Cybersix
Chapter 4: First Day Back at School
By Cyber
Author's Note: Thank you Ptah Aegyptus for letting me use some of the names you made up, they just sound right, and thank you LadyDeath for helping me with this chapter. And just so you know, the #'s I give to the Techno's and students is only so that you know which one it is, it's not their actual #. Well here's Chapter 4, please R&R
Scene: (It's Sunday morning in Jose's office. 3 Techno's are lined up in front of him, at attention)
Jose: (Standing on his desk looking mad, he points to the Techno on his right) "Make arrangements for everyone to go back to the compound."
Techno-3: (He's confused but hides it) "Yes, sir."
Jose: (He turns to the Techno on his left) "Organize some Fixed Idea's to pack up all the weapons, lab tools and anything else you can, for shipping."
Techno-4: (Also confused about what's going on) "Yes, sir."
Jose: (Turning to the last Techno in front of him) "I want you to pack up all the Sustenance you can find."
Techno-5: (Fighting not to gasp) "Yes, sir."
Jose: (Speaking to all 3 Techno's, frowning) "I don't want anything that Cybersix can use left behind. DISMISSED." (After all 3 Techno's have hurriedly left, he starts pacing on his desk, thinking) "Father should of left something I can use at the compound." (He stops pacing and grins evilly) "Maybe Cybersix and her new friend will die from Sustenance deprivation while I'm gone." (He laughs evilly, then frowns deep in thought) "I wonder what series she's from?" (He shrugs) "I'll have to check father's files when I get to the compound." (He jumps down off the desk and leaves)
Scene: (It's Sunday evening, just as the suns going down, at the docks where Julian lives)
Yashimoto: (He pulls up at Julian's place on his 3 wheeler. He gets off the bike and walks over to the boat Julian lives in) "Ikikko! It's time to go." (He takes off his helmet)
Julian: (Walking onto the deck with Ikikko, they're both laughing) "See you another time Ikikko." (He waves)
Ikikko: (She gets off the boat, runs over to her brother and hugs him, she then turns around to face Julian) "Bye Julian." (She waves back)
Yashimoto: (Smiling he gently pushes Ikikko towards the bike) "I'll be right there." (He turns to Julian, obviously worried about something) "Julian?"
Julian: (Confused and curious as to what Yashimoto's worried about) "Ya?"
Yashimoto: (Thoughtful) "When you see Cybersix, tell her to come see me."
Cybersix: (She just finished landing after jumping from the roof of the warehouse on the other side of the docks, Amanda and Data 7 are right behind her. She walks over to Yashimoto and Julian) "What for?"
Yashimoto: (He whirls around at the voice and sees Cybersix) "Cybersix!" (He sighs in relief)
Julian: (Jumping down from the boat, he runs over to Data 7 and hugs him) "Data 7, my buddy" (Data 7 purrs loudly in response)
Yashimoto: (Seeing Amanda he frowns in suspicion) "Who's your friend?"
Cybersix: (She smiles and gestures for Amanda to move forward) "This is Amanda. Amanda, this is Julian, Yashimoto, and his little sister." (She gestures to each in turn)
Amanda: (She smiles and shakes Julian's offered hand then bows to Yashimoto and Ikikko, who'd come back over to the boat when Cybersix arrived) "Hi, it's nice to meet all of you."
Cybersix: (Turning back to Yashimoto frowning) "You wanted to see me?"
Yashimoto: (Looking grim) "Yes, ever since Jose kidnapped Julian and Ikikko, I've kept tabs on him." (At Cybersix's worried look, he puts up his hands to console her) "Discreetly, I assure you. Well today I found out that he and his remaining men are going somewhere in the Amazon jungle, and they're taking everything with them that they can."
Amanda: (Frowning thoughtfully at Cybersix) "Why would he be going back to the compound?"
Cybersix: (Also frowning thoughtfully, she looks at Amanda) "I'm not quite sure but it can't be good."
Yashimoto: (Surprised) "You know where he's going?"
