Jay is a new student at Merriweather Academy who witnesses a bully attacking another student with fireballs. The other student, revealed to be a "leecher" who can absorb powers, fights back and escapes down the hallway. When Jay confronts the bully, he runs off without explaining what a leecher is. Later, Jay spots the leecher in the courtyard and gives chase, but the leecher absorbs another student's powers and teleports away before Jay can speak to him.