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laughing.
    "I AM a cape!" she declares angrily.  "Stop laughing!  STOP LAUGHING!"  A stream of air slams into my shoulder and actually makes me turn.  "You!  You need to get away from him, Ace!  You don't know what he's capable of!"
    "Sure I do," I say blankly.  "I've got his stats on my laptop back home.  Everybody does."
    "I'm flattered," Max says.  "You've been checking me out."
    "Jenna, stop."  We all stop, actually, as another girl steps into view.  She's tall and blonde, but there are streaks of color in her hair--pink and purple-- and she is, not gonna lie, way, way, WAY hotter than Jenna.  She's in a cape uniform and everything.  It's ice white with light blue lines that just show off her curves.  She turns big blue eyes on us, looking from Max to me.  "Forgive my little sister, she tends to jump to conclusions."
    "That one really is a cape," Max points out to me.  I nod, stupidly.
    "I'm Jetta," she says.  "And since your school has been kind enough to set me up with my debut tonight, the family really should be more respectful, don't you think, Jenna?" she demands, glaring at her sister.
    "De-what?" I ask.
    "Debut," Max says.  "She must be one of the ones Jack's been lined up to fight.  But seriously?  Jetta and Jenna?  Man that's lame."
    "I asked for Maximum, but you know how that goes," Jetta says, staring at Max.
    "Yeah, he's an elitist jerk," Max says with a cheerful grin.  "He only takes A class or higher."  The look he gets in return could burn rubber, I think, nudging him.
    "Lay off," I mutter.
    "Oh, I did," Max says.  "She's fighting Jack, remember?"  He raises his voice, turning back to Jetta.  "I'll tell Jack to take it easy on you, if you want.  He and I aren't that close, though, so it might not do you any good."
    "I don't need some no-name to 'take it easy' on me!  I'll do just fine," she says, her jaw coming up in a motion I can't help but find cute.
    "No name," Max repeats, his eyes widening in surprise.  "You think--" he bursts into laughter.  "Tell me, do you have wind powers like your sister?"
    "I'm much more powerful than she is," Jetta says.  I believe her.  Man she's gorgeous.  I can't help but nod in stupid agreement.
    "You have no chance," Max says, waving a hand.  "Come on, Ace, we have more important things to talk about."
    "Wait--you--I mean--" I stutter, torn.  "She'll be fine, right?  She seems tough."
    "She's facing Cold Steel," Max says.
    "She can take him," I lie.  But there's this look in her eyes that I'm worried is fear, and the last thing I want is for her to be afraid!  Er... I sort of know who Cold Steel is.  Like she said, he's pretty no-name, still.  But--
    I blink as Max drops a hand on my shoulder, leaning closer.  "Only if he throws it," he says in a silent whisper.  "She has no chance otherwise.  Look, leave them, they're being raised to be mini-mes."
    "But she--she's so--" I say as he drags me away.  "Freaking hot," I finish as we're out of hearing range.
    Max stares at me for a second, then starts laughing.  "Oh, man, that--" he says, practically howling with laughter.  "Forget it, man!  You've got more important things to think about than blondes that blow hot air!"
    "Really HOT blondes that blow hot air," I mutter.  "The first hot is a big issue here, you know."  I've never had a conversation like this in my life.
    "Okay, fine, and this could explain--" he mutters, almost to himself.  "Look, you want to save the hot chick, right?  Well, I know how you can do it."
    "Really?" I ask.
    "Yeah.  If I'm going to change the future, I'm going to do it up right.  Let's go meet Jack," he says. 
    "Change the future?" I repeat.  "What does that mean?"
    "Nothing, really," he says.  "It's my new catchphrase.  Like it?"
    "It sounds pretty lame."
    "I'll work on it."
     
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    Jack jerks as his phone starts to ring, looking at the teacher before reaching for it.  Used to be he wouldn't care what the teacher thought, but when