Chia: You've been writing more and more as of late. More than usual. And that's usually A LOT.

Yeah? *busily writes*

Chia: You didn't pay attention to any of your classes. Not math, psychology, economics or even Japanese!

I DID SO! We sang a Japanese childrens song and I remembered the first AND last lines! Ame ame fure fure something something something! Something something something else as well! Pitchi pitchi choppu choppu ran ran ran!

Chia: Right. *face palm* I think we should go study.

Oh really? You really think that'll save my grades?

Chia: ….good point.

Read, review and enjoy!

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"AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST ANNUAL RANGER SCHOOL OLYMPICS!"

Another rainy day came; huge thunderstorm this time. Principal Lamont was at a meeting (Keith knew he was visiting Professor Hastings and Chairperson Erma). Ms. April and Mr. Kaplan both had bad colds while Ms. Claire went to visit her sister and newborn nephew. Janice was busy taking care of the sick. Kincaid was supposed to supervise the students but decided to use this time to work on some project of sorts. Taking Issac away for scientific tutoring in the basement, the hairspray obsessed teacher instructed the students to do some studying.

Leave it to Kate to create chaos.

At the top of the hallway, by the stairs, there were four wheelie chairs set up with two people; Kate and Keith versus two students from Kincaid's class. Other kids were lined up along the hallway, excited for what was about to happen.

"I can't believe you organized this entire thing…" Rhythmi sweatdropped.

"And in twenty minutes no less." Kate smiled sweetly.

"You really think you'll be able to get away with this?" Rhythmi sighed.

"Why not?" Kate shrugged.

Keith chuckled. As crazy as the idea was, he was getting bored lately. Nothing was exciting as internship day. And though Keith was supposed to be a good student and study, Kate was starting to be an influence on him. The two just couldn't take the laidback atmosphere anymore. As for the rain? Seemed to drive Kate straight off the edge. Hence the 'olympics'.

"You guys are insane!" Rhythmi moaned.

"That's what I was going for!" Kate laughed.

"And we have the first event, the wheelie chair race!" A student, Ponte, announced. "Racers! Your goal is to scoot your wheeled chair from here to the end of the hallway, where our referee is!"

Another student, wearing a black & white ref shirt, waved.

"On your marks…"

The four competitors turned their backs to the finish line.

"Get set…"

Feet were pressed, ready to go.

"GO!"

With a burst of speed, all of the racers took off. One kid from Kincaid's fell behind easily. Keith tried his best to compete but found himself not getting the hang of things. But halfway down the track…

WHACK! CRASH!

"Ooooh!" Ponte cringed. "Crash and burn for Keith!"

The chair lost its wheel, causing Keith to fall off. Darn. Out of the race. At least Kate was still going strong! She and that other kid were neck in neck for this. They sped down the hallway at blinding speed until…

"FINISH!" Ponte called. "REF! What's the call!"

"Tie!" Ref called back.

Lots of laughs and claps. Despite the loss, Keith had fun. Kate and Kincaid's student shook hands, being good sports. Onto the other sports. Students took turns participating, representing their classes in teams. Events ranged from putting books in the right spot, trivia, capture contests and all sorts. Everyone had a great time! Kate was a good leader and knew what to do easily. She was fun to play Olympics with. Even Rhythmi started coming around. Hours passed by. Everyone met in the commons areas.

"Ok everyone!" Ponte, the announcer, shouted. "One final event to determine the champion winners! The scavenger hunt! We have two very different lists with impossible-to-find items! Well…almost impossible. Rhythmi and the ref worked hard on this!"

Rhythmi winked to Kate and Keith. She made this a challenge, no doubt.

"Kate and Keith are the April team while (student name) and (student name) are Kincaid team! You have half an hour to gather everything on the list then meet us in the dorm commons area! Whoever completes the list first or has more items win!" Ponte explained. "Everyone good to go?"

Nods from the four contestants.

"Timer starts now! Go!"

Two teams ran off down the stairs, to the main hallway again. Keith and Kate looked over their list.

Fairy tale book, a heart, Kincaid's hairspray, a pichu, a wrench, a paper map of Almia, a chocolate chip cookie and an item confiscated by Mr. Kincaid.

"Alright. Not bad." Kate commented on the list.

"Can we find it all in time?" Keith asked.

"Heck yeah! The hairspray and the confiscated item are in Kincaid's room, obviously. I'll go there to get them. You can go find one of the other items." Kate responded.

The pigtailed girl went for Kincaid's classroom. Keith got to keep the list and scrolled through it. Janice had cookies for a snack. Which meant the cookie was in the kitchen! The redhead zoomed to the room and, two minutes later, retrieved it. Man…the scent of those freshly baked cookies were so good! While waiting for his teammate, Keith managed to find a small leaf on one of the hallway plants; it was shaped almost exactly like a heart. Kate easily swiped the hairspray can and a hacky sack, something that Kincaid confiscated from Kate several weeks ago. The fairy tale book was in the library though it took a bit to find it. Ms. April had a paper map of Almia hanging on the wall so the kids borrowed that. Pichu? One loved to hang around the teachers office. Keith captured it no problem.

