A/N: Enjoy!

Chapter 12

Roslyn was in a mood though since being expelled she was in a mood most of the time. True it had only been 2 days ago, but still she was in a mood and huffing around the house. Slate watched her go by worriedly. "Lyn?" He asked.

She stopped with a sigh. "What?"

"Sorry I got sick," He said.

"It's not your fault."

"Still," Slate said

"You're feeling better now though?" She asked.

"Yeah, Baljeet is going to check to be sure," Slate said

"Then we can do it today?" She asked hopefully.

"We should be able to," Slate said.

Meanwhile, across town but in what might of well have been another world. A normal boy paced his normal house worrying about an abnormal girl. He couldn't stop thinking about her. "Dang it, where could she be?" He muttered to himself.

He looked over the theoretical map of where the manor could be located. "She lives in the Daniels Manor. How could it be this hard?" He looked the manor was likely in the forest somewhere close to town. "Come on, Eric. You've got to figure this out." He muttered a pep-talk to himself.

He figured that they must live just off the freeway which actually narrowed it down to four exits that went towards the forest. He looked up from the map. It would take determination but he could try to search from there, he could just take his bike and get there a lot faster than on foot.

"Let's get going!" He said packing snack and drinks into his backpack.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder rushing out. "I'm going out mom!" He called to his normal mother right before he was out the door. He hopped on his bike and rode off.

Roslyn and Slate headed off at the same time but they never crossed paths. "So, by my count he lives in this neighborhood," Slate said.

Roslyn looked around. "Any ideas for how to figure out which house in the neighborhood it is?"

"We could do a DNA scan," Slate suggested.

"That could work." Roslyn said anxiously.

"Well give me a minute it's a big scan," Slate said.

Roslyn calmed down. "Right, sorry."

"Okay almost there," Slate said. He didn't come up anywhere in that neighborhood though. "Dang we are in the wrong neighborhood," Slate said. He turned to his cousin. "I'm sorry; I thought for sure that this was it."

"It's okay we have to be close," She said.

Slate fiddled around widening the range. "Got his house!" He said

"You sure?" Roslyn asked hopefully.

"Yeah I got him," Slate said.

Roslyn looked at the screen. "Next block!" She said. She grabbed him and blurred them over there.

"Stop doing that," Slate said.

"Sorry." Roslyn said looking down.

"Seriously," Slate said.

"Alright, I'll stop." Roslyn said putting her hands up in defense.

"Okay then," Slate said.

She looked at the house they were right in front of. "Have you seen a normal house before? I've read about them in books but this is the first time I've actually seen one."

"No, that's weird," Slate said.

"Should we go up then?" Roslyn asked.

"I guess," He said.

They walked up to the door and Roslyn knocked. I women with blonde hair and green eyes answered Once the door opened, Roslyn found herself staring at what she could see of the house in wonder. "Can I help you?" She asked.

Roslyn snapped out of it and turn to the woman. "Yes, actually. We're looking for Eric."

"Oh he left to a friend's house," She said.

"Oh, do you know what friend by chance?" She asked.

"Roslyn..." She said carefully.

Roslyn looked surprised. "Roslyn Garcia-Daniels?"

"Yeah why?" She asked.

"I'm Roslyn Garcia-Daniels."

"Oh well he went to your house," She said.

As if she forgot about Slate, Roslyn blurred away on her own. "She ditched me again!" Slate sighed walking off towards the bus stop. The woman stared at the spot where Roslyn was in disbelief.

"See you later ma'am," Slate said as they left.

Roslyn got back to the Manor and found that Eric actually found it. To her surprise he was talking to her dad.

"Wait, so, you're Eric?" Adam asked not noticing his daughter.

"Yes, I'm looking for Roslyn," Eric said also not seeing her.

"Well, she actually went to find you." Adam told him awkwardly.

"But then she came back." Roslyn said getting both of their attentions.

"Oh well there she is, wait where is Slate?" Adam asked.

Roslyn's eyes widened and she face palmed. "Great, now he's going to hate me again."

