Jake

"I blame you for this," Victoria yelled.

Dozens of panther-like monsters descended from the jungle. At least Jake thought they were panthers. They were incredibly large and their fur seemed almost metallic. Victoria leaped up in the air and dug her katana into the back of one of the beasts.

"Don't blame me for your bullshit!" Fouzia hissed.

The Muslim girl was throwing cyclones of fire at the monsters, but they didn't seem fazed by the heat. She turned to Hunter and sighed.

"Are you having any luck?" She asked.

Hunter folded his body and half as a panther leaped over him. The boy growled. "Their fur is too thick for my paper knives."

Jake growled grabbed one of the panthers by its tail. Using his strength, he slammed the beast into the sand. It howled, lunging it's jaw forward. It snapped its mouth, hoping to get a chunk out of the boy. Jake grinned.

"This isn't so hard." He grinned.

The smile was wiped off his face when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulders. He howled like a mad man and turned his head. There was another panther on his shoulders. He growled and ripped the animal out. His blood gushing out of the teeth marks.

"We are so fucked." He coughed.

"Victoria can you use your powers to take them on? What about one of your shadow razor clouds?" Hunter yelled.

He rolled out of the way of one of the panther's claws.

"My shadows constructs aren't doing anything to their fur!" Victoria yelled.

"We need a way out of here!" Maryanne yelled.

Jake rolled his eyes. "You think?"

Victoria sighed. "I have an idea. You all might not like it."

"Anything to get us out of here!" Maryanne gulped.

Two panthers howled and charged towards Maryanne. The girl cried out and closed her eyes, shifting into her water state. The panthers were running so fast they didn't even realize she had changed forms. The beasts rammed into each other, headfirst. Their metallic heads banged together giving off a loud clang.

Jake turned to see Victoria's hands rotating around, almost like she was creating a sphere. Soon black wisps of darkness rose from her palms. The mist split off into five sections. With rapid speed, they each wrapped around one of the teens. Jake growled.

"What the hell is this?" He asked.

Victoria blushed. "A catapult?"

With that, she spread her arms like wings, and the five tendrils flung the kids into the air.


Victoria

Victoria hated flying. It meant she had to release control. Well, technically she wasn't flying, more like falling majestically. She yelped as her body roughly hit the ground. She groaned, at least she was away from the panthers. She sat up slowly and took in her surroundings.

"Where did you catapult us to?" A voice asked.

Victoria turned to see Fouzia and sighed. "Great you're here."

Fouzia rolled her eyes. "Don't sound too happy to see me Crown."

"Well, I am very happy to see you ladies," Hunter smirked.

The boy walked towards the girls and grinned. "What did I miss?"

"Nothing." Victoria hissed.

She looked around. "Where are Maryanne and Jake?"

"You didn't bring them with us?" Fouzia frowned.

"Well Fouzia, we where being attacked, my priority was making sure we all survived. I'm sorry I couldn't do fucking everything!" Victoria yelled.

"Don't get at mad me, because you didn't plan this out!" Fouzia yelled.

Hunter sighed. "Here we go again."

Victoria couldn't believe this girl. She was so ungrateful.

"Well, what were you doing? Besides being useless?" Victoria asked.

"Trying not to die! Is that good enough?" Fouzia hissed.

"Ladies, we're not going to find the others if we keep fighting," Hunter said.

Victoria frowned. She didn't need them. She didn't need anyone. She came from a pro hero family she could handle this. If Hunter wanted to act like a wannabe hero with Fouzia of all people, she wouldn't stop him. As much as the thought of him choosing Fouzia over her hurt, she ignored it and forced a smile.

"I'll find them and save the day like I always do," Victoria said.

"Jesus Christ, she defeats one villain and she acts like she's a goddess."

Hunter smirked. "Shouldn't you be saying Allah, since you're-"

Fouzia cut him off. "Not now Hunter."

"I'm done with you two," Victoria yelled.

Victoria growled and marched off. She should be on top of the class ranking. She was officially a loser. She was a disappointment. No wonder her parents hadn't contacted her. She was a waste of time. But she could still fix it. She knew it. She just needed to try harder.

"Victoria!" Hunter called.

Victoria stopped walking and turned to face Hunter. "Can I help you?"

"You're acting insane. You're picking fights for no reason, that's my job," Hunter said.

Victoria rolled her eyes. "And suddenly you know me?"

"You know I know you," Hunter said gently.

He used a careful tone that Victoria wasn't used to hearing from him. Victoria sighed.

"It's not fair." Victoria sighed.

Hunter raised an eyebrow. "What isn't?"

"I lost to her! My entire life I've worked hard. I studied hard, I trained till my body was numb, I pushed my quirk to limits my body probably can't handle. I did all of that to become a hero. And I get here and it's like I'm not good enough. It's like all my hard work meant nothing. Yet Fouzia seems at home here. She's making friends, doing well in classes…and I'm nothing." Victoria said.

She didn't realize she was crying until Hunter wiped a tear from her cheek. He smiled weakly.

