Janitors: The New Generation (Never To Be Finished)

"That was a-maz-ing!"

Teddy waited impatiently for the intercom to announce that he was beige checked out. He was in his Sixth period, the third to last class of the day. He was taking notes about the Incans when the intercom rang to life.
"Mr. Adams, will you please send Teddy Zumbro to the office, he's being checked out." Came the voice of Alan Zumbro, the principal, and Teddy's Grandpa. Mr. Adams nodded Teddy permission and he nearly jumped out of his seat in anticipation. He grabbed his stuff and shuffled out the door then hastily walked down the hallway towards the office. Claire followed behind some short time later from her math class. Teddy raced forward and leapt into the office, Claire on his tail. He stopped when he saw Mrs. Thomas, the secretary, staring at him as of he'd just ran someone over. Her mouth was hanging open. Teddy gulped and let out a nervous laugh. She sniffed and went back to her business. Claire smirked as she walked in and passed Teddy since his feet were glued to the ground. He swallowed and then jogged after her.
When Teddy walked into the principles office, Claire was sitting in a chair across from Grandpa Zumbro's desk. Teddy sat down next to her and looked at Alan.
"So where's Marv?" Teddy asked.
"Waiting for you in the gym with Penny." Alan said smiling. "So, your guys's first mission, huh? Are you excited?" he asked. Claire nodded, as well as Teddy. "Good, good. Well, off you go." Teddy pushed his chair back and stood. Claire followed.
"Thank you Grandpa Zumbro." she said before exiting and running ahead of Teddy. He smiled and chased after her, heading towards the gym.
"You made it," Marv huffed as Teddy and Claire walked into the gym. Penny noticed them and smiled and waved. Claire waved, as did Teddy. "Okay, ready for your training?" Marv asked. Teddy nodded enthusiastically. Claire smiled but didn't acknowledge that she'd heard.
"So, where do we start?" Teddy asked. Marv grunted and lifted a broom.
"This here is a Glopified broom. It can basically make you fly for a short time period, then you slowly float back down. It also kills Toxites. Any questions?" Marv explained.
"No," Claire said.
"Well, let's get to practicin'," Marv said joyfully and handed Teddy and Claire brooms. Teddy gripped the smooth surface of the handle and looked up at Marv. He also had a broom in his hand. "Okay, so you tap the bristles against the ground and you float up. Then slowly, after some time, float back down at a safe speed." Marv smiled mischievously. "Like this," with that, he smacked the bristles of the broom against the tile floor and shot into the air. Teddy gasped as Claire let out a small "woah,".
When Marv floated back down, Teddy just couldn't contain his excitement. "That was, a-maz-ing!" he exclaimed. Penny laughed and Marv smiled.
"Now it's your turn." he said, gesturing towards his broom. "You too Claire." Marv said, jerking his head in her direction.
"Uh," Claire hesitated.
"Off you go then." Penny encouraged. Teddy took a deep breath and tapped his bristles against the floor. Immediately Teddy went air born and he gave a cry of surprise. Claire, seeing he had done it before her, smashed her bristles against the floor, a little too hard. Realizing her mistake as she flew past him, Claire screamed and reached out to him. Teddy gripped her forearm but was shocked when he flew farther up with her, releasing her broom. Claire had her eyes closed as she shrieked, and Teddy took advantage of the situation. Flipping upside down so his feet were above him, Teddy gracefully caught the ceiling as they collided. Claire cracked open her eyes as they began to descend. She looked at Teddy gratefully and then hugged his middle. Teddy smiled and patted her head.
"You okay?" Marv called, since they were still some ways from the ground.
"Fine," Teddy called back as his broom clanged on the ground. Marv wiped his brow and Penny sighed in relief.
"You sure your okay?" Penny asked once Claire was standing.
"Fine, let's try again." she replied.
"That's the attitude!" Marv said. Claire gulped and carefully tapped the bristles against the tiles. She flew up some distance, then floated easily back down.
"That wasn't so bad." she said shyly. Again, she tapped her bristles against the ground and flew, this time giving a triumphant cry. Teddy smiled and followed.
"Alright, let's try something else." Marv said once they'd mastered the brooms. "Mops."
"Here's what you do," Penny said. "You aim the mop at something say a Toxite, and-" Pennyq aimed at Marv and his eyes widened. He tried to leap our if the way, but the mops strings lengthened and wrapped around him, stopping him in mid air. He grunted as he hit the floor of the gym.
"Cool," said Teddy.
"Wow," Claire said after him. "I wanna try."

"What do we use these for?" Teddy asked once they'd figured out how to use a squeegee, push broom, vac dust, razor blade and janitorial belts. Now he held ordinary coveralls.
"These will protect you from anything physical, but not Toxites breath, or their abilities." Marv explained.  "I'll demonstrate, Penny, if you please." Teddy noticed for the first time that Penny was wearing the exact coveralls he had held in his hand as she walked over to Marv. Lifting his arm, Marv cracked his knuckles into a fist. To Teddy's amazement. Penny didn't even flinch. Bringing around a punch, Marv hit her square in the stomach. Teddy expected her to clutch her belly and collapse on the floor but she wiped off her front as if nothing but dirt had hit her.
"You see?" Marv said turning to them. "It deflects anything physically thrown at you. But, there is an exception. If your zipper is even down a millimeter, you can feel pain again, understood?" Marv explained. Claire nodded. "Alright, now for things for your mission." Marv reached into his belt and pulled out a white mask. "This is a Glopified mask, it'll let you breath fresh air when around Toxites, green spray and chalk-bombs." Marv said. Teddy nodded. "this here is a toilet brush. It'll work as a propeller in any situation needed."
"That should be all I think Marv." Penny said. Teddy sighed gratefully. "We'll provide you with: two masks for each of you, green spray, a toilet plunger and brush, coveralls, janitorial belt, razor blade and mops for your mission. Good luck!" Marc concluded and handed them their loaded belts. Teddy accepted and walked our of the gym with Claire on their way home.