Chapter Four

Author's Notes: I know getting kind of slow but don't worry, it will get better. By the way this is a long chapter, and this one closely resembles Twilight a bit, so some stuff might be familiar to you people. So, here's chapter 4

Disclaimer: I don't own 6teen, Stoked, Holes, Sly Cooper, Star Wars, or American Idol. They belong to their respective owners.

The next day, Johnny woke out of his slumber and put on some nice clean clothes, had breakfast, and then his dad took him to Claremont Public School where Johnny goes to school now. He went to the school and made a pit stop at the administration building where he got his schedule. He had English first period, History second period, then Nutrition, then Music third period, Algebra fourth period, lunch, then Biology fifth period, and finally P.E. last period.

Johnny went to English class where he was introduced and he took his seat. "Okay class," the English teacher Mr. Buddhu said, "today we are going to talk about George Orwell's book Animal Farm, and its connection with the Russian Revolution that happened during World War I." So after the class was done with Animal Farm, the bell rang and Johnny went to history class where he was also introduced and took his seat. "Settle down class," the history teacher Mrs. Lancaster began, "we are now talking about the causes of World War I and why people thought that it was supposed to be the war to end all wars." History class pretty much was about World War I, till the bell rang and Nutrition started. Johnny went to his locker and took out the books for his next two classes when Wayne came by to his locker.

"Hey you're the new kid are you?" Wayne asked. "Um, yeah what's up, I'm Johnny," Johnny said. "Hey, I'm Wayne," Wayne replied back, "so you wanna hang out at our table at lunch, we'll save you a seat, and we'll give you the grand tour on this school and show you the mall, if you like?" "Um, thanks I would like that," Johnny exclaimed. Then Wayne left and Johnny got his books and headed for his next classes.

He went to Music class, got introduced, and went to his seat. "So class," the Music teacher Mr. Simmons began, "today we will talk about the wonders of Rock n' Roll and you all get to learn how to play the electric guitar." The class got excited and soon everyone, including Johnny, got their own electric guitar and the class started practicing. After music class, Johnny went to Algebra, where he was introduced yet again, and found his seat. "Alright class," the Algebra teacher Mrs. Kennedy said, "today we will talk about polynomials and how we factor them into simple expressions." Factoring polynomials was a challenge for Johnny but he got the hang of it after a few problems. Then lunch came and Johnny went to his locker to get the remaining books for his last two classes of the day and made a bee line to the cafeteria.

When he got there, the whole place was packed and the kids were all in their cliques, the jocks on one table, the nerds on the other, the Goths on one table, then the punks on the other and so on and so forth. Johnny just didn't know what to do. "Hey Johnny, over here," he heard Wayne say at a table in the middle of the cafeteria. Johnny went over there and with Wayne sat Darth, Julie, Snack Shack, and Martha.

