Everything Stays: In the Future

Prep Day

Everyone in Class Scorch sits around the room, waiting for the bell to signify the start of classes for the day. Amber is looking at her phone, reading messages sent in a group chat with her family. Most of them were updates about Tealle and Stark's future child. She sighed again and placed her phone down onto her desk. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up and smiled. Standing there is Silver Adwin Jr.

Silver: How are you this morning?

Amber: Alive if that has any correlation.

Silver: Somewhat. Is everything ok?

Amber: Yeah. Why do you ask?

Silver: Amber, for the last few weeks you've seemed...distant. Look, I just want to make sure you are ok and healthy. Mentally healthy. Are you sure? Is it something with Stark and his new baby or something like that?

Amber: Somewhat. It's complicated and confusing and-

Silver: Then do what you can to tell me and I'll help you.

Amber: Not this time, Silver.

Silver: You don't know that.

Amber: Believe me, Silver! I know and-

Fred walked into the room and smiled as he did so.

Fred: Hello, hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing well today. And I hope you all are excited about today. (The class looked mostly confused and looked around until starting at Fred) Oh right, we don't really do that good of a job telling you first years anything. My bad.

Fred pulled some details up from his scroll and displayed it to the class.

Fred: Here at Signal, and other combat schools, we host a nice Field Day event for you kids. Giving you the chance to show off your capabilities to a crowd. Meant for scouting, training, evaluations by teachers and so forth and so on. The day is in about two weeks this year, we get two weeks to really work you guys to the bones. So, today we are going to work on some cardio. Get changed into your PE uniforms and get outside. You have 10 minutes.

The kids made a mad dash to get changed as Fred smirked and walked outside of the building. After a few minutes, everyone was out and ready for action.

Lagoon: Dr. Scorch!

Fred: Yes, Lagoon.

Lagoon: What is the task for the cardio training?

Fred: Do as you see fit. (The class looked confused) This is your time. All that matters is that at the end of the day you are back in the classroom. Run around campus, run back to your own home. Work on kicks, whatever. This is your time to train, have at it.

Amethyst smirked and activated her semblance along her leg.

Amethyst: Then your mine, old man!

Ciel: Amethyst, wait!

Amethyst leaped in and went for a diving kick. Fred took a step back and dodged the attack. Amethyst went in for a roundhouse which Fred also dodged and another kick. Amethyst went in for one last kick but Fred grabbed her leg and threw her across the field, hitting the back wall of the campus.

Fred: One other thing. I've noticed this group doesn't mess around. You all are too antsy for your own good. So, I'm done going extremely easy. The more and more you all improve, the less I'm holding back.

Amber: Wait! Where you holding back during the finals?!

Fred: Of course. (Everyone is shocked) I didn't want to kill anyone. So get started.