Chapter 9: Quick Decisions

I turned the TV off. Took the DVD out put it in my hands and stared at it. My father went back for my mother thinking we both had died. He was my father, and my mother she was beautiful, she died trying to save me. I roll a lock of my hair through my fingers, its not as kinky as hers but dark like his with little bits of dark gold strands. I look at myself in my mirror, it was like seeing a new person. Blue eyes like his with tinges of brown. I look at my ears, now I know why they stick out like they do. I feel tears well up inside me. Kelly saved me, Seth stepped up to be a father figure even though he didn't have to be. But no one told me about my father. My real father. Everyone only told me I was adopted because Seth and Kelly found me. They had no obligation to me. I was so confused with all these emotions I became so mad. I was the only one who didn't know. I take a minute to lay down, then I hear arguing.

"What you mean? Then who is going to go and get Simon. "

"Well I can't, I have to stay here with Madeline, I have no powers I supply thats it." says Seth with angry but narrow tone.

"Right, what about I go." says Rudy and they all look at him with the biggest 'yeah right' expression.

"What about me?" I say with a light voice.

They all look at me, I know I intruded on a deep conversation but its about my flesh and blood.

"He is my father isn't he? Isn't he?" I feel the tears welling up but I keep them down as hard as I can, "Why couldn't you tell me? It didn't have to be a secret. He was my father!

Seth surprised looks at Kelly who looking down at the floor. Guilt fills the room as the mood changes in an instant. Seth takes a deep breath and rubs his chin. Slowly and cautiously, he walks right up to me,
"How do you know?"

"I took the DVD's from that weird cabinet in the CCTV Room. What does that symbol mean?"
Seths eyes grew wide but he didn't say anything. How could he? The cat is out of the bag now.
"You might as well tell me Seth. Simon. He is my father isn't he?"

He nods slowly. I walk away from him and go to the CCTV room which was wide open. He follows me and grabs my arm.

"Let go of me." I say annunciating every word, he had no business to keep secrets about my own flesh and blood. I was boiling inside. I walked to the cabinet with the odd symbol and pointed at it, "What does it mean? Its on some of the DVD's but not on others."

Seth looks at the floor as he walks to take a seat, "It means orgin, original. It marks an originial timeline. Original reason why he left. I watched all of these up until the day you were born."

"And you never even thought of mentioning this to me?"

"Yes, we all did, but he never came back so we all just decided to keep that painful memory to keep you safe, we didn't want you to think he left you. He didn't even know you were born."

"I know that. I figured that one out my self."

I hold the DVD marked with the symbol in my hand. He looks at me and then puts his face in his hands for a moment then slicks is hair back. I turn around and look back in the cabinet and find pictures of my father and Alisha together. Him and a curly haired boy making a funny face in that ugly orange jumpsuit. I look at every picture and Seth just watches me. Curtis and Kels sit on the other chairs in the room, Rudy just stands by the door.

"What was he like?" I ask softly not even glancing at their guilt felt faces.

"He was a good man. He loved your mum very much and was anxious for yoh to come into this world."
Kelly says as-matter-of-a-factly

"Yeah, he was very different we first met him. Very quiet. Tense. But since that day he saved your mother from this crazy guy that only saw Video Games. She saw him in a different light and he saw himself a bit different too. He became this...Superhoodie. He is the one that kinda pushed us to be who we are too." says Curtis reminising the past

"We were only tryin to protect yah. We thought he would come back but we don't know what happend Adeline. Things just became darker and darker. We could feel it so we had to do something, we had to keep you safe." Rudy says with such remorse and apology in his voice.

I put all the photos down and the DVD in my jacket pocket. I look at all of them, my anger fading away a bit. They all did protect me. Its been 16 years and they took me in and made a family for me. Tears stream my face and Rudy is the first to come and comfort me.

"Darlin, I am sorry. We are all sorry." he hugs me, I smile and hug back, "We will figure this all out. They think you are dead."

"They?" I shoot a look at him, then at Seth, Rudys face cringes as if he should have said that, "What does he mean? There is more to this?"

Silence. Everyone looks at each other and I wait for an answer anxiously. They still keep quiet. I push Rudy off of me.

"Tell me. TELL ME RIGHT NOW! No More Secrets!"

