Villain School by Stephanie S. Sanders

Author:Stephanie S. Sanders
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Published: 2012-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Crystal Clear

“I was wondering if you were ever going to come find me!” Ileana said as we raced down the hall. She was kind of ticked off.

“We had to go after the crystal before we lost it. Besides, judging by the group of drooling heroes around you, it looked like you had things under control.”

“You didn’t know that! For all you knew I could’ve been in some prison being tortured!”

“Can you two argue later?” asked Wolf. We’d just rounded a corner, and this hallway wasn’t completely empty. I motioned for everyone to slow down.

“Just act natural,” I whispered to Ileana and Wolf. Jez was still fluttering inside my cape.

Most of the heroes were in the cafeteria, but a few had finished eating and were roaming the halls, and now we also saw teachers emerging. With Wolf hidden once more inside his costume and Jezebel out of sight, I hoped we would look just like any other heroes and would escape notice until we found a place to hide and regroup. My hopes were dashed when a teacher stopped us.

“Did you hear the announcement?” she asked.

She was really skinny with sharp cheekbones and a pointy nose. Her pink costume had a bee on the front wearing a crown with “Queen Bee” written beneath it. She also wore a matching pink eye mask with glasses over the top, which looked kind of ridiculous, but I didn’t want to risk underestimating her. Who knew what superpower she might have?

“Yes ma’am,” Ileana said.

“Well, we’re checking everyone. Name and superpower, please,” said the pink woman.

“Uh,” I stammered.

“Power Princess,” Ileana said. “I can talk to flying animals.”

The pointy pink woman looked at Ileana skeptically over the top of her glasses.

“Really? I don’t recall seeing you in my classes,” she said.

“I’m new,” said Ileana.

“And you can talk to flying animals? Let’s see it, then.” The pink woman flashed a fake smile.

A strange humming noise began to rise in the air. The teacher closed her hand into a fist. When she opened it, a swarm of bumblebees materialized.

Wolf and I took a step back as the swarm grew bigger.

“They only obey me,” the woman said with a self-satisfied smirk that would not have looked out of place on a villain teacher.

I wondered if all heroes were so snotty, but as the swarm expanded the thought was driven from my mind. I worried that Ileana wouldn’t be able to demonstrate her “superpower” on the bees. I knew she could talk to birds and dragons and even cat-a-bats, but bees?

Ileana closed her eyes and began humming, then the hum morphed into a kind of buzzing. The bees continued to swirl in the air. They showed no signs of obeying Ileana.

“What’s the matter, Princess?” the pink woman taunted. “Can’t control my bees? You know what I think?” she asked as Ileana continued her buzzing sounds. “I think you’re those villains that everyone’s looking for, and you’re about to feel the sting of the Queen Bee!”

I moaned. Why did heroes always

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