"That leaves us with the wrench." Keith said.

"But we searched throughout the school." Kate noted. "Where do we find a wrench?"

Seven minutes left before time was out. And the other team still had two items to go. Wherever the wrench was, better find it soon. Otherwise victory would be lost for Ms. April's class.

Kate snapped her fingers. "I got it! I bet there's one in the basement!"

Keith looked towards the steps that led to the basement. Dark and ominous. Those were two minds that instantly came to mind. The redhead blinked once. Twice.

"You can't be serious." Keith said hesitantly.

"Oh but I am." Kate responded. "With all the junk and spare tech stuff, I'm sure a wrench has got to be lying around somewhere."

"But Kincaid's down there. And he might catch us." Keith warned.

Kate smirked. "Are you too scared to go down there?"

"No." Keith frowned, suddenly determined. "No I'm not."

"Then let's go." Kate said.

Peer pressure. Chairperson Erma once said something about it a long time ago. Kate pressured him to go down in that basement. Was this peer pressure? Then again…

"This isn't so bad." Keith thought. "I'm not drinking, smoking or doing anything life endangering. It's exploring a basement. I'll stay smart and be careful. If I'm that conscious, I could make up for it later by doing good deeds or something."

The redhead and Kate went down the stairs together. It got darker as they went down, with the bottom nearly pitch black. How Kincaid navigated down here was a mystery. Even more so as Keith found clutter all over the place. Boxes, chain fence parts, papers, strange gadets…the most random things were there. Keith could've sworn he saw a lamp in the mix. Oh well. Not the main goal. Get that wrench and get out.

"It's not so bad." Kate stepped past sleeping zubat.

"I guess." Keith shrugged.

Besides the creepiness of it all and the dark making it impossible to see where you were going, sure. It wasn't so bad. Keith searched through the halls for the wrench. Not much luck. Kate wasn't doing well either. They kept going down the long, dark hall in their quest. Keith rounded a corner, where there was light coming from the crack under a door. Must be Kincaid's 'work room'.

"Aha!" Keith whispered.

A toolbox! That might have a wrench in it! Keith bent over and started looking through the mass amounts of tools. Hammer? Not it. Screwdriver? Nope. Wait…a chainsaw? Seriously? Put that to the side.

"Issac, are these readings good?"

Issac?...right. He was getting some science tutoring or working on a project. Something of the nature.

"Impossible to say quite yet. I-I don't have enough data to perform a complete experiment."

"Hmmm. Well this is only a minor test. And believe me, I have many more projects to complete. I hope I could use your help with them."

Keith's ears caught the conversation slightly as he kept looking for the wrench. And who puts a rubber psyduck bathtoy in a toolbox?

"As, er, interesting as the offer is, I must decline. I want to focus on studying to be a mechanic and spend more time socializing."

"Issac, boy, you will learn that some scientists work better alone."

"Sorry sir but I do not."

Issac defying the teacher? That was a first. But Kincaid did deserve it. Keith hated how that man gave out detentions left and right.

"….huh. Are you sure? I do know someone who could get you a job at Altru Company."

Altru? Keith heard of it from the papers. Famous company in Almia (if not the most famous) that dug up oil, released new inventions for society, etc. Hard to get a job there. Would Issac take it?

"No thank you. I have my own ambitions and goals, sir. But I appreciate the gesture."

Nice to see a genius who hadn't lost their way trying to move up in the world. Wait was that a wrench? It was! Success!

"Very well. Let me know if you change your mind."

"I doubt that, sir. As for the calculations here…"

Science talk. No use sticking around now. Keith went over to Kate, who finished looking through a box. She smiled, gave a thumbs up and went with Keith back towards the steps.

CRASH! BANG!

Keith jumped at the sound of clashing objects. He spun around to see Kate tripped over a box filled with gears and metal springs. Kate grabbed his outstretched hand, looking equally startled and very embarrassed.

"WHO GOES THERE!"

Oh no! Kincaid!

"Quick! Run for it!" Kate yell-whispered.

Before Kincaid could see them, Kate and Keith hurried up the stairs. One minute until the contest was over. Charge up the stairs and back to the common area. Everyone was eagerly waiting. The other team came right after Kate and Keith did, looking completely worn out. Rhythmi and the Red looked through the items Kate and Keith brought to make sure everything checked out. They smiled and gave a nod to Ponte.

"WE HAVE A WINNER!" Ponte called out joyfully. "Ms. April's class is the champion class of the Ranger School Olympics!"

Ms. April's class cheered ecstatically. Kincaid's class looked disappointed but they congratulated the others. A plate was set out with cookies for everyone; a reward for a job well done. What a fun day this turned out to be! Chased away the rainy day blues completely! And lots of action!

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Chia: AT LEAST GET SOME SLEEP!

Ok, ok! I'll go to bed!

Chia: Before midnight.

WHAT!

Chia: Sky. You go beddy-bye before midnight. You. need. SLEEP.

are you a pokemon, a character created by my crazy mind or my mother?

Chia: Hey readers, Sky'll have another update soon! AFTER she gets some sleep.