[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe smiled, closing her eyes, happy. It still took her a while to fall asleep, but the rhytm of Ryans breathing helped. Not being alone helped. And just being here, like this, helped her more than she would ever know. She drifted into sleep

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin grabbed some food and ate rather quickly, the food gone quickly. He then yawned," ugh, I'm tired." He stretched, leaning back in the chair with another yawn. He closed his eyes, not noticing he was starting to drift off in the chair.

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor chuckled. "Come on, lets get you to your room" he said standing

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin's eyes snapped opened then chuckled," I think that would be best. He stood up, rubbing his head a bit. He started to walk to the male dorms, yawning a bit again.

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor followed, merely to make sure his friend didn't collapse. He supposed he should also sleep.

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin yawned then said," hopefully the next few months will be easier. Probably not but oh well." He shrugged as he reached his room, smiling a bit a Connor. "Cya tomorrow." He walked into his dorm now, yawning slightly as he looked at his bed.

[knight125]

The End of Chapter One.

[knight125]

Chapter Two: The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

The sun rises over the gleaming steel roof of the Academy's main hall, while the ring of a century-old bell echoes loudly over the crowded school grounds.

Ben wakes up and looks out his dorm window. As he watches the sunrise he tells himself, "This will be the day. I can feel it." He quickly showers and gets dressed in his usual attire of jeans and a t-shirt . After slipping on his backpack, Ben slowly opens the window, takes a deep breath to steady his nerves, and takes a running leap out of the window. While plummeting toward the ground, he twists around and desperately tries to shoot web at his dorm building to catch himself. He quickly realizes that today is not in fact, the day. He faces the ground once more, flips, and lands perfectly on the edge of a bench. He puts the backpack on the bench and lays his head on it, then closes his eyes as he thinks angrily, "I guess I'm just going to accept the fact that I'm never going to have natural web shooters. I'll just have to make do without."

Anthony pulls up to the school in his

car

and goes through the standard security procedures before making his way to the school cafeteria. He planned on eating a quick breakfast, then working out with a recently recovered John. While Anthony was far from being a body builder, he had not only toned his muscles, but added to them. Due to the strict diet and exercise plan that John had put him on, Anthony had gained 35 pounds of muscle, which he was quite proud of.

John had awoken from his coma two weeks prior and was horrified to find that the muscles he worked so hard to perfect had begun to atrophy. To stop this problem in its tracks, he began a more intense training regimen than ever before, angrily striving to get into even better shape than he was in before the coma. He was already in the gym, pumping iron.

[KatherinWinter]

Freedom! Zack thought as he flew over his new school in his yeti form. It had taken him forever to get his parents to agree that the academy was the perfect place for Zack to develop his skills and discover who he was. Now that he was here Zack could hardly wait to meet the other students. He wondered what kinds of reactions he would get. Even at a school for super kids it wasn't everyday that people see a flying yeti. "Let us start off our first day with some excitement shall we Griffin?"

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe woked. She yawned, stretching, and got ready, a however and dressing. The last few months had been wonderful. She tied her hair back, walking down the stairs to outside, grinning up at the sun. She jogged her three miles around the school. Being able to maintain her own training regimen, and having access to the schools gym equipment, Phoebe had been able to develop a figure more willowy, as if her powers were coming out through her. She was developing muscles, becoming leaner, stronger, able to hold her own with her powers. Her fighting was coming along well as well.

She slowed, reaching her dorm again. She stretched briefly, then looked about.

Connor was already up. He was sitting on the roof, on his suit. Over the last few months, he had become more confident. He had, as his mother would say, bloomed. Able to fully show what he was capable off, Connor had developed a confidence he never thought he would hav.

It was brillant. Being able to show his intelligence fully was freeing.

He had modified his suit a bit. He enjoyed playing around with it, and felt he has mastered it well.

He may not have powers, but his mind was his gift. He had come out of his shell, laughing, enjoying the company of his classmates. He enjoyed the freedom of being here. It had been the right choice to come.

