With Jean gone, the girls try to settle into a new rhythm at Nova Academy. But peace doesn't last long. Strange incidents begin to occur—subtle, almost invisible to the naked eye—students acting out of character, shadows shifting where there shouldn't be any, and whispers in the dark corners of the school. The girls soon realize that The Watch was not fully defeated; remnants of their influence remain, deeply embedded in the school's infrastructure.

Carol, ever the detective, becomes obsessed with these subtle anomalies. She follows the trail of clues that lead her to a forgotten part of Nova Academy, a sealed-off section of the school's history. This area, unknown to most, holds secrets about the founding of the academy itself.

Carol: "There's more to this place than we thought. Nova Academy wasn't just a school for the gifted. It was a testing ground."

The girls dig deeper into the school's history and find out that The Watch had been operating through the academy for decades. The school's founders were part of a covert operation meant to breed super-powered individuals, ensuring their control over global events.

But the biggest shock comes when they uncover records of a hidden enemy, an unknown force manipulating both The Watch and Nova Academy from the shadows. This entity had been using the students as pawns in a grander scheme—something that reaches beyond Earth and into the far corners of the galaxy.

Natasha, who has been growing more reclusive as her powers grow unstable, begins to experience vivid nightmares—visions of an alien force reaching out to her, beckoning her toward the stars. These dreams reveal to her a deep connection between her teleportation powers and the alien artifact Carol discovered.

Scarlet: "What do you mean you've been having dreams about this thing?"
Natasha: "It's not just dreams. It's like something is calling to me. Something... not human."
Carol: "We need to find out what's behind this before it finds us."