She walked over to the door and tried to open it but found it was locked from the outside. It was then that she was reminded that she was a prisoner in Slade's fortress. She sighed and sat on the bed and stared at her foot. Slade didn't even give her anything to do to occupy herself while she was locked up. After a while she laid on her back with her hands under her head staring at the ceiling finding patterns in the cracks. She always found it fascinating how the shapes changed when you looked at them differently.
A couple hours later, she heard the door open and sat up. She stared as the door opened seemingly with no one behind it. Curious she walked out and found herself in the main room of the fort. She looked around for the first time since arriving. What she saw fascinated her. One wall was entirely t.v. screens, and the room was piled high with junk, all perfect for hiding.
"Good morning Anna." Slade said. Ananova jumped at the sound of his voice. "Ready to start mastering your powers?" Slade slowly walked over to Ananova with his hands clasped behind his back. Ananova nodded, swallowing hard. "Good. Now, try to lift yourself into the air." Ananova concentraited on doing just that, but couldn't lift up. "Try harder. You can do it." Ananova closed her eyes and imagined lifting into the air and flying around the fort. Soon she began to rise. When she opened her eyes her feet were completely off the ground. She slowly lifted higher into the air. Sudden joy filled her at being able to tap in and use these powers. She was careful not to break her concentraition. "Good, now come back down."
Ananova quickly landed on her feet exactly where she was before. She was extremly proud of herself for doing what others could only dream about except for Starfire and Raven of course. "I did it! I can't believe it!" Ananova jumped high into the air in her joy, and pure happiness.
"Yes you did. But that's only the tip of the iceburg. You can do so much more. Now, let's go back to moving other objects." They practiced at that until Ananova could lift everything in the fort, except for the fort itself. Then Ananova worked on levitation. Ananova could get up to the ceiling, and could get a few feet in any direction besides up. But all this required energy, and Ananova was quickly running out. When she touched back down she swaggered a bit, and Slade had to put his hand on her back for support.
He went and got a bottle of water. (Bad guys have to survive somehow, right?) He opened it and handed it to Ananova. She drank half the bottle in one swig. SHe breathed deeply regaining her energy. "Thanks." Ananova gasped between breaths. Slade only nodded. Ananova couldn't stand anymore, so she sat down cross-legged on the floor. Slade just stood staring at her. She sat staring at the floor waiting for her energy to return. After a half-hour Slade stirred.
"Feeling better now?" He asked. Ananova nodded and stood up. "Good. Next we move to teleportation. Try to move about a foot to the left." Ananova put her head down and closed her eyes. She delved into her power and pictured herself moving to where Slade told her to. She managed to get halfway there. "That was a good first try. Now, come back and try again." Ananova walked back to where she was. She once again pictured herself moving a foot to her left. This time she managed it. "Excellent Anna. Try teleporting back to where you were."
Ananova managed it with no problem. Now that she new that she could do it, it was easier. They worked on that for a few hours. After that Slade let her quit for the day. "You've progressed faster than I had hoped. Soon, you'll have completely mastered your powers." Ananova smiled, proud of herself. Perhaps being here wasn't so bad after all.