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Cassie answered her phone.

"Oh my god! Chris! Are you okay?! What about Wally?!"

Before Cassie could say another word she was attacked from behind by Namor. The last thing Chris heard was Cassie screaming and then stactic.Meanwhile on school grounds Cassie fought Professor Namor she lassoed him, tossed him in the swimming pool and the electricuted him...

" I don't think I killed him... he smells like fish though"

"Not seeing it....not seeing it....not seeing it..."

Wally faded in and out every few seconds, searching around Midvale.

"It CAN'T be this easy to hide an entire Airport Base!"

Many of the teachers seemed to be knocked unconcious... following the destruction Cassie looked for Chris and Wally. She found Professor Richards knocked out and Diana on ice. She then looked it was Hartley and the Rogues.

" Why are you guys still here? I thought everyone left for the airforce base?"

Wallace had remained behind, and he felt terrible as he watched Hartley walk away. He felt pathetic and useless, and it was somehow all his fault. He should have at least made some sort of attempt to become a hero instead of just bullshitting along, telling everyone he was some sort of seducing agent. Some make-out mask waiting to kiss an enemy to death. Well, not literally to death. That'd be really sloppy near the end.

He didn't have much to do either. He'd had too many Twinkies, and his stomach was beginning to protest such abuse. So, all he could do was sit and daydream about what would happen once this was all over. He was going to be optimistic about it first of all, and he would assume that the students would beat the teachers. This also meant that Hartley would come back to him safely.

It also meant that Hartley would want to spend time with him and only him, not running off to deal with some sort of Lisa issue or committing a crime. It was all he wanted really, just to be with Hartley. But then again, he didn't have some group of friends who he did illicit things with. Just Teddy and Billy, who would most certainly be together after this. He had a few female friends too, but they were mostly part of a gossip network. If worse came to worse, he could probably hang out with Stacey or Kim, but he really hoped that Hartley would want to spend time with him.

He'd definitely want a shower, but a nice hot bath would be preferable. Maybe Hartley could join him for that? He'd wear his swim trunks because it seemed too soon to be naked with Hartley. And they could just touch. He wanted to be touched and held. He'd certainly kiss him. He'd promised himself that, and he wanted it to be unrushed; slow and sweet. Wallace wanted it to be a kiss he'd remember.

He also wanted to fall asleep in Hartley's arms, with his head tucked under his chin so he could hear the sound of his heartbeat. He wanted to sleep uninterrupted, and he wanted to wake up next to Hartley, both of them safe.

It was silly that these were the kinds of things he had to practically beg whatever powers that be were. Please let me have time with my boyfriend. Please don't let our teachers kill us. Please let me finally be able to kiss him. Please stop Lisa and his friends from taking him away from me. Please let me be more important than the next robbery. Of course, that hit upon a tender spot for him - being more important that Hartley's nighttime habit. He hoped he was, but he wasn't sure. He was too scared to ask too, and he certainly wasn't about to test it. What if he found out that he wasn't?

Wallace looked over at the stacks of Hostess good, and he wondered if he was worth more than all those sweets. He hoped he'd also never have to find out.

He found a safe enough spot to set the girls down, laying them side by side on a bunk before he headed off again to find Billy. He was still peeved that he'd made him go back, but...it was impossible to stay mad at him for too long. Billy made him feel...special all over, and he wanted to be happy with him.

He finally found him, floating around the base, looking slightly lost. He was probably looking for Teddy. He approached Billy from behind, wrapping his arms tight around his waist. He nuzzled his head to the side, kissing the side of his neck. Billy's hands followed around his arms, his fingers interlocking with Teddy's.

Another nudge turning Billy's head, and their foreheads touched before he kissed him. He wanted to be comforted just as much as he wanted to comfort, and with his eyes closed, he could pretend they were safe and alone. Neither was the case, but ...for a moment it felt nice. He kissed him once more, quick before looking up around them. There was still so much to do.

"What the hell?" He heard the voice, echoing from somewhere else in the caves. A shiver rolled down his spine. The voice was familiar, but not one he could recognize. Maybe it was a staff member, coming to track him down. He stood up and slipped the Golden Ticket into his pocket. Within his sights was a spare 2 x 4 plank. Wallace picked it up and wielded it like a baseball bat.

He waited, and he could feel his whole body tingling. He felt like a live wire. In his head, he knew that he wouldn't survive any of the staff members unless he caught them entirely unawares and hit them really good and hard. He crept behind the makeshift couch, hearing the footsteps approaching quicker. They were running. They must have known where he was. They were coming for him. He saw the shape of the person before he actually saw the person.

Wallace waited until the man had passed the couch before he leaped out and whacked hard across the back of the head with the 2 x 4.

It wasn't until he hit him upside the head that he realized who it was. "Oh my God!"

s**t. It was the student from down the hall who was kind of a douche, but it was still another student. "Dammit."

He should probably put something on his head. Running over to the pile of snack cakes, he grabbed a Sno Ball and rested it on the goose egg that was certainly going to be there. "Jake?!" he said, shaking him a little, "Jake?"

He sat back on his feet, kneeling beside the other boy, and he waited.