"Honey, it's time for be- Kendra Allen! What do you think you're doing?!"

Nora Allen had caught her daughter with a box, that was squeaking at the 9 year old brunette.

Quickly, and abashedly, Kendra spun to face her mother.

"I found them on the side of the road mom! I didn't want them to get hurt.

Nora Allen walked over to the card board box to find the masked eyes of 5 baby raccoons starting back at her. She couldn't help but let out a small squeal of panic at the vermin that were in her house.

Henry had by now heard the commotion and had come upstairs to see the box of raccoons. Trying to be as serious as possible, he crouched down to his daughter. Unfortunately, couldn't keep his serious demeanor and started chuckling.

"Dear, what have you brought home for us today?" Henry said through laughter.

"Dad, I found them on the side of the road and I just wanted to make sure that they were okay, I promise I won't keep them, I just want to take care of them and then I'll bring them to show and tell-" laughter cut the little girls explanation. By now her mom was laughing too.

"Sweet heart, I don't think raccoons are allowed in your school." Nora said kindly, now crouching down to her daughter.

"But Albert and Alvin Desmond got to bring their dog to class!" The little girl stubbornly crossed her arms and pouted.

"Dear, they are probably missing their mom and want to get back to her." Nora explained.

Henry stepped in as well, seeing his daughter deflate, knowing that she would have to let the raccoons go.

"Why don't we all take them where you found them tonight, and on the way home we can stop and pick up ice cream?"

"Can we make sure they find their mom at least?" Kendra said, tears threatened spill.

"Oh sweetie," Nora pulled her daughter close. She had gotten so lucky to have two amazing children who were just so innocent and genuinely kind. "Of course we can wait for the mom. I know if it was me, I would still be waiting there."

"I'm going to get Barry from his room and we are all going to go." Henry said.

Making sure that the box was closed, Kendra, Barry, Nora, and Henry, all walked out of their house and went back to the place where the littlest Allen had found the baby raccoons. As they got closer, they all realized that there was a larger raccoon pacing back and forth. As soon as a squeak was heard from the box, the raccoon stopped and stared at it.

"Is that the mom?" Barry asked.

"I think so." Henry answered, walking over to Kendra and helping her set down the box and open it.

After that was done, the Allen family moved away to see what would happen. As soon as they got a safe distance, the mom raccoon scurried over to the box, and one by one, pulled the babies out. When all five babies had made it out, they all walked away and out of site.

After watching the scene, Kendra's bright green eyes looked up at Nora "Mom, would you wait there for us just like that mom did?"

Smiling her mom responded, "I would do anything to make sure my babies are safe."

Approving of that answer, Kendra looked at Barry, whose eye was exceptionally bruised, and smiled.

"Want to race?" She asked.

Not saying anything, Barry took off, and Kendra started chasing and yelling behind him.

"That's not fair! You have to count to three!"

Henry and Nora chuckled as they walked back home.

-That night-

There were screams, Barry was yelling, Kendra was sobbing, their dad was trying to figure out what to do. Their mom was trapped in a vortex of light, red and yellow, never ending lightening.

The two children were whisked out of the room at extreme speed. Only seeing the red of an outfit before it was gone just as fast. Barry tried to get back into the house while Kendra was crying for help in the dark street.

Barry yelled, as well as Henry. But what no one else saw, was a yellow man standing behind Kendra.

"You'll understand in time, my beautiful Kendra Allen."

As soon as the little girl whipped her head back the man was gone, and the Allen household, had fallen apart.