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Title: Redemption's Tears

Author: RedRaven

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Lili paced back and forth in the Resistance HQ. Despite what she had told Da'an she was more than a little worried about Liam. He didn't seem to be dealing very well with his mother's death. That talk she had had with him in the park a few days ago had made her think. Everyone was expecting Liam to deal like an adult. Even people who knew about his birth were. Except maybe Doctor Parks or a few of Liam's other close friends. He looked like an adult, but he wasn't. It was easy to forget that sometimes. The only people who knew that were down here. And Jonathan wouldn't stand for Liam sitting down here crying. He thought Liam was overreacting as it was. He wouldn't see Liam as a kid who had just lost his mother. Right now he was thinking alien who can't possibly really be in mourning.

Jonathan really was paranoid.

Lili sighed. She had been trying to reach Liam all day. He had at least acknowledged the other calls she had made to his global. Even if it had been just to say "Leave me alone right now." Or "I'll talk later." She pulled out her global to try again. Out of Service. Please Try Again. Flashed on the screen.

Lili sat down on a handy chair. Someone pulled up another chair and sat down next to her. "Hey, he'll be alright."

Lili looked up surprised. "Augur! When did you get here?"

The computer genius shrugged, "Few minutes ago. Saw you wearing a hole in the floor over here. You are worried about the kid aren't you?"

"Yeah, I guess so. I've been trying to call him, but I keep getting a message that his global is out of service."

"Maybe he just doesn't want to talk right now."

Their conversation was interrupted by a loud beeping. Augur jumped up to check the computer. People gathered around. Jonathan Doors pushed his way to the front of the small crowd. "What is it?"

Augur answered as he typed. "I set up some alarms. The computer is supposed to flag me if any information having to do with the Taelons hits the news." Augur paled as a new display came up on the computer. "There's been some kind of terrorist attack on a small Inn in Ireland."

"What does that have to do with the Taelons?" Doors asked annoyed at the apparently useless interruption.

"It's the Inn Liam's staying at."

The newest shocked silence was broken by a global beeping. Lili backed away from the group and pulled out her global to answer it. "Marquette." The voice of Agent Ronald Sandoval was heard clearly.

"You're wanted on the Mothership. Immediately." Then without even a goodbye, Sandoval disconnected.

Lili didn't give anyone a chance to say anything. She just headed for the elevator.

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