Wesley and Jeremy make their way toward the monkey bar dome, where they find Wesley's two goons already at the top. They snicker as they target nearby students with spitballs.
"Vince! Brock!" He calls before the two boys climb down.
"Yeah Boss?" They ask in unison.
"Go poke around for some extra lunch money. I want a chocolate chip cookie today."
Vince: "You got it!" Brock: "On it!"
Once, they scamper off, Wesley notices that Jeremy was no longer giving him his full attention. He follows the younger boy's gaze only to spot Bree competing against two other kids in a game of hand ball. Dante and Grace were in line, waiting for their turn.
With one last hit, Bree bounces the ball against the wall at an angle that made it difficult for her opponent to hit it before the ball touched the ground.
"Woo!" Grace claps for her best friend.
"Competitive, isn't she?" Wesley asks, tearing Jeremy's eyes away from the handball courts.
"Who?"
"Your little girlfriend." Wesley almost snickers as he unwraps a cherry flavored lollipop from its wrapper.
"She's not my girlfriend." Jeremy shakes his head as his older friend leans against the dome.
"Whatever. Look I got to talk to you about something."
"Okay."
"The guys and I are 6th graders, which means that when we're gone next year, everyone will think they can hangout at our dome. I can't have that." Jeremy nods understanding him so far. "Since you're the newest recruit of The Tearaways, the dome's left in your hands. And if you want respect, you're gonna have to recruit Tearaways of your own."
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Bree quickly ducks before aiming and shooting at a boy in the opposing team. His vest lights up confirming that she got him. Bree smiles before she turns around to look at her date.
"Nice sh-" but Bree's smile disappears before shooting at three people behind Jeremy. He quickly looks over his shoulder before gazing at her in amazement.
"You said this was your first time playing?"
"Yep." His impressed expression prompts her to let out a laugh.
"How are you so good!?" He asks before she shrugs.
"Guess I'm quick on my feet."
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"You know..." Dante renters the cortex as he takes a bite out of his Strawberry Shortcake flavored ice cream bar. "Even though the robbers got away, it was nice of the bank to lend us the mirror." He points out before Josh, Elisa, and Daniel glare at him through the mirror that was now against the cortex wall.
"Eno: nac uoy ton bur ti ni ruo secaf?" Daniel asks as he glares at Dante through his eye mask. "Dna owt: uoy tnew ot teg eci maerc!?"
"For the last time, you're in a mirror!" William exclaims as he holds the bridge of his nose. "Everything you say comes out reversed!"
"Okay, I found it!" Grace strolls in with a small device in her hand. "Cisco said this should record their voices backwards and play it forwards." She explains before placing it on the surface of the mirror and pressing the button.
"Now, what did you say before?" William asks Daniel.
"I said, One: Can you not rub it in our faces? And Two: You went to get ice cream!?"
"What? The ice cream truck was outside!" Dante defends with a shrug before taking another bite.
"Whatever!" William cuts in, turning his attention toward the mirror. "Let's talk about what the hell happened out there." He suggests before his younger sister decides to speak.
"That boy looked at me with these glowing green eyes and I don't know...it felt like the whole room was spinning."
"Same." Josh adds as him and Daniel nod. "I lost my balance and was too dizzy to get back up." Daniel lets out a small chuckle after the older boy finished his sentence.
"Help, I've fallen and I can't-"
"I will cut you." Elisa points to him.
"Okay! Geez!" Daniel puts his palms in the air. "Just trying to lighten the mood..." Josh rolls his eyes before continuing.
"Anyways, that's when the girl trapped us in here."
"With Mirror teleportation powers?" William asks.
"It's actually a wormhole. Brett and I got to thinking when we heard everything over the coms." Dante takes another bite before looking at Grace who was near the monitor. "Grace, can you look up Top & Mirror Master?"
Grace is quick to type in their names and display their mugshots on the screens for everyone to see.
