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The world had continued its spiral downwards as civilization grew more powerful. Mankind had slowly allowed their hearts to turn cold, and learned to care about themselves, and only themselves. It seemed as time went on, more and more people were being shunned from society as it became more closed-minded and disinterested in those who were different from themselves. Despite the growing worldly approach, rather than the national approach, each society was contrasting the other more vividly as each day passed.


There was hope…


A woman by the name of Reina Emmerson had been one of the people shunned from society as being different from the 'typical' person. She had certain characteristics that differed from any normal person. Reina was born with the ability of flight, superstrength, and Intelligence, which makes specific problems easier for her to solve than most, if not all. With this, she has a great way in negotiating with anyone she interacts with, though, with this power comes inner strength to not use it against others she 'debates' with. Despite being a mutant, she has become quite respected among humans and mutants alike, though there are always those in society who have become jealous, or just plain hate the fact that a mutant is involved in human politics. There are also other mutants who strongly dislike Reina, because of her attachment to the human society. It seemed like a never-ending list of enemies when it came down to it. Normally though, mutants wouldn't directly try to attack Reina; they would strike at who she had hope for, her precious humans. These attacks were rare in the past, but in the past few years, they had begun to rise significally, and it was suspected that specific mutants had begun coordinating with each other, or even perhaps forming 'alliances' to destroy specific areas of the human society. The growing danger in the world itself was becoming more and more of an issue within Reina's mind. With so many attacks upon innocent humans, the death toll had begun to rise significantly, and the thought of attacking humans itself was destroying everything that Reina had worked for, that humans would be able to live alongside mutants. Co-existance. At this point though, that option was almost inconceivable.


The scattered souls of the good will come into play... the world must see it fit to fix the balance between good and evil before it's too late...

There was a... balance that was always held with the good mutants and humans who supported them, the humans who disliked mutants, and the mutants who disliked everyone else; though the term 'good' and 'evil' was undefinable at best...


Reina believed that in order for the attacks to decrease once again, something needed to be done. She had also noticed a few mutants, scattered across the world, had taken it upon themselves to do everything that they could to stop the violence between these evil mutants and humans, despite the fact that most humans considered all mutants evil. There was hope that if these forces united, just as the forces of evil had begun to gather together, all would not be lost; thus, the final solution came forth. An Academy for the gifted would be sufficient in gathering mutants together to put an end to this, as well as training those who grow up to learn that they have special abilities. This Academy's main goal was to help these children cope with their abilities, show them that they aren't outcasts and that they have a place in this world, and to help them realize the good that they can do in the world, despite most humans having bad thoughts on anyone who was different from themselves.

For the next few months, Reina, with the aid of volunteers and friends, of which almost all of them were mutants, were able to construct a smaller sized school as the base of what would hopefully become a large Academy. Dorm rooms and the main building were constructed, thanks to the work of Reina, with her superstrength, and Gemini, with her ability to control metal, along with others who simply carried specific objects to the base of operations while these two were busy. After the base of the construction was completed, each person worked on the specifics, such as each classroom, and the technology of the entire building, as well as beds and other necessary items in the dorms. Each classroom was painted with vibrant colors, as it has been proven that the color of the classroom affects each students' mood very significantly. Computers were installed into each room, as well as desks, chairs, and boards for the teachers to write on. The simple things were only necessary right now, seeing as they didnt even have any students yet. The more technological items would be brought in if the Academy became successful.

