Ch 2
In the middle of the desert a group of teenagers stood around a smoldering spaceship. From it they could hear a baby crying. When the group snapped out of their shock, they began to rush trying to find a way to get to the baby. The girls continued to cool the metal so that the guys could move the debris safely.
"Maxwell why don't we just use our powers?" Michael panted out.
"We have to be careful. We might hurt the baby if we use to much." Max answered while huffing.
"Max, Michael there are two heartbeats down there." Liz called out. "One of them is fading."
At that Max and Michael started to infuse the rubble with their powers. Liz and Ava helped the guys along by trying to find the opening. After a while they managed to find the pod under the loosened debris. Liz walked to an intricate design and waved her hand nothing happened. "Max you need to open it. Quickly." Liz cried. "The second heartbeat is fading fast."
When Max came and did the same thing a silvery hand print appeared on the outside, just like the entrance to the pod chamber, the design started to glow. While the group watched a piece of the pod glowed and began to shift. A doorway opened in front of him and the baby's cries became louder. When Max crouched down to look inside he saw an aqua glow around a large area. In the middle of the chamber there was a silvery bed. The bed was occupied. The person on the bed was curled into a ball. Max couldn't make out any of the details but he could see a set of little arms swinging around in the air.
"There are people in here guys. I'm going to need help getting them..." When Max called out the person shot out a hand quicker that he could follow. In a blink Max was shot out of the ship by their powers to land in a heap on the on the desert floor. When he caught his breath he saw that the body was a woman. She was standing over him yelling in a language that sounded so familiar to him but he didn't understand. As he got to his feet the group moved in around him. Without knowing it they formed the V formation with Max in the lead.
The woman bowed when she saw this. As she began to stand up right her violet eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fainted. Max moved in to check on her he saw that she was bleeding. The blood was trickling down the side of her face there was a cut in her hairline. Max reached out to heal her he saw the blood flow begin to stop and the wound closed on its own. Max and Michael were about to pick her up when the baby cried out her eyes opened and she hissed at them in Antarian.
As she got to her feet the group got their first good look at her. She wasn't very tall somewhere in between Liz and Isabel's height. She had long hair that reached the middle of her back. They couldn't tell it's color because of the blood and dirt in it but it looked light blonde. She was curvy but still very attractive. As they all stared at each other the baby began to cry again she rushed back into the ship. Michael couldn't help but stare at her there was something about her that called to something in him.
When she reemerged she had the baby tucked up to her chest. The group could see that she was feeding it. She walked over to the group singing in a magical voice. When she reached the group she held out a hand to Max. He backed away at first but when Liz touched his shoulder and nodded he stopped. He looked back at the woman and nodded. She reached for his face and Max felt a flicker across his skin. When she pulled her hand back she smiled.
"Greetings my King. I am Sola. I have come at the request of the Queen." her voice was heavily accented and beautiful.
"What Queen? Do you mean Tess? Where are you from anyway? If Tess is the Queen what does she want?" Max asked in one breath.
While Sola switched the baby to the other side she laughed. The group was amazed at her casual behavior and ease in which she moved. Sola smiled at the baby and turned back to Max.
"I know that you have many questions King Zan but I am in need of nourishment and rest. After that I will answer all your questions." she replied in a quiet voice.
Max looked shame faced. He knew that she had just crashed and healed her own injuries but instead of making sure she was okay he bombarded her with questions. Before he could apologize Liz spoke up.
"Alright, Sola lets get you to town." Before anyone could ask a question Liz gave the next order. "Let's get moving before the military arrive."
The group plus two headed back to the jeep. Michael got behind the wheel while Ava climbed into the passenger seat. Max and Liz got into the back seat with Liz in Max's lap behind Ava. Sola climbed into the middle without disturbing the baby on her breast while Isabel got in behind Michael. On their way back to the highway into town Max couldn't stop turning to watch Sola with the baby, Michael was having a hard time concentrating on the road, he kept sneaking looks at Sola in the mirror.
When the baby was finished she placed him on her shoulder. She lightly patted his back helping him to burp. When he burped she cuddled him and then placed him in her lap. A few miles out of town Liz looked over at Sola and saw that she and the baby had both fallen asleep. She tapped Max, Michael, Ava and Isabel to get their attention. When they looked over at her she nodded her head at Sola. While they watched they saw her begin to glow and the small cuts and bruises begin to fade before their eyes.
"What are we going to do Maxwell?" Michael asked quietly " Better yet where are we going to go?"
"Let's head to your apartment for now. We'll call the others once we hit the city limits and tell them to meet us there"
Michael nodded and continued to drive. He raised his next question when they got to the city limit.
"You know Max, there are a lot of things that we still don't know about her. Are we sure that she's not the enemy?"
"Michael I seriously doubt that the enemy would bring a baby to a hostile environment. Michael I know your worried but what else can we do for now? I wasn't going to leave her out there for the military to pick up. Look it's almost midnight and we still have school in the morning. So let's get to your place and tell everyone what's going on and try to get some sleep, okay?"
When they were about a mile away from Micheal's apartment Liz called Maria. When Maria picked up Liz told her to meet them over a Micheal's with everyone. Before Maria could even start to question her she hung up. Liz looked over at Sola and saw that the baby was acting odd. He was glowing just as she had a little while ago. Liz nudged Max and pointed. Max saw the baby glowing and wondered who was healing him.
Michael turned onto his street and Isabel gently roused Sola. Unlike before she woke calmly. She looked and around and raised an eyebrow at Isabel.
"Vilandra are we there?" she asked with a smile.
Isabel looked at her in shock. Max and the rest knew that this could be the opportunity they had been waiting for. They night just have the ability to learn more about their past. They were all curious about how she knew them. Isabel was too curious to resist.
"Sola how do you know who we are?"
"Zan, he told me."
As they pulled into Micheal's parking lot the baby started to cry again.
"Shh. It's alright little one. I'll get you all cleaned up soon, little Prince."
Everyone whipped around to look at Sola. They knew that Max was the King. So how could this child be the Prince. What message did she have from the Queen? Who was the Queen? Better yet were was Tess? The questions just kept piling up. Hopefully they would be answered soon.
Michael on the other hand had his own set of questions for Sola. How did he know her, who was she to him and what was this felling of peace that over came him when she looked into his eyes?
