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What Does It Mean To Be A Hero?

A Roleplay Story By Windancer and Black Rose

Plot

Sixteen Years Ago...

Six couples living in the modern day world are all expecting children that they cannot afford to have. Desperate to find a way to care for their growing families, they search for any means of earning money. A scientist named Anthony Lawrence approaches them with an offer any sane parent would decline in a heartbeat: their unborn children for a large sum of money in their bank account every year starting as soon as they sign on the dotted line. But these parents are on the brink of madness induced by lack of money and this kind of annual fund is too good to pass up...

Present Day...

Seven junior students attending Mountain Valley High School are called into the office on a bland Tuesday morning. What they don't know is that this day will change their lives forever.

Waiting for them is Dr. Anthony Lawrence who tells the teens that he knows about the powers that they have tried to keep secret. He asks them to come to his lab where he can help them strengthen their powers and become super heroes for their town. Beyond excited at the prospect of heroism, the teens immediately agree.

Their parents, who have had no contact with Lawrence since he first injected them with a strange glowing serum, were hopeful to never have to face the consequences of their rash decision all those years ago, but now they must face their children travelling to Lawrence's lab almost every day, pretending not to know that something strange is going on there.

While the teens are being trained to fight villains and begin catching criminals, they have no idea that Lawrence is planning to use them for his own purposes. Some of them want out of this hero deal, but Lawrence won't let them leave and he's willing to do anything to make them stay...

The Future...

Uncertain...

Characters




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Full Name: Rose Marguerite Lancaster

Nickname(s): Rosie

Age: 16

Gender: female

Power: Rose is a shapeshifter with the power to change either just one part of her body (such as changing eye color or hair length) or completely transform herself into another shape (anything from an animal to an object). However, her newness to the power has caused lots of issues with controlling it. When envisioning what she wants to change, it often doesn't come out like she wants. She also has some issues with controlling her appearance when she's emotional such as eyes turning blue when upset or her nails turning into claws when she's angry. The hardest thing about her power is that it isn't instantaneous. Not only does she have to really concentrate or be really emotional in order to successfully transform at all, it is also mostly a slow and sometimes painful process. As she practices, it becomes faster and easier but always as exhausting and physically tolling on her muscles. She spends most of her days with muscle pains and soreness, especially the more she uses it.

Personality: At school, Rose is mostly just known as the pretty blond girl who often answers questions wrong when called on in class and stares blankly with a slightly agape mouth during most conversations. On the inside, though, Rose is actually fairly book smart and rather more naive than her wardrobe would suggest. She hates small talk, feeling too awkward to stumble through a simple conversation, so she chooses to ignore it. She doesn't want to draw attention towards herself by being the smart pretty girl and instead just fills in her role as the dumb blond in order to blend in with the social order. In actuality, she is a cunning introvert who prefers the company of a pile of books to a group of people. Along with her mask of stupidity, she also tends to cover up her emotions, though they tend to leak out then explode at the worst of times. Her true spitfire nature shines through when pushed over the edge and the side of her that shines through is guaranteed to shock anyone watching.

History: Rose's parents were not poorly off when they got pregnant, both coming from middle class families. However, after finding out they were having twins and then both of them losing their jobs, the due date for their babies seemed to be coming in too fast. Pushed into panic that they would not be able to afford the hospital fees let along food, clothing, and diapers for their children, they were very quick in taking up Lawrence's offer. Not long after Rose and her twin brother, Ronan, were born, their father found a job that paid even better than the last. Once the siblings started day care, their mother also found a well-paying job. Many years and a couple promotions later, the Lancasters don't have any issues with money. All of Lawrence's money has been going straight into a college fund for the twins where their mother and father can try to forget about the money. Attempting to make up for their misjudgment all those years ago, Rose is often showered with gifts and never has to ask for something twice. While this could make a little girl into a spoiled brat, Rose got used to it pretty fast and, while she does sometimes use it to her advantage, she doesn't indulge her whims too often. In middle school, Rose was awkward and skinny with blemished skin and braces, so her role as the A+ student fit her well, but the summer between 8th and 9th grade, Rose lost her braces, her pimples, and her bony stature. All of a sudden, she was turning heads in a way she never could before, and the stares of shock and amusement when she answered a question right in Algebra that first day were something she'd never experienced before. She found out quickly that people didn't take well to her acting outside of the role that her appearance handed to her, and after only a week or two of bullying words, Rose went on a shopping trip with her mother and changed not only her wardrobe but her personality as well. Since then, she's grown into her new role well but still struggles to hide her true nature every day.

