Returning to my friends I told them it was my mom checking up on me.
"Obviously you can't tell them it was Commander Forge." Shock pointed out and I agreed, only for Sydney to ask who I was talking to. Before I could think of a possible answer my phone and Max's both started beeping.
"Now that is just spooky." Sydney said and I nodded, looking at my phone with my eyebrows raised. "It's not your mom again, is it?"
"I'm not sure. I don't recognize the number. Sorry I'll be right back." I said and moved to a secluded spot. "Hello?"
"It's me." Berto said and he sounded somewhat relieved. "We need you and Max back at N-Tek, inmediatamente." And before I had time to ask why, he hung up.
"That was weird. How are we gonna get Max away from his friends? Any ideas, Shock?" I asked my friend. As I soon found out, this happens a lot to Max .He told his friends that he had a family emergency and he had to go. He also told them I had to see my mom about some forms I needed to fill out for my enrolment and that saved me the trouble. Thanking them, we rushed away leaving Kirby and Sydney a little confused.
"Why would you need to fill out school forms on a Saturday?" Sydney asked Kirby who just shrugged. Wordlessly we found a spot where no one could see us and quickly transformed into Max Steel and J-Shock. Taking to the air in Flight mode, we flew towards N-Tek.
"So what's the emergency?" I asked Max who just shrugged.
"I'm in the dark as much as you. Berto just told me to get back to N-Tek as fast as possible." Max answered. "Maybe it's Toxzon." He suggested and I frowned under my helmet.
"If so, I get to fight him first." I replied as we flew over Copper Canyon.
"Not if I get to him first." Max said with a laugh and shot ahead of me. Gritting my teeth I raced after him. It was neck and neck by the time we flew into the hangar and I had almost caught up with Max when he stopped suddenly in midair. Alas my flight skills need work and I kept going, crashing into a wall in the corridor. As I slid down the wall, I changed from Flight to Base mode. Detaching Shock asked me not to do that again.
"Yeah good plan. No more hitting walls." I groaned, climbing to my feet. Removing my helmet I went in search of Berto, trying to ignore Max's laughter. When I and Shock reached the lab we found Berto hunched over his keyboard. "Hey, we're back." I called out and he turned around.
"Good to see you. " Berto said as we joined him in front of his computer.
"So where's the fire?" I asked and when he raised an eyebrow at me, I asked why we were needed back so suddenly.
"Oh that. It was to tell you that I've managed to come up with a new mode." The moment he said that, I frowned at him.
"I thought that something was wrong. You had me worried." I said as Shock looked on.
"Sorry about that. I should have explained myself better." Berto apologized and I sighed.
"No its okay. I've been a little on edge recently. What new mode did you come up with?" I asked him and he grinned. Calling Shock over to the computer he asked the Ultralink to scan the information onscreen. Once he finished Shock returned to me and a familiar green light engulfed us. As soon as the mode change was complete, I whistled impressed by my new look.
"I give you Knight Mode." Berto said as I admired my new mode. It looked like my base mode however this time I had a shield in one hand and a helmet similar to a suit of armor. Handing me my sword he took a few steps back.
"Cool but what's it do?" I asked and he told me to charge it with Turbo energy. As soon as I did so, the sword glowed. Holding the sword up in front of me I wondered what to do next, only for a blast of Turbo energy to shoot from the tip of the sword. The energy blast hit the wall opposite me and left a burn mark. Cringing I looked over at Berto.
"Sorry about your wall, Berto. I guess I need a little practice." I said and he smiled. "And better aim."
"No problemo. That's what a training simulation is for. Speaking of training I made sure that it's on the Level one this time." He told me and I smiled, changing back to Base mode.
"Then let's test Knight Mode out." Shock said. Together we headed for the Training Room just as Max and Steel finally showed up.
"So what's going on?" Max asked us and Berto filled him in. "Knight mode, huh? Sounds pretty cool." Once we entered the room I stood right in the center of the room and waited for the simulation to start. The moment it did I found myself in an alley that was an exact copy of the one in Copper Canyon. The only difference was that it was empty of people. Detaching from me Shock flew around.
"I'm not picking up anything. Why would our training session be in an empty alley?" He asked and I shrugged. Deciding that standing around wasn't helping I walked through the alley until I came to a dead-end. "Hmm where should we go?" I said only to have that problem solved when I heard something behind me. "Okay what was that noise?" I said as I slowly turned around only to find…nothing. Scratching my head, and ignoring the rules of every horror movie I had ever seen, I walked towards the noise wondering what it was. That's when I found a manhole cover that was open. On a closer inspection I discovered that it had several claw marks on it.
