H.E.R.O. and H.I.V.E.

Renn Ariyal: HIVE

Another element user, interesting. Renn thought as he hopped down from the boulder he had been sleeping on. He grinned at the surprised look on the girl's face. Though he couldn't say if it was from him showing up or her own use of power.

*Can't think, brain dead. Feel free to start off the lesson, I sent the details in a PM.*

Oh wow. Nevermind about reserving the two spots hahaha

Jerica HIVE

"Were you sleeping or spying?" I studied the boy with what I hoped was a calm face, but the truth was that this boy freaked me out. He was considerably taller then me, but he was thin. I had to look up to see his face, which was angular and pale, almost handsome.

"Sleeping, then spying." He jumped down from the boulder. "You're pretty powerful." Renn walked closer to me.

"And you, Sleeping Beauty, have not shown any notable power."

I walked closer, hoping to be as intimidating to him as he was to me, but I don't think I was pulling it off. The only time I was even mildly duanting was when I was fighting, and I had no inclination to fight him.

"I think I have enough power to take you down." He straightened his back and I realized he was a lot taller then me. Suddenly I didn't feel very powerful.

But I could play along. "Is that a challenge?"

He smiled and nodded, almost animalistically. I was hoping he didn't turn into a unicorn, he'd win because I'd be laughing so hard.

Instead he just started... glowing. He walked around me in circles, evaluating. It was strange and I was tempted to smack him away. Then it was like his whole body was drenched in flames. I brought tendrils of water from the ever crashing shore. They floated around, waiting for him to strike.

I didn't think it was weird that we were doing this late at night. Wasn't this just preparing us for the future?

Then he made his move, he brought on an onslaught of fire, an I kept blocking with every wave of the water.

Then as I rose a shield of water to protect me from his next strike, the water evaporated. His fire struck me across the face. My whole body started burning, but not with the flames that I'd been hit with, but with power. I brought my hand to my smooth, pale skin, there was blood.

"Checkmate." Then he kneeled down and wiped the blood off then helped me up.

I started walking away to the boulder he had fallen asleep on. "Come over here," I said.

He came back in three long strides. "Yes?" I took his hand and stretched it out, palm facing towards the sky, which was covered in stars.

"Make fire," I commanded, trying to sound authorative. He sighed, as if this was a request he'd gotten this morning. Flame came from his hand in a matter of seconds.

I held my hand over it, it burned but it didn't hurt. I tried to scoop out some of the fire. It stayed in my hand for a half a second then it went out.

"You have no rage, there is no passion in you. No drive." Renn walked back towards the boulders condescendingly.

I run and catch up with him, putting my hand on his chest. He stopped and raised his eyebrows.

"I do have rage."

"The only time I have ever seen you have the slightest bit of fury is when you brought down the wave on Circe's head." He started walking while I thought of something witty to say, but his comment reigned true.

"I hope you won't tell that I broke curfew," I asked, hoping for a good answer.

He hopped back on the boulder. "We'll see."

I started walking the opposite direction from HIVE. I hoped that his father wouldn't kill me.

Ei Chase (New Years parties and such, wasn't here so I'll try to catch up.)

Ei rolled her eyes at the group of people gathering on the auditorium floor. She couldn't be around this, all this rage and anger. John circled around her wrist like a bracelet and she stroked him leisurely, but it didn't help. She wanted so bad to uncover the source behind the voice in her head but she couldn't right now, she could feel the anger and tension in the room working it's way into her head. She needed to leave.

Without much further thought Ei grabbed her bags and sprinted out the door at full speed. Her feet pounded against the pavement but the anger, the rage, it still seeped into her even after distancing herself. Ei laughed and shook her head and two of her shot from her body, running along beside her. Soon there were six of Ei running down the pavement and she wanted something to destroy. Two of her shot up the nearest tree, another two ran ahead towards the dorm room. Ei stopped running and handed the last Ei John and it took the snake back to the dorm room; While four of her little clones made trouble Ei headed off into the distance towards the waters.

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"Look how late, Ms. Ei," one of the clones stated airily as she waded in the water. "You should be getting back."

"I am back."

Ei had already previously adsorbed the extra clones back into her after having the wreck small havoc on a few of the classrooms, nothing too noticeable, leaving only herself, another clone to fill in at school, and one last one to talk to so she didn't get lonely. The clone came out the water and sat next to Ei, wringing the water out her hair.

"You're not going to the dorms?"

"Not tonight, I want to be with the sea."

"Makes since, should I start a fire?"

Ei nodded and closed her eyes, letting the waves lure her into sleep.

i'm out !

*Did you guys miss my PM, I'll repost the contents here.*

The first lesson, Tactical Education, begins in the middle of the night, to "surprise" the students.

The game is basically capture the flag. Only the "flags" are actually students. The teachers select one HIVE student and one HERO student and hand them over to the opposing team. The goal is to rescue your captured teammate while still keeping hold of your own prisoner. The game continues until time is up so even if you lose your prisoner you can still recapture them if time allows.