"Sam Scudder A.K.A. Mirror Master. Rosalind Dillon A.K.A. Top. Scudder has the ability to travel through mirrors while Dillon has the ability to disrupt your sense of balance. Which is exactly what happened to you guys." Dante explains.
"Okay, but the two metas that attacked us were around our age and their powers were switched." Elisa points out.
"Exactly." Dante points to her before turning to look at Grace again. "Can you see if they had any kids?"
"Scudder." Josh mutters as he stares at the mugshots. His blue eyes suddenly widen once he recognizes the name. "Beck & Scott Scudder!" He exclaims just before Grace displays two other mugshots on the screens.
It was them.
"Scott & Rebekah Scudder." Grace confirms before all eyes were on the older teen.
"How'd you know?" Daniel asks as he uncrosses his arms.
"We went to the same schools...well up until they were sent to Juvie."
Everyone looks at the mugshots again before Dante receives an epiphany.
"Twist & Refleckta!" He suggests with a nod. "What do you think?" He asks before Daniel replies.
"I think it's sad that the villains got code names before we did."
"Okay well, how are we gonna get out of here!" Elisa exclaims.
"Dante, I thought you and Brett went to go 'retrieve' Frostbite." Grace raises an eyebrow.
"Well, I was but then I felt like punching him in the gut was Daniel's thing and I didn't want to be the other woman so..." Josh tries to bite back a smile while Daniel rolls his eyes. "I just told Brett, The Middle was a stupid show and next thing you know, white hair, icy eyes, the whole shebang." Dante describes as he motions all over his face with his free hand. "But then the ice cream truck's song was blaring outside and Frosty asked what it was and that's when I realized that the poor guy's never had ice cream, which is ironic...so long story short, I bought him a Drumstick."
"...well that's a minute I'm never going to be back." William mutters before Frostbite appears with just the tip of his ice cream cone left. He plops it in his mouth before spotting the mirror with three disguised metahumans inside. He almost chokes on the ice cream cone before letting out a laugh.
"You guys look pathetic."
Everyone rolls their eyes at his comment before Dante explains.
"This happened before with your dad. The mirror is a wormhole and since the molecules are on a hyperstative flux, we need you to freeze them to slow them down." Frostbite lets out a sigh.
"Fine," he lifts his hands to show off the icy mist spilling from his palms." Let's get this over with."
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"So...how would you guys like to be a part of The Tearaways?" A young Jeremy asks with a smile. Grace, Dante and Bree look at him with surprised looks. They exchange looks before trying to find the right words to say.
"The Tearaways?" Dante asks.
"Jeremy, how can I put this..." Bree trails off.
"HELL TO THE NO!" Grace exclaims.
Bree and Dante look at Grace before Dante points at her with his thumb.
"What she said."
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"They rejected you?" Wesley pushes himself off the dome, his tall figure instantly blocks Jeremy from the sun. Jeremy backs away a little before nodding. "Just like that?"
"Grace's exact words were 'heck to the no.' But you know with the other word..." Wesley's blue eyes widen even more. "Where the devil lives." Jeremy whispers.
"J, those guys are now your enemy."
"But-"
"But nothing! They disrespected The Tearaways! Your soul mission is to make their lives suck!"
"What's the big deal?"
"What's the big-" The 6th grader cuts himself off with a scoff. "You know I really thought you were my friend, J. I take you in last year. I recruit you into The Tearaways, and when the dome needs someone to look after it, you don't care?"
Jeremy honestly didn't get why Wesley was freaking out. But Wesley called him his friend. And that's something he's always yearned for...
"Whatever," Wesley scoffs and turns around. "I'll just find someone else to look after the dome."
"Wait!" Jeremy protests causing Wesley to turn around. "Am I really your friend?"
"Of course." Wesley assures as he steps closer to the younger boy.
"But if I do this...Bree, Grace & Dante will be my enemies."
"They disrespected The Tearaways, Dude!" Wesley exclaims as Jeremy looks at Bree who was playing soccer with her friends. He lets out a sigh before his brown orbs look at Wesley again.
