Chapter 2

Best of the Best

It was the next day of school. Will didn't go becausehe was seriously beat up and bruised. Will just laid back and watched TV. His parents were also home. Mainly because his dad had to take care of his mother.

While Will was home all the others were at school. They had just watched Michael and Richard totally get anihalated by Carson and Johnny Palmer in Save the Citizen.

"Wow, Layla, they might be able to take Will and Warren." Ethan said.

"Yea, but remember Jack and Ricky?" Layla asked.

"Totally finished." Zach said.

Coach Boomer got on top of his judge chair. "Okay Carson, Johnny who do you want to face?" Boomer asked.

"Um," Carson said, "how 'bout Warren and Will?"

"Yea!" Johnny laughed.

"There's one problem with that." Coach said.

"What is it?" Carson asked.

"Will Stronghold isn't here." Coach Boomer said. "Unless, Warren is to choose someone else to work with."

"Well, were not playing them today." Johnny said dissapointed.

"Okay." Warren said to his everyone's surprise. "But, I can choose anyone?"

"That's fine." Carson said.

"Coach?" Warren asked.

"Yea, go ahead Hothead."

"Okay. I choose Arden." Warren yelled again to everyone's surprisement.

"The sidekick?" Carson laughed. "You gotta be joking me!"

"Yea, a sidekick" Warren yelled. The suited up and went out to the gym. The crowd cheered.

"This is either a good idea by Warren, or one of the dumbest mistakes of his carreer." Medula said to Mr. Boy.

"Your right. But Arden might have something." Mr. Boy said.

"Carson, Heroes or Villians?" Coach asked.

"Umm, Heroes." Johnny yelled. "That should throw Warren off." Johnny said to Carson.

"Okay, Hothead, Wonderboy." Coach laughed. "You guys have to stop the heroes from saving the citizen. Begin." The clock hit three minutes. Lightning and thunder soon began to erupt from Carson's hands. While, that was happening Johnny was creating water on the ground. Arden saw a vision, it was of the water hitting them and then electricution of them.

"Warren!" Arden yelled. "Don't go near the water!"

"Why?" Warren asked. Arden didn't say a thing. He pointed to his head and had a face of remember. "Oh," Warren said under his breath. Warren started to flair up and he tried to hitting Carson, but wasn't hitting anyone. Arden ran towards the grinder. A lightning bolt went down to hit Arden. Arden jumped way before it hit.

"What is he doing?" Carson said. "Hey, Arden your never going to amount to nothing."

"Heh, time to show what I got ." Arden said under his breath. The water kept flowing toward Warren. "Warren, jump!" He yelled. At that Johnny raised his hands to attack directly. He looked at Carson. Carson nodded. Johnny hit Warren with water and then the lightning hit Warren extensively. Warren dropped to the ground he was out for good. No coming back from this.

"Ouch! It looks like it's only Arden against two Heroes." Medula said.

"Oh, Arden's toast." Ethan said.

"Maybe," Layla said. "I have some faith in him." Arden stared directly at Carson. Then he held his fist down. His hand then twisted downward with his thumb. At the point the water had filled seventy-five percent of the gym. It was under everywhere except where Carson stood. When Carson saw Arden he got furious and lightning started to raise.

"Wait, Don-" Johnny yelled a little too late. He saw he was in water. He struck at Arden. Arden jumped up and grasped around the rope holding the citizen. The lightning didn't go unnoticed though. The electricity went through the water and hit Johnny the one telling him no. Johnny shook for about a minute and then he was out just like Warren.

"TIME!" Coach said. Their was 1:12 left on the clock. "Remove Peace and Palmer." He yelled. At that two teachers grabbed the two teens and then signaled to Coach Boomer. While, that happened Arden got down from the rope. "Before we continue, Arden has to get back on the rope."

"Okay." Arden said. At that he jumped over the grinder and grasped the rope.

"Continue!" Boomer yelled. Carson started to think. The water had totally covered the arena. Carson decided he had to strike the rope. What he didn't know is that was exactly what Arden wanted. He knew his power, Carson didn't. Carson striked without thinking. The yellow bolt came down and hit the rope. Arden wasn't quick enough. He jumped but his hands got caught by the strike. His hands got purple and red. But, what he wanted to accomplish, he did. Carson had lit the rope on fire and the citizen dropped into the chipper. "Winner!" Boomer yelled. "Arden and Warren." The crowd then cheered for Arden and Warren. Mainly, Arden because he beat two heroes single handedly. Arden was happy he was victorious.