After the construction of the building, Reina, with her good knowledge of the mutants that have displayed good will towards humans, as well as defending them against others, mainly mutants seeking to harm humans and good mutants alike, sought out others to join her in the Academy as some sort of team, as well as teaching a specific class on a subject that they know quite well. Among the mutants who joined her were:

1) Jason McGinnis, AKA Fury
Sex: Male
Powers: Fire control, Earthquakes

2) Terran Zabilliah, AKA Spirit
Sex: Male
Powers: Shape-Shifting

3) Unknown, AKA Darkstar
Sex: Female
Powers: Telepathy, Mental Projections, Flight

4) Theresa Rourke, AKA Siren
Sex: Female
Powers: Flight, Vocal Blasts

5) Unknown, AKA Feral
Sex: Female
Powers: Animal like reflexes, Agility & Senses

6) Jonathon Greyson, AKA Enigma
Sex: Male
Powers: Energy Plasmoids

7) Gemini
Sex: Female
Powers: Can control metal

Within the Academy, all of the mutants, along with Reina had assembled for their first meeting. It was time to open the school up for the rest of the world. With that, a plan needed to be devised on how to begin recruiting.

"As I see it, television and radio are probably out of the question. If anything, it'll lead certain mutant-hating groups to here. We don't exactly want that. I would prefer if we kept this low key for now, as we start to train new mutants." spoke Reina. "The only problem I can see is that we don't have the opportunity to get this out to every possible mutant out there."

Gemini immediately stood up, looking as if she had the solution to Reina, and the Academy's problem of recruiting new students. "It seems pretty simple to me." she said softly. "Each city has been delegated with a mutant registration. All we have to do is find that registration and talk to each of the students, or send letters since we'll know where they live."

"The only problem we'll have with that is getting this list of registrations in the first place. To do that, we're going to have to break into the Capitol building, access it, and download the list while not causing too much of a distraction. Is that even possible? I mean, good or not, we're going to be breaking into a government office, and the Academy will start off on the wrong foot. Humans will see this Academy as a gathering of mutants who seek to combine powers in their efforts to destroy humans."

At this point, most of the mutants attending the meeting looked back at Spirit, whom was a shape-shifter. Things would be a hell of a lot easier if he could infiltrate the base, and download it himself. It would save the Academy and keep the already fragile peace between humans, Reina, and her allies.

"Alright, alright. I'll do it. I'm not too fond of breaking into government offices, but I suppose I can make an exception..." as Spirit shrugged wearily.

The meeting ended at that point, with the plan of action solved.

Mission: Infiltrate Capitol Building in the heart of the city
Tasks
- Retrieve the entry code from the security guard.
- Enter the building, and get the access code for the Mutant Registration from the General of the base.
- Find the computer room
- Access the Mutant Registration, download it onto a disk, and get out of the building without causing any suspicion.

Night time had arrived. The sun had fallen below the horizon, and the light had begun to fade slowly. The sky became shrouded with darkness and the clouds had begun to spread out, as if the air were at war with them. Spirit slowly walked through the forest a mile or so in front of the Capitol Building. Unlike the typical Capitol Building, this place was away from society, in its own area in the suburbs. Spirit took his time in getting in the proximity of the building, but eventually walked up to about 1/6th of a mile from the gate. Where he was, is where the guards were patrolling at the time, and one particular guard was assigned at keeping sure the forest was clear. He took a step into the forest, and stepped immediately on a small branch, making a cracking sound throughout the area. The other guard in the area looked over towards him, seen that nothing happened, and went back to his area to patrol. Spirit stood motionless in the time that the guards were on alert for a trespasser, but in their failure, Spirit eased up and began to walk towards the guard, who was oblivious to his presence. He stopped behind one of the larger trees and awaited the guard to walk past him. In what seemed like an entire hour, the guard finally walked right next to the tree. Spirit took advantage of his ignorance of what was really going on, picked up a larger stick, and smashed it over his head, knocking him completely unconscious. Everything was going to plan...

Spirit transformed himself into the exact image of the guard, and continued on back to the entrance where he needed the entry code. As he walked up to the gate, the other guards at the gate began to speak.
"Access code." the guard on the left said.

"Shit, I feel like I have amnesia today, cause I can't remember the code for the life of me. Here's my id just for proof of who I am."

