"Sounds like an anxiety dream," Lori said. "Like taking the midterm before you've been to class."

"You have to do what you have to do," Mary said. "No one said it'd be easy, but I wish it was."

"Well, working together will make it easier," said Meg.  "Teamwork was always the greatest strength of the light, whoever that is."

"You're right about that," Mary said.

"We should plan to do other things together besides training," Lori said. "Doing activities with the track team did a lot to help us bond as a unit."

"That's a good idea," said Meg.  "I haven't really had a normal life... what kinds of things do people do?"

"Hang out at the shopping centre?" Mary offered.

"I can handle that," said Meg.

"Maybe this weekend, then," Lori said.

"Sure, that works," said Meg.

"Can we come?" Mary asked.

"Fine with me," Lori said, looking at Meg.

"Of course!" said Meg.  "We should be working together right away.  We might to plan around our strengths, though... I can use webs to create barriers, for example."

"I make bombs and Shaun can teleport people," Mary said.

"I control water, and slide into things," Lori said.

"We can probably use some of that," said Meg.  "Trapping enemies where bombs can go, for example."

"Yeah; the two of us should work on team maneuvers, too," Lori said. "I can herd into your webs with my powers, probably."

"I'm sure we could work something out," Mary said. "This is much better than working alone."

"Yes," said Meg.  "Let's practice as soon as we can.  Don't want to accidentally catch an ally with a web."

That was when an alarm began to sound.

"Guess that's our cue," said Meg.  "Let's go!"

Lori took off.

When you get outside the school, you see several girls lined up and getting in the emergency trolleys. Teachers were out there, helping to make sure girls got on the right ones.

Meg headed for whatever was nearest, trusting teachers to direct her as needed.

Lori followed.