It had been a week since the Cherub incident. Calliope made a great teammate and Caliborn was still stuck in Dualscar's office hanging by the chains of his cuffs. The different teams seemed to be chattering about one topic though.
"This is going to be fun!" Jade smiled, jumping around the dorm.
"So... what are you going to wear?" Vriska asked. Jade thought about it.
"I don't think I have anything fancy for the dance." Jade searched through her clothes, but couldn't seem to find what she was looking for. "The one year I actually want to go and I can't find anything!" She looked over at Vriska,"And this year you aren't banned."
"Oh, this sounds exciting!" Calliope smiled, "Can I come?"
"Yup!" Jade replied, giving up on searching through her clothes. "Maybe it's not to late to ask Kanaya about a dress..." She mumbled as she headed out the door. Vriska and Calliope followed not to far behind.
"Hi guys." John said, Karkat by his side grumbling. "Dualscar banned me this year!"
"Why would he do that?" Vriska asked.
"He found out who let Gamzee in last year." Karkat motioned to John. "Almost a year later. Took him long enough."
"I didn't know he was permanently banned!" John replied," But I will find a way in. You're finally going!"
"Nepeta wouldn't take no for an answer." Karkat grumbled as he headed on his way. John headed after him.
The three headed to Kanaya's dorm. Feferi awnsered the door. "Hello! Did you guys need anything?"
"I was wondering if I could ask Kanaya something. Is she around?"
"She is, but she's really busy right now. She will be free tomorrow though."
"Oh okay. Good bye."
"Bye!" Feferi closed the door.
"This might be a problem..." Jade mumbled. They started heading back to their dorm when they happened to run into Tavros and Gamzee.
"Hi, umm," Tavros turned to Gamzee," I'm not so sure about this."
"Just say it bro."
"Would you want to... um... maybe... Go with me? To the dance?"
"Fine. See you later." Vriska replied before continuing on her way. They noticed a box infront of their dorm. Vriska read a note on the package. "My mom sent me something."
"What is it?" Jade asked. They headed in the dorm before Vriska opened it.
"It's a dress." Vriska pulled out a long fancy dress, looking over it. Jade went back to looking all over the room for a dress. Vriska started looking through her own clothes. "I might have something for you to wear." The two looked all over. Some time during their search, Calliope left. Jade looked at the clock a while after that.
"20 minutes left. This is ridiculous. Maybe I can borrow one from someo-" Jade opened the door and noticed another box. It had a note with it, ment for her. She brought it in, opening the note. "I can't read this." She looked over the note, but the writing was smudged. "Can you read it?"
Vriska looked over the note. "No." She tossed the note. "What's in the box?" The two stared at the box. Jade opened it, looking at its contents.
"What is this?" She lifted it up. "Oh no." Vriska smirked.
"Oh yes." Vriska looked it over. The dress was Jade's size. It was a white and pink ball gown covered in ribbon, ruffles, and lace. "It looks like you don't have much of an option anyway." Vriska snickered as she looked at the clock.
Jade looked at the dress. "This has so much fluff it could stand on its own. I'm surprised it fit in the box!" Jade looked over the note. "Who sent this?!"
"It's not that bad," Vriska said, trying not to laugh,"but you don't have much of a choice. Are you going to wear it or not?"

"Jade, what the hell are you wearing?" Dave asked when he saw Jade.
"I didn't have anything else." She mumbled. The dress made it hard to walk, which was annoying. One of the teachers was at the door to make sure certain students couldn't get in.
The teacher eyed them a moment, then continued keeping watch. Several students were already there when Jade and Dave walked in. Jade noticed something about Aradia. "Are your arms... made of metal?" Jade asked, eyeing her arms.
Aradia nodded. "Yes."
"Oh... So, who are you here with?"
Sollux came up, wearing a hat. "Hello guyth." He handed Aradia a drink. "When did you two arrive?"
"Not long ago. How is it so far?" Jade asked.
"Tho far it theemth Dualscar left early for the firtht time I've ever theen. Apparently thomething importantth going on. Callie wath here before motht people, keeping Davethprite company." Sollux tugged his hat back down.
The four continued talking for a bit. Jade and Dave tried to dance, but it didn't end well seeing as Jade could barely move her legs. The skirt was so fluffy she couldn't sit down either; if she stopped standing she would still stay upright. The dress was that fluffy.
