Tessa stepped out of the limo with Nicole and Ramsey following behind her closely.
"Everyone good with the plan?" Tessa asked her.
"Niether of us are." Ramsey told her straight forward. "It involves you facing Rebellion alone."
"I hate to admit it but her plan is the only that'll work, for one Rebellion really hates her for showing him up all those times, and two her power is the only out of anyone else I know whose matches his." Nicole told him.
"I still don't like it." Ramsey replied.
"Why are you wearing Converse, it's a formal ball." Nicole told him.
"I find this formal, and don't go changing the damn subject." Ramsey told her.
"Ramsey, it's already been decided." Tessa replied. "Let's… let's just enjoy the entertainment."
Ramsey sighed before wrapping an arm around Tessa's shoulder.
"Nicole, can you give us some time alone?" Ramsey asked her.
"Okay, just don't take too long." Nicole told them before she ran up the stairs to the doors of the Academy.
As she entered the doors Ramsey looked at Tessa.
"You never stumble on your words, what's wrong?" Ramsey asked her.
"I just don't feel to good, I've had a horrible headache since we entered the limo." Tessa told him.
Ramsey placed the back of his hand on Tessa's forehead and then yanked it away.
"Shit, you're burning up." Ramsey told her. "We should call this whole thing off."
"No, I've waited too long to expose this place." Tessa replied as she coughed violently.
"You're not in the condition you were in a month ago." Ramsey told her. "I don't want you getting hurt."
Tessa hugged him tightly before speaking.
"Ramsey either you cooperate or I will neutralize you until I've done what needs to be done." Tessa told him.
Ramsey held her hand tightly when she separated and looked her in the eyes for as long as he could bare.
"I'm not letting you do this alone, not now not ever." Ramsey told her.
Tessa nodded as she followed him up the stairs.
Tessa took everything at once as they entered the Academy grabbed a pair of sunglasses from her purse, which Ira had put together against Tessa protest; and slipped them on.
"Do you want to go sit down?" Ramsey asked as Nicole bound up to them with three glasses of champeage.
"Hey guys, are you okay Tessa?" Nicole asked her as she hand each of them a glass of champaenge.
Tessa downed the glass of champeange before looking at her.
"I'm fine." Tessa lied. "What is this whole thing for anyway?"
"The Academy's 20 anneversery." Ramsey told her.
Nicole's phone beeped and she looked at it.
"I'm going to let those two in and lead them to Jude." Nicole told them before running off.
"We should get onto the dance floor so we don't attract too much attention to ourselves." Ramsey told Tessa.
She only nodded as Ramsey guided her to the dance floor where everyone else was.
Hannibal held Ira's hand gently as they followed Tessa's friend through the hallways of the Heroes Academy to where Jude was suppose to be waiting. They found him surrounded by walls of moniters and when they entered he didn't even look up.
"Took y'all long enough." Jude told them as he turned around. "So what is this favor you called in Nicole?"
"Dirt, on the Academy." Hannibal replied quickly.
"Hannibal, Hannibal, that's no way to treat a teammate." Jude told him. "Where is the formality?"
Hannibal drew a knife and pressed it against Jude throat.
"How's this for formality?" Hannibal asked him.
"It seems my hands are a bit tied." Jude replied as he stared at the knife his face suddenly drained of all color. "W-what do you want?"
"Everything." Ira replied.