"You left him out alone in the city!" Adam said sounding angry.

Roslyn looked ashamed. "Yes, I'm sorry, Dad. I guess I wasn't really thinking."

"No you were not, Roslyn Garcia- Daniels! Now I have to go find him!" Adam said.

She was about to offer to go find him herself but he was gone in a blur. "Now I am in trouble," She said.

Eric looked at where Adam was and came to one conclusion. "Wait, you were being serious?"

"Yeah, I told you that," Roslyn said.

"I thought you were joking though." Eric said honestly.

"No I was not," Roslyn said blurring so she was right behind him. "See?"

"That's incredible!" Eric said impressed.

"If you say so," She shrugged.

"I do and so is well, this." He said motioning to the manor.

"Yeah it's a fun place," She said.

"Is there any way I would be able to go in?" Eric asked coincidently right as Adam got back with Slate.

"Thanks for ditching me again, Lyn!" Slate huffed.

Roslyn turned back into the American flag (Yes, I will always say it like that). "I'm really sorry, Slate."

"Save it," Slate said walking away.

"Not again." Roslyn breathed putting her face in her hands. "Sorry you had to see that, Eric."

"It's okay," He said.

"Dad, am I in trouble?"

"Yes you are," Adam said.

"Figures, so, what is it?"

"No pool for tomorrow and you must apologize to Slate," Adam said.

Roslyn sighed, "Alright, fair enough. Could Eric stay for a short while though?"

"Sure two hours," Adam said.

"Alright, thank you, Dad." Roslyn said hugging him then turning to Eric. "Come on, I'll show you a few of the highlights."

"Okay," Eric said happily.

"So, I take it you want to see the library first?" Roslyn asked as they headed in.

"That sounds awesome!" He said.

"Alright, do you just want to walk or do you want me to take you the fun way?" She asked.

"Can you?" He asked.

"Yeah, just take my arm." Roslyn said holding it out. He took it cautiously. Roslyn blurred them both to the library.

"That was amazing!" He said

Roslyn half-forced a smile. "Yeah, I guess. You like the library?" she asked motioning around.

"This is incredible and huge," He said.

"Yeah, it has almost every book known to man, except the Twilight series."

"Why not that?" Eric asked

"No one likes Twilight, why would we keep it in stock?"

"True, that series ruined vampires," He said

"And werewolves, don't forget werewolves." She added with a chuckle thinking of what else she could show him.

"Do you have pets?" He asked.

"Well, there's Lau the antropormorphic boa constrictor." Roslyn said, I did my reserch and her life expectancy is 30 to 40 years so she should still be there.

"A boa?" He asked.

"Yes, an antropormorphic one. Lau!" Roslyn called. There was a pause then a few minutes later they heard slithering. Lau slithered in and rubbed against Roslyn's leg like a cat, just like she does with her mother.

"Cool snake," Eric said only to be hissed at.

"Lau down, he's a friend." Roslyn told her and she stopped. She slithered to him and sniffed at his pants before to his shock nodding or the closest thing to nodding a snake could do.

"Did the snake just nod?" Eric asked.

"Yeah, I said anthropormorphic didn't I?"

"Yeah, but wow that was odd to see," Eric said.

"Emotion and comprihention wise, she's practically human." Roslyn explained. "I told you, nothing in the manor will ever be normal."

"You weren't kidding," He said impressed.

"I don't kid very often." Roslyn said simply.

"This is impressive," He said.

"Well, there's nearly everything here, anything in particular you would like to see?" Roslyn asked.

"Do you have a place for four wheeling?" He asked

"We do actually." Roslyn said holding out her arm for him.

"Okay, lets go then," He said. He took her arm and she blurred him off there.

They came out in a large open field with several different colored four wheelers off to the side.

"Wow!" Eric said looking around in amazement.

"Yeah, we do not come out here often," Roslyn said.

"I don't see why not. This is awesome!" Eric said.

"We just never do," She shrugged.

"Well, I guess that makes sense considering that this place apperently has everything."

"Just about," Roslyn said.

"We don't have much time to try it out though do we?" Eric asked.

