Author's Note: So, I'm all out of new chapters to post after this. This week has been incredibly hectic, so I didn't have time to write. So there might not be a new chapter next week. On the other hand, I might finish the new chapter in the next week. Probably not, considering I've got some writer's block, but you never know. Don't get your hopes up though.

Oh, and I still need help coming up with some women to be teachers! I'd really appreciate any ideas you folks have.

Opening Ceremonies 1: New Friends

All across North America, hundreds of children tried out for the new Super School, but there was only room for a hundred students, and a handful of spots had already been taken. Nonetheless, the dozen testing centers spent two weeks going over the test results before finally narrowing it down and calling in the selected students.

Those lucky few were told to come to a secret location in the Canadian Rockies on the 23rd of August at 10 am. They would need all the necessary supplies for a child staying in a boarding school: Cloths, toiletries, bedding, etc… and a pass. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get in.

Finally, the 23rd came, and Cleft climbed out of the car with his parents. Tall pine trees lined the dirt road that was currently blocked by an impressive looking gate and several military vehicles, including four of what looked like a cross between a humvee and a school bus.

A few other families had already arrived and were unpacking.

"Go say hi to your new classmates, Timmy!" Mighty Mom encouraged him.

"Yeah, you want to make a good impression now so you don't become a social outcast!" Dyno Dad agreed.

Timmy shrugged and walked up to the car parked next to their own, where a boy about his own age was unpacking. The boy's hair reminded Cleft of fudge.

"Hi, I'm Timmy, and—"

"Uh-uh-uh!" The other boy cut him off. "First rule of super heroes: never reveal you secret identity."

His argument was quickly refuted when a girl with blue hair and goggles passed them, calling over her shoulder. "Hey Manny! Where'd you put my new guitar?"

"Uh, I think it's next to the cooler, Frida!" A boy called back from somewhere behind the other cars.

"Well, so much for that rule!" Timmy grinned. "So, what's your name?"

The boy sighed and rolled his eyes. "Jimmy Neutron."

"Ok, do you need any help unpacking, Jimmy?"

"Nope." Jimmy grinned and held up a small puzzle-cube. "I've got everything I need right here."

"Uhm… right. Ok then, you can help me unpack!" Timmy grabbed the other boy's arm and dragged him over to the trunk of his own van.

"Hang on now!" The fudgehead protested. "I don't even know you, and I'm supposed to help my friends unpack!

"Well, where are your friends?"

"At the restroom."

"Well, until they get back, you can help me." Cleft hefted a duffle bag into Jimmy's arms to seal the argument.

"So," Timmy said conversationally, reaching in to grab a couple of pink and green suitcases, "What's your super power?"

Jimmy visibly froze for a second before replying, "You sure are asking a lot of personal questions."

"Hey, no need to get touchy! I'm just trying to make new friends is all!"

"Well, what's your super power then?"

"Super strength and a utility cleft." Cleft said nonchalantly. "So, what's yours?"

Jimmy hesitated just long enough to be saved by the arrival of his friends.

"Hey Jim, who's your new friend?" Carl asked as he and Sheen approached the car.

"Yes!" Jimmy said a little too quickly, "Gentlemen, this is Timmy. Timmy, this is Carl and Sheen."

"Hi." Carl said.

"'Sup." Sheen chimed in.

Soon the boys were loading their luggage into the humvee busses, and Timmy wandered off to load his own belongings and find his own friends. Once all the students had arrived, a man climbed on top of a jeep and pulled out a megaphone.

"Attention all students!" He called out. "Please finish loading all luggage and board the busses. We are ready to embark. Parents will have their vehicles checked and follow behind.

"Welcome to the school with no name."

The children buzzed with excitement as they stowed their luggage and climbed into the buses. Timmy found a seat near the back with Chester and AJ, before noticing a pretty blonde girl looking for a spot.

"Hey, uh, over here!" He flagged her down.

"Uh, Cleft, there's no room for her." AJ pointed out.

"Yeah, and who'd want to sit next to a girl anyway?" Chester added.

"I do!" Timmy said excitedly, "There's a spot for you two across the aisle!" He pushed the two out of the seat; then continued to wave frantically until the girl sat down next to him.

"Thanks." She said appreciatively, as her friend sat down next to her. "We were going to sit with some guys from out hometown, but one of them conveniently gave our seats up to a robot-girl and some kid with a cactus on his head."

"What, giving up his friends' seats?" Timmy chuckled nervously, shifting his glance to the floor, "Uh, heh, yeah, that's terrible." He quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, I'm Timmy. What's your name?"

"Cindy." The pretty blonde girl replied.

"Libby." Her friend added.

Just then, they passed through the gates, and a shiver ran down everyone's spines.

"Wow, would you look at that thing?" Cindy peered out the window to get a better look. "I've heard tons of rumors about the technology that's gone into that gateway to keep the campus safe. I hear they even have a ghost shield. Plus the campus is built into solid craton, almost impossible to burrow into. Imagine all the explosives and ground-penetrating radar they must have used to build it!"

"You talk funny." Timmy stated simply.

The gate had just disappeared over the horizon when the bus suddenly dipped into a hidden tunnel and began a steep incline under the ground. The grade continued for another mile before the road finally leveled out again in a great opening the size of an airplane hangar. The vehicle crossed the expanse before finally stopping in front of two great glass doors.

"Whoa, just how far underground are we?" Libby wondered.

"Roughly 1400 feet." AJ said from across the aisle. "Less than half a kilometer. Not actually that impressive."

The students disembarked, gathering their luggage and regrouping with friends and family who had traveled in other vehicles. Eventually everyone congregated in front of the doors, where chairs and a podium had been set up, obviously in preparation for some sort of presentation.

"Hey, thanks for sitting with us Timmy, but I've gotta go sit with my mom now." Cindy told her new friend after leaving her luggage at the drop-off-zone. "But I'll see you later, ok?"

"Yeah, that'd be great!" Timmy smiled, waving goofily as she walked away.

AJ and Chester came up to him a second later, shaking their heads.

"Haha! You like her!" Chester ribbed him.

"What? No, I'm just making friends, is all." Timmy protested.

"You're comparing her to Trixie Tang in your mind right now." AJ noted, "And you don't do that to just any girl."

"Hey, no fair mind reading!"

The three friends continued to joke and argue about Timmy's new crush as they seated themselves with their families. Teachers filed in behind the podium, and the lights dimmed. Finally, a man in a blue and green uniform with a green cape strode up to the podium.

"Hello, my name is Mineral Man, and it's my great honor to welcome you to the inaugural ceremony of this institution."

Next time, Opening Ceremonies part 2: Reunion