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Hey everyone! I've got just what you were waiting for: A NEW ROLEPLAY!!! Yay! Neri and I came up with this idea, so here it is:

Hero High! is a school for teens with super powers. These powers can result from any cause you want, such as mutation (X-Men), some radiation affected them, they grew up with Amazons, came from another planet, or anything. The classes they take at the school (which they live in) will be a mixture of academic classes and super hero training. Since it's a high school, all students must be at least 14. You may also rp as teachers, if you want. They must be at least 20.

Okay, so that's it! If you have any questions, please pm me. I hope everyone joins! Have fun!

Academic postions:

Students: (Unlimited)

Teachers: (multiple per subject)
Math = vacant
Science = Patricia O' Reily (Neri of Tinros)
English = vacant
History = vacant
Art = vacant
P.E. = vacant
Foreign Language = vacant
Band/Orchestra/Other music = vacant

*Note: Other subjects made upon request.
*Some subjects fall under categories. Ex: Astronomy = Science

Staff:
Principal = Israr Farhatullah (fantasynerd)
Vice Principal = vacnt
Janitor (multiple) = vacant
Cafeteria staff (multiple) = Drama_Dude (work in progress)
Gardener/Groundskeeper (multiple) = vacant
Counselor = vacant
Nurse = Veronica Bishop (fantasynerd)
*Other staff positions upon request

Characters:

Real Name: Edward Wulf
Codename: X
Gender/Age: Male/17
Power(s): He has mind-control, can transport others’ psyches into his mind-realm (same realm as brother’s, so they can communicate telepathically), and teleportation.
Appearance: Identical twin of Edmund. He has pale skin, black eyes, and short, spiked, jet black hair. He is a lot taller than average, about 5’ 11’, and also a lot thinner.
Clothing: He always wears only black and white clothes.
History: His father is a head honcho in the British mafia. Edward’s psychic powers are hereditary; they have been a genetic mutation passing through each generation of males in his family for years. His father is forcing him to attend Hero High! to develop his powers and eventually inherit the family title with his brother. He and his brother are inseparable. They keep to themselves and have a tendency to be mean to others. He is pretty much a spoiled, rebellious troublemaker with no respect for authority whatsoever.

Real Name: Edmund Wulf
Codename: Y
Gender/Age: Male/17
Power(s): He has mind-control, can transport others’ psyches into his mind-realm (same realm as brother’s), and teleportation.
Appearance: Identical to Edward
Clothing: Same as Edward
History: Same as Edward. The two act exactly alike, and so it is nearly impossible to tell them apart.

Real Name: Israr Farhatullah
Codename: None. Students call him Principal Farhatullah or Dr. Farhatullah. Only close friends may call him by his first name.
Gender/Age: Male/52
Power(s): Similar to Sage from X-men, Israr's brain functions similar to a computer. This means he can store unlimited amounts of data and memory, and can access these "files" at any time. Also, he possesses intricate analyzation skills and can psychologically classify, identify, or calculate any possible situation. For example, when he looks at a student, he can instantaneously access a window of data concerning that student in his mind's eye.
Appearance: Israr is a Pakistani man. He has short, neatly trimmed hair that is more gray than black, and a bushy black mustache and beard. His eyes are dark brown. He is heavily built, but not fat, and taller than the average American man.
Clothing: As the principal of the school, he wears fine suits, dress shirts, dress shoes, and ties. A turban is tied around his head, and occassionally a cigar is in his mouth.
History: Israr Farhatullah was born in Pakistan to a wealthy family. He was their only child, and grew to be a very astute academic. After graduating high school with top marks, his family sent him to America to atttend Harvard University. Israr cannot remember what happened to him during this time in his life, only that he left the airport, hailed a cab, and awoke six months later to find himself lying naked in a junkyard in New York, with a mysterious double-circle symbol branded into the side of his neck. He later realized, with horror, that his brain had somehow been transformed into a living computer. Since recovered from this harrowing experience, Israr has attained a doctorit in law from Harvard and co-founded Hero High with the vice-principal. He is a very serious man, and prefers to deal with the more technical aspects of running a school, leaving the personal issues to the vice-principal. Although he may seem cold, he feels a deep empathy for the students, as he knows what it's like to be afraid of yourself, with no where to turn.

