Hello people of the internet! Here is the next chapter, enjoy! And I still don't own anything except Kate.
Still in my swimming attire with Frisbee in hand, I slowed my accelerated sprint to a normal paced jog. First order of business, food. What else?
I wondered through the brick walk that I imagined was supposed to be like a main street or a town square. Restaurants ranging from black tie to McDonald's took up the empty space in between shops, filled with clothes, snacks, and assorted knick-knacks.
An ABC store that took up the corner, stocked with groceries, were a better choice but still too expensive for my appetite. Then I see it. A big white sign with bright red type proclaiming, ALL YOU CAN EAT $5!
Trying not to draw attention to myself, I paid the five dollars to a grumpy looking guy at the counter. The small diner that had been unlucky enough put all you can eat sign when I'm in town, was almost deserted. The lunch rush would start in less than an hour; I just hope they'll have enough food to stay opened.
I grabbed a plate and heaped it high with pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, wings, ribs, pasta, and salad. Note: that everything I listed is plural. When I started to have trouble balancing I grabbed a seat in a corner booth and dug in.
I try not to eat in front of other people because my table manners leave a lot to be desired. For someone who's never seen someone as fast as me eat it's kind of…gross.
With my plate emptied I went back for seconds, piling food just as tall as the first time. Then thirds...and forth's. It was when I tried for fifths the guy behind the counter noticed I was eating the place out of house and home. He grabbed my shoulder and asked me to leave.
"But the sign says 'all you can eat'!" I protested, "and I still have room."
"You eat too much!" he said as I was all but thrown out the door.
Well that went well. Believe it or not that wasn't my first time getting thrown out of an all you can eat buffet. But in my defense, if they don't want me to eat all I can they should change the sign to something more specific.
With my hunger no more I headed to the pool area. A large kidney pool with water slides and surrounded by a flowing lazy river was one of the crown jewels at the resort. Music blared through large speakers; spring breakers hung out at the bar, lounged in the beach seats, or swam in the pool. The song changed a small group of teens cheered and started to dance.
This is something new, the Casper slide part two. Featuring the platinum band, and this time we're gonna get funky (funky)
I grinned and joined the fast gathering group of dancers.
Everybody clap your hands
Clap clap clap clap your hands
Clap clap clap clap your hands
Alright we gonna do the basic steps
To the left
Take it back now y'all
One hop this time
Right foot let's stomp
Left foot let's stomp
Cha cha real smooth
I swayed my hips and circled my hands.
Turn it out
To the left
Take it back now y'all
One hop this time
Right foot let's stomp
Left foot let's stomp
Cha cha now y'all
By now a large crowed had gathered like something from High school Musical where a flash mob breaks out randomly.
Last time to get funky
To the right now
To the left
Take it back now y'all
One hop this time, one hop this time
Right foot two stomps
Left foot two stomps
Slide to the left
Slide to the right
Criss cross, criss cross
Cha cha real smooth
Lets go to work
To the left
Take it back now y'all
Two hops this time, two hops this time
Right foot two stomps
Left foot two stomps
Hands on your knees, hands on your knees
Get funky with it
Ooooooooh yeah (come on)
Cha cha now y'all
Turn it out
To the left
Take it back now y'all
Five hops this time
Right foot let's stomp
Left foot let's stomp
Right foot again
Left foot again
Right foot let's stomp
Left foot let's stomp
FREEEZE
I froze, one foot hovering above the pool deck, my hands posed in the air in sporadic angles.
Everybody clap your hands
(Come on y'all) (Check it out y'all)
How low can you go?
Can you go down low?
All the way to the floor
How low can you go?
Can you bring it to the top?
Like you never never stop?
Can you bring it to the top, one hop
Right foot now
Left foot now y'all
Cha cha real smooth
Turn it out
To the left
Take it back now y'all
One hop this time
One hop this time
Reverse (reverse)
Slide to the left
Slide to the right
Reverse, reverse
Reverse, reverse
Cha cha now y'all, cha cha again
Cha cha now y'all, cha cha again
Turn it out
To the left
Take it back now y'all
Two hops two hops
Two hops two hops
Right foot let's stomp
left foot let's stomp
Charlie brown
Hop it out now
Slide to the right
Slide to the left
Take it back now y'all
Cha cha now y'all
Oooh yeah mmm, yeah do that stuff oooh yeah I'm out y'all peace!
