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2024-10-29 19:42:56Kara got home very late and entered her house. She met her mom, and siblings worried. They were obviously wondering when she was gonna get home.
"Mom, do you think she's involved with that club?" Ellie asked.Nora shook her head. "I'm not sure. Your sister won't involve herself in such. Besides, I didn't see her, or any of her friends."They all nodded still waiting.Nora sighed broodingly, remembering what she did. She was even lucky she was the one that caught Layla, and Zoey's phone on the ground. It was wrong of her, but somehow she knew Kara was involved. The problem is where she's at because she was the one who called 911.Kara silently walked up the stairs not knowing what else to do to ease them.She shook her head and walked back down. It's best to start really thinking about how to become visible again.How did it happen? How did it happen? There should be a way to reverse it.She stood still for a while in deep thought, and after a few seconds, something clicked."I wished it?" She pondered with a frown.She sighed. 'If I can wish it, then I can unwish it.' She thought and walked totally out of the house undetectable.She took deep breaths. "I wish to be visible."She darted her eyes left and right wondering if it happened. "Did it? There's only one way to find out."She knocked."Could that be her?" Sofia immediately asked.Jonah shook her head. "No. If it was her, she wouldn't have knocked.""Well, let me go check to see who's knocking by this time.""No, Ellie." Nora stopped her making Ellie look at her with furrowed brows. "It's risky. Let me go instead."Ellie nodded, and Nora walked towards the door. She slightly opened it, and her eyes widened at the sight.It was enough for Kara to know she was no longer invisible, so she gave her a huge smile on her face, causing Nora to open the door widely for her to enter."Kara, where have you been?""Kara!" Sofia ran hugging her. "We were worried."Kara pulled out of the hug. "I'm here now.""Well, we assured mom you were safe somewhere." Jonah made known.Kara turned to look at Nora with a slight pout on her face.Nora just shook her head. "Tomorrow you'll explain this." Then she walked out."Mom is sad," Ellie stated the obvious.Kara nodded sadly. "Yeah.""What happened?" Sofia asked."Something kinda bad. Where we were invited to wasn't a legit place. I regret." Kara told them.Ellie nodded. "Well, I guess mommy will understand.""I was even the one who called the police." She informed them."Oh. I'm sure mommy figured but didn't tell." Jonah stated."Well, tomorrow I'll talk to her. Let's go sleep, I'm tired."They all nodded.***********"What the hell happened, Leopard?" Mr. Stark asked between clenched teeth in obvious anger, on the phone.Leopard shook his head as he paced about in his apartment. "Don't know, Mr. Stark. I can't even begin to explain.""Is it safe?" Mr. Stark asked.Leopard nodded. "Luckily, it wasn't there.""We need a better engineer, Leopard. Not that clumsy one. And make sure you find him because if not for him, my machine would have been perfected.""I get it. I'll do as you say, but please....""I know what you're about to say. I'll find a new place for you. You're lucky you're still under the radar."Leopard nodded, and Mr. Stark hung up still angry at everything that happened. It shouldn't have.Hunter looked away and walked out wondering what exactly his dad is up to.It was unfortunate his meeting went wrong, but he knows it's definitely not the end.
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Ellie entered in with looks of nervousness around her features. She did something she knows was wrong, and is scared if she'll be able to avoid not getting caught.Kara and Sofia looked up and saw her entering with lowered head."Ellie!" Kara called.Ellie's eyes flashed, her heart pounding, and she looked at Kara, and Sofia as they stay seated on the long couch. "Uh, yes.""Where have you been?" Kara asked."At a friend's." She gushed out "I told mommy I was going to meet a friend, so why care?"Kara nodded in a kinda unsure way. Her attitude was way above the charts. "Okay. You can go.""Of course." She said and immediately left upstairs.Kara's eyes followed her as she went upstairs."What's wrong?" Sofia asked.Kara looked at her. "There's something up with her. She's acting weird."Sofia sighed. "You know Ellie. She can be like that."Kara nodded, her head still trying to wrap up what she found wrong about Ellie. There was something different. Also that familiar attitude."So, wh
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"What did you get from your mom?" Emily asked curiously.Kara looked at her. "Did you know Layla was pregnant?"Emily furrowed her brows in obvious shock and shook her head. "No single idea, and she wasn't showing any symptoms."Kara sighed. "Well, she was. And whoever killed her knows.""They took the fetus?" Emily asked in disbelief and with a frown of disgust written on her face."Believe me, I was as disgusted as you," Kara told her.Zoey sighed. "I just...I just can't believe it. Layla just died."Kara looked at her. "Well, you better. We just need to find who murdered her.""To use to boost yourself at work, or because she was a friend?" Emily asked.Kara looked at her. "A friend she was indeed. Somehow, whatever got her dead, she was responsible."Emily looked away noticing her sarcasm about the friend part. "Well, she was my friend. I need to help.""Just do your thing, Em. Just don't go kill yourself." Kara retorted in a warning gaze."This isn't a joke, Kara!" Emily attacked
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Nora blinked, her eyes teary, and her face pouted in sadness at Layla's dead body."By the look on your face, you know her." Her partner, Evan Griffin noticed.Nora nodded. "Layla Gates. She goes to Cap. U with my daughter. They're friends."Nora frowned at the disgusting sight and squatted in front of Layla's dead body. "Who..who the hell will do this?""Rogers, Griffin! I got an ID. Layla Gates." Officer Ross came to them with a purse.Nora stood up, and they nodded. "By the looks of that. Nothing was stolen."Officer Ross nodded. "Nothing at all. The coroner will be taking the body to forensics. Something was taken from her, we just don't know what."Nora let out a brooding sigh looking at Layla. "I guess that's one way to start the investigation. Who found her?""Let me take you to her." Officer Ross offered and walked.They followed him and went to the lady standing with other cops."Hi." Nora greeted. "We're detectives from the CCPD police department." They showed their badges.
