Entering the Twilight Zone
Revenge of the Geek Gal
chapter 6
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
A whole month had passed since the explosion at the McCoy residence. The incident was all over the news and pretty much the talk of the town. Multiple people sent the four victims their best wishes and prayed for them to make a speedy recovery. Surprisingly enough they all would, but they would never be the same again.
The unstable cores had changed them, granting them all unique abilities upon awakening. Edna found she could increase and decrease her size at will, Ruthie could grow or shrink anything in her line of sight, Ralph could inflate or deflate any part of his own body, and Laura could absorb height or mass from others and transfer it to herself or someone else via skin-on-skin contact. In a way they'd all become like the Fantastic Four.
They managed to keep these special new powers of theirs hidden from the hospital staff and managed to make very speedy recoveries all around. Edna was surprised by all of this and even more so by all the letters and apologies she received from everyone at school or in town. She honestly hadn't expected anyone to care if she lived or died and it left her feeling more than a little conflicted.
All four eventually left the hospital with their new abilities at their fingertips and began to experiment and hone their new powers. They actually managed to get a handle on them fairly quickly and could do things no one else could.
Laura used her abilities to help those in need. She took size from all the jerks, creeps, and weirdos, and gave it to the more deserving and needy. In essence she became a masked vigilante. Ralph joined his mother in her crusade against crime and became her masked sidekick. Ruthie just kind of did whatever she wanted away from prying eyes. Edna was still at a loss. She had power now and there was only one person she wanted to use it on.
When she finally returned to school it was as if she'd entered the twilight zone. People didn't laugh at her or mock her to her face. They greeted her, apologized, and even offered to carry her books. The teachers that normally hated her guts left her be or cut her some slack. Even her bullies left her be. Although Trish and Aoi gave her a rock with googly eyes and muttered an apology before storming off. That was really unexpected.
Another thing that threw her for a loop was Heather. The evil bitch that tortured her to no end had become something of an outcast. A quiet and reserved girl who people either avoided or looked at with distain. Aside from Patsy her whole entourage had abandoned her to the wolves and now she kept to herself.
It was strange. In way she'd gotten her revenge without really doing anything, but she felt no satisfaction from it. If anything, she felt almost cheated. She didn't break Heather "Freaking" Miles, the student body with cruel and well-earned indifference. It made her wonder what exactly happened to the blonde while she was asleep.
She was like a completely different person all together. Her once flowing blond hair was now cut short in a bob-style, she wore glasses now, her expensive dresses were replaced with a white turtleneck and black skirt with Chuck Taylor sneakers. What the hell?! Who was this person and what had they done with Heather Miles. Who was this tall mouse of a girl?
Enda followed her down the hall to her locker where she took cover behind a trash can. From her position she noticed the blonde's once cute locker had been defaced with writing of some sort and was dented as well. She struggled to get it open and dumped her junk inside before meeting up with Patsy, who was also getting nasty sneers.
Patsy had also changed, going for more of a goth aesthetic. Her long hair was died black and held in a ponytail, she had dark eyeshadow and black lipstick, her nails were painted black too. She wore a black t-shirt with an 8-bit skull design and a black skirt with fishnet stockings and black studded boots. Was this really Patsy Smith?
Both of them walked off leaving Edna more than a little confused. Was she in some bizarre alternate universe? What in the actual fuck was going on here?
The unstable cores had changed them, granting them all unique abilities upon awakening. Edna found she could increase and decrease her size at will, Ruthie could grow or shrink anything in her line of sight, Ralph could inflate or deflate any part of his own body, and Laura could absorb height or mass from others and transfer it to herself or someone else via skin-on-skin contact. In a way they'd all become like the Fantastic Four.
They managed to keep these special new powers of theirs hidden from the hospital staff and managed to make very speedy recoveries all around. Edna was surprised by all of this and even more so by all the letters and apologies she received from everyone at school or in town. She honestly hadn't expected anyone to care if she lived or died and it left her feeling more than a little conflicted.
All four eventually left the hospital with their new abilities at their fingertips and began to experiment and hone their new powers. They actually managed to get a handle on them fairly quickly and could do things no one else could.
Laura used her abilities to help those in need. She took size from all the jerks, creeps, and weirdos, and gave it to the more deserving and needy. In essence she became a masked vigilante. Ralph joined his mother in her crusade against crime and became her masked sidekick. Ruthie just kind of did whatever she wanted away from prying eyes. Edna was still at a loss. She had power now and there was only one person she wanted to use it on.
When she finally returned to school it was as if she'd entered the twilight zone. People didn't laugh at her or mock her to her face. They greeted her, apologized, and even offered to carry her books. The teachers that normally hated her guts left her be or cut her some slack. Even her bullies left her be. Although Trish and Aoi gave her a rock with googly eyes and muttered an apology before storming off. That was really unexpected.
Another thing that threw her for a loop was Heather. The evil bitch that tortured her to no end had become something of an outcast. A quiet and reserved girl who people either avoided or looked at with distain. Aside from Patsy her whole entourage had abandoned her to the wolves and now she kept to herself.
It was strange. In way she'd gotten her revenge without really doing anything, but she felt no satisfaction from it. If anything, she felt almost cheated. She didn't break Heather "Freaking" Miles, the student body with cruel and well-earned indifference. It made her wonder what exactly happened to the blonde while she was asleep.
She was like a completely different person all together. Her once flowing blond hair was now cut short in a bob-style, she wore glasses now, her expensive dresses were replaced with a white turtleneck and black skirt with Chuck Taylor sneakers. What the hell?! Who was this person and what had they done with Heather Miles. Who was this tall mouse of a girl?
Enda followed her down the hall to her locker where she took cover behind a trash can. From her position she noticed the blonde's once cute locker had been defaced with writing of some sort and was dented as well. She struggled to get it open and dumped her junk inside before meeting up with Patsy, who was also getting nasty sneers.
Patsy had also changed, going for more of a goth aesthetic. Her long hair was died black and held in a ponytail, she had dark eyeshadow and black lipstick, her nails were painted black too. She wore a black t-shirt with an 8-bit skull design and a black skirt with fishnet stockings and black studded boots. Was this really Patsy Smith?
Both of them walked off leaving Edna more than a little confused. Was she in some bizarre alternate universe? What in the actual fuck was going on here?
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