Hi guys. I just got back from vacation yesterday, and my internet was down. So this was kind of the first chance I had to update. As I promised I do have a new chapter, but not two. Although Chapter Five will be coming very very shortly, I PROMISE. It's already being written, but it'll probably be a little shorter than usual. But oh well. I'm sorry about the second update. I couldn't concentrate, damn Cancun sun. Anyway here it is. Oh yeah. Thanks for all the great feedback. I'm so glad you like this story. This is my first so I was kind of afraid that no one would like it but I've gotten a lot of positive feedback so keep it coming and I'll keep writing. So here goes.
Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own anything. I wish I did, but if I had, Alex would never have died, the whole Future Max thing would NOT have happened, and of course the annoying gerbil would not be evil, maybe even not exist but for this story she's kind of necessary.
Chapter 4- Huh?
The four humans froze in shock. What was Jeff doing here? They had seen him at the cafe when they had left earlier that morning. He must have followed them. But why? How much had he heard, if anything? There were toomany unknowns, so the four remained silent, waiting for Jeff to make the first move.
Jeff regarded the four humans pensively for a few moments. Then he did something none of the humans would have expected. He knelt, bowing to them in a position of fealty.
"I have long awaited the awakening of the Four Guardians. I swear to protect you with my life and I hope you will accept this oath as proof of my loyalty."
The others continued to stare in shock, not having moved at all through Jeff's speech. Finaly Liz broke out of her stupor.
"Dad?" Jeff gave a small smile.
"Come on. Let's go somewhere a bit more private. I'm sure you four have a lot of questions.
* * *
Further out in the desert, Jeff sighed as he began. "So... What do you want to know?" The others had managed to overcome their initial shock, all but Liz (understandably).
"So are you a shape shifter?" asked Alex.
"No nor am I a skin." The other four gave him a blank look. "Your enemies, follower of Khivar, the tyrant. But I am from the smae plante as the Royals."
"But you're completely alien, right? Not a hybrid like Tess and the others or..." Kyle couldn't yet group the four "humans" into the same category as the aliens.
"No, no I'm not."
"Oh My God! I'm part alien working for an alien in an alien themed restraunt. This is so too much! I need my cyprus oil. Where is it? Oh, I think I need to sit down." But even as these words came out of her mouth, Maria didn't sit down, but continued her pacing until Alex finally forced her to sit down.
"The Royal's mother said that there had been four protectors. Who are the others.?" asked Alex having calmed Maria down somewhat.
"They were Michelle Valenti, Felicia Whitman and Brian DeLuca." The other three humans looked up, only small amounts of suprise evident in their eyes. Maria glanced back down at the dirt.
"So what happened to them?" she asked timidly.
"They were killed by skins, in the line of duty, protecting you. It's how they would have wanted it, an honorable death. They didn't see you only as a job, the loved you as parents..." All three heads bowed, and Liz could see a single tear run down Maria's cheek. She suspected that Alex and Kyle's eyes were a bit cloudy as well. They sat in silence before Kyle looked up, his eyes with a slight red tint visible in them.
"So who are these Guardian people, anyways? What do they do? I'm kind of confused. No, scratch that, I'm really confused."
"You protect the Granolith and thus the Royals, and you can use some of the Granlith's power."
"But why us? If the shape shifter was already their protector, why go through all the trouble to make four more hybrids just to protect the Royals?" asked Alex.
Jeff hesitated slightly. "Well..." strated Jeff, but Liz interrupted him.
"We were there weren't we?" The others looked at Liz. This was the first time she had spoken since outside the pod chamber. Some wires in her head must have been fried from the shock.
"What?!?" Liz looked at each of her three companions in turn.
"We have all of these memories that we thought had come form the Royals, but I've seen all th Royals in the memroies, often in the same place at the same time. So the memories can't hav come from the Royals." said Liz. The four looked at Jeff, hoping he would answer.
"It's true. You were the Guardians at the time when the Roylas were killed. You died defending the Granolith just before the King, Zan, was killed. When the Royals were sent here the Granolith was sent with them"
"But why send us later? If we were born we can't have been in the crash." remarked Alex.
"There was some controversy over whether to recreate you and send you back or not."
