•chapter 9•
3rd person POV
Blyke, Isen, Remi and (Y/n) were at the Mall. Isen was deciding what pen to buy
'hm, ultra soft, ergonomic grip or titanium clip fountain pen...?', Isen couldn't decide
Meanwhile, Remi grabbed a ball, smirking malicious
"Hey Blyke, dodge this!!", she shouted as she threw the ball, hitting Blyke
(Y/n) couldn't hold her laugh
"(Y/n)! Don't laugh!!", Blyke shouted
He picked the ball up and threw it at her, hitting her head
"Oh you're gonna regret that!", (Y/n) smirked, throwing the ball at Blyke
'maybe I could just get both? No...I already have too many pens home', Isen still couldn't decide
"Hey! Hurry up and pick one, moron!", Blyke hit him with the ball
"You've been standing there for half-hour already!", Remi said
"Yeah, we're gonna miss the movie!", (Y/n) told them
After Isen finally bought the pen he wanted, the group went to the cinema
~time skip; in the movie~
"Lyra... I've always been in love with you", Shon told her
"Shon!", Lyra cried, "the truth is... I've loved you all along too"
As Lyra said that, both Isen and (Y/n) began to cry
Blyke and Remi had dropped some tears, but nothing like the two
After the movie, the gang left the cinema
"See, I told you it was good!", Isen told Blyke
"Eh, it was alright", Blyke shrugged
"Pfff, don't lie", (Y/n) chuckled, "I saw you bawling your eyes out at the end"
"What!? No, that was you!"
"Glad you guys are enjoying it", Remi smiled
Then, they passed by the measure stand where John, Sera and (Y/n) went last time. After the incident in Seraphina's room, (Y/n) needed to make sure everything was alright with that stand
"Hey Remi, can you help me with something? I want to check something out", (Y/n) told her
"Sure, but what do you mean?"
"You'll see it then. Follow me"
(Y/n) guided the group to the stand
"Hey, you're the girl from last time", the guy recognized her, "want to try it out this time?"
"Nope, but she does!", (Y/n) said as she pulled Remi to the front
"Alrighty"
"(Y/n), what are you doing?", Isen asked her
"Trust me", (Y/n) looked at him serious
"Don't worry, miss. I don't bite", the guy smiled
Remi have him her hand, letting him use his ability
"How splendid! Young lady, you're very powerful! You scored a five!", the man said,"congratulations! Here's your prize"
The man went to pick up the prize. When he came back, he had a teddy bear like the one he gave Seraphina
"A cute little bear for a cute little lady!", He smiled
Now, Remi realized what (Y/n) needed her for. Remi opened the bear, finding a chip like she did inside Seraphina's bear
"Wha-", Blyke and Isen were speechless
"So I was right, huh? You're tracking high-tiers with these", (Y/n) said
"Explain yourself", Isen grabbed him by his wrist
"What!? No! I'm as surprised as you are!", the man stuttered, "my boss gave me these prizes to hand out! I didn't know they had those chips inside!"
'his pulse is irregular...', Isen noticed
"Hmph, nice try, you filthy liar", Isen smirked, "but I think you should come with us"
Suddenly, a smoke bomb went off, causing Isen to release the guy. As the group covered their mouths from the smoke, the man escaped.
"Blyke! Clear the smoke!", Remi shouted
"Alright, brace yourselves!", Blyke said as he used his ability to clear the smoke
When the smoke was gone, the man had vanished
"Damnit! He's gone", (Y/n) glared
"Isen, did you get a lock on him earlier?"
"Yeah", Isen nodded
He used his power to track the man's steps
"Quick! He's heading for the exit!", Isen shouted
Remi and (Y/n) both ran as fast as they could at the direction Isen pointed at. Blyke cleared their way with his blasts
As the police officer saw them running away like that, he asked for backup, following the teenagers
"Four teens, pink, red, (h/c), and orange just set off a smoke bomb!", he yelled, "they're rushing towards the West entrance!"
Meanwhile, as they gang got out of the Mall, they ended up in the parking lot. Isen found the guys trace again
"There he is!", Isen said as he pointed to a motorcycle
The motorcycle was driving out of the parking lot, without a driver on it
"There's no driver!?", Blyke questioned
'that time with John and Sera...the guy who followed us!', (Y/n) realized
"He's gotta have an invisibility power!", (Y/n) told the others
"I bet he has an accomplice!", Isen said as he headed their way
But as he started running, a truck was about to hit him
"Isen wha-"
Before Remi could finish her sentence, (Y/n) had already went to save Isen. She jumped, pushing him out of the way and letting the truck continue driving
"Isen, you gotta pay attention dude!", (Y/n) yelled
"T-thanks..."
