Okay, this is a really important chapter because you get to meet a lot of the other "main" characters", and the mysterious girl gets a name, and you kinda find out to some degree why they're here. You also get to meet the bus, where about half of the stuff takes place... Lol... And the wonderful eccentricities of everyone on the bus... Yay!

I don't own Liberty's Kids. If I did, they'd be an episode on every one of the mystery guests that weren't actually in the episode. And there'd be a LOT more backstory. And Sarah's dad would be in more than two episodes. We'd also prolly know more about James and Henri... I mean, for two main characters, they're both surprisingly devoid of a past. I mean, Moses, his bro had a nice little three episode stint. And Sarah's Mom was in, what, two episodes, and so was her dad. James' parents died in a fire, and Henri's of the plague, so, we never even got to see them. And we know what happened to Henri, but did James live with the neighbors or in an orphanage or did he live on the streets? And when exactly was he old enough to seek him out? Why did Sarah's dad go to the Ohio River Valley anyways? And how old was she when he left, ten? Seriously, how could parents leave their kids for so long?

I mean, if my dad left me and then my mom sent me off to America (why did Sarah's mom do that anyways? Did she think it would be better for her there on a strange continent living with a bunch of guys? Because, see, to me, that just sounds really stupid, like an invitation for something bad to happen... But, different times, you know. And while I realize that Henri's harmless, there's still James and Moses to worry about. I mean, it's not like Mrs. P knew any of these people. Now, I guess she knew Dr. Franklin pretty well, and trusted him to not hire scumbags, but he wasn't there...), I'd be pretty pissed off, and I wouldn't write letters to her every day. Besides, wouldn't there be a huge time delay? I mean, when does Sarah send the letters? How does she do it? Does she have to pay the people on the boat? Do that many boats go to England during a war? And what about when she's not in Pennsylvania? Does Sarah get any letters back, by the way? I mean, does she send entire weeks of letters, or just one, or what?

And, you know, isn't it rather strange that no one tried to fix her up with anyone? I mean, and Udney, what happened to him? I mean, he was in two or three episodes (The one where he hits on Sarah and then the Yorktown one at least), and he and James were buddies, surprisingly. shrugs I guess that they had the whole Sarah-liking-thing in common or something. Now, I can see why Moses wouldn't fix her up with someone. And Henri's too young. And James... Riiight. I can totally see him organizing a blind date for Sarah. And I mean, Ben's gone like half the series, so he's outta the question, and her mom's a continent away. But, of course, that brings up the fact that Sarah hangs out with guys every day. She's always around guys, like soldiers, and spies, and friends, and generals (coughBenedictArnoldcough)... And so it's surprising that none of them, except Udney, would be all "Dude, she's hot!" because they probably don't get to see many girls anyways. And that's another thing.

See, James and Sarah seem to have pretty much no friends outside of themselves, Moses, and Henri. I mean, they're teenagers, and even if it was the eighteenth century, they still have social lives. I mean, sure, there's Sybil Ludington, Joseph Plumb Martin, Udney Wolfe-Hutchinson, and the random people they know, but like all of them are generals or in the army, and they're all older, and hardly any of them reappear in episodes or have main roles. I mean, I realize that they're gone a lot, but they seem to have practically no friends in Philly. Henri has that Charles guy, but that's pretty much it.

And Moses, that poor guy. Okay, first he was a slave, and now he gets stuck running a newspaper, printing said newspaper, making critical decisions about said newspaper, taking care of said newspapers' owner's place, with probably no credit, and then he gets discriminated against while babysitting two teenagers and an eight-year-old. Man, his life is sad. He doesn't have a girlfriend, or really know anyone or have friends his own age. And we don't even KNOW how old he is. And then he's got a brother who's on the run, and now living in Canada, it's so sad that they never get to see him...

See, it's sad, all of the things they never talk about. And that's only half of the questions. Oh, yes, my point. I don't own Liberty's Kids. I do (somewhat) own "Irene", Stan the Man, Brendan, Ky, Laura, Lindy, Serena, Melissa, Silver, Mrs. Garden, and Bus 57. Anyways, like the fic, read it, review it. And if you read my long rant about Liberty's Kids, including things I didn't even know I thought, well, kudos to you patient people. Seriously. I'd give you a reward, but I can't, so, well, y'all (I am not from Texas, mind you) ROCK!

The class was long and tedious. Especially for James and Sarah, who didn't have a clue about any of it. They followed "Irene" because they had no idea what else they could do. She led them to Science, where they took notes quietly in the glow of the overhead. Needless to say, all of our heroes were bored stiff. Well, the overhead fascinated James. You know, he's always been a bit easily amused. But that is far beyond the point.

They went through the classes, and soon, the poor teens were bored out of their minds. Sarah and James met up with "Irene" in the hallway. She was making a mad dash for the door.

"Oh, hi guys," She panted.

