Title: Mother Nature's Call

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Sky High characters, and include some of my own in this work. All but the characters in the movie are mine.

Feedback: Guys, I really appreciate your feedback and reviews. I'm not sure about Warren being in the same grade as the others. He's a year older, so it makes sense to me that he'd be in grade higher. I took out the reference to him being a junior though, just in case.

Synopsis: Sophomore year comes quickly for Will and friends. When trouble arises from student transfers, members of the small group of friends are faced with difficult choices.

Mother Nature's Call

Chapter Twelve: Heroes Once Again

Majenta ran to hug Zach as Lana ran towards Layla. As the mother and daughter reunited, they held each other tight. Lana looked around the cafeteria before bending on one knee in front of Layla.

"Layla sweetie, I'm so proud of you. I'm so sorry I put you in the middle of this." Lana said, hugging her girl once again.

"It's not how I imagined working with you on an assignment to save the world mom, but it's okay. I'm just happy its over." Layla smiled. She surveyed the lunchroom. The Commander and Jetstream were glancing at them as they moved to take care of Gray and his men. Lana knew what the two superheroes thought of her. Her cover had been extremely effective. Only her boss knew of her assignment. To everyone else, her betrayal was real. She walked over towards Blackwidow and called the panther off of Gray to assist the two. While the Commander tied the supervillian up, she explained.

"I'm sorry for the deception, Commander, Jetstream. My assignment was clear, I had to help bring Gray down and enlist my daughter's assistence." Lana flinched from the look Jetstream gave her.

"You used your own child. I could never do that." Will heard his mother's harsh comment and walked towards her. Some of the superheroes began waking up, and as they did so they helped take Gray and his buddies out of the school towards a nice cozy jail cell.

"What about the Stronghold three, mom?" Will asked, watching his mother's eyes pop slightly in surprise.

"Well..." As much as she wanted to say it was different, Jetstream couldn't force the words from her mouth. Instead she looked at Lana and saw the loving arm she had wrapped around Layla. It must have been a tough assignment for her. Jetstream decided to listen to heart on this one.

"I'm sorry Lana, I know it couldn't have been easy." Layla's mother smiled gratefully and began helping the others in the cafeteria, adults and kids alike. The Commander just smiled gratefully and joined her, along with Jetstream. Layla turned in time to be engulfed in a hug.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Will said, looking her over carefully. Grinning, Layla found herself doing the same for Will, and Warren, and Ethan. She congratulated Zach for his excellent punch, hugged Warren for his fantastic aim, and kissed Will for the strength of his trust. The group of friends sat on the floor together and laughed at their great victory.

"Okay Layla, you have to tell us everything!" Majenta said, genuinely pleased that things were getting back to normal. She filled them in on all the details, leaving nothing out, and smiled at the strength of their friendship. Finishing her story, the red head looked around the group, hearing Principle Powers giving orders to faculty and students alike in the background.

"Guys, you are the greatest friends a girl could have." Layla said, squeezing Will's hand gratefully.

"Come on Heroes, school isn't over." Principle Powers said to the group of close friends. They each stood up, slowly, reluctant to separate and go to their different classes. Layla smiled and finally took the lead, searching the room for her backpack before heading out. "Hold up there, kids. You all have new assignments." Principle Powers smiled as she handed slips of paper to Layla, Zach, Ethan and Majenta. Each of them looked down and grinned. The slip of paper had a new class schedule, and at the top read "Hero."

The End