Time Limit: Midnight till noon

Area: The entire Central Academy Island, so you can go pretty much anywhere

Rules: 1- The "flags" are restricted from using their powers.
2- No soliciting help from the upperclassmen, translation don't make up a superpowerful senior to help you out in a pinch.
3- Other than that pretty much anything goes.

The HERO flag is Circe, since technically she started the brawl. Even if that wasn't her intention.

The HIVE flag is Renn, face it I don't have many options. Could someone make a secondary HIVE character, it's lonely over here?
Also if anyone comes up with some interesting ideas or lessons feel free to PM me.

Jerica heard, but she is terrible at capture the flag so she is trying to avoid it. Is that legal?

Charlotte and Tony heard and are eager to start.

*Let's just say the teachers expect us to "perform". The lesson is just an umbrella for other things I'm planning. Also the HERO team should remember that as a unicorn Renn can't be chained, tied up, or locked away. Expect him to bolt at the first oppurtunity, although if you sit on him he will stay put.*

Renn Ariyal: HIVE

Twenty minutes before midnight one of the HERO instructors took him to the front entrance of their administration building. Renn kept his face studiously blank as he surveyed the opposing team.

He recognized some of them from the fight in the gym earlier. A breeze stirred the air and Renn's eyes widened in surprise as he caught the familiar scent of brimstone and sulfur coming from one of the boys. "A part blooded dragon shifter? Here? Oh this is just too good."

Renn's thoughts were interupted as the instructor cleared his throat. "Right, you already received the rules in a message on your PDA's. You can use these last few minutes to plan your next move and put some distance between you and the HIVE team. Good luck class."

Danny Dapperly- HERO

Danny read the visor on his nano-suit, he'd fashioned it himself and it was one-of-a-kind, it compensated for his need for camouflage for his skills in stealth, had a computer system monitoring his entire body, and his visor with a built in scanner. He began to study his fellow HERO team members, they needed a leader. Danny was never one much to take the lead for this kind of thing but strategy for this kind of thing was his specialty, stealth was the most basic of choices. After arranging everything and having a plan in mind I opened my mouth to speak. "Everyone we need to form teams of three each team should include one of each: someone with some level of telepathy, someone skilled in martial arts, and someone with some ranged skills. Also if one member of your team can fly I don't care they are ground bound. After each team is formed I want three to stay back and guard this HIVE member make sure they don't capture him. Now I'll be taking a scouting position and tracking down Circe.

I will be staying in contact with each groups telepath so the minute I find her I'll have plenty of back up. I'll be traveling through the treetops as to decrease my visibility. I've studied the forest thoroughly and made maps that I am sending to your PDA's. Please take the advised roads and some take the coast I want our resources spread out as evenly as possible." Danny looked through the crowd waiting for a response, " Well if there are any questions or suggestions make them now."

As Danny looked at the crowd his mind drifted back to Jerica. He would be up against her tonight and he was more than a little, his mind could decide anxious? excited? Danny wasn't sure how he felt but part of him wanted to see her, she had tried to kill me. He thought to himself, the girl that I can't keep out of my head tried to kill me, he let out a long sigh, I'm definitely not in Alabama anymore.

Ei's Doppelganger- HIVE

"Ms. Ei," she practically screams inside her head. "Ms. Ei, something is happening."

There's a strange static noise in her head before Ei's voice lets out a very audible sigh.

"Then deal with it," she states simply. The clone shuffles nervously and looks around as the two sides set off in search of the "flag".

"I think you should be here," the clone thinks. "What if they find out I'm not you."

"But you are me, just play the game, idiot, and leave me alone. I'm trying to relax and I don't need you in my head."

"But Ms. Ei-"

The static in her head starts up again before everything is silent save for a distance voice calling out towards her.

"Guys, a HIVE member, over there."

The clone looks around nervously before climbing quickly up the nearest tree. She was safe up there, for now at least. She didn't want to play this stupid game, she didn't want to be out here for much long either. She wanted to be one with Ei again, being away from the original body like this often made her nervous, but because she was the second clone in line she was always one of the first out when Ei decided to replicate.

The men after the clone paused beneath the tree she was hiding in and she heard them laugh.

"Get down, we know you're up there."

The clone sighs loudly and starts walking easily across one of the branches before jumping into the nearest tree which was thankfully just in her reach. She continued that way, jumping trees, for some time until she'd lost the boys and found the "flag" she was to capture. The clone pauses over the girl and sits back to where she's invisible to all below her. Desperately, she tries to connect with Ei again.

"What, number two?"

"I need backup can you send one and three?"

"Is it important?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Then fine. They'll be there soon."

The connection drops and Clone Two watches the girl below her. She looks focused and bored at the same time, a great stunt. Whenever she moves Two follows her closely, making as little noise as possible. Soon clones One and Three arrive in her tree, shaking the branches lightly. Two connects with them and nods her head down towards the "flag".

"We have to catch her," she says. "Just grab her or something."

"And what do we do with her," One asks, rolling her eyes.

