OMG! I'm back people! I bet you thought that I'd never write another chappie did you? Well, don't worry, I didn't forget about you. Work is just very time consuming, but I'm finally used to it, and I'm enjoying life alot more now that I have a car, WOO! True, it's a junker, but it goes fast and it gets from point A to point B without blowing up so it's all good.

Now that I have the hang of this work thing now I'm going to be making a big effort to keep updating as fast as I can for you all. And I am really sorry that I made you guys wait so long.

A woman in a smart, yet elegant business suit made her way swiftly down the crowded city streets, her stiletto heels making clicking sounds as they hit the pavement. Men gawked at her and women stared in jealousy as she walked with purpose, ignoring them all. Coming to a back alley she found her way to a hidden door and into to the room beyond.

Lit only by a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling, she saw a dark figure on the other side of the room. Damn, he always made it there before her. As she approached, she felt waves of power rolling off him, making her skin tingle.

"Katianna, why are you obsessed with their forms when ours is so superior?" came the ridiculously deep voice of the man in front of her, light glinting off his mechanical arm. She laughed a little.

"Well Alexius, if we walked around in our true forms then we wouldn't be able to accomplish our goals now would we?" she said and the form of the smart businesswoman melted away, leaving in her place a younger girl with short black hair that was up in spikes and was clad in tight form-fitting leather.

"And besides, it's fun," she grinned at him and pushed back his hood. "Here I am enjoying myself while you just chose your old form. Where's the fun in that?"

"Our job is not to have fun, but to only-"

"Fulfill our mission, I know." She gave a resigned sigh and took a step back. "So, what's next?"

"Infiltration. Observe but do not interact. I'll be in touch." And with that, a shadow swept around him and he was gone.

"Tsk, show off," she mumbled and walked out of the room and towards her new destination.

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Not that far away, Will Stronghold was glad that it was Friday. He took a step out his front door and fell flat on his face, remembering that he wasn't allowed to use his powers yet.

"Damn, just one more day and I'm done with this," he mumbled as he picked himself up off the sidewalk just in time to see the bus drive by. "Hey! Wait up!" he yelled as he took off after it. He would definitely have to get Fatima back for this.

"Hey hey, look who decided to join us," the white haired girl said when he finally made his way onto the bus. She could fly, but sometimes she liked to ride the bus so she could talk with the gang.

"Screw… you," he panted out and flopped down next to his girlfriend.

"Well that's not very nice," Fatima replied, folding her arms in front of her. "Besides, today's the last day and then you'll be home free."

"About freaking time," he said as the bus made it's usual jump into the air and took flight, heading towards Sky High.

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"First of all I would like to thank you for choosing our school to attend. We take pride in our excellence and I'm sure you'll fit right in here," principal Powers said to the transfer student who was standing in front of her. She had fiery red hair that was pulled into short pigtails and crystal blue eyes. She was wearing a blue logo T-shirt with gold writing on it, and baggy jeans with the same color trim. Adorning her head was a black sock hat whose rim had a pattern that looked like piano keys. A yellow star dangled from a white beaded bracelet around her left wrist as she accepted her schedule and looked it over.

"Now, we're just about to start the day so you'll be heading to your homeroom first. I hope you enjoy it here Katianna."

"I'm sure I will," she said with a smirk and walked off down the halls.

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"Hey, you ok?" Warren asked as Fatima looked behind her for the fifth time since they had started their walk to the cafeteria.

"Sorry, it's just…" she looked again, "I've felt like someone's been watching me all day now. It's got to be more than just paranoia."

"You're probably just anticipating Will's retaliation," he replied as they sat down at their table. "Because you know he's going to try something."

"I suppose you're right…" she said, not altogether convinced, but decided to try to think about something else.

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Perhaps it's time we find out what she's capable of… Alexius' words ran through Katianna's head as she walked through the halls after he had contacted her. It was close to the end of the day before she found exactly what she needed.

Johnny Legs threw a freshmen into their locker and closed it while Whip stood close by, holding another freshmen upside down with one hand, and picking up the money falling to the floor with the other.

"Hi, are you Legs?" he heard a voice from behind him and turned to see a girl with fire red pigtails under a black sock hat. She had a shy look on her face.

"What's it to you?" he replied, cracking his knuckles in an intimidating manner.

"Well, I don't know if you've heard, but that Will Stronghold has been talking some real crap about you lately," she said innocently.

