The Runners: Combining Two Things Part 1

Trey's arrival
'Trey opened his eyes as he fell down a terrain with Hyperion and Thor landing on their feet beside him. He felt sick to his stomach, and that was the result of the mode of transportation they took. He had traveled across planetary distances from Earth, to Titan, the sixth moon of Saturn, home of the Titanian Eternals. Trey then stumbled to rise to his feet.'

Thor: We're here. This is Titan. 'Both Thor and Hyperion give Trey a minute to get to his feet, and deeply breathe in and out while raising his head to look at his environment. As he looks around, he sees a blue sky, with the sun small in the sky.'

Trey: Feels like Earth. What he sees around him is a few buildings, one futuristic and one that looks like a temple. Titan is an advanced planet isn’t it? Hyperion and Thor glance at each other and smile.

Hyperion: You have no idea, Trey. 'They both walk past Trey as he’s still marveling at the structures and wildlife around him. He admires how different the trees look, from the ones on earth and walks around a little, until noticing that Hyperion and Thor are walking up some steps, to onto a road that leads to a giant city in the distance. The buildings are extremely tall and seem to run up past the clouds.'

'As they are walking, and Trey still looking around, starting to take pictures of things with his phone for memories. After walking for a while, the group begins to enter into the city, which is a spectacle of its own. Trey sees a few shops to the sides and walks to them to view what the residents are selling. As he tries to read, he has a confused look on his face as he cannot read any of the writing there. He faces Hyperion and Thor and walks to them.'

Trey: Soooo, why was there a shop with a different, weird looking language on it?

They both glance at each other then at Trey, and Thor starts to fly to the city at faster rate. Hyperion stays behind to talk with Trey.

Hyperion: So you don’t remember that another language is spoken here?

Trey: W-What??! No way.

Hyperion: You used to live here when you were little didn’t you? You know that English isn’t your first language.

Trey: Wait... He searches in his memories trying to find an answer and remember having to learn English as he didn’t even know it. He continues to walk towards the city at Hyperion follows and laughs, snapping Trey out of his deep thought.

Hyperion: You knew the Titanian language, Trey. It’s called Titanos. This is our natural language, but some of us also learn hundreds of languages of aliens, including Earth.

Trey: Well I guess I have to learn Titanos first, I wanna be able to connect with this place as much as possible. I think it’s gonna make me more powerful if I do, when I eventually start training. Hyperion nods in agreement as Trey goes back to deep thought about this whole thing.

Eventually they are in the city, walking throughout, as Trey is looking around in excitement. He goes through shops and gazes at the citizens of Titans. Dressed a little differently than people do on Earth, some with more technological clothing, and some with natural clothing. He felt a shred of nostalgia that he couldn’t pinpoint as kids were running around, having fun and adults either doing business in their shops and tall skyscrapers.

Hyperion then placed two fingers on his ears as he had a communicator in it, and had a call. He talked for a little bit, as Trey looked back at him, with a curious look on his face. After a few seconds, he took his fingers off the communicator.

Trey: What is it?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[3567,3933,0,0]}">Hyperion: Ah, nothing. I have some business to attend to. You can explore as much as you want but tonight you must be at that, he turns towards the mountains and points to a structure, built on the side of the mountain. It’s a large building where different types of businesses take place, but also a hotel. This is not where you will be staying though, I was told.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[3935,3982,0,0]}">Trey: Wha? Well if you say so. Good luck dude!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[3984,4242,0,0]}">Hyperion: You too, kid. Don’t get into trouble while I’m gone. He smirks and starts to lift off the ground, as he flies upwards and out. Trey watches as Thor comes flying from nowhere and flies next to Hyperion, summoning a lightning strike to teleport away.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[4244,4686,0,0]}">Trey: Well, guess I’m on my own. He looked back down at the huge roads he was walking next to as he was on the sidewalk. He continued his journey through the streets of the giant, beautiful city for hours on end, exploring and interacting with people as much as he could. He was unsuccessful with communicating with some civilians due to them not even knowing English, while some were fluent in a multitude of languages, Earthly, and beyond.

