There was a reason for why most students had avoided interacting with Gary, much less challenge him to a fight, ever since the day they had seen him fight against Sty. It was simple… they were afraid. The Werewolf had not only managed to defeat the Fly Altered, but he had done so seemingly on accident.
After his family had been threatened, an anger had overcome Gary making him show off far more than he wanted. Many had hoped to not see such a scene anytime soon. Alas, the student who had just been hanging out with Sty were privy to first row seats. What’s more the current spectacle was even worse than the match.
Sty’s mouth was coloured completely red, the white of his eyes were visible since his eyeball had at some point rolled to the back of his head. And yet… the green haired teenager was not showing an ounce of compassion for his fellow student.
“Answer me!” He demanded, holding the Altered by the head. Of course, being passed out, it was impossible for Sty to say anything, and his ‘friends’ were too afraid to move.
‘Gary… I understand that you're worried… I understand why you’re angry at him… but when I see you like this, even I’m scared of you.’ Numba thought to himself as merely watched in silence with the rest.
Because there was no answer from Sty, Gary had gripped his lead again, getting ready to shove him into the staircase for the third time. Midway, pushing his head into the staircase, there was a strong force that held onto both of Gary's arms, and now in front of him one of the supervisors held the unconscious teenager safely in his arms.
“Student Gary Dem, you’re in clear violation of the rules. Stop this act immediately and follow me!” The teacher who had followed the noise shouted at the Werewolf. “Your punishment will be decided by us. As for you, get back to your rooms. There will be no duels for the rest of the day until this matter gets resolved!”
The students quickly dispersed, while one teacher carried Sty and the other dragged Gary along. On their way, he turned around for a brief moment, smiling knowingly at his friend.
‘Don’t tell me… did you do all of this, so they would punish you? Don’t you think your actions are a bit excessive? We aren’t even 100% sure yet that they’re the ones behind all of this.’ Numba worried that his friend’s rash actions could be leading him to something worse.
The Werewolf had done a lot of dangerous and unconventional things in the facility during his short stay, but without a doubt this had to be by far the worst.
“He’s going to get kicked out! He has to! That’s what they did to other students who fought anybody who was in their right to refuse a challenge” One of the students commented on the way to his room.
“Sure, but none of those expelled had been top rankers. I feel like the teachers are far more lenient on them since those guys have proven that they have the necessary talent to advance to the academy.” Another argued against that.
“Still… that meat loving freak didn’t simply hit Sty once or twice. This was a full on assault and battery. I wouldn’t even be surprised if he crippled him for life!”
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Gary followed the adults until they reached the medical bay, where he had been told to wait until someone came to pick him up. The green haired teenager looked around, checking if his missing friends were here as well. It was hard to do, as one teacher had remained to keep watch on him at all times during this period, but sniffing the air he found their scent.
‘Izzy and Ian… they were both taken here. The scent is relatively fresh so they might still be here somewhere. The AFA is nothing like I thought it was. How can even the teachers be involved with something like this?’
Just thinking about it more, and worrying about the two others, was making Gary angrier by the second. Eventually, the teacher received an order to move elsewhere. Following him, the two ended up on the outside.
Behind the facility there was another building and when they entered the inside it looked like another training room. Already waiting inside was none other than the lead supervisor. His arms were folded, and standing next to him, were both Ian and Izzy.
“Gary!” Izzy shouted out, but the lead supervisor held out his hand, stopping her from getting closer. Just then, one of the supervisors entered the room, while the other left. The door was closed behind them and locked in place.
“I hear you have been looking for these two. Well, here they are, you can have them.” The lead supervisor said, giving a nod to the two.
They didn't hesitate and ran over to where Gary was and stood by his side. Izzy even hugged him without prior warning.
“Gary, why are you in here!?” Izzy asked. “Never mind that, this man, and the other teachers are all working with Sty! He has them under a payroll or something. We heard him, and then they kidnapped us and took us to this place!”
She was frantic and speaking too fast for Gary to follow, but luckily he had already guessed as much.
“All three of you have broken several rules, which leaves me with no other choice but to punish you by expelling you from this place!” The supervisor explained calmly.
“You can’t do that!” Ian shouted in protest. “Just because you're working with another student. We’ll tell the other teachers and report this to the others!”
“Are you really threatening us?” The lead supervisor asked, at that moment the one from behind started to move closer to the trio. “I am in charge of this facility, whatever I say goes. None of you will ever set foot in the academy again, or come close to it.
“I was planning to be lenient and allow you to go so you could enjoy your lives at some other academy, but since it looks like you don’t understand what’s good for you, let me teach you the consequences of ever coming close to the AFA in the future!”
From the top of their forearms, both of the supervisors had giant stingers coming out from them. Both Ian and Izzy had seen what they could do, and now took a fighting stance, getting closer to Gary.
“Kick us out?” The Werewolf chuckled. “Don’t bother, I was already planning to leave. However, if you thought I was going to leave this place without making you guys pay, then you're dead wrong!”
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