Abilities

In the dense forest surrounding Tower Prep with a cliff overlooking the ocean nearby, a group of four students talked while catching their breath and barings...

"....what can you do Gabe?....and how did you get here?" asked Ian.

"Well, it's pretty simple for me to explain..." answered the sock-monkey hugging young man named Gabriel Forest..."I was having a meeting with my parole officer when-"

"Wait, what? What did you do!?..." asked the now interested Ian, such a timid guy apparently has a record, who wouldn't be interested...

*awkward laugh*

"...ahh, it was just a misunderstanding...anyway! I got into the elevator after the meeting and all of the sudden, that buzzing sound everyone hears before appearing on campus started playing over the elevator music...next thing I know I was sitting in class listening to a lecture on pre-Columbian history....in German."

The group stayed silent for a bit before they turned to Suki Sato, the petite asian-girl who took the cue..." my parents were in a big fight just before I came, I never knew what it was about. I just turned on our big screen TV to drown out the screaming...then I heard the noise."

"....and you?" Ian asked the beautiful woman, CJ Ward, with dark brown hair and an angular face, he thought the woman was attractive but she seemed to have an air of mystery.

"I don't have any memories of my life before Tower Prep, as far as I know, I've always been here..."

Before any more questions could be asked, Gabe spoke up..." AH! I forgot to explain my ability, it's too awesome to ignore....okay, so get this.....It's called Hyperswasion. I can pretty much talk my way out of anything if given enough time..."

"Yep, I know. It's pretty awesome.....but everyone here can do something weird in a really awesome way...many are not as good as my way, but awesome nonetheless..."

After hearing Gabe's apparent "ability" Ian wasn't convinced...sounded like this guy was just charismatic.... so he prodded again...

"Give me another for instance..."

Before Gabe could respond, Ian heard his exact voice resonating in his characteristic baritone from his opposite side..."Give me a for-instance..."

Ian wiped his head around to meet the eyes of Suki Sato, she was smiling back at him with only her eyes...

"....okay, that's weird" with that, Ian confirmed one thing, this whole school is a bunch of weirdos.

"I can do that with anyone I've ever heard, and with the right clothes and moves, I can pass myself off as the real thing...the school staff calls it Mimic."

...

After the group talked a little bit and each took their turn, they all turned towards Ian who just shrugged..."I have nothing, no abilities like you guys..."

"Oh come on, you have to have something otherwise you wouldn't be here..." complained CJ Ward...

They all stood up and began walking back to campus while finishing their talk as it was already late...

After thinking a little bit and going through the past Ian's memories once again, he unsurely responded..."well, I've always felt like I was half a step ahead of the rest of the world you know?... Like I could see things just before they happened and react a second fas ---"

Just then, Ian's preflex kicked in and his body moved...from the nearby bushes a Gnome jumped out of hiding and tried to apprehend CJ Ward, who was pushed away by Ian...

The two combatants engaged in a heated empty-handed battle, both obviously trained in some form of martial arts.... while fighting, Ian screamed at his new group...

"GO! Get back to campus, I'll hold him off!..."

...

Weeks have passed since Ian Archer became a student at Tower Prep, and just like the rest of the first years, he seems to have integrated into campus life with the others....at least on the surface.

The Headmaster was sitting in his office signing work study cards as he always does when his door was pushed open and in walked a student of Tower Prep, her name was CJ Ward....but she went by another name, one which The Headmaster spoke out with a gentle smile once his door was closed behind her...

"Candace, how is your day going, sweetheart?... You shouldn't be coming to see me at this time, it's not good for you to get caught by your fellow students..... they may become suspicious."

The Headmaster watched his beloved daughter approach the desk and sit down politely....he could tell that she had something on her mind as the far-off look was indicative of deep contemplation. However, he made it a point to never violate the minds of his family.....respecting the old Headmaster's wish, Raven decided to respect his current daughter's boundaries...

...

CJ Ward woke up in her dorm with a start.....her heavy breathing was interpreted by her roommates as a bad dream, so they gave her space but little did they know that there was a new CJ inhabiting this body...

Chastain Grey finally made the dive into Parallel and ended up in the body of CJ Ward, after watching all of the memories, she found herself to be in a very advantageous position...one that would facilitate her search for Raven...

'In fact, I might have already come into contact with him since this body seems to know everyone, quite the popular girl...oh, and the Headmaster's daughter with too many secrets to count...'

After getting her bearings, Chastain put some thought into where her target could be...

'If I was the creator of the universe with a somewhat eccentric yet creative personality and wanted to watch over and experience my creation, where would I hide?...'

Although CJ started with a smile, it slowly morphed into a deep frown....as the minutes passed, she kept coming back to one conclusion. The answer that resulted from each line of thinking made her more and more upset...

'THIS GUY...NO! It shouldn't be....'

With an ever-paling face, the conclusion was drawn...

'The man I've been looking up to this whole time, THE ONE I MADE OUT WITH IS NOW MY DADDY!?...ARGH!!!!' with blank eyes, Chastain fell back into her new bed boring a hole into the roof with her eyes.

...

After calming down, Chastain (now CJ) came to the conclusion that she needed to confirm her speculation before anything else....so, using the memories she has inherited, she made her way through the now empty corridors (due to classes being in session) and reached her fathe---ehh, the Headmaster's office...

After pushing open the door without knocking, she heard something that made her scoff mentally...

"....ah, sweetheart, is something wrong?"