Lost Princesses

Talent development

The two of them were walking around, as they did not yet know what kind of talent Samantha had other than healing. Xavier didn't include it in class or tutoring. Because people with healing talents will go into the lab, research and do a lot of research. Of course for Sam's current age it is not suitable.

Archer was assigned to introduce the House of talent. Here they will develop their talents and protect them, helping them to control their powers. Like schools but learning is just more specialization. Education as an ordinary human being.

Truly Mutants are also humans only they have special talents. And if it cannot control it will hurt other Humans. Or worse, it is used unilaterally.

Samantha was glued to the person who was sticking to the wall. She's a camouflage expert like a chameleon, she can hide without knowing. Sam, look at the man beside him.

"What's your strength?" he asked curiously, what kind of Strength Archer was. Everyone here has their own talent.

"You really want to know?"

"Yes, does everyone here have talent. What are we here for?" he asked, still looking at Archer.

But then the two of them were startled with a thunderous voice. And the red light leads to both. Archer quickly picked up Samantha. The light passed through them and burned the floor right where they were standing earlier.

"Come on Phil, you almost hurt this little girl" Archer said in a relaxed manner.

"Sorry, I'm trying a new way, and it works! I can simply throw light through the mirror without moving" he replied as he walked towards them.

"Hey, are you Samantha? I'm sorry I surprised you." Philip touched Samantha's small hand with a smile.

Samantha was still surprised, wouldn't it be if Archer didn't pick her up quickly that she would be grilled earlier? Samantha just nodded smiling miris. It almost roasted, but the person in front of it could still smile broadly, As if nothing had happened.

"Go, I'm leading the tour around H.O.T" Philip nodded, and passed away. Don't forget to smile at the surprised little girl.

"He was unintentionally! But next time you should be more sensitive. You know, if it wasn't on purpose then it wasn't wrong. Even if you die, he won't be blamed. Understand I mean?"

Samantha nodded, doesn't that mean injuries in training are common. But he's not in training. Samantha didn't want to imagine how horrible this place was. So many strange powers, and so foreign to him.

"Still wondering about my powers?" archer repeated.

Seeing Samantha nod, Archer continued on the journey followed by Samantha.

"We'll take Brian as well, so that our training will be more cool later." The tall man next to Samantha stopped in front of a door.

Samantha observed the slightly opened door. Inside was a lot of land and the large room was just like the outside. Land everywhere.

"Hi, Lena." said Archer to the beautiful woman in front of him.

"Hi, are you leading the tour?" ledek the woman.

"Yes, can I borrow Brian to train with me?"

"Yes, let him train his instincts out there." Afterwards Lena called Brian who was still training with his friend.

"Hi Brian, you're getting better now!" praise Archer to the 14-year-old.

"Yes of course. And who's that little girl?" He asked as he walked along with Archer, leaving Samantha behind them.

"He's Sam, the healer!"

"Hi Sam." said Brian looking back.

Samantha nodded. The two men in front of him seemed to forget that his legs were too small to follow their long steps. He saw someone flying with a pile of books. Ah, try she can also fly she thought.

"We can get out? Xavier said we can't get out!" Sam, ask but also remind.

Archer looked but did not stop. They were currently at the end of a steep cliff. Samantha realizes they just came out of a hill.

Was the spacious room and the long passageway it passed through just an illusion! then why did they get out of the small hill like a mound of dirt covered with grass and moss on a stone door.

Samantha looked back long enough. Until he hit Archer's leg.

"Hey, watch your way, princess! You can fall into the abyss if you don't see the road!" reprimand Archer who is still busy with arrows that somehow since when can be in his hands. Because as Sam remembers, they didn't bring anything.

Samantha looked down, sure enough this cliff was very high. Maybe if it falls, it will be divided, destroyed unceremoniously. Samantha took a few steps back, she took a safe line from the edge of the cliff.

"You, what do you want to do?" A question ignored by the two men in front of him.

