The aliens all sat around the pile of sticks. The Pyronite, Heatblast, lit a small flame in his fingers and held it up to the pile, starting a fire. The Petropsapien then created 10 long sticks out of crystals and handed one each to every alien and kept one for himself. The Tetramand grabbed a packet of marshmallows and tore it open, each alien grabbing one and placing them on the sticks. They all held them over the fire, watching them slowly melt.
XLR8: So, what did you guys do today?
Four Arms: I went down to the gym. Lifted stuff. Did 400 reps without breaking a sweat.
Four Arms flexed his muscles, making the others all groan in annoyance.
Cannonbolt: I went bowling.
XLR8: How'd it go?
Flashback...
Cannonbolt grabbed the ball and tried to throw it down the alley, but it went down the gutter. He groaned and threw another, but it also went in the gutter.
Cannonbolt: Oh, for the love of-
Cannonbolt curled himself into a ball and rolled down the alley, knocking over all 10 pins.
Machine: STRIKE!
Flashback ends...
Cannonbolt: It went great
Wildvine: I didn't do much. I was revising for a test tomorrow. I was going to go to Grey Matter's but he said I had to study myself
Grey Matter: If I help you all the time, you'll never be able to do stuff by yourself!
Wildvine: Whatever. What about you Stinky?
Stinkfly stared at Wildvine for a moment.
Wildvine: Stinky?
Stinkfly: (blushes) Oh, yeah, great!
Stinkfly looked away in embarassment.
Heatblast: I played videogames then I went to help Upgrade with his project.
Upgrade: Yeah, now my dad won't let him anywhere near our house again.
XLR8: I'm not even gonna ask what happened.
Overflow: I went fishing with my parents.
Cannonbolt: Where? Down at the lake?
Overflow: Well, where else would I fish? In a puddle?
Everyone laughed except Diamondhead, who Heatblast noticed was very quiet. Heatblast had always been the crystal alien's best friend and had met at Heatblast's first day of school.
Flashback...
A young Heatblast is seen walking around shyly. A large purple Tetramand kid approached him, with an Arburian Pelarota and a Florauna by his side
Quadsmack: Look here, a runt!
Thornblade: Since he's knew, should we show him why not to mess with us?
Thornblade grinned wickedly at Heatblast, frightening him. He stepped back, but stood on the foot of a kid behind him. He turned.
Heatblast: Sorry.
He looked up at a Petropsapien slightly taller than himself.
Diamondhead: That's okay. You guys stop bullying this kid or...(cracks Knuckles) we rumble.
The bullies snarled before backing off. Heatblast gazed at Diamondhead in awe. The Petropsapien held his hand out to shake.
Diamondhead: The name's Diamondhead. What's yours?
Heatblast: H-heatblast.
Diamondhead: Well, H-Heatblast, welcome to the school.
Heatblast laughed.
Flashback ends...
Heatblast: What's wrong, buddy? You haven't said a word.
Diamondhead: (turns to look at him) Huh?
Everyone began munching their marshmallows and were talking. Heatblast and Diamondhead just stared at eachother.
Heatblast: You're so...quiet.
Diamondhead: (blushes) So what? Are you accusing me of being secretive about something, like hiding the fact that I have a crush on someone? Not in a million years. I would never have a crush on a girl at school...why are you asking so many questions?
Heatblast: I never asked any question.
Diamondhead: Oh... right.
Heatblast: I think I can gather what this is about.
Diamondhead: What?
Heatblast: Do you have a crush on someone?
Diamondhead paused. He was about to answer when Four Arms slapped him on the back.
Four Arms: Well, Diamondhead buddy. What do you think?
Diamondhead: About what?
Four Arms: Let's find a beast and wrestle it.
Diamondhead: No...I'm good. I think I might go hit the hey.
XLR8: What? But it's only 9 pm!
Diamondhead: Yeah...well...I'm tired, okay?
Diamondhead got up and walked over to his tent, which was set up with four other tents a few feet away from the fire. He was sharing a tent with XLR8. He had to...the team could only afford 5 tents.
Grey Matter: Anybody had a run-in with the Antitrix Gang?
Upgrade: Well, I saw Hot Shot earlier at the arcade hanging out with Crystalfist and Rush.
XLR8: Rush was there?
Upgrade: Yeah? Why?
XLR8: No reason. (blushes)
Everyone watched XLR8 sit in awkward silence. It was strange seeing him like this. He was usually so full of life and excitement, but now he appeared to be an empty shell, sitting in silence.
Overflow: XLR8, are you okay?
XLR8: Huh? What? I'm fine, perfectly fine.
XLR8 stood up and turned away.
XLR8: I'm going for a run. Send a search party if I'm not back in 2 minutes.
Before anyone could object the kineceleran disappeared into the trees.
...
The Antitrix Gang, 10 wicked aliens who were rivals of our 10 heroes, all sat around a large, archaic building that looked like it had been abandoned decades ago. Rush, a green Kinecelaran, was running on an old treadmill. He was achieving great speeds before he was startled.
Quadsmack: Hey, you!
Quadsmack made Rush jump and he lost control, slipping and falling off the treadmill.
Rush: I'm okay.
Quadsmack picked up Rush by the neck then placed him on his feet.
Quadsmack: We just found out those dweebs are camping in the forest. You're gonna go with Thornblade and Bootleg to spy on them and ruin their fun.
Rush: The dweebs? (grins) Gladly.
