A Certain Scientific Omnitrix: Tokiwadai (book 1)

The Morningstar Agenda.

"Power measurement.. Level 2.." 

The machine spoke as Morningstar furiously removed the wires connected to his forehead.

"Damn it.." Morningstar muttered, firing a few light beams at a bottle standing on the bedside table in his dorm room.

The beam wasn't nearly as powerful as it was this time when he had fought the zombies.. only knocking the bottle over harmlessly onto it's side.

"DAMN IT!!!" Morningstar roared as he smashed the bottle by grabbing it and smashing it against the floor. 

"Hey! Michael!" One of Michael's knocked on the door. "Hey, don't forget, you're supposed to meet the power developers today to confirm your status as a Level 5! come on man you're going to be late!"

"I-in a moment!" said Michael, trying to keep the panic out of his voice.  He picked up his phone and dialed a number quickly. "Listen... I need to see you... right now.."

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Ben and Mikoto both sat dimly at the breakfast table.. a box of cereal in front of them.. and two massive mugs of coffee in their hands.. bags under their eyes..

The late night had NOT been friendly to them. 

"Jeez, you guys look dead." said Frenda as she poured herself some cereal.  "What did you do last night?"

"Fought zombies..  Kuroko got weird... stuff happened.." Ben muttered.

"Kuroko got weird? You mean like.. weirder than normal?" said Rex, peeking out from behind the open refrigerator door as he looked for a carton of milk.

"Oh please... Kuroko got a date with an actual guy, and Ben thinks she's possessed by demons or something.." said Mikoto, rolling her eyes.

"Huh, good for her!" said Rex.

Frenda shook her head. "Honestly Ben, even Kuroko had to turn sane at some point! Be happy for her!"

"Why can't anybody see that this is NOT right!? There is something REALLY fishy here, and I'm going to prove it!" Ben growled. 

Suddenly, there was a shuffling sound and Kuroko came out from her room, wearing a wind breaker and shouldering a book bag quickly. 

"Kuroko?" said Mikoto. "Uh.. where's your school uniform, you know we're supposed to wear it at all times..? And your Judgement badge?"

"I'm not going to school today, and Ben you're going to fill in for me in the Judgement senior officer post... look after Uiharu for me kay?" Kuroko said casually as she began checking texts on her phone.

Ben, Frenda, Rex, and Mikoto all stared at Kuroko, surprised.

"Uhh.. okay..?"  said Mikoto.  "And.. why are you heading out this early? It's 6:30.. and you didn't come back till 5:00.. "

"Michael needs me, it's urgent." said Kuroko.

"Kuroko, you just saw the guy an hour ago." said Mikoto. "Get some sleep.."

"I'll be fine.. Michael needs me." said Kuroko simply before opening the door and leaving abruptly without a single other explanation.

"Okay.. you can't tell me THAT was normal." said Ben

"Okay.. she's probably projecting the same obsessive behavior she used to project onto me, onto Michael now." said Mikoto. "It's her first time in a real relationship Ben, cut her some slack.. we just need to talk to her about giving people space.. "

"I don't know.." said Rex. "I'm with Ben.. whenever Kuroko's obsessive, it usually involves lingerie, underwear on the head, and sniffing various clothing.. it's more disturbing than my monkey side-kick Bobo on National Caviar day..  this just isn't... Kuroko.."