Chapter Thirty


One week later, the government wanted a court hearing. Jason didn't know why they wanted it done quickly, but he assumed they wanted him and Greyson behind bars as soon as possible. It was hosted in Toronto, as all of them had mainly been staying in hospital rooms all over the Toronto region.

Most had provided clothes, but they did allow others out with security to buy something as they expected them to steal clothes. However, he wasn't allowed to just like Greyson. They've been mainly stuck in the same room, which hasn't gone well at all. Greyson may be trying to change, but Jason doubted they'd ever be on good terms.

He had two security guards behind him as he travelled up the steps to a large courthouse. When he stepped in, it was busy, with the walls painted teal and wooden borders. There was a large polished desk as he walked to the right side, where their own hearing would be.

He walked down the hallway that had six doors on the left side with wide windows on the opposite. He could see the large cement steps where people in dresses or suits were walking inside the large doors.

The security stayed by the door outside one of the rooms but left him to have his space. Most of the freaks were there, but there was one person who looked like they shouldn't be at the hearing.

"You look like a hooker!" Will laughed.

Mia had both hands on her hips. She had a very short black dress on that fit her body tightly and shouldn't be worn at court.

"Mia, we've been to court before, so you should know the type of clothes we wear," Eden said calmly, but she looked on the verge of slapping her.

Jason looked around as some were okay with what was going on, while others were pacing, like Emma. Angel and Mallory both were trembling while the crackheads seemed fine with the outcomes.

"I went to get myself a dress, and I wasn't spending it on something ugly," Mia said dumbly.

"I don't want to go to jail," Mallory panicked, staring at Jason. "I don't want to be beat up or sent to another Uden Academy in England!"

"I doubt they'd send you to jail. The most at harm are Greyson and I," Jason sighed.

Mallory turned to look at him, her hands clenched in fists with them shaking. Her black hair was tied back in a braid with a purple and black dress that had velvet fabric. She had a small black purse, squeezing a red stress ball.

"Won't Uden just pay for our charges? They did that all the time when we got caught," Mia said dumbly.

"Ashley burned down Uden, so I don't think they'd pay for us on that behalf," Eden said, her hands laced together.

Bryce looked on the verge of laughing while Jason looked around. Every freak that was still alive, which wasn't many, was at this hearing. Most freaks had died from an illness or even from Ashley herself.

There was a tall man that came walking to them who was dressed in a navy blue suit and black tie with black dress pants. His black hair was smoothed, fixing his glasses as he came over.

"I'm Chris, and I'll be your lawyer in fighting your case," he stated. "During this, each of you will be asked different questions based on events that were told about during the incident. Some will be asked more than others, due to names being mentioned. It will be a large hearing due to videos and findings that investigators believe. I understand it's stressful, especially since some of you are younger than fifteen and still have supernatural abilities."

Jason knew he was going to be one of the people, who would be asked more than one question. He's a high rank who had burned Maverick's fingers off and was responsible for burning Luke's arm. It didn't help either; he created a hole in the power plant or many other crimes he probably couldn't list.

"I'm not a freak, so why am I here?" Mia asked dumbly.

"Due to your delinquent behaviour at Uden Academy, there have been many mentions of your name. The court knows about the previous behaviour from some, such as yourself, Mia Ortiz," Chris stated. "You will all be seated all together. Just as a jury would sit, you'll all be in your own group. There will be various people, such as pharmacy workers, government researchers, and police officers. It's unlike normal court because it's a choice for your charges or jail time."

Emma looked like she'd faint along with Angel. This wasn't going to be some easy matter to get past with everything that happened.

"Jason Harp and Greyson Newman, you have a lot of accusations from interviews with your peers about the incident. When we go in, don't be alarmed by the crowd," Chris stated.

He opened thick wooden doors into a large room with people seated everywhere. The jury looked twice the size it normally would be as they sat on opposite sides. Chris sat at one table nearby as Jason could feel all eyes on them. There were security guards near the door as there was someone recording all this session on live television.

There was a female lawyer at the opposite table, where she sat. It wasn't that they were challenging anyone because it's their own decision on everything. The male judge sat high on a podium as he watched people be seated all around. Jason knew one thing: this felt like the many moments where the air was sucked out of the room.