Seth is the first to speak, "If you saw that video you saw the red eyed man right?" I nod at him "He was there to kill you and your mother. We later find out he is working for the man that took over the Queens place when she died, he is the one thats collecting specials and gifted to create this army to take over the world. I don't know how he knew you were coming but he sent someone to kill you. I think he had a time power of his own at his disposal. And possibly someone who can foresee possible futures. Something is going on but the best thing was that he thought you were dead so we took you in as our child."

I sit on the floor all of a sudden scared. All this is because of me. All of these people took me in. The thoughts were so overwhelming I put my knees to my chest and start to cry. I hear foot steps and its Seth pulling me up.

"Come on. No crying." He hugs me and I see Rudy smile put his hands in his pockets and walk to the front room.
Kels and Uncle Curtis follow in suit.

"I am so sorry. I should have told you." I never seen this side of him, gentle and really father like. He kisses my head and hugs me tight. Even he didn't tell me about my biological father. He was still my father, he raised me, taught me how to fight. Taught me how to read and write. He homeschooled me this whole time in the midst of helping Uncle Curtis, Kels, and Rudy defend us.

BANG!

A cannon like sound startles both of us.

"SETH! THE DOOR!"

That was the door?

We both run to the front room. Uncle Curtis has his hands burning with fire ready to burn whoever tried to come thru the door.
Kelly takes out one of her contraptions she made with her Rocketscience mind of hers. Rudy cowers behind a bookshelf but I know he will fight when needed.

Seth and I look at the door, then at each other.

BANG!

"Someone is trying to cave in the door. Adeline go in your room and lock the door."

"No! I want to be out here with you Seth!"

"They must have found out about you. Or know we are tryin to get Simon. Fuck. Madeline...Room..Now!"

He looks at the man he got the time power from, still laying on the couch he looks in his coat pockets and finds a cell phone with a tracker on it.
"FUCK!"
Seth is confused what to do.

BANG!

"Seth! They are going to get through get her out of here!"

There was only one way in and one way out. Seth looks at her and realizes what she is saying. He pushes me in my bedroom hastily I shake the shock and run in. He closes the door and we can hear more and more banging.

"Hold my hand I am going to give you a few powers. Okay. Including Time Travel."

I am still not comprehending much and just nod, holding out my hand he grabs it and closes his eyes.
It was like a wind was passing through the room then a storm then a hurricane. Bright light comes from his hand and blinds me. I put my arm over my eyes and feel a surge of electricity and power go thru me. His grip tightens as the wave of energy doesn't stop but get stronger.

"HOLD ON!"

Finally in a second the light goes out and I see Seth a little dazed. I reach out to him and grab his hand.

"I am okay." He gets up and looks at me, "Feel different?"

I look at my hands and feel a bit of energy corsing in me, "Yeah a little, just like more awake."

"Okay, I gave you four things. 'Time Travel' of course,'Accurate Analyzing' just in case you have to escape you can analyze the area quickly and make a accurate decisions to escape, 'Zoom' you can see things far away it will help with your analyzing, and one your dad will especially like when you find him. 'Invisibility', I found that one a few years ago." He smiled a little remeniscing for a second still kind of catching his breath.

"SETH THEY ARE BREAKING IN, GET HER OUT OF HERE!"

All of a sudden I could feel heat Curtis was producing super novas in there. It became bright orange in my room and Seth was now in complete panic.

"You need to go now. Think of you father and it should get you where you need to go. It will go back in time where ever he is. Go!"

"But you! They are going to kill you!"

"Go!" he quickly kisses my forehead and looks out the door a crack. Uncle Curtis is on the floor not moving. Kels is shooting and sees Seths eyes.

"NOW!" she focuses back on shooting what ever is trying to come thru the door. Seth closes it shut and puts his back to it and looks dead at me.
"We will be okay love. I love you so much. I never thought I would have a daughter like you. Blood related or not I love you now you need to save your father to save all of us. Go!"

I swallow hard at these words I never heard before.

"Seth." Tears fill my eyes and I shut them and think of my biological fathers face.
The world begins to change I open my eyes and I see my Seth slowly disappear with a smile on his face right before they barge in the door and capture him. I scream but I am away, I am not in this time anymore. Its not 2029 anymore.
Things begin to change, its night then day so quickly, then all of a sudden black and don't feel the floor below me, I am falling I can see my hands but everything is black until...