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"What if they find it, and find her, Ava?" Ken asked, worry laced in his voice.Ava shook her head. "They won't. It'll be hard to detect in her body.""But they'll feel it."Ava nodded. "They'll feel it's close if a searcher is used, but what they don't know is the inhabitor is not just any human. She's half among the dead, and half among the living, and it can only be found in her as a phantom."Ken blinked. "So, you mean it can only be clearly detected when she's a ghost?"Ava nodded again. "Yeah, Ken. If they have rights over the other side, then they can get her there. Luckily, it'll take time for them to realize that, and begin to figure out a way to get her to the other side, cause you can't kill what is already dead."Ken sighed. "I just...I still don't get it. How did she live?""I can only say she was split, but the story will be til when she comes. I told you I don't want to narrate it twice."...Emily looked at her roommate and sighed. "I don't really know why you're bei
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Percillia frowned looking at her eggs. It was meant to hatch, but it hasn't. What's wrong?She blinked beginning to fire a million worst scenarios in her head.But then she shook her head. "It is impossible. They should know nothing can be done. There's no use. What is happening?"She looked back at the eggs with looks of worry evident on her face.What's happening?...."Thank you so much, Draco. You saved those dragons."Draco looked at Trick and shook his head. "No, I didn't. I just postponed their hatching period until I find a way to do what you want."Trick smiled. "You believe it's possible, right?"Draco nodded. "With a lot of incantations, I should be able to reverse the curse Glenda made on her babies. The dragons will live, and work for you."Trick nodded. "Good, 'cause I gotta go." Then he left Draco with the eggs.Arriving at the gathering, he walked to sit in his seat after bowing to the king."Why so late, Trick?" Gordon asked."Just taking care of a business.""From
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Kara blinked still trying hard to look away from Hunter but finding it difficult. "Um, you...you look familiar. Why?" She asked in wonder."Cause we met yesterday. The other guy with your ex." Hunter informed.Kara raised her brow in realization. "Oh. You're friends with him."Hunter shook his head. "Not actually.""Why am I here, then?""I'm guessing why I'm here is why you accepted to meet."Kara narrowed her eyes at him in thought. 'I don't think he knows why I accepted to meet him. I mean he was a friend of mine. A childhood friend. Why else would I...why else would I...Oh, God! He's a Stark. Damn it!' She pondered in her thoughts."What do you want? I mean, honestly, I still don't get you." Kara told him truthfully.Hunter nodded. "The article you wrote about the vile drug lord. I want to know more about it.""Neo! Neo!" Cara fell to the ground crying."What is it, Cara? Why weren't you careful?""I...I just didn't...I didn't see it....""Miss. Rogers? Miss Rogers!"Kara blinked
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"This better be good news, Dr. Chang." Mr. Stark walked into his lab."Have I ever called you for bad news?"Mr. Stark nodded. "What is it, then?""The types of blood you gave are unique, Mr. Stark. They contain genetic materials that are not of this world.""You mean they're aliens?" Mr. Stark asked.Dr. Chang nodded. "They are.""What can you do with them, then?"Dr. Chang smirked. "Watch this experiment."He opened a small glass space containing a rabbit, and cut his fur with a knife, bringing a shriek out of the rabbit."What are you on to?""Just watch."He injected a little bit of the white serum inside the rabbit. "Watch closely."Mr. Stark furrowed his brows at the rabbit. His eyes slowly widened as the rabbit's wound closed. "Did it just..""Heal? Yes, it did." Dr. Chang confirmed.Mr. Stark gaped. "Wow. And..and the other blood?"Dr. Chang sighed. "The male DNA is gonna need a lot more than rodents to experiment on.""What do you mean?""The blood is different from that of t
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Ellie entered in with looks of nervousness around her features. She did something she knows was wrong, and is scared if she'll be able to avoid not getting caught.Kara and Sofia looked up and saw her entering with lowered head."Ellie!" Kara called.Ellie's eyes flashed, her heart pounding, and she looked at Kara, and Sofia as they stay seated on the long couch. "Uh, yes.""Where have you been?" Kara asked."At a friend's." She gushed out "I told mommy I was going to meet a friend, so why care?"Kara nodded in a kinda unsure way. Her attitude was way above the charts. "Okay. You can go.""Of course." She said and immediately left upstairs.Kara's eyes followed her as she went upstairs."What's wrong?" Sofia asked.Kara looked at her. "There's something up with her. She's acting weird."Sofia sighed. "You know Ellie. She can be like that."Kara nodded, her head still trying to wrap up what she found wrong about Ellie. There was something different. Also that familiar attitude."So, wh