Cybersix: (Looking grim she turns back to Yashimoto) "Ya, he's going home," (She harrumphed) "if you can call it that." (At his confused look) "It's where Von Reichter created us, it's also where Von Reichter kept all his notes, files, and gadgets that he used, in short it's his master lab." (Her eye's take on a distant look) "It's in a secluded part of the jungle so it's nearly impossible to get to unless you have super human powers or some really advanced technology." (She focuses back on Yashimoto) "On top of that Von Reichter put in his own security system that not even one of his own creations would be able to get passed uninvited."
Yashimoto: (Shocked and surprised) "Whoa! Talk about paranoid! Anyway I thought you should know."
Cybersix: (She smiles grateful) "Thank you, I really appreciate it."
Yashimoto: (He smiles back) "Well, we'll see you around, Take care." (He turns and leads Ikikko over to the 3 wheeler. They put on their helmets, get on the bike then drive away)
Cybersix: (Pushing that puzzling problem to the side for now, she turns to Julian) "So, how have you been Julian?"
Julian: (Still petting Data 7, he looks up at Cybersix) "Good. I got a job at the market." (He grins)
Cybersix: (She smiles) "That's good to hear." (She crouches down then frowns at him) "Now I want you to promise me you won't go snooping around trying to find out what Jose's up to."
Julian: (Making a face) "You never let me do anything fun." (Cybersix just crosses her arms and looks at him. Putting his hands up in surrender) "Ok, I promise."
Cybersix: (She frowns at him a moment longer then smiles) "Good. I'll see you later Julian." (She gets up then looks at Data 7) "Are you coming?" (Data 7 shakes his head) "Ok, see you later than." (With that she turns around and jumps to the roof of the warehouse, Amanda right behind her)
Scene: (Monday morning, at the end of 2nd class, about 10:15 am, in Tilman's office)
Mr. Tilman: (Closing a folder on his desk and clasping his hands together he look up at Amanda, sitting across from him on the other side of his desk) "Well, with your test results and Mr. Seidelman's recommendation, we've decided to put you in with the grade 10's. You'll have to do some extra work to catch up on what you missed of course, but I believe you'll do fine." (He smiles then leans back and opens a desk drawer and pulls a piece of paper out of a different folder) "Here's your schedule for the rest of the year." (He hands it over to her) "Your next class is up stairs with Mr. Seidelman, in room 215." (He gets up and walks over to the door, opens it, then turns back to face her) "Have a nice day miss Montros."
Amanda: (She gets up and smiles) "Thank you." (She leaves, taking her things with her. The bell rings just as she gets up stairs and the hallways fill with kids going to their next class. After having been pushed and shoved by passing students, she finds room 215, after the second bell, and knocks on the door)
Adrian: (He walks over to the door and opens it, literature book in one hand, then hands her the book smiling and walks back to the front of the class) "I'd like to introduce a new student, Miss Amanda Montros." (He gestures for her to enter and take a seat, then continues with the class) "Please open your books to page 185 and read the story silently to yourselves." (He sits down at his desk and starts writing something)
Amanda: (Taking a seat in the back of the class, she puts her stuff down, opens the book given to her to page 185 and starts reading)
Adrian: (The bell rings for lunch. Raising his voice over the noise) "I want a 100 word report on what you just read for tomorrow." (As Amanda walks by) "Meet you by the office doors after school?"
Amanda: (She stops and turns to face him and smiles) "Sure."
Adrian: (He grins) "Try not to get into trouble."
Amanda: (Faking shock and hurt) "Me in trouble?" (Her and Adrian start to laugh. Calming down) "She you later." (She waves then leaves and heads to her locker to get her lunch. Sitting down at an empty table outside under a tree, she starts eating her lunch)
Lori: (She walks up to the table Amanda's at and sits down. Curious) "So, how do you know Mr. Seidelman?"
Amanda: (She looks up perplexed, her mouth full) "Hmm?"
Lori: (She frowns) "I saw you talking to him after class like you were old buddies."
Amanda: (She swallows, thinking quickly) "He was a friend of my parents, and helped me get into this school."
Lori: (She lifts one eyebrow in confusion) "Was a friend?"
Amanda: (She waves the question aside) "Long story. Anyway he's like family to me."
