Paladin's Academy

Act II, Chapter 10: Trouble in the Neighborhood Part 1

At long last, the fabled trip to Avalon Incorporated has finally arrived. Two whole days have passed within the blink of an eye. With all the preparations done and most of the Paladins ready, it is now time to embark on the journey to another... city.

Class 1-1, 'Shield' has just returned from their two-day trip. Upon their timely arrival, whispers of their unified disappointment could be heard throughout the campus. While the new Z-Reactor Mark 10 is no doubt revolutionary, most, if not all, the students were bored by the long-winded talks about said reactor and how it will affect the current monopoly of renewable energy. Even the class guardian, Sparkplug, found it quite dull. Overall, the general consensus has been boiled down to 'uneventful.'

With that said, Class 1-2, 'Sword,' is currently being briefed on how they should all behave during the conference. In one of the Academy's spare classrooms, Streetwise, along with two other teachers, talk amongst themselves about everything the other teachers gathered.

Streetwise rocks his new navy blue and black suit, which now features a raised collar, a hood, yellow accents, and white gloves. His mask is now white with cyan lenses and his energy ropes now wrap around his forearms like bandages.

To his left sits Glance, now sporting gunmetal grey armor filled with small yellow lights. His visor now features a metal chin guard, making him look like a modern knight, complete with LEDs!

Finally, to their right sits Aegis, who now has a black body suit complimented by a white jacket with magenta accents. Her black hair remains seated on her shoulders, and a black domino mask rests on her face. 

"Well," Streetwise laughs, "this is quite the concise report."

The three teachers look at Sparkplug's report, which is a blank piece of paper. A ketchup stain can be seen on the bottom left corner. 

"That's Sparkplug for you," Aegis facepalms.

They move on to Calcite's report, which is twenty pages long, filled with every single minute detail about how they got there, the trip itself and the journey back. One might mistake it for a thesis.

"I ain't reading all that," Streetwise crosses his arms.

"Long story short, he's REALLY impressed with the new generator," Glance smirks.

Finally, another teacher, who goes by the codename 'Expel,' reports his suspicions about the trip to Avalon. However, he cannot fully confirm Avalon's underlying motives. He ends his report by telling the next group to exercise caution.

After gathering all the reports, the teachers now focus on their students. It seems while they were distracted, a few rogue students from section Shield began talking with their fellow first years about the trip.

"Seriously? That's all you did?" T///no-K///ht Julia scoffs.

"Yeah, it was all science bullcrap. It got to the point where some of us were begging for a villain to show." Another student answers. He sports a white and red outfit and goes by 'Rebound.'

"Man, talk about BO-RING."

"Alright, that's enough of that," Glance interrupts, "all those who do not belong to Class Sword, return to your dorms."

A few students groan as they leave. Glance calls attention to himself by clearing his throat.

"Listen up, Class Sword! Our transportation will arrive in ten minutes. Proceed to your designated partner and head for Paladin's Port."

"I thought we were going via bus?" Double Trouble questioned.

"Technically, we still are," Streetwise grins, "it's just a water bus."