Appearance:http://sabrinacichy.deviantart.com/art/pure-III-319579759



Full Name: Ronan Fabien Lancaster

Nicknames: Ro

Age: 16

Gender: male

Power: Ronan can produce a forcefield that can be used in several different ways. It can create a shield against most forces, both physical and supernatural, that can be a sort of wall. At first, he can only produce on to protect himself and those behind him, but he will learn to project it to block anyone anywhere within sight. He can also use it as a sort of wave of pressure that can push away almost anything. This is often brought on by emotion, forcing someone he doesn't want to talk to anymore to slid back several feet away from him, but as he gain control, he can use it as a sort of rough telekineses. While he can't actually control objects with his mind, he can use his forcefield to push things with the same strength but with the lack of precision that real telekineses provides. Using his power tends to take a toll on Ronan, making him feel fatigued after using it for too long. Although throwing around one or two forcefields is easy, each one takes a little more of his strength until he can't stand up or even stay conscious. His emotions also really control his forcefield; he can't use it against someone that he trusts and he often physically pushes away with his power when he's pushing them away emotionally.

Personality: Ronan comes off as super cold-hearted and out-for-no-one-but-himself person. He does not have much of a filter between his mind and his mouth, blurting out every rude and insulting thought that passes through his brain. He is a very logical thinker and tries very hard to act in the most impersonal but effective way that he can. Unfortunately, he is not a natural logical action-taker, and he feels for anyone that gets hurt because of his decisions so he tries very hard not to acknowledge them (or at least their pain). He deals with a lot of rash impulses that he struggles to keep under control and therefore appears to others to be indecisive and two-faced, saying one thing then doing another, leaning towards one decision than doing the complete opposite. It can be rather confusing to anyone who doesn't understand him, but if someone really paid attention, they would see him being clearly torn between what is logically best and what his instincts (and emotions) tell him is best.

History: Ronan, much like his twin sister, had a rough time with puberty in middle school, both being extremely scrawny with a mouth full of braces and a face full of zits. Unlike his quiet bookworm sister who blended into the background, Ronan always had a knack for standing out and wanting to be noticed. Unfortunately, his attempts at being the star player in any sport (and he tried nearly all of them) failed every time. His competitive nature, while seemingly good for sports, turned out to put him against the teammates he should get along with or get too worked up about losing any events that his father finally cut him off from individual sports like track. He dabbled in music but struggled without the natural talent and gave up on first guitar then drums then, finally, piano. During this time, he also tried the punk look, but with his large round glasses and golden blonde hair, no one took him seriously. During all his searching for an identity, Ronan dealt with a lot of bullying from larger and tougher boys, not having a lot of friends throughout his middle school and early high school years. Even when he tried to fill in the smart kid role (which he also failed at), the bullying never seemed to stop. The summer after his freshman year, Ronan finally hit the growth spurt that evened out his gangly limbs and filled in his skinny form. Though still lean, Ronan now had a height that deterred most of the bullying he had been suffering through for years. He found a love of running (turning down a spot on the track team mostly out of spite) and piano (though he still mostly sucked at it). With the confidence boost from the lack of bullying, Ronan had a few peaceful months as a loner until his parents discovered his smoking habit. They immediately stopped just handing him out money when he asked, and Ronan felt desperate to get his hands on another pack. When he saw the opportunity to rob a scrawny little freshman, a kid just a year younger than himself, of his lunch money, just as cliche as when he had had it done to him, he couldn't pass it up. This was just the start of a problem that would grow throughout the next year until he was well-known for being the dangerous, possibly violent bad boy. Though most of the most infamous rumors are false, Ronan doesn't exactly have a squeaky clean background. However, he's not nearly as scary as his scowl would have you believe.

Appearance: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Jamie-II-134179677




Full Name: Andrew Robert Deveroux

Nickname: none

Age: 16

Gender: male

Power: Andrew has a super strength that allows him to do the obvious things like lifting extremely heavy objects and throwing said objects across long distances. Some other advantages that this power give him include being rock solid, nearly unmovable and insensitive to small pains or less sensitive to large pains. He is less likely to be injured because of his strengthened skin and muscles, but that does not at all make him invincible. While his power doesn't seem to have any draw backs like draining of energy or extreme concentration, he does sometimes struggle to do anything with a delicate touch and can get frustrated when a gentle hand is needed.

