((Whistles innocently and hopes for best....and congratulations for Hoplite,who won our 200th post,tyou don't get a prize or anything but....:P))
Tyler sighed, this year had been hectic and it was only just the beginning.
Heading towards the History room,he hoped he could catch Jack before it was over.
Pious woke up to find himself in his dormitary. He had absolutely no recollection of the past hour. He looked innocently around the room, wondering where Natoe was.
I better check the Library. Need to get some research done on this Hero-1 dude, its already three o'clock. Only two more until my detention. Pious concentrated hard, focusing on his appearance, he simulated a blue skin-tight top with long sleeves and a turtle-neck collar. His white dungarees became blue denim trousers and his trainers changed its colour. Even his hair expressed a ice-blue sheen as the white glow faded out of sight.
Hero-1, I've heard of him before Pious thought, exiting the room and shutting the door behind him. He took the stairs down to the first floor, passing the empty staffroom and appoaching the Library. Wow, this place is huge! he thought, sliding his card through the glass door.
((what time is it in this bit, i need to know for Acenra's next thing 
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((not too sure,but its during the school day sort of period,so 9-5 ish))
((cool, thanks, I need to think of omething to do now 
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soon after he awoke, Acenra needed to head over to the library. He remmembered nothing of the last hour or so, it was replaced by a false depiction of his arrival. he needed to do some research on the Brenchi Priests for his Mystics class. When he entered, he gazed upon the huge library, the shelves of literacy went on for ever and the noise that filled the air was only the turning of pages
"Bliss, pure bliss" he whispered. heading over to the magic section, he saw a few students in the place aswell "and yet no one comes here, this is just amazing" he searched the shelves for the desired book. as his hand passed over one, he recieved a nasty burning sensation. he removed his hand and gazed at the spine
"Dark magic IV; summoning demons, I best leave that book" he said. to him, it was pure poison. However, it didn't stop him from looking for his book.
After finding the book he sat down to read and take the notes he needed for the exam next lesson
Pious stroled through the library, searching for the Hero/Villain History setion. There weren't many people in the library, but he spotted an elf reading.
"Hi, I'm wondering if you can help me.. this is a rather large library you guys have here" he said, assuming the elf was an elder student. "I'm looking for the Hero/Villain Section"
Jack sighs as he leaves the History room, he has two largish books under one arm. he walks alittle way down the hall when he spots Tyler "hey Tyler, jsut heading back to the room, forgot my book bag"
Eva awoke startled. She was sure she wasn't in her dorm moments ago... That's odd. she thought, I wonder where I was previously, I was going to go to the library, then...nothing. Oh well, back to the library then, maybe I'll remember
She got up, made sure her corset was straight and her knee high black docs were all laced and tied, then headed off...
((I'm going to cut short with the walking/flying))
Through the doors she went and for some reason recognised Pious, though she had never met him before...
Strange, I don't know him yet at the same time I do...hmmm, I wonder where the occult section is...
Acenra continued reading his book. He was at peace until another student came up to him
"Hi, I'm wondering if you can help me.. this is a rather large library you guys have here" he said, assuming the elf was an elder student. "I'm looking for the Hero/Villain Section" Acenra didn't even look up, but gave his answer none the less
"I am sorry, I do not know that either because I just arrived today, But I would ask miss jones the librarian. Now please leave, I have some work to do" the elf was being very antisocial, but he thought his reason why was a pretty good one. If only someone who knew agreed with him
an hour after the student left, Acenra had to think about something. his costume made him loo out of place, and his name was his old hero name. So, when he finished his work he flew to the window of his dorm, opened it and entered. when he got inside he changed to a T-shirt, a pair of jeans and trainers, he replaced his mask with a pair of shades. He also decided to use his real name
"Adam Hastoria is back" he whispered. just his beeper went off "now, for my first lesson in this school"
((I enjoyed that one Acenra 
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Pious was still feeling tired, he was fast running out of time and it was crucial that he attended the detention with some understanding of Hero-1. He wanted to correct the impression Headmaster Dirigente had on him.
Without a word of thanks to the elf, Pious followed his advice and approached what looked like a checkout desk. A tall woman in a grey suit turned to him as he reached the desk.
"Afternoon" she said, with a curious look at Pious' clothes.
"Afternoon, I need the Hero/Villain section, could you direct me please?" Pious replied, ignoring the look on her face.
"Far end of the Library, the whole wall is shelved with Hero and Villain History and Culture."
"Thank you" he said, hurrying off.
((thanks Oh yeah, i forgot to mention, Acenra will now be reffered to as Adam. and I also thought up a way he tells some one about his family, but someone will need to insult them first ))
((ELVES suck! ... ))
((er... not like that, besides he's the only person in his family who is an elf... it needs to be something like someone calling his mum a [insert increasingly insulting name here] in the corridor or something ))
((oh.. right. in a school of heroes-in-making, i think only Natoe wud say such a thing.))