Both guards examined the identification license and peered back towards Spirit. Another minute passed by as they examinedt he details of the ID, and finally, they handed it back to him, and the other guard spoke up.
"The access code is 57720. If any of the supervisors caught you not knowing the access code, you'd be fired immediately, so I suggest that you memorize it this time." as he gave him an odd look.

"Thanks, I owe you one." as Spirit looked back at him very pleased.
First objective completed.

He looked at both of the guards, nodded, and walked up to the code entry pad. Now knowing the code, he typed all five numbers in, with ease, and walked in as the gate slowly opened up. Just as the gate opened up, so did the chances of obtaining the Mutant Registration list. With a little more confidence, he opened the door and walked through the entrance. Seeing a directory in front of him, on the first wall where he faced, he began to memorize it. Just then, one of the other guards walked up to him.

"What're you doing? Aren't you supposed to be guarding the perimeter of the building?"

Spirit stumbled for a response to that question. You would think that he would have thought of responses to any of the possible questions, but the fact is that he didn't think that he would be questioned in the first place. He thought of something really quickly, and spoke. Luckily, it was a decent answer.
"I've received special orders from the Governor Williams' contacts that he needs the list of registered mutants. With all of the attacks that have been happening, he needs to know who could potentially become a threat to the city."

The other soldier nodded, not even questioning his response.
"That's probably a good idea. Here, let me take you to the General."

Genius. Pure genius, he said to himself. Everything was going perfect... perhaps too perfect. Either way, he was going to get this done in a shorter amount of time than expected if all went well. As he followed the other soldier, he took note of all of the rooms he passed and exactly what their purpose was. Each room had a small green label on the side of the door, saying exactly what each room was there for. One of the last rooms that he passed was the technology center.

"That room is probably where I can access the database, unless there's a special computer in the General's office, where I need to locate the file. If I'm lucky, the General will play along with everything and hand it over to me. If not, well, I'll have to result to... drastic measures..."
Third objective completed.

At that point, they arrived at the General's office. He sat there, going through a few files that had been stacked onto his desk. It seemed like he had a lot of work to go through.

"Sir, this soldier is here to see you."

"At ease soldiers. Now what can I help you with?" said the General, in an obviously tired voice. Going through files all day probably wasn't what he thought he would be doing as a General, so he was probably a bit frustrated. I mean, guarding a base that doesn't have too much importance? I bet he didn't see that in his future. Usually, those given the task of General are put to good use throughout the world, sailing and visiting other nations across the world, but in this case, it wasn't true.

"I've been requested to come here, and retrieve the Mutant Registration files for the Governor, sir." Spirit said, with ease.

"And what exactly are they needed for? Is there some sort of action that needs to be taken against them?"

"Not quite, though the Governor needs to know all of the mutants who could potentially become a threat to our city. That way, he can pull up information on them with no trouble, and figure out a way to deter them. Think of it as a pre-emptive strike, without the violence...yet."

The General looked at Spirit very hesitantly. "I've never heard of such a thing. The Governor would contact me in case there was such an emergency. Why on earth would he contact you, a guard?"

Unlike before, he actually thought about this question and how he would answer it. It wasn't exactly the most foolproof answer, but it was worth a shot.

"He seemed like he was in a hurry, as if one of the mutants threatened him. I was directed in front of the gate to retrieve this, and bring it to him. He said that he would wait for it."

"So you mean the Mayor is just sitting in front of the base, waiting for this? Is it that big of a deal?" he paused for a few seconds, staring at the eyes of who he thought was just another soldier. "Alright, it seems logical, though I'm still not sure why they didn't contact me about it." as the General began to lighten up. "Give me your disk, and I'll download it for you."

Spirit watched the General as he went through numerous files, only to reach the Mutant Registration, which was buried beneath a bunch of files for a reason. So that only people who knew what they were doing could get to it. Of course, it was password protected. It took only about a full minute to actually download the file onto the disk. Perhaps there was a significant amount of data on each mutant? Time would only tell. After the download was completed, the General handed the disk to Spirit. Second objective completed. He was walking out of the office when the General spoke to him one last time.

