AN: Aloha! Sorry this took weeks! I've been busy since I came back from vacation! The family reunion was awesome! And there were lots of foods.

Sometimes the only pay off for having any faith,

Is when it's tested again and again everyday,

I'm still comparing your past to my future,

It might be your wound but they're my sutures,

- Immortals, Fall Out Boy

"Violet! Watch out!"
Violet jumped out of the log's way and roll over to the side.
"Here!" Antonette shouted, throwing her the gun.
Violet shot the two holograms and ran towards the other end of the training field.
It was easy for Antonette, she could just phase through the obstacles.
Violet slides down and ran towards the next exit.
Antonette took a glance at the clock. 15 seconds.
Violet ran faster. They needed to reach the other end before the other holograms could.
Then there was a hit. Violet groaned as the log hit her in the head. Shit.
She immediately got back to her feet and ran faster.

BEEP.

The holographic opponents disappeared.
"With that kind of training, you won't be able to get it to the top 3." Cara said, as she turned off the training program.
Violet took off her helmet and looked at her.
"That was level 4 stuff. I mean we can compete." she told Cara.
"You haven't seen the games. I've been competing for four years time." Cara said.
"That was like Camp Half-blood!" Antonette squealed.
"Camp what what?"
"You know, let's take a break." Cara said as she motioned towards the door.

The whole school ground was filled with students. Some were laying on the grass, the others headed for the cafeteria or the library.
Most of them were talking about the Annual Supers Game.
Violet turned her head to the direction of the 'arena', where the engineers were busy putting it in place.
"It's huge." Antonette exclaimed.
"It's the biggest event of the school." Violet chirped.

Meanwhile, at Reform Program.

"Let's go grab some lunch." Alfred suggested after he pulled off his glove.
"Alright." Buddy replied.
The two boys headed to the locker room but Prof. Gallen interrupted them.
"Pine." he called and gestured for him to come closer.
"I'll be right behind you, it'll be just a second." he said to Alfred who simply nodded.
The two of them walked into the hallway.
"What's up, Prof?" he asked, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Remember when you asked me for verifications. About your armor." the old man said as he adjusted his glasses.
Buddy swallowed hard. To be honest, the percentage of whether NSA will approve it is 80% no and 20% yes.
"Director Towns was really not happy about what happened months ago." the professor continued.
Oh good.
"Here's the result." he handed Buddy a piece of paper which the inventor immediately read.
"Dear Mr. Pines,
Due to the past records and events, we have analyzed your request and have concluded that we, the council of NSA, will approve your armor but with few certain condition.
"C'mon.. Prof... This armor's- wait. Did it just say..." he looked at the letter again. "approved."
The old man smiled and nodded.
"Oh god. It's approved! It's approved!" Buddy almost shouted. "Thanks Prof! I really need to go!" he said and ran towards the end of the hallway.
"ALFRED!"

Violet wiped her sweat and groaned.
"Again!" Cara shouted.
"I'm tired." Ann complained.
"If you both want to win the games, this is how we'll practice." Cara said.
"I think I broke my backbone." Violet said, putting her hand on her back.
"Cara, this is not Sparta." Ann grumbled.
"Yes, this is. And when you fight there, you'll experience Trojan War." she said, spinning her wooden stick.
Violet stood up and started sparring with her again.

The day ended with all their bodies in pain, except Cara's.
The three were headed to the ice cream store when Buddy and Alfred saw them.
"Hey, Buddy!" Violet greeted and even before she could ask anything, Buddy wrapped her in a tight hug and spun her around.
Violet chuckles and was really confused about his actions.
"What's happening?" she giggled.
"Did Titanic came out of the sea?" Antonette teased.
Buddy glared at her and said no.
"NSA approved my armor!" he smiled.
"Oh! Great! Now you can pay our ice creams and celebrate." Antonette chuckled.
Buddy rolled his eyes.
"I heard you guys were in for the games?" Alfred interrupted.
"Yeah, and Athena here were killing us before the game starts."
"I'm trying to make sure you don't look like wimps there." Cara said as she rolled her eyes.
"Hey, enough. Let's go celebrate." Alfred chuckled.

Back at their apartment, Violet was doing her homework on the couch when Buddy sat beside her.
"Too bad I can't watch your games." he interrupted.
"It's alright. It's not that cool anyway." she replied, scribbling her answers on it.
Buddy smirked and moved closer to her, putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Hey, I'd love to see my girlfriend kicking somebody's ass." he grinned and kissed her cheek.
Violet blushed and tried to push him off.
"Hey, I want smooches."
"Well, I don't. I'm busy." she chuckled.
"C'mon, babe. Homework can wait."
"No, Buddy." she replied.
The door bell suddenly rang.
"I'm gonna go get it." Violet smiled as Buddy tried to reach her.
She looked at the peephole and almost fainted at what she saw.
"Buddy, get in your room!" she said.
"What? Why? Who is it?!"
"It's my dad!"
Buddy immediately ran to his room and locked the door and Violet checked the place of any suspicious item that his father might see. The door bell keep ringing until she approached the door again.
"I'm here. I'm here." she said and opened the door. "Dad..."
"Violet!" Bob greeted and hugged his daughter.
"What're you doing here?" she asked, eyeing up Buddy's room.
"I was on town for some business meeting and I thought I'd come visit you before I go home." he explained.
"Oh... That sounds good." she nervously laughed and leaned in the door way.
Bob looked at her and raised his eyebrow. "Aren't you gonna invite me in?"
"Sure." she replied and moved over.
"Where's your roommate? She said you have one but didn't tell me who she is."
"Oh, the one mom said? Well, h- she's at work right now. Her name's... Brittany." she said, moving over the sala and looking around. "Sorry, I haven't cleaned the place up."
"It's alright, perfectly fine." Bob said.
"Would you like some glass of water?" she asked, pointing over the kitchen.
"Yes." Bob smiled and followed her.
Violet noticed Buddy's mug, it has Pine Enterprise written on it, on the kitchen sink. She immediately grabs a glass and pour some water on it.
"Here." she said to Bob, stopping him from getting to the sink. She came back and grabbed the mug and placed it on one of the cabinets.
"So how's school?" Bob asked.
"It was good. My grades are fine. The professors are good and I have friends." she smiled and shrugged.
"Good to hear. Your mother misses you very much. Also Dash... and Jack-Jack."
"I miss them too, Dad." she replied with a warm smile.
"So you'll visit us during summer, right?" he asked.
"Of course, Dad. We have this summer family outing thing. I wouldn't miss it." she said.
Bob looked at his watch and nodded. "I need to go then, I have to be back before dinner. Take care, honey." he said.
"Okay, Dad."
"And oh, I almost forgot." he said, opening his bag and looking for something. He handed her a box wrapped up in a red wrapper. "Mom wants you to have this."
"What is it?"
"I don't know. She just told me to give it to you." he said before heading out of the door.
"Bye, Vi. Take care."
"Bye, Dad."
Buddy opened the door and looked at her. "So that was close." he sighed. "When are you planning to tell them?"
"Tell them about what?"
"Us?"
"I don't know, maybe family dinner." she replied. She looked at the box at her father gave her.

The next day, Cara finished the training with Antonette.
"We have one day to practice and the games start tomorrow." she said.
"Oh good news." Antonette replied.
"There are 15 teams." Violet said.
"And only three will get it to the final round." Cara said, crossing her arms.
"We can do this, powerpuff girls." Antonette said, wrapping her arms around both of them.