"I suddenly don't want to know what it was." I muttered and that was when something landed behind me. "Oh man." This time when I turned around I came face to face with a green and purple goop monster which roared in my face. Without warning it lunged for me and I ducked. "Little help here, Shock?" I called out as I raced away from it. Speeding towards me Shock linked up and we changed modes. "Let's rock, Speed!" I yelled as I raced away from the monster. I didn't get far when I hit another dead-end. And when I say hit, I mean literally when I slammed into it at full speed. The impact made me change from Speed back into Base mode as I slid down the wall.
"I thought you promised you weren't going to hit anymore walls?" Shock asked as I struggled to my feet.
"If you recall I didn't really promise anything. Now how do we take down a toxic monster?" I asked as it caught up with us. "Wait a second; let's try that new mode. Let's rock, Knight Mode!" I shouted as a familiar green light engulfed me. Seconds later I was standing in front of the creature holding my shield and sword. For a moment I was confused about how I had my sword until I heard Berto call out that my Turbo energy can create one if I don't have my own handy. "Cool then let's see what this baby can do." I said as I generated Turbo energy. As the sword began to glow the toxic monster rushed me.
"Any time now, Jessie." Shock said. As the creature got closer and closer he kept talking. "Really now would be great." As the toxic monster went to swipe its claws at me I aimed at its head and fired at the last possible second. The blast of Turbo energy instantly incinerated its head from its shoulders and it took a step before its body swayed and toppled over. "Oh yeah that ruled!" I shouted and that's when the alley disappeared. Now back inside the training room, Berto walked through the door.
"Now that was impressive. Of course it was only set on level one." Berto said and I frowned at him.
"Ruin my fun why don't you? I still say that was a great shot." I replied before I changed back to Base Mode again. "So what do I get to fight in level two?"
Two hours later both Shock and I were about ready to drop.
"Can we take a break?" I gasped as Shock detached from me. "I don't think I can fight anymore."
"Of course. I have to say that you two did really well on your first training session." Berto said and grinning I high-fived Shock. "You two should take a break, you've earned it." Feeling great despite being tired I watched as Berto shut down the simulator. "I've meant to ask you something. How did your day out go?" As we headed back for his lab I filled him in.
"I'm glad you had fun. I was a little worried that you'd run into trouble." Berto said and I smiled at him.
"Like I said before I'm more than capable to handling anything. Though it's nice to know that you worry." I said and Berto coughed, looking kind of embarrassed. "By the way thanks again for the new mode." I added and he nodded. "So where to now?" Motioning me to follow him, Berto led me to the communications room where I found Forge waiting for us.
"I called you here to talk to you about starting at Copper Canyon High School." Forge explained and I crossed my arms against my chest.
"That's because Max told Sydney and Kirby I'm starting next week." I told him. "How am I supposed to enroll at a school in two days?" I asked and that's when Forge dropped a handful of papers on the table.
"Already taken care of that. You just need to sign your name." He said and I stared at him.
"Okay then." After signing my name I handed the papers back to him. "One question though. How did you get me in so quickly?" I asked him and he smiled.
"Bit of a trade secret. Let's just say that I had help. The main thing is that you start Monday." He said and dismissed us. Once we were outside I asked Berto how Forge had managed to get me enrolled in a day.
"I'm not really sure myself though I'm pretty sure Forge did the same thing for Max." He told me and I smiled. "Are you looking forward to going to Copper Canyon High School?" He asked and I shrugged.
"As much as anyone can look forward to going to high school." I replied as we walked towards his lab. "Still it would be a little strange if I didn't attend school so it makes a perfect cover. It was actually a good idea. I wonder what classes I'll be taking and who's in my class."
"Max is, actually. Forge thought that it would be better for someone you already know in the same class as you. And if we need you two in an emergency we can get in touch with both of you easier." Berto explained and I nodded.
"Makes sense. Hopefully nothing will happen but it's good that I'm ready for anything." I said as we reached his lab. 'Is there anything else I need to do today?"
"Nope you're free to do whatever you want. Oh and show up at N-Tek at 7am on Monday to pick up everything you need for class." Berto told me and I groaned.
"Really that early? Fine I'll be there I promise. Just don't expect me fully awake." I added, making him laugh. Now that I was free for the rest of today and tomorrow I decided to find Max and ask him what classes we were taking. For the next few minutes I went in search of Max and as we searched, Shock asked me how he was going to come with me during the day.
"I guess you'll have to stay in my bag." I answered and when he folded his arms I sighed. "I'm sorry but I can't let anyone besides Max see you. I mean, how will I explain a highly advanced robot?" I said, hoping he wouldn't mind so much. Apparently what I said worked and he uncrossed arms.
"I guess you're right. I am too advanced for most people to take in." He said and I giggled. Chatting about attending high school in Copper Canyon we completely forgot about battles for a while and I was actually looking forward to being just another student. Well one of two students with Turbo powers and an Ultralink anyway.