No Time to Waste
by TheRealXenocide
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Note: In this story, the trio are 16, and Matt is 13. You can do the math for the rest.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, settings, or anything else you recognize from the show Lizzie McGuire. The plot, at it's base, has been around since Homer, and this variant since Henry Ford. However, this is the first I've seen it applied to Lizzie. Mind you, I don't have OCD about reading fanfic, so it could be out there and I just haven't seen it.
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A/N: If you're new to this story, welcome. Before you start, there are a couple of things I feel the need to point out.
As you've noticed, this is a rather long fanfic. Therefore, I have a request. While I don't ask you to do so in one sitting, I ask that you withhold judgement until you've finished chapter 15. I realize that this is a lot to ask some of you, but I think it is necessary.
After reading the Sept. 6 note on the front page, I feel I should point out to any new readers that this story is rated PG-13 for good reason. While I don't believe there is any R material or quantity of material in this story, there are things in this story that I believe are too strong or suggestive, for a PG rating. If something here offends you, I'm sorry for that, but I don't do things just for the sake of doing them. If, for example, a character uses a vulgar word, it is because I felt that, in that situation, it was the most believable word to use. This site officially uses the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and standards. That system gives more allowances to PG-13 than PG, particularly in descriptive dialog. I find the best way to measure these standards is by looking at what movies have received a PG-13 rating in the past. Just go to the following site to see the movies that have gotten a PG-13, and ask yourself one question: If this story were filmed as written, how would it's 'questionable content' compare with each and every one of those?
http://www.imdb.com/List?certificates=USA:PG-13USA:PG-13
As the note just below the title says, everyone is older here than they are on the TV show. This means that everyone his done some natural maturing. If anyone seems out of character, keep that, and the situation, in mind. Crisis situations can change people, as I've seen first hand.
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ON WITH THE SHOW!
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Chapter 1
The phone call every parent fears
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As Miranda drove, she was lost in her thoughts. 'I knew this was a bad idea. I don't know why I let Lizzie talk me into this' she fumed to herself.
Lizzie had invited, then nearly begged, Miranda and Gordo to a concert by Lizzie's boyfriend Ethan's band on May 27, the first Friday of the summer vacation. The restaurant was owned by the drummer's mother. Lizzie further asked Miranda to drive the three of them and Ethan to the show since her 4-door sedan was the only one for the gang's cars that wouldn't embarrass Ethan. This, of course, meant that they were going to be there for the whole show. 'Trapped was more like it' Miranda thought.
The band was terrible, Ethan didn't hit notes, he crashed into them. Gordo was in full Ethan-joke mode, Lizzie's mood was getting worse and worse, and Miranda wanted to hide. When the show was finally over, Gordo wasn't talking, Lizzie only spoke to Ethan, and Ethan was talking like he had gotten a standing ovation at the Met. All Miranda wanted was to get home. 'I hope the rest of the summer isn't like this'
While she saw the stoplight was green for her, she didn't see the lightless form bearing down on them in the late dusk dark until she chanced a look at Gordo, who was sitting beside her, and saw the word 'Ford' through the window. By then, there was only time to scream.
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An hour later, the phone rang at the McGuire home. About a minute after Jo answered, she was sobbing in her husband's arms, while Matt, fighting tears, was getting the information about what hospital Lizzie was being taken to. Three other homes saw similar events, as four sets of parents faced their worst fear:
Before the night was out, they could lose a child.
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A/N: Before anybody gives me grief, I'll point out that I loaded chapter two at the same time I loaded chapter one. I just felt that this set-up should have it's own chapter. This makes chapter one less than half the size of any other chapter.
by TheRealXenocide
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Note: In this story, the trio are 16, and Matt is 13. You can do the math for the rest.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, settings, or anything else you recognize from the show Lizzie McGuire. The plot, at it's base, has been around since Homer, and this variant since Henry Ford. However, this is the first I've seen it applied to Lizzie. Mind you, I don't have OCD about reading fanfic, so it could be out there and I just haven't seen it.
`
A/N: If you're new to this story, welcome. Before you start, there are a couple of things I feel the need to point out.
As you've noticed, this is a rather long fanfic. Therefore, I have a request. While I don't ask you to do so in one sitting, I ask that you withhold judgement until you've finished chapter 15. I realize that this is a lot to ask some of you, but I think it is necessary.
After reading the Sept. 6 note on the front page, I feel I should point out to any new readers that this story is rated PG-13 for good reason. While I don't believe there is any R material or quantity of material in this story, there are things in this story that I believe are too strong or suggestive, for a PG rating. If something here offends you, I'm sorry for that, but I don't do things just for the sake of doing them. If, for example, a character uses a vulgar word, it is because I felt that, in that situation, it was the most believable word to use. This site officially uses the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and standards. That system gives more allowances to PG-13 than PG, particularly in descriptive dialog. I find the best way to measure these standards is by looking at what movies have received a PG-13 rating in the past. Just go to the following site to see the movies that have gotten a PG-13, and ask yourself one question: If this story were filmed as written, how would it's 'questionable content' compare with each and every one of those?
http://www.imdb.com/List?certificates=USA:PG-13USA:PG-13
As the note just below the title says, everyone is older here than they are on the TV show. This means that everyone his done some natural maturing. If anyone seems out of character, keep that, and the situation, in mind. Crisis situations can change people, as I've seen first hand.
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ON WITH THE SHOW!
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Chapter 1
The phone call every parent fears
`
As Miranda drove, she was lost in her thoughts. 'I knew this was a bad idea. I don't know why I let Lizzie talk me into this' she fumed to herself.
Lizzie had invited, then nearly begged, Miranda and Gordo to a concert by Lizzie's boyfriend Ethan's band on May 27, the first Friday of the summer vacation. The restaurant was owned by the drummer's mother. Lizzie further asked Miranda to drive the three of them and Ethan to the show since her 4-door sedan was the only one for the gang's cars that wouldn't embarrass Ethan. This, of course, meant that they were going to be there for the whole show. 'Trapped was more like it' Miranda thought.
The band was terrible, Ethan didn't hit notes, he crashed into them. Gordo was in full Ethan-joke mode, Lizzie's mood was getting worse and worse, and Miranda wanted to hide. When the show was finally over, Gordo wasn't talking, Lizzie only spoke to Ethan, and Ethan was talking like he had gotten a standing ovation at the Met. All Miranda wanted was to get home. 'I hope the rest of the summer isn't like this'
While she saw the stoplight was green for her, she didn't see the lightless form bearing down on them in the late dusk dark until she chanced a look at Gordo, who was sitting beside her, and saw the word 'Ford' through the window. By then, there was only time to scream.
`
An hour later, the phone rang at the McGuire home. About a minute after Jo answered, she was sobbing in her husband's arms, while Matt, fighting tears, was getting the information about what hospital Lizzie was being taken to. Three other homes saw similar events, as four sets of parents faced their worst fear:
Before the night was out, they could lose a child.
~~~~~~~~
A/N: Before anybody gives me grief, I'll point out that I loaded chapter two at the same time I loaded chapter one. I just felt that this set-up should have it's own chapter. This makes chapter one less than half the size of any other chapter.