Hey guys, I'm back! Well, school is starting, and I'm hoping I can keep to my 'once a month' schedule, but who knows, really? Anyway, I still had to bring you this chapter, I've been excited about it for a while! Here's the truth: Since I don't have much time to write, I've adjusted my schedule to I have an hour to write before school. My sister has to get up an hour earlier for school than me, so I just get up at the same time as her and write them. It's crazy, and I get very little time, but it works. (Even though I made this chapter at a slug's pace.) Oh well, here it is! Now, reviews!
Susz: Eh, I don't follow canon ages much in this story, TBH. Thanks for the review!
LabRatsWhore: Thanks for telling me, I corrected that mistake in this chapter. Well, I was saying IRL m-preg isn't real, but in the superhero world it probably is. I'm not going to say it IS real, because how can I be sure? I'm just saying it's PROBABLY real, and it's real in THIS story. Oh yeah, cannon Daniel must get annoying then. XD! That's so cool, do you like the colleges? Thanks for the review!
Daughter of Ironman06: XD! Sorry man, but OCs aren't allowed to have canon-type backstories. Thanks for the review!
Purpledolpin05: I'm glad you were excited for it! XD! Well, if Adura's shippable to you, then great! Well, maybe you'll learn a bit about Lilly and Wilson in this chapter? ;)! (On a totally random note, for Writing Camp we had to read a story called 'Like Lilly Like Wilson' and I was like 'whaaaaat?!') Yeah! I like Cyra and Scorch a lot, they're fun OCs! Girl, who didn't have a crush on Warren?! XD! Hmm…maybe you'll se Zach/Magenta kids, who knows…? Well, I hope to answer some of your questions in this chapter! Thanks for the review!
The Dreamer With A Passion: Thanks for understanding! :)! Yeah, you'll see them all soon, though! I'm glad you like the dorms, I think they're cool too. (I wish they were real. XD!) Hmm…well, you never know. Anything can happen at Sky High, and no ending can be written off as too crazy…;)! Thanks for the review!
iluvninjagoTNSBFWgirl: Yeah, things are starting to get interesting! Thanks for the review!
Writer207: I'm glad you're excited! Yeah, I think the dorms turned out good. Well, your wait is over because here it is! Well, the plot is slow at first, while they get acquainted to the school, but I'd say it picks up rather quickly. Thanks for the review!
CodenameS.A.O: Well, it's an interesting theory, but unfortunately it hasn't been revealed that Skylar has any sort of snow/ice power, so it's probably false. Not to mention, Skylar references her pod of nutrient solution a lot. But it's still a cool theory. Thanks for the review!
BeautifulSupernova: XD! Yup, I could totally be debunked by a college student. Yeah, you're probably right. XD! Hmm…well, you never know. ;)! Oh god, that's quite a story. I've got to admit, the older people in schools are mighty creepy sometimes. XD! Thanks for the review!
Jaleftwich02: That's fine, you have, like, a month to review anyway. XD! Don't worry, the list will have their names, powers, personalities, etc. Everything you need to know! Thanks for the review!
PurpleNicole531 (3 reviews): Yay! I was hoping you'd check out this story, I figured you'd like it. XD! Well, here goes my responses: (Chapter 1 review) I'm glad you like the story! Eh, it's fine, I find it hard to keep up with the crossover section, too. Aww, you're flattering me! I just work really hard on stories, that's all. XD! Yes, BFW is awesome, and them in a superhero high school will be hilarious. Yup! It's a reference to Sky High, as you know. I'd recommend re-watching the movie, it's still so good and the story will reference the movie a lot. You are correct! The packing scene was the reference! Aww, well, I couldn't leave Adam and Leo out! They're so awesome, they just had to be a part of the story! I'm glad you're excited for more! (Chapter 2 review) Yeah! XD! That's actually truer in more ways than one. Yeah, Friggit's cool…literally. XD! Yeah, or at least Oliver will empathize with him. Yeah! And what better name than Dixon Ticonderoga for the son of Pencil Man? Oh yeah, I was so excited to get Cyd and Shelby on board. Trust me, I can confidently say Shelby will be much more freaked out than Cyd. Yes! The shippings live, I love them so much, too! You got the reference, yay! Max and Kaz would totally be friends. XD! It's one of your favorites? Really? That's so sweet, thanks! (Chapter 3 review) I'm glad you liked the backstories, I try to make my OCs interesting and complex, so they feel like more of a part of the story rather than characters that steal the spotlight from the leads. Well, you'll learn some more about that now! XD! I love Skylar and Bree as roommates, anything can happen. I'm glad you like the dorms! I don't know if I'll highlight on the other roommates, but I might mention who stays with who soon. Well, the first day certainly will be interesting! You'll get to know now, though. ;)! Thanks for the reviews!
Wow! That's so many reviews guys, thanks! Well, I wanted to get this chapter up before September 10th, but where I am it's literally midnight, making it technically September 10th. XD! Oh well, it's up now, okay?! XD! Enjoy!
At last, after a long night, it was the first day of school. Skylar was so excited, she hardly slept, and ended up waking Bree up three hours early. Yes, she was that loud. However, after threatening to have Adam use his blast-wave to knock Skylar out, Bree was able to get her roommate to calm down.
Once everyone woke up and had breakfast, it was Bree's turn to be anxious. She tore through their closet, ninety-percent of which was taken up by her clothes, trying to find the perfect first-day-of-school outfit.
"I need to catch that guy's attention!" Bree squealed, trying on her fifth top of the day. This one was light pink, and complimented a hair clip Bree had brought.
"What guy?" asked Skylar, though she already knew.
"Um, who else? That guy lifting weights outside the school! He was so dreamy!" Skylar pretended to gag, and Bree rolled her eyes. "You're so immature."
"Me? I'm not the one who falls for every guy I see!" defended Skylar.
"Yeah, but you are the one who planned to throw on the first thing she saw to wear for the first day of school!" Bree retorted. "I had half a mind to throw a potato sack in the closet to see your response!"
Skylar rolled her eyes. "I'm not trying to impress anyone. I just want to do well at school."
"That's stupid."
"Then you need to quit watching teen movies."
"Guys!" a voice suddenly rang out through the hallway. Suddenly, Cyd burst into Skylar and Bree's room, Shelby right behind her. Cyd was carrying her phone and dialing Cyra's number. "Cyra! Come quick! Call 9-1-1! It's an emergency!"
In seconds, Cyra super-sped in. "What's the emergency?! Is anybody hurt?!"
"It's Diesel!"
"What happened to Diesel?!"
"Not what happened to him, what will happen to him?! I can't leave him in the dorm while I'm at school!" screamed Cyd.
Cyra face-palmed. "That was your 'emergency'. What do you even think 9-1-1 would do about that?!"
