Chapter nine:

"What happened?" Cal asked entering Kara's room. "What do you mean?" "What do I mean? You blew up in there and don't think I didn't hear it in your voice missy," He tried to joke but Kara wasn't buying it at all. She just sighed as she sat on the bed. Cal became serious sitting next to her. "Why didn't you tell us K?" She didn't say anything. Cal could see the pain in her eyes and he knew why she didn't tell them. "Look it doesn't matter what type of man your father was he could have been a mass murder for all we care-" "Cal he was a murder," She whispered looking up with a smile. "Hey there's my girl," Cal sounded more fatherly after all, during her time On CK he had become more like a father to her then a Captain. "We'll get him back K." "I know but Why here? Why now? You know," She paused. "It's a little funny how this whole destiny thing plays out. I left as a child never once looking back. Now here I am 21 years old and back again looking for my own child who was kidnapped by a man who was the son of my father's worst enemy, his brother, my uncle whom I never met nor set eyes on!" She began to laugh a little and shortly after Cal joined in. "Wow destiny is pretty screwed up ain't it." "Hell yeah and I think I just became its main target."

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"Why didn't she tell me?" Harper asked absentmindedly. Everyone left the library after Kara had her blow up. He wanted to be alone but Trance decided to stay behind with him and he didn't feel like arguing. "Maybe she had a reason, Harper maybe for fear of this," Trance suggested. "Yeah but she could have told me I mean if she did maybe none of this would have happened," Anger scented his voice. "Are you blaming her?" "Why shouldn't I?" Trance became worried. He was never like this when he talked about Kara. It was a first. "Why shouldn't I Trance?" he repeated with a hiss. "This isn't like you Harper. Why are you saying this?" "Why shouldn't I be saying this? It's her fault we're in this mess. It's her fault we're here." "And do you really think she chose this. You make it sound like she had a choice. Yeah she chose to be born into this family, she asked that guy to kidnap your kid and hold him for ransom. Oh yeah Harper it's really her fault. It's her fault you're here." Trance raised her voice. "OH and it's my fault!" "I didn't say that Harper!" "You didn't have to," his voice became calmer as he sat down in one of the chairs. "You're right I shouldn't blame her. If I have anyone to blame it should be me. I turned my back for a second. In that second I was knocked out. If only I fought harder, if only I wasn't so weak." "Don't blame weakness you can't help it," "Then what can I blame it on? Who do I blame it on?" "Don't blame it on anybody Harper. No body is at fault here," Trance knelt down next to Harper. "And I bet your gonna say fate played a part," he laughed under his breath. "Maybe it did and maybe it didn't. We'll get him back Harper don't worry."