"Okay...I'll do it."
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"Thanks for laser tag, Jeremy." Bree smiles as she puts her seat belt back on. Jeremy smiles back as he does the same.
"No problem, but the night's not over just yet." Bree raises her eyebrows at him. "I know we've both gone to the carnival before, but going alone wasn't exactly the best experience..." He admits before Bree studies at him in awe. "Is it selfish of me to want to go back with someone?"
"Of course not." Bree assures making Jeremy grin wider. He places the key into the ignition before starting his car.
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"Better luck next time," the owner of the Bottle Ring Toss simply shrugs. The two girls who played look at each other before walking away.
"What a rip off," One of them mutters.
"Excuse me?" The owner turns to find Ruby anxiously standing there with a sheet of paper in her hands. "Your niece told me you have an available job and I'd like to apply." She informs as she hands him the short resume.
"Which niece?" He asks before his eyes skim down the page.
"Cassie. I worked with her at...my previous job."
A few feet away, Beck & Scott Scudder were walking by the booths, each with half a corn dog in hand.
"Okay," Beck begins after finishing another bite. "Now, that we got some food. We can finally get what we came f-" but Scott suddenly freezes and stays behind, prompting Beck to stop and turn around. He was looking at something toward the games. "What?"
"Why don't you get that lemonade you were craving?" Scott suggests without taking his eyes off whatever he was staring at. "I wanna see something." He walks away before Beck could even react.
"I could even start right now." Ruby insists, determined to get this job.
"That won't be necessary." The owner claims as he hands her resume back. "I can manage for the rest of night. But why don't you come back tomorrow at 2?"
"Done!" Ruby smiles ecstatically.
"What's your name?"
"Ruby."
"Nice to meet you, Ruby." He extends his hand for her to shake. "I'm Leonard."
"Huh..." Ruby lets out.
"What?"
"Nothing, it's just...I had an uncle named Leonard but he passed away before I was born."
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that." He admits as he takes his hand back.
"Thank you...well, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Don't be late." Leonard points to her before turning around. Ruby felt like doing a little victory dance but her ecstatic smile fades the second she turns around. Her face was so close to Scott's that she immediately backs away.
"Hey Doll Face."
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"So what should we do first?" Bree asks as she searches for something fun to do.
"I don't even know?" Jeremy shrugs. "What do you recommend?"
"We could go on a ride or get some food. I'm always down to get food." She shares with a cute nod. Jeremy laughs and looks around before his eyes land on the large ferris wheel a few yards in front of them.
"How about the ferris wheel?"
"Hmm, I feel like the ferris wheel should be the grand finale of our date."
"Oh okay," Jeremy chuckles and lifts his hands to surrender. "You're the expert." Bree playfully shoves his shoulder before she decides to look around.
"How about the bumper cars?"
"Sounds good." He nods before they head toward the rides, unknowingly passing by Ruby and Scott.
"What are you doing here?" Ruby asks with a small shiver in her voice. Scott doesn't fail to notice the fear in her green eyes.
"What's the matter, Doll Face?" His index finger traces along her jaw before she shoves his hand off. "I thought you'd miss me?" He can't help but smirk.
"Don't call me that." Ruby clenches her jaw, but it only makes Scott smirk even more.
"I almost forgot how beautiful you are..." Ruby scoffs and turns around to walk away. "I did miss you, Doll Face." Scott shares as he follows behind.
"I thought I told you not to call m-"
"So listen, Doll Face..." Ruby rolls her eyes before he snatches her hand and spins her around. Ruby's breath hitched once she's forced to look into his dark hazel eyes. "You know I don't like it when you run away from me." He reminds with clenched teeth.
"Scott, let me go."
"I can't do that..." He gives her a sympathetic look before his eyes land on the House of Mirrors a few feet away.
"If you don't let me go, I'll scream."
