"Guys! GUYS!"

Lync Volan shouted, a little too loud for everyone's taste.

"What is it Lync?" Kate asked because she was Kate, and she did things like that, and because she was the only one to be actually interested in what Lync has to say.

They've been travelling in the spaceship for some time now, not really sure where they were going to, or even what they had in mind to go.

"You should take a look at this. Something is messing with the signal. Like someone is trying to contact us from an outside source."

Meanwhile...

Prince Hydron was in his room, drinking tea listening to Reputation.

He was thinking about many things, at least he tried. It was always hard for him to focus while in a situation like this.

Besides being the prince, he never actually did any of the decision making. His father was the leader, the king, the ruler.

Mylene was the one who came up with the plans and set them in mention, usually by bossing everyone around.

The other Vexos followed the orders, not always with enthusiasm, but still... they listened and they mostly got things done. Mostly.

However, it has slowly started to hit him, the realization that he was slowly, but certainly losing power over the Vexos.

Out of nowhere, the computer on his bed next to him turned on, on itself. A familiar voice spoke through it.

"Hydron!"

"FATHER!"

The prince gasped.

"Father, how did you-"

"How did I manage to message you? I have my ways. Or have you forgotten I am the king of Vestal."

"How could I ever forget, father. You keep reminding me of that."

Hydron got over his initial shock.

"What do you need, father?" he asked in a now calm, collected voice. At least he made it sound that way.

"What I need, Hydron is for you and your teammates to pay for your betrayal."

"Betrayal? I don't recall there was any betrayal in question there. Not on my side, at least. Always so dramatic..."

xxx

All of the Vexos were in the dining room. It was a very rare occasion. All of them, together, doing nothing special, all in one place.

Diane and Kate's younger brother Max was there as well. Max didn't like talking to anyone, and no one bothered to try talking to him. What was the point?

Hydron was at the entrance, trying to get everyone's attention

"I gathered you here because my father contacted me today."

He said the word "father" in a louder voice than the rest like he wanted to emphasize on that word.

"What? How's that even possible!?"

Shadow Prove was jelling and a few of the other Vexos tried to shut him up.

"I don't know if my father has an actual plan to punish us for-"

"Zenoheld has a plan. There's no point in trying to deny that."

Mylene never interrupted Hydron and she never refers to the king as 'Zenoheld'.

"I agree with Mylene," Shadow said, but not like that was any surprise.

Everyone else either nodded indifferently or made no reaction. Hydron could clearly see he lost all control.

"What do you suggest, Mylene?"

He asked that because he felt compelled to, not because he really cared what she had to say or plan to even listen to her once she does. He just wanted to shut the others down.

Mylene looked around at everyone else, just to see if any of them planned or wanted to say something. She then looked back at Hydron, decisively.

"I suggest." she began carefully, "we come after King Zenoheld."

"No way!" escaped Kate's mouth and everyone looked at her.

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea." Diane admitted "fighting Zenoheld? The one with the mysterious Alternative machines going on he might or might not try to use for killing us?"

"I never said we fight him. I say... we find someone who can."

"And who could that be?"