Chapter 3 The Break In
The next day Warren woke up in his bed, tucked in and everything. He rose and saw a note from his mother: Warren, I put you in bed last night and changed you as well. I put your jacket on the chair. I had to go out early. Love Mom
He looked down at his clothes. He was wearing a shirt with little flames on it and pajama bottoms that had motorcycles. He though about where he has gotten them, then he remembered that his dad had given them to him for his birthday last year. He had never actually worn them until now.
Slowly he got up, got dressed, and got ready. He ate his breakfeast pretty quick and went to his bus stop. The bus came and Warren got on. He walked to the back of the bus. He was used to sitting in the back, all his other friends were riding a different bus. Warren watched as they soared to the sky. Everyone was staring at him, more than usual.
Finally the bus got to Sky High. Warren joined up with his friends. They were acting particularly weird.
"Warren," Will said with a little fear in his voice. "Did you see the news last night?" Warren nodded. He was telling the truth, but he had fallen a sleep. Will nodded and kept quiet. Warren went through his day and finally it came to lunch. But before he got there Principal Powers stopped him.
"Warren, may I have a word with you in my office?" Warren didn't have to answer, because she started walking and he followed. They got to her office and sat down. "Now Warren did you see the news?" Again Warren nodded. "So, you saw that your father broke out of jail?" That hit Warren hard. His father had broken out of jail!
"My father did what?" Warren couldn't belive it, he wouldn't believe it.
"I'm sorry Warren, but he broke out of jail yesterday. The guards searched his room and found his diary. In it was hundreds of passages about you." Warren stared at her in shock. She fumbled in her desk and pulled out a pretty thick black book. "Here, you can look at it in here for a while." Powers left Warren to read. Carefully Warren opened it to the last page and read:
I have found a way to get out of this hell hole. Soon I'll be seeing my son Warren again. I have waited for the day that he will join me. He'll be reluctant at first, I'm sure, but once we bond he'll get it for sure. I don't know what he looks like but once I find out then I'm sure I'll find him. I know he has his mother's powers from his mother telling me. She visted me once and told me I would never in a million years let you get your greedy hands on him. She knows that he means the world to me and I'm more than certain she poisined his mind against me. I'll teach him that his mother is wrong.
Warren reread the passage. His father wanted him. But then he found the last page and read:
That Bitch! She changed Warren's last name from Battle to Peace. The nerve in that woman. I had a visit form a team mate and he told me this information. Sadly he couldn't get a picture of him, but he said that he looked a lot like me. But, I'll have to teach him who his enemies are. Friends with Will Stronghold. Never in a million years will I ever forgive Steve for what he did to me, taking my family from me! I swear I'll get my revenge. Warren won't expect when I'll come, but he'll be surprised!
Warren slamed it shut. He couldn't read no more. His father was obsessed with him. But then he thought maybe he'd find a page without his name mentioned. So he read the page dated on his birthday.
Today is Warren's birthday! I know he's too old for pajamas but I sent him a shirt with flames and pants with motorcycles. But nothing could compare to the most wonderful gift I could give him. I gave him a leather jacket. I use to wear it when I was young and now I hear he wears it all the time. I bet his mom didn't even give him the birthday card I sent him. It was one that I personally made. Being in Solitary, you learn to draw real good. I hope Warren has an awesome birthday!
Warren flipped the pages. Every page had his name on it. Finally he slamed it shut and threw it on the principal's desk. He had tears in his eyes from reading the last passage. Warren had never gotten a card from his father. Regaurdless, he still hated his father for all that he had done. The principal finally came back in.
"Are you okay Warren? You've been in here through lunch and now Coach Boomer is wanting you for save the citizen. Do you think you can stand that? You won't even have to change." Warren slowly made his way to the gym. He got there to see Ethan and Zack fighting two senior boys. The two sidekicks didn't stand a chance.
Finally they were beaten. Now the boys picked two freshmen boys. The fight got under way when suddenly there was a loud bang. The gym wall that led to the outside had been blown up. Warren saw bright white lights that looked like electicity. Slowly a man with sholder length black hair with yellow streaks emerged. He stepped forward with a bunch of villans behind him.
Warren's heart sank, he knew who it was. This man was was his father, Baron Battle.