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Casey POV
I was standing in a neighborhood. It was definitely late at night, and I looked down the street and saw two people. It looked like mother and her son, but I couldn't really tell. Walking towards them I heard their conversation.
"Mom, do we really have to go?" A boy who looked as if he was almost fifteen asked his mother.
"I am sorry, but we must. Your little cousin has to stay with humans for a while," the woman replied.
I saw now that they had a little baby wrapped in sheets. The woman held it, while trying to keep it from crying. The boy didn't look happy at all. He finally managed to find his voice to argue.
"But please! After what happened to Aunt-"
"Joshua, I said no!" she scolded him.
"Excuse me," I said, "Where am I? Who are you? Why do you talk like you're not humans?"...ok so maybe the last question was a little blunt, but what else could I do?
They didn't hear me. I walked forward.
"Excuse me!" I nearly yelled, reaching forward to tap the woman on her shoulder, but I fell through her! Where am I? I sat there, stunned at what had just happened. This was too real to be a dream! It had to be a dream.
"I feel bad having to leave her behind though," The boy continued, "With all these humans. All alone."
"Oh, this isn't goodbye forever!" The woman laughed, "Just see ya in a decade or two. She'll learn the ways of this strange planet, and decide if she wants to come or stay here herself."
"HELLO!!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, "Why can't you hear me?!"
This is by far the weirdest thing ever! It had to be a dream...but I need to wake up now. This was getting a little to weird for my taste.
"But with these people? Come on Mom, why the heck do we have to give her to them? They're horrid!" He shuddered.
"Oh, there has to be a reason for your aunt and uncle to choose them. They were friends. Maybe not the best with children, but we have to," She argued.
"Ok fine! Can we leave soon? This planet is weird," He complained.
"Oh, tell her goodbye," She commanded him.
"Ok, bye...shrimp," He laughed as he walked away into the night. Where was he going?
"She's just petite," The woman replied, then chuckled to herself and said, "Travel size." I walked closer to them to take a look at the little baby being left behind.
Hmm...travel size, huh? I think I'll have to use that one.
"SHRIMP WAKE UP!" I know that voice...unfortunately.
I saw myself being pulled away from the two. Wait! Who was the kid? Why were they leaving it behind? I don't know why, but I felt sorry for the baby.
This is just a dream. A weird one, but a dream all the same. Snap out of it, Casey! When I wake up, I want to punch Jeremy in the face!
My eyes snapped open to Jeremy shaking me.
"Shorty! We're getting out to eat! And as much as I'd love to leave you in the car, Mom wants you out of the car now!" Jeremy's annoying voice said.
I obliged while rolling my eyes and replying sarcastically, "Wow, thanks for the wonderful wake-up call."
"If we weren't in public I'd beat the shit outta you for saying that!" He threatened. I sighed.
Jeremy entered the restaurant without a second glance towards me. I sighed, that was a weird dream. Looking up I saw the stars very clearly in the night. I smiled.
"I'd give anything to get out of here; just to fit in and be normal," As I sighed, I ran into the restaurant.
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Barricade POV
"Barricade, report," Starscream's annoying voice commanded over our com-link.
"Any results with your lead?" Demolisher asked.
"Oh, yes," I replied while watching the insignificant, pathetic girl toss in her sleep, "She may not have the Allspark fragment, but she's got power."
"Good, retrieve her as soon as possible," Starscream ordered. I bit back a unpleasant remark.
"We will revive our Lord Megatron," It was easy to identify Demolisher's smirk through the audio link.
I prepared to strike when they drove into some human refueling location. I cursed, and said, "I shall strike once they have finished refueling. That should keep us from having to waste the time fueling her anyway."
"Very well," Starscream grumbled after moments of silence, "You will retrieve the girl."
As the human got out of the car, she began to argue with her sibling. As he entered, I overheard her comment,
"I'd give anything to get out of here; just to fit in and be normal," I laughed.
"As you insects say, be careful what you wish for."
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Casey POV
I walked in and found Aunt Fiona and Jeremy already sitting at a table. I tried to put on a fake smile as I sat down. I quickly avoided Jeremy's death glare as I grabbed a menu.
"So..." I said, trying to break the tension, "What are you gonna have?"
"The chicken parmesan," Fiona replied, "And what about you, Jeremy?"
"I think I'll have...the mushroom ravioli," He smiled and then smirked, "What about you Casey? Don't forget the rules!"
"Order the cheapest thing on the menu, drink water, and do not talk to anyone," I quoted in a monotone voice.
"Very good, Casey," Fiona praised, I could've sworn she also sounded smug.
"Finally, some praise around here," I grumbled to myself.
"I heard that!" Jeremy shouted at me.
"Heard what?" I asked.
"I know what you said!" He replied, angry, "Why don't you go jump off a cliff?"
"The day you get abducted by aliens," I smirked.
"I think you were dropped off by aliens," He laughed, cruelly. He knew this pushed my buttons, "You obviously don't belong anywhere near here! Why don't you go back to where you came from?"
I blinked back tears, "Why don't you go skydiving without a parachute?!"
"At least I can get in an argument without destroying the entire place!" He laughed at me again.
I felt it coming. Control was slipping out of my grasp, "No, no, no, no, Jeremy, don't say anything! Don't come any closer."
"Your parents probably faked their deaths just to get away from you! Haven't you ever noticed that they never found the bodies?" He sneered.
My eyes glowed. I felt the wind picking up. Objects began flying through the air. I grabbed my head between my hands, and tried to concentrate. Idiot, don't loose control, don't loose control!
I was vaguely aware of people screaming. Everyone ran as the window shattered, and a boulder came flying through it. Vines and trees began to grow around me. They acted defensively.
"Casey Marie White!" Fiona screeched. Anger was replaced with fear.
My eyes became their normal color, and everything immediately dropped. I looked up with a tear-stained face. I was so ashamed.
Before I could register another thought, my arm was yanked by a very angry Fiona. Her gigantic nails dug deep in my skin. I winced in both fear and pain.
Jeremy smirked as I was thrown into the backseat. He watched from the front as I was "punished". After I was left shaking like a leaf, and bleeding, Fiona got into the front seat, and we drove away.
I sniffed. I felt like I was a five year old again. I crouched down as low as I could possibly go. I probably looked like one of those lost, hurt puppies at the pound. I definitely felt like one. This woman was causing me emotional scarring that a thousand years of therapy couldn't help.
"I am...sorry, Aunt Fiona," I mumbled.
After a moment of silence she yelled, "You should be! Oh of all the unbelievable...I can't even speak of it! How could you do that, Casey? Were you determined to bring down the entire building?"
"Uuh...b-but I d-didn't mean to," I sobbed. I hate to feel this pitifully vulnerable.
"You have no control of anything!" Jeremy added in, "You're pathetic and a failure, and the reason we're moving!"
"Casey, you caused serious damage!" Fiona scolded me. Like she cared about hurting people! All she cared about was having to pay for damage, "Do you have any idea how much that could cost?"
"Please don't make me loose control again," I whimpered, seriously not wanting another disciplining in the same night.
"Casey," Fiona warned, " Do not speak out of line again or so help me-"
"LOOK OUT!" I screamed as the car was hit by a…police car!
We were pushed into a ditch of some type. The car was flipping faster and faster. Everything blurred together in a mixture of colors. My head was crashing against the window, and I felt something warm running down my face.
I tried to grasp the reality of this…I was going to die. No one was around but that police car and I had a feeling it was not that friendly.
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