(Alex is held within a quarantine tube, with Danielle watching her)
Well, you've had quite a childhood thanks to me, now haven't you. Let's see what you can do. (Alex tries to use her powers to escape, but is unable to) You are magnificent, you really are. But I've gotta tell you, your timing is so bad. One more day and I wouldn't have given you another thought.
(angrily) I want you to know I hate you.
Aww, no you don't. You just think you do.
Why are you such a selfish, greedy, horrible person? Don't you care about anybody but yourself?
Don't you read the newspapers, young lady? America is thrilled to have GC-161 entering their lives, and is America selfish? No! And besides, even if I did tell them that the product had a couple of side effects, they wouldn't care.
There's a lot of people who know about me! My friends, my sister! And if anything happens to me, they're gonna know it's you.
Yeah... But you didn't tell anybody about the accident, now did you? Because if you had, I'm sure I would have been stopped a long time ago, but you didn't. I guess you and your sister had your own selfish reasons for keeping it to yourself.
(Alex arrives to meet up with her captured parents)
GMGeorge Mack
Do you know what's going on here, Alex? What does Danielle want with you?
I guess I'd better tell you guys something. You know that truck driver, Dave, and he told that a couple years ago there was a GC-161 accident and some kid got doused with the chemical?
Alex: Well, that's true but he didn't tell you that... that kid was me.
GGeorge
What do you mean "it was you"?
It happened on my first day of 7th grade. Annie made sure I was OK, healthwise. I just have these side effects.
BMBarbara Mack
What kind of side effects?
Like this. (fires some electricity) And this. (floats pen in mid air, then morphs herself, then reforms, much to her parents' shock)
GGeorge
Well, why didn't you tell us?
Because we thought if you found out, that you'd lose your job and you'd tell Danielle and they'd come after me and cut me up, I don't know. We just thought it was best.
BBarbara
You thought it was best to not tell us? You thought it was better to take care of this all by yourself? What were you girls thinking about?
I'm really fine, Mom! I just have these powers!
BBarbara
(remorseful) We must be the most oblivious parents on the face of the Earth.
No, it was nothing you did, I was just really careful with them, you know.
GGeorge
Didn't we bring you up with the understanding that you could tell us anything, anytime? I just don't understand, Alex we could have helped you, we could have been there for you. And I could have stopped Danielle a long time ago.
I'm sorry Dad, but it really wasn't that bad. You probably can't understand this, but it was actually kind of fun.
GGeorge
Maybe it was Alex, but look at where we are now.