Sarah rolled her eyes, trying to catch up with Irene, but failing miserably.

"Where are you going?" Sarah questioned.

James, who'd had some practice running, had no trouble keeping up with his futuristic friend. She looked back and then forward.

"Just follow me. I'll explain on the bus," She replied quickly, leaping on the aforementioned vehicle.

She hopped into the back seat enthusiastically. Sarah shrugged and sat next to her and James sat in the seat in front of them.

"So, what were you going to tell us?" James asked bluntly.

Their friend sighed and her eyes darted to the front of the bus.

"I want to start a revolution," She whispered.

James and Sarah gasped.

"Against the current government?" Sarah screeched.

Their friend looked around nervously. Fortunately, they were the only people on the bus. She shook her head.

"Not the federal or state government. The school government," She said in a hushed tone.

James and Sarah looked confused.

"What do we call you, and where are we going?" He asked quickly.

She sighed.

"In Spanish, call me Irene. When you're around other people, try not to call me by a name, for now, anyways. You can call me Independence or Haley. And we're going to my house," Haley, or Independence, shushed.

She then saw the bus driver appear, waving.

"Hi! Who are your friends?" Stan the Man, Haley's bus driver asked friendlily.

Haley smiled brightly.

"Oh, this is Jamie and Sarah, they're new here," Haley replied quickly.

Stan smiled at them and waved.

"Hi, I'm Stan," Stan introduced.

James and Sarah smiled awkwardly, waving hello. Soon, many other kids began to pile unto the bus.

A guy with semi-spiky blonde hair and brown eyes slid into the seat across the isle from Haley and Sarah. He wore jeans and a thick red coat. James looked at him with interest.

"Hi, who are you?" James asked enthusiastically.

The boy barely looked up from his book.

"Grissom again?" Haley asked, tilting her head to read the title.

The boy nodded. James frowned.

Next came a girl with shiny blonde hair that went slightly below her shoulders. She wore glasses over her blue eyes. She was wearing black button-up sweats and a yellow Sharka t-shirt with K-Swiss tennis shoes. The girl sat down in the seat in front of James. James and Sarah recognized her as Maria from their Spanish class.

"Hi! So, can you help me on my Spanish?" She asked Haley, pouting.

Haley nodded.

"Sure, Melissa!" She chirped enthusiastically.

Then she thought for a minute.

"Hey, Melissa! It's Friday, we don't have any!" Haley announced.

Melissa rolled her eyes and winced.

"Oops! I must've been thinking about some other homework!" Melissa apologized.

Sarah and James smiled. Melissa gave them a curious look.

"Hey! You two are in my Spanish class, aren't you? Anyways, I've got huge news about Cubed Ice!" Melissa grinned, directing the last part at Haley.

Haley's eyes lit up.

"What kind of news? Did you and Silver talk again? Has he finally realized that you like him?" Haley asked in a flurry.

Melissa nodded and was about to explain when a girl with dirty blonde braided hair and brown eyes slumped down in the seat across the aisle from her. She was wearing a pair of khaki cargos, tennis shoes, and a dark brown sweater. She started frantically searching through her backpack like a madwoman.

"Hey, Laura, what are you looking for?" Haley asked, concerned.

Laura sighed, still searching for it.

"Oh, I'm just trying to find the Social Studies Worksheet that Mrs. Garden assigned us for Monday. I just want to finish it so I don't have to do it later," Laura grunted.

Laura looked up briefly, shaking her head at James.

"You must be new," Laura assumed.

James nodded, semi-embarrassed.

"You got that right," James muttered.

Another girl came down the aisle, getting in Laura's seat. She had hair that was as dark as Haley's and brown/hazel eyes. Her hair was put up in a high ponytail atop her head that was secured by blue and green hair scrunchies. She was wearing a blue striped shirt under blue jean overalls with dirty sneakers and a blue coat.

"Hi! Who're you?" She asked happily, gesturing to our time-traveling friends.

Haley smiled.

"I can't believe I forgot to introduce you all! Uh, Sarah, Jamie, this is, in order of seats: Ky, Melissa, Laura, and Lindy," Haley said, very embarrassed.

Sarah and James nodded to all of them.

"Hi! It's wonderful to meet you!" Sarah said, beaming.

James nodded quietly.

"Yeah, it's nice to meet people," James grunted.

Sarah glared at him. Lindy looked at Sarah for a minute.

"Sara, are you from London?" Lindy asked Sarah curiously.

Sarah nodded, eyes dancing with joy.

"Yeah. I'm sort of an exchange student, you could say," Sarah replied, lying a little.

Lindy's grin grew.

"Oh, that's great! I lived in London for a long time. We moved back here towards the beginning of my fourth grade year. London's a great city!" Lindy sung.

Another girl piled unto the bus, looking harried. She tucked a strand of her short jet black hair behind her ear. The girl was Asian with brown eyes and she wore blue jeans and a purple shirt with a tan suede jacket and flip- flops. She all but threw her violin case into the seat next to Melissa, looking very worn out.