"I don't know," said Cyd. "Sometimes I just like to prank-call the police department for fun! Once, I accidentally got Bret and Chet arrested!"
"I was out of the house, and you didn't want to babysit!" snapped Shelby. "That was no 'accident'!"
"Alright, alright!" groaned Cyra. "Okay, there's an animal house behind the school. All the pets stay there while their owners are at school. Cyd, you should round up all the kids with pets and go there."
"Alright-ey then!" cheered Shelby. "Let's get Chase!"
"Why Chase?" asked Bree. "He hates pets!"
"Oh right…" murmured Shelby. "Sometimes I forget that Adam isn't a giant dog. I saw him eat soup with his tongue last night!"
"What's so wrong with that?!" snapped Cyd, offended.
"Nothing…except everything," groaned Bree.
"Ooh-kay, then," said Cyra. "If you guys are done being, you know, weird, I'm gonna go back to my dorm. See you later, remember to report to the gym for Power Placement."
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Shortly after getting ready for school, Cyd, Johnny, Dominic, Tamara, Periwinkle, Lilly, Gander, Razzle, Daisy, and Sakura headed to the animal house. Lacey also tagged along, missing the animals from her home farm.
"I just miss my horse," Lacey said, sadly, to Lilly. "She lived on the farm, but I haven't seen her in a while."
When they arrived, however, Lacey was met with an incredible sight. "Belle!" she gasped, running over to the horse. Standing nearby was Cyra.
Cyra chuckled. "Yeah…I forgot to tell you, Sky High tries to bring in students' pets to make them more comfortable. They shipped your horse here."
Lacey squealed happily and began to pet Belle happily. Meanwhile, Johnny, Dominic, Tamara, and Cyd released their dogs, Cocoa, Juno, Bella, and Diesel into the dog pen.
"This place is so cool!" cheered Cyd, walking deeper into the animal house. It stunk horribly, but that was to be expected from a place that housed a ton of animals. From all corners, birds screeched, dogs barked, and cats…screamed? What was that sound…?
As Cyd looked up towards the source of the noise, she got her answer.
An arctic fox leapt down from the rafters and onto Cyd's face. The fox screeched, clawing at Cyd's skin. "CYRA!" howled Cyd, in pain. "Help me!"
Cyra ran in, but before she could do anything, an icy wind swept through the animal house. Cyra took a nervous step backward, as a figure in a light blue dress and white cape emerged.
"Sylvia!" barked Snow Queen, in an ice-cold voice. "Here!"
Sylvia, the arctic fox, immediately leapt off of Cyd's face, and scrambled up Snow Queen's leg to perch on her arm. Slylvia hissed at Cyd, before coiling around Snow Queen's neck to look like a scarf.
"Y-your fox tried to kill me!" yelled Cyd.
"Sylvia doesn't like pesky strangers," hissed Snow Queen. "She's not the only one." With that, Snow Queen turned from Cyd and Cyra, and walked back into the depths of the animal house.
Cyd and Cyra left without saying a word to the front of the animal house. In the rafters, Sakura's fire ferret, Fireball, was playing with Tamara's cat, Oracle. Lilly's chipmunk, Marshmallow, was in a rodent tank along with Periwinkle's Guinea pigs and Razzle's rabbit, Raspberry. Gander's goose, Hank, was waddling alongside a swan, and Daisy's dove, Channary, was settling in with a flock of parakeets.
Cyd patted Diesel one last time, then turned with her group of eleven to the dorm, not looking back as Cyra left for school.
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As the freshmen entered the gym, a comet shot through the room, arriving at the front of the gym. Everyone gasped and jumped back in shock as the comet took the form of their principle, Principle Powers.
"Good morning, I am Principle Powers," said the woman. "On behalf of all the faculty and staff, welcome to Sky High. In a few moments, you'll go through Power Placement and your own heroic journey will begin. For now, good deeds and good luck, let the adventure begin. Comets, away!" The principle became a comet once again, and shot out of the room. As the students turned to watch her go, they noticed a muscular and serious looking man enter.
"Alright, listen up," said the man. "My name is Coach Boomer, you may know me as Sonic Boom. You may not." The man shot a strict look into the crowd, and everyone shuttered. "Here's how Power Placement is going to work. You will step up here," he gestured to the raised platform in the front of the gym, "and show me your powers. And yes, you will do so in front of the entire class. I will then determine where you will be assigned. Hero, or sidekick."
Is it just me, wondered Skylar. Or did he sneer on the word 'sidekick'?
"Now, every year there are a few students, or as I like to call them, Whiner Babies," continued Coach Boomer, "who see fit to question, and to complain about their placement. So let's get one thing straight. My word is law. My judgement is final. So there will be no 'Whiner Babies'. Are we clear?"
'Yes', 'yeah', and 'sure' were murmured throughout the crowd.
"I said, are we CLEAR?!" boomed Coach Boomer, blasting them all with his Sonic Boom voice.
"Yes Coach Boomer!" screamed all the freshmen.
Coach Boomer blew his whistle. "Go time!"
Everyone shuffled their feet nervously, not wanting to embarrass themselves in front of the class. Coach Boomer rolled his eyes, and gestured at the nearest kid. "You."
"Y-yes?" Friggit stuttered.
"On stage," snapped Coach Boomer. When Friggit didn't move, he yelled. "NOW!"
Friggit stumbled up the stairs and onto the raised platform.
"Tell me your name and who your parents are," grunted Coach Boomer. "Then show us your power."
Friggit looked across the crowd and winked. "Well, ladies, I'm the one and only Friggit!"
"Cut it out, wise guy," snapped Coach Boomer. "Just get to your parents. The heroic one."
"My dad is The Icicle," said Friggit. "He's a cool dude, literally."
"Hey, didn't I put The Icicle on your fantasy hero squad?" Kaz whispered to Skylar.
"Never. Bring that up. Again," hissed Skylar.
"Power up, hot shot," groaned Coach Boomer.
"Actually, I'm a cold-"
"Just show us your powers, already!"
"Yes sir!" Friggit pointed a finger at Coach Boomer, and water poured out…two inches from him.
"That's the best you can do?" scoffed Coach Boomer.
"Oh no, there's more," Friggit said, slyly. He held his hand out, and an ice cube formed.
"Hmm…this looks vaguely familiar," Chase said, staring at Oliver.
"Wooow, that's impressive…for a refrigerator!" yelled Coach Boomer. "Sidekick!"
Before Friggit knew what was happening, Slick nudged him off the stage. "I'm next!" shouted Slick.
"Did I ask you to-"
"Prepare to be amazed!" Slick interrupted Coach Boomer. "I am the one and only Slickster, son of Bubble Man!"
Slick held out his hand, and a sudsy soap puddle poured out. Coach Boomer rolled his eyes. "Superpowers are getting a lot lamer than back in my day." He groaned. "Sidekick!"