Scott's hazel eyes immediately begin to glow green, before Ruby's eyes do the same. She looses her balance and almost collapses on the floor.
"Whoa!" He's quick to catch her. "I got you, Babe." He assures out loud as he picks her up bridal style. "See, I told you. Too many Tilt-A-Whirl rides and you'd get dizzy." He shakes his head at people passing by before heading toward the House of Mirrors. "Here, I know a place you can rest..."
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"How much longer?" Elisa whines as Frostbite continues to freeze the mirror's surface.
"Brett said it has to be around -400 degrees Fahrenheit." Dante informs before Frostbite suddenly stops.
"Hold on," he turns around to face Dante. "Did it ever dawn on you geniuses that maybe the only way my dad was able to get out was because he can use his super speed to phase?" Dante opens his mouth to say something but a look of realization washes over his face. Everyone looks at him in disbelief. Frostbite turns back to look at the three trapped meta humans. "Last time I checked, you guys weren't speedsters."
"Are you serious?" William raises his voice, with little to no patience.
"So we need Bree after all." Daniel sums up as Elisa holds onto the bridge of her nose.
"Not to mention what a big waste of time this was!"
"On the bright side," Grace begins. "There haven't been any signs of the Scudder twins causing any trouble."
"Yeah but they could rob another bank or something any minute!" William reminds the group.
"So, what do we do?" Josh asks. "Call Bree and tell her to cut her date with Jeremy short?" All the teens widen their eyes at him.
"I'm sorry," Frostbite tilts his head. "Bree's on a date with JEREMY!?"
"Ha!" Grace lets out. "My reaction exactly."
Frostbite glares at the floor, anger and betrayal was clearly portrayed on his face. Elisa presses her palm against the mirror's surface.
"Brett-"
"MY NAME'S NOT BRETT!" He instantly looks up, causing Elisa to stumble back. She almost fell if Josh wasn't quick to steady her. "How many times do I have to say it!?" He glares at Elisa coldly, sending shivers throughout her body. "When I'm here! He's not!" Frostbite's icy eyes leave hers to look at everyone else. Elisa lets out a breath and Josh carefully places his hand on her shoulder.
"Hey," he whispers. "Are you okay?"
"I'm not Brett! I'm not your friend!" Frostbite turns back to Elisa. "And I'm sure as hell not your boyfriend...I don't even know what he sees in you."
Elisa was a tough girl, but hearing her boyfriend's voice say those words...
William was about to say something but Josh beat him to it.
"Hey!" He scolds, prompting Frostbite to look at the older boy. "Enough! We get it, you're not Brett. You don't have to be an ass."
Frostbite scoffs and rolls his eyes before they land on Josh's hand, still protectively placed on Elisa's shoulder.
"Ohh..." Frostbite lets out a small chuckle. "I see what's going on."
"What?" Josh asks, already done with Frostbite's attitude.
"You are so lucky that Brett is too blind to see the signs."
Grace, Dante, pretty much everyone furrow their eyebrows at Josh and Elisa.
"What's he talking about?" Grace asks with suspicion laced in her voice.
"Nothing." Josh assures as he takes his hand off Elisa. Frostbite notices the clueless look on most of their faces.
"Oh come on! It's obvious that something's going on between you two." His index finger motions to both of them.
I hop off the Tilt-A-Whirl and race toward the small gate to exit the ride. I hold it open for Jeremy who stumbles down the three steps that lead to the grass.
"Are you okay?" I chuckle before I let the gate go.
"Yeah. I'm fine." He shrugs but I raise my eyebrows at him. "I just got a little dizzy but I'm okay. I swear."
"Alright..." I trail off before I notice three elementary school boys walking past us. The tallest one in the middle had a lollipop stick in between his lips. I let out a quiet laugh. I can't help but think of Jeremy's old posse when we went to Carmichael.
"What?" Jeremy asks before my eyes meet his.
"Oh nothing."
"Did those three boys remind you of the Tearaways too?"
