"Cleo. How can you fit all this stuff in your locker?" I asked with difficulty holding a large number of boxes full of shoes and bags full of clothes.
Today was Monday. During the entire weekend that there were no robberies or attacks by villains, the Egyptian girl did not hesitate and took me to the mall to do a couple of purchases. The purchasing power of Cleo's credit card still amazes me, it seems almost endless.
"Oh you don't have to worry about that, Benja. Some of my things will also go in your locker, after all you owe me." Cleo said with a smile before checking her makeup while I started to organize things but then I saw that the girl received a message.
"Invitation declined!?." Suddenly I noticed that Cleo dropped her Icoffin and began to have tears in her eyes which filled me with worry but at the same time fear.
"Umm, Cleo. Is everything alright?" I asked in fear but my instincts quickly made me cover my ears when suddenly Cleo started screaming so loud that the school windows broke. Before I could speak I saw that the girl was gone.
"Girls. Emergency, everyone come to Cleo's locker." I said with concern through the statement.
"Hold on Benja, let's go there." Draculaura said before running with Clawdeen and Frankie to where I am.
"Brother, is everything alright?" Draculaura asked with concern as the girls made their way to where I am.
"I was helping Cleo put her things away but suddenly she saw a message, something about a declined invitation and she left after yelling. Is it something very serious?" I asked with concern but then we saw Frankie walk over to Cleo's locker only to see something in horror.
"It's something much more serious, Benja. Look." Frankie showed a lipstick which disturbed us. That was Cleo's favorite lipstick. During the time that I was in this world I learned something from my friends. Cleo would never leave a lipstick, not even if she was locked in a sarcophagus.
"How horrible, it must be something very serious. We must find her, but where can she be?" I asked with concern making Draculaura stop to think for a moment.
"She must be in class or enjoying a smoothie right now." the vampire girl said but then we saw Frankie sparkle.
"I know where it can be!!." The girl said with a smile making us all follow her.
Cleo was crying uncontrollably in the school trophy case. The girl was polishing a trophy with her tears while the girls and I watched everything with concern.
"Ghosts, it's worse than I thought. I've never seen Cleo like this." Clawdeen said making us all look at the girl.
"Crying?." Frankie asked curiously but the werewolf girl shook her head.
"No, cleaning." Clawdeen said making us all break out in an anime style bead of sweat before walking over to Cleo.
"Cleo, is everything alright?" Frankie asked with concern causing the Egyptian girl to suddenly throw the trophy on the ground in anger.
"Of course not, weak link. Or should I say, weak links!!." yelled the girl angrily looking at Clawdeen, Frankie and Draculaura.
"Wow, Cleo relax. What's going on?" I asked with concern but the girl was still furious.
"Because of the three of you, they cost me my invitation to dark beach cheer camp." Cleo said venomously making the girls look at this in surprise.
"What? We're not going in?" Frankie asked in surprise as Cleo started to tear up again.
"You three failed me." Cleo said with tears while I watched everything with curiosity.
"Cheer camp? Dark beach?." I asked with some confusion making Draculaura look at me.
"The dark beach cheer camp is one of the most important places among all the cheerleading teams. However, it is very strict, they scrutinize any monster team carefully before determining who can or cannot attend the camp." ." Said the vampire girl causing me to see this with surprise.
"But Cleo's right. Except for Frankie, neither of us did our best. Sorry Cleo." Draculaura said sadly making the Egyptian girl relax.
"But, all is not lost, right? There must be a way for them to go." I said sadly. The girls were very disappointed, however I noticed that Frankie seemed to smile little by little.
"Actually, that's right. Benja, you're right." Frankie said before starting to look for something from her Icoffin which caught everyone's attention.
"What are you talking about, Frankie?" Cleo asked curiously as Frankie held up something on her Icoffin.
"Every year. Dark Beach Cheer Camp gives a school the privilege to go if they manage to upload a video to Freaktoobe. If the video manages to get a million views, they will be accepted into the camp." I said in surprise which surprised everyone but Cleo was very serious.
"We still have a chance!! Ghoulia can record us while the four of us do our routine." Draculaura said with a huge smile.
"That's a great idea, except we have two problems." Cleo said which caught our attention.
