Physical therapy was the worst. They pushed, pulled, and stretched their muscles to the limit. Returning from the strenuous exercise, Maddie collapsed on the couch. Cameron dragged her off of the couch, pulling her to a nearby bean bag.

"Nooooooooo." She whined as her moved her exhausted body.

He pulled her into an embrace, watching everyone else filter in. "You're really sweaty." She whispered, resting her head on his shoulder.

He chuckled, resting his head on top of hers. UNHAND HER THIS INSTANT! I WILL SLIT YOUR THROAT IN YOUR SLEEP! Maddie slid from his grasp, excusing herself to the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror, pushing the tiny strands of escaped hair out of her face. When have you had blue eyes, dear? I always thought they were a dark grey. She furrowed her eyebrows, staring intensely at the new color of her irises. They were now a shocking blue. Someone banged on the door, startling her into moving.

"I'll be out in just a second!"

Annabelle replied, "Hurry! Dyer is making an announcement!"

Maddie threw open the bathroom door, speed walking to where the group was assembled. She stood next to Sebastian, turning her attention to Dyer.

"As you all know, I normally do not make announcements this often. But this is a special case. One of our newest nurses has proven himself worthy of teaching some of you. You will learn some key attributes that will lead to the development of your new identity. These special students are…"

Maddie rolled her eyes, yeah right, special. As if she couldn't become any more special.

"Maddie, Sebastian, Annabelle, Kyle, Nicholas, Angel, and John."

Maddie's jaw dropped, she turned to look at Annabelle and Cameron who were both equally shocked. The other children congratulated them, high-fiving and giving hugs. She mindlessly thanked people, shaking hands and taking pictures. Cameron walked up to her, his brow furrowed.

"I- I had no idea." She formed her thoughts into words.

He nodded, looking down at his shoes. He looked up at her, giving her a quick hug, then disappearing into the crowd of teenagers. She stood in the midst of the excitement, scanning the mass of bodies. Cameron had faded without a trace.

Annabelle appeared out of nowhere, causing Maddie to jump. She cast a concerned look upon her friend.

"You look really pale, are you feeling ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a tad tired from physical therapy." She smiled, lying back down on the couch.

The now-qualified nurse walked up to her, tapping her on the shoulder. "Get up and shower, you have training to do."

Maddie let out a long exasperated sigh and dragged herself off of the couch, heading towards her room. She showered as quickly as her tired body allowed, waiting with the other 'special' kids for the nurse to arrive. George Taylor bustled in, waving the kids down the hallway, in a somewhat frantic manner. He took them to a different gym than the one they did physical therapy in, this one didn't have machines to monitor their vitals. One by one, each kid was sent into a different section of the gym, where a set of instructions was waiting and a personal trainer.

They reached the last are, Maddie the only one following. "I will be your personal trainer, since Dyer did not supply me with enough personnel."

Oh, wonderful! Another thing to make us stand out from everyone else! How thrilling! As much as Maddie agreed with Geeves, she couldn't help but wonder, why me? George threw a twenty pound weight at her, and she tried to catch it, narrowly missing breaking her arm.

"No! Wrong!" he shouted in frustration. "First of all, always pay attention; second, you need to work on your agility. Strength will come with your new DNA, agility will not. You need to be able to turn on a dime and dodge anything."

She nodded, directing all of her focus towards the nurse. He lobbed a forty at her and she ducked, barely escaping a concussion.

"You also need to be able to know what direction to dodge. You don't want to jump just for the object to follow you up."

The rest of the session went like that, Maddie eventually getting the hang of maneuvering around flying weights. Panting, she stood still for a moment, trying to catch her breath. George snuck up behind her and kicked out her ankle, and she slid into the splits.

"WHAT!?" Maddie looked down at her legs. "I've never been able to do that before!"

He smiled, "New DNA."

She experimented with her newfound flexibility, bending backwards and cartwheeling. She didn't notice Sebastian watching her from afar, brooding in a corner. I feel a looming presence, something quite large. Maddie turned to see Kyle leaning against a vault table. He was huge, well over six feet and 284 pounds at the least.

"Ah, yes," George gestured to the giant. "Kyle is here to help with your training."

She paled, more than normal, and took a step backwards. Kyle grinned, walking towards her.

"If Kyle is able to pin you for longer than the count of five, you lose. If you are able to avoid him for precisely nine minutes, you win," George looked down at his watch. "Go."

Kyle rushed her, and she promptly ducked between his legs, kicking him in the behind. He stumbled, crashing head first into a pile of mats. Maddie turned and ran, dodging in and out of other training sessions, looking for a weapon. Thudding footsteps told her Kyle was on the hunt, and she ran faster. I believe we saw some kids playing baseball earlier. She slid around a corner, taking out a couple of scientists, and kept running. The startled yelps of the people quickly followed, proving the closeness of her pursuer.

She smacked into a kid holding a baseball bat, and ripped it out of his hands. She turned to face Kyle, hefting the bat over her shoulders.