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Cold Fire

(Left off: "Welcome to Sky High!")

I filed off the bus along with the others. I looked around me in confusion. Everywhere, students were greeting friends that they hadn't had a chance to see over the summer.

"Hi, are you Ryanne?" a pretty girl asked. She held the guy who had sat next to her on the bus by the arm, and he groaned when he saw how I was. I nodded.

"I'm Jessica Parker, the student council president. This," she said, motioning to the guy, "is Warren Peace. He'll be your student buddy. He'll show you around the school, and help with whatever you need." She glanced at her watch. "Now, I've got to run to greet other new students. You'll need to be at the Gym by 9:00. Warren will show you the way." She smiled and headed over to where I saw my brother standing looking just as lost as I suppose I had. Except the girl he had sat next to on the bus was standing by his side.

Warren looked at me for a minute, then turned without a word and headed into the school. I ran to catch up to him.

"So, Warren, are you going to show me around the school?"

Warren stopped and looked at me. "I have no intention of showing you anywhere. I didn't even want to do this, Jessica forced me. I'll take you to the gym, but that's it. And I'll only take you there because it's on my way to my first class." He turned again, and stormed off.

"Fine, 'cause I don't need help anyway." I caught up to him again. He just grunted.

We walked the rest of the way in silence. When we reached the gym, Warren turned without another word and left me there. I could here voices coming from inside the gym.

I eased through the door, making as little noise as possible. They had already started Power Placement. I had gone through this before at my old school.

As I came in, someone was just finishing. I heard a man shout 'sidekick', and wondered what his ability was to be placed in hero-support.

The man looked around the room and saw me. "Ah, yes, Ryanne Fletcher, nice of you to join us. And just on time. I'm Coach Boomer, and I'll decide whether you are hero worthy or," he glanced at the boy who had just gone, who seemed disappointed, "not. You may not argue my decision. Greg Smith, your up."

Boomer turned his attention from me to a small nervous looking boy who was approaching the circle. I didn't pay much attention to this boy, but I heard Boomer shout 'Sidekick' loudly, so loudly that the room shook. I figured that Boomer's ability was to amplify his voice.

"Ryanne Fletcher, your turn."