Arlo, Sera, and John all enter a private room.
Arlo: This is why you need to assert yourself. As long as the students have something to fear, they'll respect that, instead you go off and hang on the roof, quit turf wars, and then disappear for a month, and hang with that "cripple".
Sera: Please, if I wanted a lecture I would've just called my mom.
John: Hey what the hell are you getting at?
Arlo: Oh don't worry John, haven't forgotten about you, the same applies, you want people to start to shape up and start respecting you, then you gotta...
John: Let me guess, use my powers, join the hierarchy blah blah blah...
Arlo: Oh so you think this is funny? Maybe I'd be chill with you and Sera hanging if you wouldn't act like such a weakling, she'd be more respected, and so would you. I don't see any negatives here if you'd just do what I'm asking of you.
John: Dude, I'm not the one here who did anything wrong, maybe you should go out there and teach those idiots to stop beating each other every second they get.
Arlo: Oh you wanna tell me how to run my school, why don't you then be king and DO IT YOURSELF!
The two power up.
Sera: Enough!
John and Arlo look at her in shock.
Sera: John, maybe Arlo is right, how long do you plan to stay a cripple?
John: What, you're taking his side, but he....
Sera: John, answer the question.
Sera said boldly, sending shivers down both their sides.
John: I don't know okay, but my work is more important than running some stupid high school full of bratty rich prep kids.
Sera: Which reminds me, Arlo, if John isn't ready to use his powers, don't force him to, you're literally hurting more students that way.
Arlo: That was just a secondary gain, I really have...
John: What, a secret gang in the school that's bullshit and you know it!
Arlo: Fine, I'm done trying to help you people, you just don't see what I'm trying to show you.
Arlo storms out of the office and slams the door.
Sera pulls out her phone and sees missed calls from Fyora.
Sera: Hey John, I'm gonna go and take this call.
John: Yeah sure, I'll be in class.
Sera: Fyora, she never tries to contact me, what is this about?
John in his head: Dammit, I'm tired of waiting for Cecile, this shit is taking forever. I know that we both know our personas. It's obvious.
Cecile in her head: John, I have all the evidence, Terrence got me pictures of Arlo beaten up. Audio recordings of Elaine and Arlo at John's place. Not to mention when we attacked, they said it was a black haired boy with a golden and blackish aura. Now, I'll have to get John to trust me, reveal himself in person, and get him vulnerable, but for that I'll need Sera. It's too bad though that Arlo monitors the school press.
Arlo: Ah Terrance, so what year and rank?
Cecile: He's just a nobody...
Arlo: Oh now that's not what I asked, I'm losing my patience.
Cecile: He's a second year, ranked fairly low, he can turn invisible.
Arlo: Oh, so we have a snoop. Disgusting filth. But I gotta say he's pretty handy for the school press. Maybe you shouldn't call him a nobody. Anyways, anything that gets submitted must go through me before it gets published.
Cecile slams her fists on the table.
Cecile: I can't do that, my job as a press writer is to deliver unbiased news to the people, I can't have you meddling in it as you please!
Arlo: Oh, I can't now? That's cute.
Present day.
Cecile: Um hello?
A green haired girl with two buns tied in her head approaches.
Juni: Um excuse me Cecile, do you have a moment?
She hands her a sketching of Seraphina and John getting shielded by Arlo's barrier, she explains how Seraphina may be a cripple too.
Cecile: Seriously, this is all you have, just a pencil sketch?!
Juni: Um, yes.
Cecile: Then this isn't evidence, come back to me when you have something more concrete........What are you still standing here for, get going!
Bun girl: Um, yes ma'am.
She leaves in a rush.
Cecile in her head: Damn, the only reason I even joined this club was to get info on my clients targets. Now I have to act like some crazy news lady. This is ridiculous.
Later that day John is walking to the dorms.
John: Cecile, I'll focus on you later, but for now I should probably find out more about these man eaters.
Hah gotchu!
A green haired boy throws a punch at John, but John dodges in the nick of time.
But John grabs him and flips him onto his back hard, giving him a major bruise and minor back pain. Zeke pulls up right next to John.
Zeke: Aww now, what's that look John, we're just here to extend out greetings.
Zeke: Welcome to the boys dorm Johnny Boy!
