Chapter 67
Danny Pov
Leilani and Charles exchanged glances, visibly doubting my words, I sighed before taking out my phone. I scrolled through my gallery as I tried to find the pictures the three of us took before we started our final mission together. It took a couple of seconds due to the number of pictures I have of baby Ben and Rex, but I was finally able to find the selfie we took before we left the ghost zone on that fateful day. I handed the phone to Leilani, who looked at it and then walked over to her husband so they could look at it together.
"That was the last picture we took together when we were all still the same age."
They continued to observe it for a couple of minutes, I could tell that they were looking through my pictures of Ben and Rex and comparing them to the selfie we took, and they had frowns on their face while they did this. Like they believed what I was saying but their brain was telling them that I was crazy and that there was no way that 2 adults could regress.
Silently, they handed my phone back to me, we sat there, doing nothing for a little bit, until Charles broke it.
"You said that Neo and Cassius are their fake names, is your name fake as well?"
Leilani gave him a shocked smile, she looked so offended that he even suggested that my name isn't my real one. I smiled a bittersweet smile at this before answering his question.
"Yeah, Igris isn't my real name, I'm really Danny, Danny Fenton, Cassius real name is Ben Tennyson and Neos is Rex Salazar."
Leilani whipped her head around at me and looked at me in shock. I put my hands up in defense.
"We changed our names when we broke out so we wouldn't be traced. I just decided to continue to use them just in case there are still some remaining agents."
She still seems to be offended and hurt at the fact that I hide my real name from her. But Charles seemed to ignore this and kept on asking questions.
"You said that you were captured because of your powers, does that mean Neo and Cassius have powers as well?"
I clasped my hands together before nodding my head.
"Yes, they do, Rex has the ability to control machines and to create machines with his body, Ben originally didn't have any powers, but he ended up discovering them while we were held, prisoner. At first, they had captured him for a piece of technology that he had, but once he discovered his powers, they focused on his powers more. Thankfully, they weren't able to find out much about his powers."
Leilani put her heads in her hands and Charles rubbed his face with one hand. Leilani spoke slowly, enunciating her words.
"Do they still have their powers?"
I shook my head.
"No, when they were turned back into babies, they had their abilities locked away as well, they'll start getting them again once they remember their true names."
They looked at me in surprise.
"You mean you're going to give their powers back when they turn 15? Isn't that too young."
I shook my head, surprising Leilani with my answer.
"of course I'm going to give it back to them, it's a vital part of them, Cas got his powers back when he was 10, Neo got his powers at a young age, he wasn't even sure when he got them. They'll also get their memories back little by little once they turn 15, they should remember their real names around 16 or 17, I can't keep their memories and powers locked away forever, it's just not right, besides, if they ever found out, they would thoroughly kick my ass."
I ended the sentence with a soft smile on my face. They exchanged glances at each other, questions upon questions littering their facial expressions.
"I ask of you two that you don't mention anything to Neo and Cas or your kids, if they are informed about the truth before they turn 15, it could harm them mentally, and they need to remember everything on their own time."
They stood there for a little bit, processing my words before nodding their head in agreement and understanding. We sat there in silence until we heard the soft pit patter of feet from the hallway coming towards us. I pushed the chair back and looked down the hall to see a sleepy-eyed pair walking down the hallway while they were still rubbing their eyes. They perked up when they saw me and walked a little bit faster.
I kneeled and held my arms out, waiting for them to get close enough. They gladly went into my arms and leaned their heads against my shoulders tiredly. I smiled to myself and walked back to the kitchen with Ben and Rex in my arms. They were already dozing off in my arms.
Leilani walked up and gently stroked Bens head as he fell asleep.
"If the three of you aren't related, how do the three of you all have the white patch of hair?"
I answered Charles question in a whisper.
"Stress, it wasn't exactly fun to be a prisoner for some years."
Both of them stiffened up in surprise as Leilani stopped out of shock. They remained like that for a couple of seconds before Leilani broke the silence.
"We'll keep your secret, anything to keep these two safe."
I smiled at her and at Charles.
"Thank you, both of you, they mean the world to me, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have them."
They smiled at me and stood there for a little bit, Leilani looked at her phone and must have realized that she has to leave. Both of them told me their farewells and walked out of the house, closing the front door behind them. I sighed loudly before walking to my room, where I face-planted into my room after setting down Ben and Rex.
I rolled onto my back and stared up the ceiling as I sighed in relief that Leilani and Charles would be able to keep our secret safe.
