Summary: And God breathed unto the world "Fait Lux." Let there be light. And he saw that it was good.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sky High. I do own Leticia, but that's it.

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Chapter Eleven

Homecoming Queen

The next night, Lash picked both of us up to take us to the dance. Layla and I slowly made our way down the stairs as he waited with her mother. Upon seeing us, he sat silently, staring at me. My deep red dress was poofy, like a princess-style dress, but it ended at my knees. The bodice was a tight, corset-like piece, and the only part on the back was the strings that held it together. There were no straps, and the only bit of jewelry that I wore was the silver necklace I had found at the dress shop. It dangled just above the top of the dress. Layla had put my hair up in an intricate up-do. She herself looked like a greek goddess in her two-tone green dress with gold bits holding the whole thing together. We had left her hair in curlers for quite some time to keep the whole look going.

"You look amazing," Lash said finally, getting up and hugging me close.

"You don't look too bad yourself," I told him, looking him up and down. There was the clicking of a camera as Layla's mom took pictures. She had us do different poses in different places inside and outside of the house. Some were of Layla and I, some were of Lash and I, and others were of all three of us.

We finally got out of there and made it to the dance without further embarrassment. Layla left to go find Warren, and Lash and I went to find Speed and Penny. They were sitting a few tables away from the punch bowl.

"Hey, watch this," Lash said as Layla walked up to Mr. Boy, who was serving the punch. Lash extended his arm and dumped the cup down Mr. Boy's suit. Speed laughed.

"You do realize that you just dumped punch on the guy that has control over most of my grade, don't you?" I asked, looking Lash in the eye. His face fell a bit.

"I didn't even think about that," he said.

"Well you'll just have to start thinking more, won't you," I teased.

"Let's go dance," he said. He led me out to the dance floor just as a slow song came on. We moved together and I reached my arms up around his shoulders. He wrapped his arms a few times around my waist and I grinned as he leaned down to kiss me. We danced like that through the whole song and the next, even though the second was a lot faster. In fact, we stayed that way until Principal Powers announced the arrival of the Commander and Jetstream. Everybody started cheering.

"I'm going to get some punch," I said, untangling myself from his arms.

"Why don't we just go find Speed and Penny," Lash said.

"What's going on, Lash?" I asked after hearing the worry in his voice.

"Nothing," he said. "I just want to go find Speed and Penny. Is that such a bad thing?"

"You go find Speed and Penny," I said. "I'm going to get some punch." I left him on the dance floor, making my way to the punchbowl, where Layla, Warren, Zach, Magenta, and Ethan had managed to congregate. "Hey guys."

"'Sup, Sis?" Zach asked as I got myself a glass of punch. We all watched as Gwen stepped up to the podium, Hero of the Year award in hand. People cheered for her, too.

"Thank you, Principal Powers," Gwen said, placing the award on the very edge of the podium. "And a very special thank you goes to our guests of honor and the recipients of our first-ever Hero of the Year award, the Commander and Jetstream." There was cheering yet again for the dynamic duo. "And to mark this occasion," Gwen said, stepping out from behind the podium, "we've planned a special tribute to the most powerful super-being ever to walk the halls of Sky High. Me!"

She pulled a cape from behind her and quick-changed into some techno-enhanced battle suit. People gasped in shock. A helmet came up out of nowhere, covering her face. She held out her hands, and two great pieces of techno-whatnot glided out from behind the curtains. One said 'Royal,' the other said 'Pain.' A really weird looking guy dressed in a strange green costume made his way up to where Royal Pain stood. He knocked on the front of the podium, and it fell, revealing a weird looking gun thing. He handed it to Royal Pain.

"Royal Pain is a girl?" The Commander said, dumbstruck.

"Yes, I'm a girl, you idiot!" Royal Pain said with a deeper, techno-enhanced voice. "How I ever lost to a fool like you I'll never know. Now prepare to be Pacified." She aimed the gun at The Commander.

"Is there anything natural on that girl?" I asked nobody in particular. "Talk about your disgruntled homecoming queen."

"Do you honestly think you can kill me with that toy gun of yours?" The Commander asked, putting his hands on his hips.

