Gwen was tired by the time she got to her house. Hoping that she was still able to use her powers she tried to create some platforms so she get to her room but nothing happened.
"I told you that we couldn't use our powers if you did that spell."
Gwen looked up to see her anodite floating above her.
"Look its four-thirty in the morning. Just create some platforms so I can get into my room. I'll talk to you in there but not out here."
Her anodite closed its eyes, raised its hand and created a stairway of manna for Gwen to climb up. Gwen reached her window and climbed into her room. Her anodite appeared in front of her in a few seconds.
"Okay. Now what did you want to say?"
"What are you going to do if you get into a fight now that you don't have any powers?"
"I'll just have to adapt. Rely on my karate."
"Yes because that's going to work on aliens."
"Thanks for the support."
"Look karate may knock out a human cold but on alien's… it is different."
Gwen looked down and let a sigh. It pointless arguing with her alien-self. She took off her I.D. mask and looked up at her alien-self. The anodite didn't react to Gwen's "new look".
"I'm going to bed so don't try anything in my dreams okay."
"If you dream anything it will be events to come in the future."
The anodite disappeared and Gwen walked over to her bed. Before she got into her bed she picked the locket from her study desk and opened to look at the picture of her and Kevin. A small smile grew on her face.
"He's happy now… that's all that matters."
Gwen closed the locket and placed it underneath her pillows. She climbed under her covers and drifted off into another sleep.
Kevin woke up at the sound of someone banging against the garage door.
"Kevin! Let me in!"
Kevin got up; he was still half asleep when he opened the door to see an angry Ed in the doorway.
"I thought I told you to lock up."
"I did."
"Then please explain to me how all the gear is gone."
"Uhh…I don't know."
"Either you didn't lock up or some aliens broke in and stole that gear."
Kevin looked more alive when Ed mentioned "aliens". Kevin had to throw him off the theory of aliens stealing car gear.
"Aliens? Oh please Ed. They aren't real."
"Kevin I'm not stupid. I know about aliens and the plumbers. Max is a close friend of mine. He also said that you had gone through a recent…change."
"Max told you? Gwen changed me back this morning."
"Yes Max told me. I may not be a plumber or a plumber's kid but I know about you & the Tennyson's. You'd better ask Gwen to be your girl while you still have the chance or you'll lose her for good man."
"Yeah I know but I can't and I don't want people to push me."
"Alright you can have three more hours of sleep before I pound on your door again."
"Thanks Ed."
Ed turned and closed the door behind him. Kevin went to the bathroom. He looked at his reflection in the mirror. He saw his normal human face. He brought his hands up to touch his cheeks and then pulled on his hair. A huge grin appeared on his face.
"She did it. She really did it!"
Kevin ran out of the bathroom and to his car. He touched the bonnet of his car and absorbed an arm length of it. He smiled in triumph.
"I have my powers and look like me!"
He grabbed his phone from his pocket and sent a message to Gwen & Ben.
"Meet me at Mr. Smoothy's at 10:30. Smoothies are on me."
Kevin sat back down in his chair. He was finally himself. He was trying to get back to sleep when a thought struck him. "Gwen won't want a smoothie. I'll give her something else that's better than a smoothie." Kevin fell back into the chair and fell asleep again. He had a smile on his face. He was going to give Gwen the best present; one she couldn't say no to.
Charmcaster was focusing on the wall across from her.
"I have one shot at this."
She put her hand up and focused on trying to open a portal on the wall. After a few minutes one opened for her.
"Yes. Look out Gwen! Charmcaster is coming back."
Charmcaster jumped into the portal which closed after her.
"Ben could you go get us the smoothies?" Kevin asked.
He didn't get answer as Ben had taken off to get them all smoothies leaving Gwen & Kevin alone at the table.
"Wow I don't think you have ever bought smoothies for all of us." Gwen piped up.
"What can I say? I'm a guy who treats his friends when good things happen."
"Right. Didn't you want to ask me something?"
Kevin took Gwen's hand and held it in his hand.
"Yeah… Look Gwen I know that I still have to figure out a lot of things in my life but I know that when I'm with you… I want to protect you, take of you and other stuff so … will…you…go out with…me?"
Gwen was stunned. She didn't know what to say. Her heart was saying yes but her mind was saying no.
"Kevin… believe me when I say this. I want to be your girlfriend more than anything but it's just… things aren't good for me right now."
"Oh…"
"But I do want to be with you. Please don't take this the wrong way but I…"
"She's a monster!"
Kevin and Gwen turned to see Charmcaster jump out of a portal.
"Charmcaster?" they said together.
"Why don't you show your new look Gwen?"
Charmcaster threw one of her energy balls at Gwen and it hit her I.D. Mask."
"Ahh!"
Gwen bolted up straight with her hands covering her face. It felt so real. Charmcaster's energy ball made her face feel like it was stinging. She then heard a light knock on her door.
"Gwen? Honey is everything okay?" her mother asked from the other side of the door.
"Yeah mum. I'm okay I just had a really bad nightmare."
"Alright then. Come downstairs when you want breakfast"
Gwen walked over to her bag and picked up her I.D. mask and put it on. She then went to her bed and picked her pillow to get the locket. She put it on and touched it. Did her dream mean something good was going to happen or did it mean something terrible was going to happen? She knew something was going to happen today but she didn't know what.
