Chapter 7: Worst Weekend Ever PT. 1
It's been about a month since the attack at the warehouse and Luna is still as cautious as ever about fighting.
Everyone tried to get her back in the game, but nothing has worked. As usual on a school day Nate is bugging her, everyday the topics are random and today happens to be about science and medicine two of Luna's favorite subjects.
She's more engaged in conversation with Nate on it, and it's even more exciting that in biology they'll be going over the human body.
They throw their lunch away and head to class, this class would be a lot more interesting if Lisa Luna's nemesis wasn't in that class. Nate and Luna sat in their original seats and their teacher Mr. Norfolk came in with a stack of papers.
" May I have everyone's attention, I have a very exciting announcement. This weekend, S.P.D. is allowing a weekend stay at their base for students. The experience will be for students to see what goes on within the facility for once you're of age you can join the academy. I'm handing out these slips and I must have them by Thursday filled out." Mr. Norfolk gave the stack of sheets to the first person in the row and they handed the stack to the next person behind or in front of them.
" Wow, this will be great. Now everyone can see how cool you really are once they see where you live," exclaimed Nate. " It's nothing really special about living at the base, it's not like we're a real family living in a decent house. We only stay there 24/7 because we don't know what might happen, it's pretty boring actually." Luna traced her finger in a circle on her desk as she said it.
Nate looked at her and put his hand on hers, " Hey, I'm sorry. I know the past month has been rough and I know the reason you're afraid to fight, but Luna you're doing something great and no matter what I'll always stand by you. You're my best friend and I don't want you to be afraid anymore. If you want I can help you maybe sparring with a weakling will help, right?"
" Really Nate? When you get this sappy, trying to find other ways to get me to be your girlfriends?" Luna laughed and Nate gave this little nervous chuckle. " But I would like that, thanks."
They both smiled and turned to bring their attention to their teacher.
The weekend comes and that afternoon about 30 students line up outside, they look at the building in aw as they never been up close to it. Commander Tate and Supreme Commander Anubis walk out to greet the young students, Sky spoke up first. " Welcome, I am happy to have all of you here this weekend. I hope you all have an excellent experience and a possible plan on what you want to do in the future. I am Commander Tate of S.P.D.s Earth Branch."
" And I am Anubis Cruger Supreme Commander, welcome to our home."
They all followed Sky and Anubis into the base, before conducting the tour, they were sent to assigned rooms. The students will be living with some cadets 4 to each room.
Luna was in her room with Nate dancing to music which was blaring that they didn't hear the door open.
" Cadet Cruger." Said Sky, they didn't hear him and kept on dancing. " Cadet Cruger!" Sky was losing patience and he looked to his supreme commander. Some students were laughing at the sight and even that was embarrassing to Sky and Anubis.
" Luna and Nate turn that music off!" Anubis barked loud enough for them to hear, they both jumped at the noise and quickly turned around. Nate went to turn off the music, " Sorry sir we didn't hear you come in." He said nervously.
Anubis walked in with and waved for four girls to enter the room, in order Luna and Nate recognized them. There was Tammy, Christine, Tiana, and horrifically Jessica. " Okay no way, what are they doing here?" Luna asked as she stepped forward to her father. " You will be hosting these four young ladies for the rest of the weekend." Anubis explained.
Nate and Luna looked at each other in horror, why did Lisa and her followers have to be the ones to come on this trip and also be staying in her room.
Mirage walks into the room, not looking up from her book and goes to her sister's minifridge/nightstand. Luna didn't say anything because only certain people were allowed and two of them were Nate and Mirage. Mirage got a bottle of milk from it and turned around to leave, at this point she happens to look up and see the four girls with their bags on the floor. She walks to Nate and Luna and asks, " What's going on here?" " Apparently we have to host four girls over the weekend." Said Nate. " Nate you don't live her Mirage and I have to host them." Luna corrected. " Hey, I'm technically a resident. I mean I sleep in here every weekend. I feel like it's my room too." Mirage and Luna looked at Nate," What?"
