It was 4:15 in the afternoon. Ever since school had ended, most of the children had either gone home or were still out in the city for various reasons.
The sky was darkening and the sun was starting to get blotted out by large gray clouds, obscuring the light. With the lack of sunlight, it appeared to be night time instead of the afternoon. Nevertheless, the people of Crystal City went on with their usual business.
"I want a Smarties candy," A small Asian girl with pigtails said. Her mother briefly reached for one, but apparently out of nowhere, the Smarties candy was hoisted into the air. Nobody appeared to be touching it.
"What the…" The Dollarama shopkeeper whispered as the Smarties candy floated silently through the air and towards the exit. Everyone stopped and stared, confused, at the candy as it made it's way to the open door, and with a swish, vanished outside.
The moment the candy was outside the door, a small hand snatched it. It was Sam.
"I guess there are some advantages to having super powers," He whispered to himself and ripped the lid off the car before grabbing the Smarties candies and shoving them into his mouth.
He skipped from outside the alley and towards the sidewalk.
"Look at that little orphan without a care in the world," A voice said. Sam grumbled and turned around to see a trio of girls around his age. The tallest one, a blonde girl with blue eyes, was in the front.
"Living alone in a place filled with dangerous wild animals and horrible people," She mocked. "He should of died a long time ago."
"He belongs in an orphanage, that's where," The shortest of the girls with brown hair said. "Surrounded with other kids like him."
Sam glared angrily, enraged at their comments. The three girls didn't seem to notice.
"So, orphan, what are doing alone and helpless in the forest like that?" The dark-skinned girl asked. "Yes, explain orphan," The blonde girl said.
Sam, quite honestly, didn't want to have to explain to the three girls. They probably wouldn't believe him, anyways. So, he decided there was only one way out.
A pick-up truck was driving across the street. Quickly, a third, transparent hand shot out of Sam's back, grabbing the moving truck and yanking it, dragging it's direction to the three girls.
The truck driver and the three girls screamed in terror. However, the driver just barely managed to regain control over the truck and steered it away form the girls. However, the truck splashed a puddle of mud onto all three girls, drenching their clothes.
The three girls screamed in horror. In the confusion, nobody had seen the third hand emerge from Sam's back. They also didn't see Sam slip away and take off down the streets.
"Yeesh, that was a close one," Sam said. He slipped past several people before finding the girl he was looking for,
"Hey, Kizzy!" He said. Kizzy was leaning against the wall to a bar, her arms folded across her chest and her eyes lips pursed as she waited for Sam to come. She looked irritated.
"You sure did a good job of hiding your powers," She said sarcastically when he arrived.
"Oh, you saw that?" Sam giggled nervously. He rubbed the back of his head. Kizzy finally turned to look at him and saw the Smarties candy.
"What is that?" She asked, her eyebrow raised. Sam raised his hand with the Smarties and said, "It's a Smarties candy, I think. I just thought maybe I could-"
Kizzy snatched the Smarties candy. "This is junk!" She snapped before tossing it into a garbage can. "But I thought it tasted good," Sam argued.
"No more talking out of you!" Kizzy hissed. "The bus is arriving, let's just go home before Mirror Bella gets upset at you!"
Indeed, a bus was driving in close to the bar. The doors opened, and a few families started to get inside. Kizzy grabbed Sam by the wrist and dragged him to the bus.
As they started to get in, the bus driver gasped in shock as he saw them. "I know you!" He said. "You're those two creepy kids!"
Kizzy glared at him and growled viciously. The bus driver stared at them, then at the other passengers, who were staring confused at him, and then said, "Of course, you two are allowed on this bus, though."
Kizzy flashed a menacing smile before hoisting Sam into the bus and taking a seat near the front of the buss, along with Sam. As they did, Sam noticed a few of the passengers in the front begin to move to the back of the bus.
"Look at them, they're afraid of us," Sam whispered to Kizzy. "Better that they are, then we get less problems," Kizzy replied as the bus started moving.
Sam sighed as he saw several families move away from his and Kizzy's seat.
Before long, the bus was passing by the forest when Kizzy shouted, "Stop the bus!"
"You want to stop here?" The bus driver asked. "This is the middle of nowhere."
"Exactly!" Kizzy shouted as the driver reluctantly stopped the bus. She and Sam hopped off their seats and took off out of the bus. The driver eventually shrugged and drove off.
"This was an odd day," Sam said. "Aren't they always?" Kizzy replied as she led Sam through the forest. Finally, they stopped a an old tree trunk.
"There it is," Kizzy said, her eyes gleaming in delight as she pushed some leaves off the tree, revealing a large, yellow mirror.
"Now, let's get you inside before we're spotted," Kizzy said. And with that, she suddenly pushed Sam towards the mirror, and he slipped right into it. The surface began to ripple slightly like that of water before settling down.
"Let's just hope Mirror Bella isn't too impatient," Kizzy said. With that, she jumped into the mirror as well.