Unatomic Stacey
Chapter 6: Negative Surprises
(5pm at the Carmichael's Residence)
I stepped onto the property and walked up the door. I had teleported myself into an alley and had to 'Mission Impossible' myself home (without being seen- how many students want to be seen in an alley wearing their uniform?) since I refused to use my powers any further. I was still scared of what had happened when my powers exploded and killed all those soldiers. I was NOT a Murderer. I still battled with those feelings as I dug my hand into my pockets and eventually found my home keys. After letting myself in I hurried straight for my room. I closed the door behind me feeling safe.
"Safety is an illusion," I heard a voice say and I turned to see G911, "Hello, Stacey," he said to me formally.
"G9…!" I started to scream but stopped and looked around fearfully, "you can't be here," I told him sharply but his robotic body (which remember readers is only a head) just continued to float in my room without a care.
"I came to see you," G911 responded as if I had never spoken, "why do you look different?" he asked suddenly and realized that I no longer had the orange hair and sky blue eyes which I disguised myself with every time I was on duty for the Atomics.
"Uh I Um," I said unable to think of an excuse, "I can look however I like," I snapped at G911, "you however can't go stalking people in their bedroom," I whispered.
"I have to talk to you about Tiffany," G911 said and my ears perked up, "you're interested in her too," he observed.
I wouldn't use the word interested.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Do you think she's a good agent?" G911 asked and I nodded, "really?"
"Of course, she's the best," I said struggling to understand why G911 was so interested in MY opinion.
"Great!" I heard a voice cry that didn't sound like G911 even though it came from his floating head.
"Who are you?" I asked suspiciously after a moment of surprise.
"I have powers too!" the voice cried enthusiastically and after a flurry of green dust I saw Tiffany where G911 once stood, "Hi Stacey," she said with a devious grin.
"What do you want?" I demanded as I took an offensive stance.
"Oh please," Tiffany said with a laugh, "I can kill that with one move," she told me.
"What do you want?" I repeated more harshly.
"Temper, Temper," Tiffany said calmly and I snarled at her, "you don't want people to know you're a witch," she said and I quickly lost the stance and stiffened, "a witch getting in unknown to the heads of the Atomics," she continued, "not impossible," she admitted as she started looking around my room, "but mainly unheard of," she said as she ran her hand along the mahogany bed head of my Queen Size bed.
"What do you…?" I started to ask a third time but in a small voice with fearful tears in my eyes.
"Why did you kill those men?" Tiffany interrupted as she sat on my bed and started bouncing on it.
"That was an accident," I told her firmly, "I'm not a killer," I added seriously.
"So you're just fickle with your powers like you are with everything else?" Tiffany asked and I felt my blood start to boil, "I can only do magic with the dust and I'm a memory shape shifter," she revealed to me, "I can shape shift and act exactly like people I can remember," she explained.
"Are you here to intimidate me?" I asked formally, "report me to Admiral Degill?"
"Why would I want to do that?" Tiffany asked me angelically but I didn't buy it, "I just think you should be more careful with your powers," she said with a shrug, "you did murder those aliens back there with it?" she asked.
"It was an accident," I said through gritted teeth.
"Degill wouldn't see it that way," Tiffany said, "in fact," she continued, "he'd use it to further spread his thoughts and hatred towards witches," she stated.
"Yeah," I said almost absentmindedly because I knew she was telling the truth.
"Well you better not let it happen again," Tiffany said firmly, "I'll be damned if my team gets in trouble or fired because of you."
"Yeah I…" I started to agree but stop, "wait a second," I said, "your team?" I asked her.
"Well I could be just as good a captain as you," Tiffany responded.
"No one denied that," I told her frankly, "but as long as I'm an Atomic," I said pointedly, "I will be captain," I added.
"And how long will that be?" Tiffany challenged.
"Until I quit," I snapped at her.
"Or fired," Tiffany countered.
"You'd like that wouldn't you?" I snarled, "well know this," I continued, "you'll always be my replacement," I said victoriously, "and I already knew that you only have powers when you use that dust of yours," I said and Tiffany went red, "hope none of it spills into your underwear and turn a certain something in a roaring dragon," I added and Tiffany squeaked and covered her area then realized what she did as I laughed at her and she growled at me.
"You will pay for that," Tiffany shrieked and pointed at me, "I just won't tell Degill on you because I don't want our team getting into any trouble," she told me, "I actually have friends on it," she spat.
Suddenly the door to my room flew open and my mother ran inside with a gun. I shrieked but then I noticed that Tiffany was shaking but at the same time standing very still. I quickly realized that the gun was pointed at her.
"Mom?" I asked, "what are you doing?" I asked her carefully.