"You, Victoria Crown, are far from nothing. You're the smartest, most amazing person I've ever known. Your work ethic is the reason why you're going to be the number one hero one day. But Victoria if you keep obsessing over control and pushing people away, once you get to the top you'll find that you're alone." He said.

She frowned. "But I'll win."

"But you won't be happy, Maybe for a little while you will. But you're reputation won't always be there, but the people you care for and care for you will be there. They will always be there." Hunter smiled.

He took Victoria's hand. "So, I think you should go apologize to Fouzia."

Victoria sighed. Maybe she had been approaching life all wrong. Maybe she had been treating people wrong.

"Move over Hunter Sato, I have to go make amends," Victoria said.

Hunter grinned. "That's my girl."

Victoria walked over to Fouzia. "Hey."

Fouzia turned to face the girl. "Look who wants to talk to me now. What did you come back to throw a battle ax at me?"

Victoria laughed.

"No. Not this time at least. I want to apologize." Victoria said.

Fouzia raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead."

"Actually, That was it. I don't normally apologize, because I'm always right." Victoria said.

Fouzia laughed. "Or so you think."

"Perhaps I have a lot to learn. I shouldn't have lashed out at you yesterday. I was just using you as a personification of my insecurities. And I'm sorry." Victoria said,

"You aren't the only one that messed up. Instead of talking to you after the arena, I let the fact that I won get to my head. I could have deescalated the fight today, but I didn't because I was proud. I was proud that I could beat someone like you." Fouzia said.

Victoria frowned. "Someone like me?"

"Victoria, everyone at school knows your name. They fear you. Whenever you walk into a room you get respect without even asking for it. Just your aura controls a room. I was impressed that I could take on someone like that." Fouzia said.

Victoria blushed. "You really thought that?"

Fouzia laughed. "I did."

Victoria took Fouzia's hand and smirked.

"No more fighting. By the end of this year, I'll be number one on the class ranking, and you will be number two." Victoria said.

"Or maybe I'll be one and you'll be two." Fouzia joked.

"Regardless of how it ends up, I won't let it cause any more drama," Victoria said.

Fouzia grinned. "Neither will I."

The girls' grins fell when they heard a slow clap from the bushes. They turned to see Hunter watching them.

"I'm am so proud of you ladies for making up. This is way better than porn." He smirked.

Victoria gaged. "You're disgusting."


Sara Zambiea

"Amanda, why am I here?" Sara asked.

Amanda smirked and watched her old friend. "I want to talk to you about your students."

"Which ones?" Sara sighed.

"Are you aware of some of the trouble they have gotten to this year?" She asked.

Sara frowned and crossed her arms. "My students are good kids."

"Bullshit. You know that they're psychopaths." Amanda laughed.

Sara shook her head. Amanda knew something she didn't. She hated when that happened.

"Well a couple of weeks ago all of sixteen of them snuck out and went to a party. At this same party Aurelie met Diego, Matt attacked Lex, and Aerolynn and Cleo kissed." Amanda smirked.

Sara frowned. "What does the last one have to do with anything?"

"Nothing I just wanted to fill you in on the teen drama. The first two events are what's important. On to Aurelie and Diego. She sexted Diego, and unsurprisingly he sent them to the half of the school." Amanda said nonchalantly.

Sara growled. How dare he do to her? To one of her students? She wanted to tear this boy apart.

"Was he arrested for distributing child pornography?" She asked.

"Well I considered it, but guess what, last night he was brutally beaten." She said.

Sara gasped. "What?"

"What a coincidence? I'm sure Aurelie Duax had nothing to do with that." Amanda said.

"Amanda, I know my kids, they aren't dangerous," Sara said firmly.

Amanda burst out into laughter. "Wow you really are clueless aren't you. You have no idea what's coming."

"And what is coming?" Sara frowned.

Amanda stayed silent.

"We keep running in circles. Can you stop speaking in code and just tell me what's going on?" Sara asked.

"You know what you need to know. The only reason why I called you in today was to warn you. Get control of your kids or I will. And I think we both know that I'm not as nurturing as you are." Amanda warned.

Sara took a deep breath and looked up at her former friend. "Amanda, don't threaten me. You won't like what happens if you come near my kids."


Cleo

"You're an awful stalker." Faith grinned.

Cleo turned to the girl sitting next to her. "Excuse me?"

"She means you aren't being discreet about checking out Aerolynn," Sarah said from behind them.

Faith turned to face the girl. "Must you always place your nose in business that doesn't concern you?"

"That was big words for a pimply girl in a training bra," Sarah smirked.

"Ladies." Their teacher said.

"Sorry, sir," Cleo said.

The girls went back to doing their work. Cleo sighed when she felt an elbow tap her. She turned to see Faith holding up a note. Cleo sighed and took the paper.

Faith: Talk to her.

Cleo frowned and wrote her back.

Cleo: She won't talk to me.

Faith: Well stop being weird and make the first move.

Cleo: What does that even mean?

Just as Cleo was handing Faith the paper, it was snatched out of her hand. Cleo yelped and turned to see Sarah scribbling on the paper. After that, she rolled the paper into a ball and threw it at her. Cleo sighed and opened the paper. It said in all capital letters:

Grow some fucking ovaries.