"No not really," She sighed.

"Well, maybe I could possible come back sometime later than?" Eric asked hopefully.

"Well, I would like you too," She said.

"But it's unlikely?" He asked from off of her wording.

"It won't happen tomorrow," She sighed.

"I know," he said with a sigh. "but I want to be able to see you again."

"You will," She said blushing.

"When?" He asked.

"Day after tomorrow?" Roslyn offered

"I'd like that." Eric said with a smile.

"Good, I can't wait!" Roslyn said.

"So, what about this theme park you told me about?" Eric asked.

"Oh yeah! Take my arm please." She said. Eric took it and she blurred him there.

"Wow! This is pretty amazing!" He said

"Thanks, I really like it."

"I can see why," He said impressed.

"It's the farthest I had been from the manor before we had started school." Roslyn admitted.

"Really?" He asked

She nodded. "Before then it was pretty much unheard for someone from the manor to leave besides for a mission. It's the safest place in the world, why would they want anyone to leave?"

"I guess," He said.

Roslyn checked that it was just her and Eric around. "It sucked though."

"What do you mean?" He asked

"Well, would you like to be trapped in one place your whole life? Even a place like this?"

"At least you had people here with you and in any case they never stopped you from leaving, did you ever ask to leave before that?" Eric asked.

Roslyn blushed a little none of them had asked honestly. "Well… no."

"Well, how can you complain if you never asked to go somewhere else?"

"Well, I guess you're right." She said awkwardly.

"Sorry, it's just you have to ask with parents or they think your okay," He said

"Right, I should have, I'm sure they would've been okay with it if I did."

"Exactly!" He said.

"Do you think I should still tell them?"

"I think so," He said.

"Would you come with then?" She asked not wanting to do it alone.

"Sure," he said.

"Alright, grab on." Roslyn said holding out her arm.

He took it and they where once again off. They found them in the library higher than Roslyn and Eric were earlier. "Mom, dad?" She asked.

They turned to her. "What is it, Roslyn?" Felicity asked.

"Well, I wanted to ask you something,"

"Alright, ask away." Adam said though still mad.

"Why didn't you ever take me outside the manor when I was little?" She asked.

That statement stuck a cord with Felicity and she immidietely thought about being trapped in the manor before Doofenshmirtz captured her. What she told her mother right before she killed her was the truth. In far too many ways, she actually prefered the table. She didn't even realize she was doing the samething with her own daughter. "Oh my god, we hadn't had we?"

"No, I honestly never though about that, you just always seemed happy I never saw a reason too," Adam said.

"Well, I didn't want you guys to worry." Roslyn said awkwardly.

"We're sorry, Roslyn," Adam said

"Well, Eric pointed out that I probably should have just asked." Roslyn admitted. "Otherwise you can't tell."

"Well yeah we could not," Adam said.

"Sorry, it's just, you guys are always so paranoid and protective. I didn't want to give you guys more reason to worry."

"We would have taken you all out if you had asked," Felicity said.

"Yeah, sorry. I should have."

"We are all at fault here," Felicity said.

"By the way, Mom, this is Eric, the boy I told you about."

"Oh he is?" Felicity said examining him.

Roslyn blushed. "Mom, he's not a cabbage."

"I know," She said.

"Then don't look him all over like that." Roslyn said defensively and embarrassed.

"I have to," Felicity said.

"Since when is physical apperence what matters? You always told me not to judge a book by it's cover." Roslyn reminded.

"It does not matter, but it helps," She smirked.

Roslyn groaned and turned to him. "I'm sorry about this, Eric."

"Sorry, Roslyn" She said.

"Well, I guess it's your job." Roslyn said with a sigh.

"Exactly," She said smiling.

"Or normal parents like that?" Roslyn asked Eric.

"Pretty much yeah," He said.

"Well, I guess that makes it a little less embarrassing." Roslyn said still being the American flag.

"It's okay," He said

"By the way, how did you even find this place?" Roslyn asked not liking the corrent subject.

"I looked through a few freeway exits," He said.