Real name: Veronica Bishop
Gender/Age: Female/26
Powers: Veronica has the ability to heal the bodily wounds of herself and others via physical contact. Her abilities are limitied, as her power only extends to excellerated cell regeneration. Therefore, while she can heal inures such as broken bones and gunshots wounds, she can not cure a disease such as AIDS or cancer.
Appearance: Korean in ethnicity, Veronica has white/yellowish skin and light brown eyes. Her fine, black hair is straight and chin-length. She is "petite". She uses a wheelchair but is not frail.
Clothing: As the school nurse, Veronica wears a variety of outfits. She does, however, consistently wear a white lab coat.
History: Veronica has always been extremely bright. Interested in medicine, she pursued a carreer as a bio-medical veterinary scientist, using experimental organic medicines and procedures to cure ill animals. Despite being born without the use of her legs, she refused to allow her handicap to interfere with her success. Focusing her research on the concept of cell regeneration, she discovered an exotic form of petrified prehistoric moss that displayed unique properties of mitosis and self-regeneration. After creating a replica of its DNA, she concocted a serum which she hoped would temporarily mimic the moss's abilities. Fueled by the desperate, underlying hope that this serum could cure her paralysis, she tested it on herself. The results were monumental. She was shocked to discover she had acquired the ability to heal herself and others, but was crushed to see the serum had not given her the use of her legs. Shortly after she had taken the serum, the small clinic she was working at was arsened by a group of animal rights activists who believed it to be an illegal animal research facility. The remaining moss was destroyed, along with valuable research and medicines. Fortunately, Veronica and her coworkers were able to salvage many of the animals. Hearing of her new-found abilities and experences, Hero High! offered the now unemployed veterinarian scientist a position at the school. With training, Veronica earned a nurse's degree, and the school built a lab to which she could relocate and continue her research. She is now married to her husband, Ken.

Real Name: Gail Nithgin
Codename: Nightingale
Gender/Age: Female/16
Power(s): She telepathically can find out anyone’s weak spot that, when touched, can kill them immediately. She cannot control this power, and so knows the weak spots of millions of people that she has passed by. She has trained her mind to block out other telepaths so that they cannot use the information her power gives her.
Appearance: Her mother is from India, so Gail does look slightly Indian, with light brown skin and dark brown eyes. Her hair is silky, straight and goes to mid-back; it starts out dark brown at the roots and is a few shades lighter at the tips. She is a little taller than average and of average build.
Clothing: Gail wears t-shirts or long-flared-sleeve shirts, and flare jeans. She wears black boots.
History: Gail was always a happy child, but when she turned twelve, she could suddenly tell the exact places to touch people around her so they would die. She had a mental breakdown and probably would have committed suicide if her parents hadn’t figured out what was wrong. They helped her out of her depression and as she coped with her newfound power. She is now happier than ever, and likes to make others feel the same. Once she used the knowledge her power gave her on a serial killer that had just happened to target her as his next victim. Even though she knows that he would have been given a death sentence anyway, she feels a bit of regret. She has been taught to use a bo staff so that she can become a superhero without ever having to use her powers. Her parents live nearby so they can see her often and she can talk to them whenever she needs to.

Real Name: Alex Connley
Codename: Argon
Gender/Age: Male/16
Power(s): He can create and manipulate light-purple lightning.
Appearance: Alex has pale skin and dark blue eyes. His hair is his most recognizable feature. It is bright lavender and spiked up messily. He is about Gail’s height and is of slender build.
Clothing: Alex always wears long sleeves no matter the season, and black jeans (not baggy but not tight). He wears black sneakers.
History: Alex has known Gail since he came to the school. She was so nice to him, she brought out the happiness inside him and he couldn’t help but be her friend. Or at least, that’s Gail’s version. Alex says he was forced into it because she and her annoying optimism wouldn’t give up on trying to make him smile. In the end, Gail won out, and they’ve been together ever since. He used to hate being around her and her super-happiness, but he kind of enjoys it now. But anyone who jokes about them being a couple gets a little zap from him. The two are close, but not that close. Another thing that annoys him is when people make fun of the color of his hair and lightning, saying it’s girly. Gail sometimes has to hold Alex back from beating them up or electrocuting them. When Alex was little, his parents weren’t around much because of their jobs. He lived in a mansion and had quite a few maids and butlers and the like that would watch over him, but none of them were any more ‘loving’ than they had to be. Then when he was fifteen, his black hair turned a shocking purple and he overloaded the lights with purple electricity, causing a blackout throughout half the mansion. The two maids that had been watching him were hysterical and called the police. His parents weren’t happy that their son had powers now, and sent him away to the school so they wouldn’t have to deal with him. Alex hates his parents and is generally mean to anyone that talks to him (except for Gail) and almost always looks depressed.

