With Graduation right around the corner Adelaide Lears is paired up with the schools Hot Head. The situation doesn't getting any better when They provoke each other endlessly. But is there something underneath the anger? Or will it turn out to be nothing?
Disclaimer: I do not own Sky High.
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'Be Kind to Me or Treat Me Mean.
I'll Make The Most of It.
I'm an Extraordinary Machine.'
-Fiona Apple 'Extraordinary Machine'
In any normal situation when a massive group of seniors are piled into one huge gym it means A) Party Time!, B) School Dance, or C) a preparation for graduation. Sadly, It was 5:00 in the morning for the Seniors of Sky High, there was no party/dance and graduation was two weeks away.
Principal Powers, being quite the graceful, poised woman she is, made her way onto the stage and stood behind the podium. "Hello and good morning seniors!" she said with a smile. "Today will be the day you get paired with your partner for your crime fighting duos."
As soon as the sentence left the Principals mouth, the gym was in a uproar. Girls were gossiping about who they didn't want to get, be it male or female. Boys were talking about girls who 'grew' over the past 4 years and how they would love to get paired with those girls.
Powers rolled her eyes and looked over to Coach Boomer who grinned wickedly and stood.
"QUIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEETTTTTTT!" He shouted blowing the students back into their seats.
The Principal smiled warmly. "Now Coach Boomer," still standing walked over to the the podium. "Will call your name and you will say and preform a brief show of your powers then you will leave with your partner. Also all pairs are done randomly through a computer base. These pairs are irreversible so do not call your parents to get you out of it." With that Powers walked away from podium and exclaimed "Comets Away!" and turned into a white orb that shot off through the gym.
Coach Boomer smiled and pulled out his clip board. "Lets get started shall we?"
After a few seconds pause, "Adam James." A tall, medium built boy with short brown hair stood and walk to the podium. "I control electricity." He took a deep breath and put his hands up causing all the electricity in the air to come to him but as soon as it came it was back again.
Coach Boomer smiled "Jamie Bray." She stood and teleported beside Adam as she flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder. "Teleporter." He looked down and smiled while she blushed.
Boomer rolled his eyes "Next..."
About an hour and a half later they were 5 pairs away from being through. The following outrageous pairs were made:
Lash, who was allowed back in school the previous year because to good behavior, was paired Karen Jin, a very angry Asian with heat vision who had a personal vendetta against Lash because he turned her into a baby.
Speed, who was let out because he mother explained to the judge he had changed, was paired with Alfred Wills, a very shaky wall climber.
And Lastly, Penny. Most say she annoyed the guards so much they begged for them to let her off. Well, she got paired with a Tara Clark, who's a human magnet but has a big attitude problem. Lets just say their alikeness caused them to hate each other.
Anyways, Continuing on with the pairings, most of the students were exhausted from waking up so early but all were forced to stay in the gym until further notice.
Boomer smirked down at the click board for this one. "Warren Peace."
Girls sighed as they seen Warren Peace push his tall,lean body out of the chair which he was sitting in. His dark hair with red streaks framed his tan face perfectly and his black attire that screamed 'bad boy' fit him well. Why wouldn't the girls sigh?
His boots made a 'clunk' sound as he walked towards the stage. "Pyrokinesis." he growled. He lit both his arms on fire then powered down.
Boomer crossed his arms and smirked. "Adelaide Lears."
With that a thin girl approached the stage. She was in a yellow band t-shirt, straight leg jeans, and a pair turquoise slip-on vans. Her hair was medium length dark brown with one orange streak underneath and her green eyes stared forward. When she was on the stage she shook her hands. "Biological manipulation and flight."
Warren raised an eye brow when she lifted off the ground but biological manipulation intrigued him. She bit her finger making it draw blood then healed it as if it never happened.
Boomer shook his head. "Out of all the things you decided to do you made your self look like a side kick."
Adelaide turned and looked at Boomer. "Would you like to be a female or Have some kind of disease? Oh! I can make you have a heart attack or put you on life support if you really want me to show you why I'm a hero? Just let me touch your arm or something-"
"Ok I get it!" Boomer shook his head and mummbled something about issues. "Good luck Peace."
Warren grunted a reply.
Adelaide laughed. 'My partner's a cave man.'
She turned and walked off the stage joining Karen against the wall. Karen had short black hair with hot pink streaks and small frame. Her red eyes were twitching which meant she was close to shooting someone with her laser vision.
