Powerless

3. Enter Virgil

I stared down at the two of them and frowned. I'm being ganged up on by the class hot head and the DAD of the school. The DAD! I just... I just don't...

"What's wrong, Caz? Afraid of heights?" Patton started to laugh and then he just froze. Eye's wide in fear as these small black spiders started to just crawl out from under his close. He shakily opened his mouth to scream in horror as Roman fell back in shock, but no sound came out. I cringed horribly as I watched several spiders crawl into his mouth. 

"No he isn't, but I do believe spiders are yours. Also, close your mouth. You wouldn't want them to lay eggs." Patton nearly fainted as he fell to his knees trying desperately to throw them up. No matter how hard he tried none of them would come off. He got so bad he fell right on to his side oblivious to the world as his body became completely covered with spiders. Not one bit of him showed. "I should state for... legal reasons... they aren't actually real, but whatever, right?" I looked over to see this young man stepping over Patton as he appeared out of thin air. He pulled his hood down to reveal his permanently bored with life expression and smudged black eyeshadow. "Hey, Caz. What up?"

"Virgil?! Thank god." I felt a smile start to grow and I laughed a little. Of course, it was him. Virgil Waterson... A.k.a Anxiety. He's had that name picked out since he first found out his discipline. His power is the ability to read your darkest fears. But coupled with his illusionary discipline in magic, he can literally force you to live your worst nightmare. Pretty scary if you think about it.

"Caz?" His eyes went all black and I smiled awkwardly. "What happened to the plan?" I pointed over at Roman and Virgil frowned. I watched as this ball of fire erupted at Virgil's feet who just sighed as he turned into an explosion of smoke. "Illusions Princy." I jumped as Virgil popped up beside me, nearly making me fall. "We went over this in class, dumbass. Use your brain." Virgil glanced over at me and sighed. "Your mask is dirty."

"Princy kicked mud on it. Also, where were you this morning?" I asked as I heard Roman started to freak out. "How'd you know where I was?"

"I followed that moron." Another blast of fire and I was flung backward off the frozen water platform. 

"CASSIDY!"Suddenly I was suspended in the air by all these vines and I winced as they cut into me. "God damn it!" I looked down to see Roman practically burning with rage as Virgil just stood there in front of him. The vines disappeared and I landed hard, but safely, on the soft ground beneath me.

"You're terrified." Virgil laughed and shook his head, clearly enjoying himself for once. "Why?" Roman just frowned as his feet started to smoke. "You're scared of... Oh shit." Virgil's smile grew so big that I actually started to worry. "You..."

"Say it and I'll freeze the entire lower half of your body. Understand!" Virgil just held his hands up in surrender and looked back at me.

"Temper Roman. That's not very... hero like. Is it?" Roman growled and I shook my head in disbelief.

"Zip it, Anxiety." Roman whipped his hand through the air creating and line of fire that burned through Virgil's illusion. He spun around to attack behind him and Virgil, the real Virgil, caught his arm stopping him. 

"Ok! That's enough free time! Now the real training begins." Mr. Fischbach's voice boomed through the air and I groaned trying to cover my ears. "Team 1. Cassidy Winters, Virgil Waterson, Roman Price, Patton Harris, and Logan Rhymes Vs. Team 2 Johnathan Toast, Johnathan Ghost, Jackie Williams, Chase Brody, William Barnum, and..." The sound cracked as if he had moved a mic to close to a speaker and I rolled my eyes. "...seriously? That's his name? I don't... Fine!" The sound cracked again and I had to choke back a laugh. "... and King. The only rules in this is don't kill each other... Oh, and protect your charge. Team one charge is Cassidy. Team 2 is King. That's it. Have at it."

"Well... Now you have to protect me." I said in between nervous laughs. Virgil laughed as he put his hood back up. 

"What's new?"