Later that day, after sunset
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[4723,5087,0,0]}">It was after sunset, but the city didn’t seem to die down. It just seems to get even busier with civilians enjoying life, or working. The city was huge, like its own hemisphere of this planet, so there was much to explore. Trey didn’t get to explore this city of Titan, named Osmos, so once sunset hit, he made his way to the building on the side of the mountain.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[5089,5687,0,0]}">It took him a while to get there, but once he reached the building Hyperion had told him, he stopped walking and looked up in awe. In front of him sat a high and mighty mountain range that already seemed to separate the compact planet into another fragment. The monstrous mountain was made of ancient rock with a peak that far surpassed the building’s roof, with jagged rocks and a dangerous steepness. It would a truly difficult climb to make, whether one headed up or down. A perilous trek indeed. Good thing there was a gigantic entrance to welcome him and anyone else into the mighty building.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[5689,6108,0,0]}">Trey: Good God… As he walked in, he saw the nucleus of the building, where everyone were talking, eating or playing. There was a mass of people in the Central Hub of the building minding their business or whatnot. Trey felt so little in comparison to the amount of people that were here. He went to look for a directory and when he found it, he tried to read it but it was in Titanos. He then heard of voice behind him.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6110,6204,0,0]}">Hyperion: Trying to find where you gotta go? This startled Trey as he looked back and smiled.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6206,6289,0,0]}">Trey: Finally!! I’ve been waiting! There’s so many people here… what is this place?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6291,6599,0,0]}">Hyperion: It’s just a Center for people to come and interact and do different activities. Lots of schools here as well. Come, follow me. Trey nodded and followed him down a few tricky hallways and into an express elevator. Nice and civilized, no need for powers here. He chuckled and Trey smiled, impressed.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6601,6804,0,0]}">In about 20 seconds, the elevator went up more than 1500 feet. Trey was just looking at his shoes as the elevator doors suddenly opened. He looked and saw a weird number on the top of the elevator door.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6806,6840,0,0]}">Hyperion: That reads 116th floor.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6842,6909,0,0]}">Trey: W-What?! We went up to that floor in just like, 15 seconds?!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6911,6980,0,0]}">Hyperion: Technology is advanced here Trey. Very advanced, let’s go.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6982,7330,0,0]}">Trey: Dude… He looked around and walked out into a sophisticated and elegant looking hub for this floor. As they went through, Hyperion waved at some friends of his who worked on the floor and Trey followed as they went down multiple hallways. Soon, they arrived to an open space that offered pathways to multiple “rooms” from what Trey could see.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[7332,8257,0,0]}">Hyperion: This one here is where you’ll be staying. It might already be packed from what Renee told me… Trey walked ahead of Hyperion and walked through double-doors into a large and luxurious room. Skyscrapers tall enough to piercing the heavens could be seen as he entered the room. The glass construction of the room allowed him to see the wafting clouds and buildings protruding through them. The room was constructed as a giant rectangular room with 3 walls, the other wall just being the glass construction. There were 3 beds at 3 different spots in the room, with a kitchen island in the corner and a fridge behind it. He soon noticed two other guys in the room, one laying on a couch and the other sitting at a kitchen island, eating some foreign snack. They both turned their heads to look at Trey. The guy eating the snacks raised his eyebrows in interest and the guy laying on the couch, just kept staring at Trey.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8259,8351,0,0]}">Trey: Uhh… My name’s Trey. Soniak. Wait- He looks back at Hyperion. -Can they understand me?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8353,8462,0,0]}">Hyperion: W- Before he could answer, the guy laying down pounces up from the couch and walks slowly to Trey.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8464,8813,0,0]}">Couch Guy: Yeah. We can. He goes up to Trey and extends his hand for a handshake. His skin tone is light as in the picture above and he has long hair that is blonde but has strands of jet black hair as well as his sclera being black. His irises are blue and his facial expression overall looks full of rage and annoyed. My name’s Conrad Prager (21).

