School For Superheroes ^_^

smilies • 19 December 2011 at 4:03 PM

A loud sigh issued from a tent, followed by some soft noises of objects being moved, books, Ren imagined, then a young boy, a few years older than Ren, and the oldest person here, emerged.
Something about this guy calmed Ren straight down. He had the kind of aura that everyone trusted: kind, friendly, intelligent, patient, understanding.... One thing about him Ren noted with curiosity though: he had grey hair, like he was, or had been recently, under extreme stress.
"You see," he began out of no where, "special people like us have powers, and the governent realized this, and decided to track us down and send us to special schools, train us and use that power. But other countries realized this too, and when it came to war, they used their own in battle.
Eventually it just became an all-out, endless war, gifted v.s. gifted. So that normal people don't become involved and hurt, they moved the war to a small isle so we could all fight until we rot."
Ren winced.

Deleted • 19 December 2011 at 4:20 PM

"Oh yes, powers. So after much study, the governent saw that our power came from... Well, let's call it... Separate entities, found inside us. These don't actually physically exist, and it's probably difficult for you to comprehend, but...
Oh well. You can easily learn to control your entity, and harness their power. But the government saw that if the actual entity was in control, they could use their own power so much more efficiently!"
"Hurry up, would ya?" Col scowled and poked the dying embers of the fire with a stick.
Booky ignored him. "The raw power was irrestible. So they banned proper training on how to control powers, and let them go wild on the Isle, where the only people they can harm are enemies or other gifted, whom ultimately the world would be better off without."
"So everyone at Super School..." Ren broke off.
"Oh, you've been there?" Booky's eyes darkened. "Yes. If only I could get in, I could train them all.... Save them all. You see, my power is to identify or "read" what powers people have... Even yours," he looked at Ren sharply. "And I can see if they are dormant.... Wild.... Or under control. The ones that have completely submitted, they take the forms of animals in my eyes..."

smilies • 19 December 2011 at 5:12 PM

The small cat, one resembling a snow leopard, licked its paws and kept one ice blue eye fixed on Blaine, calm and serene. "I get a bad feeling from this," it meowed in his head.
"I know, Zan, I know," Blaine sighed and spun around his computer chair so he faced the window.
Go into the forest.
Lousy orders. Don't even give a reason. He thought for a minute that maybe they had found out all he ever gave them were duds, but discarded it because he didn't give them that much credit.
Well, he knew he could always count on Zan when the going gets tough. "Right Zan?" He asked with a smile.
"Not likely," Zan yawned. "But try not to kill yourself? That would be unfortunate."
Blaine slipped on his favourite dark shades and wandered into the forest.

"And.... You said... -I- have a power?" Ren inquired hesitantly.
"Yup, you do. Lucky you," Col snorted.
"Don't you?" He asked.
"Of course!" Col sounded annoyed. "I just don't need to reveal it to the likes of you."
Bubbles laughed. "He gets stagefright," she teased.
Ren shrugged. "What about Milly? What was hers?"
"Ebony could..... Sort of... Hypnotize you," Bubbles looked down.
Suddenly Ren had a flashback, of when he was 6 years old and scared of heights. They were making him walk the tightrope... He looked into Milly's blue eyes... And he wasn't scared any more.
"So what's mine?" He asked finally.
"You want to find out?" Booky asked with a tight smile. "Lean back, and close your eyes."

randomkitty17 • 19 December 2011 at 5:22 PM

Catcher didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. "GOOD news? What? What is it? Tell me. What could POSSIBLY be good news for me right now?" Catcher's face was an unreadable mask and the other man's face mirrored it. "Well, we've done a little bit of expirementing, invented some new things and pulled some strings..." somewhere, in the back of Catcher's mind, a tiny voice said, 'Hey, that rhymes.' " and we think we might be able to send you back you back to school." Catcher waited. "That's not a very funny joke," he muttered. "No, no, I assure you, I'm not lying. Just agree to one condition and we can send you back to your friends." Catcher stood up quickly. He would accept, no matter what. If he could go to the school instead of this pit, well, he could actually have a good life again. The man smiled a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He told Catcher the condition. Catcher stood stone still. Then, he nodded slowly. "O..oka..okay...." Catcher said cautiously. The man wrapped his arm around Catcher's shoulder and lead him to the helicopter.

