Stellar Support Center

The next morning, the Sullivans showed up early and along with Mrs. Kane followed Gramps to the Stellar Support Center.

Gramps drove in his car by himself, followed by the Kanes, and then the Sullivans.

It was a two-hour drive to the Center, but to the kids, it seemed like it only took a few minutes.

They came to a security gate, Gramps was immediately recognized and he explained to the security guard he was bringing two new students.

The guards gave the Kanes and Sullivans a day pass for parking as well as a guest name tags.

Dr. Yu Wong, Gramps, had a private parking spot at the front. Visitors had to park more toward the back lot, so he had to wait for them to find parking spots and meet him at his car.

The kids were excited as they looked around. Texas geography is a flat plain. It means you can see quite a distance from anywhere you're standing.

From the parking lot, they saw the main school building and various sports fields.

There were kids training and working out. Mini and Kyle's little brothers would point excitedly every time they saw someone flying or moving at superseded.

One person picked up something the size of a car and tossed it like it was as light as a pillow. The dent in the ground it left when it crashed to the ground, revealed it was actually very heavy.

The Stellar Support Center used to be an old Junior College, but the college moved locations, and Gramps and Dr. Edington bought the place.

Along the way, Gramps would point to different buildings and explain what kind of classes were held in those buildings.

"Over there in that four-story building we have our science classes. The science classes start out as basic science on the bottom level and advanced sciences are located on the top floor.

The kids range from as young as five-years-old, to as old as eighteen. We don't offer adult classes right now. We're planning on an adult facility. We have military contracts and we'll get someone from time to time from them.

Those people are trained in that little one-story building over there. We don't usually have more than five or ten people at any one time.

Those adults are not allowed around the children. Their mess hall, quarters, and training facility are all in that building. We have a special field for their training behind the building that you can't see from here.

Some of them have apartments or houses provided by the military in town so they can stay with their families. Single men and women stay in the building.

Let's go into the gymnasium."

The Sullivans and Kanes followed Gramps into the gymnasium. They found seats in the stands. It was a very large gymnasium, but it looked like a typical gym. The squeaky sound of sneakers could be heard. Kids were playing basketball currently and looked like they were having a great time.

Samira was taken by how happy everyone looked. She didn't see anyone being bullied, even weak-looking kids and strong looking kids were getting along.

"What's the school's position on bullying," Mr. Sullivan asked.

"We don't allow it. If you look at the kids, every one of them has a bracelet. The bracelet allows them to call for help if they feel they are in danger.

The bracelet also monitors their situation and if it detects unusual bio readings, an officer is dispatched to check on the child.

We teach the kids to control their powers, to do that kids need to feel safe. It's fundamental to our approach and we've had a great deal of success," Gramps said.

After watching for a while, Gramps led them into another building. In this building, kids were being evaluated. They stood in the hallway and observed from the outside. Every child being evaluated had two to three trainers working with them.

Some of the children were being examined by strange devices, and others were using their powers to accomplish different types of tasks.

"One of the most important things is to understand the body of the kids. Sometimes an inability to control their power is a result from a problem in their body.

Those problems are usually overcome through exercise and creative training programs.

There are also students whose problem has more to do with psychological issues, early childhood traumas, and such. We approach their treatment in a different way."

"Dr. Yu, for those kids where training and exercise doesn't help them with their power control; what do you do?" Mrs. Kane asked.

"Sometimes a child needs surgery. We consult with the student's parents and their family doctor when making our recommendation. If the parents agree, the child will undergo surgery."

"What happens if the parents don't want surgery?" Mrs. Kane asked.

"Then we can sometimes help the control issues with pills. To be frank, surgery is a rare solution, but when we suggest it it's pretty much the last option for the student. Either they have the surgery or we're unable to help them.

If it comes down to that then we prepare the student for the lifestyle they'll need to live. However, so far no one has refused surgery when we recommended it." Gramps said.

The tour of the facility was very interesting for the parents and the kids. Dr. Yu helped Kyle and Samira register and led them to their dormitory. Their parents and siblings said their goodbyes and left.

Kyle was assigned a room with a boy name Lemonjello. He wasn't there at the moment so Kyle put his things away and sat on the free bed.

About an hour after his mom left, Gramps came to the door.

"Ok, kid, let's get to work. We've already wasted a couple of days."

It was about an hour before dinner. Gramps led Kyle to a building he didn't show the tour group.

"This is my private training facility, this is where you're going to train for the next month. You will eat your meals here and study here. You will go back to your room at night to rest.

"This whole place was created with one thing in mind and that was to train you! You are not going to enjoy this." Gramps laughed sadistically.