After a month of traveling, tournaments to get money, morning sickness, water in the legs, strange eating habits, and emotional changes. Zoe, Max, Rex and the others arrive at a city. When they arrived Rex got a message on his dino holder.
Rex:"Hello"?
Jonathan:"Master Rex we are almost at your current time. We would like to see Max and Zoe. Their parent want to talk to them".
Moments later the time machine arrived.
Max:"Rex you go first. If "he" is there don´t want to go".
Zoe:"Oh darling don´t be so angry. Its Christmas time after all".
Max spouts a small smile. "Ok Zoe I will".
Rex beams up. After a while he calls max on his Dino holder.
Max:"Yes Rex".
Rex:"Max your worries are over. Dr. Drake isn´t there with them".
Max spouts a real smile and the team beams up.
Up in the ship
Max looks around to check if Rex was right. There was no sign of Dr. Drake.
Max:"Hey dad where did "he" go".
The parents look at each other and then Ms. Drake takes a step forward.
Ms. Drake:"Zoe well um. We have actually been gone for 6 months in our time. Me and your father had a divorce and w didn´t bring him. I simple can't be married to someone that cannot accept our grandchild".
Zoe was a little shocked but then responded. "I don´t care. The day he wanted me to abort my baby girl he lost the right to be called my father".
Max hugged Zoe.
Max:"So what did you want".
Spike:"Well son tomorrows Christmas and we wanted to celebrate it with you".
Max:"Zoe I just realized that it´s our first Christmas together".
Zoe smiled:"Yes it is Max. Let's make this a Christmas to remember".
Aki:"Okay lets meet here again tomorrow at six. Don´t forget the presents".
The next day at six
Every met up in the space at six sharp. Max got fine knife and Zoe got a harp. For his present this year Rex received a toaster that he could not use so instead he got a poster (which he still couldn´t use). Even Haikou, a demon that rarely was glad, could smile on this day for he could not be sad. Ed and Zander shared a present. The received a chocolate bar, which was 2 years to old, and Ed ate it and degusting breath Zander bowed deeply and acted like a gent. Though Ursula got no present this year she paid it back by inflicting great fear. The last present lying under the holographic tree was for Zoe but it was from someone that only brought woey.
"Woey isn´t a word".
Me:"Shut up it´s Christmas I'm aloud to make up words".
Zoe:"Who could this be from I wonder". She shake`s to box and the noise causes her to ponder.
She flipped the card and got a sudden scare. It was from her ex-father that did not have much hair. Although scared to open it she dared it. As she looked at it she was filled with joy it was a little shirt for her soon to be girl but not boy.
Max:"Okay we get the point. Christmas stories that rime are annoying so stop it".
Me:"Fine. (whisper) lousy no good doesn't understand my supreme awesomeness":
Max:"What did you say".
Me:"Oh look Zoe opened her present. It´s from her dad".
Max looked over and saw the small baby clothes. He thought to himself that maybe just maybe he might actually have begun to understand. But moments later Zoe fainted. Max hurried to her side. She was breathing very lightly. Max looked in the box. The bottom was loose. He opened it and saw a small bottle with a gas rising out of it. He sniffed it and became dizzy. It was some kind of sleeping gas.
Max:"Mom we have to get Zoe to the hospital. She´s been drugged by that bastards present".
Max and everyone else hurried her to the hospital. The doctor needed patient to examine her so everyone even Max where forced to leave. Max went outside to think. It was his fault. He could have seen this coming. That douche wanted to kill his baby. Only because she was demon offspring. Max walked over to the railing of a bridge. He looked down on the icy water. If he died would she have a better life? He thought about and stood up on the railing. He was about to jump when a voice rang in his ear.
Renitsune:"Max are you sure that you want to do this Max".
Max:"I don´t know what I want anymore. Maybe if I died then Zoe´s dad would leave her alone. No that's not good enough. I wish I was never born. Then everyone would have a better life".
Renitsune:"Max let me show you something".
She opened a small portal of which an alternative world was.
Max:"What is that place".
Renitsune:"This is the world that is if you were never born. Let me show it to you the world without you. Let's start with Haikou´s life": and then she moved the portal into a courtyard with 5 demons and Haikou standing in the middle. Suddenly the 5 demons called hundreds of thunderbolts down on Haikou killing him.
Max:"What's happening".
Renitsune:"You weren't there to save Haikou from his criminal life. So he and his group of thieves ended up destroying up destroying several towns murdering and stealing. He was then captured and judged to death. Let´s move on to Sandino's life": And she moved the portal again. Above their showed Sodino lying in an alley her clothes torn and her hair a mess.
Max:"Who is that"?
Renitsune:"That's our friend Sodino. Without you she ended up like an alley rat. Stealing food to survive and believe it or not selling her body for money".
Max:"You mean a prostitute".
Renitsune:"No she sold her kidney. Moving on to someone that will convince you for sure".
Max."Sure Haikou got what he deserved and Sodino living like that would happen. Besides I only care about Zoe. She´s my one and all".
Renitsune:"Good cause this is about her". She moved the portal and the tie of which Max and Zoe lived came. But it was not the same as before. The grass was burnt and all the houses had disappeared. In the middle of the city a giant palace lay".
Max:"Where is that"?
Renitsune:"This is your hometown. Remember Grenadeel, he took over the world because you didn´t stop him. And this is Zoe". The portal moved to show Zoe sitting in a small room with a tiny baby sleeping in her lap.
Max:"That's Zoe. But who's that baby on her lap".
Renitsune:"Her son. She was born into a family of maids that served Grenadeel. Grenadeel then raped her and got her pregnant. And even though the baby is Grenadeel´s son he is an outcast for not being a child of wedlock". She closed the portal and looked at Max.
Max:"All that will happen just because I wasn´t born".
Renitsune:"Yes and a lot more. Max you are the chosen one that will save this world".
Max ran all the way back to the hospital where Zoe had a complete recovery. They then went back and celebrated Christmas. Max was happier than ever. For he knew that Zoe was in good hands. His hands would protect her and their baby. When Christmas was over the parents returned home and Zoe´s father was arrested. However for unknown reasons he was charged not guilty. But Max knew that whatever happened he would protect her.
To be continued
Nothing new but please review. New chapter in the New Year.