((You wish... why aren't you on MSN?)) 
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Jack sighs as he leaves the History room, he has two largish books under one arm. he walks alittle way down the hall when he spots Tyler "hey Tyler, jsut heading back to the room, forgot my book bag"
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"And your using your legs?" Tyler chuckled and waved his hand, The bags Jack required appared gently at his feet and he picked them up and handed them over to Jack.
"damn!" he exclaimed, seeing the rune on his cheek glowing he held ah and to his face and removed it,covered in blood.
His nose was bleeding heavily and he conjured a tissue,holding it thee for a while before discarding it.
((you should have someone take a look at that! seriously c'mon why is he bleeding?))
watches his bags apper "year well am not a big magic...what the...tyler, that happen alot?" watches as tylers nose starts bleeding freely.
Adam's test went well, and he was allowed to leave Mystic's early. Mr Isidor recomended that due to his age and abilities, he start the senior year, he also said to talk someone called Tyler to guide him around
"The Senior year?" The elf asked himself after he left "I appretiate him doing it but I doubt I'll survive, and i'm not up to someone 'guiding' me around, I already had the tour earlier today, and I've got a map" Seeing as he now had some time to spare he decided to cure his thirst for music by heading to the music room. He hadn't played in his old band for several months. As he continued on his way to the music room, Adam past two students outside the history room, and one seemed to have a bloody nose. But the elf was perpared to ignore it as he walked on
Tyler looked a little worried but replied "just overdone themagic is all,it'll be right"
Looking at the elf walking by him he stared a little then was brought back to his sense with an unshakable feeling of amnesia.
Pious browsed the Hero/Villain History & Culture section, running his fingers through the spines in a hurry.
Jee, everything here is Statesman, Freedom Phalanx, Dawn Patrol.. whatever happened to.. ah there we go. Pious thought, pulling out a book titled 'Hero One and The Cold War'. He flicked through it, and decided he needed at least one other. He spun round to a second shelf and skimed through.
Hero1 and the Vanguard Pious thought, pulling out the book. "These should do." He hurried to a nearby desk and sat down, flicking through the first book.
***Seeing more clearly than either government what was about to happen, the Earths premiere heroes took it upon themselves to stop the madness. Organised by members of the Dawn Patrol and Freedom Phalanx, a group of two-dozen international heroes sprang into action. They neutralised both the American space launch and the soviet missiles before either could fully deploy, and sent the world a message: they would not tolerate such behaviour. Hero One (Great Britains foremost hero and predecessor to the Vanguards Hero1) stepped into the limelight to negotiate a peaceful solution to the crisis.***
"True British. You tell 'em Hero One." said Pious, more to himself than anything. So that's why Dad hates politics. Government sure can be hot-headed. I wanna be a trusty hero too, I'll stand up tall like Headmaster Dirigente and stop missiles and stuff. He shut the book and gazed dreamily through the window.
Moments later, a sudden noise from behind woke him with a start, he spun around but saw nothing.
"Hi" the voice came from nowhere, and Pious recognized it instantly to be Myrtyl.
"Hey Myrtyl" he replied, pulling open the second book.
"Whatya doing?"
"Err, light reading."
"Liar"
"Yeah well, I'm sure you already know what I'm doing Myrtyl, you follow me everywhere." Myrtyl fell silent.
***Matters were growing more desperate with each passing month, so the Vanguard, led by Hero 1 in November 2002, decided to try Dr. Sciences daring plan.***
"I can see through you're illusion you know" Myrtyl interupted.
"What?!" Pious exclaimed in a whisper.
"You can't decieve me. To be honest, I find it very fascinating. You must have so much confidence in yourself. To walk around bare all the time."
"No way. You can see through the illusion? What colour are my boxers then?"
"White. I dont think it matches your blue jeans."
Pious just stared. A long silence followed, broken by silent giggles from Myrtyl.
"Okay, alright, so you can see me. I dont care, its hot outside, and plus, my body gets plenty of air. The freedom of movement is amazing. You should try.." Pious words trailed off, a sudden realisation hit him with recoil. Myrtyl was giggling relatively louder. "What do you look like under there?" The giggling stopped. "Yeah, unlike everyone else, you can see through my illusionary clothing, now its only fair that I see what you look like."
"Nice try, Pious"
He sighed, "why not? What are you hiding under there?"
"I saw your reaction when you met my mum, she quite literally seized your voice. I like you better when you're not nervous Pious." she paused.
"Ebony, is very beautiful. I admit, I was almost mezmorised by her appearance, and I have no doubt she has that effect on all males."