Real Name: Patricia O’ Riley
Codename: None, everyone calls her Patty for short and while in battle. She doesn’t fight much anyway, so it doesn’t matter. Her students call her Ms. O’ Riley.
Gender/Age: Female/25
Power(s): Absorbs force, explosions, and radioactivity.
Appearance: Thick red wavy hair, light green eyes, fair, freckled skin. “Classic” superheroine body (tall, shapely, but not too muscular).
Clothing: Tight business suits (teacher clothes).
History: Patricia and her family moved from Ireland to America when she was ten. She graduated from college at 22 with a degree in science. She went on to work at a chemical factory, and after a year she was pretty high up. But one night, a coworker mad with jealousy pushed and locked her in a room that contained radioactive chemicals. She was found the next morning, barely breathing, but nothing seemed to be wrong. The doctor said she was lucky to be alive, and even luckier to be unaffected. Even so, Patricia left her job. A few days later she started to feel odd. She ignored it, hoping it was just very minor side effects of her exposure to the radioactive chemicals. Later, as she was walking along a street, she saw some thugs setting up a bomb at a jewelry store. When they saw her, two ran over and punched her. Unknowingly, she instinctively turned on the power she had gained and absorbed the force of their punches. She was surprised to find they didn’t hurt her, and so were the thugs. Without thinking, she punched both of them, knocking them unconscious. The other thug ran away, and she went over to the bomb, which was already ticking. Again, on instinct, she turned her power on and grabbed the bomb just as it reached zero. She absorbed the blast, and she and her clothes were undamaged. Realizing that she had some kind of power, she ended up at Hero High! so they could help her figure out what was going on. She stayed as a science teacher and has been there for two years.

Real Name: Sherisse Lener
Codename: Inferno
Gender/Age: Female/16
Power(s): Magically produces and controls fire.
Appearance: She has straight, smooth, black hair that goes to her shoulders and curls upward slightly. Her eyes are a striking scarlet-red, the same color as the lipstick she puts on. Her skin is pale; she has a very well-rounded body.
Clothing: Sherisse wears belly shirts (go here and scroll down), very short skirts or shorts, and knee-high boots.
History: Sherisse was a shy, quiet girl who lived in a small town and never had any friends. She was looking up stuff on the Internet one day when an ad popped up. She was about to exit it, but it looked interesting and was talking about learning magic easily. Just for fun, she went on and started reading, then experimenting. To her amazement, it worked, and she could do little things like making a pencil hover an inch above the desk. Enjoying the little power she had, she started to try out elemental magic. Her favorite was fire, so she practiced that the most. One day at school, one of the prep girls was really bothering her. She tried to ignore the other girl, but the preps wouldn’t stop annoying poor Sherisse. So she lit the books they were holding on fire. No one was hurt, but they were very scared. When she got home, her parents were also very scared and didn’t know what to do with her. No one suspected it was magic; they all thought Sherisse had used a lighter or something. Hating her simple-minded little town, Sherisse packed up her things into a small suitcase and ran away. She had found out about Hero High! on the Internet, and headed there. Along the way, she sold most of her clothes and bought new, more revealing ones. She became more like the fire element: passionate, powerful, and commanding. She started Hero High! halfway through the year as a freshman, and met Gail and Alex during that year. She and Alex never really got along, but Gail, being her super-nice self, welcomed ‘Sherry’, as she called her, with open arms. During the summer Sherry visited her (paternal) grandmother’s house. Her grandmother had been the only one to ever understand her, and still did, even though she had changed very much. She explained that females in her family had always been good with magic, but since her dad was, of course, a male, he hadn’t known. And her mom didn’t understand because she wasn’t from that family. Her grandma taught her a few things to help her control the fire and make sure it wouldn’t control her. Now Sherry, Gail and Alex will be sophomores. Sherry already has her codename because she had practiced with her powers in the Holo Room (Hologram Room, like Danger Room in X-Men) before they had.

