Kihonne: Hey guys! What's up? I'm back with Alien Gladiators! Okay, I'll be honest with you guys, it wasn't my fave episode, but I did promise I'd write it, so here it is. Oh! And something awesome happened! This story has more than 500 reviews! Thank you guys all so much! :) Anyway, time to do the shoutouts to all you incredible reviewers!
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WinterRainbow: Don't you just love reading fanfics between classes? I do it all the time! I'm glad you enjoyed the Challa. I'm going to be focusing a lot on them for the upcoming chapters, so you're going to be seeing a lot more of it! And yes, Jaden's back.
RissA15: Thank you for telling me the difference between telekinesis and molecular kinesis. I knew there was a difference, but telekinesis is easier to write and while many people won't recognize the term molecular kinesis, almost everyone knows what telekinesis is, so I won't change it. But thank you for letting me know anyway. As for Spike Fright, there is a large possibility that I will be doing it, but I won't make the final decision until I've seen it. I do want to write it and do to some things that will be happening in upcoming chapters, it's likely that it will happen, and if I do write it, it will have some serious plot changes. But like I said before, it's hard to make these decisions before I've seen the episode. But either way, if I do post it, it won't be posted until mid-November, so it won't be the Halloween special.
AllAmericanSlurp: Yep, that was one of the best lines. And I do wish they'd chosen a different scene to introduce Adam's ability. All the rest of them had this big dramatic (or in Bree's case, hilarious scene) that focused solely on the ability. This one seemed kinda downplayed in my opinion. And I actually knew about it before hand, but that was because I watched an interview done by Kelli Berglund about the season. But you are right; the ability was epic. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!
Guest: Thanks so much and I feel your pain. It sucks having to wait for the episode to come out where you live. If you want to find it online (and I mean the whole thing, not just in 3 minute segments) try Delishows. It's the website I use. Or youtube, that almost always has the episodes up. Anyway, hope you enjoy this one just as much as the others!
Grapejuice101: Yep, Faith had to make an appearance. One of these days, the lab rats are going to have to meet her in person.
Guest: Thanks and I'm afraid Bionic Revenge will not be out for a while. It's going to be the sequel to The Lab Assistant, so I don't want to start it until the fanfiction is over (the more the show's plot changes, the more Bionic Revenge's plot will change) and since it's not going to end until the series is over, don't expect to see it for a long while. I might post it earlier, but not until I've got a good idea where season 4 is heading.
SmartyMonster23: Don't worry, I have big plans for Adam's next girlfriend. She'll become a regular character, much like Jaden, Caleb, and Kieran. Speaking of Jaden, he's back!
Lois177: Hey, give S-1 a chance. I mean, the only time we've seen her is when she was under Krane's control. I'm assuming that at some point, she's going to get free of him and we'll get to see more of her real personality then. But if it makes you feel better, Adam's going to have an OC as a girlfriend.
AlienGhostWizard14: Thanks.
Anonymous: Thanks so much! As for Bionic Revenge, I'm afraid it will not be out for a while. It's going to be the sequel to The Lab Assistant, so I don't want to start it until the fanfiction is over (the more the show's plot changes, the more Bionic Revenge's plot will change) and since it's not going to end until the series is over, don't expect to see it for a long while. I might post it earlier, but not until I've got a good idea where season 4 is heading.
Disneylover246: Yeah, not Chase's best move. And Jessica did have her reasons for breaking things off with Adam. The main reason actually was because I want to show how Adam's growing up a bit. Part of that is him needing a more mature girlfriend. Anyway, I hope you like this. And while your idea is good, Calla's not going to be getting a second job. Working for Davenport is hard enough work, besides I like that her and Chase get some space from each other by working at different jobs. Plus, I kinda like how Chase and Bree get some quality brother-sister time at Tech Town. But I don't know if they're still working there. I assume they are, but the show hasn't given us any sort of clue yet.
PhoenixRisingFromTheFire: Okay, I don't say this very often to people, but I LOVE your username! Seriously! Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter!
Alondra: Thanks and here you go. Also, if you want to see what the next chapter I'm going to do is, check the author's note at the bottom. I almost always put down the next chapter's title there.
Kidflash0110: Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
Snooptastic: You seem to be very determined to be the 500th reviewer! And you reached our goal! Thank you so much! And yeah, Chase was a little bit of a jerk, but I think he just got carried away a bit. And don't worry, you can torture Caleb soon. And I figured that you wanted to wait. Sadly, I still don't have the book (haven't been able to get a ride to Chapters to get it yet) but I'll save a copy of the review so I can comment on your thoughts about it next time. But personality wise, I'm a lot like Leo (clever, kinda reckless). Appearance wise, I'm like Reyna though. And once again, I love your endings!
Superlover94: Look, writing these chapters take time. And I have broomball, boot camp, school, and work to deal with as well, so you're going to have to be satisfied with a weekly update. Thank you though for loving the story. There will be some Challa issues coming up, although whether Skylar is involved is till up for debate. Caleb might have a hand in it though. And three-thumbs up? Not sure where you got the third thumb, but awesome all the same!
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Kihonne: Anyway, on with the story, shall we? Boys, you're up!
André Ethier and Karan Brar: Kihonne doesn't own us or lab rats. She only owns Jaden, Calla and anything else you don't recognize.
