Hayze and Saige step through the front door into the dormitory. Everyone stares at them in stunned silence.
Hayze: H- hey guys… long time no see…
Saige: This is as awkward as I expected… I love it!
Blair is staring at Hayze in shock.
Saige: Bestie! I missed you!
Saige hugs Blair tight.
Blair: *choking* Oh god! You’re back!
Saige: Yup! And I’ll never leave you again, Blair!
Blair: *choking* Fuck you!
Kevin walks up to Hayze.
Kevin: It’s been a while.
Kevin places his hand on Hayze’s shoulder.
Kevin: Good to have you back, buddy. I’ll be honest, I was starting to think you were dead. Good thing you aren’t!
Hayze: Yeah…
The rest of the class walks over, excluding Eve and Aaron.
Eve: *under her breath* Jackass…
Aaron starts walking toward the stairs.
Eve: Where are you off to?
Aaron: My room.
Eve: I thought you and him were friends. You’re not even going to greet him?
Aaron: The keyword there is “were.”
Aaron leaves.
Eve: (What the hell is up with him?)
Zach: *To Hayze* Where have you been all this time?
Jace: Yeah, last time we saw you, you were getting sent through a warp gate to who knows where.
Hayze: I got sent to Alaska.
Karma: Alaska?
Alexis: What, did he throw a dart at a map?
Hayze: I don’t know why he sent me there, but that’s where I’ve been these last three months. I never left until now.
Angel: That’s a long time to be in a place like that. What were you doing there the whole time?
Hayze: Training.
Everyone is surprised.
Kevin: Th- that’s it?
Hayze: An old retired hero offered to be my mentor. I trained under his guidance for the entire summer. If I wasn’t sleeping or eating, I was doing some exercise or manual labor.
Zach: That’s insane…
Kevin: (Just when I thought I was catching up… he throws me a damn curveball…)
Demetri and Isaiah both look at each other with frightened looks.
Demetri: *whispering* Maybe we set our goals a little too high… If we can’t beat Hayze, then we certainly can’t beat Justus or Silver.
Isaiah: *whispering* Yeah… let’s just aim to be stronger than Lilith for now.
Demetri: *whispering* Agreed.
Demetri and Isaiah sneak off to the gym.
Blair: Can I ask a question?
Everyone looks at Blair with bated breath.
Blair: If that’s all you were doing out there… Why didn’t you ever call and tell us you were okay?
A few seconds of awkward silence pass. Everyone has turned to look at Hayze, but he’s speechless.
Saige: Say… why don’t we let Hayze settle in first, then ask him all of the-
Blair: No!
Blair pushes Saige aside.
Blair: You heard what Kevin said! We thought you were dead! We were worried about you, which could have been fixed with one call! You had over 100 days to do it! So why didn’t you!
Awkward silence… Hayze takes a deep breath.
Hayze: One day, when I was a kid, a hero showed up at my doorstep and told me my parents were dead. That was the moment my life changed, the moment I was officially alone. I spent the next decade like that, I didn’t have a family, and I couldn’t make friends because of my quirk. When you spend that long alone, you forget what it’s like to have people in your life that care about you. The only thing that matters is what you want; selfishly, I think I liked that. I convinced myself that you guys would all hate me if I returned. So, I decided it would be best if I just removed myself from your lives. I told myself it was what you guys wanted, but in actuality, it was what I wanted.
Silence.
Hayze: I see now… that was wrong, and I shouldn’t have tried to run away. I’m sorry… and I understand if you don’t forgive me.
Blair turns and walks away.
Jace: Jeez, dude, that was heavy.
Zach: Yeah, you didn’t have to tell us all that.
Hayze: I think you guys deserve the truth… for once.
Eve: *from afar* Yeah, I’d love that.
Everyone turns their attention to Eve as she approaches them and Hayze.
Eve: So, you’re nothing more than a lab rat, huh?
Hayze: You could say that.
Eve: After all your strategy talk and trying to prove that you don’t need your quirk to succeed. We all find out that you’d be working at a McDonald’s if it weren’t for a mad scientist giving you a handout.
Lilith: Eve! Why are you-
Eve: Lilith, this is between him and me!
Lilith: I… uh… okay...
