I go into my room and wear black running shoes, a white short sleeved crewneck top with very little shape to it, knee length titanium gray gym shorts and I tightly tie the ribbon to keep my shorts from falling off, and I spray dry shampoo to keep my hair from getting in my face.

I ask Abby and ask her if she'll meet us at Jacob's then I ask Carlos.

Jacob and I are besties, he's always supportive of me and is always there for me whenever I need him. Although him making things up just to seem cooler gets kinda annoying. Carlos is quite a joker and a bit of a scaredy cat. And we're all going to play with Abby too yay!

Jacob then whispers to me when we're in his echoy garage, "Is everyone ready? Because if you are we are gonna have so much fun!"

I stare thoughtfully across the street through his open garage door. We really didn't do much martial arts practice today so I'm not really tired. "I'm ready!"

Ashley Isabella Abby and Carlos also raise their hands.

I then remember, "Ok you guys our phones have GPS we can't disable. They have parental controls so if we aren't here our parents will know it. May we leave our phones in your room?"

Jacob nods, "Yeah."

No phones! This is gonna feel so weird! I know we only had them for like a week but I already feel like something's missing from me. Too bad because I really wanted to take pictures of our time together. So much isn't gonna go on Instagram.

We ride our bikes wearing sunglasses. We all sweat so much from riding out bikes today is hot as usual.

Ugh it's Melissa what does she want? Just keep jumproping with your friends and pretend we don't exist please.

We all stop because we'd get in trouble running them over.

Melissa squints meanly at me leaning back. "Well if it isn't the smelly ditz face!"

Carlos looks down. "Sorry."

"Not you, him."

Of course she means me.

Melissa sounding annoyed looks at her friends then back at us. "I swear you and your sister. You're hair's so dry and icky like why would anyone wanna be your friend?"

Abby tells her comfortingly. "Your hair is good don't listen to her."

I say to her. "Hey don't talk about my sister that way. Why do you hate Overwatch so much they keep bad people from taking over the world."

"You really are an idiot aren't you Angel? My dad was in Talon! You guys think you're so amazing, like you're the only ones who count."

She leans over to pet her yellow lab puppy through the fence.

Melissa then stands back up leaning against the fence. "You guys will find out that Overwatch is just the worst."

Ashley tilts her head rolling her eyes. "Nuh uh it's good."

Uh oh looks like Ashley's getting ready to roast her. "Oh I'm Melissa I think Talon is so wonderful! I'm Melissa and I think being mean to everyone is fun because I'm a troll. I lie about people because I'm jealous of them."

Ashley tilts her head crossing her arms. "You can stop being mean to my brother anytime now!"

Melissa stretches her fingers and her mouth kinda curls. "You still like Silly Bandz?"

She giggles to her friend and points at Ashley's wrist. "Look girls she's wearing Silly

Bands! I bet you still buy Bobo Fiwa stuff too!"

I'm so tired of her right now. "Yeah real mature Melissa! You think you're too

mature for stuff meant for our age but Bobo has like the best bow making kit and still makes great songs! Ooo she's happy and isn't edgy so she must be too babyish!"

Ashley then tells her. "I know you still dance to her YouTube videos! I'm too nice to judge you for it though!"

Melissa shakes her head and walks away. "I'm done."

She looks back, why does she love hating me so much? "And Angel, your breath smells."

Isabella's nose wrinkles and raises her eyebrow a little and asks Ashley. "What's with her?"

One of her friends tells her. "He must be Angel! I bet the short one's his sister."

The other girl's eyes and mouth widen like she just had a great idea. "I know! Why can't we all play together!"

Melissa rolls her eyes. "You don't want them as friends. They're trouble."

An old lady comes out her door. "Oh you have more friends I see! Why didn't you tell me!"

"Grandma they're not my friends they're with Overwatch!"

"The world needs order kids and don't you forget it! Overwatch is just a bad influence on you guys!"

Melissa then says. "She's right you know. You'll learn someday."

Abby then says. "We don't have to deal with this, let's go!"

One of her friends yells to us. "It was nice meeting you!"

Well there was that mission Overwatch did in England where everyone hates omnics. But they were like bad omnics! It's the bad ones that make everyone else hate the good ones. If you wanna do good there are just times where you have to break rules. Their leader said no but Jack Morrison saved them anyway.

We're spying on Winston Genji and Reinhardt so I feel like we're going to be pretty safe.

We ride up the street to a gritty scary abandoned neighborhood.