"I think I'll escort you out of the building. I want to see the Mayor, so I can remind him again of the chain of command here in the base."

Spirit stopped in the doorway. This would be a major problem. If the General walked next to him the entire time, it would be quite obvious that he was a fake, and that he would be apprehended. He needed something or someone to distract his attention so that he could go through with his plans. Spirit had an idea of what to do, but it was much easier said then done.

They both walked back down the hallway and into the main room before the entrance. As Spirit continued to walk, he opened the door, and held it open for the General, after which Spirit spoke.

"That soldier over by the side door said he wanted to speak to you about security. He said that he had an idea on what to do to improve our defenses against possible perpetrators."

The General eyed him, then walked over to the guard, not paying attention to what Spirit was going to do. Immediately, he snuck away, seeing as the side door was a decent distance for him to carry out his plan. At that point, he steathily ran back into the forest, where the unconscious soldier had still been laying. At that point, he awoke him with a couple shakes and hits to the stomach, in which the soldier stood up as quickly as he could, looking very disoriented. He looked at Spirit and was immediately shocked at who he was looking at. It was the Mayor himself. The soldier stood up and saluted him.

"No need, soldier. Are you okay?"

"I'm quite fine sir. I'm not sure what happened though. My head hurts..."

"Go talk to the General. He's just outside of the building," looking into the soldiers' eyes, he began to feed him a story. "You must not remember what you did. See, a came up to the gate with a few of my bodyguards, and I requested that you get the Mutant Registration from the General. That is precisely what you did. You retrieved it for me, handed it to me," at which Spirit held up the disk, " and you went back to your post after I had gone inside to discuss a few new issues with the chain of command with the General himself."

Looking at the soldier compassionately, he thought of something that could excuse him laying out cold in the forest. "You know, you should really go to the doctors. Passing out like that isn't a good thing health-wise. Have you had problems with your sugar level? Is there a history of diabetes in your family?" before the soldier could open his mouth, the 'Mayor' had begun to speak again. "Tell the General that you need a break, and that you need to get something to eat. Just remmeber, keep your sugar level stable. I've had problems with that myself, and have stayed on a good food schedule so that I wouldn't have any problems with that."

At that point, the General walked up to the Mayor and looked at the soldier confused.

"I asked you to stay where you were," the General said with an obvious temper flaring up.

The Mayor immediately interjected. "Don't worry about that General. This man needs a break. It's quite obvious that his sugar is too low, and that he needs to get something to eat. I suggest that you pay more attention to your soldiers here. There could be health problems that are quite evident that you need to be aware of."

The General looked very confused, but nodded. He spoke before he left saying, "Have a good night, sir!" then disappeared into the building. Fourth objective completed. Mission Successful.

As Spirit walked back to the Academy, he held a grin on his face for a good amount of time. He's never done something like this before, with his powers. For once, he feels like he belongs somewhere, and that his mission was the backbone of the Academy. Completing this meant that the Academy had a much better chance at prospering, especially with humans knowing little about it as possible. Of course, that'll change, but the Academy will have done nothing hostile against humans, as well as even defending them when the times comes.

As soon as he arrived at the Academy, he walked into the building and went right to bed, putting the disc somewhere safe. He needed a good nights' rest after such an event...

When Spirit woke up, the sun was shining brightly through his window. He sat up, stretched a bit, and immediately remembered to get the disc and give it to Reina. Jumping out of bed, he went over to where he hid the disc and reached in for it. It was still there, thank goodness. He opened his bedroom door, and walked over to Reina's room. Spirit knocked at the door, only to find her opening the door immediately.

"Come in!" she said, with a bright smile.

He smiled back, entered the room, and took a seat in a chair in the corner. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out the disc and handed it over to Reina. She smiled even more.

"I knew you'd be able to do the job. You were certainly the most qualified for it, and we definitely could not afford having someone mess up the job, and cause a crisis in the city. I'm very proud of you. Now all we have to do is look into the registration and send letters to each of the mutants."

