Chapter 7

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     The General decided that, technically speaking, what Alvin did was not a breach of the rules; but from now on it would be prohibited to prevent team 3 from having an advantage over the other teams. Diane on the other hand, had not only breached the rules, but had caused severe damage to the labyrinth. She had been severely punished. Susanne had suspected that she would most likely lose her position as head of team 1 but she didn't know for certain. Susanne was alone in the restroom examining her reflection in the mirror. Once again she repeated the speech.

"Sir General Gilgamesh, it has come to my attention that the current leader of Team 3 has shown undesirable behavior including but not limited to: Disrespect to those who have installed him in his position of authority, utter disregard for opinions of his fellow team members, and the inability to work within the established system. I strongly recommend that Alvin Wharwood, be removed from his command and another placed in his stead. She nodded, satisfied with herself. She was gonna add more and explain why she was the logical replacement but she was sure it would only annoy the general for her to point out the obvious. Susanne walked of the bathroom and headed straight to the general's office. The intercom system ranked the teams that had competed against each other in the labyrinth

"Team 3 first place, Team 4 second place, Team two third place, Team 1 fourth place." It shouted from all directions. The General's office was at the far back of the fisity to get to it Susana would have to first go through the office of his secretary. However, before she got their she had the luck to run into the general.

"Mr. Gilgamesh."

"I'm really busy right now. I don't have time to talk."

"It's of the utmost importance that I speak to you."

"Ok, make it quick"

"it has come to my attention that the current leader of Team 3 has shown undesirable-"

"Is this a complaint?"

"Well of sorts. But it's really more like-"

"Any complaints can be put in the suggestion box outside of my secretaries office."

"But sir."

"I really have to go." With that he strode off without once looking back.

Susanne let out a deep sigh before setting off to find a pencil and paper.

POV Loki

Blood, smoke, and fire

     Nicholas awoke panting. Instictvely his eyes darted around searching for the fire. There was no flame. Nicholas sniffed the air. There was just a hint of burnt fabric. Nicholas got out of bed to search for the source. The tip of his bed sheets had burnt in one corner.  He let out a sigh of relief. He fell back into bed. Only then did his foggy mind remember that he hadn't checked the other bunks. Forcing himself out of bed he crept along as quietly as he could. He checked each bunk and then did a once over of the entire room just in case. Once he was finally done, Nicholas returned to his bed. The nightmares didn't come again that night but neither did sleep.

 POV Watcher

     Amanda tried her best not to eavesdrop on people, and she was usualy successful...usualy. She understood and respected peoples need for privacy yet at the same time she was driven to understand people and that can rarely be accomplished by just observing what they displayed in public. Despite her best efforts she had already accumulated a long list of things she wasn't supposed to know. She promised herself she would never reveal the secrets of the other students or use them without the intention of helping them in some way. Of course this only applied to the students; not the teachers or staff. She found the support staff particularly interesting she would have to tell Alvin about it, maybe some other time. With that thought she returned to her body, just in time too. The alarm sounding through the intercom system alerted them that It was time to wake up.  Susanne as expected had woken up an hour early to jog, Alvin as usual spent the entire time complaining about the schedule, and Nicholas said nothing. It seemed to Amanda that he was a little more withdrawn then usual, he almost seemed like he was worried about something. Amanda made a note to try and talk to him about it later.

Diana McCabe watched Alvin during training. The boy had beaten him twice but Diana voiced that their would not be a third

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