Life of the Gifted (Closed/Starting)

Everyone has their secrets, some larger than others. What happens when your secret is the key to your survival, your existence? What happens if said secret is exposed?

Plot:

At some point in your past you were abducted, stolen from your life and dropped into something confusing and painful. When your eyes opened, you found yourself in a laboratory of sorts with evidence of tests performed on your wrist and inner elbow. Having little recollection of the pain and/or trauma induced by this, you trust your fear and instincts and make a break for it one way or another.

Following your escape, you--with or without the family you were taken from--make your way to a town called Ashlan. To prevent your exposure, you quickly blend in with the other teenagers and soon settle into a routine life. Though, throughout this new life, you've never felt as normal as you once did, and you soon realize that you were far from it.

You were gifted, and deep down you realized that would be the death of you.

Characters:

Basically, you're a specially enhanced teen hidden amongst regular society who had gone through all of the above. You have certain abilities, no more than two a person, of which you must keep hidden from all those around you, and you believe you are alone. Well, you're not. Scattered throughout the town of Ashlan, teens just like you hide themselves in plain sight, just like you.

If that wasn't enough, your creators, or the doctors who made you the way you are today, have infiltrated society as well and disguised themselves as adults all around you. What they plan, though secret, is ominous and inevitable; and as you realize this, your life begins to fall apart.

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[b]Age[/b]: (14-18)

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[b]Personality[/b]: (strengths, weaknesses, wants, fears, etc...)

[b]History[/b]: (how you escaped, if you have family left/are with them, how you have hidden in plain sight, life before everything, etc...)

[b]Ability[/b]: (no two characters can have the same power, though they can be similar; 2 powers MAX to each; ex- telekinesis, precognition, strength, speed, etc...)

[b]Other[/b]: (up for love, etc...)

Slots: None available

- M-- Ewan Jacobs, TheLuckyTurtle
- M-- James Lionel, Sourdude16
- M-- Eric Johnson, ArahAkachi1
- F-- Altaira Rossaru, LoyalHeart
- F-- Talia Jager, Chupatoasta
- Reserved, CreativeIntentions
- M-- Nick Brookes, sunwater
- F-- Aidyn Reed, thelostone
- F-- Samera "Sammie" Skinner., enjoyinginsanity

Rules:

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Usual YWS rules.
No sex, though romance is allowed.
No gore, though violence is allowed/encouraged at the appropriate times.
No explicit swearing. Don't overuse curses.
No godmodding.
No killing off characters without permission from me, Sourdude16, and the owner of said characters.

This SB is in joint control of Sourdude16 and TheLuckyTurtle.

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Name: Eric Johnson

Gender: Male

Age: 14

Appearance: Eric has blue hair, with black bangs and tips. He also has blind looking eyes, but isn't actually blind. He wears jackets over his shirts that has many pockets that keep hidden his immense source of pencils and notebooks. He has cuts on his arms from all the torture in the lab. He wears skinny jeans, and even though i doesn't look like it, he is quite light on his feet.

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This be Eric.

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Personality: Normally, Eric is really shy and cunning, but when it comes to battle, he is totally focused, and nothing can get past him. Eric hates being put in the spot light out of nowhere. He is really useful in battle, an uses his Script magic to make potions and such to heal and support the group. If the need comes, he will resort to his Ex-Quip Magic. His Script magic is easier to use from a distance, but makes him weaker due to the lag and the use of both hands. His Ex-quip is strong because of the instantaneous Equipping of whatever, but leaves him open for fifteen EXACT seconds after equipping.

History: After Eric heard the alarm of escapes, he managed to write "Unlock" on the bar to his cage with a stolen pencil, and left his cage. He soon saw many others leave, and followed. He was the last one out of the lab and hot-wired a camaro, and sped off. While driving, he struggled drawing pits, and dropping the papers behind him out the window, which turned into pits, and the pursuers falling into them. After that, he lost sight of the others as they vanished into a town. Following them was a problem, because they seemed to just vanish. Even with a "Locate" Script, it was impossible to find them. He soon found a cheap house, and counterfeited passable money to buy a house, where he is now.

