Our Summer Vacation...

[warren_bearclaw]

After catching himself, Brian looked at girl, saying "That's fine. Let me help you.It's not a big deal..." He said. It was odd pretending to be some older poorly dressed guy. Chad was nearby. Brian looked right at him and said, "...I've been having a very crazy day."

[radgeek]

"Even if I could tell you, you would never believe me," Josefina struggled against arms that she knew to be stronger that hers.

"Try me," Olivia spat.

Jo started to think about when she began to believe herself.  It was when she had seen Chad morph.  Ms. Rush had already seen someone morph so the next best step was....  "You touched the box you might have the ability to now."  She took the agents hand.  "Concentrate on me and think about becoming me.  Then we'll talk."  If she's a Yeerk I'm dead if not I still might be arrested.

Since "concentrating" and "thinking" never hurt anyone, Olivia figured she would try it.  What harm could that do?  She noticed that the Canadian got trancy as she concentrated.  Then as soon as she started thinking she stopped mid-morph become she saw her skin had darkened.

[Hawkgirl]

Kristin's vision started to clear as she started to stand up.  Shaking her head to remove the last traces of dizziness, she took a good look at the man she ran into.  He was wearing the same clothes as that kid "Davey" earlier and staring at Chad with a weird look in his eye.  Kristin moved closer toward the man and dropped her voice to a whisper only he could hear.

"I have no idea what is going on.  I know you are in on something and I need to know what it is.  I'm starting to...scratch that...I am really freaked out right now.  So how about you tell me what the heck is going on here."

Kristin really hoped that this man wasn't dressed like "Davey" by sheer coincidence, because then she would just look like a complete freak.

[warren_bearclaw]

Brian gave a sideways glance at Chad. She knows?!? He thought. Man, what I'd give for thought-speak right now.... "You must have hit your head pretty hard there, little lady. I'm just... looking for my daughter. We got separated...."

[Hawkgirl]

The man briefly had a look of shock and horror across his face but it was quickly masked.  However, Kristin noticed the change in facial expression and the way the man kept glancing at Chad.  Even though the man tried brushing her questions off, Kristin was positive that he was a part of whatever was going on.  Well, she was mostly positive.  She decided to mention something that would hopefully get him to explain what was going on, if he wasn't just a normal older guy.

"Where is that blue cube thingy that I threw you, Davey?"

[radgeek]

"You might want to stop there," Jo advised.  "I don't want to draw too much attention to this," Jo searched her mind for the right word but none came, "alien predicament."

This nut is for real, Olivia thought with amazement.  "Do you have an adult with you?"

Jo gulped.  That was the type of question a Yeerk would ask if it was looking for the leader.  She also forgot what the legal age was for an adult in the states.  She knew the drinking age was 21, driving 16, but none of this did her much good.  19 like Nova Scotia likely, she though.  Man, I can't say I'm the adult.  "Yes, I'll find him for you."

"Just take off those clothes before you do. They've caused enough trouble fir one day."

[Josh (J)]

Chad thought, Davey? That's Brian. And wazzup with the weird name callings? And the fact that Brian's an old guy. How do I know this girl really isn't a Controller? She'd probably not help us. Maybe the best thing would be to risk it.
"I don't think it'd be right to tell you just, like, off the bat where the "blue cube thingy" is, unless you can prove to me that you aren't--" and he lowered his voice "--a Controller." He waited to see her reaction.

[radgeek]

"Real subtle Chad," Jo said as she approached with Ms. Rush as escort.  "Not that I did much better.  Ms. Rush touch the cube and has acted shocked by the tech."  She stopped brush the wrinkles out of the skirt that had been stuffed inside the shirt of the customs agent uniform.  She looked over at the man wearing Brian's clothes next to Mr. Black.  "If you are who I think you are, Chad to crab I think was less disturbing."