"First. The deadline is in two days, which is impossible for us to have a million views in such a short time. And second, we are horrible, not to mention we need one more member, which will be impossible at this point! !." Cleo yelled angrily before leaving making us all look at this with concern but notice that the girls were disappointed.
"Let's accept this girls. Even having hope, Cleo still thinks we're bad." Draculaura said with disappointment making me look at this with surprise.
"Girls. Are you thinking of giving up?" I asked in surprise making the girls look at me.
"What other option do we have? Cleo is the leader of the fear squad, without her we are nothing. We can only accept defeat." Clawdeen said sadly looking at the ground.
"Guys please, you can't give up. Do you think I gave up when I fought Waps and Gotham's villains? I admit it, I was more than scared, but even when I was on the verge of death I didn't give up and kept fighting. Yes I was able to stay on my feet so all of you too." I said smiling making Draculaura smile.
"Benja is right. Besides, we've been through worse times and we've never given up. Nothing is impossible, just defiant." Draculaura said with a smile making the girls smile a little.
"That's true but. What do we do? I mean, Cleo said there's a missing member for the choreographies. Lagoona is busy at the swim club and Abbey isn't very flexible. We need someone fast, flexible, and very agile." Clawdeen said with some seriousness but then the girls looked at me for a moment.
"Girls. What are you thinking?" I asked curiously but then I started to get nervous seeing the girls smile before grabbing my arms and starting to run.
"Girls where are we going!?" I yelled in surprise as I struggled to keep up with the girls.
"To prepare your report, little brother. Because we have found the perfect candidate for the terror squad!!." Draculaura yelled with a smile as the girls continued to drag me while I was very surprised.
"Very good Benja. Now hold still." Clawdeen said before starting to take my measurements while I watched everything still in surprise.
The girls and I are now in the art room. The werewolf girl had previously done a fashion show at school for which part of the fabric, sewing machines and threads had been left at the school.
"Guys. Are you really sure about this? I mean, I don't think I'm perfect for this." I said worriedly as Clawdeen quickly ran to the sewing machine before starting to create the uniform.
"Nonsense. Benja, remember when you showed us your reflexes in practice? You are clearly the spitting image of a scary cheerleader in need of the horror squad." Said the vampire girl with a smile while I looked at everything with concern.
"But what will Cleo think when she finds out about this? She doesn't even know about this plan." I said nervously only to see in awe Clawdeen show me the uniform.
The uniform had the same colors as the female uniform that the girls wore. My uniform consisted of a black t-shirt with the Monster High logo on the chest and pants of the same color but with designs of chains and claw cuts.
"I'm more than sure Cleo will accept you into the horror squad. You just need to show how good you are, it will be like saving someone, but instead of saving lives, you will save the Monster High school spirit." Frankie said with a smile as I held the uniform in amazement.
"Okay. I'll give it a try." I said smiling making the girls smile happily.
Cleo was in the cafeteria with a sad face and almost stained due to the tears that wet her makeup. The girl had been making more than one call to the camp offering money or jewelry in exchange for being able to go, however all offers were rejected.
"Cleo!!." The Egyptian girl nearly fell out of her chair as Frankie and Draculaura appeared behind her.
"You have to come quickly to the gym, we have a surprise for you." Frankie said with a smile but Cleo wasn't thrilled.
"Girls, I'm not in the mood." The Egyptian girl said but before she could grab the spoon to eat her soup, the girl was suddenly grabbed from her arms before being dragged away by Draculaura and Frankie.
"Trust us, Cleo. I promise you won't be disappointed in this." The vampire girl said with a smile as the two girls dragged Cleo to the gym.
"Okay but stop dragging me, they're going to break my shoes and they're designer!!" the Egyptian girl yelled causing Frankie and Draculaura to stop running before laughing sheepishly.
"Okay, and what's that surprise you two are talking about?" Cleo asked curiously as the Stein girl and the vampire girl approached the gym door.
"Cleo. We want to introduce you to the new member of the terror squad. BenjamÃn Escudero!!." Frankie and Draculaura opened the door causing Cleo to look in surprise at me in pink pom poms before doing a somersault and landing in front of her.
