[OOC] Fernwood Academy - Penguin & Potter

[Potter]

~♥~Fernwood Academy~♥~

Fernwood Academy is a special school that opened in 2048.

It all started with a rumor. A rumor that people are starting to be able to do things they could never hope to do before.

Then there was a fire caused by a small child in Connecticut in early 1990. They say he wielded the fire, incorrectly of course, and it came from his hands. We can't forget the flood in Texas from November, 1940 Or the flying cars in California in the following April.. Or how about that telekinetic kid in France, or the mind reader in Japan? There's just too many to name them all. It was becoming clear that there was something new in the world.

Children were being born with powers. It was so sudden that no one seemed to believe it. It was rather suspicious too. For the American government, however, it was a problem. These kids had no idea how to use these things. They had the idea in their head that they were suddenly a bunch of superheroes and could run around in the streets using their powers. The government had to take action. They began taking children away from their families and locking them up until further notice in 2025. To be honest, they were scared of them. They didn't understand why people would just start being born with powers that are known to be fiction and so out of the blue. The scientists and the doctors couldn't figure it out either. What they didn't understand, frightened them. So they kept them locked up like prisoners until 2027. The government soon discovered that this time in solitude really gave them the time

the time to mature and master their powers. The older group was let out and put in a reserved piece of land where they further practiced. The babies and younger ones soon grew and had the same excuse to be let out. These kids and teens stayed there without any communication with their families. Years passed and they grew. These were very smart people. They soon began to compose a plan, a very twisted and evil plan. They were tired of being forced to stay on that piece of land, tired of not being able to use their powers for a greater good. They were also all a little insane from their time with the government.

They went on a rage to get their revenge and attacked numerous cities across the U.S. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get them back. They were cunning and agile for the government. These people weren't little kids any more either. In 2044, the group began going after any being with a power and either destroying them or recruiting them. Not a lot of people wanted to join them because they knew how twisted they have become and they would be in a world of horror for the rest of their lives. Plus their leader or just the guy who tends to boss everyone around and everyone listens to him in fear, Damien Sebastian Graves. He's one of the most treacherous ones. They became so powerful and they were attacking innocent people too. They planned to get so powerful with no threats at all to take over the country.. Then the world. They had people from other countries joining them!

This group soon began passing the name around that they would be called "The Superior." People accepted the name. In the future, kids were not allowed to mention the name in the academies so sometimes they'd abbreviate to a silly name, "Sups." So if anyone asked, they were just asking what's up.

government had to step in solve this problem. They made various schools across the country. Other countries followed this example to teach anyone with powers to control them and defend themselves. Then when they were adults, they would be given the option to teach there, find a job suitable for their power, or join an army that was being made of people who mastered their powers and wanted to bring down The Superior.

These schools were mandatory for any child with a power. If parents chose not to sent them, they would have to forcefully make them come. The most famous school was Ravenscale Academy, opened in 2048 under Mr. Michael Ravencale and his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Ravencale. It was also the most endangered school since there were so many super ultra powerful kids there. Things went smoothly for the first twenty years with for some reason, no sight of the Superior or Damien Graves. Then in 1990, the Ravencales passed away in a tragic accident. Or so they say.. In 2000, it was clear that it was no accident. People were distraught and shocked because they had really come to like the Ravencales and they made the school what it was. The Superior was still nowhere to be seen. In 2075, we notified that they were dead. Everyone wanted to believe it, even though they didn't.

Nonetheless, to keep a happy environment; they were declared dead. The schools continued to run just in case and it was swell when it came to teaching kids to handle their powers carefully to prevent harm to innocent regular people. Just in case, after graduation you are granted a guardian status where you either help teach and protect the school. They are protectors of students and just the whole school in general.

Usually you do this for a fwe years until you're ready to go on with your lives. Guardians do not need forms but you may make them.

It is 2016. There have been rumors and sightings of The Superior and various disappearances around the country and especially in Ravencale. A rumor has been going around the Damien Graves is back. And so is The Superior. Teachers and adults usually calm us down and tell us that they are dead and that those names aren't to be used. The new headmistress Teresa Thorn really had a issue with this and gives detention as a warning, then your just suspended. Damien Graves would be a old guy anyway.. Wouldn't he? And people say he looks the same way he did when he was twenty.

