08-22-2025, 09:40 PM
CF - Get Schooled<br><br><hr><br><br>Night fell upon the school and the inhabitants were nestled in the comforts of their rooms. Some stayed up to chat with each other. Others wanted to get ahead of schedule and work on tomorrow's assignments. The majority of the students were fast asleep, but then there were a select few who weren't. Sleep didn't come easy to Shard. Not when there were a million and one things racing through it. It was common for her as she was constantly on guard-- back in her timeline that is. Unlike now, threats loomed around every corner. She belonged to a future that was filled with darkness, uncertainty, and pain for Mutants of all kinds. She fought to protect them, protect her family, and protect herself. With that, sleep was often a luxury she couldn't afford. But what about now? This timeline brought peace that was easily attainable. After all, she was completing side work as an art teacher. Fighting and defenses were at a minimum in comparison. She had free time to have a life she only dreamed of. <br><br>But why did she still feel uneasy?<br><br>The woman frowned as she sat precariously out of her window. Half of her was inside while the other hung out in the darkness. Her gaze was upwards towards the moonless sky. The stars, faint as they were, twinkled against the black expanse of the world above. She closed her eyes. Tiredness overcame but sleep wouldn't. Willing herself relief didn't work. It rarely did. Instead she listened to the night's sounds and found herself relaxing in that way.<br><br>Yet, a sound alerted her senses. It was unnatural. Mechanisms and the whirling of metal hit her ears and her eyes flashed wide open. Her senses were telling her that something wasn't right, and rarely were they ever wrong. Slipping on her gear, she leaped out of her window--thankfully it wasn't the drop wasn't too far down-- and landed onto the cold ground. She remained still in place as she landed, feeling the air tingle with electricity and something else. Then she heard it. The clanking of machines over on the clearing. And with that, she took off.<br><br>Shard arrived to eye Logan, James, and Laura engage in combat with what she assumed were the Prowlers that were discussed a time ago. She had yet to encounter one until now, but she was more than ready to get acquainted with them. She aimed her gun at one of them heading towards the wall and pulled the trigger to release a series of bullets towards its head. With precise aim, it connected and fell to the ground. Shard expected it to stay down but it staggered back into a standing position. Was her ammo not strong enough for it?<br><br>Nearby, though, a sight caught her eye. She turned to see a Sentinel looming in the distance. Eyes growing large, she was shocked to see that they were present in this timeline. Analyzing it, she learned it looked a bit different from the ones she's exposed to. Hopefully that difference meant it was easier to take down. <br><br> <!-- |start_xforce| --><span class="xforce">"Have any of you taken one of these down before?"</span><!-- |end_xforce| --> she asked the small group and flexed her neck. It would be a helluva lot better to know if anyone had prior experience to this older model to take it down faster. If not, she was in for a long night she supposed. She then turned to Laura and nodded. <!-- |start_xforce| --><span class="xforce">"From what I can tell, this is."</span><!-- |end_xforce| --> Shard had left one part of the school to arrive here where the threat was present. She pressed a button to her ear and spoke. <br><br> <!-- |start_xforce| --><span class="xforce">"Shard here. We have a situation on the east field. We need backup,"</span><!-- |end_xforce| --> she spoke. Her eyes, though scanning the rest of the Prowlers, never left the Sentinel above. She was ready to take this down just like the one in her timeline.<br><br>