That's a very good point. Or someone could be targeting young metahumans again, similar to Amanda Waller's Alpha program. However, this time it's much more aggressive and the person behind it slips up. The Academy's former students catch wind of what's happening and on their own, or with their respective teams, trace it back to the state it's based out of. The state? New York, AKA, the same state the Academy is in.
Just an idea that I thought of in about 30 seconds, so forgive me if it's terrible.
And while we wait to set up the new RP, let's keep posting on this one, just to pass the time.