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June 5th, 2016 West Quincy, MA Taurus' unwanted guests were immediately followed by Taurus' expected guests, who remained quiet as he ripped into the men trying to force him to give up Morgan to the MCO on behalf of Mathias. He led them into his dining room and had them listen to the four local politicians rant and rave about Morgan being an abomination who needed to be put down before she caused her genes to spread and harm their pure gene pool with her inferior genetics. Alice had to settle him while he let them talk themselves into trouble. When he had let them talk themselves into a corner and he vented his anger at their threats he asked, "Just who told you that my granddaughter was a mutant? She has never been to the MCO field office, she has only been in our care for two days, and she has only been in Boston for three days. Someone had to have tipped you off as only a few people knows of her mutation and all but one of them kept their mouths shut for her safety." That caused the men to look back and forth to one another as they tried to make up some excuse and say that she had already proven that she was a danger as she had tried to harm the MCO agents in the mall. Taurus grinned and asked how they knew who she was and where she had gone let alone that the MCO had tried to grab her as it had only happened a short time ago and there was no media notice sent out, leading to them trying to make up excuses but only leading to more threats. Taurus waited for their responses. There wasn't any coming as they couldn't create any lie that wouldn't backfire on them or not reveal their leak. He knew they had been using leaked information all along, it was expected by the MCO and was a classic tactic in case their making Morgan disappear failed. After 30 minutes of "talking" the other guests had their say. Taurus introduced his friend who was the MCO liaison with in the state police, who grinned and boldly told them, "Congratulations on your extortion charges. You just threatened Mr. Walsh's granddaughter in that if he didn't turn her over to you then you would ensure she and him were harmed. You have also shown that you are not some nonprofit organization but are a hate group who are trying to harass law abiding citizens if they don't turn over their children to your group for quote 'proper disposal.' And you just assured that you and your brethren are brought in for questioning regarding assaults on local mutants as well as regarding the disappearances of mutant children across Eastern Massachusetts." The trooper and his colleagues got up to leave, with one person remaining to talk with Taurus. She shook her head as she told him, "Those bastards really are like roaches. Take out one and another comes out of the woodwork. I am just glad that most of the agents in the office adhere to the Constitution but it keeps getting harder and harder to weed out the rotten ones from the genuine ones. These damn high profile mutant/MCO incidents aren't helping, I swear it's almost choreographed by the Goodkinds just to ensure that the MCO and Humanity First look like they are really fighting a threat and not the ones who are harassing and harming mutants." Grace Winslow, regional director for the MCO and longtime ally of Taurus, wasn't one to mince words about her organization. She cared about mutants and tried her hardest to reform her region but it was an uphill battle. She wouldn't let Morgan get taken and would fight tooth and nail to protect her. Grace laid out the information that she had regarding Morgan and what she had was both lacking in any substance as well as any real reason to two teams of agents to try to stop her. With Taurus' permission, she had seen Morgan's MID and shook her head at the waste of manpower and resources over a person who wouldn't be able to do much of anything to harm them as she wasn't a threat yet and whose powers were no match for more than three agents at most. She was powerful, but power doesn't equate to being a threat no matter how powerful overall she was. Grace laid out what would happen to the agents and what wouldn't. They would all face disciplinary hearings as well as face criminal justice in state courts, with those convicted of attempted kidnapping being sent to prison with her agency disavowing any support for them and issuing a formal apology to Morgan. The ones who assaulted Taurus were suspended pending outcome of their criminal cases and likely fired for assaulting both of them. The bulk would get off with suspensions and disciplinary notes placed in their files, all but assuring them that they'd never get promoted beyond local offices and likely transferred to outposts where they couldn't do any harm. She wanted all of them gone, but it would be hard to justify losing a dozen agents over trying to do what higher-ups thought was their job. The local police would get an earful from their brass, but with the state taking a firm stand against the MCO and its actions it was all hot air with no real way of carrying out their threats. Grace looked out on Morgan and told the couple, "Get her to Whately next fall. I don't have to be an ESPer to know that it's getting too dangerous for her in the Boston area at this time. I know it's not ideal but she needs to get out before he recovers. Your son is our most wanted fugitive and this reeks of his manipulations. I know exactly how he got word to those pieces of garbage: he got the ear of several of our agents during a bachelor party at one of the local strip clubs two