" But seriously dad, is there not anyone else willing to host them, really I have my hands full with Nate over here." Luna spoke again. " There is, but it's my choice on who hosts them and it will be two, well three. And I don't want to hear anymore back talk and complains about it. You ladies set yourselves up and Luna and Mirage bring them to the lobby once they're done." Anubis and Sky walked out with the last of the students to their host rooms.
Luna, Mirage and Nate looked at their guests walk around to put stuff down. " Oh my god, this place is not roomy at all. How do they expect us to share such a small space?" Complained Jessica.
" Sorry ladies, it's not a vacation and also I have already called dibs on both their beds, you know mark my manly territory." Nate joked.
" Haha Nate," Luna looked at the four girls. " Just don't touch anything personal in here, especially my fridge, only my sister and I don't know how I allowed it but Nate is the other who can go in there. Don't even go in my bed's dresser, I almost bit Nate's hand off the first time I caught him. There are some other things I want you to steer clear of, but if I say anything you'll have the urge to find it. So we good, okay, let's head out." Luna set her little rules down and walked out with Nate.
Tiana looked at Mirage, " Hey mutt, anything juicy on your sister?"
" Uhhh…. No, I'm not that deceiving." Mirage responded and walked out. All four scoffed and followed right behind her.
In the lobby, the same lobby Luna got the most embarrassing scolding was filled with cadets and their weekend guest. Anubis and Sky stood in front them all, every S.P.D. cadet did the salute to their commanders, before beginning.
Sky stepped up, " As you saw the salute the cadets did, it's salute to show respect to your higher ups. That will be me, Supreme Commander Cruger, the Rangers, and other commanders who happen to visit the base. Today you will just tour the inside of the base, tomorrow you get to see some cadets in action during training especially your B-squad rangers which consist of Oxion the red ranger, Chase the blue ranger, Daryl the green ranger, Supreme Commander Cruger's older daughter Mirage the yellow ranger, and his youngest daughter and also the youngest ranger S.P.D. has seen Luna the pink ranger. They will be your demonstrators tomorrow. And Sunday you will get to the chance to try your hand at combat out in the field if you like along with the leadership of our rangers. Now let's began, Commander Cruger after you."
" Cadets and guests follow me." Anubis lead the group around the base, the tour took about 4 hours with breaks in between. It was now everyone's favorite time dinner, the guests were fed the same food as everyone else would eat in the base. The food was not like crap food it was normal like you would find in homes, which surprised some of the students and the rest were expecting a bit worse to get the experience.
Everyone talked over their dinner about the stuff they thought was great to see earlier in the day. " Jessica, why did we all agree to come on this trip?" Asked Tammy. " I want to find some stuff on that brat Luna, you realize how she's been really friendly with Nate and Nate's been really friendly to her? I want to find something that I can spread around the school so he'll hate her." Explained Jessica.
" I hate that we gotta share a room with her and her mutt of a sister." Said Christine said pointing to Mirage behind her. Mirage heard that comment and looked in their direction with a confused look.
" You think we'll find something good on her that'll work?" Asked Tiana. " That's the thing we have to find a way to look around the room when they're not there." Confessed Lisa. " Wait I got it." Jessica had them lean in closer to her to hear the plan. Mirage with her good hearing was able eavesdrop on their conversation, without even trying.
Luna and Nate sat in her room for dinner, like they always do, but the real reason for this was because they didn't want to eat in the same room as the quad of dumbos in the cafeteria.
" I don't like that they have to share the same room as us." Said Nate. " I know, but we have no choice. Who's texting me this late? My sister just sent me an alarming text, those clowns are planning to find something in here to use against me." Luna read from her phone.
" That's really low of them, but it's nothing new. We just have to be more on guard the whole weekend." After Nate makes that note, Mirage walks in with the wannabe Barbie dolls right behind her. Mirage went over to her bed, set her earphones on her ears and pulled out the book she was reading earlier.
" So how is this going to work?" Asked Jessica. " How is what going to work?" Asked Luna.
" Ugh the sleeping arrangements, duh. Where does Nate usually sleep that way we can arrange how we set up." Asked Christine.
