Foreword: I must say, I enjoy 'Toaru Majutsu no Index', and thus I am going to write my first fan-fiction ever for the series. With that said, a few warnings;

1: This is my first fan-fic, so please, no flaming. Constructive critisms is fine but not flaming.

2: I don't own Toaru Majutsu no Index, nor any of its characters.

3:There is no timely schedule for chapter releases, as my mood does affect my writing.

With this said, enjoy!

Chapter One: Rough Day

The day that Uiharu dreaded, Power Scan day. She knew what the result was going to be, as it was the same every time. She however looked down at her paper. It was a simple grade below the evaluation report; Level 1.

"Argh, not again," she muttered, sighing afterwards. She looked at the other marks. She was horrifically average in terms of grades, she can only maintain the temperature of objects, and she can't do anything but confirm she is an esper.

She saw her friend Saten approaching her. Saten had her black hair waving casually in the air, and she had a smile on her face.

"So Uiharu, anything new?" Saten asked, trying to crane her head to see Uiharu's evaluation report. Uiharu shook her head.

"No, still a Level 1, my ability hasn't improved." Uiharu looked at Saten, and instead of hiding her report, it was clearly in her hand. Before she could ask, Saten explain her joy.

"Guess what?! I am now Level 1!" Saten twirled in place, still smiling as though she won the lottery. Uiharu was happy for her friend, but still sadden by the fact that she was unable to move up. Saten however grabbed her arm.

"Lets see how Misaka and Shirai are doing!" Saten was leading Uiharu to the bus stop where they would get a ride to Tokiwadi Middle School.

"Ahh, that's good to hear!" said Misaka. Misaka was a Level 5 esper, and was known as 'Railgun'. But for her power, she was rather nice and even childish. "So what's your ability?" she asked. Saten found a leaf, and demonstated by having it do cartwheels in the air.

"It's called Aero Hand, buts it's only Level One, so leaves are about the only thing I can move," noted Saten. "But at least now I know I can get it higher, since Kongou is also an Aero Hand Esper!"

Kuroko looked miffed upon hearing this. The Pink hair teleporter had a long standing rivalry with Kongou, and hearing Saten looking up to her only added to this. She however turned to Uiharu.

"What about you Uiharu?' asked Kuroko. "Have you leveled up any?" Uiharu was hoping to let Saten have the spotlight, but fate had to be cruel.

"No, I am still only Level 1. Nothing I seem to do improves my Level or ability." The others tried not to say anything, as they didn't want to upset her. Uiharu saw their faces and knew this, so she changed subject.

"So anything new Misaka?" Uiharu asked, hoping to hear some good news. Misaka looked at her phone.

"Not really. Oh, we are supposed to be meeting a transfer student tomorrow. All I know is that she is at least Level 3, as per Tokiwadi's restriction on Espers who can come in." Uiharu sighed. The constant talk about Espers wasn't what she had in mind. But Kuroko intervened.

"Come on Uiharu, we are getting called to report to headquarters." Uiharu quickly got her badge on her arm, and both her and Kuroko teleported to the 177 district branch of Judgement.

Upon entering the headquarters, Uiharu noted a bunch of people, rushing around, looking more stressed then ever. Kuroko went up to Konori Mii, the branch's leading officer.

"What's the emergency?" asked Kuroko, who also noted the influx of foot traffic. Konori sighed. She appeared to be tired.

"Well, we are having a bit of a crisis as a number of Skill-Out gangs are rioting in the slums," she handed Kuroko and Uiharu a map. "these locations are seeing the most activity, and Anti-Skill are trying to ensure that no Espers tries to intervene. Otherwise we could see a nasty conflict. I need you and Uiharu to head to District 7, the site of the most activity." Kuroko acknowledged the order. Uiharu however was panicking, as she didn't fare well in conflict. But an order was an order, and so both her and Kuroko once again teleported.

"Hey, get those idiots!" yelled a member of Skill Out. They began to throw rocks at Uiharu, who was struggling not to get hit. Kuroko meanwhile was taking the time to pin down several members of the gang. However, Uiharu notice some members running to the roof tops, carrying what looked like Molotov Cocktails.

"Kuroko, on top!" she shouted. But Kuroko was too busy on the ground, as more and more Skill-Out members were arriving. Kuroko looked to Uiharu.

"Stop them yourself! I will try and keep these guys from interfering you!" she shouted. Uiharu then bolted to the door, and began using the stairs to catch up to the members with Molotov Cocktails. She finally reached to roof, only to be hit in the gut by a base ball bat. She saw a man standing over her, with a simple black leather jacket on.

"Hey, got a punk from Judgment here!" he shouted to his comrades. The other four men turned.

"Aww, she got flowers on her head. She a bit cute, shame we have to beat her up." Said one of the men. The one behind him smirked.

"Well, we can ransom her; maybe get something from those assholes from Judgment and Anti-Skill." The group laughed in unison, and Uiharu was left curled up, in pain. She then saw someone coming up the stairs. It was a girl, about the same age as Misaka, but with crimson red hair and blue eyes. She came up to the roof.

"Just what do you men think you are doing?" the girl asked. The men chuckled.

"Just who do you think you are? A self-righteous esper, and a punk from Judgment?" asked the man in leather. He came at her with the bat raised. "Don't think you are better than us!" However, before he made contact, he collapsed, shrieking in pain.

"My ears! What have you done you BITCH!?" The Other men readied their molotovs, but when they lit them, the bottles exploded, and engulfed them in flame. Uiharu could see the girl smile, and it sent chills down her spine. But the girl knelt down.

"You alright?" she asked. Uiharu tried to nod, but her in reality it was painful for her. The girl helped her up. "It's ok, rest up, those punks aren't going anywhere." Uiharu looked at the other members, and saw that despite being engulfed in flames, they were now fine, no longer on fire. The girl saw the look of confusion on Uiharu's face.

"What, you think I let them burn to death? Naw, I just let them burn a little to make them not to eager to hurt a girl again." She began to carry Uiharu down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs was Kuroko, along with other members of Judgement and Anti-Skill.

"Uiharu, are you okay?" asked Kuroko. She turned to the girl. "Thanks for helping my friend, but a civilian shouldn't get themselves involved in Judgment business." The girl shrugged.

"Meh, I was in the area and heard the commotion, and so I came. Not my fault you guys entered the hornet's nest." Kuroko was visibly annoyed with the response, but she was glad to see Uiharu was fine.

However, Uiharu was confused. Who was this girl, what did she do to take them all out, and why was she in the area? But she was tired, hurt, and didn't have enough energy to stay awake, so she fell asleep in the medical van, hoping that tomorrow would be much better.