Chapter 5: Eat they said. It will be Normal they said.

Okay Cameron Morgan. Breathe in, breathe out. You haven't been yourself for quite a while now. These goons may not look much but they're playing you like a total kid. I'm the one getting furious while he's so composed; it makes me want to puke.

"So what are we supposed to do now? Start a staring contest?" I felt Macey's agitation as she glanced towards her nails.

Preston was slouched over the wall when he said, "Well maybe you can stop yapping and actually think of something useful!" Macey glared at him and I could feel electricity being summoned. She was using her I'm-going-to-pretend-that-didn't-happen-and-you-have-three-seconds-to-save-yourself. Only he can't run away because of his own stupidity.

"Can someone untie me now? Come on it's getting really itchy in here!" Jonas was squiggling behind his glasses. He got it really bad; he was wrapped like a cocoon with this very sticky gooey thing, which I guess is all thanks to Dr. Fibbs.

"I'm trying, just you wait a bit!" Liz was throwing things around trying as if trying to find something

"Liz what exactly are you doing?" I asked her as things flew by our faces. "I'm looking for that manual, I remember throwing it when he attacked me! Or else I won't know which explosives NOT to use to blow it up" Jonas was wide-eyed and retorted "Attack? What attack? I was running AWAY from you!" Liz looked at him but decided to completely ignore his sentiments while Jonas went on shouting about why he needs to be bombed and other things about missing his mom and his last will and testament.

"What that hell is this screeching all about?" Bex finally rose from the dead and saw a frozen Grant beside her. Uh oh, not a good idea to put them side-by-side. Bex jumped on top of Grant and was about to do a roundhouse when Zach stopped her.

"Are you on steroids or what? The moron is out cold ya know?" Zach sounded like a teacher saying it in as-a-matter-of-fact tone. "Get your hands off my head" I had to breathe real long and hard just to stop myself from kicking him.

"Cammie, what is THIS?" Bex looked around her and finally settled on looking at the disgrace that was happening on top of my head then she added "and especially THAT?" I glared at Zach, but instead of stopping it he just smiled like a kid with ice cream. God what is this sorcery?

"Well you know Cammie's been turned into a dog since you got knocked out cold by what ever that is that's lying on the ground" Macey pointed at Grant who started snoring.

Bex crossed her arms and replied "At least my fight ended up gallantly, with real results! Would anyone like to tell me how Ms. Macey McHenry ended up being cuffed to the Governor's son?" Bex was smirking and Macey just shot up from the ground and was nearly dragging Preston who ended up rolling on the ground.

"Hey stop it guys, I think we have a bigger problem here!" Liz said meekly, it would've been hard to stop them both but Bex got so excited about the fact that Liz actually beat a guy, I mean she's really the only one who actually WON you know?

Bex and Macey moved towards Liz and started patting her on the head while congratulating her success on wrapping up Jonas like a burrito. "Well done Lizzie! Who knew you'd be better than Cammie at this" then they all shot glares at me "Hey foul! I got the freakishly good one, so what do you expect, a miracle?" I retorted. Ahhhh I hate myself I just called him good in front of everyone! So much for making him feel my wrath!

"What do you expect from the jerk "good(e)" is basically his surname" Preston was smiling in a smug way in support of Zach's irritating smirk. I had to think of something or I'd boost this monster's ego if I don't "Oh yeah? What a pity to be stuck with just being good" I said.

To the horror and well joy, in Macey's face when I said that he's freakishly good, I felt them go back to my side upon seeing Zach change facial expressions. "Ohhhh burn" Macey crossed her arms at Zach who looked at me with an eyebrow up.

"Well then forgive me for just being just good. Lucky just being good is enough to bring you down" Zach closed on me, I could feel my eyes nearly meeting each other as he set his face exactly 2 inches away from mine. His face was plastered with that smirk AGAIN.

I looked at him, trying my best not to flinch at the closeness and said, "I wanted to head-butt you, but who knows how hard an arrogant head can get. Who knows the effect of inhaling narcissistic air!" I smiled while he flinched. You are so going down Goode. We went into a staring battle for a while when we heard Grant groaning.

"Great. The useless one is awake" Preston sighed while looking at the dumbfounded Grant. "Oh wow what a lovely young woman!" I guess he got to first look at Macey and Bex who were standing next to the busy Liz. I saw Macey make her about to puke face while Bex kind of got giddy over the complement, when Grant added "Don't get me wrong Ms. Amazona, I meant her" pointing at Macey "and not you" Bex fired up and was about to attack Grant like a bull on fire when Macey grabbed her and pinned her to the floor.

