Meeting the Parkers

It was now getting dark and they were heading through the city to their home. Accompanying them was their friend Kia and the two heroes named Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm. Once they arrived there the apartment was empty and still.

"Are you sure your parents are cool with this?" Johnny asked.

"Oh yeah, totally," said Elena.

"El, can I talk to you in the kitchen," said Alex.

"Sure, after I put on my make-up," replied Elena.

"I meant now," said Alex.

"Oh, well you could've said that," said Elena.

"Just go," sighed Alex. "Excuse us for a while, go ahead and make yourselves comfortable."

They went inside the kitchen and closed the door so nobody could hear them.

"How can Mom and Dad be cool with this?" Alex asked.

"They called me earlier today," explained Elena. "They said they were going out tonight and they won't be home 'til like eleven."

"Ok, I just wanted to get that straight," said Alex relieved. "Now the other I wanted to get straight was what are we going to tell them?!"

"I guess everything," answered Elena.

"What are you crazy?!" Alex shouted.

"Well, can you think of any backup story, I know I can't," retorted Elena.

"Of course you can't, usually your stories involve an alien invasion or something."

"I'll ignore that, but I still think we should tell them."

"But what are we going to tell them, we were born with this remember," said Alex.

"Yeah, but maybe they can figure it out, I mean there's not much difference between us and them, right," explained Elena.

"You're right there, but they got their powers on a space station and we got ours…I haven't figured that out yet, but sooner or later I'll get it," said Alex skeptically.



"Or you can get it right now. If you think about it they might be able to help us control our powers," said Elena.

Alex thought for a while and said, "Ok, let's do it."

"Really," said Elena in a surprised tone.

"Yeah, if we're ever gonna figure this out it might as well be now," said Alex as she headed for the door. "You know El; you actually made sense this time."

"Thanks," said Elena and then Alex left the room, "I think."

They walked back into the living room and sat down in the couches across from Ben, Johnny, and Kia.

"So, what's going on?" Kia asked.

"Well, it's kind of hard to explain," said Alex.

"Do your parents know about this?" Ben asked.

"Yeah, but since we don't know how to control our powers they tell us to keep it on the down low," explained Elena.

"Now, are your parents like this?" asked Johnny.

"No, Mom's a writer and Dad's a doctor," answered Alex.

"Did your parents ever tell you who biological parents were?" Kia asked and Johnny and Ben had shocked faces.

"No, the orphanage just said that they found us one morning," Elena answered.

"Wait, you two were adopted?" Johnny said and they nodded their heads.

"At what age?" asked Ben.

"Um, about a month or something, I just know we weren't at the orphanage very long," explained Alex with uncertainty.

"You know you can go to the hospital and get DNA testing," suggested Kia getting off topic.

"That sounds like a good idea," said Elena. "Alex do you have one of those DNA thingys?"

"A DNA sampler, yes," answered Alex, "but the parents have to be there in order for it to be considered a match."

"So when did you discover you had powers?" asked Johnny.



"When we were younger," said Elena. "It was about six years ago, I was just hanging out with some friends and I heard these kids picking on Alex. I went to go help her when…she did something, I don't know how to explain it though."

"What happened?" Ben asked Alex.

"It was all a blur to me, I'll I remember is getting mad," said Alex looking at Elena.

"Her eyes were clouded and she somehow made this storm happen," added Elena. "Luckily I was able to calm her down before she got worse."

"So how'd your parents deal with this?" asked Johnny.

"Well, at first it was hard for them to get used to us having these abilities, but they accepted it," explained Alex. "They just told us not tell anybody (that didn't go so well)."

"I'll say, so how do you do that healing thing?" Johnny asked.

"I don't know it just has a mind of its own," said Alex.

"When did you say when your birthday was again?" Ben asked suddenly.

"It's next Saturday actually," said Elena.

"So, can you figure out what's wrong with us," asked Alex.

"As from what I can see, there's nothing wrong with you," said Ben. "I looks to me that you got this naturally."

"So, you're saying our birth parents could've been like this?" said Alex.

"Well, yeah, but I can't figure it out like Reed can," said Ben.

"So, where is Reed?" asked Elena.

"Reed and Sue are at a geeky convention down in California," said Johnny. "But they'll be back in a few days; we'll let you know when they do."

"Thanks, here's our home phone number," said Elena handing him a piece of paper with their number on it.

"Great so we have to get back now, so we'll see you girls later," said Ben as they got up from the couch.

