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That night in the woodlands of Alabama, a married couple named Ron and Nancy Hudson who were on a hunting trip are now nestling each other in their tent and then Ron noticed the sad expression on his wife's face as he knew well on what it is.

"Honey, I know you're still upset but you heard what the doctor said."

"I know, I know its just that ever since we first got married, I always dreamed about having a family our own."

As Ron was about to say something, he was cut off by a booming flash of bright light as the couple were taken by surprise. After he told her stay, he quickly got out of the tent and grabbed his rifle that was leaning by the entrance of the tent, and as Ron loaded his firearm, the light dies down to reveal a figure in black hooded cloak holding a black staff in one hand.

"Who the hell are you!?" He demanded. "Answer me or I'll will blow your fucking head off!"

"There is no need for such force nor such vulgar words, Ron Hudson." The figured said in a older voice.

"How... How do you know my name?" Ron almost stuttered.

"I know more than just your name and Nancy's." As the figure removed his hood to reveal himself to be around seventy with a metal skullcap, short full gray beard and green eyes. "My name is Menaro and I have come to ask you a favor."

"What kind of favor?" Ron turn around and saw Nancy coming out of the tent for she had overheard them.

To answer her question, Menaro moved his left side of the cloak to reveal his arm was holding a bundle in blanket and then Menaro gestured Nancy to take the bundle from him and as she opened the blanket, she silently gasped.

"Ron, look." She said quietly.

Confused of her being quiet, Ron walked to her and saw something that made him reacted the same his wife did. What he and she saw was a baby boy that was newly born with dark brown hair and was still sleeping.

"He's beautiful." Nancy said as she was on the verge of tears.

"The favor that I ask you two is take care of the child and raised him as your own for twenty two years." Menaro instructed.

"What happens in twenty two years?" Ron asked as he was beginning to love the baby.

"Twenty two years from now, I shall come back and take him back with me." Menaro then raised his hand before Nancy said anything. "I understand that you are outraged but it's for the child's safety that I entrusted you two do."

"So where exactly are you taking him to?" Nancy asked.

"His destiny." The stranger answered. "Anything else before I depart from your world?"

"Yes, what's his name?" Ron asked.

"You can call him whatever name you want but his true name is Aleran, and remember twenty two years." With that, he waved his staff as he was engulfed in a flash of light and vanished.

"I have the name for him." Nancy said. "It's something I thought of if we ever have a boy."

"What is it?" Ron asked.

"Alan, Alan Hudson."


22 years later

Twenty two years have passed since then as the boy Alan had grown into a fine young man with short dark brown hair, blue eyes and an upper body that is considered desirable to some girls if it wasn't covered with a black t shirt. During his childhood, Alan was proving to be a kind boy as he once defend some kids in school from bullies and his hobbies were learning about the medieval times and sword fighting, and sometimes he once dreamed of becoming the next King Arthur but like all children, he grew out of his hobbies to grow up and start thinking about the future but unknown to Alan is that the future he would be having is not in this world.

That night after he was done with his job in a small convenience store, Alan was now on his way back home and as he was about to enter his home, he was soon to meet an unexpected house guest.

"Mom, dad, I'm home!" He called out.

"We're in the kitchen, son." His father called back.

"We need you to come in here, honey." His mother added.

"I wonder what is it." Alan thought.

When Alan entered the kitchen, he saw his parents sitting at the table with an old man with metal skullcap in black cloak, holding a staff.

"Is this him?" The old man asked as his parents nodded and then asked Alan. "How old are you?"

"Uh... 22." Alan almost hesitated to answer.

And then the old man rise up from the chair and walked towards Alan as he looked closely at him, holding his face still until the stranger was now convince as he let go of him.

"You two have raised him well." He said to Ron and Nancy.

"Uh mom, dad, who is this and what is he talking about?"

"Oh my apologies, my name is Menaro and I believe Ron and Nancy had something to tell you."

"Tell me what?" Alan asked, not understanding anything.

"Alan, you know we loved you very much, right?" Nancy asked.

"Of course you guys do, I'm your son."

"Well you see son, that's what we're trying tell you." As Ron took a deep a breath and confessed. "You're not really our son."

"What?" Shocked Alan. "Are you saying that I'm... adopted?"

"Yes." Ron answered as looked down with regret. "Menaro brought you to us when you were newly born and he entrusted us to raise you as our own."

"But we still loved you so much even if you weren't our own." Nancy said with all her heart as she was starting to weep.

"Why was I brought here?" Alan asked Menaro who seemed unaffected by the scene they are making.

"To keep you safe and I have told them to take care of you for twenty two years until I come back."

"Wait twenty two years?! But I'm twenty two now!" Surprised Alan was. "What are you doing here for then?"

"To take you."

"To where?"

"Your destiny."

"Well I'm not going anywhere with you, even when I just found out that I'm adopted, I am still staying with them."

"You should go."

"Even my mom thinks it's... WAIT WHAT!" Outraged Alan. "Dad do you hear what she is saying?"

"Yes and she is right." Ron agreed as it surprised Alan. "Alan when you started growing up, you said that you must start thinking about the future, well where Menaro is taking you will be the key to your future, understand?"

Alan thought for a moment on what Ron said, it's true about what he said about thinking about a future he would have so with much thought, he gave Menaro the answer.

"When do I leave?"

"Immediately." Menaro smiled. "But I will give you some time with Ron and Nancy when you are ready."

For that he step outside as Alan prepared to say a few things to the people that raised him all these years.

"You two had been the greatest parents I ever had and now that I am twenty two, I can make my own decisions but that doesn't mean I won't forget about both of you, I love you mom, dad."

"We love you too son." Nancy.

"With all our heart." Ron added.

With that he hugged his adopted parents for one last time as a bit of tears fell from his eyes, they broke up their group after one more squeeze and then Alan took deep breaths as he now went outside to the back yard where Menaro is waiting.

"I'm ready, Menaro."

"Then let our departure begin." Menaro did a come closer gesture.

And as Alan come closer to him, Menaro raised his staff high in the air and stabbed it into the ground as they are now vanished in a booming flash of light.


So what do you think? I imagined the voice actors for Alan and Menaro to be Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson and Three musketeers) and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones and Dracula Untold) so now that Alan or should I say Aleran learned that he was adopted and was born in a different world, he still must learn about who was his parents and what happen to them and most of all, what is it that Menaro meant to keep him safe? All will be answered in the next chapter so remember to read, review and rate it, so take care now, bye, bye then.