"Are you sure you don't want to-"
"Sidekick!" boomed Coach Boomer.
"Alright!" shouted Slick. "Geez." He then turned to the crowd, and held his hands out wide. "Lucky for you, sidekick babes, you'll be spending all day with me!"
Violet jumped on the stage, grabbed Slick by the seat of his pants, and tossed him into the crowd. "Ahhh!" screamed Slick, as Violet clapped her hands together with a smirk.
"Hey! Get to the sidekick section!" demanded Coach Boomer.
Slick rubbed his back, he'd landed hard on it from Violet's toss, and headed to the left of the gym with Friggit. The left was for sidekicks, the right was for heroes.
"You know, the bowl of names and the sorting hat from Harry Potter was a lot simpler," Tracy whispered to Jones.
"Well, guess you're next, Purple Girl," said Coach Boomer.
"The name's Violet Braun," snapped Violet. "Me n' Peri over there are twin daughters of Zach and Magenta."
"I remember those two!" exclaimed Coach Boomer. "Magenta was almost as sarcastic as you. And Zach was even more annoying than 'The Slickster' or whatever the kid calls himself."
"Yup, you may know my dad as 'Zach Attack'," added Violet.
"Absolutely not."
"Fair enough." Violet wasted no time with her powers, shifting into a glowing squirrel.
"Not exactly on the right side of the gene pool, are you, squirrel-girl?" chuckled Coach Boomer. "Sidekick!"
"Bite me," snapped Violet, though now her voice was quite high-pitched, making everyone laugh. Squirrel-Violet looked across the crowd, and even as a squirrel her cold glare was enough to shut everyone up.
Violet shifted back into a human, and joined Friggit and Slick on the sidekicks' side, as Periwinkle took center stage. "Well, as long as my sis went, I guess I should go next. I'm Periwinkle Braun."
Periwinkle immediately shifted into a neon-yellow chipmunk. Coach Boomer rubbed his temples, shaking his head. "What is it with multi-colored rodents today? Sidekick!"
Periwinkle hurried to the sidekick side, as Razzle bounced on stage. "Ooh! Me me me next!"
Coach Boomer sighed. "Okay, tell us about-"
"I'm Razzle!" shouted Razzle. "My favorite color is pink! My favorite food is raspberries! My favorite animal is bunnies! My favorite-"
"Your parents," finished Coach Boomer.
"Oh," said Razzle, with disappointment. "My mom is Blurry Girl."
Kaz snickered. "Blurry Girl? Wooow."
Coach Boomer sighed. "Let me guess, everything you touch turns pink?"
"I wish!" cried Razzle. "Here's my power! Hold out your phone!"
Coach Boomer gave her a confused look, but nonetheless took out his phone. Razzle pointed at it, and the screen went blurry. "You see? The screen gets all fuzzy and…razzley!"
"That's not even a real word."
"It's my name, and I'm sticking to it!"
"Sidekick," snapped Coach Boomer.
"Okay!" said Razzle, way too enthusiastically. Suddenly, she pulled two pink pom-poms out of her purse. "Three cheers for me!"
"Did she have those in there the whole time?!" wondered Tamara.
"What is with all the sidekicks?! Next!" shouted Coach Boomer, shoving Razzle off the stage. When no one stepped up to go next, Coach Boomer pointed into the crowd. "You!" he announced, pointing at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth climbed onstage and rolled her eyes. "Elizabeth Hart, Liz for short." Elizabeth pointed at the ceiling, and an overhead light exploded, sending sparks down to burn Slick on the head.
"Ow!" yelped Slick.
"Electricity manipulation," said Coach Boomer. "Not bad. And extra points for zapping that goof. Hero!"
Elizabeth jumped off the stage, becoming the first person on the right side.
"Well, as long as there's another hero now, I'll go," said Bree. Bree climbed up on stage. "Bree Davenport, daughter of Donald Davenport." She paused, and then added. "Well, technically I'm the daughter of Douglas Davenport, but he was evil so I was adopted by Donald Davenport."
"What?" asked Coach Boomer in confusion. "Do you really think I care about your life story?! Who are the Davenports, anyway?!"
"Famous tech moguls," said Bree. "I'm one of the bionics."
"Oh, those people…" grumbled Coach Boomer. "Well, if you really think you can top the heroes, show us your bionic powers."
Bree sighed. Coach Boomer seemed like one of the many people who valued heroes over bionics. Not that it mattered, Bree would literally blow them all away.
Bree supersped in circles around Coach Boomer, eventually creating a vacuum that blasted Coach Boomer off the stage. "And that's not all I can do," Bree said, once she'd stopped. "I can also do this!" Bree turned invisible, then reappeared beside Coach Boomer shortly after. "And this!"
Bree activated her vocal manipulation, changing her voice to match Coach Boomer's. She turned to the crowd and shouted. "Are. We. CLEAR!"
"Yes Coach Boomer!" everyone responded, comically.
"Fine, fine!" snapped Coach Boomer, standing up. "Just go to the hero side, you clown!"
"Hey!" snapped Bree, though she supersped over to the hero side.
"You definitely have a death wish," Elizabeth whispered to her.
"Eh, this is payback for what he'll do to my friend-s," she quickly made the word plural before Elizabeth could ask who she was talking about.
"Who's next?!" barked Coach Boomer.
"Eh, might as well get it over with," mumbled Jack. Jack climbed on stage and announced. "My name's Jack."
"Just get to it, Jack," said Coach Boomer.
Jack looked around for something to lift, before turning to Coach Boomer. "Um, I have superstrength."
"Oh, okay. Car!"
"What car?" asked Jack.
Suddenly, a car dropped from the ceiling. Jack gasped, but lifted his hands to halt it before it could crush him. Everyone applauded as Jack stood there holding the car as if it was nothing more than a pencil, once the initial shock wore off.
"Nice!" said Coach Boomer. "Hero!"
"I'll go next!" Johnny shouted, enthusiastically, from the crowd. He climbed onstage. "I'm Johnny Gardener!"
"Power up, Johnny," said Coach Boomer.
Johnny supersped around the room. When he returned to the platform, Coach Boomer shook his head. "Sorry kid, you're going to have to run a lot faster than that to be a hero. Heroes have to be able to run at a speed of at least 200,000 miles per hour. You fell short."
Johnny shrugged. "I can also do this." He held up his hand, and a dim torchlight appeared from his fingers.
"Wow, that's impressive…for a lamp! Sidekick!" announced Coach Boomer.
Johnny shrugged. "Oh well, it'll still be fun!"
"That's the spirit, Johnny!" screamed Tracy, making Johnny blush in embarrassment.
Yuki shyly looked at the stage, then at Johnny. "I-I'll go next," she said, softly.
Yuki climbed on stage, and Coach Boomer eyeballed her, shaking his head. She was one of the shy ones, and he was almost certain her powers wouldn't be worthwhile.
