[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[Avanhelsing]

Jack swung into his window he had just finished his new suit. It looked like Dad's but had major modifications. Like the gloves and boots. The gloves were for stronger punches and the boots to absorb shock from falling. His arms were exposed but that was fine. Jack put on his mask. He was going to do the opposite of Ben. Well not really. He was going to fix crime his way. The old way. He got to the city and waited for a bit.

[MarshiestMallow]

"I can handle her" Phoebe said softly, she hoped, at least.

[Mistress Dizzy]

knight125 said
"Simply prepare yourself mentally and emotionally. We can't have you melting down any time you think of what Ms. Waller did, understand?" Anthony replies before asking, "Tell me, Ms. Rayne. Have you ever killed anyone?"

Kijani shook her head at his question. "No. Never was in a situation where I had to. I know how to. In theory, I mean." She shrugged. "I suppose the mental preparation will have to be doubled. Do you expect me to have to kill someone?"

[knight125]

Anthony looks Kijani straight in the eye and replies, "Without a doubt. My father will let us in, but we have an agreed upon password to indicate when I think it's necessary for him to die. I'm certain that he'll begin preparations for a battle as soon as he sees me coming, and when I say the phrase, all hell will break loose."

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe heard the footsteps stop, the cursed herself for a fool. The window, of course. Without waiting for anything to happen, Phoebe stepped out of the cabin, running fingers through her hair. "My friends found us" She said softly.

Posion Ivy stood frowning. "I doubt Wayne is a friend"

Phoebe sighed, "No, of course not, given that he is my father, and headmaster. You were never going to tell me that, I can see that now. These last few days have been both great, and terrible. I've loved being with you, but missed my friends terribly. I needed you when I was a kid, Mum, but....I need my friends more now. I need them, because they make me strong"

"You're not going to leave me!" It was said in anger, as she stepped towards Phoebe, hands out, as if to snatch her, and force her to say.

Phoebe held her ground, the tears pricking at her eyes, "Like you left me?" She said it quietly, calmly. "For 18 years, I waited in that orphanage, always expecting you to come, always hoping you would say screw it, I want my daughter, and stuff the dangers. I made my way for three years, living, surviving, and then found the academy. For the first time in my life, I belonged! And then you came. That child within me went, because in some way, I needed to. I love you. But this is my choice!"

"NO! You're mine! You are not leaving! We can be something the world has never seen together!"

"No, Mum. I'm too good to be bad" Phoebe side stepped her, flinching slightly, but her mother didn't go for her. She went for the cabin. Phoebe spun, yelled out.

"You're not taking her from me!" she entered the cabin, towards the two girls

[Anime_Freak]

t2wave said
Raising an eyebrow Estella mimicked what Kyra did, though the water she used seemed to appear out of nowhere. She paused a moment before speaking. "Did you come from my planet or something? I haven't met anyone capable of controlling the elements like I do. Did you ever have telepathy?"

Kyra laughed a little. "No, I'm strictly from Earth. And my brother was the one with the telepathy."

[twave]

Anime_Freak said
Kyra laughed a little. "No, I'm strictly from Earth. And my brother was the one with the telepathy."

Estella smiled a bit. This was a turn of events she hadn't expeected. "I must be your sister from the stars then. I had telepathy but... Well that's kind of complicated."

(I have an idea Anime_Freak. I'll PM you)

[Mistress Dizzy]

knight125 said
Anthony looks Kijani straight in the eye and replies, "Without a doubt. My father will let us in, but we have an agreed upon password to indicate when I think it's necessary for him to die. I'm certain that he'll begin preparations for a battle as soon as he sees me coming, and when I say the phrase, all hell will break loose."

Kijani raised her eyebrows, not sure what to think about that. She was questioning Anthony's motives in things, now, but... there wasn't much she could do at the moment. "I see. Could this confrontation not wait until I get my powers back? Are we on a time limit? Or are you just using the momentum of the discovery to get things done?" Perhaps the longer they waited, the more likely it would be that someone would lose their nerve.

