Main Characters
Caroline and Dana:
A pair of Biomedical Engineers working on a project that aims to create artificial organs from 3D printers. Caroline and Dana falls into the Pool of Benders, which grants them the ability to control certain elements. Caroline is gains the ability to control water while Dana gains the ability to bend fire.
As they gain their powers at the same time, their powers are interlinked and inextricable from each other. When they are apart from each other, Caroline and Dana has limited powers and are only able to control little amounts of water and fire.
They are significantly heightened when they are close to each other. Caroline is able to summon a Tsunami wave to attack her enemies and freely change the state of these water elements. She is able to ride/walk on water and can swim underwater for an extended period of time. With enough concentration, Caroline can control the blood flow of an opponent and control a single enemy's actions for a short period of time. However, this is especially draining on her powers and the powers needed to execute such an ability is proportionate to the strength of her enemy.
Dana is able to create large explosive fire balls that will create fearsome fires that are hard to extinguish. She can create shields of fire that can melt any forms of physical objects shot at these shields. Dana can change temperatures of objects and melt them physically. By extension, she can change the temperatures of her surroundings. As a function of this, she can change the "temperature" of the heart and emotions of her enemies, causing them to become distracted and unmotivated. With much concentration, she is also able to summon a large 9 headed Fire Lava Monster that fights beside her as a powerful individual intelligent sidekick. This however, drains much of her power.
When Dana and Caroline combine their powers, they have the ability to heal wounds and allow people to regain energy that was previously lost from using powers.
Neil:
A genius computer scientist, falls into the Pool of Psychics. Neil gains the power of telekinesis and the ability to control technology at will.
He is able to read the minds of others and also understand their deepest secrets and fears. With the powers of telekinesis, he is able to lift up multiple objects and use them as projectiles to assault an enemy. He can also create a mind shield that absorbs the impact of projectiles.
At the height of his powers, he is able to create illusions in the minds of his enemies and break their mind down slowly. If he has gained access to a mind for long enough of a time, he would be able to gain full control over that mind - this would mean that he can change the morals, values and world views of the people around him.
Howard:
A kind and demure boy, he falls into the Pool of Pink Giants. As Howard transforms into a Pink Giant, he gains superhuman strength and can lift almost all things on Earth and can break almost anything. He cares alot for his one true love, Yuri, who also falls into a Pool - the Pool of Indestructible Eyebrows. Despite his increased size, he is able to move at an amazing speed and can jump over long distances. At the peak of his power, he can create cracks in the Earth's crust by smashing it whilst concentrating on his powers. Furthermore, he has an extremely tough skin that makes even dealing a scratch on him almost impossible.
However, due to his inner angst and the unstable nature of the Pink Giant, Howard's mind can easily be taken over by his emotions, turning him into a ferocious creature that is opposite that of his kind and demure self. Therefore, as a Pink Giant, Howard conceals 2 personalities that are constantly fighting for control over his mind.
ACT 1:
It was another typical day in Durham, North Carolina. Students started walking into the East Duke building for the second anime class of the year. The topic for this week was Miyazaki's film "Spirited Away". Carolina and Dana sat next to each other in the second row, not knowing what to expect from the class. Howard sat in the very back with Yuri and Minh, whom he knew from his theater class the previous semester. Neil, a programming genius, worked on creating his newest app for the android. 5 minutes into the class Professor Chow walked in.
Professor Chow: Hey class, how was everybody's weekends?
Class: Good!
Professor Chow: Ok good, today we are going to talk about Spirited Away. Any interesting thoughts? How did you feel about movie?
Kathryn: I've always liked Spirited Away and I was amazed by the vivid colors used, music, and the amazing landscape. I watched the Japanese version this time and I felt that Chihiro sounded much more mature and less childlike than in the American version
Professor Chow: Very good, now I am going to show a clip from the movie. Selin could you get the lights? *turns on the film and skips to the scene in which Chihiro and her parents enter the shrine that marks the boundary between the human world and the spirit world.*
After a few minutes Dr. Chow momentarily leaves the room. The scene right after which Chihiro's parents become pigs start playing on the screen. On the screen, the students watched avidly as they marvelled at spirits starting to appear and Chihiro's world transitioning from the human world to the spirit world.
Suddenly, a strange glow begins to appear on the corner of the screen. Unlike the rest of the scene, this glowing dot does not transition or change whatsoever.
Howard: Was that bright dot always a part of the movie?
Minh: I don't remember ever seeing that before
Yuri: That's really weird, I don't think that's a part of the movie. Maybe there's a stain on the screen, I'll try to wipe it off. *Yuri then walks over to the front of the room and reaches her hand out to the screen when all of a sudden she disappears and only a distant scream could be heard*
Howard: Holy cow! Yuri! Where did you go! *Howard runs to the screen and carefully observes the the same spot on the screen. He carefully places one finger against the bright spot and he too disappeared:
Minh: Oh no Howard! *Minh also runs forward and disappears into the bright dot*
Caroline: This is ridiculous, what is happening here?
Dana: This is really creepy guys where did Howard go?
Neil: Selin I think we should turn the movie off and calmly figure out what we should do in this situation.
*Selin walks over to the dvd player and presses the stop button. The movie stops and the screen becomes blank except for the bright spot in the corner. After Selin turns of the movie, the bright spot grows bigger and bigger as if it now had more room to grow. The screen then began to warp and a faint picture of a mountain with 5 engraved faces could be seen behind the bright light. Selin walks out of the classroom looking for Professor Chow.
Dana: Let's get out of here! This is too freaky for me.
The rest of the class gets out of their seats and heads for the door. The light from the screen then rapidly comes out and starts to suck in the rest of the students.
Caroline: Noooo helpppppp meeeee
Kathryn: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH