Webkinz Insider

INDiGO SHOCK · 11-10-2008, 12:03 PM

INTRODUCTION
Ok, girl, breathe. Breathe. Breathe in. Breathe out. There. You'll be fine.
My thoughts were focused as i came to my senses. I was in the middle of the woods, on the ground.
How did I get here?
I tried to remember. I racked my brain in a desperate attempt to remember.
Who am I?
Why am I on the ground?
Suddenly it all came back. Like a floodgate being opened with all the memories gushing from the back of my head. Hit with wave after wave of those last moments when they took my parents when I was five. Foster Care at 8. Discovering strange things happening to me just within the last few weeks. Government officials recruiting me for some superhero orginization. it was all too much. I remeber running. falling. Now i'm here. But I'm getting dizzy....
As the world went black again, i thought i saw an eagle land near me. but then there was silence, and darkness.
When I woke up, I was in a white room. White lights, White sheets, the floor and ceiling and walls were even painted white!
Now I remember who I am. my name is Penney. I guess I'll tell you my story.

Chapter 1 is coming soon. I hope this story ends up being as big of a hit as Middle School Musical was!

Chapter 1.

I'll start from the beginning. I don't remember much from when I was young, except that my parents were always disapearing and leaving me at home, sometimes with a babysitter if they could get one on the spur of a moment, but most of the time, alone.
I remember once when i was four, they were gone for a week. I was too scared to leave the house, and my day care called several times, but i never picked up the phone. When the police came to investigate, I hid in a bathroom cabinet under the sink.
I never knew what my parents were doing. I liked to imagine that they were out buying me nice things, but they never came back with anything. Eventually, when they were arrested when i was five, I reasoned that they must have been doing something bad. I still haven't figured it all out yet. Up until I was twelve, I've been relocated sixty-seven times. Yes, I've kept count.
none of my foster families seemed to want me. It wasn't that I was a bother, I was very well behaved. I was just desprate for someone to love me. It never happened. That is, until Laura. Laura was a single foster parent who took in children that nobody else wanted. She treated me like her own daughter for almost two years, until a few days before my fourteenth birthday.
I was sitting in the kitchen, talking with Laura about what kind of cake we should make, when we heard a strange knock on the door. It wasn't how a normal person would knock- two quiet knocks, one loud one, then 3 quick quiet ones. Then the doorbell rang once. I was in the middle of describing the perfect coconut and pinapple frosting, but after the doorbell, Laura's eyes got wide. she told me to go hide in the secret room and to not come out until she said it was Ok. I immediately ran. the strange knocking sequence happened again. Laura yelled that she was coming, all the while dumping flour on the floor to cover up any evidence that someone had just left the room.
I shut myself in the secret compartment under the third step and waited. and waited. and waited. and waited some more. I heard people come up and down the stairs.
Just then someone stopped. I heard them tapping the third step. oh, please don't let them find me I kept thinking. Just then the latch moved.

Chapter 2

The top of the step slid off. I squeezed back as far as I could, hoping the darkness would conceal me.
"Somebody's in here!" I heard one of the men say. They grabbed my foot and pulled me out.
"So there you are!" he said. "we don't want to hurt you, just to ask you a few questions, and possibly move you to another foster home."
"no! I don't want to leave!" I yelled but it was no use. they sat me down at the kitchen table and started interrogating me. Laura was being held into her chair by two big men so she couldn't come and comfort me. I almost cried, but for some reason I couldn't.
"Miss Penney, have you been noticing any- let's say, unusual - things happening to you lately? Invisibility, more strength than normal, extra flexibility, to name a few examples."
"nooooo" I said. I was getting really annoyed.
"She's lying!" one of the men said. he leaned closer to me.
"HAVE YOU BEEN DEVELOPING ANY SUPERPOWERS" he said through clenched teeth.
"NO!" I yelled at him, and pushed away from the table. I tried to run outside, but some of the men stopped me. They tried to drag me back to the chair but I grabbed onto the counter. then my fingers started slipping. i grabbed the sink faucet. it broke off, shooting water everywhere.
The men started yelling to turn it off.
"I can't! it broke!" I said. I wish that this water would turn into a tidal wave and make these people go away! I thought.
Suddenly all the water gathered together and started flying through the air. It tore through the house and swept the men out the open window.
That was REALLY weird. I thought. now, water, turn off.
it did.
Really wierd.

