• All of the students climbed onto a metal pad, with me squished in the middle. Everyone looked like clones, since everyone was wearing the same black hoodies with a scarlet trim.
    A boy grunted and elbowed me on the back, and I turned around. Obviously irritated by this move, he elbowed me again and ignored me for the rest of the ride up.
    Oh yes, did I say ride?
    This metal pad was invented by Scarlet Ivonette's scientists. Some really complicated stuff, I guess. I rode one to go to this assassin academy.
    As the last passenger walked onto the pad, Iris Ivonette, Scarlet's sister and assistant, a force field surrounded the pad; acting like walls. The only opening was the top, which I'm sure had a wall for it too in case it started raining.
    Obviously not everyone had been on this before. People were in awe by this amazing technology and were placing themselves against the harmless force field and staring down at the academy below.
    Finally, I wasn't so squished anymore. The boy who had elbowed me was looking in awe too, but wasn't trying to show his emotion.
    Iris had a blank face on, like she was a robot. I never liked Iris. She was too...serious.
    As the ride reached the top, I almost gasped.
    We had arrived at a huge tree house, and I mean huge. I was guessing that her scientists did something to grow so high.
    The metal pad stopped gently, then rose to the air. It then lowered itself onto the landing pad, like a perfect fit to a puzzle piece.
    The first one was Iris, and the rest of us quietly filed out, trying to not look around too much.
    We only walked a short way when we went out of the huge opening, and behold, Scarlet Ivonette.
    The young woman was sitting on a tattered blood-red couch, smiling at us. It looked kind of weird, because she was sucking on a lollipop.
    It didn't get in the way of her speaking, because she talked clearly, "Welcome to my academy for assassins. You have made it past my test of getting here...and I hope you will pass this one.."
    Scarlet got up from her couch, and I could see what she looked like. She was wearing a blue suit with gold buttons and a scarlet trim, just like our hoodies. Her raven black hair was so long, it reached to her hips. She was probably wearing contacts, because her eyes..were red.
    She moved swiftly to a table and picked up a gun. I recognized immediately that it was the Voltage 6000, Scarlet's favorite gun.
    "Now..let me show you something.." She mumbled.
    I heard a crack and she pulled out the lollipop stick, without the lollipop attached. She dropped it carelessly, then aimed..at the sky.
    "Everyone, your goggles!" Iris commanded.
    Everyone rustled through our backpacks, pulling out our goggles. It was supposed to make us see super far. I haven't tested it out yet...but I guess we were now.
    Everyone put on their goggles and Iris pointed towards where Scarlet was aiming. We saw..
    "A fly!" A girl whispered "Shes gonna shoot...a fly!"
    Around me I heard doubtful comments, but for some reason..I think that she'll be able to shoot it.
    Scarlet smirked, and shot.
    I couldn't believe what I saw. A flash of lightning rammed against the fly, and a millisecond later..it was gone.
    "Whoa..." Someone whispered.
    Scarlet turned around, her smirk still proudly on her face. "Now, you try it".