Cleo sighed. She needed to figure out how to handle this Aerolynn situation.

"I'll talk to her at the pep rally tomorrow," Cleo whispered.

Faith clapped her hands. "Yay!"

"Ladies!" Their teacher yelled.

"Sorry, sir." They said in unison.


Jake

"Stop following me." Jake frowned.

"We need to stay together," Maryanne said.

She chased after Jake, however, the boy moved quickly.

"Jake! You obviously have a problem with me!" Maryanne frowned.

Jake rolled his eyes and turned to face Maryanne. "Do you really think you're that important, where you can make me feel anything?"

"Is it about this morning?" Maryanne frowned.

Jake growled. "Don't you dare tell anyone about what you saw. I already know you were planning on blackmailing me."

"Jake I only said that, because you're crazy and scary! I was never actually going to blackmail you." Maryanne said.

"Bullshit," Jake frowned.

Maryanne rolled her eyes. "I don't understand the big deal. We all know your quirk makes you stronger, what's the big deal if you're actually scrawny?"

"Because! Before I got my quirk, I was tiny. I was weak. I was useless. Then suddenly I had so much power. No one was able to push me around anymore." Jake yelled.

He sighed. "This world shits on the people that are weak. We make people with strong quirks gods, and people with weak quirks are just scum. I've worked too hard to be a nothing! To be weak!"

"Jake you aren't weak." Maryanne frowned. "You don't need to be the size of a bodybuilder to be important."

Jake crossed his arms. "Easy for you to say, you've probably always been an outcast."

Maryanne sighed. "I have been. That's how I know it's not that bad to be a loser."

Jake frowned. She wanted to believe what she said. He did. But he knew it wasn't true. He had to keep getting bigger, that was the only way he could get respect.

"Guys!" A voice called.

Jake and Maryanne turned to see Victoria, Fouzia, and Hunter running towards them.

"Are you guys okay?" Fouzia asked.

Jake smirked. "Of course, we are."

"Let's figure out a way to get the hell out of here," Hunter smirked.

A low rumble was heard. The panthers. They were coming back. The five teens gulped.

"Oh god, what are we going to do?" Maryanne squeaked.

Victoria growled. "Fight."

"They nearly killed us last time," Hunter said.

Jake paused; they needed a plan. There had to be a reason why they were here. A purpose. They were here because they were fighting, how could they prove they learned their lesson?

"Guys we need to work together. We lost to the panthers before because they overwhelmed us. If we work together, we can beat them." Jake said.

"But how?" Hunter asked.

"You and Maryanne will be a distraction. Your quirks allowed you to not be harmed by them. Lead them towards us. After that Victoria will chain them up. And if Fouzia and I combine our blasts, it might be enough to take them out." Jake said.

Victoria smirked. "That's a surprisingly good plan, Jake."

"Well, I'm full of surprises." He smirked.

"Alright squad, you heard the man, let's kick some ass."

Jake, Victoria, and Fouzia took off in a sprint leaving Hunter and Maryanne alone.

"Do you think they have it under control?" Victoria asked.

"Let's hope so." Jake sighed.

The three turned to see the panthers racing towards them, chasing Hunter's paper form and Maryanne's water spirit.

"Victoria now!" Hunter yelled.

Victoria stepped forward and thrust her arms towards the panthers. Shadows shot out of her fingertips and wrapped around the legs of the panthers. She grunted and solidified the shadows, the tendrils turning into chains.

"Jake and Fouzia now!" She yelled.

Jake opened his mouth wide just as Fouzia pointed her hands to the panthers. He yelled, a massive blast of orange energy flying towards the beast. The blast collided with Fouzia's energy, creating a massive explosion. Jake pulled Fouzia into his arms and covered her eyes, in an attempt to shield her eyes from the bright energy. That was the last thing he remembered from when everything went back.


Maryanne

Maryanne sat up with a gasp. She looked around and was surprised to see that they were no longer on the island. Instead, the five teens were sitting in detention. Maryanne groaned. Her head pounded and mouth was dry.

"Did that really just happen?" She asked.

"Either that or we had a shared hallucination." Fouzia sighed.

The door opened and Mr. Ross stepped through. "I was impressed with your results. You were able to talk through your issues in the end and learn the lesson of detention. I'm proud of you."

"Thank you, sir," Victoria said doing a bow.

Hunter rolled his eyes. "What time is it? After all of that, I need a hot pocket and a red bull."

Mr. Ross laughed.

"You five are free to go." He said.

With that, the quintet walked out of the classroom. Victoria and Fouzia made their way to the common room, while Hunter went straight to the cafeteria. Jake was about to follow him when Maryanne grabbed his arm.

"Jake." She said quietly. "You know if you ever want to talk, I'm here."

His face was hard and unreadable. She frowned, why was dealing with him so hard?

"Look Maryanne don't think just because we fought together in detention that we're suddenly friends. We're not friends, we're classmates, nothing more." He said.

Maryanne sighed. "Oh."

With that Jake turned and walked in the opposite direction. Maryanne sighed.