After the song ended everybody clapped and cheered. When the next song came on I grabbed an inner tube and jumped into the lazy river. Slowly bobbing along was relaxing, and I found myself commending Rex on his vacation idea. I leaned my head back, enjoying the gentle flow, dozing in and out of consciousness.
It feels like I don't have a care in the world. I could stay here forever.
I almost did, I was almost sound asleep when the back of my head hit the side of the pool as the inner tube turned. Judging by how low the sun was I'd been out for a few hours. Good thing I can't tan.
Later I walked down the beach all by my lonesome. I turned the Frisbee I'd managed to hang onto the whole day over and over in my hands. I threw the red disk as hard as I could down the beach accelerating ahead I caught it easily. I threw it again…and again, wandering farther and farther away from the resort.
I wonder what I'd be doing right now if Six hadn't shot me with that dart?
I pondered that question as I played with the Frisbee.
I could run. Right now, and never look back. If I could keep a low profile long enough Providence would lose interest in me eventually, right? But then I'd be back to square one; at least working with Rex I'm making a difference. It's not so bad, and what's the alternative? Wait around for someone else to snatch me up?
By now I was a good ways down the beach. The sun was setting. Back at HQ, as vague as it is, I do get a sense of belonging.
I smiled to myself and watched the sky change colors. Then for the first time I can remember, I, by choice, walked back slowly.
"Hey guys what's up?" I burst in the door cheerfully.
"Rex got a date!" Noah blurted.
In a nano-sec I had Rex suffocated in a bone-crushing hug, "you got a date!" I cheered.
"It's not a date." He choked, "I can't breathe."
"Whoops, sorry." I laughed letting him go.
"Make sure you ask her stuff," Noah coached, "Girls like it when you talk to them."
"It's not a date." Rex straightened his goggles.
"Buy her some shoes," Bobo said with out looking up from the magazine he was reading, "that's what girls really like."
"It's not a date!" Rex said more firmly, "it's just I'm an EVO, she's an EVO…"
"Oh," Noah started like he just remembered something important, "and be sure you ask for the second date before you screw up the first one." Bobo gave an agreeing thumbs up.
"It's not a date." Rex said dryly.
"Way to boost his confidence guys." I zoomed to the door behind Rex; he turned and jumped not expecting to see me there.
I reached up and dusted off his jacket, "just be you."
He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "it's not a date."
"Right." I rolled my eyes as the door closed, "so what did you guys do today?" I asked flopping down on the couch.
"We fought a giant EVO squid." Noah replied, "Where've you been?"
"You fought a what now!?"
"Sounds like you guys had fun." I said watching Bobo shuffle the cards.
"What it was, was head splitting pain," Bobo complained, "that EVO chick almost burst my ear drums." Me and Noah chuckled.
The door being slammed open with a loud, bang, cut off our laughter abruptly. The three us turned at once to see whether is was Rex back early, or a crazy ax murderer.
No worse, it was Six.
We froze, Bobo dealing the cards, Noah taking a swig of his pop, and me munching on a bag of pretzels.
The green suited man double finger pointed at Bobo and Noah, "You two, go pack," I got up with them in a vain hope he'd just forgotten me,
"Kate."
I flinched at Six's sharp command, "um, yah?"
"Where's Rex?"
"On a date." I smiled nervously. Six arched an eyebrow, and nodded his head toward the door. I gulped and followed him, ignoring the sympathetic look Noah gave. We walked down the path toward the place where Rex told us he'd be.
"So he's on a real date? With a girl?"
"I know, right?" I laughed, "He met this EVO girl and I guess they sorta hit it off, but I haven't met her."
When we found Rex he was sitting alone at a table outside. He looked up and gave a start seeing Six and I watching him. I gave a sheepish wave and sat down.
Rex groaned as Six slowly walked toward us, "Go ahead, chew me out."
"Time to go Rex." Six said simply.
"Yah."
"I expected a little more resistance than that." Said Six sitting down.
"What's the point?" Rex asked glumly.
"Sneaking off to spring break was foolish, and irresponsible," I rolled my eyes as Six started to lecture, "and completely normal for someone your ages."
