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This chapter: I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out. (Ally Cart)
These rooms were always cold and Kim Possible hated to be in them more than anything. They reeked of death, loss, and pain. She moved a little closer to Shego and snuggled against her warmth. Shego recognized the motion and wrapped a hand around Kim's waist and brought her plasma up just enough to warm and not burn. Kim smiled thankfully up at Shego as she continued to listen to the doctor's drone on endlessly about the analysis of the mutant that James and Ron had killed.
The autopsy room was crowded with people but still felt like a freezer. The GJ doctor who had performed the autopsy finished his report as Doctor Director, Will Du, James, Ron, Shego, Wade (by computer interface), and herself stood by. Kim didn't want Gracie to see this so the Director had Gracie working on learning the massive amount of paperwork that GJ missions required.
"Genetically the creature appears to be a normal North American Crocodile, indigenous to the gulf coast region between Louisiana and Florida, that has been exposed to yet unknown mutagenic elements", said the doctor.
"No way to narrow the search down further than that?" asked the Director.
"None that I have found on the body. No identifiable material of any kind was left when this creature was killed".
"That's not entirely true doctor", said Wade.
"What have you found Mr. Load", said the Director.
"I've analyzed residue from the scales of the creature that may eventually point back to its place of origin".
"Using the narrowed search profile of the Gulf of Mexico coast region how long would you need to locate a point of origin?"
"Hard to say, that's still a lot of territory but maybe a few days".
"How does that help us now?" asked Will Du.
"Even though I can't place an exact origin I was able to isolate out the chemical composition of the water and there is only one place I've ever seen a similar pattern, Camp Wannaweep".
"Oh, man not this again", said Ron.
"Afraid so Ron. Although it's not an exact match for the water that was contaminated at Wannaweep the residue I found on our friend is too close to be a coincidence".
"Wannaweep means Gill, but he normally isn't someone to sit on the sidelines so why wasn't he part of the attack?" asked Kim.
"Maybe he was and we just didn't see him", said Will Du.
"What do you mean Will?" asked the Director.
"I have been reviewing the coverage of the Las Vegas incident and I have discovered an irregularity that may be applicable to this". Agent Du sat down at the computer terminal in the room and quickly accessed the video files that GJ had obtained. After only about a minute of searching he found the view he was looking for. He then uploaded the feed onto a large video screen on the wall of the room.
"This view is from a street camera covering traffic on the Las Vegas strip and it was equipped with an audio feature as well".
The footage showed a view across the street from the Venetian hotel. While everyone else was fleeing from the seen, a lone male figure was watching and dancing as if cheering the battle on. As they watched the figure became more animated and the image became slightly distorted visually. Then through the sound of the battle and the screams of the public some audio did come through from the lone dancing figure. "Get em boys…avenge the memory of Wannaweep".
"Is there a problem with the footage because the image seems slightly off", said Kim.
"No Kim the footage is good. I surmise some form of cloaking or holographic effect was in play to hide his actual appearance", said Wade.
"Thank you Mr. Load please convey my best wishes to your lovely wife", said the director before cutting the call with Wade. "Opinions?"
"If that was Gill, and he was after us why didn't he join in?" asked Ron.
"Maybe it was just a stunt?" said Shego.
"It was a probe. A chance to gauge our reaction and that of the creatures", said James. Everyone turned to look at James as he paced the autopsy room.
"Why?" asked Will Du.
"My guess is before utilizing them in a larger manner. Considering the speed and surprise of the attack combined with how quickly they withdrew it is obvious we were the targets. Since nothing was stolen, and ultimately none of us were hurt then the benefit for whoever set it up was intelligence and observation".
"You make a creepy kind of sense James. I'll put some of our best people on this and keep you all in the loop. When we find some concrete intelligence, then your team will get first crack at them", said the Director.
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Later that morning Kim, Shego and James sat down for lunch at a GJ cafeteria. Ron and Gracie were researching the background of their past experiences at camp Wannaweep and the effects of Gill's mutagenic compound.
