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    Suddenly the Australian was gone.
    “Where in the world did he go?” Cameron asked looking around the room.
    “Over here guys!” The Australian was yelling from outside the house. “I’m up here!”
    George and Cameron walked outside looking all around and then up. The Australian was waving at them from the roof of Cameron’s house. Cameron was overwhelmed and put both of her hands on her head.  
    “This is…I can’t believe this can be! How is this possible? We are human right? Or are we aliens from outer space who think we’re human?” Cameron asked sincerely wanting an answer.
    “No we aren’t aliens, but we are more than human. Much more. You see after the apocalypse when the earth moved into alignment with the Milky Way there was an abundance of energy that was released from inside the black hole. This energy caused a cosmic boom and all of the universe shifted and transformed. The earth is now close to the other planets and nature has become almost celestial. The biggest change that occurred is the change within human consciousness. My theory is that every child who was born after the apocalypse has some sort of super-human power.”
    “So only those born after the apocalypse have powers? That means my mom should be completely normal right?”
    “Well we haven’t exactly tested our theory yet,” the Australian said then looked at George. “Maybe we should…”
    “Oh no. We are not bringing Cameron’s mother into this. It’s much too dangerous.”
    “Well as long as you don’t hurt her I think she’ll be fine. I have to know if this is something that I inherited.”
    “But how can we find out for sure if she has powers without hooking her up to a bunch of medical equipment?” George brainstormed.
    “Didn’t you both say that fear and the innate need to protect yourselves brought out your ability? I remember feeling the same way. Maybe we should scare her so badly that she has to use her power to save herself,” the Australian suggested.
    George looked at Cameron.
    “Let’s not give her a heart attack in the process,” she said.
    “Okay let’s see. What can we do to scare her?”
    “George why don’t you create something terrifying and show it to her,” the Australian suggested.
    “I know she always talks about how lions scare her. Her worst fear is to be killed by one.”
    “You want me to put a lion in your mother’s kitchen?” George asked skeptically.
    “Just for a second or two. Long enough for her to get good and scared,” Cameron said.
    “Well this is a conversation you don’t have every day. Shall we?” The Australian motioned for the door.
    The trio entered the home and watched Cameron’s mother as she washed the dishes with her back toward them. The Australian and Cameron looked at George who was closing his eyes. He took a deep breath and opened them. Suddenly a large cluster of fur appeared in the center of the room and hovered there spinning. Then a tail sprouted from the cluster, then a leg, another leg, a head. In a minutes time there was a ferocious lion standing in front of them barely able to fit inside the condensed room. They were frozen in fear. Cameron looked over at George.
    “Quick! Tell him to turn around!” She whispered sharply.
    “T-turn around. P-please!” He pathetically commanded the animal while making a turn signal with his index finger. The beast just looked at him.
    “He won’t listen to me!”
    Suddenly a glass dropped to the floor and shattered. There was a gasp. Then a shriek. The lion turned around and roared thunderously at Cameron’s terrified mother. She was unable to move. The lion walked over to her coolly and she closed her eyes in fear. The trio looked at each other. Here was the moment where she would use her power. Then she opened her eyes and nothing happened. The lion’s breath was blowing her hair back. He began to open his gigantic mouth. Cameron looked at George.
    “Hurry! Make him