[Y/n] was walking down the hallway of TAPOPS when she encountered Fang. "Good morning [Y/n]!" He greeted with a smile. The said female only nodded her head in acknowledgement and continued to walk. Fang immediately followed close.

"Excited to see them do the assessment?" He asked only for [Y/n] to shrug. "It's only an assessment. There's nothing to be excited about," She stated, and Fang huffed. They continued their walk, and Fang often made conversation with the feline.

Meanwhile, Boboiboy and Gopal made it to the assessment grounds, after being thrown out of bed by Admiral, literally. And they saw their friends Yaya and Ying already stretching. "Wow, you guys sure are pumped up!" Boboiboy said. "You guys are already warming up this early?" He added, looking at his two friends.

Yaya huffed before pausing at what she was doing and wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Heh! The first place shall be mine!" She declared, and upon hearing her, Ying clicked her tongue in annoyance as she continued her stretching. "Yeah, right. First from the back!" She shot back, making Yaya glare at her.

"What did you just say?!" Yaya asked in anger, but Ying wasn't scared at all. "I said, I'M gonna be the one taking first place!" She replied before standing up proudly. Yaya stood up, and they began their glaring contest.

A thundering sound can be heard from the background as the two girls look at each other.

Boboiboy sweatdrop at the scene in front of him before making an unfazed expression. "Everytime the word 'test' comes up, they'll get like that." Boboiboy's words had a hint of an unimpressed tone.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from behind them, and so was a voice. "Good morning, Cadets." Fang greeted, although his voice held smugness and pride, while [Y/n] stopped in her tracks next to Gopal, and she her expression held an unimpressed look.

"There you are, Fang. Quick, come warm up with us!" Gopal stated, his hands resting on both his hips. The shadow manipulator, in return, laughed at his statement mockingly.

"Warm up? I took this test a LONG time ago. I passed with flying colours too, you know!" He bragged while [Y/n] sighed at his antics. Both Boboiboy and Gopal shared each other's annoyed look. "Tch. There's no need to rub it in. Get over yourself." Gopal retorted.

The Indian boy then turned his attention to the female standing next to him.

"What about you?" He asked. "I already took this as well, and I passed with ease." She replied, but her tone didn't hold any smugness or bragging. It was neutral.

Before anyone could respond, Admiral Tarung and Commander Kokoci arrived. The first one to notice was Yaya, who immediately informed her friends. "Hey guys, the admiral is here!"

Almost instantly, everyone scattered to their position. Fang and [Y/n] went over to stand beside the Admiral, while the others stood up straight in front, forming a neat line.

"Are you ready for the first part of the test? The EASY-A Exam!" Tarung exclaimed rather dramatically. "Yes, Admiral!" They exclaimed enthusiastically, which made [Y/n] raise an eyebrow in amusement.

This'll be interesting...

Her rain of thoughts was disrupted by the voice of Gopal, who said, "Easy-A? Heh! Should be easy-peasy!" He boasted, and Tarung snapped.

"EASY-PEASY, YOU SAY?! The test was named as such because it's so easy to FAIL!" He roared out, which made Boboiboy and Gopal gulp in fear. "Easy to fail..?!"

Kokoci pressed a green button on his tablet, and desks materialised beneath the four teens. "Get ready for... the written test!" He exclaimed.

Gopal felt his soul leave his body upon hearing the green alien's words. "WHAT?! Written test?!" As soon as he said that, test papers landed on their metal desk. "There are written tests in space, too?! It's like school all over again.." He whined in agony.

"You have 30 minutes to answer all questions. Good luck!" [Y/n] said, giving them a small salute which made a smile appear on Boboiboy's face.

As the clock ticks, the group was focused on their test papers. Boboiboy scratched his head with the pen as he stared at the questions in bewilderment. "Geez... what kind of questions are these? 'Who is TAPOPS neighbour?'"

But it looks like he's not the only one who is bewildered by the questions.

"'How many kinds of Power Spheras are there?' 'Name the total number of Power Spheras in the entire galaxy'?! How the heck would we know all of this-- HUH?!" Gopal was surprised to see Yaya and Ying being able to answer the questions rather fast.

