Well here we are with another story, not sure how often I'll be updating this one considering that "Found" will be coming out any day now! This story takes place in an alternate universe in which City never had to leave her family. If you don't get what I'm talking about, go read "Lost" before reading this. I'm so excited that I finally get to have a story that more people are going to get to see! This story takes place before, during and after Shock Treatment so you all know going in! Okay, forget my rambling, here we go!

"Mother, I wonder what Denton will hold for us now? The Queen will be very displeased if we don't find that child and bring him home." City sat down in the driver's seat of the castleship, taking a firm grasp of the wheel.

"This television show will prove a fine diversion from your search. The boy, if your father's intuition was correct, will be easy to spot out. It shouldn't be hard to find and kidnap him City." Magenta put her index finger to her chin. "And remember, as far as you are concerned, I am not your mother anymore. They hired a pair of sibling doctors that are 'some of the most fantastic doctors in England' to work on that show, not two sibling ex army generals that had a baby together then got married far away from where their people could find them. I am not Magenta McKinley!" She pointed her finger at City. "I am Nation McKinley, your older cousin and guardian. The same goes for your father."

"Yes Nation..." City rolled her eyes, " Because the people of Denton will totally believe that." City cackled. She had become quite the smartass since they had moved to England, it was just one of the perks of growing up isolated from any sort of contact with people her own age.

"Oh shut up City!" Her mother hushed her. "Which reminds me! Get out of that seat, you aren't allowed to drive the castle! Remember last time? It's your fault that we crash landed in England in the first place!"

"I was ten! How the hell was I supposed to know how to fly a class four castleship?" The teenager rebutted, "It's been five years mother!"

"That's Nation!" Her mother reminded her, becoming more exasperated with her aging daughter by the second. More recently the mother and daughter had felt an increasing strain on their relationship from a source Columbia called 'Puberty' "Now get out of here while I prep the ship. Don't forget to pick a new name for yourself! Now go!" Nation pushed her daughter out of the room.

The teenage Transsexual left for her room in search of Columbia, who had decided to rename herself Laura in light of the makeshift family moving back to Denton. She wasn't there but her father was, Cosmo McKinley, her 'cousin' was laying out a new wardrobe that she was to wear when they arrived in Denton so she could attend school. Her usual dark purple dress and heels wouldn't cut it in high school.

"Hello father, or must I address you as Cosmo now?" City leaned into the doorway. Her father turned and gave a sigh. Every time he saw her he could swear she was a young, blue-eyed Magenta. It was amazing how much she had grown, and she was so sane considering all she had lived through.

Before they left Denton the first time she had hidden so carefully in the theater and inadvertently took witness to her Uncle Frank's death, she hadn't seen who shot him but knew it was her parents, she had seen how sad her mother was becoming whenever somebody mentioned Transsexual. She knew something like that would drive her parents to extreme lengths. Later that night she found out that her supposed new friend Rocky had died by the same accord. Earlier on that same night in November, she entered the kitchen against her mother's orders. She was supposed to stay out of sight for the Transsexual Convention but she got hungry. She passed the dining table and saw her Uncle Eddie's corpse hiding under it. She wanted to scream but all she could to was throw up in the sink and flee for her room.

Soon after Frank's death when she hid in the control room, when her mother came in to turn the ship on but it was set to autopilot so her mother left. She wasn't thinking when she climbed into the driver's seat and put her hands on the wheel. What happened next could be described as temporary insanity of sorts, she moved the wheel, jerking the ship out of autopilot as it was leaving the Earth's outer atmospheric layer. Her father arrived just in time to land the ship safely on the countryside of England.

From there it was an interesting time. The family got jobs so they could survive in a new country. Her mother worked at some old bookstore while Columbia and her father worked at a television station. Columbia held up those cue cards while her father worked the cameras. It left City lonely most days, stuck in an abandoned castle with no company was trying. Secretly she did make a few friends in the nearby towns, spending most of her days there in the company of friends. When she became old enough she slept around on occasion, still without her parents knowledge. The sex wasn't even so much for the pleasure after a while, simply to feel alive in this strange world, growing up with little guidance during the day.

Her father could see how lonely she was, even as a child he could see how sad she was under all of her smiles. That's why they decided to build Rocky to begin with, he refused to regret his greatest creation but he wish that the poor girl hadn't been forced to go through all the events that transpired because of it.

"I understand how strange this is for your City. Our home has never exactly been...stable." Riff Raff touched the back of his head, realizing there wasn't any hair there anymore. " Until we arrive in Denton, I'm still Dad to you alright?" He put his hands on his daughter's shoulders, pulling her into a tight hug. City had always been closer to her father than to her mother, that was clear.

"Thank you daddy..." City walked over to her new wardrobe. It was a tacky pink jacket with graffiti on the back that would surely clash with her red hair and a bright yellow shirt. Her skirt was a pleated jean material. There were large sets of fabric that she assumed were for her ankles. The list of accessories went on for miles. "But...do I really have to wear this junk?" She made a face as she picked up the pink jacket with two fingers cautiously. " I'm just not so sure..."

"I'm sorry City. It's what teenagers wear these days on this planet. I'm afraid I've nearly run out of things to teach you. A normal school will be good for you. Not only that but it's the perfect cover for the mission. We distract Brad and Janet while you snatch the little monster up from right under their noses! We take him back to Transsexual and surely by then the old hag will be dead anyways so we can just dump the boy back home and wipe his memories clean of anything he saw. Then we take over Transsexual like we have been planning all these years!" The very thought of being royalty so soon made City jump in excitement. Laura entered before the conversation could continue.

"Hey you two! We are blasting off in a few minutes! How exciting is this! I can't wait to go visit home again! Oh! By the way City, have you thought of a new name yet? You are taking forever and we are gonna be there in..." She checked her watch but disregarded it. "Really soon!"

"Oh...gosh...well...I don't know! I've never done this before! I guess I'll pick a name then..." She picked up the jacket again and put it on. Suddenly an idea came to her. "Candy!" She blurted out.

"Candy?" Cosmo and Laura questioned her.

"Okay!" Laura smiled before leaving. "Hold on to your hats guys! We're blasting off!" Laura shouted from down the hall. The ship jerked and instantly the two were forced to the ground.

"We need to fix that thruster..." Riff Raff rubbed his neck gingerly.

"Yeah, a little..." City put her hand on her head. Before they could act they felt the ship land. "Well I guess we must be here...bye dad. I'll see you on the other side!" Candy jumped up and rushed outside.

It was midnight in Denton; nobody was awake so they didn't have to worry about anybody seeing them land in the middle of the forest. Candy couldn't have been more excited to be in a town where nobody knew her. A place where she not only could have friends with her parent's knowledge, it was encouraged! She smelled the fresh air, it was distinctly different from the air in England and she loved it. She was about to wander further outside when thunder clapped. She jumped and ran back inside to avoid the rain.

"Just like England…" Candy thought as she took one last look at the suddenly pouring rain behind her.

Yeah, sorry the first chapter was so short but the chapters get longer as they go. Okay, thanks for reading R&R please!

Jenny