Her Family is Gone

AB- Something I have worked on for a while and got a decent head start so updates might be more often than Conflict at the moment, since I am writing those chapters currently. I do not own TFP/TFA. Please read and review since this is different than my usual plot line.

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On the outside he was simply man walking down the road, clutching the hand of a child who had the hood of their raincoat up, obscuring their faces from view. Both of their backpacks weighed them down and the small girls began sliding off her back, bouncing both from the constant adjustment and her hasty steps. The man seemed to drag his daughter behind him obviously in a hurry to get somewhere. She was having a hard time keeping pace with her father it was only when he paused to consider picking up the child did he notice that there were multiple vehicles following them. For a second he hoped there was no need for concern but as they turned the corner with them he panicked. He kept moving only taking a brief moment to look at his daughter who seemed blissfully unaware, for what was probably the last time before letting go of her small hand. The girl's father, Isaac Sumdac muttered a quick, "I love you" to the child as the slick black car revealed a huge blaster. The man shoved the child forward hoping to give her a little more momentum before shouting, "RUN Sari! Don't look back just keep going and don't stop!" Isaac slowed his pace acting like he was blocking Sari from view with his body, knowing it would be his final act of protecting his child.

Isaac stood there ready to go, he knew this was the end of the line for him. Once Sari sped away from him, the man let go of the breath he did not realize he was holding. The comfort he felt at being with his daughter left him and the exhaustion of the years caught up with him all at once. Isaac raised an alien, protected her from everything and everyone who came after them and would perish doing the same. No matter what Sari was his child and he loved her more than anything else. He knew this would happen, Isaac understood for a long time there was only one ending for him, death for his involvement. The man only held onto one hope, Sari would be alright, no matter what he needed to believe someone would care for her the way he had. She appeared out of nowhere for a reason and he did not believe it was to be anything other than someone's child, she was not an alien, not to him and she wouldn't be to the person Sari came here to find. Isaac shut his eye as the sound of a blast filled his ears, his body burned for what felt like an eternity then nothingness filled him, peace.

Sari ran as fast as her legs could carry her, like she was told to do. She heard screaming and a loud boom behind her, only looking back to see the destruction. Tears escaped from her eyes as she kept going forwards, without her father she had no idea where to go. She did not understand what happened, the bad people were there but they had no reason to hurt her father. She noticed that the cars were no longer behind her, having lost her in the commotion but it did not change the fact that Sari was stranded on her own. The small girl in the raincoat walked into a park and sat under a huge tree, hoping someone would come find her or that stopping would help her find her way. Instead Sari remained in the park, terrified, crying and alone, waiting for her father to find her. He never came and she was too stubborn to move, fearing he would never find her if she moved from this spot. A few people tried to speak to her, ask if they could help her but Sari did not respond. She was not good with people and knew trusting strangers was not a good idea. Sari thought about everything that happened, she could hear her father tell her to run and feel his hand press against her back to push her forward but he was no longer there. Sari buried her face into her legs and made herself as small as possible, wanting to go home more than anything. She was tired, cold and hungry but instead of moving the child shut down, waiting for someone to find her.

Night fell and the police Captain still awaited a call from his best friend, Carmine Fanzone knew what Isaac Sumdac was trying to do and the huge risk it put both him and his daughter in. "If you don't hear from me by 8 P.M. they've intercepted me. I'll be gone and Sari will be in grave danger," Carmine could almost see Sumdac saying this to him a few days prior. Fanzone shook his head and ran through his hands through his blonde hair at the thought. He was at the scene of the explosion earlier that day and they had what they assumed to be Isaac Sumdac's body. Although none of the deceased could be identified on the scene since they were too badly burned, everyone awaited the labs results, especially Carmine Fanzone. Part of him wanted to hold onto the hope that Isaac had managed to get Sari out of the city. Carmine had told Sari goodbye last night, she believed her Dad was taking her on vacation and the excitement she had kept both adults calm even though it was a lie. He knew his friend had bought many bus tickets heading in different directions towards their random destination but when he did not receive a call, the police Captain left his house in search of Sari. Even if he was wrong about Isaac, there was no way he could let his niece spend the night on the streets if he was wrong.