Hiya Fanfic Fam! [Wave Emoji] How's it going you guys? Where I am there is a killer heat wave going on and it's misery. I'm prone to getting headaches in such conditions so I've been taking it easy, but I really wanted to get this up this week so I powered through (without getting a headache) and managed to finish. YAY! ^_^

I wanted to say a quick thanks you all you guys for reading and for all of your kind words and support. Shout out to Loralie Gold Dream. Thank you for your kind words, I do hope to update more frequently. Now I do admit a had a weee bit of trouble trying to figure out the narrative. After going back and forth I settled on this final draft and I think it flows pretty well.

Now without a further adieu, here's the final chapter of the Aftershock arc, Enjoy :)


Bridgewood (An upper part of Woodcrest)

Hiro's POV

/Everyone falls in love sometimes/

/I don't know 'bout you, but it ain't a crime/

/If you let me love you, love you, love you, love you for long time, baby/

/If you let me touch you, and if you let me love you 'til the morning, oh/

/Mmm, ah, mmm, ah, mmm, if you let me love you/

/Mmm, ah, mmm, ah, mmm, if you let me touch you/

"Mmm, ah, mmm, ah, mmm, if you let me love you" I then grabbed the mic "Alright, alright, alright, this DJ O-Mo and that's my partner in crime MC Caez. We gonna keep things lit and do it like my name and keep givin you more of these sick beats. Now if you lovin what you hear, let me hear you screammmm!"

The entire crowd roared in excitement

"Let's keep things hot with this next song and I'll be back to kick it with ya'll later"

I play a more upbeat hip hop song which seems to be a real hit with the crowd. I actually started getting in to it too.

"Hiro!"

I stop dancing and started looking around

Did someone just call me? The speakers were on high so it made it hard to hear

"Hiro!" The voice called out again

I looked down from the high podium and saw my annoyed looking cousin, looking up at me

"Hiro, I want to go home!" She demanded

[Scoffs] "Ming, you just got here!"

"I've been here for two hours!"

"Ming, it's a party. Chill and loosen up a little, it wouldn't kill you to have a little fun every once in a while!"

She just frowned and looked more annoyed

"Ming, I'm not leaving anytime soon and the party's gonna be going on for a while so relax and go have fun"

[Grunts] "Fine, I'll find somebody else to bring me home" She then walked away in a huff

[Eye Roll] Damn that cousin of mine, such a killjoy

After that little monologue, I then took a quick glance over at my partner in crime and he did not look like himself. The Caez that I knew was always so hype, energetic and lively. You could tell that he really loved what he did. But the Caesar I'm looking at right now, looked so dead and no I'm not exaggerating. I get a closer look at him and notice that he is definitely out of it. Based off of what I'm seeing, I think he's just staring into space right now. I know Caesar wasn't in to coming tonight and all but regardless of how he felt about the party, he loved making and playing music. So what I'm seeing right now is a big red flag.

"Hey Caez" I called out to him but he didn't seem to hear me "Caez? Caesar!" I almost yelled while hitting his arm

"Huh?"

Well that worked

"Aye man you alright? You seem so out of it"

"Uh...yeah, yeah man I'm good."

"You sure? Cause you look like you were thinking hard about something"

That comment seemed to hit a cord because the ever so open and bold Caesar I knew immediately became uneasy and closed off

"Caez, what's going on? What's got you on edge?"

At first he actually looked hesitant, but he finally opened his mouth and said

"It's kinda hard to explain" He said hesitantly

"Well try, I got time. Plus Caesar you know me, I got your back" I brought out my had out in to a fist and Caesar did the same and we gave each other dap (No homo)

"Alright…but you gotta hear me out and be open minded about this"

"Caez...you tryin to come out the closet?" He then punched me in my arm "OW! Damn man, it was just a joke. You know I'm just playin" I said irritably while rubbing my arm

"Hiro, I'm being dead serious right now" He said in annoyance

I raise my hands "Alright, alright! I'm listening, I'm listening"

He just gave me one of Huey's famous annoyed look

"For real this time. Now what's going on? Tell me"

[Sighs] "I think it's best if a show you"

I arched a brow "What's that supposed to mean? Show me what?" I asked in confusion

[Inhales & Exhales Deeply] "Is your phone still on a low battery?"

"Uh…yeah, but wha-"

"Show it to me"

"Okay…"

I'm still so confused, what did he need my phone for? But regardless of what I thought, I did what he said. I went over to my bag and took out my phone and brought it back to Caesar.

"Here you go, it's almost dead actually. It's up to 15%"

"Perfect"

"So…what do you need it for anyway?" I asked curiously

"Hold it and…just watch"

I just watched him. Caesar in that moment closed his eyes the started breathing deeply. Next thing I know his body started to get covered with small static.

[Eyes Widen]

Before I could say anything, all the static then went to his right arm. He opened his eyes, and simply just put his finger on my phone and all that static quickly left his arm then traveled down to his finger and on to my phone. Just as quickly as it appeared, the static then disappeared and Caesar simply just took a breath. In shock I looked at him and looked down at my phone. My phone, which was so low that it was about to die was now up to 100% and was working perfectly. My jaw just dropped.

"W-w-wha-h-h-h-how-w-w-where?" I was struggling to find the words. I mean WHAT THE HELL?! "I-I-I-I-C-Caesar, What the hell?!" I almost screamed

He quickly shushed me. I honestly forgot we were in public surrounded with people. But all of them were busy dancing and we were up about 5ft thanks to the podium, so I didn't give a f***

"Man, what the hell is going on here?!" I whispered irritably

[Shrugs] "Told you it was hard to explain" He replied in a low tone

"W-what-h-how-w-what are-"

"I'm a human fuse box" He simply said cutting me off

"How?!" I finally was able to say clearly

"One word…meteor"

That just made me even more confused but also…kind of scared


Huey's POV

Jazmine and I walked in to the mansion, and looked around at the lively crowd

Despite my numerous protests, Jazmine insisted on coming to the party. With all that's happened today, she was still so concerned about what her so called leader would say. Honestly I thought it would be best for her to stay home and take it easy, especially since she was panicking all day. However, in typical Jazmine fashion she gave me her cry baby puppy dog eyes and once again for whatever reason I gave in.

