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“OMG,” I whispered.
“SHIT!!” Michael yelled.
Alex said nothing but stare at her, finally i asked. “Why?”
“We need your help..... we need you to stop Kivar,” Grace answered and leaned on her elbows. “There are people dying, churches look likes war zone and houses are burning to the ground with babies and woman inside. My people are dying in front of me and I am not going to watch that happen anymore..... you can stop that and save millions.”
There wasn’t a noise, no one spoke or whispered. “How.......... we don’t even know how to use our powers?”
“Once we get to Antar you three will be trained to use you powers and enhance your hand to hand combat,” she answered.
“What happened to the Max...or the Dupes, or Tess,” Michael asked
“Max and the others are living in peace on earth, Tess returned to Kivar’s planet and the duplicates where killed by Kivar,” she answered.
“What does Max and the others think about us and Tess” I asked.
“To them Tess is dead when the building you where held in exploded. Liz and Alex simply just disappeared and Michael left a note saying he was leaving for a little while because he couldn’t handle everything that was going on.”
“What happens to them now?” Alex asked.
“They will continue to live there life’s...... they will go to school, go to concerts, have family diners and go to the movies....”
“While we will be hundred-thousands-millions of miles away, training to kill a man who is torturing millions of people and trying to kill us.” I whispered.
“I can’t force you to do this......... I would be stupid to think that I can force you...... it’s up to you?”
I looked over at Michael who had an amused smile on his face, he squeezed the hand I was holding. Looking over at Alex he shrugged his shoulder and raised an eyebrow, looking to Grace I shrugged and said, “When do we begin!”
Smiling she answered, “We arrive on Antar tomorrow!”
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Chapter 17 -I will not give up… I will not surrender!
I sometimes wonder why we were created; Manticore wanted Alex and I to be the perfect soldiers. Grace wants Michael, Alex and I to save a world and we want to survive to see tomorrow. We arrived on Antar 99 days ago, 98 days ago we started our agonizing training, 70 days ago we went on the first mission and 8 hours ago we got the news.
Now I lay in a bed with my brother’s arms around me and there bodies keeping mine warm. Michael has his arms around his waist securing his body to mine while Alex clasped my hands in his.
I run my hand through Michaels spiked hair and wonder if Maria could see him now….. if she would recognize him. He’s no longer the small wounded boy that he was before but now a strong man and an amazing soldier.
Flash
Rows off men, woman and boys littered the green field there eyes all rested on a single man standing in front of them. His back straight and shoulders squared as he looked upon the men.
“This is one more battle we are going to win; not as individuals but as a team. We are fighting for one thing freedom and our life’s, there is no tomorrow but there is a today. And today we have a chance at a new beginning. Because each battle we win gives us one more step closer to winning the war. We are the hope and the future of Antar.
AND WE ARE STILL FIGTING!!!” Michael yelled and the crowed cheered.
He smiled at himself and looked at the man standing behind him, who whispered, “Thank-you for speaking with them. It means a lot to them.”
“No problem, it’s the least I can do!”
End Flash
I watched as Ales grew to the person he was pretending to be to the person he really is. No longer hiding who he was and no longer making excuses for why he did. I wonder what Isabel would think of him now, how she would react to the strong-willed man he has become.
Mostly I wonder where they are now, what they are doing and if they miss us.
Flash
Sweat poured down our bodies, as our movements stayed together as one. Each punch we through meet it’s target on the head, the kicks were swift and on there marks.
“Keep your backs straight,” our trainer yelled at us. “Make your movements work for you!!”
Together we worked as one to defeat the opponent; punch to punch and hit to hit our bodies worked together. As one we moved to the rhythm of the music and our minds worked together predicting our and the enemies next move. With one last hit and a loud bang it was all over.
End Flash
I pity them for all they are and all they will be, but in my heart I miss them. I wonder how I could ever love a man who would turn his back on his family and friends, many times I tried to remember why I ever loved him.
In the end I have seen too much….. to ever return to what I was before!
No matter what happens tomorrow, I will protect what’s mine.’
I will not give up and I will not surrender.
I will not let him will…. either of them.
With the sound of a door opening woke Alex and Michael from there sleep. Our eyes focused on the door, “It’s time!”
And so it begins!
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Chapter 17 -I will not give up… I will not surrender!
I sometimes wonder why we were created; Manticore wanted Alex and I to be the perfect soldiers. Grace wants Michael, Alex and I to save a world and we want to survive to see tomorrow. We arrived on Antar 99 days ago, 98 days ago we started our agonizing training, 70 days ago we went on the first mission and 8 hours ago we got the news.
Now I lay in a bed with my brother’s arms around me and there bodies keeping mine warm. Michael has his arms around his waist securing his body to mine while Alex clasped my hands in his.
I run my hand through Michaels spiked hair and wonder if Maria could see him now….. if she would recognize him. He’s no longer the small wounded boy that he was before but now a strong man and an amazing soldier.
Flash
Rows off men, woman and boys littered the green field there eyes all rested on a single man standing in front of them. His back straight and shoulders squared as he looked upon the men.
“This is one more battle we are going to win; not as individuals but as a team. We are fighting for one thing freedom and our life’s, there is no tomorrow but there is a today. And today we have a chance at a new beginning. Because each battle we win gives us one more step closer to winning the war. We are the hope and the future of Antar.
AND WE ARE STILL FIGTING!!!” Michael yelled and the crowed cheered.
He smiled at himself and looked at the man standing behind him, who whispered, “Thank-you for speaking with them. It means a lot to them.”
“No problem, it’s the least I can do!”
End Flash
I watched as Ales grew to the person he was pretending to be to the person he really is. No longer hiding who he was and no longer making excuses for why he did. I wonder what Isabel would think of him now, how she would react to the strong-willed man he has become.
Mostly I wonder where they are now, what they are doing and if they miss us.
Flash
Sweat poured down our bodies, as our movements stayed together as one. Each punch we through meet it’s target on the head, the kicks were swift and on there marks.
“Keep your backs straight,” our trainer yelled at us. “Make your movements work for you!!”
Together we worked as one to defeat the opponent; punch to punch and hit to hit our bodies worked together. As one we moved to the rhythm of the music and our minds worked together predicting our and the enemies next move. With one last hit and a loud bang it was all over.
End Flash
I pity them for all they are and all they will be, but in my heart I miss them. I wonder how I could ever love a man who would turn his back on his family and friends, many times I tried to remember why I ever loved him.
In the end I have seen too much….. to ever return to what I was before!
No matter what happens tomorrow, I will protect what’s mine.’
I will not give up and I will not surrender.
I will not let him will…. either of them.
With the sound of a door opening woke Alex and Michael from there sleep. Our eyes focused on the door, “It’s time!”
And so it begins!
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I know you guys expected answers especially after the last chapter… but what fun would that be.
There is actually a reason I didn’t post for the last couple of months… you see recently at school i was co-writing a play that i will be later directing and producing pretty much running! So all writing time was put into that we are finish writing it so I will have time for my stories! Sorry for ignoring the story…. Happy New Year Everyone and Enjoy!
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Chapter 18- 2 male aliens, 1 chocolate covered little boy and 1 pissed lady
Weeks Earlier
“WHERE IS MY GODBAMN BRA!” I yelled from the bedroom.
“Why the hell are you asking us,” Michael yelled from the couch as he flipped channels on the T.V.
“Ya, it’s not like we steal your clothes,” Alex yelled as he stuck his head out from the bathroom door his tooth brush hanging out of his mouth and foam running down his chin. I looked up at him from my position from the floor where I was looking under the bed.
Raising an eyebrow at him, “Really because last time I couldn’t find something I found it in Michael’s bedside table.”
I could see Alex and Michael looking at each other and chuckled. Michael looked at me and suddenly stopped and he said, “That’s because you were planning on wearing that god forsaken top in front of a hundreds of people!”
“So,” I said shrugging.
“You looked like a whore,” he whispered thinking I wouldn’t hear. I walked behind him and grabbed a pillow of the couch and hit him in the head. “Owww…. What was that for?”
“You looked like a whore” I replied imitating him as I rolled my eyes.
“Well you did,” he said. I grabbed the pillow again and walked towards him, once I got close enough he grabbed me by the waist and lifted me on the couch.
Lying on top of me he started tickling me, “Stop….Mickey……Please” I pleaded in between giggles.
“Say I’m the best brother in the world,” he said smiling while he tickled me.
“No,” I gasped out.
“Hey! What about me?!?” Alex cried from behind the couch.
A soft knock on the door caught our attention and I took the opportunity to push him off of me. I smiled when I heard him body hit the floor with a loud thud, he got up and looked at me smiling. Wondering what he was planning I jumped over the back of the couch and walked towards the door. Opening it slowly and smiling when I saw Matthew’s smiling face covered in chocolate.
“Hey, cutie!”
“Hi Liz,” he said in his soft voice.
“Hey Matty,” Michael said who was now sitting back on the couch. “Come in here,” waving him in.
Matthew looked up at me and I smiled down at him nodding my head. He smiled back and slowly walked in the room as I closed the door behind him. Matthew walked over to Michael who picked him up and sat him on his lap giving the remote for the T.V to him.
Laughing at the two I walked back in the room, wondering where the bra I had planned to where today went. “Hey Liz, I was thinking?”
“Well that a switch,” I said smiling.
“Hahaha…..well there’s been more letters coming in lately about opening more school.”
“We already opened 15,” I said my voice muffled from the pillow I was throwing of the bed. Jumping on the bed and putting my hands on my hips looking around the room; trying to remember where I could have put it.
“I know what’s why I was thinking what if we expand the ones we already have. The ones that were damaged in the attacks.”
I jumped down on the bed hitting my ass and I looked up at him, “We did a lot of re-building, Alex.”
“I know what about expanding… look,” walking out of the room and coming back in with some papers, handing them to me. Sitting beside me, “Look…. that school fits 300 students when it was built and we are only allowing 200 in. Just by adding more classes rooms could fix it.
“Michael!!” I yelled. “Come here!”
A couple seconds later he appeared in the bedroom door carrying Matthew in his arms minus the chocolate that was on his mouth. “Look at this,” I said holding out the papers Alex gave me. Walking over to me and taking the papers, he handed Matthew to me and I sat him in my lap.
Michael flopped down on the bed behind me and leaned on his side, “What are these?”
“The school reports we ordered from the surrounding districts……. It pretty much says all the old schools are letting in half the kids there should be,” Alex explained.
“Why?” Michael asked.
“Most of the classrooms we either damaged too much we had to take them down others are just too bad that principals won’t allow kids in there.”
Leaning back using Michael as a backrest I looked at the papers, “Why haven’t we heard off this before?”
“I don’t know” Alex answered.
“What are we going to do?” I asked. Looking over at Michael who was looking back at me in question. “We can’t leave it like this?”
“I can’t do it” Michael said. “I already have way too much with taking care of the training for the soldiers and the other stuff with the war.”
I sighed, “I can’t take it either…. Michael’s right with taking care of the war side of things and trying to get the labs that where destroyed in the last attack up again. I’m swapped.”
Alex rubbed his forehead, “I can take it.,” he replied.
“Are you sure… you are pretty busy taking care updating Antar’s technology,” Michael asked.
“Ya… I’ll manage,” he said. Michael looked at me in question and I shrugged my shoulders. “I can do it really,” he replied rolling his eyes and walking back into the bathroom.
I looked down at Matthew who was laying in my lap, “Alex is one crazy guy huh?” I asked him playing with his bare feet. Laughing at me he got up and turned around to face me, wrapping his arm around my neck and giggled at me again. Leaning toward I kissed him on the cheek as he giggles some more and I whispered in his ear, “ Michael has a candy bar in his pocket.” He looked at me with wide eyes as he crawled off of my lap and I got up off the bed walking out. Listening to Michael grunted and laughter and Matthew soft giggles.
It is surprising how Matthew had become such a huge part of our life, the soldier’s love him as he watches the training Michael does with the soldiers. Or when Alex brings him to the computer labs and sits him on the desk while he works, small giggles could be heard as he watches everyone around him. Most of the time he spends his time running around the place with me, working on the war front. Matthew is overly shy and he won’t talk to any one but myself, Alex, Michael and Grace. Since we are usually in front of people and he usually spends most of the time wanting to be carried.
“MICHAEL WHERE IS MY HAIR BRUSH” Alex yelled from the bathroom.
Looking at the couch I screamed, “WHY THE HELL DID YOU TWO STEAL MY BRA!!” Walking over to the couch and grabbed my bra which was hiding in the couch cushion.
Before I could yell again a knock from the door rang thought out the room, walking over to the door and pulling it open.
“Hey Larek.”
“Hello Liz,” he said walking into the room.
“What’s wrong?” I asked as I saw his worried face.
“I think you should get the others,” Larek said.
“Guys get in here…. Larek has something to say!” I yelled. I could hear the boys moving around in the other room and finally they came out of the bedroom. “Where’s Matthew?” I asked.
“Watching a movie in the bedroom….. What’s up?” He questioned as Alex and himself stood behind me.
“We have a problem with Grace,” he replied.
“What kind of problem?” Alex asked.
“A couple of days ago we got a letter from someone threatening her, honestly we thought nothing of it although it’s not a common thing we just figured one of Kivar’s man deciding to have a little fun. But, we are getting reports saying Kivar is putting a hit on Grace,” he explained.
“Great,” Michael mumbled. “What do we do now?”
“I think we should send Grace away for a little while….. If Kivar has a hit on her like we think he does. It could be really dangerous!”
“He’s right, even if it’s only for a little while it would be better safe then sorry,” Michael said rubbing his forehead in frustration. Grabbing his hand in mine before he rubbed a hole in his forehead.
“Okay, I will tell Grace and then tomorrow we will have to get everything prepared… We need to decide which one of us will know where Grace is,” Larek said looking at each one of us. “I think it should be Liz that fact is she fights and her powers are better than any solider we have including you two. If needed she can protect the information the best.”
I looked behind me at my brothers who where looking at each other, there where trying to decide what to do. “You guys aren’t thinking we should do this?”
Alex sighed and nodded as Michael replied, “I’m not happy having my sister in that kind of danger but he’s right you’re the best one to protect it.”
I looked at the two of them, “Okay,” I said shrugging. “If this is the only way to keep Grace safe then let’s do it.”
“Okay we will work out the details tomorrow and then hopefully we can get her on the road tomorrow night. The sooner the better,” Larek said. Larek turned around and opened the door before he walked out he turned back around to face us. “You better get a full list from Grace tomorrow about stuff she is handling or is planning.”
He walked out of the room and I went over to it slowly closing it fully. Turning around I started to walk out of the room stopping to look at my brothers, “Looks like we are going to have to wait on the expanding schools. I think we just adopted a planet to run,” I told them and walked out of the room.
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There is actually a reason I didn’t post for the last couple of months… you see recently at school i was co-writing a play that i will be later directing and producing pretty much running! So all writing time was put into that we are finish writing it so I will have time for my stories! Sorry for ignoring the story…. Happy New Year Everyone and Enjoy!
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Chapter 18- 2 male aliens, 1 chocolate covered little boy and 1 pissed lady
Weeks Earlier
“WHERE IS MY GODBAMN BRA!” I yelled from the bedroom.
“Why the hell are you asking us,” Michael yelled from the couch as he flipped channels on the T.V.
“Ya, it’s not like we steal your clothes,” Alex yelled as he stuck his head out from the bathroom door his tooth brush hanging out of his mouth and foam running down his chin. I looked up at him from my position from the floor where I was looking under the bed.
Raising an eyebrow at him, “Really because last time I couldn’t find something I found it in Michael’s bedside table.”
I could see Alex and Michael looking at each other and chuckled. Michael looked at me and suddenly stopped and he said, “That’s because you were planning on wearing that god forsaken top in front of a hundreds of people!”
“So,” I said shrugging.
“You looked like a whore,” he whispered thinking I wouldn’t hear. I walked behind him and grabbed a pillow of the couch and hit him in the head. “Owww…. What was that for?”
“You looked like a whore” I replied imitating him as I rolled my eyes.
“Well you did,” he said. I grabbed the pillow again and walked towards him, once I got close enough he grabbed me by the waist and lifted me on the couch.
Lying on top of me he started tickling me, “Stop….Mickey……Please” I pleaded in between giggles.
“Say I’m the best brother in the world,” he said smiling while he tickled me.
“No,” I gasped out.
“Hey! What about me?!?” Alex cried from behind the couch.
A soft knock on the door caught our attention and I took the opportunity to push him off of me. I smiled when I heard him body hit the floor with a loud thud, he got up and looked at me smiling. Wondering what he was planning I jumped over the back of the couch and walked towards the door. Opening it slowly and smiling when I saw Matthew’s smiling face covered in chocolate.
“Hey, cutie!”
“Hi Liz,” he said in his soft voice.
“Hey Matty,” Michael said who was now sitting back on the couch. “Come in here,” waving him in.
Matthew looked up at me and I smiled down at him nodding my head. He smiled back and slowly walked in the room as I closed the door behind him. Matthew walked over to Michael who picked him up and sat him on his lap giving the remote for the T.V to him.
Laughing at the two I walked back in the room, wondering where the bra I had planned to where today went. “Hey Liz, I was thinking?”
“Well that a switch,” I said smiling.
“Hahaha…..well there’s been more letters coming in lately about opening more school.”
“We already opened 15,” I said my voice muffled from the pillow I was throwing of the bed. Jumping on the bed and putting my hands on my hips looking around the room; trying to remember where I could have put it.
“I know what’s why I was thinking what if we expand the ones we already have. The ones that were damaged in the attacks.”
I jumped down on the bed hitting my ass and I looked up at him, “We did a lot of re-building, Alex.”
“I know what about expanding… look,” walking out of the room and coming back in with some papers, handing them to me. Sitting beside me, “Look…. that school fits 300 students when it was built and we are only allowing 200 in. Just by adding more classes rooms could fix it.
“Michael!!” I yelled. “Come here!”
A couple seconds later he appeared in the bedroom door carrying Matthew in his arms minus the chocolate that was on his mouth. “Look at this,” I said holding out the papers Alex gave me. Walking over to me and taking the papers, he handed Matthew to me and I sat him in my lap.
Michael flopped down on the bed behind me and leaned on his side, “What are these?”
“The school reports we ordered from the surrounding districts……. It pretty much says all the old schools are letting in half the kids there should be,” Alex explained.
“Why?” Michael asked.
“Most of the classrooms we either damaged too much we had to take them down others are just too bad that principals won’t allow kids in there.”
Leaning back using Michael as a backrest I looked at the papers, “Why haven’t we heard off this before?”
“I don’t know” Alex answered.
“What are we going to do?” I asked. Looking over at Michael who was looking back at me in question. “We can’t leave it like this?”
“I can’t do it” Michael said. “I already have way too much with taking care of the training for the soldiers and the other stuff with the war.”
I sighed, “I can’t take it either…. Michael’s right with taking care of the war side of things and trying to get the labs that where destroyed in the last attack up again. I’m swapped.”
Alex rubbed his forehead, “I can take it.,” he replied.
“Are you sure… you are pretty busy taking care updating Antar’s technology,” Michael asked.
“Ya… I’ll manage,” he said. Michael looked at me in question and I shrugged my shoulders. “I can do it really,” he replied rolling his eyes and walking back into the bathroom.
I looked down at Matthew who was laying in my lap, “Alex is one crazy guy huh?” I asked him playing with his bare feet. Laughing at me he got up and turned around to face me, wrapping his arm around my neck and giggled at me again. Leaning toward I kissed him on the cheek as he giggles some more and I whispered in his ear, “ Michael has a candy bar in his pocket.” He looked at me with wide eyes as he crawled off of my lap and I got up off the bed walking out. Listening to Michael grunted and laughter and Matthew soft giggles.
It is surprising how Matthew had become such a huge part of our life, the soldier’s love him as he watches the training Michael does with the soldiers. Or when Alex brings him to the computer labs and sits him on the desk while he works, small giggles could be heard as he watches everyone around him. Most of the time he spends his time running around the place with me, working on the war front. Matthew is overly shy and he won’t talk to any one but myself, Alex, Michael and Grace. Since we are usually in front of people and he usually spends most of the time wanting to be carried.
“MICHAEL WHERE IS MY HAIR BRUSH” Alex yelled from the bathroom.
Looking at the couch I screamed, “WHY THE HELL DID YOU TWO STEAL MY BRA!!” Walking over to the couch and grabbed my bra which was hiding in the couch cushion.
Before I could yell again a knock from the door rang thought out the room, walking over to the door and pulling it open.
“Hey Larek.”
“Hello Liz,” he said walking into the room.
“What’s wrong?” I asked as I saw his worried face.
“I think you should get the others,” Larek said.
“Guys get in here…. Larek has something to say!” I yelled. I could hear the boys moving around in the other room and finally they came out of the bedroom. “Where’s Matthew?” I asked.
“Watching a movie in the bedroom….. What’s up?” He questioned as Alex and himself stood behind me.
“We have a problem with Grace,” he replied.
“What kind of problem?” Alex asked.
“A couple of days ago we got a letter from someone threatening her, honestly we thought nothing of it although it’s not a common thing we just figured one of Kivar’s man deciding to have a little fun. But, we are getting reports saying Kivar is putting a hit on Grace,” he explained.
“Great,” Michael mumbled. “What do we do now?”
“I think we should send Grace away for a little while….. If Kivar has a hit on her like we think he does. It could be really dangerous!”
“He’s right, even if it’s only for a little while it would be better safe then sorry,” Michael said rubbing his forehead in frustration. Grabbing his hand in mine before he rubbed a hole in his forehead.
“Okay, I will tell Grace and then tomorrow we will have to get everything prepared… We need to decide which one of us will know where Grace is,” Larek said looking at each one of us. “I think it should be Liz that fact is she fights and her powers are better than any solider we have including you two. If needed she can protect the information the best.”
I looked behind me at my brothers who where looking at each other, there where trying to decide what to do. “You guys aren’t thinking we should do this?”
Alex sighed and nodded as Michael replied, “I’m not happy having my sister in that kind of danger but he’s right you’re the best one to protect it.”
I looked at the two of them, “Okay,” I said shrugging. “If this is the only way to keep Grace safe then let’s do it.”
“Okay we will work out the details tomorrow and then hopefully we can get her on the road tomorrow night. The sooner the better,” Larek said. Larek turned around and opened the door before he walked out he turned back around to face us. “You better get a full list from Grace tomorrow about stuff she is handling or is planning.”
He walked out of the room and I went over to it slowly closing it fully. Turning around I started to walk out of the room stopping to look at my brothers, “Looks like we are going to have to wait on the expanding schools. I think we just adopted a planet to run,” I told them and walked out of the room.
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Chapter 19- Alliance Meeting Called
A Week Earlier
The cool breeze of the wind coming through the window felt like heaven on my heated skin as I dosed off to sleep on the hard mahogany wood of the desk. The sun had long ago disappeared over the horizon but the day was not over for the people that worked or lived in the Antarian Palace. A shadow sneaked into the room where my head laid on my crossed arm, two cold hands where laid on my over heated shoulders. Opening up one eye to see Michael looking down at me even though I could already sense him.
“We are being called,” he announced.
Opening my eyes fully and raising my head I sighed, “Alright.”
Standing up slowly, Michael took my hand and together we walked out of the room. As we walked down the long hallway of the place I now can call home, the only thing I wanted to do is run. “Do you have any idea who called this meeting?” I asked Michael.
Michael straightened his back when he heard my tone, “As far as we can tell the planet Acrac called it.”
Sighing again, “What do they want?” I asked.
“Your guess is as good as mine…. No one knows anything,” He stopped when we got to the huge ballroom doors. “Calm down Lizzie….. just remember they smell fear,” he joked.
Closing my eyes and calming my breathing, I opened them and smiled up at my older brother. Squeezing his hand one last time I reluctantly let it go, nodding to the guards standing beside the doors they nodded back and slowly opened the huge ballroom doors. The conversation in the room stopped as I stepped through the door, Michael walked a step behind me and the other guards a millisecond behind. A huge round table stood in the middle of the room, 17 chairs circled around it and twice as many man and woman stood behind the chairs protecting their charges. Alex stood behind the chair at the head of the table, “Ladies and gentlemen, distinguish leaders may I introduce the Antarian Leader for the Alliance, Milady Eliza.” I walked towards Alex and the other leaders bowed their heads to me as I walked by.
When I got to Alex he pulled the chair out for me and when I sat down the man across from me that I can only assume was the leader of Acrac started to talk, “I called this meeting today to tell you all that the planet Karal has decided to come into the Alliance al….” before he could continue people started to talk over each other.
Moments passed by and the leader of Acrac was still trying to quiet everyone down. Finally I yelled, “Calm down everyone.” After a couple moments everyone quieted down and looked towards me, “Please continue.” I said to the leader of Acrac.
“Although they are worried that Kivar will target them because they are a new planet to the Alliance. Many other planets are worried about joining us because of this reason as well. We need to decide what we will offer any planet that joins us that will insure them they will be kept safe.”
“What else can we offer except our word that we can protect them?” One leader asked.
“What about a contract that states we unsure their safety,” another leader yelled out. One after another; ideas and remarks were yelled out.
“Everyone clam down we will get nowhere if we talk over each other,” I yelled again and like before everyone quieted.
“Do you have an idea Milady?” Someone yelled at me.
“Yes I do; we decided when we rebuild the Alliance we would only share our technology with the inner circle of planets but we gave no thought to the other planets that has come into the Alliance.”
“So what will sharing technology gain except leaving us in dept?”
“We will gain respect of the other planets and also let them protect themselves. Most of the planets are still way below pre- war technology imagine the lives that will be saved with up to date technology. Imagine how many more planets would want to join the Alliance knowing their planets will be better off.”
Hours later after many questions and comments that were brought up the situation was left to a vote. 13 leaders voted for the idea and the situation was resolved, from now on if the planet deemed trustworthy they will have their technology updated by the Alliance.
The meeting ended and was called to a close, and just as fast as they had come they disappeared until only a couple of the leaders lingered to talk. I could hear Alex talking to one of the leaders behind me and Michael and Larek whispering in the corner. Soft footstep walked in my direction and as I looked up I recognized the blonde hair and silver eyed leader of the planet Acrac.
“Hello Milday,” he replied.
I blushed a soft pink as he took my hand in his and kissed the back slowly, “Please call me Liz.”
He smiled at me and pulled out the chair beside me; and slowly sat down. “We all know that you where given little choice in whether you wanted to be a leader of the planet. You have done amazing with this planet all the leaders of the Alliance can see that, you’ve done even better with the Alliance. You have had our back throughout each problem the planets have faced and never asked anything in return.”
“Thank-you,” I whispered as I once again blushed.
“Which is why I’m going to share some information with you,” he replied.
Straightening my back and looking at him in the eye I asked, “What is it?”
“One of the members of my planet was placed inside Kivar’s base and two days ago we received notice that Kivar has but a hit on five people,” he explained. Reaching down to his briefcase like object he took out a vanilla file folder and placed it on the table. He placed his finger on the folder and slid it over towards me taking his finger away he nodded to the folder.
Reaching over I carefully picked up the folder and opened it completely surprised to see five black and white photos. I was even more surprised to see them of Max, Isabel, Kyle, Ava and Maria. “Kivar has a hit on them?” I asked trying to get a confirmation.
He nodded slowly, “Yes.”
“Do you have any other information?” I asked.
“Yes…. In one week from this date 2 of Kivar’s men will travel to Earth and capture the 5 people in Roswell.”
My head started to pound and I leaned back in the chair asking, “How?”
“2 shipments of X-bullets where stolen from one of the Alliance bases and Kivar re-programmed them so that instead of when the bullet hit the blood stream it melts and puts a small sedative in the blood. He created it so the sedative is so strong that it leaves the person in a comatose state.”
I rubbed my forehead and felt my stomach turning in circles, I cleared my throughts and forced all the strength I could. “Thank-you for the information, myself and my advisors will be take care of it.”
“Of course Mil…. Liz. Anytime you need anything we will be there to help.” He stood up the same time I did and we shook each other’s hand saying, “Goodbye.”
“Goodbye and thank-you again,” I replied sincerely as he smiled once again and turned around to his bodyguards waved to them and then walked out of the room.
Tiredness washed over my body as the information finally sunk in fully. Walking over to the table, I flopped down in the chair I previously occupied. Leaning my head against the back of the chair I closed my eyes for only a second before I felt Michael sit beside me. Opening my eyes a little I not only saw Michael but Larek sitting on the other side as well.
“That wasn’t so bad was it?” Larek said smirking.
“The meeting was fine…. It’s what I learned after that was the bad part,” I answered then sighed.
“What did you find out?” Alex asked as he finally joined us.
After Alex was settled in the chair beside Larek I carefully explained what the leader of Acrac had told me. Michael almost looked like he didn’t care to anyone that didn’t know him like the two people that surroundings him now, Alex looked surprised and Larek well I don’t really know what Larek is feeling. “ What to we do?” Alex asked in a whisper.
“Simple we have two choices save them or ignore what we just learned,” Larek replied his voice not letting any emotion through.
“You mean we let them die,” Michael said looking around at each of us.
“You can’t be serious we may not see them in the best light…. Well right now we don’t really like them at all. But we can’t let them die, Max still saved Liz’s life, Isabel and Max were Michael’s family and whether or not I except it I still care a lot about Isabel.”
“Alex calm down we aren’t letting them die…. Even if sometimes we may think they are better off six feet under. I don’t want it on my conscious that we could have saved their lives.”
“Okay so somehow we have to keep them alive and we have exactly one week to figure it out,” Larek explained.
“What if we send someone to Earth to figure out who the two assassins are. The others don’t even have to know that they are in any danger at all.”
“What happens if for some reason the others are shot with the X-bullet what do we do then?” Michael asked.
“We will have to create an anti-virus that will counter act the X-bullet,” I explained.
“So let me get this straight we have a week to find two man that will be willing to leave there families, create an anti-virus with a damaged lab, and complete the rest of the things we need for a mission like this,” Alex asked.
“That pretty much sums it up,” Michael said smiling.
Shrugging his shoulders, “Let get started then.”
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Chapter 19- Alliance Meeting Called
A Week Earlier
The cool breeze of the wind coming through the window felt like heaven on my heated skin as I dosed off to sleep on the hard mahogany wood of the desk. The sun had long ago disappeared over the horizon but the day was not over for the people that worked or lived in the Antarian Palace. A shadow sneaked into the room where my head laid on my crossed arm, two cold hands where laid on my over heated shoulders. Opening up one eye to see Michael looking down at me even though I could already sense him.
“We are being called,” he announced.
Opening my eyes fully and raising my head I sighed, “Alright.”
Standing up slowly, Michael took my hand and together we walked out of the room. As we walked down the long hallway of the place I now can call home, the only thing I wanted to do is run. “Do you have any idea who called this meeting?” I asked Michael.
Michael straightened his back when he heard my tone, “As far as we can tell the planet Acrac called it.”
Sighing again, “What do they want?” I asked.
“Your guess is as good as mine…. No one knows anything,” He stopped when we got to the huge ballroom doors. “Calm down Lizzie….. just remember they smell fear,” he joked.
Closing my eyes and calming my breathing, I opened them and smiled up at my older brother. Squeezing his hand one last time I reluctantly let it go, nodding to the guards standing beside the doors they nodded back and slowly opened the huge ballroom doors. The conversation in the room stopped as I stepped through the door, Michael walked a step behind me and the other guards a millisecond behind. A huge round table stood in the middle of the room, 17 chairs circled around it and twice as many man and woman stood behind the chairs protecting their charges. Alex stood behind the chair at the head of the table, “Ladies and gentlemen, distinguish leaders may I introduce the Antarian Leader for the Alliance, Milady Eliza.” I walked towards Alex and the other leaders bowed their heads to me as I walked by.
