The van pulled up to the Valid's house and home.

     Caked with Mother Naturia gook, Estelle and Brock got to the front door as fast as they could without displaying their powers. 

​     Shawnacy stayed back in the van with Noel.

     As soon as Estelle got the front door open, though, Shawnacy jetted her and Noel into the house so quick Estelle had to step out of the way to let them by. Both Estelle and Brock gasped. Okay, they'd just returned from a brutal mission, but, still, the rules were that they weren't to display their powers in public unless they absolutely had to, and Shawnacy, just then, did just that. 

     "She's out of it," Estelle said. "I'm worried about her."

​     "Me too. What happened to her in there?"

     "What happened to you?" 

     "What happened to...Yeah. Yeah."

     "Let's get inside." 

​     "Yeah. Yeah."

                                                       CONTINUE