days ago. He told them then had a talk with the local Humanity First director and got him to send his stooges here. He's going to go after her in a few months, Whateley is the only safe place for her." Alice finally spoke, telling her, "I'll call to schedule an interview in two days. He doesn't have any real support and his powers only last for a short period of time so he will need to find new people to get at her indirectly again. Humanity First won't come after us for a while, they need the heat to die down first. They upset our friends and if they try to go after us any sooner than a month it'll be all-out war in Boston. It's what Mathias wants, he needs a war between the MCO, H1, and Taurus' council." Grace didn't bat an eye as Taurus scowled at Alice's wording. She carefully explained to Taurus, "I may not go after your colleagues but I know what they are up to and they don't cross the line into where we would take action. They may be mutants but they are strictly state and federal criminals. Squeaky, Jade Tiger, Bengal, Deathmaker, Nighteyes, and Aqua aren't that powerful physically and have protected mutants in the Boston area for decades, with all seven of you keeping the real supervillains from putting down roots here. You are gangsters, not mutant threats. You are the opposite of what villains normally are. No domination, only business interests. Hell, your code of ethics is stronger than some of the superhero groups' charters." Taurus nodded silently, she had them clocked and respected them and their actions enough to leave them alone where others would have been thrilled to topple seven major villains so easily. Grace got up to leave and asked if he was ever going to do the right thing and put his name into the system by getting an MID. Taurus just smirked and asked, "What makes you think I never did?" Grace shook her head and showed that he played the game as well as them and was one step ahead of the MCO without the MCO knowing it. His name wasn't registered by them, it had to have been put into the system by the DPA. Since the MCO didn't play well with law enforcement and didn't issue his MID, they didn't get his real name even though Taurus was widely known publicly in Massachusetts. Taurus did register as did Alice - just not with the MCO. Both faced reality when their twins manifested and went to the DPA and had a trusted confidant do the testing and register them officially. Taurus was available so he obviously snagged it, but Alice had settle with the humble "Tasty" as her own name. He gave her lecherous look when she registered it, causing both Mathias and Lillian to gag as their father looked like he wanted to pounce on their mother with lust. Morgan entered after Grace left, asking if she was in trouble still. Alice just smiled while Taurus told her firmly, "You aren't, they are. They got a hard lesson in what they can't do and learned that being part of an international organization doesn't give them the right to kidnap or hurt people at will." Sitting her down, he sighed and mumbled, "We have a meeting in two days. You will be meeting with representatives of Whateley Academy regarding your possibly attending their school. The meeting is just a formality as your cousin is already a student there and they know about me already. I know it's sudden, but it's safer for you to be there. The school is a fortress that is extremely hard to break into and is patrolled by armed security 24/7. There is no place more secure than the school, not even the White House or the Goodkind Estate has their kind of security. And that's just the normal security, the students alone would be too much for any team attacking. He won't get you at school, I promise that." Morgan went upstairs to shower and change into her pajamas so she could relax and watch TV with her grandparents. She was so comfortable that she ended up falling asleep between them on the couch, with her unintentionally curling up and laying her head in Taurus' lap causing Alice to grin widely. It was a sweet image and led to Taurus complaining about being too much like her father at times., it was the same reaction he had when he was a little girl before his change. ------------ June 8th, 2016 West Quincy, MA Morgan spent the past two days enjoying her grandparents' company, with the two showing her off to the regulars at their tavern in Quincy Center. She helped her grandmother cook some of the small dishes that she sold to their customers, with Morgan trying to follow her grandmother's instructions to the letter. It was great fun to her to move around the kitchen and watch her slice roast beef, fry french fries, and put together the basic sandwiches that the customers requested alongside their beers. Before the tavern opened for the afternoon, she was shown the various businesses that her grandfather had invested in to give him much of his accumulated post-crime fortune. She was surprised to see just how many of them he had invested in, with Taurus grinning with pride over the majority owners telling how he had helped save their business and had given them a loan when nobody else would. Unlike other non-bank loans, he let them pay late as he knew the source of the problem and his reputation of solid support ensured payments in full when the payees had the money. Taurus pointed out he bought a chunk of the businesses as a way of helping the community and giving his finances a boost as they were diamonds in the rough and just needed a little reputation help to keep from going under. It was an open secret that he chose businesses