Eve: I’ve heard his damn origin story, listened to his motivation, even heard why he goes by his damn last name! I’m tired of his excuses and sick of seeing him be forgiven repeatedly for being a terrible person! He’s a liar, an asshole, and worst of all, selfish to the point where he hurts the people closest to him! It’s time someone made him answer for everything!
Saige: Eve, I’ll remind you I received the same serum Hayze did. My quirk is a byproduct of it as well.
Eve: What age did you receive the serum?
Saige: When I was 8.
Eve: Then you had a whole decade to master your control and become a regular quirk user like the rest of us. You had to work to get to where you are now. When it comes to him, he had a few weeks, that’s it. He didn’t have to master his quirk, he didn’t have to put any work in, and he didn’t have to struggle. I spent practically my whole life training to get into this school, and he got in by being a science experiment! He doesn’t deserve to be here.
Hayze: (It all comes full circle…)
“ Eve: The other 19 of us, even that loser Alden, had to take time to master our quirks to even think about getting into this school, and then you just chat with Kevin about how you can’t control yours? It’s annoying; it makes me feel like my hard work was for nothing. “ - Chapter 7
Eve: I don’t know what you would have become without that serum, Saige, but I know that he would have never made it into this school if he didn’t get it.
Hayze: What are you hoping to gain out of this, Eve?
Eve: Huh?
Hayze: I already know you don’t like me, and this isn’t the first time you’ve voiced your distaste for how I got here. So, what are you hoping to get out of telling me all of this again?
Eve stares at Hayze for a few moments.
Eve: That speech you just gave to everyone, you spoke as if what you were saying was a recent revelation. You and I both know that’s complete bullshit.
“ Eve: I told you I trusted you, and… for the most part, I still do. I don’t like you, but I’ll say I respect you… a little. I’ve seen what you can do. You’ve beaten Silver and Aaron. After all, you clearly have an idea of what you’re doing. But I didn’t expect you to spread my trust so thin that you’d have me questioning my sanity to continue giving you the benefit of the doubt. When this exam started, I looked at this team and thought, “well fuck”, but I knew that attitude wouldn’t get me anywhere, so I swallowed my pride the best I could and tried to work with you both to better this team. The problem is that this wasn’t a team for the most part. You were constantly trying to be the hero, running interference, conducting plans without consulting with us, and splitting us up for your pride, only to double back and throw that out the window when you came up with some other plan. I don’t know what it is, but sometimes you go from being this calm and calculated guy to an impulsive idiot to an overly competitive jerk. “ - Chapter 83
Eve starts to walk away.
Eve: Keep pretending you’re some wounded animal in need of help if it makes you feel better, but don’t forget that I’ve always seen through your crap, and I won’t stop.
Eve walks away as everyone else stands there in awkward silence.
Jace: *whispering* That was intense…
Zach: *whispering* You’re telling me…
Saige walks up to Hayze and leans on his shoulder.
Saige: Don’t worry, Hayze. Eve’s just being mean as always. *under her breath* It must be that time of the month.
Hayze: Right…
Lilith steps forward.
Lilith: Since you guys missed the tour, I can show you around the place!
Saige: Sure! That sounds fun!
Hayze: Sorry, Lilith, but I think I should finish explaining myself first-
Alexis: Don’t worry about that now.
Hayze: Huh?
Alexis: Not everyone is here right now, and you just got bombarded by Blair and Eve. Take a second and relax. You can tell us everything later, okay?
Hayze: If that’s alright with everyone…?
Jace: I’m cool with it.
Gus: It’s fine with me.
Everyone else agrees.
Lilith: Then it’s settled! Come on, guys!
Lilith begins leading Hayze and Saige around the dorm.
Angel: I would have liked to have heard Hayze’s explanation for everything, but I suppose it’s best to give him time to reacclimate.
Alden: Why should we?
Alexis: Oh, that’s right, you’re inside now.
Alden: Might I remind you that Hayze lied to us for a year about his quirk? That guy has an evil alter-ego that blinded Ms. Fatal’s right eye and nearly killed Saige to save the girl that murdered Mr. EMD! So why should we be sympathetic to a guy that’s basically a villain deep down! I don’t even want to live in the same building as that guy!