"I don't know, we'll find out later. Now..." She looks down again and, after taking a deep breath, jumps from out of the tree. "Go."

Jerica HIVE

After turning away from Renn a siren came from both schools. I guessed it was my cue to get back to hive. I made a tunnel and came out the other end at the base of the school, Quickly I scaled the walls and popped into my room. I checked my email and I had gotten a message about capture the flag tonight. Renn was one flag and Circe was the other.

I'd just seen Renn. I'm so unobservant.

I changed into all black and slipped a knife into my lace-up boots. I grabbed a black scarf and wrapped Paul into it.

I walked outside my room and the school was deserted, apparently it had already started. I used the front door for once.

Facing me was a forest. The trees were tall and very close together. Using my far superior climbing abilities I went to the top of one very close to me. From there I kept jumping from tree top to tree top. I knew in my mind who I wanted to see.

I jumped in the direction of HERO, then I found who I was looking for. I dropped down 30 feet in front of Danny. He jumped back and then calmed down.

"Hello," I giggled slightly, still laughing about his strange expression.

Renn Ariyal: HIVE

"They're all idiots." Renn thought with a smirk. His trio of guards had taken him deep into the woods. They marched with him in the center of a triangle, his hands cuffed behind his back. Too bad for them, the only thing keeping those cuffs on was that Renn hadn't tried to escape yet.

Really it was too easy, Renn waited until they were passing at the top of a ravine. Then he faked twisting his ankle and leaped into open space, his arms coming back in front of him. Renn grinned at their dumbfounded expressions as he fell down the steep ravine hill, the cuffs lying uselessly on the earth behind him.

Renn rolled to his feet and looked back up at his former guards, he waved cheerfully at them before turning and bolting into the forest. Even in his human form he moved swiftly through the tangled underbrush. The trees seemed to part in front of him, clearing the way before closing ranks on his pursuers. It wasn't anything Renn could help, or even understood. His Uncle Sarmin had once claimed that because they were hunted by anything and everything, unicorns like them had the strongest will to live in existence.

Renn didn't give one bit about his Uncle's philosophy. All he knew was that as child he had always managed to get away from the other weir children. Even though they were stronger and faster than him. And tonight he was counting on it to happen again.

*Maybe Ei, the real one, could find him.*

Danny Dapperly- Hero

Danny looked at Jerica with a look of shock across his face, of course the one person he least wanted to run into, but he was strangely glad to see her. He felt slightly shy around her though with his nano-suit on every muscle seemed to be more defined. Under her gaze he felt completely naked. Danny suddenly remembered that telepaths were currently listening to his mind, and blocked them all off from what he was currently thinking. Suddenly his mind was filled with thoughts that weren't his he looked at Jerica and realized suddenly what had happened. His osmosis had allowed him to learn telepathy and mind reading. His mind was filled with how Jerica felt for him. It shocked and confused Danny she was as unsure of herself as he was.

Suddenly Danny's mouth began moving before he could think, " Lovely to see you this morning. Inconvenient that I am the HERO's scout and have less time to spend with you than I'd like." Danny looked at the ground unsure of why he'd said that. " I would rather not have to fight you I vote we depart here as if we never met."

Jerica looked at Danny appearing disappointed, as though her toy had just refused to play with her. "Fine," she looked away from Danny obviously displeased with him. They began to walk towards each other to cross paths and continue on their ways when suddenly a voice in the back of Danny's voice began to nag at him.

As he began to walk by he suddenly stopped and grabbed her hand turning her to face him. Before Danny could tell himself to stop and think he started talking. "When we first met you could have let your snake kill me but you showed me mercy. Ever since I can't explain how I fell intrigued, terrified, infatuated. I'm not sure but the fact of the matter is I like you and I think you feel the same way. So I feel the need to ask and this may kill the moment but," Danny took a deep breath. "May I kiss you?"

Jerica HIVE


"May I kiss you?"

When he said it I fought the impulse to jump, it made my leg twitch spontaneously and the knife I had stuck in my boot ripped through my leg. Thankfully I had a high tolerance for pain, and I pulled a straight face.

"I met you yesterday, my snake tried to kill you and you decked me. The reason you're thinking about me like this is because I called my snake off. I barely know you and you certainly don't know me." My boot was starting to fill with blood. I desperately wanted to pull out the knife, but he was holding on to the one that could remove it with out hitting my achilles heel.

My head was towards the ground when he spoke again. His voice had emotion and I was trying desperately to supress mine, as I'd always done.

"I know I like you, and you can't convince me otherwise," I looked up at this. I felt a strange sense, like something digging around in my mind. Danny's eyes weren't focused on me, but more like around me. He was looking into my mind, I didn't know he was a telepath.

It was the worst thing I'd ever felt and I was incredibly mad that he'd done. I ripped his hand off of mine. I smacked him as hard as I could across the face. I must have hit him harder then I though, because he landed on the ground.

I finally had a chance to pull out the knife. It came out soaked in blood. Danny looked at it with horror. I started feeling light headed. I sank to the ground near Danny, who pulled the knife out of my hand as I blacked out.