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School Troubles 1/4

A/N: Hi! Formatting may be a little strange because I'm on my phone, but here we go! This part will be slightly inspired by 'The School for Good and Evil' series.

You were supposed to be a hero. At least, that was the supposed endgoal of your schooling at this academy. The problem being, while you had powers, you weren't interested.

Your parents ran a small flower shop, doing a few catering things here and there. They were completely normal and powerless, civilians. Then, one day, you'd barely touched a few seeds and suddenly had full-grown plants.

It didn't take long for the government to find out. They'd gotten very dedicated to snatching up any kid with powers and then sorting them into either a government sponsored hero school or 'alternate' school. From what you've heard, these alternate schools were government sponsored villain factories so they could make sure their hero schools were always needed. However, you'd ended up in one of these hero schools.

During your six months here, you'd broken several school records. Those being, 'quickest escape attempt', 'most uncooperative to government propaganda about becoming a hero' and 'farthest runner before being shot with a tranquilizer bullet'.

In other words you were driving the 'principal' (though you called him the warden because this was a jail to you) absolutely insane. He was a younger hero, maybe late 20s. He had fire powers, according to some of the other kids, but had retired due to some issues with his villain nemesis.

"This is the third time this month." He said sternly, sitting across from you. "You can't keep trying to stage a coop. You're just going to get more hours of detention." Detention here consisted of listening to government propaganda for a couple of hours.

"Then can I go home? I'm not becoming any sort of hero, period. I'm supposed to be helping my parents with their flower shop, as I've always done." You were just as stubborn, meeting his cool look with a glare.

"Look Y/N," he'd long since dropped using your last name with how often you ended up in his office. "I wasn't happy either when I was first enrolled here-."

"I wasn't enrolled. I was kidnapped off the street." You corrected. "And I haven't seen my parents since."

"Anyways, I'm trying to tell you that I get it. You're having a hard time adjusting to life here. Despite your powers, you feel you don't belong."

"Because I don't. I'm not becoming some stupid hero." You said. You crossed your arms, fully ready to get another detention if he said something to set you off.

"Look, do you want me to try and see if Ridgeside will take you? Because that's your only other option here. Either you stay here and become a hero or we label you as 'rebellious' and ship you off to become a villain." The warden snapped.

"I don't want to become anything! I want to go home!" You yelled. "Why can't you understand that?!"

"I do understand, but 'home' isn't an option. Y/N I've laid your choices out. Hero or villain. Pick your poison or whatever, but make a choice. I don't want to keep seeing you in my office every day, but I will continue meeting with you like this if I have to." He threatened. "Two hours of detention after dinner tonight. I'll be supervising it, seeing as most teachers are done with your attitude."

You just groaned, grabbing your things as you were dismissed. As you made your way down from his office, you could see other students outside training or playing around with their powers. You were the only person here who didn't want to become a hero. The few people you'd talked to about leaving just missed home or wanted to see their families before coming back.

You were supposed to have some roommates like everyone else. Other perspective heroes to help raise a sense of comradery, but you had a single room. You'd gotten moved after you used one of your roommates powers to help you escape  during your first week. Now you didn't talk to people outside of school hours and meal times. Any free period was spent alone, brainstorming ways to escape.

And you swore it, you would escape this place and find your way home, no matter what it took. Besides becoming a hero or villain, that is.