He sat in the middle beside Emma and James, whom he could physically see shaking. Jason felt fear for himself because he wanted to get out of this situation without getting charged.

"All rise," the judge called.

They all stood along with the many in the crowd. There were some people shooting them daggers. This wasn't just judgement from Simcoe but from most of society for everything that happened. Whatever the final results may be, they were going to be hated.

"We are here on behalf of the Simcoe incident that has been occurring for the last eleven months. We will hear from both sides of these supernatural abilities and the charges that may be laid. Please state who you wish to stand." He looked at the female lawyer named Daisy.

"I'd call Emma Cabot," Daisy called.

Emma wobbly stood, moving stiffly, her eyes wide, while she chewed on her lip. The first person they have to question is the one whose anxiety is awful.

"Emma, we heard you were a huge help during your time in the Simcoe incident. Your healing ability allows you to heal wounds such as broken bones or burns, correct?" Daisy asked.

"Yes," she mustered out.

"I've heard that you've healed an arm injury where the bone was sticking out. May I ask how you healed it?" Daisy inquired.

Jason remembered hearing about the injury with the bone sticking out. Stripper was the one injured, which Melany and Cindy actually did most of the healing since Emma kept throwing up.

"Your honour, can I mention something?" Bryce said, shooting up a hand. "Emma here gets nauseous very easily, even at the mention of words. Daisy is addressing a memory Emma vomits every time she thinks about."

"Please refrain from asking questions that may cause Miss Cabot from being ill," the judge said.

Daisy looked through a small notebook and nodded. "Can you tell us about this storm that many of your peers have mentioned? If I'm correct, the snow would burn and the wind would cause the flu?" she inquired.

"The burns would be third-degree, and healing them normally causes scarring, depending on how bad they were. The illness would cause a cough where they'd normally cough up blood, which would indicate they'd die," Emma said.

"And many died from this illness caused by Ashley Iverson, according to witnesses?" Daisy inquired as Emma nodded. "That's all for now."

Emma stiffly walked back to their seats. She looked on the verge of passing out again, but she somehow managed not to.

"Next, I want to call Jason Harp," Daisy called as he saw someone come stand next to her.

Jason stood and scuffled his way past people to sit on the stand, which overlooked the many people in the crowd.

"Jason, we've heard you played a huge role in this incident. My partner, Thomas, would like to ask you some questions," Daisy said.

"I've heard that you were responsible for the hole in the hydroelectric power plant with your supernatural powers," Thomas started. "What were you exactly doing that caused such damage?"

Jason could remember the power plant incident with everything that happened before Luke destroyed most of the building. How Greyson was attempting to turn the hydro back on or how Henry actually ended up dying to hypothermia when he attempted CPR.

"Well, Greyson and I were fighting because we don't exactly get along," Jason sighed.

"And did you miss when you were firing at him? Or did something else cause that hole?" Thomas urged.

"I caused the hole before Luke destroyed most of the inside building," Jason said.

Thomas turned to look at Daisy. "What happened that caused that explosion in the pipe?" he asked.

Jason remembered before it turned dark for months. How people were frightened in the darkness that couldn't be prevented. No, even when his body went flying in the cold building from a pipe bursting.

"Luke had thrown a hammer at some pipe that busted. It injured about five of us, where I had a metal piece fall on myself where I would have died if Emma didn't heal me," Jason explained.

Maybe that could convince them to let them off the hook. It's true because that part wouldn't have just killed him but also Scarlett due to their injuries.

"What can you tell us about Simcoe being in ashes? It was said that your fire may have been the main cause," Daisy asked.

He tried to think of the right way to answer this question. His power could create fires, but he wasn't the one who set it on fire. Unless they count when he fought Greyson, but that barely caused any fire.

"The reason for this was the purple substance, since it created our supernatural abilities. The thing that was inside Ashley gained them, which she wanted to murder those inside the bubble."

Everyone who experienced being in the bubble knew Divina and Cassandra from knowledge, but these people didn't have a clue what they meant. To them, it sounded like something you made up.

"Do you mean what was seen when Bella Foster and Cassandra Newman-Russell were present during those earthquakes?" Daisy asked. "I believe she called them god and goddess."

It made his heart ache hearing Daisy call Bella instead of Divina. They weren't the same person, as he felt that letter he read flash in his mind.

