"Jessie for the last time, you'll be fine so relax." Shock muttered peeking from my backpack and I sighed as I started for my classroom and the first of my exams. After having finally defeated Makino, mostly due to the efforts of Max Steel and his 'deceased' father Jim, I was finally able to take a few days off.
So with the help of my long-term boyfriend, Berto and my best friend and 'brother' Shock the Ultralink I was getting ready to take a well deserved vacation until someone had to mention midterms. That someone being Commander Forge and I slumped into Berto's chair, narrowing my eyes at our commander who let out a chuckle at the face I pulled.
"You might be a hero but that doesn't excuse you or Max" He said giving Max a frown as my friend tried to sneak, unsuccesfully, out of Berto's lab "from sitting your midterms."
"Aww that's so unfair." I complained and Berto chuckled as I pouted, grinning as I stared at him. "And you're supposed to be on my side."
"I am on your side, bella but Commander Forge's right. Besides as soon as your midterms are over we have a lot of free time." Berto replied and thinking about how much time I had free after then brought a smile to my face and a glare to Shock's.
"Now that that's out of the way, when does your first exam start?" Shock asked and in less than an hour I was standing outisde my first class, trying not to panic and dash for the exit.
"Okay just take a deep breath, let it out and have some faith in yourself. You can pass no problem." He told me and after doing what he said I found that it calmed me enough to enter the room and take a seat near my friends. And Shock was right; after thinking I was going to fail I took one look at the test and managed a grin finding that I knew enough to get a passing grade.
Okay I wasnt a genius like my boyfriend, unfortunately, but from having paid enough attention during class (most of the time anyway) I know that I passed with no problem. I think so anyway but instead of worrying about how I did at the end of the day I decided to focus on seeing Berto and making the most of my spare time.
"So how'd you do?" Butch asked as he stood beside me, Sydney and Max. Giving them a thumbs up said it all and just as I was looking towards the front door and waiting for bell Max suddenly rushed out of the classroom. Giving us a really weird excuse, one that made our friends blink in confusion, he rushed past just as the bell rang and everyone let out. "Okay that was a little...weird." Butch muttered and I sighed knowing that Max's 'excuse' meant that we had to get back to N-Tek.
"Berto asked me to meet him at work so I'd better go." I told my friends before I followed him and once outside I found Max in Flight Mode. " Okay that was one of your worse excuses ever." I told him before I called out "Let's rock, Flight!" After we took to the skies, heading for N-Tek, he stared at me.
"That wasn't." Max answered and I rolled my eyes underneath my helmet as I sped towards the warehouse entrance.
"How is 'I have to go mow the carpet' not a stupid excuse?" I shot back and Max didn't answer at first, probably trying to think up a smart comeback. But just as he started to answer back I stopped in mid-air and ignoring his comment I flew towards the ground.
"Hey I had a good one!" Max called just as I landed and getting the cold shoulder he snorted and landed, following me as I headed towards something in the distance. By the time I was almost standing beside it I gasped and stopped dead in my tracks, unable to believe what I was seeing. "Whoa is that what I think it is?" He muttered and not sure what to say I just nodded instead.