The daughter of the future
Ch4/ Flight of the Herd
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"Come on Daddy, can we fly it now." I was starting to get annoyed at daddy; he was trying the string the new kite we had just bought. I was so excited about it, to watch it twirl and swirl in the sky. Daddy has that amused smile of his. I loved it when he smiled, with him it was so meaning full.
"Almost there… right done." He handed me the actually kite because I wanted the throw it into the air, while he held onto the handle so it won't blow away. "Come here." he bends down to fix my scarf which I hates he know that mum does it to me; I don't see why they are to over protective with the simple thing.
"Daddy can we fly it now." I said with the excitement building up inside of me. He told me to run as fast as I can down the hill. I obeyed gladly running in my welly boots with a big smile on my face. Daddy was laughing at my enthusiasm.
"Ready Scar?" I nodded over excited and through up our bight kite into the grey sky. The reds and yellows and blues and greens, oh how they were dancing around my memory. It was my turn to fly the kite and I was a bit nervous in case I let the handle go, but my dad stood behind me showing me how to move the handle to do certain tricks. His arms hugged around my waist as I flew our kite in the park. I love spending time with Daddy, even though his work makes him leave a lot these simple moments I get with him are ones I love.
It soon grew dark, but in the time of the light we ran over the park and jumped over logs and I even convince Daddy to roll down the hills with me. It was such a lovely day with my Daddy, even thought now I was so tried. I remember the feeling of Daddy carrying me in his arms to our car, as I fell into my well deserved nap he gentle put me in the back of the car and did up my seat belt. I could not recall what he said but I remember a blanket being put around me and him passing me my bear. Oh I love my bear. The last thing I needed to complete my slumber was the bust of love from my daddy's lips on my forehead.
She woke up feeling happy. As she stretch of the sleep in her bones she recalled the dream she had but it was a memory. It was just after she turned five and she watched Mary Poppins, since that day she wanted to fly a kite so her dad bought her one and they flow it in the park. She still had that kite and if it was windy enough they would fly the kite outside.
She felt the pain in her arm once again and as she looked down there was signs of it fading and it was spreading. She need to work fast, the faster her arm fade it meant that time was finding her more quickly. If she needs to help her father and the world she had to hurry up.
She got of the bed and found clothes left on the chair. They were very unusual to Scarlet. The trouser where blue and had a strange texture to them, she think they are called denims. The top was not any better it had a picture of a girls face on it with paint strokes over it and the words 'rock chick' at the bottom.
"This is fashion. Thank god style has change."
She quickly changed into the cloths but she did not feel comfortable with them, but they would have to do. When she opens the door all she smelt was pancakes. Just then her stomach woke up completely, the smell was delicious and she followed her nose going down the stairs. When she entered the kitchen she found the boy Luke at the stove making the pancakes while Sky was eating up her plate full. It was Sarah Jane who notice Scarlet first, as she looked up from her newspaper she greet her with a smile.
"Good morning Scarlet, how'd you sleep." It was then that Luke turn to her and given her a smile which Scarlet returned gratefully.
"Very well thanks."
"Would you like some pancakes? There plenty here to go around." Luke asked over his shoulder trying to keep one eye on the pancake he was cooking so it would not burn. "Clyde taught me his secrete recipe."
"I would love some." She took a set beside Sky and had a friendly conversation with her. Scarlet could always talk to her easily even when she was younger. The ironic thing was that now Sky was younger then she but it was still the same.
Luke saw Scarlet smile for the first time and it comfort him in a strange way. He wanted to understand who this girl was and how she seemed at ease with his family. His family are not the easiest to be calm around with his frosty mother and over protective friends, it was hard to be relaxed around them but she was comfortable just setting there. But last night was also on his mind. When she first properly saw him it looked like she saw a ghost. The way she acted made him feel like she knows him, maybe, maybe in the future they meet again, who knows.