"They were the creations that stemmed from the chaos that happened. Fallen stars, Divina called them," Jason said.

"One last question, but is it true you burned off someone's fingers and an arm?" Daisy inquired.

How did they even know that information? Luke and Maverick are both dead, but then again, gossip can be heard from anywhere. It could have been someone who just said it in the moment, not thinking, because most keep it secret.

"I didn't have control over my powers, but the arm was sawed off," Jason said.

"That's all for now. We'll call one more person before we switch sides," Daisy started as Jason went back to sit. "Mia Ortiz is next."

Jason knew this was a dangerous situation, not because of her delinquent activity, but because this was a girl who acts like a drunk when she isn't. She attempted to climb over the seating area that kept them, but she fell. She laughed before wobbling in her black heels and sitting on the stand.

"Mia, we've heard you used to do delinquent behaviour. Did you engage in any of this behaviour during the incident?" Daisy asked.

Mia stared lost, as if she forgot what she said. Instead of answering automatically, she blew into the microphone. This already wasn't looking good for any of them.

"Delinquent behaviour? I've done a lot of that, but I mostly drank and got high. People asked for some drugs, but they used them for bad reasons," Mia admitted.

Bryce slapped his forehead, and Will looked on the urge to laugh. This was basically her already admitting that she was doing criminal behaviour.

"Was one of these people Ilya Bava?" Daisy asked as she revealed a picture.

Jason remembered hearing about Ilya's overdose but never actually seeing the body. She apparently got drugs from Mia for free but overdosed on them.

"It may have been an anxiety med girl, but I gave her a warning, but she overdosed apparently. See, I'm the dealer, not the drugs," Mia breezed.

People in the crowd looked violated, but there were many reasons that could be; she openly admitted she sold drugs, her clothes, or her behaviour in general.

"Do you believe this overdose was induced?" Daisy asked, gaining her composure back.

"She wanted drugs, so I gave her drugs. That's how drug deals work, so it's not like I know what's in them," Mia said.

Jason watched Eden walk across to the stand, forcefully grabbing Mia's ankle as she fell off the seat. She wore a hard glare directed at Mia, who just started laughing.

"Miss Weber, we aren't done with Mia's question," Daisy interjected.

"We both know that asking her questions related to our delinquent behaviour gets us nowhere. After all, this trial is more about saving the pharmacy's ass from what Bella's dad created," Eden said.

She had that dangerous look in her eyes, as everyone had been quiet except for Mia's laughter. Jason knew, as did the crowd, that Eden may be considered one of the most dangerous out of them.

Jason watched Eden drop Mia's ankle and walk toward where Chris sat beside an empty chair. Jason could see some of the police officers in the courtroom slowly starting to walk up. Eden grabbed the chair, picking it up and holding it above her head. The police automatically lunged at her, as everyone stood frozen in shock.

"Calm it!" Bryce called.

The police had already grabbed the chair and put her hands in handcuffs, dragging her out.

"Let's take our first break," Chris said as the judge dismissed them all.

When they got outside, Eden sat in a chair beside two police officers. Unlike most who were in shock, the crackheads were the calm ones, like normal.

"You literally called them out by saying that. They should have just hosted one for you in general," Bryce snarked.

"You owe me five dollars, Will! I told you Eden would snap in court!" Mia exclaimed.

"Eden will be wearing the handcuffs for the rest of the trial," the one police officer spoke.

Jason felt this was only the beginning of the chaos in the outside world.

Scarlett watched the many adults pouring coffee into the cups as she grabbed a cookie. Most of them looked stressed or angry because Eden called out the truth that everyone knew.

"They don't have very many snacks," Greyson remarked.

They peered at the small table that was outside the courtroom with coffee, some cookies, and some veggies that looked like they were turning brown.

"They are all tense now that the truth is out," Scarlett said.

Greyson nodded, grabbing an apple. She knew they'd probably be next for questions because they had the child who had caused harm to adults.

Scarlett saw Cassandra's confession about her lashing out at the adults because her statement was true. She was selfish herself for a while, but Cassandra had been enraged by the attitude the adults had.

"It will just loop back to the same blame for Jason and me," Greyson said.

Scarlett looked at him and caressed her hand on his cheek.

"I'll make sure to tell you how ugly your jumpsuit is," Scarlett snarked.