"Stronghold huh? What's he been saying?" Katianna smiled on the inside.

"Well…"

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"STRONGHOLD!"

Will and the rest of the gang turned to see what was going on. They had been walking outside toward the busses when they had heard the accusatory yell. They could now see Legs and Whip making their way towards them, knocking everyone out of their way forcefully.

"You think you can talk shit about me and get away with it?" Legs demanded. Zack patted Will on the shoulder.

"Good luck dude," he said and ran away towards his bus. Magenta and Ethan quickly followed, calling for him to wait up. Will looked at Fatima who was standing next to him.

"I suppose since the school day is technically over," she said in a resigned tone. "Go on then." Will approached Legs cautiously, not wanting to provoke an attack.

"You think you can just say anything you want and get away with it! Well you got another thing comin' Stronghold," Legs said, pushing him back a little ways.

"Hey man, I don't know what you're talking ab-," he started, but Legs jumped up and kicked him squarely in the chest with both feet, sending Will flying off the edge of the school. Warren powered up and Fatima stood at the ready. If these guys were looking for a fight, they could help entertain them as well.

Flames and wind and people were flying before anyone could blink. Fatima barely kept herself from slamming into the wall and smashed an air wall forcefully into Whip who had thrown her. He picked himself up and wrapped an arm around her waist securely and slammed her to the ground. Before she had a chance to retaliate however, a fireball came out of nowhere and knocked him off his feet. The arm around Fatima's waist loosened as two more were thrown. She looked up and saw that while Will was grappling with Legs, Warren had Whip by the collar and punched him squarely in the jaw, sending him reeling back. He ignited his arms and growled with a look in his eyes that she had never seen before. Just as he was about to attack with full force she saw principal Powers on the front steps of the school, making her way over to them swiftly.

"Warren, no!" Fatima yelled and snuffed his flames out a little too harshly, but it got the point across.

"Now what is going on here?" Powers demanded. Legs flew screaming through the air and landed with a thud in front of her. All eyes turned toward Will who had thrown him.

"Oops…" he said nervously, and gave a weak smile.

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"Hey, you ok?" Warren asked as he saw Fatima pause and place a hand on her chest. She looked over and smiled at him after taking a deep breath.

"Just a little out of breath, that's all," she waved it off. They all continued down the hall towards the detention room, led by principal Powers.

"I don't see why I get detention too, I wasn't even in the fight," Layla complained. "If I had been, at least I would have known when to quit." Everyone gave Will dirty looks.

"Speaking of which," Warren glanced sidelong at Fatima. "Thanks for the heads up, but you could have been a little more gentle." She shrugged.

"Sorry about that, in the heat of the moment you know… no pun intended."

"Hey, that reminds me," Will said. "How were you able to do that fire trick in your Save the Citizen match?" Everyone turned on her, curious for an answer.

"Well, it's actually pretty simple. See, when air is condensed enough, it becomes highly flammable. And as we've all seen I can do just about anything with air. Now, once I've manipulated the air enough, all I need is one spark and foom!" she made a dramatic hand gesture, "Instant flamethrower." She smiled. "But I have to be very careful once it's lit though. In theory I could cause a chain reaction that would burn up the atmosphere… and that would be bad." Everyone stood open-mouthed for a second before principal Powers spoke up.

"Quiet down and get in," she said sternly and they began to file inside the blindingly white room. "I'll decide your punishment later. For now just stay in there and think about what you've done. I expected more from some of you." And with that the door closed and she walked away down the hall.

"Well that's certainly not us," Legs said sarcastically as he and Whip sat down. Everyone glared at them.

"Hey, you're the ones who started all this," Will said. "Right Fatima?" he said but froze when he looked over at her. She was leaning up against the door with a hand against her chest, and a look of sheer pain on her face. Her legs started to buckle and Will went to catch her, but Warren was there in an instant, a look of worry on his face. Fatima looked around at everyone that was now crowded around her as she gasped for air, but her lungs felt like they were on fire. The edges of her vision were starting to blur and still she couldn't get any air in. The sounds of her friends pounding on the door and calling for help sounded far away as her world became darker. The last thing she saw was Warren telling her to hold on before everything went black.

Bwa-ha-ha! Before you start fussing, I've already started the next chapter. And don't worry, I've still got a ways to go so I can't kill off the main character... yet. Haha, just kidding!dodges rocks being thrown