Starting Over 5

Students:

Mary Scarming Age: 8 Grade: 2 Ability: Telekinetic manipulation of electricity Fine Control level: has been able to manipulate low level nerve impulses for brief intervals Gross Control Level: up to three large bolts of electricity at a time Teacher Recommendations: see if she can bridge a gap of severed nerve endings; abilities may have healing applications if possible.

Milly Sharading Age: 8 Grade: 2 Ability: telekinetic manipulation of water, sprouts gills when submerged for extended period of time, experiences dehydration if not in water at least once a day Control Level: as yet undetermined, power still at subconcious control level Teacher Recommendations: contact Aqualad and the Atlanteans for possible apprenticeship...but consult on name choosing if superhero path selected; Aqualass just doesn't have the right ring to it.

Tommy Strife Age: 8 Grade: 2 Ability: telekinetic manipulation of metal in any known shape or form Control Level: high; has yet to fail at task set him, but lacks confidence Teacher Recommendation: determine extent of fine control carefully; theoretically could manipulate the iron in a person's blood.

...and the data went on like that. Rachel smiled. She was the only one who had access to this data. It was a complete bio on each and every student in all three schools - elementary, middle, and high - in Smallville that had some form of super power, be it meta-human, magic ability, hybrid, artifact based, or - in a few cases - extra terrestrial in origin.

It was her job - in addition to teaching kindergarten and identifying new powers - to teach everyone who needed it the full extent of their abilities and how to control it. She smiled as she looked at the latest addition to the student roster.

Melvin Grayson Age: 15 Position: TA Ability: Psychokinetic manifestation of mental imagery in metaphysical form; exe. Bobby Control Level: High; has been able to generate other creations for short bursts while maintaning Bobby, as well as manipulate Bobby's capabilities and appearance to a certain extent. Bobby now also obeys mental commands in addition to verbal.
Current Status: doing well training the younger students. Her experience aids her in identifying where the others are hitting difficulties and she is excellent with the younger students.

Smiling to herself, Rachel shifted to the next set of dossiers. This was on the adults in town, those who were of significance to keeping things under control.

Old Joe Age: undetermined, in excess of 3000 Position: Bus Driver, City Councilman Power type: artifact driven; bonded to Judgement's Right Hand, which grants the user immortality and the ability to project a beam of force driven by holy energy.
Current Status: crotchety.

Principal Sheradan Aliases: Angela Roth, Arella Age: unimportant Position: school principal, City Councilwoman Power Type: powerful white magic, some combat magic, memory manipulation and illusion magic Current Status: ecstatic

Mayor Lion Aliases: Unknown Age: Unknown Position: Mayor Power Type: Master Wizard; full ability extent unknown.
Current Status: indulgent.
Personal Notes: claims to be waiting for an old friend, says he'll turn up eventually. Keeps a magic sword of some sort in a case on the wall of his office.

Smiling to herself, Rachel shifted back to the student dossiers. She had a couple to add.

Mark Logan Age: T-minus 3 months Power Type: to be determined

Mary Logan Age: T-minus 3 months Power Type: to be determined

Placing a hand on her swollen abdomen, Rachel smiled to herself. She closed the files, and the holgraphic projections collapsed back into the data card. It had been a gift from Victor, when he heard about what she was doing in Smallville. Picking it up carefully, she placed it in its hidding spot, a hollowed out book. She looked at the back of the flap that concealed it.

It was the first press release picture of the Teen TItans. Robin was trying to be serious. Starfire was giggling like crazy, having trouble staying on the ground. Cyborg was giving Robin bunny ears. Beast Boy...

Just before the picture had been taken, Beast Boy had thrown his arm around Raven, pulling her into the center of the group, grinning from ear to ear. Raven was glaring at Beast Boy, but...looking close, Rachel shook her head. Sometimes you didn't need a gift to find prophecy.

The picture had captured her brief smile.

She closed the flap, and it sealed itself to the page. Flipping through the book, the magic took hold, and every page was there and whole. The hollow space only existed on that one page, and only if you knew the magic to lift the picture. Standing up, she placed it back on the shelf, glancing at the title briefly.

"Remember the Titans."

One thing was sure. She would never forget. Smiling, she wadeled out to her classroom. Although she had many responsibilities - power trainer, wife, City Councilwoman, incipient motherhood - there was one thing she had to do. Entering the classroom, she smiled as the 5 and year olds cheered her entrance.

She had a class to teach.

The story goes on...but this tale is finished.