Man, was he wrong. "I'm Yuki Hana," she managed, before a large, white flash blinded the crowd. When the flash dimmed, standing where Yuki stood was a massive, red wolf with white facial-markings.
Coach Boomer gaped in disbelief, but Yuki wasn't done. Two gorgeous, red wings that ombre into white unfolded from her sides, and she flexed them to show off her shining feathers. Everyone gasped, and Yuki chose that moment to morph into a human again. "H-hero! Woow…" Coach Boomer said.
Yuki plastered on an awkward smile, and hopped off the platform. She ended up on the left side, but intended to go over to the right. Before she could leave, however, Johnny ran up to her. "That was awesome!" he shouted. "I've never seen anything like that!"
Yuki blushed. "My mother was a wolf, and my father had wings. I never knew him, though." She quickly bit her tongue, thinking Johnny wouldn't want to know about that.
"I-I love wolves," Johnny said, quietly.
"You do?" asked Yuki. "Most people think they're scary…" She shook her head, trying to mollify her memories.
"Well, I think they're cool," Johnny said, blushing.
"Hey Hana!" shouted Coach Boomer. "Quit the chatting and get to your side!"
Yuki nodded, nervously. "Well…bye!" She scrambled to her side, trying to hide her massive, red blush.
"Are you morphing?" Bree asked, when Yuki arrived. "Your face is as red as your fur!"
Meanwhile, in the crowd, Daniel noticed Breana's nervous look, and went over to her. "Hey, Bre-Bre," whispered Daniel. "You okay?"
Breana didn't look at him, but slowly shook her head. She was afraid to get up on the stage and have all eyes on her.
"I can go first, if you want," said Daniel.
"Thanks, Dan-Dan," said Breana.
Daniel rolled his eyes, but smiled. "Hey Coach! I want to go next!" shouted Daniel.
"This better be good," grumbled Coach Boomer. He was frustrated by how few impressive powers had stepped up.
Daniel climbed onstage. "I'm Daniel Barton," he said. Daniel then supersped around the room, and returned to the podium. He then shot electricity from his fingers, lightly burning a nearby post.
"Superspeed and electrokinesis? Not bad. Hero!" announced Coach Boomer.
Daniel hopped offstage, and cast a reassuring smile to his sister. Breana nodded, and stepped forward. "Uh, Coach? I'd like to go next."
"C'mon up," said Coach Boomer.
Breana's small smile wavered as she reached the platform. When she was on it, she muttered a quick 'I'm Breana Barton' before raising a hand up towards the ceiling, and draining the power from the lights, forming a light sphere in her hand. Unfortunately, shortly after, it flickered and vanished.
"Your energy manipulation could use work," commented Coach Boomer. "Anything else?"
"I-I have super-intelligence," said Breana.
"Great," said Coach Boomer. "Then maybe you can subtract yourself from Power Placement. Sidekick!"
"Wait! She was just nervous!" shouted Daniel. "Let her try-"
"Did I ask for your opinion?" snapped Coach Boomer.
"But-"
"It's okay," said Breana, getting off the podium and stepping towards her brother. "There's some heroes I'd…uh…rather not be around."
"But I have to be there for you…" murmured Daniel.
"I'll be fine," said Breana. "We're not street children anymore. And you're going to be a hero! It's time for us to both grow up, okay?"
Daniel sighed. "Every night. Tell me everything that I missed."
Breana chuckled. "Of course. Good luck Dan-Dan, you look outclassed."
Daniel gave her a playful noogie. "Thanks for the support, Bre-Bre."
Meanwhile, Yoona decided it was her turn to go next. "I'm Yoona!" she shouted, as she climbed onstage and started to sing.
"This is Power Placement, kid, not a talent sho-" began Coach Boomer, but before he could finish he suddenly fell back.
Yoona stopped singing and laughed. The moment she stopped, Coach Boomer stood up. "How did you-"
"Hypnotic singing," Yoona said. "Works like a charm."
"Hero," said Coach Boomer, admittedly impressed.
Nina decided to go next, but instead of climbing onstage she shot herself into the air, unfurling her wings. All the freshmen gasped and applauded, amazed despite seeing her do this before. Nina landed gracefully on stage, and spread her wings for all to see. Everyone cheered again, and Nina tossed her head with a flip of her hair in Coach Boomer's direction. "I'm Nina McMillan."
"So, you fly?"
"Yeah, but that's not my power. I was born this way," said Nina. "These are my powers."
Nina flew up to the rafters, and grabbed the old car Coach Boomer dropped on Jack. She landed on the podium, and hoisted it above her head. Then, she tossed it in the air, and used telekinesis to deliver it back to the rafters.
"Not bad," said Coach Boomer. "You have excellent showmanship. Hero!"
Nina bowed, and walked to the right side of the gym.
"Okay, sis, I'm going next!" Jones announced to Tracy. "Prepare to be shocked!"
"Knowing you, I will be," Tracy taunted.
Jones geo-leaped onto the stage, surprising everyone but Coach Boomer. "I'm Jones Zukikatafuki!" announced Jones.
"Got any other tricks up your sleeve?" asked Coach Boomer.
"Yup!" said Jones. He then supersped around the room, until no one could see him. Everyone looked around, and he revealed himself to be casually leaning against a nearby pole, as though this was nothing special.
"You're a real wise-guy, you know that?" asked Coach Boomer.
"Thanks!"
"Hero!" announced Coach Boomer.
Tracy decided to go next, but only because she had a big idea. Also, though she wouldn't admit it, she felt better seeing her brother handle the situation like nobody's business.
Tracy climbed onstage and said, "I'm Tracy Zukikatafuki. I can read my brother's mind."
Jones gave Tracy a confused look, and mouthed. 'What're you doing?!' She could do way more than that, Tracy had metamorphosis and dimension travelling abilities.
"That's all," asked Coach Boomer. "Are you some kind of over-blown magician?"
Tracy smirked. "I guess you could say so."
"Sidekick!" shouted Coach Boomer.
Tracy nodded, and ran over to her brother who surely needed an explanation.
"What the heck, Tracy?!" whisper-shouted Jones. "You know you can do more than that!"
"I know," whispered Tracy. "But I'll never know about this school if I stay on the popular side."
"What?"
"Something tells me Power Placement is skewed to make sidekicks feel lesser," said Tracy. Jones rolled his eyes, no surprise there. "If I want to learn the secrets of Sky High, I need to see the other side; the less public side."
Jones sighed, knowing what Tracy was up to.
"Then, I'll join the school newspaper team and show what being a sidekick really means."
"If it means anything at all!" snapped Jones. "You could be wasting an opportunity!"
"No, Jones, I'm taking a chance."
