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A/N: Hopefully this isn't boring. I've wanted to do a story centering around a child of Frank and Janet's. Finally, I actually got around to writing something like that.

By the way, 'Terra' is Latin for 'Earth'. That's why 'Terran' is a synonym of 'Earthling'. The fact that her nickname means 'Earth' is supposed to show that the main character is a sort of 'fake earthling'.


Once upon a time- wait a minute. That's not a proper way to begin a story such as this. No, far too fantastical!

Yet how should be begin? Would a prologue explaining the origins of our dear protagonists do? I suppose we've got to begin somewhere…

We'll begin with a girl called Terra.

About 16 years before this story truly begins, a child was born to a recently married couple (Brad and Janet Majors). Both of them suspected that the baby's father was a now dead alien they'd met one unfortunate November evening. Yet Brad vowed to raise the child as his own no matter what.

Though her legal name was Katherine Leigh Majors, her father called her 'Terra'.

Soon enough, everyone called her that. It might as well have been her actual name.

Around the same time two other married women gave birth to a child. Interestingly enough, all three couples knew each other quite well.

Betty Hapschatt (née Munroe) had a daughter named Anna. That child never got along with anyone her age… especially Terra Majors. Those two girls were rivals all their lives.

The third woman, Mrs. Susie Frakes, had twins. Mr. and Mrs. Frakes christened them 'Will' and 'Mina'. They somehow got along with both Terra and Anna, though mostly just the former. As time went on, they became very close friends with Terra.

Those three families lived on the very same street.

But they weren't the only people on the street with children.

No, an old spinster named Miss Satis lived there too. About the same time that the three couples had children, old Miss Satis adopted a young child. A two-year-old girl named Helena. As one might assume from her name, Miss Satis somehow had just enough money, enough time, and enough willpower to raise a child.

Nobody knew who Helena really was. Most people (adults) agreed that she was polite, but they didn't exactly trust her.

Terra, Will, Mina, and Helena became the best of friends.

Later on, when Terra's brother Ethan was born, he too became part of their little gang. Only as an honorary member, though.

Anna spent much of elementary school trying to cause trouble for Them (mainly Terra). After the incident with the bubblegum in 4th grade she almost got suspended. Then, in middle school, she ruined Will's favorite shoes by pouring bleach on them. It only got worse in high school.

Yet, by some terrible force of the universe, all the grownups liked Anna better. 'Twas probably the fact that her hair was golden blonde (a trait none of the other kids shared). Blonde is a color too often associated with innocence and goodness. So the adults always took her side in everything.

Not that this bothered Them. They had each other, if their parents got to annoying.

Nothing could tear these four friends apart… or so it seemed for many years.


Terra, Mina, Will, and Helena all sat on the Majors Family's back porch one afternoon. Summer break had begun only yesterday, and dull boredom was already upon them.

"We should do something cool," Terra said, after ages of silence.

Mina stared at her. "Meaning…?"

"Go on an adventure or something."

"Aliens and dragons and orcs… oh my!" Helena muttered sarcastically.

Terra rolled her eyes. "I mean it! Like, go visit that haunted house down the road!"

"Last time we tried that, your brother snitched," Will reminded her.

"And then the parents freaked out," Mina added.

"Lets just not tell Ethan, then," Terra said simply.

"Well, obviously," Will replied.

Though he could be useful, Ethan was quick to turn traitor. If he wanted an expensive model spaceship or a new video game, he'd use his knowledge about what ever They were up to. The adults rarely approved of things They did. Ethan knew just what to say and when to manipulate the adults.

"So, when we actually get to the castle, what will we do?" Mina asked.

"What do people usually do when visiting haunted castles?" said Terra.

"Well, if there are still people there, we could ask to use their phone and then get stuck there for a dinner party," Helena replied thoughtfully.

"What sort of idiot would do that?" Terra asked in amusement.

Helena shrugged. "That's what happens in the movies."

"Whatever. Are we actually going to make a serious attempt at this? Or are we gonna chicken out at the last minute?" Will asked, getting rather annoyed.

A thoughtful silence fell upon them for a moment.

"We need to plan very thoroughly this time," Terra said solemnly. "And we've got to make sure we have the right security measures. Everyone's got to memorize the cover story, for one thing."

And so, They began to plot out the trip. Mina was writing extensive notes on all of it.

"Who've we got to contact if there's trouble?"

"Ms. Elliott," Helena replied.

Terra raised an eyebrow. "The English teacher?"

"Yeah. I'm pretty sure she won't snitch. During the last couple weeks of school we got really close, in fact," Helena explained.

"Oh?" Terra said suggestively.

Poor Helena cringed. "Not like that. Ew, she's old enough to be my mom. She's just helping me on that book I'm trying to write."

"Not this book nonsense again," Mina muttered.

Thankfully, Helena didn't hear that. Mina continued to ask questions about what they needed for a while. Everything seemed in order.

"Should we bring any entertainment?" Terra asked.

"Like my new CD player? Or a deck of cards? Or...?" Helena replied.

Terra shrugged. "Whatever you think would be good."

"Well, only so much can fit in the truck," Mina pointed out.

"Fine. We'll bring the CD player and Helena's CD box," Terra decided.

Being the leader of Them, Terra always had the last say.

Now that they each had a job to do, they all scampered off. Terra was left sitting on her back porch, grinning to herself.

It seemed that this year it would all go right. The only thing they couldn't count on was Anna trying to sabotage their plans. Luckily, Anna's family lived right next door to Terra's family. And, thanks to a few secret cameras planted in Hapschatt family's house, Terra could watch her annoying neighbor.

The cameras weren't too good visually (they were better for audio recording). The important thing was that Terra could see when Anna was home and hear most conversations that happened in that house.

So, a few minutes after her friends left, Terra went to her room. The devices that receive the camera recordings were hidden in her closet. Her parents avoided her room because of all the clothes and books thrown around on the floor.

Only Helena, Will, and Mina knew about the cameras.

They all agreed that watching was sometimes useful. But Terra enjoyed spying a bit too much. She loved the feeling of power, of being cleverer somehow, having the higher ground…

Who says personality can't be inherited genetically?


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