"You boys are the same. Looks is everything!" she sounded upset.
"No. oh no, I was merely explaining my first impressions. Ebony is a lovely lady, very kind and helpful." Another silence and Pious suddenly felt like he was being watched. "Myrtyl, you still there?" there was no reply, and Pious returned to his book.
***They assembled the best and brightest heroes in the world, leaving only skeleton crews to man the defences. They then split into two teams, one led by Statesman, named Alpha Team, and one led by Hero 1, named Omega Team. Alpha Team was much larger, consisting of over 1000 heroes from across the globe. They launched a full frontal assault on the Rikti main troop concentrations, drawing as many alien troops into the fray as possible. This was a dangerous ploy, and it proved costly. In the ensuing titanic battle, 800 of 1000 heroes died, along with some 50,000 Rikti soldiers.***
"Wow, these Rikti must've been quite the threat" he said.
"What about me Pious, what are your first impressions?"
Pious was taken aback, he had assumed she was gone. "Myrtyl, I like you, you're rather like me; playful. I actually can't forget the joke you played on me this morning." The two laughed. "Yeah, that was funny. Very clever." A short silence and Pious grew concious of his large smile, quickly correcting himself, he imagined Myrtyl was smiling too.
"If you like, I can tutor you. Get you up to standards."
"That'll be great. How old are you Myrtyl? What grade are you?"
"I'm in your classes. I'm fifteen. Can you do me a favour?"
"Depends, if it involves smoking, then no." he joked.
"Go invisible" she said, and Pious did so. He heard her lean over to him, and felt her lips touch his.
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Whoa. Pious thought, as Myrtyl withdrew, some seconds later. Now that, is what I call a first day of term. "If I could see you, I'd kiss you back" he joked.
Myrtyl chuckled, "I can't see you, I had to guess."
Pious smiled, releasing the light around him and becoming visible. "Will I be having an invisible tutor, or do u get to see you?" At this, a sparkle of orange glitter releived her body, revealing her appearance.
Wow, I just kissed that? Myrtyl was an exact copy of her mother. "Wow, you're absolutely beautiful."
"Yes, thats what you said about my mother."
"You've kissed me, no way can I ever be nervous now."
"My plan exactly."
Pious tried to avert his eyes, but he couldn't help but marvel. Myrtyl's hair was gleaming in the afternoon sun, the blonde streaks were silkier than his. He lowered his eyes and watched the lips he'd just felt, he snapped awake and looked back into her eyes. Her pupils, faded from blue to pink, of all colours.
"How dyu do that?" he asked. "You're eyes, it changed colours"
"I could tell you, but it'll become a long biology session and I'd rather you finished your research."
"Damn it, you're right. I've only got fifteen minutes till detention." He pulled the book closer to him, and bent back over to read.
***Omega team consisted of 50 of the worlds best and brightest. The humans had found that the Rikti were particularly ineffective when it came to dealing with magic based powers, so there were quite a few magicians and artefact wielding heroes on Omega Team. Using an ancient Charm of Invisibility, the team managed to slip into the Rikti main portal base unseen.***
"Oh look, Omega Team used invisibily to penetrate the Rikti base. See, thats something I'll be doing after I graduate" said Pious, looking up at Myrtyl.
"Omega Team? Oh those guys are long dead."
"Myrtyl!"
"What?"
"That's heartless!"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I have every faith that. Hero1. Will. Return. Again." she spelt. They both chuckled. Pious returned to the book.
***They were discovered, but now it was too late. They fought their way through to the gateway - five of them fell captive to the Rikti in the process. It was one of these captives who later escaped and provided the only witness to what happened next. Omega Team disappeared into the portal and the Rikti were thrown into a panicked frenzy.***
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"Times up, handsome. Detention time."
"Yeah, I should be on my way. jee, I dont have enough material for four-thousand words." Pious said.
"Bahh, dont worry yourself. Dirigente is a nice man. Just do your honest best."
"Okay, I'll see you later tonight?" Pious called, as he back out of the library.
"If you squint your eyes really really tight, then you might just". They both chuckled, and Myrtyl disappeared in another wave of orange sparkles.
((good one Pious ))
Upon arriving at the music room, Adam gazed upon all the wonderous instruments. but he didn't want to play any of them yet. he just started singing
"sometimes in our lives... we all have pain... and we have sorrow. But.... if we are wise... then we will know... we have tommorrow. Lean on me, when you're not strong. And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on. no, it wont be long, till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on. You just call on me brother when you need a hand, we all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you'll understand, we all need somebody to lean on. Lean on me! When you're not strong! And I will be there, I'll help carry on! No, it wont be long! till i'm gonna need, somebody to lean on!" he slapped his hands over his mouth when he realised that he was singing really loudly. and to save embarassment, he decided to play a guitar
((you know, I've never been able to make out the lyrics to that song. oh, and thank you. 
