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Ten: A New Member and Another Dream

"This is your room," said Pete and he pried open a door marked STARFIRE. Anna walked inside and examined the room.

"It'll do for now," she said, throwing herself on the bed. After coughing away the dust, she looked back at Pete. "So, can I ask you something?"

"Sure," he said, sitting by her.

"Is that brunette girl always so paranoid?"

"Well, she's a little high strung, but you get used to it… I guess… So, now can I ask you something?"

"Alright"

"How did you know who we were? I mean, I didn't know about any of this until a couple days ago."

"My dad told me."

"You mean… you were told everything?"

"Yup. I even know about the villains, courtesy of my mom."

"Then do you know who did this?"

"Unfortunately, they were captured when I was at school. When I came back, there was nothing. No fingerprints, no clues, nothing. I thought you guys could help me out."

"Well we're about as clueless as you."

"Well, did you find anything?"

"We found some left over robots…"

"Robots?" She held up her fingers to count. "Well, then it was either Mad Mod, Brother Blood, and alien race known as the Crixes, Slade, Johnny Rancid, or possibly even the Puppet King."

Pete had to grab his head to stop it from spinning.

"Um… ok?"

She giggled.

"What's so funny?"

"Us! Did you know that my mom and your dad used to have a thing for each other?"

"Really?" he laughed, nervously.

Wait, he was nervous? Never, in any of his memory banks, had he ever known himself to be nervous. What made him change? Could it be Anna?

Well, he thought, come one, now. I mean, her easy laugh, her cute smile… wait, am I – falling?

Oh, yeah, he was falling – hard.

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Jessie put his head in his hands and tried to steady his breath as his heart banged against his chest. Sweat dripped from his nose and on to the opened book he fell asleep reading. He closed the book and put it on the bedside table.

This was the second dream he had this week. That never happened to him before. Especially when they're this intense.

It must be this room, he thought. It was Mom's.

He tried to focus on the images that had just flown through his mind, but he couldn't keep his head straight.

Deciding a glass of water might help, he got out of bed and walked down the hall and into the Opps Room. When he got to the side kitchen, he dusted off an old cup and held it under the faucet – only to remember the water still didn't work yet after turning the knob.

He sighed and put the cup aside. Then, he felt a slight breeze against his leg. He looked behind him and saw that the door leading to the roof was open. He walked to the door and looked up. He couldn't see anything other then a small ray of moonlight shining down on the steps. So, he started to walk up.

When he got to the final step, he poked his head out and took a look. He saw Mari's figure sitting on the edge. He walked onto the roof.

"Hi," he said. She turned around to watch him sit down next to her. "what are your still doing up? It's late."

"I could ask you the same thing."

"I had another dream."

"About what?"

He closed his eyes and focused, but his brain was still jumbled.

"I don't know… So what about you?"

"I couldn't sleep."

"Oh?"

"Yeah…" She looked at him and then looked away. "Nah, it's stupid…"

"What?"

"Well…" She sighed. "Remember what Pete said the other day? When he told me not to judge Anna?"

"Yeah?"

"Well… do you think he could have been right?"

"What do you mean?"

She clutched her knees to her chest and looked at the water.

"Cold?"

"No, I never get cold," is what she was going to say, but then he started to rub her exposed arms and bring her close to her chest. She melted.

"So, what's wrong?" he said, still keeping her warm.

"Well… I just kinda feel… different, ya know?"

He laughed. "Been there, done that."

"Yeah, well at least you're human." She stood up and walked away from him. "I'm not even sure what I am. I mean, look at me!" She turned around. "I'm a little girl who can lift up cars, fly through the air, and shoot light stuff out of my hands! I guess that's why I try so hard at school… to fit in."

He walked over to her and gave a small smile. "Um, hello? Blue skin! Pointed ears! Can turn into any bird!"

"Well, at least your mom didn't come from another planet."

"Well… no… but I do have you beat as far as family history goes."

"Really?"

"Yeah, see, my grandfather is the lord of all darkness."

She blinked. "Oh… well, then… glad I don't go to that family reunion!"

They both giggled a bit.

"And, look Mari, you powers don't make you different, they make you… you. They make you who you are. I mean, if you couldn't do what you can do, Pete would be leading the team." Then he shuddered at the very thought. "And we might have never met…" He digressed a bit and looked at his shoes. Mari smiled.

"Well then, I'm glad I know you." Then she gave him a peck on the cheek, turning him bright red, and went inside.

"WOO-HOO!"

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T.