Ash: As you wish.
Alden: Wait! No! I didn’t-
Ash locks Alden outside.
Alden: *muffled* PLEASE LET ME IN!
Ash: Nope.
Thunder crashes outside.
Alden: *muffled* OH GOD!
Ash breathes a sigh of relief.
Ash: Thank god he’s gone.
Karma: What he said was fair, though. Hayze withheld crucial information from all of us about his quirk. Although we all saw the battle between him and his evil self, he clearly needed to pull out all the stops to contain his darkness. I’m sure Alden isn’t the only one that doesn’t exactly feel comfortable with that.
Everyone looks around at each other.
Alexis: That’s true, but I think it’ll be fine.
Angel: Why is that, Alexis?
Alexis: The guy got sent to the opposite corner of the country, and the first thing he did was look for a way to get stronger. You can tell by his actions he felt guilty for everything that happened. Plus, let’s not just think about this from our perspective only. I can only imagine what it’s like to live with something like that.
Kevin: And we already know from Saige and Ms. Fatal that they were lying to protect the serum from falling into the wrong hands. He had a good reason.
Ash: That doesn’t mean his lies didn’t hurt, though… I started getting suspicious of his quirk not long after the Final Exams… So I asked him straight to his face about it, and he looked me in the eyes and lied to me. After everything we’d been through, he didn’t trust me enough.
Silence.
Kevin: Well, we’ll see what he has to say for himself soon enough. Let’s all just relax and enjoy the day until then.
Angel: Yeah, that’s probably for the best.
Karma: I agree.
Everyone disperses, leaving just Justus and Ash.
Justus: You’d never mentioned that before.
Ash: Trust is important to me, and he didn’t trust me. Then he didn’t even bother to say he was okay for the last three months… I thought he was my friend, but now I’m not sure.
Justus: He is. I wouldn’t worry about it.
Ash: How are you so sure?
Justus: When I lost my way, Hayze didn’t just assume I was rotten. He called me out on my bullshit; he tried to help me. And I think there are more than enough people here to call him out, so I’m going to do the other half of the work and assume he’s still a good guy.
Ash stares at Justus.
Ash: I hope you’re right… I want the old Hayze back. The one I was sure trusted me.
Justus: Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll be here soon. He just hit a detour along the way.
Hayze and Saige find Hayze’s room and enter it together. The room is 15 by 15 square feet with just a bed and a desk.
Saige: Well, this is nice.
Hayze: Yeah… I wish I had my stuff. Too bad someone brought me here impromptu.
Saige: Too bad.
Hayze opens the blinds and looks out the window. The other dorm buildings can be seen in the distance.
Saige: I think we made out well in our dorm.
Hayze: You are the one who picked it.
Saige: Yup, and I’m sure all of you boys are thrilled that I did, even if you won’t admit it.
Hayze: I never thought the biggest pervert I’d meet in my life would be a girl, and I know Demetri and Isaiah.
Saige: I know you’d love to shower with me, right?
Hayze: Don’t try your flirty b.s. with me. You admitted you’re more modest than you let on.
Saige gives Hayze a weird look.
Hayze: Hm? Is something wrong?
Saige: (Did he just realize I was…) It’s nothing.
Hayze: It didn’t look like anything. Did I offend you or something?
Saige: No, you didn’t.
Hayze: Okay… then what’s the matter?
Saige: Just don’t worry about it, okay?
Hayze: Alright...
Saige sits down on Hayze’s bed.
Saige: So, what’s your plan for Blair? She looked pretty pissed off.
Hayze: I don’t know. What am I supposed to say? I’m sorry I left for three months and didn’t even do so much as call after you poured your heart out to me about how much you believe in me,
Saige: Well… I wouldn’t phrase it that way.
Hayze: Blair’s fantastic, but it might be best if she hates me for a while.
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Saige: And why is that?
Hayze: I hurt her, betrayed her trust, and was oblivious to just… her. I don’t deserve to have a friend like her.
Saige: And what does that make me? Because might I remind you that you did the same thing to me?
Hayze: Yeah, but you…
Saige: I what?
Hayze: You reconciled with me… I don’t deserve to have a friend like you, but here you are.
