Chapter 4: Rescue That Bakugan!
The battle field closed as everything came back to life. Sadly, that included the infuriated Mr. Mills.
"You three are in SO much trouble!" He continued shouting, but they had moved so much during the battle that they were no longer in the same spot as they were before. Mr. Mills looked around for them, scratching his head in question as the three teens ducked behind a corner and tiptoed off.
"Phew," Cassie sighed quietly in relief as they continued through the hallway. "I almost forgot about Raging Mills." She said, tossing Lumino into the air and catching him skillfully.
"Yeah, that was a close one," Alex walked along side his two friends when suddenly, Toryn, Keri, and Jayne-also known as Jay-came running up to them.
"We just heard the most incredible news!" Keri screamed.
"You'll never believe it!" Toryn shouted.
"Cassie, is it true Lumino can speak?" Jay asked tilting her head slightly to the right.
"Wh- how did you find out...so quickly...I mean," Cassie looked shocked. After all, she had just found out that Lumino spoke herself.
"Well of course I speak," Lumino answered, perching Cassie's right shoulder.
"So here he is!" Keri jumped with excitement. "The famous talking Bakugan!"
Lumino blushed slightly out of embarrassment. "Oh, please...I'm sure other Bakugan can talk as well!"
"Well I know my Sphinxex will never talk to me..." Toryn sighed holding out his Subterra Shpinxex.
"NO WAY!" Cassie freaked. "You have a Sphinxex?" Her voice was full of excitement. "Those are like the coolest...Bakugan...ever..." she hushed herself as she got a glare from Lumino, who had made himself known by clearing his throat. "Well, aside from Lumino that is!" She smiled sheepishly.
"What is all that ruckus?" Mr. Mills shouted. Everyone looked up and had a chance to hide behind another corner except for Cassie.
"Seriously, dude!" Alex scolded in a hushed tone. "We have to go help h-" Skyler grabbed hold of Alex and covered a hand to his mouth to make sure he didn't make anymore noise.
"Miss Yumikata!" Mr. Mills shouted. "What is the meaning of this?"
Cassie tried to play dumb. She prayed that her acting skills were as good as her little brother Phillip had said. "The meaning of what, Mr. Mills?" She shrugged her shoulders.
"First I catch you in the middle of a fight, then you try and run away from me, and some how you managed to slip by my old sensors," He rambled on.
"Well you got the old part right..." Cassie muttered under her breath.
"Now your making fun of the teachers and playing with toys!" He shot a glare at Cassie and took her bakugan from her.
"What?! No!" She cried, trying to take her bakugan back. "I need hi- ah, I mean it back! Mr. Mills, you don't understand!"
"Oh I understand completely, Miss Yumikata!" He huffed. "Your fun is more important than the law and I will not stand for it!"
"Law? What Law?" Cassie began to rage at the teacher who had just taken her most precious bakugan. "There's no law that says you can't have," she cleared her throat choosing her words carefully. "unschool-like objects AFTER school!"
"Well, when your "Unschool-like objects" are disrupting people around you, they must be confiscated and-" He was cut off by Skyler, who had agreed to let Alex if Sky rescued Cassie.
"Now come on Cassie," Skyler said. "Let's go home," He picked her up around her waist and flung her over his back, which resulted in shouting and protesting from Cassie.
"Hey! Skyler, put me down! I can't leave without Lumino and you know that!" They turned the corner. "SKYLER!"
The group left the mystified teacher in the empty hallway as cries still came from the mouth of Cassie Yumikata.
Mr. Mills looked at the spherical thing he held in his hand and accidentally dropped it. Seizing his chance to escape, Lumino took what little control he had over his mechanical form and rolled down the hallway, hitting some other lockers that threw him off course, sending him in the complete opposite direction of his partner.
"Cassie!" He shouted.
Even though she could not hear him, Cassie shouted as if she could. "Lumino!"