"Where did you get that DUST from!" Mrs. Carmichael screamed at Tiffany.
"It was created by my mother," Tiffany said tearfully, "the type I had just used is still in it's testing stages," she added.
"Well don't use it around my daughter!" Mrs. Carmichael shouted at her, "now go home!"
Tiffany nodded then pressed a button on a small mechanical device on her hip and disappeared.
"What's wrong with YOU!" I screamed, "do you know what you have done?" I demanded angrily.
"I just saved your life that dust is made from a plant nicknamed 'witches poison'," Mrs. Carmichael explained.
"What?" I asked in barely a whisper and then I coughed, "my throat hurts," I said as I felt my throat suddenly go on fire.
"Come here," Mrs. Carmichael instructed and pulled me by my hand, "you've been exposed to a potent amount of the stuff," she told me as I started to feel light headed, "it can cause even advanced witches to temporarily lose control of their powers after exposure to it," she continued, "especially when they're sad, overly excited or angry."
I could barely hear my mother talking as I felt worse and worse. But then I immediately picked up on her last sentence.
Lose control especially when sad, too excited or angry? Wait a second! I got angry because those soldiers! That means that it was all…
End Chapter 6
Reggae: If you're wondering Stacey's lost consciousness. You have to read the next chapter to find out what happens (no she's not going to die. That would be a sprung up bad ending – it's her story it would have to end if she died. This story might end up being between fifteen to twenty chapters long) next.
Barry I. Grauman: Thanks again for complimenting me on my 'kind words'. That's really nice of you. You can call me either of the two, I don't mind. Glad you can see the conflict and yes Tiffany is too perfect. That's why she's the perfect person to play the new recruit on Stacey's team. To bring more conflict and spice to the story. Yes I can see why Stacey's accidental murder of the guards would not sit well with you. Murder is wrong after all. But at the same time you understand why she used her powers against the guards. Very objective reading, I like that. And you can see how different she is from Betty. Wow, you could see Maximus's expression of fear as he floated on the throne. Awesome! I love making my readers able to visualize what's happening as they read. You believe the chapter was very intense, great! If Tiffany knows that Stacey's a witch? Chapter 6 will make that known. Is Tiffany doing a better job as a Galactic Guardian with her abilities? I'll let you be the judge of that. Well the wait for 'the next thrilling instalment' is over! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for reviewing 'Barry'. Can't wait for your next review.
Prominence Flare: A little slip? Well I can see that you enjoy dark stuff in stories. Well join the club because so do I! Well fellow dark reader I'm going to recommend a story by me that should satiate your dark side a bit while you wait for the next chapter of this story. It's called 'The Horror of Popularity' by Death's Soulmate (my other profile). It's a Fairly Odd Parents (FOP) story and has a lot of darkness in it. I also have a Community there that I use for dark FOP fics. I have dark fics here (at reggaeshikotama) like 'Illusions', 'Get Away', 'It Happens' and 'A Red flame blown out' (all Teen Titans), along with 'KND: RUN' (Codename: KND) and my one-shot fic 'Death' (Inuyasha). But my FOP fic is the darkest of them all. Check any of them if you want and if you want dark fics by other authors I'll tell you some in my next comment.
Back to commenting. You've made your opinion of Tiffany pretty clear. So you find Stacey losing it cool. That's quite fine and your opinion is definitely different from the other reviewers, which is cool with me since I love variety. Don't mind different because I'm different too. Ah yes, the love of carnage in stories. Another thing we also share. Yes I know now that you'd find the last part of that chapter pleasing. Keep going? Definitely! Will Stacey snap? Will she withdraw from the world and become suicidal? You'll have to stay tuned to find out. Trust me, it wont be that type of ending. Those SUCK! Therefore they don't sit well with me either. Glad you enjoyed chapter five and I'm anxious to find out what you think of this chapter.
MikariStar: Still suspicious of Stacey's Mom huh? Well yes, Mrs. Carmichael spoke to Maximus before and they have plenty to talk about since they're both criminals. Well you and Barry seem to have pitied Maximus in some way, even though you seem to pity him more. That's fine with me. Maximus is still alive. I'm a cat lover too (even though my story might not show that), and you like Glenissa? Well that was unexpected. Well Glenissa isn't going to be nicer to Stacey anytime soon. Yes Tiffany's a show off. Yeah she's a bit like Penelope, I'll admit that. Oh yes, stress is getting to Stacey and she just couldn't hold back when her powers unleashed (or exploded) and she couldn't hold it back. I'm waiting for your next review.
P.S.: I actually completed this chapter Friday May 6, 2005. But due to some events, I wasn't able to upload it until today Monday May 9, 2005.