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8815,9001,0,0]}">Trey: *Why does he look like… that? Peculiar…* He extends his hand with a smile and as Conrad grips his hand, the force and grip is so tremendous that it scares Trey for a split second.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9003,9141,0,0]}">Conrad: Sorry, my grip is a little tight. He doesn’t look apologetic at all… Just very angry. Guessing we’re all here for the same reason.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9143,9336,0,0]}">Trey: I-It’s fine… And yeah… He pulls back his hand rubs it slightly. He looks over at at Snack guy and he gets off his chair and jogs quickly over to Trey and extends his hand for a handshake.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9338,9582,0,0]}">His skin tone is nearly similar to Conrad’s but it’s clear that he’s of Asian decent. His hair was a normal black color but his eyes glowed blue as a whole like in the picture. He had one scar running down his right eye and was smiling widely.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9584,9814,0,0]}">Trey: Nice to meet you. They shake hands and his grip is light but Trey feels a sudden jolt through his arm and he can’t seem to feel it. OW! What just- He sees him laughing heartily and Trey looks at Conrad as he shakes his head.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9816,9927,0,0]}">Conrad: Rex did that to me too when I arrived. He shakes his head but he seems to have enjoyed the little joke.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9929,9985,0,0]}">Trey: Ow… He rubbed his right arm. So your name is Rex?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9987,10277,0,0]}">Rex: Yeah! Rex Qrupun (19). Nice to meet you Trey. Don’t take me seriously a lot, I’m always most likely just joking with you. He says this enthusiastically as he claps his hands once. So! What now? Didn’t Renee say there was one more person arriving? And he’s here, so she should be here…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10279,10351,0,0]}">Conrad: Yeah… But Trey did just arrive so I’d give her a couple minutes.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10353,10645,0,0]}">Hyperion: Conrad is right. I’ll leave you all to it, see you lot, later. He waves as he walks out of the room, leaving Conrad, Rex and Trey alone. Trey just strolls around the room, familiarizing himself with everything. Conrad looks out the window to relax and then starts the conversation.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10647,10707,0,0]}">Conrad: So Trey, where do you come from? What’s your story?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[10709,11078,0,0]}">Trey: Oh. Well. He takes a bit of time to gather his thoughts. I was born here, on Titan, but my mom took me to Earth when I was 5. And I just grew up there, my life wasn’t really special until I formed a superhuman group with a few friends… And that’s when life got actually fun… But I came here because I don’t think I’ve been reaching my potential as an eternal, so…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11080,11166,0,0]}">Conrad nodded and Rex didn’t respond but just kept concentrating on what he was doing.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11168,11214,0,0]}">Rex: So I’m guessing you can’t speak Titanos?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11216,11297,0,0]}">Trey: Well… Not really, I remember I little bit, but haven’t used it in forever.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11299,11592,0,0]}">Rex: Heh, that’s crazy… I know several languages other than Titanos and Earthly ones. Haven’t really studied Earth. I should… He had a bragging tone as he stated that and Trey shrugged. Conrad was then seen, laying down, listening to their conversation and playing with a remote of some sorts.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11594,11707,0,0]}">Trey: Well good luck if you do. They’re a unique species. Anyways how about you? Where did you come from? Osmos?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11709,12098,0,0]}">Rex: Foroft. Planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. He starts to look at Trey as he explains. Foroft is a huge planet and probably the most peaceful planet there is in this galaxy. It’s big on its diplomatic decisions and peacemaking, so of course there’s no action. I just live there because my parents are royalty. I am a “Prince” of 3 Kingdom regions on Foroft. Trey expands his eyes in shock.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12100,12227,0,0]}">Trey: You have Eternal family who migrated and live there? And you don’t like being royalty or something? You did air quotes….

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12229,12554,0,0]}">Rex: Yeah well, I don’t really being royalty there… Kind of pointless if I can’t rule sh*t around the galaxy. And yeah, Eternal ancestors came here and inhabited this planet filled with natives Oftians who are giant crystalline creatures who can shapeshift. But Conrad on the other hand… He glances towards him and chuckles.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12556,12640,0,0]}">Trey: He looks from Rex to Conrad, then back at Rex. What? What’s your deal Conrad?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12642,12852,0,0]}">Conrad: He lifts off of the couch to sit but still in a slouch. Ah… I lived on a horrible planet named Kolu. He takes a pause, then continues. It’s a gigantic, war-torn place where you would NOT want to be at.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12854,13022,0,0]}">Trey: He winced lightly at the thought of it. War-torn? Does Kolu arrange Wars every once in a while? As he said that, Rex burst out laughing and was shaking his head.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13024,13052,0,0]}">Rex: Oh no… Listen to this.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13054,13219,0,0]}">Conrad: He continued. Well not exactly, Trey. There are… Wars, everyday. Between nation. Between families. It’s a culture and there’s so much violence and suffering.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13221,13228,0,0]}">Trey: …

