Fiction Friday: Chapter Twelve

It only took about a half hour, but it seemed like forever before Sarah made it out to the girls. They had waited quietly for her to emerge from her house. They tried to figure out what needed to be done.

The man had their parents, and as going to call tomorrow with demands. Also, he seemed to be driving far out of town. All he wanted was the feather, but if they gave him the feather they not only would loose their powers, but he and his evil friends would have them. That seemed like a really bad option. No one in the police department would believe them, unless they proved they had powers, which would cause them to be taken by the government. Savannah had pointed that out. Lastly, police and firement were swarming around their house, making going home a problem.

When Sarah arrived, they explained what had happened since she had gone home. She listened quietly.

"We can't wait for him to call," Sierra said.

"We can't go home," Savannah said.

Shelby and Sienna both talked about how they missed Mom and Dad.

Sarah asked if they could follow the man, Savannah said she could keep them on the right path. She them pointed out that they wouldn't all fit in her little purple truck.

"We should grab a few things from your house and We'll take your Mom's Flex." Sarah said and they made a plan.

In the dark, Shelby walked back into the neighbirhood and took the long way around to the empty house where the man had been hiding. Nobody was inside, now she just needed to give the signal and get into position. She used the little flashlight Sarah had given her to point to to where Sarah was hiding across the street. She did it twice just to be sure, then ran to the meeting spot.

Sierra walked down the street confident in her invisibility. She hopped the fence and went into the house through the window they had crawled out of just a few hours before hand. She grabbed the stack of money, left right where Sienna had left it and started looking for the Flex key. She found it and went back out the window. Sticking to the side of the house she moved back up to where the flex was parked. She didn't dare get near the people working or open the door while the stood around so close.

Savannah, Sienna and the feather walked through the woods, taking the long way to the meeting spot. Savannah asked lots of questions, trying to keep Sienna distracted. She held her hand as they walked. Absentminded, she thrust her hand not her pocket, as they walked, inside was a fresh twenty dollar bill that hadn't been there before. When they arrived at the meeting spot, the sign by the front of their neighborhood, they both had small collections of bills. They got there just a little after Shelby.

Sarah saw the signal from Shelby, then waited. When she saw the tree at the corner of the house rustle, she knew it was time. Lighting came from the sky, blowing shingles off the roof of the empty house. The police and firemen in the yard were stunned at first, but when they saw the fire spreading through the house, moved down to start work. Sara, see it had worked, ran to the meeting spot. When they were completely distracted, Sierra slipped into the Flex, awkwardly started it up. No one seemed to notice the car that just started, or the fact that it ran over the curb trying to get into the road. Sierra had never driven before and she swarved all over the road.

When she got to the meeting spot, Sarah made her slide over and everyone else piled into the back.

"He's going south," Savannah said, and they were on their way.