Johnny sat at the table with the nerdy people and engaged in a conversation between them. "So," Johnny began, "who are these guys?" "Oh let me introduce them," Wayne said, "this is Darth Mall, big Star Wars fan and owns the Stereo Shack in the Galleria Mall." Darth got up and shook Johnny's hand. "This is Julie, Darth's girlfriend, also likes Star Wars, and owns the Taco place over at the Mall," Wayne continued, introducing Julie who also shook Johnny's hand. "This is Snack Shack, he owns the Beaver Tail store at the hotel district." Snack Shack shook Johnny's hand after being introduced. "And this is Martha McCartney, our Goth girl who owns a Hot Topic over at the hotel district, and she is Snack Shack's girlfriend." Martha reluctantly shook Johnny's hand after being introduced. "So Johnny, how do you like your stay in Claremont so far?" Darth said. "Well, it is kind of strange a little bit," Johnny replied. "Really, that's alright, did Ron the Sheriff told you about the monsters roaming around this area?" "Yeah, he mentioned it once or twice." "Well, I will have to tell you he is right, we actually encountered them ourselves." "Really?" "Really," Wayne cut in on the conversation, "we thought they were eagles or bears of some kind, but they weren't." "They looked like some sorts of werewolves or vampires of some kind," Julie said, "and when they approached us they started attacking each other." "So we used our guns and tried to shoot them down, but then they started following us," Snack Shack said, "so we got the hell out of there and went to our homes, shooting at the creatures as they followed us." "If you are wondering why we have guns," Martha began, "we have legal permission to hold guns, we are certified by the CRA, Canadian Rifle Association." "So it is our responsibility to handle the guns in a responsible, mature manner," Snack Shack said. "I see," Johnny said. "So where are you from?" Wayne said. "I'm from Green Lake, Texas back in the United States of America," Johnny said proudly, "and I actually try and discover the unusual. My friend back home, Wyatt Williams, he helps me uncover the unusual. Just recently, Wyatt and I have uncovered a long lost UFO that might have been part of the UFO fleet that disappeared in Texas in 1947. We found it in Camp Green Lake where my other juvenile friends over there have to stay. Well anyway, after we uncovered we found the alien corpse and guess what the alien was?" "What?" Darth asked. "It was a Mothman corpse, and that corpse might be connected to the Mothman that lives in Point Pleasant, Ohio," Johnny said. "So are you saying that the Mothman is an alien?" Darth said. "Uh, yeah, that's what I'm saying," Johnny said, "and that is just one of a fleet. Wyatt and the guys over at Camp Green Lake are uncovering more of the fleet, finding more UFOs and Mothmen corpses." "So why are you here in Claremont, if you have just uncovered one of the most mysterious disappearances of all time?" Snack Shack asked. "Well, my father thinks discovering the weird and unusual has made me insane and that I need a change of scenery, so that's why I'm here," Johnny said. "Oh, I see," Snack Shack commented back. "You know, ever since we saw the monsters of this region I have been trying to find a way to uncover them," Darth said, "but I will have to show you, its better to show you than to tell you. I'll show it to you some other day." "Okay," Johnny said.

Just then the whole cafeteria suddenly became silent as 11 guys came in the cafeteria. There were 5 guys and 6 girls, and the 5 guys were holding hands with 5 of the girls, one girl was all alone. They looked like they were either working out too much or they were taking steroids, either way they looked buff and threatening at the same time. The 5 guys and girls holding hands with each other were wearing dog tags that were made out of platinum, while the one lonely girl was wearing a dog tag that was made out of gold. When they walked toward the nerds and Johnny, everyone started to panic and run away from them as they came near them. When they reached the nerds and Johnny, they started glaring at them and almost started to bare their teeth at them, and then they picked them up and they told them to move out of the way. "I think you guys are in our seat, so move out of the way or we will do something really nasty," one of the guys said who had blue hair. "What do you want Halder?" Wayne said in a mocking tone. Just then, the blue haired dude went up to Wayne and just picked him up by the neck and said, "is there something funny?" "Nothing Halder," Wayne said. "Oh really, you guys might be on to something," the blue haired dude said, "anyway you guys owe us money, how much do you guys have?" "We're not giving you any money, you guys suck," Darth said. People heard that and they gasped. "Well then thems fighting words, and I wouldn't say that nerd," the blue haired dude said, "because now tonight, you should watch your back because you could be dead tonight." "We almost got them that other night a few weeks ago when we had the chance," one of the Halders muttered, he had short brown hair and looked like he was wearing swim trunks. "I know but shut up about it! We don't want them knowing about who we are," the blue haired dude whispered back to the swim trunk guy. "Hey bro, who's this dude?" Another Halder said, he had a white shirt, blonde hair and had a beanie on. "I don't know, he must be the new kid, what's your name dude?" The blue haired dude said. "Um, I-I'm J-Johnny," Johnny muttered. "Nice name, welcome to Claremont," the blue haired dude said, "I suggest you stay with us then hang out with those nerds, but hey why don't we let these dorks squirm, right guys?" "Yes!" The other Halders said. Just then, 11 more guys came into the cafeteria, 5 guys and 6 girls, and after that everyone started to get frightened and some try to open the windows and flee the school and get home. These guys were very rich, gothic, and emo. They were wearing black almost all over, and they look like they had fangs. The 5 guys and girls were holding hands with each other and they were wearing red roses. The one lonely girl in this group of kids was wearing a pink rose. These guys came up to the Halders and their leader, a short blonde-haired authoritative guy, said, "Hey Halder! Leave those nerds alone!" "What do you want Ridgemount?" the blue-haired Halder said. "I want you to get your ass out of everybody's faces, or else!" the authoritative Ridgemount said. "Or what?" "Or else your family is going to wish they never set foot in Claremont." With that the Halders went to another table and the Ridgemounts found another table that they found near the window.

