The Begining
A soft groan came out of Michael's mouth as he struggled to open his eyes. The boys nudging him slightly when he noticed they were still over him. "What happened? All I remember was flashing lights." He asks & Calum shrugged, rubbing his eyes. "Don't know, must have been our imaginations. We were pretty tired, let's just get to Calum's house." Says Luke & the boys nod, heading back to the car. It wasn't long till they arrived at Cal's house, smiling as they look around for his parents and or Mali-Koa since they knew she was home from London for the week before heading inside. Inside Cal's living room the boys had decided to play Fifa & relax. They were laughing till Ash groaned when he had started to lose. Thats when it all started. As the ball went into his net he moved his hand back & the controller went flying backwards almost hitting Michael. Ashton quickly looked behind him apologenically. "Sorry Mikey, I guess I don't know my own strength." He says but Michael's eyes weren't on the curly haired drummer but where the controller had landed. The contoller didn't even fly towards him but was in Calum's hand as the raven haired bassist smiled. "No worries Ash, I caught it." He says but as Calum spoke the controller began to catch fire, turning into a pile of ashes instantly. The boys eyes widen, Michael blinked at the scene but looked as if he was having a headache. Michael looks up at Ashton as if he had just spoke towards him. "You okay Michael?" He asks earning a shrug from the blue haired guitarist. "I dunno, my head hurts though." He says with a groan as Luke walked in the room with a smile. He was drinking something & smiled towards the guys as Calum looked over, noticing a weird blue light on his arm. "Weird Luke, did you get paint on your arm?" He asks but Luke looks at him, tilting his head slightly. He then looks down at his arm, noticing the light himself. "Must be the light from the window....don't remember touching any paint or anything." He says, going to sip his drink again, rubbing his arm but the blue light wasn't going away. He paused for a moment, looking at his drink & his eyes widen. "Um, my drink just froze!" he says, looking back up at the guys. "It's not /that/ cold in here Luke..." Calum says, sill looking at the ashes in his hand. "but it's also not hot enough to burn a controller to ashes..." he adds, looking back up. The boys were starting to freak out as they all stood up. "Let's just go upstairs, maybe we can look up what's happening on my computer." he says & the boys nod, heading up the stairs. Calum oddly was moving faster than normal, almost like a blur. When Ashton had gripped the bannister to go up, it dented where his hand had been and broke. Luke looked like as if he was freezing, shivvering as he moved up the stairs & Michael looked as if he was having a pounding headache. When they finally got into Calum's room, Michael dropped to his knees, holding his ears in pain as he yelled. Ashton went to sit on Calum's bed but heard a crack, the one side he had been sitting on breaking under him & he blinked looking at the others. Calum went to grab his computer chair but suddenly the chair had caught on fire under him causing him to jump up quickly, looking at the blaze which caused Luke to gasp, jumping to help him up but when the boys looked up, the chair was frozen solid as if nothing happened. "Luke...how'd you do that?" asked Calum as Ashton got up off the broken bed. "Yeah...this day is starting to freak me out. I know I work out a lot for drumming but my strength shouldn't be like this." says Ashton as he stood with the others. "Same with my running mate. Soccer shouldn't have made me /this/ fast..and what about setting the chair and controller on fire! This is so freaky." adds Calum. "Guys, could you all just shut the fuck up for two seconds?" groaned Michael who just layed on the non broken side of Calum's bed, rubbing his temples as if he was in pain. "You okay Mikey?" asked Luke who gently sat next to the guitarist, looking concerned. "I feel like I'm hearing things...like people talking...like downstairs, I could have sworn I heard Ashton groaning about how he was losing to Calum but when I looked up, no one was speaking." he explained & the guys raised their eyebrows confused. "I didn't speak while playing till I accidentally threw the controller backwards. Maybe you're hearing things bro." Ashton says, tilting his head. "It could be telepathy, like how everything else is happening...but that is illogical...nothing could have caused this so quickly & thats only in the movies." Calum thinks to himself, looking towards the guys. Michael then looked at him weirdly "What do you mean by "Only in the movies" Cal? I've seen telepathy in videogames, comics & TV too." he says softly & Calum's eyes widened. "H...How did you know I said that Michael?" he asks & Michael just sat up, groaning slightly. "Cuz I heard you say "It's highly illogical if I may have telepathy" plus it would be crazy if it were cuz how would I have gotten it?" he explained & asked. Ashton shrugs, looking at his hands, then back up at the guys. "Same place where my rediculous strength & Cal's speed and fire came from." He says and Luke points to the still frozen chair. "Don't forget that too Ash." he says, grinning childishly. His eyes light