Hi guys! Just wanted to welcome you to the story before you start reading. This is my first fanfic so if there are any major problems with it, that's probably why. I will be accepting constructive criticism, ideas, and questions. Just so you know everything in italics are thoughts by the character. I'm so excited to start writing for you guys and I'm so happy that you're reading my fanfic! This story is going to be great! Thanks again, and I'll see you on the other side!

Nothing, nothing was all he felt. Mark heard nothing, felt nothing, he can't even tell if he is upside down or not. As Mark slowly opened his eyes, he saw that a seemingly endless expanse of churning, deep blue surrounded him. His mouth instinctively opened to breath, but he only received a gush of water that filled it. Panic and adrenaline coursed through his veins as he helplessly flailed around, searching for the surface. But every direction he looked, only infinite blue ocean greeted him. Marks' lungs were screaming for air and the previously blue ocean was beginning to turn black. As his body stopped moving and everything was starting to go numb, he saw something… a dot in the distance. In Mark's last moments of consciousness, he peered his eyes toward the speck. It seemed to possess a humanoid figure that was suffering the same fate as him. The darkness then came crashing upon Mark and he finally lost consciousness.

Mark woke with a start and gasped for air, thankful that he could finally breath. Sitting up in his bed, he realized that he was still in his bedroom. It was just that damn nightmare again. Mark wiped his hand over his face, removing the sweat that had accumulated there. As he glanced over at the calendar that hung on the wall across his room, Mark's blood ran cold. The date read September 17, 2013… but it wasn't the date that had scared him. There was a red circle around the day and a note that read WIPI. Wattman's Institution for Powerful Individuals. Marks' eyes fixed upon the envelope that rested on his dresser beside his bed. It contained an enrollment letter from WIPI and a plane ticket. The letter had mysteriously arrived a couple months prior. It explained that while scanning his blood from his last doctor's appointment, they had discovered a special gene that only certain individuals possessed. This gene seemed to give special powers to whoever had it. Not immediately of course, that's where WIPI comes in. Their goal is to teach these unique people to discover and use their powers properly. When reading the letter for the first time, Mark thought it was a bunch of bullhonky! He even considered chucking it before he finished reading it. But as he read on, the symptoms of having the gene were the same symptoms he has been experiencing lately. And to top it all off, there was a fucking official stamp of the school and signature of the principal! Mark sighed… Even after that letter arrived I still didn't believe it. If it weren't for the emergency doctors appointment afterwards I wouldn't have even considered going. During the appointment, the doctor went over the symptoms that had been listed in the letter. Strangely, though, whenever Mark brought up the subject of his actual powers or when he would get them, his doctor would quickly change the subject. As if he was scared to talk about it. Near the end of the long discussion, the doctor highly recommended that Mark attend the school. But while saying this, the doctors' words had a bitter twang at the end of them. Like when a little kid has to apologize to someone but they don't want to. Mark shook it off as nothing. He was probably just having a bad day. Mark turned and picked up the letter and stared at the pictures of the campus and dorms. They do have pretty nice dorm rooms. And if my roommate isn't a total douche I can still record videos. But… he thought ill be leaving everything behind for a place I know next to nothing about! Mark pondered this for what seemed like eternity, and while still in his pajamas. As he came to his final decision, he sighed and muttered to himself "Well, I better get packing then."

Well there you go! That was the first chapter, and sorry if it was too short. The upcoming ones are going to be longer so don't worry my pretties! I hope you dudes are liking it so far and don't forget to leave your input! I'm going to try and upload a chapter every other day (it may be more or less often depending on how much I write). So I'll check you dudes later! Peace!