Gwen and Kevin looked at the picture of the girl, "That's Zeke alright," Kevin said, "No doubt about it." Gwen took the picture, "She said her parents were jerks… Why would they be looking for her?" I shrugged, "I don't know. Marcie said that her daughter left without a word and that she wishes she had said something." Kevin stretched, "Why don't we confront Ze about it?"

"We can't do that," Gwen said, shaking her head, "What kind of friends would we be if we did?"

"We have a right to know who our friend really is."

Kevin snatched the picture back and pulled out his phone, dialing Marcie's number. "Kevin," I warned, "I don't think you should-"

"Hello, Marcie? What is your daughter's name?"

Gwen and I stared at him in shock. He nodded, "Thank you very much. I'll call you if I find anything. Goodbye." Then he hung up. I snatched the picture back, "Why'd you just do that?!" He looked at his phone, "Where is Zeke, anyways?" Zeke walked into the garage, a takeout bag in one hand and a Styrofoam tray with four sodas in the other, "What's up?" I sniffed the air, "Whatcha got there, Ze?" She smirked and handed me the bag, "Chili fries, burgers, and sodas for everyone." Gwen smiled and took two sodas, handing one to Kevin, "Thanks." I dug into the bag, "CHILI FRIES! 3" Kevin took a sip of his soda and looked at Zeke, "Thanks, Melody."

An uncomfortable silence filled the air. Zeke and Kevin stared at each other for what seemed like forever. Then, she laughed, "Good one! I thought you forgot my name for a second." He set his soda down, "No, of course not. Who could ever forget your name, Melody Rose Dawson?" Her eyes widened, "What… What's going on?"

"That woman," I said slowly, "was your mom, wasn't she?" Zeke stared down at the ground with a confused and hurt look on her face. Gwen tilted her head and looked at Kevin, "Melody..?" He nodded and she smiled slightly, "That's a pretty name." I took a step towards Zeke, "Are you okay?" She shrugged and lifted her head, "Y-yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" Kevin lifted his phone, "Then we can tell your mom where you are?" Her eyes widened and in the next instant she held his phone in her hand, "N-no! Don't call her..!" His eyes widened, "How'd you... Give me back my phone, Zeke." She squeezed her eyes shut and tossed it at him before running out of the garage. He caught it before it hit the ground and watched her run off. "Zeke!" I called, running after her. She simply shook her head and pulled up her scarf, going Ninja and jumping away.

I sighed and sat down on the ground, rubbing the back of my head. Kevin cleared his throat, "Well… That was dramatic." Gwen frowned, "She ran away for a reason, Kevin! You don't just ask someone if they want you to call their parents!" He flinched, "My bad! But if it was two months ago, maybe she's figured some things out." I shook my head, "This is all my fault. I should have listened to Ze and not have offered to help Marcie."

"Smooth move, Tennyson."

"You didn't help!"

I sighed, "Now I feel bad." Gwen put a hand on my shoulder, "Then make it up to her." I looked up at her, "How am I supposed to do that?" She looked around, "I need something of hers." Kevin handed her a ninja star, "She left that in my car on the day we met her." Gwen took it then closed her eyes. The star glowed pink for a second, "She's...heading for the pier." I stood up, "Still, how am I going to make it up to her?"

"You're bad at talking," she said with a smirk, "It'll cheer her up to listen to you stumble over your words." I pouted, "That's mean." Nonetheless, I turned on the Omnitrix, slamming down on- "Big Chill!"