When I got to Alex he pulled the chair out for me and when I sat down the man across from me that I can only assume was the leader of Acrac started to talk, “I called this meeting today to tell you all that the planet Karal has decided to come into the Alliance al….” before he could continue people started to talk over each other.
Moments passed by and the leader of Acrac was still trying to quiet everyone down. Finally I yelled, “Calm down everyone.” After a couple moments everyone quieted down and looked towards me, “Please continue.” I said to the leader of Acrac.
“Although they are worried that Kivar will target them because they are a new planet to the Alliance. Many other planets are worried about joining us because of this reason as well. We need to decide what we will offer any planet that joins us that will insure them they will be kept safe.”
“What else can we offer except our word that we can protect them?” One leader asked.
“What about a contract that states we unsure their safety,” another leader yelled out. One after another; ideas and remarks were yelled out.
“Everyone clam down we will get nowhere if we talk over each other,” I yelled again and like before everyone quieted.
“Do you have an idea Milady?” Someone yelled at me.
“Yes I do; we decided when we rebuild the Alliance we would only share our technology with the inner circle of planets but we gave no thought to the other planets that has come into the Alliance.”
“So what will sharing technology gain except leaving us in dept?”
“We will gain respect of the other planets and also let them protect themselves. Most of the planets are still way below pre- war technology imagine the lives that will be saved with up to date technology. Imagine how many more planets would want to join the Alliance knowing their planets will be better off.”
Hours later after many questions and comments that were brought up the situation was left to a vote. 13 leaders voted for the idea and the situation was resolved, from now on if the planet deemed trustworthy they will have their technology updated by the Alliance.
The meeting ended and was called to a close, and just as fast as they had come they disappeared until only a couple of the leaders lingered to talk. I could hear Alex talking to one of the leaders behind me and Michael and Larek whispering in the corner. Soft footstep walked in my direction and as I looked up I recognized the blonde hair and silver eyed leader of the planet Acrac.
“Hello Milday,” he replied.
I blushed a soft pink as he took my hand in his and kissed the back slowly, “Please call me Liz.”
He smiled at me and pulled out the chair beside me; and slowly sat down. “We all know that you where given little choice in whether you wanted to be a leader of the planet. You have done amazing with this planet all the leaders of the Alliance can see that, you’ve done even better with the Alliance. You have had our back throughout each problem the planets have faced and never asked anything in return.”
“Thank-you,” I whispered as I once again blushed.
“Which is why I’m going to share some information with you,” he replied.
Straightening my back and looking at him in the eye I asked, “What is it?”
“One of the members of my planet was placed inside Kivar’s base and two days ago we received notice that Kivar has but a hit on five people,” he explained. Reaching down to his briefcase like object he took out a vanilla file folder and placed it on the table. He placed his finger on the folder and slid it over towards me taking his finger away he nodded to the folder.
Reaching over I carefully picked up the folder and opened it completely surprised to see five black and white photos. I was even more surprised to see them of Max, Isabel, Kyle, Ava and Maria. “Kivar has a hit on them?” I asked trying to get a confirmation.
He nodded slowly, “Yes.”
“Do you have any other information?” I asked.
“Yes…. In one week from this date 2 of Kivar’s men will travel to Earth and capture the 5 people in Roswell.”
My head started to pound and I leaned back in the chair asking, “How?”
“2 shipments of X-bullets where stolen from one of the Alliance bases and Kivar re-programmed them so that instead of when the bullet hit the blood stream it melts and puts a small sedative in the blood. He created it so the sedative is so strong that it leaves the person in a comatose state.”
I rubbed my forehead and felt my stomach turning in circles, I cleared my throughts and forced all the strength I could. “Thank-you for the information, myself and my advisors will be take care of it.”
“Of course Mil…. Liz. Anytime you need anything we will be there to help.” He stood up the same time I did and we shook each other’s hand saying, “Goodbye.”
“Goodbye and thank-you again,” I replied sincerely as he smiled once again and turned around to his bodyguards waved to them and then walked out of the room.
Tiredness washed over my body as the information finally sunk in fully. Walking over to the table, I flopped down in the chair I previously occupied. Leaning my head against the back of the chair I closed my eyes for only a second before I felt Michael sit beside me. Opening my eyes a little I not only saw Michael but Larek sitting on the other side as well.
“That wasn’t so bad was it?” Larek said smirking.
“The meeting was fine…. It’s what I learned after that was the bad part,” I answered then sighed.
“What did you find out?” Alex asked as he finally joined us.
After Alex was settled in the chair beside Larek I carefully explained what the leader of Acrac had told me. Michael almost looked like he didn’t care to anyone that didn’t know him like the two people that surroundings him now, Alex looked surprised and Larek well I don’t really know what Larek is feeling. “ What to we do?” Alex asked in a whisper.
“Simple we have two choices save them or ignore what we just learned,” Larek replied his voice not letting any emotion through.
“You mean we let them die,” Michael said looking around at each of us.
“You can’t be serious we may not see them in the best light…. Well right now we don’t really like them at all. But we can’t let them die, Max still saved Liz’s life, Isabel and Max were Michael’s family and whether or not I except it I still care a lot about Isabel.”
“Alex calm down we aren’t letting them die…. Even if sometimes we may think they are better off six feet under. I don’t want it on my conscious that we could have saved their lives.”
“Okay so somehow we have to keep them alive and we have exactly one week to figure it out,” Larek explained.
“What if we send someone to Earth to figure out who the two assassins are. The others don’t even have to know that they are in any danger at all.”
“What happens if for some reason the others are shot with the X-bullet what do we do then?” Michael asked.
“We will have to create an anti-virus that will counter act the X-bullet,” I explained.
“So let me get this straight we have a week to find two man that will be willing to leave there families, create an anti-virus with a damaged lab, and complete the rest of the things we need for a mission like this,” Alex asked.
“That pretty much sums it up,” Michael said smiling.
Shrugging his shoulders, “Let get started then.”
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Chapter 20- You’ve got to be Kidding me
Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There’s always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memory seeps from my veins
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
My heart pounded loudly in my chest and I could swear I heard the blood running through my veins. Only moments ago I was laying in a warm bed with my brothers arms around me and now I stand in front of a huge screen watching my worst nightmare come true.
I love the life we have now. I love the people my brothers have become, I love our place on this planet, the friends we have meet and most of all I love the fact we have the life we always wanted. But I hate the fact that we might lose it.
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
I’m surrounding by people that look up to me to tell them what to do and to tell them everything would be okay. For the first time I didn’t know what to say, think or believe. I’m scared for myself, for my brother but most for my people. I don’t know what to do or say to make this alright.
The words still echoed in the air. I closed my eyes to try to shut out the words and the decision I will have to make only to hear them louder “The mission has failed… our soldiers are wounded and the anti-virus vials have been contaminated. The targets have been shot but they are in our custody, milady what do you want us to do?”
so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
“What about the ship is it intact?” Michael asked.
“Yes sir, it will make it back barely in one piece. But time is running out.”
My turn to answer… My turn to make everything okay…. My turn to be the leader…. My turn to sacrifice my happiness for others… My turn to make everything alright again.
“Tell our men to return home….. with the targets!”
in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
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Everyone Has A Secret Chapter 21
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Chapter 21-The Past Comes Crashing Down
My brother Michael sat hunched over in a chair in the central office of the palace. It was set up almost like a common room; computer desks lined the edge of the room. Alex sat on the main computer terminal typing away like usual, just then Larek walked into the room and came directly towards me.
“Milady, the targets have arrived.”
I know that Michael, Alex and the rest of the people in the room are looking at me. Taking a breath I asked, “What are their statuses?”
“They are all fine… just a little confused,” he answered.
“That’s understandable.”
“There’s also something else milady,” he said looking straight into my eyes. “Jim Valenti and Amy Deluca have accompanied them.”
Before I could say something Michael stood up and walked over to Larek, “What the hell are you talking about?”
“They were with them when the attack happened. We couldn’t leave them there,” he replied.
Michael stared at me, wondering what I was going to do next. I took a calming breath and rubbed the back of my neck. “Where are they?”
Larek glanced over at Michael and then answered, “There in the dining room.”