[Innerly Groans]

What is this power she has over me?

I looked over at her and she was nervously fixing her sleeveless red dress and tucked a strand of her curly ginger colored hair behind her ear

She looked…radiant but of course Jazmine's insecurity always got the best of her and she always thought otherwise. Look, I'm not trying to nag her to death I just want what's best for her. However, after some thinking I guess coming tonight wasn't such a bad idea. It put Jazmine's nerves to rest or at least it did for the most part. Plus, since absolutely no one answered my calls this party was the best place to get our group together. I figured I'd deal with Elaina and Rita later.

[Exhales] "Okay" Jazmine said nervously

"Jazmine you okay?" I asked despite already knowing the answer

"Yes, I'm fine. Uh…Huey, how do I look? Do I look okay?"

"You look beautiful"

"Huh?"

"I said you look fine Jazmine"

"Oh…okay, thanks" She then smiled

Thank goodness the music was loud

"So what now?" She asked curiously

"Well…we try finding the guys then-"

"Jazmine!" A voice called out cutting me off

Jazmine turned and saw one of her teammates standing right behind her

"Faith!" She said happily

"Jaz!" She said in the same tone

The girls then hugged each other for a second then separated. The girl's facial expression changed from happy to concerned

"Jazzy what happened? I've been calling you all day"

"Oh...yeah...sorry, my phone actually died" She lied

I knew Jazmine was lying because I've been with her all this afternoon. The truth was, Jazmine was just too freaked out to talk to anyone. It was even hard for her to talk to me but of course I am the only one who knew how to persuade her.

"Oh okay, but are you okay? I was so worried about you."

"Yeah, I'm doing a lot better now" She said with a smile

"But what happened?"

"Uh...what happened?" She asked hesitantly

"Yeah, what happened this morning at the brunch?"

"Uh...well...it's not really that easy to explain" She said sounding even more nervous

Wait a minute, was she…

"What do you mean?" The girl asked in confusion

"I mean...well...this morning at the brunch I...kinda got overwhelmed"

Jazmine, you're not seriously about to do what I think your about to do?

She arched a brow "Overwhelmed? With what?"

"Well...you're not gonna believe me but...I got overwhelmed with-"

"Stress" I interjected cutting her off "She got overwhelmed with stress. She didn't want to tell anyone this but…life at home had become tough. She's been holding it in for so long, the buildup stress was starting to take a toll on Jazmine since she didn't tell anyone. Well at least not until this afternoon"

Jazmine simply looked confused at my response, while her friend seemed to be taken aback.

"Oh Jazzy..." She said sympathetically as she hugged the surprised looking Jazmine "Why didn't you tell me? You know I'm here for you, I'd never tell a soul"

"I guess I just didn't know how to tell anyone, since it was so far in my mind" She said with a hint of annoyance while looking directly at me

Her friend continued to go on and on and Jazmine continued to nod her head and agree. I simply just looked at Jazmine and shook my head. I was so mad but mostly disappointed that Jazmine could still be so childish and naive.

I mean come on Jazmine, what were you thinking? You can't just go off and tell everyone you see what happened. That's just stupid

[Softly Gasps]

Jazmine then looked over at me with a surprised look which took me off guard for a minute then it hit me

Jazmine...can...can you hear me?

With a shocked expression on her face, she simply nodded her head

Now that is freaky

"Uh...is everything okay?"

Jazmine and I snap out of it and look at her friend who looked confused again.

We actually forgot that she was standing there

"No, not at all, everything's fine. Right Huey?"

"Yeah" I simply replied

She looked suspicious for a minute but then quickly let it go

"Now Faith, be honest with me. How mad is Jessie right now?"

"Well..."

"Jazmine DuBois!" A voice screamed out

Great…It was none other than Jessica. A white girl that's even more infuriating and annoying then Cindy had ever been

She quickly marched towards us in complete irritation. Once she made it she simply stood there with her hands on her hips and just stared at Jazmine in annoyance.

"Jazmine…DuBois, I've been looking for you" She said under her breath with annoyance

[Giggles Nervously] "Hi Jessie" She said nervously "Uh…you look great, the red dress looks great on you"

"Not surprising, everything looks good on me" She arrogantly said while flipping her hair "Is that all you have to say for yourself?"

"If by that, you mean do I have an explanation for this morning?"

"Big fat duh DuBois"

Man I hate this girl. But even more, I hated the way she spoke to and treated Jazmine

"Well?"

"Uh…okay I can explain but it's kind of a long story"

"It's a story I need to hear" She then grabbed Jazmine's arm "Come on" She said as she pulled. They started to move but stopped and turned to me "Hi Huey, sorry to cut this conversation short but cheer duty calls. Hope you to see you around later, save me a dance" [Winks]

The gesture made me cringe and caused Jazmine to appear confused but also a bit irritated. She then turned her attention to Jazmine's friend

"And Farrah, you know you have an image to obtain so please keep it together and don't blow it tonight, 'kay?"

I could tell she was annoyed and wanted to say something but she simply cleared her throat and sported a forced smile

"It's Faith and will do Jessie"

"Good. Bye Huey, bye Farrah" She then pulled Jazmine and they both disappeared into the crowd

"It's Faith!" Jessica was obviously not paying attention which of course became a realization for the girl causing her to sigh tiredly.