"I have so much homework," She remarked, with an interesting accent.

Everyone nodded. Their teachers had been slightly more evil with the homework load lately. At James and Sarah's inquisitive looks, Haley gestured towards the girl.

"Oh, that's Serena. Uh, Serena, this is Jamie and Sarah," Haley began.

Serena smiled.

"Nice to meet you two," Selena said, dropping her heavy backpack on the floor with a thud.

Sarah and James nodded back. Rain began to fall outside and Haley sighed.

"Thank God there's a game today! That way the football players won't be on the bus!" Haley said graciously.

The other girls nodded, all of them were tired of the big annoying football players. But then again, who wasn't. Everyone wondered when the bus would leave. The door to the bus was almost shut when a boy cried out for it to wait. He climbed on the bus, saluting Stan, before grasping the railing and climbing up the stairs.

He descended into the empty backseats, stopping directly before James.

"You're in my seat! Move now!" He snarled.

The boy had brownish-gray spiked up hair and bluish-green eyes. He was wearing light blue sports shorts and a blue short-sleeved shirt with white nikes. He was drenched and angry.

James looked up curiously at the guy. Haley rolled her eyes, sticking her head out from behind the seat, looking directly at James.

"You don't have to move, you know, Jamie," Haley argued.

James nodded, slightly apprehensive. The boy then turned to face his glare on Haley.

"Oh, hey Marge," He said in a dopey tone, "You think you're so cool, sitting in the backseat. Well, you're not!"

Haley rolled her eyes and Sarah looked afraid. Even Ky was looking curiously at them.

"Come on, Brendan, seriously. Just stop hassling him. He was sitting there first. And Rox' seat is open, anyways. She's cheerleading at the game. Her seat has a heater, you know," Haley reasoned.

Brendan rolled his eyes, and shrugged, sitting across the aisle from James and Haley. Sarah looked at Haley.

"Marge?" She asked, curious.

Haley looked angry.

"Don't ask," She groaned.

Sarah nodded, and started staring out the window. The bus began to move. Haley looked around curiously.

"I heard this story from my friend at lunch today," Haley began, immediately drawing Brendan, Sarah, and James' attention.

"She was in the nurse's office this morning, lying down, and this really dumb sixth grader came in. The nurse asked him why he was there and he said that he had eaten a pinecone," Haley continued, beginning to laugh.

Brendan started laughing, while James and Sarah were rightfully horrified.

"And so, the nurse asks him how big was it and he says small. So she calls the Poison Control Center and asks them. They just tell her to give him some crackers and wait for it to pass. So she does. Then she asks him why and he says that his teacher wanted them to use all five senses to describe the pinecones, including taste. And so he ate it. Can you believe that?" Haley finished, laughing hysterically.

Brendan, who is still laughing, shakes his head.

"Man, that kid is dumb. I say that we have a revolution against having dumb kids like that in our class! Who's with me?" Brendan yelled.

Melissa breaks the brief silence.

"67!" Melissa shouts randomly.

Everyone turned to stare at her for a moment. She blushed.

"Nah, Brendan. I say we start one against the teachers. There's what, 800 of us against like what, 50 of them? We could win!" Haley pondered.

Brendan thought for a moment.

"Could work," He groaned, hitting his head on his seat as the bus went over a bump, "Keep it on the road, Stan!"

It was then that they all saw it. The light. They prayed it would be green. Brendan's fists clenched. Serena picked up her violin case. Ky looked up from his book. Melissa crossed her fingers. Lindy bit her lip. James looked confused. Sarah concentrated out the window. Laura peeked above her seat. Haley swallowed.

"Gun it, Gun it!" Brendan and the younger kids chanted.

And gun it Stan did. The light was green and he sped across the bump. The people towards the front barely felt it, but our heroes did. Sarah bumped her head against the window. James fell into the aisle. Brendan's head bounced off the seat, window, and the metal of the bus, while he cursed in pain. Laura braced herself. Lindy let out a huge woop. Ky shrugged, avoiding hitting his head. Serena dropped her violin case back down and Marissa threw a hand in the air, as she passed her beloved's house. Haley grinned, flying up a few feet in the air, like the others, scolding Brendan for cursing, then smiling, satisfactorily.

The first stop came quickly and Ky and Lindy jumped off the bus. The bus drove past them in the rain and continued to the next stop, dropping off more younger kids. Then next stop was Laura's, and as she got off, Sarah moved into Ky's seat, while Serena took hers.

There was another stop and then Haley stood up. Melissa climbed off, with Haley, Sarah, and James behind her.

"Bye!" Haley said casually to Brendan and Serena, the only remaining eighth graders.

Haley became panicky as she walked to her house. She typed in the garage code combination and ushered James and Sarah inside, sighing. What a tiring day for the Mother of the Revolution.

- Loren ;

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