Meanwhile, Coach Boomer called on Lilly to go next, and anyone could see Lilly didn't want to go. She slowly crept to the platform and climbed on. "I-I'm Lilly."
"Do you have any super-parents?" asked Coach Boomer. "Or a last name?"
Lilly bit her lip and nodded.
"Who?"
Lilly took a deep breath, as though gasping for air. "Will a-and Layla Stronghold."
Everyone gasped in shock. No one had expected Little Lilly to have two of the most well-known superheroes as parents. "I'm Lilly Stronghold…" she whispered.
"No way!" gasped Coach Boomer. "That means you're Wilson's sister!"
She sighed. "That's what most of the world knows me as."
"Well, what's your powers?" asked Coach Boomer, eagerly. The daughter of two of the greatest superheroes must have amazing powers, after all.
Lilly took a shuttering breath, and forced herself to look Coach Boomer in the eye. "Sorry, Coach, I believe in my mother's principle. I only use my powers when the situation demands it."
Coach Boomer narrowed his eyes. "So, you aren't showing me your powers, even though I'm demanding it?"
"I-I can talk to animals," she quickly added.
"Great, then you can work in the animal house," snapped Coach Boomer, feeling slightly disappointed. "SIDEKICK!"
Lilly scrambled off the stage, accidentally ending up on the right side in a panic. Before she could correct herself, though, she felt someone grab her arm.
"Hey," said Daniel. "I-I think it was really brave what you said. I wish I had the guts to do what you did."
Lilly flushed red, and could only manage a weak nod. "T-thanks Daniel."
He smiled at her. "You can call me Danny."
Lilly nodded again, feeling like an idiot. She turned to head to the left side, but crashed into the stage in her embarrassment. Danny chuckled, and she awkwardly waved, zipping to the left side so fast she might as well have had superspeed.
Meanwhile, Dixon decided to take center stage. "Greetings, ladies and gentlemen, I am Dixon Ticonderoga, son of Pencil Man." He held his hand up, and the whole room turned black and white, including all the students and Coach Boomer.
"Whoa!" gasped Yoona. "What just happened?!"
"I guess Dixon can turn anything the same color as pencil lead and paper?" said Elizabeth.
Coach Boomer rolled his eyes. "Yes, because this would stop a villain. Sidekick!"
Dixon nodded, and returned the school to its admittedly not-so-colorful state. He hadn't changed it much in the first place, considering the walls were already grey. "Of course, sir. I will immediately join my fellow sidekicks."
"Just get off the stage, pretty-boy," snapped Coach Boomer. "Next!"
"Okay, our turn!" shouted Cyd, dragging Shelby onstage. "Coach Boomer, Shelby and I are time travelers!"
"Cyd!" snapped Shelby.
"Chill Shelbs, I think these guys can know," said Cyd. "I'm Cyd Ripley. My friend here is Shelby Marcus. You wouldn't know our parents."
Coach Boomer nodded. "Time travelers? Okay then, travel to some time and bring something back."
"Sure!" said Cyd, hugging Shelby.
"Wait, wait, wait CYYYYD!" screamed Shelby, before disappearing. Seconds later, Cyd returned with a dazed-looking Shelby, holding a glittering tiara.
"Whoa!" everyone gasped.
"That's right!" announced Cyd. "Twelve years ago there was a costume shop right under this school!"
Coach Boomer sighed. "Now time travel alone."
"Uh, we can't," said Cyd, as though what she was saying was obvious. "We have to be touching to time travel."
"How's that possible?"
"Our friend blasted us with a ray gun," began Cyd, "that went through my other friend's hair gel. We were hugging when we were blasted and-"
"It's a long story," Shelby interrupted.
"So, where do we place?"
Coach Boomer paused. This had never happened before, and he wasn't entirely sure what to do. "This is…strange, to say the least. Without each other, you would have sidekick status. But together…you'd have one of the strongest abilities of all. We might need to think of something new…"
"Please don't kill us!" Shelby screamed, grabbing Cyd. Logan lunged forward, looking like he would intervene and help Shelby, but Oliver and Kaz pulled him back.
"Would you shut up, Blondie?" asked Coach Boomer. "I'm not gonna kill you. You're both heroes-for now. I'll talk to Principle Powers about this later."
"But-"
Coach Boomer suddenly blew the whistle in Shelby's face, and said girl scrambled off the stage with Cyd in tow.
"I'll go next," Adam said, quickly. "I'm Adam Davenport. I'm Bree's brother, and Mr. Davenport's son."
"Ah, I heard about you," said Coach Boomer. "Car!"
A car immediately dropped from the ceiling, and Adam lifted it up with ease. "I also have heat vision, pressurized lung capacity, underwater breathing, and blast waves! Not to mention, I can make a mean centerpiece for a wedding!"
"Okay Muscle-head," grunted Coach Boomer. "You don't need to activate all those abilities now, but you'll have to during training. Hero!"
"If AD goes," Sakura announced. "I'm going, too!" Sakura climbed onstage and faced the Coach confidently. "I'm Sakura Snowflower!"
She raised her hand up, and since there was no earth or water nearby, she used her powers to pull the water out of Samuel's water bottle.
"Hey!" shouted Samuel.
"Water manipulation? Not bad," said Coach Boomer.
"I also have land manipulation and I can talk to animals. But you don't want me to do that because…err…" said Sakura.
"I get it," said Coach Boomer. He didn't want to think of what earth manipulation could do to the actual planet Earth from this distance. "Hero!"
"Yes!" cheered Sakura. She jumped off the stage and high-fived Adam, before running towards the other heroes.
After that, everyone was silent. Oliver noticed that as the Power Placement progressed, Skylar seemed to lose more and more enthusiasm. After all, she hadn't raised her hand yet, had she?
"Fine, I'll pick then," said Coach Boomer. "You!" He pointed at Gander.
"Me?" honked Gander, nervously.
"Yes, you," said Coach Boomer. "Yeesh…" he muttered to himself. Gander's voice was certainly…prepubescent, to say the least.
Gander waddled awkwardly onstage. "Uh, I'm Gander, son of Sitting Duck."
Coach Boomer couldn't help but laugh. "Well, that explains a lot. But I thought sitting duck just became a target? You seem to be-"
"I don't know, my mom might have something to do with my powers?" Gander quickly interrupted. He took a deep breath, and suddenly his nose became a goose bill and his feet became webbed flippers. Feathers covered his arms and legs. He honked again, but this time it wasn't a word.
Everyone tried to resist, but they couldn't help but laugh at the freakish duck-boy. Gander honked sadly and covered his face with a feathered wing. Barbie wanted to say something, but she was too afraid to.
"This is your power?!" asked Coach Boomer. "You can't even fly? Wooow, that's…different. Sidekick!"
Gander let out another sad honk, and waddled off the platform.
"Next!" shouted Coach Boomer.
