Class One : Dodge the Bullet

[Lunari Awren]

((Reminder guys, Artemis IS a teacher, and because of the extreme stat differences, you ARE subject to auto-hits.))

[Artemis Chekov]

What a wonderful boy. The little smart ass gave her just what she needed. The smell of booze poured off her clothes, she was being nice today.

She was always nice when drunk. And these little monsters thought she was scary. How unfair, she hadn't even killed anyone yet.

Little darlings hadn't even seen her somber yet.


That was when the monster inside came out to play with the dear little kitties.

"He's half delirious Artemis, you could have given him a little more warning."

Aw, how sweet. Brave strong Jeremiah. The hero, the knight in shining armor...he was such a pretty boy too. It would sadden her if she had to wreck those good looks. Crimson eyes noticed the princess hiding behind the big strong boy. What a weakling, so insecure with her own abilities that she had to hide behind a male for protection.

Girl's like her made Artemis sick. The simpering bimbo's who needed someone with dangling parts to take care of them. Girls like her needed to be slapped and given a spine.

" Now kitten, " Artemis cooed while patting his cheek with her pale hand, " what fun would that be?"

Flipping the purple back out of her eyes, the woman turned on her heel to look everyone of them in the eyes. Minus Lunari and Matrim of course. They were asleep.


"What kinda game you got in mind, Artemis? One that ends up with us being in pain, no doubt."

Jeremiah already knew her so well, always predicting her to do the unpredictable. The insane.


The violent.


"Well kitten, you've all heard of dodge ball correct?" Looking at the sallow faced nods among the students Artemis moved on. "I've come up with a game some what simliar...but with different rules."


" Dodge Ball gets turned into Dodge Bullet. Plain and simple, I have a gun. You don't. You get shot, you fail. Dodge the bullets and survive and you just may live long enough to pass this class."

Black glossed lips turned up into a smile. Artemis let her words sink in. The shock and fear on her student's faces was exhilarating.

Artemis loved every second.

Black fingernails moved and cocked the shotgun in her hands. Scaring many of the students with the loud sound.

" One."




" Two."



She let them run then. She was going to start firing at the count of three. Artemis hoped to god they used their Qi's to help them get away...or fight.


She was aching for a good challenge.

[sephora]

Jeremy walked away from her and scooped up Matrim, putting him gently against the wall. He then spoke to Ms. Chekov, and Sephora looked around the room, assessing the situation. Her father had never allowed her to learn to fight, for he had decided if she could grow things from nothing AND fight well, it would highten her chances of being kidnapped and used against him.

Sharp hazel eyes scanned the room, searching in vain for a crack in the floor, or perhaps a potted plant. There was nothing, of course, for the room was state of the art and was not about the crumble. Her Qi was useless unless the girl could either get her hands in some dirt or if there was a root or perhaps a seedling in the ground below the building, but close enough to hear her calling.

Looking up, she felt the teacher's cold gaze on her. Ms. Chekov was looking at her as Jeremy took care of Matrim, and it was a cold, judging stare. Sephora knew then that she would not be lacking bruises by the end of the class.

"Worse comes to worse, you stay behind me, ill take those hits for you." This was said by Jeremy, who had come back to stand in front of her. His voice had lacked any sign of emotion, as if this was business as usual. It was the tone of voice that many of her bodyguards used, except for those who had been with her for a long while.

Though she didn't really like cowering behind him, the girl had no other good choices. She had spent her entire life hiding behind huge men, and she was good at sticking close to them. It was then that Sephora made a decision; she had to learn to fight.

"What kinda game you got in mind, Artemis? One that ends up with us being in pain, no doubt." This from Jeremy again. Ms. Chekov's response? Dodge the bullet. Sephora's blood chilled a bit, but not quite to ice. While she was petrified of the idea that this woman would be shooting at her, especially after that stare, she had dodged bullets many times in her life and was confident that she could last at least ten minutes without anyone to hide behind. Throwing Jeremy into the mix, who could say? Of course the girl knew she would get shot, but it was a matter of how long it would take. She may not be a strong girl, but Sephora was quick and agile.