"Hi Cleo." I said smiling but the Egyptian girl was still looking at me in surprise. Which generated a deep silence that made everyone uncomfortable.
"Um Cleo?" Frankie asked awkwardly as Cleo slowly seemed to get over her shock before pinching her nose.
"Let me see if I'm getting this straight. First, they reject my application to dark beach, and now Benja is wearing a men's uniform from my cheerleading team. Is this some stupid nightmare?" Cleo asked irritably making us all nervous.
"Umm, not Cleo. In fact, we think Benja might be a perfect fit for the team. He has everything a cheerleader has, even more." Draculaura said with some concern but that annoyed the Egyptian girl.
"If this is a stupid joke you better get it over with. I'm not even in the mood for a fucking joke." Cleo said venomously before starting to leave but Frankie quickly stopped her.
"Cleo please wait. I know we failed you but we want to make it up to you, if you let Benja be in the video with us we might get visitors thanks to his magic and we can go to dark Olaya." The Stein girl said with a smile but suddenly Cleo jerked her arm away from Frankie.
"Make up for it!? You guys failed me and now you've come to give me this stupid prank!? Well, your silly plan will fail even if Benja is on the team. He's not quite flexible, his magic is unstable due to his human transformation Kitsune and lastly, he doesn't even know about this!!" Cleo yelled in anger making us all look at this with concern.
"But maybe if you teach him some choreography, he can." Draculaura tried to speak but she was silenced when Cleo stomped on the floor.
"Enough!! I don't want to hear any of this all day, now I want to be alone." Cleo said irritably before storming off making me and the girls look at this with concern.
"Let's face it girls. It was a good idea, but Cleo isn't going to help us." Clawdeen said with disappointment while I watched everything with concern.
"Guys please, we can't give up. Maybe you can help me practice, you've been part of the terror squad for a long time. Cleo probably taught you a lot of things." I said with concern but my friends were still disappointed.
"Even if that is true, Benja. The truth is that Cleo knows the choreographies perfectly, she has more years of experience than all of us combined." Draculaura said sadly as Frankie put a hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Calm down Draculaura, we tried at least. Maybe an ice cream will cheer you up a bit and maybe we can think of another idea." Frankie said with a small smile making the vampire girl smile a little.
"Okay. But I want my ice cream with extra sprinkles." Said the vampire girl making Frankie laugh.
"Benja, do you want to come?" Clawdeen asked curiously but I looked at the pom poms for a moment.
"I'll catch up with you in a bit. I have to do something first." I said looking at the girls as they left. When I saw my friends left I took out my Icoffin for a moment before making a call.
"Hi Ghoulia. I need to ask you a favor. Do you think you can send videos of some of Cleo's choreographies to my cell phone?" I asked curiously, that caught the zombie girl's attention a lot.
Despair was becoming increasingly unstable in the Teen Titans' base. Kara was pacing back and forth, Diana was sharpening her sword like always, Barbara was helping Karen with her outfit, and Jessica was watching TV while zatanna was meditating. The silence had been broken when the Kryptonian girl couldn't contain a scream of fury.
"Fuck this!! Zatanna, how much longer do we have to wait for you to find Snowball!?" Kara yelled furiously as the magical girl continued to meditate.
"Patience Kara. Magic is a delicate thing and is not handled delicately." Zatanna was going to continue to answer but Kara suddenly screamed before grabbing a chair and throwing it at the television.
"Patience!? Fuck that patience thing!! You've been meditating all day this whole time and nothing!! Maybe you're keeping Snowball to yourself, you filthy, disgusting bitch!! " Kara yelled furiously then they saw zatanna open her eyes but her eyes were glowing.
"I see something!!." Everyone turned and saw the magical girl show a slightly distorted image.
"Do you think Benja is okay? It's already taken a long time." The girls heard a voice and slowly the image began to clear up.
Frankie, Clawdeen and Draculaura were at the Maul with some sundaes. The girls had sat at a table but none of the three girls noticed that the necklace I gave the vampire girl was shining.
"I'm sure Benja will be here soon Frankie. Don't worry." Clawdeen said as the girl sat next to the Stein girl and Draculaura sat in front of them.
