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I step onto the stage with Headmistress Rigga and the Head of this school. What seems to be thousands of students stare back at me, all of different faces. A few strike me oddly familiar. One is a girl wings. The wings I snapped. And a cat. She looks exactly like the talking cat that we imprisoned, but also a little different. Then one girl in the front sits next to a boy. The girl... why does she look so much like Olympia?

"Hello students," the head greets, interrupting my thoughts. "We are here to talk more about the Valedictorian Program that our school is doing with SOCS Training Academy. So without further ado, I'll hand it over to Headmistress Rigga."

Headmistress Rigga talks on and on about the program and how great it is, how tough it is, and all that.

"Alexandria here," she says as she points to me. "Was our top student."

"Who, that pipsqueak?" a voice shouts from the crowd. "If that's who you recruit, then I might as well join the Junior Kyngdom Girl Scouts!"

The crowd laughs.

Headmistress nods to me solemnly.

I walk down the stage calmly after pinpointing the voice. An older boy, sitting on the outside row, with a sheepish grin and idiotic attitude.

He looks me up and down. "What are you gonna do, huh, shrimp? You gonna tell me to buzz off like a little bee?"

Everyone laughs.

I give him my fakest, flashiest smile.

He smirks at me, but is interrupted when I kick him in the stomach, causing him to double over. I grab his shoulder and thrust him towards me, putting him in a head lock.

Everyone gasps and some shout, but I ignore it. Instead, I look directly at Headmistress. Her call.

She inhales sharply, either with pleasure or displeasure, but I can't tell what she is thinking.

She then swipes up her hand, signaling for the boy to live, but I hesitate.

She gives me a look.

I release him, and he drops to the ground, wide-eyed and gasping.

I walk back up the stage and take my place beside Headmistress Rigga, when a teacher comes up to me.

"I'm sorry to bother you," he whispers. "But someone by the name of 'Poe Allen,' wishes to see you."

I look at Headmistress, and she nods.

I walk off the stage and to the office, where Poe Allen sits impatiently in a chair.

"Alexandria," he says, getting up and walking over to me.

I look at him. "Yes?"