Wow, only one day! I think that's a record or something.

I don't have much to say, only that this chapter is dedicated to Absense, the person who gave the first, longest, most helpful, and only review for this story. Thank you! I know, I said this wouldn't come out anytime soon. I might have lied...just a little bit. I didn't know I would have time.

Also, would anyone like to make cover art for this story? I would love it if you would!

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The Hyena absentmindedly watched Flinch run around, drumming her fingers on the table. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to do, and the fact that these kids all still had the equivalent of superpowers only made things harder. The Hyena fingered her knife and was contemplating going after Dr. Xavier when Matilda ran up to her.

"Hey!" She gasped, looking excited, and took a couple puffs on her inhaler. "Jackson threw Heathcliff at the ceiling with his braces!"

"WHAT?" The Hyena jumped out of her seat. "Where are they?!"

Matilda grinned and gestured at a tall pile of rubble. " Over there."

The Hyena narrowed her eyes and marched over to said pile. Heathcliff was perched at the top, rubbing his head and scowling. Jackson looked smug, but stopped smiling when he spotted The Hyena. "Um...Uh...He started it!" He said, pointing at Heathcliff.

"No, he did!" Heathcliff yelled down.

"It was him!" Jackson insisted.

The Hyena glared at both of them. She put her hands on her hips. "I don't care who started it! I'm finishing it!" She snapped.

By now, everyone else had gathered around to watch. Even Flinch, though he was still shaking. The Hyena didn't bother to tell them to go away. Her attention was on two and two only.

The two boys exchanged glances, like, uh oh.

The Hyena turned to Jackson. "Jackson, we don't throw our friends at the ceiling. You should know that by now." She reprimanded.

Jackson set his jaw. "He's not my friend. Besides, he survived, didn't he?"

The Hyena glowered. "I know, but it's still wrong. What did Heathcliff do that deserves being thrown at the ceiling?"

Jackson looked at the ground and mumbled something the Hyena couldn't catch.

"What was that?" She asked, gentler this time.

Jackson looked up, looking embarrassed. "He said that no one wants me." He muttered.

The Hyena sighed. "He was wrong, okay? Just...please don't throw people anymore."

Jackson nodded. "Even if they deserve it?"

The Hyena let a hint of a smile cross her face. "Let me decide if they deserve it." Looking up at Heathcliff, the smile vanished. "Get down here." She ordered. "You two still have to apologize to each other."

Heathcliff made a face, but jumped down. He faced Jackson. They both glared at each other.

"Well?" The Hyena prompted after about a minute of silence.

Heathcliff huffed a sigh. "Fine." He growled. "I'm sorry you're so stupid." He said to Jackson.

"I'm sorry you're so ugly." Jackson shot back, and they both turned away from each other.

The Hyena rolled her eyes, but she knew it was as close as she was going to get. "Not exactly what I meant, but okay."

She turned around, and the other four scrambled to hide behind each other.

"Ruby! Flinch! Matilda! Duncan!" The Hyena called. "It's getting late. We all need to go home."

"But I don't wanna go home!" Flinch complained. He had finally calmed down from his sugar rush.

The others chimed in, all agreeing with Flinch.

The Hyena ran her fingers through hair, suddenly tired. "But you have to go home! You can't stay here forever!"

Ruby crossed her arms. "Yes we can."

Hyena muttered something foul about stubborn kids.

"Besides," Duncan added. "I'm hungry."

Flinch nodded his head so fast it almost appeared to be a blur. "Yeah! Let's go get pizza! And ice cream! And candy! And cake! And ice cream! And pizza!" He yelled.

The Hyena stared at him for a second, then turned to the others, including Jackson and Heathcliff. "Are all of you hungry?"

Everyone looked at each other, and nodded.

The Hyena located some spare change and a phone. "Fine. We'll order a pizza. But no sugar until after dinner!" She told Flinch sternly. He nodded too quickly-and innocently- for The Hyena's liking.

"Okay! Can I have pepperonies?" He asked.

"But I'm allergic to pepperoni! And pizza!" Ruby protested.

The Hyena gave her a look. "Is there anything you're not allergic to?"

Ruby thought hard for a second. "No." She admitted. "But I don't want pepperoni!"

The Hyena punched in the phone number for Pizza Hut. "We'll split it down the middle. Half cheese, half pepperoni. Everyone okay with that?" She said, putting the phone to her ear.

They all nodded, though Ruby still looked doubtful.

"Okay, great. Hello? Hi! I'd like to place an order for delivery. Large, please. I'd like pepperoni, but can you do it on only half the pizza?" She listened to the garbled words for a second. "Thanks! Yes, I'll be paying in cash. Bye!"

The Hyena hung up. She turned to the NERDS. "Okay, now, you need to behave yourselves when the delivery guy gets here, okay?"

Matilda pouted for a second. "Okay, fine."

The Hyena nodded. "Great. We don't want to scare him away. Now, Flinch, this means-" She broke off as she noticed that not only was he ignoring her, he had found a bag of unwrapped Hershey's Kisses.

"No! Wait!" The Hyena shouted. But it was too late. Flinch stuffed half of them in his mouth with a crazy grin. The Hyena watched in horror as a wild light came into his eyes. "I am mighty!" He yelled, and the Hyena winced and put her head in her hands.

She didn't notice Ruby standing by. With an evil grin, the six-year-old girl stuffed the numerous Hershey's Kisses wrappers in her pocket.

Anthony waited by the front of the front of the school, holding a large pizza. He squinted, trying to see inside the doors. What's taking them so long? He grumbled to himself.

A few seconds later, the double doors burst open. A frazzled looking girl stood there. She looked him and the pizza over for a second, and dug out a wad of cash. "How much do I owe you?" She asked, sounding out of breath.

Anthony forced a smile on his face, choosing to not mention that he had been left waiting for almost an hour. "14.50." He said. The girl counted out the money and handed it to him. In return Anthony handed her the pizza turned to leave. He stopped and frowned. "Do I hear...Screaming?" He asked.

The girl shook her head sharply. "No, you're imagining things! Bye, thanks for coming!" She said in a rush, and disappeared through the doors.

Anthony frowned again, but went back to his car.

A large, muscular man, dressed entirely in extremely dark purple, watched from the shadows as the teenage delivery boy went to his car. He walked up behind him and grabbed the boy by his neck. The boy spun around. "Hey, watch it, you-" He fell silent as the man pointed a green-edged silver dagger against his neck.

"Who was that girl?" The man snapped. His voice was a low, raspy hiss.

The boy's eyes bulged. "I-I don't know!" He choked out, and flinched when the man leaned close to him and bared his teeth.

"Take a guess, then." He snarled.

The boy shook his head. "I swear, I have no idea!"

The man let out a noise of disgust. He released the boy, who scrambled into his car and drove away at about twice the speed limit.

The man didn't watch him go. He had more important things to worry about. He was El Escorpión, the best professional assassin in the world, after all. And he had no qualms about killing a fellow assassin or a child. That was good, seeing as his newest prey was both. And El Escorpión had just found out where she was. She fit the description, after all.

The man smiled-a twisted, leering grin- and, pocketing his poisoned knife, vanished back into the shadows of the school.

DunDunDunnnn...The Hyena better watch her back. Some evil madman has sent an even eviler madman after her.

Escorpión-Scorpion (In Spanish)

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~Riverstone