Summary: Analeigh Lorn and her Cêpan Alexander were two unexpected passengers to the Lorien Ship that went to Earth. Analeigh has the special power to morph into anyone and it is her only power. Analeigh had gotten herself a special purpose for going to Earth: Protect the Nine. Watch the Nine. Be friends with the Nine. This is her story, starting with Number Four in Paradise, Ohio.

Author's Note: The idea of the whole world knowing about the Loriens came from oreny19. The second chapter also belongs mostly to her. These first two chapters are just going to be a prologue to the story. The first chapter is just a small introduction to Analeigh Lorn. The second is set on the day that the Lorien ship landed on Earth, but the rest of the story will be 10 years later in Paradise, Ohio. In this chapter Analeigh is four years old.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Lorien Legacies and am not making any profit from this story. It is written merely for entertainment.

Thank you to my awesome beta AJBea – without you my story would be full of errors!

Two
Earth

Alexander's POV

Today was the day. After an entire year, we were finally about to reach our destination and land on Earth. As I looked down upon the large, beautiful planet, a terrible grief filled my heart and I thought of Lorien. Earth looks almost exactly like what Lorien was, before the Mogadorians attacked. Now, all there was is a grey barren wasteland, in which nothing lived or flourished. It was once an amazing place, but the memories of the events that made it what it is today would always be etched in my memory, constantly haunting me in the back of my mind.
A sigh escaped my lips as I turned from the window and faced the children playing excitedly with each other. They couldn't wait to get out of the ship, and after a whole year on it, who could really blame them?
I saw Analeigh come toward me, and I crouched down to listen to what she was about to tell me.
"When are we landing?" she asked, looking up at me anxiously, and with impatience. She obviously wanted to just land and make friends – she'd had enough of the older Cêpans.
"In about an hour Ana, then we'll be on Earth." I told her. She nodded and walked away to sit with the Cêpans in the 'Grown up room'. As I watched her retreating back, it saddened me to think that her entire life had been completely altered from such a young age, and when we get to Earth, even her name will have to be changed: to protect her identity.

Of course, before anything else could happen, we had to inform the humans of the attack on Lorien, because when the Mogadorians finally found us on Earth, all the humans would be in danger. We could not afford to be responsible for the deaths of innocent humans just because we needed to hide on their planet. They needed to be warned, to take necessary precaution against the Mogs.
Of course, most of the leaders of the world already knew about the existence of our people, considering that Lorics have visited Earth often, influencing the humans' development and progress.
All of a sudden, the pilot came out of the cockpit and told us all to get in our seats and buckle the seat belts. We were finally starting our descent.
The destination was Washington D.C. and as we entered the atmosphere, the invisibility shield was turned on so the humans did not panic at the sight of our ship as it landed in their airport.
We landed in a closed off airstrip in Washington National Airport, specially made for Lorien ship landings. After everyone else had departed the ship, I reached for Analeigh's hand and took a deep breath before I followed the others out of the ship, stepping on Earth for the first time in my life. I guess I kind of expected it to feel otherworldly, but it felt normal, familiar even.
All the children were looking around curiously, trying to take in everything about their new surroundings. However, we Cêpan rushed them out of the airport and into taxis, which drove us to The White House. Once the president was informed of the situation, he would tell the rest of the world and they would be prepared for the Mogadorians.
It was all we could do to help them at the moment.
When we reached the gates, the guard that sat there asked for our names and our purpose for being at the white house. However, Celeste, another Cêpan, just said the words "Loric Matter" and the guard's eyes widened. 'Loric Matter' was the key word to prove that we were from Lorien and needed to see the president urgently. I sincerely doubted that this man was important enough to be trusted with the secret of our existence. It was much more likely that he had been told to permit anyone who said Loric Matter into the White House.

We passed through many metal detectors and were told that we had to leave our Loric chests in a separate room. The others did as asked reluctantly, while Analeigh asked me why she didn't have one. I didn't have an answer for her. After a while, we were finally escorted into the oval office. The president stood and came to shake our hands. He looked worried, obviously thinking that something terrible must have happened for so many Loric to suddenly show up at the White House and need to speak with him.
He asked the other humans in the room to leave, and after a few protests, they complied and walked out silently. Then the hard part began: telling him about Lorien's fate.
After an hour and some odd seconds of listening to our story, the president stood up again, a look of pity and determination on his face.
"I'm so sorry about what has happened with your people," he said. "Thank you for coming to tell me this. Are you positive that you want people from all over the world to know of your existence here?" He sounded unsure.
"Yes," Henri, another Cêpan, said in his deep voice. "Everyone needs to know. It is the only way to at least try to keep the humans safe. They need to be aware that the Mogadorians may come, and be prepared for it."
"Alright," the president said seriously. "You may stay in the white house tonight. In the morning there will be a press conference to reveal the destruction of your planet and the Mogadorians' plan to hunt you here on Earth," he said, his face implying that he did not look forward to revealing all those unpleasant secrets to the public.
We nodded, thanked him, and were taken to our separate rooms. I lay in bed for a long time, unable to fall sleep, and thought about the uncertainty that lay ahead.