LS7: I'm so glad that people are liking this story… Again I want to Thank the awesome Crystal Persian for her superior ideas…

Last Time on A Father's Wish…

"MASTER HATES CHILDREN! So let's dispose of him…"

"I hope I'm not to late…again!"

"RUN!!!!!! BOY RUN NOW OR YOUR FRIENDS WILL DIE!!!!"

"We need to take him to my house… I have some supplies to help him."

'Who are you Damien…? Just who are you?'

Chapter 4: "Jealously and Sorrow's Song…"

Azarthian Desert…. (Antauri's P.O.V.)

Who is this guy…? Just because he saved Chiro doesn't mean he's someone I'm willing to trust! I feel this sense of darkness when I'm near him. Which is a lot since he's carrying Chiro in his arms. I just can't shake these unknown feelings when I see Chiro in his arms like that. I just know that I will not trust him. Chiro is laying in his arms... Chiro looks so hurt. It's my fault. I should be the on that was hurt instead of my son… Did I just say that…? Well at least I'm thinking it and nt saying it. I don't know what Chiro would think of me if I would tell him…But with the way he's hurt, I don't know if I could get that chance- NO! I have to trust Chiro to pull through. Just like he has before. As we're walking towards this Guy's home, I pull my gaze from Chiro towards Nova. She looks at me with her eyes that are laced with concern and curiosity. What is she so curious and concerned about? I know it's about Chiro and this guy but I sense something deeper. It's as almost if she were concerned about me. I don't want her or anyone of the others knowing what I'm feeling right now. So there's really no point in worrying about me. I look from Nova's gaze to the others.

As we're still walking, I noticed that Gibson and Otto about the robot. I vaguely heard Otto say that the robot looked beyond repair but he'll try his best to get the robot up and running. I also see a sad attempt of Sprks try to flirt with Nova and her punching him really hard. I swear those two should put aside their pride and tell the other of their feelings towards each other. But right now, that's not important. What is important is making sure Chiro gets some medical attention, find out a little more about this guy, and as I look around this barren land, find out what happened to this planet and it's inhabitants. The only one on this land so it seems it's this man carrying Chiro. He knows way too much about this land and those creatures who attacked Chiro. And I swear I will find out why those things did what they did to him. I couldn't take the silence from this guy so I wanted to ask him a few questions.

" How much further do we have to walk?"

I asked curiously. Chiro needs help fast and with the rate things are going now, it seems nearly helpless. The man apparently didn't hear me or was simply ignoring because he didn't answer right away. I nearly wanted to slap him across the face but I remembered Chiro was in his arms so I refrained. As I was about to ask him again, he stopped dead in his tracks. Why in the name of Shugazoom did he stop?! Chiro's life is at stake and this guy stops?! He turns towards us, Chiro still unconscious in his arms. He's still wearing that hood so we still couldn't see his face. As he was about to speak, I took in the surrounds. We're clearly in a desert with no one living here with one exception, and now that I look at it, I see a hut a few ways from where we are. From what I gather, the hut looks pretty old as though no one lived there for a few years. Is this where he lives? What kind of help can he offer Chiro in a hut such as this… If only the robot wasn't so damaged then Chiro would have been okay by now.

"That hut that you all probably see not to far from you is where I live. It may not look like much to you all, but it was once my home here when things were… normal. Lets get going. The sooner we get there, the sooner your friend Chiro will be alright and the quicker I can talk to you all about what's going on here."

The others continued to follow hi after he spoke. They might not spotted it, but I don't miss these kinds of things. When he said back to normal, he sounded sad. As if he was the one responsiblefor what is gong on here. Well whether he is or not, I will get my answers soon enough. I was so deep into my thoughts that I didn't here Gibson call me.

"Antauri? The others have walked a little near the hut. Are you alright? I know you have your suspicions and questions as do I, but we need to get Chiro some help before anything…"

At the mention of Chiro, I nodded my head in understanding and both me and Gibson headed over to the old hut. As I saw it closer, it really did look like it was about to fall over at any given moment. Why was he living in a hut? The man walked in the hut and we of course followed. The inside of the hut wasn't to different from the outside. There in the left side corner of the room which was a little bigger than I thought, had a old, dusty black chair. To my right I saw a cupboard of different bottles and jars. Were they medicine or something else? How could anyone live like this. Clothes were thrown everywhere, there was this odor of a musty smell and it was completely dusty. As I continued to exam the room as did everyone else, the man gently place Chiro on a sofa or what looked like one. He took off Chiro's bloodied and tattered shirt and started to look at his wounds. As I walked over to the pair, I felt angry at him. Usually me or Gibson checked Chiro for injuries or gave him a medical exam but this guy is a total stranger who we don't know. As he finished inspecting the wounds, he finally took of his hood in one swift flow. He had shoulder length black hair, deep pale blue eyes, olive skin, some sort of armor that wrapped around him showing some parts of his torso with an emblem in the middle of his body. His arms were bare except for wrappings on them with some sort of tattoos going down his left arm. He also wore black baggy pants with a tattered red scarf wrapped with in the belts of the pants. And also on him was that dagger. That dagger is close to him I bet for when we first met him, he treated the weapon as of it was his partner. He looked at me and smiled for some reason. Why is he smiling at me? He does know something I don't!! I quickly calm down and asked him about Chiro.

