The next day, Hope was more excited to go to school more because of Penny. She never had a friend before. Not even met anyone else but Dedrick. So this was very exciting to the young girl.

When she got to school, she saw Penny, in a gray beanie, flannel shirt, and jeans. She ran up to Hope with a smile. "Come on. We gotta get to class."

She grabbed Hope's hand and headed to class.
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After several classes, the two friends sat together in lunch. And talking. Then this girl arrived and sat at their table. With light brown hair and dark brown eyes. Wore glasses and a nerdy outfit.

"Hey. Whatcha talking about?" The girl asked the two. Causing Hope to get fearful.

"Oh, we're just talking. MJ meet Hope. Hope meet MJ." Penny introduced.

"Nice to meet you." MJ said holding her hand out for Hope. But Hope just stared at her. "Um... okay. Anyways, I have good news."

"What?" Penny asked.

"Ms. Miller said that ..... we could have the showcase!"

"What? Really?!"

"She said we need it. The school is always full of sports. So she thinks that this could be good for us." MJ explains.

"Showcase?" Hope asked.

"It's this thing we used to do every summer. It's to show our talents to everyone we know. But ever since the football championship game, we were mostly in sports." Penny explains to Hope.

"And it used to be a huge surprise in the end." MJ said. "It was awesome."

"Now, we can have it again. For good." Penny said. "Speaking of talent, where's Luke?"

"Probably in the auditorium, jamming again. Ugh, he never stops. It's like he lives there." MJ said.

"Why don't we pay him a visit?" Penny said.
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The trio went into the auditorium, where Luke and his band were at. Practicing.

"Who are they?" Hope asked.

"Luke's band. They called, "The Metalheads." Penny stated.

"Nice name." Hope says. Penny chuckled.

"Hey! You can't be in here! This is a private session!" Luke says.

"Says who?" Penny said.

"Says me."

"Come on, Luke. They're not hurting anyone." One of the members said.

"No! You know the rules. Party members only." Luke said. Then Hope used her powers to get into the boy's mind. Change a no into a yes. "You can stay."

"What?" Penny asked.

"You guys can stay. We need an audience anyways." Luke said before the band starts to practicing again. They were playing one of their original, "Nasty Old Teacher." It wasn't that bad but wasn't really good either.

"So what do you think?" One of the members asked the girls.

"Oh.... that was.... great." Penny asked. "By the way, Ms. Miller said it's gonna happen."

"What? Really? No way!" Luke said. "It's about time to get the attention we deserve."

"Yeah. For me too. I always wanted to be in one of the showcases. To express myself instead of hiding. But come on, it's not like we could win anyways. There is always...."

"Liz and Rachel. The two witches never lose to these things." MJ said.

"Maybe it won't be that way. I've seen you. You could win, Penny." Luke said to Penny.

"Really?"

"Yeah. You're awesome. If anyone could beat the witches, it's you." Luke walks closer to her.

"Oh. Thanks." Penny said awkwardly with a smirk. "I...uh have to go. Class, so."

"Oh. No, go. It's ok. I don't mind."

"Okay. Bye." Penny says walking away with Hope and MJ. Luke slightly waved.
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After school, Steve was planning to move into Avengers Tower since it seems like he already lived there anyway. With Hope. He was already keeping an eye on her. But then this way, she could have extra eyes on her. So it was good for both of them.

After getting settled, Hope was getting to know the team. And they were getting along. For the most part.

"Did I ever tell you that I once lost a race with this man?" Sam asked her. She shakes her head no.

"Oh, come on. You were slow." Steve said.

"I can't help it. You're superhuman."

"Yeah. I remember when you looked a twig. You looked like you could break." Bucky told them.

"You're still a punk."

"Jerk."

"Oh my god, you have to bring Stucky into this conservation." Natasha groaned.

"Stucky?" Hope questioned.

"It's our stupid ship name." Bucky told the girl.

"Stupid? More like accurate. You two are made for each other." Clint said.

"Right." Natasha said high-fiving him.

"Screw you guys." Steve said.

"Language." Sam said with a smile.

"Seriously? We're back on that?"

"Hey, you're the one who said it." Natasha said.

"Hey, Tony. Join in on the fun. We're getting at the Captain pretty hard." Clint said to Tony who stood at the corner. Lurking at them.

"No, thanks. I have stuff to do anyway." Tony said walking away to the lab.

"What's his problem?" Steve asked.

"What's not his problem? You know how he is." Natasha said as Hope sit there, wondering. Maybe she knew what was going on in his head.
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When it got to nighttime, Hope went to her room which was next to Wanda and Vision. She was getting ready for bed until Wanda reached to the door.

"Hey." She said cordially. Which made Hope jump suddenly. "Hey. Don't be afraid. I wouldn't hurt you. Beruhigen. (Calm down.)"

"Who are you?" Hope says with fear.

"My name is Wanda."

"Wanda? Scharlachrote Hexe?! (Scarlet Witch?!)"

"You know I am?"

"Yes. They used to talk about you all the time. I'm a huge fan."

"Huh. Really? I'm shocked. Anyways, I just wanted to welcome to the team, little one. You know remind me of myself when I was younger. Trapped. Mutant. Innocent."

"Really?"

"Yes. It's like looking at a mirror. Anyways, you must have your rest, so I'm gonna go. But nice meeting you." Wanda said before leaving her room.

Then Hope turned off the lights and fell asleep, with her smiling brightly.
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During midnight, Hope woke up with an urge to get something to drink. She slowly got up and gently rubbed her eyes. She then went into the kitchen to grab a cup of milk. While she getting the milk, she suddenly hears quiet whimpering up west. She stops getting the drink and heads towards the noise.

Once she reached the whimpers, she stopped at Tony's room, where Tony sleeps. She could see practically his whole body, full of sweat, and whimpering. He also whispers softly: "This is my fault."

Hope reached out her head and gently touched his temple. To connect with him. And she saw things. Destruction. Death. Of his friends. She quickly got out of there in fear with a nosebleed. Which woke Mr. Stark.

"What the hell?" He groaned. And he caught Hope in his room. "Hey. What are you doing here?!"

"You were having a nightmare. You are scared."

"What?" Tony said confused before noticing the bleeding nose. "Hey. What happened to you? What do you do to me, huh? What do you do to me?!"

Hope then leaves the room quickly because she couldn't take any more talking with him. Because she was starting to feel like she was back in Roma. Her old home. But she's not going back.