taffy789 • 19 December 2011 at 5:31 PM

"Blaine." Elisa called out, grinning in the shadows of the forest, hiding herself from him.
"I need you to... get a SPECIAL person for me-US."
She threw a folder at him, letting it land in front of him.
"I believe you had put him in the stack you sent us? A Leon Knight?" Elisa smirked in the darkness.
"Knock him out anyway you can, and bring him here. But-whatever you do- DO NOT kill him. Or attempt to put him in a desperate situtation. That would be bad..... For you." She smirked again, and retreated into the shadows.

smilies • 19 December 2011 at 5:38 PM

What Ren wasn't prepared for was his three new friends suddenly jumping him, pinning him down and Bubbles starting to strangle him.
"You are going to die," Col's eyes glittered.
"Veerrrrrry painfully," Bubbles added.
Col nudged her. "You're not very convincing," he whispered.
"Sorry! It's my first time," she shot back.
Ren was choking so he could really comment.
"Okay, Book, knock him out."
Booky jabbed him with some needle and Ren blacked out.

When Ren woke up he was alone. The sun was slowly starting to set, the sky was dyed a deep red.
One odd thing. The tents were gone.
Second odd thing. The grass was a lot longer than it used to be.
Third odd thing. The grass was blue.
Fourth odd thing... The town was gone. In the distance, giant snow topped mountains loomed.
"Where am I?" He stared.
"Hehehe..." A wicked laugh made him shiver and he looked over his shoulder.




"Why do I get stuck with the dirty work?" Blaine complained. No reply. He sighed and trudged back to the school.
"Welll... It could have been worse," he pondered.
"Too right," Zan muttered.
"Still here?" He asked the feline irritably. "Why don't you go find some catnip or whatever you usually do?"

demon • 19 December 2011 at 7:33 PM

The voice then coughed, and yawned, one very long yawn.
"Sorry, must have been the gazelle I had for dinner..."
A hazy shape emerged from the grass then merged to form a boy, Ren's age (whatever that was), with a mane of golden sun-streaked hair and mature deep brown eyes that hinted the guy was older than he appeared. Black tear marks ran down both of his cheeks from his eyes. His skin was dark and tanned, and his build light and athletic. When he walked it was such a smooth, fluid motion, it was like he was made of liquid himself. He wore a simple white singlet and jeans, which made Ren want laugh, it was in such contrast to his wild appearance.
"Good, you don't eat humans then," Ren joked, getting a weird vibe that this guy wasn't... Normal.
"Now, who ever said that?" The strange smiled, showing inhuman sharp pointed teeth.
Ren stumbled backwards, eyes wide.
"Ha! You look like a fool," he grinned. "Poor Renny, what did you expect?"
Ren looked despairing. "I've had some pretty bad nicknames, but that one takes the cake."
"Yeah, right," Ren's power rolled his eyes.


"Whoa!" Col jumped back, Bubbles screamed.
"Where did he go? He got away... So fast..." Col narrowed his eyes, looking around.
"This is bad. If this power is a bloodthirsty one, we could have a bad case on our hands. We should split up," Booky suggested, and the others nodded.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 2:26 PM

Elisa tapped her black fingernails against the tree trunk.
She hoped that sending the boy to get someone who was actually in the group of folders he'd sent them would lure him into a false sense of security.
Then again, if all went to plan, she would soon find out who's side he was REALLY on.....
Either way, everyone she was after could be an obstacle in her way later, so it would be better to get rid of them now.
Elisa turned back to the two kids. "You can gather the others now."
@randomkitty17 -Summer, right? 😋
@trish - Uhh....Who do ya want to go? *Facepalm*
~~
Leon sat in front of the gravestone, not wanting to think he was sitting of a bunch of dead bodies.
'Ivy was able to take her own life, and it saved other's lives... even if it was a little late.' Leon thought to himself, turning a knife over in his hands. 'And God knows I have really nothing to look foward to. It would be... to protect people, right?'
HE sighed, and stared at the knife again. He wanted to LIVE though, more than anything. And there was a chance... that he might get out of this without taking lives... Maybe a 1% chance if anything.
Leon shook his head. 'Nah, I could never take my own life. Sadly, i'm afraid i'm too much of a wuss.'

