Leo's POV:
"Man! That mission was exhausting!" Bree exclaimed as we all came into the lab. "Yeah. I just want to relax right now," Chase said as he put the mission bag on the console.
"That was awesome guys! Good job!" Big D said with a smile. "Yeah! You guys did real well," Douglas added. Big D and Douglas exited the lab. Adam, Bree, Chase, and I all sat down on the chairs.
"So, what did you guys think of Evan and Indiana?" Chase asked. "They seemed nice," I replied. "Yeah. Indi is real nice and Evan is real cute," Bree said. "Seriously, I want their accents!" Adam added.
"I don't know. Am I the only one that's kind of… weirded out?" Chase asked. We all looked at him confused. "What do you mean weirded out? What's weird about them?" Bree asked. "It's just that they didn't really tell us the real reason they came to Mission Creek," Chase said.
"Yeah they did. Because of their parent's job. They're scientists," I reminded him. "Yeah! Just like Mr. Davenport," Adam said. "But why would they come here? I mean, what does Mission Creek really have to offer?" Chase asked.
"Well, we could say the same thing about Mr. Davenport," Bree told him. "Yeah, I know, but he's a billionaire. It's different," Chase replied. "Chase, I think you're being a little bit too over dramatic," Bree told him. "I just don't want it to be like what happened with Marcus. I don't want to get attached to someone like that," Chase said.
"Chase! Relax! Everything is going to be okay," I assured him. "Besides, Marcus was a creepy kid. Indiana and Evan don't seem too creepy." Chase gave me a weak smile.
"Yeah! Besides, maybe we'll have an Australian accent now!" Adam said excitedly. "Adam, it's not a cold, you can't just get an Australian accent by being around people from Australia," Bree explained. Adam scoffed. "Whatever."
As they continued to talk, I thought about what Chase had said. I mean, maybe he's right. We really don't know a lot about these two or their main reason for coming down here. Maybe all the pieces will fall together… In due time.
Indiana's POV:
Evan and I rushed home. We knew our parents weren't going to be happy that we were home so late. I just hoped that we weren't going to be in deep trouble because of it.
Before we made it into the house, Evan shushed me. I knew what he was thinking, maybe if we were quiet enough, they wouldn't have noticed that we had came home.
Evan and I tiptoed up the driveway. He kept his finger on his lips as he tried to open the front door. It creaked open a tad bit, but it wasn't anything too noticeable.
Evan motioned for me to follow him inside. When we finally realized that no one was on the main floor, we opened the door to our basement and closed the door. We started running down the stairs as fast as we could.
We checked the basement for our parents, but they weren't down there either. "Maybe they're not here," I told him. He shushed me as he walked around quietly.
Then we heard a door barge open upstairs. We heard footsteps coming into the basement. "Hide!" My brother whispered loudly. We both scurried into different hiding places.
Then we heard the door to the basement open. Loud footsteps came clomping down the stairs. Our mum and dad stand in a distance looking around. "They still aren't home," Mum said angrily. "Wait…" Dad said as he started to look around the room.
Without even really checking, our father shouted, "Come out this instant!" In shock, I jumped up from where I was hiding. Evan saw me and did the same. We walked over to them a tad bit frightened.
"What are you two doing home so late!?" Dad demanded to know. "We were busy," I told them. "Busy? Doing what?" Mum asked as her eyebrows furrowed. "We were trying to make friends," My brother said defensively.
Our parents both sighed at the same time. "You two do remember why we came here, correct?" Mum asked sounding a bit calmer. Evan and I glanced at each other and nodded carefully.
"We need to focus on this, kids. You know how important this is. It can change our whole world," Dad explained for what seemed like the 1,000th time. "We'll try harder and stay focused," Evan promised. I nodded in agreement.
"Good," Mum said with a smile. "Then you know what you have to do right now." We nodded. Then they turned and went upstairs. We heard the door slam shut. I sighed heavily. I was not expecting this move to be this stressful.