The nerds and Johnny became silent for a bit until Johnny broke the silence, "who are these guys?" "These are the most toughest, meanest, scarier than hell families in Claremont," Wayne said, "the ones that look like they jacked themselves with steroids are the Halders. They act like they run the school, and rumor has it that if you piss them off one day, you end up getting mauled and killed the next morning." "Yeah, so those are the Halders," Julie said pointing to them, "there's Lance, the guy with brown hair who always wears swim trunks; Chrissy, Lance's girlfriend who's always assertive; Chad, the laid back dude with the goatee who has a very thin mellow; Serena, Chad's girlfriend who may know a bit on music but she has a big attitude; Jude, the other laid back dude with the beanie and skate lingo; Starr, Jude's girlfriend who looks like a vegan, but really isn't; Stone, the really tough one who looks smooth, but piss him off and he'll make sure you're in the hospital; Kristen, Stone's girlfriend who can be preppy, but deadly; Ripper, the guy with blue hair and Australian accent who is the leader of the Halder group; Jen, Ripper's girlfriend who is very sporty; and finally Marlowe, the lonely girl with red hair who can actually play guitar." "Over there are the Ridgemounts, the rich goth family that actually owns the hotel over at the island," Martha said pointing to them, "there's Reef, the laid back red head with a cocky attitude; Fin, Reef's girlfriend who is kind of a tomboy; Ty, the other red head that is really emo; Caitlin, Ty's girlfriend who just loves to shop, she's kind of weird for a goth; Broseph, the Jamaican dude that can pull tons of stuff out of his hair; Lo, Broseph's girlfriend who is also a shopaholic like Caitlin but not as much; George, the short dude who is a big prankster; Kirsten, George's girlfriend who is very preppy but also emo; Andrew, the authoritative guy with blonde hair who is the leader of the Ridgemount group; Kelly, Andrew's girlfriend who is very snobby, rude, and emo; and finally Emma, the lone Ridgemount girl with red hair, not much is known about her except that she is really emo, she is rarely happy."

Johnny looked at both the Ridgemounts and the Halders thinking that they don't look that scary, and then he said, "they look like they hate each other, are these families feuding with each other?" "Oh yeah, these families have been feuding with each other since the Ridgemounts came here like six years ago," Wayne said, "before 2000, the Halders were the most intimidating people in Claremont, but since 2000, the Ridgemounts also have that role and then there were some issues between the two families and so they have been feuding ever since." "Oh, I see," Johnny said, "so why are the Halders so mean?" "We don't know," Darth said, "but what we do know is that they are so mean, you try and make friends with them, all hell will be unleashed on you." "Oh, well why are the Ridgemounts so emo?" Johnny asked. "Hey, we don't know that either," Wayne said, "but what we do know about the Ridgemounts is that they are so emo they are like as stiff as a statue." Then Wayne took Snack Shack's cheeseburger, "watch this" he said. Wayne then chucked the cheeseburger at Ty, and Ty just stood there, like nothing happened. Then he started to turn to look at Wayne and the gang with menacing eyes, Johnny and the nerds saw that and they got frightened and ducked under the table. "You see what I mean?" Wayne said as they got out from under the table, and Ty turned away from them. "I see," Johnny said.

After that Johnny got a glimpse of Emma and he was almost star struck, it almost felt like he got a million goosebumps of excitement and love, and then he turned to Martha. "Hey, that girl over there, Emma right. Well, I got a question," he said, "why is she so upset?" "Maybe because of some event in her life, or maybe she is just lonely because she is the lonely girl of the Ridgemount group," Martha said. "Oh, really?" Johnny said, "I feel sorry for her, I wish I could help her, just for an act of kindness." "You kidding me! No frickin' way," Snack Shack said, "make friends with any of the Ridgemounts, or just help them and you might get depressed." After that Johnny was kind of sad about that.