Chapter 3

Laura and I couldn't sleep that night. We stayed up in the living room by the fireplace. Laura had coffee, but I had hot chocolate. We cringed everytime a tree brushed the window, and shivered at every shadow. Laura was shaken because of the horror of the situation, I was still confused about how I could control water. I ended up telling Laura everything, to try to see if she could help me figure it out.
"I don't know how it happened! it was just really, really, weird." I said.
Laura nodded. "I think it's time i told you a story."
"Laura?" I asked. "didn't I grow out of bedtime stories a long, long time ago?"
"This story is about you." Laura said. "I would hardly call it a bedtime story."
"oh"
"your parents..." she began, then wiped her face with the back of her hand, "your parents were criminals." she continued in a shaky voice. "Your dad was the son of a superhero, and your mom was the daughter of two evil scientists. When your dad met your mom, she convinced him to use his powers to help her. He didn't know she was evil, but he was in love, and wasn't thinking straight. Before he knew it he was robbing banks with her, hacking government computers, and other bad things. Then, you came along. Your dad loved you, but your mom saw you as more of a bother, and convinced him you could do fine staying at home alone for a few days. And so it went on, and on. you know most of the rest from there. I'm a volunteer foster parent for children of superhuman parents, evil or not. That's why nobody wanted you. They didn't want to get involved with anyone who could potentially get them involved in fighting crime, or doing crime. I feel a sympathy for you guys, and I work hard to set bad ones straight, and keep good kids on the right track. Seems you've discovered your powers now, so it's time for me to let you go. You're going to have to go to a government institution now, but remember, no matter what- use your power for good and not evil."
"But why do you feel sympathy for us -special- kids anymore than anyone else?" i asked.
"Because-" she started sniffling- "I've seen what power can do when used for evil. I almost was evil myself once."
"I don't understand." i said.
"your mom" she said "was my sister."

Chapter 4

"WHAT?!?" i practically screamed in her face. "YOU'RE MY AUNT?!?"
Just then the door burst open and 2 men and 2 women in white suits came in.
"Penney, we are from the government, and-"
Laura's - I mean, Aunt Laura's- eyes got really wide- it looked like she was afraid again.
"-we are recruiting you for the ISTP."
"What's that?" I asked.
"We can't tell you right now- you'll have to come with us first." the tall blonde woman told me.
I looked at Aunt Laura, with a questioning glance. She nodded.
I got up and followed them out to the white Tahoe sitting outside. The muscular, dark haired man sat down in the driver's seat, and the short redhead woman got into the passenger seat. The tall blonde lady and the skinny, black haired man got into the second row. I cautiously climbed into the back. As soon as we were on the highway,
I asked, "who are you people anyway?" Immediately the black haired one whipped around.
"NOT HERE." He then turned back around.
I saw the tall blonde lady's eyes darting around. she sniffed the air. Then she picked up a fly off the floor of the car, shook it by her ear, then spoke. it swelled bigger, and it seemed to be listening. here is what she said. "Bug-2-4-2 disabled. Halt infiltration."
Then she threw the bug out the window. I heard a crunch and a bump as the car rolled over it. I looked out the back window and saw sparks of electricity flying, and a circut board rolled out and grew larger. A dark shadow covered the whole car. Something was landing on the circut board. And the board seemed to be following us!

Chapter 5

I pointed out the board to the blonde lady and she immediately pulled down a hatch in the ceiling of the car to a secret compartment and punched in some numbers. with an extra burst of speed, a blue flash, and lots of jerking, we sped off. I looked out the windows and saw houses and trees fly by. But then again, they weren't flying by, they were shrinking! houses became cleaner, newer, and more old-fashioned. Additions that had been added on dissapeared. The trees became smaller. The sky cleared up. The air was cleaner according to the gadget attached to the rearview mirror. But boy, did it stink. The other cars turned into horse-drawn carriages. This is just getting too wierd. Then i turned around.
"Where ARE we?" i asked.
"i belive we are in the year 1812..." the man in the front said.
"and I believe we shouldn't let HER control the escape methods anymore. Come here and handle tracking." The two ladies switched places. I looked behind us.
"That creepy circut board is still there!" I said.
The redhead opened the same compartment and started punching buttons. the cars and houses returned to normal. then we were zooming along, with the board trailing after us. it bumped into the back of the car.
"We have to lose it!" i said. Just then the car headed straight toward a brick wall. I screamed.