Chase's POV
"Hey Calla." I greeted as I walked into the lab, Adam and Bree behind me. My girlfriend briefly glanced up from her computer to smile at me, then went straight back to work. I smirked and leaned on the back of her chair, peering over her shoulder to see what she was up to. "Are those new designs?"
Calla nodded, then saved her work and shut her laptop. "Yeah, it's a new product I was hoping to get in The Call."
I frowned. "But that's months away."
Calla nodded. "Yes, but it's only at the designing phase. Besides, then I have to wait for the prototype, then I'm going to have to fix whatever glitches that comes with because we all know that prototypes generally come with a lot of them, then I'm going to have to wait for the final product and then-"
"Enough with the tech talk, nerds!" Adam complained, leaning on Leo's desk. Calla rolled her eyes.
"In short, I'm only at stage one and I have to be very efficient if I want the final stage to be done in time for The Call." She explained. I nodded and she brightened up. "But never mind that, how was Los Angeles?"
Ever since Agent Graham, or Mr. Evil-Man, as Calla enjoys calling him (she really doesn't like government men for some reason) was removed from our lives, there had been a lot less press conferences. However, Mr. Davenport had asked that we be at the opening of his new Davenport Industries building in Los Angeles, so we'd been gone for a couple of days.
"It was great! You should have seen the gift store!" Bree exclaimed. Calla laughed.
"Please, I know what those gift stores sell. Nothing but Davenmugs and T-shirts with my boss' face on them. And let's not forget the calendar." We all shuddered at the thought of that abomination. Adam shook his head though and pulled out his backpack.
"Check out what they have! This is even cooler than being famous!" He grinned as he pulled out his souvenir. It was a miniature, bobble-head version of himself. "They have mini-versions of Bree and I, and a life-size version of Chase!"
"Why are yours life-size?" Calla frowned. I rolled my eyes, glaring at Adam.
"They aren't." I told him. Adam's grin grew.
"Well, it's not like he could get any smaller." He pointed out.
Calla bit her lip to keep from smiling and looked up at me from her seat. "You have to admit, that's a good one." She told me. I shook my head.
"Oh, I got you something." I told her, reaching into my pocket. She raised an eyebrow.
"As much as I would enjoy a bobble-head Chase Davenport, I'll pass." She told me. I smirked.
"It's not a bobble head. I didn't even get it at Davenport Industries." I told her, pulling out the small black bag. I handed it to her and she opened it, a curious look in her eyes. They widened when she saw what was inside.
"Oh my god, Chase. I love it!" She grinned at me, pulling the necklace out. It was a silver chain with a dolphin hanging off of it, the silver creature curled around an aquamarine stone. "It must have cost a fortune!"
"Don't worry about it." I replied, waving off her concerns about money. Honestly, it hadn't cost that much and the lady at the store gave me a discount once she realized who I was (I wasn't about to say no to that) but Calla didn't need to know that.
The brunette spun around in her seat and allowed me help her put the necklace on just as Leo ran into the room.
"Guys!" He exclaimed, running in. We all looked at him and his wide grin. "Alien Gladiators are coming to Mission Creek!"
Adam gasped. "I knew this day would come! Thankfully, I came prepared for the alien invasion." He exclaimed, rushing to where we kept our stuff. He came back seconds later, a tinfoil hat sitting on top of his head. We all stared at him while he continued to talk. "Chase, you hold them off while the rest of us who deserve to live escape!"
He grabbed Calla and Bree by the arms and started dragging them out of the room.
"No, no, no. Not real aliens." Leo explained. "My favourite sci-fi franchise: Alien Gladiators. They hold annual fan conventions and this year, it's in Mission Creek."
"I love Alien Gladiators!" I exclaimed. "'In the future, rivals alien worlds, the Morps and the Zarcanians, will battle over control of the galaxy!'"
"Oh, I remember that movie." Adam nodded. "It was terrible; the whole thing was blurry."
Bree laughed. "You didn't wear your 3D glasses." She reminded him.
"Well I didn't want to look stupid." Said the boy wearing the tinfoil hat. I looked at Calla.
"I bet the entire cast will be there!" I grinned. "I have everybody's autograph, except for that new guy who's going to be playing Prince Landor in the sequel, André Ethier."
Bree's eyes nearly popped out of her head then. "Whoa, back up. As in baseball superstar, André Ethier?" She questioned. I frowned at her.
"Since when do you care about baseball?" I asked, knowing full well that Bree didn't care for sports that much.
"I love baseball! You know…with the bases and… the ball…" We all looked at her. "Okay, whatever. André Ethier is cute and if he's there, I'm there."
"You coming, Calla?" I asked. She hesitated.
"I have a lot of work to do and-" She began, only to be cut off by Leo.
"They're bringing back the fire-staff challenge." He told her. Hey eyes brightened immediately.
"I'm there!" She grinned. Adam frowned.
"What's a fire-staff?" he asked. Leo grinned and grabbed what looked like a bo staff with lights off his desk.
"This is a fire-staff." He announced, spinning it around. He hit it on the ground and the staff lit up in a bright green colour. Adam looked at it, unimpressed.
"It looks like a stick with lights." He pointed out.
"It's a fire-staff!" Leo snapped. Calla grinned.
"The competitors fight each other with their own staffs." She explained. Leo nodded.