Olivia looked at the crowd she faced.  Two men, one with clothes that didn't fit, a teenage boy, a girl who was as confused as she was, and a parrot.  Worlds most unlikely criminals, she thought.

[Hawkgirl]

Kristin was so confused!  She waited to hear an answer from the older man but instead got a response from Chad.  "What are you talking about?  Are you talking about video game controllers?  What the hell is a controller?" 

Suddenly, the female customs agent came over with a younger girl in tow.  The agent looked as confused as Kristin felt.  The teenage girl obviously knew Chad and was in on whatever was going on.  Based on what the girl said, the older man really was that kid Davey.

"Could someone please tell me what is going on?  What is this about people changing?  And is there something dangerous with that blue cube thingy?  Because I touched it too.  Am I gonna die or something?"

Kristin whipped her head around looking at each of the people for an explanation.

[Josh (J)]

"YOU WHAT?!" Chad exploded, before he had time to realize what he was saying. Catching himself before he said something he'd regret, he sighed. It appeared as though one more person had joined their little band. "Listen to me, and listen closely. You won't die. You just have the power to change into any living thing's DNA you acquire, that's all," he said in a rather sarcastic tone, obviously angry.

[Hawkgirl]

All of a sudden, Chad starting yelling at her.  He started telling her that she had the power to turn into other creatures.  Kristin started laughing at the ridiculousness of it all but looked around to see a serious look on everyone's face.

"You can't be serious.  Is this a practical joke?  There is no way I can turn into another living thing.  It's impossible!"

Chad seemed to be getting angry at her.  His obvious anger only made Kristin angry as well.  "Who are you to get angry at me?  I just rescued you and know this is suddenly all my fault?!?  And now you are telling me some ridiculous story about how I can change into something else.  And you are angry at me!?!  You have no right!"

Kristin was literally shaking with anger.

[radgeek]

"Is that how I got this tan?" Olivia asked.

Josefina nodded.

"Where did you steel this from?"

[warren_bearclaw]

Old-guy Brian smacked his forehead, while Sean's jaw dropped. "WAIT! What are we doing? You guys are just telling whoever bumps into you what's going on? What happened to keeping it secret? What if you just ruined our chances of getting out of here. Pfff... Forget that, what about our chances of NOT DYING TODAY!!!" He said in a harsh whisper. "Pardon the old guy for the language, but SHUT THE HECK UP!!! All of you! Now, we have to leave before anyone else gets to join our pathetic little club. We managed to cause quite a scene here, so what are we going to do about it?" Sean asked the whole group, but he looked mostly at the customs agent Jo had dragged into this. He was really freaked out by this, because they had no way of knowing if these people were safe. What was going to happen now? Were they already compromised? His stomach was about as knotted up as a pretzel, and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. How was he going to keep him and the kids safe now? Could he?

Brian scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably as Mr. Black yelled at them. He was glad that he hadn't let anyone in on their secret, thought he did feel that acquiring the guy and heck, running with the cube, weren't helping too well with not causing a scene..... He whispered to Mr. Black after a few seconds silence, "Um... have you got a shirt I can borrow?"

[Hawkgirl]

Everybody was getting really angry and Kristin was confused as to why.  Nobody had explained what was going on yet and Kristin hoped that the few bits if information she had gotten were part of an elborate hoax.

"For God's sake, can somebody finally tell me what is going on here?  I just risked my butt for some of you and nobody is telling me why all the suspiciousness.  What is this about dying?  I don't want to die!  And what is up with that blue cube thingy?  Chad said something about changing and DNA but that is just ridiculous."

Kristin eyed each person in the little group, daring them to ignore her. 

"Can we please just get out of here and come someone explain to me what is going on? "

[radgeek]

"We stubbled upon the cube and our resident alien," Jo said gesturing to Tarry.  "Got our powers so we can fight other aliens that live inside people's brains.  Does that some it up?"

"Aliens! Come on. I thought you all would be better liars than that."