specifically for their ability to become bigger than any imagined, if he wanted to buy into your business it was your ticket to early retirement. During his visits he was never alone, with a group of hired security staying close to him. They were all current police officers who wanted to make some extra money legitimately and who also just so happen to have grudges against the MCO and Humanity First and were not afraid to go head to head to protect their boss. Quincy was a large city, but it was still tight knit and the two groups had more than made themselves into the most hated organizations in the city with their actions. The 8th of June was different than normal as Alice told them they were going to have visitors soon. Her smile showed that it was good news, to which Taurus told Morgan, "The representatives from Whateley are coming to meet you. It's just a formality as your father is an issue. I expected it to be a couple of weeks but I guess their local intelligence network is just as strong as mine." Morgan went to her room to think about what could happen if they decided that she wasn't going to be accepted to the school. It scared her, no school would accept her as a mutant and she didn't trust any school to keep others from harming her when the kids eventually found out the truth about her. Her grandfather's reputation might protect her somewhat, but kids would still try to hurt or kill her. ---------------------- Early June 8th, 2016 Whateley Academy, near Dunwich, NH Headmistress Elizabeth Carson read over the application for acceptance by Morgan and was a little put off that there was so little about her on the application as well as her background check. She wouldn't normally get involved in such an application but Dean of Students, Mrs. Shungendo thought it was best to have her look into the situation and give an educated guess about what to do regarding Morgan. Mrs. Shungendo was joined by Samantha, "Sam" Everheart for the meeting. Sam was trying to look at the incidents involving Morgan from a security standpoint while Shungendo was trying to look at it from an overall academic and safety standpoint. Both needed a clear picture of Morgan the person as their information was sorely lacking and what they did have was rumors and allusions to Morgan's past. Carson thought about simply refusing Morgan's acceptance but noted that it included references from the STAR League as well as the regional director of the MCO. Grace Winslow was respected by the trio and who had shown to be someone who had a good judge of character regarding mutants. If she was strongly suggesting acceptance then it required a personal look by the trio. Carson sent the duo south to meet with the group, wanting their expert opinions about Morgan and the situation. The fact that her powers overlap Sam's powers was a benefit, but her ability to read the reactions of people was what was really needed. Carson trusted them to get the truth and to accept or deny Morgan's application if the school was in danger. The duo drove south right after the meeting, driving the three and a half hours south and arriving just in time for a late lunch with the Walshes. The two had met Alice and Taurus before so the couple knew it was going to be a tough meeting, but how they reacted to Morgan and knowing that she was "special" as she was neither male nor female physically could be trouble. Even if Whateley accepted the changes, it was still an issue do to her being "intact" and able to sire children as well as have them herself. The group ate, with Morgan not leaving her bedroom due to fear and anxiety over the visitors. It was the first time she had shown fear to the couple since she had come into their care. Despite facing MCO agents hell-bent on abducting her, this was the true fear she had shown to them. When they were finished, Sam asked that Morgan demonstrate her powers so they had a good idea of her abilities before they made any decision. Morgan reluctantly entered and immediately had her armor on and was ready to fight, with her tendrils keeping constant aim at Sam. It was a tense standoff as the two were circling one another, ready to strike if the other attacked. Mrs. Shungendo asked what was going on, Morgan's armor silently flashed the words "danger" while Morgan herself didn't say a word. Sam sat down and insisted that she show the other attributes of her powers, she had shown one of the most prominent without realizing it. Mrs. Shungendo had to explain, "Her nanites are getting the image of Sam as a threat, Sam won't attack but Morgan's are trying to defend her just in case. I assume that's an instinctual reaction." Taurus got the nanites to disengage the armor and show Morgan's various strength, energizer, and regeneration abilties, with Sam taking the strong electric shock without reacting to it despite obvious pain. Mrs. Shungendo had to hide a smile as Sam winced, but it was a friendly tease by her. She did ask how she was able to do so much without being an actual energizer or examplar, with Taurus and Alice blurting out, "Her nanites." Morgan reluctantly admitted, "I'm a manifestor, I create nanites. These mainly allow me to take control of electronics but also can augment my body so I act like an exemplar. I get super strength, stamina, speed, healing, senses, and reflexes. I can create tendrils that solidify to act as weapons or directly take control over the electrical systems and computers they touch. They even stun or burn you, I burned dad without realizing it but I think it was meant to be a danger beacon