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Authors: Egan Yip

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“Oh boy.” Kevin ran to the door, slammed it
and locked it. “You guys should get out the window before my mom
gets back.”

“Very well,” said Genesis. “But before we
go, I’d just like to say that we’ll be hanging around the
neighborhood for a while. Official HPC business.”

Kevin cocked his head out of curiosity.

Genesis continued, “We’ll be watching over
you and the others.”

Luna added, “Because you never know when
Kain might return.”

Helios nodded. “There’s that, but we also
aren’t sure if we’ve managed to solve the sleeping epidemic for
good. So to be on the safe side, we’ll be around. We apologize in
advance for the trouble we’ll cause.”

Terminus said, “But of course, if you don’t
want us around, we understand completely and will give you your
space as needed.”

“Say no more,” said Kevin. “I don’t care
about the trouble.” His face was split by a wide grin. “You guys
are welcome to bring as much trouble as you like.”

Before Genesis hopped out the window, he
barked, “Then we’ll see you and the others tomorrow.”

“Sure,” said Kevin, unable to stop smiling.
“Sure…”

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