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[b]Chapter 14- The Storms Arrived [/b]

I woke up with a splitting headache and every part of my body hurt, my arms were pounding and as I looked down I realized why. My arms and legs were tied to the bed that I was laying on, tugging at the silk scarfs that where binding my arms. After a couple of minutes of trying to get free I relaxed, looking around at the room I was being held in. The walls of the room were a deep red almost looking like blood, the fabric that was on the drapes and comforter were all a dark blue as well as the carpet. The dresser and table were a dark wood, I had to admit if I could decorate a room it would look like this. I could also see my strawberry body wash, vanilla soap and perfume on the dresser. Before I could even think another thought the door opened and in walked a man I didn't recognize, behind him walked in another man. The first man was well built and had blonde hair, he walked up to me and stood beside me. As I watched the first man I never took my eye off the second who was now standing at the end of the bed, he looked almost the same as the other one but a lot skinier. They must have been brothers or at least related. The first man looked down at me and reached down moving some of the hair that had fallen over my eyes when I was looking around. I flinched away and it didn't even look like he noticed.

"Who are you?" I hissed.

He continued to play with my hair, "My names Kivar."

To say I was shocked was an understatement, why the hell would Kivar want me. "What do you want from me?" I asked.

His hand stopped running through my hair, but he never took it away, "So naive......so sweet."

"What do you want?" I repeated through clenched teeth.

He sat down on the side of the bed beside me as close as he could get, "Zan.... Max whatever his name is. I want him...... no....no I need him."

"He is a pretty popular guy," I said sarcastically moving as far as I could away from him.

"Let me tell you a story......there was this king, kind, generous; but behind the scenes he was an asshole and treated everyone like shit. He was leading his people to death and they didn't even know, until one day a group of his most trusted followers decided they didn't want to follow him to the death. They wanted their people to be free, so they killed the king in his bedchambers. As the people were told the truth..... they elected their next king, unfortunately you see the king had a dirty little secret. He had....what's the word..... a mistress. Who was going to tell him the wonderful news she was pregnant and nine months later she gave birth to the prince and princess of Antar."

"Max and Isabel," I whispered.

"Yes...... you see I and the others wanted to train them to become wonderful leaders. But, their mother would have none of that and used her contacts to build a..... like stasis pod and send her children to Earth."

I looked up at him, "But, I thought they were just a version of their last life.......... that's what the.."

"Message said. That was us, we needed more time to get things together on Earth," he said interrupting me.

"It was fake.." I mumbled to myself. "You still never answered me." "You're here because Max and Isabel are the link to the royal blood line and no one can rule Antar in less all royal blood is gone. And you princess are my link to Max, I've seen what he will do for you. As soon as he realizes you are gone he....."

"Will come for me," I finished in a whisper. "And then you can sit on the throne of Antar."

"I knew you where smart...... we did have a couple problems we were.....un- prepared for your special abilities. I'm almost sorry that when this is all over we are going to have to kill you."

I glared at him, "You really think that you will be able to keep me here, you obviously don't know my abilities."

He smiled at me that sent chills down my back. "We have a full report on you we know everything. That's why we have this," he said holding up a needle. "It will make you tired enough but won't let you fully sleep, you will be too tired to use your abilities."

I struggled against the ropes and tried to wiggle free, watching the liquid being squeezed out of the needle. Slowly he brought the needle down to my outstretched arm and into my skin, the liquid drained from the needle. After a couple of seconds I could already feel the drug taking affect, my body felt like I haven't sleep in month maybe even years. "It's probably the last time we will be able to talk I have other issues to deal with. My second in command Nicholas will deal with you, but don't worry you probably won't see him much just like me he will have other plans. But don't worry he will be really ........really close............Goodbye," he replied, getting up and leaving the room. Nicholas following like a little dog thinking he was gonna get a treat.

A day had gone by and the drugs were still making me tired, someone had come in and had untied me. I had yet to stand up except for a trip to the bathroom, now I had somehow managed to take a shower and change my clothes into the shorts and tank top they gave me. Now I was laying on the floor in the middle of the room, after my body had given out. I heard the door open and lifted my head a little, shocked to see a girls shoe. Someone knelt down beside me and I was finally able to see her face. A gasp left my mouth as I saw the dirty blond hair and amber eyed woman, she put her arm around my waist and helped me sit up.

Slowly with her help I was sitting against the wall, "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Ya, a little tired," I answered chuckling at myself.

"Grace."

"Eliza call me Liz," I replied smiling up at her.