We both looked at each other for a moment then I looked in the direction she took Jazmine

Jazmine, I really hope you'll be able to keep your mouth shut

Jazmine's POV

Oh God, where is she taking me?

Jessie kept pulling me through the crowd to I don't know where. But the further we went the more nervous I got. Gosh I don't even know what she'll say. Even worse I don't know what I'll be able to say. I almost blew it earlier with Faith but she's one of my good friends, I couldn't lie to her, I never have before. Well…I've never lied to anyone before to be honest, it makes me feel a type of way but I'm not supposed to tell the truth in this case either. I mean hey I can read people's thoughts and even move things with my mind, that sounds like a total lie right there.

Jessie brought us to a room that looked like a dining room. I saw Trish and Stacy by the table mixing what looked to be red punch. They looked up at us and sported their usual looks.

[Waves] "Hi Jazmine" Stacy said in her usual cheery tone

"Well look who it is, it's Nutso Nancy" Trisha said in a spiteful tone

"I thought her name was Jazmine"

[Scoffs] "Shut Up Stacy"

Jessie then let me go and simply just crossed her arms

"Well DuBois, let's hear it"

"Uh…well….okay. Let me start off by saying that I am really, really, reeaallly sorry about what happened at the brunch. I kinda have been stressing out lately about…about stuff and…well I guess it was just waaay to much for me to handle"

"Mm-hm"

"Believe me, I didn't expect it to blow up at the brunch but it's all good because I'm so much better now. Plus, the party seems to be a huge hit so I know everybody's gonna be talking about the party. I bet everyone has forgotten about what happened earlier so no worries" [Smiles]

I tried to lighten up the mood and hoped that Jessie would let this go. Though she is famously known for keeping a grudge

"You know DuBois, such treason and juvenile behavior is totally unacceptable. I mean I expected better from you, you are one of the best girls on this team and in this school"

"Well…she's good but let's not exaggerate she's not that good" Trisha said in a low tone

"Did I say you can speak?"

"Sorry" She said pitifully

"Again I'm really, really sorry" I said again

"But…all is forgiven" She said cheerfully with a smile and I took a sigh of relief "Everyone's been having such a great time no one seemed to even remember what happened. So our reputation has been restored and all is just super well"

"Well that's great"

"Plus, we need all of the girls to be united tonight anyway. Especially for the special surprise we have in store"

"Surprise?" My eyes then feel on the big bowel filled with the red punch "Oh…So your gonna give a big surprise to the crowd?"

"Well you can say that" Trish said with a sly smirk "This actually is for that new girl Meredith. It's like our way of saying…welcome to the neighborhood" [Giggles]

"Oh, well that's pretty nice of you guys" As long as you guys aren't mad at me I'm all good

I'm so relieved that they aren't mad at me, it's definitely a load off my mind. Speaking of which, I haven't heard any voices all night which is definitely a perk.


Riley's POV

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS MAN! Ya'll ain't gonna believe this, hell I still don't even believe this and I'm the one that went through it. To be honest I don't really know how to explain this but all I can say is that one minute I was here then the next I was in Massachusetts. Seriously, how the hell did I make it all the way to Massachusetts?! That's what I'm trying to figure out. I mean I remember I was running from the cops, then I felt kinda funny, then somethin weird happened and boom I'm in Massachusetts. That's just crazy! Even crazier I had no clue how the hell I was supposed to get back. I have no idea how this…this…ah hell whatever you call this sh*** works. So I walked around for a bit 'till I found a bus station. Once there, I used my Grandad's bank card to buy me a pass and took two buses to get back to Maryland.

By the way, don't tell my Grandad I used his card. He…uh….well let's just say his memory's kinda shot, you know he's an old man and all. So he doesn't exactly remember that he "lent" it to me so keep it on the down low alright.

So anyways, after sitting on a bus for a long, long time, I finally made it back to Woodcrest. So right now I was six blocks away from my house.

I'm still tryin to process what happened, I mean I've heard of niggas losing it before but damn I'd never thought I'd be one of them. I'm fourteen and ran all the way to another state, now if that isn't a sign that I'm losing it then I don't know is. But as freaked out as I am, I'm kinda curious now.

I stopped walking for a second then looked up and down the block to see if anyone was around. Then I took a deep breath and started running.

See, I'm tryin to get whatever this is to work again and the last time it worked I was running. So I figured if I start running again, maybe it'll trigger something.

I ran for a good three blocks but…nothing. So I stopped and took a look at myself. My breath was heavy but I was completely normal.

Hmm…Maybe its adrenaline, I was runnin from the cops last time. Maybe if I can get provoked somehow, it could trigger it.

I shook it out, cracked my neck and stretched my legs real quick and took a deep breath.

Okay, here's my motivation. You in a race right? And they bet that you ain't gonna make it. Even gonna bet twenty dollars to show you can't make it, but I'm Young Reezy. I ain't afraid of nothin or nobody and I definitely ain't one to run from a challenge.

Oooo! I'm feeling pumped so this definitely will work. I prepped myself and took in a deep breath.

Alright, get ready….get set…GO!

I ran like hell. I ran and ran as fast as I could and kept on going until I made it to our front stoop.

[Huffs] [Huffs] Damn! That was….That was brutal [Huffs] I gotta go back to the gym…

My hearts beating fast, my legs are burning, my breath…well I'm tryin to catch that, but other than feeling like my lungs are about to collapse, I still feel like me.

Damn! I guess all this was just a onetime thing. Well that sucks

Disappointed, I went through my pockets and took out my key. Then I unlocked and went through the door. After closing it behind me, I quietly tried to get upstairs.