Real Name: Jared Mors
Codename: Thanatos
Gender/Age: Male/17
Power(s): Creates and manipulates black force. (Similar to Invisible Woman’s power, except his forces have black tints.)
Appearance: He has blonde hair that is short, straight, and thick. He has regular Caucasian skin and light green eyes. He is slightly taller than Gail and is of muscular build.
Clothing: He wears short-sleeved shirts, jeans, and sneakers.
History: Unlike his namesake, Thanatos, Jared’s power does not necessarily have to do with death. His black forces are an unclassified form of energy, and his best friend, Evan, amplifies that energy whenever they touch. They have known each other since they were very little, and are as close as brothers, although some have suspicions that they are closer. Jared is generally arrogant and looks down on others, which Evan tries to change but isn’t very good at doing so. He is definitely the more assertive of the two. He flirts with the girls a lot, but they start it most of the time, pursuing him for chances to talk. Jared normally takes charge and is a leader of groups, even though he may not be the best person for the job. He thinks that because he is usually the most powerful in a group he has the right to lead them.

Real Name: Evan Somnus
Codename: Hypnos
Gender/Age: Male/17
Power(s): Amplifies Jared’s power when touching, on his own his causes drowsiness.
Appearance: He has dark red hair that is short, straight, and thick. He has regular Caucasian skin and light brown eyes. He is Jared’s height and of muscular build, but less than Jared.
Clothing: He wears short-sleeved shirts, jeans, and sneakers.
History: Evan is very close to Jared, which leads to rumors that they are a couple. Jared always flirting with girls does ruin the rumors, but Evan’s submissive and docile nature, as well as never being seen without Jared, rekindles them. There is probably the same amount of admirers for Evan as for Jared, but since he is reclusive even when around others, not as many show it. The fact that Jared and Evan have to touch also kindles rumors, since they generally hold hands just because it’s convenient; their power requires skin contact. Neither of them is truly attracted to their own gender, though. Sometimes it seems to people that Jared just uses Evan as a tool, but even though Jared does sometimes forget to be polite to his friend, he really does appreciate Evan.

Real name: Dylan Whetherby
Codename: Danger
Gender/Age: 15/ male
Apperance:He is 5' 10, he has pale skin, short blondish hair, and he is medium build.
Clothes: He mainly wears blue jeans and a button down t- shirt with different designs.
Power: He has the ability to hear people when they are in danger and teleport to them to help them. His defense is he has the ability to think of a storm and it comes out of his hands.
History: After his power came into notice when he was almost 14 he was kicked out of his house. His dad has a important high politcal position. His parents could not accept it so he found the school and came to better his powers.

Real name: Landon Whetherby
Code name: Shocked Iced Fire (SIF)
Gender/ Age: 14/ male
Apperance: He is 5'8, he has pale skin, light brown hair, and he is medium build.
Clothes: He wears blue jeans and long sleeved t- shirt with a unbuttoned down t-shirt over it.
Power: He can teleport and out of his left hand ice comes out and fire out of this right. If he rubs them together lightening comes out.
History: He is Dylan's Little brother. He was also kicked out after his parents found out about his powers and he was in secret contact with his brother. The rest is the same as Dylan's.

Name: Terrance Walter
Codename: Illusion
Gender/ Age: Male/ 16
Power(s): The abiity to turn himself and anything he touches invisible at will, the ability to phase himself and other thing's through solid objects.
Appearance: Tan skin and shaggy brown hair, with misty green eyes. Regular hiegth at 5' 7', with a slightly muscular build.
Clothing: Prefers shiny or bright clothing, such as white, yellow, and light blue. Always dresses nicely, as he comes from a decently rich family.
History: Harry Houdini's grand-nephew, he dreams of becoming a great magician like his great-uncle. He prefers to keep the origin of his powers a mystery, only saying he was well taught. He strives to be popular amongst the students and girls, and he keeps up a decent grade.