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13230,13459,0,0]}">Conrad: This kind of violence is so terrible that the massive militaristic base oftens starts wars with other planets in its Solar System. The solar system is in a constant war, but some planets are away from this kind of action.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13461,13622,0,0]}">Rex: Sounds horrible if you ask me. Makes me wonder why you stayed there sometimes. He says this with a carefree expression, sounding a little bit inconsiderate.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13624,13876,0,0]}">Conrad: He looks at Rex with his jet black scleras with a mean expression.class Protecting all my family who couldn’t protect themselves, constantly, trying to get them out. Anyways I finally managed to escape Kolu with them when the opportunity came.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13878,13971,0,0]}">Trey: Escaped? Where’d you go?? He looked surprised, as Conrad looked up at him and shrugged.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13973,14314,0,0]}">Conrad: Came up on this desert planet. Built a home there so that’s where my family is living now. That’s why I’m here actually. His face became angry. I want to get stronger to be able to protect and defend my family… Anything could happen, like someone could’ve tracked me. Who knows. He stood up. I just would like the fighting to stop...

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14316,14520,0,0]}">Rex: Wow! Your motivation makes mine look completely selfish… I’m just here to become stronger, because it’s… fun. He chuckled nervously as Conrad rolled his eyes. Trey frowned and looked towards Conrad.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14522,14740,0,0]}">Trey: Our goals align actually… You want to become more powerful to protect your family and I want to become more powerful to protect my friends, family and society. He says that with a certain and hopeful confidence.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14742,14925,0,0]}">Rex: Heh, society. He scoffed. Good luck with that. He smiles and shakes his head as Conrad also smiles lightly. Conrad’s ears twitch as he hears footsteps and looks towards the door.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14927,15198,0,0]}">A bit of time passes before a woman walks through the double-doors. She had a skin tone similar to Trey’s and seems to be about 5’8. She has a sweet young face and has black curly hair at the base with red tips like. She looks exactly how she looks in the picture below.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15200,15362,0,0]}">Trey, Rex and Conrad stare as she walks through and slows to a stop, waving her hand, while having a perplexed look on her face as to why they’re staring at her.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15364,15435,0,0]}">Woman: She starts speaking what Trey recognizes as Titanos. Trey sighs.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15437,15566,0,0]}">Trey: Excuse me, miss. She looks towards him. I don’t speak Titanos. Rex chuckles and Conrad has the same mean look on his face.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15568,15733,0,0]}">Woman: Okay… Trey feels his mind “squeeze” lightly but the pressure releases a second after. Trey is it? You can only speak English? Well the name is Renee Crysing.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15735,15837,0,0]}">Trey: Did you just read my mind? R-Renee? He gazed at the other two, seeing them hold their heads too.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15839,16005,0,0]}">Renee: Yes, I did. To quickly get past introductions. She smiled lightly and went over to them. So I was told by Hyperion that you boys need training. Is that right?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16007,16023,0,0]}">Trey: Erm… Yes.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16025,16140,0,0]}">Renee: Hm… Alright. Conrad. His attention to her stays the same as he replies with a simple nod. Why are you here?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16142,16289,0,0]}">Conrad: I’m not able to protect my Eternal family and I need the power. I would rather not have to fight but they need to be protected by someone.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16291,16366,0,0]}">Renee: So non-violent but needs power to protect. You? She points at Trey.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16368,16621,0,0]}">Trey: Well, similar to him. I have a team on Earth. Renee grins at this. And there’s a whole planet to protect. Friends, family and just people. I need to be able to because I get beaten too easily. He looks sure of himself and serious as he says this.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16623,16761,0,0]}">Renee: Well Trey, I can certainly train you for that. Wants to be a superhero and likes to fight… She smirks then points to Rex. You. Rex.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16763,17013,0,0]}">Rex: I’m not as noble as these guys… But I just want to live better and have more fun at home. It’s pretty boring, no action nor things to do so training would give me something to do and maybe defend from stuff? He said this as he was making it up.