"Hey grumpy gills!" Feferi walked over. "How are you doing?"
Jade looked over. "I'm fine. And you?"
"Great. I love your dress."
"This thing is ridiculous! I'm not even standing anymore!" Jade then stood up, which caused almost no difference at all. "And now I'm standing."
Feferi started laughing. "Are you serious? That's one crazy dress!"
Jade's ears flicked down. She left, going back to her dorm. "The one time I wanted to go..." She mumbled as she made her way back. She stopped, noticing a box in front of her dorm. "Huh?" She brought the box in with her and read the note. "Dear Jade, I heard you finally decided to go to a dance, so I sent you something. I hope you like it. Your father, Jake." She opened the box slowly, looking inside. She held up the dress. "This... is amazing."

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"Has anyone seen Jade?" Dave asked. Vriska turned around.
"What do you mean? She came her, so she has to be around her somewhere." The two looked around for a few minutes. "Did you find her?" Vriska asked.
Dave shook his head. "I'm going to guess you didn't either."
Calliope walked over. "Um... Guys?" The two looked over, noticing Jade walk in. She had a different dress: it had green edging, but the rest looked like a starry night sky.
"Where did you get that?" Vriska asked.
"When I went back to the dorm I noticed my dad sent me something."
The music was slow. Dave held out a hand. " We didn't get to really dance yet. So, can I have this dance?" Jade placed her hand on his and the two started to dance.
Vriska went over to Tavros and grabbed his hand. "Lets dance!"
-meanwhile...
John landed on the roof. He knew the entrance was right around... there! He slipped into the building, checking around the corner. No teachers in sight! John ducked behind a table where there were drinks for the students at the dance. He noticed another kid was there. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Quiet down. Can't you see I'm busy?" The kid then looked back out at the students dancing.
"Hey... Aren't you that one kid, um, Andy? No, no, Andrew! Yeah, your Andr-" Andrew put a hand over John's mouth.
"Shhhh! I don't need anyone to know I'm here." Andrew whispered.
At that moment, Gamzee snuck over. "What are you all whispering about?" He asked as he dumped something in the drinks.
"What? Gamzee, what are you doing? How did you even get in here?!" John whispered.
"I just climbed through the window. How'd you get in?" Gamzee motioned to a open window not two feet away. John held his head in his hand a moment.
"The window was open the WHOLE TIME?!" John hissed.
"Yeah bro. It's a miracle none of the teachers noticed!" Gamzee stated. John sighed, then closed the window. He wandered off, but then ran into Calliope.
"Will you dance with me?" Callie asked looking up at John.
"Oh, um, sure." The two started dancing. "Aren't you kind of young though? I'm pretty sure I'm older than you."
"I'm 329 years old." Calliope simply replied.
"Oh. Your definitely older."
There was lots of dancing. This would have been a good night, except not long later problems arose.
"Everyone listen up! The doors are being locked for the safety of everyone here. Keep the doors and windows closed!" Disciple yelled before stepping out. True to her word, the doors clicked shut, the sound of the door locking echoing. Their were a few other clicks from the windows and then silence. Confusion stirred amongst the students, but then they heard banging on the doors and windows. Confusion turned to panic.
"Calm down! This is an academy for heros! We all know how to fight here!" Latula stated. "Who has weapons?"
"Oh, I do!" Meulin lifted her skirt and pulled out her swords which she had strapped to her legs.
Everyone stared for a moment, then started checking for weapons.
"Claws, check!" Nepeta smiled.
"I snuck my hammer in with me." John replied.
"I have a club." Gamzee added.
"I have my staff." Jade stated. She got several confused looks."It's in my bag." She lifted part off the upper skirt and pulled out her bag. She then pulled out her staff.
"Remember that time you took my sword?" Vriska asked.
"Yeah." Jade replied.
"Is it in your bag?" Vriska said.
Jade reached in her bag and pulled out three different swords. "That's it weapon-wise."
"I have explosives." Horuss mentioned. Everyone eyed him a moment. "Don't worry. I only carry the stable ones with me."
"Wait... If you have stable bombs, why mess around with unstable explosives all the time?" Eridan asked.
"I want to make better explosives." Horuss replied. The banging sounds grew louder and everyone assumed a fighting position. The door rattled then the hing snapped out of place, letting the door swing open.