Hey guys! This is my first Sky High fanfic, so I hope you forgive me for any misinformation, or wrong spelling of names. Anyways, I hope you like the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Sky High


~Chapter 3: Lash, Speed and Warren Peace~

"That's not cool. Boomer's gonna regret making me a sidekick. Someday it'll be dark and he'll be walking to his car, he'll drop his keys and I won't glow to help him find 'em." Zach ranted as they glanced around the cafeteria for a table.

Suddenly, Boomer appeared from nowhere, "You got a problem with me?"

Zach turned to him with wide eyes. "No."

Boomer took a step closer intimidatingly. "No what?"

"No sir,"

Boomer grinned and his face shifted, he became thinner, his hair grew longer and his jacket turned into an orange checkered shirt. The guy grinned, "Just messing with you sidekick." and sauntered off.

"You're not supposed to use your powers outside the school gym!" Ethan called after him, and Jade patted him on the shoulder.

"E, no one follows that rule anymore. Let it go." she said as the group finally settled on a table. If possible, Will looked more nervous than he had been in the gym.

"Okay, am I crazy or is that guy really looking at me?" asked Will. Zach and Jade glanced over Will's shoulder, a guy was staring at Will like he wanted him to burst into flames. He had a 'bad-boy' air around him, as Jade called it, lightly tanned skin, black hair with red streaks that fell to his chin, and he wore a leather jacket over his black shirt.

"Dude," said Zach. "That's Warren Peace."

Jade's head snapped in attention at the name, and Layla sent her a worried glance. Warren Peace... the son of the bastard who murdered her parents went to the same school as her? Even worse, the guy looked about ready to murder her best friend.

"That's Warren Peace?" Layla asked nervously, and Zach nodded. "His mom's a hero and his dad's a supervillain: Baron Battle."

Jade clenched her fists under the table so tightly that a black aura began to form around them, and slowly engulfed the rest of her body. Layla kicked her leg from under the table, and Jade's shadow immediately retreated as she lost concentration.

"Where do I come in?" asked Will.

"You're dad busted his dad. Quadruple life sentence. No chance of parole until after his third life." answered Jade bitterly, "Good riddance."

Will sighed in frustration. "Great, it's my first day of Sky High and I already have an arch enemy."

"What's your deal with him then, Jade?" piped Magenta. "You don't look to happy to see him here."

"I'm not." Jade hissed after she took a gulp of her soda. "His dad killed my parents." People around her winced at her tone, and chose not to ask further..

"Is he still looking?" Will asked nervously.

"No." said Layla with a shake of her head.

Will chanced a glance behind him, and nearly flinched as he caught Warren's deadly gaze still settled on him, "I thought you said he wasn't looking!"

=SH=

Zach, Jade and Layla had to practically drag Will all the way back to the gym, and who did they happen to bump into on their way there? The life-sized barbie doll, Gwen Grayson herself. Jade bit back a groan, and the snide comment that went with it. She had a bad vibe every time this girl showed up, but she didn't know what it was. That, or she just extremely disliked the girl enough to make her want to slam the barbie's face in each time she caught her cousin's crestfallen look.

"Will Stronghold," she smiled.

"Aha, mind reader!" Will joked, and Gwen laughed.

"No. Nametage." she said graciously.

"Right," Will flushed in embarrassment and Jade rolled her eyes. "Uh, these are my friends. That's Zach, Jade, and L-"

"Layla, got it. I love your skirt." Gwen gushed with a less than obvious insincerity and Jade was about ready to gag. Great, she was just as fake as a barbie too.

Jade tuned out everything she said and tried to focus on something else. There was a flush from the boy's room close by..what was that gurgling noise? "I'll catch up with you guys later. I need to check something out." Jade waved them goodbye and headed for the boy's room, stopping just as he Ethan burst out the door, his head and shirt soggy and his glasses askew.

"Jade! he called as he caught sight of her, but was pulled back by a pair of striped arms.

Jade glanced around if anyone was looking and barged into the boy's room. "Ethan!"

The two bullies who were currently dunking Ethan's head in the toilet looked up in surprise, and Jade glared at them both, "What the hell is wrong with you two?"

"What's wrong with us? What's wrong with you? This is the boy's room!" said Speed.

Ethan took this as his chance, picking up his fallen backpack, he made a dash for the door. Lash attempted to pull him back, but Jade raised her hand and black mist wrapped around his outstretched arm like a vine and gripped it tightly. Lash winced and stopped stretching. "Look," Jade spat. "I care less what you do to the other sidekicks, but I don't really appreciate asses like you picking on my friends."

Jade released Lash's arm which he quickly retracted.

"Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it, freshman?" he challenged and stepped closer and looked down at her.

Jade looked up at him, raised an eyebrow and smirked. How she loved a challenge. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

Lash grinned. "Hero or sidekick?"

"Hero."

"We'll be seeing a lot of each other then."

Jade chuckled and stepped away. "I look forward to it." She turnedy to the door just as Will entered, and he stared at her, bewildered.

"Jade?"

"See you at the gym, Will." She smiled at him like nothing was wrong, then turned to wink at Lash and Speed before a black aura engulfed her body, and she dissolved into nothing but a dark mist that slipped out underneath the door, leaving Lash and Speed gaping at where she previously stood, and Will shaking his head in confusion.


Sorry if it's not much but please give me a few tips and comments to make it a bit better.

~Cassandra