Sorry about the confusion of the last chapter.
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Marina
I've never been the most athletic person. So when we ran those ten laps I immediately thought I wouldn't be able to do it. I guess being Loric really does make you strong. I continue to run my seventh lap, hardly out of breath. Only John, Nine, and Six are beating me, by two laps. John sticks out his foot, tripping Nine. Nine yells and falls to the floor. I run over to Nine and help him up, then heal a bruise forming on his cheek.
"Thanks Nurse Marina!" Nine calls, dashing off to beat John and Six. If I knew he was going to call me that I never would've helped him. I hate it when Nine calls me Nurse Marina, it makes me feel weak, like I'm just the healer all the real fighters come to when they're hurt.
I round the corner of my last lap, then step off the track. I bend over and catch my breath.
"So," I say, "who won?" I ask.
"Six. Then Johnny. I would've won if he hadn't tripped me up!" Nine pouts.
"I would've won if Six hadn't elbowed me!" John complains. Six shrugs. I laugh.
Daniella is the next one to finish. Then April. Sam finishes last, having walked the last seven laps.
"C'mon Sam! I've seen you run farther than that!" John encourages. Sam smiles sheepishly.
"Yea, when I'm running for my life." Sam says.
"Anyways. We're gonna do some legacy training now. Nine, Six, Sam, and Marina if she wants to, will be your test dummies. You can use whatever legacies you want to show me on them. Marina or I will heal them after. I'll observe you and give you some pointers. Is that okay with everyone?" John asks, a few people say "yes" or nod their heads.
I run over to John.
"I'll be a test dummy if you want." I say. John claps his hands together and smiles.
"Great!" John says. I walk over to April.
"What've you got?" I ask her. April looks embarrassed.
"Well, other than my telekinesis I've got duplication, and a bit of precognition." April says. Precognition, like Eight. My cheery mood falls.
"Marina? Are you okay?" April asks me. I look at her, a bit startled by her voice.
"Yep," I say, trying to sound light-hearted, "Lets get started." I say.
April nods and closes her eyes. Suddenly, another April pops up beside her, and another. But, the next duplicate has bleached blond hair.
"Whoops, I'm gonna have to work on that." April says, shrugging. I smile.
"That's okay. Try again, but, this time, make sure to focus on every last detail. Just tune everything else out." I instruct, hoping my advice will work. April closes her eyes again. Another April pops up. Then two more. More and more duplicates appear. I smile.
"You're doing great!" I exclaim. April, eyes still closed, smiles. April opens her eyes, her strangely dark eyes widen excitedly.
"Are they all exact?" April asks. I glance around.
"Perfect! You've got it!" I say, smiling encouragingly.
"Yes!" April calls happily.
"Ow! I have the worst headache." April says, rubbing her temples. Suddenly, John appears.
"Uh, we're going to end this training session early. We'll have another tomorrow." John says, seeming nervous.
"Oh. Why?" I ask curiously, tilting my head sideways.
"Um," John says, sounding distracted, "I have to go." John calls, dashing out of the track.
"Well," Nine says, "That was weird." He continues, plopping down on a nearby plastic bench.
"You're just going to blow that off? John seemed pretty worked up." Six says, glaring at Nine.
"Oh come on, that was nothing! I say we just leave it." Nine replies, placing his hands behind his neck and getting comfortable on the bench.
Daniella walks over to Nine and starts violently slapping his arm. "Lets go!" Daniella says, dragging Nine off the bench and to the door. Nine complains the whole that's definitely Nine's type.
I follow behind Daniella, heading towards our mansion. Nine stands up and pulls the door open. Everyone rushes into the big room, no sign of John.
"John!" Nine shouts, walking towards the kitchen. Nine enters the doorway of the kitchen.
"Found him." Nine says.
"Thanks for the announcement." Six snaps. I walk into the kitchen. John is sitting at one of the chairs to the kitchen table. He looks fine, except for the fact his head is in is hands, which are resting on the polished countertop.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Nine asks. Walking over "John!" Nine shouts, walking towards the kitchen. Nine enters the doorway of the kitchen.
"Found him." Nine says.
"Thanks for the announcement." Six snaps. I walk into the kitchen. John is sitting at one of the chairs to the kitchen table. He looks fine, except for the fact his head is in his hands, which are resting on the polished countertop.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Nine asks. Walking over to John. Nine shakes John's shoulder, he finally comes to.
"Huh?" John mumbles, pulling his head away from his hands. His hair is a mess, like he has been raking his hands through it.
"What's wrong?" Six asks, seeming concerned.
"Oh, I uh, just have a really, really bad headache." John says, grimacing and holding his head. April takes a step forward.
"Y-yeah me too." She says.
John stands up. "Woah!" He yells, John grabs the edge of the counter, steadying himself.
"I-I'm a bit dizzy." John says, grabbing the counter again. April stumbles, I guess she is too.
"Maybe I'll…" John trails off. His eyes roll back into his head, then he collapses to the floor, like a puppet with it's strings pulled.
"John!" April shouts. But she too seems very dizzy. Nine runs over to her. April falls into Nine's open arms. I know this scene, this is exactly what happened to John and Elle, back when we stayed in Nine's penthouse.
"This is too familiar. I don't like this." Six says, looking around as if someone is staring at her.
"Yeah, neither do I."
Ooh I love cliffhangers! Hope you enjoyed, please read and review :D
