Five teenagers walked through the woods as they began to look for their teacher. They hadn't agreed to go along with it and were basically chosen at random by their principal, so it wasn't any surprise that they barely knew each other. In fact, they didn't know each other. They found a cave as they debated whether or not they should go inside.
"Heads, we go and Tails, we leave." The mixed-race guy said as he took out a coined and flipped it.
Earlier that day…
Charlotte Fabray walked into her new school. She had been kicked out after having a relationship with a teacher. She supposed that it could have been worse. It was still the first day, so she really wouldn't be the new kid. Though at the same time, Lima was a pretty close-knit town, so they probably would notice that she wasn't from there. Maybe there would be enough other new kids that she wouldn't have to worry about standing out too much. She wore a red sleeveless skull dress with black line along the height and black tights with a black cat flats. She knew that it was more enjoyable than wearing a uniform. Her biggest goal for the year was not to get kicked out for another relationship with a teacher. She wouldn't be as upset if she got kicked out for something else.
Jake Puckerman walked into school. He was going to be starting his sophomore year and the thing that he cared most about was girls. He wanted to find some new girls to have sex with. Some people suggested that his womanizing ways had to do with him not growing with a father. It was true that it had been him and his mom for all of his life, but that wasn't the reason. The truth was that he just liked girls and he didn't really like school. He walked inside wearing his leather jacket, green tee, black slacks and brown slip-on tennis shoes.
Kitty Wilde knew what she wanted. She wanted to be head cheerleader and she felt that she could do it even though she was only a sophomore. She wanted to wear her uniform to school, but the school was normal and had a rule that cheerleaders could only wear their uniforms on game days and during pep rallies. So instead she wore a pink tunic and black leggings with hot pink heels. They distracted people from the fact that she was very short. She pushed someone who was in front of her locker out of the way.
Ryder Lynn was sure that he was going to make the varsity baseball team. Sure, tryouts weren't for a few weeks, but he wanted to be ready. He had been a star pitcher on the JV team the year before and he wanted to spend his time after school working on his slider. A good slider would definitely allow him to make the team. He wore a blue plaid shirt over a white tee and jeans with blue Converse. Of course, there was something that might hold him back, but he didn't want to get into that and was working on it.
Marley Rose was ready for a new year of school. She knew that a lot of people didn't like going to school, but she did even though she didn't really have any friends. She was in the theatre program, but she didn't really talk to people outside of class. Her mom thought it was best if she didn't tell people about her living situation. She didn't mind it as much. She wanted to be proud of who her mom was. She wondered why her mom didn't want her to be proud of her. The main thing that she wanted for the year was to be the lead in the musical. She walked into the theatre wearing a yellow sweater and jeans with pink tennis shoes she had had for about a year. She hoped her mom's new job would let her buy more.
Near the end of the day, the student body gathered in the auditorium for an assembly. Most people didn't know what it was about because it was never specified, but the rumors said that it was for the announcement of a new teacher. Whatever it was about, several of them were glad that they didn't have to go to class last period. The five students all took seats in various places.
"Hello, students." The principal whose name was Figgins greeted them. "Welcome to the new year. Now it is time to reveal why I have called this assembly. Please welcome your new Ecology teacher: William Schuester."
"It's Will." The teacher interrupted. "Thank you for the introduction, Principal Figgins. I'm glad to be here at William McKinley High. In fact, I'm planning a special assignment for after school. I will going on a hike and I would like five students to join me. Said students will get extra credit. Any volunteers?"
Nobody raised their hands.
"Since I figured that no one would volunteer, I have prepared a list of five random students. You will come up to the stage and you will go on the hike with Mr. Schuester." Figgins declared.
"Now, Principal Figgins, I want this to be optional." Will protested.
"My word is final, William." Figgins stated. "Now I want to see Charlotte Fabray, Ryder Lynn, Katherine Wilde, Jacob Puckerman and Marlene Rose."
"I can't go anywhere after school. I have cheerleading." Kitty argued as she stood up.
"I have to work on my slider." Ryder added.
"I have Drama Club." Marley said.
"I'd have things I want to do." Jake responded.
"And I just don't want to go." Charlotte stated. "So, as you can see, none of us want to do this, so we shouldn't have to."
"My decision is final." Figgins declared. "You will join Mr. Schuester or face detention. This will be enforced even if one of you does not show up."
After school, Jake was about to leave. He didn't care if he got detention since he was no stranger to the place. He also didn't care if anyone else got detention. He did get a glimpse of all three of the girls. He wasn't sure which one he liked more: the goth blonde, the cheerleader or the brunette. The cheerleader was shorter than the other two, but he figured that she probably knew more about sex than them as well.
"Hey, where are you going?" Charlotte asked him.
"Home." Jake answered. "I don't want to go on some stupid hike."
"Well I don't either, but I don't want to get detention either." The blonde stated. "And I definitely to go and still get detention. You are going to come with."
"What are you going to do if I don't? Cast a spell on me?" Jake challenged. He was pretty sure that the girl wasn't a witch because witches weren't real.
"Maybe I will or maybe I'll just make your life hell in other ways." She stated. "Haven't you ever heard the phrase hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. You have no idea what I am capable of. Now come with me."
"I'd love to do that." Jake replied with a grin. Charlotte rolled her eyes and took him outside. That was where Will, Kitty, Ryder, and Marley already were.
"Let's get this over with." Jake stated.
"Now, I know that none of you want to be here." Will declared. "But I want to show you that ecology can be fun. There are so many cool things that you can find in nature."
"Sounds like you might have found Mary Jane." Kitty quipped. That got a snicker from Jake and Charlotte as well. Marley didn't see why she needed to say anything like that and Ryder just didn't think it was funny.
"Okay, let's begin the hike." Will said as they began to walk.
"I hope the school's ready to pay my hospital bills when I get West Nile Virus, Malaria, or Lyme Disease." Kitty stated.
"There's probably not mosquitoes out at this time of day." Will declared.
"But I bet there's ticks in these woods or maybe snakes." Kitty replied.
"Great, we're stuck with a complainer." Ryder muttered.
"I think I'm going to go on ahead." Will replied before he walked ahead. The five students couldn't help but look on in disbelief.
"How about we just leave?" Kitty suggested.
"I think if we don't go and find him, he'll probably tell Principal Figgins and we'll just get detention." Marley remarked.
"Let's just find him and see if we can convince him to let us go early." Charlotte replied.
Present
The five of them watched as the coin landed on the ground. They saw the face of the coin was on George Washington's head. Jake picked it up.
"How do we even know that he's in there?" Kitty asked. She definitely didn't want to go in a cave in heels.
"We don't, but there's only way to find out." Charlotte stated before the five of them walked inside.
As you can guess, I saw Power Rangers this weekend. No Charlotte is played by Taylor Momsen. I could have used Unique but there's the simple explanation of Unique being the worst character in the history of Glee. So we have a group of misfits. Will they be able to save the world? Please don't forget to review.
