A light chill woke the blonde haired adult. Her eyes reopened and gained access to her vision. The area she was in had a single bulb hanging over her head. That was the only available source of light. Looking around, the woman noticed that she was trapped. Bars went from one end to the other. She was in some kind of cell. That displeased her. Getting up, the former high school principal attempted to free herself. That didn't go to well, which only infuriated her more.

"Hey! Let me out so I can kick your butt!" Grey shouted.

Her outburst woke up the person beside her. He looked up and saw the blonde haired lady standing. He did the same, also failing to release himself.

"What the heck is this?!" Morris yelled.

"Geez, you adults are just as annoying as us kids."

The voice. That same voice the two heard before they were brought here. Grey turned to her left to see that person walking towards them. He had a huge grin on his face.

"Hi Kimmy. Comfortable?" The person asked.

"Don't call me Kimmy you little sneak! I wanna know why the-"

She stopped as she got another peek at his face.

"You look like your in high school!" Grey discovered.

"That's cause I am in high school you ugly little witch. You need Proactive or something." The person retorted.

Grey snarled.

"Exactly my point. Look, I was tasked to do this, but honestly I would've done it in pleasure." The young man told her.

Grey went closer to the bars. However, she was harshly tugged backwards. That's when she saw the chains on her arms.

"Yeah, I had to do that. Can't risk you getting out." The teenager stated.

"What do you want punk?" Morris demanded.

"What do I want? You two gone and dead! Fortunately for you, I decided to let myself torture you instead." The person had spoken micheviously.

He turned away and began to walk.

"Oh please, we're trained professionals, kid. Besides, Seth will know and then we're gonna kick your tiny butt." Morris told him smugly.

The young man faced him.

"Oh yeah...about that..."

He snapped his fingers. The two prisoners saw that there was a hidden door in the walls. After a few seconds, a body came flying out. He landed on the floor with a loud thud. A groan came from his mouth as he slowly got up.

"Ah well, that's new." Seth spoke.

He looked to his right.

"You guys-"

"Yup." The two answered.

"Alright rugrats. Are we done with the little reunion? Cause this is boring me. The only thing I like is that your all behind bars. Course it's not jail, but it makes me smile." The teen stated.

The three of them looked at him.

"Who put you up to this?" Seth inquired.

"Can't say. You'll find out later. My friend is kinda busy right now. And try not to ask questions that you know won't be answered." The person responded.

"Your pretty smart for a kid." Morris said.

"Thanks. You disgust me more than my own family did. But, your compliments gain you points." The teen replied.

He shut the only light in the room off. The three captured humans sat side by side. They've never seen that person before. Grey barely recognized him as a former student at Bay City High. There was something going on. It was obvious this young man has a partner. And whoever it was, they weren't going to have an easy victory.

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"Hey!"

The dirty blonde haired genius shut her locker. Who she saw was a person part of the team. While grabbing her textbook, the young lady waited for teen to join her.

"Yeah?" Veracity questioned.

"Have you seen-"

"Georgia?" Veracity guessed.

"No. She's not here cause her bus broke down and her parents can't take her." Mark informed her.

Veracity nodded.

"And I meant the guys. Leo texted me that he wanted us to meet up at our house. He found something about the barrier." Mark explained.

"Why can't we meet at the robot?" Veracity asked.

"Cause he doesn't feel like walking all the way there. He said he was at the store and now he's near our house." Mark told her.

"Well, I don't know where they are. Besides I-"

"V!"

The two turned to see the pilot coming towards them.

"Desmond." Veracity greeted.

The male technopath shook his head.

"Hey you music torturing freak." Mark added.

Ryan chuckled.

"What is he-"

"Carly Rae Jepsen. I messed up his phone and played a song he hated by her. The last time he heard it-"

"Don't talk about the last time I heard it." Mark immediately snapped.

Ryan chuckled once more before focusing on what he wanted.

"Anyway, we need to talk. There's something I think you might like." The fifteen year stated.

"Hmm, tempting. What is it?" Veracity posed.

"I'll tell you. Over there." Ryan answered.

He pulled on her arm. The intelligent female was dragged over near the other set of lockers. The sixteen year old watched them go. That scratched his brain a bit. Why did his brother need to talk to Veracity in private? Was there something wrong? He didn't know. The former jock shrugged and began to leave, seeing no point to stay and talk to the wall. His little sibling let his friend/associate go after they reached the lockers. She crossed her arms.

"Ok first off, don't just tug on my arm randomly. That irritates me." Veracity warned.

Ryan nodded.

"And second, what do you want? I'm gonna be late for next period." Veracity asked.