A crown came down and surronded him. "Mooooooove!" Coach Boomer yelled. The people made a pathway for Coach Boomer. "Arden, you did an excellent job today."

"Thanks Coach, it was nothing." Arden said.

"No, I was wrong you are a hero. Not a sidekick." As Coach Boomer said that Arden's face turned happy and determined. He walked towards the exit. He was then stopped by Zach, Ethan, Magenta, Layla and Warren, who was recovering.

"Great job!" Zach said.

"Yea, that was phenominal." Ethan said.

"Good going." Layla said. "Will would have been proud. He's a little bumped up from yesterday's encounter."

"Yea, I heard about that. Is he okay?" Arden asked.

"Like I just said he's a little banged up." Layla laughed.

Warren was holding his shoulder. "Good job, Arden." Warren said. The he shivered from the shock.

"Well, I couldn't have done it without your faith in me." Arden thanked.

"Sometimes your have to have faith." Warren said as he was pulled along by his girlfriend. "See-ya."

When Warren left a girl with deep brown eyes and brunette hair appeared. She walked up to Arden. "Great job." She said. "I'm Marie." Arden looked at Layla.

"H-hi, I'm Arden." He stuttered.

"I know I saw you, down there, with Warren." She laughed.

"Oh, yea I was down th-" Then Layla nudged him inh the back. "Yea, it was fun. But, Warren's partner is Will, so I'm going to have to find another partner."

"Yea, that's cool." She laughed. "I got to go." At that she started to walk away. Her body was well mature. She looked like a sophmore, not a freshman. She was wearing a tight red shirt and a white shirt. Arden just stared.

"Remember to wipe off that drool." Ethan laughed.

"Nice." Magenta said and then she high fived Ethan.

"Yea, yea." Arden laughed.

"C'mon stud." Layla laughed. Then she went to her class and Arden and the others went to sidekick class. Arden hadn't been transferred yet.

Down in a more darker outskirt of Metropolis of Maxville. It was a dark mansion as high as some of the skyscrapers in the city. The halls were plastered with old pictures and paintings of houses and various items.

"Wait, Barren!" A voice yelled. Barren was troding down the hallway. "This mansion freaks me out. I'm gonna walk with you."

"Okay, but hurray, Carson!" Barren said. "I had to pick this because it was far out of the city. Plus, to hold all these people I needed this gargantuas thing." Barren and Carson walk down the hall and into the dining room filled with over thirty people. "Good evening!" Barren yelled.

"Good Evening." Some said. The people in that room ranged from the ugliest of ugly such as Insectoid to the prettiest of people as of Fairy Dust or Gwen Grayson.

"I've assemble you all here because i have realized why we have all lost." Barren said.

"Because of the Commander and Jetstream?" Gwen asked.

"No because heroes are united by one goal. To stop evil and injustice." Barren screamed. "If their anything else, they are a VILLIAN! Why do we lose? Because we are not UNITED!" He continued. "We all have our own approach to conquering the world."

"He's right!" One voice yelled.

"I am proposing, slowly we takeover one city by city. Ridding the cities of their precious heroes." Barren pulled down a chart. "we takeover one city. Get all of our brothers of villiany out of prison. Then we take over the next city with more force.We expect to lose some, but more villians will be acquired in the takeover."

"I like this idea." Another said.

"I did not remove everyone from jail because I selected you because of your power. Then with your power we will release others." Barren said. "Who's with me?"

"I!" Everyone in the room yelled.

"Good." At that Barren walked out of the room followed by Carson. Following him was Gwen and Penny.

"I like your idea Barren." Gwen said. "But, if Metropolis Maxville is the first step, do you think we can stop The Commander and Jetstream?"

"Listen to me little girl." Barren snapped. "I was powering up while I was in jail. I was throwing them around like paperbags."

"We need to also focus on little Stronghold." Gwen said. "He took me down!"

"I already have that covered." Barren said. "Carson here attends to Sky High. You are familiar with that. Him and little Stronghold have already had a run in with each other. Carson stomped him."

"I will stop Will, with the help of some other people." Carson smirked. "Sky High has some very powerful heores."

"I want revenge on Stronghold." Gwen said.

"We will strike in two weeks."