Tamara sighed. "I'll go. Let's just get this over with…"
Tamara climbed onto the platform. "Tamara Danvers. I'm a technopath." She raised her hand, and Coach Boomer's phone started sparking.
"Would you kids stop messing with my phone?!"
"Sorry," mumbled Tamara.
"Hero," Coach Boomer sighed, trying to fix his phone. Tamara took some pity on the bone-headed coach and used her powers to fix his phone.
After watching Tamara step up, Barbie decided to take a chance. She climbed onstage and looked across the crowd awkwardly. "H-Hi, I'm Barbie Hasbrow, daughter of Bailey Hasbrow."
"Hey, I remember your mom!" announced Coach Boomer. "She was that girl who could turn into a bouncing ball, right?"
Barbie blushed. "Uh, yeah." Barbie crouched down and shifted into a giant ball, too, just like her mom.
"As I said to your mom, side-KICK!" said Coach Boomer, while kicking the ball.
Once she stopped bouncing off the walls (literally), Barbie shifted back into a human. 'Oh well, at least I'll be able to spend time with Gander!'
"Okay, I'm going next!" announced Leo, climbing onstage. "I'm Leo Dooley, but you'll know me as L-Doo!"
"Uh, no way," said Coach Boomer. "Who's your parents, kid?"
"Hey!" gasped Leo. "I'm not a kid! I'll have you know I have two chest-hairs!"
"We have sidekicks here with the ability to supergrow their hair, what's your point?" said Coach Boomer. "Now I'll ask you again: who's your parents?"
"Eh, you wouldn't know my mom, but my stepdad is Donald Davenport," said Leo.
"Okay, then, what's your powers, Toothpick?" snapped Coach Boomer.
"Hey! I grow more muscle every day!" gasped Leo. "And I have a bionic arm and leg. My arm has superstrength, can generate laser spheres, and has energy transference. My leg only has superstrength."
"Well, show them off, superstar," sneered Coach Boomer.
"You got it," said Leo.
"Car!"
The car dropped down, and Leo easily grabbed it, before placing it on the ground and kicking it across the room.
"Watch it, Leo!" Chase shouted.
Leo then generated a laser sphere and threw it at the car, setting the car on fire. Everyone panicked, and Oliver quickly used his water powers to extinguish the fire. Leo then turned to Coach Boomer and smirked. "They do call me 'L-Doo' for a reason."
"No one calls you that!" shouted Adam.
Leo rolled his eyes. "I can't use my energy transference, because according to Big D it 'could kill me'. Sometimes that man is no fun!"
Coach Boomer sighed. "You're going to be one of the most destructive kids here, I can see. Hero!"
"Yes!" cheered Leo. "I'm going to have to call my grandma! And she said I could never do it…"
"Off the stage, Dooley!" shouted Coach Boomer.
"You know, you should really meet my former principle," said Leo. "I think you two would really hit it off."
"Get!"
Leo nodded. "Yes sir!" He ran over to the hero side, pumping his fist.
"Well, if Leo's doing this, I will too!" announced Logan. He climbed onto the platform. "I'm Logan Krane. My father was Victor Krane but…he was evil. And killed."
"Okay then," said Coach Boomer. "Power up, big guy."
Logan lifted his hand in the air, and drained the power from an overhead light. He then used his powers to throw the ball of power across the room.
"Energy manipulation?" asked Coach Boomer. "Huh, I really thought of you as more of a 'superstrength' kind of guy. Oh well, hero!"
"Yes!" cheered Logan, running over to Leo and hugging him.
"Congrats, Logan," said Leo.
"Now you can teach me everything you know!" cheered Logan.
"Slow down, man," said Leo. "The world can only handle one 'Leo Dooley'."
"I'll go next!" announced Samuel, climbing onstage. "I'm Samuel Bank, son of Ethan Bank. And can I just say, it's such an honor to-"
"Oh, I remember Popsicle," interrupted Coach Boomer. "You talk just like him!"
"Yup, he said you'd say something like that…" murmured Samuel.
"Power up!" shouted Coach Boomer. Samuel immediately melted into a pool of sludge on the floor. "Oh…so you got your father's power…"
"Wait! Walk over me!" shouted the Samuel Sludge.
Coach Boomer sighed and stepped on Samuel. When he tried to keep walking, however, his foot was stuck. "See! I can get people stuck!" shouted the Samuel Sludge.
"So can spiders," said Coach Boomer. "And at least they can choke their victims out with their legs. Sidekick!"
"Okay, it's really an honor just to attend this sch-" began Samuel.
"Just go, Butt Smoocher!" shouted Coach Boomer.
"Right away," said Samuel, gulping.
"Okay, I'm going next," said Kaz. "That was just…freaky." Kaz climbed onstage. "I'm Kaz. You wouldn't know my parents, but they had twelve children. You've probably seen some if you've ever…well…visited a prison."
"That's…different," said Coach Boomer. "Okay, show us your powers."
Kaz immediately lifted into the air and shot fire from his hands at the car Oliver had just extinguished. "Hey!" shouted Oliver. "Not cool, man!"
Kaz landed back on the ground and crossed his arms confidently. "I'll take my medal now."
"Have you seen anyone get a medal?!" asked Coach Boomer. "This is a high school, not a talent show! Still, you have impressive abilities. Hero!"
Kaz jumped off stage and ran over to give Cyd a high-five.
"I'll go next," said Dominic. "I'm Dominic Gonzalez." Before Coach Boomer could ask, Dominic added. "I can talk to animals, but I can't control them. Are there any animals here?"
"No need, you've told me enough," said Coach Boomer in annoyance. "Sidekick!"
Dominic shrugged and walked over to the other sidekicks.
As the crowd diminished, it became more and more clear who was hesitant to step onstage. "Um…if no one else wants to, I'll go," said Lacey. She climbed onstage. "I'm Lacey Winchester."
"Okay, Lacey, power up," said Coach Boomer.
"Well, I can see the future and stop time," said Lacey. "But…I can't control my powers."
"Those are good abilities, Lacey, but if you can't control your powers then-" Coach Boomer began to write something on a clipboard.
"Wait!" shouted Lacey, sticking her hand out. Immediately the world around her froze, no one moved, spoke, breathed. Lacey gasped, and quickly unhalted time.
"Did you just stop time?" asked Coach Boomer.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" gasped Lacey. "N-no one I freeze in time knows what happens."
"While impressive, it's highly dangerous for you to try to use powers you can't control on a hero level. Once you can control your powers, maybe you can join the ranks of heroes. Sidekick!" announced Coach Boomer.
Immediately after he said sidekick, Ethan jumped onstage. "I'm Ethan Hunterson," he growled. "Where Lacey goes, I go."
"Well, that'll be determined by me, tough guy," said Coach Boomer. "Power up!"