" I usually sleep anywhere, but wake up in Luna or Mirage's bed. To let you guys have room on the floor, I'll sleep with one of them." Answered Nate.
" No offense, you sleep bad, but Luna wouldn't mind." Commented Mirage. " You can sleep closer to my bed, that way when I wake up the fridge door will hit you. Lisa can sleep by where the foot of my bed is, Christine can sleep next to Mirage's bed and Tiana can sleep at the foot of Mirage's bed, and everyone's stuff can be in the center." Luna finished her little arrangement and went back to her own bed picking up her laptop to finish a game.
The girls groaned and went to unpack their sleeping bags and pajamas, Jessica got up and turned to Luna and asked, " Where do we bath/shower?"
" The bathroom's right there on Mirage's side." Luna pointed. Jessica got up to go to the bathroom lucky for her there was a bath tub as well. Luna rolled her eyes and went back to her game, Poor Nate was stuck being bored and getting glared at by Lisa's passe.
He looked around the room to find something that'll occupy him, the bookshelf seemed like an interesting choice. He got up and walked to it, looking through the list on the shelves, he than came across a nameless book. He grabbed it and turned to Luna and asked, " What is this one book? Did the name come off?"
Luna looked up to see what he was talking about and noticed what he had, she basically jumped out the bed and snatched the book from his hand saying, " This is an audio diary and I would like that no one listens to it. It's the only thing I don't even let Mirage go through."
" I wont look through it, a sweet lady needs her privacy." Nate said with a wink. Luna scoffed at him and walked back to her bed, Jessica had just come out the bathroom. Everyone had finished their baths and went to sleep.
The next morning Luna woke up to her usual 9:00 alarm, opened her fridge took out a bottle of milk, one of water and the other a juice, than she proceeded to the dresser on her bed and took out three different snacks and ate that as she lay under the covers.
After about 20 mins, she got up to get changed and head out to meet everyone. She heard laughter in the lounge room, she walked in and everyone turned to her with giggling smiles on their faces. Once she got to the front, on the tv was a video of her last night sleeping with a stuffed a bear and it wasn't all, the camera was even on her sister sleeping with a stuffed rabbit. The camera than pans off to the rest of the room showing the shelves lined with nothing but stuffed toys and dolls.
One boy with brunette hair spoke up first, " You two still sleep with and play with toys, you're what 15 and your sister is like 19 or 20. You two are pathetic." He laughed hysterically. A girl with black hair took her turn at insults, " Who these were two of the rangers we have to depend on." Everyone laughed, Luna didn't know what to do, she held her head down. She felt tears fall from her eyes, that's when Anubis and Nate came walking in to the scene. They both looked at the tv and Nate hurried to turn it off, Luna ran sped walked out the room before her father and Nate could say anything. The room fell silent as Anubis went to check on his daughter, Nate followed suit after saying, " I hope you're happy."
For about an hour they couldn't find Luna, so Anubis just started the program without her. There were fights between Mirage and Oxion, Daryl and Chase.
Mina, Boom's daughter was walking around the base after she finished her morning tests, she heard crying in the janitor's closet and decided to check it out. Luna was sitting in the corner of the closet, knees tucked against her chest and head down.
" Hey Luna are you alright?" Asked Mina, Luna looked up to see who asked the question and responded, " Hey, Mina no I'm not alright. Why does everyone at the school hate me so much? I've never done anything to them, they seem to think they have the right to make someone miserable."
Mina knew how that felt as she was bullied a lot in high school, but things got better. She put her hands on both of Luna's shoulders, she looked up and a smile was forming across Mina's face. " You know, it'll take time to start feeling confident in yourself, but I know how it feels. The best thing you can try to do is not show fear or that they got to you. They'll hate that, but you'll feel good about yourself. You're a strong girl and you need to display that, starting by demonstrating yourself to them out in the field."
Mina always knew how to cheer someone up and Luna stood up with her, with a smile of her own. They both walked out and headed to the field.
Inside Luna, Maltrix was preparing Luna to fight. It's pretty hard for them to communicate since Luna hasn't really gasped that part of her training, hopefully she can focus today.
