This is a sort of continuation of the last one-shot
*I edited the name of Soundwave because I just now realized I was using the feminine spelling of the name Jesse*
Maple had been friends with Soundwave for years, now, even before the Renegades.
And yet, it had been awhile since he has seen Soundwave so angry.
It was about an hour after the trials ended, and Soundwave and Maple were hanging out in Maple's room.
"Why are you so mad?" Maple asked, sitting on his swivel chair as Soundwave seethed on his bed.
"Because. Nova. I wanted her on our team." Soundwave replied.
"Well, she picked Sketch."
"Yeah, I was there, Oliver," Jesse said. Oliver was Maple's real name, and when the two boys were hanging out together, they used their civilian names.
Oliver huffed. He hated when Jesse did that.
"I know I'm not the smartest, but don't snap at me like that." He said.
Jesse's face softened. "I'm sorry, Ollie. I just... I thought Nova was awesome. And so pretty. I thought that maybe I'd actually have a chance with her. As you know, my experience with girls isn't great."
Jesse's mom was a doting parent and if Jessie so much as smiled at a girl, Jessie's mom took it to the extreme and tried to pair them together, always scaring the girl away. "I thought if she were a renegade, it would be different. No way a renegade would be scared of my mom, right?"
Maple shrugged. Lightsaber, or Maria, and Magnitude, or Alice, didn't seem scared of Jesse's mom, but that might just be because they're also friends with Jesse and had known him forever just like Oliver did.
"You're so lucky. Your mom is so chill," Jesse sighed.
"It doesn't matter much. I've only ever really liked two girls. One in second grade and one now."
"Really? Who?" Jesse asked.
Oliver widened his eyes.
He hasn't told anyone about his new crush.
"You wouldn't know her," Oliver replied, through he was 99% sure he's seen her around. Every renegade has.
"It is Lightsaber?"
"Ew, no! She's like a sister to me." Oliver said. "Back to you. Why don't you try to date another renegade? Danna's pretty."
"And I'm pretty sure Danna likes girls. She hasn't come out, but it wouldn't surprise me. And besides, no other renegade looks like Nova. She's so cute but also ruthless.
Oliver shrugged. "I wish I knew what to say, man."
"We're gonna get Everhart back." Jesse stated.
"What?" Oliver asked, shocked and sure he heard Jessie wrong.
"Yeah. He got Nova. We deserve something." Jessie added.
"Dude, no. First of all, your mom loves Adrian and would kill you, and second of all, my crush would be very disappointed in me." Oliver said.
"If not you, I'll get Maria or Alice."
"Maria and Alice would never. Cause they're not impulsive."
"Everyone knows you're impulsive, Oliver. They'd expect these behaviors from you, so why not? I'm sure your girlfriend would get over it..."
"She's not my girlfriend. Yet." Oliver interjected.
"That's not important. Adrian thinks he's so great because he's the son of the council leaders and the Golden Boy Poster Child for the Renegades. But we'll show him. We'll put him in his place." Jessie said.
"It's not a good idea, Jessie. Why not try to steal Nova's heart? That way you'll get the girl and Adrian won't get hurt."
"I wouldn't hurt Adrian..."
"You would. Besides, Adrian might not like Nova. Maybe he just wanted her on his team. Like Danna and Ruby. He doesn't like them."
"I felt something. I felt the chemistry when Adrian helped her up. He does like her. And him and Nova will spend a lot of time with each other. I'm sure they'll develop something before I can swipe her."
"Come on, Jessie..."
"No. I can't get to Nova in time. I'll just have to get revenge on Adrian."
"Jesse... hey, have you heard of the Renegades fan club? Those girls would do anything for you and I'm sure it would take more than your crazy well-meaning mom to scare them away." Oliver said.
"I've heard of them. Everyone has. They're relatively new, though. I'm sure there's not a lot of girls there quite yet."
"There is." Oliver stated.
"How do you know?" Jessie inquired.
"Well, I mean, I assume..." Oliver replied.
In all honestly, Oliver just heard about them himself from a poster on one of the bulletin boards next to the arena.
"Wasn't it started by a girl?" Oliver asked, though he knew the answer. The poster had a picture of the leader and her contact information. Oliver knew her as the Grocery Store Girl. She told him that Maple was one of her favorites. It made him blush every time he helped his dad shop.
