(Later back in Aunt Vera's house, Ben, Gwen and Max were in the kitchen when Jen came rushing up to them out of breath.)
Jen: "Guys, something is seriously wrong with this place!"
(she shouted before Max shushed her.)
Max: "Your Aunt Vera is sleeping."
Jen: "Are you for real? It's only like 6:30."
Ben: "Thank you!"
(Ben said, while shushing.)
Ben: "But seriously, what's wrong, sis?"
Jen: "Bro, this place is so much creepier than we thought. I was out for a walk and I saw some pretty strange things to say the least. First, this old woman ninja scales up a wall, munches on a fly and lands on the floor without so much as a scratch on her. Then, Marty, the creepy guy from next door is this weird alien who has the ability to stretch his neck 180 degrees and he can stretch his body to limitless forms and-"
Max: "Slow down, kiddo."
(Max said.)
Gwen: "Jen, you snuck out. Aunt Vera was heartbroken."
(Gwen chided.)
Jen: "She's old. She'll forget soon enough."
(Jen said.)
Ben: "I believe you. We've seen enough strange stuff this summer for anything to be possible."
(Ben said, giving Jen a slap on the shoulder.)
Jen: "Thanks. I think we should hero up and check out Marty's apartment."
(Jen suggested.)
Max: "Well, maybe we should do some investigating. But you two stay exactly as you are."
(Max said.)
twins: "Fine."
(the twins sighed.)
(Max then gave an exaggerated old man voice.)
Max: "Us old geezers don't forget as much as you think."
(He then winked at Gwen before walking off.)
Gwen: "You know, ever since you two got those watches, you've been like magnets for the weird."
Jen: "Why do you think I've had such an open mind as of late?"
(Jen said.)
(Later, the family entered Marty's apartment with Max cracking open the door just a tad before calling out.)
Max: "Hello? Anyone home?"
(When nobody answered, he shushed his grandchildren before they entered the apartment with hesitation in their walk as they saw the creepy shadows scrawled upon the wall.)
(They also heard a ticking noise followed by a ringing.)
(They then searched the apartment for a light switch so they could see their way around for anything unusual.)
(Then, Gwen felt something touch her as Jen flipped the light switch and they saw it was just a coat and hat on a rack blowing by the open window.)
Max: "Well, nothing seems out of whack."
(Max analyzed.)
Jen: "I"m telling you, I know what I saw."
(Jen persisted.)
(Then, she saw a faded spot on the carpeted floor.)
Jen: "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. When I caught him, he had something rolled up in a rug and stashed it in a secret passage under the dumpster. This is where the rug was."
Gwen: "I'll admit, it does seem unusual that a rug would be removed from an apartment like this."
(Gwen admitted.)
Jen: "Ben and I have proved time and time again that we're not crazy. I'll prove it this time too."
(Jen promised.)
(Back at Aunt Vera's house at sunset Max was showing the kids to their rooms.)
Max: "You kids sleep well. I'll be in the guest room if you need me."
Ben: "But Grandpa-"
(Ben began before Max interrupted him.)
Max: "There's nothing more we can do tonight. I'm going for an early walk in the morning. When I get back, we'll check things out again. Now get some rest."
(Max said before leaving them alone as Jen nodded.)
Jen: "He's got a point. We're going to need all the energy we can get to uncover whatever's happening here."
(Jen said before she gave out a loud yawn and stretched before heading to her room.)
Jen: "Nighty night."
(In Vera's room, the sleeping Vera's hand fell off of the covers as the same substance that attacked Marty suddenly slithered in the rafters.)
(It then slithered up her arm before she suddenly woke up as the slime-like substance covered her body completely Spider-Man 3 style before she could even scream.)
(The next morning, Ben went through Vera's fridge with his sister and watching miserably and his cousin getting a glass of water.)
Ben: "Prune juice, prune juice, and, oh what a surprise, more prune juice."
(Jen sighed and rubbed her brow with her fingers.)
Jen: "Why is it seem that old people were always old? I know that they were young like us once but man does it not feel like it."
(Then, Vera came down the stairs to the kitchen.)
Gwen: "Good morning, Aunt Vera."
(Gwen said with a smile.)
Gwen: "How did you sleep?"
Vera: "Just... fine."
(Vera said with little emotion in her voice, which caused the twins to raise their eyebrows in suspicion.)
Vera: "How about you?"
(Then, she reached out like a zombie and pinched Jen's cheeks rather painfully.)
Jen: "Fine, Aunt Vera."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "I made you some coffee, Aunt Vera."
(Gwen said.)
(But then, she tripped and sent the coffee and water sprawling to the ground, causing Vera to panic, jump up, and do the splits between the kitchen shelves.)
Vera: "Clean it up! Clean it up right now!"
(She ordered as the kids looked absolutely shocked at the sight of it.)
Gwen: "I'm sorry."
(Gwen apologized before she cleaned up the coffee and water with a towel.)
(Vera then jumped down once it was cleaned up and glanced over to see the empty guest room where Max was sleeping.)
Vera: "Where did your grandfather go?"
Gwen: "He said he was going for an early walk."
(Gwen said.)
Vera: "Well, behave yourselves. I'll be back soon."
(Vera said before walking away from them and Jen crossed her arms.)
Jen: "She's one of them."
(Jen said.)
Gwen: "One of what?"
(Gwen asked.)
Jen: "Whatever's possessing this old people. I've seen senior citizens who are rather spry in my life so seeing one do the splits is not out of the realm of plausibility for me. But an entire comunity and one of which seems to have elastic powers? I can only suspend my disbelief so far."
Ben: "I believe you."
(Ben said.)
Ben: "I would have said you were crazy too until I saw it for myself."
Gwen: "But Aunt Vera wasn't anything like that before."
(Gwen reminded them.)
Ben: "Maybe she was normal before. Or at least normal when it comes to old people. But someone or something has got to her and who knows how many of the fossils around here."
(Ben said.)
Jen: "We've got to do something."
(Jen said as they nodded.)
Gwen: "I think we need to go look for Grandpa Max."
(Gwen said as the three walked out of the house.)
(Later in an alleyway, they were walking down an alleyway in the complex silently with Jen leading the charge.)
Gwen: "So, where are we going, Sherlock?"
(Gwen asked as Jen pressed herself against the wall and saw two seniors looking suspicious walking past them.)
Jen: "The trap door by the dumpster."
(Jen said.)
Jen: "When I first confronted Marty, he was stowing something in it. If I'm right, it might be the real Marty."
(she stated.)
(The three waited for the seniors to pass out of sight before they made a break for it and hid in another alleyway.)
(Meanwhile, Marty and another senior were waiting by a wall as Vera walked up to them.)
Vera: "Is the food supply ready for transport?"
(she asked.)
Marty: "The pods are in the final stages of gestation."
(Marty said.)
Marty: "What about the young ones?"
Vera: "Too chewy."
(Vera sighed and shook her head.)
Vera: "They need to age more before they get nice and tender."
Marty: "I'm not talking about eating. The brunette girl suspects too much.
(Then, Vera gave an evil smile.)
[To Be Continued...]