AN: Happy holidays everyone! Here is chapter 3. Sorry it took so long
but I had major writer's block. If anyone is interested in beta - reading
this story, email me at funshinebear1234@aol.com or lpsmiles88@aol.com.
Disclaimer: I own Mutant X. Ha ha ha - nice joke. I only own a couple of rubber bands and a whole bunch of pocket lint but I spent my $1.34 on Christmas gifts. The title of the chapter comes from one of my favorite songs by Rodney Atkins, Honesty.
~Butterfly Cobra
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Honesty
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Brennan and Shalimar stared at Carmen as she opened her wallet. She took something out and handed it to them. Shalimar accepted them and realized they were pictures. The picture appeared to be from a Christmas card. It showed a little brunette wearing green and two blondes wearing red seemed to be twins.
"They are the reason I am here now. I have to save them and make sure that their future doesn't get messed up this time around," Carmen explained to them.
Shalimar looked at her as if she had gone crazy as she handed the picture back. "What do you mean this time around?"
"You will understand that part in a while. I can't tell you just yet. The one in green is Savanna and the twins in red are Samara and Samira. Their nicknames are Anna, Mara, and Sam. Do you recognize them at all?" Carmen looked at them with hope in her eyes.
Brennan looked at the pictures and then stated, "I have never seen those girls anywhere in my life."
Carmen grinned. "That's because they haven't been born yet. But are you very sure that you can't distinguish something familiar about them?"
Shalimar was clearly getting annoyed. "Okay what in the hell are you talking about? How would you know about some children that haven't been born yet? Where did you come from and why are you messing with us?"
Carmen just smirked at her. "One question at a time. I am talking about Anna, Mara, and Sam. I know about them because they are from my time, not yours, at least not quite yet. Where I come from, I can't tell you until you fix something for me. And I am not messing with you; I'm helping you."
Shalimar glared at her and would have pounced on her if Brennan hadn't held her back.
"Easy Shal," he whispered in her ear before turning to Carmen. "I thought you told us not to trust anyone but then here you are telling us to trust you."
At this, Carmen closed her eyes. When she opened them, both Brennan and Shalimar were shocked to see that they were filled with tears. Carmen gazed off into space for a while before looking at them.
"I am trying to make sure those three adorable little girls don't die before their time. I am going to tell you something to keep in mind about this mission. The reason I care so much about those girls is I became their mother after their parents were killed. Something went wrong because they weren't supposed to die yet. That event triggered more and more tragic events. The world became so messed up and I couldn't fix it the way I normally do. And then they were killed. Savanna, Samara, and Samira were killed. I attempted suicide twice before I realized that I alone held the keys to fix the world I was living in. I only had to get back to your world and change the one thing responsible for the collapse of my world. So here I am in your world to fix the mistake that will get those little girls and their parents killed. I have to relive the time until you two are killed so I can stop it from happening in order to save the lives of your daughters."
Disclaimer: I own Mutant X. Ha ha ha - nice joke. I only own a couple of rubber bands and a whole bunch of pocket lint but I spent my $1.34 on Christmas gifts. The title of the chapter comes from one of my favorite songs by Rodney Atkins, Honesty.
~Butterfly Cobra
***
Honesty
***
Brennan and Shalimar stared at Carmen as she opened her wallet. She took something out and handed it to them. Shalimar accepted them and realized they were pictures. The picture appeared to be from a Christmas card. It showed a little brunette wearing green and two blondes wearing red seemed to be twins.
"They are the reason I am here now. I have to save them and make sure that their future doesn't get messed up this time around," Carmen explained to them.
Shalimar looked at her as if she had gone crazy as she handed the picture back. "What do you mean this time around?"
"You will understand that part in a while. I can't tell you just yet. The one in green is Savanna and the twins in red are Samara and Samira. Their nicknames are Anna, Mara, and Sam. Do you recognize them at all?" Carmen looked at them with hope in her eyes.
Brennan looked at the pictures and then stated, "I have never seen those girls anywhere in my life."
Carmen grinned. "That's because they haven't been born yet. But are you very sure that you can't distinguish something familiar about them?"
Shalimar was clearly getting annoyed. "Okay what in the hell are you talking about? How would you know about some children that haven't been born yet? Where did you come from and why are you messing with us?"
Carmen just smirked at her. "One question at a time. I am talking about Anna, Mara, and Sam. I know about them because they are from my time, not yours, at least not quite yet. Where I come from, I can't tell you until you fix something for me. And I am not messing with you; I'm helping you."
Shalimar glared at her and would have pounced on her if Brennan hadn't held her back.
"Easy Shal," he whispered in her ear before turning to Carmen. "I thought you told us not to trust anyone but then here you are telling us to trust you."
At this, Carmen closed her eyes. When she opened them, both Brennan and Shalimar were shocked to see that they were filled with tears. Carmen gazed off into space for a while before looking at them.
"I am trying to make sure those three adorable little girls don't die before their time. I am going to tell you something to keep in mind about this mission. The reason I care so much about those girls is I became their mother after their parents were killed. Something went wrong because they weren't supposed to die yet. That event triggered more and more tragic events. The world became so messed up and I couldn't fix it the way I normally do. And then they were killed. Savanna, Samara, and Samira were killed. I attempted suicide twice before I realized that I alone held the keys to fix the world I was living in. I only had to get back to your world and change the one thing responsible for the collapse of my world. So here I am in your world to fix the mistake that will get those little girls and their parents killed. I have to relive the time until you two are killed so I can stop it from happening in order to save the lives of your daughters."