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Elmira jumped and instinctively moved herself behind the nearest super powered adult. The noise had startled her, but the cursing coming from the room down the hall calmed her down a bit. She peered out from behind Ice Dragon and stared down the open hallway.

She was...as always...curious. But she wasn't about to get herself into something with heaven knows who or what in this world. She didn't have Sandra, CC, or anyone of that nature to bail her out if she got herself into trouble.

...but she could get a quick glance at who was in there or what just happened. Concentrating all she could on the room with the noise...she tried to use what power she knew she could use safely and trustfully.

Slowly...the walls of the room began to turn to glass. At least that is what Elmira seen. The room was empty...and then a boy just dropped in from the ceiling. He was...around her age...not too terribly older. He'd landed hard on his tailbone, and was apparently the source of his cursing.
And as usual...the moment she could see what she had wanted, her powers died down and her vision returned to normal.

Elmira hesitated...looked up at the others....then took a deep breath and marched towards the room. He wasn't *that* much older than her...so she shouldn't have to worry about him bullying her or anything. Though...a few of the neighborhood boys were about his age and they were still.... well.... mean. And she was just going to see if he was alright, so the most he should do is snap at her. Yeah... what could go wrong with that. No bloody visions, no ghosts, no monsters, no mythical creatures, no super villains, nothing like that.

Carefully, she opened the door and peered inside. "Hello? Are you okay?"

Elmira stared at him, and blushed a bit now that she had a better view of him. And his bright green eyes.... Her blush deepened just a bit when he asked her where he was. "Heh...your guess is as good as mine. I kind of just "arrived" here myself. Something about being in an alternate reality." she replied.

And what was that stuff he'd said when she walked in? She sure as heck didn't recognize it. Wasn't any language she knew. If it was magic, anyone she knew used english, latin, or that wierd archaic language. Or...pello, but only people from that planet used that language.

"Uh..E-Elmira. Elmira Stirlington." the girl managed to reply, the blush on her face darkening just a tad more. She'd never gotten flowers from a boy before. Heck, she's never had a guy her age act this gentlemanly to her before. And the fact that she knew she was blushing in front of said boy only made her blush more. She never looked that good when she blushed. With her red-orange hair and face full of freckles and pale skin...well the color stood out on her face. And she never though she was very pretty at all to begin with...so this didn't help.

Still, she shook his hand and took the yellow and orange flowers from him. Her favorite colors...

Magical aura? Oh, he must be talking about her powers...

She smiled a little and looked up at him again. "Thank you. It's a pleasure to meet you too. And...my powers aren't all that great yet. I've only just begun learning how to use them, so sometimes they do what I want, other times it's just random."

Elmira's blush deepened some as he looked into her eyes again. He had...*really* green eyes. She held them there for a moment, then shyly let her hazel eyes move down to the side. She wasn't too fond of her eye color either...half brown half green...changed colors sometimes when the light hit them. Suppose insecurity over her appearance was her biggest fault. Didn't help that she had such a high maintenance family...

"That's....actually a rather awkward story." she began. "I got my powers from my grandmother's heirloom after I broke the jewel on it. My type of powers are mental, and it made me....see and hear things. Everyone thought I was going crazy and no one could figure out what was wrong with me until my last psychiatrist. He was a member of the bigger super hero organization, and he recognized that my "problems" were power based rather than what everyone else though. I was taken to a remote place that helps people who suffer because of their powers and teach some how to control their powers. I found out after I was examined by some of the others, and they told me what kind of powers I have. I can see into the past, into someone's specific past, see ghosts and memories lingering in an area, see things that are happening now in different areas...and...well that's all that I'm capable of doing right now. From what I've been told, I'll be able to control and do a lot more once I tap into my powers more. I'm supposed to be really powerful, but right now I'm......less than great I suppose..."

"Really?" Elmira asked, smiling and looking back at him. "I only know of a few sorceresses. I don't know if any of them are very famous or come from a long line. Well...one is with the bigger super hero group, so I assume she's well known. She seems to know of the other ones...so I suppose their known of too. Edel's mentioned the sorcerer as from a long line of magic...though I don't think she's very fond of them..." she said, talking more to herself or thinking out loud.

"Really?"" Elmira asked. "Honestly, it's divided in my world how many people believe in magic or think it's all just tricks and people wanting money." she said. Then she frowned a bit when she though of her parent's views on magic, and her friend, Morgan. "Most people know about super heroes in my world, but there's a lot that happens that is kept pretty secret. Most people get their powers through special stones, like I did. But no one knows that the stones exist unless they're told about them. The "ones in charge" don't want a manhunt for such stones or anything. There's enough trouble tied to them. Super heroes and other creatures are the only ones who really know about magic. Most people just think that they are super heroes or something too." she continued. "I don't know about Sandra or Tony...but Edel has a whole town she created and sells magical items and stuff. I'm not sure how many people actually go to her for magical help, and how many just want a palm reading or novelty decoration..."




/// Yes...I like the idea of Morgan, so she's going to become cannon. Elm's parent's dislike super heroes, Morgans dislike magic. XP ///

Elmira paused and blinked at him. "....hm? The twenty...but, that's right now." she said, then pause a moment in thought. "Are...you from a later time?"