chapter 6

The car ran into the wall and all of a sudden blue goop squirted out of the air vents. it covered me. I thought it was gross, but it saved my life; when the seatbelt broke and i flew forward into the back of the seat in front of me, i bounced right off, unhurt. Amazing.
Everyone else in the car was covered in blue goop too.
"is everyone ok?" the tall skinny man asked.
"I am" i said. He showed me how to scoop off the sticky mess and stuff it back into the air vents.
"we find it more useful than airbags" he explained. "plus when it's in the air vents it insulates the car so it cools down or heats up faster."
"cool" i said. Just then something that looked like a giant egg landed on the circut board, which had landed behind us.
"we have to do something!" i yelled.
"we can't change into our super hero identites now." the redhead lady told me. "they saw us get into the car, and we can't let them know our secret identities."
"we are going to have to run for it." the big man said.
we hopped out of the car and took off running down the street.
"Don't look back!" the blonde lady told me."just keep running!"
I looked back. i couldn't help it. what i saw was so awful. a giant rock man climbed out of the egg. he saw us. I was frozen in fear. he growled and started running toward me; the ground was shaking. Just then a flash of white light shot through and picked me up off the ground. As soon as we were out of the seeing range of the monster, it set me down and said
"didn't i tell you not to look back?" It was the blonde lady, only she was wearing a gold and white suit, and a white mask.
"i'm sorry..." i mumbled.
"i forgive you. just remember, when you get instructions, you must obey them immediately. that is a VERY important part of your training."

Chapter 7

The earth started shaking again.
"he's coming again."
We started running. We shut ourselves in an old abandoned house, where we found the others waiting for us. They led me into a dark back room; and then the floor started sinking.
I almost let out a scream- but someone covered my mouth.
"we are just in an elevator." they said.
We rode for about five minutes. it steadily got warmer as we got farther down into the earth. Then we stepped out. The light down here was kind of reddish orange- and very dim. we stepped out into the hallway, and I could see why. The walls and ceiling of the hallway were just one big peice of curved glass; making it sort of like a tube with a flat bottom. There was lava rushing over the top. That's what created the strange lighting. We walked for a while down the hall. Then we turned, and went into a room that looked like the waiting room for a doctor's office. The only difference was that instead of seeing the city out the windows, there was just lava. That would take some getting used to.
I was told to wait in the lobby while they found a trainer for me.

Chapter 8

A woman dressed in red and gold walked into the room.
"are you Penney?" she asked.
"yes ma'am" i answered quietly. Her bold costume, combined with the stern look on her face, was intimidating. A boy dressed in a rumpled, red jumpsuit stumbled in. His blonde hair had serious bedhead. I subconsiously reached up to my own head. My hair was never messed up. I don't know what it is. I don't even care about my hair that much- but everyone i assumes i do because it's always perfect.
"Fred, what did I tell you about getting up late?"
"sorry, Miz Riz."
She turned back to me.
"I am Miz Rizentress. you may call me Miz Riz, or use my full name. I'm your trainer. Fred here is going to be your partner, and he should be able to explain to you the rules of my training program. Right now I'm VERY busy."
In a flash of fire, she was gone.
Just then the four people that I came with walked into the room. It was getting very annoying, not knowing their names.
"Since we didn't have time for formal introductions earlier, and didn't have the security for it, we'll do that now." the tall blonde lady said.
I gave a mental sigh of relief.
The big, buff, dark haired man said, "I am Mr. Murphy, as my secret identity. when I am not wearing my mask that is what you will adress me as. When I am wearing my mask, call me Mezzerezzi."
Mez-er-ez-ee. That is one weird name. I thought.
"His superpower is super strength." the black haired man said. "and he will beat you up if he hears you making fun of his name."
How did he know I was.... I wasn't thinking out loud was I?
"No, you weren't. My power is mind reading. My secret identity is Mr. Ricks. My superhero Identity is Bailando."
I giggled.
"What's so funny?" the redhead lady asked.
"Do any of you know what Bailando means in english?" I forced out between laughs.
Blank Stares.
"it... it means... DANCE!"
"That is strange." Mr. Ricks said. "However I like the ring of it, so I beleive i shall keep it. even though I am not overly fond of dancing."
The rest of the introductions went smoothly, the readhead's power was freezing things, and creating ice, her secret identity was Mrs. Ricks, apparently she and Mr. Ricks were married. Her superhero name was Frostbite.
The tall blonde lady's superpower was comet/meteor powers, and she was also very sensitive- she could pick up tiny noises from a mile away, sharp eyesight, etc. Her secret identity was Miss Ichner, but from the ring on her hand and the way that she and Mr. Murphy exchanged glances every once in a while, I was pretty sure they were engaged.
Just then an alarm went off, and I was told to stay put while they went on a mission.

Chapter 9

I sat down in one of the faded blue and brown chairs. Then, Fred came in.
“uh, hi.” He said. “I’m supposed to show you around…”
“ok.” I said, as I followed him out the door.
“So, what are your powers?” he asked.
“ I guess I can control water…” I said.
“I wish I had powers.” he said.
“Why are you here if you don’t?” I wondered.
“I’m an orphan.” He explained. “I was brought here because they wanted a normal human here for some reason. I’m not quite sure.”
“Ok.” I said. He showed me where the break room was, what I could touch and what I couldn’t, and all that good stuff.
Then the others got home from their mission. Miss Ichner showed me the girls’ dorm. Nobody was there at the time, because they were all in training.
“Rest up, Penney.” She told me. “your training starts tomorrow.”

Chapter 10

I woke up the next morning feeling ready to take on the world. I got up and brushed my teeth, freshened up and then sat on the side of my bed to wait. The girl on the next bed over was brushing her hair. I said hi.
"hi!" she said back. "i'm Casey. You must be new here."
" yeah." i said. "i"m Penney. nice to meet you"
"What's your power?" she asked me.
"I can control water- i think" was my answer
just then the loudspeaker blared- "REPORT TO DINING HALL. BREAKFAST IS SERVED."
"We had better get moving!" Casey told me. "If you're late, you don't get to eat."
I quickly laced up my high-top converse and pulled on a green sweatshirt over my yellow T-shirt. It was chilly down here, even with the lava all around.
I followed the crowd of girls to the dining hall, where I was given a seating assignment by the security guard. I got my food and went to table 4B. Oh great. Those girls looked like trouble.

Chapter 11

It's not that they looked evil, or anything, but they were giggling and pointing at.... Fred! He had spilled milk on his wrinkled red jumpsuit and had slipped while trying to clean it up. I set my tray on the table, and ran over to help. I handed him some paper towels, and helped him up. Wow. I never noticed how tall he was before. He must have been six feet tall! At 5'6, i was always taller than anyone else in the eighth grade. Now I felt short.
"Thanks for helping" Fred said.
"uh, sure" i answered, looking at my feet. "I- uh, probably should get back to my table now..."
"If you don't like the popular girls, I can pull a few strings and get the board to change up seating for you" he said, recognizing the hesitance in my voice.
"uh, ok" i said. "i'll try sitting with them today and if I can't stand them I'll get back to you."
"alright, see ya around" he said
"See ya"
I walked back to the table. The girls were glaring at me.
"Do you want in our group or not?" the blonde with too much makeup on asked.
"what makes you think I would?" i asked.
"Well, DUH, you sat at our TABLE!" the overdressed brunette said.
"it wasn't my choice" was my answer. "they have assigned seating." I sat down and started eating, ignoring their jabber. All of a sudden, the brunette stood up on the table with her 5-inch heels almost in my food.
"PENNEY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS!!!!!!!!" she yelled. I covered my ears.
a security guard came over.
"Courtney, please get off of the table." he said in a gentle, no- nonsense voice. "Now. what's all this about, Penney?"
"Well, I-"
"she said she didn't want to sit here! she hurt our delicate feelings!" the blonde interuppted.
"Is your name Penney?" he asked her.
"no- but"
"Then please keep your words to yourself, i wasn't talking to you. now penney, please tell me what happened."
"I came to the table and they were all glaring at me and asked me if i wanted to join their club, and i said, 'where did you get the idea that i wanted to' and they said that it was 'cuz i sat at their table, and I said it wasn't my choice, because the seating was assigned. I didn't try to hurt anyones feelings, and they didn't say anything about that until she stood up on the table and yelled."
"hmm." he said. " Hannah, is that what happened?" he asked a redhead sitting quietly in the corner of the table.
"yes sir" she said.
"Courtney, Angela, please be nicer to new people." he said. and then left. Angela glared at me. Courtney stared at the floor.
I knew they were plotting something.