"I don't know. Why do you know so much? You can't even be part of the club. It's for non-renegades."
"I know that. But still. I know the leader. I can ask her for the names of the girls in the club and you could go chasing them and leave Sketch's team alone. Please, Jessie." Oliver pleaded.
"No. I want Nova and only Nova." Jessie snapped.
Oliver sighed.
Oliver's mom knocked on the door.
"Come in," Oliver shouted.
His mom opened the door, her wheelchair blocking the door frame.
His mom used to be a renegade, and she got hurt in the process and was now paralyzed from the waist down. Despite that, she wasn't nearly as overprotective as Jesse's mom and gave Oliver a lot of freedom. Oliver's dad was always great at splitting up housework and co-parenting, but when she became paralyzed, he got even better. It took his mom some time to adjust and stop feeling depressed, but ever since she got a work-from-home job and made the house wheelchair-approved, she's been doing better.
"Jesse, your sister's here to pick you up."
Jesse was old enough to get his driver's license, but it was another thing his mom didn't let him do until he was eighteen. It was the same way for his sister, Lucy, who was nineteen and got hers the year prior. Seeing as Jessie was seventeen, he still needed to wait another year.
"Jesse, just, please promise me that you won't do anything stupid." Oliver pleaded.
"Me? Stupid? Pfft," Jessie said as Oliver's mom moved aside to let Jesse through.
Kelly, Oliver's mom, waited for the sound of the door closing to speak.
"I know that look, Ollie," She said, pushing herself through the doorway.
"Something happened at the trials. Soundwave is angry and..."
"What happened?" Kelly asked.
"Jesse accepted a girl onto our team. But so did Sketch. She chose Sketch's team."
"The Everhart boy?"
"Yes."
"Aren't you friends with him? You went to school together." Kelly said.
That again, was true. Oliver was Adrian's age, eighteen. Oliver was the oldest member on his team, Jessie was second, at seventeen. Both Maria and Alice were sixteen.
"I am friends with him, and it's frustrating because Jesse is really upset. I guess he really liked Nova. And he's mad and wants to get revenge on Adrian," Oliver said.
"Revenge? Over a girl? Damn, that boy escalates quickly."
"I want to remain Adrian's friend, but Jesse wants me to help him." Oliver continued.
"Well, Ollie, I raised you to be a kind person above all things. I know you'll do what you think is right," Kelly said.
"I tried, mom. I tried to divert his attention, begged him not to be impulsive. I tried everything. I even offered to speak to Grocery Store Girl about the girls in her new club. He didn't listen." Oliver said.
"You've been friends with Jesse ever since you and he met at that playground, and you knew from the start that he was impulsive. You've dealt with it before. You can deal with it now," Oliver's mother spoke.
Oliver sighed.
"You're right, mom." Oliver finally said.
"Of course I am. Now, your father just got back from the store. Help him bring in the groceries."
"He went without me?"
"You had company over, dear." Kelly replied.
Oliver hopped off his chair to help his father.
He was hungry, and the sooner he helped his dad, the sooner dinner would be on the table.
"Who cooks tonight?" Oliver asked. The small family took turns cooking. Last night, his mom cooked.
"It's your turn," Kelly replied.
"Oh shoot, I forgot. And we need spaghetti. Well, better get to the store," Oliver said abruptly, grabbing the keys just as his father brought in the frozen foods.
"What is that boy doing?" Austin, Oliver's dad, asked, setting the groceries down.
"Needs spaghetti noodles," Kelly said.
"But I just bought noodles. I always do. Oliver knows that." Austin said.
He sighed. "Well, at least I brought all the frozen foods in."
"He won't be going far," Kelly said.
"Why is that?"
"He forgot his wallet," She replied, pointing to the coffee table, where Oliver's wallet sat.
So, unknowingly the Renegades Trials became a continuation of one-shots without much romance between Nova and Adrian.
But it's coming.
Anyway, what does Soundwave have in mind?
Full disclosure, I have no idea myself. I'm bad at revenge. But I'm sure I'll figure something out, even if I have to google it.
Any idea who Oliver's crush is? It's not any of his teammates, Alice is a lesbian and Lightsaber is like his little sister.
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