He handed her a plate of pancakes and the only thought that went through her head was this is too weird. As she eat the plate full of pancakes that made her tease buds dance with pleasure. The front door was closed but with a too loud of a bang that made the pictures on the walls shake.
"Clyde what have I told you, don't slam the door too hard." Sarah Jane said and not looking up from her newspaper.
"Sorry." He said sheepishly as he entered the kitchen. Rani followed suit and stopped looking at Scarlet who was still eating her pancakes.
"Scarlet." She looked up from her plate. "Hey so do the clothes fit ok?" she as nervously. Scarlet did not want to offend her by saying that the clothes where horrible so she told a little whit lie, well she got that from her mum she knows that.
"Yeah and they are really nice thank you." she showed off her best designed smile. Rani took that as a complement and took a bit of Clyde's pancake, which made him look at her in a shock form, which is due to the fact that he does not like people taking his food.
"They are trying not to make it obvious they are going out." Sky whispered to Scarlet using her hand to cup her voice as an attempt to hide her whisper.
"Really I thought everyone knew." They shared a short giggle at this.
"So what's on the agenda to day Sarah Jane?" Clyde asked still eating his pancakes.
"The Pharos Institutehas called this morning they want us to help out on an investigation. So after breakfast we need to get going."
This was exciting news for every one. The Pharos Institutehas has been good friends with Sarah Jane for many years and to be asked to help out was guaranteed to be an exciting morning. They eat up Luke's pancakes very quickly but unfortunately for Sky and Scarlet they were told to stay behind in the house because it could be dangerous.
"But Mum…"
"No buts we will be back soon." Her eyes caught a hold of Scarlet and whispered the next part into Sky's ear. "Watch her." and with those last words the teens followed Sarah Jane into her car to the Pharos Institutehas.
In the city centre there is a huge glass building. Tall in height and was designed to be an office building, but today a disturbing event caused the employees to have the day off. Surrounding the building were jeeps and white tents full of equipment that belong to the Pharos Institutehas.
When the gang eventually got past the police line they soon encountered an old friend.
"Ah Miss Smith, so lovely to see you again." A dark skinned woman in a lab coat came out of tent of equipment.
"Professor Rivers." The two women shake each others hands with a smile of glee on their face. It has been to long since they last meet and they have grown an unusually friendship, but it was a nice friendship to have for Sarah Jane, someone her age. "I don't believe you have met my son Luke, and you remember Rani and Clyde."
"Of course, it is so nice to see you again." She shakes each one of their hands before leading them into the main operation tent. When they looked in their eyes widen with amazement. Unlike pass operation where it was only a few computers, files and one or two people operating the site, this time almost all of the scientist staff of the institutehas was here. The tent stretch back to many meters covering equipment that was vital for the mission and scientist of all departments were there monitoring the site.
"Wow I knew it would be big but I was not expecting it to be a circus under here." Clyde commented on his surrounding.
"Yesterday around 2:30 pm we detected an energy pulse; it was small and was very quick so we could not get a go reading on it. However, earlier today our machines detected a much bigger energy pulse." Professor River was beginning to get more excited, this could be the fact that she could be on the verge of a merger paranormal discovery that would give the Pharos Institutehas to get the grant that it needs.
"And you believe it to be of the paranormal side?"
"Yes and a huge sighting at that. We have inserted cameras inside the building to keep a close eye on thing. Would you like to go inside?" The gang like the sound of that, finally some mystery that they could solve.
They all exit the tent and followed the Professor to the entrance of the building. When they walked into it look like it was broken into and the burglars had a joyride on destroying the place. The windows were smash, tables were ripped apart and scrapes of metal and electrics were scattered every where.
"As you can see we have sensor covering around the entrance of the building, this is where we gain most of the activity. As you can see the area is damage which makes our job so much more exciting."
"What on earth happen here?" a Shocked Sarah Jane looked around the disaster zone.
"That's the thing, if it is paranormal we would have undercover a tremendous believe that ghost can actually be able to physically touch our world. Is it not exciting?"
