The Sleeper Must Awaken
Chapter Three:
Malone looked up and there it was. The home he and spent two years trying to figure out if he belonged there. Trying to find himself. And he had, essentially. He had learned about his powers and how to control them. The one thing he couldn't control were his feelings for Veronica. He knew that she had "Just wanted to be friends" but could she still feel that way? Did she feel anything for him now? He shrugged his emotions off. His purpose here wasn't to rekindle an old flame, it was to save his friends- his family- from Finn. So, he took a deep breath and walked to the elevator hoping that he would receive a friendly reception.
She sensed him before she saw him. Marguerite and Roxton briefly took their hands off each other to give her a puzzled look as she yelled, "Malone!" to seemingly nothing.
"What are you-" Marguerite said as she was cut off and left- for the first time- speechless as Ned Malone stood in front of her.
"What are you doing here, Old Boy?" Roxton said brotherly as he rushed over with the rest of the group to embrace their missing friend.
"Hey," Malone spoke almost shyly. "Where's Challenger?"
"He's out." Veronica said excited to see him. "Oh and you have to meet Finn."
"Finn?" he responded, pretending to look puzzled.
"Yeah, she's from the future." she laughed. "It's complicated. I'll explain it to you later."
"How about now?" Marguerite said slyly. "I'm sure you two have a lot to catch up on."
"Yeah." Roxton piped in. "My wife and I will leave the two of you alone." he took her arm and the two headed for their bedroom.
"His wife?" Malone chuckled. He figures those two would get together someday.
"Yup, they got married last month in the Zanga village. " she smiled as they walked slowly to the balcony. "So, where have you been? Why did you decide to come back?"
Well, I've been staying with the Zamora tribe."
"The whole time?"
Malone looked away and hesitated ever to slightly. "It's not important. So, what has been going on here? I-I missed you."
"I missed you too." Veronica smiled. He was different - new clothes, the beard, the staff, even a slight accent- but yet the same. She had let he go once and though she felt his reasons for coming back weren't as simple as they seemed, she wasn't going to let him get away again.
"Come with me." She spoke as the two of them, changed by time, headed towards her bedroom.
*
"I'll have to take you to meet Tao sometime and the people of the village. I think you'd like them." Malone grinned at her. They had spent a lot of time together lately. He hadn't told her about his vision or powers yet. He wanted to watch Finn, just to make sure his vision was right.
"I'd like that. But, Malone we have to talk about why you left in the first place…"
Chapter Three:
Malone looked up and there it was. The home he and spent two years trying to figure out if he belonged there. Trying to find himself. And he had, essentially. He had learned about his powers and how to control them. The one thing he couldn't control were his feelings for Veronica. He knew that she had "Just wanted to be friends" but could she still feel that way? Did she feel anything for him now? He shrugged his emotions off. His purpose here wasn't to rekindle an old flame, it was to save his friends- his family- from Finn. So, he took a deep breath and walked to the elevator hoping that he would receive a friendly reception.
She sensed him before she saw him. Marguerite and Roxton briefly took their hands off each other to give her a puzzled look as she yelled, "Malone!" to seemingly nothing.
"What are you-" Marguerite said as she was cut off and left- for the first time- speechless as Ned Malone stood in front of her.
"What are you doing here, Old Boy?" Roxton said brotherly as he rushed over with the rest of the group to embrace their missing friend.
"Hey," Malone spoke almost shyly. "Where's Challenger?"
"He's out." Veronica said excited to see him. "Oh and you have to meet Finn."
"Finn?" he responded, pretending to look puzzled.
"Yeah, she's from the future." she laughed. "It's complicated. I'll explain it to you later."
"How about now?" Marguerite said slyly. "I'm sure you two have a lot to catch up on."
"Yeah." Roxton piped in. "My wife and I will leave the two of you alone." he took her arm and the two headed for their bedroom.
"His wife?" Malone chuckled. He figures those two would get together someday.
"Yup, they got married last month in the Zanga village. " she smiled as they walked slowly to the balcony. "So, where have you been? Why did you decide to come back?"
Well, I've been staying with the Zamora tribe."
"The whole time?"
Malone looked away and hesitated ever to slightly. "It's not important. So, what has been going on here? I-I missed you."
"I missed you too." Veronica smiled. He was different - new clothes, the beard, the staff, even a slight accent- but yet the same. She had let he go once and though she felt his reasons for coming back weren't as simple as they seemed, she wasn't going to let him get away again.
"Come with me." She spoke as the two of them, changed by time, headed towards her bedroom.
*
"I'll have to take you to meet Tao sometime and the people of the village. I think you'd like them." Malone grinned at her. They had spent a lot of time together lately. He hadn't told her about his vision or powers yet. He wanted to watch Finn, just to make sure his vision was right.
"I'd like that. But, Malone we have to talk about why you left in the first place…"