"I'm still sore at you for not letting me crush Michael like the worm that he is", said Shego to James as she angrily stabbed at her salad.
"He is an often self-centered, self-absorbed, annoying idiot but he is still your brother and my uncle".
"He's right Eme. You just can't go around killing all the people that happen to annoy you. What kind of world would it be then?" said Kim.
"More enjoyable".
"More efficient", said James.
"You two I swear! Why did I marry you and why did I give birth to you?"
"Because we both tricked you into it", said James in a deadpan serious tone. The lunch table was silent for a moment and then erupted into laughter. Kim's Kimmunicator beeped and she answered it talking in hushed tones that Shego and James couldn't hear. James rose an inquiring eyebrow to Shego but she just shrugged and kept eating. The call ended and Kim turned back to them excited.
"That was mom and she said they are going to keep Nicholas for the weekend", Kim reached over and kissed Shego before turning to James. "I just wanted to thank you for letting the girls stay with you this weekend. I can barely remember the last time we had a weekend to ourselves".
"Yeah going over to your place is all they have been talking about all week. Gracie is seventeen now and the twins eleven. Sure you can handle that much female angst all weekend?" teased Shego.
"I look forward to it".
"I understand the band is coming over as well".
"Only for tonight. I built Gracie a sound studio in the back wing of the house so they can play music and record themselves".
"James you spoil that girl worse than we do", said Kim.
"Billy and Jimmy aren't staying overnight are they?" asked Shego.
"No but Mary is, so add another female teenager to the mix. Don't' worry the boys are gentlemen and besides they would never risk incurring our wrath", said James as he fist bumped Shego.
"How goes the wedding preparations and are you sure we can't help?" asked Kim expectantly.
"Excellent and no, we still have two weeks before the wedding and so far your brothers and their brides to be are doing an admirable job so leave them be". Kim frowned and drummed her fingers on the table. "The best job you two can do is to show up on the day of the wedding looking so good you put every other woman, but the brides, to absolute shame".
"Thank you James that is so sweet", said Kim as she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"Does that include the young woman that you're bringing to the wedding?" teased Shego as she scooted her chair closer to James.
"Yes indeed, tells us about this mystery woman", said Kim as she scooted her chair to the other side of James. James's eyes flicked from one parent to the other. Kim sat there with her elbows on the table, her chin resting on her hands, as she batted her eye lashes at him. Shego leaned over with head cocked to one side as if she was waiting for James to whisper a secret in her ear.
"Well she's cute, blond, funny, gives' great tongue, and tastes of raspberries".
"Oooohhh", said Kim as she batted at James's face and shoulders with her hands. "A mother doesn't want to hear her son say such things about a girl".
"What do you want to hear? You want me to say that she could be one of my breast…I mean best friends".
Shego let out a great guffaw and slapped James on the arm as she continued laughing. Kim got up and took her lunch tray to the trash and as she passed the pair remaining at the table she stuck her tongue out at them.
"Better save that for later tonight red", Shego waved her fork at Kim as she left. "Seriously James thank you for taking the girls and for giving me some good material to use against your mother".
"My pleasure, you and mother deserve some time together. Don't worry you gals will get your chance to interrogate my date soon enough".
"Looking forward to it. Hey, that reminds me can we borrow your force batons this weekend", said Shego as her smiled turned almost predatory.
For a moment James thought to ask why but then decided it was perhaps better he not know.
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It was Friday night and Gracie was ecstatic as the 'Gang for Galway' was cranking it up as they played another set in the ultra-cool music studio her brother had built for them. Well, built for her would be more to the point.
James had picked her and her sisters up right after they had gotten back from GJ and they had driven to his place in Upperton. Shortly after arrival the rest of the band, Billy Murphy, Jimmy Fiddler, and Mary Stewart had shown up in Jimmy's car. Her sisters quickly disappeared to play together as they often did and she didn't need them around to tattle on her anyway. The little brats had a tendency to mock their older sister about her friends and especially her boyfriend.
James sat in the little control room off of the studio where he could adjust the controls to the studio and keep an eye on everyone. George the naked mole rat ran along the control board and would stop and dance to the music when it suited him.