Name: Antonio
Codename: Comet
Gender/ Age: Male/ 14
Power(s): Is able to launch himself into the air at high speeds, gathering kinetic energy the faster he goes, thus he's sort of a living missile, and leaves a trail of orange purple dust in his trail. Also has the ability to sirvive without oxygen and atmosphere, giving him the ability to fly through water and space. Also is gifted with high intelligence, so he is doing well in all of his honors courses.
Appearance: An alien, he looks nothing like a normal human being, as he has deep red purple skin tone and is only 4' 6'. Has, dry, almost stone-like skin, no nose, and a pair of large, circular pink eyes. Has 3 fingers and a thumb on each hand, and a thin slit for a mouth and small holes for ears.. In his mouth is a rather long pink toungue and no teeth. Also, his feet are almost talon-like.
Clothing: Wears large hooded jackets and baggy jeans that are way too big for him, a backwards baseball cap, and sneakers to conceal his odd feet.
History: He was originally from a Solar System not far from our own, but when he got his powers through a storm of radiation that hit the planet, he couldn't control it and accidently blasted out into space, where he kept going for a few days until he crashed into the Atlantic and hit the ocean floor. He was near the gulf of Mexico, so he swam for nearest land and found someone who would take care off him. He took a name from the first person he met, though he really hadn't any name, as no one did where he came from. Then he heard of Hero High! and sought it lout as a refuge.

Name: Rubix
Codename: Rubix
Gender/ Age: NA (Resembles male)/ 17
Power(s): An android, he is assembled of 15,000 rubix cube blocks, which he can spin and reform at will. By reassembling himself, he can reform into almost anything. Super strength (as strong as one of the robots from I, Robot) and durability, as his blocks are made of steel.
Appearance: Regularly has his blocks facing so that where his skin would be is orange, his hair and mouth red, shirt white, pants blue, and eyes green. Also, he has the word RUBIX in block letters across his "Shirt"
Clothing: None.
History: The creation of a mad scientist, he was confined in the crazy man's home, destined to live with his insane creator for the rest of his existance. Naturally, he did not know of the world around him or of how bad his situation was until his creator, whom he knew only as "Daddy", educated him. Soon, at age 8, he escaped his prison, and left his master to the asylum. Fleeing across the country for three years, he eventually stumbled on Hero High!, where he has since lived.

Name: Joji Kentaro
Codename: Molecule
Gender/Age: Male/16
Powers: He can turn himself and anything he touches into a solud, liquid, or gas.
Appearance: (Japanese) Joji is short, has spikey black hair and brown eyes.
Clothing: He commonly wears wife-beaters, baggy cargo pants, and flip flops. He also wears rubber wristbands.
History: He grew up in a large family in Southern Japan, and on his second birthday, he fell in the river that ran by his house. He was swept away with the swift current towards an area of rapids and sharp roocks. Miraculously he survived and was washed up into a cave in a nearby mountain. The stress of the fact he was trapped caused his mutation to activate besides his young age and he subconsiously turned into gasseous matter and floated out of holes in the rock. Several days later he wandered up to his home where he was assumed to be dead, and ther was much rejoicing. His power then fell again to a stasis and never came about until he was 12, when he melted on the floor. Immediatly his family called a doctor, who recommended them to Hero High!. As his family had always been poor, he grew up entertaining himself and his family with comedy. As a result, he is quite funny and his dream is to become the most famous comic in Japan.

Codename: Kirby (More of a nickname)
Name: Paco Nunez
Gender/Age: M /34
Power(s): He has a superpowered digestive tract, so that anything he consumes, edible or not, is converted into raw energy, which gives him incredible durability and strength. However, if he doesn't continue to eat, his body will be drained of energy until he eventually cannot speak, move, and, if he is deprived of anything to consume for a long time, breathe. He also has a highly expandable "gullet". The skin behind his chin can stretch and bulge to massive porportions, allowing his mouth to accompany great amounts of matter. His lungs are also superhumanly enhanced, so he can inhale things into his mouth from a distance.
Appearance: A giant of a man, he stands at 6'5" and is three feet wide in his stomach. He has tan skin complexion, being Hispanic, and is extremely obese. However, he cannot help it, as his power requires him to continue eating heavily. And he can also avoid most health problems that come with being his size, but as food gives him strength, he is almost always fit and healthy. His black hair is in a traditional short men's haircut, and he has a moustache.
Clothing: As cafeteria manager of Hero High, he always wears an old stained apron, faded blue jeans,m and a white t shirt.
History: As child, he had a rare gastric disorder, and in order to get the operation cheaper his family volunteered to test a new type of drug. However, the drugs reacted with a hereditary gene in Paco and he mutated. Unable to feed him enough to keep him alive, they sent him to Hero High!, where he went to school and is now the cafeteria manager. He ensures there are never leftovers. He is also Antonio's best friend and "mentor".