Abby tells us. "I hear no homeless people come here because it's so dangerous."

Carlos is shaking, he grabs Jacob, rapidly blinking. "Do we really have to do this?"

Jacob tells him, "Oh yeah we do! Don't worry with me you're safe! Did I tell you guys about the time my dad was captured by pirates and I saved him all by myself because I know how to plan things and can punch like, really hard?"

Abby asks him skeptically, "Umm, no offense Jacob but...that didn't really happen, did it?"

Jacob's eyes shift left and right, then back down sighing, "No. I just wanted you guys to think I'm cool."

Ashley then says friendlily, "Don't worry Jacob we think you're cool."

She then points at an ugly building with shattered glass, "Let's hide in that rundown building. We can get a better view from its second floor there's no roof and missing a wall."

The dust overcomes us as we walk upstairs, being careful because of the loose wood.

I look out where a wall would be and there's nothing. We mostly just see next door's wall.

Abby then tells us, "Don't worry, cool stuff will happen soon."

We leave then walk down the street. I wonder if anything here is haunted? That'd be so cool!

Ashley puts her hand in front of my chest and whispers, "Shh! I hear someone."

We sneak into the house next to them and put our ears to the wall.

It sounds like Reinhardt, "And that's why we need to check it out instead of just rushing in."

Carlos looks impressed, "Wow that armored guy is like so cool!"

I tell him, "That's Reinhardt he works for Overwatch. He worked with my uncle and the dwarfy guy at my party."

Genji impatiently tells him, "Reinhardt but it might be too late and it's so obvious the omnics here are going to attack!"

Winston then tells him, "Genji, I know you're worried but we really don't wanna poke a hornet's nest if it isn't necessary. Are you with us on our plan?"

Genji calmly tells him, "Yes I agree. Our source did say omnics are acting funny though."

Winston then tells them, "I don't get it like why are homeless people weirdly missing from this place? So it's kinda funny there are no people here so I know something's up. But what?"

Abby touches my sleeve, "Angel we have to leave!"

We leave through a hole in the wall, Carlos is just barely small enough to fit and he waddles through.

Carlos then tells us, "Thanks for helping me up. Isn't it weird how like no one comes here?"

Jacob happily tells him, "I know right? We're so brave!"

Oh no who are those people? The lady in the weird mask kinda sounds like that no good Elona! Why does she hate us so much? "You know what to do. Overwatch won't be onto us if they think omnics are the problem. There's a secret omnium underground but it hasn't been making omnics in like forever. Still they have enough to be a threat."

A bald guy in a black duster tells her, "I have confusion darts just in case we see those stupid goody two shoe Overwatch brats!"

We leave, going through a nearby abandoned Coffee Bean and through the back door and go from abandoned houses to abandoned strip malls.

Carlos, shaking a bit, his shoulders hunched tells us, "Guys, I'm kinda creeped out."

I tell him, "We're here for you if you need anything.

Out of nowhere there's a big battle! We run down an alley but there's like nowhere to go!

Oh no please don't hurt us! The fluttering omnic fairy tells us, "This is no place for children you know! You're so lucky I'm the omnic you ran into, follow me."

We run but are so gassed from trying to catch up with her.

Ashley's hands are on her knees as she heavily breathes. "Ugh I'm so gassed!"

The fairy leads us onto a roof where we see Genji and Winston fighting on the street.

She blinds her big cartoony eyes, smiles, and tells us, "I'm Judith! Making friends feels so good doesn't it?"

I ask her, "Don't you have any friends at your omnium?"

"No...they actually don't like me because I want everyone to get along. But they're like nuh uh we're so much better than humans!"

"So they are planning an attack!"

"No, but these weird people in black robes keep wandering near us."

One of them must have been hit with a confusion dart.

Genji double jumps and kicks Winston down. As Winston in his gorilla form tries getting back up Genji kicks him down again. Winston's crying as he's lying on his side curling on the floor. "Why are you doing this to me?"

Genji angrily responds, "Because you think you're so much smarter than us! Nothing I ever do is good enough for you!"

"But Genji, I..."

Genji slaps him across the face, "Shut up!"

Winston grabs Genji's wrists, but then Genji puts his flat hands together, moves them down rotating them. Genji's hands are now facing Winston after he got free and he uses his back leg for extra power when he pushes Winston against a wall.

Ok we really have to find this jerk who confused Genji.

We go up and down streets and alleyways, and slime starts sparkling a color no one's ever seen before. Then it goes back to everything from overwhelmingly icky yellows to cool purples. How did slime fall out again I didn't even think I brought it?

