Quantum Bright Lulamoon

The next day came and school was canceled for some unknown reason. I woke up at 8 AM because Oak texted me.

Oak: Hey Bright

Me: Hey Oak. What's up? Why are you texting me?

Oak: Just needed to speak to you. Guess who came to my house yesterday

He then showed me a picture of mom, Ms. Wood, and Ms. Sentury talking at a table. "What the hell?" I asked myself.

Me: Why is mom and Ms. Sentury over there?

Oak: Just a little get together. They were friends in high school

That wasn't fully true. Y'know how your best friend has another friend and they're suppose to be your "friend"? Well, that's the relationship between mom and Ms. Wood. This was extremely suspicious.

Me: What else did want to talk to me about?

Oak: I need you to come over here

Me: What!? Now?

Oak: Yes

Me: I'm grounded still. If she finds me, that's my ass

Oak: I know but yesterday they told me they're watching a movie by themselves so we should be alright

Welp, saved my ass.

Me: Alright I'll be there

Oak: Okay

I didn't know why he need me to come to the lab, but this seemed important. I left out my window and ran as fast as I could to Monarch Solutions. When I got there, I saw the mothers inside playing cards. Before they could see me, I shrank to microscopic size and ran to the door. In case you didn't know I like to fuck with a lot of people, but this time I wanted to trick the mothers and not Oak. So, I got my phone out and texted him.

Me: Your doorbell's about to ring. Don't answer it!

Oak: ?

Me: I'm going to "ding dong ditch" the guests

Oak: I see what's going on. Go ahead. They deserve it.

That last line kinda confused me. "They deserve it?" I asked myself. Something must've happened last night. I then rang the door bell and let the fun begin.

"Hello?" Ms. Wood asked as she stepped outside. I then climbed her purple shoes. "Goddamn pranksters." She said as she walked back inside. When she got back inside, I ran up to Oak's room and reverted my size. His room was purple colored and had a wooden floor. Yeah, he got the hand-me-down room but it never bothered him, but that's not the worst part. When I got there, he wasn't there at all. My size then suddenly went back to microscopic. I then saw that Oak shot me with a modified disc gun.

"You like that? I call it the 'Twilight Disc Gun' or TDG for short. I made one for you and me." He said as he gave me a green one.

"That's amazing. You should also make a 'Twilight Zone Gun' or TZG." I said.

"I'm thinking about that one, but we're getting off topic. I think we fucked up." It surprised me that he blamed us for a mistake and we never make mistakes.

"Oak, what the hell do you mean by "we"?" I asked.

"We used that machine and caused an accident. But now that I think about it, I built the machine. This is my fault!" He said blaming himself.

"Bullshit! It's not your fault! Melody sabotaged the machine, but she was told to do that by Mayor Cinch. If anyone is to blame it's the government. But how did the government fuck up?"

"Let me put this in terms for you to understand. Time is an egg and the time machine explosion cracked the egg. As time progresses, the crack gets bigger until time is fucked, which means..."

"...the end of time."

"Yeah and that's not the worst part. In order to fix it, we need a nuclear counter measure."

"Nuclear? Where are we gonna get a hold of that?"

"Not sure. But we don't have long."

"How much is 'not long' ?"

"Two months from now before time fucks us dry."

After a while, Ms. Wood came in...with a goddamn broom and dustpan. "What is she doing in here?" Oak asked as she began to sweep. "Bright, follow me. We're going to my lab." Not very smart if you ask me. I mean my name is Bright after all.

"The lab? Do you seriously want to get caught again?" I asked.

"This time things will be different." He said. Not too sure about that.

"How?" I asked.

"You'll see." He said as we ran to the lab. When we got there, he showed me blueprints for a wingsuit. It was fitted with nanofiber material, two high-powered grappling hooks, and a mask that looked very simular to Spiderman 2099. Well, he is my favorite superhero.

"Are we going to build that?" I asked.

"No. You are. It should be easy. Just follow the instructions and you'll do just fine." He said with a smile. Believe it or not, it was easy because it was 3D printed. When it printed, I put it on and tested it out. I did this by jumping down and gliding around. I also used my grappling hooks to zip and swing around the lab and back to Oak.

"Oak, this suit is amazing." I said.

"Glad you like it. You can keep it but before you go, you need a secret identity." He said. This got me to thinking, where the hell was his suit?

"Oak, where is your suit?" I asked.

"I don't need one. I want you to be the superhero. I've already got the job as Head Nigga in Charge." He said with a little laugh.

