[IC] Welcome to Sky High!

[CaptBoobgrab]

Ellis stood there, unnoticed. He watched the other kids waiting for the bus, while he was there, like a shadow. "So much for making friends, huh, Mister?" he told his phantom cat. One would think the cat was his imaginary friend, and to a certain degree, it was. It was a being created from his illusion powers, and his undeveloped powers made the cat flicker and blur. "Meow." the cat said.

Ellis tried to kill his boredom by trying to see how big he could make Mister grow. Doing so, he aimed to morph a one foot long cat into five times its length. He succeeded, but his nose started bleeding, and the other people's droning voices vanished from his senses. He snapped out of it and returned Mister to his original size, his head suddenly aching, and his nose still bleeding. "Crap." he said, and stayed put. No more illusions for now.

[paigesweetheart]

Andre said
Tom stopped himself from saying even more things about himself. Most of it was boring or weird, and he might end up slipping and say something about what he actually did. When she made a remark about him not having a phone, he just shrugged his shoulders. Of all things, he didn't think that fact was gonna be that weird to her. "Home school isn't that nice. Its probably a bit easier since I don't have to wake up early, but it also gets boring.""Wait. What is your name? You kept talking and I didn't hear your name come out, haha."Tom raised his eyebrows and then realized that she was right about that. He immediately felt impolite, and cursed himself in his thoughts. "Oh, right, yeah, sorry. My name's Tomlin. I mean, Tom. Just Tom." He followed her gaze to the schedule, but it was too far for him to see so he decided to just not reply to her about it anymore.

"Oh, right,yeah,sorry. My name's Tomlin. I mean, Tom. Just Tom." Said the guy right besides her as she was reading the schedule. "Alright. Something is very very odd about this bus coming late. Hmmm. I think there are more of us? But like in different places...." she told Tom and thought about her sister, May. She hoped she was alright and safe. "Well, anyways. Tom. Can I call you, T? Or maybe.... Tommy... perhaps, T.O?" Heleba smiled at Tom. She was bored so she had to make up some kind of conversation to pass the time while the bus arrives.

"Hm. Maybee we can play some game! Riiight? We should guess eachother's powers! No no. Show and tell. Yeah!" She clapped once giggiling. "You first."

[RumikoOhara]

Sara's first day at Sky High
The Bus Stop
Daydreaming

Sara caught the girl's suggestion of playing a guessing game or show an tell about their powers. She knew that she could learn what each of them were generally able to do by observing their DNA but it would prove difficult an time consuming.
It would be very difficult to guess any of their abilities because only rarely did Supers exhibit any outward clues.
She smiled softly knowing that her own power was so rare that it would only be by a wild guess that anyone would chose it.
Then she thought about the latter game of show an tell. That too would prove difficult because the first part would involve self injury to display her rapid healing rate an the second require another to injure themselves..
So rather than get involved Sara stepped back a little an tried to be invisible.
Invisible now that would have been a great ability, she could have trained as a master infiltrator, a ninja or super spy.
"Oh well you play the cards you're dealt" she thought as she rocked back an fourth on her heels.
She had no illusions about her future because her ability chose her path as much as her mother's power had chosen her's.

Sara drifted back to the Isle of Wright six months ago and the fire. Till that day Sara's powers or the fact she had any at all had still been a question.
She'd been out window shopping in Cowes when she'd heard the fire trucks and like many others had gone over in curiosity to see what was up. When she arrived the firemen had pulled two people from the fire and were laying them on gurney from a nearby ambulance. Both were in their 90s an old couple whom the burning home belonged to and both were suffering severe smoke inhalation. Sara felt herself drawn towards the two almost magnetically.
The EMTs would have stopped her from getting too close if not for an explosion that ripped through the home sending stone from it's structure spraying over a large area. The EMTs were down but the old man an woman had suffered even greater injury. Sara was on them in a flash not knowing why she felt she must touch them.
The three were quickly consumed by a bright green glow for five minutes. The EMTs came to at this time and were distressed by what they saw. But it was just at this time that her Mom, Uncle Storm Rider and his wife Aunt Neptuna arrived to lend aid.
Sara was unaware of anything that happened after the explosion as she experienced a traumatic power surge which she was still unable to equal.
She passed out and her mom took her away to a place where she could recover. When she came to the first thing she saw was her mom smiling down at her and she was in bed at her aunt an uncle's home on the island.

[SaraiRayne]

"Okay, thats freakin' awesome! And I'm not usually one to praise powers." An amused smile played upon G's face. "As for your 'how about me?' question. I could tell you all the details but that might take quite awhile and it'd be hitting a snooze button on this here conversation. Anyways, I am what I like to call a gender bender." Half the smile disappeared from G's face. "I was born a female but can shift into a boy. I honestly have no idea how it happened, both my parents were shape shifters."

G's mind flash backed to when she had first discovered her power. It had been awhile, but she remembered waking up and being a boy, accept she hadn't realized it. She had went downstairs to eat breakfast and then head of to school. G had went to public school up until that day. She remembered her mom dropping the bowl of cereal in utter shock as G said good morning. G had realized something was wrong at that moment so she had hurried to the bathroom and saw something completely off in the mirror. She was no longer a she. She was a he.

"As for the kicking ass part, I prefer to help with that."

[Ves]

Zed gave the girl his usual smirk. "I see. That's cool as well." he said, momentarily perking up as the sound of a bus honking down the street reached his ears. "I'm sure you can help with my plans." Zed shifted upwards, straightening his back and standing up fully. The large, oddly normal white bus slowly pulled up to their bus stop, the doors opening up and revealing the face of a grinning, big-boned man.

"Name's Ron Wilson! Welcome to...well, the BUS of Sky High!" he smiled. Zed gave G a snort of amusement at the man's enthusiasm. "Finally!" There were only a few others on the bus, so he took a seat near the back, slipping into the seat and getting into a relaxed sitting position.

[CaptBoobgrab]

Ellis was still in a little bit of a daze when the bus finally arrived. The driver, Ron Wilson, showed a great deal of enthusiasm, which Ellis envied. The moment he fully snapped back to reality, he quickly went inside and sat in the middle, his cat floating, flickering behind him. He watched the scene outside and waited for it to change soon. He felt lonely, but he had a hope that it will change soon, when they arrive at Sky High.

[CallaLily180]

Marie sighed, she tapped her foot and watched as a small child picked up a dollar-and a lollipop-just across the street from her. This made Marie smile, she waved at the girl that stood there, now holding her mother's hand. The girl gave her a colorful smile and waved back, waving her dollar bill in the air as if she had just won the lottery. With a small chuckle and a frown she couldn't quite explain Marie turned, now sitting on the ground and waiting for the magical school bus that had yet to take her away.

It seemed that as soon as the streets cleared the bus arrived, as if by magic. It drove into the small lot she sat in, a cheery looking man opened up the old school yellow door. He gave her a curt wave and a tip of his hat before announcing his name, "name's Ron Wilson, I'll be your bus driver this year." He stated it officially, but with an offset of care and of kindness. Marie nodded towards him and waved her hand in the same sweet greeting. She walked up to him and fished around in her jean pocket, taking out a five dollar bill in the hopes it would pay for the ride. She knew that the bill hadn't been there before...but it was a good payment method. "Thanks, Ron. My name is Marie." Her tone of voice was slim and strong, she smiled bravely and walked towards the nearest empty seat.

As she landed in the seat next to the man with a phantom cat she waved at him, pulling a book of fortunes out of her backpack and starting to read. "Hi." She said sternly, pulling out a simple pair of reading glasses and putting them on.

[CaptBoobgrab]

A girl sat beside Ellis, and he was a bit surprised. "Hi." she said, and then put on her glasses. "Hey. I'm Ellis. This guy is Mister," he said, smiling, then pointed to the flying, transparent cat above his head. "What's your name?" Ellis asked her. He was curious why she sat there, but he didn't dwell on it. He was just glad that someone tried to talk to him, at least. He noticed her book, and he was genuinely interested, as he was somewhat a bookworm. He himself had a book in his bag, a book of magic tricks. "What's that about?" he said, pointing to the girl's book.

[CallaLily180]

"Huh? Oh..I'm reading a book of fortune, it seemed necessary." Marie kept her eyes down, focused on the book and not looking up at Ellis. It would be weird if she were to greet him, seeing as she was so new to her powers. She didn't want to give him something he shouldn't receive. But in a moment of lost faith she turned towards him, setting down her book and holding out a gentle hand in greeting. "Marie, my name is Marie, it is a pleasure to meet you."

[Sightles]

Brady hurried quickly onto the bus, preferring one of the seats near the very back. As he sat down, he took off his backpack and sat it in his lap. Today was starting to turn out fairly well. Nothing bad had happened yet. Brady stared out the window with his absentminded smile. The views were the best part to this bus. Brady could see just about everything when he sat by the window seat. As Brady sat, twiddling his thumbs, he wondered just what this year would turn out to be like. Most years at Sky High had some sort of huge highlight, and he wondered just what exactly this year's would be.

[CaptBoobgrab]

"Likewise, Marie." Ellis said, as he took her hand. "Mew." said Mister, as he flickered. Ellis shook her soft hand too long, and released it as he realized. He worried that she would think he was even more strange than he was, but he ignored the thought. He was curious about her book, and why she said it was necessary. "So... I assume you believe in luck, then, since you're reading a book about fortune. I could be wrong, of course. Why did you say it seemed necessary, if you don't mind me asking?" Ellis said, and being a bit shy, the long string of words came out a bit weird.

[RumikoOhara]

The Bus Stops

Sara heard the bus as it approached and looked up the street with a smile, this would be her first time ever riding a school bus. Attending Private School as she had meant that she had never ridden one and in a strange way she looked forward to it.
When the bus stopped she waited for the others to board then stepped on and took a seat as close to the front as possible wanting to see everything.
It was a strange feeling that washed over her as she sat there looking over the Driver's shoulder at the controls.