"Oh God! That name!" I look up at the sky in amusement. "Why were you guys called that again?"
"Wesley named the group. He was pretty proud of it too."
"Yeah, I remember Wesley..." I trail off.
"Wesley was..."
"Crazy?" I suggest. Jeremy looks at me before a laugh escaped his lips.
"Crazy would be an understatement. I blame the sugar highs from all those lollipops."
"What does Tearaway even mean?"
"It's more of a british term. It's basically another word for hooligan. Someone who behaves in a reckless manner...like I did in Elementary School"
"Jer-"
"No, Bree." Jeremy stops in front of me. "I want you to know that I changed. I know I've apologized already but I can't help but feel guilty for all the crap I put you guys through...especially Brett and Thawne."
"I know you do," I reach for his hand. His brown eyes fall to observe our intertwined fingers. "But it was a long time ago...if we put it behind us then you should too."
Okay so maybe I was stretching the truth a bit. Grace definitely hasn't put everything behind her. But I just wanted all his guilt to melt away...
Jeremy's eyes meet mine and I swear for a second they looked at my lips. My heart starts racing like crazy. I actually wanted him to kiss me! But what about Josh?
However, Jeremy blinks a couple times, almost as if he snapped out of a trance.
"So, what do you want to do next?" He looks away and I can't help but feel disappointed.
WHY AM I DISAPPOINTED!? I LIKE JOSH! NOT JEREMY!
"Hey," Jeremy looks back at me and I instantly smile, not wanting him to see the expressions I was making as I mentally argue with myself. "How about that House of Mirrors?" My eyes land on the attraction before nodding at him.
"Sure." He smiles and shows me his palm, motioning for me to grab it. I smile back and interlock our fingers before he leads the way. There was something about having Jeremy's hand in mine that made me feel all-
NO! STOP IT, BREE!
I mentally scold myself before remembering the other reason why I'm here. Frostbite.
"So, I've been meaning to ask-"
"Oh, it's closed." Jeremy cuts me off. I furrow my eyebrows at the chain that's hooked across the entrance.
"I wonder why?" I ask as I peek inside. You can't see the whole thing due to the wall you have to go around.
"Olleh!? Si enoemos ereht!?" A distressed female voice calls from inside. But I had no idea what they said!
"Hello?" I say. "Are you okay?"
"Pleh em! M'i deppart!"
"Sounds like they're in trouble." Jeremy quickly unhooks the chain and I barge inside. After going around the wall we spot a young man lying on the floor.
"Oh my God," Jeremy quickly kneels and places two fingers on his neck. I notice that he's wearing the same uniform the carnival employees wear. Jeremy meets my eyes and nods.
"He's alive, but I think we should take him to the infirmary just be safe." He suggests before I remember the female voice. But no one else was in here...
"Hello!" I call.
"Eerb! Nrut dnuora!" Yells a voice from behind me. Jeremy's expression falls when he spots whoever it was. I furrow my eyebrows at him before I turn around.
My jaw drops when I finally locate her. It was Ruby! She was trapped...inside a mirror! I reach out but the surface was solid.
"Ruby..." I didn't know what else to say.
"Em pleh," she whimpers.
Everyone's attention was now back to 2/3 of the metas trapped in the mirror. Josh surprisingly didn't react to Frostbite's accusation.
"What? He's making it up." The rest of the group continue to stare at them. Who knows what kind of scenarios they were thinking of? "Are you guys seriously believing this crap!?" Josh scolds. "I wouldn't do that!" He glances at Daniel for some sort of back up. But even Daniel had his arms crossed with doubt.
"There's nothing going on between us." Elisa finally assures.
"That's exactly what a cheater would say!" Dante points to her before receiving a glare from the two.
"He's making it up!" Josh repeats, a little louder this time.
"And why would he do that?"
"To escape!" Josh and Elisa say in unison. Dante quickly looks around, but there was no sign of Frostbite.
"That little- someone warn Bree!" William commands as he uncrosses his arms.