Sephora snapped back into reality when she heard the count. It was time to move.

[Lunari Awren]

"...mmf."

...
...

"...Meh...?"

Lunari had slowly been trying to regain her footing after getting...what? Stung? Punched? Oh to hell, what had happened? The opened her eyes just a little bit...but there was nothing but a blur, feeling behind her, she could feel the shattered cybernetic MAC glasses. And then, just to confirm, she felt the nice welt on her head. Yup, she'd been shot.

Artemis.

Her first Qi, The Eye's of Luna kicked in, granting her vision back, along with other useful visions. Sitting up, she kept rubbing her forehead, still sore from the sting of the .50 shell. Artemis had really crossed the line this time. There would be no mercy.

In her anger, her hands started to glow purple, and her Scythe appeared in those hands, sharpened, ready for battle.

"Artemis Natasha Chekov!" Using a full name was one way to display anger, and the little girl usually did it pretty well. taking off her beret, she picked herself up, dashed at the wall, kicking off once, then rushed the Chekov woman, fully intending to cause damage to pay for the insult.

[Jeremiah Sykes]

Jeremy rolled his eyes when Artemis stated the game they would be playing. Jeremy had never failed a class in his life, and if getting shot into unconsciousness was going to help him pass the stupid class, he would gladly accept it. A little pain for an A? Easy. The hard part would be trying to defend himself, while trying to defend the girl who was cowering behind him as Artemis stated what she wanted and intended to have out of the game. Jeremy turned around.

"Heres how this is going to go. I'm going to pick you up, and your going to wrap your arms around my neck and your legs around my waist. Ill carry us both. Either that, or you can fend for yourself, since i intend on taking as little damage as possible. While this isn't exactly how id like to be spending my afternoon, its going to be an easy A."

He looked over and grinned as lunari attacked Artemis. That should be interesting. He couldn't wait to see the outcome of that fight. Artemis pointed the gun around the room, and began counting.

"We ain't got much time. Whats it going to be. Stick with me or fend for yourself?"

[Matrim Aldon]

(This is a running joke so don't worry about me staying here more then this post)

The teacher had been standing there for a few moments but stayed behind the wall. He wanted to see how different this PE class would turn out like the first time he went to PE at 253, he remembered that, Kyr the Principle had black balled him enough to cough up blood, but it didn't help that at that time he also had a punctured spleen and 4 broken ribs.

All he saw was half a dozen black orbs fall from the ceiling and hit Lunari and then Artemis dropped down and bone chained min-me. Then he looked at the ground and along with those black rubber balls he assumed they were. Was a pair of broken glasses.

Lunari had given a blood raged howl and rushed at Artemis once she touched ground. He had seen the teacher at orientation Artemis had no soul, no emotion, no nothing, she was a sadistic bitch and she probably would agree with that comment but add more onto it.

He decided he would rush in and save Lunari the trouble, he couldn't tell who would win but he wouldn't let Lunari use anger and fury to overshadow her reason and logic. So he tossed in small cylinder he had made before the classes had started a few weeks ago, it wasn't much, once the pin was pulled it would mix the solidified CO₂ and water to create smoke, something any trained monkey could do but he needed to kill time.

Once the smoke started to rise he pulled out a small spike, a railroad spike to be exact. Only it wasn't made of Iron but Reinforced Titanium alloy, decent stuff but not even close to as strong as the walls of the AI core were. He then rushed in and grabbed Lunari by the back of her shirt and hoisted her up above the ground so her feet could not touch base. He gave a soft voice so only she could hear. "This is not the time or the place but I will Kelly Ripa you in a moment." he said and as the smoke started to peak he ran back to the wall and stabbed the spike through her shirt and punched it with his hands, they also were high grade metals but he forgot which type they were now, he had had so many replacements when he was growing it was hard to keep track anymore.