"Why did you do that?" Bex was flinging her arms when Macey added, "Because you were too busy to even notice that someone has started to tail us!" Macey pretended to roll around and tickle Bex when we all knew that it's to look as normal teen-agers would. In fairness to Preston he was fast enough to follow Macey around and hide the handcuffs in multiple blind corners.

I looked at Zach, trying to find some answers but found him totally under cover. He did glance at me to acknowledge the problem at hand. It wasn't much, barely a kid, but she's just to silent and too alone for a normal one. We could've all detected the presence of a normal person, but her footsteps where too light, to the point that we had to literally see her sitting in the bench to notice her. And mind you after the entire ruckus that has happened its still just only 5 am in the friggin morning, what would a kid be doing here this early.

Luckily I had my back turned for my hands were tied. The girl started moving; I could tell that everyone knew about it though they continued pretending to play rough. Grant laid back again while laughing at Macey and Bex who were being stopped by the attached Preston; while Liz was nearly done with Jonas who now just looked like his friends threw pieces of gum at him. I would've liked the other covers; anything would be better than having a monster's head in your lap. He was smiling at me from below and I wanted to elbow him on the face, but a cover is a cover. I'm just gonna get even later!

The entire pretend game went around for 15 minutes and 47 seconds. We had to pretend like a group of friends going on multiple dates like normal teen-agers. The little girl in ponytail looked convinced enough when an elder and her dog came up to ask directions. To my horror I forgot that we were thrown out here without much knowledge. I would be able to tell her secret passages and important assassination buildings, but please don't ask about diners or food stalls!

Of course I jinxed myself when the old lady asked "Hey young fellows, would you know where an old lady like me can get a doughnut or two? My dog is getting a bit hungry and he's a bit picky" The old lady smiled. I knew my sisters had equally no idea about where to get a doughnut. Macey's never out alone for those things and Bex lives in Europe, while Liz, well she's Liz! I was getting ready to invent a place right around the corner when Zach spoke "There's a good one two blocks away from here. You just turn around the stone building and you'd see the little doughnut stall! Try the strawberry flavored one it's good!" He looked so sincere and happy I almost felt bad for the old lady.

The little girl left and we continued the cover for another three minutes when I finally erupted "I feel for the old lady, where could you have sent her?" I looked at Zach and he easily replied "To the doughnut store".

All of us girls looked at him in a puzzled way when Liz asked "Do you live somewhere around here? How could you have known about the doughnut store?" then Grant chuckled "Oh Zach knows alright!" Jonas was fixing his clothes when he added "We have this habit of looking for food the moment we land. Zach has good vision and memory enough to hold the food map of this place within moments of seeing it." I felt kind of embarrassed that they actually noticed that.

"So that's why you're confident about betting on who gets to pick breakfast? Since you apparently know what's there to choose from." Macey looked at them as they nodded proudly. Well in fairness to the, they're looking smarter by the minute now.

Zach was up now; he stretched and said, "I'm hungry. Wanna have a grub?" All the other boys followed after his example when we realized that Macey was still attached to Preston. "As if we've got a choice you know?" Bex said pointing towards the chained Macey. Random thoughts raced inside my head and I know Macey was thinking the same way since she barely even protested. Now that's weird. This could be our chance to get the cube! I felt happy with this opening when Zach said.

"But if you're after the cube, sorry to tell you, you'd have to take it from Jason with force" He let out his hands to unlock the metal string around my hands when Preston added "And it won't be a nice experience, you'd have to haul it from his underpants if need be"

Grant was off carrying the bags when he said, "Jason's such a tech nerd". Jason mumbled under his breath "at least my brains occupied by something and not just air", I could hear Liz giggle which made my mood lighter then I said, "Let's just see about that".

We walked for quite a while and got into a 24/7 dinner. We sat down like regular kids off to eat when we heard someone talking behind us. They were all dressed in plaid and had really sharp looks, too fixed up for a breakfast at 5. I swear it could've been the only weird thing but they had the little girl with them now.

I eyed my friends who quickly realized what was happening. We were back to our covers and is completely ignored by four girls plus one kid. In normal instances it would be typical to see girls in uniforms whispering about something, but at times like this when you randomly hear things like "key" and "map" in different languages, there sure is hell brewing up.

Language classes here we go! But while were at it "I'd like pancakes and hot chocolate please" I said to the waitress. We're stuck here with two competitors, might as well eat pancake for all its worth.

A/N: Sorry for taking my sweet time in setting up the story. I'd like to push it fast but my senses are just too against it! But no worries I'm getting there