October 15, 2019
Marseille, France 12:21 am
The night sky in the oldest city of France is usually breathtaking, especially when paired with the ocean. But on this night, it suddenly began to pour, ruining the perfect pairing. Many were unprepared for this sudden downpour and waited for the rain to lighten under cover, while others ran as fast as they could to avoid getting drenched.
This rain, however, did not stop the multiple nightclubs throughout this gorgeous city from hosting their usual nightly events. A club, in particular, was quite busy tonight, which gave her a chance to get in. But before, she needed to do that. She got a bit hungry.
A dark blue Volkswagen Golf parks in the parking lot of a convenience store. There, a teenage girl wearing a giant red raincoat gets out from the passenger side and walks into the store, where a situation is unfolding at that very moment.
"Put the money in the fucking bag."
A robber yells at an older man, who must be the store owner, as he shakes with fear while trying to empty the cash from the register and put the money in a bag.
The teenager walks through the doors, but instead of noticing what's happening, she looks at the floor, seeing that it has been kept in excellent condition despite the age shown on the building from the outside. The robber and the store owner look at her with confusion.
Next, she looks up to notice what they have available. Her Neptune blue eyes light up with excitement when she catches a glimpse of a bag of Lays.
A smile beckons her as she is about to walk towards the Lays. But she's snapped back into reality as, in the corner of her eye, she catches sight of what's happening.
"A robbery!"
She thinks as she raises her hands.
"Don't mind me, I'm just here for some Lays."
The robber and the owner still stare at the girl, baffled by her disconnection from the situation. She walks down the aisle with her boots squeaking as if she were on a basketball court. Both of them are just about able to see the top of her head.
She grabs the Lays and then heads toward the counter. The robber, frightened by this unusual calmness, begins to sweat underneath his ski mask. Pointing the gun at the teenager now.
This girl looks at the gun, pointing straight at her heart. And looks down at the gun. A few strands of her snow white hair come loose from her bob cut.
"You'd go to jail for this."
She says calmly. Her eyes now locked onto the robbers, which freaked him out even more. In a moment of adrenaline mixed with fear, he tries to pull the trigger, but out of nowhere, the gun is yanked from his hand. Levitating towards the girl.
The robber, in shock at this, doesn't notice the punch the teenage girl is winding up to his face until it's too late, and he's already knocked out. The store owner's shock turns into repeated thank you's to the girl. She tells him it's fine, and that is what she does.
"So it is true!"
The store owner shouts.
The girl's eyes are suddenly filled with confusion at this statement. But the confusion changes once he finishes his sentence.
"You are one of them! From the different agencies."
She smiles as she puts her pointer finger to her mouth, signalling to the man to keep a secret as she picks up a Pepsi.
"I'll be taking this as well."
She giggles, waving at the man as she leaves the store and gets back into the car. She once again sits down in the passenger seat, throwing her jacket into the back row. The car shifts into first by itself, and it drives off.
"That took longer than I thought it would, Akira."
A voice says from the speakers.
Akira opens up her bag and begins munching as she responds with her mouth full.
"The store was getting robbed, but I handled it."
"Ahh, I see."
Akira enjoys her snack in silence as the car plays music from her playlist, labeled "The Songies."
Eventually, after some driving, the car parks itself in an almost full parking lot. Akira wipes off all the Lays crumbs from her dress and chugs her Pepsi.
She pulls down the sun cover and opens up the mirror. Checking to make sure she looks perfect.
"How long do you think this will take?"
Akira unfastens her seatbelt and tries to reach for her red coat in the backseat. As she responds,
"Probably 15 minutes, I say. I know I'm more or less his type, unfortunately."
After a few seconds of struggling to reach, she mutters some curse words in French under her breath as a humanoid robotic hand begins to manifest before Akira, giving her the reach she needs to get the jacket. The humanoid hand gifts Akira the coat, and as she puts it on, she is told to,
"Be careful."
She smiles as she responds.
"Okayy."
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Pop Club 12:43 am
In one of the VIP rooms in the famous club, the "POP" Club. Five women surround a wealthy man on a bed, all trying to get his attention and practically throwing themselves at him. And he's loving every moment of it. As he thinks to himself,
"I should have done this years ago."
The man has two bodyguards with him. These two guards are well aware of who this man is. But both of them hate this man. The man's name is Pierre. He is wanted for kidnapping a Malaysian politician's two children, almost 2 months ago. One minute, he was standing with them, conversing with them. Then, 15 seconds later, they are gone.
It has taken the Malaysian secret services 2 weeks to locate this man using their political allies for help. It also took another 3 weeks to figure out his wacky weekly routine. It became clear that this man loves the attention of women. Flaunting his money at those who dare pay any attention to him.
There is a knock at the door. Both bodyguards look at Pierre for what they should do next, as he says
"Another one? She MUST be cuter than the last one I sent away."
The bodyguard opens the door, and there stands Akira in her black sparkly dress, doing some last-minute adjustments. She looks at the bodyguard who opens the door and thanks him.
Both bodyguards are approximately 6'4", while Akira is 5'4". She is always taken aback by how tall they are, but that fascination with their height vanishes quickly. The bodyguard who opened the door blinks in Morse code.
(Get them out of here)
Akira walks towards Pierre as he begins to clap.
"My GOD, they have outdone themselves with this one. Get the representative who brought her in, 3 thousand."
"3 thousand???"
Akira thinks to herself, smiling at him. She was hired for this exact moment. Everything is working perfectly in her favor at the moment. She keeps walking until she stands at the foot of the king-sized bed. The other five women know she's a threat and try even harder to get Pierre's attention.
But he's not having it. He only has his sights set on Akira. He moves one of the women out of the way to get a good look at Akira.