Chapter 12

After I finished eating, i got up quickly and went over to the table where Fred was. Angela's hateful gaze followed me. Couldn't she just leave me alone? Soon afterwards, i found Casey.
"What's with Courtney and Angela?" I asked her.
"Their powers are mind reading. They are twins and some of the biggest nuiciances on the planet." was her reply.
"How are they popular if they are mean? I never really got that..." i asked.
"because they are pretty and rich."
"That's a stupid reason to look up to someone" I said. "And they aren't really THAT pretty, because their makeup hides what they really look like."
"hmm, maybe so." she said.
Just then another bell rang. "ATTENTION! THIS IS A DRILL! ALL TO YOUR STATIONS!"
"that's an attack drill." casey told me. "did you get assigned a color yet?"
"no"
"Then come with me for now"
We ran down a hallway and into a door. Casey crouched behind a bookshelf. I did the same.
"okay, so when you get your color assigned, you will have a specific color assigned to you. Mine is yellow. See that yellow tape above the door? That's how you know which station to go to. then you prepare for attack."
"I see" i said.
Just then another alarm blared. "ATTENTION! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! INVADERS IN SECTION 3C! YELLOW ALLERT!"
"They're close!" Casey sounded excited. "Stay back for now"
She peered from around the bookshelf and quickly jerked back. I heard the door creak open.

Chapter 13

I heard footsteps. I tried not to breathe. Just then Casey threw herself from behind the bookshelves and the room lit up. Smoke was pouring into my eyes. I coughed and stumbled over to the middle of the room. Casey and whoever it was were out in the hallway now. I saw flames, and then some lightning. Then, there was a large explosion, and everything was quiet. Then I heard cackling. I peeked out the door. Casey was nowhere to be seen, and lava was starting to drip through a small hole in the roof! There was already a big puddle on the floor.
"Casey!" i called. My voice echoed through the empty space, but there was no answer. Just then the ceiling started cracking. Lava oozed through the cracks. I ran away from there, because the lava was coming out a lot faster. I heard the loudspeaker.
"EVERYONE REPORT TO SECTOR B-12 AND BLOCK OFF ALL EXITS TO YELLOW ZONE. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION"
oh great! I'm in the yellow zone, and i don't know how to get to b-12! where's Casey? How do I get out?
My mind was racing. The lava came like a wave behind me. I ran faster. Then, i ran into a dead end. I scaled the jagged wall and grabbed onto a hook on the ceiling. I was safe, at least until the lava rose higher. Or until i lost my strength and fell. The lava touched my foot, and burned right through the toe of my converse. I jerked my foot up, but the lava was still rising. My finger slipped. now i was only holding on by one hand. This was NOT good.
I started sweating. It was really hot. My other hand slipped.
I opened my eyes. Why wasn't I burned up? I was swimming under the lava! It was uncomfortably warm. I noticed a bluish lining covering my whole body. It was my sweat! it insulated me! That's really weird, though, cuz normally it would just evaporate. Then I remembered I wasn't normal. i smiled and increased the water cover. Now I was inside a big water pocket. This is so cool.

Chapter 14
I rolled around in my water bubble, looking for a way to escape. Just then i realized I wasn't holding my breath. I could BREATHE the water! wow.
Pretty soon i ran into Casey, who was swimming in the lava. i covered her in the water pocket. with our heads sticking out of it in the small space of air above the lava, she told me she could withstand extreme heat and make fire. She had been getting tired though. the water pocket started boiling. I cooled it down. the air space was closing. that was fine for me, since i could breathe the water, but casey couldn't.
"it would be awesome if i could put an air bubble inside the water bubble for you to put your head into...." i said.
"TRY IT! QUICK!" she said.
"how?" i asked, as i tried pushing air down inside. but of course it rose back up.
i wish that there was an easier way. i thought. hmm. water, trap some air.
it did! there was an air bubble. Casey stuck her head inside. but it started drifting towards the side of the water pocket.
water, keep it still. i thought. it didn't work. water can't control air.
i wonder how i did that thing before then. unless.... i can control air too!

Chapter 15

There was no time to think this over. air, stay still. it did.
Casey put her head in the bubble, and we stayed there for a while. it was getting hard for me to keep the water cool. i don't know how long it was, but i passed out. when i woke up, i was on the ground outside Laura's house. i excitedly ran inside, only to find the place deserted.
"Hello, Penney."
One of the men from a few days ago, in black, stepped out from behind a pile of broken furniture.
I turned. And ran.
Unfortunately, i was running straight into the wind- and it was slowing me down. The villian's streamlined car was gaining on me. I changed the direction of the wind that i was in, to push me ahead, and put bigger wind resistance on the villian's car.
i kept running, until i collapsed in an alley. I fell asleep.