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[17015,17286,0,0]}">Renee: Sighs At least you’re honest and not doing it for a twisted reason. Rex felt a squeeze on his mind as Renee read his mind to confirm he was telling the truth. Conrad then looked at his hand and clenched his fist in determination as black gaseous energy seeped out.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[17288,17789,0,0]}">Renee: She sighed. Well, a little about myself: I am a teacher of multiple subjects and sometimes a private tutor. Like for you boys now! As she was talking, Rex tapped Trey and Conrad sneakily and pointed at her body, as it was slightly curvaceous and Trey tried to look away, his face getting hot. He closed his eyes and thought of Alyna. He breathed deeply and looked around Renee, but not directly at her, as she was talking. I worked with Hyperion for a long time, fighting through the universe.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[17791,17829,0,0]}">Rex: He made air quotes. Worked hehe.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[17831,18010,0,0]}">Renee: She continued ignoring Rex. Now I will train you for you a year so you can be able to defend yourself, help people and have fun… She looked at Rex last and shook her head.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18012,18110,0,0]}">Trey: A-A year?! I thought I was gonna be done in a few months! He had a stunned look on his face.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18112,18250,0,0]}">Renee: Trey, I’m going to train you until you’re almost at MY level. If it’s possible for your bodies to handle it… She looked in wonder.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18252,18311,0,0]}">Conrad: What is your level of power? He looked interested.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18313,18529,0,0]}">Renee: Her face became dark and serious. I’ve defeated enemies on par with entire solar systems with ease. The toughest enemy I’ve tried to battle was a Celestial, the creators of Eternals. Didn’t succeed of course.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18531,18640,0,0]}">They all had shock on their faces. Renee has a normal expression on her face which transformed into a smirk.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18642,18723,0,0]}">Trey: Will it be possible for us to get stronger? He had curiosity in his voice.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[18725,19110,0,0]}">Renee: Of course! I just stopped because of a certain injury I recieved. Can never go out and be a hero again. That’s why I’m a teacher now. She turns around lifts up her shirt revealing an grotesque and disgusting injury. She heard their responses of worry and shock. Don’t worry, it doesn’t hurt. Only when I try to battle or bring out my immense power, it starts to… ache a little.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19112,19163,0,0]}">Rex frowned for the first time, since Trey met him.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19165,19238,0,0]}">Rex: Sorry, Renee. Maybe learning this kind of power for fun isn’t ideal.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19240,19491,0,0]}">Renee: No, don’t worry about it. As long as it’s only for fun. I’ll make sure you lot have a great handle on that power before I let you go. Anyways, you boys need to study history, culture and languages of the Eternals before we can officially train.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19493,19533,0,0]}">Rex: What? Why? I already know Titanos!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19535,19812,0,0]}">Renee: That isn’t enough. If you want to learn secret, powerful Eternal powers, you’re going to need to fully be an Eternal. Who knows, I may trained the next King of Titan. She smirks and laughs as she turns to leave. Trey, Conrad and Rex shake their heads in disappointment.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[19814,20129,0,0]}">Before she leaves, she tells them what she wants them to learn in one month, and that she expects to come back to confirm what they’ve learned in that month, so they could move on to the next part of training. The trio had to reluctantly accept as she finally left the luxurious room, going about her own business.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[20131,20214,0,0]}">Rex: Well Guys, let’s get started tomorrow! It’ll be fun, training with you dudes!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[20216,20514,0,0]}">Conrad: He simply chuckles and shakes his head as he goes and lays in his bed perpendicular to the giant windows that you could see the city through. This’ll be pretty fun, actually. Three Eternals, learning the history, teaching each other what we can, then training to become… gods, essentially.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[20516,20804,0,0]}">Trey: Well when you put it like that… Sounds pretty awesome dude, heh. He goes to lay in his bed across the room from Conrad’s bed. Rex also goes to his bed with it directly across from the giant windows, at the other wall. The light shuts off automatically as they finally get some rest.