We keep walking down the street. Umm, what's that? He's holding bouncy balls!

"I am BouncyBot! You kids picked a bad time to explore!"

He looks right at Abby, smirking while his eyes glow red. "Shouldn't you be girlier you girl?"

Abby then yells, "There isn't just one way to be a girl you know!"

Ashley and I look at each other, nod, and we run down an alley. Ow what the...? I fall down, turn onto my hip, Ashley and I ask each other if we're okay, and as I'm looking up I see a bouncy ball. Oh come on!

Isabella helps Ashley and Jacob helps me get up. We're about to run but Abby tells us, "Yeah...running away isn't going to work!"

BouncyBot says, "You got that right kids!"

He knocks us all down like we're bowling pins. We all get up and he knocks down Carlos by shooting the bouncy ball off his right hand, then he hits Isabella with the other one.

He's getting ready to run us over by turning into a ball again so Abby stands ready to kick. She's glowing blue, and kicks him like, really far!

"Lucky kiiiiiiiick!"

Abby flips her hair, smirks, and confidently says, "He's just a salty jellyfish."

Ashley's jaw drops, "I mean...like how? I glowed red and mom called three old guys to seal our powers!"

I thought of dad and how he would be disappointed in us in being here. We beat an omnic already this is so exciting for us!

Abby then says, "Of course. I hope I don't get sealed so let's keep my power secret okay?"

Ashley and I nod to her, "You have our promise!"

I'll never forget the day Ashley and I were sealed. Dad still insists that we're lucky that we can't expose our powers to Talon or the government but what does he know. All my life mom told me stories about dad and his Overwatch friends. I mean like yeah mom and dad care but why can't they ever be happy with what I wanna do? I wanna write poetry and play guitar, not work for Overwatch. Ashley wants to act and also be in a band with me.

Carlos rest against a wall breathing heavy. "My arm hurts. I hope we won't get kidnaped out here."

I tell him lowering my tone putting my hand on his shoulder, "I'm sorry Carlos. We'll get through this together."

He looks into my eyes, "Thanks Angel. If I weren't such a fat coward I wouldn't be holding you guys back."

"You aren't a fat coward!"

Okay you are, but you'll stay sad if you think that. Honestly I'm scared too friend.

Carlos adjusts his shirt collar, looks down scratches the back of his neck and says. "No I am. Can you keep a secret Angel?"

"Of course I can I'm a good friend you know!"

Carlos shifts his eyes left and right. "I take my dad's phone to gift myself Hearthstone money."

"Carlos! I won't tell anyone but you really shouldn't be doing that!"

He sighs, looking like he feels bad. "I know I like shouldn't but I only take little amounts! I also have autism. You don't hate me now do you?"

"Of course I don't hate you!"

Then I remember we're on a mission. Heat ripples off the blacktop, trash gets caught on weeds growing out of cracks in the streets. "Actually, I'm afraid too. I didn't think there'd be this much trouble I just wanted us to see if we could help Overwatch but now I know they need us if they knew we were here it'd like change everything and them knowing we're here would make everything worse and that's why we have to do something about dart guy and find the cure!"

Isabella hunches and sighs deeply, "Winston isn't going to last long enough for us to help him."

Ashley tells her, "Don't say that my bestie! Our big furry friend needs us!"

Abby and Jacob nod.

Then Abby tells us after wiping her forehead. "Sigh, mom said this used to be so much better as a human neighborhood."

Ashley then tells her. "We should look up how this place got like this. Like everyone says omnics but I feel like it's something else."

We go inside an abandoned restaurant with unopened water bottles. Carlos rushes to them and chugs it. Isabella is looking at him like he's so gross.

She yells to him, "Eww that's so gross! We don't even know how old that is!"

Jacob looks down to him, as Carlos is on one knee, "Yeah fam it is kinda gross...Gimme one of those!"

Ashley and I look at each other facepalming.

Uh oh another big omnic! He's like Winston's height and has tires for feet and missiles on his shoulders!

"According to my calculations you're in big trouble losers!"

Carlos glows fire orange putting up a wall of fire destroying the rockets.

Carlos's hands are on his knees as he deeply huffs and puffs, "Wow how did I even do that?"

Ashley looks over to him, "It looks like you have the gift like we do!"

Abby looks at her, "I didn't see you do anything yet."

"That's because our powers are sealed ok!"

Jacob then tells us, "I believe you."

