The 8th Sparrow

The 'Umbrella' Academy

Word Count: 1373 words

Catherine was walking down the sidewalk alone, except for around a few hundred of people following her for her autograph. She was minding her own business until one of Fei's crow dropped on her head, messing her hair up a bit. She lifted the crow of her head onto her finger and activated her telepathy.

What could Fei possibly want in the morning? 

There's strangers in the academy.  

Okay, who?  

I said strangers, dumbo, just go home.

She sighed, as she imagined herself flying in the air. In a milliseconds, she was soaring in the air with Fei's crow with a few hundred people clapping and shouting for her. She reached the window in the air, she was about to lower herself down to the door until Fei's crow bit her ear. Due to the fright it gave her, she accidentally smashed into the window. The whole house filled with the crashing sound making everybody come out of their eavesdropping location to help her up. 

There were seven strangers under the balcony turning to her. She heard her dad mutter a, 

"I swear every time I have to replace windows because you can't land properly,".

 Christina rolled her eyes and stood up. She continued plucking the glass pieces off the body making her bleed even more. The stranger family was eyeing her actions. There was a boy in school boy uniform that stated, 

"Um, You're bleeding like a lot you know and plucking them out won't help?"

 "Yes, Schoolboy, I do know," 

Catherine said, removing the last piece and activating her healing factor, making all the wounds close. The family watched in awe as they saw 2 of my powers.

Everything was so silent that if you dropped a needle you might hear it nice and loud. Until a really hairy looking man with knives all over him said, "And who are the weirdos on the balcony?" Catherine examined him, his superpower was object manipulation. She stole the power for a while cause it might be useful. She then jumped off the railing and landed with complete ease, invisible. Her dad said with confidence written on his face, "They are the Sparrows, my children," Catherine tries to make things more interesting and dramatic by shaking the house. It was until Marcus said, "Catherine, please drop it." Catherine pouted as she became visible, "Why? It was way more interesting!" The other family was dumbfounded at the powers she has.

Looking back at the the other family of seven, "Aw, they brought a high schooler here!" She said, pouring herself a shot of vodka. She locked her eyes onto the boy, stealing his powers. 

"You're one to talk," he sneered back.

 Catherine took the vodka and sat down on the chair, sipping it. "I'm older than I look," she replied.

 " I'm 58 trapped in a 14 year old body," He sneered back. 

"I'm 54 years old!" She said. She was one of dear olde Daddy's failed experiment, as her dad's energy injection didn't work, he tried to send her to the past to make sure she never gets born, there, she just grew up once again doubling her age.

 He stared at her mouth open. 

"Have fun staring?" She teased, smirking.

Five rolled his eyes and presumed his conversation with dear old daddy.  Cathy was using her power to play with the short girl. Cathy was having so much fun braiding and dyeing Vanya's hair. She doesn't notice though.

"What do you mean your children?" Five asked, angrily, "I don't think that's possible, old man,"

"Of course it is! I think I would've known, huh?" Reggie replies calmly, the other sparrows joined their dad downstairs.