Saige stands up.
Saige: I can see how Khaos got as strong as he did.
Hayze: Huh?
Saige: I can also see why you still haven’t gotten a handle on him. Maybe think back to how I conquered Chagrin, and perhaps you’ll realize the path to finally reining him in.
Hayze stares at Saige.
Saige: I’m going to head to my room. I’ll see you later.
Hayze: Okay, cya…
Saige leaves.
Hayze: (What does she mean by that…)
Saige walks down the hallway and descends the stairwell.
Saige: (I don’t know if I’ll ever understand all of the nuances behind the serum. Sometimes I think it’s a double-edged sword, but other times… I wonder if it does more for us than just give us a quirk…)
Saige reaches the stairs and hears footsteps.
Saige: (Hm?)
Silver walks up the steps drenched in sweat with a towel around his neck.
Saige: Silvy! I missed you!
Silver: *groans* I told you not to call me that…
Saige: Really? I don’t remember that.
Silver walks past Saige.
Saige: Maybe you should take a shower… I’ll join you if you’d like.
Silver stops and turns back to Saige.
Silver: Don’t even try that flirtatious crap with me.
Saige: Wow, you’re being intense. Maybe you should go jerk off and ease that.
Silver: Keep making your jokes. Knowing that you don’t take me seriously motivates me to train even more.
Saige: Man, what crawled up your butt and died? I don’t remember you being THIS headstrong.
Silver: Let’s just say Colossus’ death gave me a new perspective from which I will not waiver.
Saige: And that is?
Silver: I’m done being number two.
Saige: I thought you said it was a new perspective? You’ve always been like that.
Silver: Then why am I still number two, Saige?
Saige doesn’t respond.
Silver: I’m man enough to admit I overlooked you because you’re a girl. You were the strongest in our class when you joined the roster. I lost to Hayze because I was arrogant, and I certainly would have lost to you for the same reason had we fought back then.
Silver starts walking away.
Silver: Whether it be you, Justus, Hayze, Kevin, or Aaron, I will win. That’s a promise.
Saige: What are you promising me for?
Silver: I’m not promising to you.
Saige: Huh?
Silver continues walking toward his room at the end of the hallway.
Saige: *yelling* Hey Silver!
Silver stops and looks back at Saige.
Saige: If we ever meet in combat, I’ll happily emasculate you.
Silver scoffs and enters his room.
Saige: (Even though I’ll miss the massive gap in power I had over everyone else. It sure does make me more fired up for a fight.)
Back on the main floor, Gus prepares a pork roast dinner for everyone to celebrate the new semester. Everyone except Aaron, Alden, Blair, Hayze, Saige, Demetri, Isaiah, and Silver is there.
Angel: Gus, I didn’t know you knew how to cook!
Gus: Yeah… it’s been a hobby of mine for a long time.
Jace opens the fridge in the kitchen. It’s full of various types of meat.
Jace: Jesus! Where did we get all of this meat from!
Wes: Gus brought it all, I think.
Gus: Yeah, it’s from my Dad’s deli.
Jace: Oh… that was nice of him to let you have all of this!
Gus: Yeah… “let me have,” right…
Gus’ cell phone starts ringing: it’s his father. He tenses up and pretends to ignore it.
Zach: Should uh… should you get that?
Gus: I wouldn’t.
It’s pouring rain outside as Alden is shivering and soaking at the door.
Alden: *muffled* GUYS! PLEEEEEEASE!
Lightning strikes behind Alden.
Alden: *muffled* LET ME IN!
Lilith looks concerned.
Lilith: Should we-
Eve: It’s Alden, Lilith.
Lilith: Oh, right! Thanks for reminding me!
Aaron walks down the stairs and heads to where Gus, Wes, Zach, Jace, and Angel are seated.
Aaron: Hey Wes, wanna head out back and spar?
Wes: In the rain?
Aaron: Yeah, everyone knows mirrors can’t be struck by lightning.
Gus: Can they not?
Aaron: I don’t know, but I’m willing to test!
Wes: I’ll pass.
Aaron: You’re such a bitch.
Wes: Shut the fuck up.
Aaron shrugs.
Aaron: Your loss, anyone else?
Zach: (Sparing, huh?)
