Okay!! So, this is my second fan fiction, as well as my second Life with Derek fan fiction. I've had this idea buzzing in my head for quite some time now. I don't think it will turn out so great, but I'm going to give it a try. There will be Dasey. And I think I'll stick to Casey's POV considering it's sort of easier for me to do her for some reason. Maybe it's because she's a she, I don't know. And the characters are probably very OOC. Okay, on with the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Life with Derek. Darn. I do own this plot. Yay!
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So, today is an ordinary day, right? Wrong. Today is my seventeenth birthday. Wooot! Party, right? Wrong, again. This is the day that those dudes come for me. This is the day I start my wanderer training.
Oh, you're not familiar with the wanderer training? You don't get picked up by 2 really huge guys on your seventeenth birthday only to be driven far across the country and taken to some hightech, guarded facility where you train? Hmmm, that's odd because that's what happens to select few people here in Canada. I don't know, maybe other countries do it, too.
Well, Derek was taken half a year ago. I didn't know he was a wanderer, too, like me. But, it's only minutes before those 2 guys I was talking about come and take me away.
And, I'm guessing you have no clue what a wanderer is, correct? Thought so. Well, we are wanderers and we do just that: Wander. Wander where, you ask? Oh, everywhere. Into people's minds, bodies. You know, the usual supernatural, freaky things.
We leave are bodies and enter other people's. Pretty neat, huh? Not really, considering to do that, it takes tons of practice. I've never even wandered, yet. But why would I? I've just turned seventeen, therefore, my powers have just kicked in.
Well, don't tell anyone this, but I'm actually a little scared. I don't know what to think of all of this. I mean, I didn't think it was true. The stories that linger around Canada about select seventeen-year-olds that get taken away and are shipped to the facility.
Supposedly, the facility is actually some sort of boarding school type thing. I'm not sure of the details, but once those 2 guys show up, telling my mother and George that they are the CIA (complete lie!) and take me away, I'm sure they'll explain everything.
Nothing to worry about, right? I hope so.
The doorbell rang and my mother was quicker than me, she got to it and opened the door. She was greeted by the 2, tall men in black suits and sunglasses. Wow, just like the movies, huh?
"Hello, is this the McDonald-Venturi residence?" Tall man 1 asked.
"Umm, yes, can I help you. Look if you are some marketers, I'm not interested," My mother answered with a confused expression on her face.
"No, we are with the CIA, we are looking for Cassandra McDonald. She lives here, correct?" Tall man 2 asked. And of course, I already knew they were definitely not the CIA or the FBI or some other well known, secretive orginization.
I saw my mother's face go pale. I knew she was thinking of Derek. The same thing had happened to him.
"Yes, she lives here. Why are you looking for her?" My mother never learns. You don't go around asking 2, tall men, who claim to be with the CIA, if she can know where they are taking someone. They will never answer you straight up!
"That is confidential, ma'am. Now, we need to take Cassandra McDonald," Tall man 1 said. I shook my head as I got up from the couch where I was quietly reading and waiting for the 2 men to show up.
"I am Cassandra McDonald," I said, standing next to my pale mother. I rubbed her back to try and comfort her.
"Okay, Mrs. McDonald, we will let you say goodbye, but you need to come with us afterwards. You do not need to bring anything," Tall man 2 said to me. I already knew that they were going to say that. Same thing that happened to Derek.
My mother was still white in the face, "Goodbye? Wait, where are you taking my daughter," She demanded from tall man 1 and 2.
"I told you ma'am, that is confidential information," Tall man 1 replied.
"But, but," My mother was stuttering and now the whole family had gathered around.
"Mom, it's okay. Bye, Mom, Lizzie, Edwin, Marti, George," I hugged each of them respectively.
"What's going on?" Lizzie asked.
"We are taking Cassandra. Say your goodbyes, we must leave soon," Tall man 2 said.
The family looked dumbfounded. They must all be wondering the same thing: How could this happen again?!
"Bye, everyone. I love you guys," I turned and walked out the door and followed the two men to the black Lexus hybrid. I raised my eyebrows at the car. Expensive, stylish, and it's good for the enviroment.
