We took a planeto Denver, Colorado and then drove for an hour until we reached the small town of Monument. We pulled into a private building with the name plate: Monument's Group Home for Boys and Girls.
“You didn't tell me this was a group home. I want to leave, now!”
“It isn't. It's only our cover for the rest of the city. Now let's get inside were going to be late.”
Late? For what? I followed him inside to the elevator. He typed in a code and we went up two levels.
We went through a couple workrooms until we reached a pair of double doors at the end of the hall.
I opened one up to a conference room where 6 other kids sat. They all looked normal. I found an empty chair and sat on something. A girl!
“Oops, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there.” I apologized and right before my eyes she disappeared again.
Turning red I walked to another chair and feel if there's anything there just in case. There isn't, so I sit down.
J walks in and places folders in front of us, when he's done he assumes his position in the front of the room.
“As you all know, my name is Jason Brody. I am your team leader. You may call me J or Jason. I'd like to start us off by having you all introduce yourselves by saying your name, how you got here, and your talent and/or ability. Scarlet, start us off.”
A petite blond girl stands up. “Hello, my name is Scarlet Hawk. I got busted for breaking and entering into a private estate and almost walking out with ruby earrings. My ability is that I can bend at supernatural angles.” She then proceeds to bend through her legs and up then straightens like nothing ever happened leaving all of us with our jaws hanging open.
“Next,” J commands.
A guy with a goatee and curly brown hair stands up, revealing goat legs attached at his midsection. “Hi, my name's Curt Helen-Brown.” He almost messes up on his new identity. “I got busted for mixing illegal chemicals in Chem. Class. And well you can kinda see the rest.” He motions to his legs then sits down.
He was actually kinda cute, minus the goat part.
J motions to the next person who- not to my surprise- isn't there.
“Venus, I know you're there.” He says directly to this Venus girl. He looks up to the rest of us. “I was going to mention this later, but the occasion calls for it. You are not allowed to use your powers unless you have special permission from myself, Brutus, Elizabeth or Samuel. He motions to a big burly guy who I assume is Brutus and a smaller, geekier looking one who must be Samuel. “This rule applies to all of you except Violet, Bryan and Brigit. ”
Scarlet raises her hand “Why are they an exception to the rule?”
Good, question Scarlet, kinda wondering that myself.
I wait for his answer, but instead he turns his attention back to the empty chair that contained Venus. “Do you understand?”
“Yes sir.” A small voice emits from the emptiness and a girl appears out of thin air. Most of the people at the table jump.
The girl had shaggy black hair and baggy clothing. You couldn't see her eyes through her hair, which made her pretty creepy and her baggy clothing made some of the girls at the table snicker.
“My name is Venus Jean,” Her voice is almost so low that you can't hear it and some of us are straining to hear her, where as some don't try at all. “umm, well I got arrested for trying to well, umm bust my dad out of.. umm…uh prison. And well my ability is that I can change my appearance sorta like a chameleon.” She nods to J, then presses herself up against the wall. Slowly her skin started turning the color of the wood on the wall. Her skin even added the texture of the wood, making her-soon enough- invisible. She gets a round of applause before sitting down.