Admiral Tarung looked at them with a smirk plastered on his face, while [Y/n] silently giggled at their faces, especially Gopal.

"How are you guys answering everything so easily?" Boboiboy questioned, but it was replied by the most obvious answer, "Because we studied, of course!" Ying stated in a matter-of-fact tone as she continued to answer her paper.

Yaya glanced at Ying for a second before hiding her paper behind her. "Don't you dare copy my answers!" She said, and Ying merely scoffed. "Tch. In your dreams!" She replied. [Y/n] stared at the duo in amusement.

"Urgh... if that's the case, I should use my powers too.." He trailed off, which made [Y/n] curious. "The power of random answers!" He cried out as he scribble random things on his paper whilst [Y/n] sighed and shook her head.

Her eyes then glanced at the brunette sitting next to Gopal. "Ochobot once told me about the history of Power Spheras... I think I can at least answer those questions." He muttered and started answering his paper.

At least someone is decent...

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Minutes have passed, and their time was over. "Put down your pens!" Tarung exclaimed, and the group immediately halted. "The test is now over! PASS FORWARD YOUR PAPERS NOW!" He stomped his foot on the ground with force which sent shockwave to the group who stumbled out of their desks.

Their papers flew up in the air, and Kokoci managed to catch all of it with ease. The alien sort through the first paper. "Gopal, why on Earth did you answer these subjective questions with objective answers?!" Kokoci asked, and Gopal apologised.

Tarung clicked his tongue. "It's too late to apologise!!" He yelled, and both [Y/n] and Fang flinched at the volume. The old man then started to walk towards the group. "If you fail... you will be thrown out of this space station." He said before pressing a red button that appeared from the metal floor.

[Y/n] gasped at seeing the air vent open on the ceiling, and she held on for dear life. Meanwhile, Boboiboy and his friends screamed as they tried to hold their ground. Unfortunately, Gopal and Boboiboy were swept into the air towards the open vent.

"Uncle!" [Y/n] shouted, seeing that the two males were getting closer to the open space. Tarung huff before pressing the button again, which shut the air vent. But Boboiboy and Gopal hit the closed doors before falling down on the floor.

"Are you clear about the consequences? Should you fail?" Tarung questioned, which made the two boys nod instantly. "Crystal, Admiral..!" They said in unison with the signature salute.

[Y/n] sighed in relief, her heart beating fast from the event. Just then, her eyes flickered towards the clock, and a smile made its way to her lips.

"Excellent. Now... It's time for..!"

Boboiboy and Gopal's breath became rigid as they waited for what was about to come next. Suddenly, the Admiral's watch made a beeping sound, indicating that it was lunchtime.

"Lunch break!" He exclaimed. His once angry red color skin tone turned into a pale white one. "Huh, lunch break?"

With a flick of a finger, they were all gathered in a table, different types of food displayed on top. Fang immediately digs into his carrot doughnut while [Y/n] digs into her [f/f].

"Go on, eat! Don't be shy!" Tarung encouraged, while the four were still confused at the sudden change of behaviour. But nonetheless, they began to dig into their food.

"My apologies if I was too hard on all of you during the test." He stated, taking a bite of weird looking fruit. "It's fine, Admiral. It wasn't too bad.. hehe.." Yaya said nervously. "We really love tests!" Ying added with the same nervousness.

While Gopal huffed in annoyance. "Hmph! You two and NO ONE ELSE." He muttered under his breath.

"Good! That's the spirit! You're just like my little soldier here!" He smiled and glanced at [Y/n], who smiled back in response. "Ahem. Please excuse me while I go fetch a drink. Throat's all dry after all that shouting..." He said, and Boboiboy nodded.

After Tarung left, the four turned to Fang and [Y/n]. "Hey, Fang, [Y/N]! How come the Admiral's acting all nice and friendly now?" Ying questions followed by Yaya, "Yeah, he was so fierce and strict before!"