"I know..... you know my son," she said smiling.

"Your son?" I asked puzzled.

"Max and my daughter Isabel. "

Looking over at her, I was amazed that I was sitting with their mother, I knew Isabel was always sad about not knowing her. "You're their mother," I asked, even though I already knew the answer.

"Yes, and you are in love with my son," she whispered. "Now that I see you.....I understand."

I blushed a little, not really seeing what she was seeing. I couldn't help but ask, "Do you know who......what I am?" She looked a little puzzled but answered, "That you what's the word...."

"Transgenic."

"Transgenic, yes I know that you're DNA was altered when you were a child by the government and so was your brother," she said smiling. She lifted her hand to my hair and pushed it behind my ear, "And i know you have these abilities and I'm not talking about your strength or speed. You've been keeping it from the others, your brother and you aren't sure where you got it from."

"How do you know that about us?" I asked as she continued to run her hand through my hair. For some reason it was giving me the comfort that I needed, no matter how prepared I am for being kidnapped from my training.

"Because angel, I knew your mother."

To say i was shocked was nothing compared to what I was feeling. Alex and I gave up ever knowing our mother, "You do..... where is she? Is she okay?"

Her eyes filled with tears and I felt the sorrow coming off her body, "She's dead." I didn't know what to say, I felt tears come to my eyes for someone I never met but gave me so much. She wrapped her arms around me and I leaned into her body, leaning my head on her shoulder. "She was my best friend."

I straightened up and looked her in the eye, "Aren't you from Antar?"

"Yes, angel and so was she. She was on the ship going to Earth."

"Does that mean...."

"You and Alex are Antarian," she whispered.

Silence filled the room and I soon found myself with my head back on her shoulder and her arms around my body, pulling me as close as she could. Suddenly the door opened and a boy's head stuck through he couldn't have been more than 7 years old, "Grace, Nicholas is looking for you."

"Thank-you Matthew," she whispered. "Matthew this is Liz, Liz this is Matthew."

"Hi," he whispered.

"Hey," I said waving.

"I have to go," she said. "I'll be back as soon as I can get away again."

"Be careful," I said as she kissed my forehead and got up looking back one more time as she and Matthew left.

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I felt someone sit on the bed beside me and I quickly opened my eyes. Relaxing as I saw it was only Grace, "How are you feeling?" she asked her voiced filled with concern.

"Tired and sore," I answered my throat protesting.

"Understandable."

"I was thinking of something when you left," I asked putting my arm under my head. Not even trying to sit up.

"I think i know what it is. Is it about what Kivar told you about Max and Isabel's father?" she asked.

"Yes, was it all true," I asked.

"His name was Anthony and he was an amazing king yes I will admit he was tough when he needed to be but his people and armies loved him. I wasn't just a mistress I had known him since I was a child, your mother, another woman, Anthony and I grew up together. We were going to get married, three weeks before the wedding I found out I was pregnant and I told him the same night we decided their names. Two weeks before the wedding I came into the bedroom and he was dead..... Murdered..... Kivar and his group wanted my children under his command so he would be able to rule Antar. We lived in fear until the children were six then we decide to send them to Earth. Your mom went with them and the ship crashed, soon we got news that Kivar followed the children to earth."

"How did he get you?" I asked, trying to say awake.

"He only got Matthew and myself a week before you came, we were travelling to another planet when our ship was boarded, we woke up here."

"Are we on Earth?" I asked.

"Yes......I think."

"Oh," I mumbled rubbing my eyes.

"Go to sleep...... the drugs are very effective," she whispered. I closed my eyes and heard humming above me.

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I heard someone shift in the chair beside the bed and I slowly opened my eyes wincing at the light. I looked over at the chair surprised to see Matthew sitting there, "Hey."

He looked over at me surprised, "Hi."

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"They took Grace and I was scared so I came here........ I wanted to feel safe," he said whimpering.

"Aww.....come here," I said patting the bed. My heart swelled that he thought he was safe with me, slowly he sat down on the bed and I wrapped my arms around him. Together we laid on the bed, his back to my front I hugged him to be singing the song that I sang to Alex when he was scared.

"My mom used to sing to me," he whispered, his voice still filled with tears.

"What happened to her?" I asked.

"She died..." he whispered.

"I'm sorry..... so did mine."

"I know... Grace told......." Before he could finish the door burst open and we shot up as the door banged on the wall.

Nicholas stood in the doorway, I could see soldiers behind him. "Awwww look at this....... but it's time to say goodbye. Liz your times up," he said laughing. He snapped his fingers and the soldiers behind him walked over to the bed, Matthew tightened his arms around me and his body shook.

