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Gwen's POV

"Grandpa Max?"

Everybody turned to the man that, from this distance, looked like an exact replica of my grandfather.

"Of course not! I never want to hear that name in my prison!" The man who was apparently not my grandfather bellowed. Then he took a deep breathe I could see even though I was so far away. "You may step forward to the podium."

Each step felt like I was getting closer to being doomed. The nervous feeling in my stomach I got when I was about to take a test was multiplied by a thousand. I finally reached the foot of the podium and the warden looked down on me.

"So, your Max's grandchild? That is all the more reason to kill you. You may call me Warden Duncan. Max is, unfortunately, my twin brother. Mention him again and I will have you punished. Severely. I have called you down here to give you the little "speech" we give to all the new prisoners at the Alien Correctional Facility for Untrained Alien Hybrids."

"You are here because you have both alien and human ancestry. This makes you dangerous. About 30 years ago a group of people I shall not name decided that there were too many hybrids on earth. Alien police forces called the plumbers were gallivanting around with humans, and you were the result. This puts earth in the difficult position of having part humans they had to take care of. So they hired us. The aliens willing to do the right thing and train you to either keep your powers under control, or be removed. This is our mission. You will be assigned training courses designed with the specific purpose of you being able to control your powers. You and an array of other hybrids have been put into classes suitable to your range of control. You may go now."

It was almost too much to process. Me? A part alien freak? But in a strange way it made sense, considering that I had been glowing pink just a few minutes ago. I also realized that all the guards here "doing the right thing" were most likely mercenaries being paid by some government to keep alien hybrids out of the way. I may be ignorant about aliens until now, but I wasn't dumb. I had an array of questions swimming in my head, but two stuck out in particular. I meekly raised my hand.

"Um, Warden, sir?"

"Continue."

"You said we would be organized into groups due to our powers, so what are my powers? And do you know from whom in my family I got them from?"

"You are an energy being. An anodite. you get this "gift" from Max's alien girlfriend, Verdona. She was always insane, and I bet it runs in your family."

I was too shocked to reply back that it was his family, too. I truly had no clue my grandmother was an alien. I had heard about her before, of course, but mom didn't like to talk about her and dad simply said she was dead. After a little thought I also thought it was best I didn't mention to the warden that he was also my family, because this warden and grandpa seemed totally different personality-wise. My instincts were telling me I needed to tread carefully with this man, family or not. I just nodded again.

"Ms. Ranchot, please come here."

The strangest women entered through a side door I hadn't noticed. She looked completely pink, without any other color, even in her hair. She also seemed to be floating a few feet off the ground. She fixed me with a stare and words came out of her, but I couldn't see a mouth.

"This is the first anodite student ever to grace these halls. There were no anodite plumbers in this dimension. Who gave her this anodyne heritage? She is quite powerful."

"Verdona was her grandmother." The women swayed and seemed to start to bow to me, so I deduced my grandmother had been someone of power, and that this woman was what all anodites looked like. I vaguely wondered if there were kings and queens on Anodyne. But she recovered quickly. "Sir, we might have a bit of trouble holding her, considering she is related to Verdona."

"Nonsense! She won't be any trouble! Just put her in your regular classes and we will be fine."

The anodite still looked uncomfortable, but still led me to the elevator and pushed the ground button.

"I apologize, princess, for the fact that you have to suffer here. If you need anything you may come to me or Nolaku, you know his as Guard 32. We are both willing to protect you with our lives. Verdona is my queen, and Max has saved Nolaku's life numerous times."

Wow. That's a lot to take in. Apparently my grandpa knew these people. But I don't think grandpa would put me in a prison, and the one alien grandpa knew was nice to me. Well, besides the warden, who grandpa couldn't help but know. And my grandma was apparently a queen of some far off alien country. After all that had happened today though, I wasn't even surprised by everything I learned. Going with the flow seemed the best option. But I knew one thing: I needed to get out. I had two allies who seemed loyal, and apparently I was pretty powerful. But I also knew the value of patience, because eventually a plan would come to me.

The doors opened and I was shown a metal hallway with doors numbered from one. We walked until we reached the number 20. She opened the door and I stepped in.

There were about five kids about my age sitting in a room the size of my old gym. They were all wearing what looked like a blue jumpsuit. When I looked down I saw I was wearing one too. They were sitting on the floor and seemed to be waiting. What I noticed first was that they all seemed to be normal. They also seemed to all have a hard look in their eyes, like they had seen what the world has to offer, and the slightly dead look of having no hope. Two boys stuck out in particular.

