The Exchange Student

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Jax Fisher's Elementary School

4 Years Ago

"Oh my god, this is so boring," Jax Fisher moaned. The 5th grader was exceedingly bored of the basic Mathematics that his classmates still somehow struggling with.

"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" his teacher said in disbelief. Jax started, before screeching and running out of class. He ran down the hall, while the sunlight coming from the windows flickered slightly. He then darted into the library, continuing his running pace.

After being loudly shushed by the librarian, he brisk-walked to the innermost of the library. He continued along the furthest shelf and got to a book entitled "Ununpentium115". Jax Fisher reached out for it, before turning and walking to the nearest table. As if on instinct, he opened the book to page 113, the number of the first non-natural element in the periodic table at the time. He came face to face with the portrait of a man named Bob Lazar.

Bob Lazar is a conspiracy theorist who is rumored to have been killed by an otherworldly deity who usually presents itself as an alien. The deity is said to have been displeased with Bob's contributions of young, intelligent boys who were supposed to be offered to the deity's statue every month. The deity is known by one and one name only - the Bell Curve God.

In the 1980s, Bob examined an alien spacecraft that crashed to earth, which leaked a certain otherworldly antimatter, powered by an element 115 unknown at the time. Despite going to the press and even contacting known ufologists, no one believed him. No one had witnessed the crash other than him either. Two months after the crash, his wife mysteriously died from a typhoid fever-like disease, which stumped most doctors.

Jax quickly closed the book, momentarily horrified. As if in protest, a low growling sound emanated from the book, and a lady grabbed him from behind. 

"Follow me," said the lady sternly, as she tugged Jax's shirt forcefully. Jax followed reluctantly. The lady dragged him all the way to Goldwind High's clock tower, where she sat him down. 

"Now listen. I have been watching you for awhile. Do you always feel bored in school?" asked the lady. Jax nodded. 

"The people around me are stupid. So stupid."

"Do you want to ascend? Do you want to unlock your true potential?" asked the lady. Jax nodded vigorously.

"Behind me is the clock tower of Goldwind High, one of the region's most elite high schools.  I am sure you want to get in there in the future. The book you just read? The deity inhabits it. Its name is the Bell Curve God, and it can help you get what you want. All you have to do is two things: First, provide fecal samples to it once a month, which should be very easy. Second, a big event will happen in about 4 years' time, and you need to make sure it happens. I cannot tell you yet, for I do not know what it is myself. But you must listen to the deity. Now, it shall give you your first blessing free of charge." The lady stepped back, joining Jax in front of the clock tower. Out plopped a brain from the crevices of the tower. 

"Here, eat it," said the lady, offering the brain to Jax. Jax grimaced at first, before settling to bite successively bigger pieces off and swallowing them.

"Excellent, excellent. Next, I shall see you in 4 years, when the event happens. Goodbye now!" the lady said as she departed, seemingly in a rush. Jax, bewildered, shrugged and prepared to make his way back to school.

Scene 2

Goldwind High

Present Day

Sophia Johnson walked on the long corridor connecting the location of her last lecture and her office. What on earth is the matter with Lizzie? Sophia thought. Her thoughts also darted to Jefferson Brown, who was massively underperforming. He definitely can do much, much better if he only put in just a bit more thought. Jesus Christ, things are getting weird around here, with the students underperforming, the principal going mental and papers disappearing... what the fuck is going on?

Still deep in thought, Sophia suddenly picked up a deeply unbearable scent, a mixture of oysters and marijuana. She gagged, and saw that the university's koi pond was in front of her. All of the kois in the pond were dead, and shredded papers that looked to be the very missing papers from before covered its surface. 

"Oh my god, oh my fucking god," Sophia gasped as she held onto the wall for balance. Suddenly, one of the dead kois splashed out of the pond and vomited out a piece of paper, with Bob Lazar's face on it. Sophia screamed as she threw the koi back into the pond. A lady then appeared from behind her, brandishing a knife to her neck.

"Scream, or so much as say a word, and you are good as dead," breathed the woman. Sophia, petrified, lightly nodded in agreement.

"Take me to the principal's office now," barked the woman. Sophia timidly raised a finger to point in the direction of Lizzie's office.

"I meant LEAD me there, idiot!" barked the woman again. Sophia tried to move the knife slightly, as she turned around to walk back to Lizzie's office, as the lady followed.

When they reached Lizzie's office, Sophia gave two light knocks before leaning on the door to listen if Lizzie was in the room. She heard light, rhythmic thumps which stopped almost immediately after she knocked. "Come in," Lizzie said gruffly as Sophia pushed the door open.

"This is-" Sophia started before turning to the lady in confusion.

"Who the fuck are you?" Lizzie said loudly.

"I am Hannah. And I am here on a mission."

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