"Oh, we'll, that is impressive." Roslyn said.

"It took a while," He said.

"Still." Roslyn said. "Do you even know what this is? What it's used for?"

"No he does not and you cannot tell him," Adam said.

Roslyn looked down, she getting in trouble all over the place recently. "Oh, right."

"Yeah," Adam said.

'We always have the memory erasers just in case anyways.' Roslyn thought. "Sorry."

"I think Eric should go home," Felicity said.

Roslyn sighed but nodded. "Alright. Bye, Eric."

"Bye Roslyn," He said being lead away by her dad

Once they were out of Eric's earshot. Felicity turned back to her daughter. "Really, Roslyn?"

"What?" She asked.

"You know what." Felicity said seriously.

"Oh, that one slip up?" She asked.

"Yes, that, you know what would have happened if you told him?" Felicity asked seriously.

"You would have erased his memory and I would have been in big trouble."

"Yes and yes so why where you going to tell him?" She asked.

"Well, I wasn't. I guess I wasn't really thinking. That weird voice in my head seemed to think it was a good idea."

"Wait weird voice? How long have you been hearing it and listening to it?"

"Since my twelfth birthday, it had actually pointed the powers out to me." Roslyn explained.

"That explains your attitude the last month or so, Roslyn that voice comes with the powers," Felicity said.

"Oh. Is it bad then?" Roslyn asked.

"Yes the voice is you it's your inner evil," Felicity said.

"Oh, so don't listen to it then?" Roslyn concluded.

"Only in certain situations," Felicity said.

"So, you just have to use your best judgement then?"

"Yes and you have just been doing what the voice told you haven't you?" She asked. Roslyn nodded honestly looking down. "Well don't at least not all the time. This explains your attitude lately," She said.

"I will. Sorry, I guess I should have thought it through more."

"It's okay I made the same mistake once," She said

"How bad was it?" Roslyn asked worried.

"It was a mixed bag, so to speak," She said

"Oh, so the voice isn't completely evil." Roslyn concluded.

"No it's not," She said.

"Do you ever get used to it?"

"Oh yeah," Felicity said

"How long did it take you?"

"A few months after I became aware of it,"She said.

"Well, I guess that's a relief."

"Yeah it's easy to deal with," Felicity said. "There's something else you should know about though. Sometimes the voice descides that it wants to come out by taking control of your body which is something you would have to do or it won't happen but if you refuse they usually give you massive headaches."

"Aw man!" She huffed.

"Could you do me a favor and let either me or your father know if it asks?" Felicity requested.

"Uh yeah, I guess so," She said.

"Good, well, help you figure out what to do in the specific situation."

"Okay," She said.

"You mean it?" Felicity asked.

"Yes mom," She said.

"Good, we'll let your father know when he gets back."

"Okay," She said nervous.

Felicity noticed this. "You okay?"

"No, dad is mad at me," She said.

Felicity sighed. "Well, I'm almost certain he won't be when he finds out what was going on."

"I ditched Slat though," Roslyn said.

"You did what now?" Felicity asked in surprise.

"I ditched him...I didn't mean to, but the voice told me to hurry home and I did not think about it," She said

Felicity sighed, "Well, he will still understand but Slate mifht be a little harder."

"It's the second time I have done that," she sighed.

"Did your voice tell you to the first time?" Felicity asked.

"It told me to go back to Eric and forget about the others," She said.

"Then that's fine, still doesn't help with Slate though until he gets old enough and gets aquainted with his own voice." Felicity said with a sigh.

"I know," Roslyn sighed.

"Maybe I could try talking to him, explain what was going on." Felicity offered.

"Would you?" She asked.

"If you want me to."

"Please?" She asked with her best cute face.

Felicity nodded and blurred off. She found Slate in his room. Though still angry. He looked up at her with an almost forced smile. "Hey Aunt Felicity."

"Slate, I wanted to talk to you," She said.

"Alright, what is it?"

"Well, it's about Roslyn," She said.

Slate grimaced slightly at her name. "What about her?"

