A/N: sorry for the wait, oh! A secret shall be revealed to the audience in this chapter! We also will learn how everyone found out their powers and help with strangling Jay. Umm yea, Enjoy!

Two Ways to Bond

Dareth's p.o.v

Field trip! Tywun just announced that we are going on a field trip! How awesome is that! Oops sorry, you haven't met me yet. Name's Dareth, I'm roommates with Bolobo, Paleman, and Morro. I also have the best super power, way better than Morro's winds. We were all in the cafeteria eating breakfast when Headmaster Tywun stood up. "Good morning students there is no school today…"

Gasps and rumors erupted right then. I wonder if they found Nya's and Lloyd's attacker yet? Ms. Treefield wasn't happy I woke her up. The aging headmaster continued, "We are going on a field trip to see a real live archaeologicaldig!" Cheers all around.

Lloyd's p.o.v – Last Night

"So, how do you spell troublesome?" Neuro asked turning to face Paleman. At least I think it is Paleman, he's kinda hard to see when invisible. Nobody is at Neuro's left where he is looking so I guess it is Paleman.

Glancing at my study sheet, I wonder why we have a test in spelling, math, and history tomorrow. The older kids have been whining that they have more tests than that. That's why we dub tomorrow Test Day.

Bored, I looked up, "Okay, I know how Nya got her powers, what about the rest of you guys?" I asked my new friends.

Kai immediately sat straight up, "No! Whatever happens No! No one tell Lloyd the Great Fire Incident!" I glanced at Nya only to realize everyone was laughing.

"Okay, what's the joke?" I asked slowly. Paleman's clothes appear right then. Oh, he's laughing too!

Gravis spoke in between giggles, "Billy claimed Nya stole his wallet, and Nya claimed he dropped it. Kai who witnessed everything called Billy a liar; he even did the liar liar pants on fire chant! Only he caught his pants on fire!"

I started laughing, it didn't help that Kai was so embarrassed he caught his pants on fire again. He slipped into one of the other rooms on board the ship while Griffin fetched Kai a new pair of pants. I turned to Jay, "What about you?"

Alert! Never ask Jay a question! Alert! Never ask Jay a question! I knew I was in trouble when everyone groaned. Jay is the talker in our group for a reason.

"It all started on a stormy night at Walker Junkyard, have I ever told you I grew up in a junkyard? It is totally awesome! We get new stuff every day! We also have an amazing surround sound system! Oh! And I have two beds to myself! Ya know, because I'm…"

Kai walked in right then, "Jay, Lloyd doesn't want your home life he wanted HOW YOU GOT YOUR POWERS!"

Jay blushed before hopefully continuing, "Right, where was I? Oh yea! It was a stormy night at Walker Junkyard when Mom thought she heard a baby's cry. Putting on a poncho, we have twenty, she headed out to find the source of the cry only to find me wrapped in a blue blanket at the front gate. She then decided to…"

"Jay how is this have to do with your powers!?" "Karloff confused!" "What were you doing outside in a storm!?" "You were adopted!?" The last one was Neuro. We all stared at him and he just shrugged.

Jay sighed exaggeratedly, "Yes, I was adopted. And it has everything to do with my powers! After Mom and Dad adopted me, I threw a bolt of electricity at Dad. Mom likes to tease that I was out in the storm for so long that I absorbed some of the lighting, but I know that only happens in co…"

Cole is my hero. He clapped his hand over Jay's mouth before he can go on another rampage about comic books. I thanked Cole with a quick nod of gratitude. Turning I faced Zane, "Your turn."

Zane spoke in his normal monotone voice, "I always knew about my sixth sense. Father claims it is a gift that I earned at a young age when I helped him while he was sick one day. I didn't know about my ice touch till I froze a treehorn."

Looking around revealed that I wasn't the only one confused about the treehorn bit. Cole cleared his throat, "That was interesting. To get the point of my origin story, let's just say there was a landslide and I threw up my hands. The landslide went up instead of down."

Neuro spoke up, "I saw that on the news! Should have known it was you! I got my powers while at a counselor's office. Nothing interesting."

"I was playing at the park with my grandpa when I started running at sonic speed. Gramps told Mom that I needed to attend here after that." Griffin spoke up.