“Alex, Michael, Larek come with me,” I said as I started to walk out of the room. I could feel everyone’s gaze on my back so before I walked out of the room I yelled behind me, “Get back to work!” I could hear everyone snicker and looking back I also saw Michael, Larerk and Alex smiling. Once I glared at them they stopped smiling and hurried to catch up to me. As we walked beside each other no one said a word, each of us trying to get ready for the situation we were willingly walking into.
The silence was almost deadly and anyone that saw us walking side by side like this probably thought we were going to meet our death. Our pace stayed the same. In complete union after so many months fighting together there was a silent understanding between the four of us. When we turned the corner I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw Mathew kneeling down in between the door trying to see in the room. Clearing my throat, I smiled when I saw Mathew jump and whirl around looking up at us with a guilty smile. I could hear the three boys beside me snickering as Mathew walked over to us. Stopping in front of me, he wrapped his arms around my waist and looked up at me, his ritual chocolate covered smile lit up his face. Kneeling down in front of him I raised my hand and tried to whip the chocolate off his face.
“Did Maggie give you chocolate again?”
He shook his head back and forth and his messy hair flew everywhere and a little bit of chocolate was hardening in his hair. He rested his head on my stomach, refusing to look in my eyes.
In a caring voice I asked, “Did Maggie give you chocolate?” He nodded slowly against my stomach and then slowly raised his head to look at me, again giving me a huge grin, “We’ll talk about it later… go play in the library.”
He nodded to me and then ran off between Alex and Michael who each gave him a high five. We could hear Mathews giggle as he disappeared down the hallway. As I stood up Larek walked to the doors.
“We ready?” he asked
I could feel Michael’s hand on my side and Alex’s hand on my shoulder. Looking up at Michael I smiled softly and then to Alex finally turning to Larek and nodding my head. He nodded back to us and we walked towards the door, together we walked into the room.
Walking in I stopped after a couple steps, Michael and Alex stopping behind me. My gaze first settled on Maria, whose hair was longer than before and completely straight. Sitting beside her was Amy, looking completely comfortable, which was weird since she was pretty much just abducted by aliens. Isabel and Max where standing beside each other near the chairs at the head of the table. Kyle stood a couple seats away with his back completely straight. He stood tall, looking like a solider protecting his charges and Ava sat in the chair beside him, her hair which was at one time pink was now a slight reddish colour. Much lighter then the blood red streaks that where in my hair, and the tint of red that Michael and Alex woke up with in their bangs a couple months ago. Since I had used my powers to put them in they gave up trying to get them out a while ago and even once I got Michael to admit he actually like them!
Before I knew what had happened Maria raced over to me and wrapped her arms around me. I stumbled back slightly and I could feel Michael’s hand on my back steadying me. I could feel someone grabbing Maria and suddenly she was off of me, she looked up at Max who was holding her arm; Max nodded his head indicating for her to look at Michael. Looking beside me to see my brother giving Maria a dirty look; his eyes leaving no room for argument. Finally Larek joined us and as customary he started to introduce us, “I would like you all too meet, Lady Eliza of the Antarian Alliance, Second in Command Michael and Second in Command Alex.”
“Lady Eliza,” Kyle asked in shock.
“Hard of hearing Bubba Boy,” Michael replied, stepping towards Kyle.
Rolling my eyes I grabbed Michael’s hand and pulled him back to my side, I could see everyone glancing at our hands. I didn’t even bother to let go of his hand and he didn’t seem to want to let go of mine either.
“Let’s cut the crap….. I demand to know what’s going on!” Max yelled, talking for the first time since we arrived.
“Maxwell you have no right to demand anything… you are a guest here so damn well start acting like one. My people risked there lives to save all of you and if you don’t start showing a little gratitude we will hand you all to Kivar,” I yelled stepping forward until Michael’s hand was stretched out as far as it would go.
Max was just about to say something until Isabel put a hand on his shoulder. Larek intervened before anyone had a chance to talk, “I think it’s time for a little history lesson.”
He looked at me uncertainly, wanting to know if he stepped over the line. Nodding to him and giving him a slight smile, I heard Alex comment behind me, “Why don’t we all take a seat!”
One by one; the one’s that where standing sat down in the nearest seat. Alex, Michael, Larek and myself walked over to the table and sat down at the head of the table. Larek held out the chair at the head of the table for me to sit in, once I was settled Michael sat on my right and then Alex on my left. Larek decided not to sit down and stood behind us. A couple seats on each side where vacant and then Max, Isabel, Amy and Jim sat on one side. While Maria, Kyle and Ava sat on the other side.
No one said a word for a couple of seconds, getting impatient I broke the silence. “We have better things to do today then sit here in complete silence… so let me fill you in on what’s been happening.”
For the next hour I explained to them everything that has happened. To arriving here, our training all the way to our duties before Grace left the palace and now after. Michael, Alex or Larek only joined in the conversation when I missed something important. By the end everyone was silent until the door burst open and Maggie the cook came running in. Her grayish hair feel around her shoulders and a dishcloth was over her right shoulder. What really scared me was the terrified look that was in her eyes, “Milday something is wrong with young Mathew.”
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Chapter 21-The Past Comes Crashing Down
My brother Michael sat hunched over in a chair in the central office of the palace. It was set up almost like a common room; computer desks lined the edge of the room. Alex sat on the main computer terminal typing away like usual, just then Larek walked into the room and came directly towards me.
“Milady, the targets have arrived.”
I know that Michael, Alex and the rest of the people in the room are looking at me. Taking a breath I asked, “What are their statuses?”
“They are all fine… just a little confused,” he answered.
“That’s understandable.”
“There’s also something else milady,” he said looking straight into my eyes. “Jim Valenti and Amy Deluca have accompanied them.”
Before I could say something Michael stood up and walked over to Larek, “What the hell are you talking about?”
“They were with them when the attack happened. We couldn’t leave them there,” he replied.
Michael stared at me, wondering what I was going to do next. I took a calming breath and rubbed the back of my neck. “Where are they?”
Larek glanced over at Michael and then answered, “There in the dining room.”
“Alex, Michael, Larek come with me,” I said as I started to walk out of the room. I could feel everyone’s gaze on my back so before I walked out of the room I yelled behind me, “Get back to work!” I could hear everyone snicker and looking back I also saw Michael, Larerk and Alex smiling. Once I glared at them they stopped smiling and hurried to catch up to me. As we walked beside each other no one said a word, each of us trying to get ready for the situation we were willingly walking into.
The silence was almost deadly and anyone that saw us walking side by side like this probably thought we were going to meet our death. Our pace stayed the same. In complete union after so many months fighting together there was a silent understanding between the four of us. When we turned the corner I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw Mathew kneeling down in between the door trying to see in the room. Clearing my throat, I smiled when I saw Mathew jump and whirl around looking up at us with a guilty smile. I could hear the three boys beside me snickering as Mathew walked over to us. Stopping in front of me, he wrapped his arms around my waist and looked up at me, his ritual chocolate covered smile lit up his face. Kneeling down in front of him I raised my hand and tried to whip the chocolate off his face.
“Did Maggie give you chocolate again?”
He shook his head back and forth and his messy hair flew everywhere and a little bit of chocolate was hardening in his hair. He rested his head on my stomach, refusing to look in my eyes.
In a caring voice I asked, “Did Maggie give you chocolate?” He nodded slowly against my stomach and then slowly raised his head to look at me, again giving me a huge grin, “We’ll talk about it later… go play in the library.”
He nodded to me and then ran off between Alex and Michael who each gave him a high five. We could hear Mathews giggle as he disappeared down the hallway. As I stood up Larek walked to the doors.
“We ready?” he asked
I could feel Michael’s hand on my side and Alex’s hand on my shoulder. Looking up at Michael I smiled softly and then to Alex finally turning to Larek and nodding my head. He nodded back to us and we walked towards the door, together we walked into the room.
