Revelation

What happened while the three were gone...(by popular demand)

"Well, there they go. I'm sure they can take care of themselves," NONAME assured the remaining five teachers. "I mean, I know Terra has caused a couple earthquakes with a stomp of her foot, and Hexa has created a few tornadoes just by clapping her hands, but rest assured, Madame will be safe. Don't worry. They'll take good care of her," she reassured them. The way she said "good care of her" didn't seem much too reassuring at all.

"So now what?" asked Mrs. Raff. "Since they're gone doing who knows what, who knows what we'll do? If you're going to waste my time, then you'd better waste it well. I have a husband and two kids at home, and they'll want an explanation for why I got home so late!"

"Oh, this is nowhere near a waste of time, Mrs. Raff. No time will be wasted, as you shall see quite soon. Your family will have nothing to wonder about at all..." NONAME answered in that voice of hers that makes you feel like she's not telling you everything--and she wasn't. Which, of course, is how all the adults felt at that point.

"Hey, NONAME," Crystal called, "can I do something? I mean, I know I mess up the last time something like this happened, but I promise it won't happen again! Can I please do something?"

"This has happened before?" Mrs. Vals arched an eyebrow in befuddlement. She turned to NONAME. "I thought you said we were the first ones to learn about you!"

"Ah, yes, that's true. It has happened before. But you are the first important people to learn of the IOs," NONAME clarified just a bit, still not revealing much. "True, there were some others that have...stumbled upon us...but that was by accident. You discovered us because we let you."

"Oh, well, I feel appreciated," Mr. Becks said in a half-sarcastic, but half-meaningful voice. "So what happened 'last time,' then?"

Crystal blushed and turned away, seeming a little embarrassed.

"Well, last time, there was evidently some random movie director filming us. He surprised Crystal, and she accidentally encased him in a block of ice. HotHead here had to get him out. Then I had to erase his memory for that. He'll never remember us again..." NONAME recollected, sounding just the slightest bit menacing.

All the teachers took a rather large step back at that last remark.

"I promise I won't mess up this time!" Crystal pleaded. "Can I pleeease show them something?"

"Oh, very well," NONAME reluctantly agreed. "But don't do anything out of proportion this time."

Crystal silently mouthed a "yes!" as she pumped her fists in the air. "Prepare to be put on ice!" She shot her left arm forward and light blue sparkles danced around her hand. Instantly, there was a sheet of ice underneath the teachers' feet, causing them to slip, slide, and, eventually, lose their balance. The five teachers fell over on top of each other.

"Now," said HotHead in a rather dignified tone," kindly step off of the ice and prepare to be dazzled."

"We apologize for the bad jokes constantly being provided," NONAME rolled her eyes.

"Hey!" Crystal and HotHead shouted at the same time. At that moment, as soon as the teachers had scurried to reach dry land, sparks started flying from the redhead's hands. She shot them forward towards the patch of ice, and fire consumed the cold. She drew back her hands in a ceasing motion, and the flames died away.

-------------In those moments, Terra' feet, high in the sky, began to feel immensly cold and immensly hot, then back to normal. Weird, she thought to herself.---------------

"Well, that was something," Miss Will remarked. "What can you do, Gabby---er...I mean, Kevin?"

"Watch," Kevin simply said, and in place of Kevin then stood a squirrel. Then a butterfly. A chinchilla. A dog. A horse. Even a dinosaur took her place.

"Okay, Kevin, they get it. You can shapeshift into different animals. You may change back now," NONAME commented. And Kevin took her IO form back.

"What about you, then?" Mr. Becks asked NONAME. "What can you do?"

"Oh, you'll find out, once this is over..." she replied in an almost ominous tone. "You'll find out, indeed..."