"My dear Commander," Royal Pain said. "Who said anything about killing you?" She aimed the gun at him and fired. Everybody around him ducked as he doubled over, screaming and shrinking fast. Jetstream pulled aside his cape, revealing a baby. Pandemonium broke out as she too was Pacified, followed by Mr. Boy, Mr. Medulla, and Principal Powers. Lash, Speed, and the Pennys closed the gates around the gym, sealing us all in.

"Hothead, find an exit," Boomer said, running up to us. "Get as many people out as you can. I'll slow her dow-" He too was Pacified. Warren led us to an air duct, which he blew the grate off of with a fireball. Maj went in first, followed by me, Layla, Zach, and Ethan, with Warren bringing up the rear.

"Where the heck are we?" Magenta asked as the sounds of screams faded away.

"Hey Warren," Ethan said. "How 'bout a torch?"

"Only if you want to get barbecued," he said from the back.

"What about you, Tish?" Layla asked.

"Not if you don't want my brains all over the back of that pretty dress of yours," I said, just as Zach started to glow.

"Ladies," he said as we fell aside, "if I may."

"And then all the reindeer loved him," Magenta said in a singsong voice.

"Way to glow, Zach," Ethan said.

"Thanks, man," Zach said as he crawled ahead of us. We made it out of a grill on the other side to see Will standing there in jeans and a jacket.

"Guys," he said once we were all out of the duct, "you're never gonna believe this. Gwen-"

"Is Royal Pain's daughter," Layla said, cutting him off.

"Yeah," he said. "And she-"

"She stole the Pacifier," said Warren, cutting him off again.

"Right," he said.

"Yeah, and she turned everybody into babies, including your parents, dude," Zach said. Will's face was full of shock.

"Okay," he said. "That I didn't know."

"I think this is more than even the great Will Stronghold can handle," Layla said.

"She's right," Will said. "It's gonna take all of us."

"All of who," Magenta cut in with her usual pessimism, "you and Warren? The rest of us are only sidekicks."

"Just because you have powers doesn't make you a hero," he told her venomously. His voice calmed down as he continued. "Sometimes it just makes you a jerk. Makes me a jerk. I guess what I'm trying to say is-"

"We get it," Layla said, cutting him off once more. "You've been a jerk."

"Layla," he said, his face all lovey-dovey, "incase my homecoming date ends up killing me tonight, I just wanted you to know." He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him, kissing her full on the mouth.

As Will and Layla kissed, I pulled Warren to the side. "If this all goes sour for some of us, there's something you should know," I said. He waited for me to continue. "Your dad didn't kill your mom." I held up a hand to shush him. "Let me explain. The Family did. They couldn't tell you without making you a target, so they didn't. But I am now, because we may never get another chance."

"Isn't that sweet," came a voice from behind all of us. Will and Layla separated and we all turned to see Penny, Speed, and Lash. "I hate sweet." Speed started laughing.

"You guys are in on this too," Will said, still holding Layla's hand. Warren took off his tux jacket. "Why am I not surprised."

"We could've been so good together, you and I," Lash said, looking at me. "But you had to choose the wrong side. Why'd you choose the wrong side?" I looked at Zach and nodded, and he and Magenta ushered Magenta back into the duct.

"I guess what they say is true," I said with a shrug. "Blood is thicker than water. Or swapped spit, as the case may be."

"Go take care of Gwen," Warren said to Will. "We'll handle these clowns." Will gave Layla's hand a squeeze and ran straight through the wall next to him. Zach followed Magenta into the duct. Warren flared up his hands and Speed ran right by him. He ran after Speed. Penny broke into about seven of herself and chased Layla down the hall. Lash grabbed both Ethan and I by the throats and slammed us up against the lockers. Ethan's feet were barely touching the ground. Mine weren't.

A/N: Dun dun dun! Oh noes! What's going to happen next? You'll just have to wait until I put the next one up. Oh, and way to go, . You were right in guessing that Another Irish Drinking Song was done by DaVinci's Notebook. Now, what band did Homecoming Queen. I'll give you a hint. The CD that the song's on came out within the past couple of years. Good luck!

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