The feline chuckled while Fang had an unamused face after being interrupted while eating. "You guys... think about it. The admiral's only tough and strict when he's working." He said in slight annoyance. "When he's working?" Yaya and Ying echoed.

"Yeah. From 7 am until 7 pm. Except for lunch breaks" [Y/n] added, and Boboiboy nodded in understanding. "Oh, so that's why he was so nice when he woke us up this morning." He stated, turning to look at his roommate, Gopal.

"Uh-huh! Once the clock hit 7, he suddenly turned into a lion!" Gopal replied. "Ha! Who's a lion?" Gopal yelped before falling down on his seat after Tarung suddenly came up behind them. "Nobody, Admiral!"

[Y/n] stifled a laugh at Gopal's reaction. Boboiboy noticed this and couldn't help but smile at her attempt to hold back laughter. "Haha. Again, my apologies. If I was strict on you, it's only because I see the hidden potential in all of you. All of you want to be the best, right?"

While Tarung was giving off his speech, Fang and [Y/n] slipped out there when the shadow manipulator's watched made a beeped sound.

"Get up! Lunch's over!" Kokoci announced, making the group gulp in fear and stood stiff. Tarung's angry red skin tone returned as he slammed his palms down on the table. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? OFF TO THE ARENA NOW!!!!" He shouted, and the teens scurried off to the arena.

The group was now back at the arena, but this time, they were in pairs. Fang and [Y/n] stood straight next to Admiral as he informed them about their next test. "The second test is a SURVIVAL test! Cooking-in-pairs!" He said, and a counter full of ingredients, a stove, and other things for cooking materialised in front of them.

Ying shuddered in disgust at seeing the weird looking food that looked rotten. "Yeesh! What do these things have got to do with survival?" She questioned, making Tarung huff and side glance at the feline standing next to him.

[Y/n] cleared her throat before saying, "These ingredients will save you should you ever become stranded on an alien planet." She explained, and Ying nodded in understanding.

"BEGIN NOW!"

The two groups began to observe and see the ingredients they were going to use, and they took notice that it has weird looking patterns and colors.

"Huh. How do we even cook these things? They look so strange." Boboiboy muttered, but Gopal merely chuckled, "Heh, not a problem! Food Transformation!" He used his powers to change the ingredients to normal vegetables. The other party noticed this, and Yaya immediately pointed it out, "Hey! You can't use your powers!"

"Yes, you can! You're allowed to use your powers during this. As long as you don't change the ingredients into complete dishes." Tarung informed. Upon hearing this, Boboiboy formed a smirk before splitting into three: Earth, Lightning, and Leaf.

"Alright, Gopal. Tell us what to do!" Earth said, and the said boy nodded. "Okay! Go and wash that!" He pointed at a group of lettuces, and Earth got to work. Gopal then turned to the Lightning Element, "Lightning, heat up the stove!" The said element nodded, next was leaf, "Leaf, chop up those things!" And they all got to work.

Meanwhile, Yaya and Ying weren't going down without a fight. "It's okay, Ying! We have powers, too! Let's start cooking!" Yaya stated, which the speed manipulator replied with a determined nod.

"Gravity Levitation!" Yaya used her gravity abilities to lift up the vegetables while Ying used her sonic speed to chop them up. Suddenly, Yaya stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her friend.

"But what are we going to cook?" She questioned, and Ying thought for a moment before she got an idea. "We can do a special soup!" She replied, but Yaya didn't look too convinced. "Soup? What for? Let's bake some cookies instead! They'd be delicious!" She said enthusiastically.

And it seems like the other group heard them, and the three elements, including Gopal, cowered in fear at hearing the word 'cookies'. While [Y/n] tilted her head in confusion on why they reacted that way.

Ying immediately denied her suggestion, "What? Absolutely not!! Your cookies are horrible!" She declared, and Yaya shot her a menacing glare. "What did you say?!"

The three elements continued to watch their banter, and Gopal scoffed. "Let's just do our thing, Boboiboy. Leave the quarrelling bunch to themselves!" The said boy quickly nodded and got back to cooking.

