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Episode 2: Chewbilly
The school has just become a target of the secret organization known as The Fold, who aim to eliminate the Bendigo Kids and put an end to their extraordinary abilities in favor of the ordinary contortionists who have learned their skills in a traditional way.
Dr. Why orders Gym Fay's team to protect themselves from The Fold. Each of them gets assigned a unique name-code, which they will use in case of an emergency situation – like when they need help and can't call for it openly, or need to secretly communicate with each other.
...Snakelops, Folderine, Frog, Worm, Twist, Gumbit, Chewbilly, Gym Fay, and Compressor X...
And then one day, a new student arrives... A boy who is not just double-jointed, but has the ability to manipulate the very structure of his spine, stretching the shape of his backbone at will. His name is Chewbilly, and his talent was hidden for years, until he felt a strange call in his back.
Real name: William Bendsley
Country of origin: England
Element: Elastic
Specialty: Bending
Other hobbies: Ballet
Favorite food: Sandwich
His parents enrolled him in a prestigious ballet school in England, his birthplace, but he was quickly bored by the slow pace and the simplicity of the exercises. His spine was craving for something way more challenging. In just a few weeks, he showed them that his back was made of rubber – bending it in impossible ways and becoming the star attraction at his ballet school.
That's when people started to express their concerns: a boy like him could be a threat to other kids, what if they try to mimic him and end up hurting themselves? His ballet teacher, as impressed as she was, was forced to turn him away, but not before giving him a piece of advice: "Find Dr. Why".