Lori: (She leans forward and lowers her voice) "So you know?"
Amanda: (It's her turn to be perplexed) "Know what?" (She chuckles) "That he has almost no social life?"
Lori: (She leans back) "Never mind." (Changing the subject) "So, what classes do you have this afternoon?"
Amanda: (She frowns in thought) "Um." (She pulls her schedule out of her backpack) "Let's see…Biology, Phys Ed, and Math," (She looks up at Lori) "you?"
Lori: (She smiles) "Same. By the way I'm Lori Anderson." (She puts her hand out)
Amanda: (She smiles and shakes it) "I'm Amanda."
Lori: (Getting up) "Look, I've got to go but I'll see you in class." (She smiles apologetically then leaves)
Amanda: (Frowning, she watches Lori walk across the school's field and meet up with 3 guy's. She shrugs and turns back to her lunch)
Scene: (It's the first class after lunch, Amanda is in Lucas' Biology class just down the hall from Adrian's classroom)
Lucas: (Placing a box on his desk and leaning his arm on it while standing beside his desk) "Ok, today we'll be examining frogs," (The class groans. He waits a second then raises his voice to be heard over the noise) "because later this week we'll be dissecting them." (He smiles at their grumbles) "Everyone grab a partner and come get a frog."
Lori: (Leaning towards Amanda) "Come on I'll be your partner." (They head towards Lucas at the front of the class)
Lucas: (He moves his arm to open the box as students start coming up to the front of the class for their frog, but his sleeve caches on the corner of the box. The box tips and falls off the edge of the desk and frogs start jumping out of the now open box)
Girl-1: (She was right in front of the open box when it fell and got frogs in her hair, in her arms, and all around her) "EEEEEKKK!!!! Get them off! GET THEM OFF." (She throws up her arms to get the frogs off, sending them in all directions, at the same time she starts dancing around the classroom, stepping on some frogs as she goes)
Girl-2: (Having been the partner of girl-1, she also got frogs all over her) "AAHHHH!!" (She runs in the opposite direction of her friend, also flailing her arms, trying to get away from the frogs)
Boy-1: (He jumps out of the way of girl-1, laughing) "Cool! Free for all." (He grabs a frog and throws it at another guy across the room) "Hay James! Catch."
James: (He looks up just in time to get the frog in the face) "Uh!" (The frog falls to the floor) "I'll get you for that Dan!" (He grabs a different frog and throws it back, missing Dan and hitting some one else)
Boy-2: (Looking around annoyed) "Who threw that?" (He sees James and throws the frog back, starting a war when he hits the wrong person)
Lucas: (Grabbing the frogs he can and putting them back into the recovered box. The girls are running around the classroom screaming, the boys are throwing them everywhere, kids are bumping into each other, and on top of that the frogs themselves are jumping here there and everywhere. Trying to get control over the class) "Everybody sit down." (A frog goes flying pass his head and hits the black board then slowly slides down)
Adrian: (He walks into the classroom and just misses getting hit by a flying frog. He frowns) "What's going on in here?" (He walks over to Lucas)
Lucas: (He sees Adrian, then ducks as another frog comes flying towards him) "Things sort of got out of control." (He smiles lopsidedly)
Adrian: (Sarcastically) "You think!" (He dodges a screaming girl. Raising his voice to be heard) "Everybody OUT! And leave the frogs." (You hear boys grumble as they pass)
Lucas: (He starts picking up frogs) "Thanks, I owe you."
Amanda: (She closes the door then helps catch the frogs that are still alive. She turns to look at Lucas curiously, when all the moving frogs are back in the box) "Is your class always like this?"
Lucas: (He wipes his forehead with his sleeve after closing the box, leaving frog slime on his forehead) "No." (He laughs) "It's usually calmer than this."
Adrian: (Walking to the door he smiles, suppressing a laugh at Lucas' appearance) "That's debatable, anyway I've got to get ready for my next class, see you two later." (He waves then leaves)
Lucas: (Looking at the frog guts and slime all over the classroom, he grimaces) "I better clean this up before the janitor sees it or he'll kill me." (He looks at Amanda and frowns) "What class do you have next?"
