New Kid in Town
It's hard being the new kid in school. Especially if you're as short as Alan Morrison is. On his first day at Champ High, he was stuffed into his locker, slammed into a trashcan, and had his lunch money stolen. Late for every class, he'd gotten a total of five detentions—and that was only his morning
Alan mused on events as he sat in the schoolyard at one of the lunch tables. He was a pretty attractive guy, with brown hair and eyes. After his parents moved, he was forced to transfer from Romeo High to Champ High and leave all his friends behind. Things hadn't been much better at Romeo—which is why his parents moved in the first place—but at least he had his friends there.
"Hey, new kid. You're kinda sitting at our table," said a voice from behind. Alan turned to see a boy with long light brown hair—almost sand colored—and blue eyes. With him were a girl with short red hair and violet eyes and a boy with grayish blue spikey hair and gray eyes. All of them were carrying lunch trays and wearing the school uniform.
Alan got up to leave, but the girl put her hand on his shoulder. She said, "It's ok, we don't mind if you sit with us. Since you're new, you could use a few friends."
So the three sat down with Alan. The first boy and the girl were on one side of the table while their silent companion shared a bench with Alan. They all began eating.
"Forget your lunch?" asked the brown haired boy.
Alan sighed. "No, my lunch money was stolen."
The three friends looked at each other. Finally, each of them took a quarter of their grilled cheese sandwiches and offered them to Alan. He accepted, and thanked them.
"Well, my name's Brad Hunter. And this is my girlfriend Naomi Flugel. Our good friend Jack Sisco is over there," said the brown haired boy. "What's your name?"
"Alan Morrison, recently transferred from Romeo High," he replied
They ate their lunch in silence. Finally, Jack said, "Meet us in the parking lot after school." Then, everyone left to return to his or her class.
The rest of the day was better. Apparently, being seen with a trio of seniors had a strong affect. So Alan wasn't stuffed into any more lockers or garbage cans. Also, Principal Layon had let Alan off on account of it being his first day. So after eighth period, Alan rushed off to the parking lot.
Brad, Naomi, and Jack were leaning against Brad's Shadow Fox. Naomi's Gunsniper was on its right, while Jack's Lightning Saix was on the left. Alan blushed a little. All he had was his father's old Command Wolf. These Zoids were definitely less than four years old.
"So how was the rest of your day?" asked Brad. "We spoke to Principal Layon on your behalf, and had a chat with the school bullies. Did it help you?"
Alan nodded his head and said, "Hey, cool Zoids. Where'd you get 'em?"
"We saved our money for a long time," replied Naomi. "Starting with our parents' old Zoids, we participated in battles—putting anything not needed for repairs aside—until we could afford them."
At that moment, a trio of students passed by. The first was a girl with blue eyes and long golden hair. Second was a black haired boy with gray eyes. But it was the third one who caught Alan's eye. She had long wavy magenta hair with two stick like things serving as a headpiece and purple eyes. The young transfer student pointed to her and asked, "Who is that cute girl Brad."
"Are you crazy," asked Brad. "She's Leanna Toros. Not only is she way out of your league, but she can't date."
Alan looked puzzled. So Naomi said, "She has a strict father who doesn't let his daughters date until they're sixteen. Also, she's gaga for Harry Champ, the rich brat who had the school named after his father."
"Isn't there any way to get to know her?" asked Alan.
"Well, she is looking for a math tutor," replied Jack. But before he could finish, Alan had already gone to ask about the job.
Meanwhile, Leanna was waiting by a Dibison with her friends Jamie Hemeros and Fara Smith. A young man with shiny light brown hair and blue eyes walked up to them. Leanna jumped up on him and gave him a kiss.
"How's it going Harry?" she asked.
Before Harry could answer, another girl came by. She looked like Leanna, except she also wore her hair much shorter, and it looked almost messy. After giving Harry a death glare, she vaulted into the Dibison. Then, the girl yelled down, "Leanna, let's get a move on."
Leanna sighed and said, "Bye Harry. Gotta go, don't want Leena to get moody. See you tomorrow, Jamie, Fara." Then, she too vaulted into the Dibison and it ran off.
Later on, in the Toros residence, the girls were having dinner with their father, Dr. Steve Toros. Leanna was as usual complaining about not being able to date.
"But Oscar let's Jamie date," whined Leanna.
"Yes, but if Oscar let Jamie jump off a bridge, should I let you do it to?" answered her father.
This went on for quite some time. Leena was silent, except to agree with her father on the whole argument. Finally, Dr. Toros gave in.
"Ok Leanna, you can date…as soon as Leena does," he replied, knowing very well that Leena had sworn off dating for an unknown reason.
The defeat was in Leanna's mind all day. When she went for her tutoring with Alan, her head was in the clouds.
"I'd like to take you to the movies sometime, but I heard you aren't allowed to date," said Alan.
"Actually, I can, " replied Leanna, "But only if my sister Leena goes on one. And she's so anti-social and rude that you couldn't pay someone to go out with her."
Leanna's statement stayed with Alan when he went home that night. His mother began to worry when he didn't eat a snack, and only strengthened when he ate very little for dinner. That night, Alan lay awake formulating a plan.
He knew he'd have to ask Brad for help. Only Brad and his friends would know someone that desperate for cash…and a way to get the money in the first place. Finally, after tossing and turning for what felt like hours, Alan fell asleep.
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So, what did you think? Who will Alan bum money off of? Who will he get to date Leena? Find out in chapter 2.
