[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[twave]

Taking note of what Austin said Estella went back out further into the forest. At the moment Ben was the biggest threat in this situation. Going back up into the trees and looked around. On her planet she would have spotted something like Ben's current camouflage but here on Earth she was not as familiar with the plants.

[knight125]

Ben's suit changes slightly as he decides to stick to the ground for a while. He finds a patch of shrubs near the forest path that most of the students seemed to walk along, and sat within them, keeping his gun out of sight.

This is what he looks like, minus the gun

[twave]

With less people around to be targets things could take a while. Deciding to drop her efforts to find Ben, Estella came back down and headed back in the direction of the start. She was sure to avoid any beaten paths instead skirting their view. This was sure to become a game of cat and mouse.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda closed her eyes, letting her senses find anyone. She opened them after a moment, walking through the shadows. She touched her pockets, which held her own ammo, the a no given to her by Anthony, and by Austin. She took out some, loaded her gun and held the left over in her left hand, keeping her gun held ready.

She found Estella, exiting the shadows she left if three shots, one directly at Estella the other two to the left and right.nshe then quickly entered the shadows again

[twave]

Catching the shots with the wind again Estella turned to return fire. She was just fast enough to catch a glimpse of Kalinda disappearing into the shadows. That was going to be a problem. Perhaps a change of tactic was in order. Moving toward the tree line Estella went into a clearing where there was less cover.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda pondered this a moment. Perhaps firing more shots off at once would be beneficial, and when or of Estella pushed them away with wind, she could push back. She hesitated, following in the shadows and watching

[Gypsi]

With Matt seemingly distracted and unresponsive, Sun had went out on his own and stayed hidden for the most part by slinking behind large boulders and eluding detection around large trees and bushes. Although he had not been hit, he didn't hit anyone either. In fact, he hadn't shot his paintball gun at all. "It's time I do something. I can't just keep running away...", he thought to himself. Finding a nice thicket to hide in, August's body fell unconscious as he astral projected about a foot away from it. If his plan worked, he'd be able to trick others into attacking since they didn't know about his powers, nor did they know that was only his astral body and then, with their position known, he'd be able to strike. With his real body "asleep", Sun walked around in his astral form, all out in the open. Someone was sure to see it.

[PuRe DaRkNeSs]

Chantelle sat in the mirror, brushing her hair slowly as she hummed a tune. After sorting her hair out she sat on her balcony and had a cigarette. As she smoked, she twirled her fingers in the smoke as she exhaled, causing the smoke to be enlaced with black. Shortly she would attend the school for her kind, yet they all knew their parents. Yet she had no clue. The power surged in her fingers as hate filled her and everything around her wilted. With a sigh, she walked back in.
"I seriously need to get this sorted, "

[twave]

Making it into the clearing there were a lot less shadows to hide in and no trees overhead. Crouching down in some tall grass Estella seemed to disappear.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda thought for a moment. If her aim was good, she could fire and give the paint ball a bit of 'umph' with her telekinesis.

She stepped out if the shadow she was in, leaning against a tree trying to stay hidden, she caught where Estella had been, when she crouched, she fired three times, pushing against the paint balls, even as she moved into the shadows again.

[knight125]

Just behind Kalinda, Ben slowly rises from his hiding spot. He prepares to shoot, but before he could, Kalinda had disappeared. Ben drops to the ground and crouches, being as still as possible.

[twave]

The paint balls that Kalinda land in the patch of grass that Estella had hid in but nothing moved. Did they miss?

[Dioxide]

Sue

”Can’t we help you with your “things”!? Can’t we do it together like we used to? I’m sure the Academy will understand and help you and your mom out while staying in the Academy…. I just don’t understand… and I can’t understand because I’m not you and I’m being selfish and I hate you and me right now…”

Sue didn’t really hate Phoebe, but she struggled to sign her last sentence, she now breaking down in tears, heaving in breaths and tears flowing nonstop.

”Promise you’ll come back…”, she looked up, with the blankest smile she’d ever done, her vision blurry with tears, her emotions out of control that every ambient noise around her was amplified, to the point where she could hear the ants crawl up inside the hollows of a tree.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda wasn't about to go check to see if her balls had hit. She glanced about, having the feeling that she had just nearly been attacked. Ben was obviously around as well. She moved through the shadows silently, searching

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"I can't sort it out at the school, I can't. Oh, Sue, I'll come back. I promise. I just don't know when. I miss you so much. I am the one being selfish. Please don't hate me. I love you like a sister" Phoebe had to fight back her own tears

[knight125]

Ben watches his surroundings intently, looking for any sign of Kalinda or Estella. In this moment, he knew what it felt like to be hunted, and it sent a shiver down his back.

[Dioxide]

Sue

”I have to go, Phoebe… I’m happy you are sorting things out. Go be happy. Take care of yourself…” Sue hugged her tightly, crying into her chest, before letting go and lightly punching her in the stomach.

She jumped up and rubbed her tear-and-snot covered face all over Phoebe’s face before kissing her cheek. ”Promise.” She ran back to where the paintball game was.

She arrived at the general area where she’d last left her teammates, only to find them not there anymore. Perhaps it was over, she thought, and walked back in the general direction she could remember to go back to the Academy, out in the open ground.

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe promised. She crouched, hugging herself, and let the tears fall. She felt wretched. She wasn't happy. What would make her happy was being back here. But she had made her decision, and she wouldn't change it. She would learn to control her powers well, to be able to protect her friends, rather then be a hinderance. And she found she needed to be with her mother.

She stayed there like that for a while, crying, eventually standing, wiping her face, and starting to walk away.

---

Kalinda could now pinpoint where both of them were. Perfect. She stayed in the shadows, looking for the perfect opportunity.

[knight125]

As Ben scans the forest, he notices a clump of grass with paint stains on it. As he focuses on the paint, he can see that it's still shiny, which means it's wet, which means that it's where Kalinda was just shooting. He draws his gun and inches toward the grass.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda stopped, watching as Ben appeared. She stayed hidden in the shadows.
She would watch to see if Estella had been hit and was still there.

[twave]

The grass moved and it looked like Estella was moving away.