John and Zeke standoff. Tension rises, a part of John wants to kick his ass and put him down right here and now, but he stands down.
John: So throwing a person at me is your idea of a welcome?
John tightens his grip on the green haired kid, looking down at him with violent intent, the green haired kid senses this and quivers. John however loosens his grip and gets back up.
John: Well then, thanks for the welcome. I got some important business to attend to.
Zeke: Woah there John, where do you think you're going?
Zeke tightens his grip on John's shoulder as he places his hand on it.
John: Uh, home, to my dorm.
Zeke: Nah son, that's not how we do things around here, you're on my turf so you have to follow my rules.
John: Psh, quit acting like a royal, Blyke and Isen are way stronger than you, now if you excuse me.
Zeke: Well now, that's not how you address your king.
John in his head: Fuck this guy.
John: Yes my king, now if you excuse me, I'm taking my leave now.
Zeke in his head: That tone, I'll show you.
Zeke powers up and charges John.
Zeke: Listen up kid, you're nothing here, so you better show your superiors some respect. You've had me irritated for a whole now, someone as weak as you, running around causing havoc... completely neglecting the structure of this school. Everyone is sick of your shit John.
John gave Zeke a death stare back.
John in his head: Yeah, I am causing all that havoc, because the strong can, so why don't you deal with it? After all I'm the merciful one right now. If I wanted to I could make you disappear. If I were to truly follow this schools structure, then I'd....
John chokes on his own thoughts as he remembers his final showdown in New Bostin. All the bruises and broken bones his hands delivered.
John in his head: No, those days are over. This guy isn't worth it, but then again havoc is all I know! So let's inflict some MORE!
John then takes Zeke by the shoulders and slams his knee into Zeke's gut, causing him to cough. John then throws his bag at Zeke and runs, the green haired kid follows suit and backpack grabs John from behind. Zeke approaches John, his eyes spell out how pissed he is.
John: Hey, you have a little something.
John points to Zeke's blood, Zeke punches John in the gut knocking him to the ground.
Zeke: You think you're so funny?
Zeke shoves John to the ground and kicks his head.
John in his head: These people, all of them are such...
Zeke: Moving here was the worst mistake of your life, I'm gonna enjoy your suffering.
John: Give it a rest you insecure sonofabitch! You're already a 4.2, just take it and be happy.
Zeke kicks John's chest.
Zeke: SHUt THE FUCK UP! One more word out of you and I'll make sure you wish you were never born.
John:..... You're a sorry excuse for a human.
Zeke gives John a surprised look.
John: Congratufuckinglations, you did it!
John says as he gives Zeke another death stare. His golden eyes turn darker and grayer, showing his lifeless soul.
John: You beat up someone who couldn't fight back. Your mom must be so proud. You're such a loser, in the end, you call me worthless, but you're just like me, another piece of trash in this world.
Zeke: You-
John: Go ahead, you and your stupid lap dog. Do what the fuck you want, but in the end your nothing but worthless piece of trash, the result of a bad abortion doctor in their practice, a nobody. You'll never contribute anything, you'll never amount to anything, you'll just die like everyone else, alone and forgotten, and rot away like the disgusting pile of flesh that you are. YOU HEAR ME. I HATE YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU SO MUCH, I WISH YOU'D JUST FUCKING KILL YOURSELF, YOUR NOTHING TO ME, YOUR A FREAK, EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THIS SOCIETY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU REPRODUCE!
John feels Joker consume his soul, along with a horde of thousands of demons, and then they all went silent after Zeke slaps John.
Zeke: Shut the fuck up!
Zeke in his head: Holy shit, this kid lost it.
Zeke: Whatever killjoy, you didn't have to go this far. Come on, Mardin let's go.
Mardin: R-right.
The two leave John laying on the ground as they walk away.
Isen and John are walking home from class.
Isen: Where's John, he hasn't answered my texts?
Blyke: Dude I don't know, what do you need from him.
Isen: I wanted us to try a new game called Face Wars. It's similar to Call of Poop.
Blyke: Yeah toto... JOHN!
Blyke rushes to John, unconscious on the ground.
Blyke: Isen, help me to our dorm
Isen: Y-Yeah right on my way.
Isen in his head: Oh shit, if this keeps going then John might lose it and go berserk.
Isen flashes back to John's suspension record, Arlo just left the room.
