried and aim at their obstacle.
Whose answer was to shake the truck, emptying it from the loot and giving the bastards much bruises and nausea.
"How about no?" he snarled.
They wisely gave up and resigned to their fate.
"Good."
The superboar started carrying the truck to the closest police precinct...
"Who are you?" asked someone.

Julius hesitated. He just jumped to help, without thinking. He now realized he just pulled his very first action as a superhero (and felt very proud of it), and needed a name.
And settled for the first thing he found.
"Call me... Boarough."

Art by  Eclipticafusion
Julius / Boarough © me