I do apologise if the chapters are short but I'm ploughing through this. And I realise I haven't been doing a lot of Seth/Ken romance but I'll be trying form here on in. =D


Regardless of the fact that Seth had been bashing humans a little over two or three hours ago, I stayed close to him and Sara as Jack led us into the UFO Expo. He wrapped his arms around Seth and Sara and I slipped my hand into Seth's.

"Stay close to me, don't talk to anyone, nice and normal." Jack murmured as we hurried up the escalator. I looked around at people walking by in clone trooper costumes and antennas, snickering.

"Up here." Jack said, leading us towards a hallway of conference rooms. He headed into the room signposted as Dr Alex Friedman and we all followed. The door shut behind and I caught up to Seth and Sara as the woman turned around.

"The cattle mutilation lecture doesn't start for an hour. But take a seat." She said and I coughed hiding a smirk.

"We're here to see you actually." Jack said as she threw her cup in the bin. "Jack Bruno, we met earlier." He said, holding out a hand. She frowned.

"We did?" He nodded, dropping his hand.

"Cab...Airport to hotel…driver?" He said, trying to jog her memory. She nodded.

"The non-believer. What are the odds?" She asked and he shifted.

"Is there someplace we can talk?" Jack asked and she raised an eyebrow, looking around the room.

"The crowds in here making ya uncomfortable?" She asked and I snorted. Jack glared at me and I stepped behind Seth, using his taller form to an advantage.

"Even more private than this?" He asked. But she held her hand up.

"Look no offence but I'm pretty busy…" She started but Sara cut across, spouting something scientific about the doctor doubting herself. Alex turned around and I nudged Sara's hand.

"This is called a high five." I whispered, slapping her palm gently with my own. "It means good job." Sara nodded, beaming, as Alex led us towards an empty Mars exhibit.


"That looks cool. Almost like the shooting star I saw." I murmured, pointing at the image on Alex's laptop. Seth and Sara turned around, huddling over me.

"Hey, please don't touch that." Alex said as Seth picked up the laptop.

"You captured an image of our ship." He said, holding it out.

"The smudge? You're telling me you think that smudge is your spaceship?" She asked, frowning. Sara shook her head.

"No we don't think it's our spaceship. We know it is our spaceship." She said, her eyes lighting up. Alex shook her head and stalked over to us.

"I'm out. If you'll excuse me, I'll take my laptop." She said reaching for it. I blinked and poked Seth in the back. He jumped and the laptop fell through his fingers, stopping an inch from the floor as Sara caught on.

"Yeah they can do all this…stuff too." Jack said over her shoulder. I winked at the cab driver and he nodded slightly.

"Who are you?" Alex breathed, glancing between Seth, Sara and I. I held my hands up and stepped back.

"Just them. I'm human." I said, glaring slightly at Seth and stressing the word human. Seth fumbled in his pocket, pulling out his device thing, and set it on the table before pressing something. In an instant, a whole universe was displayed, in 3D and I gaped.

"Wow." I whispered, trailing my hand through the stars. I moved around the room, giggling slightly as my fingers went straight through a seemingly solid planet, and long fingers wrapped around my hand.

"Kennedy Wallace. Sara spoke to me and I did not realise you were going to say that." Seth said quietly. "I believe it would be best for both of us if I apologised. So I am sorry." He said. I blinked, frowning slightly, before tangling my fingers in his.

"As much as I hate to say it, you were probably right. Not all humans would help. But me and Jack will." I whispered, my eyes trailing over the room. He nodded before moving behind me and gliding our hands over a pale blue glowing planet, his free hand on the small of my back.

"That is our home." He said, looking back at Sara who nodded and pulled it over to where Jack, Alex and she were standing. I smiled at the beautiful planet and pulled Seth back over.

"Why did you come to Earth?" Alex asked.

"Our planet is dying." Sara said. "Millennia of neglect has rendered our atmosphere unbreathable." I snorted.

"Sounds familiar." I muttered.

"Our parents are scientists who have studied Earth's changing climates in hopes for finding a cure for our planet." Seth said.

"Our people's fears began to rise when our parents discovered a solution that our leaders were very interested in." Sara cut through.

"You planet…makes a suitable living environment for our kind." Seth explained, squeezing my hand. "It would be simplest to abandon our dying planet and…occupy yours." He swallowed and I sucked in a breath.

"We're helping you conquer our own planet?" Jack asked in disbelief. Both aliens shook their head vigorously.

"No! Most of the people on our planet are fiercely opposed to this idea." Sara burst out.

"But fear of extinction is triumphing among our people." Seth said quickly.

"But our parents discovered a solution." Sara continued. "An experiment on an outpost here was successful in regenerating life into all previously dying plants and trees."

