Author's Note: I'd like to apologize for the long delay. I've been in school for the winter and spring quarter, now I'm free for the summer. And then I started working on other stories.
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Chapter 5
Bella waited outside the nurse's office for Will. When he came out, Bella caught up with him.
"Hey are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright;" Will replied.
"I know you're down about not having any powers, but it won't always be this way." Bella assured.
"Easy for you to say," Will snapped. "You started flying at an early age. And then you inherited Mom's fighting skills."
"Excuse me; I noticed you didn't have Mom's flying or Dad's super-strength. There's no need to get defensive." Bella shot back.
"Bella…" Will started to say.
"You know Will; I hope you do get powers so that you won't resent me. It's not my fault I got them first."
With that, Bella walked away.
Will sighed, feeling guilty about the harsh things he said to his sister.
For the rest of the day, the Stronghold twins didn't say a word to each other.
Ron drops them off and they went inside the house. Their parents were already home.
"There they are!" Steve said enthusiastically.
"Hey," Josie greeted them. "How'd it go?"
"Dad we need to talk," said Will.
"A little hero-to-hero talk?" Steve asked, smiling. "I think I know just the place. Come on,"
Will followed his dad.
"Hon," Josie tosses the robot head at Steve and he catches it, leaving the room with Will.
"Bella, come help me get dinner ready while your father and brother talk." Josie suggested.
Bella nodded.
"Here it goes," She thought to herself.
"So how was your day?" Josie asked, pouring drinks in the cups.
"Good, I've been labeled 'hero' through Power Placement." Bella replied, grabbing forks and napkins.
"Great," Josie said, smiling. "What about Will?"
"I'm not sure how to tell you this Mom," said Bella.
"Bella, talk to me. What's wrong?" Josie asked, concerned.
Bella sighed.
"Will got labeled as a sidekick," She confessed.
"What?" Josie was surprised. "How is it possible?"
"He didn't have Dad's super-strength or your flying Mom. So Coach Boomer labeled him a sidekick," Bella explained.
Josie exhaled.
"Now my own twin brother hates me because I have powers and he doesn't." Bella said glumly.
"Will doesn't hate you," Josie assured her daughter. "He's just disappointed that's all. Will is a late bloomer; he'll get his powers eventually."
"The funny thing is that I noticed he didn't seem to have any powers," Bella added. "But I didn't say anything because I figured it'll come to him naturally. I, on the other hand, didn't start flying until I was four; and I didn't have fighting skills 'til I was nine."
"That's because you were an early bloomer and was born before Will." Josie pointed out. "I'm sure you two will work things out."
"OK, thanks Mom;" said Bella.
"You're welcome sweetheart," Josie replied with a warm smile.
"Now let's finish preparing dinner."
Bella smiled to herself, feeling better already.
While Josie and Bella were prepping dinner, Steve and Will headed for the Secret Sanctum.
"OK so Dad…" Will begin to say.
"Oh this isn't the place Will," Steve said.
"This…is the place," He pressed a button.
"No way," Will said, surprised a bit.
"The secret sanctum?"
Steve smiled.
"You know, I'll never forget my first day at Sky High. Your grandfather finally trusted me enough to give me the key to his secret sanctum." He explained.
"Course in those days, we still used keys. Go ahead son, I already added your biometrics this morning. Your sister's is already there."
Will was about to place his hand on the door, but Steve stops him.
"Oh Will, one more thing." He added. "You must never bring anyone else into the secret sanctum. Other than Bella, nobody else; that's why it's called the secret…sanctum."
"Uh, I would never;" Will responded.
"Go for it," Steve encouraged.
Will placed his hand on the wall and it beeps.
Automatically, the doors open.
Will goes for the second pole, but Steve stops him.
"Oh this one's mine, Will;" He said. "You can use Mom's,"
"Sorry," said Will.
He stands in front of his mother's pole and Steve stood in front of his.
The father and son duo slides down the pole into the secret sanctum.
"No way," Will said as he surveyed the room.
"You've got a pool table?" He asks.
"How about the pinball machine?" Steve questioned.
They both laugh.
