"So...am I supposed to add this water thing into this container?" Will asked holding a beaker.

Toby, his lab partner shook his head, "Not that, you want the salt too."

Will picked up the container with salt, and smelt it. "Yep, this is salt."

Toby shook his head laughing, "You're the best partner in this whole class."

"In what way?" Will said with a raised eyebrow, subconsciously tipping over the beaker he was holding. The nearby girl standing looked over in fright.

"Will! Don't mix the Hydrogen Sulfide and Nitric Acid! It will-" she warned as she saw him subconsciously tipping the contents.

A loud explosion emitted, making Shayna and Toby stumble back words while Will's cloak flurried in the blast. "-explode...again." She finished.

Mr. Corwell ran in, "What in the world is going on in here? Did some war break out? I can hear the blast all the way from the copy room."

He surveyed the scene, eyeing the severed table and 3 students all black and covered in soot. He then sees Will peevishly raising his hand.

The teacher sighed, "This is the third time Will. What did you mix this time?"

Will stuttered, "Uh...salt?"

They class bursts into laughed, one of those 'people' patted him not so friendly on the back, "Nice going. You managed to make salt explode."

Will felt he wanted to shrink into nothingness, at least he had his cloak.

Shayna replied, "He mixed the Hydrogen Sulfide and Nitric Acid."

The teacher made another audible sigh, "How in the world you manage to do things like this? We aren't even using Hydrogen Sulfide."

Alyss, who was at the back of the room noticed the group jocks who were captains in both the school's soccer, football and rugby team where silently laughing. I have no doubt they were part of this. It's a good thing Louise reviewed the rules to me and Will, or else Will would have blown.

Will laughed it off, "Well I am a miracle of all sorts." Toby and Shayna exchanged a quick look, knowing it wasn't something easily to laugh off. On the same lines of Alyss, they knew who exactly was behind this.

Ooo

It's been nearly two months now, Will and Alyss has been familiarizing to their surroundings. Fascinated nearly at never-ending new things they learn about the new world. They both have made some friends, but also have noticed the school's spoiled brats.

During their break, Will was off with the Archery team practicing, Alyss read aloud reading something off the device she was given, "-defines them as bullies."

Suddenly, a slam on the locker next to hers as she was reading, "Who's being a bully? I'll beat them up for you anytime, gorgeous."

It was the boy in science class, Brash Newman. The one who switching the beaker to the wrong substance. Oh, right also the heir to the Newman industry, one of large corporations in the world.

Alyss ignored him idly muttered, "Can't believe this guy is going to own one of those companies out there."

"Playing hard to get huh?" He gave a sly grin, while holding Alyss's chin making her face him.

She shoulders him off, "Why don't you go break some other girl's heart?" and stormed off

At the next corner, Louise was waiting for Alyss. "Seems like he's still making a pass at you?"

Alyss looked at her, "You mean trying to get me to like him? Never going to happen."

Louise sank into some deep thoughts, "Hmm...normally after a few tries, he would usually give up and hunts another girl. However he is sticking towards you."

Alyss gave a small giggle, "Really?" Then looking around where there were girls, "If he asks all the girls here in this school, they'd probably go over their heads for him."

Louise shook her head, "Not all of them."

"Has he ever been rejected by anyone? Aside from me?"

Louise answered without hesitation, "Precisely a few of my friends, one in particular."

"And your basing this on an small experience?"

"Yeah. A few times is enough too."

They walked in the hallway in silence, the Alyss spoke, "Who was it? The one in particular you said."

"Oh, my friend. You know her too, Jennifer."

Alyss gasps in surprise, "Her? She's sharper than a knife."

Louise smacked her leg, "She may act like one idiot and gets annoyed at messing up her hair, but she isn't some brainless idiot."

"Ahh.."

"Either way, he's on to you and that isn't good. Girls are one thing, however when it comes to something he wants, he gets it." Louise smiles sympathetically.

Approaching her next class she said goodbye, "Good luck with that, but then I would understand why he would be still on to you. Practically every boy in this school is after you." She said with a smirk and disappears into the door.

Speechless, Alyss walked quickly to the next class.

Ooo

Everyone in the archery team watched as Will fired rapid shots within the blink of an eye, towards the target outside on the outdoor archery range.

"He's fast as lightning, all the targets are dead bullseye." One of the muttered.

A female voice chirped, "Where does this guy come from?"