Zach stands up.
Zach: I’ll take you up on that!
Aaron: Oh?
Wes: Zach… I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
Aaron: Shut up, Wes.
Jace stands up.
Jace: Mind if I join too?
Wes: Oh boy...
Aaron: The more, the merrier!
Zach and Jace both smile.
Zach and Jace: (This is our chance to prove Aaron wrong for what he said about us earlier!)
Aaron: Come on, let’s go behind the pool area.
Zach and Jace: Right!
Aaron, Zach, and Jace leave.
Angel: Why didn’t you want them to spar with Aaron, Wes?
Wes: You’ll see soon.
Angel: Hm?
Gus’ timer goes off.
Gus: Dinner is ready, everyone!
Demetri and Isaiah burst out of the exercise room.
Demetri: We are ready to eat!
Isaiah: We need to replenish our energy after working out so much!
Wes: Why are neither of you sweaty? You were in there for like 4 hours…
Isaiah and Demetri both start sweating bullets.
Wes: Well, there it is.
Silver comes down the stairs.
Silver: Demetri did 10 push-ups and then pulled his groin. Isaiah attempted a single pull-up and nearly tore his pectoral muscles.
Demetri: Silver!
Isaiah: You said you wouldn’t say anything!
Silver: You’re both weaklings even after three months.
Wes: How do you pull your groin doing push-ups…
Kevin: What were you guys doing all summer?
Isaiah: Doing trick shots while hanging upside down from bridges. What about you?
Kevin: General fitness and self-defense training.
Isaiah and Demetri turn pale.
Saige: Oh, come on, Silvy, you know they tried their hardest.
Saige is standing behind Silver.
Silver: Wh- how did I get here before you?
Saige: I don’t know!
Wes: I’m worried about what that could mean…
Gus pulls the pork roast out of the oven.
Gus: Is everyone here?
Angel: Well, Aaron, Zach, and Jace just left. I could go get them.
Wes: I wouldn’t waste your time.
Angel: Huh?
Karma looks around.
Karma: The only people missing are Blair and Hayze.
Eve stands up.
Eve: I’ll go get them.
Alexis: Are you sure you want to do that?
Eve: Yeah, I can knock on the guy’s door and say, “Dinner is ready,” Alexis.
Alexis: Okay… just making sure.
Eve starts walking towards the stairs, passing by Saige.
Saige: *under her breath* I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
Eve: Huh?
Saige: Hm?
Eve: What did you just say?
Saige: Huh? I didn’t say anything.
Saige giggles and walks away.
Eve: (That chick…)
Blair is lying in her pitch-black room on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
“ Eve: He abandoned everybody, Blair. I talked to some of the guys yesterday. Nobody has heard a word from him. I don’t know where he is, but it’s safe to say he’s done with all of us. “ - Chapter 108
Blair: (I was really banking on him not showing up… I don’t know how to feel. My trust was broken, but I still care… I don’t want to be the lovestruck girl anymore, but I still am. He saved my life. He helped me through the biggest struggle of my life, but after I finally showed him how much I care… he left.)
Blair sits up.
Blair: (You know what? I’ll just ignore my feelings! I’ll just treat Hayze like he’s any other person, right? I can do that! I’ve got goals. Being a hero isn’t just for the boys! I can’t waste my time trying to understand my feelings for Hayze! So I’ll do what’s best for me!)
Blair hears a knock on her door.
Blair: Yes?
Eve: *muffled* Dinner is ready.
Blair: Oh, okay!
Blair gets up and opens the door.
Blair: Let’s head down together-
Eve is gone.
Blair: Huh? Eve?
Hayze opens his door and walks toward the stairs.
Hayze: (I’m still not sure exactly how I’m going to explain everything… Even though I’m supposed to be giving them the truth, I have to lie about some of the details, and if they catch me in those lies… that might be it.)
Hayze stops.
Hayze: You lost?
Eve is standing in front of Hayze.
Eve: I think it’s time you and I iron things out.
Downstairs everyone else besides Zach, Jace, Aaron, and Blair is eating the dinner Gus prepared.
Lilith: This is so good, Gus!
Isaiah: Yeah, why do you hate your family deli so much if you’re this good at cooking?
