The next day was rather calm for the group. Aidan, feeling better after a full night's sleep, decided to go shopping with Pam at the mall. A bead store had opened up, and Aidan wanted to go shop there for beads for the upcoming school year and personal projects. Needless to say, she spent a half hour there and bought several strands before Pam had to practically drag her out like a kid from a candy store. Dalton was also there, following the two to see if he could kidnap Aidan and get the suit.

Neither Pam nor Aidan were oblivious to the danger as they entered the food court. "Hey, Aidan, it's about lunch time. You want to eat somewhere," asked Pam looking at her watch.

Aidan tugged on the collar of the jammies, the rest of which were covered with a buttoned down denim vest and jeans, and looked at the booths. "I don't know Pam," she said wincing slightly at the thought of serious chewing. "I mean, there's a lot of things here that I still can't eat right now. Problem is, what I really want I know I can't have. Bad enough I have to rinse out the incision areas with water every meal so I don't have to get the stitches redone if I ate the wrong stuff too soon. And, as I can't spit it out, I feel like one of those dribble glasses every time I do..."

Pam smiled, remembering Aidan's look the night before when she had to do that. "OK, I get the point. Look, I know you can't have a hamburger yet, but you might be able to eat some french fries. You'll just have to wait a couple of minutes to let them cool down enough to eat."

"Sounds good, so long as they'll let me get some sweet and sour sauce to dip them in."

Pam made a face. "You and your sense of taste. Where did you think of such odd concoctions to eat?"

"Don't know, just like them," said Aidan, and they both chuckled as they headed over to the McDonalds booth. Pam started to place an order when there was a shout from a nearby store. A man ran out of the store, with a bundle of cash, and headed straight at Pam and Aidan.

Not paying attention, the robber ran right into Aidan, causing both to fall down. Getting up, Aidan grabbed a hold of the man's leg as he tried to scramble away, only to see him turn and brandish a knife. He swung at Aidan, the blade connecting at her left shoulder. To his surprise, the knife broke in half.

Aidan, realizing the man might aim for her head next with something else, grabbed him by the shirt collar while he was still surprised and threw a right cross at his face. The punch connected and the man sagged, out cold.

Pam kneeled next to Aidan as she lowered the man back to the ground, gasping slightly from the fight. "Ade, you all right?"

"Yeah Pam, but how am I going to explain the knife being broken?" she whispered after catching her breath. "They're going to ask questions if it isn't whole." A soft flash later, the knife was whole just before other mall-goers and the officers arrived.

While one officer took the man into custody and the other took down Aidan's story, Dalton watched from a distance. He smiled when he remembered seeing the knife break over Aidan's shoulder and then after a soft flash, seeing Aidan pick up the same knife, whole. "Well, at least now I know the suit she was talking about gives her special powers. I think tonight I'll send her a message that 'someone' knows and will tell the truth unless she visits them. When she does, she'll have to do as I say."

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Later that evening, Aidan was at her apartment going through her mail when she heard a knock at the door. Opening it, she saw Tony standing outside. "Before ya ask, Mr. and Mrs. H told me you were back at your apartment."

"Don't worry, I had a feeling you'd come to visit regardless. Seem to have a nose for changes, except when they happen to you," said Aidan and he rolled his eyes. "OK, I'm used to your visits, so come on have a seat. You want anything to drink?"

"Nah, but thanks Aidan. Listen, I got a new lead on this scientist and spy case. You feel up to working on it with me now?"

"Yeah, I do Tony" said Aidan as she opened a letter. "Hang on a minute though. Right now, I'm having to riffle through my mail to get rid of the junk and... Oh no..."

Tony frowned when Aidan stopped. "What is it? Something buggin' ya?"

"Tony... come here and read this," she said, only to hear his footsteps approach before she finished.

Looking over the letter, he frowned. "'Aidan, we've known for some time that you might be more than you seem. At first we dismissed the possibility that you had secret powers that the government would only know. However, we saw you fight that robber at the mall, and you proved it using those special powers. If you don't want your true identity revealed, you'll meet us tonight at 9 p.m. We will call you with instructions at 8 p.m.'" read Tony. "What happened at the mall?"

"Pam and I were at the food court about to get lunch when a robber ran into me. He tried to stab me, but I had the suit on and it broke in half. I, well the suit, then used this new power of changing items to repair it," she said.

"Huh. Do ya think it's the robber who sent this? I mean he could've had someone put it in your mailbox..."

"No, I knocked him out before the knife was restored, and when he came to, he didn't remember the knife breaking. Come to think of it, he didn't even remember me throwing the punch," she said, and shook her head at the thought. "Besides, how would he have my address?"

Tony frowned. "That means someone else knows, but who?"

"Don't know. Think we can trace it?" asked Aidan.

"Here, let me see it," said Tony as he took the letter from Aidan and examined it. He shook his head. "No... good, Ade, no watermarks or other identifying marks. This guy knows to hide his tracks."

"Damn, and I couldn't get a holograph off it... which means he must've covered his hands when he inserted and mailed the letter to avoid getting fingerprints on it. So..."

"So, I think we're going to need to work out something before tonight, or the suit's going to be revealed."