"And this year, the winner's going to get a walk-on role on the next movie." He continued. We all grinned. "And that winner is going to be me."
Calla laughed. "Sure it is Leo. Keep on telling yourself that." She teased. Leo gave her a look.
"You think you're better than me?" He challenged. Calla looked at him, clearly amused.
"Leo, I've been helping Chase with his bo staff training for a few years now. I think I have the advantage." She reminded him.
"Ah, but you forget who taught him to use a bo staff in the first place." We turned around to see Mr. Davenport walk into the lab, dressed in a long flowing cloak and carrying his own fire-staff, this one blue. "Greetings, good Morps."
Calla and Leo stared at him. "What are you doing?" Calla questioned.
"I'm getting ready for the Alien Gladiator's convention." He explained. "I am Elder Lumina. And Elder Lumina will be victorious in the fire-staff challenge."
Leo chuckled. "Look, Elder-ly Lumina, I hate to get your robe in a bunch, but… that role is mine."
"Actually, it's mine. Don't kid yourself Dooley – neither of you have a chance to win." Calla snapped. Mr. Davenport looked at her and laughed.
"In your dreams. I've been watching these movies my entire life and winning that role will fulfill my biggest childhood dream."
Calla and Leo looked at him. "I think childhood dreams expire when you hit forty." "Yeah but your childhood must have been centuries ago!" They both told him.
"Alright, back up micro Morps." He raised his fire-staff and started spinning it around his body with an expert's touch. He had made a good point earlier; he had taught us how to use bo staffs. He was far from being an amateur.
When he was done, Calla and Leo looked stunned and mildly fearful. "Still think I'm too old to compete?"
Calla had the sense to keep quiet. Leo, on the other hand, couldn't help but make another comment. "I'm not sure whether I'm more surprised by your moves, or the fact that your dentures didn't fall out."
Mr. Davenport glared at him and Leo was smart enough to start running as the older man chased after him, his fire-staff in hand.
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Twenty-four hours later and Leo was still showing off his moves. This time we (Bree and I) were sitting on the bench in the school lobby, watching as Leo swung his fire-staff around and around.
"Pretty cool, huh?" Leo asked after showing us another move. He nodded at the staff. "It's shiny because I showered with it."
"…Okay." "That's not weird at all." Bree and I commented. Bree stepped forward.
"Do you really think you can beat Calla and Mr. Davenport?" She asked doubtfully. Leo rolled his eyes.
"Please. Once Big D starts sweating, he'll go blind from his hair dye." Leo replied confidently. "And as for Calla, I'll just have Chase distract her."
"No, you won't." I corrected. He sent me a look, but didn't have a chance to object as Adam and Jaden walked down the stairs towards us.
"Alright, I'm all caught up on Alien Gladiators." Adam announced. Jaden frowned.
"Okay, how has he not seen the movies? I don't usually watch sci-fi, but even I've seen every movie." Jaden commented. Bree looked at him.
"You're not into sci-fi stuff? But you have two toy lightsabers at home, along with a Tardis-shaped cookie jar in your kitchen." She pointed out. Jaden sighed.
"Calla seems to get a new science fiction obsession every year. This year it's Alien Gladiators, last year was Doctor Who, the year before that was Star Wars…I'm terrified to find out what it's going to be next year." He sighed. Adam sent him an annoyed look.
"ANYWAY," he said loudly, clearly not liking that he was ignored, "They are great movies, but they're missing one thing; Space Dog."
We all stared at him. "Space Dog?" I repeated when he didn't clarify.
"Yeah, he'd be the perfect companion. Besides, in space, after he's done his business it just floats away." He suggested. Bree rolled her eyes, then looked at Jaden.
"So, are you coming to the event with us?" She asked. He nodded.
"Definitely." He agreed. Suddenly, I heard an annoyed sigh from behind us. Calla was walking towards us, Kaitlin following her.
"Please, please, please?" She was begging. "I'll be your best friend again!"
"Kaitlin." We all greeted, fake smiles on our faces. Kaitlin had been Bree and Calla's best friend once upon a time, but ever since the secret about our bionics came out, she'd been avoiding us like a plague. Not because we were bionic, but because we all lied to her, which I suppose is a pretty good reason. It wasn't like I minded that much – Kaitlin wasn't my favourite person in the world, but I still had to be nice to her because Calla and Bree would kill me if I wasn't.
"Hey guys." She greeted, smiling at us. I glanced at Calla, whose face was screaming 'save her from me!'.
"So, what can we do for you?" I asked, trying to help. Kaitlin grinned at me.
"Well, I was wondering if you guys were going to the convention tomorrow." She began. I nodded.
"Yep; we're even dressing in character. I'm going as Gigabit. Half human, half robot." To show her what I meant, I started doing the robot.
"And I'm going as Prince Landor." Leo told her. "Handsome, yet brave, yet handsome."
"Well, I will be going as the beautiful Queen Andromeda." Bree declared. Kaitlin gave her a look.
"Really? You?" She questioned. Bree nodded, looking mildly offended by Kaitlin's tone. "Well, it is a fantasy world."
"So, are you going to the convention, Kaitlin?" Jaden asked. She sighed dramatically.
"Well, I was, but I don't have anyone to drive me." She looked at us pleadingly and I figured out what was going on between her and Calla.