since I felt it for a several miles. I can only do one thing at full strength at a time, the more powers I use the weaker the powers are. Only my armor is full strength, as it's the nanites themselves creating the shell while new ones replace them." Sam asked what else her nanites could do, already knowing some of what she had done for the STAR League before and during the attack on the compound by her father's hired goons. Morgan clicked her fingers and Sam's phone turned on, with a text message from Morgan while Mrs. Shungendo's phone had an image of her looking back at them a few minutes ago. Before she could ask, Morgan confessed, "I didn't look through your phone because it's too secure, I only used the most basic functions that you don't have fully secured. I can see the security that you have on there and the nanites know not to try to fight you over the phone as it's going to end badly for them and upset you. Yes, I can hack a phone. Yes, I can gain control over electronics. I don't like to do it but if I need to it's their way of helping protect me. I can only control them for so long before they try to do whatever it takes to protect me." Mrs. Shungendo had her opening and asked about her role in the STAR League assault. Morgan gave her a forlorn look then blurted out, "I upgraded their security and found some issues with it that weren't too bad but were enough to need immediate attention. Dad got part of the league to do something on Cape Cod while he attacked, I told them who he'd likely bring since he hired certain people to do the diversionary attack. I was right, but it would have been worse if the reserves hadn't been there." Sam nodded at that, adding, "It's all in their report and recommendation. She did a better job of finding a hidden threat than anyone else had done and changed their defenses to a small degree, making them non-lethal and saving at least one team member's life that day. She also took control of security as the team went after the fleeing villains. Her only mistake was missing the obvious in her father going for the other weapons and not her herself. She realized it too late but it wasn't entirely her fault." Sam moved things along to the incident with the MCO, explaining that it was rare for Grace Winslow to take a personal interest in her case. Taurus shot back, "That's due to me. You know my past and I am not ashamed to admit that I still know the heads of the Boston criminal underworld - both mutant and baseline. They and the MCO have had a lot of friction as we protect the mutants of the Boston area, she's been trying to keep the rats at bay but with my son out there trying to take control over crime here she wants Morgan out of the line of fire." Mrs. Shungendo turned things around and asked about Morgan's schooling, to which Morgan explained, "I had to home school myself. Dad spent a couple of years laying low in New Bedford and put me into a daycare and later elementary school under a different name. They have records of me but when he got into trouble with Aqua, dad's friend who controls the smuggling on the south coast and south shore, he had to flee to safer territory. I was in fourth grade when that happened, I haven't been to any kind of regular school since but have tried hard to keep up with learning." She sighed and confessed, "My nanites are able to tell me a lot of things including the answers to any test questions. I don't like that they try to do that, they don't know that it's not actually helping me but it's like living with a personal calculator in your head. Even if I get all of them to leave my body, I still make more of them in a short amount of time. They agree to let me try to learn on my own but will help me with research and my writing. They won't let me fail, they want to help me even if I don't want it." She showed what she meant by forcing all of her nanites out of her body into a chunk of dense metal, It stayed put but within seconds Morgan's body created a cloud then armor formed from that cloud. It was her manifesting more, with Morgan giving a disappointed look as her armor dissolved into her and the ball of metal flowed like a liquid back into her body again. Sam had to smirk at the sight, it wasn't hard for her to accept as it was a simpler version of a lot of the reactions her own body had over the years to her own nanites. She wasn't a manifester like Morgan, but it was still a mutual understanding. Morgan was in a symbiotic relationship with her nanites, and the nanties were trying hard to be what they needed to be when she needed them to be. Mrs. Shungenko wrote a text to someone then nodded as she got a reply. She looked over to Morgan and explained, "Mrs. Carson has requested your presence at the school to take placement exams. It's a tough situation for the school as she needs the school and needs an education but we have nothing to go on. When we have her test results, we can put her in the proper classes. It's better to have the right idea about where to place her at the school as she will have no outside distractions." Taurus asked when it would occur, getting an immediate, "This Saturday would be ideal. It gives us a full three days to arrange a proctor and allow her to undergo a full evaluation at the school. I'd suggest that you drive up to the school instead of taking the train, it's more convenient for you." Morgan asked about the MCO after her. Taurus smirked and told her, "They won't be. Any agent going after you is facing hard prison time. Grace is personally ensuring that every single field office in