"Agreed, I hear he's a complete idiot when it comes to school along with that girl he came with."

Chris shook his head slowly, "On top of that, in survival class. He's practically nature himself."

One of them took a step back in surprise, "He actually took that seriously?"

Chris crossed his arm, "Even if people weren't trying their best in that class, he still would have put the whole class-teacher- in shame too."

Buck growled, "Of all things, I still won't forget that shot he made on the first day."

The girls laughed, "Stop being a sore loser, he's just good, admit it."

Shodun, the strategist of the boy's archery team lightly patted his back, "In any case, he's practically iron man himself."

Alisha clasped her hands, "I almost got deceived with his small build, but that bow. You can't possibly pull it back without straining."

Shodun corrected, "That's a longbow I believe, also that will become our advantage. When we compete, the other teams will try to pick up our bows, to use them."

Buck broke into a small smile, "If I can't pull the bow back for more than 5 seconds, I highly doubt those dainty highschoolers of Refraincrat High will do any good with that bow."

Will turned his head over, "What happens when they take our weapons?"

Jennifer hushed with eyes wide, "Oh lord he heard us! We're literally 15ft away from him."

Chris smiled regretfully, "Sorry, I forgot to mention. He has excellent tracking and listening skills."

He was only rewarded with a smack on the head from both the girls and guys.

Chris snarled back at them, "Is that how you treat your captain!?"

Buck laughed, "Come on, you shouldn't leave that information out. He practically heard everything we were talking about him."

Will called over, "Speaking of information, picking up enemy weapons?"

Shodun explains pushing up his glasses, "When the competing team picks up an enemy bow, they can use that against us. Also the fact there is an increase of impact on us. Depending what we have, Chris will explain our each special bow strength."

Chris looked at him annoyed, "When we officially enter, they will scan our bows. It will register, it will also label the bow according to the power of it. For all we know, Refraincrat High is the only one who has the most powerful..power up let's say."

Will nodded slowly, getting used to weird explanations, "So...special magic?"

Jennifer nodded, "In some ways yes, when you claim the bow and able to USE it. You can use their special powers against ourselves."

Realization dawned in Will's eyes, "Aaah... so that's why Shodun said it might work in our favor, if they get mine, they won't able to use it. And this special...powerup bow...of his...is it like the captain of their team? "

They all nodded, "Exactly, its power is unknown because we've never seen it in action. But somehow, all 12 of us when we seem to get the upper hand, we get whipped. Arrows come from nowhere striking us down."

Will sat down thinking, "How about the other schools when they compete? Does the captain ever do anything?"

Buck shook his head, "We've kept a good eye on him, but we never seem to able to track his movements."

Alisha the strategizer of the girl's team, "He's formidable with that, in their team. Without him, it will be a tough one, but at least it will be an even one."

Interesting, this game of theirs could be even more real than anything else...fun too. Will thought with a ghost smile.

"Alright then, I'll think of something, no offence Shodun against them, but you guys are oblivious to the power of that bow he has." Will said softly.

Buck rose to protest, Chris barred him, "What is that?"

Will nodded gratefully, "You say you've never seen him do anything to activate the 'special' power of his. The simple answer is he never uses it until it's you guys."

They all stared at him and laughed, "I doubt it, or else how will they win so easily!" Jennifer still giggling wiping a tear from her.

Daniela whispered to the girl beside her, "I will never get used to the fact THE Jennifer laughs during school. Ever."

"This Will, he's got some smile-opener."

"Smile opener? Really?" Daniela said with an annoyed tone.

"Don't judge, best I got...you know? Can opener?"

"S-shut up! It's not like you didn't laugh." She stuttered at them.

Will shook his head, "You say they are a formidable team without their captain, however. Yet they still beat you. Let me ask you this, when you are hiding. Is there some place like a house or cave you hide in? Even so, anyone get shot 'out of nowhere' in a hiding place with a part of your surrounding is open?"

They looked at each other, "Well some of us can hide in a shelter they have for our strategy room, also the flag we defend. When we do...we never got the out-of-nowhere hits."

"But our own outside... we get those!"

Will looked at them expectantly, waiting for a response. Finally they are-

Alisha and Shodun Hamoda slammed their fists on the table, "I got it!" They both exclaimed at once.

Still uncanny how twins react the same...Will thought.

Everyone looked at them, "What?"