But if they are back.. Then we have something to be afraid of again. Have they been hiding for all these years..? No one believes this. And unfortunately it's true.. No only that but there have been appearances of odd, dangerous creatures that have never been recorded before. One of them attacked a student and we haven't seen from them since. Just another thing you want to be aware of when you enroll in our Academy.

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Form:

Appearance
Name:
Nickname:
Age:
Birthday:
Power(s):
Mutation?
Other?: (Anything done to you by some outside force?)
Family:
Siblings:
Status: (Guardian, Superior Hunter, Superior, other?)

If you're a student please add:
Grade:
Schedule:[/hider]

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CLASSES

ELEMENTARY: 1st-3rd Grade Classes
1st graders have a 6 period day
2nd have 7 period
3rd have a 8 period day then they go back to their dorms.

There will be four periods taken up by the double period General Studies, Lunch and Gym. You will have three other classes to pick. These grades will not have classes with each other whatsoever. You will have to have some kind of defensive class too. Power Information and Self Defense HIGHLY recommended.

- Art
- Powers for beginners [i]Only informational about the general kinds of powers.
- Beginners Martial Arts
- Gym *
- Lunch *
- General Studies* (Math, Science, History, ELA. This is a double period. Reading and Writing will be covered in this too.* for third graders.)
- First aid
- Self-Defense Basics for Beginners
- Music
- Recess
- Emergency Preparedness Training (How to be prepared in a emergency basically. Fire drills and stuff)
- Language(Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Italian, etc.)
- Technology (Computers)

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4th-5th Grade Classes
9 period day
You will have three classes to pick.

-Math*
-Science*
-English*
-Lunch*
-Gym*
-Self Defense (Still informational)*
-Language(You can quit after 1st-3rd grade language if you want. You could quit anywhere in those grades too you don't have to stay in it every year. You have to take some power/combative class.)
-Beginner Fencing
-Beginner Archery
-Technology
-Martial Arts
-Combat training
-You may join the band, orchestra or the chorus and learn to play an instrument or just sing.
-First aid
-Survival Skills
-History
-Power Avoidance (How to avoid different power-based attacks.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL~
6th Grade Classes
10 period day, You will have three classes to choose from, rest is mandatory. Go for power based or defensive classes.

-Math*
-Science*
-English*
-Elemental Powers Basics
-Power Training
-Self Defense and Combat*
-Lunch*
-Basic or Beginner Archery
-Basic or Beginner Fencing
-First aid: This is probably a must now if you have healing powers
-Language: At this point, you have to have learned at some point in the elementary level to join the middle school level.
-Power Avoidance
-Band
-Orchestra
-Chorus
-Weight Training for Beginners
-Gym: There are sports after your classes if you wish to join or you can go work out in the weight room.
-Martial Arts: Beginners may join but you will have to work to catch up with everyone.

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7th Grade Classes
-11 period day. You will have four classes to choose from. Rest is Mandatory.
-If you did not join Fencing, Archery, or Martial Arts in 6th, it is not offered to you and only to those who joined atleast in 6th.
-For power training: depending on your first power type, you will be put in a class of elemental, physical or mental typed kids to learn to control your power with. They will do events for your powers and guide you. They will give you recommendations for your classes next year. For someone with superstrength, they recommend you to practice with weights often and a super speedy person they will probably take to the track. They might ask you to join a sport too. If your an element or mind, they'll guide you in ways as well.

-Math* or Math Honors
-Science* or Science Honors
-English* or English Honors
-Physical Powers Basics
-Power Training
-Lunch
-Self Defense and Combat
-Power Avoidance
-Weight Training: Beginners can join
-Language
-Basic Archery:
-Basic Fencing:
-Gym: Sports still available after school.
-Martial Arts
-Healing: Mandatory for healers.
-First aid: Must for healers, open to anyone else
-Orchestra
-Chorus
-Swimming
-Survival Skills
-Cooking

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8th Grade Classes
12 period day.
Four classes to choose.
Rest mandatory.