"Who are they?" Kara asked curiously but zatanna silenced the Kryptonian girl.
"Keep quiet Kara. This spell is very delicate, right now we are looking at the dimension where Benja is. If I can manage to find the dimension then we can show up to find Benja, but if something interrupts this little demonstration the consequences will be dire." Said zatanna seriously causing everyone to be silent and look at my monster friends.
"You know something, Draculaura? I'm very surprised that Benja gave you that necklace, it's the most precious object he has. Even when he told us about it, Benja felt very sad." Clawdeen said with a smile as the vampire girl touched my necklace.
"It's true. I was also surprised, though. Benja said that I'm like the sister he lost, that's very sweet. Also, I'm starting to see Benja in a different way, he's like a brother that I always wanted." Said the vampire girl with a smile making the girls smile.
"It's true. You've been very worried about Benja, you even fear for his health. That's a sibling thing." Clawdeen said with a smile. Clawd and her younger sister Howleen Wolf could sometimes be a pain in the ass, but she herself would accept that if anyone messed with her family or her friends, they would have to fight her first.
"Who will they be? And why do they talk to Benja that way?" Barbara whispered with some curiosity looking at Karen.
"I don't know. But, did I hear correctly? It seems that one of them has Benja's necklace." Said the girl, that made everyone get a little serious.
"Benja doesn't take off that necklace for the world. But that's not the only thing that catches my attention, have you seen the appearance of those girls?" Jessica asked making everyone look analytically at Frankie and Clawdeen.
"Now that I take a closer look at them. One of those girls seems to have fur." Diana said seriously looking at Clawdeen.
"Yes, and one of them appears to have stitches on her neck and hands." Barbara said seriously looking at Frankie.
"Speaking of my brother. How are things between you and your husband, Frankie?" The Stein girl couldn't help but spit out her ice cream and turn red as a tomato, while Clawdeen listened to everything in confusion.
"Benja is not my husband yet, Draculaura!!" Frankie yelled, her face completely red but that made the vampire girl smirk with a raised eyebrow.
"Not yet?." Draculaura asked in a mocking tone causing Frankie to fume as she realized his mistake before burying her head on the table in embarrassment.
"Wait, Benja and Frankie are dating?." Clawdeen asked in surprise. Making Draculaura laugh.
"Didn't I tell you? Benja and Frankie went on a date when the zombie army attacked the city, and they've been dating ever since. Oh, I can't wait to pick out the wedding dress." The vampire girl said with a giggle as Frankie sparkled. Clawdeen saw everything with surprise but for a strange reason she felt something strange but she let it go believing that it was not something important.
The girls on my team saw everything with shock. Even zatanna, but the magical girl was fighting her emotions to keep her focus.
"Is that cheap Frankenstein imitation dating Snowball? I'm a much better girlfriend than she is, I mean, look, with one breath I can send her to pieces." Kara said in a mocking tone but also with a throbbing vein of anger.
"Hey girls. Don't you have the feeling that something is watching us?" Clawdeen asked seriously. His instincts were on alert which caused the girls to look around him but Frankie noticed something on Draculaura's necklace.
"Draculaura. Something's wrong with Benja's necklace, it's glowing." Said the Stein girl making the vampire girl look closely at the necklace.
"It's true, why?" Draculaura looked closely at the necklace with some suspicion.
"A vampire!!." Barbara yelled from the other side causing Draculaura to startle and drop her necklace in shock.
"We lost the signal!! Zatanna you have to find the signal again, now!!." Diana yelled earnestly as the magical girl struggled to find the signal.
"I try but I can't find it." Zatanna said with difficulty as she struggled to find the signal again but that only made Diana and the rest of the team desperate.
"I don't want excuses, find that sign, now!!." Diana yelled earnestly but then the girls backed away as the magical girl began to glow.
"Draculaura. What's going on?" Clawdeen asked with concern as she saw that the orb on my necklace was glowing pink.
"I don't know, but I don't like this." The vampire girl said fearfully before hiding behind Clawdeen.
"Zatanna, control your magic!!." Jessica yelled in concern as she saw that the magical girl was releasing a lot of magic.