Name: Sasha Law
Codename: Lae Devil (A mixture of her parent's names.)
Gender/Age: Female/17
Appearance: Cat devil
History: Sasha is very depressed because of her childhood and her reputation. She is a super by birth, her mother an infamous cat woman and her father pure demon. Because she is a quite type that would otherwise be known as sweet and shy, she is labeled "brooding" and "moody" because of her appearance and parents. She is excited to get away from her parents and go to school because though they can't make her do bad things, they try, and they control her wardrobe. She'd rather wear pink and yellow, or atleast jeans.

Real Name: Syojin Ritsuo
Codename: Blake Kent
Gender/Age: Male/18
Power(s): Extreme speed, acute senses, fast reflexes, uncanny ability to take care of animals and plants (he can't communicate with them, but they have some sort supernatural, mutual understanding of one another)
Appearance: Right eye is emerald green while his left eye is golden yellow; his hair is shubberery green, short, scruffy; has pale skin; tall; skinny
Clothing: Syojin likes to dress semi-formal if not formal for casual wear: usually a knit, green vest over a white dress shirt, tan slacks, and polished, black dress shoes; his "costume" is basic ninja attire in a solid color, no head cover, wears a long strip of cloth over his nose and mouth which he ties behind his head; he wears an aquamarine bangle in his right hand
History: Syojin grew up like a regular child in Tokyo, Japan. He was born with his abnormalties. Like most boys, he took an interest in car racing. With his instant reflexes and acute senses, he was gaining in rank, despite his really young age (11). His parents eventually found out and sent him to live with a farmer and his daughter. There, he went along with life learning how to tend to plants and animals, household duties, and martial arts. Three years later (when Syojin was 14), another villager stumbled upon his inhuman abilities. The person told others and not after long, many wanted to murder him and his foster family for they considered them “Devil Spawn”. While he was tending the fields, the farmer was slaughtered and his daughter fatally wounded. Before she died, she told Syojin to search for people who were like him, with special abilities. Not wanting his foster family’s death to be in vain, he took up the ways of a ninja and changed his name to Blake Kent. Syojin has now found his way to Hero High. This is his first time ever being in a high school and it is his first year. So technically, he's a freshman. He is still haunted by his past, but he’s learning to deal with the pain.

Gail and Alex sat on a bench underneath a tree, watching people come in from their summer vacations. Alex was slouched and his arms were hooked over the back, hanging loosely. He looked very bored. He wore a shirt that was the same color as his hair that Gail's mother had bought for him, black jeans, and his black sneakers. Next to him, Gail was sitting straight up and smiling as she glanced at familiar and unfamiliar faces. She wore a yellow v-neck t-shirt, dark purple flare jeans that had yellow flowers embroidered at the bottom and up the outsides of her legs, and her black boots which were mostly covered by the jeans.

Gail turned to her friend. "So Alex, what are you gonna choose for your codename? We get to choose those this year, remember?"

Alex sighed. He knew why Gail was asking. She had probably already chosen one and just wanted to tell him hers. "Yeah, I remember. Why don't you tell me yours first?" Wouldn't want you to explode, he thought, smiling a little, as her face burst into a grin.

"Well, I've decided I want my codename to be..." She paused dramatically. "Nightingale!"

Alex stared at her.

"You get it? My name's Gail, like Nightingale?" She waited for him to congratulate her for thinking up an ingenious name.

"That doesn't even have anything to do with your power."

Gail pouted. "I know, but it still sounds cool!"

He sighed again. "Yeah, I guess so."

"So what's yours gonna be? Sparky, the Teen Wonder?" Gail suggested.

Alex shook his head. "No way. Mine's gonna be Argon."

"Oh, cool! 'Cause argon's that element that turns purple when you run an electrical current through it! And your hair and electricity are purple! I get it!"

