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"I think I should get rid of her", Drake whispered to himself from near the entrance of the cave. Drake was bent low over the fire he was desperately trying to start. He hated this, Diana playing the 'mother-of-God' role, acting all high and mighty and him – having to play wet-nurse (when he wasn't Brittney pig of course). Why doesn't his master just take its real form instead of cowering inside a human body? He felt surprised. What he had just said didn't surprise him, it was the abrupt way he put it. Normally he kept his hatred for Diana quiet. Saying it out loud was dangerous, crazy even, in front of Gaia. His master had developed some weakness for her 'mother'. A disturbing relationship had formed between mother and daughter- one which he didn't approve of. If he could convince his master of this weakness then maybe he could get rid of her quietly.


Caine wandered barefoot through the desert. His feet were blistered and bruised form walking and his throat was raspy. He stopped and sat down on the hard earth taking huge gulps of murky water from a bottle, collected from sandy creek he had passed about a mile ago. It had been eight days since he left Perdido Beach by foot, he still didn't know what he was looking for. All he knew was: he couldn't stay there not with them watching him. Not after the disgrace, humiliation and defeat. Diana was gone. He missed her sometimes; she had always been the ever-present guide and motivation. He remembered how she had nursed him when he was sick and those days on the island.

He missed her so badly. He shouldn't have just abandoned her when she got pregnant. He shouldn't have forced her off the island. There were so many things he shouldn't have done but she had not been guiltless. She had made it quite clear she didn't want to be around him anymore when she had run off with his brother. She had run off to the lake without even telling him. If he had known he would have said sorry. He would have given her everything, kept her safe. Ever since he had first met her at Coates, she was all he could think about. She had been cruel to him, she had used him but he still loved her. Was it really love? He pondered to himself. No not love, but something close to it.

He stood up brushing the sand off himself with his scarred hands. Lana had tried her best but they hadn't quite recovered. It didn't affect his powers but he never wanted to use them again. He was tired of fighting Sam, the fight was hopeless now Drake was gone and since Diana was gone he didn't even care. He looked up at the Sun, or what he thought was the sun, as it rapidly moved towards the west. He had to hurry, he didn't like being out in the open at night and in this part of the desert, that formed most of the FAYZ, he didn't want to meet coyotes or whatever strange mutated creatures lurked in the darkness.


Brittney pig had come in the night again. He awoke curled up in the way she slept. She disgusted him but at least she wasn't fighting him. Diana was asleep on the floor on the opposite side of the cave. She looked so delicate and fragile, like a child when she slept, but nothing like her monstrosity of a child. Gaia was awake. She was playing with her mother's long dark hair, running it through her fingers like silk. She looked up suddenly her blue eyes meeting his.

She gave out a deep breath like a hiss and spoke, "Speak your mind."

Her voice was not that of a child, even though in the last three months she had reached the age of about seven, her voice was more like the whispering of lots of people. The rate of her aging had slowed massively. Not to a normal child's but she would get there eventually. He chose his words carefully.

"Soon you will have no need of her", he jerked his head towards Diana, " She shows your weakness and she is another mouth to feed and hunt for, apart from yours. You can't let these humans think you're one of them. You are better than them."

"What would you have me do, Drake?" Gaia said. "Cast out my mother? Kill her?" She looked at him with more curiosity than horror.

He looked down at the sleeping Diana, "We wouldn't kill her, just leave her somewhere. Somewhere she could eventually be found. What if we just left her in the desert on the road, someone has got to find her and take her. She wouldn't be our problem anymore, you know little Sammy boy wouldn't let her rot. It would be for the best." Gaia seemed to take this in. She walked over to Drake and held his gaze, "Do whatever you must".


Diana awoke with a start, it was early morning. Drake was whispering in her ear. "Wake up, Diana." She sat upright with a jolt and began to look around for Gaia. Gaia was nowhere to be seen. Drake was looking down on her with a smug grin. As her situation dawned on her, her heart stopped. She was at the mercy of Drake, a sadistic psychopath, the person who hated her most on the planet. "Get up," he snarled "and be quiet!" He gave her a kick forward in encouragement.

