Hi guys! This is a remake of NERDS-Her sweet, sweet voice. But, the new title is now NERDS- The Call. I hope you enjoy this and I'm planning to remake NERDS-Twisted Melody. I hope you like this version much better.
Enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own the NERDS, ONLY my characters and plot.
The halls of Nathan Elementary were filled with gossip and shouts as the school day ended. Locker doors opening and slamming created a strange tune as books were carelessly shoved inside. The students there made a mad towards the exit.
Eleven years old Jackson Jones casually walked outside, avoiding bullies, including his former friend, Brett. Besides him was Ruby Peeter, who was scolding him for their previous mission. Apparently Jackson almost froze Iceland when he tripped into the snow machine Dr. Freeze built. Which, he argued, was perfectly reasonable since Iceland is named, ICEland.
But as he walked, Jackson felt a chill. He looked behind him to see a girl staring at him, with cold hostile eyes. She had thin black hair that was tied into into a braid. Jackson watched her cautiously, barely listening to Ruby.
"Jackson, you're going to-" Ruby stopped talking when she noticed he was staring at the girl. The girl flickered her eyes towards Ruby briefly before staring back at Jackson. Her eyes were like black holes, it sucked everything away.
"Jackson, move." Ruby ordered, now facing forward. Jackson stared at the girl briefly before continuing his way.
"Who was that?" Jackson demanded when they left the school grounds. Ruby shook her head.
"Like I would know? But...you know I'm allergic to people who are lying?" she asked, her eyes serious. Jackson nodded.
"That girl...when I saw her, my leg broke into hives." Ruby admitted. "And I haven't seen her around before. So...she's not really a student here."
"What do you think that means?" Jackson asked. Ruby looked disgruntled.
"I don't know." she grounded out. She stopped when footsteps were heard from behind them. Jackson had an eerie feeling that it was the same girl. When he turned, it turned out he was correct.
The girl was standing behind them, her backpack at her feet as she calmly watched them. Ruby dropped her bag and motioned for Jackson to do the same. He did and watched the girl go into a fighting stance.
"Who are you?" Ruby demanded. The girl merely stared back, her cold eyes scanning Ruby. But she did not reply. Jackson had a bad feeling about this, especially if they were going to fight in public. His braces swirled in anticipation.
"Pufferfish, was it?" the girl finally said, her voice quiet. "And Braceface." Ruby and Jackson stared at her, stunned. The girl stared back evenly. She smiled slightly. "Part of the NERDS gang, with those codenames." she kept her eyes on Ruby, as if she was the most threatening.
"As I thought, not worth any effort." she murmured. Jackson had to blink a couple of times. Her voice was so soothing, it beckoned him to sleep. Maybe it would be so bad just to close his eyes...
"Jackson!" Ruby's voice woke him up. He blinked and tried to figure out what happened. The girl glanced at Ruby.
"Ah, surprising you were able to resist." she said, her grey-blue eyes amused. "Perhaps I underestimated you." she turned her steel-like eyes towards Jackson. "You, however, were lower then my expectation." Jackson scowled.
Ruby sent Jackson a look, hinting that she was going to call the others. Jackson gave a slight nod and turned towards the girl.
"Okay, so you know about us." he said, eyes narrowed. "But we don't know you. So, who are you?" the girl smiled softly.
"I don't have a name, at least not an official one." she admitted. "And I see no reason why to tell you everything about me."
"Looks like we arrived at the party!" Matilda Cho's voice rang from behind the girl. She was grinning while Flinch and Duncan followed. "Good thing too, it's been a while since I had to fight anyone." the girl turned towards them, her eyes calm but her hands were clenched into fists.
"So, who are you?" Duncan asked. The girl tilted her head.
"I don't have a name, at least not an official one." she repeated, her voice monotone. "And unless you offer something in return, that's all you'll know." Matilda grinned.
"Now that that's out of the way," she said with glee. "I hope you don't mind if I improvise some of my fighting. I'm trying out some new moves and, well, a person makes it so much easier to tell how effective it is then a dummy." The girl smiled politely, but her eyes were filled with laughter. Cruel, mocking laughter.