"Good job Gail, you figured it out." Alex rolled his eyes.

Gail stuck her tongue out at him. "You should've chosen Sparky."

"Yeah, my name'll be Sparky when yours is 'Death Touch'."

"You're so meeeeeeaaaaaaan!" Gail whined.

"Yup." Alex smiled as he glanced around at the students. His gaze drifted over to the twins. "Aw man, I can't believe they're letting those two jerks come back to the school."

"Huh? Who?" Gail followed his gaze. "Oh, them! Do you know them, Alex? Even I've never met them before!"

"No, but they've got a reputation which I'm sure you've heard. And I bet they're stuck-up." Alex glanced at Gail who seemed to be staring pretty hard at them. "Don't talk to them, okay Gail?" There was the slightest hint of worry in his voice for his friend which he would never admit to anyone. "Don't even go near them."

Gail looked back at him and smiled. "Why not? They can't be that bad! I bet I could make them smile just like I did with you, and also un-troublemaker-ize them. Just like with you!" She giggled.

Alex shook his head. "No, Gail, don't even try it. I know you changed me from a troublemaker to a... relatively nice guy, but they're different."

Gail sighed dramatically. "Oh, fine, I won't."

On a small bench in the courtyard, a young boy suddenly materializd out of nowhere. He was dressed in tight faded blue jeans, a white undershirt, and an unbuttoned yellow top. He sighed. Terrance Walter, age 16, loved to fool around with his power. He had actually been dropped off by his parents just down the road. Getting up from the bench, he muttered, "Well, best go say hello to the other students." He started to walk towards the gathering crowd, then, with a smile, disappeared.


Antonio walked out of Hero High! with a weak grin on his face. Best to get aquainted now with the new students and avoid awkward situation. Goind up to Dylan and Landon. "Hi," he said in a squeeky voice, looking at Landon. "I'm Antonio."

Alex, who was watching the twins as he followed Gail, guessed at what they were doing when he saw them focused on a freshman. "You've gotta be kidding me," he muttered, and ran toward them.

Gail looked back when she heard Alex speak, and saw him running away. "Alex? Where are you going?" she called as she followed him.

Alex tackled the twins to the ground to break their concentration. "You two better not be doing what I think you're doing! You know controlling people's minds is against the rules, you f***ing jerks!"

Gail caught up to him and gasped. "Alex, tackling people isn't nice! And I told you not to use those words, they're called bad words for a reason! And I thought you said not to go near or talk to these guys?" She stood over them, and held out a hand for Alex. "You'd better get up before a teacher sees."

"They deserved it, Gail, they were mind-controlling someone!" Alex exclaimed.

(Yes, Neri is getting into the character of Alex, possibly a bit too much, but at least I'm censoring, right? sweatdrop But if the words offend anyone, I'll take them out right away, I promise. 3nodding )

(The stuff about Terrance is in white so that it's invisible, so just highlight before you read it. If you don't like it I can change it.)

Antonio jumped back in terror as a beams of ice and swearing teenagers flew across the scene. This was probably one of the most disastrous start of the year ever. "Uh," he stammered. "I'll just be going now." He then fled, walking briskly away while looking warily over his shoulder. All of a sudden he colided with something solid, causing him to fall backwards. He looked around, startled to see there was nothing there. Just air. Then he noticed a human shaped depression in the grass. Then, out of nowhere, a boy materialized where the depression was.

"Sorry about that, I guess I should be more ecareful," Terrance apoligized. "You okay?"

Antonio started. He new he shouldn't be so startled, as this was Hero High!, but the whole mind control deal had made him jumpy. "Yeah, I'm fine. Perfectly fine. Goodbye now," he said quickly and lept up, hustling back to the school.

Meanwhile, a beat up rental car pulled up to the curb and a Japanese boy scrambled out, and an old, kind-eyed woman poked her head out of the front window. "Now you have fun this year, sweetie," she said in Japanese with a big smile. "Now you make sure to have some material for us when you get back, Joji."

