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Chapter 16 - Chapter 15

In the limo, Mr. Stone-head was watching us like a hawk. "You girls seem quiet, normal most girls would be giddy to ride in a limo." Yukii waved it off, "It gets boring after Lilia's family drove us around in hers when we were kids." The man looked at me with an evil smile, "So, the rumors were true about Lilia Riverside being Dr. Riverside's test subject." I glare over to the pudding puddle man, "Let's not speak of such memories." He nodded, "Yes, the man leaves a bad taste in my mouth as well Ms. Riverside." His favored six sat on the farthest side of the limo, "What are your powers girls?" Heath grunts at the man as he kicks his shoe, "You seem to be quite interesting in girls younger than you." Heath has finished with this man already.

We stopped as the school came into view. "You six return to class," he states rudely pointing to what used to be his beloved six. "Would you girls like it if I gave you a special tour of the school?" I tried to suppress my nose scrunching, and out mindedly saying something rude. "I think your sister should show us around the school so that we don't get in trouble." Dr. Kellie stated with a; harshness in her tone. "Okay, that's not a problem." He glopped out of the limo catching his breath from the jump. I climb out and take Heath's hand as he walks with me to the school. "You, kids sure are fast, aren't you?" he said huffing out of breath. I glance at him and shake my head.

I walk with Heath as Yukii and Tucker fly past us, Vee and Ryan cuddle walk, Dr. Kellie, walks next to me, "Take notes of everything, we want to take down their biggest point; their school." I nod as Heath speeds up, "Let's hurry this along." We use our speed and stop in front of the school where Yukii and Tucker stood squabbling over something they saw. We waited for Vee and Ryan who smiled and enjoyed their stroll to us.

This is also when I noticed the six standing by the doors, Yukii leans down, "They've been there watching us for a bit now." I look up and smile, "Hello, I don't think we've all properly met yet." I walk forward as Annabelle jumps forward, "Well like I think you guys should totally come to our extra crucially, we have them on Saturday since it's more common for normal heroes to work Saturday while we can enjoy the normal high school life." I nod realizing it was Saturday, Heath rubs his head, "School's lame, when your secret special skill is intelligence." I smack his arm as Vee and Ryan walk up.

I turn to them as Vee rushes up to me, "Oh, my goodness, Lilia that was so scary." She must have been shaken up still by the simulation. "I thought she was real and not just a highly functional scan." I nod and hug her, "Hey, why are you crying?" Yukii asked her and hugged her too, "Vee you're as tough as nails, no one would dare do that to us." Vee and I both enjoyed the pep-talk. Elisha creeps towards us, "So, are you girls enjoying the city? I heard you've never been here before." The boy showed off his country boy smile again, even though he's a city boy.

I nod, "We're fine, we were brought here because two of our creations and two 3rd creations had gotten into a fight. I was bleeding and coughing up blood they sent me here due to never being in a hero profile. I of course am fine; I only needed a cast for a day due to my self-healing." Elisha and the others were surprised, "So, it's true when they say you were created to be the ultimate heroes?" Kathrine asked as I look to Heath, "Our purpose still has many mysteries surrounding it, Dr. Kellie said we were for people who had the 2-joint mutation, but case files have said Dr. Riverside was making us for a darker purpose." Heath said as I squeeze his hand tighter.

I notice Elisha is much closer now, "I know this is rude to ask since we're only just meeting, but are all of you dating?" I felt Heath smirk, "Why, yes, yes we are!" Heath slaps my butt, "I've been going out with this sexy kitten for about four days. But pestering her longer, and knew her since I was a little kid." I want to smack Heath, but everything inside was on fire now. Oh, sweet goodness did he turn me on! Tucker flipped them off, "Yeah, don't even try it this is my girl!" He said hugging Yukii, as she ignored him while scrolling through her phone. Ryan kissed Vee's hand and smiled at the crowd, "Vee is my precious darling soulmate, if you touch her, I'll kill you." Vee of course only heard the sweet things, "Oh, Ryan!" they kissed as Elisha climb back up a few steps.

Dr. Kellie arrived as Mr. Stone-head arrived as well, "You girls are quite speedy, aren't you?" I scrunch my nose, "Let's get this over with." I said as I made my way up the steps, the other six let us in as the school was filled with advanced technology. A woman walked over, "Brother I see you're here," the woman was tall and very muscular. "Ah, sister I'm happy to see you would you like to help me take these students on a tour?" the woman growled at him, "No, you can come to my office though and start your 1,000 set weight training, you are disgracing father's name." I surpass a giggle as the pudding-like man was dragged towards some offices, "You kids take them around school Dr. Kellie follow me, I'll hand you to a teacher who will show you around."

I was quiet but allowed myself to be stuffed in a classroom with the useless crew of teens. "What are we doing?" Yukii asked them as they played on their phones, "We are showing you our club, since we are the top six to Mr. Stone-head, so we come every Saturday for in-school training, but he never shows up, so we spend the day playing around in here while everyone else trains for sports, science, robotics, choir, orchestra, and other things we sit here and do nothing." Hailey said as I roll my eyes and walk out of the classroom, Yukii and Vee followed, "We're exploring on our own then. Heath you boys wanna come?" He smiles, ���Sure babe, boys?" he looked over as Tucker was walking to Yukii and Ryan was already in Vee's hands.

