"Look," Gert said, figuring it would help her prove her point, and anyway, it was only fair after Maddie had shared some of her story, "I'm here because he decided that me and my friends, including a mutant, an alien, and a witch, couldn't be trusted to go around LA helping people anymore." And Chase, but he didn't sound impressive. "The guy is totally ageist, and probably whoever runs this school is too."