As baby Hallelujah grew, Charlie and David began to realise just how special their little angel was. By the time Hallelujah was around nine months old - the age that most of David's babies had started talking - and Hallelujah was getting ready to talk. She was starting to say a couple words. Then one day Charlie heard one of the dogs barking over and over again. She walked into the living room where she found her almost nine month old daughter with the now 7 year old Pages and the family's beloved Malamute named Bear.

"What's going on here?" Charlie wondered, amused.

Hallelujah was babbling away and laughing as Bear seemingly barked in response.

"I think they're talking, Mom." Pages said, glancing up at Charlie

Charlie looked puzzled, 'How could it be? Was it possible that her daughter was had the power of animal communication? Surely, it was all just a fluke.' She thought, but somehow she knew it wasn't true. Somehow she knew that it wasn't all just a fluke.

Charlie had known since before her daughter was born - which was confirmed after the birth - that the baby would be something special. Yet somehow Hallelujah still managed to surprise her more and more with each passing day.

David came strolling into the room, taking a stance beside Charlie and staring at their daughter in the same manner as his wife.

"What's Halle doing?"

"She apparently can speak to animals."

David turned his attention onto Charlie, "Is that even possible?"

Charlie nodded, "Yeah. When I was a fate, animal communication was one of my powers."

"Oh...wow."

"Yeah." Charlie agreed, "I didn't think she would get this power considering it never manifested itself during my pregnancy, but I guess our little angel is going to be more powerful than we thought."

"Clearly." David added

- Present Day -

When the morning came, Hallelujah rushed out of her room to find her Mummy or her Daddy. To tell them about the angel's visit last night, but instead the first person that Hallelujah ran into was the now 25 year old Rachel Sylvia.

With two Rachels sometimes it was hard to decipher between the two of them even though they looked completely different. Luckily, Hallelujah had come up with a way to deciper between her two Mommy Rachels.

"Hi Mommy Ray." Hallelujah greeted

"Hey little girl." Rachel smiled, "How'd you sleep?"

"I slept great. Now where's Mummy and Daddy?"

Rachel was quiet, thinking for a moment, "Well, I think your mom is in the music room with Eleanor and your dad is in the chapel with Dave and Cyrus."

Cyrus is now 20 years old so he's becoming more involved with his father's teachings, more in the process of put the sermons together. Eleanor is the 3 year old daughter of Nora and Ray, and their second child. Their first born is a little boy - 6 year old Adam Carson Palmer was born in February of 2025.

Hallelujah nodded, smiling, "Thank you."

Dave is for David Jones.

Just like Hallelujah's nickname solution for the two Rachels, the adults have their own way for deciphering between the three Davids. David Koresh is just David. David Thibodeau is Thibodeau or Thibs, and David Jones is Dave.

Hallelujah parted ways with Rachel, she headed to the music room to talk with her Mummy. Her Mummy was more the expert on deciphering coded messages.

As the seven year old reached the music room, she stood outside the door rethinking her decision. While her Mummy was good with coded messages, divine messages were more her Daddy's expertise. She stayed, frozen outside the door for a good two minutes.

After figuring that her father was probably busy preparing for Chapel, Hallelujah opened the door to the music room and walked inside. She didn't find her mother, but she did find the now 17 year old Isaiah Barrios and 16 year old Serenity Jones.

"Oh...Hi Taco, Hi Serenity." Hallelujah said, "I thought Mummy was in here."

"She's in Nora's room." Serenity told her younger sister

Hallelujah smiles brightly, "Thanks. Are you writing a song?"

"Yeah. We are." Isaiah replied

"Cool." She uttered before skipping out of the room

Serenity couldn't help but smile as she shook her head, "Well...where were we?"

"He is our strength, So we give praise, to His glorious name." Isaiah read off the sheet music he had been writing the lyrics on

Serenity hummed, "Right."

Upstairs, Hallelujah reached Nora's room and just barged right on in, running straight over to her mother.

"Halle, what did we say about knocking?" Charlie reminded her daughter

"To knock before entering." Hallelujah recited, completely devoid of emotion. She sighed, before taking a breath, "But I need to talk to you."

Charlie gave a nod, "Well, can it wait? I'm talking with Auntie Nora."

Hallelujah shook her head, "No, it can't. I need your help, Mummy."

"Okay. What is it?" Charlie asked, giving her daughter her full and undivided attention

"Last night an angel came to me. She had wings like my birthmark, and she said something, but I don't know what it means."

Charlie looked nervous, letting out a breath that she hadn't realised she was holding, "What did this angel say?"

"When the moment comes that legend becomes history, a marked child shall bring forth an era of sorrow and the rise of education." Hallelujah looked very proud of herself for remembering that.

Charlie furrowed her eyebrows, "What? Is that it?"

Hallelujah nodded, looking very serious.

"Is it some kind of prophecy?" Charlie started, glancing over at Nora, "What, Nora? Do you know something?"

"I think I heard that somewhere." Nora admitted, "Or read it maybe. Either way, it's not good, Charlie."

Charlie gripped the edge of the bed, bracing herself, "Why? What happens?"

Nora diverted her eyes down and drawing in a breath, "The child..."

Hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.

What would you like to see happen next? What do you think Nora is gonna say about the marked child?