Episode 7: Descent and Acceptance
"Something is amiss here, and I do not merely refer to our change of location", Leeshia acknowledged what everyone else was thinking. It was true; they had almost all changed for the younger. Cameron scarcely recognized himself clean-shaven and shorthaired as he stood there in his white robe and armor. Cal, one of the younger members of the group, looked only about a year younger but was more awkwardly built yet with the same short hair. Most interesting of all was Silverwolf, who for some unknown reason appeared to be stuck in his hybrid wolf-man state. Immortals, vampires, and elves do not age as humans do, so the remaining three were unaffected by a few years difference in reverse.
Cameron was the next to speak, "Whatever has occurred, I say we focus on a more immediate problem; that demon is loose to wreak havoc in a whole new world."
Silverwolf lowered himself into a running stance, "I'm going in." Before the others could even verbally restrain him, the Biocurrent Beast was charging inside the university headlong… so fast that he didn't see himself running into another figure until it was too late. He smacked dab into a young woman wearing a dark blue top and black jeans with black boots. Her hair was a platinum blue while her eyes were a teal green.
The girl was floored and Silverwolf rolled to a stop. She jumped to her feet and hissed, "What's the idea you big jerk! I'm related to more coordinated werewolves than you! Jeez!" Now she had done it; Silverwolf sprang at her, pinning her against the wall and breathing down her neck, "Do yourself a favor and learn how to shut up."
The woman raked with her back legs, knocking him down a checkered hallway and into a locker, which promptly dented. She put her hands on her hips and smirked, "Don't mess with the blood prodigy of Jon Talbain loser. The name is Rayne!"
"That's appropriate, given you're about to be all washed up girl", Silverwolf growled and sprang again, this time laying into her with an electrically charged slash of his claw. Rayne was again floor and trembling for a moment before pulling herself up in a frail but determined attempt to get to her knees, "You're gonna pay for that."
Silverwolf was already standing over her, "I think not." He raised his claw to strike when a firm but soft human hand grabbed him by the wrist. Silverwolf spun around to face Louis, "What are you doing!?" Louis glowered into his eyes, "Stopping you from making a big mistake Johan. She might be able to help us, and it isn't a very good idea to make our entrance here by killing someone we don't even know is a threat."
"What did you say?", Rayne frowned. Louis turned to walk toward her, letting go of a stunned Silverwolf, and offered her a hand, "Need a lift?" Rayne stared up at him and grinned slightly, "Thanks, but I provide my own transportation." She promptly stood and brushed herself off, turning around, "So, you guys must be new. That figures; sometimes upper class qualifiers get pulled in to fill student body for the year. Follow me, I'll show you to the office where you can register as students."
She was offering help. THe Rogue Squad needed a cover. They weren't complaining.