He then took out another spike and started pounding away at the cement walls the words: Cock Blocked. Above her and turned to see the smoke start dying down and then ran out of the room laughing. "Well that was a fun peek at Gym class. Oh and Lunari, Kelly Ripa!" he added as he walked out the door and down the hall.

(Hope you had as much fun reading it as I did typing it =D)

[Lunari Awren]

A howl came with a lunge of epic distances at Artemis, scythe held high. Her eyes were trained on her head. She would have blood for the shot to her own, and for destroying her hard work. Taking a deep breath, she was about to finalize the position of her swing when suddenly, she stopped in midair, stopped by an unknown force, and once again, she was hanging in air, flailing her scythe and her feet wildly, wondering what had happened.

"Lemme go!" She yelled, angered. A smoke was rising around her, and unknowingly, MTV had come in the cover, and yoinked her, hoisting her to her current position. "This is not the time or the place but I will Kelly Ripa you in a moment."

"When I get a hold of her...!" The little girl was about to rip someones throat out. She prefered it be that guntoting, bonebiting terror of a teacher. Yes, Ms. Chekov. Before she could do anything about it, she was abruptly hammered in by the shirt to the wall, and now hanging out to dry, was flailing even more. "I'm going to get down from here, and when I do! Ooooo. BAM!" At about this moment, Solaris, watching the ordeal phase shifted into the room, intangable, but in control of the electronics systems.

"Artemis, can you ever be nice to someone for once?" He asked, shaking his head, inspecting the lump on Lunari's head. "I swear, I really don't like seeing teachers injured like this, especially my own little sister. Don't do it again." He reached behind her, and touched the small plate on the back of her neck, the nanite core. And with that, they were both deconstructed, and phased back to the AI core.

[sephora]

"Heres how this is going to go. I'm going to pick you up, and your going to wrap your arms around my neck and your legs around my waist. Ill carry us both. Either that, or you can fend for yourself, since i intend on taking as little damage as possible. While this isn't exactly how id like to be spending my afternoon, its going to be an easy A."

Sephora's delicate brow knit together. She was unsure of the proper choice to make. Having spent all her life protected by bodyguards, she would have no problem attaching herself to this boy and leaving her protection in his hands. On the other hand, she really didn't know Jeremy that well, and he could be wanting to use her as a human shield, giving her all the damage while taking none himself. No, Sephora scratched that, he didn't seem the type.

On the other hand was the fact that Sephora knew she had to start protecting herself at some point. She had no bodyguards here and needed to learn how to not only use her Qi in a defensive manner, but she had to learn how to fight and take care of herself.

The choice was made, she would take care of herself and if it seemed to fail, she would find Jeremy. After all, Sephora had been in enough near-death situations to know how to trail after a large man without being noticed. She placed a hand on his forearm, she was a touchy talker, "I do appreciate your offer, Jeremy, but I need to learn how to take care of myself, and what better time to start than the present?" She grinned up at him, "If I seem to do a poor job at it, though, I may take you up on the offer."

Suddenly distracted by the voices that had interupted the countdown to death, Sephora saw Mr. Aldon standing with Lunari, shouting at Ms. Chekov. The girl wasn't sure that shouting at her would make the class any easier for the students, and she wished he would stop.

[Artemis Chekov]

Silly little kiddies. As she counted down they had scattered, thinking that weighed down with weapons as she was she wouldn't be able to catch up. How wrong were they.

Granted the issue with Lunari was a mild annoyance. But not one worth noticing. Bugs like her were too close to the ground for Artemis to take notice.

A pink tongue darted out to lick the black gloss on her lips. Artemis switched to her sniper once more. Might as well take down the fast ones first.

Without using her scope to guide her, she picked out a speedy little bastard heading for the door.

She popped him right on the back of the neck.

Let them run and hide, the big bad wolf would find them all.

" Miss Lucy had some leeches, the leeches liked to suck.."

She began to sing a twisted version of a child's song, she was enjoying her time today. Snagging a pistol from her hip she turned her head to look at the big brawny Jeremiah.

