Chapter Fifteen:

That night Marcie had terrible, terrible dreams. And the worst one was the last.

Marcie was standing in a dark room, "Hello?" She called, but no one answered. And then out of no where an elephant was sitting on her chest. She couldn't breath.

And then there was Hale.

"Hale! Hale! Help!" She cried.

Hale looked down at her and laughed, "No."

Marcie wiggled, but the elephant wouldn't move. "I-I can't breath!"

Hale smiled evilly, "Good."

"No!" Marcie cried.

Hale shook his head, "Marcie," He whispered, "Marcie, Marcie."

"MARCIE!"

Marcie gasped and opened her eyes.

"Marcie!"

Marcie shook her head and looked, Norah was sitting on her chest, smiling down at her. Marcie sighed, "Norah? What are you doing silly?"

Norah slid off of Marcie's chest and sat on the edge of Marcie's bed, "Mommy told me to wake you up."

Marcie looked at the clock, ten thirty, "Where is mom?"

"Her office."

Marcie slid out of bed and picked up Norah, "Then let's go see her," Marcie walked out of her bedroom and down the hall, "Mom?" She asked as she pushed open her mother's office door.

Artemis looked up from her computer and blinked, "Oh hi there sleepy head."

"Morning mom," Marcie said as she held Norah out to her.

Artemis took Norah and kissed her on the top of her head, "Thank you Norah."

Norah smiled, "You're welcome mommy."

Artemis pulled Norah to her chest and hugged her, then she looked up at Marcie, "So you gave the team off today?"

Marcie nodded.

Artemis shook her head, "You are such a nice leader."

Marcie nodded again, "I try."

Artemis looked back at her computer screen, "Well I have another meeting downtown later and your father took Parker out for some training. So your going to be home alone."

Marcie shrugged, "That's fine."

Artemis smiled, "I love you Marcie."

"Love you too mom."

Artemis smiled, "Don't stay in the house all day."

Marcie nodded, "I won't."

LIDILIDI

Twelve-Thirty.

Marcie was still at home, laying on the sofa her laptop in her lap with a bag of potatoes chips. Staring at the television. She was being totally lazy.

Well then the phone rang.

"Uh!" Marcie moaned as she rolled off the sofa and grabbed the phone, "Hello?" She asked.

"Marcie! Why are you still at home?"

"Mom? How'd you know I'm still at home?"

"You picked up the phone," Artemis said.

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Next time I won't."

"Get outside."

"No, this is my lazy Saturday! Let me be lazy!"

"Are you eating the potatoes chips?"

"No."

"Marcie! I'll buy another bag on the way home. Get outside!"

"I will tomorrow! Oh! My show is back on! Bye momma love you!" Marcie cried.

"Marcie don't you-" Artemis started, but it was to late.

Marcie threw herself back on the sofa and turned up the volume. Lazy Saturdays were the best.

LIDILIDI

It wasn't long till laying on the sofa started to make Marcie sleepy and then soon she fell asleep. And she started to dream.

But this dream was much different from the ones she had, had the night before. In this dream, Marcie was watching herself.

She watched as she walked through a doorway, "I'm home!" She called.

"Mommy!" Marcie watched as herself looked down as a little girl with bouncy brown hair but simple grey eyes. She lifted the child.

"Hi sweetie!"

The little girl beamed, "Mommy!"

"Where's daddy?"

The little girl pressed her face into Marcie's shoulder, "The kitchen."

Marcie held her tighter and head down the hall and then she stepped into the kitchen, "Honey?"

Marcie could see a man, but he wasn't clear.

Then the man turned and what Marcie saw almost shocked her awake.

That man was Hale.

And the girl.

And she had...

Marcie wanted to wake up, wake up right then, but she could. The Marcie in the dream set the little girl on the floor and walked over to Hale. She gave him a hug and a kiss.

"Hi, how was today?" Hale asked.

"Boring. Got into a fight with a guy over if you need superheroes or not."

Hale laughed, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Marcie said as she sat down in a chair.

Hale looked at her, "I love you."

Marcie smiled, "I love you too."

LIDILIDI

Real Marcie woke up, sweat on her forehead. She looked around, still in her own living room, still on the sofa.

Marcie sighed with relief, that had to be worst then the dream with the elephant.

Married to Hale? With a daughter? What kind of dream was that. A nightmare. Marcie sat up and shut her laptop.

She grabbed the bag of potatoes chips and walked into the kitchen. She opened the cabinet and tossed the chips in. Then she glanced at the clock, it was three o'clock.

"Mom will be home soon," Marcie said to herself. She looked down at her pajamas, "I better get dressed."

LIDILIDI]

"Marcie! I'm home!"

"In the living room!" Marcie called.

Artemis rounded the corner and gave Marcie the evil eye, "Marcie didn't I tell you to get out?"

Marcie stared at her computer, "Uh maybe?"

"I did!"

"I'll get out tomorrow mom."

"You better. Sitting around all day isn't good for you."

"Mom, I'm normally training. Give me a break."

Artemis laughed and rubbed Marcie's head, "Only if you help me with dinner."

Marcie moaned, "No."

Artemis rolled her eyes, "Oh come on, it won't kill you."

Marcie shut her laptop, "It might."

Artemis shook her head, "Get off that sofa little girl."

Marcie stood up, "I'm up, I'm up!"

"Now get into the kitchen!"

"Yes Ma'am!"

"March solider! March!"

Marcie laughed and took off in a silly, out of time march to the kitchen. Artemis following right behind her.

Author's Note: Unlike Marcie, I have not had a lazy Saturday. I went bowling, (I lost) I went to the library and then I'm writing this. Tomorrow I'm sleeping till noon. Okay, probably not.

Four days (Not counting today) till I have marching band camp.

Ah and then my friend is moving away, so we are throwing him a party.

Wow. I'm like super busy.

Ok next chapter up... sometime.

Roar.

-Lidi999