"Why the controversy though? If the Granolith and the Royals were here and we were supposed to protect them both, well, I'd think that would be a fairly straight forward answer." said Kyle.
'This boy is not as unintelligent as the image he gives the rest of the wold appears to be. I can see what Lizzi saw in him, until she met Max....' Jeff thought.
"Usually, when the Guardians become the Guardians, they cease to be individuals. They give up their name, relationships, etc. to be able to more effectivly guard the Granolith. And you four did exactly that ... at first. But then you became... involved with some people, and they helped you to rediscover your individulatiy." Suddenly everything clicked.
"Oh..Oh...oh!" screamed Maria as she jumped to her feet. "The...Their mother said that those four had been involved with others besides the ones they were married to! We were supposed to have protected the Royals, so we must have been close them, and four and four, it works out perfectly, which means..."
Liz too jumped up excitedly. "Which means that we were involved with the Royals romantically. That's why they split us up. They didn't want us to get involved with them again."
Jeff smiled. "Yes, but the Queen Mother wanted her children to be happy, so she insited that you be sent along as well."
"But why don't we have any memories of that?" asked Liz.
"Those memories will be unlocked only if you bond with your significant other. The Queen Mother wanted her children to be happy, but she also wanted them to have a choice in the matter of their hearts."
"But what about the Destiny Book?" asked Alex.
"Destiny Book? What Destiny Book?" Jeff looked confused.
Liz faced the other three. "If there is no Destiny Book., it's got to be one of the traitor's ploys. And since Nasedo and Tess knew about the Destiny Book before any one else did and were the ones who actually retrieved it, makes me even more convinced that one of them is the traitor." The four looked at Jeff.
"I don't know. I never found out who the traitor was. No one was sure of anything, there was too much chaos... But let's get back to town before someone starts worrying, or getting suspicious. Lizzi, you want to ride with me?" Liz nodded at her father. "All right, we'll talk more later. Be careful." Liz held up her hand.
"Wait, Kyle. When you get back to town, talk to your dad. Tell him the basics. We may need his help. Anything else you want to tell him is up to you." Kyle nodded, unable to voice his thanks.
And with those final words, Maria, Alex and Kyle got into Maria's Jetta and Liz and Jeff got into Jeff's car and they headed back towards town, away from the pod chamber, the aliens and the place where their whole lives had changed... forever.
Hope you liked it.
Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own anything. I wish I did, but if I had, Alex would never have died, the whole Future Max thing would NOT have happened, and of course the annoying gerbil would not be evil, maybe even not exist but for this story she's kind of necessary.
Chapter 4- Huh?
The four humans froze in shock. What was Jeff doing here? They had seen him at the cafe when they had left earlier that morning. He must have followed them. But why? How much had he heard, if anything? There were toomany unknowns, so the four remained silent, waiting for Jeff to make the first move.
Jeff regarded the four humans pensively for a few moments. Then he did something none of the humans would have expected. He knelt, bowing to them in a position of fealty.
"I have long awaited the awakening of the Four Guardians. I swear to protect you with my life and I hope you will accept this oath as proof of my loyalty."
The others continued to stare in shock, not having moved at all through Jeff's speech. Finaly Liz broke out of her stupor.
"Dad?" Jeff gave a small smile.
"Come on. Let's go somewhere a bit more private. I'm sure you four have a lot of questions.
* * *
Further out in the desert, Jeff sighed as he began. "So... What do you want to know?" The others had managed to overcome their initial shock, all but Liz (understandably).
"So are you a shape shifter?" asked Alex.
"No nor am I a skin." The other four gave him a blank look. "Your enemies, follower of Khivar, the tyrant. But I am from the smae plante as the Royals."
"But you're completely alien, right? Not a hybrid like Tess and the others or..." Kyle couldn't yet group the four "humans" into the same category as the aliens.
"No, no I'm not."
"Oh My God! I'm part alien working for an alien in an alien themed restraunt. This is so too much! I need my cyprus oil. Where is it? Oh, I think I need to sit down." But even as these words came out of her mouth, Maria didn't sit down, but continued her pacing until Alex finally forced her to sit down.