"Okay. Let's see, what about Time Shift?"

"Yeah, I like that." From that moment on, Time Shift was born thanks to The Director. I then ran back home back into my room and reverted size. When I got there, it was 6 PM and no one decided to wake me up. I knew this because my door didn't open at all. Pretty weird, right? Not as weird as if someone found my suit. To avoid that, I hid it behind my dresser and would take it out when needed. As I finished hiding my suit, Melody opened the door and I saw Mom and Ms. Sentury behind her. Aw shit.

"Hi, Melody and mom. What's wrong?" I asked.

"Just checking on you." Mom said.

"I'm about to go to a beach party and mom along with Ms. Sentury are going to look after you." Melody explained. Fuck. Melody then left the house and the new babysitters left my room as I sat on my bed. I then got a call from Oak. What the hell was he calling me for?

"Hi, Oak. What's up?" I asked.

"Bright, where's Melody?" He asked.

"Going to a beach party. Why?"

"We need to stop that party. It's an organized party." Organized parties are government-controlled parties that organize violence. Organized violence usually in most cases lead to death. Do you see why I fucking hate our government now?

"Organized party? Fuck!" I said as I hung up. This was fucking insane. Not only do I have to save my sister from death, but I have to avoid being seen from the women of the house. At first glance that second part was easy because I have a window, but it was sealed shut by magic. "Dammit, Melody. Looks like I'll have to go the long way this time." I said to myself as I got my suit and put it on. I then shrunk to microscopic size and ran out. My trip was stopped short by the air conditioner and I landed on the TV remote power button. Mom then grabbed the TV remote and turned on the TV. This caused me to get stuck on her thumb. After a few seconds, I got unstuck and landed on the floor next to her boot.

"He's awfully quiet up there. Should we check on him?" Ms. Sentury asked.

"No, he's fine. We don't need to worry." Mom said.

"I suppose you're right, but from what you told me earlier, this is his first time getting grounded. Are you sure he's fine?" Yeah, no bullshit. Mom doesn't believe in learning by pain or punishment. So this was a huge surprise.

"He'll manage. I remember getting grounded for a whole week when I promised to go to an amusement park with Thunder." Mom said.

"Really? What did you do?" Ms. Sentury asked.

"Well, I snuck out."

"You don't think Bright will follow your footsteps, do you?"

"Not a chance. Besides, how's he gonna sneak out? It's not like he could just walk right out the front door." Mom then put her boot up and accidently kicked me out the window. That is irony at best. I then ran away from my house to the beach party and reverted my size near a building. I was actually glad I wasn't the only one up there.

"Hey, Oak. You ready" I asked.

"Yeah." He said.

"Then let's get moving." We then shrunk down and entered the beach party. You would think maneuvering around the beach would be hard. Well, it was actually easy. The sand didn't pose much of a problem because of the shit ton of sandals that landed on us and allowed us to hitch a ride. Also, I don't know why I'm saying this right now when it happened in the second chapter, but metabolism raises when you shrink down to microscopic size. Me and Oak don't eat much and we suddenly got hungry after a few minutes of being shrunken. Hitching a ride is important because the amount of dead skin provided for us to eat is endless. I know it sounds fucking disgusting, but if we don't eat it at that size, we'll die. After a while of using traffic to our advantage, me and Oak used one of Melody's friend's flip flop to get to Melody. When we found Melody, she was in her own private tent with her friends. Too bad Melody doesn't sell things on the black market. Otherwise, I could say she was acting pretty "shady".

"Oh, good. You're here. Close the tent quickly. This is important." Melody said as her friend came in and closed the tent. She then sat down criss crossed as me and Oak got hungry. Like I said before hunger is our fucking kryptonite. We then ate some dead skin. Here's the catch to eating. Eat too quickly and you'll get the attention of the host. We found that out the hard way because as we were eating, she thought something was irritating her foot. She then rubbed her foot causing us to fly off. Luckily, I glided to the skirt of another girl. As for Oak...he wasn't so lucky.

"Bright!" Oak yelled. He was on the frame of Melody's sunglasses. I then saw Melody reach for her sunglasses. He was frozen in some deep shit. Something needs to be said about my friend. He is afraid of heights and Melody's unaware actions were not helping at all. That's why I quickly glided onto Melody's black glasses frame to help a friend in need. By the time I got there, he was scared shitless.

"Oak, calm down. Okay?" I told him.

