My name is Maya, and this is my story. You see? I have powers. Multiple. I can turn invisible if I wanted to, or I can read minds. And if I really wanted to- I could teleport. That’s how I ended up in a villain hideout. People with powers were despised, disposed, and tortured. Eventually, a group became tired of all the hate and rebelled. Not all of them even had powers! 

Since I didn’t want to get hurt, I tried to teleport back to my home, but the bonds wouldn’t let me concentrate. They dug into my skin and left red marks if I struggled too much. Then, they walked in.

“Stop struggling Maya!” One of them said. “We won’t hurt you- if you cooperate.”

“What do you want from me?” I asked.

“For you to join us. Isn’t it obvious? You have more powers than anyone! Some of them you might not have realized you have. But we have.”

“You can’t seriously expect me to join you.” I said. Now I was worried- how much did they know about me? Surely they didn’t know how much I wanted a change! I struggled again, trying to loosen the ropes.

“STOP! I said not to move. In case you still don’t understand, move and I will burn you.” He said, a flame flickering in his palm. So that's his ability!

“Still… Why would I join you?”

“Because now that you have seen one of our hideouts- unless you are working with us we can’t let you leave alive.”

My eyes widened, they couldn't do that. They wouldn’t. Would they? But if I joined them I would be bringing harm to others. I would be bringing more hate to the people with powers.

“Hurry up and make a decision. We don’t have all day. Either you die, or you join us. It’s not that hard.”

“I… I’ll join you…” The words came out of my mouth slowly, I didn’t want to say it but if I didn’t, I would either be dead or a prisoner. He finally stepped out of the shadows and I saw a smug smirk on his face.

“Now, first things first. We don’t use our names here. We either go by initials, nick-names, or entirely fake names. So since your full name is Maya Jack, you’re MJ, May, or any name you can think of.”

I glared at him. I don’t like nick-names to I had to be MJ or something else. What about… Nah, I’ll just be MJ. “MJ.” I told them.

“Alright, MJ. Follow me. You can meet the others later.” He said.

“What do you mean, ‘others’?”

“Well, the others who recently joined our cause.”

My eyes widened again. Did they kidnap others? Where is he taking me? I followed him into a normal sized room after he freed my hands. There was a blue and gray bunk bed, a large closet, two dressers, and a carpet. I recognized the faded pink suitcase standing next to the bed. It was bulging and the front flap was open- my phone sticking out.

“Why do you have that!”

“Oh, we packed some of your stuff since this is the room you will be staying in.”

“I’m staying… here? Why is there a bunk bed?”

“We bunk in pairs. That is what I meant when I said you meet the others soon. The dresser on the left is yours and you can figure out who gets which bunk when your partner gets here. She is your age and goes by ‘Imagioneer’. You'll see why soon.”

“Okay..” I walked over to my suitcase and flipped it on it’s back to open it. There were my clothes, deodorant, and some belongings too; like my phone, hair accessories, stuffed animals, and practically all of my books. I liked to separate myself from reality by hanging out on my bed and reading. I pulled out my phone plug and looked for a charging port. None. Then I looked to see if they had packed my solar panel battery pack. Check. I put it next to the window to charge.

Moments later, one of the villains escorted a girl. She was kicking and fighting, suddenly, a force field surrounded her and they backed off. I looked at her in wonder. So this was ‘Imagineer’.

“Don’t touch me! You can’t even get close to me without my permission!” She yelled. They looked at her then left and locked the door. “You must be MJ, am I right?”

For the first time in a while, I smiled. “Yep. And you must be ‘Imagineer’.”

She smiled back. “My power is imagine. Anything I can imagine, weather it’s living or inanimate I can create. From secret rooms- to your favorite animal- to portals and force fields.”

“Wow! That’s a great ability!”

“What’s yours?” She asked me. I was afraid to answer, I didn’t want to seem like I thought I was better than her.

“I uh… It’s complicated.”

“Why?’

“I have multiple abilities. Invisibility, Telepath, and Teleport.” I said.

Her eyes widened, “And you said my powers were amazing! Can’t you just teleport home though?”

“Can’t you create a portal? I am going to give them a chance. Not saying I like it though… But you understand.”

“Yeah. I do.”