"Sure. We'll drive you." Jaden offered, ignoring the annoyed look on Calla's face. Kaitlin beamed at him.
"Thanks Jaden, you're incredible!" She exclaimed, before walking away. Jaden looked at his sister.
"Why did you say yes?" She demanded. Jaden crossed his arms.
"I know you're mad at her for being mad at you for lying to her, but you both need to get over it, and I think Kaitlin has." He told her. She glared at him and I decided to quickly change the subject.
"So Jay, Cal, who are you guys going as?" I asked. Jaden grinned.
"I'm going as the great and powerful, King Thanasis." He declared. Calla rolled her eyes.
"I'm going as Zephyra, the assassin." She replied. "She's a pretty cool character, and my only other option was going as Pelageya, the Queen's servant. And I am not being Bree's servant."
"Aww, but that would be fun, me telling you what to do all day." Bree teased. Meanwhile, Leo was still messing around with his fire-staff. He swung in one direction, then spun around to jab in another. Except Perry walked out of the nearby classroom, nearly being hit by the fire-staff.
"Watch the glow stick, Circ Du So-lame." She snapped, pushing the fire-staff away.
"Sorry Principal Perry, just getting my Morp on." Leo explained. "There's an Alien Gladiators competition tomorrow and-"
"Blah, blah, blah. I hate all the Morp stuff." Perry said. Leo looked at her, stunned.
"But Alien Gladiators rule!" He objected, holding up his fire-staff. Perry grabbed the staff and pulled it away from him.
"No, I rule." She corrected. "And that's why I'm confiscating this stick. No weapons allowed on school grounds."
"But I need this for the fire-staff competition!" Leo protested, trying to take his fire-staff back. Perry pulled it away from him once again.
"And I need it to unclog my toilet." Perry grinned, walking away. Leo watched her go, looking seriously peeved.
"But that's not fair!" He complained. Calla crossed her arms.
"Actually, it is fair, Leo." She pointed out. We all stared at her.
"Did you just side with Perry?" Bree demanded. Calla shrugged.
"You're not allowed weapons on school grounds – it's in the rule book. Why do you think I didn't bring my fire-staff to school?" She questioned. Leo glared at her, crossing his arms.
"Know-it-all." He muttered.
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So, we were all at the event, all dressed up in our costumes. Bree's Queen Andromeda costume consisted of a long black and silver dress and a large crown. My costume was basically just a robot costume, nothing really special to it. As for Adam, he was wearing a giant dog costume, a clipboard in his hand.
He walked over to a group of people, grinning widely. "Please sign my petition to get Space Dog in the next Alien Gladiators!" He said. "He'll make a solid addition to the team, bark my words."
I rolled my eyes. "Will you leave people alone?" I demanded. "Nobody cares about Space Dog. And you look ridiculous in that thing."
"Space Dog isn't concerned with looks!" Adam exclaimed as I pulled my helmet off. "Space Dog only protects. And occasionally eats his own vomit."
I turned to make a joke to Bree, but stopped when I saw the autograph line. "There's the line for the autograph signing. I brought my action figure carrying case for Prince Landor to sign." I grinned, holding up the tin box. Bree glanced at me.
"You mean André Ethier?" she questioned. I looked at her like she was crazy.
"No, I mean Prince Landor. Who would want a baseball player's autograph?" I questioned. Bree sighed, shaking her head. Then Adam decided to speak up.
"You know what Prince Landor needs? A-" I cut him off before he could continue.
"If you so much as mention Space Dog to Prince Landor, I will roll up the windows on the space ship and park you next to the sun." I threatened. That shut my brother up.
"Hey, I wonder where Jaden, Calla, and Kaitlin are?" Bree said aloud, scanning the crowd for her boyfriend as we got into the line.
"Jaden and Kaitlin said they'd meet us here." I told her. "Calla will too, but only after she has crushed Leo and Mr. Davenport in the fire-staff challenge."
Bree looked at me. "You really think she's going to win?"
I nodded. "Have you seen that girl with a bo staff? Calla can be very deadly when she wants to be." I reminded her. She thought about it, then nodded.
"You've got a…you've got to be kidding me!" She exclaimed, glaring at the crowd.
Leo's POV
I found Big D at the competition site, dressed in his Elder Lumina and practicing his moves.
"Hey Big D." I greeted, walking up to him with my own fire-staff in hand. He turned around and smirked at me.
"What took you so long? Nervous?" he teased. I shook my head.
"No, I had to sneak into Principal Perry's office to get my fire-staff back." I explained. Then I remembered what I'd seen in the cage in the closet. "By the way, is it legal for her to have a pet jackal?"
Big D shrugged. "I'm ready." He grinned, turning on his blue-fire staff. "Let's do this!"
He then proceeded to attack the nearest person, knocking them off the stage.
"The competition hasn't started yet." I informed him. A look of realization crossed his face.
"Oh." He looked down at the guy that he'd attacked. "Sorry!"
"By the way, have you seen Calla?" I asked. "Jaden was giving her a ride, wasn't he?"
"I'm right here, Dooley." I heard from behind me. I turned around to see a smirking Calla leaning on a lavender-coloured fire-staff. She was dressed in her Zephyra outfit, which consisted of a black jacket, a silver shirt, black pants, knee high silver boots, and silver fingerless gloves. "So, what do you think?"