Ability: Can make anything he writes/draws happens/comes true (He named it Script) and Can summon any weapon or clothing at will (Named it Ex-quip (instead of creating, he summons it from a warehouse he has hidden)).

Other: Up for love, bi.

I'm probably the only guy who keeps up with your chitter chatter on that Co-Auther SBing thread, one female for me please.

Name: Thalia Jager

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Appearance: Wildly curly red hair. She's short, at around 5'4 but prides herself on staying fit. She plays soccer at the local school so she's nowhere near being heavy. She has bright green-blue eyes and a few tattoos. She is, in fact, obsessed with tattoos and has quite a few. She likes to dress like an average girl, sticking normally to neutral colors and comfy shoes. She does, however, love her combat boots. Along with the tattoos below she also has a tattoo on both of her hipbones of claw marks, filled in with leopard print.

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Personality: Before she was taken to the lab Thalia picked up a lot of her grandfather's characteristics. He was a carefree, loud and fun man. She turned that around and became a happy, boisterous and friendly girl. After she came back from the lab, however, she turned into a very prude girl. Now that she's out of the lab, her life consists of family, soccer and tattoos. She hates bringing up anything about the lab, and especially hates seeing the people who shared the lab with her. They're constant reminders of what happened. She gets angry really easily as well as defensive and often times, when her emotions are on overload, she has trouble controlling her transforming.

History: Thalia grew up with her grandfather and her older brother, Alex. Her grandfather was always one with jokes and he was constantly riding his motorcycle with all of his friends, leaving Thalia with her brother all the time, who was only eight years her senior. A year ago, after school, Thalia's brother and grandfather left her with a family friend. That's when they got her.

While in the lab, they combined her DNA with multiple animals, constantly cutting her and her partner up and seeing how far their could go. She had eye teeth implants that make them sharper as well as hormone injections that cause her nails to grow at a fast rate. She constantly has to cut them due to that. Along with the hormone injections and implants, the DNA from the animals caused her to have the ability to not only communicate and understand, but also transform into the animals at will.

When the escapes began, she was one of the first to go. As soon as the electricity shut off around her room, she transformed into the fastest animal she could think of at the time and flew out of there. She ran across the town everyone else did and to her surprise, her brother and his fiancee, along with their one year old Jackson all lived in the town. According to Alex, her grandfather had ran into an old girlfriend and he hadn't heard from him since. After being with her brother a short time, she got back into soccer and even went all out, beginning to get tattoos all over the place. She didn't fit in in the house, around Alex and Sarah, without at least a few tattoos.

Ability: Ability to take on animal-aspects to fully transforming into one, also can communicate with animals

Other: Up for love

Name: Altaira Rossaru

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Appearance: Altaira has blond hair, and wears sunglasses to hide her beautiful sapphire blue eyes. She has a blue crystal just under right eye, (Will be explained in History.) Next she wears a leather jacket she had stolen from the labs that had held her, and her black jeans and white tank top underneath.

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This is Altaira Rossaru

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Personality: Altaira doesn't like to be the center of attention, always sticking around only making friends with those that have escaped from the labs with her. But she's the watch of the group, while they talk and talk she's watching for anyone coming there way. But she's a born french lady, her native tongue is french, English is secondary to her. She'll often curse in french when something bad is about to happen, and will take precautions to deal with any threats without disturbing the group as they talk. But when she's ticked at you, she'll curse you out in her native tongue a whole bunch of curse words that would make her suspended from any school's in a heartbeat.

Flaws: Not very sociel, has to concentrate to use her powers, but she doesn't have to focus on the object to use lift it or move it.

History: Altaira was learning how to use her powers at the time of her escape, tho what her attended purpose for her powers were, she had no idea. But when she saw a chance to escape she took it, she became deadly violet and using everything in the room she had been practicing with at the time. She wasn't aiming to kill anyone, but she had ended up killing one of the professors who were keeping her there. At the time she didn't have time to think about what she had done, she "borrowed" a motorcycle that was outside of the facility, and took off, she got the heck out of there. Altaira used her powers over Gravity to use objects along the road to keep pursuers off her.

