[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://media.tenor.com/OjMHkhNPFz8AAAAC/the-powerpuff-girls-cartoon.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Nallore][@Trainerblue192][@Achronum][@PatientBean][@Forsythe][@Blizz][@Kirah][@Natsu][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]8:40 AM - Wed. Sep. 15th, 2038 - Margaret Carter Institute[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][@Blizz][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Forsythe]: 

	Vicky fired off her attack, and it [i]hit[/i]. The infrared laser fired off first, setting Leah on fire. Her hair and her clothes were burning. The repulsor beam attack hit Leah second, not as powerful as the laser, but strong enough. It struck Leah in the neck. It was a fatal attack. Leah's form glitched for a moment, as three hearts appeared above her. One of the hearts then greyed out. And Leah vanished. Only to respawn at the platform she had first entered from. 

	Ed was keeping to himself, crouching down near the tree line and somehow managing to become somewhat invisible. He was watching the fights though, almost hungrily. He noted the hearts that had appeared above Leah, and how she had respawned. It was like a video game then. They had three lives. Hopefully, all the heavy hitters would tear each other apart, and then Ed could stroll on out and claim victory. Worst case scenario, he wouldn't be out of breath like the rest of them. 

[hider=Uniform Trim Colors]You can choose what variation of the uniform your character is in - i.e., pants or skirt or shorts. The top is going to be a plain white button up with a tie. In the winter months, people will put on an academy blazer or sweater on top, but it's likely way too warm for that right now. We're heavily drawing inspiration from [url=https://speedcosplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/H7b239b38ba7e436cb76706f75a92e50bX.jpg]the Umbrella Academy uniforms[/url]. 

Green: Diana & Zelda 
Purple: Mary Sue, Ardere, Sabine, Leah
Blue: Andy, Zari, Vicky 
Red: Percy, Dorian, Danni, Mads, April [/hider]

[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=42A9FF]April Flynn[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://media.tenor.com/nEO6Ni4VmuQAAAAC/sydney-sweeney.gif[/img][hr][b][color=42A9FF]Location:[/color][/b] Gym - Training Room A
[b][color=42A9FF]Skills:[/color][/b] Hydrokinesis
[hr][hr][/center]	Each time a bat was destroyed, it turned into water, crashing helplessly into the ground. A similar thing had happened to the questing beast when Nimue dispelled it. If it hadn't been apparent to April then, it was now - the Lady of the Lake was using [i]magic water[/i]. And all the water in the universe was April's to command. Could she control these creatures like water, before they had been dispelled? She wasn't sure. But what she did [i]know[/i] though was that there was now [i]plenty[/i] of water on the floor for her to work with - especially after Andy and Mads took out a fair number of the swarm. 

	The swarm kept on coming though. Mary Sue conjured up a weird sort of cage thing around them. [color=42A9FF]"Nice job, uh... Sorry, I don't know your codename, Mary Sue!"[/color] April cried out. Her eyes were on the prize. The cage around them had narrow enough gaps that it would hopefully keep most of the bats out, although she was trying very hard to not worry too much about whether the bats could squeeze on through the gaps. 

	She held her hands out in front of her, bracing her body as if she was about to carry something heavy. And April tugged on every drop of water in the room. She thrusted her arms up towards the ceiling, and the water did the same thing, slamming into the swarm. The water sent the swarm up and into the ceiling, breaking some of the poor bats' bones in the process. She tried to force the water to keep the pressure up as long as she could, but her focus slipped and the water crashed down to the ground - the remaining bats along with it. [color=42A9FF]"Any chance you could hit them with lightning?"[/color] she asked Andy. [color=42A9FF]"Just maybe, um, try not to hit this cage - I'm not sure what material it's made out of - thoughts maybe? - but I don't wanna find out if it conducts electricity."[/color]

	Lady Nimue had not said another word. She was as still as a statue, just watching the girls in the cage. [hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=ed1c24]Percy Novikov[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://img.wattpad.com/2d1f3d73c54881dda120e2c253025d7a91255265/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f5a762d492d4a6c325931775248773d3d2d313039343730343333362e313638656165646262353830313334623935383132373530343234352e676966[/img][hr][b][color=ed1c24]Location:[/color][/b] Gym - Training Room B
[b][color=ed1c24]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A
[hr][hr][/center]	Percy was not surprised to hear that Zelda didn't even want to be here. He didn't particularly want to be on a team with Danni and Dorian either - Sabine, vicious as she was, was fine. He liked her sharp tongue. But while he wasn't thrilled with his team placement - mostly because he just could not [i]stand[/i] Ser Nemo - Percy still wanted to win. He didn't want to be made a fool in front of the world's superhero community. He wanted the praise and the attention and the awards, and once he had them, he'd act like they were nothing. That they meant nothing. That he was above all of that stuff. 

