Title: The Sound of Silence
Series: Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Relationships: Seth/Sara (Witch Mountain)
Characters: Seth, Sara, Jack Bruno, Alex Friedman
Tags: Romance, Angst, Incest, Hurt/Comfort, Adventure, UFOs, Scientific Inaccuracies, Established Relationship
Summary: Seth and Sara need the research on Earth to save their dying planet, but their military sends an assassin out to stop them—they want an invasion. Seth is the only one who can pilot their spacecraft, but when he's injured on the way to Earth, can he hold out long enough to finish what they started? Incest. Seth/Sara
Notes: The title is from "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed. Most of this story (I'm already a few chapters ahead) was written while listening to one of my Disturbed playlists (the band is awesome).
I use the term "identical twins" with Seth and Sara in that they look extremely similar. Technically speaking, they are actually fraternal twins, but that's really not the point.
Ages: Seth and Sara may look like children, but they are actually around 19 years old. Their race ages and matures at a different rate then humans.
BETA: TheSupernova
Chapter 1: Walk with Me
Very few people could pilot the ship Seth and Sara's parents loaned them. The Nova class series of spacecraft was one of the most advanced ships on the planet, and very selective in its pilots. Their parents were lucky to own one, though they had never said how they managed to afford it.
While technology had advanced over time, the fastest way to traverse the galaxy was to interface directly with the main engine. Seth was one of the few people able to pilot one, along with his mother, because of the strict requirements to fly it.
The ship's interface with its pilot required perfect combability with a person's powers, mental compacity, IQ, and physical fitness (including hand-eye coordination). Less than half of the population were viable candidates, with less than ¼ willing to be pilots.
Seth's lifelong dream to be a pilot, combined with this ship, were the major reasons their parents let them cross the galaxy to retrieve the top-secret research that could save their planet. Other pilots had been considered, but for reasons unclear to Seth, as he knew more than a few qualified pilots for this craft, they were all passed over.
Flying through the passageways would normally be a slow process, as spatial tunnels were known to be twisting monstrosities, often spiraling and lurching out of control. A normal ship would have taken days to reach Earth from their planet, but now it would be a matter of hours.
Seth and Sara left a few days before the military deadline to invade Earth. Despite being so young, Seth was one of the best pilots on the planet. Getting to Earth would be easy.
Their world was dying.
The starship hangar was built under a large, transparent dome, created specifically so that people, vehicles and various objects could pass through freely while keeping the poisonous atmosphere out. The sky outside was overcast, colored a deep, yellowish brown. The sun hadn't shone through the clouds in many decades. A strange purple rain could be seen pounding the ground near the northern edge of the dome.
The military didn't care who it had to kill, as long as the invasion to Earth went as scheduled. That fact was never clearer than when they spotted the unit of soldiers guarding the hangar to their parents' spacecraft. Also patrolling the perimeter was Syphon, an assassin created by their military (officially known as the Siphon warrior series Deraniun 75). He was bred to kill, with weapons specifically tailored to counteract the special powers of their people. In this case, that meant Seth and Sara.
He should have known better than to assume the military hadn't been tracking their movements. Surely two teens would be the least suspect to carry out this mission? But it seemed they were prepared for any eventuality.
But this hangar had been designed by their parents, and Seth grew up roaming its corridors and secret halls. Sara had been less enthusiastic and often skipped out on those trips.
Seth and Sara were hiding just beyond a chain-link fence, safe behind a patch of large, artificial bushes. Their soft, green leaves and sturdy branches were a stark contrast to the dead forest around them. The bushes were scattered around the building in an attempt to 'liven' the place up. To Seth, the fake plant life was just a reminder of how little time their planet had left.
They needed that research if the planet was to survive.
"Come on," he whispered to Sara. "I know another way in."
She nodded.
Syphon had moved to the other side of the building, and Seth and Sara waited for the remaining guards to turn their backs before proceeding. They ran back through the forest, just out of sight of the hangar. In the distance was a small cabin. When Seth was growing up, he would often stay here with his mom for the weekend. She would spend the entire time teaching him how to fly their ship.
The front door was locked, but Seth phased his hand through the door and unlocked it from the other side. Seth took one last look behind them, in case they were being followed. With no one in sight, the two hurried into the house and shut the door behind them.
The hidden tunnel to the hangar was located in the basement, behind a false wall that could only be opened by a tiny switch hidden about two feet in the adjoining wall. It was designed so that only those who could change their molecular density could open it, such as Seth and his mother (among others). It was warded against all other types of powers.
Seth felt around inside the wall until he found the switch hidden within a tiny crack.
The door opened with a whoosh. It was a convoluted, pitch black maze, only to be used in emergencies.
"Hold my hand," Seth said.
When he felt Sara's hand slip into his, he squeezed it gently and entered the labyrinth of tunnels. A soft whoosh closed the door behind them. Seth immediately placed his hand along the wall and started walking.