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CHAPTER 4: Home

As the jet took off, Marty had one last look at the city that had been their home for so many years. Their whole life in fact. Marty glanced over to see Lucy writing in her journal again.

March 23, 2007, during the flight

I just found out a strange thing. Seth and I have apparently met before. I was only a baby when we met, but.... I don't know. At the moment I am riding on Seth's private jet. My handwriting is shaky because currently we are going through some strong winds. I guess I should go talk to Seth and ask him a few questions.

She closed her journal. "Seth, is it alright if I ask you some questions?"

"Certainly," he said.

"First, where exactly are we going?" she asked curiously.

"We are going to the very edge of North Carolina. It will take some getting used to, but I'm sure you'll like it there," he replied.

"I hope so," Lucy replied. "Can you tell me something interesting about your house?"

"I have two very interesting things," he said. "One, my house is huge. I don't like to brag, but I'm rich. I made an egg incubator that hatches most eggs ten times faster then a normal hen would. Two, I have a boat that will take us back and forth to a private laboratory on a small island a short way in the ocean from my house."

"Wow! I can't wait to see both of them," Lucy replied. Well that was unexpected.

"It'll still be a few hours until we get there," he said.

"Okay, I think I'll go sit down over there," Lucy replied. "I might fall asleep. Marty, wake me up when we get there."

"Whatever," he replied, he was busy looking at the view.

She fell asleep, and had a strange dream. She dreamt she was in a dark, damp cave and she was running. But the farther she went, the more she got hurt. By the time she stopped, she was covered in bruises. She collapsed on the ground and......

"Lucy, Lucy!" Marty shouted.

Lucy woke up.

"We're here!" he said in awe.

"What are you drooling over?" and then she saw.

There was a large green valley. Through the middle was a river. And built on the river was a house, a huge house. Half of it was on one side of the river, and the other half on the other side. There was a long landing strip, and also a dock, which they suspected was for the boat that would take them to the lab.

"Make sure you are buckled in," Seth said.

The plane landed, and they got ready to get out.

"Don't bother gathering all of your luggage, it will be taken in for you," Seth said.

As they got out, they stared up at the huge house. It was made of brick, with tons of windows on all of the sides. They went up to the huge door, and Seth pushed a button.

"It's us, let us in," Seth said to a speaker.

The door unbolted, and Seth opened the door. Inside was amazing. There were nice looking polished wooden floors, soothing colors on the walls, and very comfortable furniture. The couch was huge, and instead of a normal TV, there was a huge Plasma Screen.

"That was the living room," Seth said. "And this is the Kitchen,"

They walked into the kitchen, which was also very big. There was a large counter with a nice silver sink, a very big island in the middle of the room, and a doorway that led into a dining room. There were cabinets after cabinets. There was a pantry. There was everything a good cook could ask for, which was perfect for Lucy. She loved to cook, and hadn't for at least 10 days.

"Wow, everything is amazing!" Lucy said with obvious awe.

They toured the rest of the house, which was mostly big rooms with walk-in closets. When they got to their rooms, they stared.

Lucy's room was absolutely huge, with the same bed as she had had in her old home. The walls there were also a calm pink. She had bigger furniture, and her closet was terrific. She even had her own bathroom.

Marty's room had the same bed and coloring like his old room, but had less posters. He was actually happy for this, because some of them he had gotten tired of. He had a walk-in closet as well. He also had bigger furniture and a bathroom.

"I prepared them right before you arrived," Seth said.

"Thank you so much!" Lucy said.

"You are welcome," he said. "I have some work to do, come to me if you need anything, I'll be in the kitchen.

As he walked away, he smiled. It wasn't a "I'm happy to have two wonderful kids here" type of smile, it was a "I have finally gotten a hold of those two bratty kids so I can strangle a secret out of them" kind of smile.

"Bruce, they're here," he said into a cell phone. He was talking to his assistant.

"What do you want me to do?" Bruce asked. Seth told him.

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