Chapter 16 (finally)

When i awoke, i couldn't feel my hands or my feet. i tried to call out for help, but i had a peice of duct tape over my mouth.

"Penney?" I heard a voice call my name. "are you there?"
I tried to answer, but i couldn't move my mouth. instead i kicked a trash can laying next to me. It fell over and made a big noise like i wanted, but it also spilled trash into my face. the stink was enough to make me gag. Just then Casey was standing over me.
"Thank goodness i found you!" she said as she helped me up. she untied my hands and my feet. I yanked the tape off of my mouth.
"OW!" i yelled. that stuff hurts when it comes off your skin.
"could you keep it down?" Casey asked in a loud whisper.
"sorry" i said. "Do you know how we got out of that hallway?"
"yeah" she answered. "they opened the doors and i fixed the hole in the ceiling. They evacuated everyone because of fire damage though. Somehow we lost you on the way to Town Hall. Here." she handed me a suitcase. "i brought your stuff."
"Thanks" i said.
We started walking to Town Hall, when a dark shadow overtook us. I turned around to see a giant robot.

Chapter 17

"Casey?" i said quietly.
"Yeah, i see it too" she whispered back. "stay still, I'm gonna call for help."
She pulled out a radio and pushed the Talk button. a red light started blinking.
"DARN! my radio's not working!" she said, loudly. obviously she forgot we were under the shadow of a giant metal thing.
It immediately started flashing lights.
The robot pointed its arm at us. it looked like it had a laser blaster.
"looks like we're gonna have to take care of this alone." Casey told me.
"ok..." i said. "I don't think that I'm ready though..."
"we don't have TIME for thinking!"
The robot shot its lasers. I dodged, but i still felt the heat.
Casey melted its foot, but it grew right back!
I tried blowing it over in a strong wind, but it was too heavy!
Just when we were about to give up, it started raining.
The robot suddenly froze, and shut down!
Casey inspected it.
"Its joints are rusted!" she announced.
"D-oh!" I smacked myself on the forehead.
"why didn't i think of that?" i asked myself
"think of what?"
"I could have MADE it rain, much earlier than this!" i said. "we wouldn't have even had to waste our energy!"
"well keep that in mind then, for next time we meet a giant robot." Casey grinned.
I grinned back.
I was glad i had a friend.

Chapter 18

When we got back to Town Hall, everyone was in the big front room.
"What took you so long?" Mr. Murphy asked us.
"We ran into a robot." Casey said simply.
"Ah, i see." Mr. Murphy said. "well, it's time to be going back since the secret base is all cleared out now"
As the group walked back to the abandoned house that was the entrance, one of the adults scanned the crowd with her x-ray/laser eyes to make sure that everyone there was a superhero and not a villian or a commoner. Once we got inside the house, we split up into groups of five to go down the elevator. it was kind of a small elevator. Unfortunately, Casey and I were in diffrent groups. I was in a group with Fred, Hannah, Angela, and Courtney... Fred's not that bad. Neither is Hannah. She's really quiet. But Courtney kept yelling to ask if it was our turn yet, and Angela was glaring at me the whole time. When it was finally our turn to get on the elevator, Courtney and Angela pushed ahead. Hannah quietly followed.
"After you" fred said, standing to the side. He's such a gentleman... i thought to myself. Not something you would pick up at the first impression. Hmmm....

Chapter 19

Going down the elevator, it was very squishy and Courtney kept stepping on my feet with her high heels. ow. Angela and Courtney took up about half the elevator because they said they couldn't have any of us touching them. not even brushing their clothes. Those girls are really mean.
When it was finally time to get out of the elevator, Courtney and Angela pushed through and got out first. Hannah quietly got out and started down the hall. As soon as Fred and I stepped out, Courtney shoved me to the ground.
"That'll teach you not to put snakes in my bed!" she yelled.
"What?" I said. "i didn't!"
"Well who else would have?"
"Courtney, she's telling the truth" Angela said. "And you know it. People don't lie in their heads when they know they did it."
how did.... oh wait, mind reading.... i thought.
"And you better apreciate it" Angela told me. "Courtney can hit hard."
Then they took off down the hall.
"Are you alright?" Fred asked, helping me up.
"yeah, i think so" i said.
"well, you can give me a call if you ever need me" he said, and handed me a piece of paper with some numbers scrawled on it.
"ok, thanks" i said.
He smiled. "see you around i guess"
"you too" i said.
I started walking toward my dorm. I had to force myself to walk each step. Why was i feeling so... weird? Part of me wanted to run back and give him a big hug. The other part of me was just confused. I didn't know what to think.

