Nighttime has arrived. Rosie and Dez were on the floor, Trish was at the edge of Brandon's bed, Austin was on one side, and I was on the other. Brandon laid his head on my lap as he tried to go to sleep.

Brandon whispered to me, "Ally, are there other mutants out there?"

"Yes, we met them in Denali," I whispered. "There's a man who can teleport from any place and a man who can make his hands into machine guns. Also, there's a girl who is some kind of were-cat."

"Were-cat?"

"Yeah, she's like a werewolf, except she turns into a cat."

"Is there any others?"

"There's Kat," answered Austin. "She replicates mutant powers."

"Are they evil?" asked Brandon.

"Kat isn't. She's a good person. It's just that the others are afraid of her power." answered Austin.

"Ally, Austin, I was really scared of y'all at first."

"Brandon, you're not afraid of us," I explained. "You're only afraid of our powers."

"Why would you be afraid of mine anyways?" asked Austin. "You're a healer."

"Have you ever been afraid of your own power?"

"We were at first," I answered. "Now we're not, because we know that you have to face your fears."

"I went through a lot since the day I was born. I had no friends or family. My family just left me. I thought they were my family."

"Brandon, we left our parents and siblings. Now we made our own family."

"But you guys aren't related."

"DNA doesn't make a family, Brandon. Love is the main thing that makes a family whole."

"I'm going to bed now."

"Good night, Brandon," said Austin.

Before Brandon could fall asleep, he murmured, "If I had the choice, I choose y'all as my family."

The young healer chose us as his family. How could he say that? Brandon has no parents or relatives. I pictured it to be difficult growing up with a bunch of different kids, going to different schools, and not sleeping in the same exact bed.

When Brandon was full asleep, I slowly got up and laid his head carefully on the pillow.

"Is it time?" asked Austin.

"Let's go." Before we left, I planted a little kiss on Brandon's forehead.

When we arrived home, I slept as hard as a rock. Sleep could've get me through the sadness I felt near Brandon. I had no dreams or nightmares, but every time I close my eyes I kept feeling like I was choking. Each time I felt like I was suffocating, I would wake up.

The morning sun hasn't rose yet, though it was three in the morning. Nobody else was awake except me.

I was in the kitchen making coffee. A knock on the door made me dropped my cup of coffee. Luckily, I stopped the cup and the coffe from spilling. The coffee floated back into the cup and the cup floated back into my hand.

I walked over to the door and opened it. It was Woods.

"Good morning, Miss Ally," he said.

"Woods, nice to see you again," I said.

"May I come in?"

"Sure." I lead him inside and shut the door behind him.

"Up so early." He said.

"Yeah, the rest of us are still asleep. What are you doing here so early?"

"We are leaving."

"Leaving?"

"Yes, my group and I have been here for awhile and we no longer feel that comfortable here anymore."

"Well best wishes to you all."

"I'm here to ask if you would like to come with us."

"All of us?"

"Either one. It's your choice to be with others like yourselves. Didn't you want that? I know Austin did."

"We just didn't feel at home there. We didn't belong there."

"So you would choose to live in the world of humans who think of us as monsters and creatures? That's a bunch of bullshit."

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me and you hear it in my mind."

"I don't know about you, but I want to live in peace with humans."

"Peace? Peace?! They are the monsters here. What have we done to make them hate us so much? What have we done to make them so afraid of us?"

"They are only afraid of our powers."

"What's so scary about mind-reading and telekinesis?"

"You have no idea what I'm capable of."

"Are you saying that you're more powerful than the rest of your friends? Rosie with her weather manipulation, Dez with his super speed, Trish with her fire tricks, and don't forget about your blondie, shapeshifting boy toy. Ooh, I'm afraid of him because all he does is change his physical appearance. Like that's a power."

"Don't you insult my boyfriend."

"It's adorable that you stand up for him. You're a good girlfriend even though he's half as powerful as you."

"Austin is powerful and I know that for a living."

"Well I have powerful mutants too."

"Well I know another mutant who's more powerful than any mutant alive."

"Really?"

"Yes, his name is Brandon and he can cancel mutant powers!" Oh, my God. What did I say?

"Brandon, eh?" grinned Woods. "He cancels mutant powers? I did hear something about a mutant cure."

"He has nothing to do with us. He's a little boy, for crying out loud!"

"Immature children cannot control a power as dangerous as this."

"Brandon is not dangerous at all. He is afraid of us all, you know?"

"You should be afraid of him. He's a child with no self-control. He could destroy our entire race!"

"He's mutant just like you guys. He would never harm anything."

"I must go now. Goodbye, Miss Ally." He walked towards the door and leave ax

Why did I tell him about Brandon? His thoughts was unraveling my mind. What have I done?

"Austin!" I hollered. "Guys, wake up!"

Austin came down the stairs and asked, "Ally, what's happening?"

"Wake the others up," I commanded. "Get dressed. We need to go the campsite now!"

We all got dressed and headed into the woods. As I changed, I made a quick phone call.

"Hello?" said the man.

"Stone, it's Ally. Is Brandon alright?"

"He's fine. He's in his room right now."

"Hey, get extra security over there. Don't let anyone in."

"Ally, what is going on?"

"I think some mutants are after Brandon. We need to make sure first. Just keep that place locked up and keep your eye on Brandon."

"Okay, Ally."

"Whatever you do, don't let anything happen to him. You understand me?"

"I'll keep him safe. Just go now!"

I hung up the phone. We all ran into the woods searching for the campsite.

"Where was the last place they were?" asked Trish.

"They're mutants," said Dez. "You can indentify any of them."

Should I have told them what I said to Woods? I don't know. I'm responsible if he's after Brandon. Why did I have to open my big mouth?

"There they are," shouted Rosie.

In the middle of the woods were a bunch of people standing. Each of them had jackets or coats that hid their faces.

I knew they don't stand a chance.

Suddenly, all of them disappeared. One by one just vanished, leaving only one.

The guy removed his hoodie to revealed his face. I knew who it was. That stupid Multi-Guy.

"It's about time you show up," he said.

Austin pinned him down to the ground. He snarled, "Shut up!"

"Easy, Blondie."

"Where is the camp?" I demanded.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

Austin yanked Multi-Guy's arm back. Multi-Guy said, "Hey!"

"Where are they?" I repeated.

"I won't say it."

"Tell me!"

"Alright! They went to San Francisco to find the healing boy. They're going to kill him!"