"So Ren, How's Lash?" Adelaide asked with a smile.
Karen glared at Adelaide while breathing heavily. "I hate him so much, That I want to hurt his children."
Adelaide made a weird face and scooted away from Karen a bit as Jamie walked over to the pair.
"Is Karen in death mode?" Jamie asked. At first glance Jamie would not be a girl to hang out with Karen and Adelaide. Jamie's blonde hair fell down to mid back and she had piercing blue eyes. Jamie wore a lot of skirts and tank tops but the three have been friends since middle school.
"Yeah, Lash had to call her 'baby' or something because the last time she was this mad was this summer when that one dude was like 'Hey baby I lost my number can I have yours?'" Adelaide laughed a bit.
"I hate that pick up line." Karen growled.
Coach Boomer smiled as he finished the last pair. "Alright kids. Tomorrow we are going on a field trip to the Hall of Heroes so you and your partner can get filed and assigned a town to save. So for today I would talk it over with your partner about what jobs and disguises you've been think about in your 'How to act civilian 101' classes. Now first period starts in 5 minutes. Go!"
Karen stomped her foot. "Damn it!" Almost everyone looked at her even Boomer turned and looked at her.
"What was that Ms. Jin?" Boomer questioned.
"I'm paired with Lash! I have to talk to him more now! Thanks Boom-Boom! Thanks!" With that Karen walked briskly out of the gym.
Astonished, Boomer looked at Adelaide who simply held her hands up. "Sorry Boom-Boom. I don't know."
Adelaide ran out of the gym because beloved Boom-Boom was turning red from rage.
At lunch time Adelaide was relieved to find that Karen and Boom-Boom were less...angry.
"So...You gonna talk to Peace?" Karen asked.
"You know I don't think he can talk. He grunts and growls." Adelaide's mind wandered into space before she came back. "What about you and Lash?"
Karen smirked and whipped out a letter from her book bag. "That my friends, specifies everything down to the 't'. It's okay to call me a genius!"
Jamie sat down with her plate. "Really now? Well Einstein Lash attack at 12 o'clock."
Karen looked up to see Lash smirking at her. "Hey-"
"Before anything is said, you take this letter which says everything you'll need to know about tomorrow. I do not wish to discuss it, now good day sir." Karen turned her attention back to the table.
Lash looked confused."But-"
"I said good day now take the damn letter!" Karen shrieked.
Now Adelaide was scared as was Jamie. "I gotta go talk to Warren."
Jamie looked over at Warrens table then back at Adelaide. "Well Addy, I wish you the best of luck."
"May the force be with you my young apprentice." Karen then clapped her hands together and bowed her head.
Addy was on her way when she turned around and looked at Karen like she was crazy. "Wait a second, I'm the oldest!"
"Ads! Move it or Lose it!" Karen said throwing a spork at her.
Addy turned around and made her walk over to Warrens table. Everything seemed to move in slow motion. The kids turned their attention to Addy as she walked and Addy stared at them then at the ground.
When Addy got to Warren, who was sitting alone at his one side as usual, She sat in front of him as he looked up. "What are you doing?" He asked in a raspy voice.
"We got that thing tomorrow." Adelaide looked around to see everyone watching. "And I thought we would discuss it real quick."
He looked over at the ninth grader staring at them, who quickly adverted her eyes and squirmed in her seat a little. He turned his attention back to Addy."We can discuss it tomorrow anyways it wouldn't matter." He went but to reading.
Adelaide was a bit confused. "Of course it matters! I'm really don't want to get a crappy job."
He put his book down and glared at her. "It doesn't matter because guess what sunshine, I make the decisions."
"Do you know how sexist you sound?" She exclaimed noticing more people pay attention.
"That's The Hall for you. I'll put what ever I think is best down because I'm the Male." He picked his book up and continued reading. "Now leave. All you have to decide is the wardrobe."
Adelaide stood up and walked away from the table angry. Students looked back at their own tables to avoid Adelaide's angry gaze. When she approached her table she slumped down feeling like jello.
Karen look over at her friend. "You know a lot of people find themselves in these situations. You just got to roll with the punches."
Adelaide rolled her eyes. "Karen just shut up. I'm going to be a farmer probably."
Jamie started to giggle which turned into a full laugh. Her two best friends raised questioning eyebrows. "Addy making pig calls." Jamie just laughed even more.
Addy and Karen joined in on Jamie's laugh. Tomorrow would be quite interesting.