Chapter 2

Charlie and I finished putting Bryan down for the night; then we settled into bed ourselves. As I pulled back the blankets of our bed I wanted to talk to Charlie one on one about Bryan's condition.

"Well I mean we'll have to inject him before his meals and we can do that for a little while until we can get him an insulin pump. I only use mine for emergencies but if you don't want to stick him everyday, it's a good substitute."

I nodded as Charlie finished speaking.

"Charlie?"

"Yeah?"

"The way Bryan cried and screamed at the doctor..."

"Yeah."

"Did it break your heart too?"

"I did all I could to keep myself from snatching him up and leaving that place."

"I know me too...so I don't know if I can handle injecting him every single day...I know he needs it...but I don't know if my heart can take it." I explained somberly.

"You don't have too, we can trade out...I'm not gonna lie it's not gonna be easy...but everything will be alright...we can talk to Mom...she has tips on how to give a shot to a little kid since she dealt with me...it's fine."

"I just don't like to see or hear him cry."

Just then Bryan cried out. Charlie and I jumped from the bed and ran down the hall into Bryan's room. As soon as we entered a muscular humanoid figure made of red crystal with two large crystal spikes coming out of his back glared at us.

"Harmione, what is that thing?!" Charlie shouted.

"Diamondhead..." I breathed. "Daddy?"

Bryan contiued to cry. Diamondhead had him in his arms.

"Daddy, is that you?" I asked out right. "Let Bryan go."

There was something off about Diamondhead. His eyes were a very intense red. He didn't speak and contiued to glare at Charlie and I.

"Daddy?"

Diamondhead waved his arm and used his powers to destroy Bryan's bedroom wall.

"Harmione, I don't think that's your dad!"

I glared at the strange alien.

"Let go of Bryan! I screamed. I then waved my arm and a long ray of mana stretched towards Diamondhead knocking him backwards. Diamondhead's feet pushed backward into our front yard causing our grass to separate. I created an orb like shield around Bryan and pulled him towards me. Diamondhead hit the dirt with a loud thud.

"It's okay...baby...ssh..." I cuddled Bryan. Tears still ran from his face.

"Harmione!" I heard Charlie shout. Using a blaster we had here at the house given to me by my great grandfather Max; Charlie shot at Diamondhead. Diamondhead was now on the offensive and used his strength to pick up a tree and throw it our way.

Using my power I cut the tree in half. Each half of the tree fell away from us.

"Give me the child!" Diamondhead yelled in anger.

"Kill me first!" I shouted back.

"As you wish!"

There was a bright flash and Diamond suddenly changed into Humungousaur. He snarled and ran toward us.

"Charlie, take Bryan and run!"

Charlie took Bryan and got in his truck. I floated upwards and waved my hand sideways.

"Contigo!"

This spelled allowed me to create multiple large shields as Humungosaur attacked me. I watched as Charlie got Bryan in his carseat. He quickly got in the truck and sped away. I smiled shyly, then grunted as I lashed out at Humungosaur using my mana like a whip. He hit and crushed a car across the street as he fell over.

I floated down and slowly approached him.

"What do you want with my baby?!"

Humungosaur groaned and turned into Albedo. I gasped. He held his head and slowly sat up.

"Talk now."

"It's not what I want with him...I'm just the messenger."

"Then who sent you Albedo?"

"Sorry Princess, can't tell you that."

I glared at him. Before turning him over to the Plumbers I decided to do something else first. High above a radio tower in the middle of the night. I let my dad as the true Humungosaur do most of the talking. He held Albedo tightly in his fist over the city.

"You won't waste me...You're too good for that Tennyson."

Dad let go. Albedo screamed as he fell for multiple stories before Mom caught him from below.

"What is it you want with my grandbaby?!" She yelled. "Who sent you?!"

"Okay, just put me down on the ground, I'll tell you!"

Mom waved her hand and Albedo floated over to a nearby street sign. He sighed in heavy relief. Dad turned into Big Chill and flew down toward him. He changed back into himself and punched Albedo into the brick of the entrance of an alleyway. Albedo grunted loudly. Dad picked him up by the collar and held him against the wall.

"Stop!" He shouted. "I said I would tell you, and I'm gonna!"

"Then start talking!"

"Okay...I met up with Vilgax...he said the ultimate way to conquer this world is to have someone rule this world for him...he wasn't gonna hurt the kid."

"And you believed him?!"

"He said he'd raise the kid as his own, and when this world was conquered by the kid, he'd said he'd use the kid against you...and because he's your grandson you wouldn't fight against him...so you'd give up...and I'd be able to take the Omnitrix from you...easily..."

"And you trust him enough to allow Bryan to live and give you the Omnitrix, you are as crazy as you are stupid Albedo!"

"You think I'd let Vilgax play me...I was wise to his idea...my own plan was that if he turned on me...I'd kill the kid...no kid no plan...and I'd start by pulling his crying little head clear off his shoulders!"

Dad grunted loudly and punched Albedo. Albedo hit the pavement hard and was knocked out.

"Hope!"

Mom ran over to him. Along with me. I stared at my dad. He was so upset his hands were shaking.

"Make sure the Plumbers understand the severity of the sitution...and get him out of my sight."

Dad walked away from us. Mom put a mana handcuff spell over Albedo. He was then later arrested by the Plumbers. Using a restoration spell, Mom and I repaired my house along with Bryan's room. She and Dad stayed with me until Charlie got back with Bryan. They had escaped to Gwen and Kevin's.

It was close to midnight when they returned and everything got sorted. I heard Charlie's truck return. I made a mad dash for the carport.

"Harmione!"

I ran over to him and jumped into his arms. He held me tight.

"Where is he?"

"He's fine now...he fell asleep on the way over here."

I opened the truck door. Bryan lay asleep in his carseat. His beautiful long eyelashes lay softly on his chubby cheeks. He sucked his pacifer quietly.

"Mom and Dad are here...we repaired the damage."

"Okay..."

Charlie entered the house. I gently eased Bryan out of the carseat and placed his head on my shoulder. He didn't stir. Once back inside I placed him down in his crib and covered him up.

"Harmione?" I heard Dad whisper. I turned to face him. He prompted me over to him with his finger.

"Har...your mother, Gwen, Kevin, and myself are going out there to find and stop Vilgax from coming here and hurting you, Charlie or Bryan."

I nodded.

"In that time...I want you to look after your brothers and Genesis."

"Okay..."

"They'll be here tomorrow okay?"

I nodded.

"I know you got the baby...and I know you just found out about his condition but-"

"No Dad it's fine. I don't mind to look after my brothers and my cousin while you're all gone...its no big deal...just be careful and make sure Vilgax doesn't come and hurt Bryan..."

"I will sweetie...I promise."

Dad hugged me. I hugged him back.

My brothers were 14 now. My cousin Genesis was 16. Bryan was only one. Charlie and I were both about to be 22. Having two teens and a diabetic baby couldn't be too much trouble. Right?