Chapter Eleven

They were all sitting in their usual seats in the YouthCenter. All except for Mel. She hadn't been hanging out with them, lately, which made them slightly worried about her. Of course, her not talking to any of them lately made them worry more.

Tommy stared at the same page he'd been staring at for at least thirty minutes. He let out an exasperated sigh as he closed the book with a loud thud and dropped it onto the table. He just couldn't study when he knew that something wasn't right.

"Tommy? You okay?" Aisha asked.

"No… Is it just me or has Mel been acting very strange for the past couple of days?" He asked.

"It's not just you." Rocky answered.

"Yeah, I mean, I don't think she's ever acted like this, before." Kimberly said. "It's weird. I wish I knew what was wrong."

"Yeah, I know. She was supposed to help me out the other day on a science project, but she never showed." Adam chimed in.

"I was supposed to help her out with her Algebra homework a couple of days ago… She didn't even call to tell me that she wasn't going to show." Billy spoke up.

Tommy let out another exasperated sigh as he gathered his books into his bag. "I'll catch up with you guys later."

"Where are you going?" Rocky asked. "We really need to study for this English test."

"I know… I'm just going to go to see if I can talk to Mel… See if there's anything I can do to help."

"Good luck." Kimberly said, blowing a kiss at her boyfriend as he retreated from the table. She smiled widely as she and Aisha giggled at the expression of disappointment on Rocky's face. He was really going to need help with studying.

He saw her walk past him as he approached the end of the block that connected to her street. He smiled and waved as he called to her. "Mel! Hey, Mel!"

Her head had been lowered until she heard her name being called. She looked at Tommy, then looked back down at the ground and started to walk faster.

"Wait!" He started to run after her. She wasn't moving fast enough, so he quickly caught up with her. He grabbed her arm, expecting her to stop walking, but she just grabbed his arm and flipped him over her small frame. She looked at him with an angry gaze as she stood in a fighting stance.

He gave her a confused look as he looked at her. He couldn't beleive that she had just done that. He stammered slightly as he began to speak. "H-How did you do that? Since when can you do that?" He asked.

She didn't answer as she continued walking. He quickly got up from the ground and went after her. "Are you okay? You're acting kind of weird."

"Look, Tommy, I don't really have time to talk. I'm really busy. So, say what you want to and get it over with." She said, stopping and looking at him.

"The others and I are worried about you… We just want to know what's wrong."

"There's nothing wrong." She continued walking until she reached her house. She didn't want to tell him. He had no reason to know what was bothering her.

"Okay, so, are you going to hang out with us tomorrow?"

"I don't know. I have to see how my day goes… I'll see you in school, tomorrow, though. Bye." She then hurried to her front door. Tommy just about gave up and let her go inside, but he called to her again.

"Mel, you do know that you can talk to any of us if something's wrong, right?" He smiled when he saw her turn to him. "I just want you to know that."

She gave him a small smile. "I know, Tommy… Thanks." She said as she opened her door and hurried inside.

Tommy let out a long sigh as he watched the door close. There was definitely something going on with her and he was willing to find out what.

Mesogog sat and watched Tommy and Melissa while sitting in his lair. He found the girl intriguing. She was different than any other human, he could sense it. He could feel as though she had some great power about her and he had to have it. He had to have her… by his side.

"Hm, there's something about that human… Elsa, bring her to me."

"And how am I going to do that, Master?" She asked, not excited about one little human that Lord Mesogog had a feeling about. He just gave her a knowing look. She knew what she had to do, no matter how much she despised it. "Yes, my lord."

Melissa pulled into the school's parking lot in her rental. She had decided to go and visit Tommy, so he would actually speak to her. He hadn't been doing that a lot since he found that she was the newest member of the team. But, she had to talk to him. She couldn't stand not talking to him. It was as if there was a large hole where their friendship had been… she needed to patch it up. She couldn't put something like this off.

She entered the school and walked up to the first person she saw. "Um, excuse me? Can you help me?"

The woman turned to look at her. Her eyes were dark and looked as though she didn't smile much. It was Principal Randall. "I'll try my best. How can I help you?"

"I'm looking for Dr. Oliver's classroom. Can you tell me where it is? I really need to talk to him… It's urgent."

"Well, of course. Go straight down this hall, here and go up those stairs. His classroom is the fourth door on your left."

Melissa nodded in thanks. "Thank you." She then began to walk down the hallway.

"Of course, I don't know if he's as eager to see you as Lord Mesogog is."

"Excuse me?" Melissa turned to look at the woman to see what she had muttered, but when she turned, it was no longer Principal Randall.

"My master wishes to speak with you…" This wasn't going to be fun.

"What makes you think I'll come willingly?" Melissa asked, getting into her fighting stance.

"Mel?" They heard a familiar voice ask.

Melissa turned her head to see Tommy standing just a few feet from her, his glasses in one hand and a book in the other. He though he had heard her voice and was startled to find her and Elsa facing off in the hallway of the school.

"Aw, what a pity you two have to part so quickly."

"Don't you touch her, Elsa." Tommy said.

"Who said anything about touching her?" Elsa threw an electrified net over Melissa who was knocked to the ground by the volts it emitted. Elsa pushed a button on a remote that was attached to the net, making it retract.

Tommy tried to take a step forward, but Elsa made sure that he wouldn't move anymore. She pushed another button which made the net emit even more volts. Tommy didn't even try to move as he saw Mel writhing in pain. "Ta, for now!" She said as she and Melissa disappeared.

Tommy swore to himself as the two women vanished. He couldn't believe he let Elsa just take her like that. He pulled his bracelet to his mouth. "We've got a problem." Was all he said before he ran off.

Yes, again I have updated two chapters in one day. It's a miracle, I know.

I didn't get to update on Monday, since I was passed out the entire day, since I was so exhausted from work and the fact that I had spent all day at the Rennaisance Fesitval. So, I'm making it up to you with two chapters. Yay, me!

So, please, read and review and please suggest some things that I can add to this one or the sequel. Remember, you will be credited for your suggestion.

Thanks again!