Ana flipped open a baby pink photo album and took out a large, group photo. She handed it to Amy. In the front row, were the kids she'd already met. Ana listed off the ones that were not introduced.
"That orangish girl in the Levi's and halter top, with the wings, is Lucky, she's a year younger than us. And the three identical triplets, are Melody, Harmony and Beatrice. Beats for short. I know they're really really tiny, and snow white, but they've got the strongest voices I've ever heard. Both their parents are singers, so I guess it fits. And the redish purple chameleon is Yuki. And there's Bijou, you've already met her. Let me see, that's Lucky's brother Max. I know he's more of a fox, but he does have wings like her. Oh, and that's baby Carrie, she's a little bunny, that everyone loves. She has wings, but they are WAY to tiny to see em!" Ana continued to list off the people, until she heard a soft gasp. She quickly turned, only to see Maria staring at her hand. Maria put her glove back on, before anyone could see what she was scared about. By the look on his face, even Shaine didn't know what she was scared about.
"Meeting. Now, "She commanded, as her cousins and friends stood up obediently."We'll be right back!"She said innocently.
Sitting in Ally's bedroom, on her baby blue beanbags, or blue comforter, the other kids were getting frustrated with Maria, who had still not explained why she called them in. After blasting Ally's stereo, with a euro-pop dance CD, she stood in front of everyone, and stated her case.
"We have to get them back!"She announced, pointing towards the living room.
Dash rolled his eyes."Maria, is da widdle pwincess upset wif not having the spotwight anymore?"He said in a babyish tone.
That was it. Maria couldn't take it. No wonder Shaine couldn't stand him."Does this look normal to you?!?!"She screamed, taking off her glove. Her hand was transparent. Dash jumped back. Not because he was scared of his see through cousin, but because he was scared of the fact that she could beat a grown man 3 times her size with little difficulty. Image what she could do to her cousin, who was the same size as her.
"M-m-mari?"Ana studdered,"what happened?"
"I decided to become a ghost!"She snapped, sarcasticly,"As long as people from the past are here, our generation will disappear."
Tucker looked at his own hands, then his little sisters."We're not."
Maria gazed at him puzzled look. Turning to Shaine, she could see he as well was turning invisible.
Ana turned to Dash, "This is all your fault!"
"Me, why is it my fault?"
"You brought them here."
"Not to the present, just to the castle!"
"Well, I'm telling Dad anyway."
Dash scoffed."I'm not scared of dad, he's the most laid back guy on the planet!"
Ana though for a minute. He was right, to them, their dad was no threat at all. He wouldn't even consider grounding them, even after almost blowing up the entire courtyard, garage, and the track. But she could hold something over her brother."I'll tell MOM!"She threatened, holding her cellphone next to her ear.
"Ana please no! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASENO!"
Ana held the phone over her head, and her loose sleeve fell down around her shoulder. Much like her cousins, transparent. She screamed, shaking rapidly. Rocky and Dash both looked nervously at their hands. Both were disappearing, Along with Miley and Whirl, and Rosalie. Ally smiled happily."I'm not!"She annouced, proudly holding her small hand up. Nolan looked just as happy.
"Yeah, cuz your just younger."Rocky smirked. He would love to see the look on Ally and Nolan's faces when they started to vanish. If he would be visible that long.
"So what?"Dash put his hands behind his head,"We'll be invisable! Big deal! No one will be able to see. Not our parents, not our teachers, not even the freako scientist that somehow reversed the aging process... To some extent. He's still ancient looking."
Whirl shook his head at his not-near-as-intelligent friend."Dash, you don't get it do you? We won't be invisible, we'll disappear, from EXISTANCE! Like we were never born."
Maria's pinkish red eyes filled with tears. She leaned her head against Whirls shoulder and bawled."No... NO! I'm too young to disappear! Too glamorous. Too royal!It's not fair!"
Whirl ran his hand over Maria's black streaked pink quills, to calm her down. It was usually more effective. Then again, they weren't vanishing before their own eyes before either."Shh, Maria relax, it's just a freak accident."
"Like Shaine's birth."She interrupted.
Shaine glared at his 5-minute-older sister."I thought you were too busy crying to be smug?"
"I am, leave me alone!"She snapped, in between sobs,as Whirl pulled her closer.
"Shh, shh, it's fixable. We just fix the time machine. Dash, do you know whats wrong with it?"
Dash shrugged. He was not taking this as seriously as it should have been taken."Some control board or something."
"Control panel?"Nolan asked.
Dash snapped his fingers and pointed at the lion cub."That's it!"
Little Ally stood in front in front of everyone."Listen up people! This is the plan! Whirl, you casually ask Tails and Cyrus to see the blueprints. If I'm right, the little control thing should be the same as the one you two built last week. Miley, you get out your sketch pad, and compare that circuit thingy to there's."
"Schematic circuit diagram?"Miley asked.
"That's the one! OK, well, compare that, and if it's the same, you can give them the control panel, they'll go home, and we'll be normal again. Any questions?"
"What do we do?"Ana asked, pointing to herself and Maria.
Ally shrugged,"Sit and look pretty?"
"We're good at that!"
"We are very good at that!"Maria agreed, giving her cousin a high five. She finally stopped crying.
"Any more questions?"Rocky raised his hand"Yes Rocky?"She asked, putting her tiny hands on her hips.
"Why are we taking orders from a 7 and a half year old?"
"Because, you guys don't seem to have any brilliant ideas do ya? Come on!Let's go! And Whirl, put your jacket on, your shirts all tear stained."
"Thanks Maria!"He teased, as he grabbed his jacket off the rack on the way to the living room.
