You Can Never Go Back...The War: Part 1
A sequel to: When It's Time To Leave Home...
War: to fight amongst others to the death for the aim of fulfilling a goal and becoming the victor.
It had been 4 years. They had been here for 4 years...it seemed like an eternity. They had been flung into battle almost immediately by the resistance and had gone up totally un- prepared for what they had found. They had been misled by the message they had got- it had asked for them to come back and help rebuild the planet. It hadn't said that the planet was still falling apart due to Civil War. It hadn't said that they would have to give everything to free it..it hadn't indicated that they would be in danger as would their loved ones. It hadn't said that they would be as hated as the monsters they were fighting and that there was no true "right" side. It hadn't said anything that mattered.
The rebels were weakened and it would only be a few days before the treaty was signed and the process of rebuilding could commence. The woman sat in the corner of the room in the palace staring at the ruins that was left of the surrounding cities. She didn't care, she didn't care that the war that had caused so much suffering for decades was going to end thanks to their efforts: the efforts of the hybrids and their mates that had come to liberate the planet. She only cared that she couldn't breath because of the pain in her chest that had left her feeling empty and hollow. Tess Harding didn't care about anything..anything except getting him back to her.
She sat alone, her blonde hair tied up high on her head and the tears gathering at the corner of her eyes as she began to do did the same thing she had done everyday for a month. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate on finding her lover, her fiancé- her soulmate. She had done it everyday since he was captured and desperately tried to alleviate the pain he was feeling. As she found him she involuntarily grimaced at what they had done to him, what they were doing to him as she could only be beside him and not help. She hated them. She swore to him silently that she would kill them all for what they were doing to him- to them. He tried again to make her leave as he had done everytime she had entered his head during the "interrogation" sessions and again he failed. She was stronger than he was and she always stayed even though she felt everything they did to him to try and break his spirit. She felt their torture, she felt his pain but she also always felt his love for her and his loyalty to the others. She needed to be there, to know that he was still alive, to help ease his pain and to make sure he knew that they were coming for him: that she was going to rip them apart once she got near them, treaty or no treaty. She felt the heat of the rods as they pressed them against his skin and she immediately dulled his pain-receptors and filled his head with emotions that she was feeling- her love for him and the thought of the family they would have when he was free and back home. She smiled as he inwardly smiled at the thought before he was suddenly jolted back to the room where his "interrogators" were busy breaking his hand. His defiant scream broke the connection between them and she went crashing to the floor where she began to sob uncontrollably..she couldn't help him, she wasn't strong enough.
It was Liz that found her on the floor a few minutes later, still crying. Liz ran to her friend and wrapped her in a protective hug, fearing that she had discovered the worst.
"Is he..is he..ok?" she pulled back slightly to see her reaction and was relieved to see the gentle nod of the head in reply.
She saw the tears were still falling and she felt a surge of empathy for this woman who she had grown to love like a sister over the years despite a rocky start. Liz Parker-Evans knew what it was like to be powerless to help your soulmate no matter how much you knew they needed you. She knew it was killing her. She moved in close to Tess and quietly whispered to her.
"We're going to get him back tonight Tess, he'll be home tomorrow."
"Re..really?" Tess' voice was as hopeful as it had been since it had happened.
"We're leaving in about an hour, Michael and Max are getting the equipment ready and I've to meet them and the rest of the squad in a minute to get the plan..."
"I'm coming!"
"No! No Tess you're not. Max said you've not to come. I know it's frustrating, believe me I know, but you aren't fit enough, you're still injured and your powers aren't strong yet. You took a beating when we lost him in the first place; you still haven't healed yet. You need to stay here and get strong for him coming back to you."
"But.."
"But nothing..I've left the kids with their "grandma", istill weird calling her that,/i so they'll be fine. Will you be ok?"
"I'd be better if I was going, but I'll be fine once he's back. Do me a favour Liz? Bring the bastards back that have him..I want to see them.."
Liz looked at her, she had hatred in her eyes for them and she understood why she needed them. She nodded her head. "You got it. He'll be fine. Go to the Queen, she'll need help with those two, and it'll be safer there. I'll see you in few hours."
She began to walk away when she heard Tess call out after her. "Liz. You all be careful ok? We're so close to getting back..I just want it to be all of us that go. Be safe."
"We'll all be fine..we'll get home together..Bye Tess be careful as well."
With that Liz disappeared from view as Tess began to make her way to the Queen and the Evans' children. It wouldn't be long now..he would be here beside her and they could get back home and have their own family. She wanted to tell him they were coming but she was still weak from the last connection but, for the first time in a month, she smiled as she walked the empty corridors of the cold palace.
"We're coming for you Kyle, you'll be safe now. We'll soon be back home..we'll soon be safe.." As she finished she felt a little "pop" in her head and she smiled, for some reason he must have heard her, felt her. For some reason...he knew.
TBC
iAN. Thank you so much to everyone who left feedback on the When It's Time To Leave Home thread. I should let you all know that there is a lot of this to go...first we'll see what's happened on Antar, then we'll go to earth and see what's happened on earth and then we'll join the aliens as they return to earth and their attempts to reintegrate. Anyway, hope you stick with me for the ride and I hope you enjoy :)/i
A sequel to: When It's Time To Leave Home...
