Harris: We should go. We have to meet up with the others, remember?

After waiting a few seconds, the fifteen year old genius received a response.

Ryan: I'll meet you later. Go ahead and go.

The black haired boy rolled his eyes.

"What's up?" Spyder inquired.

"We need to meet up with Leo, but Ryan isn't coming until later." Harris told him.

"Well, maybe there was something Ryley wanted him to do." Spyder guessed.

"That's just it. He's been doing all kinds of things for Ryley since they started dating." Harris stated.

"Dude come on. Look at her. Would you really say NO? She's hot." Spyder had replied.

Harris shook his head.

"Well, we all promised we wouldn't put relationships over Mech X4. And besides that, something doesn't feel right. I think there's something we're missing. And as much as-"

"Dude, how long have they been dating? Like a day or two. And yeah, those weird deals he was making with people is...new, but none of our business. We should wait this out." Spyder cut him off.

Harris crossed his arms.

"The last time you decided to wait something out, you only lasted a half hour before giving in." Harris said to him.

"Hey! It was eggnog bro! EGGNOG. You can't just say I'm happy living without that." Spyder defended himself.

Harris sighed. He walked past his friend, who followed his lead. The two went to the door and opened it.

"Later Ryles! We out!" Spyder shouted.

He didn't hear a response as the two headed out. Harris was quickly aware of the car parked in front. The driver rolled down the window. He leaned to his right.

"You guys coming in or not?" Mark quizzed.

The two freshman approached their transportation.

"Usually want to but you kick me out too fast." Spyder retorted as he hopped in.

Harris slid inside and buckled up. He closed the door as his friend was beside him.

"Where's Ryan?" Mark had asked them.

"Ryley." The two answered.

The jock rolled his eyes as he got out. He went to the front door. Spyder watched him go as Harris glanced at him. The sixteen year old headed inside to go and retrieve his brother. Spyder looked at Harris.

"Is he mad?" He questioned.

Harris shrugged.

"I don't know. But if Leo texted something important, then he has to go get him." He replied.

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"Anndd....BOOM!"

Bernie stepped back from the creation.

"Woah! This is a game changer." Hannah reacted.

Ryley smiled.

"See, I told you this stuff was worth something." She told her boyfriend.

Ryan nodded.

"What are we gonna do with it?" He asked.

His girlfriend stood next to the new machine.

"Well, this baby will help connect all of our powers together. We'll be so powerful, not even Leo...and dumbo over there-"

"Hey!" Seth shouted.

"-can stop us." Ryley explained to him.

"Sweet!" Bernie responded elated.

Hannah nodded.

"And when we're all powered up, we're gonna take them out and use-"

"Our powers for good, yadda yadda. I get the program techie." Ryley finished his statement.

She crouched down, with the pilot joining her. The two took a peek at the control panel. The others made their way towards the prisoners. Bernie poked his finger at Grey. She attempted to smack it away, but he pulled it back too quickly. The former principal knew he was teasing her, which is why Bernie continued to do so. The sound of footsteps grabbed everyone's attention. Hannah glanced at her brother as she looked up the stairs.

"Yo dingus! You here?!"

Ryley turned her head and began to glare at the male technopath. Ryan shut his eyes tightly as he sighed.

"You brought your BROTHER?! Of all people?!" She scolded quietly.

"I didn't know he showed up." Ryan snapped at her.

The cheerleader rolled her eyes and got up.

"Wait here. Guys, make sure our guests don't escape." Ryley ordered.

Hannah, Ryan, and Bernie nodded. The sophomore made her way up the stairs. The door closed behind her once she left. Everyone else had their share of either smirks or death glares. You could guess who did which.

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Meanwhile, the two other freshman were sitting in the jock's car. Spyder was becoming bored as Harris kept glancing out the window.

"Are they coming or not?" Spyder questioned annoyed.

Harris shrugged.

"I don't know. But, you know Mark and Ryley. Their probably either fighting with each other or trying one up on who's better at what." He replied.

"Ugh, they should get married already." Spyder told him.

Harris slowly turned and raised an eyebrow at his companion.

"What?" He inquired in surprise.

Spyder shrugged.

"Dude, I mean they have more in common than Ryan does with Ryley. Sure they get along better, but sometimes they look like their flirting than fighting." He explained.

"Mark has a girlfriend." Harris mentioned.

"Eh so? I mean, yeah he likes Georgia more, but who's to say that he didn't like Ryley first? He knew her before knowing Georgia." Spyder retorted.

"I doubt that. Besides, Mark said countless times that he HATES Ryley. Why would he suddenly like her now?" Harris quizzed.

"Maybe the feelings he has for Ryley is put towards Georgia so he wouldn't hurt Ryan." Spyder guessed.

Harris was a bit shocked at the words coming out of the daredevil's mouth. The jokester was a bit astonished himself.

"Woah." They both spoke simultaneously.

"Dude, I don't know where that came from." Spyder admitted.

Harris chuckled a bit.

"But even if that were true, Ryan and Ryley are dating now so we can't tell him that. We'll just...ask Mark when we get to the robot, okay?" Harris suggested.

Spyder nodded.

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"Mark!"

The former jock turned around at the voice. He saw the cheerleader come up from the right of him as he sighed.

"Where is he?" Mark questioned.

"Busy. He'll come when he's done." Ryley told him.

"Sorry sweetheart. We need to head to Mech X4 and you already know what that's like. So...move." Mark counteracted.

He walked past the cheerleader and tried to find his brother. The female sixteen year old crossed her arms and watched as he did so.

"Yeah well, he's not in there." Ryley stated.

Mark looked at her and closed the door. He checked the next one down on his left.

"Or in there." Ryley said.

The second oldest of the team shut that door and went out of sight. He attempted the door near the bathroom. He opened it, but heard a yell from the other sophomore near him.

"Not in there!" Ryley shouted.

The former all-star player slammed the door and grunted. He went near the back door and opened it. Another yell escaped the cheerleader's mouth.

"Oh my god, your horrible!" Ryley yelled.

Mark rolled his eyes and headed back in the house. The brunette was ready to meet him as a teasing smile was on her face. She tilted her head to the side and shook it. Her and the mechanic were now face to face.

"Wow, your really bad at this." Ryley stated with a little giggle.

Mark smiled a little.

"Whatever but seriously, where is he?" He inquired.

"Why didn't you ask me that before?" Ryley questioned in return.

She turned on her heels and walked away. Mark followed her as gave her a weird look.

"I did ask you that." He remarked.

The cheerleader glanced and crinkled her nose adorably at him as she led him down the stairs. The place was dark and hard to see. The former jock looked around and became confused. Ryley stood behind directly him. She was smiling the entire time.

"Ok...I don't get it. Where's-"

The sixteen year old felt the pressure up against his back. He began to fall down a hole. Once the distance was good enough, the hole was closed up. The panel that the techie saw beforehand took its place. The female technopath was satisfied as she cracked her knuckles. Her arms became crossed, with a smirk plastered on her face.

"Oh you ugly, egotistical athlete, you honestly don't know what your in for." Ryley spoke with a dark tone in her voice.