"I need to explain her attitude lately," Felicity said.

Slate was surprised and a little skeptical but still heard her out as she explained the situation with the voice. "So when your powers come your evil side gets a voice?" Slate asked.

"Unfortunately, yes, and when it first shows up and usually for a few weeks after that, it can be difficult to say or do otherwise."

"That would explain her totally different attitude," He said

"So, do you think you could forgive her?" Felicity asked her nephew hopefully.

"I guess so," Slate said.

"Then would you mind going to talk to her. I could come with just in case if you're hesitant."

"Okay, can you take me to her?" He asked.

"Alright, normal or blurry way?" Felicity double checked but knew the likely answer.

"Blurry, I suppose I should get used to it," He said.

"Alright then, grab on." Felicity said holding out her arm. He took it with a deep breath. "Ready?" She double checked earning a nod and she blurred them off to the library.

They came out i front of Roslyn. "Roslyn." Slate said awkwardly.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Aunt Felicity jad told me, about the new evil voice in your head, and because of that. I forgive you."

"Thank you Slate," She said hugging him.

"You're welcome, Roslyn." He said hugging her back.

"Oh, and another quick tip for the voice, I found over time that it mirriors your tone so if you try and think to it more conversationally then it makes it a lot easier." Felicity advised.

"So talk to myself?" She asked.

"Well, not aloud looking crazy but just think it, being in your head, the voice can hear your thoughts and if your directing them at it then it will usually respond."

"Oh well alright I guess," She said.

"You don't have to talk to it first but when it talks to you that's the best way to handle it." Felicity advised her.

"Okay I will try it," Roslyn said.

"Well, definately not looking forward to that." Slate mumbled.

"Well now you know what's coming," Roslyn said.

"I'm sorry, Roslyn. I should have let you know before hand." Felicity apologized.

"It's okay, mom we all forget things sometimes," Roslyn said as her dad came back in the room.

"Adam, there's something we need to tell you." Felicity said.

"What is it?" Adam asked.

"Well, when Roslyn got her powers, she also got her voice, which explains her recent bahavior." Felicity explained.

"Oh, yeah I completely forgot that might happen," Adam said.

"So did I, but it really does explain everything." Felicity said. "I talked to her with some advise and warnings on it though."

"You told her about talking?" Adam asked.

Felicity nodded. "Yes I did."

"Good, now at least she's ready," Adam said.

"I also warned her about the headaches thing and told her to let one of us know of it asks."

"Good," Adam said.

"Anything else you could think of that I'm forgetting?" Felicity double-checked.

"No that's all," Adam said.

"Well, that seems easy enough." Roslyn said awkwardly.

"Yeah it is," Adam said.

"How bad are the headaches?"

"Not too bad," Felicity said.

Roslyn knew that line was farther for them then her though. "So, it better to just bare them?"

"Yeah basically," Adam said.

"No, exceptions?" Roslyn asked.

"A few exceptions," Adam said.

"But you guys would be able to judge which it is?" Roslyn asked hopefully.

"Yes," Felicity said.

"Well, I guess that's a little more settling. How many times had you guys let your own out?" Roslyn asked.

"Twice," Adam said.

"Once, for myself." Felicity answered.

"Why only once?" Roslyn asked.

"Because, that one time she kept me in there for three months and tried to commit suicide."

"Really?" Roslyn asked.

"Yeah, her and your father were on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when suddenly in the middle of the night she went out onto the railing and tried to jump. Luckily he had woken up and caught her though or we'd both be gone.

"Wow, sccary," Roslyn said.

"Wait, that was your voice?" Adam asked surprised.

"Oh yeah it was I thought I told you that," She said.

Adam shook his head "You never did."

"Oh, sorry" She said.

"It's okay. We all make mistakes." Adam said. "You meant to at least."

"Yeah, I guess," She said.

Adam realized something. "What point of that three month period word that happen?"

"In the early stages," She shrugged.

"Towards the end," She said.

"Wait, so, then when we met it was actually your voice and not you?" Adam asked in surprise.

"Yeah it was," She said.

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