New England receives notice to leave you alone and every single agent agrees to comply with the order or face their immediate termination. She isn't joking around, the MCO had to answer tough questions from both the governor as well as two Congressmen and both Senators over their actions against you." Morgan's eyes went wide at hearing that, Taurus smirked and happily told her, "It happened yesterday on the House and Senate floors. The President is backing away from the group and both Presidential candidates are forced to answer tough questions about their support for the group. They are trying to go after Grace but their own internal affairs and the DPA are very interested in their actions against her so any action taken against her is investigated by actual law enforcers not ones with no actual power." Alice shook her head at him getting one over on the duo while Morgan looked relieved. Taurus added a sharp, "As much as I'd like to do it, we can't exactly fly to Berlin because of your father. He wouldn't be above trying to destroy our plane just to solve his problems, I don't want anyone else hurt due to us. So we will drive up there. It's a nice drive, it should calm you before the stress of the test hits." She would take her test in three days, giving her a chance to see the campus and enjoy time away from the city. The three would enjoy their trip north, with their house secured as much as they could. The MCO would try to look inside their house to try to use against them but all documents were hidden in a secure location and the only things at the house were business-related things that were useless to them. They had another secret: every room had video cameras placed in them, making any break-in caught on camera. These were special high-end gadgeteer cameras that showed the true face under masks, making it tough for anyone who broke into the house to deny it wasn't them. Taurus happily spent the money, it was an expense that was going to pay dividends in the form of Morgan's safety thus worth the price. Sam and Mrs. Shungendo left for their long drive north, with the two not talking about what they had witnessed while thinking about how someone could be at the center of two different firestorms and not even know just how deeply she was involved in both. Sam just shook he head at the poor girl trying hard to be a normal girl and coming up against two hurdles: poor parenting and corrupt officials. When they finally arrived at the school, Mrs. Carson was awaiting them. She didn't beat around the bush and asked about their newest student. She didn't ask what their assessment was, she had made up her mind almost immediately based on her own gut feelings and the amount of support Morgan had. Mrs. Shungendo looked at Sam who let her answer, with her explaining, "She is unique. She needs the school as she is more powerful than she realizes while having a stilted history of being around people like herself - kids and mutants. She is an enigma, she could test out of school yet wants to do things as normal as possible to the point of fighting herself. She needs a stable environment, the school may be the place that she needs. That's not even counting the fact that she has family here already." Sam injected an analytical, "She's in danger from two fronts and needs the safety and security that the school can offer her. She's a walking time bomb. It's only a matter of time before the MCO does the bidding of Humanity First and provokes her enough to get her deemed as a dangerous threat and get them to take her out. She won't survive in their hands. Even if she is protected by Grace Winslow she is going to get murdered by orders from higher-ups in the MCO." Mrs. Carson just nodded at that, it was as she suspected. Her father would be a problem but it wasn't anything that they couldn't handle. He was going to attack her at the school, he knew not to go after her when she was at home or en-route to or from school. Mrs. Carson asked when the testing was taking place then had them prepare for her at Poe Cottage. It went unsaid that she'd be placed there, it was the best place for her. It was where the majority of the school's gay, lesbian, transgender, and changling students ended up and was the most accepting cottage. --------------- June 11th, 2016 Just Outside Berlin, NH near Dunwich, NH Taurus had made his first trip to Whateley Academy since his daughter Lillian graduated in 1998. It was a drive that he hadn't like making and had avoided when his other granddaughter had been sent to the school the previous January after she was run out of her previous school when she manifested during the middle of class. The school she was run out of paid dearly for what happened to her, Taurus' lawyers ensured the town paid for harming her and got both the principal, several teachers, many of the offending parents sent to jail for various assault and attempted murder charges. Morgan kept quiet on the drive. She ate her breakfast in silence and wore her best dress for the trip to the school despite Alice trying hard to convince her that it wasn't necessary. She wanted to present the proper young lady to her potential new headmistress, even if the fabled Mrs. Carson was a good person and understood changlings like her, Morgan wanted to show her that she was serious about being a girl and a student and would not use her powers to her advantage. The drive had been surprisingly uneventful but just in case Mathias and/or his hired goons were following them Taurus had his six friends send out misinformation about Morgan going