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I've always known that it was possible for me to be half-human, but it's quite shocking to know the truth. Especially after all these years; after all of the questions.

Mom sighs. "I should have told you earlier. But, I was just trying to protect you…and myself of course."

"Protect me from what, this whole situation?!" For some reason I was now furious with mom. I had a right to be…Didn't I?

Opal laughs and steps in-between us. "You see Short, sometimes we make bad decisions and they end up making things worse. Now, enough chatter. Times up."

The pixie pulls out a remote and grins. I roll my eyes. How cliché.

"Goodbye Short."

She goes to press the button, which would cause who knows what to happen, but Mom acts first. She grabs her neutrino, aims it at Opal, and pulls the trigger.

The remote goes across the room, for Opal had moved out of the way. Unfortunately it lands on the giant red button (still really cliché…). Flames suddenly shoot up from the edges of the wall, it was like some sort of flamethrower, except bigger…

Mom screams at the pixie. "OPAL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? YOU LITTLE $ &*$!"

The pixie cackles manically. "I'm not losing this time, Short! Enough is enough! I will have my revenge!"

She runs quickly up the stairs and I hear the basement door slam. Great…

The heat is becoming almost unbearable and there are wooden boxes, full of who knows what- probably some highly flammable chemicals- that are quickly catching fire. Soon the whole room would be engulfed in flames. Mom and I wouldn't stand a chance.

I'm still locked in my cell and while Mom could easily escape, there was no way she was leaving me to die. Opal had thought her plan through well. It seems as this really was the end. Opal has finally gotten her revenge.

Mom frantically tries to unlock the cell, but nothing works, the lock is apparently designed to not be opened by a standard ominitool. Well, this is it then.

Suddenly I hear shouts from the floor above us. There is banging and it sounds like chairs and the like were being thrown around.

Mom tries to look brave. "That must be the Retrieval team. Sounds like Opal is putting up a good fight. Hopefully they realize where we're at…"

I frown. I hope mom is right. Suddenly I start to feel lightheaded and I fall to the floor. I sit up, my head spinning. Must be from all of the smoke.

"Sabrina! D'arvit!" Mom screams and frantically continues her efforts to get me out. I hear the sound of a door opening and someone shout.

"Hey! I've found them! Quickly! There's not much time!"

Then the room starts to spin even more and everything goes black….

Holly sat outside as the Retrieval officers took control of the situation. While she had her helmet on, she still had suffered a little from the smoke. Unfortunately the same could not be said for Sabrina. It took a while for the Retrieval boys to get her out and she was immediately rushed to Haven General three blocks down. It didn't look good…

As Commander, Holly had stayed to make sure the situation was handled. No need for Opal to escape again. Finally, after 100 years, they had captured her. About time too.

The pixie was livid and yelled as she was carried away. "UN-HAND ME YOU FOOLS! I WANT MY REVENGE!"

That was as far as she got before she was sedated. The captain of the team ordered them to get her back to Police Plaza, so she could be sent back to Atlantis. He turned and looked over at Holly. She was sitting with her head in her hands. He knew she must be feeling terrible, not only because of the smoke, but because of what had happened to Sabrina.

"Hello, Commander Short. Are you okay?"

Holly nodded. She was fine for the time being. "I'm fine, thank you…?"

"Captain Kelp."

Holly gasped, the shock evident on her face. Was it really him?...She had known he was in the LEP, but being the Recon Commander, she had never seen him around Police Plaza since he was in Retrieval. It had been 75 years since she last saw him…oh my g-

Kelp noticed her surprise. "Are you sure everything is alright, Commander?"

She quickly nodded. "Yes, thank you Captain." She pulled herself to her feet. Retrieval had everything under control now. It was time she got over to the hospital and check up on Sabrina. Hopefully she was alright.

Holly turned to leave, but something in the back of her mind made her stop. She turned back to Captain Kelp.

"Captain…Would you mind coming by my office tomorrow morning? There's something I need to talk to you about."

"Sure thing, Commander."

She left leaving them to finish cleaning up. Captain Kelp watched her leave. He had heard all sorts of stories from his uncle about her. He knew that she was his father's best friend, but he had never met her himself. At least not that he could remember.

He turned back to the team. "All right everyone! Let's move out!"

A/N:

So, pay attention to the end. Important stuff is revealed. :D Now, I'm going to start editing the next chapter!

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