This has been a weird but long crazy day and all I wanna do now is lie down and sleep. Last thing I need is another headache

"BOY!"

So much for that.

Feeling uneasy, I turned around and headed back towards the living room. Once I got there, I saw an angry looking geezer and an equally angry looking golden girl looking back at me.

"Heeeey Grandad, hey Miss Ruby, how's it going?"

"Boy where the hell have you been?!" Grandad said with annoyance

"Yeah, you've been gone all day and no one knew where you were" Miss Ruby jumped in

I was in Massachusetts, don't know how I got there or why I was there but that's where I was. Now if you think I'll actually tell them that then ya'll must think I'm dumb for real. Not only would they not believe me, my Grandad would beat me to oblivion and Miss Ruby…she'd throttle me. She just like my aunt Cookie, so much more violent and scarier than my grandfather. I don't have a death wish so I can't tell'em the truth so instead I said

"I…I was just playin ball with some friends in the park"

"The park?" She asked suspiciously

"Yeah"

"Boy you've been gone for twelve hours!"

"Yeah…"

"So, your telling us that you've been playing ball with your friends in the park for twelve hours"

"Yeah, what can I say it was a good game. It was so good, I guess we lost track a time" I said a bit more confidently

"Did you lose your phone too? Cause we've been callin you all day"

"Yeah boy, why didn't you call home if you were there this whole time?"

Cause I was out of state and didn't have service

"Cause my phone died Grandad, I didn't have a way to call anybody"

Miss Ruby then got a sly smirk on her face

"Hmph, probably from talking to Cindy all night" She chuckled

"Uh…yeah…yeah" Nervously Chuckles* "You can see right through me…we always talkin all night long" I lied.

In that moment my Grandad came right in front of me

"That'd better be all you doing" He said in a dark and warning tone

"It is Grandad, honest" I said nervously

"Good" He said normally "Cause I ain't raising no more kids. This house has enough kids already" He then took a seat in his favorite chair

"Alright Lover boy, we'll get off your case this time but for future reference next time be sure to call home to let us know when your gonna stay out like that. Understood?"

[Nods]

"Good" She then headed for the kitchen "You want something to eat Riley?"

"Nah, I'm good Miss Ruby"

"Whelp, looks like it's just gonna be the three of us tonight. So what'chu wanna watch?"

Before I can give an answer, something really weird happened. Everything had slowed down and I mean EVERYTHING. My Grandad was slowly getting up out of his chair. Then taking a glimpse of Miss Ruby she was holding some plates in her hands but was moving so slowly. To top it all off, there was a wine glass that was floating in mid-air but it was slowly heading down to the ground.

"What….the…."

[Smash]

"OH!"

"AYE! What'd you break in there?!"

"What'd you break you mean! I told you to put the glass on the sink not leave it in the counter" She said as she put the plates on the table

"It's my house and I can leave it where ever I want!" Then grumbled as he headed towards the TV

What the hell is this?! Now everything's movin normal. Somethings….

Before I can finish my thought, my right hand felt like it was vibrating. I lift it up and it turns out it is vibrating. It was vibrating so fast, my hand looked like a complete blur

[GASPS]

"Boy?" I quickly put my hand behind my back "You okay?"

"Uh….yeah, yeah Grandad I'm fine. Actually I'm just gonna go head to my room and get some sleep"

"I thought we were gonna watch a movie"

"Yeah…rain check on that. I'm just really tired so I'll see ya'll tomorrow" I then started to rush out of the room without drawing too much suspicion

"Uh…okay, night boy" He said in a confused

"Night!" I yelled back while going up the stairs

"Oh and Riley I was meaning to ask you something, have you seen my card?"

"Nope! Haven't seen it!"

Immediately I rushed in to my room and shut the door behind me. I looked at my hand but it looked completely normal. [Scoffs] This is some bullsh***, my hands vibrating like it's got a mind of its own, things moving in slow motion. Either I need a stray jacket or something's definitely not right cause this sh***'s not normal.

[Exhales] I slumped down on to my bed and started getting lost in my thoughts again while trying to make sense of all this. I looked at my hand again and it looked normal. Then all of a sudden it started to vibrate again. Panicked, I grabbed it with my other hand in an effort to stop it but it only moved faster

"What the hell….Stop! Stop!" As if it heard me, my hand stopped vibrating

You'd think I'd be relieved but I'm actually more freaked out than ever.

My heart then started pounding, my entire body started to feel numb and next thing I knew, that same force from earlier pulls me forward and I end up nearly slamming into the closet. I look around in a confused daze then suddenly I find myself moving again. This time I made it to Huey's side of the room and ended up falling over his bed and landing flat on my face.

"Ow!" I then pushed myself off the ground and made my way on to my brother's bed "Man, what the hell is happening to me?!" I then move to the edge of the bed "I need to talk to Huey, where's his big headed ass when you need him"

I started getting that feeling again, but this time the vibrations had spread. Both my hands, down to my arms and legs, my entire body was vibrating a a very fast rate. Which gave me a really sinking feeling

"This…cannot be…." [ZOOM!]


Back at the party

Cindy's POV

Monica and I come in through the door and started looking around

The past few hours has been a real freak show. I'm still tense and freaked out about what happened earlier and I definitely would have stayed at home. However, I promised Jazzy I would come and she is my girl so I gotta support her. No matter how much you hate her fake friends or how much you think you're on the brink of a mental break and possibly might be taking your friend with you. Honestly I'm glad that Mo found me, because if she didn't I would probably would be getting ready to go get a straitjacket right now. I'm dead serious I would have. I just found out that I can phase through things and apparently can fade away like some…some ghost.

[Groans]

Honestly, I just hope none of that weird sh** happens tonight cause if it does I really won't know what to do.

