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[i][u]Location:[/u] Lincoln Memorial High 
[u]Interacting With:[/u]  Alice Malone [@Undine], Jay Hunter-Darling via Text [@McHaggis]
[u]Time:[/u] After School [/i][/center]
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The school day had finally ended.  It had been an odd day in school indeed, perhaps… no. [i]Definitely[/i] the most peculiar one in the history of all mankind, possibly.  Not only was there a strange eclipse the night before, Alice had encountered floating and teleporting people, and a meeting in which she discovered that most of the people she knew had some sort of superpower! All except her, Malcolm, Ash, and Scout if she remembered properly.  Which was a little discouraging, but everything was fine!

Moon had mentioned that she wanted Alice’s help in doing various experiments, rituals, sacrifices, or some sort of offering about those powers? Alice didn’t know. She wasn’t really paying attention when Moon had told her. But she did know one thing--She would be going over to Moon’s house in a bit.  At the current moment, Alice was heading home to her own place to drop off her backpack and other school-related supplies before hanging out in her best friend’s garden.

Absentmindedly, she glanced down at her phone to check the time. She had to check it about 4 times before she finally registered the time. It was fairly obvious that Alice’s mind wasn’t quite there with her. She was lost in thought about the strange events that had occurred. Perhaps that’s why Alice didn’t notice that she had stepped out into the street, right into the path of an oncoming truck. Most seemed unaware of Alice’s fatal step, and only the bright, observant eyes of Scout were truly able to react fast enough to the upcoming tragedy. From her perch on school’s founder’s statue she saw the whole ordeal begin to play out, and instantly she was on her feet and sprinting towards the utterly unaware Alice Malone.

Any past troubles the two girls had shared were quickly thrown away to be replaced by a single word, ‘protect’. Scout rushed towards the street where Alice was crossing, throwing her right arm forward as she cried out, [b][color=436EEE]“Lissy!”[/color][/b] in an attempt to grab the girl’s attention. This indeed, did catch “Lissy’s” attention. It was a nickname that Alice hadn’t heard in years, courtesy of a once very close friend.  Alice let out a gasp as she realized how close she was to impending death. Of course, however, the truck was much too close for Alice to simply step out of the way, and Scout allowed her gaze to cross among the driver’s seat briefly. She noticed instantly that he was distracted by the obnoxiously loud music within, and Scout, finding that she was out of ideas, merely continued her quick stride until she felt her hand connect with Alice’s back.

[b][color=436EEE]“Watch ou-”[/color][/b] Her words were cut off as panicked air claimed her throat. The truck was upon them, filling Scout’s peripheral, and she turned slightly, holding an outstretched hand up to where the danger was approaching. Scout wondered briefly what it would feel like to have her life flash before her eyes, but a sudden burst of pale blue distracted her thought process. Alice, on the other hand was in a state of shock and confusion.  Not only was it shocking to notice that she was about to be run over, her former best friend--someone she’s barely talked to over the past few years--was at her side.  Energy burned at Scout’s finger tips and a sharp pain formed behind her eyes, feeling akin to an overly intense migraine. Someone screamed, Scout wasn’t entirely sure who, and as her body finally hit the hard asphalt she awaited the impact of the truck’s bumper.  


But it never came. There was a long, unyielding beeping and crashing sound, close and burning, but no pain bloomed from the impact of the truck. Scout dug her knees into the asphalt and squeezed her eyes shut, as if still preparing to be hit by the car, but a few moments passed and the two girls in the road were still in tact. [b][color=436EEE]“Lis- Alice…A-Are you okay?”[/color][/b] Scout whispered quietly, sucking in quick and unsteady breaths as she turned to examine what had happened. Much to her surprise the truck was still in front of them, but a thick, cracked wall of blue light had stopped it in its tracks. The bumper of the truck was smashed, and the man in the driver’s seat was holding his head in his hands, and as Scout tried to take in the scene she found her mind couldn’t completely comprehend what had occurred. Confused and breathless, she turned her gaze to Alice and tilted her head, hoping the other girl would have answers for her.