James thought the four teens looked good together and hoped that they would continue to be friends for a long time. Longtime friends were somewhat of an alien concept to James as he had left everyone he knew in the future to come back into the past. He didn't regret his choice but even though he now had a family to call his own he still found himself often alone.
James watched his sister and marveled at how the girl had changed in the two years he had known her. She was blossoming from a girl into a woman right before his eyes. Gracie was like their mother in that she was almost totally ignorant of just how beautiful she truly was. Her tall frame, athletic build, red mane of hair, bubbly personality, and obvious compassion were the calling cards of a great beauty in the making. The only reason she probably didn't have high school suitors galore around her was the fact that one of her parents was a high school teacher that could crush an armored division singlehandedly.
James was brought out of his musings by the sudden appearance of his two younger sisters, who were yelling at each other. The twins, Zoe and Emily Possible, had met with a growth spurt over the last year and they had shot up in height considerably. While still not as tall as Gracie, they were rapidly catching their sister. Zoe looked so much like Shego it was almost scary at times and if wasn't for her different colored eyes, blue and green, James would have suspected her mother of manufacturing her own 'Minnie Me'. Emily had Kim's skin tone but her wildly flowing green hair was testimony to the fact that she was Shego's daughter. While still young, James could see that his younger sisters were also going to be startling beauties once time and development finished their work on them. It might also be that he was biased in his assessments but he vowed to crush any fool that disagreed with him on any of sister's looks.
"James, Zoe is cheating again", said Emily in a huff.
"I'm not cheating I'm just faster is all", said Zoe quickly moving to defend herself.
"You are cheating and you know it".
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Hold it!" yelled James to stop the empty argument. "Explain the reference to me so I can understand what is in contest".
"Every time we race Zoe cheats and wins", said Emily.
"Well every time we play a board game you cheat and win", replied Zoe.
"Exactly how are you both cheating?"
When James asked what he thought was a straightforward question, both of his sisters immediately looked about uneasily as if searching for a good answer.
"We don't want to say", said Zoe.
"Then why complain to me?"
Both of the girls looked forlorn at not having a way to express their problem without talking about something they clearly didn't want to talk about.
"I have an idea. I'm getting hungry so I will race you both to the kitchen and put you both to shame".
"Bring it on", said Zoe as she and her sister smiled at each other.
"George watch the teenagers and make sure they don't get into any trouble", George stopped his dancing and stood straight and saluted.
James fist bumped the small rodent and George threw up his arms saying, "Boom".
James turned to his sisters and simply said, "Go". Both girls took off running out of the small sound room. James moved out quickly and used the controls for the secret panels he had installed throughout the house to by-pass normal corridors. He arrived in the kitchen in only a fraction of the time necessary to find both of his sisters already there.
"Oh yeah someone just go schooled", said Zoe as she and her sister high-fived.
"Impressive, most impressive. Well let's fix some sandwiches and we can race to the game room where I will destroy you at the board game of your choice".
"What about Gracie and the others?" said Emily.
"Right now their feeding off hormones and when they are ready they can come down and get their own stuff", said James. The trio set about fixing sandwiches and then James once again raced them through the house to the game room. This time he once again utilized his secret access panels but in the end still found his sisters waiting for him when he arrived. "Interesting".
They played a variety of board games that James had marked and tricked up so that he would have an unfair advantage on any other player. It wasn't that he was a bad loser he just didn't like to lose in general. However, regardless of his tricks, marks, or cheats Emily still managed to win every game with ease. "Interesting".
Later that night after the boys had left to go home and the girls had stayed up late to watch movies he finally picked each one up from where they slumbered in the theatre room and put them to bed. After that, he went to his security room where he accessed the houses internal security cameras and reviewed the footage from their races earlier that evening. What he saw on the video shocked him to his core.
He watched Zoe and Emily run from the sound room around the corner grab hands and simply disappear in a small flash of light. They reappeared in the kitchen only a moment later. Later the same thing was repeated when they raced him to the game room.