I started to nervously run my fingers through my hair, which was currently tied in to a simple side ponytail. If your wondering, my highlights had disappeared for the most part but it left a huge, long stripe in the center of my hair. Got me looking like a skunk to be honest. So I was wearing my light blue beanie to cover the mark.

I then started to fix my hat

"Cin, stop picking at it" Monica said with slight irritation

"I'm just trying to make sure it looks good"

"It looks fine so could you just stop, you're starting to make me nervous now"

"Oh I'm sorry, you got weird sh*** happening to you too?" I say in an irritable but sarcastic tone

"Just trying to help, no need to get snippy"

[Sighs] "I'm sorry man, it's just I'm so on edge. I mean what if it happens here?"

"It won't trust me and even if it does I'll cover for you. You'll be fine"

"Thanks girl"

"I got you, always"

We bumped fists. Then started looking around for a familiar face.

"So, what are you gonna do now"

"I don't know? I guess get a drink and find Jazzy or somebody"

"Cindy! Monica!" A familiar voice called out. We turned and saw Huey headed right towards us

"Hi Huey"

"Hey"

"Fancy seeing you here McHater, I didn't think you'd actually show"

"Well I figured I should since no one would return my calls"

"Oh that….Listen, sorry we didn't get back to you. It's just something had come up and-"

"Something like last night's meteor having some sort of effect on you and now there's something off"

I was stunned and definitely taken off guard

"How did you know that?" I asked in a surprised tone

"Because I think it's happening to all of us. That's why I was calling all of you"

"Us? You mean you too?"

"Yeah and Jazmine"

Jazzy too? Now that explains why she hadn't been returning my messages

"I needed to get us all together to see if just how much we were effected."

"This is crazy" Monica said in disbelief

"Well what did it do to you?"

"I'll tell you guys later. Right now we need to get Hiro and Caesar" He then started to walk off and signaled us to follow

"Wait, where's Jazmine?" I asked curiously

"She's with her cheerleading friends. She'll catch up with us later" He continued to move on with Monica and I following right behind him

Normal POV

Jazmine and her friend had been standing in the midst of the crowd, just waiting for Jessica's "special" surprise. Although the girls were still completely unsure of what exactly this surprise was, they were still very curious and becoming impatient.

"Dang it, it's almost eleven. I told my parents that I'd be home by eleven thirty, how long is this gonna take?"

"Not sure but I guess they wanted it to be perfect I guess"

"Faith you sure you don't know anything about this whole thing?"

"Not a clue. To be honest I didn't even know these guys even knew that someone like Meredith existed. She's so quiet and never really spoke to anyone"

"Huh, go figure. But I do wonder what they're going to do for her though"

"If I'm right, I think today's her birthday"

"Aww, that's so sweet. The girls are gonna give Meredith a birthday shout out" Jazmine said happily

"Birthday shout out? It's her birthday?" A voice asked in confusion

The girls turn around to see Stacy right behind them and sporting a confused look

"Yeah…" Faith replied in a similar confused tone

"Isn't that why you guys are giving her a surprise?" Jazmine asked out of curiosity

"No, I just thought the girls were doing this to get back at her"

"Get back at her?" Jazmine said in shock

"Yeah. See Trish tried to ask her for help on this surprise quiz but get this, not only would she not help her, she also had the nerve to tell her that she should have studied and did her homework. I mean hello, that's what nerds are for" The girls simply rolled their eyes at the comment "Then she completely humiliated Jessie and Trish when she spilled her stupid chocolate milk all over their new shoes. They were Chanel!"

[Gasps!] "Chanel, not Chanel, oh how horrendous" Faith said in an obvious sarcastic tone

"Uh-huh, and it's terrible too. It all could have been avoided if that fashion mutilator let us go in front of her like Jessie asked. Since she couldn't learn her lesson, Trish figured out a way to make sure that she stays in her place and knows who's boss"

"That's terrible" Jazmine says in a sad tone

"And just messed up" Faith jumped in

[Innerly Gasps] /Thinking/ The red punch

"Stacy, where's that bowl? The one that was filled with that red punch"

"Red punch? Oh that wasn't punch"

"What is it then? Pigs blood?"

"EW! Why would we want to ruin our brand new nails on gross blood, Ick! It was just red hair dye mixed in with some red paint. The idea is to make her red all over since she's a redhead. It's a real killer to get out"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever it is. Where is it?" Jazmine asked anxiously

"I don't know" She shrugged "But we're about to find out cause there's Trish on the stage"

"Huh?" Jazmine and Faith both turn around and in fact saw their teammate standing on the stage holding a cordless microphone. In the right corner beside her, stood a young but timid looking girl who had a frump like appearance. She wore a baggy dark blue colored hoodie with light blue pants and black and white sneakers. Her red hair was messy but was tied back with a simple black headband.

"Helloo…Attention please! Hey, turn down the music!" She said through the microphone

All of the partygoers had stopped everything they were doing and looked towards the stage. The music and their voices had been lowered.

"Hey people! On behave of the team, I'd like to say thank you for coming to biggest and best school's out party of the year. Am, I right?!"

The crowd screams in excitement

"WHOOO! Now I know you guys are itching to get back to having fun and enjoying the sick beats and having fun on our first official day of summer. But we needed to pause the party for a second and take the time to honor one of our own. This person only came to us about four months ago and is still pretty new. We all know what it's like to be new and how hard it is to fit in and get used to how things are around here. But hey, she's still a Lion right? And Lions have pride and we stick together cause at the end of the day we're all family."

