A/N: I know I said I would take more time off, but I just couldn't get away from this new story! AH! IT'S SO EXCITING! … Anyway, now that I'm relatively calm, let's get on with the story! There is another time skip of one month into Alfred's reign of Sky High. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: *sighs* Fine. You caught me. I don't own any characters from Sky High, nor do I own any other people's OCs.

Adam P.O.V

"All senior students please report to the Gymnasium for morning announcements or risk expulsion. Thank you."

I sighed unhappily as the loudspeaker crackled into silence. Ever since that fateful day a month ago, Alfred had taken over Sky High. He acted like a normal Principle and hired new teachers, but only a select few knew what went on behind his office doors.

By a 'select few', I mean the students who get into trouble, which was all of us now. As soon as Alfred took over as principle, he put a bunch of unfair rules into place. He shoved the Sidekicks into a second-class category and put heroes on pedestals. Many heroes liked the special treatment, but others, like Will Stronghold and Layla Williams, rebelled against the new rules at every chance they could.

They were stuck in detention every day, but they were happy hanging out with their sidekick friends.

Alfred even went so far as to place thought-monitors on the telepaths, to ensure that they weren't talking to sidekicks in their minds. If they were, an alert was sent to Alfred and the student received a nasty shock.

Not many of the teachers were pleased these rule changes, but Alfred assured them that it was for the best. He even provided false studied that showed that it was preventing any students from getting into trouble.

Bull. Shit.

Students still got into trouble, but Alfred was good at keeping it under wraps.

"Didn't you hear the announcement, Adam?" Jeremy nudged my shoulder and shook me out of my thoughts. "We have to go to the Gym."

"Yeah, yeah." I replied and got out of my seat. "For 'morning announcements'. All they do is perform a head count to make sure everyone is still here. If a person is missing, then they send the Patrollers to check their house."

The Patrollers were new students who were sent to our school. They were close to Alfred and were put in separate classes from the rest of the heroes. There were five known Patrollers, Phillip, Luke, Ron Winters, Sabrina Song, and Angie.

I still remember when I saw Angie for the first time in months.

"Stupid Alfred." Jeremy muttered. "Making all these stupid rules. I just want to punch him in the face."

I turned to give Jeremy a sad look. He was suffering more than I was, since his thoughts had to be monitored and mine didn't. I trudged along through the hallways and glanced around at the other students. Most of them were still in a state of shock from when Alfred called his little assembly. He waited until all of the student body was inside and proclaimed that he was in charge.

That caused a small uprising of the heroes, Will, Layla, Lash, and Alejandro. Melody and Tabitha tried to help, but Jeremy and I held them back. I didn't want Melody getting hurt, and by extension, I didn't want Tabitha getting hurt either.

"ENOUGH." Alfred shouted and unleashed his mental powers on the rebellious students. All four of them collapsed to the ground in pain. He didn't relinquish his attack until several minutes had passed. "Those that go against the new rules that will be put in place will receive similar treatment."

He turned away from the crowd and motioned to someone in a dark corner of the Gym.

"Angie." I breathed out. She practically floated to the four students on the floor and held her hands over them. Her tattoos glowed and a net of purple energy covered them.

"…" I was speechless as she lifted them up effortlessly and placed them back in their seats. She then placed a light kiss on Lash's forehead and moved back to her corner, next to Rose and three other teens.

"I'm sorry." She whispered and looked me in the eyes. Her formally purple eyes had changed. Blue and purple swirled about and created a color dance around her pupils. "Be safe."

I haven't seen her since then, but I know that she's here somewhere. Every so often, I would catch a glimpse of purple or blue, but I was never sure that is was Angie.

"Dude," Jeremy shook me out of my thoughts again. "You've got to stop thinking about her. She's not one of us anymore. You heard about how she burned that one sidekick, she's out of our reach."

I nodded sadly and sat down in the last row of bleachers. I zoned out as the Patrollers began to walk up and down the bleachers and take role.

"Adam?" a quiet voice breathed into my ear. I glanced up and smiled at Layla. She was sporting a black eye on the left side of her face. She smiled and winced.

"Alfred got to ya?" I asked sarcastically. She was probably tortured so much that she fell and hit her eye on the floor.

"Yeah." She nodded. "Once Will saw it, he wanted to kill Alfred himself, but I managed to talk him out of it. He would only get into more trouble."

"Maybe Angie could…" I trailed off as I remembered that Angie wasn't on our side anymore. I had tried to talk to her once during lunch, but she burned me.

She BURNED me! I wasn't even aware that she could do that, but apparently she had learned new skills under the hands of a "better master". Maybe those new skills had something to do with the fact that her eyes were changing, or maybe she just wore contacts.

"Adam." Jeremy nudged my shoulder. "I told you to stop thinking about her. It will only make the pain worse."