"Do a twirl for me, darling."
"Holy fuck this guy is a creep."
Akira thinks as she smiles at him. She opens her mouth,
"The dress flatness my ass a bit. How about I take it off to show you a proper twirl?"
Akira raises her hand with her thumb pointing at the door
"Just get these girls out and I'll show you something fantastic."
The loser is enamored, already thinking about marrying this girl.
"EVERYONE OUT NOW!!!!!!!"
All the women begin to plead for the chance to stay. With one even saying she will undress Akira herself. Pierre is not having any of it. And after a back-and-forth argument, they all leave defeated, their dreams of a sugar daddy gone.
Akira smiles at them as they all leave. Soon, it is just her and Pierre, as the two bodyguards leave the room as per Pierre's request. Akira points to him.
"I got you."
Pierre giggles like a loser as he responds.
"No, girl, I have you. Private landing."
He knocks on the wall behind him. Magically, a red door appears on the wall. Akira, a bit confused and cautious, takes a step back. But instead of the regular sound of heels stepping on tile. It sounds different.
Akira looks down to see that another door has been manifested below her. She stares at the door. Noticing it's the same as the one behind Pierre. He laughs at Akira. Who stands there, a bit annoyed at the situation unfolding in front of her.
"I guess this won't take 15 minutes."
She mutters under her breath.
Still having her pointer finger towards Pierre. A burst of elongated white four-sided stars appears from her finger. Flying in random directions.
"No point in hiding it anymore." Akira thinks to herself.
Suddenly, the door opens below Akira. With nothing to stand on anymore. She falls through the door, and once she's entirely in. The door closes behind her.
Pierre stands in silence as he looks at all of the stars scattered across the room. He laughs while saying,
"What a stupid ability. I thought she was actually going to do something."
He gets on his phone and texts someone. The phone illuminates the dark room, which was previously only illuminated by the red mood lights at the top of each wall.
Once he is done, he throws his phone and begins getting changed. Noticing a star on his body, he flicks it off as if it were a mosquito biting him. He puts on a three-piece suit, and just as he is about done, he realizes he can't find his watch after spending a few minutes trying to find it.
"Those fucking bitches"
He mutters under his breath. Assuming one of them took it. Right as he is about to call for his guard, he feels a presence behind him. He turns around and sees Akira standing there with his watch. Akira throws the watch towards him and stares at him.
"So how did you know?"
Her blue eyes almost glowing in the dark as she stared into his soul, as he caught the watch.
"I thought I did a pretty good job acting like a dumbass. So how did you know?"
Pierre stays silent. Thinking to himself, "How is this girl back here? And why is she acting so odd now?"
"Your ability. You're able to set doors with the palm of your hand that can teleport whoever and whatever walks into it, or in my case, fall through it to another place that you have set as the space that all your doors connect to."
"H..how did you figure it out?"
"Where are the kids, freak?"
Now she is the one ignoring questions.
"What the fuck is wrong with you. Do you even know how powerful my connections are?!?!"
Pierre begins to step back until he's pressed against the wall. Right as he is about to touch the wall with his palm to make another door, he teleports right next to Akira.
"I hope you live a painful existence from now on."
The hand that had been manifesting in front of Akira throughout this day appears once more.
"Somebody that I used to know!"
Screams Akira as the hand gives Pierre a sharp hook on the Jaw. Knocking some teeth out, ultimately knocking him out cold. Akira stares at the Pierres' unconscious body.
"I'd never touch someone like you with my own hands."
She whispers under her breath, stomping on his unconscious body. After she's somewhat satisfied, she walks towards the door and, right when she's about to open it, takes a deep breath, smiles, and then opens the door to see the same two security guards standing right in front of the door.
"All doneeee."
She says, pointing to Pierre on the floor.
"He didn't say anything about the kids, but I am sure he will confess."
One of the security guards grabs Pierre while the other one thanks Akira for her work.
"No, no, it's nothing."
She says, waving her hand.
Akira walks out of the crowded club, unaware that this had just taken place. Akira begins taking off her heels as she exits the club and gets back into the car. The car once again puts itself in first and drives off. Akira can see the two bodyguards putting Pierre in the back of a van.
"I assume the job was a success?"
"Yes, power."
Akira lets out a sigh as she continues.
"I just wish I were able to do more than just punch him."
"He will get what's coming to him soon."
Akira makes the seat go back as she closes her eyes.
She dozes off as the car takes her to the hotel she's staying at. Once at the hotel parking lot, Akira wakes up sluggishly and walks towards the hotel. Waving at the car as it drives off.
Once inside the lobby, she heads straight for the elevator, where there are already two others waiting to get on board. Akira says hello to them as the elevator door closes. Akira sits in silence, smiling at them.
Once the elevator reaches her floor, she tells them both goodnight as she walks to her room. Her warm, thoughtful, and respectful personality changes as she walks stoically towards her room.
The white hallway almost blinded Akira, as she was not used to seeing this much light after her night out. She unlocks her door and enters the code. 9654.
She enters her hotel room and begins changing into her PJs. She just wanted a long shirt tonight.
She notices her boyfriend is already asleep. She joins him and slowly passes out. Until she eventually falls into a deep slumber.
End of Chapter 1
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Ability Info:
User: Pierre
Ability Name: Private Landing
What it does: Able to teleport/ create a space that he can access through red doors, which he manifests with the palm of his hand. He can place up to 5 doors simultaneously, with each being able to shift its location by up to 10 meters from its original position.
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User: Akira Danielle Alarie
Ability Name: Somebody That I Used To Know
What it does: Able to swap places with elongated stars that she or the "entity" produces and shoots out from either of their bodies. She can trade places herself or make others/objects trade places with the elongated stars.