She knew he'd be in jail unless some miracle arose where they put the blame on someone else. Although that didn't stop the truth about Luke's death, she doubted his parents would press charges.

"Hopefully it's not pink," he snickered.

She leaned in and kissed him, even if there were people watching. They could judge them because many knew that it was their child that caused injuries but also saved their lives.

She pulled back to stare at him as she took a bite of her cookie. It tasted good just having food back, even when they had the joys of when Cassandra physically brought in Foodland.

Scarlett watched Nevaeh walk toward them as she glanced at the corner of her eye. "They want to ask you two next. Both about Cassandra along with the incidents that have happened at Uden," she stated.

Nobody ever knew about some of the incidents that happened. She'd guess the one about the bullet situation, but nobody knew about testing the substance except some freaks.

"I think they're putting Bella's mom up along with some scientists that have tried to figure out the substance. If Lola admits her husband did create it and she knew, we slide, but we don't know if she's like the housewife," Nevaeh said.

"Wasn't it some drug products plus the fallen star incident?" Scarlett asked.

"They wanted some drug specialists on our side to ask Lola questions or something. We apparently have another lawyer like them for questions directed at the police and whatnot," Nevaeh rambled.

Scarlett looked over to see most of the people piling back inside. She sighed and ate the last bit of cookie before sliding beside Greyson.

"Now that we are back, we'd like to have Scarlett Russell to the stand," Daisy called, as she already knew the types of questions awaiting her."Now, Scarlett, it's said you gave birth to Cassandra during this incident. According to some people, your child had more supernatural abilities than anyone else had."

"Cassandra was naturally born with her abilities. She had some abilities that others had, such as Greyson's," Scarlett said.

She had a range of abilities, but they were almost enhanced, comparable to what they all had. She had her own bright light that could burn Ashley to a crisp in seconds or throw her from long distances in the air.

"Did you know about what your daughter was planning throughout the time she was alive?"

Cassandra would spill at least everything except the stuff she knew she couldn't avoid. Her birth was to save them all, and that's exactly what she did.

"I knew what she told me, such as how we had to stop Ashley," Scarlett stated.

Scarlett knew that Cassandra wasn't just determined to beat Ashley; she wanted them to get justice. That's why those earthquakes were made: because she didn't like adults and how they treated them.

"On a different note, people said you could rank powers of what they had?" Daisy asked.

"As I've said, I rank them as levels of power since each has a different feeling," Scarlett said as there were whispers in the crowd.

"That's all for now," Daisy said.

Scarlett went back to her seat. She knew that her parents weren't in the crowd awaiting what the results would be. They would probably want her in jail, or they didn't even notice that she was stuck in that place for almost a year.

"We'd like to call up Greyson Newman," Thomas said.

Greyson slid past her and up to the stand. When he stood, Thomas had a thick stack of papers on the table. She assumed it had to be the large amount of claims from everything they had done.

"Greyson, there has been a lot said about you," Thomas started. "We've heard that you would use people to get what you wanted. People have said ambushes or using your power to give injuries when deemed appropriate."

The beginning was when it was about gaining Simcoe only while performing daring experiments that might get someone dead.

"I would order punishment, but Luke would mainly be the one to carry out the act," Greyson stated.

"And why were some of these people punished?" Thomas asked.

"Well, there was someone who tried to cover up a murder they committed. Other times have been for doing something wrong, like shooting kids in the plaza," Greyson said.

"Are you referring to Matthew Fields?" Thomas asked.

Scarlett didn't have a clue who that was. Maybe it was some of those thugs in the background.

"Stick?" Greyson asked. "Yeah, Stick killed Vickie and then used Henry, and some thugs tried to hide her body."

"So, you believed your acts were just, and that was how they redeemed themselves?" Thomas asked.

"No, punishment was shown as how someone broke the law. Luke did the punishment, but I just ordered it. However, all of them are dead," Greyson said.

"We are well aware of their deaths. I'd like to know what else happened at the power plant," Thomas inquired.

"The whole building flooded, which most of the building froze. We tried to get the hydro back on, but that didn't go as planned when it went out," Greyson spoke.

Scarlett wondered if he was leaving out Luke's death because his parents would probably jump with joy that sadist isn't alive. Or it could be that admitting he killed him because he hurt her is a big step in change.