The crowd claps and holler in agreement

"What a two-faced b***" Faith irritably whispered to Jazmine

"I know…" She replied as she continued to look around the stage

"So all of the girls and myself had gotten together to put on this little presentation to show our appreciation. So come on Mary, come on to the stage" She said with excitement

The rest of the crowd began to clap in encouragement, everyone except for the two annoyed looking teammates

"What a liar, she didn't even tell us about any of this" Jazmine said irritably

"I know, she figured we'd try to stop her so she hid it from us"

"Naturally"

The young girl timidly walked over to Trisha and waved to the crowd

"Faith we gotta find out where their hiding that mix before their use it on her"

"How?"

"Uh…thank you...but my name is Meredith" She politely corrected

"Oh, well I'm sorry I'm bad with names"

"Jaz, if we leave now the girls will find out, especially with one of their minions here" She said pointing to the incompetent and cheerful Stacy who honestly wasn't paying attention

"But we've gotta do something, we can't just sit here and let this happen"

At a loss for words, Faith simply shrugs and just turned to the stage with a sad facial expression. Disappointed but still uneasy Jazmine continued to look around and figure out a way to stop this terrible prank.

"Meredith, on behalf of the squad we'd like officially to welcome you to our roaring family and say welcome to Wuncler High" She then clapped her hands which signaled the audience to do the same

Just then another teammate appears holding a bouquet of flowers then she gave it to her which honestly excited the girl

"Thank you…" She said happily while holding back tears

"Speech! Speech!" Trisha shouted, setting off a chain of the party goers to replicate her actions

"Oh! I have to go do the balloons" Stacy suddenly said

She then dashed through the crowd, quickly squeezing through the unwilling crowd

"Balloons?" Jazmine then came to a realization then looked up. Right above the stage there is a lightly tinged ceiling blanket fort that appeared to contain balloons

/Thinking/ So that's her plan. They filled the balloons with that red glop then their gonna pour it all over the stage and on top of Meredith

"Thank you all so much for this, I really do appreciate this" She said sweetly snapping Jazmine out of her thoughts

As Meredith continued to speak, Jazmine then noticed Trisha nodding and slowly backing away from the stage. Realizing that Stacy must be in position and sweet Meredith's humiliating experience is about to begin. Causing her to become more anxious and feeling helpless.

/Thinking/ I can't let this happen but I can't stop this…

In that moment, her mind flashed back to earlier at the Freeman's. Where she levitated the glass cup with just one hand

/Thinking/ Or maybe I can…

She then looked up at the balloons

/Thinking/ If I can just focus hard enough, maybe I could use this…this…whatever this is and stop those balloons from falling

"….So…I thank you all so, so much for your kindness" Meredith concluded

/Thinking/ Okay Jazmine, concentrate…concentrate….

The crowd clapped and cheered with joy and excitement, unaware of what was about to happen. Trisha then nodded her head, which signaled Stacy to unveil the balloons. She pulls the rope, and the paint filled balloons begin to fall

/Thinking/ Stop…stop…STOP!

As if on cue all of the balloons, which were only inches away from Meredith stopped midair. Causing Meredith, Trisha and the entire crowd to look on and gasp in awe and Jazmine to smile victoriously at her success.

"Yes!" Jazmine said in a low tone

The room was filled was such surprise, confusion and irritation courtesy of Trisha.

"What the…" The confused girl moved away from the balloon that was above her head and stared at it then over at Trisha "What's going on?" She asked innocently

"What the heck?!" Trisha then stormed back on to the stage "What did you do?!" She yelled while looking over at Stacy

"I don't know, I just did what you told me!" She innocently yelled back

The comment struck something in Meredith who was now starting to put two and two together and realized what was really going on. Causing her to show a flash of hurt.

[Scoffs] "Leave it to you to mess up everything" She then looked up at the balloons and stood in Meredith's former position. She began poking at the balloon above her head, which remained completely still and didn't move at the current action

/Thinking/ Okay Trish, now it's time for a taste of your own medicine

As Trisha pokes at it again, it then bursts. Covering her hair and face completely with a red mess.

[SCREAMS IN DISGUST] [Crowd Gasps]

"MY HAIR! MY HAIR!"

[Chuckles] /Thinking/ Let's see how you like being humiliated

The fluid filled balloons then create a formation directly above Trisha then begin to fall on her completely and rapidly. Each one covering her more and more in the red substance, causing her to continue to scream in both agony and disgust. The ordeal however, seemed to cause the crowd to be shocked but laughing uncontrollably.

"OH MY GOD!" She yelled out in disgust and humiliation "WHY?!"

[Crowd continues to laugh]

"SERVES YOUR ASS RIGHT!" Faith called out before giggling

Jazmine and Faith then give each other a high five and continue to join in the increasing laughter at the still mortified girl.

[High Pitched Sound]

"Ugh..." Jazmine groaned while holding her head

Faith, who had noticed this stopped laughing and tended to her friend

"Jazmine, you okay?"

"Uh...yeah...I...I just got dizzy for a second and..."

"And what?"

"R..Riley..."

Outside of the Party

A concerned looking Elaina who's head was covered by her hood, had pulled up in Dorothy (Robert Freeman's beloved car) and parked 100 feet away from the huge looking mansion. Once she parked the car, she looked over at the distant house while an equally concerned looking Melissa and an annoyed looking Rita replicated her actions.

"Elaina, why the hell did you drag us here? I do have better things to do." Rita said irritably from the back seat

"Oh please...like what?" She replied in the same tone

"Oh I don't know, how 'bout chillin' with my man but oops! you wouldn't know about that now would ya? Well not in the way that most of us would since you got yourself a choir boy" She teased

Elaina said nothing but gave her sister an annoyed look then looked back at the house

"Honestly, I got better things to do then to stalk my little brothers and their little friends"

"We're not stalking them, we're checking in on them"

"For what? Their just at a party"

"I know but I just got this feeling that something's wrong"

"Everything looks fine to me"

"I agree, nothing looks out of place" Melissa says calmly

"Missy, aren't you the one that was so worried because Monica didn't message you all day"

"True...but before we actually left she texted me and said everything's just fine so I'm good"

Elaina sighs tiredly then looks over at the house again

"Maybe we should go inside" She said while unbuckling her seatbelt

"E their fine, there's nothing wrong"

Elaina sighs uneasily

"Elaina maybe we should take off, everything looks fine here"

"Exactly! With those sick beats Caez plays, I bet'chu they probably havin a great time. Something we should be having!"