"I can't. It's too much, it's too much!!." Zatanna yelled before glowing brightly causing the girls on the team to quickly hide.
"Girls, back!!." Frankie quickly barricaded the girls using the table as my necklace began to glow brighter.
"I must release magic!!." Suddenly a loud explosion rocked the place causing the girls to hide to avoid the chaos. Slowly everything calmed down only to see zatanna on the floor unconscious.
"Zatana!!" The girls quickly ran to where the magical girl is in fear. Jessica quickly used her ring and began to analyze the girl.
"He's fine, but he seems to be unconscious. Barbara, call zatanna's father and tell him to come over as quickly as possible." The Green Lantern girl said seriously causing the redheaded girl to quickly run to get Zatanna's cell phone while the rest of the team laid the magical girl down.
Clawdeen, Frankie and Draculaura slowly came out of the hide only to see smoke coming from my necklace. The vampire girl approached only to be horrified to see my necklace completely burned and destroyed.
"No!! No, no, no, no!! Benja's necklace!! It's destroyed, Benja is going to hate me forever for this." Draculaura said with fear and tears before slowly lifting my necklace.
"Don't worry, Draculaura. We can fix it and Benja will never notice, don't worry." Frankie said before hugging the vampire girl to calm her down.
"Girls. Was it just me or did that necklace speak before it exploded?" Clawdeen asked seriously causing the girls to look at each other and then at what was left of my necklace.
"Whatever it is, we need to talk to Benja about it." Frankie said but then she was surprised when Draculaura jumped.
"No!! Benja shouldn't know about this, ever!! You have to ask someone else." The vampire girl said fearfully before putting the necklace away from her.
"If we talk to Gigi, maybe she can help us. She knows more about magic than we do." Clawdeen said seriously making Frankie and the vampire girl nod.
"Yes. But for now, let's keep this a secret and not talk about it with anyone until we can talk to Gigi in private." Frankie said before leaving with the girls.
It was already midnight. Cleo couldn't sleep, the Egyptian girl had been trying to convince those of the dark beach camp to let her go, unfortunately all the proposals were rejected and they warned that if Cleo continued to bribe the inscription. Not only her, but also Monster High would be exiled and banned from the camp.
Cleo got up from her bed and walked to the kitchen. The girl noticed that no one was there so she walked to the coffee pot to start preparing a pot of coffee before starting to get dressed. After the girl got ready she grabbed a coat that Deuce had given her before putting away the coffee and some cups, Cleo looked around the halls for a moment before leaving the house with a bag.
Cleo was clearly devastated. Throughout her life, the girl always made an effort and struggled to meet her goals and achieve her dreams without anyone stopping her. However, the Egyptian girl was very disappointed and sad to see that despite all her efforts, it was all in vain.
The girl arrived at the entrance of Monster High before entering the school. Cleo walked through the dark corridors remembering the things that she and her friends lived and had done, not only as cheerleaders, but also as friends, her best friends.
Cleo suddenly heard a bang and turned to see the gym doors open. The Egyptian girl walked towards the gym confused only to see me trying to do a choreography only to see me fall to the ground in my tracks.
"Shit. Come on Benja, you can do it." Cleo saw that my body was full of bumps, bruises and noticed that my cheerleading uniform was somewhat torn and bloodstained. The Egyptian girl saw that I started to run before I started to spin but she only saw me fall when I tried to land well.
"Benja?" I turned around only to see Cleo in front of me with a shocked expression.
"Cleo? What are you doing here?" I asked surprised making the girl look at her Icoffin.
"I ask you the same thing. It's already midnight, why are you here? And what happened to you? You're full of wounds." Cleo said with surprise making me look at myself.
"Wow, I didn't even notice this." I said in surprise only to see Cleo walk to the stands.
"Come Benja." Cleo said making me walk to sit next to the girl. At that moment I saw the Egyptian girl take out the thermos of coffee before pouring me a cup.
"So the girls were telling the truth. You, you really wanted to join the terror squad." Said the Egyptian girl looking at her coffee cup while I drank a little before starting to treat my wounds.
"It was the girls' idea. I was unsure at first, but. The girls were really excited about this idea so I decided to give them a chance." I said as I finish dressing my wounds.