" And when they drank up all her blood, she didn't give a fuck."

A grim smile wickedly acknowledged the boy. A smile he had seen once before.

" Here kitty kitty kitty..."

[Jeremiah Sykes]

Jeremy gave a nod after the girl had made her decision. It wasnt the wisest choice in his opinion, but then again it was hers to make. Afterward, jeremy would turn to Artemis, who at that moment was pointing a gun directly at him. Jeremy, who wasnt one to flaunt what he had, decided he had played the gentle giant long enough. He cracked his neck, then lifted up his massive arms, bringing them down with a roar. They crashed into the pavement with all his strength, sending large cracks through the ground and creating a large circle of cement. He punched hard on both sides of it, then stuck his hands underneath the large, seven foot piece of pure concrete. He lifted it out of the ground, his muscles flexing to theyre extreme as he tore it away from the metal that held it to the ground. He set it on his side, blocking him from Artemis' view.

Grabbing hold of the metal netting, he lifted up and set the piece of cement on flat ground. He would use that position and hold to rotate it, keeping him protected and making sure none of her bullets could hit him. He turned back to the girl who had declined his help.

"Sure you wouldnt rather stay?" he said with a grin.

This should be fun.

[sephora]

Sephora's eyes widened as the boy in front of her ripped up the floor. The huge hunk of cement and metal became a monstrous wall. Hopping into the hole he had created, the girl's feet came in contact with dirt. Excellent.

"Sure you wouldnt rather stay?" The Armenian girl laughed. "Maybe I will, after all." She said with a soft chuckle. Poking her finger into the dirt, magroves began to rise around their feet. The thick bushes would be a second defense, ensnaring any who leapt over the massive cement wall.

[Artemis Chekov]

Artemis pouted at the large cement wall. It was a tiny annoyance..she just wished little Jerry had come up with something better then a wall.


Walls were easily knocked down.

So very easily.


A thrill of excitement danced down her spine, walls were no fun to shoot through..though she could. But scaring them...scarying them with her Qi would be so much more delicious.

Long thick bones erupted from her knuckles in powerful Wolverine type way. This pretty kitty was going to use that wall as a scratching post.

Then she pounced, deep bones penetrating the rock like unconsentual intercourse. With a twisted smile she cackled and tore in the cement...ripping it away to reveal teenage faces.

Soon to be scarred faces.


" I found yooooooooou.." Artemis purred, red eyes blazing.

[Jeremiah Sykes]

Jeremy smiled as the girl jumped into the hole, but then quickly turned his attention to the woman who began to ferally tear at the cement wall he had thrown up for defence. He planted a boot hard into the cement, sending it careening toward artemis as she tore apart his wall. After he did so, he ripped up another chunk the size of a basketball, and would continue ripping them up and throwing them as hard as possible at the teacher.

He looked down at the girl in the hole.

"You got any ideas?" He asked, throwing the blocks of cement like they were as light as a feather.

[sephora]

The mangroves stopped growing as Ms. Chekov tore through the wall. Looking up at the boy, she was at a loss as for what to do.

"Move back!" She shouted at Jeremy.

Toes digging farther into the ground, thick oak trees tore through the gym floor, thickly side by side. Right behind the trees sprouted many cactii with thorns longer than a finger. She hoped it would hold their demon teacher at bay.

[Artemis Chekov]

Artemis cackled again. Her bones glistened with a sinister red liquid from her own body. She took this chance to slap a kid running away with one of her claws. It neatly scored his flesh. Lacerations appeared popped into existence on his pale white skin.

" Failed." Arty sniggered as she walked on to the grove of foliage ahead of her.

" Here kitty kitty kitty."


The bones lashed out and cut a tree down. The sharp bite of a cactus scored her flesh. She paid no mind. This teacher enjoyed pain. Relished in it.

Artemis let out a whoop as she spotted the little girl. " You're next." she called out from the thicket.


"Little Sephora."