14 Issue #2

Jack's appearance surprised the others. They had not been informed that there was a 7th member. Or that they would be following the orders of anyone except for the White Queen. Immediately, over half of the new arrivals turned hostile.

"Nice to meet you, Jack. I'm Sharon. My codename is Catseye," the youngest introduced herself enthusiastically

Jack nodded and greeted Sharon politely before turning his attention to the others.

"Hi, Jack!" Yukio said sweetly and waved

"Hi, Yukio."

Jack waved back to Yukio before turning his attention to the other 4. None of them made an attempt to introduce themselves so Jack did it for them.

"Beef, Roulette, Bevatron, and Empath. 2 of you recommended by other members of the Inner Circle, 1 of you recognized by his potential, and the last who's daddy bought his way into the team since no one else truly cared about him," Jack introduced them all to each other and the other two mutants while establishing his authority. "Did I miss anything?"

The 4 instantly started to buck up to him when he finished.

Buford started to bulk up and get even larger, Fabian began to generate green electricity around his hands, Jennifer had black spheres surround both of her hands, and Manuel's eyes began to glow pink.

"I'll take this as meaning you wish to attack. Which means what I do now is just self-defense!"

Wings emerged from Jack's back as he flew directly in front of Jennifer and punched her in the gut. He didn't increase his strength since he did not want to kill her.

This single punch knocked the air out of the girl and caused her to fall to the ground. Jack did not pay attention to her before he turned his attention to Beef.

The taller boy stood above him with both hands raised above his head. He brought them down at the same time intending to crush Jack beneath him.

'[Beetle Armor], [Ant's Strength], [Sonic Punch]'

Jack used 3 abilities at once as he clashed with Buford head-on. With both his increased strength and speed, Buford was knocked into the air. Jack flew up with him before giving another [Sonic Punch] to Buford but hitting him directly in the chest this time. Buford was sent crashing into the ground.

Jack was about to turn his attention to Manuel but felt a jolt of electricity hit him. Although it was not painful, the jolt caused his wings to stop functioning. Jack fell from 8 feet in the air to the ground before he landed in front of Fabian.

"My turn!"

[Bio-Shock]

Jacked formed a ball of blue electricity in his hand before shooting it at Fabian. When it struck his chest, Fabian was sent flying into the wall. After he crashed, everyone could see the burn on his chest and his body was twitching due to being electrocuted.

'Last one.'

Jack felt a presence trying to force its way into his mind but his psychic shield easily resisted it. Jack turned and looked at Manuel unamused. To outsiders, the duo was just staring at each other.

To Emma that could see them in the Astral Plane, Jack was currently dominating Manuel. The former was firing artillery round after artillery round at the mental shield Manuel had constructed in his mind. After a few rounds, his mental defenses were destroyed.

Once Jack broke through his defenses, he began to push the feelings of exhaustion and tiredness into Manuel's mind. The empath soon passed out on the ground without having a single attack land on him.

Jack turned and smiled at Yukio and Sharon.

"You guys don't have any issues with me being leader, right?"

Both girls looked at each other before turning to Jack and saying "Nope" at the same time.

Neither of them cared about the leadership position in the first place. They desired it even less when they knew they would have to beat Jack in order to claim it.

"Good. Since, none of you have issues with each other, we can begin unpacking. Mei has brought all your stuff upstairs. Go ahead and unpack it. You all will be given your first mission this weekend," Emma declared coldly

This was her personality in front of others as Jack had discovered.

Emma had 3 faces that others were allowed to see. Each one was the real Emma or at least a part of her so it was wrong to say they were personas she put on. One got to see the different sides depending on the situation.

First was the Ice Queen face that most saw. This a result of her upbringing and the world she was in.

The second was the face Jack saw more often. The laid back but still elegant part of Emma. Jack could tell that this was the one Emma used on those she was close with.

Lastly was the face that only her brother Christian received. The sweet and innocent little girl that loves her brother.

Jack nodded and began to wake up the 4 losers. He was unwilling to carry them, especially since they dared to challenge him.

All of those that Jack defeated were able to get up and few minutes later. Even Fabian who had the most severe injuries was fine after half an hour since Jack focused most of the power in electrocuting the former instead of trying to burn him.

The 6 followed Jack to the upper levels of the Excellence Dorm where their rooms were. All the rooms were on the second floor. The girls had the west wing while the the guys had the east.

After leaving a few words of encouragement and stuff about them getting along, Emma left the group to themselves so she could handle other matters.