Amanda: (She grabs her bag and books from on top of the filling cabinet where she'd put them when the frogs started flying) "Phys Ed." (She looks at his forehead and smiles) "You might want to look in a mirror."
Lucas: (He grabs a piece of metal and looks in it, then rummages in his desk for something. Taking out a clean rag he wipes his face) "Thanks." (He smiles then gestures for her to precede him out of the class) "I'll show you where the gym is, it's on the way to the janitors anyway." (He shrugs then starts walking down the hall)
Amanda: (They arrive at the gym a few minutes later. She smiles gratefully) "Thank you Mr. Amato."
Lucas: (He starts walking down the hall) "It's nothing, see you later Amanda" (He waves over his shoulder)
Amanda: (She opens the door to the gym hesitantly then seeing there's no class she enters) "Hello?" (She looks around)
Teacher: (Poking his head out a door) "Can I help you miss?" (He comes out of the room)
Amanda: (She walks over to him) "Yes, my names Amanda. I'm new here and I have this class next."
Teacher: (He smiles) "Hi, I'm Mr. Durand, the gym teacher." (He shakes her hand) "You've got about 15 minutes before the bell rings, but you can go get changed now if you'd like." (He points to the doors on the other side of the gym) "Just over there."
Amanda: (She smiles) "Thanks." (She walks over to the girls change room and enters. Inside there are benches against the walls with hooks, and a room off to the side with showers. Impressed) "Wow, my old school didn't have stuff this nice." (She sits down on a bench and gets changed into black shorts and a plain black T-shirt. She takes a roll of tenser bandage out of her backpack and wraps it around her arm over her SC-3 tattoo. She frowns when she's done) "Man, I wish they'd have let me wear a long sleeve shirt to gym." (She moves her arm this way and that making sure the tenser bandage won't move. After putting her other clothes into her backpack with her other stuff, she leaves the change room. She walks over to the teacher in the middle of the gym) "Need any help?"
Mr. Durand: (He drops the mat he was carrying and moves it into place with his foot) "Sure, grab that bench and bring it over here." (He points to a bench by the wall, then sees the tenser bandage. Worried) "You going to be ok with that?" (He gestures to her arm)
Amanda: (She looks at her arm then back at him) "Ya, just pulled some muscles over the weekend, I'll be fine." (She quickly walks over to the bench after the Mr. Durand does to get something, and easily picks it up then brings it back) "How do you want it?"
Mr. Durand: (Walking back over to the mats with 2 helmets and 2 plastic poles that are padded on either end) "Upside down in the middle please." (He puts down the stuff he was carrying beside the bench after she puts it down. He smiles) "Thank you Amanda." (Kids start entering the gym. Turning to the students who just entered and raising his voice) "You might want to hurry up, it's 10 laps today." (Students groan as they walk to the change rooms)
Amanda: (She looks at Mr. Durand perplexed) "Laps? Then what's this for?" (She points to the stuff they're standing beside)
Mr. Durand: (He chuckles) "Each day the students have to do a different exercise to warm up their muscles before we do the activity. Today it's 10 laps around the gym." (He smiles then turns to the students coming out of the change rooms) "10 laps around the gym."
Amanda: (She shrugs and starts running, making sure not to go too fast. When she's done she walks over to the mats, not even breathing hard, and waits for her classmates to finish)
Lori: (She walks up beside Amanda slightly winded, and seeing the tenser bandage frowns) "What's that for?"
Amanda: (She turns to Lori) "Nothing much, just pulled some muscles over the weekend." (She then turns to listen to what the teacher is saying)
Mr. Durand: (The students all having finished their laps and gathered around the mats) "Ok, for the next couple of days we'll be playing a modified version of a gladiators Duel. For those of you who don't know how to play, it's simple, you and an opponent will stand on that bench." (He points to the upside down bench surrounded by mats in the middle of the gym) "Balancing on that bench, you try to knock your opponent off using these, they're called Pugel Sticks." (He holds up a pole about 5 feet long with padded ends) "You'll also be wearing helmets for safety. We'll start with 2 volunteers and from there the person who wins will play the next person, and so on." (He pauses) "You lose by touching the ground, hitting someone in the head, using anything other then your Pugel Stick to attack with, or if you're disarmed. Any questions?" (He looks around at the students)
Boy-3: (Speaking from the back of the room) "Aren't we supposed to be on separate platforms?"
