Author's Note: Brand new chapter, yay! Enjoy.
Chapter 3
"There she is, Sky High." Ron declared, few minutes after arriving.
"Kept aloft by the latest in antigravitational propulsion, she is in constant motion as a precaution against those who otherwise might have nefarious plans."
The bus lands on campus grounds.
"Smooth and easy," Ron remarked.
He opens the doors.
"Word of advice, don't miss the bus. Cause the bus waits for no one except for you two!" Ron points a finger at the twins.
"If you're ever running late, running early, or just want to talk…give me a call." He hands two business cards to Bella and Will.
"Thank you," said Bella.
"Thanks Ron," said Will.
They joined the others.
The Strongholds looked around and saw a diversity of students who have different powers. Two girls flew in the air. A blonde girl freezes two boys after they teased her. Multiple cheerleaders did a cheer and morphed into one girl.
All of a sudden, someone spins around the group of freshmen fast. Bella felt a little light headed.
The spinning stops.
"Hey, freshmen!" A boy called. "Your attention please,"
He's joined by another guy who does a cartwheel, stretching himself.
"I'm Lash." The flexible guy introduced himself. "Uh, this is Speed."
"As representatives of the Sky High welcoming committee…we'd be happy to collect that $15 new student fee."
Lash stretched his hand out to Ethan and wiggled his fingers.
"Um, there was nothing about a new student fee in the handbook." Ethan pointed out.
"Okay guys, very funny. I'll take over from here." A voice belonging to a brunette girl said.
Speed and Lash walked away.
"Hey everybody, I'm Gwen Grayson your student body president." Gwen introduced herself.
"I know you're all going to love it here at Sky High. I know I have, I've just had the greatest experience…."
Layla and Bella noticed that Will was staring at Gwen with a dazed expression.
"Oh boy," Bella thought.
"If you can remember those few simple rules," Gwen continued. "I promise you will not fall off the edge of the school."
Some of the freshmen laughed a bit.
"Follow me inside for orientation." Gwen instructed. She leads the group inside.
"Rules?" Will asked, confused. "What rules?"
"Weren't you paying attention?" Layla asked.
"Apparently not," said Bella.
Everyone walked into the gymnasium.
As if on cue, a ray of light flew over their heads and a dark-haired woman dressed in a white suit appeared.
"Good morning, I am Principal Powers. On behalf of all the faculty and staff, welcome to Sky High." Powers addressed.
"Yeah!" Zach yelled.
Powers raised an eyebrow and Zach kept his mouth shut.
"In a few moments you will go through Power Placement and your own heroic journey will begin." She informed.
"Power Placement?" The twins asked.
"Sounds fascist," Layla commented.
"Power Placement, it's how they decide where you go." Ethan added.
"The hero or the loser track," Magenta said.
"There's a loser track?" Will asked.
"I believe the preferred term is 'Hero Support'." Ethan said.
"For now good deeds and good luck," Powers concluded. "Let the adventure begin, comets away!"
The principal disappeared in a flash of light.
Standing before the students is a sports coach.
"All right, listen up." The coach instructed.
"My name is Coach Boomer. You may know me as 'Sonic Boom', you may not."
"Here's how Power Placement is going to work." Coach Boomer explained. "You will step up here and show me your power. And yes, you do so in front of the entire class. I will then determine where you will be assigned: hero or sidekick."
"Now every year there are a few students or as I like to call them 'whiner babies', who see fit to question and to complain about their placement." Coach Boomer continued. "So let's get one thing straight. My word is law, my judgment is final. So there will be no whiner babies. Are we clear?"
The freshmen murmured.
"I said are we…clear?" Coach Boomer yelled.
The students flinched.
"Yes, Coach Boomer!" They yelled back.
Boomer blows the whistle.
"Go time!" He announced.
A ladder is released from the side of the stage.
"You," Boomer pointed at Larry. "What's your name?"
"Larry," Larry answered.
"Little Larry, get up here." Boomer commanded.
Larry gets on stage.
"What's humiliating him going to prove?" Layla asked. "This is so unfair."
"I know," Bella agreed.
"If life were to suddenly get fair, I doubt it would happen in high school." Will added.
The red haired geek took his glasses off and slipped them inside his pocket. He closed his eyes and began to roar, turning into a big rock man.
"Whoa," said Bella.
"Car," Boomer pressed the button on a device.
A car falls out and Larry pushed it upward with all his might.
"Big Larry," Boomer remarked. "Hero."
"So he's good. But I'm better," said Zach.
He goes up to the stage.
"Did I say you were next?" Boomer asked sternly.
"Name's Zach, Coach Boomer. Try not to drop your clipboard," Zach advised.
Zach tries to glow, but unfortunately he didn't. He's labeled sidekick.
Ethan went next. He melts into orange fluid. Boomer names him sidekick.
A boy showed his power which was having six arms. Coach labels him hero.
A blonde did a flip and turned into a ball.
"Sidekick," Boomer declared, kicking the ball away.
Another guy demonstrated his power which was acid spit.
"Hero," said Boomer.
Another kid turned himself into Coach Boomer.
"Hero!"
Magenta went next. She shape shifts into a guinea pig.
"Sidekick, shoo!"
"You, flower child let's go." Boomer said to Layla.
"Uh, I believe in only using my powers when the situation demands it." Layla said.
"Well you're in luck." Boomer replied. "This is the situation and I'm demanding it."
"But to participate in the test would be to support a flawed system."
"The whole hero-sidekick dichotomy only serves to…" Layla continued.
Boomer cuts her off.
"Let me get this straight, are you refusing to show your power?" He asked.
"It's more complicated," Layla answered.
"Sidekick!"
The bell rings.
"We'll pick it up right after lunch, starting with you two." Coach pointed at the twins.
A/N: In the next chapter, Bella shows her powers and will be determined if she's hero or sidekick. Stay tuned!
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