I nodded my approval. "Nice. What do you think of my outfit?" I asked, spinning around to show off the brown and white outfit. She grinned.
"It's cool. I like how you added the red sash. It's a good addition." She complimented. Suddenly, a voice came over the intercom.
"Can all competitors in the fire-staff competition please come to stage and sign in."
And with that, the competition was ready to begin.
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I got to fight first, facing off against a guy in a black outfit with a white cape and a mask that reminded me of a fly's head. He was good, but I was able to dodge all of his hits and when I got a decent blow to his stomach, he flew off the stage. I turned around and grinned at Calla and Big D. "And that's how you do it in Dooley-ville."
Big D was next, fighting against the guy he threw off the stage earlier. Clearly, the guy hadn't forgotten that and was trying very hard to defeat Big D. Unfortunately for me, my stepdad wouldn't be taken down so easily and after a brief tug-a-war with the fire-staffs, he kicked the man off the stage. "Respect the robe, okay?" Big D said proudly.
Then it was Calla's turn. You know how most nerds are pretty weak and couldn't win a fight to save their lives? Yeah, Calla wasn't like that at all. With a series of swift blows, one after the other, she quickly got the advantage over her opponent and knocked him down. "Is this seriously the best you can do?" She questioned, watching as the fallen fighter got to his feet.
Then it was my turn again. This opponent was much harder and for a brief moment, I thought I might actually lose. Then he ran at me and I ducked to the side, praying he wouldn't hit me. I guess that my prayers worked, because he ran right off the stage. "Not going to lie; Dooley-ville got a little lucky on that one." I admitted.
When Big D fought again, it seemed like it was way too easy for him. A couple of well placed hits and his opponent was flipped off the stage.
Once again, Calla beat her opponent in style, taking him down with a kick to the back of his legs and a strike to his upper back. It didn't look like anyone could beat her.
Then came the semi-finals. It was Calla VS some Zarcanian in a mask, then it would be me VS Big D. Whoever won those fights would face each other in the finals.
"Come on, Calla!" I cheered as my friend got onto the stage. If by some tragedy, I didn't beat Big D, I wanted her to take him down in the finals. Calla might brag and tease me for a month if she won, but he would tease me for the rest of my life.
But Calla's winning streak seemed to be going down the drain. The Zarcanian was tough, blocking all of Calla's hits and landing a few of their own in her stomach.
"Check out that evil Grand Zarcanian." I said to Big D as Calla held her fire-staff up in defence. It was clear that she was having trouble staying in the game. "What a show off. Probably some overzealous fanboy."
Suddenly, that 'overzealous fanboy' managed to get the better of Calla, swinging their fire-staff at her back. The strength of the blow was so powerful that it knocked Calla clean off the stage and she landed on the ground next to us, a confused and pained grimace on her face.
"That fanboy just beat Calla and made it to the finals." Big D pointed out, helping the girl up. "Which means either you or me have to fight them."
"Yeah, have fun with that." Calla growled, rubbing her back while glaring at the person who beat her. "They're good."
"Well, I'll show them how good I am after I crush Leo's dreams." Big D announced, walking onto the stage. Calla gave me a look.
"Beat him. Beat him hard." She instructed. I nodded and grabbed my fire-staff, heading onto the stage.
I had to admit; Big D was a pretty good opponent. At the beginning, it was almost as if he was going easy on me, never really attacking but instead choosing to just block my attacks. Then he stepped back, readjusted his grip on his fire-staff and charge at me. I managed to block it, holding him back with my own fire-staff.
"I trained you well." He commented, smirking. I looked at him.
"You didn't train me!" I snapped, pushing him away and aiming at his shoulder. He blocked the swinging and we continued to spar for a minute. I managed to get a couple of blows in, but in the end, he managed to knock my fire-staff out of my hands. It landed a foot away from me as I hit the ground.
I stared up at him as he smirked. "Now, for the final death blow!" He announced, raised his fire-staff above his head. Then he froze, a panicked look on his face.
I frowned in bewilderment. "What happened?" I asked, confused.
"Nothing!" He hissed, although he was clearly in pain. He still couldn't seem to move from his position. "I'm fine! I can battle!"
Clearly he couldn't, because seconds later, his stiff body fell, hitting the padded area around the stage. The bell rang, announcing me as the winner and Calla and I rushed to Big D's side.
"Are you okay?" Calla demanded. I waved my hand in front of his face.
"Can you see?" I questioned. He frowned at me.
"Of course I can see." He growled. I grinned.
"Good. Because I don't want you to miss a single second of my victory dance!" I jumped back on stage, grabbed my fire-staff, and began to celebrate.
Chase's POV
"You've got to be kidding me!" Bree exclaimed, staring. I turned to see Jaden and Kaitlin standing there, the latter dressed exactly like Bree was. "Hey guys. Great costumes." Kaitlin smiled. "Bree, you dressed up like Queen Andromeda too?"
Bree continued to stare at her. "I told you I was dressing up like Queen Andromeda." Bree exclaimed, clearly annoyed.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad." Kaitlin assured her. Bree looked at her, then at her boyfriend for an explanation. Jaden raised his hands.
"Hey, I'm staying out of this one." He stated, clearly not wanting to be dragged into a fight. Bree sighed.