Alice was stunned into silence for a few moments, gazing at the blue wall. She took a moment to gather her thoughts and organize what just happened. 1. Alice had nearly been run over by a truck. 2. Scout had sprinted over to come save her. 3. The truck made impact--not with them, but a blue wall that was definitely not there before. Alice moved towards the wall and hesitantly put her hand against it, testing if it’s real.  “Scout… I think you just saved us.  I don’t know what this is, but a lot of weird things have been happening. And I don’t think that I’m the one who caused…. Whatever this is.”  Even though she was stuck in this incredulous state, Alice broke into a relieved smile before throwing her arms around her childhood friend.  “Thank you.” She murmured, before she realized the awkwardness of this hug.

[b][color=436EEE]“Uh, uh, ah, I did that?”[/color][/b] Scout blushed faintly as Alice pulled her into a hug, though he mind was still racing with questions about the wall in front of them. Glancing at it once more, Scout allowed her mouth to gap open as she saw the field vanish into nothingness, leaving only a few inches of air between the awkwardly embracing girls and the mashed bumper of the truck. She sat extremely still as the hug seemed to last much longer than either had intended, and eventually she untangled herself from Alice’s arms and struggled to stand. A crowd, curious about the current situation, had begun to form across the street, and Scout didn’t feel the safest while surrounded by strangers. Panic from today’s wild events finally congealed and filled her chest, and Scout sucked in one, deep breath before lowering a hand down to help Alice up.

[b][color=436EEE]“Let’s run.”[/color][/b] Scout said tightly.

Alice allowed her to be pulled to her feet as she gave a nervous glance at the growing crowd. She gave an affirmative nod before the two girls took off, running as fast as they could away from the mangled truck and the onlookers. They sprinted through lawns and leapt over fallen branches, the very same way they used to do together so many years ago.  Once they felt that they were safely away from the would-be accident scene, they paused.  It was an unassuming little park that many of their friends would remember playing in.  Alice at this point was breathing more heavily than usual, not used to running that fast.

“Okay Scout,” She said between gulps of air, “We need to figure out what exactly happened back there.”  It obviously wasn’t a coincidence that the two were miraculously unhurt from an oncoming truck on the day that everyone started discovering powers like some kind of superhero movie. There could be only one explanation for this. “You said that you didn’t have any type of powers in the astronomy meeting. But, I think that you actually might!” Scout, while sucking in deep breaths to keep from panicking, settled down against an old oak tree trunk. Her eyes wandered across her hands, then connected with Alice’s face, burning with disbelief, confusion, and just a bit of amusement.

[b][color=436EEE]“Powers, yeah. I guess they really didn’t have any reason for them to show up until… That.”[/color][/b] Scout motioned towards the direction of the school with a shaky hand. She pulled another hand through her wild hair, making a half-assed attempt at taming the mane before continuing on, [b][color=436EEE]“seems like I can, uh, make walls? Energy walls. Would that be right?”[/color][/b] She glanced down at her fingertips again, noting that they were still warm from the initial burn she had felt before. Still not entirely convinced, she lifted the heated hand out in front of her and stared. She half expected the wall to reappear instantly, but much to her distress she found nothing appeared. Frustrated she shut her eyes tightly and huffed. Her fingers clenched briefly, and the same pain she had felt behind her eyes burned, but again her eyes opened and settled on nothing but empty air before her. Instantly, a pout settled on her lips, and she glanced helplessly up at Alice,

[b][color=436EEE]“I can’t do it again.”[/color][/b] She muttered dejectedly.

Alice had observed Scout’s failed attempt to produce an “energy wall” as she had called them.  Like Scout just mentioned, perhaps she needed a reason for her to make them appear? Alice got a very devious grin on her face.  If Scout needed a reason, Alice was more than willing to supply it.  She leaned down and plucked a pinecone from the ground before quickly hurling it at Scout. “Heads up!” She giggled, before crouching down to gather more pinecones and small rocks in her hands. She tossed them all at Scout, making sure to not hit her, just around the general area. Of course, there was a chance that Scout would get hit--Alice didn’t have amazing aim, after all--and snowballs would’ve been more ideal. But it was in the middle of September, so Alice could only hope that either her aim was so bad they all missed Scout, or there would be a magical wall in place. As the pinecones arched gracefully away from Alice and towards Scout she froze. Her eyes assessed the projectiles, and while many of the pebbles would simple scatter at her feet a select few would gladly land on her head and lap. Slightly perturbed by the the thought, Scout rose a hand to try and stop any from hitting her face, but as she did her palm flared with heat and a hand-sized line of blue energy formed above her head. The pebbles and pinecones toppled onto the surface and slide down onto the earth beside her, and an excited Scout glanced up at Alice as if looking for praise.