Walking in I stopped after a couple steps, Michael and Alex stopping behind me. My gaze first settled on Maria, whose hair was longer than before and completely straight. Sitting beside her was Amy, looking completely comfortable, which was weird since she was pretty much just abducted by aliens. Isabel and Max where standing beside each other near the chairs at the head of the table. Kyle stood a couple seats away with his back completely straight. He stood tall, looking like a solider protecting his charges and Ava sat in the chair beside him, her hair which was at one time pink was now a slight reddish colour. Much lighter then the blood red streaks that where in my hair, and the tint of red that Michael and Alex woke up with in their bangs a couple months ago. Since I had used my powers to put them in they gave up trying to get them out a while ago and even once I got Michael to admit he actually like them!
Before I knew what had happened Maria raced over to me and wrapped her arms around me. I stumbled back slightly and I could feel Michael’s hand on my back steadying me. I could feel someone grabbing Maria and suddenly she was off of me, she looked up at Max who was holding her arm; Max nodded his head indicating for her to look at Michael. Looking beside me to see my brother giving Maria a dirty look; his eyes leaving no room for argument. Finally Larek joined us and as customary he started to introduce us, “I would like you all too meet, Lady Eliza of the Antarian Alliance, Second in Command Michael and Second in Command Alex.”
“Lady Eliza,” Kyle asked in shock.
“Hard of hearing Bubba Boy,” Michael replied, stepping towards Kyle.
Rolling my eyes I grabbed Michael’s hand and pulled him back to my side, I could see everyone glancing at our hands. I didn’t even bother to let go of his hand and he didn’t seem to want to let go of mine either.
“Let’s cut the crap….. I demand to know what’s going on!” Max yelled, talking for the first time since we arrived.
“Maxwell you have no right to demand anything… you are a guest here so damn well start acting like one. My people risked there lives to save all of you and if you don’t start showing a little gratitude we will hand you all to Kivar,” I yelled stepping forward until Michael’s hand was stretched out as far as it would go.
Max was just about to say something until Isabel put a hand on his shoulder. Larek intervened before anyone had a chance to talk, “I think it’s time for a little history lesson.”
He looked at me uncertainly, wanting to know if he stepped over the line. Nodding to him and giving him a slight smile, I heard Alex comment behind me, “Why don’t we all take a seat!”
One by one; the one’s that where standing sat down in the nearest seat. Alex, Michael, Larek and myself walked over to the table and sat down at the head of the table. Larek held out the chair at the head of the table for me to sit in, once I was settled Michael sat on my right and then Alex on my left. Larek decided not to sit down and stood behind us. A couple seats on each side where vacant and then Max, Isabel, Amy and Jim sat on one side. While Maria, Kyle and Ava sat on the other side.
No one said a word for a couple of seconds, getting impatient I broke the silence. “We have better things to do today then sit here in complete silence… so let me fill you in on what’s been happening.”
For the next hour I explained to them everything that has happened. To arriving here, our training all the way to our duties before Grace left the palace and now after. Michael, Alex or Larek only joined in the conversation when I missed something important. By the end everyone was silent until the door burst open and Maggie the cook came running in. Her grayish hair feel around her shoulders and a dishcloth was over her right shoulder. What really scared me was the terrified look that was in her eyes, “Milday something is wrong with young Mathew.”
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Chapter 22- The Intruder
(Liz’s POV)
Without a second thought I ran out of the room and down the hallway, past the hired help that were all scattered around the hallways. In the back of my mind I felt the familiar hum of my brothers and my connection. I had no doubt in my mind they were only a couple steps behind me. As I raced around the corner I saw soldiers, hired help and most of the household standing outside Matthew’s doors. It almost knocked me to my feet as I felt the cloud of sadness, fear and doubt that lingered in the air.
I walked past the people lingering outside his room, some of them disappeared in the background when they saw the three of us round the corner. The ones that still stood there created a path down the middle letting us through. Without knocking on the door I walked in, covering a cry with my hand, Matthew’s little body looked so small in the huge bed that he was lying in. His face was so pale that he could have been one of those china dolls my adoptive ‘mom’ gave me when I first came to live with her.
His ritual chocolate covered smile was robbed from his beautiful face by whatever disease or illness that was racing through his blood stream. Emma was in the corner, tears cascading down her face, each getting caught in her aged skin before landing softly on her flour covered clothing. Walking over to the side of the bed I slowly sat down beside Matthew, the only movement he made was his pale hand clutching the bed sheet. Sliding my hand under his tiny one, I watched as his relaxed and then let go of the pure white sheet and grab onto mine with surprising force.
In the corner of my eye I saw the palace doctor standing beside the dresser, turning my head towards him I asked in a forceful tone, “What’s happening to him?”
“I …. think...that is…I can’t…” he continued to mumble in an almost terrified tone.
“Tell me!” I yelled, still careful not to wake Matthew.
“I…well…you see I just don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know?” I cried getting angrier with each word this man spoke.
“I can’t detect what is causing him to be ill milady,” he said while he played with the clipboard in his hand.
“Well instead of standing here why don’t YOU GO FIND OUT!!!!”
With wide eyes and his mouth hanging slightly open, he mumbles, “Yes milady.”
When he didn’t move I rolled my eyes and yelled, “NOW!”
Dropping his clipboard he nodded quickly then picked it up again, trying not to run, he quickly walked out the door.
Matthew’s tiny hand squeezed mine and I quickly turned my head to look at him. Smiling down at him as he looked up at me, I couldn’t help noticing his usual bright eyes where cloudy.
“Hey sweet thing…how you feeling?”
“My tummy hurts Lizzie,” he whispered to me while his eyes started to shine with tears.
“Oh sweetie, I’m doing everything I can to make the hurting go away,” I whispered leaning over the bed more.
“Pwomise?”
“I promise,” smiling, I reached up and smoothed his ruffled hair from his forehead. As my hand swept over his forehead, I felt how hot he really was. Turning to Emma I commanded, “Get me some cold water!"
Without a second glance she ran out of the room, as I turned back to Matthew his eyes started to drop.
“Get some rest sweetie.”
His eyes popped open and he looked up at me with his puppy dog eyes.
“Can we go somewhere?”
Smiling at him, I leaned down to whisper in his ear.
“Anywhere you want.”
His face broke into a huge smile and he whispered so softly that no one but as could hear.
“The beach.”
Just then, Emma walked back in, most of the water ended up on her clothes and she was panting like she ran a marathon. But in her hand was a bowl of water, which she put on the dresser beside the bed, she smiled at us and then walked out of the room. Taking the cloth that was already in the bowl, I squeezed out the excess water and folding the cloth on my lap causing a wet spot on my pants which I ignored as I placed the cloth on his pale forehead, bringing it down his cheek and neck.
“Okay sweet thing you close your eyes and I will meet you on the beach in no time.”
With a smile on his face his eyes dropped again, after a couple seconds he fell in a restful sleep. I stayed long after he fell to sleep and I continued to cool him down with the cloth until I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder.
(Michael’s POV)
Although I know Liz had forgotten that we were still in the room with them, when she started to yell at the doctor I was ready to intervene, I’m not sure whether it was for the sake of Liz or the poor doctor. Even I have to admit that it wasn’t the first time Alex had to stop me from trying to protect Liz. I know that Liz is an amazing fighter. In fact we have spared during training a lot and although I won’t admit it out loud, she beats me most of the time. I thought it would be really hard to fall into the roll of big brother to both Liz and Alex.
Now I was in a room alone except for the small boy laying on the bed and the fragile figure hovering above it. Alex left a little while ago to go check on the doc and to make sure that someone was taking care of our unwanted guests we had left behind. Even though I couldn’t see her face I knew she wasn’t taking whatever was happening to Matthew very well. Walking over to her I kneeled beside her where she was still sitting, leaning over Matthew wiping his face with the cloth. Reaching towards her and turning her head to look in her eyes, I saw her eyes where glazing over with unshed tears.
“He’s so tiny Michael,” she said in a voice lower than a whisper.
“He’s a fighter… whatever is happening to him he’ll fight it… we’ll fight it.”
She was looking at her lap, where she was twisting the cloth, the excess water dripping on her pants.
“He’ll be alright Liz, whatever is happening to him we will figure it out.”
She nodded while still looking in her lap,
“Come on… you’ve been up for hours. You’re no use to anyone if you’re falling asleep on your feet.”
