Everything moved so fast.  People moved so quickly that Caroline could hardly keep up with the action.   Screams echoed through the air while she stared with dumb found attention at the oncoming vehicle.  A dry swallow was given while the cold came to embrace her body.  Metallic veins worked their way along her arms and beneath the soft fabric of her dress.  The shy face became a shield of unblemished metal.  Beside her John, or the man who had been John, stood with such ferocity that she feared his wrath as much as the car.  Yet he stood to defend with his makeshift shield before him.  The car slowed and stopped, but the onslaught continued.<br/><br/>Then the scene became slow again.  John made his way outside while Carol lay wrapped about the waitress.  Caroline let the cold wash away from her body so that she stood normal once more.  A hand of flesh and warmth came to touch Carol’s shoulder and help her up.  The other hand moved to slightly brush her companion off, a useless gesture but one she felt was necessary.<br/><br/>“I….I think I see Steve out there.  We…” there was a hint of resignation in her voice as she looked down at her dress.  Around her body the metal began to form once more.  Carol could see the other woman grow larger while the metal consumed her skin until she stood above even the largest man.  The hand on Carol was like a machine’s, cold and strong without limits.  The voice that emerged was more forceful now, powerful.<br/><br/>“We should help.”<br/>