(A/N: Hey all, well here is chapter 2, unfortunatly I have to take a week break due to a trip, but I will have a chpter done when i get back. Now, if you want your character in, please feel free to tell me. I'd be happy to, and honored to. Lastly lt. commander richie ... here ya go.) (Edit: In order to make my story fit in with a few more characters...i just raise Will and co one more year...to junior)

Chapter 2: On a Higher Path

"Two roads diverged in a wood / And I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference."

-Robert Frost Road Less Traveled

Kevin moved down the sidewalk, having his destination 2 blocks away. Even though they were his parents, he sorely wished he had parents like the Commander and Jetstream. This made him envious of… what's his name… Will or something like that. Sighing, he made his way to the corner he was told to go to. He really hadn't heard much about his new high school, just that it was a place for heroes. Already there were 3 people there. Just standing. Kevin recognized one of them, and started the ritual of greeting.

"Chris? Hey what are you doing here?"

"I figured I see you here, Kev, after middle school. Well I am a super."

This was a shock. He knew Chris since 5th grade, but never once did he notice anything different. But then again, there probably weren't many young heroes who showed themselves off to the world accidentally by setting a tornado on a few bullies. Kevin smiled. "I had no idea, what's you power?"

Chris's smile vanished, his face suddenly solemn. "Uh, I'll tell you on the bus, remember we are suppose to keep this secret room the neighborhood."

The other two boys moved in, and greeted themselves, taking the silence as a hint to change the subject. The first one was a dark guy, with glasses. He was rather nerdy-looking. But still, he held out his hand and greeted Kevin.

"Hi, I'm Ethan, junior hero support."

Kevin took the hand. "Hero support?"

Ethan nodded. "Well, I guess the popular term is sidekick. At school you're put into 2 tracks: Hero, or Hero Support. Though nowadays, the school has been changing it after Homecoming 2 years ago."

"What?"

The 4th boy took the time to snap the conversation for now. "Hi, I'm Richard Canis, and that's the bus, I think," he said, pointing off in the distance.

Sure enough, here it came, a yellow bus, with nothing indicating a district, a school, heck, all it said was School Bus. Kevin wasn't sure what to do, but went up to it anyways. The door opened, revealing a prominent looking guy, wearing an orange hat with a blank patch and a blank white uniform shirt. With a big smile, and a greeting, Kevin walked up the steps and started to ask him a question.

"Hey, is this the bus to Sk-"

Ron raised his hand in silence, muttered something about "every year" and "always new freshman," and closed the door, cutting off the others out side. Ron's mood changed.

"Do you really want to let every villain here know about us? Or did you forget that Sky High isn't suppose to exist?" Kevin was taken back by this. Ron changed his mood, and was once again the jolly 'ol bus driver again. "Yes this is, now go take your seat, we have a few more stops along the way." He opened the door again for the other three as Kevin moved back. As Ethan got on, he immediately started a conversation with the driver, as least for a bit till he was told to go back with a laugh.

Kevin sat down at a seat towards the back, and Chris sat next to him. The bus started rumbling down, making turns and such through the neighborhood. Chris turned to Kevin.

"So, you wanted to know my power? I can manipulate sound waves, and cause them to start destruction and stuff." Kevin took that time to notice the guitar in his lap.

"Is that why you brought a guitar with you?" he asked. Chris smiled.

"That, and I know how boring things get around there, except when there is a fight." Kevin shook his head, and felt himself get heavier as the bus came to a stop. People were looking at the windows, obviously curious about the kids outside. Kevin was on the other side of the bus, so the fact that he was next to the window was irrelevant, plus he couldn't see what was going on. Chris was obviously was curious as the others, and was gazing out the window, when he eyes blew up. Kevin smirked, "What's up?"

Chris turned. "It's him, Will Stronghold!"

Kevin turned to the front, where the bus driver, who Kevin found out was named Ron Wilson, opened the door and greeted then, even going as far as getting up out of his seat to shake hands with Will. Behind him was a beautiful redheaded almost hippie-looking girl, wearing all green. Behind her was a tall guy with yellowish blond hair, and behind him was a girl with orange and black hair, a red tube top, which exposed her midriff, a short black skirt with several skulls and orange lace on it, and a leather jacket full of spikes. Almost immediately, Kevin got the sense that she's wasn't the kind of girl you see smelling flowers, more like smashing them. Kevin watched her go to the very back of the bus, sat down, and immersed herself in a book. Kevin turned back and was once again hooked on the appearance of the redhead girl. Chris nudges him and just shook his head. Kevin took notice of his friend and could get her out of his mind.