[Klyix]

She had gotten into the habit of sleeping with her curtains opened so Aver'i was woken by the sunlight shining through her window. After a stretch she jumped out of bed and into the shower, letting the hot water wake her up. When she was done she dried off, got dressed, threw on a little make up and after a final look over the mirror made her way down to the cafeteria. She looked over what was for offer, chewing on her lip. For many - her included - a lot of time had been spent training, building up their strength. Along with that came a healthy diet, however she adored all the wrong foods. It was a battle she had a few times and she usually lost; life was too short to eat dull food.

[KatherinWinter]

Katherine spent a lot of time her free time studying parkour. Her confidence in herself grow as she improved in parkour. She was still wary of her powers but she was trying to make peace with them. Katherin avoided Anthiny whenever she could. Katherin was glad she had been able to reconnect with Sue and Phoebe after that horrible afternoon. She had come to trusted the girls more then anyone in the school.

[Avanhelsing]

KatherinWinter said
Katherine spent a lot of time her free time studying parkour. Her confidence in herself grow as she improved in parkour. She was still wary of her powers but she was trying to make peace with them. Katherin avoided Anthiny whenever she could. Katherin was glad she had been able to reconnect with Sue and Phoebe after that horrible afternoon. She had come to trusted the girls more then anyone in the school.

Jack woke up just like he always did. Looking like a mess. He had to look good for Katherin. She somehow still put up with him. They had gone on a few more parkour dates. She really was doing well. Honestly he thought they were dating. He thought so. He wore his usually shirt and jeans. He managed to get to where Katherin was. "Hey beautiful. How you doing?" he said gracefully landing next to her with a flip.

Ryan had really been doing better. He was getting even faster. Heck he had told Phoebe to take up running and she was doing rather well. She looked even better. They really had been working well. He did his laps around the city and then ran next to Phoebe. His hair was a mess and his clothes were too. He was smiling his usual goofy grin. "Hello! What are you up to this beautiful day?"

[SomeoneSomewere]

For Austin, he couldn't really do much in terms of his abilities. He had regained his full hearing ability, which he was extremely greatful for. He trained much like others, trying to keep his strength up as high as it possibly would allow. As such, his muscles were much more defined under the fur. His entire body just seemed to be larger. He looked older as well, his face having sharper, more defined angles. His claws and teeth grew as well, but he knew he was reaching the end of the growth of both. Was, however, working on his fighting abilities. His attacks were lightning quick, adding his strength in only occasionally. He had nearly completely taught himself to be able to do activities on all fours. It was almost as if his shoulders were made to adjust for that.

He woke up, brilliant green eyes blinking at the brightness. A yawn escaped his mouth and he swung out of bed, landing lightly on his toes. He pulled on his typical outfit, shorts and shoes. He only wore the shoes because it provided better traction on the floors. He opened his window and jumped out, landing with a roll. With that he started to walk, his tail flicking around behind him as he did.

[Mistress Dizzy]

It was amazing what a few months could do for a person's psyche.

Like many of the students, Kijani was changing. For one thing, she'd grown another two inches and gained about 30 pounds- most of it muscle, in her legs. She'd had to buy herself half a new wardrobe to fit her growing body. To think, she hadn't even hit 18 yet! Who knew how tall she was going to get? Her father was 6 feet tall, and she was already 5'9''. (And 160 pounds, not that she'd confess that to anyone.)

Her skills were improving, growing, and changing. She was working on increasing control over her power, making sure that she could use her powers when she wanted, instead of when she was triggered. Her daily work with the jian left her building muscles sore and weary by the end of the day, but she was truly learning to dance with the blade, to use it as a part of herself. Her newest challenge was combining the three: blade, paper, and dance. Slow going, but she could already feel her confidence in her skills causing wonderful effects. With her newfound free moving battle style, she was learning to relax and let go, to roll with the changes instead of planning every step. At least she was doing this physically. On the mental side of things, she was thinking as much as usual. Planning, plotting, the usual. She was keeping growing data files on many of the students, figuring that they would come in handy sooner or later in life. She was also doing her best to build friendships. While she could be more or less friendly, actually confiding and trusting anyone was still quite foreign to her. She saved the secret-telling for her weekly therapy sessions with Mr. Xavier. They were hit or miss- sometimes she left feeling like she could tackle the world, other times she left and couldn't even bear looking at other people. But she still showed up faithfully every Wednesday, doing her best to tackle her trauma.

