Hey guys. thank you so much for all those reviews! I didnt think this story would be very popular, but it's already got eleven reviews for only four chapters. Sorry I havent updated very much. I just got back a few days ago from the trip and the four hour plain ride including anothe rthree hour drive home on a school bus left me sooo tired. anyway hope you guys like it and i hope all of you have had a wonderful winter break, happy new year, or whatever you celebrated!

Chapter 5

We drove down the road the road cautiously. Everyone in the car was tense waiting for the insane droid to pop out of nowhere. After a few minutes the road cut through a small town and Jack pulled into a car repair shop. He climbed out of the car and opened the door on Seth's side. Seth climbed out and I was about to push myself out when a hand appeared in front of my face. I looked up and Seth stared back at me with hard eyes. I offered him a smile and grabbed his hand allowing him to pull me out of the car. I helped Sara out next and then shut the door before we followed Uncle Jack.

"Anybody here." He called out. The place a mess and I was about to suggest we get back on the road when a man came around the corner.

"We're closed." His scratchy voice almost made me cringe. No offense, but it looked like the man had too many donuts for dinner.

"Jack Bruno, the only thing that will convince Eddy Cortez to reopen for business would be a significant amount of money." Sara suddenly stated. The man looked from her to Jack to me and Seth and then back to Sara.

"Hey wait a minute. Do I know you?" He asked her.

"Absolutely not. You don't know them from anywhere." Jack stated quickly trying to keep the subject on the car.

"Well anyway she's right. You want me to offer you special after hours service I need cash amigo." He said and started to walk away. I looked around and walked over to the cab. I opened the driver door and leaned in looking through the middle compartment before finding it. I climbed back out and shut the door holding up the wad of cash for the guy to see.

"We'll pay you double you're rate." His jaw dropped a bit and then he regained his composer. He scoffed and shrugged.

"Why not triple." He teased. I walked forward and counted out 500 dollars setting it in his hand.

"Deal." He looked at me as if I was crazy and then walked over to inspect the car.

"Looks like you fought a rhinoceros…or a rhino." He joked. Jack started laughing and we just stood there like idiots. He looked back and motioned for us to start laughing to and we all joined in. I can tell you right now that I felt like a complete idiot. After a few seconds of stupidly laughing uncle Jack cut us off and we all cleared our throats.

"I don't even know where to start." The guy said.

"You can start with replacing the front shocks and the tire rods; fix the exhaust, new tires, a gas change, a new motor and a radiator cap." I said. All of them looked at me like I was a one world wonder.

"What?! I live with a taxi driver. I know a few things about cars." I explained and crossed my arms over my chest.

"You've got one hour." Jack finished and led us out of the place as the guy started working on the car.

"Are we just going to stay here and wait?" I asked him. He was about to answer when a rumble came from close by. We all turned our heads and then I realized it was coming from Sara which got me laughing.

"I guess we could get something to eat." Jack said with a smile of his own. I spotted a restraint sign and we headed towards it. The place didn't look too bad from outside and when we walked in I was blown away.

"Now this is my kind of place." The music was blasting and the floor was full of people. We found a booth and took a seat. I grabbed the menu and started looking through the appetizers.

"I hope you do not act upon your thought of making a fast break out the back door of Ray's and escaping Stony Creek, never to look back at us again!" Sara stated calmly. I looked to her and then over at Jack who looked very surprised.

"Really Jack?" I practically screamed at him meanwhile Seth had gone back to his glaring ways.

"Ho-How did you know that?" He asked her.

"My sister also has the gift of telepathy. She can read the minds of those nearest to us." Seth stated. My goodness if looks could kill Uncle Jack would have melted by now.

"Really? Well tell your sister that here on earth, reading minds, very rude, don't do that." He scolded Sara. I took my menu and slapped it over my face. Before it could get any worse (or embarrassing) the waitress came over.

"Hey guys! Welcome to RAY'S! My name is Tina and I'm going to be your server. Alright what can I get for you?" She asks and looks up. When her eyes meet mine her jaw falls slack and she just stared at me.

"It can't be. Jess, is that really you?" Her remark took me by surprise and I looked at her more carefully.

Flashback

"Aunt Tina, tell me a story." I squealed as she hoisted me into her lap.

"What about the time when a family from outer space came to live here on earth." I bounced up and down in her lap and nodded. I loved when she told me this story. In fact she told it to me every time I came over to visit.

