Alright. I'm really not sure where this is going, but so far I have a few ideas that I have put into play in this chapter. This is my first movie fanfic but flames are still welcome.
Please R&R with your ideas because mine are spotty and I'm barely sure of any of them.
Seth's POV
The landing had contained a small amount of turbulence but we were thankful not to have crashed. Our planet had sent us back to Earth, but this time they warned us about the Siphon.
Sara and I would not be the only ones looking for our target. It was not a shocking change in events but we knew it could very well mean our lives . . . and more.
"I believe it would be simplest to leave and let the Siphon handle the problem." I suggested hopelessly.
Sara turned and glared at me. "You know that that would mean death for you."
I sighed. Sara was correct. Although I would still rather be dead that married.
Jack's POV
Alex and I had just finished yet another book signing.
Alex got into my beat up cab and glared at it. "I cannot believe someone stole your car."
I sighed. "I can. It was a beauty."
Alex suddenly smiled at the cab. "At least Dominic let you keep this one. We had some great times with this old thing."
"I wouldn't say great, but they sure were memories I'll never forget."
It had gotten too painful for Alex or me to say the kids' names. We hadn't seen them in so long that—if it wasn't for our book—we would have started to think we were going insane.
Alex started to speak but a noise cut her off. A strange beeping sound was filling the car and we couldn't find out where it was coming from.
It hit me. "Is that the . . ." I let my voice trail off not wanting to be hopeful.
Alex snatched her bag out of the back seat and dug through it.
I could see the flashing blue lights in her purse and tried to convince myself it was her phone. Alex froze and then pulled out the one thing I had tried to refrain from thinking. (A.N. I don't know what the thing is called.)
She smiled at me. "It's them!"
I smiled at her; it was okay to hope now. "Where do we need to meet them?"
Alex fiddled with the device for a minute. She pointed out the windshield, "In that direction."
I smiled as I remembered Seth and Sara telling me the same thing. "Alright."
***
After about an hour of driving, Alex began to bounce with excitement. "We're here!"
I stopped the car outside a house that I had seen before. It was wooden and old and dusty. I knew that there was a secret place inside the fridge that led to a pantry and that there was also a secret place inside said pantry that leads to some other room filled with plants and other Alien objects.
The only difference is that the last time I was here, it wasn't quiet as burnt.
We got out of the cab and walked hand in hand to the door. "Are you sure this is the right place?" I asked Alex. "I thought the kids got everything they needed from here."
Alex shrugged. "This is what that device said."
We stepped inside slowly and I was slammed into the wall by a figure flying at me.
Sara's POV
I hugged Jack Bruno with all my strength. He seemed shocked at first but his system recovered and he hugged me as well. "Hey, Kids!"
Seth and I smiled at them and then I became serious. If I did not pursue the mission I knew that Seth would try to avoid it. "I am displeased to have to bring our reunion to an end so soon but—"
"Sara, they just arrived give us a few moments to catch up." Seth interrupted me. Shut up before I kill you! is what Seth thought to me.
I glared at him. "The urgency of this mission is of even greater importance than the one before it."
Sara! Seth tried to stop me from speaking.
"I will not let this slid by without addressing it, Seth." I told him. "Jack is confused and Alex is getting annoyed with your intrusions and I would very much like to speak. If we do not find Harley and bring her back you will be terminated."
"If we are successful in bringing her home, I might as well be killed." Seth mumbled.
I rolled my eyes. "You should be honored to—"
Jack threw up his hands. "Enough!"
Seth and I returned our attention to Jack Bruno and Alex Friedman. "What is going on?" Alex asked.
I glanced at Seth. He didn't want to talk about our mission but I was going to save my brother whether he wanted it to happen or not.
"When we returned to our planet, we put the experiment to work. It revitalized our planet the way it was meant to. After the year, we were forgiven and the experiment was taken to the government." I stopped to breath.
"There is a girl on our planet with more abilities than are capable of others of our kind." Seth spoke of her as if he hated her—which I knew he did. "She was the king's eldest daughter and she has the ability to extract life from objects and house them within herself."
"The King ordered that she extract the life that the experiment was creating and carry it with her." I explained.
"So the king wanted your planet to die?" Alex inquired.
"No!" I said. "Harley is now the one keeping our planet alive instead of the experiment. As long as she is on the planet, we are safe."
"Only the king had failed to realize that his beloved daughter hates our planet and our kind." Seth said. "She wanted us to fail in our mission so that our kind would be extinct."
Jack looked shocked. "Why would she want that?"
"She was held captive for many years." I told them. "We are unsure why or of what happened to her but we understand that she was never seen more than once or twice a year. When the king finally allowed her access to the outside world she made it clear of her hatred for our kind."
"And then she hated Sara and me for bringing back the key to our planet's survival. She was required to keep the life stored within herself and that made her much more in control of the planet's well-being than anyone else of our kind."
"Upon seeing the improvement of our planet the king decided that Seth and I were to be rewarded." Seth laughed but I ignored him and continued to speak. "We were gathered into the palace and the king began the ceremony. I was to receive my ship licenses at an earlier age and Seth was—"
"I was sentenced to death." Seth snapped. He shot me an angered look and stormed out of the house.
I had known that this subject would be hard on him. I didn't like the idea any more than he did but I was trying to keep him alive.
Jack and Alex stared at me. "What?" Alex asked.
I sighed. "My brother was permitted to marry into the royal family since—on our planet—he is an adult. The problem was, the king only granted him to marry his eldest daughter."
Jack stared at me. "That sounds like a death sentence to me."
"It is a great honor and many other males of our kind had longed for the chance. Seth is being difficult as well as the princess."
"She doesn't want to marry Seth either?" Alex asked.
I shook my head. "She hates him. Once her father announced that the two of them would be married neither of them had a choice. Seth could not refuse the offer because it would mean that he did not respect the royal family. Harley could not refuse because it would dishonor the savior of our planet."
"So they have no choice?" Jack asked.
I looked away sadly. "Harley realized that as well and so she eluded the guards and escaped from our planet. Without her there, it means death to our world."
"So you have to find her and get her back soon." Alex concluded. "How much time do you have?"
"The experts say that we have up to five days." I informed them.
"Why is Seth's life on the line?" Jack asked.
"She had told the guards that she was going to meet him formally when she had escaped. The king now blames him and if he doesn't get her back, not only will our military suggest the invasion of your plant, but the king has ordered for Seth to be terminated."
Alex glanced out the ashy window and we could all see Seth outside by the cab. The three of us stared for a while at him as he stared up at the stars. "We have seriously got to find that girl." Alex stated.
Okay so that's all I have. I wrote this pretty fast so just tell me if it sucks and I will slow the next one down. Or if you think it just sucks all together, tell me and I will pull the plug on this whole thing.
Oh and I know the whole "Seth and a girlfriend" thing is pretty used and that is why I'm making them hate each other. I know it's not a big step but it's something.
Tell me what you think. R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