"If you think it is exciting that a ghost can do this. I'm worried for you." Clyde said to himself but was heard and received a giggle from Rani. Professor River allowed the group to have a looked around the rest of the building.
As they continued to follow the path of destruction it brought them through the building away from the sunlight. The destruction looked to be like a line or corridor of demolition, when the looked left and right they could see offices half destroyed and half standing. What ever cause this was huge but as they approach a dead end they were confused.
"That doesn't make sense." Luke said looking at the wall. Why would something cause so much destruction and stop so suddenly.
Slowly vibrations were felt at the base of the humans' feet. That grew and grew until it was a rumble. The lights began to flick violently and then they exploded all together. The wind was picking up and blows bits of debris and dust around the room. Suddenly a bright pale blue light was seen behind the group. It swirled around and looked to be portal of some sort. What shock the group was that a group of giant rhinos came charging out straight towards the group.
In a shock panic they sprinted to the nearest side with Sarah Jane, Rani and Clyde falling to the right and Luke to the left. The rhinos charged forward with so much speed that when they reached the concrete wall they smashed through it like it was a tower of stacked cards. Suddenly the roof above began to crumble and fall causing the passageways to become unstable. Before they fall down Luke quickly got of the floor and ran the opposite direction until he was safe from falling rubble.
It hit him like a falling ceiling. His family were trapped and so was him.
Oblivious to the events of others, a bored looking Sky was flicking through the TV while Scarlet sat reading a book from the bookshelf. When Sky gives a bored sigh did Scarlet turn to her.
"Bored?"
"Yeah. I wish I could have gone with mum, it would have been fun." An idea popped into Scarlet's head. She reached into her bag and pulled out a large phone like rectangle and placed it on the table between her and Sky.
"What's that?" Sky said turning of the TV and kneeing like Scarlet on the other side of the table.
"It's my phone."
"It's too big to be a phone." Sky raised an eyebrow to challenge her. She did not say anything in reply but got up to pull the curtains over leaving the room in almost darkness.
"Pick anything. What ever you like favourite time favour event what ever you like?"
"Umm… Space?" Sky was confused. She had no idea want was going on and was considering walking up to her room in a fit of boredom. Scarlet did a bit of typing on the screen getting excited because this was one of the things she love about modern technology, it is impressive.
With a finally tough on the screen a light came through from the screen that projected a colourful map of the sky above earth in its most humble of ways.
"Wow, it's beautiful." A Smile of joy spread across Sky's face at the images of planets. She stood up and began to walk around the spinning holograms; but when she touched Saturn it felt like a rock. "It's real?"
"7D projection; you're going love the future." Scarlet was feeling calm and peaceful seeing a happy looking Sky it was a rare sight to see her this happy in the future but at least she could go away with the sight of innocents in her eyes that will not remain.
Suddenly the images disappear and a red flashing warring appeared on the screen. When Scarlet looked down and read the message dread filled her to her bones.
"Oh No, Sky where did they said they were going?" Sky looked up not wanting to give the wrong answers in fear of what it could bring.
"Madeline office's tower, why?" dread filled Scarlet's eyes at the words.
"I have to." She picked up the device in a hurry and rush to grab her bag and jacket from the kitchen. "Please let then safe." She whispered to her herself as the hurried.
"Where are you going?" Sky followed her into the kitchen as Scarlet was putting her vortex manipulator on her wrist and programed it with the coordinates.
"I'm sorry but their in dagger I can't let them die and you can't come with me."
"Why, why can't you." Sky was getting suspicious. This girl was willing to through herself into dagger for strangers. Scarlet was about to tell her God knows that she wanted to but she had to follow her father orders.
"Like I said I'm someone you will know very well." She kissed the top of Sky's head as a goodbye jester in case it was the last. She step back and with a press of a bottom she was through into time and space.
Let's hope it is not too late.
I left it on a bit of a Cliff hanger there.
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I am off on mid term so hopefully I can write a good bit of the next chapter over the week