"Yeah, I have to go home too, my parents are expecting me home in about an hour," said Kia while looking at the clock.



"So, I guess we'll see you later," said Johnny as they got up from the couch.

"Yeah, let's just see if we don't get into trouble next time," Elena said under her breath.

Ben and Johnny left the apartment, but before Kia could they pulled her back in.

"We need to talk to you," said Elena.

"Ok, what do you want to talk about?" Kia asked.

"Ok, listen you can't tell anybody," Alex said firmly.

"Yeah, kinda got that," said Kia. "You don't have to worry; I'm going to tell anybody."

"Not even Kyle."

"Not even Kyle," repeated Kia. "So I'll see you guys at school tomorrow."

"Yeah, see ya," they said before she left.

They went to sleep that night feeling more relieved than they did last night, but yet still wondering if they made the right choice. The week went by in a blink of an eye. Alex and Elena developed a very strong friendship with Kia now that she knew about their powers. Luckily they didn't get into anymore trouble that week and were able to pass the streets of New York like normal people. Saturday came and Alex was having nice morning sleeping in until her mom came in.

"Honey, wake up," she said genteelly shaking her.

"No, five more minutes," moaned Alex.

"I know its Saturday, but today going to see Aunt Jenna," said Sarah.

"Aunt Jenna?" Alex said waking up a little now. "Is the aunt that always puts a practical joke in Dad's birthday present and keeps saying we're all a disgrace to her family?"

"No, that's Great-Aunt Margret, your father's aunt," explained Sarah in disgust. "Aunt Jenna my sister from my side of the family and we're also going to meet your Uncle Tom and your cousins, Damian and Kayla."

"I remember now, those kids kept playing with my gadgets," said Alex.

"Don't worry, there older now, they know better," Sarah reassured. "Now get up, we leave in an hour."

Sarah left the room and Alex hesitantly got up. Once she got up she put on a green Hollister top, jeans, and matching sneakers. Alex went out into the living room when she was ready and saw 

that everyone else was already ready wearing their casual clothes. Don was wearing his weekend clothes which were a loose shirt and baggy jeans. Sarah wore her green floral top with her tan pants and flip flops. Elena wore a purple tank top with a plaid skirt and purple Converse shoes. They went into the car and drove off to see their Aunt Jenna and her family.

"So, where does Aunt Jenna live?" Elena asked.

"She lives here in New York, but we won't be visiting her place today," explained Sarah.

"Then where are going today?" Alex asked.

"To your Uncle's pizza restaurant," said Don.

They soon pulled over into a parking spot near a restaurant called Parker's Pizza and went inside to be greeted by none other than their Aunt Jenna. The restaurant seemed to be a cross between an Italian theme to a fifties theme. The tables were decorated with red and white picnic designs. The chairs for the booths on the other hand were a bright red.

"Hey there, Sarah," said Aunt Jenna as they embraced each other. Aunt Jenna had blonde hair and white skin like their mom, but she had green eyes and distinguishing look that made her look like all she wanted to do was have fun.

"Hey there, Jen," said Sarah as she was finally released from the hug. "Well, you remember Don and the twins."

"How can I forget; Don was the one who challenged Tom to hotdog eating contest," said Jenna.

"Oh yeah, Dad will never look at a hotdog without freezing up ever again," said Elena while snickering a little bit.

"Oh and you girls have grown since the last time I saw you," pointed out Jenna. "You can't even tell these girls are adopted they look so much like you guys."

"Yep, so where are little Damian and Kayla?" Don asked and a boy popped out of nowhere.

"Hey, who are you calling little?!" he said looking a little offended.

Jenna chuckled and then said, "This is Damian."

"How old are you?" Alex asked Damian.

"Thirteen."

Damian looked a bit younger than thirteen and had a mischievous smile. He had short brown hair with tan skin and inherited his mother's green eyes. Then a shy girl peered from behind him. She had her mother's features, blonde hair that was tied into a French braid, and hazel eyes.



"So, is this Kayla?" asked Sarah and the girl nodded. "So how old are you?"

"C'mon Kayla, tell them how old you are," Jenna tried to persuade.

"Ten," said Kayla said quietly.

"Ok, Damian could you guide your sister to one of the tables?" she asked Damian and obeyed took her to one of the booths. "Tom's in the back making pizza."

