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Chapter 4: A Mother's Sacrifice
Alicia glared at the man above her. He hadn't changed much. He was a bit more muscular, had a five o' clock aftershave, and looked extremely drunk. She tried to get up, but he kicked her. She cried out in pain.
"B-Ben-jam-m-min…" she hissed. He looked at her, a spark of greed in his eyes. Alicia gasped when he stepped on her ribs, and cried when he kicked her back. All the while, Julian and Aster were huddled together in a separate room. Julian held the younger Phoenix and told her everything would be alright. Silence filled the air. Aster, out of pure fright, left the room, and went to check on their mother. What she saw, was something she'd never forget…
Alicia struggled against the choke hold Benjamin had on her. He smashed her head against the wall. Aster stifled a cry, and looked around, she saw a rock, and flung it at him. Benjamin growled, and turned to the girl.
"R-run…" Alicia managed, and she did. Aster ran, but with so many of Benjamin's "helpers" around, that wasn't easy. One managed to catch her, and brought her back to Benjamin. He had one hand covering her mouth, his other arm around her body. Benjamin took hold of the girl, and tied her to a chair. He then took out a knife, and made a move hurt the girl. But, deciding to have fun, he dragged it along the side or her arm, and then he did the same thing near her neck. Letting her fall to the ground, saving his "fun" for later, he turned back to Alicia.
"You should have stayed with me, Alicia your children wouldn't have had to suffer if they did. Now, you won't be needed anymore. I'm sure they have a father, if not, I have several friends in need of servants…" Benjamin looked at the fallen girl and then took out a gun. Alicia's eyes widened, "good bye, Alicia…" the only thing heard was the ringing of the shot the gun made. By that time, Aster had gotten up, and saw Benjamin turn the weapon to her. Not saying a word, he pulled the trigger. Alicia saw her fall over, tears threatening to fall. Aster made her way over. Benjamin laughed cruelly, and left. He came back with some salt and beer. He tossed the salt at the two, causing both to cry out. Alicia looked at the clock on the wall. 11:00 p.m. She gasped, and held Aster closer to her chest, feeling the child's shattered breathing, mixed along with several sirens… wait, sirens?
"BENJAMIN EVANS! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP! WE'VE GOT YOU SORROUNDED!" A police officer yelled. Benjamin cursed, and tried to make an escape. It was true, they had him surrounded, and he couldn't escape. They tackled him to the ground, and then took him to prison. Julian crept out, and ran into the arms of a police officer. He panicked immediately.
"HELP! HELP! HELP! HE WANTS TO KILLS US! HE WANTS TO KILL US!" He started to cry. A female officer ran up, and shook him a bit.
"Honey, we won't hurt you. We want to help you. He can't hurt you anymore," she said. But Julian was still yelling.
"MY MOTHER! MY SISTER! HE WANTS TO KILL US!"
"Go inside and look for two females, one adult and one a child if I'm correct." The officers with her nodded, and ran inside…
Alicia took of the medallion around her neck, and put it around Aster's.
"Merry Christmas my fire flower, and… happy be-lated birthday…"Aster stared at her mother, then the clock. 11: 48 p.m.
"Remember, that I -I -I l-love you…" Alicia closed her eyes, and her ring, Hope's Return, glowed, and the light it created faded as two officers, and three medics ran in. They tried everything, but nothing worked.
"So?" The female officer, Sarah Edwards, asked.
"The woman died, the time of her death, 11:50 p.m. December 24, 2002 (A/n I'm guessing here…) I feel awful for her children. The girl's only three years old, and she's being sent to the emergency room." Her partner, Joe Hiller, said. He looked at Julian, who was in his father's arms. They needed a Christmas miracle, and they needed one soon…
At the hospital, Aster finally woke up from surgery. She looked around, and saw her father outside and waved to him. He waved back. She looked at the medallion around her neck. It felt right there. She smiled, and then it glowed. A transparent figure, who looked similar to her, smiled down at her.
"Don't be scared. My name is Edo Yume. You're special Aster. Just remember, I'm here for you my fire flower…" with that she faded and Aster closed her eyes, a small and sad smile on her face.
*END FLASHBACK*
Jaden and Jesse stared at the chibi. Then at each other, what could they do after hearing that?
"Don't tell anyone. You got it?" Edo hissed, and they nodded. Chazz got up, and looked around.
"So what is this place again?" He asked.
"Death Woods, entrance to Valkyrias Dragons…"
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