Super Kids?

The stranger's face looked inches away from Meagan's, a slow smile spread across his features as he seemed to realize that she was awake. Meagan's mind raced with alarm, her heart in her throat.

Years of military training instinct effortlessly took over, and just as natural as breathing, Meagan grasped his collar and slammed him to the ground in one fluid move.

The intruder sprang up almost immediately, his gaze fiercely set on Meagan's. " I finally found you Porter… you think you could hide forever?" The intruder hissed, his voice held a hint of excitement, and it sounded so eerie.

"Porter? Who the hell is Porter? You got the wrong person!" Meagan panted, panic creeping into her voice as she raised her hands in surrender. The intruder's eyes flashed with malice.

"You are the Porter, and you have something to do for us!" He lunged, vicious intent etched on his face. Meagan dodged effortlessly, her military training kicking in. With a swift twist, she pinned him to the floor.

Meagan rained punches down on his face – knee strikes, elbow jabs, each blow precision-driven. Panting, she halted as he slumped unconscious.

As she scrambled for her phone to call the police, a sudden movement caught her eye. The intruder stood, laughing maniacally, his eyes gleaming with an unnatural light. Meagan's heart skipped a beat.

"What the...?" she whispered, shock paralyzing her.

The phone slipped from her grasp. Recovering swiftly, Meagan grabbed the nearby table lamp and swung it at his head with a satisfying crunch. Spinning 360 degrees, she delivered a powerful kick that sent him crashing across the room.

The thud echoed through the silence. Meagan stood frozen, mind racing. How did he recover so quickly? What was he?

Meagan blew the hair out of her eyes, sweat dripped from her neck as it glided on her smooth body. And Meagan realized that the girls may be in danger too. 

Rushing to the door, she was suddenly flung across the room as something circled her legs, her eyes widened in shock as she couldn't see anyone, then the man from earlier stood up, his head was human, but his body looked like a giant spider, then she saw that it was its tail that had hauled her across the room. 

Meagan stared in horror as the spider like man, no, beast crept on all six legs towards her, she picked up a combat knife and swung it towards it. 

The beast climbed the wall, then the ceiling, then Meagan felt something slimy slide to her skin, her breath came out in shaky pants, in the dark, she slashed at the air, panicking. 

The combat knife was knocked out of Meagan's hands, as the creature screeched, with a loud clatter the knife fell to the floor.

 Meagan went on all fours as she served for her weapon frantically, trying hard not to scream in frustration, then the creature dropped suddenly directly in front of Meagan, it's human looking eyes gleamed with pure evil, 

At that moment, Meagan thought that it was over, she was partly happy, she would be reunited with Mason and the boys, as the crazy as the thought was, but she felt for the girls too. 

But what was this creature? Why would it mistake her for someone else.

Meagan closed her eyes, to envision the faces of her boys again, and in surrender, as the creature screetched, raising out of its giant legs, the door burst open, and Mahalia entered, her eyes wide with frieght. 

Meagan was about to stand up, prepared to protect the girl, but then Mahalia's eyes glowed a bright white light, the air around her seemed to freeze, Meagan watched in shock. 

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With an outstretched arm, Mahalia whispering, then soaring into a haunting melody that sounded more like a chant, her hair was suspended as it flew in the air, the creature looked at her in shock, then it fell, screaming in pain, as it looked like it was being tortured. 

Maren suddenly appeared, without sparing Meagan a glance, she charged at the creature, with eyes that sparked a bright red, she crossed her arms over her chest and in an instant, something that looked like a blazing sword materialised from nowhere, Meagan tried her best not to gasp loudly, or faint, because she was sure she was seeing stars. 

Maren ran to the screaming creature with eyes and sword blazing with hot red fire. With neat, precise and powerful strikes, she slashed the creature cleanly into two and, even as she stood backing the creature, it started to disappear and Mahalia's eyes returned to normal. 

"Porter… the guardians aren't here, so we will get you soon" the creature's eerie voice dissapeared into thin air with its degenerated body. 

Meagan swooned as the girls rushed to her side, her eyes were frantic, and held far, Matilda made her way to the pair too, shaken. 

"What the hell! What are you guys? Who are you!" Meagan couldn't hold back the questions as she stared at the girls who bowed their heads, their faces reflected guilt. 

"We are sorry Meagan, we thought we wouldn't have to use our powers, seeing that it drew those dark creatures to wherever we were, so we were determined to supress the powers, so you can be safe" Maren's solemn voice nearly broke Meagan. 

"Powers? What are we… are we in an epic fantasy word?" Meagan chuckled dryly, disbelief glaring from her furious face. 

"Mom… it's the truth, so we were actually very shocked that that creature came here and attacked you, we haven't used our powers at all" Matilda said thoughtfully and the girls nodded in agreement. 

"What nonsense? If this is a joke, it should be stopped now!" Meagan's eyes blazed. 

"I know it's a lot to take in, but believe us, we don't have any answers too, only questions, we only know about our powers" Mahalia spoke up as well and Meagan stood up pacing the room. 

"So you are like what now? Kids with powers?" Meagan chuckled dryly then paused, with a raise of one brow she stared at the girls and asked. "So which one of you is Porter? That's who the creature wanted" 

As the confused glances passed between the girls, Meagan scoffed. "Spill! I was attacked because of a Porter, I don't even know if it's an occupation or a person's name" 

"We heard once, that a Porter will come in the future, the strong one, and mother of guardians, and she is the key to defeating Krakov, the dark Lord" Maren recounts, as her face was set in a stern state, like she was in deep thought.

Meagan's loud laugh shocked the girls, they stared at Meagan laughing, and frowned their gaze curious. 

"Please, so what is this dark Lord going to do? Ah wait let me guess, he wants to finish the human race right? Or control the world, that's so cliche" Meagan shook her head as she looked it the window. 

"I understand that you need time to process this, and that this is still very shocking to you, but don't call Krakov so easily… 

"he won't just take over the world, he would actually turn the world into his dungeon of torture, and he will make sure no one dies" Maren spat the words out in anger and Meagan tried not to scoff. 

"We can't stay here for now Maren, we need to go to the orphanage, that's where I saw that book and you know sister Emma knows about these things better" Matilda crossed her arms as she kept a cool expression on. 

"That's true, we need to leave immediately!" Mahalia stood up and stretched her hands to Meagan, who eyed her cautiously. 

"I know you… may have… um…" Meagan paused briefly looking away, as she found it difficult to say that the girls had powers.

"It's okay to say we have abilities or powers," Maren shot in a sober tone. 

"Okay… say it's true, why should I be involved? As a normal person, don't you think I will be in harm's way?" Meagan couldn't help but feel bad as she uttered those words, so she moved away from the girls, as she stalked to window and looked at nothing. 

Meagan noticed that dawn was breaking as the sky turned a beautiful silver or was it gray? It reminded her of Mason's eyes, the Majesty had those same eyes too. 

"Mom, we have to leave now, they are usually drawn to such attacks and even if we managed to sop this attack, we can't fight them off here, and risk putting the innocent neighbours in trouble" Mahalia came close to Meagan as she spoke. 

Meagan decided that she had to do something, for her to be safe too, also she couldn't abandon the girls before trying to help them, so nodding her head she spoke.

"Okay… let's get ready and go and see this sister Emma"