"Man,"
"Let's see, where do I start?" Steve looks around.
"Uh I don't know, over here we got Mom's stuff." The Stronghold patriarch showed his son Josie's section.
"Uh scientific equipment, gadgetry, and what not."
"Oh yeah," Steve walked over to the other part of the room displaying souvenirs from Steve and Josie's crime-fighting adventures.
"All our greatest battles, our finest moments: Ticranium's head, Exo's number one bug bot;"
"And is this uh…?" Will asked, gesturing to a weapon.
"Royal Pain's pacifier," Steve finished. "Now that was a great day Will, the first time your mom and I ever teamed up to fight evildoers. Soon as she came smashing through the window, I knew she was the one for me. I wish you and your sister could have seen us, we were fantastic!"
"Royal Pain got his and I got the Pacifier," Steve continued. "And this is my proudest possession,"
"Oh well it's amazing," Will commented.
"Well," Steve said, chuckling.
"What does it do?" Will inquired.
"No idea," Steve replied. "So this is it, it's all down here. Our story, your mom and me; plus kicking butt and taking names,"
"But now it's time for a new chapter in the story." He showed Will another section revealing two stumps with the twins' names.
"The four of us, fighting crime together side by side;"
Will looked uncertain about how he was going to tell his dad he didn't have any powers, plus he and Bella are not on speaking terms.
"Now what was it you wanted to tell me about?"
"Oh um…" Will hesitated.
"That I'm gonna kick your butt at pool!"
"Well, we'll see about that!" Steve replied.
"OK,"
Placing his hand on the wall, pool sticks appeared.
"Choose your weapon, sir. I'll break," Steve said.
They grabbed the sticks and begin to play pool.
What they didn't know was inside the robot head, two villains were watching them.
"You were right," The jester Stitches said and then laughed. "He took it home,"
Sitting next to him was mysterious cloaked figure known as Royal Pain.
"Hey he's got ego the size of a giant robot." Stitches added jokingly and then chuckled.
Royal Pain reached his hand out and choked his accomplice by the neck.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle!" Stitches yelped.
Afterwards, Will climbed out his bedroom window and sat on the roof; gazing at the dark sky.
Behind him, Layla appeared on a growing tree using her powers.
"Hey Layla," said Will.
"Hi," Layla sits down next to Will.
"So where were you after school?" She asked. "I was worried,"
"I got stuck in the nurse's office," Will responded.
"And the news just keeps getting better and better, turns out I may never get my powers."
"And on top of that, I had a fight with my twin sister." Will added.
"Oh," Layla grimaced a bit. "What was the fight about?"
"That she has powers and I don't. Now, Bella won't talk to me."
"How'd your dad take it?" Layla questioned.
"What was I supposed to do?" Will asked. "He showed me the secret sanctum,"
"You have to tell them," Layla insisted.
"My parents are the greatest superheroes on the planet. Everybody expects greatness from me. Bella's already covered."
"Well, you are great and so is Bella," Layla pointed out.
"I'm sure you two will come around."
"Thanks," said Will.
"OK, so you're a sidekick and your sister's a hero. It's not the end of the world." Layla assured.
"When life gives you lemons…" The ginger haired teen used her skills to produce a lemon, but got an apple instead.
"Make apple juice?" Will asked, amused.
"I can't make lemons; I don't know what it is." Layla said.
"Yeah, but see no. You have an awesome power. You could have made hero easy," Will pointed out.
"I'm not into labels," Layla replied.
"But why would you choose to be a sidekick?" Will questioned.
"Because I think the whole thing is stupid." Layla answered. "Dividing people into groups like that I mean…what is this?"
"High school?" Will interjected.
The two friends smiled at each other.
"Apple?" Layla offered.
"Thanks," said Will.
A/N: Whew, what a long chapter! I hope you enjoyed this new chapter; I needed to add a little drama instead of sugar coating it. Also I'm including some Will scenes (plus scenes with Stitches and Royal Pain) into the story so it won't be solely focused on Bella. I'll try update as soon as I can. Just bear with me, I go back to school the week after Labor Day next month.
More chapters soon!