"Bloody hell", said James as he looked away from the video contemplating the ramifications of what he had seen. Unfortunately, if he had continued to watch for only a few seconds more he would have seen a dark shadowy figure move along the walls of his house as it followed the twins.
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They had flown to an exclusive restaurant on the outskirts of San Francisco and had danced on the beach as the sun went down over the ocean. Then they had flown home and decided to do what they always loved to do. Spar. Only this time with a twist. The security system was on full alert so they were confident that no one would interfere.
The backyard was dimly lit by the glow of several scented candles and several large fluffy blankets were laid out under the night sky. The candles created a smoky illumination that captured the twisting shadows of the combatants as they bobbed and weaved around their improvised battlefield. The shadows showed the fluid movements of the combat; guard, turn, parry, doge, spin, thrust.
Shego was using her plasma at almost combat level power as Kim wielded James's force batons. They had been going at it for some time and both were breathing hard and perspiring profusely.
Shego drove Kim back with a flurry of plasma powered punches followed up by a spinning kick that she hoped found Kim over compensating in defense from her hands. But Kim proved the wiser and lunged forward on the opposite side of the kick and struck one of her batons across Shego's exposed hip as she passed.
"Damn it", shouted Shego as she rubbed her side.
"Oh yeah, stop complaining and peal, right now", said Kim as twirled the batons. Shego lowered her flame and slowly unzipped her top pulling it from her body and adding it to the pile of discarded clothes that cluttered the yard. Kim merely whistled appreciably as more of her wife's skin was shown.
Kim had already been reduced to a wearing only her red bra and panties. Shego now losing her top was also reduced to only her pair of black bra and panties. The score was now tied and the game was getting more interesting.
They nodded to each other and began to circle each other once again. This time Kim took the offensive and using a combination of high and low strikes with her batons she drove Shego back. Shego had to divide her defense and soon stepped off a blanket and fell backwards. Kim sensing victory moved in only to find the fall was faked as Shego kicked upwards into her approach catching her right across the jaw in a glancing blow.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch", cried Kim as she jumped around rubbing her jaw.
Shego rolled over onto a blanket from where she had fallen and giggled in delight. Not at Kim's pain but at the prospect of what was next. "Enough dawdling. It's time for you to free two of my breast friends".
"You're as bad as James with those stupid puns", said Kim but the smile on her face showed her amusement at her wife's antics.
"Who cares? Quit stalling".
Kim set her batons down and slowly pulled the straps of her bra off her shoulders and covered herself with one arm while removing her bra with the other. She held the pose for some time letting the tension build until she bent down revealing herself and all her glory before retrieving the batons.
"Yeah, that's what I'm talking about", said Shego as she sprang up from the blanket. "Just one more shot from paradise".
Shego saw that Kim was being overly defensive in her fighting stance so she decided to ratchet it up bit. Shego arms lit up with her plasma as she began a systematic attack designed to open up her defenses. Kim parried and moved but couldn't find an opening in Shego's attack. Shego trapped one of the force batons between her hands and knocked it away. With only one weapon, Kim's defense crumbled before Shego's assault.
Shego saw the victory before her and the fun that awaited her. She was envisioning her reward when Kim reached out with her off-hand and tweaked her own nipple. The action so out of Kim's character that it startled Shego for just an instant and it was an instant she didn't have. The remaining force baton rapped her across the temple.
"Hey, no fair fondling yourself during the fight, that's just evil", laughed Shego as she rubbed her head.
"I am strong with the power of the dark side".
"Oh, you have learned well my young apprentice".
"As you said, quit stalling. Now come on set those puppies loose", said Kim as she sat back on one of the blankets.
Shego huffed and then turned her back on Kim as she undid her bra. She removed it and then using her hands covered herself as she turned back around. She smiled wickedly and then removed her hands and took her fighting stance.
"That is so hot", said Kim as she jumped up into her own stance.