"How long have you been here in the gym?" Cleo asked curiously before she set the coffee aside.
"All day. After class I asked Ghoulia to please download videos of your choreography so I can practice. I thought if I could prove that I can do this you might change your mind, but. I think I lost track of time." I said with disappointment making Cleo get up.
"If you thought that imitating my choreographies could surprise me, you are very wrong." Cleo said before walking to the locker room which got my attention.
"I guess I'm not good for this." I said with disappointment before getting up but before I could grab my backpack, I saw Cleo come back wearing her cheerleader uniform.
"Without the discipline, leadership and teaching of a born leader, all effort is useless. If you want to be part of my team, you will follow my rules, you will do what I say and you will follow my footsteps to the letter." Cleo said with a smile making me smile.
"Cleo, are you going to help me?" I asked surprised only to see the Egyptian girl toss me a cheerleader uniform.
"The first thing for a cheerleader is the uniform. And in my team I don't allow stains and broken seams, now put on that uniform, you can fix yours later." Cleo said seriously making me look at the uniform with shame.
"Cleo. Me." I tried to speak but Cleo silenced me as she hit the ground.
"Did you forget? What he said must be fulfilled. Now go and change right now!!." Cleo yelled making me run to the dressing room to change my clothes.
"This is kind of awkward." Cleo saw me and had to stop herself from laughing when she saw me in the female uniform.
"It will only be until you can repair your uniform. Now come here, let's get started." Said the girl making me walk until I was in front of her.
"Very good Benja. Now listen, if you're going to be on my team you should know this. Perfection is only possible if you put your heart and spirit into what you set out to do, there's no room for weak links here. So you better pay attention ." Cleo said before clapping her hands loudly.
Fired Up - Zombies (Disney)
Cleo turned serious before beginning to stretch one of her legs. I looked in surprise that the girl's leg had stretched out enough to lift her leg to reach over her head.
(Cleo.)
Listen up, it's not so tough
I'll tell you how it's done
There's really nothing better
Than to hear your number one
Suddenly the girl grabbed my leg and made me do the same but I managed it with great difficulty due to my little flexibility.
(Cleo.)
And I know how to get a crowd
Right up and on their feet
So if you want them in it
I'll show you how to get it
Cleo released me before positioning herself and beginning to do a cheerleading dance.
(Cleo.)
Ain't no mountain we can't climb
Nothing keeps us down
Got that fire in our soul
Never count us out
The girl spun around to look at me seriously. I got nervous and tried to imitate the dance but only ended up falling by miscrossing my legs.
Cleo looked at me before reaching out her hand to help me to my feet causing me to smile before taking her hand.
(Cleo.)
We got one thing on our minds
Call it victory
Yeah, that's where we're headed
And we know how to get it
We are made for this
There's nothing we can't do
We came to play, we're here to stay
And win the day
I suddenly saw Cleo run before starting to jump and turn quickly in a graceful yet dexterous manner before landing on her feet without any difficulty before looking up at me with a smile.
(Cleo.)
Cause we were made for this
Didn't come here to lose
We came to play, we're here to stay
What's left to say when we know
I started to run to start imitating the steps but half way through I had done the choreography too fast causing me to fall to the ground before getting up as Cleo blew some pompoms before trying to imitate the Egyptian girl's dance.
(Cleo.)
Nothing's gonna get in our way (no!)
So get up out of our way
We're fired up, we're fired up
We're fired up
Cleo looked at me at one point when we both posed after the dance only to see me tired.
"Tired, hero?" The Egyptian girl asked mockingly making me laugh.
"This may be difficult. But I'm not going to throw in the towel, Captain." I said smiling making the girl smile.
"That's the spirit of Monster High." The Egyptian girl said before we both stood in front of a trampoline and some hoops.
(Cleo.)
Been waiting for this day to come
And it was all so clear
Since I was a little girl
I saw me standing here
Cleo started to run before launching off the springboard and spinning in the air. The Egyptian girl quickly grabbed onto the rings before beginning to do acrobatic spins before giving a big push and landing gracefully on her feet.
(Me.)