Two months later on October 4th
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[20843,21089,0,0]}">Trey shuffles in bed, using his bed sheet to shield his eyes from the sun. It seems to be noon, which could be understood from where the sun is at in the sky. He groans as he hears a certain slapping sound and womens’ moans from across the room.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[21091,21363,0,0]}">[From this point on, Trey, Conrad and Rex and everyone on the planet will be speaking Titanos due to Trey finally learning it from Conrad and Rex during the two months. Titanos sounds like a mix of the weirdest languages on Earth, combined, then add alien onto that. Lol.]

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[21365,21601,0,0]}">Trey: *The hell is that noise…* He slowly struggles to get out of bed, as he gets out of bed and sits on the edge. He uses his pillow to cover his face from the annoying rays of the sun as the sound of Conrad’s voice suddenly burst out.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[21603,21717,0,0]}">Conrad: Yeah… Get on top… His bed was creaking as the slapping sounds ceased for a second, then started up again.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[21719,22102,0,0]}">Trey: Con… Seriously. This early… He stands up and looks across to Conrad’s bed, to see one naked woman on top of him, bouncing up and down and another woman sitting on his face. Trey rolled his eyes, slightly blushing. He strolled towards the bathroom, which was next to the double-doored entrance of the room. Rex’s voice groaned awake as he suddenly yelled in Conrad’s direction.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[22104,22396,0,0]}">Rex: SHUT UP!!! Trey was startled as he almost reached the bathroom and started busting out laughing. Conrad cracked a smile while still doing the deed with the two women. Rex had a woman in his bed but she looked like she was in deep sleep so she didn’t get bothered by the noises of bliss.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[22398,22622,0,0]}">Trey managed to get into the bathroom, do his deeds, and stand up in front of the mirror. He noticed he had grown a beard which was just stubble. The mirror automatically powered up as a HUD appeared, scanning Trey’s face.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[22624,22737,0,0]}">Mirror: In a feminine voice. Good Afternoon, Trey. Would you like me to initiate all hygienic functions for you?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[22739,23573,0,0]}">Trey: Yes please… He groaned. After saying that, the mirror had 5 tiny lasers appear from the sides, shooting it at his face, shaving off all the hair. Scissors came out and cut his hair the way he wanted it, which was the same as last time, just looking more cleaned up, and curly. The mirror continued to brush his teeth, tweeze his eyebrows clean, cleanse his face and others. As he finished, he walked into the shower, and it automatically turned on, washing him thoroughly for a few minutes. He then walks out with parts of the ceiling and floor, opening up to reveal dryers. They turn on with an immense continuous blast of dry air, drying him almost instantly. It turns off and the ceiling closes off once more. Trey walks out after putting on boxers and goes to his side of the room, opening up a closet, picking out clothes.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[23575,23601,0,0]}">Conrad: Where you out to?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[23603,23668,0,0]}">Trey: To get something to eat. My head hurts from this hangover…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[23670,23767,0,0]}">Rex: Urgh, when does Renee come back… She could’ve came last night to the party so I could’ve f-

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[23769,23829,0,0]}">Trey: Too much information dude… That’s our teacher. Gross…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[23831,24013,0,0]}">Rex: Whatever, don’t act like you’ve never had that fantasy. He turned around in his bed and sat up to look at Trey with a grouchy, tired face. What time does she come back anyways?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24015,24130,0,0]}">Trey: Miriam. The female voice that was heard in the mirror in the bathroom, illuminates the main room with sound.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24132,24150,0,0]}">Miriam: Yes, Trey?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24152,24189,0,0]}">Trey: Find out when Renee is coming.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24191,24274,0,0]}">Miriam: Renee is approximately 300 miles away from you. Approaching at a speed of-

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24276,24377,0,0]}">Rex: Okay thanks Miriam!! He says this with hurry as he jumps out of bed and Miriam ceases to speak.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24379,24619,0,0]}">Trey: Shit she’ll be here soon! Especially if she’s takes the elevator, we gotta clean this ro- A blurring speed is cleaning the room before Trey can finishes and it skips to a stop. It’s Conrad using super speed to clean the room quickly.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24621,24710,0,0]}">Rex goes into the bathroom as he cleans up, leaving the woman in his bed just waking up.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24712,24779,0,0]}">Trey: Urgh… He goes to her. Hey could you please… Get out of here?