	He knew the school rules - all the high school aged students had to be on a team. Zelda had to compete. [color=ed1c24]"Maybe you can ask to be transferred to another team then, where people don't have a strong interest in winning,"[/color] Percy suggested. He didn't mean it to be mean. But it probably came off that way. He wasn't arguing for April to be brought on - it'd probably just make Danni and Dorian even more unbearable. But if Zelda wasn't going to pull her weight, then he didn't want her on the team. 

	"Ms. Flynn, once training for the day is complete, would you stay behind so we can chat?" Ser Nemo asked. The coach didn't look shocked in the slightest that Zelda was having a crisis of confidence and wanted to quit. If anything, he seemed to have expected it. Percy narrowed his eyes. Had Ser Nemo time traveled briefly and seen everything that was going to happen that day already? Had he rehearsed in his head a thousand times how to convince Zelda to stay on the team? Did he keep on traveling back in time until he got it right, creating thousands of splinter realities? 

	Sabine however had a devilish grin on her face. 

	It was immediately apparent to Percy as to why. She didn't pick the teams that he expected her to. But she also didn't do the worst case scenario, which would've been pairing Percy up with Danni and Dorian. He gave a pitying glance to Zelda. This was her worst case scenario. [color=ed1c24]"Interesting choice,"[/color] Percy said to Sabine, moving to stand next to her. Actually, his worst case scenario probably would've been being paired up with Nemo. [i]That[/i] might've just killed him. 

	Ser Nemo chuckled slightly at Danni's whine, shaking his head. "My dear boy, you competed first in the challenge. But take this lesson and heed it well. [i]There are no redos.[/i] Treat every choice you make as if it is set in stone," Nemo advised. His tone became strangely sharp. "And there is only ever one winner - never two, no matter how it may seem."

	Percy shook his head quizzically. What was [i]that[/i] about? The vibes were so weird from Ser Nemo, and they seemed to change drastically by the minute. He guessed that maybe the bit about no redos could've been from the trauma of his apocalyptic future, but those futures were averted all the time. Time travel was all about redos. And as for the winner comment... well, the best Percy could guess is that Nemo was terribly competitive - simultaneously a sore loser [i]and[/i] winner. 

	Ser Nemo then handed rope to the two teams, letting them tie themselves up. The obstacle course was a mirror image, meaning that the team of three would start off by going to the left, and the team of two to the right. "On your marks... get set... GO!"

	Percy turned to face Sabine for a moment, before shuffling along with her up to the start of the course. There was a dizzying drop separating them and the other side. He assumed there had to be pillows or a crash pad or [i]something[/i] down at the bottom. In the middle, a canoe was suspended on a rope. And on the other side, he could see the rest of the course. Percy snorted slightly. [color=ed1c24]"Idiot. A drop like this is nothing to a teleporter,"[/color] he boasted. [color=ed1c24]"Don't hold your breath. When you're ready, I'll jump us."[/color]

	Of course, Percy had never teleported another person before, but he wasn't about to tell Sabine that. Just like he hadn't mentioned the pounding headache or the growing feeling of nausea.  	 

[hider=Obstacle Course]The obstacle course is identical for both groups. There are four stages to this course. 

Stage 1: A sheer drop separates you from the rest of the course. The expanse is about 20 feet in length. In the middle, there is a small canoe tied to a rope. The canoe is approximately 7 feet in length. 

Stage 2: There is a wall that you must scale. It is covered in sharp, pointy thorns. The wall is 30 feet tall. No climbing equipment has been provided, but there seem to be handholds behind the thorns, if you could reach them. 

Stage 3: There is a table with a small red box, and three photographs. The photographs are of three mean, labeled Sinister, Malcom, and Benjamin. There are three doors in front of you. Inside the red box, there is a tooth. Behind two doors are monsters you must fight. Only one door is clear. Identify the owner of the tooth and use that information to pick the correct door. 

Stage 4: The final stage. There is again a table in this room. On the table is a bomb. Disarm it. If you do not disarm it, it will explode. [/hider]