Alexandra made the perfect waffles.

They were so rich, moist, and fluffy.

I didn't know waffles could be this good!

I knew I had to stop at some point or else I would be too full for training!

"You guys ready for Squad Training?"

Scott said eagerly, gulping down his last chunk of waffle, washing it down with a big glass of OJ.

"I'm Ready, love!!!"

Alexandra replied.

"Ready"

Dylan said wiping the excess syrup off of his lips

I caught the memo

"I guess I'm ready too.... Wait!"

"Yeah?" Alexandra replied

"What about school? Do you guys go?"

"Oh, yes, about that... We go to school whenever we can, it really all depends on whenever the world decides to loose its sanity!"

"Oh, Okay! Sounds Great... Except for the sanity part"

Everyone at the table let out a laugh.

Was it me or is it the best feeling in the world when you make other people happy? I always loved making John laugh,  it always gave me a good warm, cheerful feeling that was almost unable to be explained.

"So tomorrow we go to school unless the world or some evil villain decides to get revenge on the world?!"

"Yup, pretty much"

"Okie Dokie! Thanks Alexandra, I was just wondering"

"No problem! Let's head to the gym"

"Oh and another quick little question I had.."

"Yeah, Shoot"

"Who came and put blankets on me?"

"Oh, I did" Alexandra responded.

"I thought the door was locked?"

"Nope! It was closed but not locked"

Hmmm... That was a bit odd

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Honestly I was a little confused when she said gym,

wasn't she worried about people seeing us?

If no one else in the squad cared then I wouldn't care either!

We walked down the hallway on the first floor of the house to the "Gym"

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY PUT MINI GYMS IN HOUSES, TIMES HAVE REALLY CHANGED!

We walked into the room, it was big enough for more than just one gym equipment.

I looked around at the workout machines and noticed a flat tv attached to the wall!

"WHAT THE HECK?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TV? WHO SQUISHED IT?"

Everyone turned towards me, creeped out by my random sentence I blurted out.

I tried to make a quick joke to save me from the after effects of awkwardness and said

"Did I say that out loud?"

Everyone chuckled and started to laugh.

"Sorry, I only remember having the big chunky TV's back then"

"It's alright! Let's start showing you some of our workouts" Dylan replied, somewhat still laughing.

Dylan motioned me with his arms to follow him,

"Okay so first we start out with warming up our powers... Alexandra, do you mind demonstrating?"

"Sure, I'd be happy too!"

Alexandra quickly stretched and turned her back towards us

She then sprinted, did a couple front flips and eventually flipped through the wall...

I WAS IMPRESSED!

But also kind of nervous... What if my powers weren't as good as hers? What if I WASNT meant for the team?

She came flying back through the wall and landed perfectly on her front flip.

Her Chocolate Mousse colored hair was long and thin, it laid there

perfectly resting on her shoulders.

Her light blue/green eyes were so gorgeous it complimented her skin tone. If you looked deep into her eyes you could almost imagine seeing an ocean view. It was so beautiful.

I wish I could be as beautiful as her,

Scott then showed his moves,

He squared down on the floor and picked up the treadmill!!!

"I can pick up heavier items but ya' know, I'm kind of limited on heavy stuff to pick up around here!"

Alexandra chimed in

"Oh Stop Scott! Stop showing off!"

She blushed and pushed him playfully.

"Have I told you I love you Alexandra?" Scott smiled and looked down at Alexandra who was a few inches shorter than him, they looked cute together. It felt as if they were meant to be with each other, for eternity!

What do I know about love though? I haven't been in the outside world long enough to know.

"Not enough times, Scott" she winked and with that,

they both leaned in to kiss.

Just as their lips were about to touch, Dylan let out a big, FAKE, cough.

*COUGH* "Um... training?" *Cough*

Scott and Alexandra looked at each other and giggled.

"Riighhhhhtttttt-" Scott holding on to the word.

Alexandra only continuing to giggle.

Dylan smiled and laughed for a second but got down to business.

"Ok Caitlin, I'm going to show you my power, then you can show us yours!"

"Okay!" I said excited, trying to NOT sound nervous

"Don't worry, you'll be fine!"

Dylan bent down to the floor, put his hands and knees on the floor as well until...

I began to see his eyes change colors,

right from a beautiful golden brown to an bright earthy toned green, almost neon

then....

*POOF*

Dylan became a husky!!

He still looked cute, even as a dog :)

Scott probably could tell what I was thinking about Dylan because he said,

"He may look cute and friendly, but he can get pretty vicious & aggressive when battling villains! Trust me, we've seen good and bad!"

Alexandra chimed in

"Yeah, he looks cute but he can be pretty rough with villains!!"

Dylan sat on the floor, panting, listening intently to the conversation.

He got back up on what was now his paws and eventually

*POOF*

"Okay, now your turn Caitlin!"

"I don't know, I haven't really figured out my powers yet"

"Its okay, just give it a try!"

Dylan smiled along with Alexandra and Scott, all showing their support

"Okay"

I went up to where everyone else showed off their powers

"You guys might want to stand back, just to make sure I don't hurt anybody"

Everyone took a few synchronized steps backward.

I closed my eyes and began thinking about thinking about Wendy, the person who was responsible for my sassiness and frustration.

Not too long after thinking about that I heard crackling beneath my feet and soon I opened my eyes and realized it had reached the ceiling, creating icicles.

I turned around to the wall

Stuck my hands out and...

*BOOM*

My hands were shooting out ice I froze the WHOLE room

I turned around to see everyone in complete shock...

and did I also mention they were shivering from the winter atmosphere.