west to a private school in the Los Angeles area for the summer and was going to be out of contact until further notice. It was all a ruse, there wasn't any such school and anyone who tried to make inquiries were met with immediate questioning by the MCO. Grace was doing her part to ensure Morgan was safe, letting her organization be patsies to save Morgan from him as well as corral her own rogues trying to get her. The drive was quiet with only Alice making any noise as she told them what exit to get off of I93 then what roads to take to reach the small town. Morgan was able to relax once they passed over into New Hampshire and watched the changing scenery as they drove on. She got so relaxed that she fell asleep and had to be nudged awake by Alice when they reached Berlin, the last town before the school. The drive out to the school was entirely different as it was heavily forested and meant to be barely noticed by normal travelers who were passing by. When they reached the gates, security gave them a scowl but it was met by nods as their names were checked against a list of expected guests. Mrs. Shungendo met them just inside the gate and walked them to their parking spot then escorted them to Schuster Hall, the main administration building for the school. Morgan walked quietly but still gave quick glances around the area as she tried to spot any students who might be there. It was Saturday so she didn't expect many to be out, but it didn't hurt to look. Inside the office, Mrs. Carson was awaiting and immediately seated the trio. She looked over Morgan's file and asked if she was ready to take some placement exams so they had an accurate assessment of her educational needs as she was clearly not a fourth grader anymore and needed to know what to give her for classes. It was exactly as she expected, Morgan timidly told her, "Yes, Mrs. Carson." She was led to an empty room with a stack of papers and a laptop setup for her. She was told to try to do as much as she could without using her powers then tell them when she was finished. It was going to take an hour or two to get through much of the work, but Morgan was ready for it. As she was toiling away at her work, Mrs. Carson asked about Morgan's situation and demanded the full story as it pertained to the school and Morgan's safety. Taurus fought for the right words to explain the precarious position while Alice gave her a sad look as she prepared for Carson's negative reaction. Taurus didn't hold back, telling her, "My son, your one-time student turned criminal and wannabe mastermind, is trying to control all crime in the Boston area. He needs Morgan to help him do that. She's what he needs most: someone who can be a scout, muscle, brain, and protection. He will try to get at her to force her to join him or he kills her to keep her from coming back to hurt him. He is facing a lot of opposition and now that the MCO, state police, and STAR League are on his trail he will get desperate and try to get her to use her as a hostage. We feel she is safest here so she doesn't harm him or he doesn't hurt others trying to get at her." Carson didn't flinch at hearing all of that, it was no different than many other students' situations. She asked if she was able to attend as normal or would she need special accommodations. Taurus nodded, adding, "I'd like her to get as close as possible to my other granddaughter. I know that might be tough but it'd be easier on them to have family close. They have a lot in common, as you well know." Carson didn't say anything about that, but had an idea in her head. She asked about her change, which Alice happily informed her, "It was easier on her than it should have been. It was close to how her aunt reacted, almost like she wanted to be female from the start but couldn't admit it. She is in-between as she still has her male anatomy alongside her female anatomy but she is female in mind." Carson just nodded, wrote out a few things, then told them, "She will be placed in Poe Cottage. It's a bit of a legacy placement for her so she can easily claim it's due to her aunt and father living there. I will try to put her and her cousin in close proximity and ask the two to interact so neither feels alone but I can't force them to get along nor can I force them to be friends. She will have normal classes alongside other students, I expect she will be on the same level as our Junior High students but with a couple of advanced classes due to her own abilities. By Sam and Mrs. Shungendo's report she's mostly in control and the only issues are when she's in perceived danger - which is to be expected." With that, they exited to check on Morgan's progress. She was just about done with her testing and had a stack of finished papers ready to be read, with Mrs. Shungendo telling Mrs. Carson, "She's borderline. She can take regular high school classes but might benefit from socially interacting with the kids her own age. I suspect English and history would be ideal, the science and math is just too high level to be any use for her except in creating boredom." Mrs. Carson nodded, adding, "Basic English 050, Basic History 050, Physics 1, Algebra 1, and one of the special concepts classes. I think she can hold off on Powers Concept this year, she needs social help more than anything else. She needs powers testing next. Her adviser will fill the rest of her classes as she meets with her in August. She might benefit from Basic Martial Arts as she's aced the survival class already. I'd rather she not be put through that again unless she had