"Once upon a time there was a family. They lived far away one another planet. The couple had just gotten married and were about to have a baby. They were overjoyed, but then they found out there was a war going on. They didn't want to be separated so they came to earth. They got jobs and a house. They made friends and soon they fit in like everyone else. Then one day they had their baby. She was a beautiful little girl with red hair and white eyes. She was very important. Her parents loved her and protected her. They named her Jessica and she will grow up to become part of a very important plan." I gasped and pointed to myself.

"It's me, isn't it Aunt Tina. I'm the space girl!" I squealed. I jumped off her lap and stared running around the room shooting things with my pretend laser. When my parents came into the room and I smiled and ran over to them.

"Mommy I'm a space alien! Auntie told me the story and I'm in it!" I exclaimed. My mom and dad shared a look before my mom picked me up into her arms.

"You promised not to tell her anything!" My dad shouted at Aunt Tina who had stood up from her chair.

"Don't you think she has a right to know why she is different from other kids? She'll be turning seven next year and she'll keep growing. She'll start to ask questions." I heard her yell back. I struggled in my mom's grip until she had to set me down and ran over to my aunt. She wrapped me in a hug and held on tight to me. I felt another pair of arms wrap around my waist and tug me away from her.

"No, I want my Aunt! Stop, please!" I screamed as my dad carried me away.

"You are not to see her again!" My mom yelled and followed us out.

Present

I leapt out of my chair and into her arms.

"Aunt Tina!" I cried as her arms wrapped around me.

"My have you grown!" She exclaimed and held me back at arms distance.

"Why didn't you ever come see me?" I asked her.

"Your parents never made contact with me after they took you away. I had no idea where you were." She said. I smiled and turned back to the table.

"Sara, Seth this is my Aunt Tina." Sara smiled and waved to her.

"Well look at you guys!" She gasped as she took in our state.

"What's wrong with them? They look like normal, innocent, all American kids." Jack said frantically. She turned to him with a disbelieved look.

"They look like they just rolled around in a pig pen before dinner. Come on you guys let's get you cleaned up." She said and tugged me towards the bathrooms. I motioned for Sara and Seth to follow us and they did without question.

"Jess, you go help Sara wash up and then wash yourself. I'll wait out here with Seth and then you can help him too." I nodded and led Sara into the bathroom. I grabbed some paper towels from the roll and wet them under the facet. I squeezed some of the water out of them before wiping the dirt off of Sara's face.

"Do you mind me asking what happened to your parents, Jessica Bruno?" I looked up at Sara and gave her a small smile.

"They were killed by a syphon when I was five years old." I whispered. Out of nowhere she pulled me to her and wrapped me in a hug. I was tense for a second before I slowly hugged her back.

"Thank you. I needed that." I said and pulled away from her. I finished cleaning the dirt off of her face and helped her wash her hands. We walked out and met up with Aunt Tina.

"Take her back over to Jack. I'll help Seth." I said. Aunt Tina nodded and led Sara back through the crowds. I sighed and looked around before slipping into the boy's bathroom.

"Need some help?" I teased. Seth looked over at me and shrugged. I dampened a paper towel and started cleaning his face like I had Sara's.

"I know how to wash my face." He said. I rolled my eyes at him and shrugged.

"I'm sure both of you do, but it's nice to have help once in a while." I said and turned on the facet. When he wasn't looking I got my hand wet and splashed it on his face. He jumped as the cold water hit his skin. He wiped his face dry with a paper towel and looked over at me with a glare. He turned on another facet and cupped his hands filling them with water. My eyes went wide as he started walking towards me.

"Don't you dare!" I said when I felt my back hit the wall. It didn't stop him as he towered over me. I looked up at him with pleading eyes and realized he was closer than I thought he was. His eyes searched my face as he slowly lowered his head. We were close enough that our noses could touch and I felt my eyes start to flutter shut. The moment didn't last long when I felt cold water being dumped on my head. I gasped and looked at Seth who was chuckling at me. I stuck my tongue out at him and walked over grabbing some more towels. I cleaned myself off and then we headed back to Jack and Sara.

"Now that's better. I'll be right back." Aunt Tina said and headed for another table. Jack's phone rang and he took the call. It became suspicious when he got up and put some distance between us. When he came back the look on his face told me something was wrong.

"They're here for us, aren't they?" Sara said.

"Ya, they are." He said and walked back over to the window.

