Me: OK. We're back. And, yada yada. I own nothing aside from this plot and my OCs.

Ben: Wait. Did you just say the disclaimer?

Me: Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Sarah: OK, Ice. You're officially creeping me out.

Me: And, my stories might be delayed because I finally went back to school.

Julie: Don't worry. This is your final term before you head to high school.

Me: *sarcastically* Geez, Julie. Thanks for making me even more depressed.

Nelson: O...K. Let's enjoy the story.
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"Whoa. Back up," Sarah said, breaking the shocked silence.

"This is a tad too much for one day, Grandma," Julie added.

Ben and Nelson were worried. If they accepted the offer, they'll never see them again. And they didn't like the sound of that. No one did.

"Imagine the results after all the training. You could become masters at your powers," Rosalie coaxed.

"Mum? Dad?" Sarah asked.

"What do you think we should do?" Julie asked.

"Well, it's an opportunity I never had," Melanie responded.

"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. We won't stand in your way," Tony added.

Ben and Nelson glared at him, which wasn't noticed by Tony. Rosalie smiled in delight.

"Then it's settled. Come on, girls. The sooner we leave, the sooner we arrive and start your training," Rosalie said as she grabbed the girls' arms.

But Julie and Sarah roughly removed themselves from Rosalie's grip and ran away. They heard Julie's bedroom door slam shut. Gwen, Kevin, Ben and Nelson followed them. Rosalie just glanced at her daughter and son-in-law.

"Is it just me, or are they upset about this?" Rosalie thought out loud.

"What do you think, Mum?" Melanie spat.

With the others...

Julie and Sarah were lying on the roof, gazing at the stars, trying to stop tears from falling. Gwen, Kevin Ben and Nelson came up and laid down next to them.

"You 2 always loved climbing on the roof. It always helped clear your mind and release your emotions. Besides, it's not like most of us can fly or anything," Nelson pointed out.

"Not helping, Nelson," Gwen retorted.

"Are you guys OK?" Kevin asked.

"We just had to get out of there, you know. This is just too much for one day," Sarah responded.

"I guess I always felt like I was an outsider; that I didn't belong here. But then you think, 'Oh. That's high school for you.' I guess it was because we're part alien," Julie sighed.

Ben wrapped an arm around her shoulders understandingly. Nelson just clasped Sarah's hand.

"You know you don't have to take the offer," Gwen added.

"If we did, we'd be gone for a while," Sarah thought out loud.

"Maybe forever," Ben muttered, obviously not happy about this.

"We'll miss you if you go," Gwen said.

Julie and Sarah sat up. "Really?" they asked.

"Yeah. But all the alien activity is not as bad as it was before. So, we're basically not needed anymore," Kevin said...only to earn a whack on the head from Gwen, "Do you always have to do that whenever I say something stupid!?"

"When I was deciding whether I should take up Grandma's offer of going to Anodine for the summer, you told me it was my choice. I think that's what Kevin was trying to say," Gwen added.

"Nelson, do you think we should do this?" Sarah asked.

"No. I want you around. I want you as my wife," Nelson grumbled.

Sarah smiled as she kissed her husband on the cheek and stood up. Before proceeding back to swing back into her sister's bedroom, she turned around.

"You coming in, sis?" Sarah asked.

"I'll be a few minutes," Julie responded.

"I'll wait for you inside," Sarah told her as she went inside.

"Ben, do you honestly think I should do this?" Julie asked her boyfriend.

"No. I want you by my side. Everything seems pointless without you. The whole thing's lame," Ben responded.

Julie smiled happily as she gave him a quick peck on the lips and walked back inside. Ben sat there wearing a goofy smile and brought his fingers to his lips.

"Do you realise how ridiculous you look?" Kevin asked, laughing a bit.

"Lame! Lame! LAME!" Ben shouted, obviously wanting another kiss.

"Nice try, dude," Nelson replied as they walked back inside.

With Melanie, Tony and Rosalie...

"Ah, ABBA. They were the girls' favourite band when they were on Sonakine. Why is it that Earth, home of the weirdest creatures, make the best music," Rosalie sighed as she danced around the living room.

"Don't ever complain about my music choice again," Tony muttered annoyingly to Melanie, while glaring at her...only to earn a shrug from his wife.

"Cheer up, sweetheart. You just didn't have it in you. There was nothing there I could teach you or most of your sisters," Rosalie said to her daughter.

"Mum, you taught me a lot of things without realising what you were doing. You and Dad both," Melanie responded.

"You know what I mean. The only reason I came back to Earth was because I found out that they unlocked their powers. They're young, Melanie. I have to teach them that there's more to their powers than meets the eye," Rosalie retorted.

"Thanks a lot for the offer," Sarah started.

"But, I think we'll settle with being very unique from everyone else," Julie added.

"We wanna stay here with our friends," they finished together.
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Me: I can guarantee you that Ben and Nelson will faint next chapter.

Gwen: You'd better. I haven't seen my cousin faint in ages.

Ben: You really love pulling pranks on me, don't you?

Sarah: What do ya think?

Julie: *laughing a bit* OK, guys. Try to keep each other alive, will ya?

Me: Thank you!

Me, Ben, Julie, Gwen, Kevin, Sarah and Nelson: SMELL YA LATER!