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[24781,25122,0,0]}">Woman: Who are you?? Rude… She gets up yawning as she’s naked and uses minor telekinesis to pick up her clothes and make them come over to her hands as she goes into the bathroom to change. Rex runs out of the bathroom in boxers as he starts to get dressed. Trey uses his speed to help Conrad and goes to the other two women on Conrad’s bed.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[25124,25465,0,0]}">Trey: Get out!! They snarl at him as they walk out of the room, half-naked as they already started putting clothes on. He rolls his eyes as the other woman leaves and Conrad heads to the bathroom to get ready. Miriam, enable auto-cleaning robot please. Suddenly a small disk like robot zooms along the floor in urgency, vacuuming the floor.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[25467,25789,0,0]}">After 4 minutes, the room seems to be completely with the robot still riding around the floor slowly. Trey is sitting on his bed, going through his tablet device while the other two are finding something to eat in the refrigerator in the back corner of the room. Suddenly that’s when a knock at the double-doors is heard.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[25791,25943,0,0]}">Rex: Open!!! The doors open by Miriam on Rex’s command and in walked Renee, wearing stylish clothes. She was smiling, looking around the room impressed.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[25945,26126,0,0]}">Renee: You cleaned this room up nice! And fast. The trio groaned. Anyways have you done what I asked? You had two whole months… She smirks, seeing if they’ve done what she’s asked.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26128,26229,0,0]}">Conrad: Yes ma’am. We all know several languages now, and know most of the history of the Eternals.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26231,26512,0,0]}">Renee: Really? It’s only been 2 months… You guys learn fast. Also lay off the ma’am, it’s okay to be informal to me. I haven’t trained students in such a long time, and getting you to these levels, making sure you use them for good, will be difficult. Now your next training task.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26514,26567,0,0]}">Trey: Wait, what about the history lesson and stuff?!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26569,26771,0,0]}">Renee: Oh that was just for your own benefit. She smiled and walked to the window overlooking the city. Trey and Rex groaned loudly. Next lesson. She repeated. You will now have to cross this mountain.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26773,26825,0,0]}">The room was silent for a second then Trey shouted.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26827,26846,0,0]}">Trey: WHAT?! Why?!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26848,26926,0,0]}">Renee: Well we need a place to train, don’t we? She turned back to face them.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26928,26944,0,0]}">Rex: Goddammit…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[26946,27274,0,0]}">Renee: You can go any which way you want. Through, over or maybe even under. But that’s where our training area is. Did you think I was going to train you around civilians?! I have a place on the other side of the mountain so we could release as much power as we want without harming anyone or anything… Except other mountains.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27276,27405,0,0]}">Conrad: She’s right you know. He looked serious with his arms crossed but relaxed his arms as he went to drink his special cola.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27407,27682,0,0]}">Renee: You’ll be prepared for training once you’ve finally gotten to my place. You also can’t fly can you? They shook their heads. Good. I don’t care HOW long it takes. Just get there. I’ll see you boys later! She smiles cutely and walked out of the room, in a giddy manner.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27684,27724,0,0]}">Trey: Duuuude…. I don’t WANNA do this!!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27726,27794,0,0]}">Conrad: Quit complaining. We have to. Let’s pack our things and go.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27796,27916,0,0]}">Rex: Whatever… He went to his section of the room, as well as Conrad. Trey reluctantly did the same after some thought.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[27918,28067,0,0]}">After an hour and twelve minutes, they’re finally ready. They head out of the room and go to the elevator and are about to press the “Lobby” button.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28069,28216,0,0]}">Trey: Wait! Couldn’t we go to the roof? Do you think we could jump over on the mountain? Trey steps out of the elevator and Conrad and Rex do too.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28218,28348,0,0]}">Conrad: Actually, I’m not sure it would be easy. Too many safety precautions are already set here. He thought about it some more.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28350,28473,0,0]}">Rex: Well I could probably use my gravity to send us there. I’m a little weak though. He looks at the others for approval.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28475,28729,0,0]}">Conrad: Let’s check out the roof actually. They took the elevator and got up to the top floor which was wasn’t that far up. Once they arrived, the sun showered them with rays as they saw lots of people up on the roof, taking pictures and looking around.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28731,28763,0,0]}">Trey: It’s huge! So much space!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28765,28929,0,0]}">Rex: Well, what are we waiting for? We just have to go up right? Even at my level I can do that. But we’ll probably have a hard a** landing on the mountain though…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[28931,29055,0,0]}">Conrad: That’s fine. We just need to cross this mountain as soon as possible. I need to start training as soon as possible.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[29057,29068,0,0]}">Trey: Yeah…