Ethan gave him an angry gaze, feeling the heat of the situation. How dare this man make his best friend a sidekick?! Ethan began to growl slightly, and suddenly a loud booming was heard around him.
Everyone backed up as powerful winds suddenly burst through the door, and electricity crackled through the room. The thunder grew louder as Ethan's anger mounted. "Power down kid, you'll blow the school away!" screamed Coach Boomer.
But Ethan couldn't. He didn't want to. He knew what would happen after this; he'd become a hero, Lacey would become a sidekick. He didn't want to be separated from her. They had always been best friends.
However, before Ethan could blow away the student body, he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was only then that he realized he couldn't move for a moment, only then he realized the owner of the hand could unfreeze him. He looked around and realized the wind had stopped blowing, too. And no one moved.
Beside him stood Lacey, time frozen around her. "If I touch you, you'll become unfrozen," she whispered. "Ethan, it's okay. I'll be fine as a sidekick. I know that since my parents disappeared, you've wanted us to stay together but…you don't have to protect me anymore. I'll be fine."
Ethan swallowed hard and nodded. He lowered his hands and let his hold on the weather loosen. Lacey took a deep breath. She had summoned her powers when she realized Ethan could get in trouble-or worse-but could she personally generate her powers?
"Hey, if I can let go of my anger, you can unfreeze time," said Ethan, grabbing her hand. "Trust me. I'm your best friend, Lacey, I know you can do this."
Lacey exhaled, and put all her focus into unfreezing time. Before she unfroze time, though, she and Ethan ran to their places on the left and right side of the gym, hoping no one would know what transpired.
Everyone was immediately released from Lacey's hold on time, and even Coach Boomer had a dazed expression. "That was…weird. What was I going to say?" wondered Coach Boomer. "Oh, right. Ethan, you need to learn when to control your powers, but they'll help you with that in training. Hero!"
Taylor shook her head, and whispered to Chase. "I-I think something strange happened. We both have heightened senses…do you feel this, too?"
"I don't have those kinds of senses, Taylor," said Chase. "My senses have to do with occurring events. You're feeling something that already happened."
"But you still know something happened."
"Point taken."
"Coach, I'll go next," said Taylor, feeling her way to the stage. "I'm Taylor Krane."
"Why do you have that over your eyes?" asked Coach Boomer, gesturing to the black metal machine around her eyes.
"I'm blind," said Taylor. "This helps me know where to go."
Coach Boomer chuckled. "Then you might as well already be a sidekick."
Taylor smirked. "We'll see about that." She raised a hand, and an energy grenade formed. She didn't bother to throw it, though, favoring the idea of superspeeding around the gym, letting her enhanced senses guide her. When she returned to the platform, she said, "I also have superstrength, energy generation, and molecular kinesis." She smirked at Coach Boomer. "Still think I should be a sidekick?"
Coach Boomer applauded. "I'm impressed. Hero!"
Taylor jumped of the platform and walked over to Leo and Logan. Logan high-fived her, and Leo put an arm around her, smiling. They'd all be together!
Kate shot an anxious look at Taylor, but seeing her bionic sister go made her feel a bit more confident. "Uh, Coach?" she squeaked. "I-I'd like to go next."
"Come up, then, pipsqueak!" boomed Coach Boomer.
Kate yelped and ran onstage. "I-I'm Kate Krane!"
"Wow, okay then," muttered Coach Boomer. "Show off your powers."
"Uh, um," murmured Kate, whatever confidence she had seeping out at being the center of attention.
"TODAY!" thundered Coach Boomer.
Kate screamed in surprise, her Sonic Screech amplifying this and causing Coach Boomer to cover his ears.
"Not bad!" he announced, after she'd closed her mouth, trembling in fear. "You're a hero, little girl." Kate nodded and scrambled offstage.
"Ooh, I want to go next!" cheered Nathan, as he climbed onstage. "Sup, dudes, I'm Nathan Victrola, son of Doctor Victrola."
"Wow, didn't see that coming," mumbled Violet.
"Power up, Nathan," said Coach Boomer.
Nathan opened his mouth, and suddenly pop music began to play out of it like a boom-box. Everyone shrieked as he closed his mouth. "Okay, kid," said Coach Boomer. "That is…messed up."
Nathan grinned, not taking offense. "My dad plays old-people music through his mouth, so I'm glad I didn't exactly get his power."
"Yes," said Coach Boomer, sarcastically. "That is what's messed up about your power."
"Not that he had music playing through his mouth," hissed Elizabeth.
"Sidekick!" announced Coach Boomer.
Nathan shrugged and jumped offstage. Since Nathan went, Daisy, his best friend, decided to go next.
Daisy stepped onstage. "Hi, I'm Daisy Carmella, daughter of Nurse Gladys and Thorn Carmella. You may know my mom as Lady Spectrum; she spent a short time as a hero."
"Hey, I knew Thorn!" shouted Kaz, laughing. "He was that dude who could grow flowers from his head!"
"Yup," said Daisy. "And you wouldn't let him be a hero."
"Uh…"
"I'm just kidding, I wouldn't want him to get hurt," said Daisy, chuckling. "He is my dad, after all."
"Okay, power up, rainbow-girl," shouted Coach Boomer. Daisy was wearing a rainbow-colored dress, attributed to her mom, which he commented on.
Daisy nodded, and began to sing. At first, everyone thought she would have Yoona's power, but slowly as she sang a flower grew in her hand. She smiled, and stopped singing, placing the flower on the ground.
"That's it?" asked Coach Boomer. "You can't even control the flower at will?"
"Sometimes you have to appreciate the simple things," said Daisy.
"SIDEKICK!"
"Or not."
Once Daisy went to the sidekick side, Chase decided to go next. He climbed onstage and announced. "I am Chase Davenport, though you probably already knew that." He chuckled, and continued. "To demonstrate my power, would someone give me a prime number with at least four digits, so I can mathematically extrapolate-"
"SIDEKICK!" thundered Coach Boomer.
Chase rolled his eyes. "Would you rather see something else?" he asked, sarcastically.
"Please," said Coach Boomer. "I was about to start throwing tomatoes."
Chase sighed, and activated his laser bo-staff. He then began to levitate in the air as he flipped the staff around in his hand. When he landed, he projected a force field from the hand that replaced his bo-staff. "I also have supersenses, a mangnetism-app, and molecularkinesis."
Everyone cheered, and he bowed dramatically.
"That might just be the only cool thing about you!" cheered Coach Boomer. "Hero!"
Chase grinned, and stepped to the hero side. "What were you thinking?!" Bree shouted when he got there. "Using two abilities at a time; you could've hurt-"
Chase quickly slapped a hand over her mouth. "Don't let anyone know! Everyone here can use two powers at once! Besides, I didn't use them at the same time for too long."
Bree just rolled her eyes, as Adam walked over. "Ooh, what's going on?"
