Phoebe and Shadow unpacked their bags and put their things away. They both laid down to take a nap. it was a tiring journey for both. Shadow was especially tired since the Changeling was having its way with her. Phoebe noted that Shadow’s fur was thickening more and Shadow looked a bit like a lion. Within minutes of laying down, the girls fell asleep.
Suzie put her things away and headed to the kitchen to start dinner. She headed to the pantry to see what she could whip up in a short time. She decided on spaghetti. She opened the door to the large pantry and saw that it had been well-stocked. They had food for at least four months before they would have to get more, she thought. She began looking for spaghetti sauce and pasta, She found them after she looked around awhile Next, she headed to the walk-in freezer and grabbed some ground beef, She found the pots and pans and placed a pan on the stove to brown the meat. She found another pan and put the pasta sauce in it to heat it up. “A salad would be nice also,” she said allowed. “That would be,” said Peter coming up from behind her which startled her. “Don’t do that,” she yelled. “How can I help?” he asked. “You can make the salad. I’ll go let the others know dinner will be ready in a half-hour.”
Baudelaire was just waking up when he heard the scream coming from Shadow and Phoebe’s room. He recognized the voice. It was Phoebe. He grabbed his gun and then ran down the hallway to the room. Suzie came right up behind him, her gun withdrawn, Baudelaire threw open the door. In the middle of the room Shadow was levitating in her sleep. Phoebe was in the corner terrified and still screaming. Captain Cattitude heard the scream also. He made his way to the their room also. He pushed aside Suzie who stood in the doorway her gun aimed at Shadow and whose mouth was hanging open. “Put you guns away. It’s part of the Changeling. She want harm any one. “She’s floating in mid-air,” said Suzie once her mouth and mind began to work together again. “Is she an alien also,” she said. “No, I’ll explain later. Right now we need to get her down safely,” Captain Cattitude said. By this time, Baudelaire had went over to Phoebe and was comforting her, telling her Shadow would be herself again and not to worry or be afraid of her. “How do you propose we get her to come down,” said Suzie. “I’ll need to mind-meld with her, and teach her to come down herself,” said Captain Cattitude as he shut his eye tight and placed his hands on his head. Shadow began to twitch up in the air. She woke up. She became afraid. She looked at everyone in shock. “How did I get up here?” she asked. A voice distant and becoming stronger she began to hear in her head. “Shadow it’s Captain Cattitude you are safe. This is all part of the Changling. This is your first power. You can levitate. Now, I’m going to teach you how to come down safely. Do you understand?” said the voice in her head. “Yes, I do,” said Shadow back to Captain Cattitude in her head. To you surprise Captain Cattitude head her. “Now, place your left Paw on top of your head and recite the following word. Mafdet. Keep repeating the word until you are on the ground,” he said. Shadow did as he told her and she began to slowly descend to the ground. Suzie looked on with a quizzical look on her face. Phoebe and Baudelaire just looked on with amazement. Phoebe had calmed down and was holding Baudelaire’s paw.
When Shadow was on the ground, she ran over to Phoebe. Captain Cattitude came out of his trance and smiled that it worked. It had all taken place in five minutes. Suzie had regained her composure and announced dinner would be ready soon. “We need to discuss what happened here,” she said. I didn’t know we had two aliens.” “We don’t. It’s only me. I’ll explain at dinner time.” “Shadow will experience more powers as the Changeling continues its process,” said Captain Cattitude…
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