Mr. Durand: (He smiles) "Yes, but this is a modified version."
Girl-2: (Speaking up from the other side of the group) "Do we have to play?"
Mr. Durand: (He turns to the student talking) "Today no, but it'd help for the next class." (Looking at the whole group) "Any other questions? Ok, so who'd like to go first?"
Lori: (turning to Amanda and raising her eyebrows questionably) "You going to try it?"
Amanda: (She shakes her head) "No, I'm just going to watch today."
Lori: (She shrugs) "Well, I am." (She walks up to the teacher) "I'll go."
Mr. Durand: (He hands Lori one of the Pugel Sticks then looks for another volunteer) "Anybody else?" (A boy steps forward)
Boy-3: (Looking very arrogant and sure of himself) "I'll go."
Mr. Durand: "Ok." (He hands the boy a Pugel Stick then steps off the mats)
Amanda: (She moves to the front of the ring that's formed around the mats to watch Lori and the boy. At the whistle they start attacking each other. The boy lets fly a good swing but Lori dodges back then retaliates. The boy blocks the blow, then using a special technique, disarms Lori easily. She looks at Lori questionably when she arrives back beside her) "He's good, who is he?"
Lori: (With a disgusted look) "A real jerk. His name's Kevin, he's a rich kid that thinks he's better than everyone else."
Amanda: (She watches Kevin beat student after student with the attitude like he was wasting his time. She frowns, disgusted with his attitude. Without looking at Lori) "I see what you mean."
Kevin: (Looking around at the students he sees Amanda talking to Lori and walks up to her) "Hay, Amanda is it? Want to take me on?"
Amanda: (Not bothering with pleasantries) "No."
Kevin: (He keeps pushing) "Why? Are you just chicken?"
Amanda: (Frowning) "No."
Kevin: (He smirks) "Then prove it."
Amanda: (Seriously teed at his attitude) "Fine." (She walks onto the mats, picks up the other Pugel Stick and puts on the helmet)
Kevin: (Getting on the beam, he grins then readies himself for battle) "Bring it on."
Amanda: (She summersaults onto the bench and lands without wobbling) "You asked for it." (She crouches then lunges forward when Mr. Durand blows the whistle, and aims a blow for his chest. He blocks it, and pushing it aside aims his own blow at her stomach. She does a back flip to avoid the hit, sending him off balance for a second, then summersaults over him to land on the other side of him and as she lands she swings for his back. Putting his Pugel Stick over his head he just blocks the blow then turns to face her. In the background you can hear the other students whispering)
Kevin: (He backs up a step and grins) "Not bad."
Amanda: (She smiles mischievously) "You haven't seen anything yet." (She lunges forward and swings, aiming for his back, then just as he moves to block the blow she jumps over him landing with her back to him, and hits his unprotected stomach with a back swing, sending him flying. The gym goes silent as everyone just stares. She straightens, turns around to face him, and gently jumps down taking the helmet off)
Kevin: (Getting up he takes off his helmet angrily and turns to Amanda) "Where'd you learn to do that?"
Amanda: (She looks him square in the eyes) "It was my first time actually." (She puts the stuff down beside the bench then walks towards the change rooms just as the bell rings, leaving him and everyone else speechless)
Lori: (Running after Amanda, shocked) "Were you serious about that being your first time?"
Amanda: (turning her head to look at Lori, confused) "Ya, why?"
Lori: (Wide-eyed with shock and disbelief) "Why!?! Because Kevin's been training for years and has won several tournaments, he's one of the best, and you beat him like he was a novice. On top of that you had perfect balance doing all those flips, and Olympic gymnast aren't that good. That's why!"
Amanda: (Her eye's widen as she realizing what she's just done) "Oh!"
To Be Continued
Author's Note: Sorry to stop it there but it was getting too long. Anyway tell me what you thought.