"Which would mean you can save your planet right?" I asked. They nodded.

"So what's the problem?" Jack asked and the twins exchanged a look.

"Our military." Seth said. "They prefer invasion over science." I snorted in disbelief.

"Which is why we had to hurry and retrieve the experiment." Sara said, pulling out the device they got from the slimy globe in the forest. "All proof that our planet can be saved, and yours spared, is in here." She said, holding up the device. The top of it was swirling with blue and white mist.

"Where are you parents again?" Jack asked, taking a step forward.

"They were arrested for their opposition." Sara said. "We agreed to complete the task for them." Seth finished.

"What about the robot assassin?" I asked, clutching Seth's hand tightly.

"The Siphon warrior series Deranian 75 was created by our military." Sara explained.

"They're bred to hunt?" Alex asked.

"They're bred to kill." Seth said fiercely, squeezing my hand. "And if we don't return home in time, the invasion will proceed." I exhaled heavily.

"We seriously need to find your spaceship." Alex said, flustered.


Alex led us through the convention quickly, until we stopped in front of a skinny dude with oversized glasses.

"Ah Dr Friedman. You finally decided to accept my offer for a romantic Benihana dinner for two? Huzzah!" He said and I raised my eyebrows.

"Three...three years ago? The screening for a Cooper footage. You were in the fourth row, second seat in a saucy flower print?" He said and my jaw dropped. Stalker much? I thought.

"Sorry I prefer to keep my work and social life separate. I don't date…" She coughed. "Colleagues." I hid my face in Sara's shoulder, trying to stop any giggles from escaping.

"We need to see Harland right away." Alex said. The glasses tried to speak but a taller guy in a trench coat stood up.

"Dr Harland is presently unavailable for consultations but we're more than qualified to answer any of your questions." He said haughtily.

"There is no time for that." Alex burst out. "It is a matter of life and death that we see Harland now!" They jerked back and the taller guy smirked.

"Life and death?" He asked. "Uber scary drama queen theatrics. What's the 411 sitch?" He asked. Jack moved over.

"You're currently alive. Unless you take us to Harland you'll be dead." He said and I smirked. The guys started mumbling and darted off, leading us out the back of the convention and into a parking lot, grouped with caravans and RV's. The glasses guy knocked on the door and the man inside yelled something about a book signing.

"Harland it's Alex Friedman." Alex called out and the door, lined with tin foil, opened slowly. I casually stepped behind Seth, peering out over his shoulder, at the creepy looking grandpa.

"We have to speak with you. It's very important." Alex said.


"So you're saying the four of you witnessed this reported UFO crash?" Harland asked us. I nodded.

"Right." I confirmed.

"We were wondering if there's any intel out there amongst your sources?" Alex asked. Harland surveyed us.

"I hate lying, I really don't like lying. I can tell when people are lying to me." The old man said. I felt Seth clench his fists and I knocked his fist with the back of my hand. "But thankfully your story checks out with all the reports I got from SETI and NORAD and NASA." He said.

"We have reason to believe a team of government sponsored operatives recovered the spacecraft." Seth said, looming over the old man. I tugged his wrist, pulling him back.

"Okay, back up. This isn't space camp." Harland said. "Let the experts do their work. You're very lucky you three didn't come into contact with the aliens who were in that craft." I closed my eyes, waiting for the next thing. "They're like giant praying mantises. They eat your flesh." And there it is. Seth tilted his head in confusion, causing me to bite my lip, but Sara caught on.

"Yes we are indeed lucky kids, not to have had, our flesh eaten by the aliens." She said and Seth nodded.

"You got that right. Okay, let's get to work here." Harland said, turning around to his computer. I moved back, letting Alex move closer, and adjusted my shirt, unbuttoning it all the way. I had a pale grey tank top underneath.

"Where would they take the spaceship?" Alex asked. "51, Nellis, Wright-Patterson, Vandenberg?" Harland shrugged.

"From the size and scope of the crash I'd say there's only one possibility." He said. "Witch Mountain." All three creepy guys said simultaneously and Harland glared at them.

"What, are we a singing group?" He asked. "Let me talk and you guys nod a bit." They apologised and Harland turned back to us.

"Witch Mountain." Harland swivelled back to his computer. "Here we go, California. About 50 miles north of Nevada. One of our top secret facilities. I got a schematic here someplace." He pulled a blueprint out and turned around. "If you're planning on visiting, don't. When I say this place is fortified up to the yin yang, I'm making an understatement. Here's the schematic. And do ya have the book?" He asked. Alex nodded. "Alright then, here's an aerial view." He handed her another map.

"Thank you for everything sir." I said. He nodded and we turned to go.

"Whatever trouble you're in…trust no one." He spoke up.