Will closed his eyes as he waiting the explanation to be explained.

"The reason is-" Shodun started

Alisha continues, "-Since they are rich people-"

"-They must have bribed them-"

"-To h" Alisha stopped in mid-sentence as 2 arrows each shot simultaneously right at the 3 posts behind them.

Everyone recoiled in shock, "What are you trying to do? Kill us?"

Will nodded, "That thought came into mind."

They all looked at him in fright.

Will sighed, "I'm kidding, I can't believe you guys. His POWER is arrows he fires splits up and finds their target in the open, unless hidden with four walls and a roof on top of them."

A collective 'Ah's and oh's' were heard.

Shodun quickly drew out his laptop, "Let's see...yes that is a power... it is registered nearly close to a master rank!"

They all scrambled to look at the small screen, "Impossible, that....no wonder we couldn't have beaten him."

"These rich kids why put all the money in some bow like that?" Buck shook his head slowly.

"Fame" Will replied which sounded he was far away.

Reverted their attention to where Will was sitting to see nothing but empty space.
"Over here, up in the tree."

"That tree is slippery like oil was splattered on it, how on earth did you get up there?" Jerry looked up.

"Not that hard, anyway we shouldn't get worked up about it. Resting is part of a battle." Will yawned.

Buck muttered, "Spoken like a true warrior from a story."

Daniella leaned a bit closer on a verge of smiling, "What was that? Did I hear a praise?"

"Oh hush." And he stalked off.

The whole archery team stood on a semi-circle, then soon split to their own activity. Will sighs, "I see things are how they are... I wonder how Alyss is doing with that jerk. That's too bad I can't do anything right now unless he breaks a rule." With superior skill, within the next minute he dozed off.

Jerry shook his head as he and Chris was sparring, "That guy, I can't figure him out."

"In any case, we want him on our team. This year has our biggest risk ever, if we lose again. This program will shut down." Chris muttered.

Jerry nodded, "More the reason to have him with us."

Ooo

"Hmmph, that idiot girl. Why won't she just fall for me?" Brash kicked a rock which hit a car and made a dent.

Ned looked at him, "You should lay off her then? Check on another girl?"

Brash grabbed him by his collar with immense strength, "DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO! Got it?"

Ned gasps, "Y-Yes."

He released him which he crumpled on the ground, gasping for air.

Connor, leaning on the wall pulled his hood on. "What about the dork?"

Brash turned his attention to him, "Who?"

"That dork, in science class where he blew up the classroom."

Brash thought hard, "Oh that weakling?"

Ned, who regained his steady breathing, "Well, those two walk home together, rather very late to the school dormitory."

Brash slammed his fist into the wall which made a large crack.

"How long did you know about this?" He asked directly at Ned, who also remembered what happened earlier so he took a safer route, "The whole school knows about it practically. They are rather close I think." Then quickly added, "That's what I hear from people."

Brash looked at both of his companions, "Close? Those two? Why would an idiot like him be hanging around with a goddess like her?"

They both shut their mouths, not daring to say one word.

Brash looked towards to school gate, "I guess the Black Dragons owe me a favor, we are going to jump them." With a menacing tone of satisfaction, "It's time to show that nitwit it's time to get his hands off my girl."

Ned and Conner looked at each other with understanding thoughts. That boy is going to get beaten up real bad tonight.

Ooo

"Alyss! Hey, thanks for waiting. The team wanted to teach me to show them me firing 3 arrows at once." Will apologized as he walked towards the school door, where Alyss was sitting doing her homework.

"That's okay." She murmured.

Will stood and looked outside where everything began to turn a soft orange yellow.

"Say, Alyss where's Louise? Wasn't she going to going to show us the way to the bakery?" Will said.

Alyss immediately looked up, boring down into his eyes to see any underlying messages.

Will looked back at her, "What?"

Then they were interrupted by Louise who ran down the hall.

"Sorry you two! Got held up in art class. Couldn't put down my paint brush." As she came charging.

Alyss alarmed by the earlier sign that the floor was wet she called a moment too late, "Louise! The floor is still wet! Watch!"

Louise slipped, even if she was a skater, the sudden change of movement knocked her off. Skidding towards Will, which knocked them both down.

"Ow..." Will rubbed his head, "I still don't get why they make the ground hard like these, not just plain old dirt."

Louise said into Will's cloak, "Sorry! Thanks for the landing though."

