…. Race to Witch Mountain is my Fanfic kingdom now, guys. Please only comment if you want to say something about the story.
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Uh, oh God. Why are alarm clocks so loud in the morning? And then I wake up at five in the morning. Okay, maybe I am exaggerating. Or maybe I am not. I have to go to work before school every day except for Wednesdays and Fridays, and every day after school. I usually have shorter shifts on, Wednesdays and Fridays, though.
I sung my legs over the side of my small bed and jumped out. I sighed as I eyed the school uniform that had been dumped on my bedroom floor. I hated that stupid thing. Why did I need to wear a uniform to school? I went to public school, too, not even private. Not like my mom could afford that.
My mom is a single mother. She was pregnant with me when I was sixteen, and my dad left. She said that he had to leave, though. To help the people that he loved and the people of his home, whatever that meant.
I think she is in denial. She has told me things about him, without wanting to tell me. She just starts talking about him, like she is in a dream or something. And then when I ask a question she snaps out of it, just like that.
I like hearing about him. I know that he has blonde hair, just like me. Or, I have blonde hair just like him. Whichever makes more sense, I suppose. I have blue eyes like him. My mom says that even sometimes I act like him. I sort of feel bad for her, because she went through all of this work with me and I look nothing like her.
I fixed my hair into a long, blonde braid and tied a tie around my neck. That was my special touch. A different tie every day with different designs sort of helped me to feel more like me. Then I quietly headed down the stairs to grab my bag.
I still heard my mother's soft snores which meant that she was sleeping late. Again. I guess I didn't mind. I didn't want to bother her, so I just headed to the diner where we both worked. My mother worked there as well as at a dental office at nighttime.
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"How was school, Sammy?" Tia asked me as I tied the tacky pink apron around my waist. I huffed in fake annoyance. "Tia, you know that I hate when people call me Sammy." I admonished her. She laughed a happy sound.
"I know, but you will gladly let Tia call you that because she helped take care of you when you were a little kid every single day. That is just the type of person Samantha is. Isn't?" She asked, turning to me with two trays full of food. She took my bag off of my shoulder.
"That's for table two, hon." She said with a smile. I delivered the food while hiding my head. It wasn't like it was a total secret that I worked in a diner. But it was a habit of mine, hiding from people. I just don't like to be seen.
I walked back behind the counter, where Tia was waiting for me. "So, how was school?" She asked, as she handed me a pile of dishes and began to wash her own. "Same as usual. I learned, sat by myself at lunch." I said, focusing on scrubbing the dishes.
Tia sighed. "Sweetie, you really should try and make some friends. Friends are nice."
"I don't need friends right now. We need money, or else we are going to get kicked out our apartment." I said, drying dishes as I stacked them next to the sink.
"Your father was the same way as you. Didn't think he needed friends, but he did in the end. Friends are what are helping him forget about your mother and you." Tia whispered. My head shot up. "My father? You know about him?"
I whirled towards her. "Tia, you have to tell me! I have to know! He is my father! Come on!" I begged. She looked at me with sorry eyes. "I'm sorry, Sam. I can't. It is only so that we can keep you safe."
My curiosity turned into rage. "You said he needed friends to forget about me. What, he ditched us for a bunch of whores and his dumbass buddies so that he could go hang out in a bar? What, is he going to come after me?"
Tia opened her mouth to say something, but was silenced by me slamming the door.
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"So remind me again why you guys are back?" Jack Bruno asked his alien friend Sara as he made her a hot chocolate. When she had taken the kids back to his and Alex's apartment they had looked freezing. Once they had gotten back Seth had fallen asleep on the couch while Sara stayed awake.
Sara gratefully took the steaming mug from Jack and slurped quietly. "It has been a while. Are you guys okay?" Jack asked, leaning over to look at Seth. He didn't show any emotion, he just looked tired. Jack was glad that he was resting.
"I agree. Fifteen years is a long time." Sara replied, placing her mug down on the counter. "We did visit once, though." She pointed out. "Well, you did, but then you didn't show up again for fifteen years. That kind of scares some people."
Sara shrugged. "Sorry." Jack stared at her. "You actually sound human." He realized. Sara nodded happily. "I do? I have been practicing. I want to sound more like a human, so that I can blend in." She explained.
Jack nodded. "So again, what are you guys randomly doing back here? I am happy to see you and all of that, but…" His voice trailed off.
Sara's sea blue eyes dampened. "You remember that the last time we were here, Seth had a…. what do you call it….girlfriend?" She asked slowly. Jack nodded. "Yeah, those guys were always around each other." He chuckled at the way Seth had been so protective and loving of his earthling girlfriend.
"And you remember that we had to leave early, cut out trip short?" She asked, still speaking slowly.
Jack nodded once again. He was starting to get impatient. What did a girlfriend from fifteen years ago have to do with anything?
"Jack, when we left it was because our planet was at war, a civil war because some of our people didn't believe in the experiment that our parents created. We were safe, for a period of time. Seth and Layla communicated with each other through a device that we gave her, similar to the one that we gave you. But….But…" He voice broke off at the end.
Jack walked over to Sara and put his arm around her. "What happened, Sara?" He asked in a soothing voice. "Seth went away to fight in the war. But…he was kidnapped by the other side of the planet. He was gone for four years. And….during that time, Layla had a child. A girl.
"Seth received a message from Layla, from the device that they always used. He always had it close to him, and the enemies hadn't yet taken it away because they thought that it wouldn't start a problem. Jack, they know that Seth has a daughter. They are after her, so that they can use her in the war. She is young, and…confused. Her mind could be easily twisted. Also, she is the daughter of Seth. He has strong powers, and we are not yet sure if she is a redael."
I tried to take this all in. "A redael is one of our kind with very strong, um, powers. If they get to her before we do then who knows what could happen? Both of our planets could be in danger."
Whoa. Pretty weird way of starting it, I suppose.