She eventually ended up at Ashlan, she doesn't have anyone to take care of her there, but she's put her powers to use taking things that won't be noticed missing, she's worked as a mercenary on and off, and crashing in places that most won't look for her.

Ability: Power over Gravity and Limeted Creation

Other: Up for love, is bisexual, also Theme, Welcome to the Family

Name: James Lionel

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Appearance: Long black hair, dark purple(yes, purple. don't ask how, they just are) eyes. About 5'4" tall, average weight and build.

Personality:
Strengths: Highly inteligent. Knows alot of useful information, but unsure of where his briliance stems from. Nice guy, so he is easy to get along with.
Weaknesses: Easily trusts people and quick to forgive. He also knows too much, so he can be annoying with random factoids of information.
Wants: Wants to be normal(er). Also wants to become well trained in the field of scientists(ultimately become a noble peace prize winner).
Fears: Being seen as odd. Having no friends. Being abandoned. Being used as a science experiment(the irony).

History: He escaped the lab by use of fire. He noticed a small bunsen burner lit and burned the place down around him. He then used telekinesis to untie his ropes and escape. When he escaped, he quickly made his way to the town nearby. He has been hiding in plain sight by simple means. He dyed his hair a dark blonde color and cut it to give himself a different look. He now goes to school with everyone else, helping in minor ways while doing his best to go unnoticed.
Ability: Slight control of fire, telekinesis.

Other: Up for love, straight.

Name: Ewan Jacobs

Gender: Male

Age: 16 (just turned such)

Appearance: Ewan has cropped black hair that is slightly longer in the bangs than anywhere else and pale blue, almost clear, eyes. He has a fair complexion, and stands at an average height and weight for his age. Though not super thin, he is slim with a slight muscular build in his arms, abdomen, and legs. He dresses simply, but always has long-sleeves on when in public to hide his scars.

Personality: He is quiet and, because of his abilities, scatterbrained. He isn't always in the right state of mind and quite often is off in his own train of thought, blocking the rest of the world out. Ewan is smart and tactful, though, but doesn't always consider himself anything more than a freak. Despite knowing that what happened to him wasn't his fault, he carries the guilt of leaving his family behind and the shame of being different. He tries to avoid trying new things, due to a fear of change spurred on by his past, but also doesn't trust routine. He's restless, and he is always doing something to keep from sitting still. He fears everything coming back to get him, and has nightmares about such a thing nearly every night. He can't tell the difference between a vision or a dream yet, and that terrifies him, leaves him on edge.

History: Born to a family of four, Ewan was always held up in comparison to his older sister and always striving to be as good as she was. On the exact day of his fifteenth birthday, he was abducted and woke up in a lab. After undergoing tests he forced from memory, Ewan, mentally unstable and quite delirious, stared straight into the eyes of one of the guards and managed to force his thoughts inside the man's head. Within moments, the guard had unlocked Ewan's cell and was escorting him casually out of the building. Before he could get far, though, the alarms sounded and he was chased off the property. Ewan didn't stop running until he reached the next town over. There, he caught a train going nowhere and ended up in Ashlan.

As his luck might have it, Ewan stumbled across a family friend, a college student by the name of Ian Jacobs, in Ashlan who took him in and unintentionally provided the shelter needed. Once Ewan could think his own thoughts again, he forced his own into Ian's head. Under his control, Ian changed Ewan's name to match his own and claimed him as a half-sibling. Because of this, Ewan was able to return to school and into a normal life just as his mind so desperately needed. He doesn't know where his family is, and has little intention of returning to them. They barely cross his mind, but when they do he becomes consumed in a cloud of guilt and left in a mood for days. Ian is all Ewan has as of late.

Ability: Precognition and telepathy (more specifically the ability to place his own thoughts into other's mind, thus bending them to his will).

Other: Up for love, straight.

Reserve a spot for me please.