Meanwhile, [Y/n] watched as Yaya and Ying continued their fighting and sighed in disappointment. 'I think their missing the point that this test is all about teamwork, and at this rate, they'll end up with no points whatsoever.' She thought. On the other hand, she was proud that Boboiboy and Gopal managed to actually work as a team.

Minutes gone by, and they were all done preparing their dishes. Tarung, Kokoci, Fang, and [Y/n] walked up to Boboiboy and Gopal's first. And the smell of something delicious filled their noses.

"Smells good. What kind of dish is this?" Kokoci asked. "I give you... 'Noodles, Where Art Thou' Noodles!" Gopal exclaimed, and Tarung misunderstood it. "Did you just call me?" He asked, pointing at himself with his thumb.

Before Gopal could reply, Boboiboy shoved him aside and nervously put his hands out, "Err, no... The name of this dish is 'Where Art Thou', Admiral." He explained, but the man was not phased by his explanation.

"What is this nonsende?!" He slammed his hands down on the counter, which sent the spoon full of soup launching in the air. Everyone stared at the flying spoon before it landed in the Admiral's mouth.

As soon as he took a gulp, the flavour exploded in his mouth as he let out an impressed noise. "This tastes just like my MOTHER'S! 100 points!" He exclaimed, which made the two boys let out a cheer.

[Y/n] giggled before giving them both a thumbs up. "Good job, guys!" She complimented, and Boboiboy started to fidget nervously, a deep blush evident from his face. "Hehe, it was nothing.." He replied sheepishly while his best friend could only stare at him with an unamused expression.

As they walk towards the next pairs, Tarung let [Y/n] have a taste of the food, and she hummed in satisfaction before giving it back to the blue haired man.

They stared at the two different dishes displayed on the counter as Yaya and Ying stood nervously. "What's this? Two dishes?!" Tarung said, clearly not satisfied.

"They didn't follow the rules." Fang said laced with an unimpressed tone, while [Y/n] merely sighed. Meanwhile, Kokoci was observing one of Yaya's heart-shaped biscuits. "Looks weird." He stated before taking a bite of the cookie.

And almost instantly, his face turned purple and started to choke. "WHAT KIND OF COOKIE IS THIS?!" He asked furiously as he continued to choke on the biscuit.

Thankfully, Ying came to the rescue, "Oh, gosh! Here, drink this soup to wash down the taste." She said before handing the green alien the bowl of soup she made. Kokoci immediately started gulping it down his throat before his face turned red.

"MY MOUTH'S ON FIRE! WHAT THE HECK DID YOU PUT IN THIS?!" He exclaimed. [Y/n] could only watch the scene in amusement. "Are they really that bad? Let me give it a try." Tarung muttered before he picked up a cookie.

And everyone in the room grew tense. "No, Admiral!" Boboiboy warned, but it fell on deaf ears. Fang stared with his mouth agape while [Y/n] looked confused. 'Is it really that bad?'

Tarung took a bite and also took a sip of the soup, but nothing happened, and he remained just fine. Everyone stared in disbelief.

"Eh, nothing happened?"

Yaya and Ying both glanced at each other nervously, "So... what's the verdict, Admiral?" They asked in unison. Tarung let out a hum before replying, "They were okay, I guess..." And put the bowl of soup down on the counter.

Both Boboiboy and Gopal stared at him in bewilderment with their mouth agape. "Is his tongue made from steel or something?" Gopal rhetorically asked.

"How many points did we get, Admiral?" They asked, and Tarung frowned deeply. "POINTS?! ZERO!" He shouted, and the Y duo was in disbelief. "Zero..?"

[Y/n] stepped forward, her arms crossed on her chest. "You've been instructed to work as a pair. Not on your own." She stated, and the duo looked down in shame. But Tarung slammed his hands down on the counter and shouted, "YOU CAN'T EVEN FOLLOW A SIMPLE ORDER?!"

'How come Uncle's throat doesn't hurt from all that shouting?'

The group stared at the scoreboards from the wall. Boboiboy had a total of 170 points, Gopal had 115, while Ying and Yaya both had 90 points. [Y/n] stared at Boboiboy's