I was confused at that last bit, especially when most of the others admitted the same thing. Paleman was next, "I was in a school play and forgot my lines. On the bright side I now know the fastest way to start a mass panic is to vanish in the middle of the stage!"

Now this caused laughter, Pixal spoke up in her monotone voice, "First day of school I told my alarm clock to zip it. It listened and obeyed."

"Karloff in wreck. Karloff turned metal. Karloff no hurt."

Ash quipped, "I got lost during a camping trip and teleported back to the family apartment. When my folks came home a week later and found me in one piece that they told me that I'm headed here."

Shade laughed, "Better than me, I didn't want a bath and hid in a corner. Didn't expect to become a shadow."

Tox smiled, "Mine isn't funny. Some guy tried to mug Mom and I in a parking lot and I just sprayed him with some Hollywood acid. Mom then dump me here."

"All I did was sent the peas flying at the dinner table. Dad asked Mom if I can attend here." Gravis announced.

Jacob spoke up then, "I'm positive that I'm part bat. I was born blind and always had a walking stick with me. One day I lost my walking stick and started to cry, only for the sound waves to bounce straight back at me. This gives me the ability to see. Mom signed me up for here when she noticed I was walking around like a normal person."

Camille giggled, "I was playing dress up with my cousin and we both wanted the same wig. So I changed my hair to look like the wig."

Bolobo sheepishly added, "I turned my bedroom into a jungle when my folks told me that I can't have a garden. They then sent me here."

I turned to Skylor, "How did you got your powers?" Skylor actually blushed! "I met Zane. Mom and Mrs. Treefield are friends, so when I was sick, Mom took me to met her at work. I, um, borrowed Zane's powers for a couple hours. Long enough for Mom to abandon me here."

Still Lloyd's p.o.v- Present Day three hours later…

Note to myself. When Headmaster says archaeological dig, pretend to be sick. As we pulled up, I immediately recognized Mom's work place. I reached out and grabbed Paleman's arm. I know he's there, I sat on him.

"Something wrong, Lloyd?" Paleman whispered. I silently nodded my head while Neuro, who was sitting behind us with Kai, leaned forward. Probably reading my mind.

"Guys, the lady giving the tour is Lloyd's mother!" Neuro yelled out loud suddenly. Definitely reading my mind.

Cole smiled from where he sat across from me, "Okay! Here's the game plan! Every one of us is each other's buddies, right? So we'll just put Lloyd and Paleman in the center of our group and surround them!"

I really like having friends. The second we got off they did just that. Mom walked up to Headmaster Tywun, "Hi Tywun! Where's Lloyd?"

Tywun pointed at our little group, "He made lots of friends since you dropped him off. He's probably in the center of that little cloud of kids."

This is when I realized we made a mistake. We put Nya and Skylor up front of our group. That was a mistake because right then two skeletons came running past screaming "Serpentine" on top of their lungs. Before any one of us could ask Mom if it is normal for the undead to run around archaeological digs or not when the two adventurous girls bolted in the direction that they came from.

Smart decision, get an adults attention. Dumb decision, chase after them. I'm not the only idiot in the secret club. We all are! We started to chase after our two friends. Mom and Tywun are going to be so worried sick when they realize we're all missing. We found a strange cave like structure and wander in. Another idiotic move to add to the books. A large boulder rolled in front of the cave's entrance, trapping all of us in.

Didn't help that Jacob is now clutching Ash, insisting that his powers aren't working. Kai confirmed this when he announced that his fist won't catch on fire. Know what? The adults are going to be super worried if we can't use our powers to get out of here!

"So, what is everyone's favorite memories?" I asked in an attempt to calm everyone down. That was a mistake. Nya and I still haven't told them about Hood Guy.

Nya said in a too cheerful voice, "Being attacked by a super villain in my sleep."

Kai shouted what while I found a stalagmite to bang my head on. I vaguely noticed that all the rocks are a strange coopery brown color. Since we are going to be in here for awhile, we may discuss Hood Guy, right?

A/N: I had mega writers block! Then I started talking to catlovingmermaid about Nya's way of finding her powers and she said Kai should find his by catching his pants on fire. And then I got thinking what better way for Lloyd to bond with his new friends than the Great Fire Incident! Of course then I had to do everyone and I had the most fun with Jay. Also the cave is the Serpentine Tomb, they are already long gone. The rocks are obsidian, that's why their powers aren't working.

Stormy out!