"About your classmate Luke, he was said to have died in the power plant incident but became a follower. Sources say you were the killer. Is that true?" Thomas stated. "Correction, why did you kill your classmate or friend?"

Scarlett snickered under her breath for calling Luke a friend of Greyson's. She knew he was nothing but a henchman that just wanted to enjoy the pleasure of those getting tortured.

"I killed him because he almost killed someone I love," Greyson firmed.

Even if that witnessed him guilty for his crimes, he said his true reasoning, rather than dancing around the question.

"That's all for now," Thomas said.

Greyson stood and sat back on his chair. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

"Before we switch, we'd like to call up Eden Weber," Daisy spoke.

Eden had ended up calling them out for everything because she knows, like anyone, why this is really taking place. She walked to the stand, still wearing handcuffs, with police officers close. Nobody should be surprised about her old behaviour slowly coming to light.

"Eden, everyone here is well aware of your delinquent behaviour. What did you do as a role in this tragedy?" Daisy asked.

"I spread the great name of God and helped those that needed fixing," Eden said.

"What type of behaviour did you do to help?" Daisy asked, but her voice seemed nervous.

"I told them the wonders of God, unless I saw how I could change them. I helped Matthew change before he sacrificed himself, while Bella chose isolation for her controlling nature," Eden chimed.

"Was there a different method you used on Bella Foster?" Daisy asked.

"Drugging becomes appropriate when people don't listen. I didn't even drug her much, but she chose isolation like I said. The golden king and golden queen end up sacrificing themselves to be redeemed," Eden remarked with her eyebrows raised.

Scarlett knew that the girl on the stand was the girl she saw beating up Luke in the hallway. One who forces blame on someone she doesn't like for her sake. If she had Greyson's power, they'd all be dead in the courtroom.

"I used sleeping medication I found in the daycare. I don't know why they were there, but I knocked her out because I don't beat up people like I used to anymore," Eden said. "We all know this court hearing will try to put blame on the freaks who are dangerous, such as myself, Greyson, or Jason, but shouldn't you focus your blame somewhere else? See, I found a document back at the hospital in Simcoe about them knowing Ashley had something different about her that caused the bubble."

Eden fumbled inside her pocket and pulled out a document. She handed it to the judge, wearing her innocent smile. The judge began reading and scanning over the document, while the crowd and lawyers all looked confused.

"It says here that St. Mary's Hospital in Simcoe knew about Ashley Iverson having some supernatural power," the judge said.

It felt like the whole courtroom mood had changed. The adults who had been shooting daggers or glaring now wore fear. Eden exploited something that they wanted to keep cover.

"That's a breach of confidentiality!" Daisy exclaimed.

"I was searching for my own information in a hospital that was destroyed. So, instead of blaming the freaks, wouldn't it be smarter to blame the pharmacy, the doctors, researchers, and nurses that knew?" Eden inquired with an innocent smile. "We could spend all day rambling about the laws broken of theft or destruction of property, but why should we? All the facts are pointed at those who know and the creator of the substance. We did what we could to stay alive."

Mia and Will were both laughing before Bryce slammed their heads together. People don't point fingers in court, especially teenagers.

"How about we quit with all the small talk or questions and turn to the responsible ones in this case?" Eden sneered.

"Well..." Daisy started, but the colour from her face was drained.

The adults weren't staring at Uden's reformed Catholic, but the girl police officers knew in a heartbeat by her last name.

"Ashley burned Uden Academy to ash. That purple substance Bella's father created entered inside Ashley's knee and caused a reaction for that god to take a host body to want to murder us all," Eden stated.

"I think that's enough, Eden," Thomas said.

Scarlett knew this was just like when she exploited to parents at Uden for what their child did. It could be from showing a picture, telling them a lie, or even a video for the simplest things.

"Thomas, I'm not done talking, so no. You should have known the information would be blown once the crackheads were back together," Eden said, standing. "After all, we're Uden Academy's top delinquents for that reason alone. Retrieving information was easy."

Scarlett knew Eden's information may get them somewhere or it may end them in jail faster than they all should be. Either way, they will be facing some type of charge.

Seems Eden called out everyone with the document the crackheads found.

What has been the funniest moments in the series?

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