"Chris, who is she?"

"Don't even think about it"

"Just tell me who she is."

"Fine, that's Layla. Junior. Will's girlfriend."

"What?"

"Dude, trust me, they say she liked him since childhood, and after the events of that homecoming, Will realized that and started going out with her. C'mon, you have a better chance with that girl then with her." He said pointing to the girl in the back, who looked up at her book long enough to retort back.

"Hey, you better curl that finger back, or I'll roast it off your hand." She said, before turning back to the book."

Kevin turned back, and occupied his time fogging and unfogging the window. Halfway through picking people up, Kevin got Chris to tell him the tale of Sky High, the stuff that everyone knew but him. Kevin continued his play with the window, at least once making it rain. It wasn't until a voice came to him that he snapped out of his trance.

"Hey, that's pretty impressive."

Kevin looked up in front to see the redhe- I mean Layla, sitting in front of him, with her and her boyfriend looking at him.

"So, you control fog or something?" she asked, a smile on her face.

"Something like that, I can create and control weather… though I'm not quite sure about the control."

Chris smirked. "I'll say."

Will in turn asked, "What do you mean?"

Before Kevin could answer, Chris took the lead. "This is the guy responsible for the middle school tornado last year."

Layla eyes went wide. "That was you?"

Kevin would have been fine, till the tall guy who was sitting across from Will perked up. "Layla, what was who?"

Pretty soon the whole bus knew Kevin's story, a tiny bit exaggerated by Chris before. Kevin looked around, people all over the bus were talking, some watching him, except for the girl in the back, and this blind girl who came on the bus last, who as soon as she heard seemed to eye him suspiciously. Eye me suspiciously. Even the thought sounded offensive to her, though she didn't hear a thing. Kevin already felt bad, and he felt worst, she cocked her head, noticing something different. Shit, she's a telepathic. Now he knew she had to have known, she's probably ready to kill him, or something. Kevin slipped back to his seat, just in time for belts to come out and strap him in. Kevin looked out the window, and saw that they were on a highway ramp… yet the ramp wasn't finished. The bus veered off, and started to drop. This was not he wanted to die, but also didn't want to use his power to save them, he might lose control. Layla must have noticed it, for she turned around and immediately spoke to Kevin.

"Don't do anything, relax, this is what is suppose to happen. Watch the back."

Kevin stopped and turned around, sure enough, he could see the back extending and changing, creating a shuttle-like appearance, before the rocket engines ignited and thrusted the rocket forward and up. All the freshmen were screaming, except for him, having Layla's comforting words. Will turned around and smiled, "Fun, huh?"

After what seemed like hours, most of which was spent with Kevin making funny things in the clouds to make his new friends laugh, Ron Wilson: Bus Driver made the announcement of Sky High, and Kevin could see it clearly, an island of paradise in the clouds… except that it was the complete opposite of paradise. The bus set down with a thud and Ron Wilson started herding kids out. Kevin and Chris got out with Will and Layla. Pretty soon it was Kevin and Chris, with Richard behind them, and Ethan, Will, Layla and her group. After a quick introduction where Kevin met Zack, the tall kid, and Magenta, a girl with purple hair, and yet another color theme, this time of purple, Kevin also met Warren, a tall, gothic like loner… except with friends, and a cool personality despite his pyro power. He did bring a striking resemblance to the girl in the back, before he noticed that he was also on the bus.

"Ok, so you guys need to go over there, and then they will take you to power placement. If you make hero, you're with me. Hero Support, you're with Ethan and Layla." Will explained. "You better go now, and so should we. Later!"

Kevin and his group followed them to a point, when they broke off to be with the other freshmen. Chris looked at Kevin, and took him aside.

"I know you to well, don't even think about it."

"What?"

"You're planning on washing out of the power placement thingy, just to be with Layla."

"So… I mean, no."

"Don't do it man, I bet you anything the faculty already knows about you. You got potential, ok?"

"I don't care."

"Look Kevin, don't mess up your future for a girl who if her boyfriend found out, you would be dead. C'mon, he's the guy who beat Royal Pain last year man, live up to your potential."

"Hey if what you told was true, then why didn't Layla make hero? I mean her power are more than a match for most kids."

"She also refused to do power placement. All right? Don't ruin this."

"Alright, I'll do my best, like a good boy scout."

Then a senior came in, and escorted them to the gym, all the while Kevin debated in his head. Hero? Or Sidekick? Hero? Or Sidekick?…