Both combatants bowed to each other each knowing that it was championship point now. This time no one rushed in taking the offensive. They circled several times seeking weakness. They had battled, fought, and sparred as enemies, friends, and lovers for two decades and their movements were like words on a page to each other. This was the part they loved, the excitement of their interaction and the thrill it brought them. It was just as strong now as it had been when they were first together.
Shego feigned a low attack and dodged Kim's response. She twirled trying to sweep Kim's legs but she jumped over the leg. Kim spun lashing out with a kick that Shego blocked with an elbow. Kim drew the leg back at the knee and struck again at Shego who ducked the blow.
The night air was warm and their constant motion and excited states had them covered in sweat and breathing hard. Shego reached up to wipe the perspiration from her forehead and then flung it at Kim's face. Kim turned away and back flipped just avoiding the charge and strikes that followed. As Kim righted herself Shego dropped and slid feet forward as if she was stealing home plate. The move took Kim's feet out from under her and her arms pin wheeled as she fell forward. When she fell face first into the fluffy blanket, she felt Shego's strike to the back of her neck and the loud whooping cries of victory that followed. Kim didn't move as she lay with her head down in defeat.
Shego danced and swayed her hips as she did her victory lap around the clothes laden battlefield. Kim rolled over on her side to watch the excited display. "How about two out of three?"
"No way princess, you lost and to the victor go the spoils", said Shego as she dropped down on a blanket smiling her Cheshire grin. "What are complaining about? You won the last time we did this, so get over here because I intend to enjoy myself". Shego vigorously pointed to a spot directly before her.
Kim stood up and with an exaggerated sway of her hips came over to the indicated spot. She then twirled several times like a ballerina before stopping with her back to her wife. Then bending at the waist she slowly lowered her last piece of clothing and then rose back up.
"Spankin", Shego now rolled over on her stomach with her chin resting on her hands. "Now please proceed with your duties, oh defeated one".
Kim leisurely walked over to the side of their improvised combat zone and retrieved some towels and lotion bottles. She quickly wiped the excess sweat from her body and then Shego before she bent down and gently removed her wife's last piece of clothing. Straddling her back Kim rubbed lotion on her hands and started her wife's massage at the neck and shoulders. The lotion she used was a special one that warmed the skin when you blew on it. So as she rubbed each area she would lean in and blow gently on the area. Soon Shego was lost in desire and purring in ecstasy as Kim moved to her arms, her back, her bottom, and legs, and finally her feet. Kim giggled at the soft moans and purrs that Shego emitted as she moved down her body.
Kim rose up for a second as Shego flipped over. "You're only half done princess".
Kim once again straddled her wife and rubbing more lotion began her massage with the face and neck. As Kim rubbed she would rotate her hips over her wife's pelvis and soon animalistic growls were beginning to come from Shego. Kim batted away her arms several times when Shego tried to escalate things and the growls turned to frustrated whimpers. Kim worked down from the face to the chest and Shego actually beat her hands into the ground at their side as Kim blew and gently nibbled on her lotion covered breasts. Kim rose up and moved lower settling herself between her wife's legs and rubbing the abdomen and then concentrating on the soft gentle folds in between. With the entire long drawn out teasing session the second Kim's lips touched Shego's center she exploded into orgasmic release.
Shego reached down burying her hands in Kim's red hair as she began her quest for a second climax. They really needed to take advantage of James's desire to watch the girls more often. As Shego's emotions rose and fell in accordance with Kim's ministrations she continued to think; thank you James, thank you James, thank you James.
"That is very distracting Eme", said Kim as she rose up and began climbing like a tigress up Shego's body.
"What is distracting?"
"You calling out someone else's name during sex, especially when it's a man and our son".
"Was I saying that out loud? Jesus, please don't tell him I did that", both women began laughing as Kim rested her arms on either side of Shego's head.
"I highly doubt what names we call out during sex is what James wants hear from us".
Kim once again molded her pelvis with her wife's and began a much more aggressive rotation. Shego quickly caught on and grabbing Kim's bottom to begin grinding her pelvis up into her. There was no real hurry because they had the whole night to themselves with no one to distract, bother, or see them.
Well, two out of three wasn't bad.