Gus: Deli’s don’t cook the meat… it’s all cold cuts… the savages…
Alden is clawing at the front door.
Alden: *muffled* Guys… I’m hungry!
Ash comes walking up to the door with a plate of pork. Alden’s eyes light up.
Alden: My darling! You’re here to save me!
Ash: Promise me you won’t try to run inside when I open the door.
Alden: I promise!
Ash opens the door slightly, and Alden tries to rush in. Ash slams the door on Alden’s wrist.
Alden: AHHHHHHH!
Ash chucks the pork into the rain.
Ash: I’d eat that before it gets soggy.
Alden: AHHHHHHHHHH!
Ash slams the door on Alden.
Saige: They’re such a cute couple.
Blair comes down the stairs.
Alexis: Hey, Blair! Welcome to the party!
Blair: Hey, guys! Sorry, I’m late.
Karma: It’s okay, but where are Hayze and Eve?
Blair: Hayze? Why would I know where Hayze is? It’s not like I give a shit about him at all!
Everyone stares at Blair.
Saige: That was convincing.
Alexis: It’s just weird that Eve wouldn’t come down with you.
Blair: Yeah, actually...
Hayze and Eve stare at each other.
Hayze: So what, you want to fight?
Eve: I want you gone.
Hayze: As in dead?
Eve: No, stupid, I want you to leave for good this time!
Hayze: You haven’t even tried this with Alden. You must really hate me.
Eve: Alden is annoying, but he’s harmless. You’re dangerous.
Hayze doesn’t respond.
Eve: I’ll take your silence as an admission of guilt.
Hayze: I’m not going to disagree with you, but I’m also not willing to give up everything I believe in-
Eve: There you go being selfish again. What happens when your buddy “Khaos,” or whatever his name is, shows up and kills somebody? Are you going to stand there talking about what YOU believe in?
Hayze doesn’t have a response.
Eve: You’re selfish, you’re a liar, you’re arrogant, you’re dangerous, and you’re not welcome here. You talk about being the hero who saves everyone and becoming the next greatest hero ever. But, from everything I’ve seen, you’re a villain.
Eve points at Hayze.
Eve: I care about my friends, and I will protect them at all costs, and with you around, I don’t think any of them are safe. Physically or emotionally.
A few seconds of silence pass.
Eve: You’ve got nothing to say for yourself?
Hayze turns around and starts walking towards the other stairwell.
Eve: Hey! I’m talking to you!
Hayze: You’re not talking to me. You’re talking at me. Maybe you’re right about everything, but what’s the point in responding if I won’t be heard?
Eve: *frustrated grunt*
Hayze: I’m not going anywhere, Eve. If it were my choice, I wouldn’t be here, but it isn’t.
Eve: What’s that supposed to mean?
Hayze: Something.
Hayze continues walking away.
Eve: Don’t you walk away from me!
Eve charges at Hayze and tries to punch the back of his head, but Hayze dodges without looking.
Eve: Huh?
Hayze: You really want to do this?
Eve: I’m a hero, and you’re a villain.
Eve reaches for Hayze’s arm.
Eve: So I’m gonna do my job!
Hayze’s eyes change to blue. He spits and quickly coats Eve’s hand in the liquid as she touches his arm.
Eve: Ugh! What the hell!
Hayze leaps back.
Hayze: I know you’re game, Eve. Like I would let you magnetize me that easily.
Eve: *grunt* Look at that. You’re resorting to your science project quirk already. You couldn’t beat me without it, and you know it.
Hayze: I don’t, actually. I’d be curious to know if I could.
Eve: Then why are you-
Hayze: I have nothing to prove to you.
Hayze starts running.
Eve: Hey! Get back here!
Eve chases after Hayze as he ducks into his room and closes the door behind him. Eve starts banging on the door.
Eve: *muffled* YOU COWARD! OPEN THIS DOOR!
Hayze breathes a sigh of relief.
Hayze: (She’s going to bust that door down pretty quick, I need to stop her.)
Eve stops banging on the door and takes a step back.
Eve: You can’t hide in there! I’m breaking down that door!
Eve cocks back her shoulder.
Eve: Take this!