Chapter 20

Back at my dorm, things were a wreck. there was lava damage throughout the entire station, but this wing got hit worst. Some other girls were already there picking things up. I helped by setting beds back up and sweeping dirt off the main floor areas. The walls had lava dried on them and the entire room looked more like a cave. it was kind of cool. i chipped the lava away at the window and then a reddish glow filled the room again, from the molten lava sweeping by, but thankfully not able to get past the glass.
Thankfully this room was the one where all the tough girls stayed. The girly-girls would have been creeped out.
Casey came in, carrying a duffel bag.
"WHOA!" she yelled, dropping her bag. "THIS IS AWESOME!"
"it is, isn't it?" i agreed.
Casey and i claimed a bunk bed that hadn't fallen over, so it was stuck to the wall and covered in hardened lava. we got extra matresses out of the storage closet since all the mattresses were rock-hard.
Just then the emergency alarm started blaring- again.

Chapter 21

"What?" i yelled. "This can't be happening AGAIN!!!"
The loudspeaker clicked on. "This is just a test of the alarm system. Carry on with your day."
"Whew" Casey said.
I was relieved as well. The events of the past 3 days were too much for me.
Just then my trainer walked into the room. Miz Riz, i think her name was.
"Alright then, Penney, it's time for your training." she said in a voice that demanded respect. There would be no messing around with her, obviosly. She was tough and to the point.
I followed her out of the room. Casey called to me.
"Good luck Penney!"
I'm going to need it! i thought.
We arrived in a large room full of boxes. Fred was already in there, creating tall stacks and labeling.
"THIS is training?" i asked. "Working in the shipping room?"
"Don't ask questions, do as i tell you!" Miz Riz said. "Now, Fred's already got the left side, you can go work on the right side."
Her heels clicked on the concrete floor as she walked out of the room. She slid the door shut with a resounding SLAM! and i was trapped in there, with fred, and the boxes.

Chapter 22

The part about being trapped with Fred wasn't so bad. He was a nice guy, and i had been looking for an excuse to talk to him anyway. However being trapped in a large room full of boxes to be stacked wasn't so fun....
"What are we supposed to be doing, exactly?" I asked, looking at the label on one of the boxes.
"They just have to be sorted and stacked" he told me. "Some of them have supersuits, some of them have supplies. That's how they should be sorted."
"I see" i said, reaching for a box marked "supplies"
i brought it over to where there were already a bunch marked the same.
"Wow, these boxes are heavy!" i proclaimed.
Fred was already sweating. I didn't want to use water to lift the boxes, because i might soak the cardboard... so what should i do?
Then i remembered i could control air as well, and made a draft come up underneath the boxes as i carried them to make them lighter. I also blew drafts around the room so it wouldn't be so stuffy and hot.
A few hours later, Miz Riz came back. We were just putting the last boxes into place.
"it's very drafty in here" she said.
oops. i had forgotten to stop it. The room's air became still again.
"That's strange, it just stopped!" Miz Riz exlaimed.
I turned my head away. I couldn't let her see me smirking.
"Well kids, your next training is a survival test."

Chapter 23

3 days later, Me, Fred, and Miz Riz were headed to the woods. Fred and I each had one change of clothes, a water bottle, and a walkie talkie.
"I'll come back and get you in 2 days" Miz Riz told us, then she left.
Fred and I sat down by a tree.
"alright" i said. "We need to figure out how we are going to do this. What's your superpower?"
"Well, uh, i don't really... have one.." he said
"How come you're in superhero training then?" i questioned
"Well, i had the potential of becoming a superhero, but nothing ever triggered any powers... As i got older it went away, and now i only have a chance about this big" He pinched his index finger and thumb together "of getting powers."
"I'm... sorry" i said.
"Don't be" he replied. "its not like its your fault or anything. besides, i'm pretty good at martial arts and strategic planning"
"If you didn't have any powers" i began, but he cut me off.
"Then why did they let me stay at the training? well, i already knew too much about them to just kick me out... they figured i might get mad at them and tell someone. Of course i wouldn't, but they were just being cautious."
"i see." i said. "Well, I'll locate water, we're gonna need more than what's in these bottles."
"Miz Riz said we'd have to dig for it" Fred told me. "There's no rivers, but this soil is extremely moist which means there's water underneath."
"hhmmm...." i said.
"I'll try and find something to dig with" Fred said as he stood up and walked a little bit away.
Meanwhile i found the spot where the ground seemed the wettest. Then i got a bunch of rocks. i made the water come up through the ground, and then froze it in place while i coated the outside of my "well" with rocks so that less dirt would get in. Then i emptied my bag and put it in there like a filter.