After a moment of shock, "Um...Louise? Could you get off me? I have..uh..some items I need to keep safe."

Alyss stood awkwardly, looking at Will and Louise who were in the not most-best position ever.

Lousie getting up quickly, "Sorry, sorry. I forgot guys have.."

Will looked at her and checked inside the cloak, "Its fine."

Even though Louise thought what Will implying was true, Alyss and Will knew what important items he had. Dangerous ones.

Louise stood up and then leaned against the wall for support. Alyss pushing whatever her thoughts she had and quickly rushed over to support her.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, the sudden change really moved my directional part of me." She said, "Just need to stay still for a few minutes." Then added, "Sorry Will."

Will waved it off, "It's alright."

Oh, so that's what it was. Alyss thought with some relief of that explanation. Wait! Why am I thinking about this?

"I'm hungry for bread." Will grabbing his backpack, headed towards the gate.

The two girls looked at him and quickly gathered their things and quickly catch up to him.

Ooo

"Amaazing! They have a whole world of bread in there!" Will exclaims as they came out of the shop.

"Don't tell me you two haven't tried croissants at least?" Louise said incredulously, but to receive shaking heads.

"Geez...you two had it hard." She said exasperated.

Alyss looked at the blinking streetlights which flickered to life. "It's getting late, I read its dangerous in the night to be on roads like these."

"That's true." Louise said, "Let's go!"

Will sighed, "She is a lot more energetic than me, I wonder where she draws that power from."

Alyss gave him a doubtful look, "Oh really now?"

"Come on, we're falling behind." Will pointed out. After a few moments, they heard a shriek.

Will and Alyss looked at each other, "Over there."

They ran over at the next corner to see a large group of people with weapons of all sorts.

In the middle, they say Brash in the middle, holding a knife below Louise's neck.

Brash calls out, "I figured you two would be together."

Ooo

"What do you want Brash? Stop this, don't make any rash decisions." Alyss said with a calm tone using her diplomatic skills. This is what she meant by getting what he wants, that's basically killing. He has the guts to do that? She thought with a skeptical look.

Brash spat, "These guys over here," Completely ignoring her.

"Are this city's most deadly, and feared group of all." He said with hate towards Will.

This was rather a dangerous situation. The surroundings were pretty isolated and there are some people capable fighting here. Not only that, their friend, Louise was in a life threating position.

Will looked at the school captain.

"What have I ever done to you?" Will asked

Brash threw his head back and laughed loudly, "Done to me? YOU took that lovely lady over there."

Alyss took a step back, "I am NOT yours. I completely reject you.''

Brash looked at her with a smile, "Now, now. You don't want my hand to slip here and accidently killing her now do you?"

Louise, who was pale in fear.

Will assessed the situation, It was a problem Will could handle easily. It wasn't the Skandians or anything worse than that. It's the..fact.. of...rules...

Will shot a questiong throwing everyone off, "Say, no one can hear us right? Along to report us to the ...police correct? Help is futile?"

Brash turned to the large man beside him who nodded, "Exactly, NOW I want you to hand over your girl there, and you will see this girl not harmed."

"Can I ask a super small favor?" Will asked. Which he could hear Alyss whispering, "What are you planning?"

Will signaled her to take cover as soon the commotion started.

Brash looked at him with a dazed eye, "That depends, after that you will give me Alyss."

Will looked at him, "Alright, could you let me ask Louise there, something?"

Brash looked at him in confusion, everyone laughed, "If that's going to do anything? AS IF" All of them laughed.

"What an idiot."

"Stupid"

"Half-brained."

"Alright...since that.. was funny in all sorts of ways ill allow you to ask that question." Brash gave him a threatening look, and moved the knife farther away from the paled-face Louise.

"Louise." Will asked. "Am I bounded by the rules right now, school rules I mean. Does this count as self-defensive action?"

Alyss turned slightly in the shadow to hide a smile, I see Will, you needed confirmation about the rules. Smart action.

Louise looked at him with confusion and shock. "W-what? –choke- No Will...please-" Then was suddenly re-seized.

"Alright idiot, she answered, hand over Alyss like you agreed." Brash said.

Will gave him a baleful eye, "Since when? I didn't recall me nodding OR saying yes to it."

Brash growled in fury, " Seems like you need a beating before you can comply huh? Brutus, get him."

Brutus looked at Will with hunger, "Seems like you're a dead man now."