"Guys trust me on this, I got this gut feeling that one of the boys is in trouble and need help"

"Okay, now you really startin to get on my nerves now sis" Elaina rolls her eyes "Alright E, since you are soo sure something's wrong then what is it? Give me and show me one sign that there's somethin wrong"

[WHOOOSSH]

Suddenly a huge bright light rushes passed the trio, causing a huge gust of wind to hit the startled group.

[TERRIFIED SCREAM]

"WHOA!"

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

"What was that?!" Melissa yells

"I don't know...wait a minute E, when'd you dye your hair?" Rita said referring to her sister's now unveiled red highlighted hair

Elaina reacts in embarrassment for a second then scoffs

"Guys...look at this..." Melissa says in shock

The other girls look over and see the large beam of light rapidly circling the house they had been staking out.

"Whoa..." Rita says in awe

In that moment all three girls get out of the car then look on in shock as that bright beam continued to rapidly circle the mansion

"What is that thing?" Rita asks in the same tone

"Who knows" Melissa answered

Elaina remained quiet but continued to stare at the light. After some concentration the light appeared to slow down unveiling a figure. Curious, Elaina slowly began to head towards the house.

"Elaina?"

"E, where you going?!"

Ignoring them, she continued to focus on the light. After walking a few feet she stopped midway and focused directly on it. Now squinting, she was able to get a much closer look and was able to unveil that it was a human figure. That figure appeared to be a male running frantically, with a fearful expression on his face and his tongue hanging out. He was also practically naked. As he was shirtless, his shorts appeared ripped and he had no shoes. Even more shocking for Elaina, the male figure appeared...familar, VERY familiar. After realizing this, Elaina's jaw immediately drops and the light then continued to move rapidly.

[Whoosh]

"Riley?" She says in both shock and confusion

Back Inside

A majority of the gang, minus Jazmine had brought themselves to secluded part of the house. For an unknown amount of time, they had each revealed all of their strange occurrences and their remarkable new abilities. In that moment Caesar was currently showing the group his newly found abilities.

A small but sufficient amount of static had formed in his right hand. Only for it to quickly disappear as he closed his hand. The girls looked surprised and were gasping in both confusion and awe. Hiro appeared uneasy but seemed a bit calmer as he had already seen his friend's ability. As for Huey…he was just Huey. Unlike his friends, Huey didn't flinch nor did he appear shocked. He looked like how he always did. However, he did appear to also be in deep thought.

"It's been like this all day" Caesar concluded

"I don't believe this" Cindy says in disbelief as she shook her head

Just then Jazmine and Faith had found the small group and walked towards them

"Well look who finally showed up" Hiro said in a teasing tone

"Hey guys, have you seen Riley?" Jazmine asked with concern

"Riley?" Huey asked in confusion

"Riley's here?" Cindy said in a surprised tone

"We're not sure, Jazmine says she….felt him…" Faith said in confusion

"Felt?" Hiro asked in confusion. Jazmine nods while sporting a nervous expression causing his and Caesar's eyes to widen "Wait…you mean she-"

"Yes! Yes she does, yes" Huey say abruptly cutting him off

"Wow…" Caesar simply said while the rest of the group (minus Huey) appear shaken

"What is happening here?" Monica says in a fearful tone

"I don't know but we definitely need to get everyone together so we can-"

[Window Smashes] [Whoosh] [Crowd Screams]

"AH! TAKE COVER, NIGGA'S BE SHOOTIN' " Cindy yelled as she ducked

"In Bridgewood?!" Hiro asked in confusion

Everyone then looked over towards the door and could hear numerous screams of terror. As they all then made their way towards the other room, they are welcomed by a huge gust of wind that nearly knocks them down.

"WHOA…!" Caesar yelled

"What was that?!" Jazmine said fearfully

"Never mind that, look that thing!" Hiro yelled

Everyone is stunned to see a huge blinding light that was rapidly moving all throughout the room. It moved so quickly it was knocking down some of the partygoers and causing numerous things like plates, napkins, etc to go flying. With every movement it made, it caused nothing but destruction. It then rushed past a punch bowl causing it to go flying and tossing its red colored content on to Jessica, Stacy and a few of their teammates. Which in turned caused them to scream. The blinding light continued to rapidly move back and forth and up and down the room, causing everyone to cower in fear.

AHHH! A very familiar voice yelled out

"Riley?"

The light then made its way upstairs, leaving the crowd to process what just happened

"What is that?!" A female guest fearfully asked

"What's going on?"A male guest said in the same tone

"I'm scared"Another female guest stated

"Someone call the cops"Another one yelled

The gang was just as shaken up as the rest of the crowd but Huey seemed to be more confused.

"Riley?" He said again in a more confused tone

"What'd you say Huey?" Jazmine asked

"Riley…I thought…I think I just heard Riley" The group became confused while Faith then became frustrated

"Okay, where is Riley?! Everyone keeps saying they feel him and now they hear him. Seriously, if he's here then where is he?"