They had been walking for a couple of hours when Drake stopped. Dawn was just breaking in the east and the sky was lit up with streaks of pink and orange. Diana sat down on the bare, scorched earth. Thank God the full heat of the day hadn't come yet, she was already worn out and sweating. Up to this point, she hadn't braved asking questions because this wasn't the time to get Drake mad. But now she decided that if she was going to die, which there was no doubt she was, she should go out fighting.

If Gaia had got bored of her, than it wouldn't be worth living without her and Caine. "Where are we going?" she said and Drake spun around.

"Gaia doesn't have need of you anymore. She doesn't want to have to deal with you anymore so she has asked that you be got rid of" Drake snapped impatiently. His last words stabbed at her. She asked, so much for the chance of a relationship between mother and daughter. She had been hoping that there was a chance her real daughter was in there, that there was a way of getting her out. But no! She now wanted and had asked for her to be killed! "How", she said weakly.

"You might be flattered to know that she asked that it wouldn't be too painful." Drake laughed at this, "but I have come up with a better plan. I was thinking, out of all the horrible ways which people die which would be your favourite, and then I remembered those long months we spent without food or water. Do you remember how that felt? The hunger, do you remember it? Remember Panda? Well I thought, I bet she would love slowly staving in the middle of the desert and guess what?" He raised his arms theatrically. "Here we are!" He broke into a fit of laughter. "I have been waiting so long for this day! The day I get to kill you! Bye, Bye Diana day!" He began to step closer to her, "Cause when you wake up, you will be all alone, hungry and thirsty and neither Gaia, Sammy boy nor Caine will be able to help you!" With that his whip struck her across the cheek and she fell to the floor. Drake walked off laughing as the world went black.


Connie Temple lay back in the seat of the black jeep as it sped down the track. She let the breeze from the open window blow through her hair. It had been such a long time since she had felt the wind on her face. Dawn had just come and the sun was shining with watery thinness. Abana Baidoo was staring at her from the seat next to her. She hesitated then said, "Connie, I'm sorry about Darius". She let the statement hang in air. "It wasn't a waste though Connie. You see, I have a proposition. I and a few others have been able to, with the help of an anonymous donor, setup a temporary base nearby. You know more about what is going on inside the military camp than anybody else. If you help us there is a chance we can stop them blowing up our kids. You know how dangerous Stavenich said it would be! They are going to put a nuclear warhead under them and kill them and everything within 10 miles. There is a chance we can get them out of there."

"But what's the point?" Connie shouted, "there is no hope for those kids now! They are barely human anymore! I saw both my kids trying to kill someone!" Abana raised her eyebrows at the use of both. "Please Connie, we'll be there soon. Give us a chance. For my sake! For my Dahra's sake help us. Our donor made it clear that without your help he or she would not continue funding us."

"Donor?"

"An anonymous donor has agreed to fund our missions."

Connie looked suspicious, "If I'm going to help, I have to know who the donor is. I have made many enemies over the years I want to know who they are right now!" Connie broke into a fit of coughs. After she had recovered she said in a more restrained voice, "I don't like surprises."

"I don't even know who they are myself! They call themselves *Odin but I know that's not their real name. They contacted me after you got captured asking me to get you out of jail. It took us all this time just to find you." Abana went silent and stared at the road ahead.

"I didn't thank you for rescuing me. I'll help you, but only because you got me out of there and if you're lying there will be hell to pay." They nodded at each other, the peace having been restored between them. Despite this Connie felt a bad feeling. As she looked at the distant barrier she began to feel like something wasn't quite right. That she was going to regret doing this.

A/N: Sorry if this was a bit rushed but we wanted to upload. Chapter 3 has more CainexDiana and there is a big twist… : )