Gen V

You're the spray painter.

My powers are chameleon.

So I can copy anyone else's power for, like, 60 seconds.

-That's Ally. - Hey.

They can clean up paint.

What we should be doing is... fuck shit up.

Cate Dunlap was viciously attacked last night.

Half your skull got blown clean away.

Your powers are totally fucked-up.

-You're... -

...no better than a human.

That's Dr. Gold.

He delivered you.

- -I'm Cipher, your new dean.

You said Cipher was there.

-At Elmira? - Yeah.

And he's sus as fuck.

No one knows who he is,

what his powers even are.

I'm telling you, the dude's a blank slate.

Need help finding your way out?

Thomas Godolkin spearheaded a research program

called Project Odessa.

It's you.

You're Odessa.

After what happened to Andre...

I don't even know why he was trying to escape, given his condition.

I've got a dynamite speech for you.

-What if I say no to this? -Oh.

Well, unlike you, there's only one side to this coin,

and there is no "no."

Andre Anderson is dead.

- -His powers killed him.

Starlighters didn't attack Cate. I did.

Welcome to Truthbomb, America.

Bless your hearts and hold on to your butts,

'cause we're about to enter the gay-trix.

Major institutions--

yes, even ones as stone-cold Christlike

as Godolkin University--

are fighting off the rotten woke agenda.

Starlighters didn't attack Cate.

-I did. -Is he or she or they

lying in some pathetic attempt

to protect Starlighters from justice?

Now, thank God for heroes like Cate Dunlap,

who refuses to play the victim.

I was attacked by Starlighters. That's my truth.

As to why Jordan would lie like this?

All I can say is, Jordan will do anything-- anything-- for the likes.

And now all the dirty deeds are coming to light.

Another Godolkin student has come forward.

I was in the bathroom fixing my lipstick,

and I heard the stall door open.

I turn around and see Jordan.

They had their penis out.

Jesus Christ.

Just turn it off.

Fuck them.

I think I fucked up.

What did you think was gonna happen?

Okay, look, this is, this is on me.

Okay? I'll take the fall for it.

-Whatever it is. -No, I'm with you.

-Marie, I did this. -Jordan, I'm with you.

Okay?

Besides, what are they even gonna do now?

They made you number one.

They got to deal with it.

I used to check the rankings every week.

I wanted to be number one so fucking badly.

Then, when it finally happened, I just didn't care.

This school,

everything is so fake.

I just wanted to tell the truth.

What do you think they're gonna do?

- - Fucking bullshit.

Know your place or you fucking lose it.

Inside.

There they are. Hey, kids.

Seth Reed, Vought Marketing.

What is this?

Well, turning lemons into lemonade.

Sit.

Okay. So, we have Jordan Li.

Top dog but confused.

Confusing. Duplicitous.

Then there's Marie Moreau.

The babyface. One of the good ones.

Two powerhouses,

but only one can be number one.

And with that, I give you the greatest face-off in the history of God U.

"God U presents, colon,

Hostility at the University, colon,

The Gender Bender versus The Blood Bender."

Wait...

Title's a placeholder. Let it suck.

We have a team of writers doing punch-ups.

Uh, some legit crunch time motherfuckers.

You want us to... to fight?

Yeah, was, was that not clear?

Should I use the word "battle"? "Brawl."

-"Brawl." -We're not gonna fight.

You don't have a choice.

Why not?

Uh, because the public hates you, Jordan.

You lied about Andre,

you tried to protect the vicious Starlighters who attacked Cate.

-I told the truth. -Uh, you might as well have taken

a selfie with Bin Laden.

The people want red meat, they want to see your ass kicked,

and you will oblige.

I couldn't kick Jordan's ass even if I wanted to.

Look,

it was a rash decision, but I am sure

Jordan would issue some sort of statement--

You do not have a fucking choice!

Or you're walking out that door right now, down the stairs

and into the van I got waiting for you and your little friend Emma

to take you to Elmira.

Emma? She didn't do anything.

You should've thought of that before you popped your mouth off.

Consider it incentive.

Should I leave?

If we do this, you agree not to send anyone

back to Elmira, right?

Jordan, I'm not fighting you.

Uh, you are fighting in front of the entire world,

for real, no pulling punches,

and Marie will win.

I can leave, right?

This is insane.

I can't beat Jordan.

You are so hard on yourself, but I believe in you, Marie.

And after you train with me, you're gonna start believing in yourself.

I'm thinking today, 3:00.

See you then, Marie.

I am not going back to Elmira.

-I swear to God, you two-- -No one's going back.

Okay?

Cipher fucking knows you're Odessa.

Why would he risk hurting you if you're so important?

I don't know what I am to him.

He was there when I was born.

Other than that, I... who knows?

So, every time Cipher wants you to do something,

he's just gonna pull the Elmira card.

This is never gonna fucking stop.

There is one thing we can do.

Get Cate to push him.

Fuck no.

Push him to do what?

Stop the fight a-and-and maybe get into his head

and figure out what the fuck he wants.

I mean, think about it. We don't know shit about him.

What his powers are, what the fuck he knows about Odessa.

Cate's the only one who might be able to help.

She's on his side.

Cipher was screaming at her.

Maybe she's not as far up his ass as we thought.

She fucking lives there, Marie. She's got a butthole timeshare.

Or she'll just sell us out again.

Which is a hundred percent what she'd do.

I really don't think she's with him.

And the enemy of my enemy...

Is extra enemy. Fuck her forever.

This is a bad idea.

It's a desperate idea,

but right now it's the only one I can think of.

So, if either of you have a better idea,

I would love to hear it.

Look, they made me say that shit for Truthbomb.

Yeah, like you didn't have a choice.

Jordan, you tried to kill me

and then you bragged about it in front of the entire school.

-I didn't fucking-- -Can we just calm down for one second?

We're all on the same side here.

Bullshit.

I think you hate Cipher as much as we do.

So let's do something about it.

What makes you think I won't go to Cipher right now

and tell him what you're up to?

Just hear us out.

If you don't like it, we never have to talk to each other again.

Wait, is he gonna make them kill each other like some kind of emperor?

No... I don't know.

Maybe. Fuck.

And they think Cate's gonna stop it?

She's not gonna help.

Damn. All because of Jordan's stupid speech.

-Here. -No, it wasn't stupid. It was brave.

-Um, deviated septum. -Yeah.

Okay.

Guys, am I high...

...or do we, like, need to stop this fight?

Uh, wh... how? What would we even do?

Well, like I've been saying, like sabotage.

Like, we'll use our powers and fuck shit up.

-She's high as fuckballs. -

I'll shrink or go gigantic.