Time Warp

I looked around in plain astonishment. I was in the middle of the Lucian stronghold of Paris's lobby, but I hadn't been here three seconds ago. I continued to look around and noticed something was wrong. After Amy and Dan had won the hunt and the branches had been brought together all the strongholds had been redecorated to fit all the branches, but this was pure Lucian.

"Good morning Ms. Spasky," someone greeted.

I didn't reply I was so much in a daze. More people greeted me, but only by Ms. Spasky, never Irina. Then I saw it, or I saw him. I took off toward the flash of black hair I knew to be Vikram Kabra. After the clue hunt he had been lowered to desk worker, aka, the lowest a Lucian can be. I grabbed his shoulder, "Vikram."

He turned to face me, fear in his eyes. "Yes, Ms. Spasky?" his voice waverd, but that was not what surprised me. He called me Ms. Spasky, he had never before done that in his life.

"I wish to speak with you," I said simply.

He gulped, "Would you like to speak here or in your office, ma'am?"

"Office," I said then thought of something. "You go first," I had no idea where my office would be here.

"Yes," he said then started to lead. I followed, trying to hide the fact that I was looking around in amazement.

"What are you two doing here?" Vikram asked. I was about to question what he was talking about when I saw him standing in front of Ian and Natalie. With both parents in jail I had adopted them, but that didn't seem to be the case wherever I am.

"We're not sure," Ian answered, and from the dazed look on their faces I could tell the same thing happened to them that had happened to me.

"What do you mean you're not sure?" Vikram snapped. "You know you are not aloud to step foot in any strongholds with out direct orders from the branch leader! I'm so sorry Ms. Spasky, they know they're not aloud to come in here without you're permission, but please they're only ch-" I silenced him by raising my hand.

So in this, wherever I am, I'm the branch leader? "They do have permission, I asked them to come because I need to speak with them too. Follow us." I said first addressing Vikram, then Ian and Natalie.

We continued walking, some people snickered or said things like "the Kabra's are gonna get it" under their breath. I could see Vikram start to sweat a little. He glanced at Natalie, who was on his right side, "You've lost weight," he whispered to her, it was obviously supposed to be a complement.

"What?" she asked back offended. Vikram didn't answer and just kept walking, Natalie shrugged it off.

Apparently I am the branch leader because that was the office Vikram led me to. I took a seat behind the desk, the Lucian in my liked the power I felt, the Madrigal in me didn't. "Now what was it you wished to speak to me about?" questioned Vikram, trying to keep cool.

"Wait outside the door, no listening in," I said to him.

"Yes ma'am," he shot his children apologetic glances before leaving.

As soon as he shut the door Natalie burst out, "Oh thank goodness you're here! What is happening Mum?" She had taken to calling me mum, while Ian called me Auntie Irina, I liked it but told them they didn't have to.

"I'm not sure, let's check," I opened the laptop that was resting on the desk as the children came to lean over my shoulder.

"Awaiting voice command," said a computerized voice.

"Who won the clue hunt and what happened after it?" I replied.

A page like a history book popped up, I started to read,

The official clue hunt was won by Irina and Nickolai Spasky. All other competers were tested to see if Madrigal. The innocent,

Holt, 5, Eisenhower, Mary-Todd, Hamilton, Madison, Reagan

Oh, 1, Alistiar

Wizard, 2, Brodric, Jonah

were placed in lock down in homes near Paris stronghold. The guilty,

Radova, 1, Nataliya

Cahill, 2, Hope, Autor

were placed in cell's at the Paris stronghold. Irina Spasky is still running the Lucians.

"Computer, what happen to the Kabra family," I said in a whisper. Another page popped up,

7 years ago Isabel Kabra plotted to kill the son of agent Irina Spasky. Irina found out and stopped her, and soon took her place as branch leader. Isabel was then placed in a cell in the Paris stronghold where she is to stay until ferter notice. Vikram was moved to a desk job and currently lives with his two children, Ian and Natalie, in Paris. Ian and Natalie may become agents in the future but for now are not aloud in any strongholds without branch leader, Irina Spasky's say so.

"What about Amy?" Ian asked. "And Dan, and the Starlings?" he added.

The computer did nothing so I repeated, "What about the Cahill children, and Starlings?"

While on the hunt with their parents the Cahill children, commonly known as Amy and Dan, were exterminated. Same for the entire Starling family.

A/N: Hi, I really hope you like it. It was just an idea that popped into my head. So please tell me what you think and what you think should happen next. So Review please!

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