Name:Nick Brookes

Gender:Male

Age: (14-18) 17

Appearance: He has dark green eyes that will freeze your bones if he glared into your eyes. His hair is a charcoal black, feels as soft as silk and has a shine to it when it hits the sun.His body is built with well defined muscles and wears normally Black,Grey or White cloths.

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Personality: A very happy person in his family until his mother died now he is shy and does not open up easy. But when put in that setting of lots of people his social anxiety kicks in he mostly feels overwhelmed and sick. But when he is comfortable with the people he is joyful and looks on the light side of things and people.

History: After being kept in a cage in a lab and being injected by scientist he started to think about how to get out.After being there for a week he started to discover things he could do. one day he could not see his hand and after some time it went all over all his body and cloths. Then later he had flashes of other people in rooms like his . There was a alarm going off when a scientist entered his holding cell he turned invisible and slipped out into a empty hall where there where no people so he started to run in any direction. After some time he found his way out and ran into the forest for thats the only thing he could think of at the time to survive and not be found. After a week of walking in the forest he found a town called Ashlan. He found that he liked the town so he acted like he was lost and didn't know where he came from and what happened to him. A young couple found him and saw he had needle marks on his wrist and inner elbow so they toke him in and had him for some time before getting him into the high school.

Ability: Invisibility, remote veiwing

Other: up for love: yes

Name: Aidyn Reed


Gender: Female


Age: 17


Apperance: Caramel colored, wavy hair hair. Side swept bangs that she constantly is blowing out of her face. Deep brown eyes. She stays fit and slender. She usually wears ripped skinny jeans and V-necks. Her style is casual. She keeps her make up to the minimum, but likes to define her eyes.


Personality: She tends to stay away from people. Aidyn has major trust issues and so she keeps to herself. Her abilities have made her very self conscious. She finds it hard to make friends because of her powers.


History: After have multiple expiraments done on her and writhing in pain for what seemed like weeks on end, Aidyn began to realize she could do things others couldn't. She found out she could strike immense fear into any living thing by simply looking at it. She found pleasure in testing her abilities on the rats in her cell. She also found out that she could control anything made of metal. Aidyn desperately wanted to escape from her cruel creator, but she was always afraid of the consequences. When she saw the other teens escaping, she siezed her chance. She bent the cell bars, using her powers and made anyone who tried to stop her fall to the ground in fear.


Ability: Able to strike fear into anything just by looking it in the eyes. She has trouble controlling this sometimes, so she finds it hard to make people like her. She is also able to make metal do whatever she wants.


Other: Aidyn is up for love, but thinks no one will love her because she is different.

Name: Samera [S-uh-meh-rah] "Sammie" Skinner.

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Appearance: Samera has a rather doe like, soft face that is framed with wavy auburn hair that flows down to her lower back. She rarely cuts her hair, and when she does, it's on her own. On a daily basis, her hair does what it wants to, typically doing the opposite of what was intended. Her full lips are very defined to match high cheekbones that structure her face. Striking to some, her eyes are a shining grey with accents of blue that really show in the sunlight, tilted into a constant smile type stare. She's a very expressive person, you can usually read her mind through her face. Her body is slender, with an average curve that identifies her. She's a little above average height, standing at around five foot nine. Her confidence shows in her stature, the way she holds herself never fails to exude eloquence. Using her power, there are various future and past versions she uses.

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Personality: Samera is a go hard or go home kind of person, everything she does is to an extreme manor. Whether it's sketching, or doing school assignments, she always searches to be at the the top. Her always innocent looking face gives her an advantage when attempting to talk people into things, which she is notably good at. Aside from her abilities, this is probably one of her strongest traits. She's almost always moving, or doing something creative. She as to keep her hands in action or any situation will feel awkward. Sammie will randomly sketch the first thing she sees, if it means she has something to do. Samera loves having the opportunity to learn new things, mostly artistic things, If you bring up something she doesn't know, she will become very engaged in the conversation. She's a very curious person, it often gets her into trouble, resulting in the phrase "curiosity killed the cat." becoming a constantly heard saying from authorities, she's learned to reply with "I'm glad i'm not a cat." Samera can be sarcastic, and she has a quirky sense of humor.