Abby then says, "Umm, guys, he's still alive!"

We run away, but he catches up. Isabella floats, glowing light pink. She shoots a magical laser at him then sits on her knees breathing, "Oh my gosh that was like, so amazing!"

And kinda scary. I ask her, "Are you okay?"

"I'm a bit gassed but this is super fun you guys!"

Abby runs to him and kicks him in the knee then Jacob and I struggle trying to push him away. Ashley runs and jumps knocking him down kicking him in his face.

The robot yells, "Get up! Ugh, you won't get away with this!"

Isabella yells back singingly, "Yes we wi-ill!"

Carlos looks afraid, I tell him. "Are you ok? We have to go come on."

I said that harsher than I wanted. I hope I didn't offend Carlos if my tone was too harsh. If we take too long then Winston might die we need to help him, but I really don't like seeing Carlos this scared.

As we walk Carlos tells me. "I'm scared but you guys made it sound so fun! I'm having fun but you know, omnics and everything. And I have to help dad with our lawn tomorrow. While I enjoy spending time with him I don't like doing all that work for so long. Oh my gosh grandpa will be so sad if I don't answer his text!"

Isabella tells him. "The one in Inglewood? When we're done here we come up with an excuse for you."

Ashley then tells Carlos. "Hmm, you were in our pool and you couldn't answer because it froze!"

I tell Ashley. "Or we can say Dean stole it! Gosh I hate that guy!"

After taking a left past a very tall dead sweet gum, another left past yet another creepy abandoned strip mall with so much sharp broken glass and pieces of street everywhere, and straight ahead we reach a diner looking place.

Carlos tells us, "I know that head, look!"

Yep, it's him!

We see the scary dart guy and everyone agrees to stay back, standing where they can help if I get in trouble. They're close enough to an exit so they can just go.

Ashley whispers for us to huddle. "Okay, I'm going to pickpocket him because I'm the smallest so I can hide better."

Ashley squats down, moving carefully as she steps staying as quiet as possible. No sis there's a metal sheet, oh good she didn't step on it. She's walking slowly on her toes. Come on sis I know you can avoid everything noisy! She ducks, then slowly peaks up again. She pickpockets his dart gun, but he evilly glares down at her.

"What do you think you're doing runt!"

He tries grabbing her wrist but she turns it and it slips out of his hand just in time.

We run farther down the street and Judith leads us through a certain path.

Carlos breathing heavy says. "Don't worry guys he'll get me first because I'm such a pudge monster."

I look over to him. "Carlos don't ever think that about yourself!"

Carlos smiles wiping his forehead. "He's in Talon so I don't think he has a problem with hitting a special needs kid like me."

Jacob looks behind him and throws a blue energy down and the bald guy slips.

"You won't get away with this you bratty idiots!"

Jacob does the BlocBoy JB shoot dance.

Abby tugs on his sleeve saying to him. "Come on Jacob we have to go!"

As we run she then tells him, "There is such a thing as being a sore winner you know."

Then he says in an annoyed tone. "There's no need to be so annoying! My parents don't think I can handle it out here but you all saw I can."

This neighborhood is like such a maze it's so frustrating! We run at the end of a circle but so many fallen trees and walls of destroyed houses get in our way. We then go over a fallen fence near the end of the circle then we crawl over house debris onto a roof. Then we reach a parking lot and see dead palms and a fallen Subway sign.

Abby looks at me, disappointed. "There's nothing here, let's cross."

We reach a big empty eerie parking lot with a fallen Ralph's sigh and dead palm trees and bushes. There are cracks in it and the sidewalks with broken glass in places. Is one of those very sticky purple flower trees still alive in an abandoned yard?

I hear Reinhardt! He's smashing omnics with his hammer and Judith whispers to us, "They aren't from my omnium."

The bald guy in the black duster yells, "Get back here you little bratty dunces! I want my dart gun back!"

Reinhardt yells to the bald guy, "I found you, you idiot loser!" He desperately pushes us out of the way to get away from Rein.

The police are watching this neighborhood so we have to be extra careful. Overwatch helping people is illegal so I hope Rein Winston and Genji aren't caught.

I know she's Elona that mask doesn't fool me! "Well well well...I know you! It's such a pity your gifts were sealed!"

Judith tells her, "That outfit is such a pity! There's like no face on that mask!"

Ashley laughs with her, "I know right! She thinks she's so edgy dressed like that!"

"It's practical okay!"