up as he spoke "You don't think we're..." he adds causing Ashton & Calum to facepalm as Luke went on with a slight giggle. "No Luke...we are not superheroes." says Michael & Luke's eyes widen, he looked speechless. "Wha-....M-Michael...how'd you know I was thinking that?" he asks, biting his lip, playing with his lip ring nervously & Michael shrugs. "You just said it & Ash just was saying "Michael's a weirdo cuz he's saying what everyone is...." AYE! I'm not a weirdo! I hear what you're saying you dick!" Michael pouts, crossing his arms. Ashton just blinked, adjusting his bandana. "Michael....you just said what I was thinking." he says & right then they knew Michael somehow had gained telepathy, Luke could freeze objects, Ashton had super strength & Calum had super speed & could set things on fire. They sat speechless when suddenly they heard a knock on the door. Calum just looked at it as they heard a voice from the other side. "Guys, someone is looking for you lot downstairs." it was Calum's sister Mali-Koa who just opens the door with a bright smile. She then raises an eyebrow at the frozen chair & broken bed. "Mum is gonna kill you if she sees this Cal...what happened bro?" she asked, crossing her arms as Calum shrugged, looking towards her. "Well..." he began to explain to her & she just blinks, gently patting his head. "Yeah...super powers. You guys are gonna get in super trouble when mum and dad sees this & they wont believe that you have "Super Powers" Calum." she says but suddenly a blonde busty woman in white was behind her. "Um...Mali...who's that behind you?" asked Luke as the woman entered the room, adjusting a small cape that drapped over her shoulders. "Frost...Emma Frost. One of you is Michael Clifford am I right?" the woman says & the guys look at her confused as Michael sat up, groaning again. "I'm Michael...ugh." he says, holding his head again. The woman nods, gently moving towards him before placing her hands on his shoulders. "You my boy have developed psychic abilities...you may have figured it out by now that you can read minds. You should also be able to teleport, move objects with your mind & control minds as well..." as she was speaking, Ashton cut her off cuz she was starting to sound bizzare. "Miss...who are you exactly? Why do you know so much about whats going on with Michael? Better yet..whats is happening to all four of us." he asks & the woman smiles a bit, pointing to Luke. "You, Luke Hemmings had a blue light on your arm which caused your drink to freeze." she says then pointing to Calum next. "Calum Hood, your speed has increased dramatically & you set the game controller thrown by." she points to Ashton with another smile. "You, Ashton Irwin with strength out of the ordinary towards..." she then pointed back at Michael. "Michael...who can read minds like myself which is why he's in so much pain." she explains watching Michael lay back down. The boys & Mali just nod with confusion, all sitting as they allowed Emma to keep explaining. "You boys have become what are called "Mutants" or "Gifted children" to where I'm from...somehow, you four have gained super powers." she adds & Mali's eyes widen, looking towards the guys who were equally confused. "No way, this has to be some sort of dream...super powers are only things in games, TV, movies and comic books..they arent real miss. You must be mistaken, we're just a band." says Ashton but the woman just shook her head. "You boys are the ones I was told to get by my headmaster. You four are to be taken to the academy I work at so you may learn to control your powers." as she was speaking Mali looked at her with concern. "Wait a minute. Miss, my brother & his friends can't be who you're talking about. Super heroes aren't real...where would they have gotten these powers? Why do they /have/ to go to /your/ academy? Can't they learn on their own?" she asks and she looks at Mali. "You must be Calum's sister, I'm Emma Frost. A recruiter for the Jean Grey's School for Gifted Children. It's a school for mutants & your brother has some how developed powers, his friends as well." she explains & Mali nods, crossing her arms. "Yeah..powers....like Spider-Man or Iron Man...that's not real Ms. Frost." she says, still not believing her brother had powers earning a soft laugh from Emma. "Parker is a good friend of mine, of my friends as well. Mayor Stark too." she says and the boys eyes widen, looking as if she was crazy. She then looked at Calum & raised an eyebrow. "You question my powers Mr. Hood? Cuz if you boys don't learn to control your powers it could be bad." she adds as Calum just sat, the chair catching on fire again & Luke quickly jumped, freezing it again. Emma then pointed at what had just happened. "My point exactly, you must come to my academy to prevent that from happening." she says and Mali looked at her in protest. "Wait! You can't just send my brother and his friends away. They're a band, a huge one! What about their tours? Their fans?" she says & Emma just nods. "I know of their little band but they are in need of training. If not they could destroy anything they come in contact with...tour busses, hotel rooms, even their fans could be harmed by their powers if not controlled." Emma explains once more & the boys just look down. Ashton looks back at Michael who was rubbing his