I'll answer the reviewers:

To moonjava: Thank you.

To Agent Silver: You're not coming up until a little later, though. In the story, you're a high school freshman.

To Crys Skywalker: Keep reading, keep reading.

To evillittlegurlie: I'll try to consider it.

Off to the story! Read and review!

Chapter 2: The New Teacher

The students filed into class. There was no teacher in the classroom. The students waited…

And waited…

And waited…

And waited more…

And waited some more…

And for a nice change of pace, waited!

Veronica looked at her gold wristwatch. "Ten minutes! Ten minutes and the new teacher still isn't here yet! I can't believe I'm being treated this way! My time is valuable you know!"

Betty Cooper rolled her eyes. "Come on, we both know that as soon as he gets here and starts lecturing you'll adjust your makeup."

"Me? I never adjust my makeup during class!" Veronica exclaimed. "I call my maid on my cell phone and have her do it for me!"

"Ah, for the life of the heiress." Betty rolled her eyes again.

Meanwhile, everyone else was engaging in a last hurrah of pranks before the new teacher came in. Archie was flying paper airplanes. Reggie was adding superglue and thumbtacks to the teacher's chair, as the janitor, Mr. Svenson, had already removed the last batch. Moose stuck gum in the pencil sharpener. Midge pulled her fainting act. Everyone made up funny names to put on the roll call sheet. Only four people did not participate. Veronica, thinking herself above such petty ribaldry, was filing her fingernails. Dilton and Betty were each reading a book. And of course Jughead was eating.

"The last thumbtack's in place!" laughed Reggie. "Won't that teacher get a real surprise when he goes to sit down!"

The doorknob clicked.

"Oh shit! Everyone back to the seats! The new guy's here!" Reggie yelled.

And the new teacher strode in the classroom. He was unlike any science teacher they'd ever seen before.

He was of average height, heavyset without being fat, with unkempt chestnut brown hair. He wore a very long green trench coat, a black button-down shirt, and black slacks. He had a long, straight nose, and he was wearing dark sunglasses.

One of the first things he did was to push the thumbtack-filled chair out of the way. The next thing he did was pick up the chalk and write his name on the blackboard.

Dr. Octavius.