[knight125]

"I'm not fond of procrastination, Ms. Rayne, it is the assassin of opportunity." Anthony says, "Also, the longer we wait to act, the longer my father and Ms. Waller have to discover our plans and either go into hiding or prepare." He stands from the chair he had sat in and continues, "I've shown you nearly all of the information I've uncovered and told you when we move. As there is nothing else for me to share, may I have someone drive you back to the Academy?"

Bruce steps in front of his students and says calmly, "Pamela, we talked about this when Phoebe was born. We'd let her decide who to stay with once she knew who both of us were. She's made a decision, and you need to respect that.

[Anime_Freak]

t2wave said
Estella smiled a bit. This was a turn of events she hadn't expeected. "I must be your sister from the stars then. I had telepathy but... Well that's kind of complicated."(I have an idea Anime_Freak. I'll PM you)

Kyra smiled. "I don't know about the whole sisters aspect but we do seem to share similar powers." She said.

[twave]

Smirks a bit. "Well not exactly sisters. I was just referring to a fairy tale that I was told as a small child." Reminding herself of home wasn't the greatest idea. Her smile slipped and she stepped back quietly. "But no one would know that story here. So I guess it doesn't make much sense."

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe heard this and frowned at it. Didn't understand

"I don't care, She chose to come with me!" Pamela said

Phoebe slipped into the cabin, to stand with Sue and Katherin "I did" she said, "and now I choose my friends. How can I choose either of you, when I know neither? The academy is my home, because it has my friends.,if I have to decided right now....then it was always going to be him mum. You may know plants and how to use them...but the dark knight has always been an idol. Maybe this time, when I write to you, you can answer. If not...then I'll know made the right choice" she had to turn away, towards her friends, to not see her mothers face.

Posion Ivy, defeated, nevertheless refused to let it be seen, she knew she wouldn't be able to stop Bruce taking Phoebe away from her. "Go then! Be weak, be one of them!"

Phoebe didn't rise to the bait Tears threatening once again, she said softly "please take me home"

[Anime_Freak]

t2wave said
Smirks a bit. "Well not exactly sisters. I was just referring to a fairy tale that I was told as a small child." Reminding herself of home wasn't the greatest idea. Her smile slipped and she stepped back quietly. "But no one would know that story here. So I guess it doesn't make much sense."

Kyra tilted her head. "Well, you can tell me. I mean, us elemental powers gotta stick together right?" She laughed slightly.

[twave]

Estella smiled again. It wasn't too often she could talk so casually with someone about her past. Come to think of it most people she wouldn't trust with something so personal. This girl was different somehow. Maybe because they shared a common power it made things feel more like home. "Alright then. I guess I'll tell it like my mother used to." She paused a moment but decided that it would be better to dredge up that memory. "Do you know where your powers come from? Not everyone can do what you can. A long time ago a girl fell from the sky. She had wonderful abilities and everyone called her 'Sister from the Stars.' After staying for many years she told everyone that she had to go but would give her closest friends a gift. On the day she left her friends found they could do many new things. That gift was your powers."I Estella had to admit it wasn't the greatest story she had ever heard. But for a young child it was inspiring. Now she knew it wasn't really true, but it was great thinking that somehow she was special, beyond being a princess.

[Mistress Dizzy]

knight125 said
"I'm not fond of procrastination, Ms. Rayne, it is the assassin of opportunity." Anthony says, "Also, the longer we wait to act, the longer my father and Ms. Waller have to discover our plans and either go into hiding or prepare." He stands from the chair he had sat in and continues, "I've shown you nearly all of the information I've uncovered and told you when we move. As there is nothing else for me to share, may I have someone drive you back to the Academy?"