And all the times they told me: Walk away
I said: Forget it
I knew where I was headed
And I was gonna get it
I smiled before starting to run to imitate the stunt but I accidentally boosted too much but then I started to imitate the same spins before using my fire whips and doing the same thing Cleo did in the rings and then falling but the girl saw me she had fallen to her knees like a hero and not to her feet like a cheerleader.
"Good progress. Come on, up!!" Cleo yelled with a smile making me smile before starting to dance with the girls.
(Cleo and Me.)
Ain't no mountain we can't climb
Nothing keeps us down
Got that fire in our soul
Never count us out
"Lift me up!!." Cleo said making me get to my knees before putting her on top of me while the girl and I struck a pose.
(Cleo and Me.)
We got one thing on our minds
Call it victory
Yeah, that's where we're headed
And we know how to get it
We are made for this
There's nothing we can't do
We came to play, we're here to stay
And win the day 'cause
Cleo was now in the stands resting a bit but the girl was looking at me with a smile. I was serious before I took a deep breath and started running to imitate Cleo's stunt, but when I got close to doing it perfectly I noticed that when I landed one of my feet was behind each other instead of together.
(Cleo and Me.)
We were made for this
Didn't come here to lose
We came to play, we're here to stay
What's left to say when we know
I sighed in annoyance before running around the gym performing multiple stunts while Cleo analytically watched my every move.
(Cleo.)
Nothing's gonna get in our way (no!)
Come on, let me hear you say
We're fired up, you're fired up
We're fired up
"Launch!!." I tossed Cleo into the air and the girl started doing acrobatic spins before landing in my hands.
(Cleo.)
Nothing's gonna get in our way (no!)
Come on, let me hear you say
We're fired up, you're fired up
We're fired up
"Unstable posture. Do it again!!." Cleo yelled seriously making me nod.
"Yes captain!!." I yelled before repeating the stunt again.
Cleo and I never noticed. But the first rays of light were beginning to peek through the windows of the Monster High gym. The Egyptian girl was at the end of the gym with a serious face while I was on the other side with sweat and a serious and tired expression.
"If you want to join my team, show what you're capable of. Show me your courage, show me your determination. Show me the monster you keep inside!!." Cleo yelled earnestly making me serious before grabbing my pom poms tightly and starting to dance.
(Me.)
We are Monster High
We wanna hear you shout
From the left and from the right
Turn the volume now
I let go of my pom poms before starting to do jumps and basic stunts.
(Me.)
We wanna lift you high
You never feel the crown
Would get you up don't ever stop
This is the hometown
Cleo watched in amazement as I slowly began to imitate her choreography before seeing me run up and start performing the stunt she had done.
(Me.)
We are the mighty shrimp
It's time to show you now
We got the stuff to light you up
It's getting hotter now, we're getting hotter now
It's getting hotter now
I opened my eyes and saw with joy and surprise that I had achieved the choreography and managed to finish the acrobatics with a firm and perfect posture. Cleo started to scream with happiness before we both started to dance.
(Cleo and Me.)
We were made for this
There's nothing we can't do
We came to play, we're here to stay
And win the day
Cleo and I started doing acrobatic jumps in a perfectly synchronized way in our dance while continuing to sing.
(Me.)
Nothing's gonna get in our way (no!)
Come on, let me hear you say
We're fired up, you're fired up
We're fired up
"Come on Cleo!!" I yelled smiling making the girl smile understanding what I wanted to do.
(Cleo and Me.)
Nothing's gonna get in our way
Come on, let me hear you say
We're fired up, you're fired up
We're fired up, fired up, fired up
I quickly knelt down and Cleo jumped on top of me causing me to throw her into the air. The girl started doing quick spins before landing on my hands.
"We did it. We did it!!" I yelled happily before catching Cleo as the two of us give each other a hug.
"No. You did it Benja. I'm so proud of you." Cleo said with a smile but then we both saw the first rays of light come out.
"Come on outside, believe me. You'll like to see this." The Egyptian girl said as the two of us walked out of the gym and watched the sunrise with a few cans of soda from the vending machines.
"This is what I like after practice. I never told you but. I wasn't a good cheerleader either." Cleo said making me look at this with surprise.