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The black spider sat concealed in the darkness on the edge of the roof overlooking the happy couple below. It was a tool of evil and only interested in obeying the orders of its creator. The love play it was watching was of no consequence to it and of no more significance than anything else it had viewed. However, for those observing through it eyes that was an entirely different matter.
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Bonnie had returned to Junior and spent several days in New Orléans either shopping, playing, or relaxing with him. Each day she would leave to visit the estate of Mistress Opal and inspect the work of the others and update her plans. She would meet with Opal; inspect Gill's mutants, or the much creepier zombies that Sibyl had created. Mistress Opal had ordered no direct action against Team Possible until after Lyra had a chance to gain more intelligence on the Possible family at the upcoming wedding.
Today Junior had left a business meeting in Silicon Valley California, and would be back in a week. She had called a late night planning and strategy meeting with Lyra and Sibyl but when the time came Sibyl was not there. When they finally located the caramel skinned witch in her private quarters, Bonnie could not believe what she was watching.
"Oh yeah give it to her girl", whispered Sibyl as Bonnie and Lyra entered her room. There on one of the walls was a smoky slightly distorted image of Kim and Shego obviously engaged in sexual activity.
"What in the hell are you doing!" shouted Bonnie.
"Gaining observational intelligence on our enemies", said Sibyl as she giggled and licked her lips.
"What can possibly be gained from watching this?" said Lyra as she angrily approached Sibyl.
"You mean besides getting yourself off or learning new techniques for coitus. Oh, that's right I forgot you're all miss virgin purity".
"I repeat how can this aid us?"
"It reveals a weakness we can exploit, darling".
"How can love be a weakness?" demanded Lyra.
"Isn't it obvious my dear? Those two lovebirds would sacrifice almost anything for each other. Which means on the battle field they may not act tactically intelligent if we put one or the other in danger".
"That is true but we already knew that", said Bonnie.
"Oh, come on you two. Just look at them. You have to admit they are hot, especially the green one. Before this is over I'm going to have to get me some of that", Sibyl reached up stroking her own breasts. "Hey look at them now they are only two numbers shy of seventy-one".
"That is enough!" Lyra stepped forward with her hands glowing with eldritch power as she swept away the image of the lovers.
"What is your problem bitch?" Sibyl angrily stepped up into Lyra's face. "Listen to me virgin queen. We aren't princesses, we are witches. No shining knight is riding in to save us. If you want love, you are going to have to take it. No one is just going to give it you".
"If you have to take it from someone than how can you call it love? I may be a virgin but even I know there is a big difference between making love and just having sex".
"Enough". Bonnie stepped in between the two women and was barely able to separate them. Damn these girls are strong, thought Bonnie. "We can't afford to fight amongst ourselves. I know Kim Possible and if we show her the slightest weakness or division she will bury us".
"Tell that to miss purity of love here", said Sibyl as she turned away. "Listen we all have our own wants, needs, and plans in this whole mess. Opal has her plans I'm sure. Bonnie has hers to get revenge on the little red head. My plan is that I'm going to get myself off on that green amazon before this is all over and she is going to be begging me for the pleasure to do it. Then she is going to die, plain and simple". Sibyl once more stepped up to Lyra. "Now for your own sake you had better decide what it is you want out of all of this. Now get out of my room".
Bonnie quickly steered Lyra away before the two witches could start arguing again. Bonnie continued holding Lyra's arm as she led her down the hall into another room and closed the door.
"Where does that harpy get the nerve to lecture me on love? She has never cared about anyone other than herself".
"Lyra just shut up and listen", Bonnie backed Lyra up to a wall and placed her hands on her shoulders. "I haven't come here and done the terrible things I have done to participate in a bake sale or to do charity work. I am here to exact payment in pain and blood for the wrongs I feel have be done to me, no more no less. Now I am willing to do this by myself, but I would rather do it with your help. Now will you help me?"
"Yes".
"Good. Now I know Sibyl can be an uncaring bitch but I also need her and unfortunately she is right more often than not".
