Infinity Smashed: Illegal Aliens

Not a writeathon prompt, just a freebie for fun.

Illegal Aliens
Word Count: 1605
Summary: Thomas’s family is full of cops, and some kids are stupid enough to vandalize their house.
Notes: This story takes place late in the run, during Polyverse; Raige is in college, Thomas is a working adult with his GED, and M.D. has her act together.  Heads up, this story has racism in it.  Also, thanks to my roommate aubergine_pilot who works with the cops and spot-checked the details.


M.D. woke to pre-emptive adrenaline and the faintest rays of pre-dawn sunlight coming in the window.

What had woken her?  Not a nightmare.  Beside her, Raige slept on, but she’d gotten used to his presence.  No, it was something else; her brain wasn’t wired to wake her like this for no reason.  She held still, focused on sounds, smells, anything out of the ordinary.  The familiar rattling of the window air conditioner unit, the hiss outside of a sprinkler…

Wait.  None of the Rodriguez family had put out a sprinkler last night, and she heard voices—

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