Okay, here is the sequel to the Wave, Mythicus, Nightmare and Miss Freeze
stories. Hope you like it and please review!
Disclaimer: I think I own most of the stuff in this fic, but if something
comes up that I don't own, I don't own it. OK?
I'm Not Normal?
As far as she could remember, Madrid Noce had lived alone in the back woods of Pennsylvania with her parents, Cassandra and Richard. Madrid was kind of a strange name for a girl, but it was Daddy's favorite part of Spain, and it sounded kind of neat.
Madrid had never been to town, or anywhere for that matter, she barely went out of the Noce's spacious cabin. Sure, she rode the trail a little bit on her pony Caramel, but never without Mom or Dad. Sometimes she would ask her parents why she couldn't go into town, but the answer was always the same: "You're different hunny, in the world, people don't like other people who were different."
I mean, its not that she was that different, was she? Sure, she had light pink fur covering her whole body and feline ears and tail, but that wasn't too strange, was it? Compared to some of the people on the sci-fi shows she watched on TV she was almost normal. She didn't have scales or bug eyes. Or spit slime out of her mouth and ears.
But Mom and Dad kept insisting that she wouldn't like it in the real world, that they were protecting her.
Madrid scowled at her bedroom wall and plodded over to her computer. Maybe her e-mail friend in New York had sent her something. Nope. Madrid growled under her breath and stalked back over to her bed. She laid down and stared around her room. Pink flowers danced around the room, pictures of horses and cats were posted on her cork board, and a pretty hot pink lava lamp graced her dresser.
Madrid scowled and pulled out her schoolwork. Mom and Dad had her home schooled so she wouldn't have to go to public school. She was in 10th grade for crying out loud and she'd never been to school!
Madrid smirked down at her schoolbooks. Mom and Dad had gone to the store and told her to stay at home. They would never find out if she went on a quick trail ride on Caramel. She grinned and pulled on her riding boots.
Her head was hurting as she walked Caramel out onto the trail.
"This isn't my allergies is it?" she asked her pony as her head continued to pound. "Arg! It hurts!" Her shouting scared the birds and other animals away as she rode down the trail. After half an hour riding, Madrid decided to lope a little bit.
She urged her pony on and soon they broke into a smooth, beautiful lope. She slowed to a walk as they reached the little road that led into town. She smirked and rode down it for a little while, until her head started to hurt again.
"Lets go back now Caramel," Madrid told her pony as her head felt like it was going to burst. As she reached the path back to her house, three boys on bicycles zoomed down the road. Madrid watched as they turned back around and rode up to her.
"Hey freak!" the biggest one shouted as he stopped to chuck a dirt clod at Madrid. "Go back to the freakshow where you belong!"
The dirt clod hit Caramel in the shoulder, startling the pony.
"Stop it you jerk!" Madrid yelled as she fought to keep her hold on the reins. "Go away you pain!" She glared right into his eyes, and for some reason, he dropped the rock that he was about to throw at her.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I'll leave you alone now." And with that he road away.
"You get outta here too!" Madrid glared at the other two boys. After they looked into her eyes, they peddled hard after their friend.
Madrid snorted at their backs and rode down the trail back to her house. She gasped when she saw her parents' truck in the driveway. She gulped and trotted Caramel to the barn and quickly put him away. She tried to sneak into the house but was stopped by her father.
"Where have you been young lady?" he asked her, a scowl on his face.
"Its none of your business!" Madrid shrieked. "Leave me alone!" And her father did, he just walked back into the living room to watch TV.
Madrid sighed with relief and went into the kitchen to get some Aspirin for her headache.
"What did you just say to your father young lady?" Mom had been putting the groceries away and had heard every word.
Madrid stared down at her feet.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "I had a headache and Daddy startled me."
Mom got this funny look on her face and ran into the living room. Madrid listened as Mom spoke to Daddy in a whisper, though she could make out a few words like: powers, growing, and mutant.
'Powers?' Madrid thought to herself. 'What is Mom talking about?' She tiptoed quietly into the living room.
"Hunny," said Dad, standing up from the couch. "We have something to talk to you about."
Madrid cringed but sat between her parents on the couch.
"Is this about sneaking out of the house while you were gone?" she asked.
Her father sighed. "I'm afraid its much more serious than that," he told her. "The reason why your mother and I moved here was because we are mutants, and because people outside hate mutants." He lifted her chin and gazed into her eyes. "When we had you, we wanted to protect you."
"So we homeschooled you and kept you in the house as much as we could," her mother put in. "If people saw that you were a mutant they would take you away from us."
Madrid looked back and forth between her parents.
"Thsi is a joke right?" she sputtered. "We're normal people. We have to be!"
Mom stroked her brownish red locks out of her face.
"I wish we were hunny," she said softely, tears in her eyes. "But we're not. I can change the colors of my skin to blend in with my surroundings and your father can alter people's memories. We've been hoping that your powers will be something easier to manage."
Madrid choked back tears.
"I don't want to have powers," she sniffed. "I just want to be a normal kid."
Daddy hugged her close and patted her back.
"Its okay hunny," he soothed. "You'll always be normal in our eyes."
