[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[KatherinWinter]

Griffin considered letting Zack out of lockdown. It should be safe since they were not playing anymore. But it sounded like two more teams were going to play. It might upset Zack to see the girls hit, even if it was only in the name of a game. Griffin decided to leave Zack where he was until after class was complete.

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor sat down to watch the next game. He shouldn't have been surprised that Sue and his team beat them, despite their early winning. He settled back.

ohoebe sighed, getting up, leaving Ryans side. She figured since they nad won, they would be playing against kijani and her team.

[Dioxide]

Sue

5 minute break before the next match and Sue’s face was red and wet, but she was used to more tiring activities than this. This was nothing, she thought to herself.

She looked around the whole gym in the battlefield that they’d just been on, the balls all over the floor in a mess, the classmates walking around, stretching and drinking water. She remembered Anthony and his note as soon as she saw him.

She went up to him and presented the note to him in his face, her left eyebrow raised curiously.

[knight125]

Anthony looks up at a red-faced Sue and nods in consent when she holds up the note. He glances around, then stands and leads her to the corner of the gym. He smiles slightly and begins to sign, "I know you love those headphones, but I have an idea for something that'll work even better. I've designed the blueprints for wireless headphones that would be controlled completely mentally. They'd work just as well as your current ones, but they wouldn't be nearly as bulky or likely to slide off. Are you interested?"

[Dioxide]

Sue

”Would something have to be implanted into my brain then?” As much as she liked the idea of it, she enjoyed not having a piece of metal in her brain. The headphones were already perfectly designed for her, and to ask for more seemed… superfluous to her.

[knight125]

Anthony nods and replies, "Unfortunately, yes. However, the surgery would take less than an hour, and you'd make a full recovery within a week. I'll give you some time to decide, because there's something else I want to talk about, but I'd like to do it in private."

[Dioxide]

Sue

”I’ll think about it. Thank you, and alright.” She had some major thinking to do. Would this be an advantage for her, she thought hard. The game was going to start shortly, and she pushed that thought away.

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin looked rather let down as Sue ignored his offer for the fist bump and went to congratulate her team. He assumed that it was to be expected... Caught up in the moment... Austin went and sat down next to Connor, the expression on his face rather hidden under all the fur. He looked at the amulet in his hands, softly holding it.

[Dioxide]

Sue

She walked up to Austin, now covered in fur. She was so caught up in the moment but she totally saw him.

She grabbed his hand, furled it into a fist, and made a fist of her right hand and fist-bumped it.

"Sorry," she mouthed, followed with a smile.

[SomeoneSomewere]

A grin formed on his face as Sue can back and gave him the fist bump. He looked at her and said quietly , remembering she told him to be quiet," it's ok, good luck." He immediately seemed cheered up that Sue actually did see him. He also seemed more comfortable, now that he was back in the form that he liked.

[MarshiestMallow]

"It is always better to see you in your animal form. You look weird as a human" Connor said with an easy grin, "more natural for the fur." Austin liked to think he could hide his expressions behind his fur, but Connor saw through that. Of course, being able to had taken a while to do. It was other things you had to pick up on. Subtle. But Austin was his friend, so it had become
Easier and easier to read him. He nudged him, "don't worry. Girls are strange creatures"

When Sue came over and did the fist bump, Connor said, "see, strange" he would never understand them, he thought. "Anyway, even without the fur you were the last of us standing"

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin began doing stretches. She wanted her muscles warmed up before game. Katherin had studied the other team as they played the first game. The only player who really worried her was Sue. Sue had some awesome moves.

[twave]

With a five minute break Estella sat down on the benches to rest. So far she hadn't had to do much dodging. But since they were going again that could easily change. She glanced at Sue when she was coming back and briefly noticed her in thought. Perhaps she would ask about it later.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda had gotten lost. She would never be able to tell her mother, who had been sure she would. She had said "you aren't practiced enough in flight to know where you are going. Just catch the bus"

But kalinda hadn't wanted to do that. She had wanted to arrive showing she was confident in herself. she was often taken for being shy, when in fact she was quite confident in herself. She had just leqrned that by beaing quite, she could leqrn peoples secrets. Plus, it was easier not getting close to anyone. Her emotions could cause her horrible termoil, which is at least better than what happens to her mother.