Will looked at them all, "Fight? Fine, this cloak is a disadvantage for all of you."

He stripped his cloak off and passed it to Alyss with a meaningful glance. The plan was to conceal Alyss in the shadows In case they try to do anything.

That revealed his two saxe knife with him at the split second of the moment as Brutus raised the large pole with nails and glass embedded in it.

Will with superior speed, drew his knife and sliced through the metal pole like paper.

Everyone gasped in surprise in shock, "What the-"

Will grins at them, "Hey, you may not believe this, but I've been in war. And I'm a trained fighter to take those who bully folks."

Without a second the waste, Will went through the gang members without breaking a sweat. A kick there and a punch there. Not before long the fight was over. Leaving only Brash and the lead gang member in shock.

Suddenly the lead gang member pulled out a long and black weapon.

A gun!

"Kill him!" Brash shouted half-crazed.

Louise and Alyss screamed at the same time as he fired the gun.

Will turned to react with whirlwind speed, drawing both his saxes into an X.

Which harmlessly deflected the bullet towards the brick wall.

The three froze in terror.

"T-that barely left a mark on that knife!" the gang member said astounded.

"AND he deflected the bullet. Brash, we may have been in debt with you. But you never told us this man, is a devil. He single handily took out my people. Consider this debt re-payed and don't ever come to our turf ever again." With a warning look at Brash before walked off to the darkness with some conscious gang associates lumbering after him.

Brash looked fearfully at Will, with the threat in place by the lead gang it was too much.

He began a movement, which would have posed an instant death of Louise, which Will bolted towards Brash and disarmed, knocked him out and pulled Louise out of danger.

Soon rain began to fell from the sky, "Louise? You alright?"

She lies on Will's lap and muttered something.

Alyss leaned closer, "What was that?"

"I-I said, w-why didn't you tell me you could fight like that? I thought you were some birdbrain who couldn't tell the different between twenty four and two." She said.

Both of them looked at each other and then laughed which echoed into the night.

Ooo

The very next day, Brash fearfully and tactfully avoided Will. In class, they saw immediately saw the tension in the classroom changed.

Ned and Connor tried a couple of times to see what happened, which were all unsuccessful in the attempts.

Will suddenly rose during science class, right when the teacher said he needed to get something upstairs ,and walked over right in front of Brash who looked up and fell backwards on his chair. Which erected a few stifles of laughter, then silenced in fear of Brash's anger. "Brash's Wrath" they called it.

Everyone looked with some interest of what was going to happen. It was obvious Will was Brash's target, but couldn't understand why the grand bully was acting this way.

Will shoved a long paper, which consisted a list of things.

With a clear voice, Will declared, "Brash, this is the list of things you..ahem "Borrowed" from me these past 2 months."

Brash, with a shaky hand read the paper.

"I expect these things returned to me by the end of the week. If not replaced." Will said.

Everyone watched with surprise and amazement, expecting some kind of revolt not happening. Alyss who excused herself earlier was outside the door was laughing.

What Will said next moved the class's atmosphere...forever.

"If I hear from you, being a pushy, a complete jerk from ANYONE in this school in Alyss's terms, bully. I swear I will pack your bottom and you'll find yourself doing community service so fast that your head will spin." Will remarks.

Brash looked at him in his eyes seeing there was no joke behind the chilly eyes, he barely nodded.

Will turned around and went back to his seat, which he stopped mid-way, "Oh one thing? I heard from Alyss you said that you'll deal with any bully's for her?"

There was a low 'oooh' emitting from the classmates.

"This, my friend is how you deal with a bully." Will said with a grin and continued to his seat which was welcomed with some shocked faces of Toby and Shayna. Who was similar with everyone else, their mouths were open in surprise.

Alyss chose this time to enter again and mocked, "Oh my! What happened here? It's so silent! Will, aren't you due for an accidental explosion?"

"Not today Alyss and I don't think ever." As Will turned to look at her and laughed, he accidently knocked over a beaker filled with Chlorine. Which spilled on the tray containing Ammonia.

"Hey! Will! This is an improvement! There isn't black soot any-" As the teacher timely walked in.

Shayna facepalmed and Toby shook his head.

EXPLOSION

Hey hey hey!

Well that is Chapter 3! Sorry, you'll be looking at a moderate update for these! Thanks for the constant support everyone!

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Chapter 4 will... be up soon haha

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