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 3:38 PM

"Well, that's good," a voice said out of no where from behind Leon. "'Cause someone told me that would be bad news for me," Blaine made a face, leaning casually against a wall.
Oh man, he thought to Zan. Alex will kill me for what I'mma have to do....

randomkitty17 • 20 December 2011 at 4:00 PM

@taffy789 yup.

Speaking of her....

Summer flopped down onto a bench in the courtyard. How were they STILL missising? She was starting to get worried. She shrugged it off and went to the gym to practice with her power. Practicing always helped take her mind off of her problems.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 4:11 PM

Alex lay on her bed, listening to one of her old favourite band, Green Day. Her eyes kept flickering to the cell phone beside her, which remained silent.


"So, where are-am I?" Ren asked, feeling strangely calm.
"Humph," the power scowled. "This is the place where I've been sleeping all your life, until you disburbed my nap, that is," he yawned again. "Stupid child. See what you've done? I was getting to the best part of my dream, then -you- had to come and wake me," his eyes glittered and he strode right up to Ren and lifted him by his shirt's collar.
"Achhhh..!" Being strangled twice in one day was as bad as it gets.
"And now I'm awake, and angry, and in control of your body," the power hissed.
"What?!?" Ren managed to choke out.
"That's right, that's why your stuck down here now," the power dropped him. "Have a nice sleep, old friend," he grinned, and started walking away.

trish • 20 December 2011 at 4:24 PM

@taffy789 Just take Jade. I'm not feeling good so I won't be active much.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 4:37 PM

"Don't... Turn your back on me!" Ren growled, pulling himself up.
The power stopped dead. "Do you... Honestly think, that you could beat me? Force me into submission? Reclaim control, from me?"
Ren hesitated. Booky had never told him how they had done it. He didn't know what to do.
"You think you, a mere mortal, could learn my name?" The power laughed.
Ren looked at him. "I care about your name why?" He decided to bide his time and distract the guy.
The power paused. "PLEASE don't tell me you're SERIOUS." He looked at Ren. "Oh dear. You really ARE as stupid as you look."
That stung. "Hey. It's not my fault no one tells me anything!"
"It's called using your head, duh! Learning their power's name gives the user the ability to control their power, to an extent! Gosh, what do they teach kids in schools these days!"
Awkward silence.
Power realizes he just told his user how to control him.
"Anyway, you'll never learn mine, so..." The power stuck his tongue out at Ren.

randomkitty17 • 20 December 2011 at 5:00 PM

Summer blew up another dummy. 'Idiot and a spaz. Serves them right, I'm not surprised they're lost.' She let energy trickle down into her palms and heat her hands. A flick and they ignited. Zip, bang. Two more dummies burst into flames. 'Its not like they were really useful anyway.' the room suddenly felt like an oven. 'They were weak. Most people here are.' Summer withdrew two knives and flung them, handle over blade. They embedded themselves in a dummy's chest. 'Not me. I'm not weak.' suddenly, Summer herself burst into flames. It didn't hurt, it felt....good. Powerful. Her mouth twisted into a grin. 'I could show them what power is. I could crush them in an instant!' then, the flame extinguished. She staggered and braced herself against a wall. She shook her head. Something wasn't right. Where were those thoughts coming from? Tired and hungry, Summer left the gym. "I don't think I'll be practicing for a while..." she muttered.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 5:23 PM

That sounded pretty solid to Ren. How could he get someone to tell him their name if they didn't want to? Honestly, Ren didn't think he was smart enough to pull that off.
"Hmm," Ren looked at the guy measuringly. "Jerry... No, Stanley? Max... Timothy?" He mused. What suited?
The power was nearly crying with laughter. "That's good..! I haven't laughed this hard... Ever!"
Ren sighed. "Why can't we work together...? Like Alex and her Xela?" He asked sadly. Alex had told him all about hers...
For a few seconds, Ren saw his power actually waver.
"You wanna know why?" He said eventually.
"Yeah."
"Because.... You're so boring, it sends me to sleep!"
Ouch.
"Well, not really you," the power admitted. "Your LIFE. God, you think those stupid little thrills are ANYTHING? Give me some REAL thrills, any day."
The power paused. "How about this... I challenge you... To a race! Whoever wins, gets control."
A race! Was his power... Speed?