"Fine. Nice costume, by the way." She told him. She was right; Jaden was dressed in a robe like Mr. Davenport, except his was black and silver. A smaller version of Bree's crown was sitting on top of Jaden's head, but he had chosen to skip on the eye makeup, which was a good idea in my opinion.
"Hey, can we jump in line with you?" Kaitlin questioned. We all looked at her uneasily. None of us wanted to tell her yes.
"I'm not-" I began, only to be cut off by the terrifying girl.
"The Morps pride themselves on being loyal to other Morps, Chase!" Kaitlin snapped. I exchanged a look with Bree, then sighed.
"Okay, fine. Come on in." I sighed. Kaitlin and Jaden grinned, getting into line. But while Jaden stood at the back, just behind Adam, Kaitlin pushed us all out of the way until she was standing in front of us.
"I'm starting to regret agreeing to drive her." Jaden muttered. I was about to agree with him when one of the people working the autograph signing walked down the line.
"Folks, the turnout is higher than expected, so we're cutting off the line." The man announced. "Please don't riot like you did last year; I've only just got feeling back in my scalp."
We all exchanged looks, wondering where the line would be cut off. The man looked around, the pointed at Kaitlin. "Everyone from this point forward gets a wristband granting them access to the André Ethier autograph signing. Woohoo." He handed Kaitlin a wristband, then started handing them to the people in front of her. I looked at him, distraught.
"What about everyone else?" I demanded. He looked at me.
"You get a frustrating story to share in the cafeteria." He replied, walking away.
"Kaitlin!" Bree snapped at her friend. Kaitlin hesitated before turning around.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" she questioned.
Leo's POV
"I am so jealous of you Leo." Big D complained as I helped him stand. "The only thing standing between you and that walk-on role is that evil Grand Zarcanian kid."
"I'm not so sure that's a kid." Calla commented, walking up with a heat pack. She handed it to Big D. "Seriously, no kid is that strong."
"Don't worry, I got this." I assured them, grabbing my fire-staff and jumping on stage.
People started cheering all around me as I faced my masked opponent. "Morp! Morp! Morp!"
"Prepare to face the greatest warrior in all of Morpdom!" I declared, spinning my fire-staff fiercely. I pointed it at my opponent. "Be a man and unmask yourself!"
I regretted those words the second they raised their mask. A horrible, disgusting face was grinning evilly back at me. "Surprise!" Principal Perry sang, adjusting the grip on her fire-staff.
"Ah!" I screamed in surprise. There were gasps from all around; clearly, her evilness was quite known. Even Big D and Calla looked stunned. "Please tell me that's another mask." I pleaded.
Perry just gave me a look. "Principal Perry? You said you hated Alien Gladiators!" I exclaimed. By this point, the official running the competition, Big D, and Calla had joined us on stage.
"No, I said I hated Morps. But the Zarcanians are a deceitful and despicable species." She replied with a grin. "Those are my peeps."
"How did you get this far in the competition?" Big D demanded. Calla nodded.
"There's no way I lost to YOU!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, you have the muscle tone of a new born calf!" I agreed. Perry glared at me.
"He should be eliminated!" She said to the official. "He stole that fire-staff from my locked office. That's illegal."
"So is having a jackal at school!" I retorted. She considered that.
"Fight on!" She declared. But before either of us could attack, a loud bell rang throughout the fighting area. "Dinner Break!" She screamed, running towards the cafeteria.
I watched her go, trying hard to contain my fear at having to fight her. Both Big D and Calla seemed to pick up on it though.
"What's wrong?" Big D asked, concerned.
"Perry fights dirty!" I exclaimed. "I'll never be able to beat her!"
"I think I speak for both me and Mr. Davenport when I say that it would be much more pleasing to see you win that walk-on role than Perry." Calla commented. Big D nodded.
"So perhaps, during the dinner break, Prince Landor would benefit from the sage mentoring of Elder Lumina." He decided. I raised an eyebrow at that.
"The same Elder Lumina that's now using his fire-staff as a cane." I pointed out. Big D glared at me.
"It's not a cane. It's a…space age…walking…enhancer." He decided on, shuffling forward.
Chase's POV
"I can't believe I'm going to meet Prince Landor!" Kaitlin squealed, completely oblivious to the fact that we were all upset with her. "We're going to be best friends!"
"Kaitlin, we were in line first! We only let you in as a courtesy!" Bree exclaimed. I nodded.
"Which is why I deserve that wristband! What happened to Morp loyalty?" I demanded. Kaitlin looked at me.
"Get a grip, dude. It's just a movie." She pointed out. Okay, that was it!
"Give me that wristband!" I shouted, leaping at her and attempting to rip it off her arm. She refused to let go of it and soon, Bree was pulling on her, Adam was pulling on me, and Jaden was trying to push the two of us apart.
Xxx
"My mom is going to kill me if she ever finds out about this." Jaden muttered as he, Adam, Bree, Kaitlin and I slowly walked into the cell in the security office. Yeah, I suppose being detained by security would not seem like a good thing to his police officer mother.
"You're not getting out of here until Mr. Ethier has left the building." The security guard told us. "So sit tight, nerds."
As if things couldn't get any worse, we were not alone in the cell. A short boy in a white Morp suit walked up to us. "Greetings good Morps! I am Mind-Melder, spiritual guide…" He caught sight of Bree and grinned, "And the most eligible bachelor in the galaxy."
