Tauria: This is an AU of the Shuggazoom we have all come to know and love. More then one place is livable, although the other places don't come into play much unless they are being mentioned by the characters. The monkey team is now human and they are highschool students. They don't really know each other except by family realation or because they have classes with each other. Gibson and Mandarin are eleventh graders, Otto is a ninth grader, and the others are all tenth graders. I'm not going to give much away here, except that the arrival of a new student is going to change a lot.
Chapter One: New Kid
It was a typical day in Shuggazoom City. It was the middle of winter, but you couldn't tell. It never snowed on Shuggazoom. Ever. The only way you could tell it was winter was because the sun was less hot then it was in the summer. It was the type of day most teenagers skipped school on, but one red haired teen was not so fortunate as to have that luxury. Why not? He was grounded. Which meant he couldn't ride the bus. He had to drive to school with his older brother. The ultimate punishment.
Not that his brother was happy either. It was hard to tell which of them was more unhappy. His older brother now had to drive both of his younger brothers to school.
"Why did you have to do that, Sprx? Why can't you just behave?" His brother asked, adjusting his glasses in the mirror. They were waiting for their youngest brother to come out and get in the car.
"Not all of us are the perfect know-it-alls like you, Gibson," Sprx returned. "Some of us know how to have fun. I'm sorry if you and our parents can't."
Gibson rolled his eyes. His younger brother was so frustrating. "Sprx, it is not the fact that you went to the party that you got grounded for. Although that was part of it. The majority of the reason you are grounded and currently sitting in my car is because you went to the party without parental consent and the fact that you knew there was no parental supervison and you went anyway."
It was Sprx's turn to roll his eyes. His older brother was so boring. "Oh, live a little Gibson."
"And the fact that you were such a smart-aleck when informing our parents that you were having fun and that they needed to cool off."
"Hey, my smart aleckness is one of the reasons the ladies find me so attractive, besides my obvious charm and good looks, of course," Sprx said, with a cocky smirk on his face. Then the smirk disappeared and was replaced with a look of annoyance. "Besides, they were being so uptight."
Gibson sighed. There was no point in arguing with him. He was too stubborn. They were both very stubborn. Gibson looked at his watch. "I hope Otto hurries up, or we are going to be late."
"The last thing I need is another tardy." Sprx said seriously.
"Yes, I know and I need to set up for my science report."Sprx rolled his eyes again. Gibson needed a social life. "Hey, look. There's Otto!"
Their green-haired brother was just coming out the door. He slid next to Sprx in the back seat. Neither wanted to be stuck up front with Gibson.
"Sorry I'm late," Otto said sheepishly. "I couldn't find my homework."
"It's a wonder you find anything in that room of yours." Gibson said.
"You know what you need Gibson?" Sprx asked, his usual smirk on his face.
"What?"
"One of those new hover cars that have that little window thing you can pull across so you don't have to talk to the driver."
"Ha ha, Sparky. But then I wouldn't be able to hear your wonderful voice," Gibson said sarcastically.
"Don't call me that, Brainstrain!"
Of course this started an argument between the two brothers. All the occupants of the car were thinking, 'This is gunna be a long twenty minute drive. . .'
"Come on, Antauri!" Antauri sighed as he heard his brother's voice through his meditation. Why couldn't Mandarin allow him longer then ten minutes of before school meditation?
"I'm coming!" Antauri called back as he grabbed his school bag. He did one last check of his room before he hurried downstairs to get in his brother's car.
"Why can't you wait to meditate until after school, like me?"
"Because meditating before school helps clear my mind and help me think for the rest of the day."
Mandarin rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say Antauri."
Antauri inwardly sighed. It was going to be a long ride. His brother was not in a good mood that morning. Even though he really had no feeling for Mondays, after all they were just like any other day, he had a feeling that where his brother was concerned, he was not going to care for this one.
Nova hurried out the door. She was going to miss the bus! She made it just before the door closed.
"Cut it a little close today, didn't we?" The bus driver smiled.
She laughed and nodded. She went to find a seat. She looked around. She did not see the usual red haired kid who would smirk at her and flirt with her.
'Phew,' she thought, 'no Sprx today. . .although, I wonder, where is he?'
She found a seat next to her best friend. A pink haired girl named Jinmay.
"Mornin'," Nova yawned.
"Did you stay up late studying? Or practicing martial arts with your dad?"
"Both."
Jinmay shook her head in fake exasperation. The two laughed. Monday wasn't so bad that morning. Of course, they had yet to get to school.
All six kids made it to school on time. Sprx, Nova, Jinmay, and Antauri all had homeroom together. When class started, their homeroom teacher, Mrs. Gakslapper, wife to the owner of the best hover burger place in the City, according to popular opnion and one of the nicest teachers in the school, stood in the front of the room.
"Good morning class. We have a new student joining us today. His name is Chiro-" she glanced at the raven haired, blue eyed boy standing next to her.
"Alton. Chiro Alton."
The class gasped. They all had heard of the owners of Alton Electrics. They made the majority of the electronics on the planet. Chiro looked a little uncomfortable.
Mrs. Gakslapper recovered first. "Why don't you tell us about yourself?"
"Well, uh, I am so not as good as my parents with electronics. I'm pretty average in school. I usually keep about an A, B average. Uh, I came here from a local private school, but I told my Mom that I couldn't stand the uniforms, so here I am. Uh, there isn't really much else to say." Chiro looked very uncomfortable.
"Take a seat then, please."
Chiro looked for a vacant seat and found one next to Sprx.
After taking attendence Mrs. Gakslapper told them they could talk or study for the history test they had later that day.
"Hey," Sprx said.
"Hi," Chiro said.
"What's it like being the son of one of the richest couples on Shuggazoom?"
Chiro laughed. It was not a happy laugh. "It's okay, I guess. If you like people who are uptight, have virtually no sense of humor, and only discuss politics, then it's great. There are not very many people who aren't like that, who come over. My Uncle Clayton's cool and so is Mobias Quint-"
"You've met Mobias Quint!" Sprx said, cutting off Chiro. "That is so not fair!"
Chiro smiled. "If you want, maybe sometime I can introduce you."
"That would be awesome."
Chiro and Sprx continued talking. Jinmay and Nova decided to go and see the new kid. Well, Jinmay decided and begged Nova to come with her.
"Hey," Nova said.
Chiro and Sprx looked up. Sprx grinned.
"Sup, beautiful," Sprx said cockily.
Nova shot him a glare. If looks could kill. . .
"Hi," Jinmay said. She hadn't really been paying attention when he had introduced himself. She only knew his name was Chiro.
"Jinmay?"
"No way. Chiro?"
"Do you too know each other?" Nova asked.
"Remember how I told you I had a boyfriend?"
Nova nodded.
"Well, here he is."
Chiro grinned. "Yep."
Nova smiled. "Cool."
"Aw, you've got a girlfriend too? That just isn't fair!" Sprx complained.
Nova rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the classroom door.
Tauria: Well, there is Chapter One! Hope you liked it! Please review!