demon • 20 December 2011 at 6:28 PM

"Okay," Ren accepted, standing up.
His power smirked. "Bye then," he started running. He was ridiculously fast! "Eat my dust, human!" The power yelled over his shoulder.
But Ren couldn't afford to lose. He shot forward, sprinting. He had to go... Faster!
The grass twisted around his legs, it was so long and thick, it was like running through water. But the air was so dry and light that it was like nothing at all, so much easier than the heavy, humid air he was used to.
The power's eyes widened in shock as he saw the kid gain on him, get even, and then overtake him. He'd never ran this fast in this life, then again, he'd never needed to. Maybe... He was getting lazy...! The power pondered.
Ren reached the end of the line, literally. At a certain point, this unreal world fell away, a yawning abyss stretching down forever, the distant mountains merely a faraway painting, fake. He stood there, panting. Looking back, he couldn't even see his power.
"Uhh... That'd be because I'm right here," his power tapped him on his shoulder, smiling. "That was fun. Let's do it again sometime! But you know, you'll need to get a little faster before you can catch ME out. I mean, what did you expect?" He rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I think it's about... Your bed time." He raised his left hand, palm facing Ren, and curled the fingers in in a way that reminded Ren of a cat.
Suddenly he noticed the nails getting inhumanly longer, sharper, and... Claw-like. The power grinned.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 6:46 PM

How did this guy get ahead?!? Ren thought, panicking. He's gonna kill me...! Why did he want a race anyway, why didn't he just kill me straight away? ... He was probably going to kill me anyway! Cheater...
Cat... Fast.... Cheetah? Something clicked.
But how would that help him anyway?!?
He resigned himself to his fate. He was going to die here.
"Fine! Strike me down!" He yelled suddenly.
The power flinched. "What... Did you say?" An ear twitched.
"Are you deaf? Get it over with, kill me!"
His power tapped his foot. "Sheesh, is that an order? I wasn't even going to," he looked annoyed.
What the hell was going on? An... Order? Ren stared.
Wait a minute... A name...? Oh, it couldn't be...
He burst out laughing. "Oh, that's just too good!"
"What?!?" His power snapped.
"I get it I get it! Your name is Strike, your name is Strike!" Ren laughed.
Strike scratched his back, annoyed and also embarrassed. "That's not funny!"
Ren laughed even harder. He suddenly realized that Strike had actually WANTED him to win. He sat up and found the guy had turned his back on him.
"Yeah well... My work here is done," he said loudly, then walked off.
Ren noticed as he left that his form seemed to shrink, become more feline, and as he left, he could have sworn he heard Strike mutter, "I always found four legs faster anyway."
Then the surreal world dissolved and Ren fell into the dark.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 6:56 PM

Leon nearly jumped a foot into the air.
He pulled himself up and turned around.
"Oh yeah, hi..."-he drew a blank with his name-"....Blake."
Yeah, that wasn't it, but it was better than nothing.
"What you just heard was me praticing for a play where i'm a sudcial person. Yep, that was it."
Leon rubbed his neck nervously, thinking 'Why am I such a horrible liar?'
"Either way, whatcha want?" Leon sighed, hanging his head.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 7:09 PM

Blaine scowled. "Yeah, look, would you mind tripping over a tombstone and knocking yourself out for me? It would save me some work."

@taffy789

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 7:25 PM

Leon was a little slow on uptake.
He started to take a few cautious steps back, neverless.
"Sorry, my doctors warned me against purposly knocking myself out. Appearently hitting your head is bad for your health. Go figure." Leon grinned, trying to hide his confusion.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 7:30 PM

"Really, I never would've figured," Blaine rolled his eyes.
This is stupid, he said to Zan.
Hurry up and get it done then, Zan swatted an imaginary fly with a lazy paw.
Mmm, Blaine replied, and looked at the ground, where frost was forming, fast. Ice started forming on Leon's foot and crawling up his leg.
"Getting chilly," he remarked cooly.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 7:41 PM