Then lunch period ended and Johnny went to his next class which is Biology. He went to his class, got introduced, and sat at his assigned seat. When he got to his seat, he was shocked to learn that Emma was at the seat next to his seat. He got love struck again and when he sat down, he tried to avoid looking at her and just wanted to pay attention to his Biology teacher, Ms. Bowley. "Now class," Ms. Bowley began, "we are going to be talking about DNA, my favorite organic molecule. It is comprised of a sugar called deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and four unique nitrogen-based bases. Now class, can anyone tell me what the four bases are for DNA?" After she asked about the four bases, Johnny got a tap on the shoulder by Emma. He looked at her, and she looked at him, and Johnny felt like he was lost in love; Emma kind of looked she was lost in love too. They just stared at each other for a long time, and then Emma broke the silence. "Hi," she said. "Hi," Johnny said. "So, you're the new guy at school, eh?" "Yes." "Well nice to meet you, I'm Emma Ridgemount." "Johnny Wilson." They shook hands. Then there was an awkward silence. "Sorry, I'm kind of shy, I freeze up when I talk to a pretty girl like you," Johnny said timidly. "Oh really," Emma said, "thank you for the compliment. Johnny?" "Yes?" "I must say you are one of the most peculiar and unique guys I have ever met. I mean, there is something about you that I like, I don't know what it is, but I like it." Just then Ms. Bowley came up to Johnny and Emma. "Mr. Wilson, since you are the new student and you also like to chit-chat with other students, please tell me, what are the four bases of DNA?" "Um….uh," Johnny began, "adenine, uh cytosine, ummmmmmmm thymine, and uh…uh…..gua…guaco…ah guanine." "You are correct Mr. Wilson," Ms. Bowley said, "but pay attention in class, I don't want you chit-chatting with your new girlfriend." "OK," Johnny said. Then the class continued and Johnny and Emma remained silent.

Soon the bell rang and Johnny went from Biology class to P.E. class. He got his P.E. locker, he put on his P.E. clothes, and he went to the gym. He got there and saw how big the gym is and was amazed how a gym that big can fit into a school with very limited space of land. He then found out that Wayne, Darth, Snack Shack, Julie, and Martha were in his class along with the Halders. "Hey Johnny, come sit with us," Wayne called out to him. "OK," Johnny said.

Just then, Ripper grabbed Johnny and dragged him over to where the Halders are. "Why don't you come stay with us Johnny," Ripper said, "don't hang out with those nerds, they're nutcases. They'll make you go crazy." "I guess more crazy than I ever was," Johnny commented. "Oh by the way, my name is Ripper Halder, and this is my family," Ripper said pointing to his family. "This is my girlfriend Jen Halder," he continued. Jen waved at Johnny. "Then we have Jude, Starr, Chad, Serena, Stone, Kristen, Lance, Chrissy, and our newest member, Marlowe," Ripper announced to Johnny pointing at them, they just waved to him. "Guys this is Johnny Wilson, the new kid," Ripper continued. "Sweet, that is AWWESOMME!" Jude commented, "so where are you from?" "Texas," Johnny said. "Texas, that's rad dude. I heard Texas is a pretty rough place to live," Chad commented. "Why did you move?" Serena asked. "Just needed a change of scenery; getting out of the hot, dry, desert and moving to the cool, wet, forest," Johnny answered. "Oh!" Starr said.

Just then a whistle was blown, everyone sat down, and the coach walked in. He was pretty buff and intimidating, just one look at him and you will feel intimidated and wish you didn't mess with him; he almost bore a resemblance to the Halders. He also had short military style brown hair, and a platinum dog tag that looked like the other Halder's platinum dog tag. He walked into the gym and said, "hello class. My name is Coach Jacob Halder, and I'm saying that because we have a new student, Mr.-" then Johnny said, "Wilson, Johnny Wilson." "Well, welcome aboard Mr. Wilson," Coach Halder said, "today we'll be doing sit-ups, push-ups, and finally, a game of Basketball. So everyone, DROP AND GIVE ME 50." He blew the whistle and everyone gave him 50 push-ups, then 50 sit-ups, and finally they played Basketball. Johnny did pretty well during the game, he made the most shots than anyone in the class. The nerds got themselves beat up and the Halders were playing aggressively during the game. Then the bell rang and everyone went to the locker rooms. Johnny put on his normal clothes again and started to head out of the gym until Coach Halder stopped him. "Hey Wilson," he said, "I want to talk to you." "OK coach," Johnny said. "I see you've been hanging out with my kids." "Oh yeah right. Wait YOUR kids?" "Yeah, I'm their daddy, the leader of the Halder family." "Oh, that's why your name is Halder." "Yeah! Well, I'm just gonna tell you that, I'm proud of you." "You are? For what?" "For two things: One, for doing so well at the Basketball game, you were playing like you were a pro and I'm proud of you for that." "Thanks." "The second thing is that I'm proud of you for making friends with my kids, that is really helpful to me since no one will even dare go near my kids." "Oh really, why is that?" "Let's just say, they got really aggressive attitudes; they're very intimidating." "Oh, I see." "Well, see you later." "See ya coach." And with that, Johnny went out of the gym, went to his locker to get his books for homework, and went out of the school.

