It all felt like a dream… What the hell just happened?
… Louise's eyes had opened up, she looked at her clock…it was 12PM… she panicked for a few seconds and quickly grabbed her phone…
Saturday, September 21st. Oh thank god…
Now she had slowly gone back to bed before…realizing.
WAIT! IT'S SATURDAY!
She immediately had gotten out of bed, using an explosion to literally front flip herself out of the covers, launching said covers at the wall before using another explosion to blast herself straight into the hallway before using another to finally get herself into the bathroom.
Great! I'm basically forgetting everything now, aren't I?!
As she had gotten into the shower, Louise tried to plan her day, first step was to recollect everything that she had to do.
Alright, so I have to take out the meat so I can defrost…then I gotta go to the lab, and then I have to help Jae study for his math exam… yeah that seems about right.
After 5 minutes, her twitchy self couldn't stand being in the shower, and thus her day had began.
To use the car, or to use my powers and show a bit of Azide off…Nope, no powers, if Dad hears about this I'll be toast!
So, once she had taken out the meat, she immediately hopped inside of the Mercedes, finally heading towards the lab… As she was riding, the phone had rang. She checked the number, and unluckily enough, it was her father…
Ahh… He's gonna talk about what happened yesterday, huh?
Once she picked it up, there was a tiny bit of silence before a familiar voice could be heard.
" Louise. Are you alright? "
Now normally, she'd be used to hearing some disappointment, maybe a little bit of anger or surprise, but this was… definitely a first for a long time. Her response below was just a product of such surprise.
" Huh? From yesterday…? "
" Of course I mean yesterday! You could have been severely injured, or worse, killed! "
Louise's eyes had widened, she really didn't expect the level of concern her father had for her… After all, for most of her life, they weren't entirely close. Mr. Summers had been close enough to be called family but not in the same way the people of the orphanage were called family. He wasn't home all the time, and she gets that he's a hard worker. But… even on his days off, he seemed to be working on something, but he wasn't entirely away either, sometimes he'd take her to a movie, or the park, and sometimes he'd even eat dinner with her, but the moments were sparce, she cherished those moments and kept them in her memory.
The simple line he spouted sparked nostalgia within the teenager, reminding her of the childhood she once lived, those joyous days when everything was about building a bond… She thought that maybe her father had taken her for granted… but that simple line revoked that thought.
" N-No, it was fine. I didn't use my powers, it wasn't my fault. "
" I know that, dear. I'll give you some details. "
Louise leaned in, eager to listen. If her father was giving her something it was important, after all, he didn't give her much in terms of information, she doesn't even know the company he works at… and her father started to speak again.
" They're called the Silver rebellion, or the Silver resistance, honestly I don't care that much for them. "
Louise cupped her chin, looking down and thinking about everything that has happened lately, the terrorists, to the area 51 raid and the bombing at her school… It all seemed so separated, were all these events really under one party? Ahhh… she couldn't wrap her head around it.
" So, what do they want? "
Her father kept quiet for a little bit, the silence was actually a little bit awkward, but soon enough, within a single minute of asking her father had answered.
" They want what we've been hiding from the public. They want… "
" People with superpowers. "
Louise figuratively spit her drink out, overreacting for a few seconds as she flailed her arms. How could this happen?! Wasn't this entire thing a secret…? Maybe there was a spy, but who could the spy be? One of the security guards? One of the scientists?
" Do you know who gave out the information? "
Another silence was met, Louise grew suspicious of her paternal figure. Was he trying to think of something? Was he reading an article before answering, or did he just not trust her enough to keep things a secret…
" We don't know that, but for you… You should check out Dropper. "
And like that… the father had hung up and since she was still far from the lab, she did as her father said, and checked out the app… she looked on trending.
Terrorist… Roswell, Silver Rebellion, Silver Resistance… everything seems normal. Number 5…
The sheer shock Louise experienced almost made her drop the phone in her hand, well… it did drop, she just had the reflexes to grab it before the small silver screen had slammed on the carpet of the car.
Superhumans!?
The girl immediately clicked on the tag, and well, she became more shocked the more seconds passed. Videos of Area 51 appeared along with a few superhuman, two girls and one boy. The boy had been using fire, and it seemed that one of the girls, were using electricity, and while there were a few instances of memes being made, the situation was mostly serious. With talks of dissent for the government because they had hid something so dangerous from the public, conspiracy arose, with those wondering what else the government had been hiding…
Not only that, but these Superhumans were evil! They were attacking cities and burning buildings! Louise had clenched her fist. She wanted to do something about this menace, she was a superhuman herself… but they were too far, it wasn't like she could just afford a plane, and due to Roswell's security, stealing something like an aircraft, a helicopter or even a car would prove futile.
I just can't do anything… huh?
The feeling of powerlessness arose, making the teen feel depressed. She moped on her seat, looking down and relentlessly reading drops, or singular messages sent in Dropper.
Soon enough, however, her feelings of helplessness had to depart since the car had finally stopped at the lab, she was met by a scientist who scolded her for being late in the first place, but also had explained… that security needed to be tighter, and that her mercedes would now need anti-tracking devices, and tinted windows, along with extra stuff she needed to install on her phone…
She complied, and went inside but rater… when she got to her testing room… there was someone there, someone familiar and it completely threw the teen noirette off guard.
" Wait. WHY ARE YOU HERE!? "
A comical response as she had saw the black haired guard again, but rather… he was in more casual clothes, a zipper jacket, along with track pants, he had wore a facemask to disguise who he was despite Louise already knowing who he really was.
" Huh? Oh I forgot to tell you, right. I'm a Superhuman like you, plus we'll be training together since that whole… thing yesterday. Nice to see you again, Louise. "
Louise shook her head, this was insane! There were too many moving parts. She put her hands on her head, shaking even more, the girl tried to pinch herself, maybe this was a dream! Yeah-! And once she opens her eyes he'll be gone!
3…2…1 HE'S STILL THERE.
One of the scientists finally came up, and tried to speak.
" Because of the events yesterday which you both were involved in…we decided to train and test your abilities together… though we'd like to know the disparity of skill between you two as well. So the first order of business is to have you spar we'll be watching from afar as we- "
The guard from before had interrupted the scientist.
" What, you're telling me to fight a girl? Especially this one? No thanks, it's against my code to harm innocent civilians. "
Such a comment caused an anger vein to appear on Louise's head, and she immediately had gone for the offensive, launching herself towards the man with a flying kick! If she initiated, then he'd obviously fight back.
And fight back he did, the initial encounter was enough to scare off the scientist back to his observational stand.
Of course, the man caught her kick, giving off a confident smirk towards Louise.
" Now, I don't remember the little princess packing such a fierce bite. "
He let go of her foot and jumped back, he collected himself, taking a deep breath and putting himself at a standoff against her.
" I don't remember calling you my knight, Dante. "
She didn't want to admit it, but she was actually starting to have some fun, if anything she should be questioning this situation much more, but she wasn't. It was a fateful reunion, and she was willing to give a lost childhood friend a taste of her new personality.
And just like that!
With the drop of a pen, the two lunged themselves at each other!