"The Royal's mother said that there had been four protectors. Who are the others.?" asked Alex having calmed Maria down somewhat.
"They were Michelle Valenti, Felicia Whitman and Brian DeLuca." The other three humans looked up, only small amounts of suprise evident in their eyes. Maria glanced back down at the dirt.
"So what happened to them?" she asked timidly.
"They were killed by skins, in the line of duty, protecting you. It's how they would have wanted it, an honorable death. They didn't see you only as a job, the loved you as parents..." All three heads bowed, and Liz could see a single tear run down Maria's cheek. She suspected that Alex and Kyle's eyes were a bit cloudy as well. They sat in silence before Kyle looked up, his eyes with a slight red tint visible in them.
"So who are these Guardian people, anyways? What do they do? I'm kind of confused. No, scratch that, I'm really confused."
"You protect the Granolith and thus the Royals, and you can use some of the Granlith's power."
"But why us? If the shape shifter was already their protector, why go through all the trouble to make four more hybrids just to protect the Royals?" asked Alex.
Jeff hesitated slightly. "Well..." strated Jeff, but Liz interrupted him.
"We were there weren't we?" The others looked at Liz. This was the first time she had spoken since outside the pod chamber. Some wires in her head must have been fried from the shock.
"What?!?" Liz looked at each of her three companions in turn.
"We have all of these memories that we thought had come form the Royals, but I've seen all th Royals in the memroies, often in the same place at the same time. So the memories can't hav come from the Royals." said Liz. The four looked at Jeff, hoping he would answer.
"It's true. You were the Guardians at the time when the Roylas were killed. You died defending the Granolith just before the King, Zan, was killed. When the Royals were sent here the Granolith was sent with them"
"But why send us later? If we were born we can't have been in the crash." remarked Alex.
"There was some controversy over whether to recreate you and send you back or not."
"Why the controversy though? If the Granolith and the Royals were here and we were supposed to protect them both, well, I'd think that would be a fairly straight forward answer." said Kyle.
'This boy is not as unintelligent as the image he gives the rest of the wold appears to be. I can see what Lizzi saw in him, until she met Max....' Jeff thought.
"Usually, when the Guardians become the Guardians, they cease to be individuals. They give up their name, relationships, etc. to be able to more effectivly guard the Granolith. And you four did exactly that ... at first. But then you became... involved with some people, and they helped you to rediscover your individulatiy." Suddenly everything clicked.
"Oh..Oh...oh!" screamed Maria as she jumped to her feet. "The...Their mother said that those four had been involved with others besides the ones they were married to! We were supposed to have protected the Royals, so we must have been close them, and four and four, it works out perfectly, which means..."
Liz too jumped up excitedly. "Which means that we were involved with the Royals romantically. That's why they split us up. They didn't want us to get involved with them again."
Jeff smiled. "Yes, but the Queen Mother wanted her children to be happy, so she insited that you be sent along as well."
"But why don't we have any memories of that?" asked Liz.
"Those memories will be unlocked only if you bond with your significant other. The Queen Mother wanted her children to be happy, but she also wanted them to have a choice in the matter of their hearts."
"But what about the Destiny Book?" asked Alex.
"Destiny Book? What Destiny Book?" Jeff looked confused.
Liz faced the other three. "If there is no Destiny Book., it's got to be one of the traitor's ploys. And since Nasedo and Tess knew about the Destiny Book before any one else did and were the ones who actually retrieved it, makes me even more convinced that one of them is the traitor." The four looked at Jeff.
"I don't know. I never found out who the traitor was. No one was sure of anything, there was too much chaos... But let's get back to town before someone starts worrying, or getting suspicious. Lizzi, you want to ride with me?" Liz nodded at her father. "All right, we'll talk more later. Be careful." Liz held up her hand.
"Wait, Kyle. When you get back to town, talk to your dad. Tell him the basics. We may need his help. Anything else you want to tell him is up to you." Kyle nodded, unable to voice his thanks.
And with those final words, Maria, Alex and Kyle got into Maria's Jetta and Liz and Jeff got into Jeff's car and they headed back towards town, away from the pod chamber, the aliens and the place where their whole lives had changed... forever.
Hope you liked it.
