[Dawn]

The sound of a voice outside near the back gate startled Avalon. She knew at times the neighborhood kids dared each other to sneak into the back lot to see if they had the courage to travel to the end of the backyard and she knew the backyard was a few acres, most of covered with parts of cars jutting out of the ground like a graveyard. But she knew farther back, there were a few old trucks, a rusty skeleton of a school bus and not known for sure cause of the small forest that had sprung up from neglect, a few of the RVs that you towed behind your car or at least, you could make out one that had been impaled right through the middle by one of the Maples and was now a few good feet up in the air.

Balancing a still cranky Roz, Avalon makes her way downstairs and into the kitchen to peer out into the backyard, noticing a strange guy opening and peering under the old RV that sat there. Sitting Roz on the kitchen rug and grabbing a freeze pop from the freezer for the toddler to slurp on, Avalon hurries into the study and grabs the samurai sword from where Chloe had left it. Pulling the back door open, lots of people usually underestimated Avalon cause of her illness but she was just as good at kicking ass as her sister.

Seeing the guy was looking for something, Avalon pulls the blade out of the hilt and points it straight at Shadow, "Who are you and what do you want?" she demands, not caring if she gives this dude a heart attack.