"You think she is right about me?"
"I believe you need to start thinking for yourself and not relying on Mistress Opal or anyone else to do your thinking for you. Would you honestly like my advice on this?"
"Yes".
"Well then I suggest that when you attend this wedding you decide whether this boy toy that invited you is worth it. If he is then get him alone, throw him down, and screw the daylights out of him".
"Bonnie! I can't do that," cried Lyra blushing from ear to ear.
"Yes you can", Bonnie dropped one her hands down and cupped Lyra's sex rubbing it vigorously causing the girl to gasp out loud. "Get him to pop this thing like a champagne bottle. It's better than the alternative".
"What alternative?" questioned Lyra.
Bonnie was about to explain further when pain erupted in her chest and head. Suddenly she felt the presence and heard the voice of Opal inside her head.
Have a care Bonnie. Lyra doesn't need to know about her fate just yet.
"The alternative to end up in life alone and unfulfilled. You don't want that do you?"
Good save Bonnie.
Lyra dropped her eyes down and looked uncertain. "No I don't want that. But I also don't want to disappoint Mistress Opal".
"Well think about it and we will talk later".Bonnie let Lyra leave the room.
Remember Bonnie from now on you are never without me.
Bonnie felt the presence of Opal leave her mind. She closed the door to the room and sank down to her knees and began to cry.
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The Upperton shopping mall was huge and contained a multitude of shopping and eating establishments. James had promised to bring the girls here Saturday afternoon so now he sat at the food court with Zoe and Emily eating ice cream while Gracie, George, and Mary had ran off to look through various teen clothing stores.
"Are you having fun?"
"Yes. You're the greatest James. Momma would never allow us to have this many sweets", said Zoe.
"That's fine as long as this remains our little secret". Both of his sisters nodded agreement.
"There is something I did want to talk to both of you about", James pulled out a small computer tablet and an electronic signal disruptor and laid both on the table. The disrupter would block all electronic signals, cell phones, listening devices, internet, and other spy technology within a small radius of its position, except his own. James had picked this part of the food court as it would be far enough from the retail areas. However, he could already hear some complaints from nearby shoppers as their electronic devices stopped functioning. He didn't want any unwanted eavesdropping on this conversation.
"You sound so serious. What would you want to talk to us about", said Zoe.
Emily said nothing but stared at her brother until her eyes suddenly loomed large and all color drained from her face. "He knows", she whispered.
Zoe looked quickly between her siblings as understanding seemed to dawn she finally looked at her brother with what he could only sense was panic.
James slid the tablet over to them and reached down to start a video. Both of his sisters watched as a replay of their race last night showed on the screen. When the image showed their apparent teleportation, both girls scooted back from the tablet with obvious fear on their faces.
"You can't say anything to anyone about this", said Zoe.
"I can't promise to keep secrets that I don't understand. But if you were to explain it to me then perhaps I could".
The sisters looked at each other and James could see and internal struggle waging in both of them and it was Emily who finally decided. "We should tell him. It's time".
"Alright fine". Zoe scooted up to the table and looked nervously around until she was certain that no one was nearby. "For the last few months I have been able to teleport or displace myself from place to place".
"That is amazing and you can take others with you", said James as he leaned forward and lowered his voice.
"Well yes, but I've only ever taken Emily with me".
"Can you tell me more specifically how you accomplish this?"
"I bet Uncle Wade could tell you right away but I don't know the right scientific mumbo jumbo".
"Just tell me in your own words".
"I see patterns of what I think is energy all around me that others can't see. It's kind of a combination of gravitational and magnetic energies that binds matter together. If I concentrate hard enough, I can cause them to split forming a kind of door that I can step through moving from one place to another. So far I have only tried to move to places I am familiar with because I recognize their energy patterns".
"The technical term you describe is called psychoportation, the ability to transport oneself by mental energy. What is it like when you teleport?"
"It just bright light and then I'm somewhere else. I was really scarred when it first happened and I suddenly appeared in the kitchen after I woke up from sleeping and wanted a drink of water".
"You have an amazing gift my dear".