In that same moment the blinding light then returned causing the entire crowd to become very fearful again. Its powerful force knocked down the gang and the rest of the crowd. The light then made its way to the center of the room and rapidly began to spin in that one specific spot. Causing the party-goers to immediately stand back and cover their eyes, as it's light was too blinding to look at directly. The light then began to slow down and its blinding glare began to dim, revealing a figure. Eventually, the light had disappeared completely, leaving behind a slight echoing wind behind. Each person slowly opened their eyes. Soon as they did, their jaws immediately dropped and some eyes had even widen at the current sight.

"Uh...you guys…" Caesar said to the gang as they slowly picked themselves up "I think I just found Riley"

From where they were, the group looked over beyond the crowd to see a completely, butt-naked Riley standing in the center of the confused crowd.

Riley in turn was trying to catch his breath and was at first relieved to have stopped running. However, his relief is short lived as he looked up and noticed the huge crowd staring at him.

"Uh…Hi…" He said nervously

The crowd just stared and appeared stunned

"What?" He asked in slight irritation

"Oh…My…Gosh…" One female guest said while covering her eyes

Riley appeared annoyed and confused at first but once he looked down..

"OH SH***!" He immediately covered his private parts with his hands

The usually loud and outspoken Riley was now silent and completely embarrassed by his current nudity. The crowd was still so stunned but continued to quietly whisper and gossip about the sight. Just then Huey and the rest of the group, quickly pushed through the crowd and got a closer look at Riley.

"Oh my..." Jazmine said in an awkward

The group then rushed over to him and gave him cover

"What the hell are ya'll lookin at?! You never seen a naked person before?!" Cindy yelled irritably

Cindy removed her hat, revealing her huge white stripe

"Damn it Reezy" She said as she handed him her hat. He of course quickly grabbed it and covered himself

"Thanks" Riley finally said

The crowd continued to stare and gossip even more. Only now it became louder.

"Let's get him out of here" Huey said

The gang agreed then scrambled to leave while still covering Riley.

"Just so ya'll know, he's taken"

Cindy then caught up with her group and found her way right next to Riley. Huey then removed his jacket and handed it to his brother

"Here, use this"

"Thanks man. Ya'll are never gonna believe the day I had"

"Trust me, we will"

"You alright Reezy?"

"Yeah. What'd you do to you hair girl?!"

"It's nothing, just a looong story. So I'll tell you later"

"Lookin like a damn Pepé Le Pew or somethin"

"We'll talk later Riley" She said a bit more irritably

They all then left the mansion, closing the door behind them.

"Boys!"

The group looks over and see Elaina and her group coming from the side of the house and heading towards them

"Elaina, Missy, Rita, what are you guys doing here?" Hiro asked curiously

"Well Elaina had a feeling that you guys were in trouble, then there was this light then it crashed through the window and disappeared" Melissa's eyes then fell on to Riley "Riley, when did you get here?"

"And why are you naked?" Rita says in slight disgust

"It's a very long story. Wait a minute..." Huey then looked over to his right and saw the very window that had been broken. He then quickly turned to his brother "Riley come here real quick" He then started to lower his jacket which caused Riley to cringe

"Aye man! what are you doing?!"

"I'm trying to see something"

"See what these nuts?! I don't need your gay ass anywhere near me"

"Riley, I just need to see your chest real quick"

"Pause"

Huey came close but Riley moved back

"Riley stop being ridiculous!"

"No!"

The boys continued to squabble for abit before Cindy had snapped

"Alright, Alright, Enough! Look McHater, I'll hold the jacket and you do whatever it is you need to do"

"Traitor"

"Shut up"

Huey then looked at Riley's chest then back at the window. He then looked back at Riley started scanning him

"Huey, what exactly are you looking for?" Jazmine asked curiously

"Riley broke through that window, but..." He the started looking at Riley's arms "There's not a scratch on him" The gang then became shocked

"What?" Rita says in disbelief

"I'm sorry, did you just say Riley broke through that window" Melissa said in a fearful tone

Elaina then came in close and did an observation of her own

"And he doesn't have a scratch?" She asked in disbelief

"Not one. You sure you feel okay?" He simply asked his brother

"Yeah, I feel fine" He nodded

"Did...we...miss...something?!" She said to a confused looking Melissa then looked over at Huey "Will someone PLEASE tell us what the hell is going on here"

"Not sure..." Huey then looked at the confused and worried looking group "But we need to find out. We all definitely need to talk"


Well that was an interesting ride huh, from dealing with two faced classmates to experiencing a MEGA embarrassing moment that I'm sure many of us only had nightmares about (I know I have when I was younger Lol). Now shout out to Beau tee ful, who was able to correctly predict Riley's abilities long before the chapter was even posted (You've got a good eye). Also another shout out to ThickBlackGirl. I hope this chapter answered your question, along with the next chapter (Oopsie! Spoiler :P). Now what's next? Or where does our Boonie gang go from here? Only time will tell.

As I said in my other story, I'm going to focus on Power Surge for a little bit. My hope is to get it to at twelve or at least 10 chapters by the end of the summer. I'll do my best when it comes to updating. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Let me know what you think. How do feel about the characters? Did they get the abilities you thought you would? What other abilities do you think they'll get? Let me know :)

Read, Review, Follow & Favorite and I'll see you guys next time

*Notes*

-Bridgewood is an original upper part of Woodcrest where a majority of the wealthy citizens live

-Meredith was mentioned back in chapter two (by Monica). This is her first physical appearance

-The cheerleaders prank was inspired by Stephen King's Carrie

-Riley's "appearance" while running was based off of a picture of him in the S4 episode "The New Black"

-A few chapters back, I sent Riley to Greenfield. He was talking about Greenfield, a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts

-The title "Party Crasher" refers to Riley who inadvertently but literally crashed the party. In a way it also refers to Elaina and her group as the girls did stake the house

-Music Featured: LUV by Tory Lanez

Thanks for reading :) xoxo