Sorry for the long update. I promise it wont happen again.
I wake up 100% absolutely positively baffled.
Why?
Well, for starters I have no recollection of ever falling asleep. Nor do recall going to school. I look around bewildered. To my left and to my right are two perfectly arranged columns of black topped tables and thick metal chairs with concrete seats. Im seated under a desk in one of the uncomfortable chairs and i'm facing a black chalk board. Posters about gravity, electric charges, magnetism, and quantum physics, hang evenly spaced on the white walls. A large diagram of the periodic table hangs on display from above. The bright lights above me buzz loudly in the quietness of the room.
"Ok? Where am I?" I state to myself confused beyond belief. 'Did I fall asleep in class? No. I couldn't have, Alex would have woken me up.'
I look around for my little brother but do not see him. In fact, by the looks of it, im the only person in the room.
"Where is every one?"
I attempt to get up but find it impossible to move. I try again but my ankles and wrists are bound by some invisible force to the arms and legs of the metal chair. I struggle against my bonds and begin to panick.
"What the hell!?" I exclaim. "Whats going on? Where am I?"
As if in response to my question, white lines form on the chalk board. I watch the lines curiously as they sketch the face of a man. The man has thick hair, a pointy nose, and beady eyes that seem to look directly at me.
"Why, your right where you belong sweat cheeks. You're in school!"
I roll my eyes.
'No shit. Really?'
"The only school for bratty do-gooder. And it's about time that somebody taught you bloody sprites a lesson."
I frantically struggle against my restraints. I attempt to melt my invisible cuffs (which I assumed were simply cloaked) by focusing a beam of extremely focused light at my wrists but to my surprise, nothing happens.
"My powers! Why aren't my powers working?" I shriek.
The animation on the boards smile.
"Specially designed chairs love. Cant have you pesky super powers interfering with my lesson."
I glare at the face in the chalk board menacingly. "To hell with the lesson!" I spit. "Whats your game? What do you want?"
The man smiles. "Just what I said deary. To teach you lot a lesson."
'Lot? As in, multiple? Did this man have the rest of my family too? Were they, like myself, hidden away in rooms like mine?' Suddenly a blinding rage embeds itself in the pit of my stomach.
"You so much as lay a finger on my family and so help me I will ..."
"I've been watching you children misbehave." interrupts the animation. "And I HATE misbehaving children."
A photo of me handing Kitten and Johnny off to the police, and another of me protecting Tyler from goons, flashes on the surface of the desk.
"Saving lives. Stopping crimes. And interfering with the plans of hardworking super villians. Why your just a lot of trouble makers!"
I take a deep soothing breath and try not to lose control of my powers. Rage brigs out the worst in me and if my family is in the building, I certainly didn't want to lose control and bring this building down on top of them.
"But you're gonna learn your place soon enough you see cause im older than you. And im bigger, badder, and better."
"SAY WHAT!" I shriek.
The drawing smirks knowingly. "You're in my world now. And you wont be getting out till you've learned some proper respect!"
What I want to say to that is "respect my ass". What I end up saying is "I will get out! And when I do..."
A school bells rings and I jump in my seat.
"Oh dear. Theres the bell my love. Off to class."
The drawing of the mans face on the board dissipates and is replaced by a black and white swirling pattern.
"Now how can I teach you anything if you wont sit still and listen?"
On that note two objects pop out of the chair im seated in and immobilize my head.
"Errrg!"
"One of my hypno screens ought to get your attention. And it'll erase everything in your brain as well!"
The hypno screen spins faster and faster.
"Cant let him hypnotize me." I say as I struggle against the stabilizers. "Got to stay focused."
The stabilizers on ether sides of my head tighten and force my eyes to look directly at the swirling screen. I rock the chair side to side and cause it to tip over. I and painfully on the black and white tiled flooring and an invisible cuff releases my hand. I quickly grab the devices touching me head and rip them out of the chair. The exposed wires spark with electricity and I use the live wires to fry the other electronic locks. I free my wrists and ankles.
Out of anger, I take the broken chair and throw it at the wall. Interestingly enough, the chair rips through the wall like paper. The swirling stops and the walls goes white.
"If you're gonna destroy school property, then the school property is gonna destroy you!"
Two skeletons on the side of the classroom suddenly come to life. Their eyes glow red like they can shoot lasers. One of the skeletons throws an object at me. I duck and manage to miss getting stabbed by its sharp finger.
Suddenly very frightened, I make an executive decision. On three, I sprint to the nearest wall and dive at its surface. Like I expected, the paper wall rips upon impact. A finger missile lodges itself into my back right before I begin free-falling down a black hole.
I groan and take a deep breath. Then, on the count of three I grab the finger shaped dagger lodged in the back of my shoulder and yank it out. I gasp in pain and bite my lip. The bone fragment had torn through my black t-shirt and managed to cut all the way down to muscle. Thankfully, it wasnt as bad as it could have been.
My fingers are covered in my warm blood which had instantly seeped through my functional shirt.
I take another deep breath and form a ball of light in my hand. Then with some difficulty, I black the ball on the point of entry. Instantly, the bleeding stops and the would heals itself. I'm flooded with a wave of instant relief.
I sigh and lean up against the wall for support.
"Arrrrgggg!"
My head shoots up.
I take off sprinting towards the direction of the yelling voice and come up upon a door. I open the door and find myself overlooking a large library.
"Cyborg, Raven, how glad we are to see you."
I creep over to the sides of the balcony and find ravens black magic wraps around Robins body, and Cyborg and Star Fire poised and ready to fire at each other. Raven lowers Robin to the ground and Cyborg and Star lower their weapons.
"This place is messing with my head!" exclaims Robin frustrated.
"Tell me about it! Mad mods systems nearly crashed my hard drive!"
I can't hold my excitement in any longer. As quick as a rabbit, I bound down the stairs and sprint towards my friends. It takes them a moment to recognize my presence which makes the moment all of a more of a surprise.
I walk up behind Robin and tap him on the shoulder. StarFire gasps and based off of her expression, Robin must have thought I was the man from before. He spins around, completely on edge, and attempts to take me down. Thankfully, im well prepared. Before Robin can land a blow I form a shield of light. His fist connects and cracks the glasslike plate.
He sees me for the first time and his face goes alight with recognition.
"Hanna?"
I look at my friends slyly. "Some party huh?"
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