"Shhh.. It's gonna be okay," I whispered in his ear. They grabbed my arms making me lose my hold on Matthew and pulling me off the bed, standing up they dragged me to the door. I could hear Matthew yelling my name behind me and I felt worry for the boy I had only known for a day yet have started to care about. I angled my head so I could look at him and noticed two soldiers making there way to him, "MATTHEW RUN!!" I yelled. He looked at me scared and looked at the other door leading to the connecting room, "GO!!"

Looking back one more time he ran to the door, waving his hand over the knob releasing the lock. I couldn't see anymore since they had dragged me out the door, "Please be okay!" I whispered.

They lead me down the hall into a huge room, I could see Nicholas standing in the middle and a wooden pole in front of him, going from the ceiling to the floor. They led me to the pole and made me stand in front of it forcing my hands behind my back and tying them together. One of the soldiers held my legs forcing me to stop kicking the legs of the one standing in front of me. Another tied my feet to the pole, after they were done and I had finished swearing at them, Nicholas waved his hand and they all left.

"It's just you and me now....what shall we do?" he asked closing the distance between us. Raising his hand he slapped me in the face.

"What are you going to do to Grace and Matthew?" I yelled.

He looked at me curiously and asked, "Why are you so worried about people you hardly know?"

Seeing no reason to lie, I answer "When you live my life, when you get people that care about you, you hold on to them."

"Well enough with serious talk.... let the fun begin." he yelled to no one. Raising his hand again as punched me in the stomach, clearing my head like I had done many times in my child hood. I ignored everything and let my mind go blank soon I felt nothing not even the breaking ribs.

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"LOOK AT ME!!" Nicholas yelled breaking me out of my blank mind. "It's been fun, but I have two other people to torture and kill today!" He whispered in my ear and leaning toward me kissing me on the lips, jerking away from him and yelling out in pain as I hit the side of my head on the wooden pole.

'I remember the first time Max told me he loved me, I wondered if he could love someone like me completely the way I already started to love him. That was my first mistake. But, in the end our love faded and the hurt started to take it's place. My thoughts soon turned to if he was feeling anything, and you know what hurt the most was letting my emotions play out in front everyone because I know the real me would never do that.

My second was trying again. We didn't even tell the others; they never knew, but I felt no emotions from his words. His words of love never reached my ears and in the end they were only words. His lust filled eyes turned black as he could no more see any reason to hold on.

I knew the moment the Max I loved disappeared and the place he held in my heart went with him.

He has the power of healing with his hands but the power to kill with his words. The songs on the radio haunted me, as did the couples we passed on our journey the ones you just had to sneak a glance at kissing or hugging on the sidewalk. I wondered when we were really happy, when it was just use no aliens, FBI, or skin.

I couldn't count how many times I wanted to just get up and leave, tell one of those damn aliens what I really thought. But, none of those are the thoughts of what 'Liz Parker' would do.

Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, Liz Parker, who was she really; I mean was it just a name my parents threw together.

An then my third. My 'parents' I wondered what would my life be like if I never........

NO!! There is no use playing the what if game it just hurts in the end. So,

there are my mistakes written out for the world to see.

And then there is one more mistake Ava, it wasn't the mistake of trusting her or the mistake of not believing her lies. It was the fact that I didn't realize why she was lieing and I didn't know when she was reaching out for help.

I promised Alex so many things that I won't be able to give him anymore. I should have made him talk to Isabel. I should have..........'

"Any last words!" Nichalos asked me.

"Go to hell," I spat out tilting my head up and looking up at the sky.

"You first," he cried lifting his hand and building up his energy.

'I'm sorry baby brother. '

'I'm sorry Ava. '

I pulled on the robes that held my arms, the pieces of wood from the poll I am tied against slit into my wrist and arms. My ribs burned from the broken ones as I twisted to get free, the sweat on my face are making the cuts and bruises sting. My legs felt like giving up and I felt blood run down my ankles making the cuts sting even worse.

'I'm sorry Maria. '

"If I die today this moment would make it worth it," Nichalos snickered.

They energy in his hand grew brighter.

I'm sorry Max.

It grew brighter.

'I'm sorry Kyle.'

The ball grew making it spread to both hands.

'I'm sorry Isabel '

The energy grew brighter and it was starting to hurt my eyes.

'I'm sorry Michael'

It grew even brighter and I had to turn my head from the sight.

'I love you all '

'Please forgive me. '