It's hard being the new kid in school. Especially if you're as short as Alan Morrison is. On his first day at Champ High, he was stuffed into his locker, slammed into a trashcan, and had his lunch money stolen. Late for every class, he'd gotten a total of five detentions—and that was only his morning
Alan mused on events as he sat in the schoolyard at one of the lunch tables. He was a pretty attractive guy, with brown hair and eyes. After his parents moved, he was forced to transfer from Romeo High to Champ High and leave all his friends behind. Things hadn't been much better at Romeo—which is why his parents moved in the first place—but at least he had his friends there.
"Hey, new kid. You're kinda sitting at our table," said a voice from behind. Alan turned to see a boy with long light brown hair—almost sand colored—and blue eyes. With him were a girl with short red hair and violet eyes and a boy with grayish blue spikey hair and gray eyes. All of them were carrying lunch trays and wearing the school uniform.
Alan got up to leave, but the girl put her hand on his shoulder. She said, "It's ok, we don't mind if you sit with us. Since you're new, you could use a few friends."
So the three sat down with Alan. The first boy and the girl were on one side of the table while their silent companion shared a bench with Alan. They all began eating.
"Forget your lunch?" asked the brown haired boy.
Alan sighed. "No, my lunch money was stolen."
The three friends looked at each other. Finally, each of them took a quarter of their grilled cheese sandwiches and offered them to Alan. He accepted, and thanked them.
"Well, my name's Brad Hunter. And this is my girlfriend Naomi Flugel. Our good friend Jack Sisco is over there," said the brown haired boy. "What's your name?"
"Alan Morrison, recently transferred from Romeo High," he replied
They ate their lunch in silence. Finally, Jack said, "Meet us in the parking lot after school." Then, everyone left to return to his or her class.
The rest of the day was better. Apparently, being seen with a trio of seniors had a strong affect. So Alan wasn't stuffed into any more lockers or garbage cans. Also, Principal Layon had let Alan off on account of it being his first day. So after eighth period, Alan rushed off to the parking lot.
Brad, Naomi, and Jack were leaning against Brad's Shadow Fox. Naomi's Gunsniper was on its right, while Jack's Lightning Saix was on the left. Alan blushed a little. All he had was his father's old Command Wolf. These Zoids were definitely less than four years old.
"So how was the rest of your day?" asked Brad. "We spoke to Principal Layon on your behalf, and had a chat with the school bullies. Did it help you?"
Alan nodded his head and said, "Hey, cool Zoids. Where'd you get 'em?"
"We saved our money for a long time," replied Naomi. "Starting with our parents' old Zoids, we participated in battles—putting anything not needed for repairs aside—until we could afford them."
At that moment, a trio of students passed by. The first was a girl with blue eyes and long golden hair. Second was a black haired boy with gray eyes. But it was the third one who caught Alan's eye. She had long wavy magenta hair with two stick like things serving as a headpiece and purple eyes. The young transfer student pointed to her and asked, "Who is that cute girl Brad."
"Are you crazy," asked Brad. "She's Leanna Toros. Not only is she way out of your league, but she can't date."
Alan looked puzzled. So Naomi said, "She has a strict father who doesn't let his daughters date until they're sixteen. Also, she's gaga for Harry Champ, the rich brat who had the school named after his father."
"Isn't there any way to get to know her?" asked Alan.
"Well, she is looking for a math tutor," replied Jack. But before he could finish, Alan had already gone to ask about the job.
Meanwhile, Leanna was waiting by a Dibison with her friends Jamie Hemeros and Fara Smith. A young man with shiny light brown hair and blue eyes walked up to them. Leanna jumped up on him and gave him a kiss.
"How's it going Harry?" she asked.
Before Harry could answer, another girl came by. She looked like Leanna, except she also wore her hair much shorter, and it looked almost messy. After giving Harry a death glare, she vaulted into the Dibison. Then, the girl yelled down, "Leanna, let's get a move on."
Leanna sighed and said, "Bye Harry. Gotta go, don't want Leena to get moody. See you tomorrow, Jamie, Fara." Then, she too vaulted into the Dibison and it ran off.
Later on, in the Toros residence, the girls were having dinner with their father, Dr. Steve Toros. Leanna was as usual complaining about not being able to date.
"But Oscar let's Jamie date," whined Leanna.
"Yes, but if Oscar let Jamie jump off a bridge, should I let you do it to?" answered her father.
This went on for quite some time. Leena was silent, except to agree with her father on the whole argument. Finally, Dr. Toros gave in.
"Ok Leanna, you can date…as soon as Leena does," he replied, knowing very well that Leena had sworn off dating for an unknown reason.
The defeat was in Leanna's mind all day. When she went for her tutoring with Alan, her head was in the clouds.
"I'd like to take you to the movies sometime, but I heard you aren't allowed to date," said Alan.
"Actually, I can, " replied Leanna, "But only if my sister Leena goes on one. And she's so anti-social and rude that you couldn't pay someone to go out with her."
Leanna's statement stayed with Alan when he went home that night. His mother began to worry when he didn't eat a snack, and only strengthened when he ate very little for dinner. That night, Alan lay awake formulating a plan.
He knew he'd have to ask Brad for help. Only Brad and his friends would know someone that desperate for cash…and a way to get the money in the first place. Finally, after tossing and turning for what felt like hours, Alan fell asleep.
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So, what did you think? Who will Alan bum money off of? Who will he get to date Leena? Find out in chapter 2.