Chapter 2: I Hate Science Tests
A/n: Hello everyone and happy Thursday! Thanks to skylor chan, A Huge Fangirl, and The Titan's Shadow for your reviews! Knowing what you thought of the story really made my day!
Anyway, here we go!
"Whoops." Code said sheepishly after she created an explosion with her powers.
"That's okay." Cyrus said, "At least you didn't destroy anything, this time."
"We could always teach you to control your powers." Zane suggested.
"Really?!" Code asked, "You'd do that?"
"Of course," PIXAL said, "However, I am somewhat dizzy at the moment."
"Yep. Side effect of her explosions. It happened to me the first time, too." Cyrus told her.
Zane now realized he felt dizzy, too. After saying goodbye, he went back to the Bounty to lay down, and PIXAL went to the Samurai X Cave to check on something.
By the time Zane got back, it was 8:00 PM, and he was exhausted. Though, something really didn't feel right. He shrugged it off, deciding that it was probably just the dizziness. Everyone else was asleep when he plopped down onto his bed, and he soon joined them.
The next morning, Cyrus Borg awoke to the sound of shuffling coming from down the hall. He walked to PIXAL's room, but it was empty. He guessed she was still at the Samurai X Cave. She'd probably started fixing a vehicle, and lost track of the time.
Cyrus walked over to Code's room, where she was sitting at her desk, reading something on her computer.
Code's bedroom was a mess. Her backpack lay open on the bed, its contents strewn across the floor. Three text books were open on the desk, and papers were everywhere.
"What's going on?" Cyrus asked.
"Just a little studying for my science test." Code answered, not looking up.
"At 4:00 AM?" Cyrus asked, glancing at his watch.
"It's today and I forgot about it." Code explained.
"What's it on?" Cyrus asked.
"Frogs." Code stated.
"How long have you been studying?" Cyrus inquired.
"Two hours. And so help me, if the bones of the frog aren't on this test, I'm going to lose it." Code said.
When Zane woke up that morning, the others had already gone to the city to search for the Sons of Garmadon.
He sat up, and slid out of bed. Funny; the bed seemed higher off the floor than normal. He walked towards the bathroom, which felt like it was miles away. He rubbed his tired eyes and pushed on the door. Normally, it would've opened. But this time, it didn't.
Because Zane had just woken up, his vision wasn't perfect. He searched for the door knob, but couldn't find it anywhere. Finally, he looked up. The doorknob looked to be miles above him, and it was his size.
He turned, and looked at the rest of his room. Everything was at least twice the size it had been before. What had happened? How had it happened? Had everything else grown? Or had he shrunk?
One thing was for sure; he had to call someone. He ran over to his bedside table, and realized that his phone was at the top. After attempting, and failing, to climb it, he decided to try climbing the bed, instead.
Zane grabbed the blanket, which hung off the side, and tried to spider his way up it. It took fifteen minutes, because he kept slipping, but he made it up. Zane quickly jumped onto the pillow and leaped across the gap between his bed and the table.
There, he had to use his entire hand to slide it open, rather than just a finger. Who should he call first? PIXAL? Mr. Borg? The other ninja? Yes, he'd call them. Zane pressed Cole's contact, because it came first alphabetically.
It rang for a few seconds, but no one picked up. They were probably too busy tracking down the SoGs. Maybe he'd try calling PIXAL, next. She would know exactly what to do.
Zane tapped her contact, and the phone rang for a few seconds. But, like before, she didn't answer. Zane felt a twinge of worry hit him. PIXAL almost always answered, knowing it could be an emergency call. If something had happened to her as Samurai X, he'd lose it.
Zane decided to try calling Mr. Borg, next. He should be able to help. The phone rang, and someone picked up.
"Hello? What do you want?" Code said quietly.
"Code? It's Zane!" Zane said, "Did you inherit your father's old phone?"
"Yeah, duh! What do you want?" Code whispered on the other end.
"First, is PIXAL there?" Zane asked, panic in his voice.
"No. She didn't come back from the Samurai X cave last night. And I'm at school, trying to take my Science test. I don't suppose you could give me a few answers?" Code asked.
"No." Zane said, he might've smiled, if he hadn't been so worried.
What if something had happened to PIXAL? What if she couldn't get back? What if she was small now, like him?
"Code, I need you to come get me." He said.
"But, you're an adult. Can't you drive?" Code asked on the other end.
"Yes. Well, no. Not in my current state. It's complicated." Zane told her, "Just come over here. I need your help."
"Okay…" Code answered, "Just let me finish this test first."
She hung up the phone, and, without thinking, read a question out loud.
"'What are some effects of water in the human body?!'" She read, surprised, "I mean, I can answer it, but I thought we were learning about frogs!"
Her little outburst was met with lots of shushing.
"Sheesh, sorry." Code murmured.
She continued the test, reading the next question out loud, too.
"'What is the function of the Chloroplasts in a plant cell?!'" She read, "How am I supposed to know that?!"
"Miss Borg! Shush!" Her teacher called.
Code just rolled her eyes. Come on, Code. She thought, just finish this test, and go help Zane with whatever he's got going on.
Code went through the rest of the test, having similar reactions to the other questions. When she got to the end, she was steaming mad.
"SERIOUSLY?!" She yelled, "What happened to 'you have to be able to label the bones of the frog?' or 'these things on the study guide will also be on the test' or 'this unit is about FROGS?!' Nothing on that test was about frogs! Come on, lady. Do you even know what a frog is?! Are you sure you're fit to be a science teacher?!"
"Miss Borg, Principal's office, NOW!" Her teacher yelled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Code said, uninterested. After all, it was the fourth time she'd been sent to the Principal's this week ALONE.
She walked to the front of the room, and took a white slip from her teacher.
Code groaned as she walked out into the hallway.
"I HATE SCIENCE TESTS!" She screeched.
As if on cue, the teachers in the five closest classrooms opened their doors, and gave her dirty looks. She hung her head, and accepted a white slip from each of them.
After about half an hour, Code was able to talk her way out of the Principal's office. She took a bus over to the Bounty, and let herself in.
"Zane?" She called, looking in the empty room, "What did you need? And where are you?"
Zane came running into the room.
"Right here!" He said. But Code didn't see him.
"Where are you?" She asked.
"Look down!" Zane shouted.
Code did as she was told, and saw Zane on the floor.
"Finally." He said.
"Zane?!" She said, "What happened to you? You're…Tiny!"
"I know." Zane answered, "But I don't know how it happened."
Code started laughing, and laughing, and laughing, and pretty soon, she couldn't stop. She was rolling around on the floor.
"I'm sorry." Code continued laughing, "It's just; you're like, six inches tall! I. CAN'T. EVEN!"
Zane rolled his eyes.
"I'm glad this humors you." He said, "But I would prefer to not be this way forever."
"You're right." Code suddenly went dead serious, "We have to get you back to normal."
"But first," Zane started, "We must find PIXAL!"
"Okay," Code answered, "But I'm pretty sure you're just overreacting."
"Hey," Zane said, realizing something "How did you get out of school early, without parental permission?"
Code smirked.
"Maybe I was super kind, and the principal let me leave." She said.
Zane raised an eyebrow.
"Or, maybe I have dad's signature perfected, and forged a note saying I had to leave school early." Code admitted. At this, Zane chuckled. "Look, I've been to the Principal's office enough times to know a few tricks." Code smirked.
A/n: So, what did you think? The next chapter is going to introduce a "Love Triangle" so be prepared.