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[29070,29601,0,0]}">Rex: Alright, here it goes… Rex closes his eyes and extends his arms as Conrad and Trey stand in front of him. The outline of his body begins to glow dark blue as suddenly, their bodies get flung up into the air, straight up at high speeds. Trey groans from the pressure acting on his body as Conrad stays quiet. Rex being used to this, stays concentrated on the task at hand and when they get high enough, he uses his gravity to send them at the mountain. Sorry guys!!! My gravity powers will run out soon!!! Brace for impact!!!!

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[29603,29881,0,0]}">The trio brace for impact as their bodies hit the mountain rock with crazy amounts of force. Rex’s body stops glowing as their bodies roll down the mountain a little bit before they hit a ledge. They all manage to stay on the ledge as they stand up, fairly unharmed but aching.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[29883,30601,0,0]}">Conrad: This is it. Our training starts now. He looks around the rocky terrain around him, then looks up, sighing due to the height of the mountain. He grabs an edge to pull himself up, successfully, climbing the mountain, after he goes up a certain height, Trey and Rex begin to follow slowly, watching where they step and where they grab. 36 minutes go by, climbing the mountain non-stop and Conrad grabs an unsteady edge, pulling on it, and nearly falling off the mountain. Trey and Rex stay still and look above at Conrad with wide eyes as he nearly falls up grabs a more sturdy edge. Rex climbs around Conrad, going at a bit faster rate than he does, mostly because his pack weighs less than Conrad’s hefty pack.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[30603,30824,0,0]}">Trey: These packs on our backs make it really hard to climb!!! He tries his best to climb farther up more, behind the other two. Rex: Come on guys!! We got this! He gets himself motivated as he continues to climb higher.

A few hours later
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[30849,31358,0,0]}">With only stars showing, the night sky offers a cool breeze to our heroes looking to trek this mountain. Before it became night, they managed to dig a slight cave into the mountain to take a rest for the night. They slept on the hard rock terrain as there wasn’t enough space to put down any blankets. Before Trey slept, he had become conscious of the fact that he couldn’t turn back now. He clenched his fists and mentally prepared himself for the next day of travelling up and around this dreadful mountain.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[31360,31563,0,0]}">It is early in the morning and Trey wakes up first, his whole body aching, but he manages to get up in the tight space. After a few minutes he wakes up the other two as they groan in annoyance and pain.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[31565,31589,0,0]}">Rex: Really? He sits up.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[31591,31776,0,0]}">Trey: Yes really. We’re going to go through the mountain. We’ll use our powers as much as possible to get through. The mountain is too unpredictable and I’m not gonna risk falling off.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[31778,31923,0,0]}">Rex: Urgh. Fine! You’re so damn annoying sometimes… He gets up, stretches and backs up a little bit, waiting for Trey or Conrad to do something.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[31925,32215,0,0]}">Conrad: Let me see if I can do something. He stands in front of them as they watch and his eyes begin to heat up. He then shoots a blast of heat out of his eyes into the near black rock, slowly eroding it away. After a few minutes he stopped, making considerable progress and lots of space.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[32217,32425,0,0]}">Rex: My turn! He walked to the rock and started using his gravity to break down and crush the rock then pull it. Conrad joined into it, as they started to make great progress with going through the mountain. ==2 Days later= <p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[32444,32823,0,0]}">The trio was almost through the mountain, encountering different weird animals and creatures along the way. They didn’t eat or sleep for those 2 days but they felt fine. Eternals can go several days-months without sleep or eating. They all used their powers in unison to help each other get through all the rubble, debris and alien rock that was obstructing them from their path.