 “See? You did it!  Sylvia ‘Scout’ Presley, you’re officially a superhuman.” Alice clapped her hands with a laugh. The way Scout was looking up at her was just so adorable. Scout was looking up at Alice with her wide blue eyes with anticipation and excitement shining within them.  Even though they hadn’t really talked or interacted much in years, it was the most natural thing for Alice to pat Scout’s head lightly.  It was strange, yet familiar. There was no awkward tension between them now like there had been for a while.

Redirecting her attention to the issue at hand, Alice considered what Scout’s abilities meant. It looked like it was a shield of some sort, and it was sturdy enough to smash a truck. Alice shook her head slowly in disbelief. “This is too weird. What in the world is happening to all of you guys?”

[b][color=436EEE]“My guess is as good as yours, Li- Malone.”[/color][/b] Scout leaned her back against the oak trunk, her head poised against rough bark as the awful migraine the force field created slowly began to fade. She pointed up at the sky that gleamed beneath the branches, briefly seeing the eclipse in her mind’s eye, [b][color=436EEE]“Jay may be right about the eclipse causing it, but there’s… Not enough evidence, I suppose.”[/color][/b] She glanced up at Alice slightly, blue eyes gleaming curiously as many questions passed through her mind.

At this point, Alice didn’t even care about the answer to her question.  Her lips curved into a smirk as she appraised Scout. “Oh, so now it’s Malone?  If I’m not mistaken, you called me Lissy.” Even though it was something that couldn’t be proven, Alice was sure that it happened. She remembered the jolt and the sudden rush of nostalgia when Scout had shouted her former nickname.  She placed her hands on her hips and took a couple of steps forward to peer into Scout’s face. And to make sure she couldn’t escape as well, she supposed.  “Make up your mind [i]Silvia[/i].  What’s it going to be? Sounds like you want to call me Lissy!” Alice said in a lilting, teasing tone. Scout let her eyebrows lower, blue eyes clouding slightly at her real name being mentioned, but as soon as the troubled look came it went and was replaced by a faintly pink expression. She fiddled with her sweatshirt strings slightly, somewhat embarrassed by Alice’s accusation, and then with a tiny, nostalgic smile she sighed ,

[b][color=436EEE]“I thought it would be weird to call you Lissy, you know.”[/color][/b] She pulled at the pull-strings, tightening and loosening the hood that sat daintily on her small shoulders, [b][color=436EEE]“but, if you’re okay with it then… I’ll call you Lissy again.”[/color][/b] Her lips parted into a slightly uncharacteristic grin, and after a moment of quietly smiling she stood and stretched. Her eyes traced the sky again, and then eventually landed on the delicate frame of Alice once more. [b][color=436EEE]“I’m sure you’ve got somewhere to be, then. Shall we part ways here, Lissy?”[/color][/b] Scout asked, half-distracted as her hand dug into her sweatshirt pocket.

“It’s a little weird, but… We could make it not weird.” Alice said with a bright smile.  “Before I go… Friends?” 

[b][color=436EEE]“Friends.”[/color][/b] Scout responded, smiling equally as bright, feeling almost rejuvenated by the calming presence Alice seemed to emit. 

“It’s a promise!” Alice cried, before turning around to go meet another one of her friends. It was a peculiar day indeed, but it was turning out to be a good one. Scout watched her run off, feeling as if she could take on the world, and with a soft, happy sigh she turned her gaze down to her phone screen. Jay’s number gleamed on the worn screen, and she taped out a quick message before she started her trek towards The Gallery.

[quote]To: Jaaaaay

[color=436EEE]discovered something while saving alice malone's life today. hope youre okay, did ur dad do anything to you?[/color][/quote]