War: to fight amongst others to the death for the aim of fulfilling a goal and becoming the victor.
It had been 4 years. They had been here for 4 years...it seemed like an eternity. They had been flung into battle almost immediately by the resistance and had gone up totally un- prepared for what they had found. They had been misled by the message they had got- it had asked for them to come back and help rebuild the planet. It hadn't said that the planet was still falling apart due to Civil War. It hadn't said that they would have to give everything to free it..it hadn't indicated that they would be in danger as would their loved ones. It hadn't said that they would be as hated as the monsters they were fighting and that there was no true "right" side. It hadn't said anything that mattered.
The rebels were weakened and it would only be a few days before the treaty was signed and the process of rebuilding could commence. The woman sat in the corner of the room in the palace staring at the ruins that was left of the surrounding cities. She didn't care, she didn't care that the war that had caused so much suffering for decades was going to end thanks to their efforts: the efforts of the hybrids and their mates that had come to liberate the planet. She only cared that she couldn't breath because of the pain in her chest that had left her feeling empty and hollow. Tess Harding didn't care about anything..anything except getting him back to her.
She sat alone, her blonde hair tied up high on her head and the tears gathering at the corner of her eyes as she began to do did the same thing she had done everyday for a month. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate on finding her lover, her fiancé- her soulmate. She had done it everyday since he was captured and desperately tried to alleviate the pain he was feeling. As she found him she involuntarily grimaced at what they had done to him, what they were doing to him as she could only be beside him and not help. She hated them. She swore to him silently that she would kill them all for what they were doing to him- to them. He tried again to make her leave as he had done everytime she had entered his head during the "interrogation" sessions and again he failed. She was stronger than he was and she always stayed even though she felt everything they did to him to try and break his spirit. She felt their torture, she felt his pain but she also always felt his love for her and his loyalty to the others. She needed to be there, to know that he was still alive, to help ease his pain and to make sure he knew that they were coming for him: that she was going to rip them apart once she got near them, treaty or no treaty. She felt the heat of the rods as they pressed them against his skin and she immediately dulled his pain-receptors and filled his head with emotions that she was feeling- her love for him and the thought of the family they would have when he was free and back home. She smiled as he inwardly smiled at the thought before he was suddenly jolted back to the room where his "interrogators" were busy breaking his hand. His defiant scream broke the connection between them and she went crashing to the floor where she began to sob uncontrollably..she couldn't help him, she wasn't strong enough.
It was Liz that found her on the floor a few minutes later, still crying. Liz ran to her friend and wrapped her in a protective hug, fearing that she had discovered the worst.
"Is he..is he..ok?" she pulled back slightly to see her reaction and was relieved to see the gentle nod of the head in reply.
She saw the tears were still falling and she felt a surge of empathy for this woman who she had grown to love like a sister over the years despite a rocky start. Liz Parker-Evans knew what it was like to be powerless to help your soulmate no matter how much you knew they needed you. She knew it was killing her. She moved in close to Tess and quietly whispered to her.
"We're going to get him back tonight Tess, he'll be home tomorrow."
"Re..really?" Tess' voice was as hopeful as it had been since it had happened.
"We're leaving in about an hour, Michael and Max are getting the equipment ready and I've to meet them and the rest of the squad in a minute to get the plan..."
"I'm coming!"
"No! No Tess you're not. Max said you've not to come. I know it's frustrating, believe me I know, but you aren't fit enough, you're still injured and your powers aren't strong yet. You took a beating when we lost him in the first place; you still haven't healed yet. You need to stay here and get strong for him coming back to you."
"But.."
"But nothing..I've left the kids with their "grandma", istill weird calling her that,/i so they'll be fine. Will you be ok?"
"I'd be better if I was going, but I'll be fine once he's back. Do me a favour Liz? Bring the bastards back that have him..I want to see them.."
Liz looked at her, she had hatred in her eyes for them and she understood why she needed them. She nodded her head. "You got it. He'll be fine. Go to the Queen, she'll need help with those two, and it'll be safer there. I'll see you in few hours."
She began to walk away when she heard Tess call out after her. "Liz. You all be careful ok? We're so close to getting back..I just want it to be all of us that go. Be safe."
"We'll all be fine..we'll get home together..Bye Tess be careful as well."
With that Liz disappeared from view as Tess began to make her way to the Queen and the Evans' children. It wouldn't be long now..he would be here beside her and they could get back home and have their own family. She wanted to tell him they were coming but she was still weak from the last connection but, for the first time in a month, she smiled as she walked the empty corridors of the cold palace.
"We're coming for you Kyle, you'll be safe now. We'll soon be back home..we'll soon be safe.." As she finished she felt a little "pop" in her head and she smiled, for some reason he must have heard her, felt her. For some reason...he knew.
TBC
iAN. Thank you so much to everyone who left feedback on the When It's Time To Leave Home thread. I should let you all know that there is a lot of this to go...first we'll see what's happened on Antar, then we'll go to earth and see what's happened on earth and then we'll join the aliens as they return to earth and their attempts to reintegrate. Anyway, hope you stick with me for the ride and I hope you enjoy :)/i