Mom taps on my shoulder and tells me. "Dad's calling me wanna talk?"

Even though we've been here for so long we still aren't really getting ready. Dad is wearing a pretty shirt and looks worried. He says. "McCree just got arrested."

Angel looks kinda sad. "Aww but why! He isn't a bad guy!"

Dad looks down and sighs. "Just because someone goes to jail doesn't mean they're bad. He got caught fighting crime doing vigilante stuff I know it's extra stupid that being illegal but you know? Oh the guy he was after is on the news Facetime me back in a bit okay?"

There is a man in a metal mask and shiny dark red hood saying. "Mwhahaha! Talon wins again! One of these days those with the best genes shall rule the world! We feel extra entitled to steal everything you know!"

I look up at mom. "You get jeans from H&M and Forever 21 so you should rule the world!"

Mom laughs. "That isn't what he meant dear."

"Isn't he that scary guy that Winston said stole so much stuff?"

"Yes but states protect him idk it's very stupid."

Angel then says. "He doesn't look that scary!"

I wonder what the other team they don't look like they're stretching right.

"Mom what is the other team doing?"

"That's their morning prayer. Don't stare it isn't polite."

"Sorry."

An hour later we stretch and practice our stunts.

The coach yells. "5 6 7 legs! Up! This isn't going to be like when we beat Brazil and their stunts and coordination were so on point!"

"What's coordination?"

"Basically it's teamwork and meshing with your team."

Isabella and I look at each other doing bow and arrows after scorpions. The coach says. "Look straight ahead girls!"

"Sorry!"

Our bases toss us and we do x jumps.

The coach tells us. "You know we still have plenty of time until our competition. Let's explore the city together it'll be an adventure!"

"Can mom and Angel come with us?"

"Of course they can!"

I point at a weird thing on the ground. "That looks so weird and gross! Does it make bath jellies?"

"No."

"Is it gum?"

No."

I squat down and try looking at it closer but mom gently kicks my thigh. "Get away from that thing we have to keep moving!"

Ok.

Angel then looks up asking her. "Do you put it on your"

"Enough!"

"nose?"

"Don't you ever ever touch anything like that okay? You can get super sick."

Angel then says when mom stops talking. "Yay no school!"

Mom then says. "And die."

Aliyah looks down and back to us. "Don't step on the cracks!"

Isabella and I skip over them.

"Coach! Why are you not watching where you're stepping?"

Hmm, who's that?

I look up to them. "Excuse me are you a boy or a girl?"

They lean forward uh oh they look mad! I back away. "Why are you asking little girl?"

"Umm..."

We keep walking and she ask again. "Huh? Why are you asking?"

Mom looks at her and says. "We aren't like that okay! She's just a kid and you fascinated her."

"Sorry miss I didn't mean to make you mad!"

"Don't mention it I get it a lot. I'm so going to be a hero I'm gonna be the strongest person and the world and defeat all the omnics you'll see!"

Angel looks at her blinking twice with his finger on his chin. "Even the good ones?"

She laughs. "Good omnics, oh kid you're too funny!"

Angel looks at me and shrugs saying. "What?"

I look at her saying. "Are you a lifter?"

"Yes why?"

"I'm an athlete too! We were practicing full downs last week but I wanna do real stunting! I'm gonna double full landing on my bases then they're gonna toss me I'll do a bow and arrow then they'll cradle toss me and I'll do a spinning X jump!"

The very big and strong lady tells me. "But no one in mini cheer has ever done such a thing! You could really hurt yourself!"

"Oh yeah well that's because it hasn't been done by Ashley!"

The coach's eyes widen with surprise. "Ashley! That's too dangerous! We never ever went over that!"

"But coach! I wanna help us win!"

We walk down the hilly street and the cement holding up the fence looks like stairs.

"No Ashley you can't go in there!"

"But I wanna see what's there!"

The coach tells me. "Uh uh! No Ashley it's just a garage they aren't very safe."

We then walk to the zoo and see the Saudi team taking pictures of everything and themselves. Oh they see us I smile and wave when they take our picture!

Me and Angel run at the giraffe cage. "You like animals too!"

Wahibah and her bases tell me. "Yeah they are kinda pretty."

I tell them. "I guess we really aren't so different after all!"

Their choreographer is a tall thin man who shaved and has short spikey hair sunglasses and a men's white sleeveless longsleeved shirt and green vest. "Ok girls no socializing with the enemy! We must defeat them! Beating the Americans at one of their own traditions would be so cool!"

I sigh and walk away. Then my group sees the lions. They look kinda sad I bet it's because they're caged in here.

I don't know what's worse the bug spray or all these annoying bugs! They keep buzzing and humming.

That food stand near the wood sidewalk looks so silly with feet!

Mom sighs. "I swear if those talon idiots hurt another one of our friends..."

A big strong guy stands up from the food stand he wore it as a suit the whole time!

His face scrunches meanly as he leans forward taking so many steps towards us. "Who are you calling idiot, idiot? Talon will rule the world, ya?"

Isabella's finger glows light pink but her mom slaps her hand and I hear her whisper to her. "You can't hurt him and you don't want people knowing you're a wizard right?"

Isabella's finger stops glowing.

Mom leans back and turns her head left at the crowd. But...he fell? Looks like the dart made him sleep.

Cops come over and arrest the big man.

We order from a taco truck after waiting in line for so long.

Mom yells at Angel. "Angel! No playing with your food please!"

"But mom! It's so fun!"