Numerous amount of students blazed through the halls. A young lady was heading to her health class. She passed by some seniors who greeted her with a wave or nod. The teen happily returned the gesture. While passing the janitor's closet, she saw her boyfriend. He was conversating with another girl near the lockers. The sixteen year old stopped and decided to hide behind wall. She peeked her head out and viewed the dialogue between the two.

"So, let me get this straight. You want me to get some barb wire, a laptop, and make some kind of chemical that'll make things blow up?" Veracity questioned.

Her somewhat pal took a moment to think.

"Yeah pretty much." Ryan replied.

"Why do you need it?" Veracity queried.

"I don't, Ryley does. I'm helping her with a project." Ryan explained.

"Look Desmond-"

"Ryan." The pilot corrected.

"Whatever. The laptop and barb wire is a go. But, an explosive chemical? Your insane if you think I can make that in one day." Veracity told him.

"You can if you let Harris help." Ryan counteracted.

"Why would I want that little tyke? I get the teammate thing, but that's it. So no, that chemical is not happening." Veracity refused.

Ryan sighed.

"Well, that's too bad. You see, I have this thing called a phone. And, this phone has the power to call my girlfriend and ask her about your dads since her aunt is friends with them." He stated.

Veracity had a questioning look on her face.

"What are you saying?" She inquired.

Ryan shrugged.

"I mean, that party you threw at your house the night all the power went out was epic. Seems unfair that your dads can't hear how awesome it was." He continued.

"What the--I didn't throw that party! Wade moved it from his house into mine. You know that!" Veracity reacted.

"Yeah, I do. But, since Spyder and Harris cleaned the place up, your parents couldn't tell that one was ever thrown. Though I only heard about the party, that doesn't mean I can't rat you out." Ryan implied.

"You wouldn't dare." Veracity said.

"Oh trust me, all I have to say is that you and Wade made a deal. That you let him have the party at your house if in return you got him to leave you alone. Just need to text Ryles and try to get the number." Ryan retorted.

"Your blackmailing me..." She spoke.

Her teammate went into his contacts. He held up the phone and waved it around teasingly. The pilot scrolled down and found who he was looking for. He clicked on the person's name.

"I can text her right now if you want. I know you have class and this would take too long just to go back and forth." Ryan told her.

The female genius rolled her eyes.

"Ok fine! I'll work with Harris on that chemical." Veracity agreed.

The male technopath logged out of his contacts. He looked up and grinned at the young lady.

"Nice playing with you." Ryan remarked.

He turned and walked away from her. The new addition to the Mech X4 crew went in the other direction. She shook her head. Grasping his personality was a new one for her. Harris she already knew ahead of time, Spyder she bonded with a bit when she first came on the team, and as for the oldest of the five, he was kind of new for her as well. The pilot's girlfriend was surely surprised. Using information against Veracity to get what he wanted was smart considering she knew that she wasn't going to do it. The sixteen year old caught up to her boyfriend and stopped him in the halls.

"Ooo, your naughty Ry-Guy. I saw what you did with Veracity." Ryley told him.

"I wasn't trying to be mean, but it's Veracity. As smart as she is, she has her limits. You have to strike back the way she would." Ryan replied.

Ryley nodded.

"So, who else did you get?" She questioned.

"Danny and Wade." Ryan informed her.

Ryley smile grew.

"Yes! How'd you do it?" She wondered.

"I gave Danny a $50 gift card abd promised Wade $1000." Ryan simply told her.

Ryley giggled.

"1000 bucks? Wow, he's a sucker. I can't believe he bought that." She spoke.

Ryan bit his lip.

"Yeah well, since we know how Wade is, I was kinda hoping..." He trailed off.

The cheerleader shook her head immediately.

"Oh no." She began to disagree.

"Ryles-"

"I am not giving that big boulder sized dumbo $1000! That's half my allowance and most of it is for emergencies." Ryley didn't comply.

Her partner crossed his arms.

"Hmm, well I mean, we don't have to get that stuff from him. I can go and cancel that deal. He has to be somewhere in the hallway still. It'd be a shame though...oh well, your rich so I'm guessing you can get it yourself." Ryan remarked.

He went to go and find the varsity captain. His girlfriend ran right in front of him. She groaned and rolled her eyes.

"Fine! I'll give him a thousand bucks." Ryley agreed.

The pilot used both of his hands to cup her face. He kissed her forehead and smiled.

"Good girl." Ryan told her.

Ryley glared at him.

"Your seriously messed up, Walker." She responded.

The male technopath had chuckled.