One of the boys had dark skin that looked bizarrely flushed, with dark hair in a buzz-cut and these remarkable molten gold eyes. The other boy had a pale complexion that contested with his black hair and onyx eyes. He had this deep understanding of the evil in the world in his eyes, but when I looked closer it seemed like this came along with a spark of hope beneath this haunted front. They sat together and looked like the pair of class clowns my teacher always kept apart. I had a feeling these boys were trouble. I prided myself on my ability to read people.

The moment the teacher walked in the kids stood up and assumed a guarded look, so I couldn't read any more of them. walked to the center of what I was going to call the gym and said in a booming voice,

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Gwendolyn. She is an anodite and will be joining us in our sessions. Now, go around and tell names."

Two girls with brown eyes and freckles spoke at the same time "Anne and Beth. Twins."

A girl, both with black hair and dark eyes said in a bored tone. "Belle."

The first boy I had singled out spoke "Allan."

The last boy spoke in a reluctant tone, "Kevin."

"Alright children, we are playing powers. Pair up and fight your partner. This exercise will, for those of you who don't know," I felt everyone look at me before Ms. Ranchot continued, "this will help you lower the need for powers by using them up. Keep in mind, though, that this doesn't mean you won't use them ever. Along with this, tomorrow we will learn suppressing techniques, but for now just through all the power you have at your partner without killing them. No killing, maiming, or fatally harming. The first person who falls down must loses. Five rounds, now."

Immediately, the twins Beth and Anna, and Allan and Kevin paired up. That left Belle and me to reluctantly move together. But apparently my teacher and Ms. Ranchot aren't that different because she immediately shouted

"No! Allan and Kevin will not be in the same group. Kevin needs to work with Gwen and you two are insufferable. Allan and Belle, switch places. You may begin."

With some groans from the boys and one curious Why? From Kevin the game began. Kevin and I began to circle each other. I may not know what my powers are, but I was in karate club and warily studied him as he did the weirdest thing. He reached down and touched the metal on the floor and seemed to absorb it! He became completely encased in metal and all the sudden I knew I was way out of my league.

He charged at me and I couldn't stop him as he swiped my legs out from under me. I fell with a crack that echoed around the gym. I warily got up and began circling, this time with less confidence. This happened three times more until we were on the last round. I was certain he could outdo me, and apparently he was too.

"What type of hybrid are you? I've had more of a challenge with my dog. This isn't even a fight. I could honestly beat you with both hands tied behind my back and no powers." He sneered at me.

The honesty of the statement and my situation finally got to me. The anger and confusion I had felt all day rose to the surface and my vision went pink, and with it a great power that made my teeth chatter. And Kevin just happened to charge then.

"AAARRGGGG!" I shrieked. I saw the fear in his eyes before the world went pink. When color returned, I realized what had happened. I released an explosion that knocked Kevin into the metal wall and left a Kevin-sized dent in the metal. The rest of the class was looking at me stunned, except for Ms. Ranchot, who looked satisfied and a bit awed. There was good ten feet radius of burn marks around me. With a groan Kevin extracted himself from the hole and also began to look at me, stunned, but also with what I saw respect and something like a new hope. Through the silence Ms. Ranchot spoke.

"That's why Kevin need to work with Gwendolyn. He is the only one who would most likely survive a fight against her. Let this also be a warning, it is not wise to make her angry. Her powers, much like mine but multiplied by a hundred, come out when she has strong emotions, namely anger. You may do what you like while I get the cleaning supplies and order a new wall."

After that revelation, I think everyone was a little awed of my power, especially me. But Kevin and Allan just came up to me and punched me lightly.

"So you're an anodite, huh? Cool. You know if you're trained enough you could be the key to everyone escaping this prison. You up for it?" Kevin began.

"Umm, no. I'm not really as powerful as Ms. Ranchot says. I'm just a girl with some extra powers I got from my grandma, the queen of this alien planet called Anodyne. I don't even know how to use these weird powers." And it was true. But I was also unsure if I really wanted to have these super-powered powers. I mean, a few days ago I would have loved it, but if this place was any indication then it looked like I was in for a tough time because I was part-alien. I was actually pretty scared and getting homesick. But my words seemed to have the opposite effect on Kevin, because he actually looked more hopeful.

"Really? But on alien planets, the alien with the most power or strength is always the ruler! Your grandma must be loaded with energy! And I bet you've got some serious powers, enough to bust us all out of here! Don't you wanna go home? Then help us! I'll think of a plan, but for now just go through the days and try not to be seen as too powerful, or you'll be moved to an actual cell with more protection and never get out." Kevin sounded so sure that we could get out that it eased my homesickness and gave me a little glow of hope. But I was still suspicious of his "plans", so I kept the fact that I already had two allies to myself.

When I was back in my room I lied down on my bed and reviewed the day. This was the day when my life turned upside down and the peaceful life I had before was a distant dream. So I did what every girl would do, I turned stared at the cold ceiling and cried myself to sleep.

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