"Not anymore," said man who appeared out of the swinging doors. He had tan skin, hazel eyes, and a very optimistic smile. "Wow, you girls have definitely grown."

"Thanks, now why did Kayla need to be guided?" Elena asked curiously and their face turned from happy to sad.

"Four years ago when we went camping in the suburbs," Tom started to explain. "We were looking up at the shooting stars, there seemed to be some kind of storm going on up there, anyway when it was done we saw that Kayla had wondered off. So we went to go look for her, next thing we know a shooting star came down to Earth and we…heard a scream. We followed the scream and found Damian and Kayla lying in the ruble…."

"We got them to the hospital as soon as we could," continued Jenna. "Luckily, they were able to treat both of them. Damian came out just fine, but Kayla…the doctors couldn't do anything about it, she lost her sight. At first it was hard for her, but she's getting the hang of it."

"Oh, Jenna I didn't know," said Sarah who went over comfort her.

"Her blindness seems to not have affected her as much as we thought it would, Kayla is still Kayla," said Tom trying to cheer them up.

"Well, anyway why don't you girls go talk to your cousins, while we go work on lunch," suggested Sarah and they went over to the booth where Kayla and Damian were.

"Hi Alex, hi Elena," greeted Kayla.

"How did you know that was us?" Alex asked.

"I heard your footsteps," she answered.

"So is everyone's footsteps different?" asked Elena.

"Not really, but there energy is," Kyla said, but they were still confused.

"The accident kind of affected us," explained Damian.

"How did it affect you?" Alex asked.



"Sorry, I don't really want to talk about it," said Damian sadly.

"Its okay, Damian, they're like us, different," said Kayla with a faint smile on her face.

"How did you know that?" Elena asked nervously.

"Ever sense the accident, I could see things better," explained Kayla. "I can't see the way you can, but send out some kind of wave that can help me see. I can also see the kind of energy every person holds too."

"Wow, that's amazing," said Alex in shock.

"I can also tell when somebody is lying," Kayla continued. "Sometimes I can even sense if someone is coming from about a mile away."

"What about you Damian, did anything happen to you?" Elena asked.

"Yeah, I can bend the space-time continuum," said Damian, but it just left Elena dumbfounded.

"Uh, Alex could you translate that, please," she said.

"It's a fancy way of saying he can travel through time and teleport from one place to another," Alex explained.

"So, what can you guys do?" Kayla asked. "Because I can sense lots of energy in you guys."

"Well, I can control air and regenerate," said Alex.

"And I can control water and turn invisible," said Elena.

"Wow, that's cool!" Damian said who looked amazed.

"Do your parents know about this?" Elena asked them.

"They do, but it's taking a while for them to get used to it," said Damian sadly.

"Don't worry about it, just give it time," reassured Alex. "Your parents don't seem like the kind of people to bail on you because you're different."

"Thanks," said Kayla smiling.

"No problem," said Alex.

"Wait Alex, I didn't get to shake your hand," said Damian holding out his hand and smiling mischievously.



"Ok," said Alex awkwardly and shook his hand. Right when she shook his hand she felt a shocking sensation go through her hand and Alex pulled away. Damian held up his hand and revealed a hidden joy-buzzer.

"Got ya!" shouted Damian as he was laughing.

"That was not funny!" said Alex who was annoyed.

"It was funny from here," said Elena who seemed very satisfied.

"I thought you could heal," said Damian.

"Yeah, I can heal, but I can feel too," said Alex annoyed.

"Don't worry about Damian it takes him a while to catch on," said Kayla.

"I completely understand," said Alex lowering her voice so Elena wouldn't hear.

Lunch soon came and they had some of their uncle's famous pizza. They talked for a long while and their mom was right, they really did grow up. Last time they saw them they were causing havoc in their household. They grabbed a whole bunch of gadgets from Alex's room and started pressing buttons. Next thing they knew all of the furniture was ether damp or shrunk. But this time they sounded a lot more mature than they were last time. Alex started to wonder if the accident might've affected them in a different way besides giving them special abilities.

Thanks for reading. I don't know when the next chapter is going to be up because I start high school in a couple weeks and next week's orientation plus (I'm not sure about this yet) I plan on writing a book. Don't ask me about the title because I have no idea what to call it yet. Right now I'm just developing the characters (which is taking forever) and the plot as I go along. I'll try to update as much as I can while I'm in school, but I don't think it won't be as frequent because I have no idea what's ahead of me in honors classes.

-Emyrox567