Bree stared at the boy, clearly weirded out. Jaden coughed loudly into his hand to disguise his laugh. Clearly, he found the kid more amusing than threatending.
"No, nothing?" Mind-Meldor asked, still looking at Bree. She shook her head and he sighed, turning back to me. "The Zarcanians have captured-"
"Not now, nerd!" I snapped, still angry at Kaitlin. I turned to the girl. "Look at what you've done! Because of you, I'm going to miss out on meeting Prince Landor!"
"Well so am I!" She exclaimed. "And now I'm stuck in here with you, Giga-butt!"
We started arguing then, only to be stopped by the nerdy kid. "Silence Morps!" He shouted. "Halt this bickering, else I will melt thee brains!"
He raised his hands, pretending to melt our brained. I looked down at him, shaking my head. "Okay, it's melt THY brains. Learn your Morpian lexicology." I told him.
Leo's POV
"So, what advice have you got for me?" I asked. Big D thought about it.
"Okay, just like the Zarcanians, Principle Perry's weakness is her anger." He told me. "When they get mad during an attack, they lose sight of their defence."
I nodded; it made sense. "What does that mean?" I asked.
"You've got to get her to charge at you." Big D told me. I looked at him.
"But if I do that, won't she charge at me?" I asked nervously.
Calla smirked. "That's what you want, Dooley." She told me, ignoring the fact that I was shaking my head.
"Calla's right. Then, when's she's charging at you, do my signature move, the Morp Vortex." He finished. I frowned.
"The Morp Vortex?" I repeated. He nodded. "Just so you know, you can get too nerdy with this stuff."
Chase's POV
I can't believe we were still in here! It had already been an hour and the guard had left over twenty minutes ago. Currently, the Mind-Meldor kid was pacing the cell, I was leaning against the bars, Jaden had been absently humming the Jeopardy song under his breath for the past half hour, Bree was sitting in the corner, and Kaitlin was sleeping, drooling into Adam's shoulder.
"Great, now I'm stuck in here with a bunch of weirdos." Adam complained. Bree smirked.
"Says Bree every Saturday night." She commented. I rolled my eyes and turned back to the bars. Then suddenly, something caught my eye. Sitting right next to a large sandwich was a set of keys.
"Guys, look!" I exclaimed. Adam, Bree, and Jaden got up and ran to the bars, Kaitlin falling against the bench, still sleeping.
"The guard left his sandwich!" Adam exclaimed, pointing at the desk. "Chase, you're going to have to use your telekinesis to get it for me!"
"…OR, I could use it to get the keys." I pointed out. Adam nodded.
"But after the sandwich." He instructed. I ignored him and raised my hands to use my telekinesis, but instead, I found myself suddenly being dragged backwards by Bree.
"Hello? You can not do that!" She exclaimed. "If Mind-Meldor realizes that the three bionic humans are in front of him, we'll become the convention."
"What am I, chopped liver?" Jaden questioned jokingly. I smirked, then looked at Bree.
"Don't worry; I've got a plan." I assured her before walking over to Mind-Meldor. I cleared my throat to get his attention. "Mind-Meldor, make haste!" I ordered. The boy jumped to his feet instantly.
"Is there danger, Gigabit?" He asked, confused.
"Yes. Our Zarcanian Overlord left his keys on the desk." I told him. He looked at me.
"Who needs keys when Mind-Meldor can explode steel bars with his mind?" He asked, pretending to blow up the bars.
"Quite impressive." I cut him off before he could continue. "But perhaps you could use your mind-shifting abilities to retrieve the keys?" I suggested.
He just looked at me. "You serious, dude?" He asked. I looked at the others for some help.
Bree sighed. "I am the Morp Queen! Impressive me with your mental prowess and I'll…be into you and stuff."
Jaden glanced at her. "Really?" he mouthed silently. "And stuff?"
Bree rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at him. But Mind-Meldor, completely unaware of their little exchange, was all for impressing Bree. "Yeah, you will." He agreed confidently. Then, realizing that he'd broken character, he corrected himself. "I mean, your wish is my command, your highness!"
He walked up to the bars, ready to 'retrieve' the keys. Adam smirked. "Hey, while you're at it, can you see if you can get me that sandwich?" he requested. I punched him in the arm, then got Mind-Meldor's attention back on the job.
While the kid was distracted (and by distracted, I mean he was holding his hands out, pretending he had telekinesis) I used my bionics to lift the keys off the table and hover them over to us. Mind-Meldor had this amazed look of disbelief plastered onto his face as the key actually came him way.
"Yes!" I grinned as he handed the key to me. As I rushed to unlock the door, he started freaking out.
"I did it! I am Mind-Meldor!" He exclaimed. I opened the door and he burst through it, running out of the room shouting, "MOM!"
We all chuckled as we exited the cell. Unfortunately, Kaitlin woke up just as we were escaping. She rushed to leave as well, but Adam shut the door on her, locking it. "What are you doing?" she demanded, clutching the bars.
"You betrayed us!" I reminded her. "And Morps pride themselves on being loyal to other Morps, Kaitlin!"
She stared at me, offended, but I didn't actually care. "Later!"
We started to walk out, but accidently ran into…André Ethier!
We all stared in amazement. "Hey, do you guys know where I can change?" he asked. "I've got a game tonight and I don't want to make the mistake of showing up in this thing again. It did not look flattering on the Jumbo-tron."