"I knew we couldn't trust him, Sara. It's too late! We have to run!" Seth exclaimed and tried to pull Sara and me, but I pulled my arm out of his grasp and stopped him from running.

"Wait a minute." I said and walked over to Uncle Jack who was talking to some police man. When they were done talking they shook hands and jack headed back over to us.

"Come on." He whispered. We followed him through the crowd and stayed low. I looked through some people and saw agency workers enter into the restaurant. The Sheriff looked at them and walked over to the man that looked like the leader. I remembered him from my flash backs. He's the mister wolf that's been hunting us down. We watched as they talked and suddenly guns were pulled. Everyone in the restaurant gasped and some screams were heard. I tensed up as the guns were cocked and I felt a hand slide over mine. I looked down and saw Seth had intertwined his hand with mine. he gave it a squeeze for reassurance and I looked up at him.

"Thank you." I whispered.

"This is not good." Jack muttered under his breath. We tried to find a way out, but every exit we could find was blocked by a gun. We headed for the bathrooms when we bumped into Aunt Tina.

"Follow me." She whispered. I let out a breath and we followed her through the crowd and into a dead end hallway. She opened a latch and pointed to the ladder.

"Up there." She said. Uncle Jack nodded and climbed up.

"Thank you." Sara told her. My aunt smiled and patted her back.

"You're welcome." She said. I went next and gave her a giant hug.

"I'll see you again right?" I asked.

"Of course, now be careful." I hugged her one more time before heading into the little room. She closed the door and I heard it latch shut.

"It's locked from the outside. We'll have to find another way…hey!" Uncle Jack whispered. I cursed under my breath and starting thinking of what to do next. Seth let go of my hand and climbed up the ladder himself. I smiled when his hand phased through the door and unlatched it from the outside. I had totally forgotten we have three kids with super powers. I remembered Seth had taken that hit with the car of course it's hard to forget something like that.

"Sara what exactly can Seth do?" I ask her.

"My brother has the ability to control his molecular density, which allows him to phase through solid objects or withstand the greatest of impacts. In fact you and him share the same ability which is very rare." She explained.

"Why is it rare?" I ask her. She's about to answer when Uncle Jack interrupts.

"How about less chatting more escaping." Sara nodded and made her way up the latter. Uncle Jack helped her up onto the ceiling and when I climbed up Seth helped pull my up. We jogged over to the side of the building and Jack jumped onto a nearby trailer. He jumped down to the ground and held out his hands. Seth jumped onto the trailer and jumped to the ground where Jack caught him and just helped him make a good landing. Sara jumped next and was caught by Uncle Jack. I was next and jumped down right into Seth's arms.

"My hero!" I whispered and placed a quick kiss on his cheek. Seth set me down quick, but not before I noticed how red his cheeks got. We started heading for the car repair shop when there was a growl. We all turned to see a giant dog looking straight towards Jack.

"Hi little fella." Uncle Jack whispered as the dog barked at him and bared his teeth. I yelped and hid behind Seth when the dog started to charge us. I waited for the shouts and screams, but they never came so I looked up slowly to see Sara knelt down in front of the dog.

"We appreciate your understanding." She said as the dog licked her face.

"Let's go." She instructed. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.

"What can't she do?" I asked myself. We continued to the repair shop and as Jack went to talk to the guy Seth, Sara and I hopped into the car.

"Times up. We gotta go!" Jack said and took the keys from the guy.

"GO? But I still got a lot of work to do!" the man complained said. Jack handed him some extra cash and then climbed into the driver's seat.

"Thank you!" He called as we drove out onto the street. We took a turn onto another street to find it lined with black SUV's and agency men.

"There's too many of them." Jack said as they ran towards us. A few shots were fired and some of them banged against he already broken car. I leaned into Seth's shoulder and kept my head low. Sara looked at one of the cars and held out her hand. The SUV exploded in sparks and sent some of the men to the ground.

"Whatever you're doing, keep doing it." Jack said as we drove through. Car after car sparked as we drove past them. We were so close to exiting the town when the car just stopped.

"What! No, no, no, no Not now! "Sara, are you doing this?" Jack asked. I didn't know why Sara would stop the car until I looked out the window. I quickly bent over Seth and opened up the car door. Seconds later the dog from the junkyard jumped in and took a seat on our laps.

"No, absolutely not. This…Junkyard cannot come with us." Jack protested. He would have kept protesting if more bullets hadn't hit the car. With that he hit the gas and all four of us said goodbye to Stony Creek.