Morning came full circle, and I was the first to wake up. I leapt out of bed before Resus and Cleo could even wake up and opened the cupboard. Among the many clothes I saw, I saw my superhero onesie. I ran into the bathroom and got changed, and sure enough I looked as super as time itself. I ran around the bedroom performing cartwheels and handstands until Resus and Cleo properly woke up. "What's going on?" asked Resus mid-yawn. "You told me Luke's kisses gave me a superpower, so, here I am. I became a superhero overnight." "Liar. That's your superhero onesie," said Cleo. "Oi! Don't call me a liar!" I cried. "Kids, kids, less noise, please," said Alston, passing by our room. "To the bathroom!" I cried, and I made crazy aeroplane noises all the way there as Resus and Cleo followed behind.

In the bathroom, I cleaned my teeth first, making Resus and Cleo jealous. "Why do you have to brush your teeth first? It's not fair that we get to have a turn!" said Cleo. "Well, if you have superpowers you need nice, fresh breath and a big white smile!" I said. "And some superheroes are themed around animals, take Catwoman for instance." "Oh yeah, I remember Catwoman," said Resus. "These animal-related superheroes brush their teeth so they could GROWL!" I showed my teeth, which were still frothy with toothpaste, and gave a loud growl. "Aaaah, no, not Leopard Woman!" wailed Cleo, pretending Leopard Woman had shown up already. "Run!" cried Resus, and both of them ran laughing and screaming. "Wait, wait!" I cried, "It's not Leopard Woman! Leopard Woman isn't real, she's just a cartoon character! Look look look, I think it would be better if our reflections growled back at us. Hey, how's about we watch my Junglies video after breakfast?" All that came out of our bedroom was a little giggle from Cleo. I continued brushing my teeth and rinsing my mouth out with mouthwash. Dig came to watch, and I laughed a little as toothpaste froth fell onto his snout.

Soon after Resus and Cleo had brushed their teeth, we went downstairs for breakfast. "Morning, kids," said Alston. "Morning!" we all said. "What do you want for breakfast, Violet?" asked Alston as he laid a few rashers of bacon in the frying pan. "Toast and marmalade, or the full monty: bacon, eggs and tomatoes?" The dreamy scent of breakfast as in the years B.C.B.B.C - before Children's BBC - filled my little nose, and even Dig floated down to the scent like a cartoon dog following the smell of breakfast. Lulu did the same. "Both!" I said, "But never mind the tomatoes, please, just toast and marmalade, bacon and eggs please." "Alright, one real breakfast coming right up." said Alston. As we waited for our breakfast, I asked Cleo, "So, what's this special superpower you were talking about?" "This superpower we forgot to mention to you last night…now…what was it? Hmmmm…I can't remember. Oh wait, yes! It was…" "Time travel!" said Niles. Resus spat out his milk, causing me and Cleo to laugh. Cleo's laughter faded as she gave Niles one of her 'Why was I ever raised by you?' looks. "It wasn't that, dad." "I wonder if he forgot to add the sausages?" I asked. "Maybe that superpower was turning pigs to strings of sausages!" "We can't say that in front of pigs if we're at the farm," I said, and then I burst into one of my crazed outbreaks. "The farmer would kick us out and then he would call PETA and then we'd be arrested and then our house would burn down and then there'd be an outlaw on bacon and we'd be placed into a club for homeless monster families!"

"Alright, alright, Vi, calm down," said Mum as she brought forth a plate of toast spread with lucious, pulp-free marmalade. "Here you are." I at once dug into the toast, and fed one piece to Dig, who ran to the towel laiden floor of the kitchen just as it slid out the other end. "Please, Cleo, I want to know!" I said. "You want to know what?" asked Cleo. "What my superpower is. Is it being able to turn into a werewolf? Have I been injected with werewolf blood in my sleep? Is Luke taking after my Aunt F and is becoming a mad scientist?" "It's not that," said Cleo, "I think this one is called…coping. It's all worked out by the children's programmes about military families." "She's right, you know," I said to Resus, doing my best Elmo impersonation, and I even impersonated Elmo's laugh too. "I'm not sure if we've ever heard of Talk, Listen, Connect. It's for military families, not families whose members have gone away for a few weeks." "Well, when Luke comes back I think we should welcome him back as a family," I said, in my normal voice. "Maybe then…hmmmm…I think we should video call him. You think we have access to him on our tablet?" "Yes," said Bella, "Maybe."

"Here you are, V," said Alston, "One full monty!" "Full monty! Full monty!" I chanted. Soon Resus and Cleo were given platefuls too, and they were chanting along with me. "Full monty! Full monty!" "Calm down," said Alston, "I think you may develop hiccups after chanting and eating." We then put on our best posh accents and I said, "Rather a fine aroma of traditional breakfast fare, Miss Farr?" "You can tuck into this all week while Luke's staying with his Grandma, m'lady," said Cleo in her poshest voice. "Woah woah woah, stop!" I cried, "I think eating a complete breakfast is a superpower. Meat and dairy contain protein, and milk contains calcium, and protein and calcium make this breakfast." "I don't think it's just protein and calcium that's a superpower, that's…er…" "Coping, I told you," hissed Cleo.