Hey Everyone! This is my first fanfic so go a little easy on me. This first chapter is sort of short mainly because it's more of an introduction/prologue for this story. Every chapter after this will be way longer, I promise! Alrighty, enjoy and REVIEW!

Kisses, Rose4Rose

Summary: A group of teenagers living life in high school, secrets constantly being hidden, and romances just waiting to bloom. Jump City was definitely a lot more exciting than what people say. Throughout this crazy journey filled with plenty of drama, something big is coming...something none of them are prepared for just yet. But when there's trouble-you know who to call.

Chapter 1

Jump City High's football stadium was jam-packed full of people. The giant lights illuminated the area. The aroma of popcorn and greasy nachos filled the air and the student section for the Jump City Knights was full of pep and clad in the school colors: Red, white, and blue.

It was halftime and the team was in the locker room back at the high school. There was no doubt they were getting an earful from their coach. The undefeated team was currently tied with their rivals, the Gotham High Panthers, 42-42. It was the fifth game of the season and the JC high Knights did not want to disappoint their fans, especially to their most hated enemies.

"Alright ladies! It's time for the show!" Cassandra Sandsmark, the captain of the JC cheerleading squad, shouted as she gathered her girls around.

"I'm nervous."

"What if we screw up?"

"I think I'm gonna be sick..."

Cassandra waved all the comments off. "Look at us! We've worked our asses off to get down this routine and it's time to show it off. We are not letting those cheer panthers win against US."

Donna Troy, the co-captain, stepped forward. "You guys are nervous for this routine, just wait till homecoming!"

The squad looked terrified.

"Not helping, Donna." Cassandra sighed. "Don't forget to push up hard on Kori's lib, bring out the side preps more, and ALWAYS smile."

Cassandra smiled and gave one last good luck to them. Finally, they took the field.

The announcer boomed through the stadium. "And now, introducing our Jump City High Cheerleaders and their first routine of the season!"

The cheerleaders poured out onto the field, clapping, cheering, and jumping. The home crowd went wild and the student section cheered loudly.

The announcer went on. "This year, our cheerleaders are led by senior captain, Cassandra Sandsmark, and senior co-captain, Donna Troy! Ladies, the field is all yours."

The squad got into formation and a cheer mashup began to play. As soon as it did, the girls began their dance, jumps, and builds and hit them all perfectly. Every motion was hit sharply. The girls smiled and sparkled. Their toned torsos and legs were glimmering underneath the lights and there were many whistles from the stands.

"They're killing it out there!" Garfield Logan said as he whistled.

Rachel Roth looked up from her book for a split second to watch her friends prance on the field. Her uninterested eyes made their way back to her book.

Next to Rachel was Alain Waters. He definitely agreed with Gar. "They look amazing. Who knew those three hour practices would pay off!" He said, fist pumping in the air.

Behind him, Jenny Hex smacked him on the head. "You tool! Did you not have faith in them?"

Alain rubbed his head painfully. "Owww," he groaned, "I did have faith, geez. But the football team isn't looking too hot right now."

Jenny rolled her eyes. "They're tied you doof!"

"Yeah, they'll be fine. Conner is a good captain who will get them through it and Richard is the best damn quarterback out there." Gar talked his friends through their doubts and they turned their attention back to the field, where the girls were just finishing up their routine.

"I can't watch this!" Jade Nguyen said as she walked back up the bleachers with a hotdog in one hand. "Kori makes me so nervous on top of that pyramid."

"Yeah, but she's been doing this since we were middle schoolers." Jenny reassured her best friend.

"And now we're juniors, and she's still fine." Rachel added, still not looking up from her book.

As the cheerleaders exited the field, the home football team ran back on alive and readier than ever.

"JC KNIGHTS! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" The crowd and cheerleaders shouted the mantra.

The fit looking team began their warm ups and listened to "Crazy Train" play out through the stadium. Friday night lights were one of the best parts of high school.

Five minutes later, Conner Kent, senior football captain rounded up his team and began to give them a pep talk.

"Alright guys, I know coach ripped us a new one in the locker room, but I'm gonna sweet talk it real fast." He scanned over his team quickly, all eyes were on him. "Let's kick some panther ass."

Soon, third quarter was already starting. The Knights were on offense, and this was their time to break the tie. Though the Gotham Panthers were tough, and it was no lie they were definitely competition, the Jump City Knights were the best around-everyone knew that.

"This game is giving me anxiety." Karen Beecher said to her best friend Kori Anders.

Kori bit her nails and nodded in agreement. They both held their pom poms tightly in front of them, watching as their beloved team made it to their first down.

