The Sound of Music

Chapter 3: A New Hero

We all sat back down. Mr. Medulla handed out a review test to see what we remembered over the summer. I was on question #55 when there was a knock at the door. Jessica Tetrachord walked in.

"Excuse me miss but shouldn't you be with the freshmen class?" asked Medulla.

"No," she handed him a slip of paper.

Medulla read it quickly. "Alright, the only seat empty is the one next to Mr. Stronghold." He gestured at me.

She nodded and walked quietly over to my desk. She set her bag down and sat in Layla's old seat. Medulla brought over a copy of the test. She took out a pencil and started. I wondered how on earth she would ever pass this test.

I didn't have time to dwell on this tho. I needed to finish my own test. We both finished right before the bell. We handed in our papers as we left. "Where are you off to next?" I asked.

She looked at her schedule. "Umm, it looks like Superhero History with Mr. Cray."

"That's where I'm headed too. My other friends are in the same class so you'll get a chance to meet them." I said. I lead her through the maze of hallways to Cray's classroom. She handed him a paper as well and I lead her over to my friends.

"Jessie this is Zach, Magenta, and Ethan."

"Hiya," She sat down in Layla's empty seat. The others quickly looked at me to see what I thought of this. I made it clear that I was ok with this. "So what are your powers?"

"I glow." Said Zach.

"I melt." Said Ethan.

"I shape shift… into a guinea pig." Said Magenta.

"Fun," then she turned to look at me. "I didn't get a chance to ask you that question."

"I thought you already knew. Most superheros and hero support know."

"Well, I've lived a sheltered life so to speak."

I smiled. There was something about her that just made me smile. "I'm supper strong and I can fly."

"You can fly! I've always wanted to fly. But then again I've very happy with what I've got." She said enthusiastically.

"Yeah that was awesome!" said Zach. "What was it?"

"That's actually only one of my powers."

"You have more than one power too?" I asked astonished.

"They all have to do with the Great Arts. What you saw is what I call Supercharging music, when i sing i can make people feel or think whatever i want them to, I can also draw something then make it come to life, and if I'm acting I can become who I'm pretending to be, almost like a shapeshifter."

"Wow," I said astonished. I wanted to ask her more but Mr. Cray then started class.

At the end of class we were given an assignment. "You are to have the same partner as last year." And to Jessie and me he said. "Since you no longer have a partner Mr. Stronghold I'm going to pare you with Miss. Tetrachord."

Then the bell rang and it was off to lunch. "Hey come with us." I said once we left.

"Ok, but let me go to my locker first." I told the other's we'd meet up with them in the cafeteria. It took Jessie three times to open her locker. "Sorry not very good at these combo locks."

She had just put her stiff away when her cell phone rang. It played 'Seasons of Love'. Jessie hurried to pick it up. "Hello?" I could only hear mumbling but I saw the color drain from her face as she listened. "Ok I'll be there as soon as possible." She hung up.

"Change of plans. Where's the office?"