McDougal Academy
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Appearances (Episodes): #SchoolGhoul
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McDougal Academy is a private all-girls high school that was once Castle Broen in Scotland. In ancient times, Siobhan McDougal became the leader of Castle Broen and all of Clan McDougal. Everyone in the clan bowed without hesitation to her except her younger brother Bevin McDougal. He was not interested in taking orders from her and wanted the clan for himself. During a thunderstorm, he pursued her up to the bell tower. She fell to her death. Bevin McDougal placed her crest badge on his person and took over the clan. In the present, Castle Broen was moved to Metropolis brick by brick and rebuilt. The castle served as McDougal Academy. Years later, Siobhan McDougal returned in spirit form but discovered her castle was gone. She searched the world over and found the McDougal Academy in Metropolis. She could not rest until she had back what was hers and began to manifest in a predictable pattern: when the bell tolls midnight, she appears then stalks the halls, and ransacks rooms. The students gave her the nick name "Silver Banshee" based on her vengeful cry.
Amid a late evening thunderstorm, the bell tower tolled at midnight at McDougal Academy. Shortly after, a girl in her dorm room was spooked when her closet door opened on its own. She approached her closet and checked it, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. The thunder triggered a black out and Silver Banshee manifested in her room. Banshee looked in the girl's jewelry box. As the girl nervously turned, Banshee stopped, turned, and screamed. Tatsu Yamashiro returned to the room and found the girl sitting on the floor whimpering with her hair blown back. She pointed. Yamashiro saw the jewelry box on the floor broken. Barbara Gordon and Kara Danvers infiltrated McDougal Academy as new students rather than inform who Yamashiro was trying to reach, Diana Prince. Yamashiro saw them and pushed them aside, annoyed they would blow her cover. She believed Headmaster McDougal would suspect her immediately if he saw unauthorized visitors. McDougal stopped them and asked what was going on.
Gordon insisted they were just three happy McDougal students being totally ordinary and normal. Headmaster added "ordinary and normal" at his school were authorized uniforms only. He noted Gordon's purple Batman shoelaces were a dress code violation and therefore, contraband. Gordon explained they were hand-made, hand-stitched, one a kinds. Yamashiro elbowed her. Headmaster held out his hand. Gordon turned the shoelaces over and whimpered. Headmaster stated he made the rules at the academy and everything under its roof was his, if he so chose. He warned Gordon her next offense would be her last. Yamashiro briefed Gordon and Danvers about McDougal Academy's history. She noted cruelty apparently ran in the family. Danvers asked if the Headmaster needed to get roughed up. Yamashiro explained she needed Prince's help because girls at the academy were losing some meaningful item to them and she suspect a haunting. She apprised them of the Banshee's M.O. and revealed she hoped to trap Banshee in her Soultaker Sword but had no luck. Danvers dug her ear and smelled her finger.
Gordon told Yamashiro to forget Prince and showed off her gear: a Bat Thermal Scanner, Bat EMF Detector, and Bat White Sheet Grabber. Yamashiro's left eyebrow raised. Gordon agreed and was eager to go ghost hunting. Danvers was amused they believed in ghosts. Yamashiro pointed out she literally turned her into one once. Danvers countered that was hardly proof. Yamashiro exclaimed it was. Danvers brushed her off and agreed to come along because it would be hilarious to watch them be dummies. Gordon cocked her sheet grabber. Gordon donned some goggles and scanned around the hall. She and Yamashiro paused at the sound of crunching but it was just Danvers eating chips. Gordon picked up a lot of activity on her EMF Detector. Yamashiro took Danvers' bag away and told her to be serious. Danvers stated she was going to document all the ghost activity with her phone. She was unaware a bagpipe was levitating on its own behind her. The others pointed but by the time Danvers turned around, it was back on the mantle. She shrugged.
Flying books followed Danvers but when she looked, they were back in the book case. While Danvers looked in a closet, Gordon and Yamashiro were chased around by levitating chairs, a piano, lamp, and billiard balls. Yamashiro hopped into Gordon's arms and they screamed. Danvers was bored and went to the kitchen to make a sandwich. Gordon asked Yamashiro if she saw all that. Yamashiro nodded. A window shattered and Banshee flew in. They chased after it and bounced off Danvers, who didn't see Banshee. They came upon three paths and split up. Gordon gave everyone comms and instructions to hail everyone whoever encountered the ghost first. Yamashiro went right, Gordon went left, and Danvers went straight. Gordon reported the East Wing Commons were all clear. She asked Yamashiro to report. She reported she didn't find anything either then asked Danvers to report. Danvers got bread and meat. A tomato, egg, and carrot followed her. Danvers pretended to be under attack by paranormal forces.
Gordon and Yamashiro fell for it and made their way to the kitchen. Danvers didn't question the prepared sandwich and ate. She chuckled and prepared to get a shot of Yamashiro and Gordon for Metropovids. Danvers saw Banshee on her screen reflection and screamed. Banshee screeched and it knocked Danvers into the others. They quickly suited up. Katana unleashed a slash from her Soultaker but Banshee's scream neutralized the attack. Danvers charged but flew through Banshee into a cabinet. Batgirl prepared her pack and told Banshee to prepare to eat highly-focused and radially-polarized proton but it glitched and she went flying. While Banshee was distracted by Batgirl, Katana got behind her and slashed. Banshee was successfully trapped in the Soultaker. She cried out it was not justice. She took hold of Katana and revealed her true origins. Katana realized she made a grave mistake and knew where to find what Banshee was looking for.
The girls went to Headmaster McDougal's office and burst in. He yelped and asked what was the meaning of their intrusion. Supergirl asked if this was the right move. Katana was sure what they did was not justice and released Banshee. Naturally, Headmaster McDougal freaked out and ran away. He ran up to the bell tower. Katana pleaded with Banshee that killing him was not justice. She looked at his crest badge, the one Bevin McDougal stole from her and she got angry. Banshee charged and possessed Headmaster. He experienced all of her memories and learned the truth. He apologized and gave her the badge, then acknowledged her as the rightful leader of the McDougal clan. Banshee accepted the badge, put it on, and peacefully dispersed. Tatsu Yamashiro was pleased Siobhan McDougal found the justice she deserved and could finally rest. Gordon was happy to have her shoelaces back. Danvers noticed every student got their stuff back and the overall tone on campus was more lively. She noted Headmaster seemed to have changed his ways. Yamashiro added she did too and asked if she now believed in ghosts. Danvers dismissed it and called it smoke and mirrors. Gordon spooked her and Danvers jumped into Yamashiro's arms. They laughed at her expense. Silver Banshee's wisp passed by the academy's front gate.