Prologue –IMG academy

Sarah 12 years old

"I don't know Sarah, I mean it's all the way in Florida." Kate said to Sarah as they both sat at the dining room table along with Tom. "But mom! It doesn't matter! I know that I won't see you guys and everyone else all the time, but this is something that I want to do." Sarah said almost shouting. She slouched back in her chair and waited for a reply. Kate and Tom exchanged looks and then turned back to face Sarah.

"Well, we will have to have some more information on it and we will think about it. That doesn't mean that it's definite." Tom replied sighing. They both watched as a huge smile crept onto Sarah's face. "THANK YOU!" Sarah shouted as she jumped up in joy and squeezed the life out of her parents.

1 week later

Sarah skipped into the living room and slumped onto the sofa next to Jake. "What are you so happy about?" Jake asked suspiciously, knowing the full capabilities of Sarah's dark gifts.

Sarah scoffed. "What? Just because I'm happy, there has to be an ulterior motive?"

"Err…yes." Jake said blatantly. Sarah punched him in the arm lightly.

"Whatever. I'm happy because mom and dad are going to tell me if I'm allowed to go to IMG academy or not. I've already applied and got in, but mom and dad need to think things over like always." Sarah said.

"Oh ok. What is IMG academy like?" Jake asked leaning back more on the sofa.

"Ok, well it's this really elite sports training school. Not many students get in and students' board there. You get the most professional training of your specialized sports there; I'm planning on doing track and field there; cross-country and 200 meter sprint. The amount of high quality facilities there are insane! They even have former pro sports players as its coaches and former pro coaches. They also cover basic academic lessons and do out of school activities." Sarah finished and took in a deep breath.

"Well that's certainly impressive I guess." Jake said.

"You could be a little more excited for me." Sarah said, obviously annoyed.

"No, I am. It's just that you're not gonna live with us anymore you know." Jake looked at his fingers uncomfortably. "It'll be ok; I will always comeback for the holidays."

"Yeah, I know" Jake said and gave a weak smile to Sarah.

Dinner table

Sarah's parents sat across from her at the table with their arms folded. "Your mother and I have come to a conclusion; we think that if it will make you happy, you can go to IMG academy." Tom said smiling. Sarah sat there in utter shock of her parent's approval.

"We know that it's very hard to get into something this big and why waste a great opportunity?" Kate said.

"Thank you so much!" Sarah got up and, again, hugged the life out of her parents.

Airport- august 25th-A couple months later, Sarah 13 years old

"Ok, well I'm off guys." Sarah said as she and the Bakers all were saying there goodbye's.

"You know that I'm not even going to miss you, right?" Lorraine said as she glanced at Sarah.

"Yeah right!" Sarah laughed.

"Whatever butch." Lorraine replied.

Just as Sarah was about to say something back Tom stepped in, "Alright, that's enough guys. Come on Sarah, one last hug for the family." Tom said. All the bakers tightly enclosed around Sarah for at least a minute before she had to leave.

On the plane

'Okay, better look at this leaflet then.' Sarah thought as she picked up the IMG leaflet. Sarah's eyes revealed shock as she read. 'Jesus Christ, this school just keeps getting better!'

Bradenton, Florida

Sarah collected her bags and searched for a sign with her name on it. As soon as she spotted a tall dark skinned man, she walked over to him with her luggage.

"Hey there, you Sarah Baker?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm going to IMG academy." Sarah replied.

"Good, the car is right out here." He said.

They both got into the car and started to drive. "So tell me Sarah, what are you doing at IMG?"

"Oh, I'm doing long and short distance running. Sorry what was your name?" Sarah asked nervously.

"My name is John Stevens, sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier." John chuckled.

"Oh no, don't worry about it. So could you perhaps tell me a little about the facilities there?" Sarah asked excitedly.

"Sure, IMG Academy Stadium provides athletes a state-of-the-art environment to train and perform at their highest level. The multi-sport complex features a 5,000 seat capacity stadium, with fully secured access and parking spaces available for any size event. It serves as the home venue for the IMG Academy football, lacrosse, and soccer, as well as the new track and field program. IMG Academy believes that athletes deserve the proper stage to perform at their best, and this multi-sport complex represents just that. You Sarah will be using the track a lot if you're doing running."

