"Don't take him!" Katanlia screamed it, her tiny hands wrapped around Vector's wrist. Both gray Barians were struggling to hold onto one another as Vector was being yanked into a portal.
And it was one of the other Barians that was trying to pull him through.
"Leave me alone!" Vector yelled, trying to smack the unknown Barian behind him. All he gained in return was a stronger pull, and his wrist slipping a little more from his twin sister's grasp. Katanlia screamed and gripped it tighter, her claws digging into it and drawing a small bit of blood.
But Vector didn't care. Katanlia was trying to save his life, so a small bit of blood in the process was no big deal. He winced when he felt his wings get grabbed, then cried out when one became torn. Katanlia gasped, then screamed again when her claws became slick. They were so slick, her hands began to slip from Vector's wrist.
And finally, they slipped completely from one another.
"No!" Katanlia screamed, her hands out in hopes that would just bring him back. Of course, she knew it wouldn't. But it was worth the shot anyway. There was nothing else she could really do.
"Katanlia!"
"Vector!"
The portal closed, and Katanlia sank to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks as she began to sob.
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"Kat? Kat, are you awake?"
Katanlia jolted up, her eyes snapping open and small wings flapping a bit. The girl had unknowingly fallen asleep on the couch in her Barian Form, her left earbud dangling in the air and the right one only half way in. She stared at Hart's golden eyes, blinking innocently.
"What?"
"Why were you asleep in your Barian Form?"
"I don't know." Katanlia changed to her human form. Now, as Kat, she smiled at Hart and ruffled his hair. After about five seconds, she simply zoned out.
That dream, Katanlia thought. I have it so often. But...why? Vector has changed so much since that time. So much, he's simply become worthless to me. Then why do I keep having this dream?
"Kat?"
Kat looked up, staring straight into Kite's sky-blue eyes. Beside him was Alit, who's green eyes were looking at her with confusion.
"Were you having that dream again, Katanlia?" Alit asked. He gained a simple nod from Kat, who sighed and lay on the couch lazily.
"Yes."
"Great."
"What dream?" asked Hart.
"The one where I try to save Vector from an unknown Barian."
"Awkward."
"Yeah." Kat sat up, her new glasses nearly falling off her face. She looked up, then shrugged. "But weird chiz always happens to me. Hell, I'm related to Girag. That's weird enough."
Hart stared at Kat for the longest time. Finally, he shook Kat to get her attention, then looked her in the eye when he got it. "I've never asked, but how are you related to Girag? You look more like Vector."
"Vector is my twin brother."
Hart's jaw dropped, and he stared at Kat with wide eyes. "Twin brother?! Then how are you related to Girag?"
"He's our older brother. My mother and Vector's father got together once. But they abandoned us when we were born, and Vector was taken from me when I was six. That's why I've lived on Earth longer than on Barian World."
"Okay, that makes sense," Hart said. He got up and walked away. Kat watched him, raising an eyebrow when he walked into the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Kat asked.
"Drowning myself in grape soda and trying to sort this out," Hart yelled back. They could all hear the crack sound from the opening can.
Kat shrugged. "Don't sneeze it," she called, returning her attention to her iPod. Kite and Alit rolled their eyes.
Typical Kat Ward.