I take Heath's hand as we walked slowly Tucker and Yukii flew towards a sign that read gym five as Vee and Ryan went towards the art department, "Let's check out the library." Heath nods as we walk to the second floor and find one massive door at the end of the hall it read 'Library' in large lettering I opened the door and noticed how empty it was, there wasn't even a study group. An old woman looked over at us, "Touring the school, are we?" I nod, "Then please, do enjoy one of the greatest libraries in the country."

You could tell she was done with working with teens. I walk over to the legends section as Heath opened book after book. I sat on the floor as Heath kept scanning books, "Hmm, did you know the first heroes to ever be recorded as a Superhero was a couple, during WWII they found a solider named Bruce Smith who was "bulletproof", the man was awarded honors and returned home when they found his wife watering the plants with her hands." I look over at Heath who joined me on the floor, "Who started the Hero League?" Heath asked as I flip through the pages, "It was a woman during the '60s her name was: The American Star a daughter of interracial marriage, of Mr. Thomas Hamilton, a black hero protestor, and his wife Ivy Hamilton, a former New Yorker Times journalist, and a white woman."

I stated as Heath looks at the page too, "She wanted a place where heroes could beat racism by heroes working together no matter the color of their skin." Heath flips through the pages, "Look at this, Mrs. Sun made it here for saving civilians and heroes during the 9/11 attacks." I read the page over her, "This is what had gotten her, her own toy and book deal." Heath was shining over the page. "You really like her; huh." Heath turns a little red, "Well she was the reason why I wanted to be a hero in the first place. You know after moving here for a while, then moving to St. Louis."

I nod as we continue to flip through the pages of the great hero accomplishments. A book caught my eye, 'Legends in Science: 2000-2010' I take the book out and flip through the pages, I open the section to 2010, after a few pages, 'Dr. Flint Riverside and Dr. Grace Kellie have created a hormonal candy to help children who suffer from the 2-finger-joint mutation.' I dropped the book as Heath catches it, "I see they still believe it was a great step in science even if it wasn't moral." We continued to read, 'Six children with the 2-finger-joint mutation were classified as class 8 heroes. Unlike most Lab Rat heroes, they were created in a non-life-threatening way.'

My heart was beating faster, did they know everything? 'The identity of all six children have been covered up, due to the unworldly abuse and human experimentation on children who did not have the consent of the parents or guardians of the children, only three boys were revealed, Heath Douglas, Tucker Simmons, and Ryan Nixon. They are seven-years-old and have been taken in by Dr. Flint Riverside's ex-partner and…; Dr. Grace Kellie.' My eyes couldn't believe this, Dr. Kellie and my uncle were--. That couldn't be, right?

I took a picture of the page as Heath's eyes widen from the shock, "We're finding Kellie." I said as I put the books back in order as Heath takes my hand, "She has her reasons, Dr. Kellie might regret ever getting involved with him. "But keeping this information from us, Heath she's your adopted mother, she should have told you, even the other boys." I said as we make our way into the hall, he kisses my hand, "Cupcake, she's afraid her only family will leave, her sister is a: good for nothing, her parents are dead, the man she cared for is trash, all she has is us."

I just want to confirm if this was true. "For once Heath, I'm not mad; I just want to know if what the book said was true." We fly down the stairs when we heard screams…more like cheers. Coming from the first-floor gym. I open the door and half the school has to be inside their watching Yukii and Tucker play a hero's version of capture the flag with a team of seven. I close the door, "Tucker?" Heath asked, I nod, "Yukii in there as well?" I nod as he nods, we both nod and walk down the hall, I caught Vee and Ryan both using their powers to create beautiful paints with other students in awe.

I smile, "It seems our friends are enjoying themselves more than we are." Heath smiles, "It would seem so, but we are the unofficial leaders." We walk past an open door classroom, and notice students programming, or trying to be a white hat hacker. I peak in, "Ugh, I just can't break this system, this computer company really has it well made." The group of four looked at the screen puzzled, as Heath and I join them, "Did you—" the teen busted with anger, "Yes Gena I did!"

I clear my throat, "May I try?" the group turned to us; the snobby boy at the screen sneered, "Sure but even I the great Poindexter Valliant, could not solve it, so I'm sure a measly girl like you would only fail as well." I smile as push his chair away, I begin to type as Heath watches he smiled, "You forgot—" I hold my hand up, "Don't even try, I know you're playing with me." Suddenly the screen changed as we entered the site, "No way, she even beat our president." The girl who was titled with Gena; spoken out into the silence.

The young man named Poindexter was red from embarrassment or anger I couldn't tell. "No way I've been cracking this code for months, and you can solve it in a couple of minutes?" For some reason, Vee's father showed me how to hack into high-security sites like this for years saying it could be handy one day. "This was easy," I state calmly like I normally do, "It was something I was taught really early when I was a child."

The room filled with pleads of wanting to know more but I answered back with, "Nope, we're going to check out a new club now." I said with a smile as the room filled with pink faces. Heath and I take the hall as we pass more classrooms as Heath stops at a door, I peek in and my eyes shine there before me, was a chemistry club and they were making eatable bubbles. We walk in and spend hours with the group; until the sun started to set, "Wow! That was awesome, don't you think?" Heath asked me as I smile, "Yes, I defiantly enjoyed the chemistry club." We laugh as we walk past a familiar figure in the hall. I stopped and looked back at the figure, my mouth agape.

I pulled on Heath's arm, as he turns too, I call out, "Seth—?!"