"If you think mine is good wait until you hear about Emily's".
"Zoe no", pleaded Emily.
"If he knows about mine he should know about yours as well".
James looked expectantly at his other sister but he didn't say anything.
"Icansometimesseethefuture", said Emily in a nervous rush.
"Alright I think I understood that. Why don't you take a deep breath and try to explain that to me".
Zoe reached over and took her sister's hand and Emily slowly calmed down. "I see patterns of energy that follow lines of probability. If I concentrate hard enough on something, I can follow the energy threads around it and predict probable outcomes". She lifted up her ice cream spoon in one hand and looked hard at it. She reached over and took James's hand and place it on the table at a certain spot. Then she tossed the spoon up and it landed and clattered around until it came to rest exactly next to where his hand lay. "Sometimes when I follow the energy lines I witness events, places, even people doing things that eventually come to pass. I never seem to see everything and sometimes I do get it slightly wrong but most times I'm right".
"The technical term for what you have described is called precognition. Do these visions come to you at random or do you have to actively concentrate on them?"
"Normally I only have them when I actively try to see something".
James sat back and both his sisters looked on with quite apprehension. "You all make me feel like I got robbed in the powers department".
"How can you say that? What you can do is awesome", said Zoe.
"You can make yourself so bad ass. You know super strong, super tough, and super fast", said Emily.
"I can only manipulate the energy in my own body. Even Gracie can manipulate the energy in herself and others. While you two can manipulate the energy of the environment around you. Which may eventually make you two the most powerful ones of us all".
"Are you going to keep this our secret?" asked Emily quietly and both girls looked on with quiet expectation of their brother. James reached across the table and took each of his sister's hands.
"As long as my silence doesn't place you or anyone else in jeopardy I will respect your wishes and say nothing. However, I must tell you that I believe you should tell our parents about your gifts as soon as you reasonably can".
"They won't think we're strange, especially mother?"
"They'll still love us won't they?"
James quickly pulled his sisters around the table and hugged them both. "Since our parents were able to love and accept me after all the stupid things I did, I can say with complete confidence you have nothing to fear".
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Later that evening back at his house James was checking on the girls before turning in himself when he noticed Emily still awake in bed. He could see from the redness and puffiness of her eyes that she had been crying. James entered her room and sat down next to her on the bed. Emily immediately crawled into his lap and he wrapped his arms around her.
"James, you wouldn't ever leave us would you? You wouldn't ever hurt us?"
"What brought on those questions? Did you see something?"
Emily didn't respond right away. James could feel her trembling and he sensed her uncertainty. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I'll be here for you whenever you feel like it".
"Will you? I concentrated on what you said tonight about mom and momma loving and accepting you and I saw something horrible", Emily began to cry and fresh tears ran down her face.
"I saw momma yelling and calling you all kinds of awful things. I heard her say that she should never have spared you. I saw mother looking at you with such terrible anger and disappointment. She was saying the most horrible things to you. I saw you and Gracie screaming at each other and Gracie crying. I saw Zoe and I screaming at you not leave but you kept walking away and you never looked back".
Emily buried her face in James's chest as she continued to cry. James didn't understand Emily gifts just yet but what she said and the cold certainty of her voice turned his blood to ice. She had described an image of his worst nightmare.
"Emily I will never leave you and I will never hurt you", he gently stroked her hair as he lay her back and spread the blankets over her.
"You promise".
"I promise".
After James left Emily's room he wandered the house because he couldn't sleep. He kept imagining the vision that Emily had described until his wanderings brought him to the basement door. He hadn't planned to come there but it was there that his wanderings led. His hand was halfway to the door handle when he caught himself.
James sank to the floor and rested his face in his hands. "What am I doing?"
Author's Notes:
I've been waiting and wanting to introduce the comet powers of the twins for some time. Didn't think they were going to be important to the story? Well you thought wrong. Remember the story title 'Children of the Comet'.
Thanks to my wife for taking time from her Dragon Age III marathon to help me with this chapter.
Next chapter; Saint George and the Dragon