Joji Kentaro smiled back, and bent over and gave his mom a peck on the cheek. "I will. See you next year!" he called as he walked towards the school with his blue backpack with Pokemon keychains dangling from it. As the car drove away he looked across the lawn just in time to see see jets of ice stream from Landon's hand. "Holy egg rolls!" he cried in alarm. 'Holy egg rolls' was his favorite expression, and he used way too much. He trotted up to Edward and Edmund, who, unlioke, the rest of the student body, didn't really mind much. "You guys need any help with the, er, Sorbet that seems to have acummulated on your persons?" he asked, smilimng broadly at his own, slightly lame, joke.

(Okay. I think that it's my turn now!)

Syojin Ritsuo glanced nervously at his watch as he waited for a crosslight change. He looked up just in time to see the red hand switch to the white form of a walking person. He hasitly jogged arcoss the street.

Walking briskly along, he silently observed all of the other people. It's been the first time in years since he has been in a city filled with people. But there was a major difference. This time, the people were like him, with special abilities.

Syojin went into the school unnoticed by anyone becuase of a large portion of the students were all gathered in a particular area. Carefully, he shut the door silently behin him. In seconds, his eyes adjusted to the different light.

He looked down at his transcript. He turned it over on the back, then flipped it back to the front. Unable to figure out what exactly he was supposed to do, he went off in search for someone who could help him.

He saw a cat/human girl a little ways down the hall. He walked a little quickly to catch up with her. "Excuse me, Miss, but um... Can you help me? I'm not sure of what exactly I am supposed to be doing."

(Oh no! Not the curse of Fabric of the Cosmos! gonk Why must you plague me???)

Alex grabbed Gail's hand and she pulled him up easily. "Okay, let's go now," he said, turning to walk away.

Gail stayed where she was. "Alex, we can't just leave them!" She look down at them apologetically. "I'm sorry, I don't know how to get you out of that ice! It must be really cold..."

"Duh." Alex stood next to her again. "Don't worry about them Gail, they're just getting a little bit of what they deserve. Let's leave 'em."

"Gaiiiiiilllll!!!" A girl in short red shorts, a short-sleeved tight red belly shirt, and knee-high black boots came running up to her and almost knocked her to the ground in a hug.

"Sherry!!! You're back!" Gail squealed. "Did you have fun at your grandma's?"

"Yeah, it was the best! She taught me so much!" Sherry glanced over at Alex. "Happy as ever, I see."

Alex rolled his eyes. "And you're as color-coordinated as ever. Do you buy your lipstick in jumbo-packs or something?"

Sherisse glared at him for a moment, then noticed the twins. "Ooo! What have we here?" she asked, looking them over and smiling. "Caught yourself some cuties, huh Gail?"

Gail shook her head. "Actually, Alex did. He tackled them and then another boy froze them. Hey! Do you think you could free them, Sherry?"

Sherry burst out laughing. "Sure I could, Gail," she replied. With a wave of her hand she sent two spurts of flame at the ice blocks, melting them into puddles.

"Should've left 'em there..." Alex mumbled. "Nice job, Sherry."

She glared at him. "Hey, no one calls me Sherry but Gail. Got it?" She held out a hand to one twin while a smiling Gail held hers out to another. "So, what're your names? I'm Sherisse; this is Gail, my friend. And that's Alex. Ignore him, he's always grumpy."

Alex mumbled something about evil girls that didn't wear enough clothing and deserved to burn in you-know-where.

Gail shook her head, still smiling. "Be nice, you two! Can't you try and be friends this year?"

"No," they said simultaneously.

Alex glanced at the forgotten Joji. "And who're you?" he asked, not bothering to sound nice like Gail.

Joji smiled at the twins. "And that joke was not literal," he said with a false grin. He stood up, facing Alex. Raising his right hand he responded brightly, "I am Joji Kentaro. I come in peace." Then he whipped around to Landon. "Be careful," he advised the apoligizing freshmen. "After there done making grass angels, they might shoot you with there T-shirt desings."

Meanwhile, Atonio was entering the school building . *Oh great,* he though. *More people I have to deal with.* Putting his head down, he simply sped up and charged straight through Shasha and Syojin, heading for his dorm. *If I can just make it to my dorm, everything will just blow over* he thought nervously.

Terrance, still lying on the grass, decided to remain visible for the time being. Getting up, he shook himself off. "Well then, that's enough excitement for one morning. I'll head to my dorm," he said to himself. Walking briskly up to the building he walked up to the doors and went right through them, not even hesitating.