"Wow", that's all Sarah could say as she struggled for words.

John chuckled and continued. "Quite something huh? We've also got the Gatorade sports science institute, which basically tests all your stats and limits and from the Information they receive from it, they can then give you the right kind of nutrition and exercise. It's the type of technology that the pro's use, no joking around with this stuff."

At IMG academy

"Ok, so about the accommodation. It says right here that you applied for the 'The Championship' room, is that correct?" the tall American man asked.

"Yes that's right." Sarah replied nodding.

"Ok, well the championship room is in the residence hall or as you would prefer, ascender hall. It's sized at 17'x11'6". It is a bunk-style set up, it's got two on opposite walls with a desk and all your things underneath. You have a full bathroom with a bath and some additional living space. It won't feel that big when you're in there, trust me. That's why you've got the common rooms etc. oh, you will be sharing with another girl your age, and she is called…Shannon Wood. She has already been here for a day or two so she can give you a proper tour of the place. That sound good?"

Sarah nodded her head ferociously. "Well why don't I show you down to your room?"

"Thank you." Sarah replied and smiled before following him out and into the residence hall. Sarah looked around in awe as the continued walking to her room. As the man knocked on the door, a girl with straight medium blonde hair came to open the door. "oh, hello." She said.

"Hey Shannon, your new roommate has arrived." He said, Sarah and Shannon greeted each other.

"Ok, I'll let you get settled in. remember, whenever you need me, I'll just be in my office. Bye" he said then left. Sarah walked into her room and closed the door behind her. She noticed that the bunk beds were to the left of her with dressers and desks and to her right there was a bathroom door and shelves and hamper etc.

"So it's Sarah, right?" Shannon asked happily. Sarah sat on her bed and replied.

"Yeah, and your Shannon?" Sarah asked politely. Shannon chuckled a bit.

"Yeah, oh! I forgot! Your luggage and items have been brought up, they are right there next to your dresser." Shannon pointed to her dresser.

"Oh, thank you." Sarah said as she began to unpack her things.

In a couple of hours Sarah had finished unpacking and found a new best friend. She felt happy that she was here, she felt that she can finally express herself and do what she really wants to do, as well as meeting new people and friends.

"So do you want me to show you around the halls?" Shannon offered. Sarah agreed instantly.

Sarah and Shannon walked through the building stopping at certain rooms. "Here is the laundry room." Shannon said as Sarah looked at the rows of white washing machines and dryers.

"There is a laundry room on each floor and so is every other room. We're on the third floor by the way." Shannon informed Sarah. They continued to walk around their floor; the whole floor was quite wide, not narrow at all.

"Here is the common area." Sarah looked around to see Ping-Pong tables, beanbags, comfy sofa's and chairs with tables. There are also some high tables with stalls along with some vending machines. Altogether the common room was very big and had quite a modern style to it. "There are 250 dorm rooms here, that is why there is certain facilities for each floors." Shannon said as they walked out and continued their tour. "We also have in-room Wi-Fi and we also get a full room cleaning once a week and our trash taken out once every two weeks. You don't do your own laundry; it gets picked up and then dropped off back to your room within 48 hours. Wow, I can't believe I'm remembering all this stuff, I only learnt about this yesterday." Shannon said amusedly. Sarah laughed a bit.

They both continued all the way down to the first floor. "This is the snack shop. I'm not gonna lie, I come here all the time." Shannon said. "It's just some 'quick grab items to get you moving you know."

"Cool, what sport are you doing here?" Sarah asked.

"I'm doing soccer, you?" Shannon asked.

"Simple short/long distance running." Sarah said laughing. "I still love doing sports like soccer and basketball etc. It's just that I find running to be my strongest suit." Sarah said.

A/N: hey guys! I know this isn't that exciting since it's just a prologue and it's pretty rushed, but I just wrote it because I didn't want to have to explain all the facilities and areas first hand. I'm aware that I haven't wrote anything about them on the actual training fields and stuff, but that will happen later. Do not worry ELLIOT comes into the story soooooon! The next chapter skips a couple of years into the future and it will have some flashbacks of how some characters first met.

In a couple of chapters it will also be the summer holidays (I bet u can guess where the Bakers are going!) after the summer holidays it will resume Sarah's life at IMG academy. The summer will be quite long though.