[CallaLily180]

"I am all about luck, that is my power." Marie looked down at her now clammy palm, sighing and wiping it off on her jeans. At least his hand felt nice, parts of her were ashamed at that nagging thought. But at least it was only a few, liking a hand wasn't an offense or anything. She turned back to Ellis and smiled as warmly as she could, pushing up the reading glasses that almost fell off of her red face. "I could show you if you wanted, but you have to show me yours."

[CaptBoobgrab]

Ellis was surprised and amazed at what she said. Luck, being her power? How does that work? Those questions, along with much, much more raced in his head, and he knew, the only way to understand if he sees it in action. "I could show you if you wanted, but you have to show me yours." she said. Taken out of context, that sentence could very well knock Ellis out.

"Sure. You already saw it, though." Ellis said, as he pointed to Mister. Mister then flickered, and blurred, and later, he was gone, and a cute, white rabbit half the size of Mister replaced him. "So yeah.. My power is illusion." he continued. He snapped his fingers, and the rabbit disappeared. Then, he beckoned Marie to look outside, where Ellis saw a copy of himself, waving at Marie.

"So, show me yours?" He said, genuinely curious of her power over luck.

[CallaLily180]

Marie was shocked by this showing of skill, it showed in her contorted features, she smiled slightly and looked at the man waving. Then back at the boy sitting beside her, "that is quite the skill." As she focused on him she smirked, waving a finger in the air, a large rattlesnake snake would appear in his lap and so would a twenty dollar bill, curled up in the rattlesnake before him. The rattlesnake was poised to strike, making its signature noise and waiting for a slight movement. "Don't worry, it as no fangs...at least it shouldn't. That is what I wanted." She cleared her throat now, inching away and shrugging.

[CaptBoobgrab]

Ellis always liked the look on people's faces whenever he showed them his tricks, but Marie's reaction was one of the best. It just showed amusement, and that made him happy. "that is quite the skill." she said, and he nodded, waiting for her to show hers.

He wasn't disappointed. Suddenly, a snake and a 20 dollar bill appeared on his lap. The moment he saw it, he instantly conjured black discs over the rattlesnake's eyes. At least that's what he could do. He didn't want to conjure an eagle to scare the snake off. Someone else might get hurt. Marie assured him that the snake was harmless, and he just had to wonder. If her power was luck, then it was very potent. He still couldn't understand completely though, so he asked.

"That, is freaking awesome. I'm keeping this, by the way." Ellis said, grabbing the money. "I don't understand it all, though, Marie. Maybe you can teach me more about your power, and I'll teach you about mine as well?" he said, having made a friend and wanting to continue it.

[CallaLily180]

Marie smiled, picking up the snake and letting it writhe around her neck, she listened calmly as it hissed in her ear, though she was afraid of it she was sure it wouldn't bite...at least she hoped it wouldn't. Always a maybe... she let her thoughts trail off as she watched Ellis. "I control probability. I'm like the human form of Murphy's Law but cooler. If something could happen, I can make it happen. A rattlesnake could totally appear on your lap, and so could a twenty dollar bill. Which means I could make it happen, you could also ace a test, or win the lottery, or even get the girl. You could also have a freak car accident and die. Which means I could make that happen. But I'm not sure if I would yet. It depends." She thought of how her mother died, it had been a bad accident.

[CaptBoobgrab]

"I see.. true, a rattlesnake could probably appear on my lap. But what events led that to happen? Does your power, like, reach back to the past, and then affect the probability of someone bringing in a toothless, non-venomous rattlesnake? It's making my head hurt, haha..." he said, babbling on about his understanding of her power. And then he remembered what she said she could do. "Yeah... getting the girl would be good, for once." He said, looking out the window.

He looked at her and said, "Also, please don't kill me.", then laughing a bit.

[CallaLily180]

"I don't really know about that part, I guess something in the past lead up to this though. I don't think I mess with the past...just the future. And of course the snake was real, so I must have grabbed it from somewhere and pulled it here. But then again I don't know how exactly, maybe my power is just meant to be confusing. Because....think of it this way. I made the probability of a non-venomous, toothless wild snake a real possibility. I don't know what effects it will have on society, but it could be like the butterfly effect. " Marie babbled as well, staring at something distant.

When she heard what he said about getting the girl she laughed, shaking her head and smiling. "I bet it would be nice, but that would make things a lot more complicated, seeing as I would have to basically alter her into liking you...this is a weird conversation."

[CaptBoobgrab]

Ellis was having fun talking to Marie. When she started laughing, it just drowned out everything else, and he just snapped back to reality when she said that the conversation was weird.
"Yes. Yes it is. I sure could use something to drink right now. Wouldn't you like some magical milkshakes or something?" He said, trying to make it less awkward. He failed. He was now comfortable around her though, and he wasn't shy at all. He summoned Mister to his lap, and let him play there, even if he wasn't tangible yet. "So..." Ellis said, wanting to know more about her, but not able to think of anything to say.