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Five:Teammate
The next Monday, a pigtailed geeky girl shoved her books in her locker, before slamming it shut. She raced off to her first class of the day, cursing schedules under her breath. When she ran into the room, she stopped short. Where was Matilda, and all of her friends? They were usually at least there for homeroom.
But they were a good deal under the school, sitting in the Playground and having a meeting that happened to be about her.
"We need someone else on the team."
Ruby stated. This was not her opinion, it was simply a fact. Miss Information, as Miss Holiday was now calling herself, was coming up with a weird new scheme on a daily basis, and the kids had not slept in three days. If they had the time, they would have, but no such luck. The NERDS team sneezed. Ruby spitefully wiped a hand under her nose.
"Oh, let the government agents get it. We need at least one mission off! Who should we put in the upgrade chair?"
Flinch looked up from a very chewy toffee sweet and tried furiously to unstick his teeth. It was a almost impossible task, but eventually he managed enough to say,
"Get the exchange student."
Duncan, without taking his head off the desk, started talking.
"That might actually work."
Macy Nelson was a pretty nerdy person, so she was bound to have a nerdy trait the machine could upgrade, she already knew a good deal about fighting, and she could lie incredibly, though she preferred to call it acting. After the year, they would have Heathcliff back, and they would no longer need her. All the NERDS were aware of this, but none had enough energy to say it aloud. It was decided. The exchange student was getting upgrades. Another mission sneeze went off. Later.
Upstairs, it was lunchtime before the NERDS got back. Matilda went over and asked the girl, significantly taller than herself,
"How would you like to become a spy?"
Five minutes later, a doubtful Macy stood in front of Matilda's locker.
"This is a prank show, isn't it? Just some silly trick to play on the new girl."
"Just get in the locker!"
So she did, and was she ever shocked as she rushed down to the Playground...
"Wow."
There was not much else to say when you saw the Playground for the first time. Benjamin gave her a holographic briefing on the team and their upgrades, before asking her if she wanted her own. For her, the answer was simple.
"HECK YEAH!"
Annnnnnd there we go. The actual upgrades will come next chapter. That's about it from me.
~Madei