Matilda obviously noticed, since she gritted her teeth. Duncan put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. Instead of pushing his arm off like Jackson thought she would, she exhaled and slightly sagged. But her eyes were still filled with rage.
"Are you going to fight or what?" the girl asked, looking bored. Matilda smirked.
"Bring it." she challenged. The girl hesitated a bit, scanning the others before breaking her stance. She sprinted quickly towards Matilda, her fist pulled back. Matilda, thankfully, overcame her shock and managed to block it. She then attempted to knee her in the gut but the girl leaped back, her hands twitching as she crouched.
The girl lunged towards Matilda, her hand reaching for the inside of her boots. Jackson wondered why but was interrupted by the sound of ripping fabrics. Matilda's backpack fell off from her shoulders as the girl cut through the backpack straps, a dagger in her hand.
Matilda gritted her teeth and held her hand out to stop the others when they attempted to help.
"Back off." she hissed, keeping her eyes on the girl. "This is MY fight." the girl smiled tightly as she gripped the dagger.
"Brave words Wheezer." the girl said, her eyes staring straight into Matilda's. "But you shouldn't act so cocky. It'll be your downfall." Matilda smirked as she got into a fighting stance.
"You aren't one to talk, are you?" she shot back. Matilda then launched herself against the girl, her leg snapping outward into the girl's chest. The girl ducked and slashed outward with her dagger. Matilda winced slightly as the blade cut into her arm. Jackson noticed that Duncan's eyes flared slightly before looking back at Matilda. Jackson wanted to rush out there, he really did. But it wouldn't do any good if he just got in Matilda's way. Especially when the girl insulted her so badly.
The girl lunged forward for another attack but Matilda had whipped out her inhaler and blasted it upward, propelling her into the air. The girl looked up at her and her eyes went wide. Matilda blasted flames towards the girl, her expression grim.
The girl leaped out of the way, but Jackson saw that her arm was badly burned. She got at least a second degree burn. The girl gritted her teeth and turned her cold eyes towards Jackson.
"Braceface, attack your teamates." she ordered, her voice demanding. Jackson blinked slightly. Should he attack? He felt that it was wrong, but her voice was so compelling, it was impossible to resist.
It was okay to attack if she said to, wasn't it?
He felt like he was in a dream, everything slowed down. He barely registered his fist connecting with Duncan's cheek. He almost didn't notice his knee connecting with Ruby's chin. And he almost missed the fact that he was being restrained by Julio's powerful arms.
Almost.
Jackson watched, dazed, as the girl escaped. Her braid trailed behind her as she sprinted into the forest. Once she left, Jackson felt like his reasoning cleared up and he blinked.
"Oh god." he muttered as he looked at Duncan, who was clutching his cheek but smiled weakly and Ruby who was rubbing her chin and glared. Matilda was clutching her bleeding arm and was swearing slightly as she looked where the girl vanished. Flinch let go of Jackson when he noticed Jackson stopped struggling. Jackson rubbed his shoulders, wincing at Flinch's strong hands digging into his arms. Julio grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry." he apologized. Jackson assured him it was nothing before checking up on Matilda. The girl was clutching her arm harder, applying pressure to stop the bleeding. But she looked weary and tired.
"We should probably head back." Jackson suggested. "Let's meet up at the Playground after homework. Make up some excuse to get to school." Jackson wasn't usually the leader of the NERDS, but his experience as a popular leader had some advantages. Ruby nodded in agreement.
The moment the group dispersed, Jackson ran home. When he arrived, he slammed his room door closed and locked it. He then flopped on the bed, his wary eyes searching the ceiling, as if it had answers.
That girl...Jackson thought, she's the enemy alright, but...there's something about her I can't put my finger on...I-it was probably because of today's events. Yeah, that's right. Maybe I should just sleep.
And so, with his drooping eyes closing fast, Jackson drifted into dream land.