Kijani nodded, understanding. "Assassin of opportunity. I like that." She rose up, gathering her small bag and tidying her hair. "Yes, I'm ready to go." She took a few steps toward the door, then
turned back. She looked Anthony right in the eyes. "Listen. No matter what your true motives are, or what price I'll pay to you for the information... Thank you." Her lips turned upward into a smile, small, but true. "For telling me the truth." With her piece said, she headed again to the door, opening it to step outside.

[knight125]

Anthony nods and says with a sigh, "You're welcome, but why do you assume I want something in return? You and your friends seem to have made up your minds that I'm a bad person, but have you ever considered that maybe I really do like helping people? I just have different methods than most others." There's a car waiting in the driveway to take you to the Academy." He walks with her to the door then says, "Good night, Ms. Rayne." Anthony shuts the door behind Kijani then begins to make himself some dinner.

Bruce nods and tells the girls to wait outside. Once he and Poison Ivy are alone, he walks up to her and says softly, "Pamela, my offer still stands. If you just agree to the truce, we can be together and we can both be in Phoebe's life. But until then, I don't know if I can trust you." He kisses her gently on the cheek, then whispers, "Think about it." As Bruce exits the cabin, he brings his hand to his mouth to cover a cough, simultaneously peeling a paper-thin plastic cover from his lips. Once he joins the girls, Bruce thinks, "Alright J'onn, bring us home." Moments after the mental order is given, the four are teleported back to the gym of the Academy.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani would have retorted with two points, that it wasn't an assumption, but a theory based on fact- and also that she didn't think he was bad. In fact, she thought he was composed, intelligent, and ruthless. Some people equivocated that with being a bad person. She didn't. She thought it was better than being good, and weak for that goodness. She kept it to herself, though. Anthony had enough of a swelled head without her adding air. She walked to the car and slid in the backseat, leaning her head against the soft black leather. She shut her eyes, and didn't wake up until they were back at the Academy. Thanking the driver, she exited and went straight to her dorm.

It was a lucky thing that she slept in the car- no rest would be had tonight.

[Dioxide]

Sue

As intense as it was brief, the duration with Phoebe and Poison Ivy was over. It was almost bizarre to see Bruce Wayne kiss Phoebe's mother in the cheek. It was hard to remember that he was just as human as any of us and had emotions. Emotions that Phoebe had, and were definitely distraught. Upon teleporting back to the gym, Sue clung onto Phoebe's arms, not saying she didn't want her to leave; a gesture of "I am here, if you need me."

No one should ever have to endure that kind of situation, she thought, and she signed that same thought to Phoebe and even Batman.

[Anime_Freak]

t2wave said
Estella smiled again. It wasn't too often she could talk so casually with someone about her past. Come to think of it most people she wouldn't trust with something so personal. This girl was different somehow. Maybe because they shared a common power it made things feel more like home. "Alright then. I guess I'll tell it like my mother used to." She paused a moment but decided that it would be better to dredge up that memory. "Do you know where your powers come from? Not everyone can do what you can. A long time ago a girl fell from the sky. She had wonderful abilities and everyone called her 'Sister from the Stars.' After staying for many years she told everyone that she had to go but would give her closest friends a gift. On the day she left her friends found they could do many new things. That gift was your powers."I Estella had to admit it wasn't the greatest story she had ever heard. But for a young child it was inspiring. Now she knew it wasn't really true, but it was great thinking that somehow she was special, beyond being a princess.

Kyra tilted her head again. "Wow..... my grandfather told me similar story once..... But it was a little different. The people called her 'Heaven's Daughter' instead."
she said, smiling a little.

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin was glad the family moment was over. It had been awkward watching Batman and Poison Ivy fight over Phoebe. Katherin was suddenly glad she didn't know her own mother. She didn't know how she would have handled a situation like she had just seen. Katherin hugged Phoebe. "I am so glad you came back. If you need to talk or just get your mind off stuff. I will be there for you."