What could happen to her. just as easily.

So, yes, it was easier to stay distant from people. Had that led to a lonely last year, when her powers had fully come it? Yes. But better then the alternative.

That was why, for the last six months, Kalinda had begged her mother to allow her to go to this school. She needed to learn control, and needed to be around people that might understand, rather then just normal people.

This didn't help the fact that she was still lost. She hovered there, thinking. Her phone wouldn't work at this height, and if she landed, so ekne was bound to see her and panic for the small girl falling from the sky.

That wasn't an option. She knew vaguely where she nad to go, so she just continued on her way.

"You're going to be late" she said to berself. Sure enough, two hours later, she was late. But she had arrived. She landed at a run, pleased she nad already registered. Gym. She glanced at the map, and ran across the campus to the gym, where she slipped in unnoticed. She stood at the back, watching the game.

Dodgeball? They were playing dodgeball? And without powers. How...human of them. Yet it looked like utter choas.

It looked like fun. So when the next round was due to start, she cleared her throat, stepping out of tne shadows, and said, "hi. Is there room for one more player? I'm sorry I'm late. Got lost. I'm kalinda"

[knight125]

Professor McCoy clears his throat and glances at his watch. He then apologizes to the class, "Sorry everyone, that firs ground took longer than I had planned, so we'll pick up where we left off tomorrow. I overheard some of you asking why I wanted you to do this without your powers, and the answer is simple enough. It was hilarious for me to watch you guys have to relearn how not to depend on your powers. Class dismissed, well done." Within minutes of being dismissed, the ladies and gentlemen had disappeared from the gym. Some went to the locker rooms to shower and change, while others rushed to their dorms, hoping to get back before their next class.

Anthony and Ben head into the locker rooms and each take a quick shower.

John walks up to Kalinda once they were outside of the gym and smiles as he extends a hand. "Hey," his deep voice booms, "I'm John, and you are?"

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani let out a breath of utter relief about not having to 'lead' her team, and silently thanked whatever benevolent god who had cut her a break. "Well, I'm all warmed up and I have nothing to do with it." She flipped and did a full handstand, balancing in place for several seconds. Just plain showing off, at this point. "Who wants to dance? Any takers?" She'd gotten herself all geared up to play, physically, and there was really nothing for it but to expend the energy.

[SomeoneSomewere]

**IN ASGARD**

"Jessica. You know you have to do this. You have to go to Earth to learn."
Jessica groaned," but..."
"Don't but me. Would you rather me do this or do what Odin did?"
Jessica sighed softly," this way... Fine.. I'll go to earth."
Thor nodded," good. Get ready, your leaving tomorrow."
--
That was yesterday. Now, she was flying to the bifröst. Her father's hammer in hand, rocketing towards Heimell. She landed on the rainbow bridge, nearly on one knee. Heimell spoke, his deep rumbling voice echoing around her," I know the many times that your father has gone through the bridge, facing danger on the other side. Let's hope you have better luck." With that Heimell led the young Asgardian into the room, where she stood, hearing the metal against metal as the sword slid in, watching as it began to spin. The last thing she heard was good luck and then everything was a rainbow and she raced now towards earth.

**EARTH**

She landed on earth with a crash, fully dressed in Asgardian armor, Mjolinr clenched tightly in her right hand. She gazed around the area, then walked out of the circle with the Asgardian inscriptions that we implanted on the concrete. She said," this place is strange..." She walked, folding her arms across her chest. Spotting a building that looked important she walked to it then side, seeing an office of sorts. "What do I need to do here.."

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda smiled inreturned, accepting his hand, "Kalinda" she said "so no more dodgeball. Looked like fun. Oh well"

**************

Phoebe was relieved. She dkdnt really want to play another game just yet. She walked back over to Ryan smiling

***********

Connor stood, looking about. He walked onto the court, picking up a stray dodgeball.

[knight125]

John gently kisses Kalinda's hand, then lets go and remarks, "I'm sure you get this all the time, but you're very pretty. Raven's daughter, right?"

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani twisted on one hand to pivot, watching the court. "Hey, Connor!" She grinned at the brunette, and would have waved if her hands weren't occupied. "Throw it! I want to test something!"