Archer prepared the arrow and Brian just sat still, like Mommy Margaret when she finished exercising.

Considering that Samantha misses her family. Sam's sure they're worried. But Xavier said, this is his new home. A place more suitable for people like him. Sam doesn't understand what kind of person. It's just that he knows this is a place where strange people live. Sam doesn't like it!

"Brian lift us up!" Archer's orders while already standing next to Samantha.

Brian just needed to clap his feet and focus his mind. The ground under their feet trembled, and the ground that Sam and Archer had poked. It was like standing on a pillar. Sam was surprised, He could see the view from up here.

"So Brian's Power?"

"Yes, that's his forte. He could detect the movement by simply putting his hands on the ground."

"Is it like a soil element?"

"No! but it might as well be called like that!"

"Then what's Archer's power?"

"See this."

Archer found the right target. There was a large bird flying towards them. Maybe they thought they were food. Archer aimed right at his wing. But unexpectedly, the bird could still fly to strike back.

"Brian!" archer shouted lifting Samantha.

Brian swiftly made new pillars that were immediately made a foothold by Archer. Samantha was surprised to be happy too. It's more fun than seeing Jasper and Delwyn rehearsal.

"You can jump on your own?" archer asked the girl in his cradle.

"Yes!"

Archer puts Samantha down and starts aiming for the big bird that keeps flying around them. Archer continued to jump one pillar to another pillar made by Brian.

Samantha was a little scared because maybe the bird was angry, and wanted to retaliate. Sam just stood watching the agile movements of the Archer. The last shot is on the bird's chest. The bird fell into the abyss.

Brian lowered the pillars back to how they were. Samantha ran over to Archer. She looks happy, her dress is even dirty because it had fallen. And certainly without injury.

"Well, it's good to be you. You're not afraid of getting hurt or even dying!" Brian saw Sam fall down but had no injuries.

"Who said! even so it hurts when falling, it's just quickly healed. And I could die, because I'm human. Mommy said all will die in the end." Samantha obviously doesn't accept it.

Archer heard their talk, Yes healers besides being able to heal themselves can also heal others. But therefore they will die if they continue to be utilized. Healing does not mean strong!

"Have you finished training?"

Brian nodded, helping Archer earlier he had practiced cooperation, speed and accuracy. One more important thing, focus! because if you don't concentrate, you can't fit into every footing Archer.

"Archer, I also want to shoot like you!" Samantha chases Archer and Brian back into H.O.T

"Then you should be my student first!"

"Yes, but what you did was skill isn't power like anything else. Aren't you the same as us?"

Archer stopped his steps. He was crouching in front of Samantha. Look at the beautiful face of Samantha.

"What do you think we're all here?" he was serious about Sam.

"Em, I don't know. I think they're weird" said Sam, plain.

"Any?" Archer frowned.

"Yes, Strange. Is everything here not normal? including me?"

"Hey listen to this! You, me, we're all here humans. But have different talents than ordinary Humans. You're human but you have healing talent. Is that weird?"

Samantha shook her head hard, she couldn't accept being said to be weird.

"Just like you, they don't want to look weird either. They have talent, just like you! I may not have talent like you but can't we be friends?"

Samantha nodded, then shook her head again. "Why am I separated from my family?"

"Because there are bad people who want to harness your power, and here you will be safe! Do you believe me?"

Samantha nodded confidently, Although she was new to Archer, Samantha was comfortable near Archer compared to others. Only he doesn't think it's weird.

"Well, tomorrow we continue our training. I'll take you to your room, you'll be tired." Brian had already returned to his room, their conversation was only in the know of both. Or maybe not! because Samantha's always being watched.

"Archer, can I go home one day?"

"Maybe."

"Leonel must have been looking for me."

Archer turned his head, but Samantha had already disappeared behind the door. Archer knows how it feels to be apart, because everything here also feels. But something is easier, when they are not wanted.