She looked up at me and then to Matthew. She lingered on his face and stayed there. Wrapping my arms around her waist, I stood up dragging her with me and before she had a chance to say anything I wrapped my arm around the back of her legs and lifted her high on my chest.
“Michael,” I heard her say, detecting a little laughter behind her voice.
“Say bye bye Matthew,” I whispered already starting to walk out of the room.
“Bye bye Matthew,” she whispered against my chest just as we walked out the door. Everyone had gone back to work or training long ago and as we closed the door and walked down the hallway it was eerily quiet.
Just as we were about to turn the corner I heard her whisper, “Michael what was that?”
Stopping completely I looked down at her.
“What?"
“I hear something,” she replied looking around.
“It was probably someone cleaning up.”
“No I don’t think that was it,” she said and tugged on my arm; telling me to let her down.
Swinging her to her feet and letting her go, I watched as she walked back towards Matthew’s room. Every once in awhile stopping to look around, suddenly she stopped in front of Matthew’s door and looked back to me.
“Did you hear that?"
Shaking my head and walking towards her, “Come on Lizzie… let’s go.” I wrapped my arms around her waist and tickled her sides.
“Lizzie come one.” I wined like a child.
“Just let me look,” she replied leaning her head on my shoulder.
Rolling my eyes, “Do I have a choice?”
“Mmm… no,” she said sarcastically. Laughing, I tickled her sides again and she jumped, while laughing. Reaching toward to the knob my hands fell from her sides but without letting go she opened the door.
The sight that greeted me caused complete anger to run through my body.
“What the fuck are you doing??”
(Liz’s POV)
Without a second thought I ran out of the room and down the hallway, past the hired help that were all scattered around the hallways. In the back of my mind I felt the familiar hum of my brothers and my connection. I had no doubt in my mind they were only a couple steps behind me. As I raced around the corner I saw soldiers, hired help and most of the household standing outside Matthew’s doors. It almost knocked me to my feet as I felt the cloud of sadness, fear and doubt that lingered in the air.
I walked past the people lingering outside his room, some of them disappeared in the background when they saw the three of us round the corner. The ones that still stood there created a path down the middle letting us through. Without knocking on the door I walked in, covering a cry with my hand, Matthew’s little body looked so small in the huge bed that he was lying in. His face was so pale that he could have been one of those china dolls my adoptive ‘mom’ gave me when I first came to live with her.
His ritual chocolate covered smile was robbed from his beautiful face by whatever disease or illness that was racing through his blood stream. Emma was in the corner, tears cascading down her face, each getting caught in her aged skin before landing softly on her flour covered clothing. Walking over to the side of the bed I slowly sat down beside Matthew, the only movement he made was his pale hand clutching the bed sheet. Sliding my hand under his tiny one, I watched as his relaxed and then let go of the pure white sheet and grab onto mine with surprising force.
In the corner of my eye I saw the palace doctor standing beside the dresser, turning my head towards him I asked in a forceful tone, “What’s happening to him?”
“I …. think...that is…I can’t…” he continued to mumble in an almost terrified tone.
“Tell me!” I yelled, still careful not to wake Matthew.
“I…well…you see I just don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know?” I cried getting angrier with each word this man spoke.
“I can’t detect what is causing him to be ill milady,” he said while he played with the clipboard in his hand.
“Well instead of standing here why don’t YOU GO FIND OUT!!!!”
With wide eyes and his mouth hanging slightly open, he mumbles, “Yes milady.”
When he didn’t move I rolled my eyes and yelled, “NOW!”
Dropping his clipboard he nodded quickly then picked it up again, trying not to run, he quickly walked out the door.
Matthew’s tiny hand squeezed mine and I quickly turned my head to look at him. Smiling down at him as he looked up at me, I couldn’t help noticing his usual bright eyes where cloudy.
“Hey sweet thing…how you feeling?”
“My tummy hurts Lizzie,” he whispered to me while his eyes started to shine with tears.
“Oh sweetie, I’m doing everything I can to make the hurting go away,” I whispered leaning over the bed more.
“Pwomise?”
“I promise,” smiling, I reached up and smoothed his ruffled hair from his forehead. As my hand swept over his forehead, I felt how hot he really was. Turning to Emma I commanded, “Get me some cold water!"
Without a second glance she ran out of the room, as I turned back to Matthew his eyes started to drop.
“Get some rest sweetie.”
His eyes popped open and he looked up at me with his puppy dog eyes.
“Can we go somewhere?”
Smiling at him, I leaned down to whisper in his ear.
“Anywhere you want.”
His face broke into a huge smile and he whispered so softly that no one but as could hear.
“The beach.”
Just then, Emma walked back in, most of the water ended up on her clothes and she was panting like she ran a marathon. But in her hand was a bowl of water, which she put on the dresser beside the bed, she smiled at us and then walked out of the room. Taking the cloth that was already in the bowl, I squeezed out the excess water and folding the cloth on my lap causing a wet spot on my pants which I ignored as I placed the cloth on his pale forehead, bringing it down his cheek and neck.
“Okay sweet thing you close your eyes and I will meet you on the beach in no time.”
With a smile on his face his eyes dropped again, after a couple seconds he fell in a restful sleep. I stayed long after he fell to sleep and I continued to cool him down with the cloth until I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder.
(Michael’s POV)
Although I know Liz had forgotten that we were still in the room with them, when she started to yell at the doctor I was ready to intervene, I’m not sure whether it was for the sake of Liz or the poor doctor. Even I have to admit that it wasn’t the first time Alex had to stop me from trying to protect Liz. I know that Liz is an amazing fighter. In fact we have spared during training a lot and although I won’t admit it out loud, she beats me most of the time. I thought it would be really hard to fall into the roll of big brother to both Liz and Alex.
Now I was in a room alone except for the small boy laying on the bed and the fragile figure hovering above it. Alex left a little while ago to go check on the doc and to make sure that someone was taking care of our unwanted guests we had left behind. Even though I couldn’t see her face I knew she wasn’t taking whatever was happening to Matthew very well. Walking over to her I kneeled beside her where she was still sitting, leaning over Matthew wiping his face with the cloth. Reaching towards her and turning her head to look in her eyes, I saw her eyes where glazing over with unshed tears.
“He’s so tiny Michael,” she said in a voice lower than a whisper.
“He’s a fighter… whatever is happening to him he’ll fight it… we’ll fight it.”
She was looking at her lap, where she was twisting the cloth, the excess water dripping on her pants.
“He’ll be alright Liz, whatever is happening to him we will figure it out.”
She nodded while still looking in her lap,
“Come on… you’ve been up for hours. You’re no use to anyone if you’re falling asleep on your feet.”
She looked up at me and then to Matthew. She lingered on his face and stayed there. Wrapping my arms around her waist, I stood up dragging her with me and before she had a chance to say anything I wrapped my arm around the back of her legs and lifted her high on my chest.
“Michael,” I heard her say, detecting a little laughter behind her voice.
“Say bye bye Matthew,” I whispered already starting to walk out of the room.
“Bye bye Matthew,” she whispered against my chest just as we walked out the door. Everyone had gone back to work or training long ago and as we closed the door and walked down the hallway it was eerily quiet.
Just as we were about to turn the corner I heard her whisper, “Michael what was that?”
Stopping completely I looked down at her.
“What?"
“I hear something,” she replied looking around.
“It was probably someone cleaning up.”
“No I don’t think that was it,” she said and tugged on my arm; telling me to let her down.
Swinging her to her feet and letting her go, I watched as she walked back towards Matthew’s room. Every once in awhile stopping to look around, suddenly she stopped in front of Matthew’s door and looked back to me.
“Did you hear that?"
Shaking my head and walking towards her, “Come on Lizzie… let’s go.” I wrapped my arms around her waist and tickled her sides.
“Lizzie come one.” I wined like a child.
“Just let me look,” she replied leaning her head on my shoulder.
Rolling my eyes, “Do I have a choice?”
“Mmm… no,” she said sarcastically. Laughing, I tickled her sides again and she jumped, while laughing. Reaching toward to the knob my hands fell from her sides but without letting go she opened the door.
The sight that greeted me caused complete anger to run through my body.
“What the fuck are you doing??”