Chapter 24

Fred came back with a peice of rounded bark and realized i had already made a well.
"Sorry for not letting you know sooner" i said. "I was kind of busy"
"it's ok" he answered.
he sat down on the ground across from me.
"Ok, now, we need a plan." he said, picking up a stick and drawing in the dirt.
"We only have one sandwich each, so we are going to have to find some food out here." I reasoned.
"But while we find food, we need to make the sandwiches last as long as possible." he said.
"I have actually done something like this before" i said, laying back and looking at the tree tops.
"When? Where?" Fred asked, curiously.
"When i was four, my parents left me at home while they went on one of their 'trips.'" i began. "The cleaning ladies stopped by weekly and usually i hid under the cabinet, but they were talking about cleaning every nook and cranny because something strange was going on. So i snuck out the back window with some apple juice and a hot dog, which was my lunch for that day. I stayed in the woods for about a week, but when i was found, i was half-starved. My parents acted like they were releived, but i know they were faking, at least my mom was."
"That's sad" fred said, staring at the ground.
"But don't worry about it" i said, standing up. "I'm over it now."

Chapter 25!!!

That night we slept soundly. The next morning when i woke up Fred was gone and there was a note scratched into the dirt.
"GONE TO LOOK FOR FOOD. BE BACK SOON (I HOPE)"
Just then Fred came back with a couple of squirrels.
I felt sorry for them, but our sandwiches were almost gone. They didn't even taste all that good, either. We went for a week like this, when finally Miz Riz came back to pick us up.
"How was it, kids?"
"ugh..." i said. "i never want to see another squirrel again in my life."
"Well, we survived..." Fred tried to be optimistic.
"I NEED to shower!!!!!!!!!!" i said, pulling leaves out of my hair.
We climbed into her Jeep and went back to the base. After getting cleaned up, I laid down on my bunk and fell asleep.
When i woke up, it was dark, and people were all asleep. i checked my watch. Midnight. But i wasn't tired, since i had slept all day. I got up and decided to do some sneaking around. I dashed down the hall when i heard voices and suddenly stopped. I inched my way closer to the door, and listened. It was Courtney and Angela.
They were discussing how to ruin the superhero station!!!!!!!!!!!!\\

Chapter 26

I ran and got Miz Riz who woke up all the other adults. Just then Courtney and Angela came out of their room, dressed in all black.
"Stop right there." Miz Riz said. Courtney and Angela looked at each other and nodded. Then they vanished into midair!
Everyone was going frantic looking for them, when i heard a lot of small cracking noises. I flipped on a light, and noticed that the ceiling was cracking! Lava started seeping in. Casey showed up and immediately sealed it with more lava. Then Miz Riz sent me after Courtney and Angela. We had spotted them running down a hallway. I chased them until the morning, and we found ourselves in the same woods that i did the training in. I was getting really tired. I collapsed in exhaust. I just managed to see Courtney and Angela collapse right in front of me.
I opened my eyes, some time later.
Ok, girl, breathe. Breathe. Breathe in. Breathe out. There. You'll be fine.
My thoughts were focused as i came to my senses. I was in the middle of the woods, on the ground.
How did I get here?
I tried to remember. I racked my brain in a desperate attempt to remember.
Who am I?
Why am I on the ground?
Suddenly it all came back. Like a floodgate being opened with all the memories gushing from the back of my head. Hit with wave after wave of those last moments when they took my parents when I was five. Foster Care at 8. Discovering strange things happening to me just within the last few weeks. Government officials recruiting me for some superhero orginization. it was all too much. I remeber running. falling. Now i'm here. But I'm getting dizzy....
As the world went black again, i thought i saw an eagle land near me. but then there was silence, and darkness.
When I woke up, I was in a white room. White lights, White sheets, the floor and ceiling and walls were even painted white!
Then you showed up. Apparently Courtney and Angela have been captured since i exhausted them. And now you know my story. But remember... all this superhero stuff?
It's a secret.

The End

purpleperson13 · 11-10-2008, 04:29 PM

With a great beggining like you wrote, I'm positive it will be as big of a hit as Middle School Musical! Maybe bigger!!! Great start on your new story indigoshock! I'm waiting for chapter 1!!!!!