to." Mrs. Shungendo led them to the testing labs when Morgan finally finished her academic placement testing. A closer look by one of the teachers showed that she had brilliance but needed a lot of work developing her writing and reading comprehension skills. She was on par with kids in her grade in those area, which would let her get the needed interactions with 8th graders. She was far ahead in other areas but given that she was basically a walking computer with an always-on internet connection it was expected of her, what couldn't be taught was what she needed most - being around others her own age. The powers testing took two hours and was just as tough as expected but led to more surprises. As she had been using her powers more and more, her maximum levels were now reaching the upper reaches of Exemplar 4 and that was before her nanites came into play. A scan of her body revealed why: she was being infused with more minerals and energy so her body was metabolizing what she ate to such a degree that she was naturally strengthening. The bigger shock is that she was a true regenerator now, rated at Regen 4 with her body using the new cellular strength to rebuild what was lost faster than before. Major organs could be regrown, with only her brain and hear being unable to be rebuilt in full. She hated hearing that, but it was good to know that she would not get sick and would not have scars from battling. Her energizer ability stayed the same, with the technicians believing that it was maxed-out due to the other abilities overriding it. That didn't mean there couldn't be short burst of concentrated energy, it was felt that she might be able to focus her blast in one spot to destroy or melt things as well as stun a large group of people. The downside was that she would be exhausted after and need an infusion of energy and would need to carry some kind of battery or electrolyte drink or snack at all times. Her mix-use of powers was still there, but her strength, regeneration, and energizing was no longer able to be decreased with multiple powers in use at the same time. In essence, she could now turn invisible, climb, jump, and project a false image easily while still able to protect herself. It might even become a lot more easier in time, making her a potential asset to any villain group or superhero team. Her MID was updated and re-issued, with the DPA database being used instead of the MCO database. Morgan was happy to get out of the lab and be herself again, although it felt weird to know that she was a powerful person without the nanite assistance. She looked around the school and felt like it was about to be the start of a new life for her, even if she had to wait until late August to enjoy the school. Morgan was shown the various buildings and classrooms that she'd get to know over next five or so years. It was the same tour that Taurus and Alice had been given back when they took their twins to the school but were happy to see that the school had expanded and upgraded as the years passed. Arena 99 was the one that caught Taurus' eye, he loved that they could create something so lifelike and challenge the students in a way that wouldn't hurt them...too much. As they were walking along Morgan noticed that they were being followed by a little girl. She kept far back and away from them but she could see her moving and watching them. What struck her the most was that she looked far too young to be a student at the school, she was no older than seven or eight but walked around like she belonged there and the whole school was her playground. When they were on their way back towards Schuster Hall, Morgan finally asked who that little girl who was following them was. Mrs. Shungendo groaned and boldly yelled, "Karma get out here now. You know it's not polite to eavesdrop on on new students, especially ones not used to your antics!" The little girl popped out of hiding and tried to look upset, but Mrs. Shungendo wasn't falling for her tricks. She politely apologized to the trio for the interruption and Karma's behavior, telling them in a frustrated tone, "she's the daughter of our art teacher. She's acting so much like her mother that it's scary. We shudder to think about what it'll be like when she actually manifests - if she's as bad as her mom, I think a lot of the staff will be putting in for early retirements." Karma smirked while Morgan tried to hide her giggle, the little girl was just curious and wasn't any sort of threat to them. Karma seized the moment and introduced herself, "I'm Karma. My momma is the best teacher here. I get to play around the school whenever I want because my babysitters are bad at getting out of my traps. This school is more fun than any school in the world!" Mrs. Shungendo glared at her but Morgan was smiling at the little girl putting on a show for her. It felt great to be around someone who was so normal and who wasn't afraid of superpowered kids. Karma was more like she had been before she was whisked away by her father from her old school, only she had more fun and was not afraid to be herself and enjoy pushing buttons on people - figuratively and literally as was Karma's case. Karma's name was called out by a woman with black scales, horns coming from her forehead, and a tail with a spade at the end sticking out of her lower back. She looked scary but she didn't seem all that scary to Morgan, almost like she was the opposite of dangerous. Morgan smiled at that, she was the living embodiment of "looks can be deceiving" and was likely only really scary if you upset