"So how is he? Chiro I mean?" Again he smiled at me but the smile was a bit sadder.

"Chiro will be alright my friend. His wounds weren't as fatal as I thought but using some of the herbs I have with me, I was able to stop he bleeding. But because of the amount of blood that he did lose, he won't wake up for awhile."

Chiro! He won't be awake for awhile… How long must I wait until I can see Chiro awake, laughing with the rest of us? Just how long must I endure feeling as though Chiro won't ever see me as a father? Just how long…? I watched as he place a tattered old blanket on Chiro so he won't catch a chill. I look away from the scene in sadness only to see the rest of the team out and about. Gibson was looking at the cupboard checking the variety of items contained in it. The man moved from were Chiro was sleeping towards Gibson. I guess this guy is similar to Gibson love of science as well because those two right are actually engaging in a conversation a medical herbs and healing techniques. Nova was just looking around the hut but every now and then she would walk over to Chiro and talk to him as he were looking around the room himself. I chuckle silently to myself as Chiro would be asking so many questions… if he were awake.

I look over at Sprks and Otto as they hone in on what seems to be a picture frame. Sprks picks up the picture frame and Otto tries to take a look at it. I swear sometimes… most of the time those two can be really annoying because it looks like Sprks is playing Keep the picture from Otto game. I feel an argument is about to happen.

"Sprks come on!! Let me see the pretty picture..!" "Hands off Otto I saw it first!"

Yep… Like I said, an argument was bound to happen. Nova, Gibson, and the man turned around to see what the common was about. I floated over to where Nova was beside Chiro's sleeping form and told her what happened. I heard mumble something under her breath about having idiotic comrades for brothers. Gibson just shook his head as things like these happened all the time back home… as they did. But the reaction from him… was not what I anticipated. The man was enraged and looked like he wanted to kill. Before any of us had time, he lunged at Sprks and Otto and grabbed the picture from them in an angry swift motion. We all just stood there stunned. Was this picture so precious to him that he would get angry if it were touched. He looked sorrowfully at the picture but looked even more sorry at us.

"I'm sorry I responded in that manner. It's just that, that picture is very important to me and when I saw you too playing with it, I just got upset. Do forgive me my friends."

Nova walked over to the man and told him she understood why he would react that way. When turned to face both Sprks and Otto her facial expression wasn't that pleasant. Otto quickly apologized and Sprks mumbled an apology but the look on Nova's face made him say it louder. I didn't leave Chiro's side yet as I saw his sleeping face. At least he looks better then before. He looks so peaceful.

"Who are the people in this picture?"

I heard Gibson's voice say. I turned to look at the man's face as it went from apologetic to mournful. Maybe now we can finally get some answers. He didn't speak for awhile just lowered his head so that his bangs covered his face.

"Go on and tell us."

I say in a calm voice but deep inside I'm curious to know myself. He lifted his head slowly and looked around the room at our faces. We each shared a common feat that we wanted to know a little more about him. He began in a quiet voice… One that we all heard…

"Well… let me start off by telling you my name. It's Damien. Damien Alhad and I'm 32 years of age."

So I was correct in assuming his name was Damien. Before the bridge collapsed, Chiro had called both him and I. We each told him our names and where we came from. He smiles for a bit then goes back to his mournful mode before continuing.

"The three people you saw in the picture were my wife and child. Her name was Catherine and my son's name was named Alexander. I named him after my late father."

He stopped to compost himself as he was on the verge of tears. Nova patted him on the leg and before he continued Otto asked a question that even I was dying to know.

"Uh… so what happened to them?"

Damien's expression changed yet again. This time from sorrow to furious. What did happen to his wife and son? Where were they? And where are the people here? I was soon hit with an answer that I was not expecting at that moment. Damien answered the question… His now darker blue eyes burning with hatred at the name he gave us that silenced us completely.

"My wife and Son just like the people here, were all massacred by the creatures that attacked you and Chiro."

"Their master…Skeleton King!"

LS7: Well you all didn't see that coming! Or did you? Well either way that's some shocker. Skeleton King!? Oh my! Hoped you all enjoyed things from Antauri's point of view. Otto?

Otto: Yeah?

LS7: Wanna close us off?

Otto: SURE!!! The next chappie is the continuation of this one called: "Memories and Awakening!" So all of you guys out there Plz review! ^.~