When he was out there, he met the nerds again and they looked really pissed. "What was that?" Wayne asked annoyed. "What," Johnny said. "What were you doing with those Halders?" Darth said. "I don't know, they came to me, I introduced myself, I was nice, and I even met their dad, Coach Halder," Johnny answered. "Well, dude, you do know that the Halders are the most meanest and most intimidating family out there," Snack Shack said, "trust us, don't hang out them, they might do unspeakable and atrocious things to you." After that rant Johnny said, "they seem kind of nice, they didn't feel intimidating to me." "Well they are, so beware," Martha said. Then the Halders and the Ridgemounts came out of the school obviously glaring at each other, then Ripper came to Johnny and the nerds and said, "see ya later Johnny, oh and you too nerds, next time we meet will be your last." The Halders walked forward towards a woman who was gorgeous, had a platinum dog tag, and had brown hair in a bombshell style. "Let's go Yummy Mummy," Coach Halder said. "OK!" Yummy Mummy said. Then the Halders made a bee line towards the East side of the mall. Then Emma came up to Johnny and said, "Bye Johnny, nice meeting you." "Bye Emma," Johnny said. After that, Emma went with the rest of the Ridgemounts and a limousine came and stopped in front of them. A man and a woman came out of the limo, the man was tall and stiff, had a red rose, and had really intimidating eyes; the woman had short-long brown hair arranged in a weird style, also had a red rose, and a sweet smile. They came up to the Ridgemounts and told them to get in the limo. "Hurry kids, get in before the Sun comes out and we'll be exposed," the man said. Then the Ridgemounts got in the limo and they drove all the way to Sunset Island. "That was weird," Darth said, "so utterly bizarre." "Hey Johnny, before you go home, want to see the mall?" Wayne said. "Sure," Johnny said. Soon, they went over to the mall, but Johnny wanted to see why the Halders went over to the East side of the mall. He took a look and saw that the Halders are at the entrance to the no trespassing zone. "What the hell. Why are they over there?" He said to himself. Then he saw the most bizarre thing that he ever saw today. He saw Coach Halder, Yummy Mummy, Ripper, Jen, Lance, Chrissy, Stone, Kristen, Chad, Serena, Jude, Starr, and Marlowe make a huge, almost impossible for any human, jump over the tall, no trespassing wooden board, soon the Halders were in the no trespassing zone. "That's bizarre," Johnny said to himself, "why are they going to the no trespassing area? I hope they don't get caught." After being so weird out, he rolled his eyes, muttered something, and went into the mall.

Once he went inside, he saw what a very grand and magnificent mall it is. There were bunches of stores that were everywhere, a fountain that had sparkling water that shined like the Sun, and a food court with a lemonade bar called The Big Squeeze in it, (the Big Squeeze bar was in the shape of a lemon). He was stunned in awe at how beautiful the mall is, then Wayne called out to him. "Hey Johnny, over here!" Johnny turned to find Wayne at a video store called Underground Video. "Coming!" Johnny yelled out to Wayne and then he went straight to Underground Video. "Welcome to my video store," Wayne said, "this is where I do business, and this is where all the great movies are sold." "Wow!" Johnny commented. He browsed into the store looking at all the movies available until a guy with his son walked into the store, picked up a movie, and showed it to Wayne. Wayne then started his movie rant, "what is this?" "It's Robotech the Complete First Season," the guy said. "ROBOTECH THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?" Wayne yelled, "THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, BUYING A LAME ANIME SHOW FROM THE 1980s AND LETTING YOUR SON WATCH IT IS AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD AND RIGHT WITH THE WORLD. Here take Madagascar instead, it'll do you guys good." He gave the guy Madagascar, put away Robotech, and the guy and son went out of the store with angry faces. "DUDE," Johnny yelled, "what was that all about, you just practically destroyed a sale!" "Yes, but I just give them what's best for them. It's how I do business," Wayne said, "Come on, let's see how Darth is doing over at Stereo Shack."