I climbed onto the black leather of the inside of the car. Leather, eh? Nice but not exactly nice to the cows, huh?
"Cassandra, you should already know, but we are not with the CIA. You are a wanderer, but like I said, you should already know that," Tall man 1 said from the driver's seat.
"Yeah, I already know that, but most people just call me Casey," I said casually to the men.
"Okay, Cassandra, I mean, Casey. We are going to be driving you to the remote facility that you know about. You will be spoken to by the, what most of the kids there like to call, Headmaster," Tall man 2 said.
"Okay, tall man 2," I said, smiling at the name I had given him. He looked back at me with his eyebrows raised at his nickname.
He turned to tall man 1, "Now, that's a new name, huh, Johnson?" Tall man 2 asked who is obviously Johnson. That must be his last name or an odd first name. It is just like the movies! They call each other by there last names or they have very weird first names.
It was pretty quiet on the ride to the 'facility'. Gosh, these dudes were uptight. What, no music? They must have sticks up their butts or something.
I stared out the tinted windows as the scenery rushed by. I wonder what this 'facility' is going to be like. Is the Headmaster a man or a woman? Now, for some reason, that was a good question.
"Is the Headmaster a woman or a man?" I asked the Johnson and his companion. They jumped at the sound of my voice. What, am I not aloud to talk or do most people not talk on the way to the 'facility'?
"The Headmaster is a woman," Johnson answered me after a moment.
"Okay," I smiled at them and went back to watching the rushing scenery, but not before I saw Johnson turn to tall man 2 and gave him a look that said, "Now, that's an strange question. No one's ever asked that before."
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm not such an ordinary person, you know! Get use to it!
Hours seemed to pass by and I was getting bored. I wanted to do something, say something!
"The wheels on the nice, luxury car go round and round. Round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the nice, luxury car go round and round, all through the middle of nowhere," I sang to the tune of 'The wheels on the bus'.
Once again, the two men jumped at the sound of my voice. They really must have no expected that.
Tall man 2 looked at Johnson and mummbled, "She sure is interesting, huh?"
"You got that right," I replied and proceded in singing another song, "Johnson and tall man 2 went up the hill to fetch a wanderer, Johnson fell down and broke his sunglasses and tall man 2 came tumbling after." I am just so clever, aren't I?
Johnson raised his eyebrows, "Very interesting," He sighed and tall man 2 nodded.
"Press, press, press the pedal to move the car along the road. Hopefully we'll be at the facility before we sadly croak," I sang to 'Row, row, row your boat' and I smirked at my clever songs. But, I did hope we got there soon. My legs are getting cramps.
"We'll be there soon enough," Said tall man 2, sighing and probably hoping that I would stop with the singing.
"Okay," I sighed, but I was definitely not done with the singing, "Johnson had a luxuary car, luxuary car, luxuary car. Johson had a luxuary car that was as black as coal,"' I sang as I stared out the window.
"Hey, could you stop the singing?" Tall man 2 asked me, obviously annoyed.
"Sure," I sighed and after a couple of moments, I was really bored again, "I spy with my little eye...something green."
"Tree," YES! Tall man 2 had answered.
"I spy with my little eye...something green," I said again.
"Grass," He was good at this, but there wasn't much to choose.
"I spy with my little eye...something gray," I smiled and propped my head up on my hand.
"Road," Man, he was short and to the point.
"I spy with my little eye...something black."
"Car."
"Nope," My smile grew larger, he finally got it wrong.
"Seats."
"Nope."
"My suit."
"Yep," Dang it, my smile dropped a little.
"HA!" Well, didn't expect that, he seemed happy to finally get it.
"I spy with my little eye...something green."
"Tree again."
"Dang it!" I laid my head back against the seat.
"We have arrived, Cassandra, er, Casey," Johnson said. Wow, I need to play I spy more often, makes the time go by faster.
I got out of the car with Johnson and tall man 2. Facility, my butt. This place looked more like a boarding school to me!
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Okay, so this is the first chapter and please review. I'll start on chapter 2 right now! Thank you, everyone!