It's only been weeks since Dana last told me about my true identity, weeks since she told me who I am.

What I am.

But I still can't believe that I was never who I thought I was. I wasn't like all the people around me, I was one of the nine remaining aliens hiding here on earth called "Lorics". Oh, God, I can't be an Alien. I just can't. And yet, how on earth would the things that happened that day happen?

It was a fair day, with the sun up in the sky, the birds singing on the trees, the flowers blooming in our garden and little kids playing outside. I was in my room, listening to music in the radio and humming, as well. Dana was "looking for supernatural mysteries" as she said. I propped myself down on the bed, still humming. Right when I closed my eyes, I felt a searing pain on my ankle. I screamed for Dana to come and not so long after that, I heard loud and fast footsteps on the staircase. The rain instantly poured heavily as I shrieked and the thunder was heard. I can even feel the flash of the lightning on my face and strangely though, I can tell that a thunderstorm was coming. I was screaming and writhing in pain, while holding my ankle in both hands. I was screaming for Dana's name, but she still won't come. After a few minutes, Dana came into the room, worried.

"What? What's happening? Wh-"she said, looking around the room as if a thief had gotten in the house. She stopped talking as she saw whatever it was burning on my leg and covered her open mouth with her hand. Her eyes widened in fright.

"Dana, help me! It burns! What is it b-burning down my leg! Help me! Please!" I pleaded while crying. Dana was breathing heavily. She put her hand down and whispered, "Number one,".

That was the last thing I remembered until I woke up. I blinked two times and saw from my window that it was already dark. I sighed. When I looked at my right side, I saw Dana leaning down on the bed, fast asleep. I nudged her with my hand.

"Dana. Wake up." I said as she raised her head slowly and blinked her eyes.

"Fi-… I mean, Arianna… you're awake! Are you okay?" she asked me. I gave her a quizzical look. At first, I didn't know what the heck she was talking about. But then I remembered. She was talking about the searing pain I felt. My mouth dropped open. I immediately sat up in my bed and threw the sheets away. I pulled my jeans up and stared at my ankle. Dana tried to say something to me but hesitated. We were both staring at it.

"Arianna, there are a lot o…"

"Shhhhh…." I replied, cutting her in the middle of her sentence. She sighed. I was still staring at my ankle where a strange circular symbol is engraved. I had no idea what it was, or how it got there.

"Dana, what is this?... How… Why…"

"Do you really want to know? I know you do, but I'm afraid you won't believe me… or you might not understand."

"Why?"

She sighed and looked down on her feet. " Because you're not who you think you are…Actually, we're not who you think we are…" I looked at Dana questionably. She continued.

"Your parents… they didn't die in a car accident. They-"

"Alive?" I asked, leaning towards her, looking straightly into her eyes.

"Are they alive, Dana?" I added, now sobbing.

"No, unfortunately they're not…"She said. I looked down.

"They were part of the Loric race, not unlike you. Lorics are, to make it easy, let's say, Aliens." I chuckled, still wiping the tears from my eyes. "Aliens? Whatever… Can we just go straight to the point, please?"

"Okay, you are an alien, and so am I. We came from the planet Lorien, which was not too different from Earth. Lorics have two kinds. Some are born Garde, while some are born Cepans. The Garde are Lorics that have special abilities called Legacies. Legacies are kinda like, super powers. You develop them when you are at the right age. Cepans, however, do not have these special abilities, but they are tasked to protect the Garde until they grow up. Our planet, Lorien was ruled by nine Lorics known as the Elders. The nine elders are also Garde people, and they are the strongest. When one of them dies, they get a scar similar like yours. It is to tell them that one of them has died. The head, or something like that, of the Elders is Pittacus Lore, he has all kinds of Legacies and is the strongest among the Elders. Lorien was the best place you can ever live in. However, it was invaded by another race, called Mogadorians. They are ruled by the merciless Setrakus Ra. They are from the planet Mogadore. They killed every one of the Lorics and destroyed Lorien. Nothing was left, the Elders died and everyone else, except for the last nine Garde children who had the chance to escape together with their Cepans. They escaped for they are going to be the nine Elders once they grow up. They were in a ship for a pretty long time. That ship landed on Earth, and once it did, the Garde children split up, heading their own ways with their Cepans. All of them are being hunted down by the Mogadorians, that's why they are currently in hiding. These children are called numbers. They have numbers. They are protected by the Loric charm. The Loric charm protects every one of them from any injury, if anyone tries to hurt them, they would not feel anything and would not be affected. Instead, the attacker will be the one injured. That's what makes the Mogadorians kill them in order and follow their numbers, for if they don't they will be the ones who'll get harmed. Example, they caught Number Two and tried to hurt him. Two wouldn't get hurt because they haven't killed Number One yet. They have to kill One first, before Two. Once your number is up, you are no longer protected by the charm. But there's still a way to break the charm. If a member of the Garde meets or even comes near another member, the charm will instantly get broken. It won't work anymore. And all members will be affected by it."

"What the heck are you talking about?!" I asked her, furiously.

"What I'm trying to tell you is… You are one of the nine remaining Garde. You are Number Five and the Mogadorians will find you as well. You have to fight back. We have to fight back. I'm gonna need you to learn martial arts and everything. You need to train. They caught Number One. They already killed her. Your number's almost up. The Mogadorians will start hunting for you. And they will find you, soon."

I gasped.