All in all, she was truly starting to enjoy the school. Every day meant a new challenge, something new she could learn, or improve upon. She was really going to have to thank her grandmother for coercing her into attending.

Kijani headed down to breakfast, nose in a book full of Chinese literature in the original language. She was getting to be quite the polyglot. It came in handy, and was quite fun- especially when she got upset and started to swear colorfully in multiple languages. Today she was going heavy on the proteins, expecting a physical workout at some point during the day. She headed toward the tables with a plate loaded with eggs and sausage, the book hovering obediently at eye level.

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe grinned, and laughed. Quick to both these days, she was happy. She was cheerful. She was just about completely happy. "Running" she said as she stopped "well, jogging actually" she retired her hair, which had come loose. The dark brown hair seemed to flicker from red to brown, depending on the light now.

She continued to smile, examining Ryan's dishelved look, "you have been running too. How is te city?" She laughed again, plucking a purple flower, tucking it behind one of her ears.

Connor saw Austin, and leaped off the roof. I'm two swift movements, he enhanced his thrusters, landed smoothly, and his suit folded away. "Hey" he said. Connor seemed to have grown a few inches the last few months, and given his already tall, skinny frame made him appear even more breakable. But he was strong. And his pale skin was slowly browning as he spent more time outdooes

[twave]

Over the last several months Esuterura had been adjusting. That wasn't always easy, and she would shy away from people each time. But as she got to know everyone they brought her out of her shell, at least socially. Early on she had to accept that Earth was her new home. Probably one of her greater accomplishments was learning to read, write, and understand speech. Of course that case could be made that she stone all that knowledge, but it was hard to deny the results. Actually speaking was not going to come as easily. Learning the muscle movements was a little harder to learn.

Speaking of speech, when people were having trouble saying her name she took the more Earthly name of Estella. That also helped solidify in her mind her place among her peers. Life wasn't without its quarks though. Lots of things still being new it was still hard to tell what might happen when she was around.

Having worked out that her powers weren't quite as effectively on Earth, she spent a lot of time trying to regain that control. Controlling wind and water wasn't very difficult, but more solid or volatile aspects kept her busy. One part she really wanted to get down again was moving earth. In the first simulation training she'd injured Austin. Estella was determined to prevent that from happening again. She would wake up extremely early and find a stone somewhere on the grounds to carve out .She knew she had to master the tiny details if she wanted the kind of control she used to have. Creations of varying size where all over her room and scattered about the Academy. Some of them where plants and animals from her world, others where here from Earth. This morning was no different and she was hard at work on another creation.

Standing a few feet away she carefully moved her hands in short motions. The stone before her was carving itself out with fine detail.

[KatherinWinter]

[i] Jack woke up just like he always did. Looking like a mess. He had to look good for Katherin. She somehow still put up with him. They had gone on a few more parkour dates. She really was doing well. Honestly he thought they were dating. He thought so. He wore his usually shirt and jeans. He managed to get to where Katherin was. "Hey beautiful. How you doing?" he said gracefully landing next to her with a flip.[\i]

Katherin blushed, she still wasn't use to the attention Jack paid her. But she loved their parkour dates. While she wasn't as good as Jack was Katherin was quickly gaining skill."I'm good. You?"

[Avanhelsing]

Ryan laughed. "It's great. Little nippy out there though. " He said her smile being infectious. He loved when she smiled. She had been doing it more and more recently. He figured the reason was for a few. His training with her and her friends. He had gotten up the courage and asked her on a date. It had gone rather well. Really well even. "So what should we do today?" He said wrapping his arm around her waist. He tried to make his hair look nice but that was beyond him.

Jack looked at her. She was getting a lot better in most regards. They all were. "So what to do now?" He asked.

[MarshiestMallow]

Phoebe smiled, reaching up and running her fingers through his hair, but not doing much good. Not that she minded. She liked his hair messy like that. "Now? Food" she said her easy laugh escaping once again.
More and more, this place was home to her