Personality: Andrew is the boy who can do no wrong, whether he's out on the field or inside the classroom. He has a remarkable knack for acing school while also balancing his responsibilities in student council (where he is rumored to be the next president) and on the lacrosse team (where he is practically guaranteed captain next year). With all of his activities, Andrew has trained himself to be extremely detail-orientated and organized. His entire day is written out in his planner before he does anything. He can be a bit stubborn about sticking to the plan, but with an etiquette teacher as a mother, he is always the gentlemen when it comes to a disagreement. What Andrew lacks most in his life is passion. He tends to do exactly what his parents ask of him, feeling a responsibility to make them proud since they saved him from a life of foster homes, but he's lost a lot of who he is. He has no idea what he wants to do with his life and this fact barrels down on him at the worst of times, breaking through his calm demeanor to reveal a lost little boy who feels empty inside.

History: Andrew's biological parents were young when he was born and neither of their families gave very much support to the young couple. His mother dropped out of high school, which made finding a decent job nearly impossible, and his father, a freshman in college, dropped out after his parents refused to help finance him anymore. They were desperate for a miracle, so when Lawrence offered them the money that would help them survive on their own, they didn't even hesitate to say yes. Unfortunately, the couple relied heavily on the pay days from the doctor and never bothered to return to school or to get better jobs. After only a few months with baby Andrew, they decided a baby was too expensive and faked an abuse call in order to get Child Services to step in and take the infant away. Andrew was sentenced to a life in foster care until good luck finally befell the poor child. A worker at Child Services had a friend looking into adoption and was able to arrange Andrew's adoption into the Deveroux family. Andrew couldn't have asked for a better family; they were wealthy and well-respected and, most of all, loving. As Andrew grew up, he saw his older cousins going to elite graduate schools or heading off to LA or drafting into sports teams, so he felt a natural ambition to be like them, to prove that he fit in with the family even if he wasn't born into it.

Appearance: http://mwis.modelwire.com/webCS/frc/IMG/d8d6d352-7274-4fc6-bca3-c326d07037c6/F75CA011-B416-4E7C-BEBF-EC8D7152C96E_LG.JPG



Full Name: Seosaimhthin ("So sa vhin") Aodhon ("Ee on") Flynn

Preferred Name: Sosie

Age: 16

Gender: female

Role: Normal Student

Power: Simply put, she is an empath. She can feel the emotions of others as if they were her own, which results in strange mood swings depending on who she is in a room with. Although she can't exactly read minds, she can sense how actions affect a person's mood which is close enough. As her powers strengthen, she learns she can also slightly influence a person's decision. Although she can't control them, she can sort of communicate through her mind and bring out a certain emotion in them. Using her power often gives her a headache, though, and she tries to block out other people's emotions as much as she can.

Personality: Sosie is the definition of a sweetheart. She never seems to have a bad thing to say about anyone and it takes quite a lot to get her angry or even annoyed. She is patient and kind, but she is also very shy and will only speak to a stranger if they approach her first. She is not the bravest soul and tends to freeze up when scared. She enjoys time by herself to read and write and sketch and sing and compose. She is a very creative spirit who enjoys all sorts of art and is rather talented at almost anything she tries such as drawing and playing instruments and writing poetry but she shines above the rest when it comes to painting. However, she keeps most of her talent to herself to avoid the attention it draws to her, often using the pen name "Sarah Jane" on anything she creates.

History: Sosie's parents, high school sweethearts and the perfect football captain/head cheerleader couple, always focused more on athletics than anything else when it came to their children. Sosie's four older brothers had no problem fitting in to this mind set as Cian excelled at baseball and Jarlath dominated the swim team and Phelan rose above the rest of the soccer players and Seamus followed his father's footsteps in football. Always in the shadow of her brothers' glory, Sosie never even tried to compete. As a child, she was always too distracted by the grass on the field to pay attention to the game and she was never dedicated to ballet or gymnastics enough to continue after middle school. In high school, she spends most of her time in the art room since she doesn't have much of a studio at home. While her parents don't discourage her from doing what she loves, they just don't understand their daughter's passion enough to know how to give her the proper support. Sosie doesn't seem to mind, though, preferring her parents to gush over her brothers (all now in college) then to dote over her latest masterpiece. However, Sosie doesn't fully realize that the main reason her parents act so odd around her is because of Lawrence's offer. They never planned on having a fifth child and, with money strained already, didn't think they could afford it. Now, her parents often wander if it is their fault she doesn't fit in with the rest of the family and cannot handle their guilt enough to truly embrace her uniqueness

Appearance: http://malvina-frolova.deviantart.com/art/Russian-beauty-178670008

Other: If you couldn't tell by her name, her parents are originally from Ireland and she often uses Irish slang in her speech. She also speaks with a slight Irish accent where all her th's are pronounced as t's.