Suddenly water streams out from under the door and splashes into Eve, smacking her into the wall behind her.
Eve: UGH! Where the hell did all of this water come from!
Hayze walks up to his window.
Hayze: (That should buy me a few seconds.)
Hayze opens the window and sticks his head out in the rain, wetting his gills.
Hayze: (I’m supposed to be apologizing, not fighting. What the hell, Eve? I always knew she hated me, but I never expected her to try and beat the shit out of me to get me to drop out of school! I can’t fight her on school grounds like this, so I have to run.)
Hayze looks down at the ground below.
Hayze: I just had to get a room on the top floor, didn’t I?
Eve: *muffled* Alright, I’m breaking down this door, and this time I mean it!
Hayze: Looks like I don’t have any other choice.
Eve punches down the door and walks into the room. Hayze is gone, and the window is closed.
Eve: (Where the hell did he go?)
Eve looks down and notices the trail of water that Hayze splashed her with. She follows the path with her eyes and sees it leads to the toilet in his bathroom.
Eve: HE USED TOILET WATER? THAT BASTARD!
Outside the window, Hayze is hanging from the side of the building using a rope made of rainwater attached to the roof to hold him up.
Hayze: (I’d say I feel bad, but I don’t.)
Hayze starts descending the face of the building.
Hayze: (Once I reach the ground, I’ll run inside and get help.)
Eve opens the window and looks down.
Eve: Goddammit!
Eve gets up on the window sill.
Eve: I told you!
Hayze: Huh?
Eve jumps.
Eve: You’re not getting away from me!
Eve grabs onto Hayze’s ankle and stops her fall.
Hayze: (Damn, she’s determined!) Do you want me gone badly enough that you’re willing to jump out of a building?
Eve: Yes!
Hayze: What the hell did I do that triggered this? Are you really THAT mad I lied?
Eve: You’re as dense as you look if that’s what you think this is about!
Hayze: Huh?
Down on the ground, Alden is eating his soggy pork.
Alden: At least in the rain, nobody can tell I’m crying…
Hayze spots Alden.
Hayze: (Alden! Yes!)
Hayze stops descending with the water rope.
Eve: Huh? What are you up to!
Hayze places the bottom of his shoes against the building.
Hayze: Sea Skates!
Suddenly rainwater forms into ice skate blades on the bottom of Hayze’s shoes.
Eve: What the hell?
Hayze stands up against the building with skates keeping him stuck against the side. He starts pirouetting rapidly, sending Eve flying.
Eve: AHHH!
Eve lands on Alden, breaking her fall and Alden’s spine.
Alden: AHHHHHHHHH!
Hayze starts skating against the side of the building to descend to the ground below safely.
Hayze: Thanks for the help, Alden.
Alden: *groans*
Eve slowly gets up.
Eve: What the hell? Since when could you do that?
Hayze: I may have run away, but at least I was being productive.
Eve scoffs.
Eve: Whatever.
Eve charges at Hayze, but he dodges quickly with the Sea Skates.
Hayze: Sorry, Eve, but these skates aren’t just for show. The friction of the water against the ground gives me increased speed. There’s no way you’ll land one of your monstrous punches on me.
Eve laughs as she reaches into her pocket and grabs a knife.
Eve: That’s fine. I’ll just use this!
Inside, Angel notices Hayze and Eve.
Angel: Hey guys? How did Eve and Hayze end up out front?
Saige: Huh?
Everyone stands up and looks.
Alexis: I don’t know, but we should check it out.
Eve chucks the knife at Hayze, but he catches it.
Hayze: (Why would she try that? Of course I’d-)
Suddenly a screaming Alden comes flying at Hayze.
Hayze: Huh?
Eve: Alden is magnetized to the knife, and you’re directly in the center of its path, you idiot! Try dodging this!
Suddenly Hayze’s Sigma Ring fragment starts glowing.
Eve: You’re not the only strategist in this class! I will defeat you!
Everyone rushes outside.
Blair: Eve, what’s going on!
Eve is speechless, as is the rest of the class.
Blair: Huh?
A second Hayze has appeared with his right eye is Hayze’s standard eye color and his left eye blue and blocked Alden from smashing into Hayze.
Hayze: Thanks for the save. Calm.