The both of us sat up in shock as he continued, "everyone at Providence is so caught up in controlling your nanites or powers, that they forget you two can't even control your hormones."
I shifted uncomfortably, dreading where this talk might be going.
"This," Rex started, "isn't going to be a birds, bees and machines talk, is it?"
"In our line of work, Rex, Kate," Six kept going, "you have to be careful. People we pull in can too easily get caught in the crossfire."
"I just wanted to have some fun," Rex confessed, "see if I could jog my memory, feel normal."
Six looked at him hard from behind his shades, "you're normal is different, Rex."
Suddenly Rex jumped up and turned to the water, "it's her, Six. I have to go, please just let me deal with this okay. Alone." He ran off with out waiting for a reply leaving me by myself with Six.
"Good talk, Six," I nodded, getting up, "good talk." I zoomed off to anywhere else, thankful for the end of that awkwardness. I took a lap around the resort then went to see how Rex was doing.
And no before you give me the eavesdropping speech, I was not spying on them. It's a good thing I went to check on him though.
Six had just jumped in a fight between Rex and two odd figures. One looked like a cross between a werewolf and a robot, and the other was a creepy four-armed girl in a tattered school uniform.
What the heck? So much for some normal, time to go to work.
When I got there Six had ninja-kicked the wolf EVO off Rex. Another girl, who I assumed was Rex's date, ran past them toward the beach. Rex followed. Meanwhile Six and I had our hands full with four-arms. It turns out she can summon red portals that teleport anything anywhere.
Something tells me it's going to be a long night.
She teleported Six away, I ran around here in a tight circle delivering rapped punches, and dodging portals. She finely got a lucky shot and next thing I new I crashed on top of Six. He helped me up, "where's Rex?" I asked looking around.
"Chasing the girl." Of course he is. It's not like she tried to kill him or anything, right? Oh, wait.
"So just us then?" I gulped, "this is going to be a long night."
"Don't you worry green bean," sounded Bobo's voice, "we got your back."
"We do?" Noah asked unsure.
"Nah, my moneys on the one with the claws." Bobo took a sip of his drink.
Six took on the wolf, as I fought the girl. She was surprisingly tough; I'll give her that. I kept dodging and punching till she disappeared. I heard Six struggling and saw him being pulled in by Breach.
Bio-Wolf tried to take advantage of his opponent's restrained state. I took care of him, as Noah spiked Bobo's coconut drink into Breach's head. Me, Noah and Bobo tag teamed to take down Breach.
I got in a nose-breaking uppercut before that witch landed on her butt in the water. Bobo pointed and laughed at Breach. Red surrounded us and the next thing I knew we were in some kind of desert.
Bobo's laughter died down when he saw the desolate land Breach had dumped us. It was a rock cliff with a dusting of sand, the drop was straight down and as far as I could see no way to the ground.
"Could be worse," I said trying to lighten the mood, "could've been the moon."
"Don't tempt fate kid." Bobo grumbled sitting down.
Seeing he was just going to mope I flopped down next to Noah, letting my legs hang over the edge. We started an intense game of Hangman until Six showed up behind us in a red portal.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Bobo asked dryly.
Six didn't acknowledge him. Instead activating his communicator, "Providence, lock on to me and send my jump jet to these coordinance."
When our ride came we all boarded. Six gave me an earpiece, directions, and a lift to the ground and I ran from there. When we hit the ocean I waited for the others to catch up then had to squeeze into the Jump Jet.
It was an uncomfortable trip, and for someone going at my speed, was twice as long. Not soon enough Six landed next to a downcast looking Rex. The agent put the top down and jumped out.
"I could, probably, buy you a few more days here." He offered. An hour earlier I would've begged to stay, but the whole 'EVO attack' ruined it.
Which is why I wasn't sorry to hear Rex reply, "thanks Six. But, let's just go home."
"Hey," Six stopped him, "you wanted normal. I've got news for you. What you're feeling right now, about her, doesn't get any more normal than that."
It got Rex to smile a little so I knew he'd be okay. Suddenly I remembered something. I zipped back to our room and grabbed any stuff we brought, including the red Frisbee, and was back before anyone could blink a gust of wind that I'd pulled along in my wake blew my hair into my face.
"Let's blow this taco stand!" I grinned, shoving my hair back, "and speaking of, let's go get tacos! I'm hungry."
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