Reina turned her chair slightly and pressed the power button on the computer. Her computer wasn't the fastest it could possibly be, but she was a patient person and quality was more important than speed. The computer loaded up, and Reina inserted the disk into the slot. Within seconds, the file opened up and a long list of mutants were available to research.

The list was more than she ever thought it would be. Hundreds of mutants, all within the city, most posing as humans so that they could live a normal life. Few were known by some of the members of the Academy, and others were known to be cooperating with hostile mutants. The rest just weren't really known, which was understandable, considering how frustrating life would be if people knew, especially where they worked, or went to school.

"You may return to your dorm, or continue on with your day. I'm going to go through the list personally, and select who I should send these letters to. Again, thank you for everything that you' ve done. The Academy can now open because of it, after we get some students to come in."

"It's my pleasure, Reina. I'm looking forward to more missions from you."

With the letter written by Reina, she sent it to every mutant listed in the Mutant Registration directory. Of course, there was a risk at sending mutants who were obviously hostile towards humans and her Academy, but there really wasn't any other way to do it. She excluded those who she knew of siding with her enemies, but for the most part, she sent out letters to those listed.





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The Academy for the Gifted

Right now, you're probably wondering how this letter got to you. We won't go into that, but what we do know is that you're a special child. There is a certain something about you that makes you different from the rest of the other humans out there. You have special powers. These powers have often made a lot of you outcasts in your area, and for that, I apologize on behalf of the entire human race. They fear what they do not understand. But you have a special gift, one that could benefit not only yourself, but the entire world if used in the right ways. I am sending you a letter right now to inform you of the "Academy for the Gifted", which is a school I am personally opening for people similar to you. People who have been rejected by society, and those seeking to find a place to truly belong. Here, you won't have to worry about being the only child with special abilities. Everyone in this school will have that special something about them. Here, you will learn how to control your powers, and to use them for the good of mankind, despite the fact that they hate you. If we can all work together, we can one day hope for humans and mutants like us to co-exist peacefully, helping each other out whenever possible.

That is why I ask you to join us in the beginning of our first school year. Here, you will learn everything that you would normally learn in any other school, the basic subjects. You will also be divided into separate classes depending on your special abilities, and you will learn how to control them, as well as to use them for good. If you are interested in coming here, there is a dormitory in which you can stay here, at no cost to you. Consider this as a refuge for those who have become outcasts of todays' society. If you truly feel like you need to find your place in the world, come here, and we will do our best to teach you and show you as much compassion as anyone deserves, no matter who you are or how different you may be.

With Hope,
Reina Emmerson,
Headmaster of the Academy for the Gifted


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Xander Blackrose stared down at the letter. Someone had discovered his so-called mutant abilities, he had managed to keep that from even his own parents, but strange not this person. There was however a telltale sign that he was really a mutant, his eyes. His eyes were completely black in colour, where normal humans had white he had black. According to his parents it was down to a pure genetical defect, most people tended to believe that. Xander didn’t know who this Reina was, but they certainly knew him somehow and being invited to an academy was something he’d never expected. He needed this, plus maybe now he could tell his parents at last about his mutant abilities without being scared about it. How hard could they take it? Afterall they already knew was unlike other boys his age. His eyes could tell anyone that, how he could never have been mistaken for a mutant before he didn’t know.

Xander was cold and hungry as he finally found the academy. He ached all over, his father hadn’t taken to him admitting to being a mutant very kindly. He was pretty sure that some of his ribs were broken. Actually he was certain that several were, he was also walking with a limp and there were cuts and bruises to his face and body, both eyes were also black and swollen. So much for believing his parents wouldn’t be so hard about it, they now disowned him.

Xander leaned against a wall and slid down to his knee’s he was out of breath and out of energy. As his heavy breathing slowed, he looked toward the sky before it all went dark. He had fallen over and now lay unconscious on the ground.