"Hey lovebirds, the guy is escaping!!", Blyke yelled at them, "Remi, (Y/n)! Go catch the guy, I'll back you up!"
Remi and (Y/n) ran, using their ability to be even faster than usual. They followed the guy, coming closer to the vehicle
'why hasn't Blyke shot his beam yet!?', (Y/n) thought as they came closer
"(Y/n), I'm gonna try to immobilize them!", Remi shouted
"Alright, I got your back!"
Remi shot one of her lightnings, hitting the two invisible persons on the motorcycle. They fell down, both not invisible anymore
"Ugh...", one yelled in pain
"There's nowhere for you to run!"
"Tell us why you planted those chips in the prize-!", (Y/n) said, before being kicked to the ground by a police officer
Another one catched Remi, but with her ability on, she electrocuted herself. Remi stopped her ability to check on the officer
"She's out...", She sighed
"Remi! The two guys are gone!", (Y/n) said before quickly being hit by the officer
"Silence!! You two are coming with us", the officer said, now also grabbing Remi
After the other officer stood up, they gave the two girls some cuffs to retain them from using their abilities. They then guided them to the police station
~time skip; police station~
Remi and (Y/n) got inside, followed by the officers
"Look sir, I'm telling you! You got the wrong people", they heard Isen's voice, "We caught that guy doing something shady and questioned him. Next thing you know, he drops a bomb on us!"
Remi looked at the two boys, also with hand cuffs on. They we're being scolded by another officer
~after some explanations~
"Oh, so you four are Headmaster Vaughn's students", the officer said, "well, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Sir, if you just review the camera footage from earlier, you'll see this whole thing is just a misunderstanding", Blyke explained
"Hm, I always knew that guy was a snake", the officer nodded
'the moment he finds out we're from Wellston, we became 20 times more credible', Remi thought
"Alright, I'll look things over. You kids better not do anything funny before I get back!",the officer said while leaving the room
As he turned srou, Isen and Blyke started mocking him and giving him death glared. Remi laughed at the two, while (Y/n) sat there, silent
She remembered this feeling
Having these handcuffs on and sitting while the adults discussed the punishment...
Feeling the handcuffs hurt you because they're too tight...
"you're in big trouble, young lady"
"Let me go", a younger (Y/n) said
"Do not have the audacity to talk back like that after what you've done!", The officer yelled at her
"They really think they can hold us back with these dinky cuffs!? I'm offended", Isen scoffed, making (Y/n) come back to reality, "I could probably break out of these things easily"
"Because they're not made for that", she said rough, "they can restrain me, for example, but for you guys, it more of a reminder"
"What do you mean?", Blyke asked
"Don't cross the line", she quoted, "that's the thing behind them. 'you may be strong but the authorities will still stop you'"
"Damn, (Y/n), that's oddly specific", Isen said surprised
"You sure know a lot about these cuffs...", Blyke said
"Uh... Not really...", she denied it, "I just know a lot about the authorities and their way of thinking"
"Hm, it actually makes sense now that you mention it", Isen said, "if the authorities want to stay at the top, they need a reliable way to keep the strongest people in line. That's why nobody questions that the position of the authorities is higher than ours..."
"Okay, then what about all the superheroes running around?", Blyke asked, "They're all high-tiers, but the authorities haven't done much to pressure them"
"Stupid Blyke, don't you keep up with current events?", Isen said, "superheroes don't act in compliance to the authorities' wishes. The a mysterious group called EMBER appears and starts killing them off..."
"What!? There's no way-"
"That's right, my man! When there's an insane threat that reduces to be controlled, you have no choice but to get rid of it!", Isen said
'damn, I never thought of that...' (Y/n) thought surprised
"So Remi, when you asked me to write that EMBER article..."
"I want the school to be more wary of its existence", Remi explained, " and I want you to slowly introduce to them the idea that the authorities and EMBER are connected"
"Hm, that's a good theory, I gotta say", (Y/n) said, "I totally support Remi's idea"
"Thanks (Y/n)", she smiled kindly
Then, the officer from earlier entered, "good news kids! You four are in the clear. But we do need you all to give an official statement about this case"
'ugh...', they all thought annoyed
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Another chapter done ;)
Sorry for the long wait, I've been a bit busy lately