temples as Emma moves towards him, gently placing her hands on his shoulders again. "Think of it this way Michael...I can help you so the pain from your powers go away." she says softly & the boys look towards Michael with concern. Ashton's eyes soften, concerned for the guitarist. "Wait...Michael's powers are hurting him?" he asks, shakingly & Emma gently caressed Michael's forehead, nodding. "Telepathy is a hard power to have. He's hearing everyones thoughts all at once so it's hurting his head. Some who didn't understand it ended up comitting suicide." she says & Michael looked at her scared, something Michael rarely was. "W-Wait...What...I could die from this?! I didn't even want this power!!!" he got up angrily, his eyes began to glow with a purple light. A strong aura suddenly filled the air around him like there was more to his new powers than the boys knew. Michael suddenly held his head again in pain before looking back up at Ashton, lifting him up with his mind. Ashton's eyes widen when suddenly Michael threw him through the window, smashing the glass to the floor unknowingly. Luke, Calum & Mali-Koa quickly ran to see if Ashton was okay. "ASH!?" they yelles but what they saw amazed them. Ashton didn't fall to the ground below but looked as if he was floating in mid-air. Ashton was flying. The sandy, curly haired drummer looked up at his bandmates and Mali with a mix of amazement and fear. "Um...guys....I'm floating!" he says & Luke held his hand out for him to to help him back inside. "Dude thats sick! You can fly!" the blonde says as Calum looked back at Michael who looked dizzy, suddenly collapsing to the floor as Luke got Ashton back inside. "Okay...so explain what happened! Ms. "You must come to my academy, you have powers!"" says Calum earning a sigh from Emma. "That my non-believer friend was an example of what you four should learn to control your powers. You only live once you know..if his power wasn't flight..he would have fallen to the concrete below & with the impact would have died instantly." she says bluntly, her face serious as Mali quickly hugged Ashton who narrowed his eyebrows at her, but looked at Michael again. He was concerned about him. Mikey would never try to kill anyone, especially his friends. Emma then looks at Luke "So what do you say boys? Will you learn to control your powers at my academy?" she asks & Mali-Koa looked towards her, crossing her arms "Can I go with them? I don't have to be back in England for awhile & breaking the news to mum and dad won't be easy Calum." she says, looking at her younger brother & Emma smiled towards her but shook her head. "You aren't allowed due to safety since you're only human." she says causing Mali to just hug Calum, shaking her head. "Calum is my younger brother & I'm the only legal guardian of his that knows about this ma'am. One who will actually believe this even happened." she adds & Emma just nods with a slight tilt of the head. "It'll only be till the boys have either mastered their powers or if we find a cure for them." she says, turning to the guys. "As for your "Band" boys..your "band" will have to go on "hiatus" for awhile while you train." she adds coldly. Luke's eyes soften at her words & Ashton glared towards her. The way she said "band" definately upset the boys. They knew she didn't care about their feelings at all, just her school. Calum crosses his arms, giving her an icy glare but Emma just looked at him & spoke. "I know you don't like me Calum, but you don't intimidate me one bit. I mastered my psychic abilities and can crush your mind like a balloon." her voice was cold & a bit annoyed by the boys rebellious attitudes. Calum's eyes widen at her threatening words, he didn't trust her, not one bit but Luke hugged him, trying to calm him & Ashton down as Mali looked at Michael concerned. "Don't worry Ms. Hood, the boys will be safe." she says, her eyes like how Michael's was before, her voice almost hypnotic as she spoke to Mali. She had an evil look to her as well & after she spoke Mali just nodded, speaking almost as if controlled. "Boys, I wont tell mum & dad or the other parents....but I think this would be good for you...for safety reasons." she then looked at Calum. "Be safe okay little bro?" she adds and Calum sighs, nodding before hugging her. "I will, don't worry okay? We'll be home before you know it!" he says softly and Mali giggles. "Thats when I worry the most..." she says earning chuckles from the boys. Soon after packing some clothes & explaining to Luke, Ashton & Michael's parents that the boys were "taking a vacation with friends" & Ashton quickly let fans know of their "vacation" with a tweet the boys were off to this weird academy. Emma handed each of the boys a uniform while in the car, each with an X on the chests & the boys looked at them confused as to what it stood for but shrugged it off as they arrived onto campus. "So what did you do about the broken window, bed and other items in my house Ms. Frost?" quipped Calum who looked at her, raising an eyebrow. Emma looked back at him, nodding. "Fixed and made to look as if nothing happened, your parents will never know." she explained before pointing to their uniforms. "Now suit up, the headmaster wants to see you four in uniform as soon as possible." she adds as the guys pull infront of the school.