Episode Fifty-Six
"Blunt"
Ziv chewed his lip in thought. All that was happening, all that he had been told. It was just too much to take in. And yet, he still had questions. He needed to know more. "Where is the rest of my family?"
"Your brother has crossed the Threshold. He could be anywhere in the Universe by now," Journey told the older boy, as he once again took his place across the table from Ziv. "Your other brother has been hidden. Your sister Xbie has had her mind transplanted into the body of a cat while her body is possessed by a demon of the Others which was sent to kill you. But don't worry, your father and Xbie are on there way to the Temple Island to fix that. Your Gramma escaped from prison but is now dead after being shot protecting your father from his pissed off lover. And your mother is dead but her shape has been assumed by an Emissary."
Ziv blinked. "Oh."
"I think you broke him." A Girl walked into the kitchen from the living room.
Journey smiled up at her ruefully as she waved her hand in front of Ziv's face. "No, I just think I said everything too much at once. I probably shouldn't have done that."
The Girl smiled back at him. "Well you are only nine."
"Have they decided anything yet?" Journey asked, indicating towards the living room.
"Who, Spike and the Twins?" the Girl asked, staying next to Ziv. "They are coming to terms."
Journey gave her a wry little grin. "You mean Spike and Hope are coming to terms, Gloria is just being spiteful."
The Girl tilted her head. "Oh, is that what I mean?" She asked innocently.
"It doesn't matter," Journey replied, then looked at Ziv again. "You should get ready."
Ziv shook out of it. "For what? What's gonna happen now?"
"You'll be leaving."
Meanwhile, on Ao
Osama groaned and clutched the seat. "Oh, I dont like this."
"That's cuz it's atmosphere." Ao said simply. "In open space the ride is much smoother. You'll see."
Ao shuddered again and Osama moaned. "If I live that long."
"How long until we return to Area 51?" Pendleton asked, pushing buttons on the console next to his chair.
Ao tilted her head, calculating. "Another 30 minutes."
"Right," Pendleton said. "So we're gonna swoop in, beam up some penguins, swoop out and jump off to find Astronema, and to update Ari'ena."
Osama groaned and lifted his head from the console in front of him. "Huh?"
Pendleton winced at the rather greenish tinge to Osama's expression. "I'll explain again when you aren't being dead."
"Much appreciated," Osama mumbled, then his stomach lurched.
Ao wrinkled her nose. "Oh gross."
Meanwhile, in outside Sydney...
The animals watched in abject horror as the smoke continued upward. They could hear the sirens in the distance. Mary the Koala covered her ears. "They've made it to Sydney?"
"What are they doing?" Brittany stared at the odd red smoke.
"Does it matter?" Warra the Kookabura cried out, fluttering about above their heads. "They're in Sydney! They're here, they've made it!" Warra paused in his fluttering. "Who are they?"
Tenody stared hard. "The Other Side."
Pai shuddered. "What are we going to do?"
"We have to get to the Outpost," Tenody said firmly. "Get this boat started."
To Be Continued...