But before anyone can do anything, the S.T.A.R. Labs alarms start blaring. The screens display an alert coming from the Carnival.
"It's Bree." Grace announces.
"There's no way he got there that fast." Daniel adds before an image is shown on the screens. Bree had sent a photo of the situation. Dante parts his lips when he sees Ruby trapped inside a mirror.
"Dante-" But he cuts Grace off.
"Those bitches are gonna pay." Is all he says before storming towards his dad's workshop. He searches for the cloaked figure with his name tag. He glances at the other suits and does a double take when he notices that Frostbite's was gone.
William walks in to see Dante unveil his suit. The angered expression on the teen's face softens once he sees what his dad designed for him.
"Neat suit," William crosses his arms, still by the entrance. "Not the color I was expecting..." Dante's eyes trail over every detail before remembering the situation at hand. "Do me a favor?" The teen looks at William over his shoulder. "Take that one with you." He nods at the cloaked figure with Bree's name. "She's gonna need it."
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I know! No new suits! I'm so sorry! I honest to God thought it was gonna make it this chapter. But I guarantee that they'll officially be in the next one. (I know cuz I already started writing it.)
Again I'm sorry for the LONG wait. My quarter finals kept me busy.
🍭 The Tearaways
You guys got a peek into how Jeremy became the bully he was.
There will be more Jeremy flashbacks in the future!
❤️ Jerebree
First date seemed to be going well?
It looks like Bree is having trouble with her feelings...
What do you think of Jeremy and Bree? Do you ship it?
👊🏻 Team 2
Team 2 is still stuck in the mirror so it looks like it's up to Team 1 to save the day!
And speaking of Team 2...
😬 Jelisa Drama
Looks like Frostbite put those two on the spot? But they said it themselves. There's nothing going on between them.
I just wanna ask...
Do you guys ship Jelisa at all?
🤭 Brelisa Drama
Now this whole Frostbite thing has been getting under Elisa's skin for a few chapters...but if you remember from the last chapter:
"My boyfriend's the only one that gets to call me cute."
William glances at Brett to watch the small smile that appears on his face.
"And if you don't put the money back, the only way you're getting out of here is in an ambulance."
Brett's small smile disappears as soon as he hears that sentence.
Brett seems to have issues of his own.
‼️And I also want to point out that no one influences me on who is going to end up with who. Everyone's "endgame" has already been planned.‼️
❤️ Ruby:
There seems to be a past between Scott and Ruby. She talks about it a little at the beginning of the next chapter!
👖New Suits / Names
"I think it's sad that the villains got code names before we did." - Daniel Dibny
Believe me, I know.
Daniel speaks for the readers. 💕
You'll definitely see Team 1's suits in the next chapter but I don't know if you're gonna get everyone's code names. I'll try to make it work but no promises!
If you guys remember the Instagram fan page I mentioned?
@ttt_fanpage (on insta) 💕
The person who runs it, SundayCrash , has a story that was inspired by mine but it's about Supergirl! 👊🏻❤️✨
I don't watch Supergirl so her and her family won't be brought up as much on here? We'll see.
But that's why I recommend reading her story! Please go check it out.
And another thing! 🎉
I teased this to my Instagram followers months ago so if you're not following @thetornadotwins on Insta you're missing out.
But my friend who also reads this book, z_coffeebean thought of making the characters in ZEPETO!
We don't know if anyone still uses ZEPETO but we're still excited about it!
❄️ ZEPETO is an app where you can make yourself and pose in pictures with your friends' zepeto. But you have to add their codes in order to use them. ⚡️
Here are the Tornado Twin characters as examples! See if you can guess who is who:
Once you have their codes you control what they do. And you can pose with them if you like!
I've been told they're not 100% ready yet so this is just a teaser! Their codes will be released soon!
Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
🎉 I just found out this book has 20k reads! Thanks again to all my readers!
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Until Next Time,
- heaven 🦊