Leon stared at the ice for a few moments, horror struck.
He pressed his hand against the ever-growing ice, and shattered it with a bolt of exploding electricty.
"Get chilly? Seriously? That's the worst line EVER." Leon rolled his eyes, straightening up.
"You should've said "You're iced" or "Freeze!" or something. ANYTHING was better than that."
Leon had to admit to himself that humor was his way of dealing with difficult situations.
That and running away.
He decided the latter would be better in the long run.
And that was how Leon found himself flailing, running away from "Blake", wondering why he wanted to make him into a life-sized Leon ice sculpture.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 7:57 PM

Blaine sighed. Oh boy. He never ran if he could help it. Not that he was unfit or anything. It was just so uncool.
Well, the kid was running down hill, idiot.
Sighing, he formed a ramp out of ice and slid down it, to jump down infront of Leon. "Hey, this is just as lame for me as it is for you. I don't play tag or hide-and-seek, so come quietly like a man or I'll have to resort to force," he was getting more and more bored.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 8:12 PM

@smilies -... Hehe, unCOOL. XD *Likes puns*

Leon halted to a stop so fast when Blaine jumped in front of him, he fell down.
"Use....FORCE?" Leon questioned, taking a few steps back.
"Really, what do you have against ME? If ANYONE has a reason to beat up anyone here, it's going to be me." Leon complained. "But I don't hold grudges."
He quickly picked himself up, and tried to look imitating. But, his face was hardly serious, and and that failed.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 8:15 PM

"Do I look like I care one whisker for you?" Blaine asked sardonically. "You can ask -them- when you get there." He fell into a fighting stance.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 8:31 PM

Leon pretended to look hurt, and aquired a bad high pitched woman imatation. "Ouch. Ouch Blake, that hurt. After EVERYTHING we've been though together, you now say you don't care about me?"
(Lol. XD)
Then he realized that Blaine was working for "Someone". And that the last time "Someone" took him "Somewhere" against his will, that place was IoD.
And he sure as heck wasn't about to go back THERE again.
The smile melted off Leon's face faster than melting ice during a heat wave.
He quickly raised his hand, which was still sparking with deadly electrity, intill it was a few inches from Blaine's face.
"Look, I don't want to hurt you. If you leave now, i'll forget about the whole thing." Leon stated that calmly, knowing very well that he couldn't kill this guy.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 8:38 PM

Blaine looked at him. "At least I know your name. Stop being so selfish, I mean, what would happen to me if I let you go? Besides, they'd just send more people after you," he rolled his eyes. "I'd say I feel for you, but I really don't. So get out of my face."
Ice exploded around Leon's hand, and spreading. Blaine backed away while he was distracted a safe distance and summoned ice again to grip Leon's legs.

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 8:57 PM

Leon staggered backwards, but was kept by falling from the ice that started to form around his legs.
He held out his hand, and willed the electricty to explode the ice off his hands.
'What the heck am I supposed to do?!?' Leon thought, heart racing, blood pounding in his ears.
'Easy. Let me take over.' A cold voice hissed in his head. Leon almost gagged. 'Face it. It's either this, or IoD. Think about it.'
Leon forced the voice out of his head. "Not a chance!", he screamed outloud, angered.
Clenching his fists, Leon willed his static field the spark up once more, cracking the ice around his feet, making it easier to break free.
He threw a sphere of electricty at Blaine, purposefully missing him.

smilies • 20 December 2011 at 9:03 PM

Question: WHO THINKS STRIKE IS AWESOME/WANTS TO SEE MORE STRIKE? And who wants to murder him? XD

"Come on, that's pathetic," Blaine watched as the crackling sphere flew past him, unflinchingly. "Look, I'll make it easier for you. Hit me. I don't care if I die," he smiled, and stretched his arms out wide. "No secret weapons. Gimme your best shot."
Inside his head, Zan purred.



OH, AND AFTER THIS, CAN WE MOVE EVERYONE TO IOD AND NEW TOPIC? And start the second gen as well? People are waiting 😸

taffy789 • 20 December 2011 at 9:27 PM

@smilies - ... Hmm......

Leon stared at Blaine, knowing he'd caught on.
He gritted his teeth, and sent bolt after electric bolt at Blaine, all of them missing him.
Finally, Leon just gave up, and hit the ground, panting.
"I. Would've. Hoped. You. Had. A. Better. Sense. Of. Justice." Leon panted, every word coming out with a seperate breath.