Wayne closed down Underground Video, and went with Johnny over to Stereo Shack where Darth was doing business. "Hello earthlings, welcome to the lair of Darth Mall," Darth said. "So this is your store?" Johnny said. "Yes," Darth answered. "I thought this would be a Star Wars store since you're a big fan of Star Wars." "I wish it was, but alas, it is just a normal electronic store, now if you excuse me, I have some business I need to take care of." Darth continued his business and Wayne and Johnny left the store. "OK, now let's see Julie at her job," Wayne said and they made their way to Wonder Taco in the food court where Julie was there wearing her taco hat. "Hey guys come to see me at my job?" Julie said. "Yep," Wayne said, "we're here to see how you're doing. Also, we would like to have some tacos, too." "Alright, what can I get you boys?" "I will have two tacos with nacho cheese please. And for you Johnny?" "Um, I'll have two tacos, also," Johnny said. "But this time, make them with guacamole." "OK! Coming right up," Julie said. Soon, the tacos came in, Wayne and Johnny ate their tacos, and then it was time to leave. Wayne went back to Underground Video, and Johnny went out of the mall, headed to Sunset Island where the Residential district is, and went straight home.

He finished his homework, and then went back on the computer to check up on Wyatt. He went to his e-mail account and started sending e-mails to Wyatt back in Texas. "Hey Wyatt, how's it going," Johnny typed on the computer. "Not too much, just going to school and such," Wyatt e-mailed back. "I see, so what's the situation on the UFOs and Mothman corpses back in Camp Green Lake?" "It's great, no it's better than great, it's fantastic; we have been making tons of progress." "Like what?" "Today, we dug another hole and found another UFO with another Mothman corpse in it. Mr. Sir, Dr. Pendenski, and the Warden are so impressed they keep teasing that the Transformers crash landed in this world." "Ha ha, those three are something. Keep it up and we'll unearth the entire fleet and get rich and famous." "Yeah! So, how's your first day of school in Claremont?" "It was pretty weird, I made friends with five guys who think they saw monsters here just a few weeks ago." "Really, is it true that there are monsters there?" "Well, I don't know, they said they saw monsters but I don't know if they even exist." "Oh, OK!" "However, I did meet two families that live here that are just as creepy as the monsters that are claimed to be here." "Oh really?" "Yeah really, they are the Halders and the Ridgemounts. The Halders are buff, intimidating, and can jump really high; the Ridgemounts are rich, gothic, and emo." "Wow, they're really creepy." "And the weirdest part is, these families are feuding with each other." "Wow, double creepy. So I guess you had a pretty interesting day?" "Yeah, pretty interesting." "OK, I know you're in Canada and all, but did you found out what happened on American Idol?" "Yes, I did, and I actually watched it even though I am in Canada." "Really?" "Really. You can actually get American TV here, so I managed to watch American Idol." "Cool, so you think Chris Daughtry is going to win?" "Oh definitely, he deserves it. I'm not impressed with Taylor Hicks, or Katharine McPhee. Elliot Yamin is OK!" "Yeah me too. Well, we'll just have to find out what happens next week." "Yep, so see ya Wyatt." "See ya Johnny. Oh and here are the pictures on the UFOs and Mothman corpses. See if you're impressed. See ya." After that Wyatt logged out of his email account and Johnny uploaded the UFO and Mothmen pictures onto his computer, he was pretty impressed on what he saw. Then he logged out of his email account, turned off his computer, put on his PJs, and went to bed thinking about all the weird things he saw, and dreaming about Emma.

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