Dylan the most.

"Oh my gosh, Caitlin! How did you do that, you're more powerful than all three of us combined!"

"I am?"

"Wait, can't you do more stuff with your powers? I remember that day at the store-"

Dylan stopped wanting me to reply,

"Oh, yeah!"

I imagined myself invisible, and there I was, clear as day.

I made myself untransparent awaiting their responses.

Everyone still had their jaws dropped, and eyes widened like they just saw a magic show,

which seemed pretty accurate, so to speak.

"10 minute break guys?" Scott said to break the silence.

Did I just make everyone feel ashamed? THAT WAS NOT INTENDED! I felt so bad :(( ugh!

"Yup"

"Yuppp!"

Dylan and Alexandra said together, all looking a little embarrassed.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Dylan responding quickly

"No! No! Never! You are just so amazing and powerful, it's unbelievable! You could really help us with all the crime in California!"

"Really?!"

"Yeah! I'm so glad we found someone like you!"

Smiling I replied "Well, I-"

The sound of the TV turning on made us stop talking mid-way through our conversation

We pointed our heads towards the screen all watching the news,

until I noticed something immediately suspicious.

"A desperate search calls for desperate measures, as a California Girls orphanage is looking for one missing teen named Caitlin Mayberry, last seen yesterday escaping the facility, Now on to Phil for the full story, Phil can you give us some more information on this missing teen?"

"Yes, Sherri, the owner of the facility also known as Wendy Turner is here with us, Wendy can you please tell the viewers more about Caitlin?"

Wendy was crying.

I had never felt so much hate towards one individual, it made me sick.

"Please- help- me *SOBS* find he, she looks like this" Wendy showed a 3 year old picture of me.

"I will pay someone a reward of $12,000 if you find her, she's so special to me and I miss her so much, Caitlin if you're watching this... come back, sweetie- I- I miss you"

"If anyone has any information on where or has seen Caitlin please contact the number on your screen, Sherri"

"What a sad story to hear, Just days before the anniversary of her fathers disappearance, Smash Storm, also known as Robert Mayberry, could he be the one who caused Caitlin to escape and mysteriously disappear?"

Dylan snatched the remote from Scott and turned off the dreaded TV.

My hands shook in fear and anger, crackling ice trickled from my hands, I stared at the wall as if I was being hypnotized.

"Caitlin? Are you okay?"

"She doesn't want me."

"What do you mean?"

"She doesn't want me or miss me-"

I suddenly began to have a breakdown, I couldn't slow down how fast I began to talk...

"S-S-She wants to do something to me, I know it, she wouldn't put up the reward for something that high unless it was for a certain reason. I-I-I'm in danger and I-I know it, I have to go, I-I have to run away again, I c-c-can't go b-back t-to-"

I suddenly popped into a new part conversation

"She's gonna kill me, I- I- I can't do this, I can't live like this anymore, I-"

Dylan stopped me, and snapped me out of it by giving me a small shake on my shoulders.

"Caitlin-"

Not looking into his eyes I was still thinking about all the things that she could do with me, I had finally escaped for once without getting caught, and now.... I was about to go back.

I felt tears collect on my bottom eyelid,

Dylan attempting to get my attention,

"Look into my eyes-"

I looked

"I am not going to let anyone hurt you, no one in this squad will, I promise to protect you through anything and everything, okay?"

I nodded my head, gulping.

"Thank you."

Through his warm brown eyes, I could read he was being sincerely honest, he was also feeling sympathy for me, his eyes curious looking, wondering what Wendy's been doing to me for a decade causing me to act like this.

He held out his hand for me to grab to help me get up from the bench I must've chosen to sit on while going on the rant, I honestly couldn't remember sitting down, until I actually got up from the bench.

"Okay guys, I think thats a wrap for today, we got enough training done for the week"

I stumbled backwards and fell back on the bench I just got up from

Dylan still a bit concerned looked at me saying "Caitlin?"

Everyones voices began to fade out.

I don't know what I was starting to stare at but in the back of my mind I already knew I had a death sentence awaiting me back at the orphanage, there was no way I would get transported back over there and not come out alive.

I suddenly snapped back to reality, still a little stuck in my thoughts,

Dylan and the rest of the squad staring at me

WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION,

AM I RIGHT FOLKS?!

Ugh, my life.

"Oh, Sorry guys for causing all this trouble, I'm a kinda tired, I'm gonna go upstairs and take a quick nap"

I rushed over upstairs and put my back towards a wall, feeling all this pain and anger build up inside again. Why did I have to be so embarrassing? Why couldn't I be normal like everyone else and live a normal life?!

I heard Alexandra's voice talk from downstairs,

"What do you think happened to her?"

Scott added

"Something traumatic for sure, you wouldn't act like that unless something truly affected you in a negative way"

Dylan also in the conversation

"We have to let her know that she's safe with us, we all need to be there for her"

"Is she emotionally stable? Can she be even be apart of the squad?" Alexandra replied

Is she emotionally stable?

emotionally stable?

stable?

can she even be apart of the squad?

apart of the squad?

the words circled around in my head like a carousel.

I walked slowly into my room, closing my door, not thinking about if they could hear me, I cringed after I remembered that they weren't supposed to know I had been ease dropping on their conversation.

I walked upstairs to my room and plopped my body onto the bed, staring at the ceiling,

Thanks to Wendy and all the other lousy events that have happened in my life,

I'm emotionally unstable.

Thanks for that.