her. Karma tried to hide among the four as the woman got closer. Mrs. Shungendo happily told her, "She's behind Taurus, she's trying to put on her 'cute little kid' act after getting spotted by Binary here. She's not as subtle as she thinks she is, but I think she wasn't trying to be subtle today. If she really was, she'd be watching from up in the trees like you love to do." The woman smirked as she looked over at the trio while Karma tried to make her getaway while the woman's attention was on them. She held out her hand and said, "Hello. I'm The Fabulous Imp, the school's greatest art teacher and this little pest's mother. I hope she didn't offend you, she tries to use her ability to natural sneak around without being noticed a little too much. She's harmless, she just wanted to see who you were since Binary looks to be a little too young for the regular school." Karma reluctantly went to her mother while Taurus chuckled and told her, "If even half of the stories my granddaughter told me about you are true then I almost feel sorry for the premature graying this little one is giving you. She's just a little girl and she gave Binary something else to think about other than going here, she's not so bad. I'm sure you know how it is with kids with active imaginations and a big world to play around in." His grin belied his knowledge, her name was known to him and it wasn't for her teaching abilities. She was a retired supervillain art thief with a strong resume of daring robberies and confrontations with both superhero teams and dangerous supervillains, always living by a strong personal code of ethics and enforcing her contracts in full. It was a big hoot to know that she has to face her past in a big way, but at least Karma was a good kid at heart. Karma was led away with the little girl smiling at having fun, while Imp was shaking her head at her daughter's antics. Mrs. Shungendo told the trio, "She's too young to be in regular school so is getting a private education at a local school off campus. She loves to play pranks on her sitters while testing the boundaries of her teachers. We love her as family, but she is becoming so much like her mother that it's scary. She's living up to her nickname, she's Imp's karma coming back to bite her in the tail." Their last stop was Poe Cottage to meet with the house faher, Mr. Babich gave both Taurus and Alice a once-over and grinned, asking, "The fabled Taurus returns. I take it you aren't here for a nostalgia tour or to visit your granddaughter? Sadly, you missed her by several hours as she's visiting her mother today." Alice nodded, explaining, "Our granddaughter Morgan is going to be attending school here and this is apparently the cottage chosen for her. She's a legacy but has her cousin here as well. Mr. Babich just nodded, asking, "Will your other granddaughter be close to her or do the two need to be separated?" Taurus shot back, "We will leave that up to you. They have never met one another and we don't know if they will take to one another. If they do meet, don't tell them who they are in relation to one another. I'd rather that they enjoy their time at the school and not fight one another over our daughter perceived Lillian's issues with us." Mr. Babich understood exactly what he meant, having known about their twins before from their other granddaughter's talking with him about her mother and her time as a student in Poe. He would try to keep the peace between the two cousins, but he suspected that they would have more than a little in common with one another as they got to know one another as they interacted more and more. Inside, he showed Morgan around and told her what would be expected of her as a student. He then asked, "Is there a reason why she is being placed here instead of Melville, Dickinson, or Whitman? I know that your daughter confided in you, Mrs. Walsh, about the secret of this cottage but I am asking if there is a reason beyond legacy for Morgan to stay here." Morgan looked down in shame and blurted out, "I'm not a real girl." Alice explained, "She's a bilateral hermaphrodite. She changed from a feminine boy to hermaphrodite during her manifestation." Mr. Babich nodded, then explained, "That would be why you are placed here. I won't tell you who is like you, but a lot of students here are changlings from either gender. You aren't the first hermaphrodite to attend and won't be the last. This cottage is special in that students like yourself are placed here so you can be free from harassment and be around others like yourself. It's our LGBT house, few know the secret outside of Poesies themselves. Some are legacies like your cousin, but most are like you." With that, he led Morgan out to where Mrs. Shungendo was waiting. Mr. Babic let them go ahead and asked firmly, "There isn't going to be an issue, is there? The two are eerily similar, I hope that when the two meet this doesn't get ugly. It was tough keeping the twins from killing one another, but their daughters doing the same? I genuinely fear for the girls if they have a bad reaction." Mrs. Shungendo shook her head and shot back, "I think she's different than anyone gives her credit for. She's her mother's daughter, she takes after her mother in body and actions. There won't be friction, she's more likely to help her cousin than harm her. Just watch, they will redeem the Walsh name here. Morgan's father was the black sheep of the family, Morgan is nothing like him. She has already left her mark on the world, coming here might let her blossom into the person she deserves to be."