Author's Note: Yeah, it's really late, like 2 in the morning. So I'm not sure how it turned out. Oh well, I guess I'll see it later in the day, when I'm actually awake.
Disclaimer: Still don't own transformers
Elizabeth jogged up the front steps to the porch, the newspaper swinging in her grasp, occasionally sending dewdrops onto her arms. She glanced over at the house next door, almost hoping to see Sam's shiny car peeking out of the garage, or his yappy dogs Mojo and Frankie sunning themselves in the backyard, or maybe Judy waving from the kitchen window. But the house was empty.
It had been two weeks since the Whtiwicky's and Mikaela had left for some unknown location. No phone calls, no e-mails, no letters. Just like they had said.
Liz had never felt lonelier in her new home. From day 1 Sam and Mikaela and B had been there, filling her days with companionship, activities, fun. She hadn't realized it until they weren't there, but they were really the only people she knew in Tranquility. Tommy had his friends from school, but she had never really been a people person, preferring to have just a few close friends. And now they were gone.
She was being selfish, and she knew it. It wasn't up to her whether they stayed or not, it wasn't any of her business. They had there own lives to lead.
She pulled the door open and stepped inside, knocking her shoes off before going further into the house.
"Paper's here dad!" She called into the kitchen as she slid the roll of paper out of its plastic protector, glancing down at the headlines as she walked towards the next room, following the smell of crispy bacon and chocolate chip pancakes. Nothing interesting, big surprise there.
She dropped the thick pack in front of her dad before plopping herself down in her seat and staring glumly at the double-stacked pancakes in front of her. Cheers to the start of another boring day, what a way to waste 19.
It was mid-afternoon when her mother called from downstairs, interrupting her as she was reading.
"Hey Lizzy! How about we go catch a movie and then go out to dinner afterwards, even your dad is going!"
Elizabeth grimaced as she looked down at the book she was nearly finished with, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse. She had planned on spending the afternoon reading, something she rarely got a chance to do. On the other hand the family never went out to movies, especially her dad.
"Ok mom, just give me a few minutes." She yelled, turning back to the thick paperback.
A half-hour later she jogged down the stairs to find the rest of her family waiting at the bottom staring at her.
"What?"
"A few minutes?"
She shrugged. "I had to finish my book."
They ended up going to see the new Star Trek movie, not something that made her dad very happy, but Tommy certainly enjoyed it.
"And did you see when they were blasting them! It was like Bam! Phoosh! Kaboom!" He was exclaiming excitedly, spinning around in circles and pretending his arms were space ship.
Their parents just laughed at his antics.
Elizabeth hugged her coat closer to her body to stay warm. The sun had gone down while they were in the theatre and it had gotten noticeably colder.
She glanced over to her left and nearly froze mid-step.
It was that cop car, the one that she had noticed tailing Sam, Mikaela, and her when the two were giving her a tour of the city.
She shivered at the feeling of being watched, or was it from the cold? She walked faster to catch up with her family.
About twenty minutes later they were on the road, trying to decide which restaurant to go to.
Tommy wanted Mexican, Elizabeth preferred Chinese, and their parents were thinking of something a bit classier.
Elizabeth was in the back seat, and was getting a bit of a headache from the arguing, she looked out the back and stopped breathing. There it was, following them. That creepy cop car.
She didn't say anything as her family decided on Leroy's, a local place, but kept glancing back. Yup, it was still there.
They turned off main street and onto California Ave. He was right behind them.
They crossed Broadway and turned onto Omega. He got caught by the light. She breathed a sigh of relief. It was short lived.
Elizabeth wasn't sure what happened. There was a question from her father, bright flashing lights, screaming, chaos. Then there was noise, a horrible, screeching, crunching sound. And then there was pain.
It seemed like it was drawn out, but in reality the entire experience happened within a minute.
She hurt everywhere. There were strange smells in the air, gasoline, smoke, something was burning. And there was something metallic. Was someone bleeding?
Her thoughts became more and more scattered. And then there was nothing but darkness.
Author's Note: A bit brief I know, but hey, it's longer than the last one. I was going to add a bit more, but I'm too tired. Thank you everyone who reviewed and added to favorites/alert!