"C'mon Richard!" Gar Logan yelled from the student section, watching as his friend lamely passed the ball out of bounds.

It was now second down and time to make a real move. The Knights gathered around and discussed a quick game plan-a decoy.

When the whistle sounded and the play started, the team huddled together and soon Richard emerged from the group, holding in his arms the ball. He tried dodging every panther player and kept his eyes on the end zone. Sadly, he came to a sudden stop as a giant Panther player came crashing down on him.

Richard stared up at the burley man clad in enemy colors. He smiled and held out his empty arms. "Gotcha."

The Panther player looked very confused and it soon dawned at him that they'd been tricked.

The JC High crowd went wild as Wally West, the real ball carrier, dashed down the field and soon, he had made the next touchdown.

48-42.

"YES!" Kori yelled happily as she perfected a toe-touch.

"That was my man's game plan!" Cassandra said, referring to her high school sweetheart Conner.

Up in the stands, Jenny and Jade hugged each other while Gar and Alain gave high-fives and continued to cheer.

As the night went on, the game got more intense. The players were getting down and dirty. The crowd became more rowdy and everyone was hungry for a victory. Soon, it was fourth quarter and the score was 66-66. The JC Knights were one edge being tied all over again.

A timeout was called on the Panther side, giving the Knights a quick breather.

"Damn Conner, this is ridiculous." Victor Stone said as he poured water through his helmet.

"I agree. We can barely get past their defensive lineman." Roy Harper added.

"We got this you guys. Just keep them away from Richard. We can do this." Conner pointed to the stands toward their fans. "Those people are counting on us. We are not letting them down. Especially to the Gotham Panthers."

"He's right guys. We can't let these ballerinas win." Wally west said.

The team all agreed. Soon the timeout was over and they were back out on the field.

"God I can't watch!" Kori squealed.

Karen nodded in agreement. "You and me both girl!"

Time was ticking and the tie was still not broken. Fans were getting tired and anxious. It was nine thirty at night and everyone was on the edge of their seats, wondering which team would leave victorious.

As two minutes were left on the clock for fourth quarter, the JC Knights could feel the pressure from everyone weighing on their shoulders. They did not want to disappoint. This was the most important game of the season-besides homecoming-solely because it was against the Gotham High Panthers.

It was the Panther's ball and as long as the Knights kept them from actually moving with the ball, they'd be okay and could still beat them. The only problem was that both teams were similar in size, weight, and muscle. It was a tough battle to win.

The whistle blew, the play started, and immediately, Victor Stone tackled the ball carrier. This was good.

"Ooh, my baby better not hurt himself," Karen said referring to Vic as she put a hand on her hip, "I told his ass not to hurt himself before our date tomorrow."

Cassandra laughed. "Karen!"

"What? He knows I come before sports." She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.

Kori shook her head and added, "He could win us the game."

"Uh-Uh honey, that's your boyfriend who's gonna win it for us. He always makes the winning touchdown." Karen said.

Donna added, "Not to mention how he was already voted MVP this year...and last year...and the year before that."

Kori rolled her eyes. "Richard is not my boyfriend! He's my best friend."

All three girls just stared at Kori and in unison said, "Mhmmm."

Meanwhile, there were exactly fifty seconds frozen on the clock. They were still tied. There was currently a timeout taking place.

"This is driving me insane." Alain said as he stuck his hands in his pocket.

"I freaking know. Like, out of all the teams it has to be the Panthers that we're tied with." Jenny added.

Soon, the play started and it was the Knights' ball. The cheerleaders cheered as well as fans. Everyone was anxious.

Within seconds the players were running around on the field, tackling, shoving, and keeping an eye on the ball.

30 seconds.

"Richard!" Roy Harper called to his best friend.

Richard quickly looked to him, the ball ready to be passed in his hands. He passed it to Roy and Roy sprinted to the end zone.

20 seconds.

Someone grabbed at Roy's feet and he went crashing to the ground. As he tossed the ball up, Wally West caught it and ran. He could see someone out of the corner of his eyes coming at him. He quickly looked around.

10 seconds.

Wally threw the ball to Richard who was three steps away from the end zone. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion.

5 seconds.

As the ball was airborne, everyone was counting on Richard. It was silent.

He reached one hand up and caught it.

The crowd went wild as the JC Knights finished off the night with a score of 72-66. Richard's one-handed catch was legendary. The winning team flooded the field along with the cheerleaders and student section.

It was a great night. Ah, high school, Friday night football games, friends, and so much more. This group of friends was living the life. But little did they know, that life was about to come crashing down on them.