-Math or Algebra or Geometry Honors*
-Science* or Biology or Earth Science Honors*
-English* or English Honors*
-Mental Powers Basics*
-Power Training*:
-Lunch
-Self Defense and Combat
-Swimming: They have to make sure you know how to swim just in case of anything
-Power Avoidance
-Weight Training
-Language
-Band
-Orchestra
-Chorus
-Healing
-First Aid: Last chance to work on this, it's not available in high school.
-Advanced Archery
-Advanced Fencing
-Advanced Martial Arts
-Survival Skills
-Gym

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You have mastered your first power by now. You understand all three types of powers and you can protect yourself. You are strong, have wisdom, and fit. Now your ready for the upper classes and to master your second power.

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HIGH SCHOOL
[u]POWERS ONLY IN POWER-BASED CLASSES. NOT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL OR ANY OTHER CLASS.[/i]

9th/10th Grade Classes]
12 Period Day.
6 classes to choose from.
The other 5 are mandatory.
You get one free period.

-Self Defense and Combat*
-Lunch*
-Weight Lifting*
-Language
-Band
-Orchestra
-Chorus
-Advanced Archery
-Advanced Fencing
-Advanced Martial Arts
-Survival Skill
-Gym
-Healing
-History
-Swimming if you still need it
-Writing
-Survival Skills

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11th-12th Grade Classes
12 period day.
7 periods are mandatory.
Only seven because power training is a double period. 4 of your choice. 1 Free period

-Advanced Calculus or Pre Calculus*
-Science: Biology, Physical Science, Animal behaviors, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy
-Power Training 2 (DOUBLE PERIOD)
-Self Defense and Combat*
-Lunch*
-Weight Lifting*
-Survival Skills
-Extra Training
-Language
-Band
-Orchestra
-Chorus
-Advanced Archery
-Advanced Fencing
-Advanced Martial Arts
-Survival Skill
-Gym
-Healing
-Writing
-Art

[Penguin]

Jessamine

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You're so beautiful.
I've never seen anyone as perfect as you.
How does someone look like you?
Do boys chase after you everywhere you go?
Your life must be perfect.
You belong with me.
I love you.
A Goddess.
You are perfect.
Everyone loves you.

You're so useless.
I've never seen anyone as weak as you.
How does someone end up as stupid as you?
Did your family really hate you so much they sent you here hoping you'd die?
Your life will be over soon.
You don't belong here.
You don't belong anywhere.
A walking corpse.
You're already dead.
It's too fucking exhausting loving you.

The ticking of the clock was the only friend that greeted the curly-haired blonde to a new day each morning. She'd open her hazel eyes to the dim bed room, slightly lit by the christmas lights that hung along perimeter of the room. She stared up at the ceiling as sadness crashed through her body in waves. This was happening way too often now. This was the second time this month.

Her hair was neatly laid out over the pillow like thin locks of gold. From a bird's eye view, she truly looked like a beautiful, perfect doll laid in a dollhouse bed. She could be mistaken for sleeping beauty herself, awaiting her prince's kiss in a radiant castle tower. However this princess wasn't in a pretty little dollhouse or a big castle. One could say she was laying in her grave.

Why have you come here?

I'm here to die.

Her name was Jessamine and she had been genetically enhanced by her father before birth to be the perfect child. The mother was unfortunately sick and fated to die thanks to an unknown stranger whose identity remained a mystery until this day. She was to be beautiful, to be smart and to be strong. When she was born, her father was so sure that he had done it. He had never seen a child so perfect in appearance. She looked just like her mother. He knew without a doubt that without the genetic modifications she would have turned out this way regardless. However, her appearance wasn't the important factor. He was looking for strength and intelligence like no other. He grew close to the child as she grew older and the child grew close to him. When Jessamine turned eight years old, he knew something had not gone according to plan. It was clear he forgot a few characteristics in the process of making her into his ideal child. She had become passionate about useless hobbies like dancing and fashion. She would speak nonstop about becoming a ballerina and ask for nail polish and for a bunny rabbit. Jessamine had little interest in practicing her powers or in martial arts.

The man's idea of a perfect child had not been a sweet little girl with aspirations. It had been a loyal soldier. A weapon.
He wanted to make use of her appearance to manipulate others. He wanted to use her intelligence to further do so and to uncover the deepest secrets and her strength to destroy enemies. He had not loved this child. He had loved the idea of what child was supposed to be. The more time he spent with her, the more he wanted to wring her neck. He absolutely hated her. She was a failed experiment that made him a joke amongst everyone he talked to. His reputation meant everything as a superior.