"How can I be calm at a time like this?" He asked.

"Listen, I know you're scared. But you need to be brave. Girls love a brave boy." He still continued to whimper. This was going to take a while...

"Oak, who at our high school do you love the most?" I asked.

"Melody." He answered. I'll be honest, I would love to be the brother-in-law to Oak. Hell, we treat ourselves like bros already.

"Why is that?" I asked.

"She's beautiful and caring. I remember this one time we were both getting bullied and she came to our rescue. She became more than a popular girl to me that day." He said. This is actually true. But what pisses me off is the fact that she didn't even stop the bully. She just gave a simple "leave them alone" look. All because of her beauty.

"Okay. Think about her for a moment. Try to be brave for her." I told him.

"Okay. I-I'll do my best." Oak said as he calmed down. Melody then tried to make a call and my phone rang. Why me? What could she possibly want?

"Hey, Melody. How's the party?" I asked.

"I'd like you to tell me yourself. Better yet, you and Oak should tell me what think so far." She said. Keep in mind, microscopic size is not visable by the naked eye. How the hell was she able to see us? That is a good fucking question.

"Melody, can you see us?" I asked.

"Thanks to my magic, I can see and hear you." She answered.

"Then what the hell are you calling me for?"

"Unlike you two, I care about my public image." This offended me. Oak as well.

"Unlike you two? UNLIKE YOU TWO!? After all the trouble we had to go through just to save her, she says that shit to us!?" Oak said with anger.

"Save me? What is the hell is that all about?" Melody asked.

"Melody, this is a goddamn organized party! We came here to save you!" I yelled with anger.

"This party isn't organized, dibshits. The mayor made sure of that."

"What!? Oak, you said this was organized!"

"I know what I said! It must've been a last minute change." He explained.

"Yeah, he's right. It was." Melody said.

"Oh, okay. Well in that case, sorry for bothering you during the party." I said.

"Don't be sorry for acting with good intentions. Also, Oak, do you actually love me?" She heard the whole conversation. I could tell this was embarassing for Oak because he blushed red.

"Yes, it's true." He said. Well, at least he admitted it.

"Okay. Well, can you both do me a favor?" Melody asked.

"Sure. What is it?" I asked.

"Go home. Especially you, Bright. Pretty sure you don't want to endure mom's wrath." She didn't get nicknamed "The Great and Powerful Trixie" for nothing. Me and Oak then ran home. When I got home, I saw both adults were asleep. Going back to my bedroom was a breeze. I was about to go to bed, until I heard a yelp for help outside.

"What the hell?" I asked myself. I then looked outside and saw Blue being harrassed by a group of boys. "Oh hell no!" I said as I swooped down and kicked their asses with super speed. I then checked on Blue to see if she was alright. "Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you." She said.

"Your welcome." Another group of boys then approached us.

"You beat those guys up? How embarassing." One boy said.

"Get her!" Another boy yelled. Blue then covered her face and screamed. That's when I grappled them together and threw them into a trash can. I was taking out the trash after all.

"Why aren't you fighting?" I asked.

"Because fighting is wrong. There are better ways to resolve conflict." She said.

"You do have a point, but unfortunately the world doesn't work like that. If you don't fight back, they'll just keep walking over you. You need to stand up for yourself." She then smiled.

"You remind me of a certain friend of mine. He would want the same thing." She said as another boy approached us. He was wearing a white coat, golden necklace, and golden brass knuckles. Who the hell is this guy? Bling-Bling boy from Johnny Test?

"What's up, bitch?" He said. This caused Blue to get angry. She then used super speed to knock out the Bling-Bling boy cosplayer. If you couldn't tell, I was getting a real good kick out of this.

"Your right. I am a bitch. But I'm not your bitch. I'm the Head Bitch in Charge of your lame ass." She said. She then spat on his face and put him in the same trash bin I put the group of boys in. While they weren't looking, I shrunk down to microscopic size and left a note. When Blue went to find me, she got confused. "Where'd he go? Did he run off? That's too bad. I never caught his name." She said. She then looked down and picked up the note I left. "Time Shift. I like that name. Has a ring to it. Other than that, he might just bring justice to Lancerlot City. He was also kinda attractive." She said. She then walked off.

"Attractive? Is she crushing on me?" I said to myself as I ran back to my room and into my bed. I had so many mixed emotions at that moment. Blue was in love with me. The other me. The hero me. I loved Blue as well and now I can show her. But she must never know my true identity. That is a must.