"But what are my powers?" Madrid looked up, her face streaked with tears.
"We're not sure yet hunny," Mom whispered.
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I'm Not Normal?
As far as she could remember, Madrid Noce had lived alone in the back woods of Pennsylvania with her parents, Cassandra and Richard. Madrid was kind of a strange name for a girl, but it was Daddy's favorite part of Spain, and it sounded kind of neat.
Madrid had never been to town, or anywhere for that matter, she barely went out of the Noce's spacious cabin. Sure, she rode the trail a little bit on her pony Caramel, but never without Mom or Dad. Sometimes she would ask her parents why she couldn't go into town, but the answer was always the same: "You're different hunny, in the world, people don't like other people who were different."
I mean, its not that she was that different, was she? Sure, she had light pink fur covering her whole body and feline ears and tail, but that wasn't too strange, was it? Compared to some of the people on the sci-fi shows she watched on TV she was almost normal. She didn't have scales or bug eyes. Or spit slime out of her mouth and ears.
But Mom and Dad kept insisting that she wouldn't like it in the real world, that they were protecting her.
Madrid scowled at her bedroom wall and plodded over to her computer. Maybe her e-mail friend in New York had sent her something. Nope. Madrid growled under her breath and stalked back over to her bed. She laid down and stared around her room. Pink flowers danced around the room, pictures of horses and cats were posted on her cork board, and a pretty hot pink lava lamp graced her dresser.
Madrid scowled and pulled out her schoolwork. Mom and Dad had her home schooled so she wouldn't have to go to public school. She was in 10th grade for crying out loud and she'd never been to school!
Madrid smirked down at her schoolbooks. Mom and Dad had gone to the store and told her to stay at home. They would never find out if she went on a quick trail ride on Caramel. She grinned and pulled on her riding boots.
Her head was hurting as she walked Caramel out onto the trail.
"This isn't my allergies is it?" she asked her pony as her head continued to pound. "Arg! It hurts!" Her shouting scared the birds and other animals away as she rode down the trail. After half an hour riding, Madrid decided to lope a little bit.
She urged her pony on and soon they broke into a smooth, beautiful lope. She slowed to a walk as they reached the little road that led into town. She smirked and rode down it for a little while, until her head started to hurt again.
"Lets go back now Caramel," Madrid told her pony as her head felt like it was going to burst. As she reached the path back to her house, three boys on bicycles zoomed down the road. Madrid watched as they turned back around and rode up to her.
"Hey freak!" the biggest one shouted as he stopped to chuck a dirt clod at Madrid. "Go back to the freakshow where you belong!"
The dirt clod hit Caramel in the shoulder, startling the pony.
"Stop it you jerk!" Madrid yelled as she fought to keep her hold on the reins. "Go away you pain!" She glared right into his eyes, and for some reason, he dropped the rock that he was about to throw at her.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I'll leave you alone now." And with that he road away.
"You get outta here too!" Madrid glared at the other two boys. After they looked into her eyes, they peddled hard after their friend.
Madrid snorted at their backs and rode down the trail back to her house. She gasped when she saw her parents' truck in the driveway. She gulped and trotted Caramel to the barn and quickly put him away. She tried to sneak into the house but was stopped by her father.
"Where have you been young lady?" he asked her, a scowl on his face.
"Its none of your business!" Madrid shrieked. "Leave me alone!" And her father did, he just walked back into the living room to watch TV.
Madrid sighed with relief and went into the kitchen to get some Aspirin for her headache.
"What did you just say to your father young lady?" Mom had been putting the groceries away and had heard every word.
Madrid stared down at her feet.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled. "I had a headache and Daddy startled me."
Mom got this funny look on her face and ran into the living room. Madrid listened as Mom spoke to Daddy in a whisper, though she could make out a few words like: powers, growing, and mutant.
'Powers?' Madrid thought to herself. 'What is Mom talking about?' She tiptoed quietly into the living room.
"Hunny," said Dad, standing up from the couch. "We have something to talk to you about."
Madrid cringed but sat between her parents on the couch.
"Is this about sneaking out of the house while you were gone?" she asked.
Her father sighed. "I'm afraid its much more serious than that," he told her. "The reason why your mother and I moved here was because we are mutants, and because people outside hate mutants." He lifted her chin and gazed into her eyes. "When we had you, we wanted to protect you."
"So we homeschooled you and kept you in the house as much as we could," her mother put in. "If people saw that you were a mutant they would take you away from us."
Madrid looked back and forth between her parents.
"Thsi is a joke right?" she sputtered. "We're normal people. We have to be!"
Mom stroked her brownish red locks out of her face.
"I wish we were hunny," she said softely, tears in her eyes. "But we're not. I can change the colors of my skin to blend in with my surroundings and your father can alter people's memories. We've been hoping that your powers will be something easier to manage."
Madrid choked back tears.
"I don't want to have powers," she sniffed. "I just want to be a normal kid."
Daddy hugged her close and patted her back.
"Its okay hunny," he soothed. "You'll always be normal in our eyes."
"But what are my powers?" Madrid looked up, her face streaked with tears.
"We're not sure yet hunny," Mom whispered.
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