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"Pious.." Headmaster Dirigente sounded disappointed as Pious entered his office. "Sit down at that desk over there" he continued, motioning at a desk in the far end of the room. "There are many gifted illusionist who choose to fashion illusionary clothing.." Pious was gobsmacked, ".. indeed it allows flexibility of movement and creativity of the outer appearance; some can even change their body form to impersonate others, or simply morph into objects." Pious tried to make out where this way going. "But all of these great illusionist, never walk around bare. In a school of gifted youths, you can never tell just how many of then are capable of seeing through your illusion. Are you following me?"
"Absolutely, headmaster. I've been exploiting this new power since I figured it out. I honestly didn't think anyone would see my boxers." Pious explained.
"I know. I can read you like an open book, now sit down and write your essay." His tone was casual, yet authoritative. he whirled around and took his own seat.
An hour later, Pious was glad to have written six pages. He could only assume the word count would sum up four-thousand already, so he concluded,
They swarmed in after the brave heroes. All was silent for about fifteen minutes. Then a tremendous explosion rippled out from the open portal, tearing through the Rikti base and instantly annihilating everything within a square mile. Only one hero, the utterly invulnerable Ajax, managed to survive the blast. He had been taken captive by a Rikti stasis ray and rendered unable to follow his team-mates into the portal. Now he was the sole surviving witness to their apparent victory.
Pious looked nervously at Dirigente, and decided that his conclusion to the disappearance of Hero1 and the Vanguard's Omega Team was rather incomplete. He continued,
The Vanguard and the other great hero organisations of the world scarcely existed anymore. With the exception of Statesman and a few others, all the worlds greatest heroes had died in the war. Trillions upon trillions of dollars of damage had been done to the majority of the worlds most populated cities. Paragon City was the worst hit of all. Once a shining beacon of light and prosperity, now much of it lay in ruins. It didnt take long for criminals to start reasserting themselves, and new heroes were needed. It was the beginning of a desperate time that would last for decades.
Pious looked over the ink of his work and sighed satisfyingly. That should do it. I'm exhausted.
"Exhausted, from writing an essay?" Dirigente exclaimed.
Darn it, forgot he's a telepath. "Well, err, I mean." Pious stuttered.
"You're either lazy or unfit. Take the essay with you. I grade it an A. You did well to recognise Hero1 as a descendant of the Hero One. Well done, you've proven yourself a british."
"You knew what I was writing? The whole time?" Pious questioned.
"Yes." said Dirigente. "You're and intelligent boy Pious. Great potential, and with more control over your genetic gifts, I think you will make one fine hero."
Pious was fixed with a permanent orange on his cheeks. "Thank you headmaster, I promise I'll do my best." And he meant it. He'd remembered the sacrifices made in the Rikti Invasion; many great heroes had died. "Since I read the books at the library, the word 'hero' has meant a whole lot more."
Dirigente glared at him for a long while, a proud smile formed on his strong face. "Same time tommorrow Pious, I want you hear in my office."
"More detention?" Pious was shocked.
"Yes. You're too easily influenced and I'm going to have to beat it out of you. We'll be using the NRVS, I'll teach you some tactics. Get you up to the standards of a fifteen year old student. I understand Miss Myrtyl will be aiding you in biology."
"Yes sir, I'm very much looking forward to it, sir."
"She was all you were thinking of during your essay. I'm surprised you managed to pen down such good grammar." Pious' orange turned a cold blue. Dirigente was suddenly stone serious. "If you lay a hand on her.. lets just say the NRVS sessions will become rather centred on the Devouring Earth." he warned.
Pious gulped, if there was anything that frightened him most, it was the Devouring Earth. His mother would abandon him on Talos' outer islands as punishment whenever he was naughty.
"Good, I'm glad we undersatnd each other." Dirigente said, with a smile that only frightened Pious more. "Pious, I have work to do. Go and see Mrs Alexis, she'll take you over to Icon and get you some spandex. It'll keep you free of movement, and cover up the muscles you so love to flaunt."
"Flaunt? Oh no, you've got it all wrong?" said Pious.
"Don't deny it, I know your thoughts. Now get out of my office."
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Pious exited the headmaster's office, walking towards the secretary's desk. "Evening Mrs Alexis"
"Evening Pious. I'll be right with you."
"No problem, I'll take a seat right here."
"To be honest, I dont quite understand why Dirigente wants you in new clothes, your dungarees and jeans do you just fine."
Pious smiled. Finally, someone I can fool.
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((I panicked and hit buttons,so sue me !
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(( it's good, jst affected the introduction of that teacher, though that means her name can be retconned if nessercery etc ))