"Wow what a soldier!" They'd laugh mockingly as they watched her sit by the fireplace, playing merrily with some dolls. "Definitely a killer more merciless than the devil himself!"

She was going to ruin him.

Her striking resemblance to her mother stopped him from straight out ridding her from the world. Instead, he sat the nine year old girl down to play a "game" and tried to use equipment to mind control her and use her body as a puppet. However, he had been his own worst enemy in this situation. She had been given immunity to mind-tampering powers. It did not work. His only option was to break her down into nothing and build her up from scratch. He started playing with her emotions. He'd tell her how much he loved her and buy her whatever she wanted on some days. Then on others, he'd murder her childhood best friend in front of her and force her to kill wild animals even though she'd cry and beg not to. He even hit her sometimes. He had to make her stop smiling all the time and giggling like an idiot. He'd make her run back and forth until she passed out sometimes too. The abuse got worse the older she became.

Jessamine was obviously traumatized from these acts of cruelty. She was confused, sad and scared. However, she would not break. He had created her to be strong and strong she was. She'd find reasons to smile and even continue to dance around when her father wasn't around. When each birthday came around and he didn't race in to tell her happy birthday and give her cake, she knew for sure now that something was wrong but she was too afraid to ask. Finally when she was round thirteen years old, she mustered up the courage, tired of the abuse and confused to why her loving father would only turn up randomly for a few days and turn into a demon the next.
She walked into her father's bedroom to find him sitting on his bed, holding a picture of a blonde woman. He was staring at the picture so intently he hadn't heard her walk in.

"Daddy?"

She had whispered ever so softly in the eerie silence. Her heart was beating so fast against her little ribcage that she was afraid it might burst out of her chest at any moment. Jessamine was so afraid to finally ask why her daddy had all of a sudden changed. He looked up with a face she didn't recognize. His brows were furrowed more than they'd had ever been. Pure hatred danced in his eyes as they locked on the little girl standing in front of him, trembling in fear. She had never seen such malice and fury. He crushed the picture in his fist, physically trembling due to the anger swelling inside him.

"You turned daddy into a joke. "He finally managed to say calmly. "No one is ever going to take daddy seriously ever again. Your mommy died so you could be alive and all you've ever done is bring misery to me... God Jessamine you're so useless. "His voice choked up, tears swelling in his eyes. "I've never seen anyone as weak as you, Jessamine. The only thing you were supposed to be was strong and you couldn't even be that."

Jessamine shifted her feet, lowering her eyes to the floor. She had never meant to disappoint him. Was this why he was so mean to her?
She had stopped talking to him for months after he had killed her friend and made her kill squirrels and birds but the cruelty had begun before she had ignored him. What did he mean? "Daddy do you love me?"She finally asked quietly.

"You know Jessamine... I've tried. "He began lowly, "I've tried as hard as someone can try to love another person to love you but I just can't. It's so fucking exhausting loving you." She felt her heart drop into her stomach and she stared at the floor with wide eyes." It takes every cell in my body to try to do it and I can't do it anymore.. I just can't!" His voice rose to a shout and he punched over his night table. It fell to the floor along with the table lamp, the bulb shattering against the wooden floor loudly.

The room was dark now. It was moments later he felt a big, rough hand around her throat and breathing had become impossible. Gasping for air and kicking blindly, she thrashed as hard as she could, fighting to live. She wasn't sure why she had wanted to live so badly. Clearly, she was just a waste of space. Maybe it had been because a small part of her thought this was a horrible, long nightmare. Or maybe she still had hopes her dreams were alive. She tried screaming. She tried begging. None of it worked. Her lungs had burned so bad she thought they were on fire. Unfortunately, she was well out of strength. Jessamine shut her eyes, accepting death as it opened its gates for her.

