Chapter Eight:

Big Trouble

It had been a good while before Scott returned to the detention hall. He dropped the papers in his arms and stared in absolute awe at the surreal scene unfolding before his eyes.

Everyone was smiling, dancing, and singing. They were up on desks and chairs. Carmen, Ruby, and Fallon were leading one group around the room, conga style, as Katherine, Cameron, and Opal were teaching another group how to swing dance. They were laughing and chanting:

*Oh the horse put his foot, put his foot on the ground.*

*Oh the horse put his foot, put his foot on the ground.*

*Oh the horse put his foot, put his foot on the ground.*

*Ain't this a terrible song!*

*Tenth verse, same as the first, ain't getting better, but it's gonna get worse.*

It took Scott to realize what the girls had done, but as soon as he was able to form words he found the wits to bellow: "You turned detention into a social!!!"

"We'll what's the point of being here if we can't do something productive," asked Fallon simply.

""You don't get it," Scott yelled. "That is exactly the point of being here! That's why it's called DETENTION!!"

"And your point is," asked Ruby, rather indifferent.

Scott, by then, had taken the same crimson color as his optic blasts. Carmen decided to take the lead in the defensive argument.

"Look man," she began. "We got bored, so what's wrong with inviting some people to join us?"

"It's not like we killed anyone," said Opal.

"Shhh, don't tell him about that," Fallon hissed sarcastically.

"We were going to have a worst singer contest. You're welcome to join us," Carmen continued. "Although you're up against some pretty tough competition."

Scott clenched his fists, fighting back language that would have put Logan to shame.

"You-are-a-bunch-of-childish.children.girls-what ever," he yelled. "Everyone-out-NOW!"

"You heard the man," Ruby said in response to this and proceeded to lead the whole group out, once again, in a conga style parade, of the classroom chanting that stupid horse song.

Opal, who was the tail end of the line, mumbled loud enough for only Scott to hear: "At least we didn't burn freeze, or send anything in the room flying."