Nightmare

The Trials

Nova was happy. And Nervous, sad, frustrated and every other emotion she could feel when it was finally her turn for the trial. She was frustrated because it had taken weeks for her to e allowed to even submit her form, she was an artino after all, but also that she had to wait even more for the trials to start. She was sad because her mom and sister couldn't come since Evie sprained her ankle. 

Ironic since her power was super speed. Nova smiled as she remembered Evies first steps, which were so fast the camera their dad had borrowed couldn't capture them. turns out Evie was sick all the time as a baby because all of her energy couldn't be used and it was simply building up all the time. she was better after she ran around the apartment for three days in a row, laughing the whole time while Nova chased her down.

Nova was nervous because it was the Trials. If she passed these then she could join the renegades, the group that had saved her family all those years ago. She needed to pass these trials. It was her driving force.

 And she was happy because her dad was in the crowd cheering her on. After the day of triumph the council had approached him and gave his family some rules, they were Artino's after all. no knowing contact to any wanted criminal, annual check ins with the council, which Nova had started to acompany her parents on when she was thirteen. And the occasional raid on their home to make sure that they werent making prodigy weapons again.

Nova looked at her bracelet, which her father had finished when she was a girl, telling her that it allowed her to change the flow of her energy. She didn't understandt this and her father wouldn't tell her, she looked at the jewel happily thinking of her family, and as she reminisced she heard her name and alias called.

"And now, Nova Artino; Alias, Nightmare!" Blacklight said into the microphone as the crowed either cheered at the next spectacle, booed and hissed at her family name, or sat there waiting for her to step out ont the field. she shrugged it off and remembered why she chose her alias, the nightmare of the world burning around her causing her to become unable to sleep, until she didn't have to.

As she stepped onto the field she tried to put confidence into her stance, as her mother had said. her mom had taught her everything, fighting, science, and the basics that people learned growing up. She felt vulnerable with all of those eyes on her so she stood the way she always stood when she felt vulnerable, like she was going to have to fight people on all sides. she looked up at the council, and felt happy. She was finall here!

"Nightmare, would you please demonstrate your power." Blacklight said looking down at her.

"To do so would require a volunteer, or I'd have to explain it to you." nova said into the mic hanging down near her head.

" Explain it then," Blacklight said mildly flustered.

"I can put people to sleep by touching them when Iwant toI dont need to sleep,ever." Nova reponded calmly. "Also I design my own weaponry, can do an 18 foot long jump with a running start, do a seven minute mile, I know a lot about hand to hand combat, along with mathematics, science, and other things as well.

"Well teams, what do you think of Nightmare?" Blacklight said with a cheerful smile.

Nova looked at the row of teams, of which only two hadn't voted no. Sleep manipulation isn't as valuable as I thought, Nova Thought to her self. of the two teams was the one lead by Adrian Everheart, and the other lead by Frostbite. Frostbite looked at her assessing her before hitting yes.

Nova was Exilerated a being accepted by such a well known team, that it hardly mattered when Adrian hit no. Just before she could mentally celebrate, Nova heard the dreaded buzzer signifying a challenge.