I looked down at my action figure carrying case. "I'll point you where the bathroom is if you give me an autograph." I offered.
André Ethier smirked. "Baseball fan, huh?" he guessed, taking the case from me.
"Nope." I replied, grinning as he signed it. Bree was still staring at him with hearts in her eyes.
"Hi André, I'm Bree" she introduced. He smiled at her.
"That's a beautiful name." he commented. Her smile grew, as she started giggling nervously.
"Thank you, I came up with it myself." She began to babble. "Wait, wait no I didn't. I don't know why I said that. I-"
Jaden gently covered her mouth with his hand. "You're embarrassing yourself." He warned her before grinning at André Ethier. "Name's Jaden, big fan."
André Ethier smiled back, then handed me the carrying case. "Second door on the left." I pointed out the washroom.
"Thanks." He replied. He started to leave, but stopped at the door. He looked at Adam. "Space Dog, that's brilliant."
He then walked out. Adam stood there for a moment, before running out, screaming, "I KNEW IT!"
Leo's POV
"So, what do you think my odds are?" I asked Calla. She looked at Perry, then at me.
"You really don't want to know." She told me, dead serious. Big D walked up to us then, holding his robe in his hands.
"Prince Landor," he greeted, holding the robe out to me. "Elder Lumina would like to present you with his warrior master robe for battle."
I stared at it, surprised. This was actually a pretty big deal for Big D to give up his robe.
"Wow, thanks Big D." I replied, turning around as he helped me put it on. Then, a terrible odour hit my nose. I sniffed the robe, then looked at him. "Why does it smell funny?"
He grinned. "Because I refuse to wash it." He replied. Calla patted my back.
"Maybe the toxic fumes will make Perry pass out?" she suggested hopefully. I rolled my eyes and listened as Big D gave me some last minute advice.
"Now, Calla and I have taught you everything you need to know to win." He told me. "Now, take Perry down."
Calla handed me my fire-staff and gave me a thumbs-up. I smiled gratefully at them both before stepping on stage. Perry was already waiting there, her mask on and her fire-staff ready.
Not wanting her to get the first blow in, I spun my staff and hit her in the back. She leaned over, her hand out. "Wait, stop! I'm hurt!" She cried.
"Are you okay?" I asked instinctively. Bad idea. Perry slammed her fire-staff into my stomach, the force of the blow sending me back a few steps. I ran at her, ready to strike, but as it turned out, she was ready for me. She blocked all my blows and hit me several times in the back and stomach.
She pushed me back and I barely managed to block the fire-staff with my own. I ran away from her then, stumbling over to the side of the stage where Big D and Calla waited.
"I can't beat her!" I exclaimed, ready to surrended.
"Yes you can!" "Don't be a coward, Dooley!" They encouraged.
Big D sent Calla a look, then turned back to me. "Use the Morp Vortex! Get her to charge at you!" He instructed.
I turned back to see Perry waiting for me impatiently. I sighed and got back to my feet, holding my fire-staff tighter than before. I dodged her first blow, then stood back and smirked. "Hey Principal Perry, while I was in your office, I broke into your cheese drawer!" I taunted. She gasped.
"What's the point in a guard jackal if it doesn't do it's job?" she demanded, charging at me. I leapt over her and hit her from behind. She was knocked back until she was standing on the very edge of the stage.
"Don't let it end like this!" She cried, knowing full well that I was about to win. I was about to hit her with my fire-staff, then changed my mind. I lowered my staff, then blew a soft breeze her way. She fell right off the stage and the alarm went off.
Everyone started cheering for me as the official walked up and gave me my prize; a plaque and the walk-on role in the movie.
"Okay, not bad, Dooley." "Leo, I am so proud of you." Calla and Big D congradulated, walking onto the stage. I smiled at them.
"Thanks. But you know what's even better than this?" I asked. I handed the walk-on role to Big D. "Seeing my step-dad in the next Alien Gladiators movie."
Big D looked at me, stunned. "What?" he asked, confused. I smiled.
"That walk-on role is yours." I replied. He smiled.
"Thank you, Leo." He said. I shook my head.
"No, thank you. I wouldn't have been able to win this without your help." He smiled and gave me a hug. Calla just looked at me.
"I helped too, you know!" She reminded me as Big D went to go talk to the official about his role. I sighed.
"I only have one walk-on role to give away!" I exclaimed. I checked my pockets to see how much money I had. "I'll buy you a pretzel stick from the cafeteria."
She considered that. "Make it a chocolate covered pretzel, and it's a deal."
"Agreed." She gave me a hug, then glanced at Big D.
"It was really nice of you to give him the role, by the way." She told me. I nodded.
"Well, now he can die in peace, so we're all happy." I joked.
Kihonne: So, what did you guys think? Good, bad, hilarious? I love reviews! Anyway, just a hint guys; I very rarely put something in here that's not important. There are a couple of bits of foreshadowing in there – see if you can figure them out. Anyway, here are your next three chapters!
Brother Battle: October 25th or 26th
Halloween Special: October 31st
The Decision: November 7th
Okay, for those last two chapters. I'm not telling you what the Halloween Special is because I want it to be a surprise. As for The Decision, you can check the summary out on my profile if you'd like. Anyway, I'll see you all next time!