I sighed and nodded. I seemed to be doing a lot of that these days. Showing a fighting spirit means signing your own death warrant. Since Alfred can't punish you outright, he'll turn the whole student body against you. It seems that he has the ability to manipulate minds along with his power to make you feel pain.

He is one sadistic bastard.

"Jeremy," I called to the blonde. "It just doesn't seem right. Angie HAS to be planning something. You and I both know that Rose wouldn't give up on us, nor would she let Angie."

"Maybe they changed." Jeremy's voice cracked. "What good is it to fight anymore? We'll just lose."

I snarled in anger and turned away from my weak-spirited friend. He may have given up, but I'm still fighting.

After all, dragons are known for being the most stubborn creatures ever.

Angie P.O.V

It's not too late. You can go back to them. Adam would forgive you, Jeremy loves you, and you and Lash are meant to be together.

"I-I can't." I whispered. "I burned Adam. BURNED HIM! He'll never forgive me! Not after that."

You must pull yourself together, Angie. Find the power within to overcome this trial.

I said nothing and stood up. I pulled out a mirror just in time to see the bright blue color disappear. The only time that color took over my entire iris was when that voice talked to me. Some would call it a conscience, but I call it my grip on reality.

"Angie? Are you in here?" Rose knocked in the door of the detention room.

"I thought Alfred told you to stay out of here." She walked in and shut the door. "You know would happen if he found out that you disobeyed him."

"I know." I leaned over and placed my head in my hands. "This is the only place where my powers won't hurt anyone."

"I know you're still upset about hurting Adam." Rose leaned against the wall and crossed her arms. "He's a big boy, and he'll understand WHY you had to do it once you tell him. He's smart, he'll get it." She walked over and pulled me to my feet. "Besides, once Alfred is out, we'll have to explain to the whole school what happened."

I sighed and walked to the door, but hesitated before I stepped out. Once I left this room, I became a threat to everyone in this building. I finally understood how the Hulk felt, to be surrounded by people you care about and be able to kill them with the twitch of a finger.

I don't like feeling like this.

"It'll be fine." Rose placed an arm on my shoulder and led me out of the white room. "You won't hurt anyone."

I whipped around and glared at her with my shifting eyes. "How do you know that, when I don't even know myself?"

"Because I know you." She replied simply. "And you would never purposely hurt a soul."

I shook my head and walked out of the room. If I feel like exploding again, I'll just come back here until the urge passes. It always does.

"Angie." A voice came through the small earpiece I was wearing. "Please come to the Gym. It's time for Save the Super."

I flinched at Alfred's voice, but I complied. Save the Super was a twisted version of Save the Citizen. A random student was picked out from the crowd a "captured" Super and was attached to the large saw machine. Several other supers are picked as "citizens" that captured the Super. They can use their powers to simulate weapons REAL citizens might have created. Finally, a pair of supers is picked to "rescue" the "captured" hero. If the two supers cannot save the "captured" super in time, they are punished. The "captured" super and the "citizens" are punished too.

To make a long story short, it's all just screwed up.

Alfred usually picks me to be a rescuer. My guess is that he just wants me to learn to control my powers.

It's not working very well.

"Alright, seniors!" Alfred's voice echoed through the large Gym. "Now that you're all here and ready, it's time to play Save the Super!"

"Hmm." He muttered. I could imagine him scanning the audience of seniors to find the perfect players for this messed up game. "Today, the captured hero shall be…Rosalind Hex! The citizens will be Mr. Brisingr, Mr. North, and Mr. Hueress-Varga."

I could hear the small intakes of breath at the unbeatable trio. Whoever he picked for the rescuers would have to be tough.

"The rescuers today will be Mr. Arrington and Ms. McLine." I almost stopped breathing. "You can come in now, Angie."

I soundlessly opened the door and avoided the looks that the other students gave me. Many of them saw their situation as my fault, and that I should be punished for it once this whole ordeal is over. I couldn't look Lash in the eyes as I stood next to him. What would he think of me now? Would he think that I became a villain, that I became the exact person I told him not to be?

Silly girl. He still likes you. Maybe he likes you more than you like him. You know it's true.

I shook my head and squeezed my eyes shut. Hopefully, no one saw my eyes change colors. Most importantly, I hoped that Lash didn't see it. I don't want him to think that I'm any freakier than I was when he first met me.

I felt a small tap on my arm, and I glanced over. Lash had placed his hand on my arm and gave it a gentle squeeze. That simple movement said it all.

He forgives you. I told you he would.

I ignored the gloating voice in my head and lifted my eyes to look into those chocolate brown orbs I had missed so much. While I was in prison, I looked over my thoughts about Lash. Sure he was crude, stubborn, and perverted, but that's what I liked about him. I maybe even felt something more than just liking him, but those kinds of feelings scared me.