"Years ago. In the early days of Monster High, I wasn't popular either, in fact almost no one knew me or knew anything about me. One day I found the cheerleading squad and enlisted to show what I'm capable of. However, little Some time later I realized that the Monster High cheer team was not well known and not loved by everyone." Cleo said before drinking some.
"One day. The captain of the team called me and gave me the leadership, she saw great potential in me and she didn't want to waste it because she knew how much I loved this. After she left, I swore that I would always strive to fulfill my promise and never let my team fail and neither will my spirit as a Monster High student." Cleo said determinedly while Uno was surprised.
"Wow Cleo. That's impressive. Is that why you were so upset about the dark beach thing?" I asked curiously making the girl sigh.
"Monster High used to be the best cheer academy school in dark beach. I'm going to show the other schools who Cleo The Nile is, and that Monster High has the best cheerleaders ever. And this year, with our first male member in the team." Cleo said with a smile making me smile.
"Cleo. I give you my word, I promise I won't let you down." I said smiling making the girl smile.
"You know something, Benja? You and I aren't that different after all. I'm sorry for treating you badly earlier, but I was afraid for the safety of my friends, they mean a lot to me." Cleo said with some embarrassment but then she noticed that I put a hand on her shoulder.
"Okay Cleo. I get it, I would have acted that way too. Now you are part of my family, and I will protect you no matter what." I said smiling making Cleo smile as we both watched the sunrise.
Kara, Diana, Jessica, Barbara, and Karen were now at Zatanna's. The girls had taken the magical girl to her house and now they were waiting for Giovanni to know that she had passed.
"Now lie down honey. You'll be fine." Giovanni said before leaving zatanna's room.
"What happened to zatanna, Giovanni?" Kara asked curiously as the man looked at my team.
"It seems to be a magic overload. Zatanna needs mandatory rest for a week without using spells until her magic is stable. Now, can you explain to me what happened?" Giovanni asked seriously making the girls nervous.
"We were looking for Snowball, he's lost in another dimension because of a time machine. So zatanna was trying to find Benja using magic, but when we thought she did, she only managed to show us a picture and then we lost everything. " Kara said with some embarrassment while Giovanni was somewhat surprised.
"Dimension. This is something impressive, however it will be difficult for them to find Benja. There are endless dimensions and universes, however I think I have something in my trunk, something that might help them but I need to find out if it is stable enough for can use it to find Benja." Said the man making the girls smile.
"Anything to help us find Benja will be more than appreciated, Mr. Giovanni." Diana said with a smile making the man smile.
"Very good. Now everyone go rest, I'll be busy looking for my old trunk. You can sleep with zatanna if you want, I'll see you guys later." Giovanni said before leaving as my team entered zatanna's room.
"Hi Zatanna, how are you feeling?" Barbara asked curiously while the magical girl was in her bed.
"I'm fine girls. I'm sorry you couldn't find Benja." Zatanna said sadly but then the girl was hugged by the whole team.
"You did your best, zatanna. But it's okay, the important thing is your health and that nothing serious happened to you." Karen said with a smile making zatanna smile.
"Yes, besides. Your dad says that maybe he has a way for us to find Benja, however we'll have to wait until he says if it's safe or not." Jessica said with a smile which relaxed the magical girl.
"It's good to know that but. I wonder now, where is Benja?" Zatanna asked with some curiosity causing the girls to look at each other remembering everything they saw.
"Those girls were like monsters. But they weren't giants." Barbara said analytically looking at the rest of the team.
"Wherever it is, I hope Benja is okay wherever he is. By the gods, I hope he's safe in that place until we can bring him back here." Diana said as the girls nodded.
"We can talk about this in the morning. Now it's better to rest, tomorrow will be another long, boring day without Snowball." Kara said as she and the girls lay down so they could sleep peacefully.
"Don't worry love, we'll be back with you soon." Zatanna said, before kissing a photo of the two of us before turning off the light and falling asleep.
So far today's chapter. I hope you liked it and I also hope you are enjoying the story so far.
One of the comments suggested that I include Clair in the harem. But I think that will be difficult, besides, I really like that she is with Jackson so Clair won't be able to be in the harem.
I hope you have a good day, afternoon or night. See you later, bye dattebayo.