"Why'd we have to come, Jimmy?"
Sarah and Jimmy were at Peach Creek Junior High's annual Powerthon, where kids would compete for prizes against other kids with similar powers. Sarah didn't even want to come. She knew it would just make her mad that she didn't have her power yet. But Jimmy had insisted they went.
"Because, it's fun!" Jimmy grinned, "Kids from the whole school, competing against others for prizes, especially the biggest prize of all!"
They looked at the big golden trophy, shimmering in the sun like a star in the night sky.
"Ugh, fine," Sarah groaned. They walked around, looking at the different activities. One was the cooking contest. There was about fifteen different kids, each baking something. Some were using their power to know the exact amount of something they had without even looking, while others were saying ingredients that would appear from thin air and pour themselves into the mixing bowl.
Sarah and Jimmy pasted a booth that had the most delicious smell coming from it. Both younger kids stopped and inhaled the sweet scent.
"Fudge!" The said together, rushing over. There was a boy behind the counter, mixing different ingredients. When he was done, he snapped his fingers and the mix turned into a pan full of fudge!
"Cool!" Sarah exclaimed. The boy smiled.
"Would you like one?" He asked.
"Do you have any with nuts?" Jimmy asked excitedly.
"Sure do," The boy said, handing the two of them some fudge. They thanked him before taking a big bite and smiling widely. They walked off to look at the other categories. They saw Ed in the animal race contest. There were two categories: speed and agility.
"Hi baby sister!" Ed waved. Sarah laughed and waved back. Another part was speed. Sarah saw a few different boys and one or two girls. One girl looked like she was vibrating with energy. Sarah and Jimmy spotted Kevin in the sports contest, and Rolf near the gym equipment. Jonny was at the guessing games and Nazz was taking place in the beauty pageant. Sarah's heart skipped a beat when she saw Edd in the quiz contest. He was practicing, meaning reading up on different subjects and testing himself on spelling.
Sarah was so mesmerized by all the different contests she almost forgot about her jealousy.
Almost.
She tried not to let it bug her, but she could help but wonder, 'What if that was me up there? What if I was the star?'
She noticed a black cat with white paws and a white chest in the crowd, darting between legs, calling out.
"Felice! FELICE!" Sarah heard her yell, "Dannazione, Felice, ti ho detto di restare con me!"
Sarah and Jimmy walked over as the cat turned into Bella.
"Hey Bella," Sarah greeted, "What's wrong?" Bella sighed.
"I told Felice to stay with me," She murmured, "I turn my back for two seconds and what does she do? She runs off!"
"I'm sure she'll be ok," Jimmy said.
"There have been numerose volte when she almost got caught by the pound," Bella said.
"Well, we'll help you find her," Sarah said. Bella smiled slightly.
"Grazie, guys," She said, turning back into a cat and racing off.
Sarah and Jimmy kept an eyewitness out for Felice, but many times they got distracted.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Someone said, their voice booming over the field, "The Quiz Contest is about to begin, starting with the first round, spelling!"
"Hurry Jimmy!" Sarah said, "Let's go see!"
The two ran over just in time for it to begin. First up was Edd. After quite a few rounds consisting of science, math, history, and even foreign languages, Edd had gotten first place, with a boy named Andrew coming second with one less medal and a girl named Lilly coming third with two less medals than Andrew.
Next was the baking contest, which was the one Sarah and Jimmy were most excited for. They walked around, trying each and every brownie, cheese cake, pie, and salad they could find, and they nearly devoured all the fudge.
As they were eating some pie, they spotted Brandon Kanker and his two friends sneaking around, and warned themselves to be careful. The announcer spoke again.
"Ladies and gentlemen! After many pies, cakes, and other delicious treats, I would like to announce the winner: Mary!"
Suddenly, a whole tub of flour, eggs, and chocolate mix fell on top of Mary and the announcer. Everyone looked up at Brandon, who was laughing like crazy. He high fived his friends before he teleported them away. The announcer growled.
"I need to talk to Principle Antonucci about those three," He grumbled, trying to brush off the flour.
At the end of the day, Sarah walked Jimmy home, thinking about the fun they just had.