Then she continues, "If you must know my mask is like a two way mirror made of steel."

Ashley slyly smirks like she's gonna roast someone hard, "Your outfit's shapeless cuts makes you look frumpy."

"And I should care why you little brat?" She's charging a scary black and red energy ball. Right before it hits us she disappears cackling.

Carlos worriedly yells, "Oh no! She's invisible help!"

Abby then says, "Looks like we have bigger problems run!"

Little omnics are chasing us but Judith says, "Don't worry I know the way back."

Ashley says, "I'm scared too, but I feel like I can help."

She back handsprings and cartwheels, the omnics crash into each other.

Jacob says, "Sigh we won't have to worry about them anymore!"

I turn my head as we run and I notice a strange lime green glow. Judith worriedly says, "Do you really think we should go down there?"

Ashley tells her, "I'm afraid so. Who knows Genji's cure could be down there!"

It looks like it used to be a store. The dusty smell is already getting to me.

Judith looks back to us, "We're close to a secret entrance to my omnium. Gosh I hate that place! Careful, they don't like humans."

We go down a dark stairway careful not to make too much noise.

Judith then says, "The omnium is this way." She looks around worriedly, "I hope we don't have to...get too close!"

This place feels so creepy! It's even dustier than upstairs.

Jacob then notices and points to Elona talking to omnics. They're so up to no good!

Judith whispers to us, "No offense but there's no way we could beat her, even if she's by herself. I should be able to carry the glass thingy the antidote is in."

She flies low then when cover ran out she flies up to a pipe using it as cover. She is hovering near Elona's belt and using her robot fairy reflexes quickly lifts the glass thingy.

We leave before anything bad happens.

We rush back onto the roof we saw Winston and Genji and Genji is still throwing Winston fighting in the street. He tries getting up and hitting him but it just isn't working.

Abby yells to him, "Winston I know you can do it! Remember you have to use his strength against him!"

Winston yells to us, "What are you kids doing here!"

I yell to him, "We were just looking for adventure we're sorry!"

Just as Genji throws a punch Winston confidently smirks as he stands wide, one foot farther back, defensively positioning his hands. Genji tries punching him but Winston slaps Genji's fist as he moves the side of his body. Winston then kicks Genji's knee with his right foot. Winston keeps using Genji's momentum against him and grabs his wrist after it came up, walked behind him, and twisted Genji to the ground.

I rush over and cure Genji's confusion poison.

His visor slowly turns off then on again, it's his cyborgy way of blinking.

"Ugh!" He wipes his forehead.

"What has gotten into me today?"

Winston then gave him a big hug, "You're back to normal yay! I was wondering why you were hitting me. It just isn't like you. Good thing I know how to use someone's strength against them!"

Reinhardt then joins us. "Everything turned out okay!"

BouncyBot wipes off his mouth, looking so sure he can beat us this time. His sharp teeth smiles threateningly. Even if he's stronger this time we have a guy with a mallet with us!"

Reinhardt then asks, "What is that?"

Isabella then tells him, "Oh nothing, just an ignorant loser."

BouncyBot's eyes glow red, "This time you won't have enough power to stop me!"

The adults are off to our sides so I don't think he can't see them. Carlos dives into a pile of trash bags covering his face, and everyone's energy is still so low.

Genji leaps in front of us as BouncyBot falls and Genji bicycle kicks him. He isn't even glowing so that's all strength on Genji's part.

He yells flying away, "I'll get you all next time!"

Abby excitedly whispers to us, "Did you know he and his brother won the world cup for Japan?"

Carlos's eyes widen, "That's so cool! A soccer legend and a cyborg ninja!?"

Genji looks down to him, nods, and says, "Yep."

Aaaahhh he spoke to us! Makes me feel giddy.

Now there are three of those big rocket omnics! "Oh you are all so dead!"

Carlos tells everyone, "Do I look like I'm laughing? I'm terrified!"

I feel myself shaking and I tell Ashley, "Sis...I'm afraid!"

As we all look at each other waiting to die I see Genji throw stars at one, dash to another flipping over it also throwing stars, then he kicks one in the stomach then grabs it by the wrist twisting it, and pushes him into his friends. Oh my gosh Genji took them all out without using his gift! Seriously!? We all had trouble with just one of those things!

Abby, relieved yet worried says, "I'm so tired! I hope our bikes are where we left them."

Winston transforms back into his human disguise then says, "Hopefully the cops won't be there. We violated the Petras Act so forget the bikes if you see a cop car okay?"