The Assessment

"Could someone get the door for me?" Peter called as he carried some of his luggage to the Kent farm house. Since he and Aunt May had forgotten to bring a tent, they'd be sleeping in the guest rooms. Though Peter thought that even if they did bring a tent, they still would have ended up in the farm house. Martha seemed really eager to reconnect with his aunt.

"Sure." Clark opened the door for him.

"Thanks," he said as he headed up the stair and to his room. It was right next to Connor's and across from Megan's.

I guess I'll be seeing a lot of them, he thought as he brought his suit case and knapsack to his room. The couple was standing in the hallway talking in low voices to one another.

He set his stuff down on the bed and looked around the modest room. It felt homely and comforting while at the same time foreign. If it weren't for the fact that he was Spider-Man and supposed to be protecting New York, he might actually enjoy his time at the Kent reunion a lot more.

Best get settled in. Peter began to unpack his clothing and other belongings. There were dressers empty and ready for him to put his stuff in. It didn't take him long to put his stuff away, and he made sure to hide his Spider-Man costume in his unpack suit case that he put in the closet. Who knows if I'm gonna need my back pack or not.

"Hey, Peter?" Peter looked up from his stuff to see Clark standing in his doorway. "We're going to be having a team meeting down stairs in a little while."

"Okay."

Connor sat around the kitchen table, already bored of the meeting that hadn't even begun. Megan sat there with a happy smile on her face.

Peter walked down the stairs and joined them.

Where's Clark? Connor mentally complained. In another minute or so, Clark joined them.

"I see everyone's here, good. Now we can figure out what our plan is for the games," announced Clark, occupying the only empty seat around the kitchen table. "So I we already know what Megan and Connor are capable of, what about you, Peter? Are you good at sports?"

"Ah …. No, I've never really been good at sports," he answered. "Care to fill me in on what you guys are good at?"

"I'm a cheerleader," piped up Megan. "Connor's petty athletic."

Of course, I'm strong, Connor thought. And teaming up with a regular human is a bad idea.

I'm athletic too, Peter thought. It's just not a good idea to show it.

"Well, I'm pretty smart, but I don't think that'll help," he said with a modest shrug.

"Who knows, might come in handy during that games," Clark respond with a smile.

"So, what games are gonna be played exactly? Martha said that they'd outdone themselves this year," Peter asked. He really wanted to know what was going to be played aside from the few that Martha had listed.

Clark laughed, and Peter glanced at Connor and Megan. They didn't seem to know what Clark was laughing at either.

"Yes, they certainly have outdone themselves. That's mostly because the Holts have won for years and they want someone else to win this year," Clark replied.

That's a comforting thought.

"They plan to have the usual stuff, but this years they've add Capture the Flag, Dodge Ball, Ultimate Dodge Ball, Nuke 'Em, and surprisingly Mission Impossible," supplied Clark.

"What games are those?" Megan asked as Connor raised an eyebrow at the list. "What's Nuke 'Em?"

"I've never played it before, but I was told that it was a variant of Volley Ball except it's an elimination game," he replied.

"And Mission Impossible?" Peter asked, his voice sounded concerned.

"It's a night game," he supplied. "It's very interesting. They'll explain that one later. But we're going to need a plan."

"What kind of plan would that be?" Connor asked. He felt that they were beating around the bush with those questions. They'd find out what they were going to what would happen tomorrow when the time came, but if there was a plan that needed to be made then they ought to make it and get to bed.

"The relay race is the first thing that's going to happen, and that's really all we need to plan for. The race is where the Holts always take the lead on the score board," said Clark. "The race is going to be around the camping field, and of course, done in four parts. So who wants to run first?"

Oh, great a relay race, that's not going to be pretty. Peter remembered what had happened the last time that he'd tried a relay race and let's just say that it'd been one of the most humiliating P.E. instances yet.

"I will," volunteered Megan. "It sounds like fun."

"I guess I'll go next," Connor said, sounding rather reluctant.

"When do you want to go Peter?" Clark asked, and Peter bit his lip.

"I guess I could go last." He shrugged. Maybe if the rest of his team got a head, he could keep the lead and they'd win.

"Okay, that settles everything. Are there any questions?"

"Yeah, what's the score board you mentioned earlier? And how do we score?" Peter asked.

"Simple really, each event has a certain amount of point that you can get. The relay race is the one that you can score the most on, because whoever gets the baton to their teammate first earns a point for their team," replied Clark.

"So it's really crucial to win it then, or at least get a teammate across each parts finish line?" Peter asked. Oh, boy I hope it isn't.

"Pretty much," he replied. "Get some sleep, you three, we'll do just fine."

Yeah, I sure hope so.

Sorry if this is kind of boring, but its also needed to explain the games that will occur. If you have any further questions about it just ask in a review. Tell me what you think of it.

Remember also that today we're out of school and (hopefully) at home and not a work, because today is a day to remember the Veteran. This chapter is dedicated to those men and women who've fought for our freedom, especailly the one's who didn't make it home. May they never be forgotten.

~Rayner out