"Nothing, Adam," said Chase.
"Are you sure about that?" asked Adam. "Because you have your hand over Bree's mouth."
Chase quickly removed his hand. "That was nothing!"
"If you put your hand over my mouth, I'd lick it," said Adam. "In fact…" He suddenly grabbed Chase's hand, licked it, and ran.
"Adam! Get back here!" Chase screamed, chasing Adam.
"Payback for arm wrestling with you!"
Meanwhile, Spark decided it was her turn. She climbed onstage, and looked the Coach in the eyes, confidently. "I'm Spark, and I have superspeed, superstrength, flight, pressurized lung capacity, electrokinesis, superhearing, and anti-gravity field generation."
"Nice," said Coach Boomer. "Well, like I said to the others with many powers, just demonstrate a few, and you can show off the rest during training."
Spark took a step back and blew, her breath immediately turning into a high-pressure wind. When she stopped, almost everyone had been blasted a few feet back. She then flew into the air, as Coach Boomer screamed. "Car!"
Spark caught the car with ease, landing on the ground and holding it above her head. Everyone cheered, once again.
"Hero!" announced Coach Boomer.
Once everyone took their turn, there was only two people left: Oliver and Skylar. Skylar squeezed Oliver's arm, and whispered. "Oliver…I-I don't want to do this anymore."
Oliver was unsure of what to do. Skylar sounded horrified, but he still had to take his turn. "I'll go first, Skylar, we'll…figure something out."
"What do I do?!" she whispered.
"I-I don't know!"
"Hey! Would one of you make a decision?" asked Coach Boomer. "We don't have all day!"
Oliver inhaled sharply, and nodded, stepping onstage. "I'm Oliver, son of Bridgette and former step-son of Horace Diaz."
"Bridgette? As in, Mr. Terror?" asked Coach Boomer.
"Yes," Oliver whispered.
"Wooow, that must be…tough," said Coach Boomer. "Oh well, show us your abilities!"
Oliver sighed and lifted into the air. "I also have superstrength, and water and ice powers."
"Okay then, car!" shouted Coach Boomer.
"Whoa!" gasped Oliver, as he quickly caught the car. Despite having seen others catch the car, it was still surprising.
Oliver quickly landed on the platform, set the car down, and froze it. He thanked his lucky stars that he stuck the landing, because falling to the ground while carrying a car would not end well.
"Hey, not bad, Scrawny," said Coach Boomer. "Hero!"
"I don't know whether to be happy or offended," muttered Oliver, as he stepped to the right side.
Oliver looked to the crowd, and remembered Skylar still hadn't gone yet. He immediately felt bad about going before her when he noticed her standing in the center of the gym, all alone.
Everyone shot her anxious looks as Skylar climbed onstage. She shifted awkwardly from side to side, not wanting to have so much attention on just her.
"Name?" asked Coach Boomer.
"Oh, uh, Skylar Storm," said Skylar.
"Skylar Storm!" Coach Boomer exclaimed in surprise. "Never thought you'd come here, you've been a hero for a while without attending superhero school. Don't you have twenty-four superpowers?"
"Um, have you…read the news lately? Or within the last two years?"
"No."
Skylar rolled her eyes. She was right to pin Coach Boomer as a bonehead.
"I-I don't…you know…have, uh, powers," she muttered.
"What?" asked Coach Boomer. "How's that possible? You were one of the most powerful teen heroes!" Coach Boomer paused for a while, then chuckled. "I get it, you're messing with the Coach. Well, let's test your superstrength. Car!"
"Get down!" screamed Oliver, Bree, and Chase. Kaz was too busy flirting with Cyd to notice anything happening. Skylar yelped and dropped to the ground as the wrecked car dropped from the ceiling.
"Are you insane?!" screamed Skylar. "I don't have superstrength!"
"Look, kid, stop playing games," said Coach Boomer. He smirked then, and nodded. "How about we test your flight ability. You won't be able to fake it then."
"W-wha-" began Skylar, but her mouth quickly snapped shut as a section of the platform, attached to a spring, broke off underneath her, springing up and sending her flying across the room. Skylar screamed as she felt her back and head connect with the wall, and fell to the ground.
Xxx
Bree and Oliver watched in horror as Skylar's body collided with the wall, and the room filled with a horrible cracking sound. "Oh my god!" screamed Bree, running over to where Skylar sat, slouched on the ground.
"Skylar!" screamed Oliver, following Bree. He dropped to the ground besides Skylar and pulled her into his arms. She didn't resist, or move, at all.
"What were you thinking?" Bree screamed to the Coach, forgetting whatever shred of respect she had for the guy.
Shelby ran over with Logan, looking like she was going to faint. "Oh my god, is she-"
Oliver shook his head. "She'll be fine, she's not a normo so she won't, you know…"
"Die," Adam supplied, when he came over. He didn't seem to understand what was happening in the slightest.
Oliver swallowed hard. "Um, yes, she won't do that."
Oliver felt around her back, and his stomach dropped to his feet when he felt blood. It was a no-brainer than she wouldn't come out of this unscathed, but this was too much even for him.
Xxx
Skylar breathed shallowly, but felt a strong urge to just go to sleep-or something along the lines. She forced her eyes open and looked ahead of her, Skylar was currently surrounded by her friends.
She could see Bree holding up her fingers, as though trying to get Skylar to tell her how many she was holding up. Skylar was pretty sure it was twelve…Bree then turned to the Coach, speaking and looking like she was planning a whole other gesture.
Kaz ran over, and though his voice was echoing Skylar could make out that he was saying, 'what happened to Skylar?' That was when Bree slapped him.
Skylar looked up into Oliver's worried gaze, and slowly closed her eyes. The last thing she heard before submitting to the darkness was Coach Boomer's Sonic Boom voice.
"SIDEKICK!"
Well…that got intense, now didn't it? Sorry the chapter was long, and had an odd ending, I thought it was crucial to Power Place every hero/sidekick. You know, for character development and stuff. Anyway, there's a few things I want to clear up. 1) Sorry Bree's a bit OOC in her part, I just thought she might mess with the Coach because she had a suspicion Skylar wouldn't be a hero. 2) Coach Boomer isn't supposed to be a REAL enemy, just a bit insensitive at some points. 3) I know you may be wondering why Coach Boomer didn't ask the OCs who their parents are. Honestly, the story was long enough without adding 40 unanswered lines of 'who's your parents?' 4) Don't be mad if I made your OC a sidekick! Trust me, I did this for a reason. Sidekicks will…come in handy in the future. ;). 5) If you're wondering why some OCs had three powers, it's because I allowed siblings to have the ability to mind read each other. After all, some people can (or claim) to do that in real life. It just has to do with their bond. Anyway, hope you enjoyed and are looking forward to the next chapter as much as I am! (Don't worry, it won't be 33 pages long. XD!)