I have to distance myself from him so he isn't sucked into my problems. I moved just enough do his hand fell from my arm. I felt anger, sadness, and disappointment radiate from his form.

This was the only way I could protect him. I turned my head away from him and towards Alfred. This was his entire fault. If it weren't for him, I would still be a normal super-powered teenager who lived with her loving parents. Instead, my parents are missing, and I'm stuck in that forsaken prison.

He will pay.

"Alright!" The mad man called and jolted me out of my thoughts. "Since you all know how to play, let's get started!"

Rose was then attached to the metal contraption and Adam, Jeremy, and Alejandro took their places around her. Alejandro glanced at Rose and smiled. I snuck a peek at Tabitha, who was glaring at Rose. Perhaps Alejandro had broken up with Tabitha? That could explain her obvious anger.

"SAVE YOUR SUPER!" The timer began and I leapt into action.

Alfred was pushing it. He knew that I would never want to hurt Adam or Jeremy. Alejandro was an exception, but my red energy wouldn't do much to him. The only other energy I had was purple, which wouldn't do much here, or blue.

Blue is the way to go, I guess.

I quickly flipped out of the way of a fireball. One thing I would thank Alfred for was putting me through all that training. I still hated him though. Tears threatened to spill as I heard the crowd cheer Alejandro on. I guess they hated me just as much as I hated Alfred.

Another fireball quickly followed, but I was able to freeze it into a small ice ball. I engulfed it in purple energy and threw it back at Alejandro. The entire crowd booed.

"NO!" Rose shouted and tried to reach him, but she was held back on the restraints. "ANGIE! STOP!"

Listen to her! These are your friends!

I ignored the voice and felt more blue energy surround me. The floor I walked on grew cold, and I could see my own breath.

Alejandro flared up and melted the ice ball. He turned to me with harsh, accusing eyes. Those eyes screamed what the other students were thinking.

'It's all your fault. Why would you do this? No one wants you here. WE HATE YOU.'

I flinched and the blue energy faded back into my palms. My tattoos glowed light blue and then faded back to their normal purple.

"No." I said. Alfred looked at my with an eyebrow lifted. "I'm not fighting them. I draw the line here."

Alfred forced a small smiled on his face and glared at me. He knew that he couldn't torture me without my powers exploding out of control, but he could torture those I cared about.

"Phillip." He called and said gray-haired boy appeared. "Please bring Angie up here."

Phillip nodded and teleported down to the main floor of the gym. He grabbed my arm and tried to get me to go with him, but I jerked my arm out of his grasp.

"Let her go first." I jerked my head towards Rose. "Then I'll go with you."

Phillip sighed and muttered something into his earpiece. After a few moments, he nodded and pressed a button on a remote. Rose's restraints fell off and she launched herself at Alejandro.

"Are you okay?" She asked and checked for any damage. "Did Angie hurt you?"

I knew she didn't mean it in a mean way, but her choice of words pierced my heart. I've become a monster.

No you haven't. Your powers just make you a risk. All heroes have had to go through this at one point. Spider-Man and Venom, Bruce Banner and his rage, just give it time. You'll be fine.

I said nothing but I knew that little voice was right. Once my control over my powers grew, I would bring Alfred down. Right now, the slightest push would send me over the edge and into a loony bin. Right now, only I knew about the little voice that spoke to me, and I planned to keep it that way. Alfred would want more tests done if he found out, and I don't want that to happen.

I grabbed Phillip's hand and he teleported me to the over-head balcony where Alfred was. Once I let go of his hand, Alfred charged over and towered over me, quivering in anger.

"What the hell was that?" He demanded. "You cannot be insubordinate towards me in front of the other students. I will lose power over them, and my plan will be ruined!"

I said nothing and allowed him to let out his anger.

Alfred let out an annoyed huff at my lack of fear and turned to Luke. Luke immediately collapsed and began to twitch on the floor in pain. He let out one small yelp and fell silent.

Alfred smiled and turned away from the sight. He sighed happily and glanced back down at me.

"If I so much as HEAR that you disobeyed me," he threatened. "I will make sure that one of your friends takes the fall."

I felt my face pale and my skin began to glow a faint red color.

"Don't even think about it, dear." He smirked. "I'll have Luke take you down."

My powers vanished at the hopelessness of my situation.

"That's a good girl." Alfred patted the top of my head. "Now, go back down there and give them a show."

Phillip grabbed my hand and teleported me back to the main Gym. He put Rose back in the restraints and restarted the timer.

"Let's try this again, shall we?" Alfred said through the ear piece. "And this time, no mercy."

A/N: Well, what do you think? New chapter, new story, old characters! I'm going to try and make every chapter this length, and hopefully, I can stick with that philosophy. Just a heads up, I'll be out of state from June 30 through July 7, so I won't be able to respond to PMs or update those days :) R &R! PEACE!