Her social affiliation is hard to explain; around strangers, she's one of the most confident, outgoing people you could meet, but around acquaintances, she seems quiet and awkward. She enjoys some things that make her seem antisocial, but there's no doubt she's talkative and fun.She can hold a conversation for hours. Samera loves to be goofy, she's always joking around. Her positive attitude is a big factor in her confidence, if she can make someone smile, her day automatically gets better.
Maybe it's just her attitude, but Samera has great luck, but only when she isn't expecting the outcome.

Samera has a thing for heights, she loves them. Climbing trees and buildings just makes her adrenaline pump. She has a strange aversion to needles and closed spaces, they force a horrible stress on Sammie. She nearly passes out at the sight of a needle. She is very strong especially on her lower body, because of this, she can jump, high. Samera isn't very athletically active, as far as school goes, but she is always active. She often goes jogging. Mentioned before, Sammie likes to be the best; this determination can often drive her mad when she cannot beat her goal. Extreme competitiveness edges her toward many situations that have a possibility of a bad ending.

History: During the escape, Samera handled herself well. She had kept such a low key, no one was particularly worried about her. She didn't run, she instead went to her room, shutting the door and opening the window. She stood on the ledge and grasped the wall. Her enhancement allowed her hands to suction to hold on. The escape wasn't as difficult as you would imagine. The only thing about the escape that seemed crazy was the fact that Samera had just learned about her ability; this means she trusted in this ability enough to risk her life. Sammie is temporarily unaware of her duplication ability, she had only been there for a short amount of time.

She doesn't remember much about her life before. Samera knows that her mother and father always cared for her, though she never knew how she ended up where she did. For the majority of her life, Sammie's mother was sick with breast cancer. Her mother's cancer is the reason she wears passed down pink jewels on a daily basis. Somehow she knows her mother would never leave her, even if she was in an unfamiliar place.

Ability: Duplication(Temporal and physical.) Natural enhancements. (Depending on the situation and surroundings, her body reacts to give the functions to optimize health. Example: When she's underwater she grows gills and a slight webbing is created between her toes.) She doesn't quite control this power, yet. When she does learn to slightly manipulate this ability, she will only control her muscles. (She can make herself taller or shorter, nothing too extreme.)

Other: Up for love! Samera has multiple weird talents and many more quirks to be revealed in the progress of this story.

Posting under this first thing tomorrow. If you have to update your profile, do so tonight, tomorrow is the official start.

James POV:

It was a normal Thursday morning, for the normal person at least, and It was time to go to school. I grabbed my bookbag on and placed my stuff together in an attempt to look normal, although I definately wasn't. I looked outside as the bus stopped at what everyone believed was my house. I got outside and hopped on. The noises on the bus were annoying as hell, but I didn't say anything. If I said something I would definately stand out more then my purple eyes already let out. I had to be extra careful today, but didn't know why. Something just felt ... off.

Ewan

I lie in bed a while after my alarm goes off, staring at the ceiling. A sick, sinister feeling bubbles in my stomach, but I don't replay the vision in my mind for reminder of why. Getting ready, I wash my face and hope people ignore the bags under my eyes from the lack of sleep. Ian surely does.

Ignoring him and his slight worry, I sling my bag over my shoulder and walk out of the house in a daze. I catch the bus and take the first empty seat available, resting my head against the seat before me. Closing my eyes, I wait out the bus ride and tune out everything best I can.

Compared to my mind most times, the world seems nearly silent, even this godforsaken ride.

The moment the bus pulls into the school, I head straight for my locker and avoid all contact with everyone around me. Books in hand, I walk to my Geometry class and slide in my seat.

Today is going to suck...

Aidyn's POV:


I blew my bangs out of my face as I took my spot in the front of the bus. I twisted one of the many rings on my finger. I always had a knack for small items. When I looked up we had stopped at another bus stop. A flash of purple caught my eye as a boy got on the bus. He was hunched over as he sulked to a seat. Were his eyes really purple? Couldn't be. I shook this silly theory out of my mind and waited for the bus to pull up at the school.