Then she was gone.

The suit. Everything left of the former guard had disintegrated along with the pizza parlor. The girl who'd trapped her in the suit stood, watching the last dying embers of the fire while Reese mustered up the courage to speak.

"T-thank you." She said, shakily, staring at her outline.

"Don't mention it." She answered gruffly, seeming to watch for movement in the lightening sky.

Jeremy sprinted over to her and threw her into his arms, hugging her tightly.

"Thank you. Thank you!" Jeremy cried, reaching out to embrace the girl.

"It's.. It's fine." She stepped back awkwardly and scratched her scalp.

"What's your name?" Jeremy ignored how the strange girl has pulled away from her offered hug.

"Charlotte Afton. I should get going. If my dad find my room empty, they'll kill me." Her tone lightened a tiny bit but her grayish brown-tinted eyes were still wide with fear. "You should get going to. Don't want to be here when the police show up."

Now, a faint sound of sirens was blaring off in the distance and Reese realized what trouble they'd be in if they were caught.

"Do you need a ride?" Jeremy asked quickly, also hearing the sirens.

"No, my house is just a couple blocks down." Charlotte pointed down the street and began walking in that direction.

"Thank you again!" Jeremy called out, waving vigorously. The girl saluted them and started to jog away, the left over darkness swallowing her mysteriously.

"I wonder how she knew.." Reese murmured to her, hurrying to car.

"Maybe she's got a sixth sense." Jeremy joked. "But if that's the case, I'm grateful she does." He said more seriously, also in a hurry.

"Agreed." Reese breathed, opening the car door. Before she got in, she glanced back at the decayed building that had burned so quickly and easily. She got in the car.

A Few Years later:

"Dad!" A little girl around the age of 5 came bounding around the corner of the house, laughing gleefully.

"What is it now, Charlotte?" Jeremy laughed, also happy by her giddy mood.

"Mom's chasing me! She's a scary monster!"

At that moment, Reese appeared and scooped Charlotte into her arms. Charlotte shrieked in protest but continued to laugh. Jeremy raised and eyebrow at Reese who returned him look with a goofy grin.

"Help!" Charlotte managed to wriggle out of Reese's arms and scramble over to Jeremy. She was small for his age, his eyes were a dark blue and his hair was a sandy brown. A mixture of Reese and Jeremy.

"He can't save you!" Reese faked a deep, "monster" voice and tickled Charlotte stomach, causing her to fall against Jeremy's legs.

"Alright girls, settle down." Jeremy laughed, propping Charlotte up on her feet. "Dinner is almost ready."

"Mac and Cheese!" Charlotte immediately ran to the kitchen, forgetting their game of chase. "Mommy, hurry!" She whined impatiently.

"Better get going." Reese nudged Jeremy playfully and kissed his rosy cheek. "Or she'll start rioting."

"Very funny." Jeremy snorted, walking away to join their child in the kitchen.

Reese grinned, following him and looked outside the window. It was a warm, relatively sunny spring day.

Puddles scattered their lawn from the previous gainful and the sunlight hit them just right to make them glimmer.

Memories flitted across her mind and she glanced at Charlotte bitter sweetly. She was named after Funtime Foxy and the girl who save them. Then she smiled a little more surely. She did it. They were free. Finally free."

The End ?