PART ONE

EPILOGUE

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P.O.V:

I walked down the street slowly. My arms, face, blue jeans and blue and white two-toned t-shirt were covered with black soot, but there was a big smile on my face. I had just been experimenting in the basement of my house, finding out what happens when you connect red chord A with black chord B on a base for testing the conductions of electricity…well, it wasn't the first explosion I had caused in my make-shift experimenting lab, and it probably wouldn't be the last.

I am an inventor.

Besides, I had found out what I needed to know (which was the red chord A should never be connected to black chord B), and so I was fairly happy about that, as I walked down the street, getting a little bit of fresh air on this late Sunday afternoon.

As I turned the traffic-light controlled intersection corner to go back to my own street, a white Mustang with two blue stripes came into view, driving slowly for such a cool car. I was aware that I slowed down also, as it stopped at the red lights.

Inside was a girl about my own age, with dark brown hair and green eyes. She had ace bandages around her head, and bandages around both of her arms. She was in the passenger seat.

The driver of the vehicle was a young man, with scruffy golden blonde hair and blue eyes – eyes that were portraying feelings that were a mix of concern and aggravation.

The girl suddenly opened her mouth and said: "You can drive faster then the speed limit, there's no need to go so slow on account of me!"

"Emma," The driver said, and at his voice I jerked to a stop. It didn't sound as if the man was actually speaking…but there was something else… "If anything happens to you, Bianca will rip me apart – then bring me back to life so that Bee can have a shot at me, too!"

"Fear of being blown to bits has never stopped you before, 'Jack." Emma replied. "I have to get home before Nenona and Jerome do!"

"O-kaaay…" And he put his foot down as the lights turned green and utterly floored it.

"SLOW DOWN!!!!" I heard Emma yell, as the car sped out of sight, leaving me standing open-mouthed on the sidewalk.

"Wow." Was all I could say.