Mikey's mom got out of the minivan. "Was that Jesse leaving with Robin again?" Mikey said yes. "Well, I hope she gets home before midnight this time. Mikey, I've got some groceries. Could you help me take them into the house?"
Mikey wondered if his mom knew that his "new" sister and Robin were lovers. Maybe she thought that they were just best friends. He shook his head, he'd think about it later. Right now, he had to help his mom. Or did he? Suddenly, he felt that maybe he didn't have to. Not anymore, not when he had the gun and the stone.
"Mikey. Are you going to help or not?"
"Not," he said firmly, stunning his mother. Mikey had never disobeyed her before. "I'd rather do something else."
"And what's more important than helping your mother?"
"This," he said, aiming the gun at her. And before she could say anything, the beam shot out of the gun, hitting her. She transformed into ...