Isen: This guy, a cripple his whole life, and as soon as he got his power he started picking on people. This isn't good, Wellston can be cruel, if things were to get out of hand he might kill someone!
Meanwhile in John's head.
John: Hello? Joker I know you're there!
Joker: Johnny boy relax, I just wanted you to reflect. You act like I'm the villain, yet you've been close to killing some kids in Wellston.
John: What's your point?
Joker: Join me, bond with me, we'll get all the John's ever to exist and create a society where power doesn't matter, people will serve us, live for us, Fear us.
Isen present day: John, John?, JOHN!
John wakes up.
John: What the?
Blyke: Dude, how long were you out for?
John: How would I know I was the one who was unconscious?
Blyke: AND?
John: bRuH?
Isen: Well you two can keep each other company, I have to meet up with Cecile.
Blyke and John freeze.
Isen: What?, Oh.
John: Hey, Isen.
Isen looks at John with a nervous look.
John: If she asks for you to take on any story about me, take it.
Isen: John, no offense but I don't think she's gonna publish anything about you in the papers.
John: Of course not, she's gonna get as much info on me out of you as she can, I need you to tell me her every move on me, this will give me an advantage.
Isen: John there's no way she's gonna...
John smiles.
John: Isen, trust me. This will work.
Isen's phone starts ringing.
John: Go ahead, pick it up.
Isen looks to see Cecile calling.
Isen: He-hello?
Cecile: Isen, you free right now, I have a job for you.
Isen: Yeah, yeah. I'll be right there.
Cecile: Perfect.
Isen hangs up.
Isen: I'm going guys.
Isen leaves the room.
John: Perfect, she may know that I'm on campus, but I have an vantage.
John pulls out a mask and a bomb detonator, he presses the button and the orb at the top of the school roof starts to send out signals to all the news stations in the country. John calls Keon.
John: Hey, it's me.
Keon: What is it? Why are you calling now, shouldn't you be in school?
John: Make sure only the authorities know I'm alive.
Keon: Why?
John: Wait thirty minutes and turn on the TV, a news source.
Keon: John what...
John hangs up and texts the super hero group chat.
Blyke: John, what's going on?
John: Shush, you'll see.
John texts the super hero group chat with Cecile, Isen, Remi, and Elaine.
John: Guys, whatever you do just act natural when the TV broadcasts the news, I'm still here.
Thirty minutes later, Isen meets up with Cecile.
Isen: Hey Cecile!
Isen said, greeting her as she walked over wearing casual cloths. Blue jeans and a white shirt with blue stripes going sideways, to top it all off a small black hoodie jacket unzipped.
Cecile: Isen, I need you to do some investigating for me.
Isen: Oh okay, I don't know why you picked me, usually Terrence is good at that.
Cecile: Well this case, you're gonna be hiding in plain sight.
Isen: ????
Cecile: I want you to get as much info on your friend John?
Isen: Oh what for?
Isen in his head: Damn John, what did you mean by that text?
Cecile: Oh, well he seems to act quite strange for a cripple. Besides, weren't you doing an article on low tiers earlier?
Isen and Cecile just stare at each other awkwardly, pausing
Cecile: Isen a while back you wanted to write an article on low tiers.
Isen: Yeah well, I dropped it, didn't get anything new or newsworthy.
Isen in his head: Oh I see, you want info on him, John wasn't kidding, she definitely knows about The Golden God, which means she works for Ember, which means she's The Bounty Huntress, which means that....
Cecile: So, are you in? I'll get you the front cover.
Isen backs up a little, knowing Cecile's full intent.
Cecile: If you take one more step.
She says, threatening to use her powers.
Isen: Uhhh Yeah, I'll do it.
Cecile in her head: John definitely expects to hear Isen to report on me.
John back in Blyke's room.
John: Cecile knows Isen well enough, but I'm not using Isen for information.
Blyke: Then what are you getting out of this?
Blyke turns on the TV, millions of others that day, including Remi, Elaine, Arlo, and Isen all see this on their phones, TV, computer, Etc.
Breaking news...
Ember releases footage of The Golden God's murder.
John pulls out his new mask.
John: An opportunity…...
He says as he holds a black ski mask, simple in design and more convenient to put on.
To use my powers on campus.....
A Confrontation.
To be Continued....