The Rainbow King

Chapter 2 Chrysalis

That evening Carmen and her family ate dinner and talked about Quartz University.

"Everything sounds great, fill scholarship, first-class professors," Her mom said.

"Don't you think it's weird, this place pops up out of nowhere with a once in a lifetime offer?" Carmen's dad said with a mouth full of mashed potatoes.

Resulting in a glare from his wife. "Yes, it is a once in a lifetime offer, that's why it's so hard to say no to."

"Carmen, what do you think? Her dad asked.

Carmen picked at a piece of carrot.Im still figuring it out.

"Carmen, this is your future, so whatever you decide we'll support you."

Yeah, even though I think you should take it, if you dont like it, well find something, we just want the best for you. Her mom flashing her usual warm smile.

I know, thank you.

Her dad could barely say with a full mouth. Youre welcome.

Fred, stop that.

Still with a full mouth. Sorry.

His wife just shook her head.

Carmen giggled at her parents. After she finished dinner she went up to her bedroom. When she opened the door, her animal poster covered room was the same minus the orange alien she met earlier, fast asleep on her bed. Orange(that was the easiest thing to call it), looked so cute, opening and closing its tiny mouth and moving its claws like its running.

While she had it easy, Pedro was chasing the red alien(he hasnt even thought about naming), around his nut and bolts cluttered room.

Come on, come on.He waved it toward him but it ran the opposite direction.

It ran to the power outlet on the wall. A spark flew when it rubbed its face against it, then the lights went out.

Pedro's heart sank into his stomach. His parents will definitely wonder about the power and he definitely can't tell them the truth. Luckily another flew on the lights came back on.

"Pedro!" His mom said outside his door

There goes his heart again sinking.

"Is the power in your room, it turned off and on out here!"

"It's on, did the same in here."

"Must be a power surge!"

"Must be!" He looked at his alien guest, who looked back at him like nothing happened. Though the blackout wasn't the best, it gave Pedro an idea. He went into his drawer and pulled out two batteries. He laid them on the floor.

The alien rubbed where its nose should be(since it didnt have nostrils) against the batteries, they sparked then it against on them again another spark. Then it ran to his desk jumped on the chair then, the desk and went to the lamp, rub, spark, light off, rub spark, light on.

And thats when Pedro realized. He grabbed the bag off the bed(the one they gave him for the alien), he pulled out the manual, skimming through it until he found what he was looking for. Red #1 consumes electricity and then emits, we usually use a hand crank generator to feed it. He rummaged through the bag and found the small generator, and saw it to the alien. Hey, look.

The alien jumped off the desk and ran to the generator.

Pedro turned the crank and the alien nuzzled the generator. A few seconds later the alien burp a mini lightning bolt and struck the tin trash can by Pedros desk.