That's when someone flicked the light switch and she felt the hand around her neck disappear. She hit the floor rapidly and slumped there, disoriented. She wheezed loudly, trying to collect enough air to sustain her small body. Though her vision was blurry and she could barely pick up her head, she managed to catch sight of another little girl with long black hair and olive skin standing in the doorway. She watched her father's feet move toward the girl. His big hand gently patted her on the head and he kissed her forehead.
"Not now darling, daddy's busy." He ushered her out and his black shoes turned to point back toward Jessamine's vision.

"Daddy has a new daughter now Jessamine. " With that, he left the room and left her to cry herself to sleep in the dark. That was the last time she ever saw her father. She found herself at a later point with a small pink suitcase inside a strange building, dressed in her pink footie pajamas. She couldn't quite remember how she had gotten there or how. Whatever happened in between crying alone in her father's room and ending up here was unknown to her. These details always escaped her mind upon revisiting these memories. A man in armor and a strange helmet was standing beside her, his hand on her shoulder.

"General Gale, this girl was offered as a recruit by Garrett Calloway as a peace offering. He said she's been genetically modified to be able to withstand mental manipulation and harsh conditions. She is supposed to be the perfect soldier."

"Garrett Calloway huh?" The tall man with the red hair at the desk in front of them asked. The inside of this building reminded Jessamine of an alien spaceship. There was high-tech equipment everywhere and everyone wore the strangest outfits. He stood up and eyed her up and down. "He's not really the type for peace offerings. My first gut thought was that he had sent a spy but now looking at her this is for sure his daughter."

"I don't know sir. She was brought to the door by some of his men and they swore she was ours to keep. Garrett never wants to see her again."

The man sighed, not happy with this answer. He came around the desk and stood in front of Jessamine. He bent down to her height. "She can't be more than fourteen. She's young to be a soldier here but I'm sure we could start her with some training."

"Sir with all due respect-"

"We're so low on recruits. We're going to have to take what we can get."The red-haired man interrupted the helmet-guy. He looked Jessamine in the eye, "Why have you come here?"

Jessamine felt the answer come out her mouth before she could process. She knew why she was here. It was crystal clear. "I'm here to die."

Four years later and Jessamine was one of the strongest soldiers the superior hunters ever had. She knew she was there to die but she had decided secretly that if she was going to die, she wasn't going to be the weak, useless person her father told her she was. She was going to die strong and being of use to people. She had got off to a horrible start in her first year but that's a whole other story to venture into. Having to enter an army with the knowledge that this is how she was going to die was tough to deal with. Jessamine had to watch her dreams die as she finally accepted she was never going to be anything else other than a girl with an expiration date. She wasn't trained as well as the other soldiers were. She wasn't handpicked from a selection of guardians to be here. There had been no harsh testing for her to get into the superior hunters like others had to endure. She was just here and she was the weakest and youngest out of everyone. Jessamine Calloway was a mistake.

General Gale couldn't work with such a traumatized, saddened child even after pairing her with some of his strongest soldiers for training. He made the decision to put her on special pills that made her forget every horrible memory she ever had and change her feelings of misery and confusion to happiness and hope. However, it would only last for a month. She would have to take another pill at that point. The more pills she took with each month, the smaller the gap between taking another pill would take. People started to respect Jessamine more as she started to train hard. She seemed to truly have motivation and even a great personality. She cheered others on and helped people. She acted like the person she had been before her father turned on her. Jessamine became known as a goddess to many of the superior hunters because she was so kind, warm and encouraging.

Jessamine knew the person everyone thought she was didn't exist as she laid there that morning. She had never felt so alone. Most people in the superior hunters didn't have a family but at least they had each other. She had many friends of course. Her best friends were Scarlett, Toby and Xavier. However, the last one wasn't a superior hunter. He was the prince of the superior and she just happened to be dating him. The few who knew this was happening liked to call her and Xavier Romeo and Juliet.

None of them knew the sad, lonely girl that lived inside her mind. As she sat up and took a glass of water and a small pink pill out of an orange bottle from her side table, she made a promise to herself that she would never let them know such a useless person.

She shut her eyes as she placed the pill on her tongue. She then gulped down the glass of water. Within moments, happiness swept over her and she forgot what she had been last thinking about. Her recent online purchase from Macy's came to mind and she excitedly jumped out of bed, curls bouncing behind her and ran out of her room toward Scarlett's to wake her up and tell her that her package was coming today.