I was up early. I looked at Elfangor he was still sleeping, let him sleep I thought to myself. Quietly I got dressed, pair of jeans cute Tee. Slipping into the bathroom I looked at my hair, it was hopeless… I thought for a moment a ponytail would do. I was so nervous, I couldn't wait to go and get back. I walked into the kitchen; it was small but comfy. I looked into the fridge, leftovers and more leftovers. Somewhere in there was eggs and bacon, but I changed my mind no breakfast.

"Can you help it he's the better cook." Normally when Elfangor's home he cooks, he learned how. Something about how wonderful taste was…

I grabbed my car keys and ran out the door. I stopped, something in me made me go back. Opening the door again I looked at my house, finality seemed to echo off the walls. Setting my keys on the dining room table I walked back up the stairs to where my husband slept. Sitting down on the bed I looked at him, so peaceful. I bent down and kissed him good-bye, one eye half opened and he broke into a lazy grin. "Bye baby," I whispered and a few minutes later I was on my way.

I love my truck. Elfangor had insisted that I have this huge F350. He said he didn't think human cars were very safe so I had better have something big. As he put it I "Need to be able to drive through anything and not dent the fender." Actually I think he didn't trust my driving, but driving with him was like driving with an Indy driver. He had done well as human, he has some shall we say nerdy friends but there work is bringing money so I'm not complaining. I should have expected this because he had been running computers since probably before we had them. Now where was my turn?

Fifteen minutes later I was ushered into a small doctor's office by a nurse who told me to get into one of those papery hospital gowns and took my temperature and blood pressure. By the end of a rather personal appointment I left confirming what I already knew. Elfangor and I were going to have a baby. I was so excited, so happy. I could not describe my joy at hearing this; finally this strange melding of human and Andalite was going to be a family.

I drove back to out house hoping Alan was there, but his mustang wasn't there. He must have been called into the office, something about project 'Window', according to Elfangor Bill and Steve were still having problems grasping the idea. I have plenty of errands to run anyway, might was well get busy.

It was almost five and I still wasn't home yet. I swear I mush have hit every red light and car accident in a twenty mile radius. I was supposed to be cooking dinner now. Turning down my street I was overjoyed to see the familiar yellow mustang in my driveway. Pulling in I had this creepy feeling that I couldn't shake off. Stopping my truck I pulled the keys out of the ignition and dropped them on the floorboard, when I looked up again there was this strange little man sitting on the seat next to me.

I guess my surprised, confused face must have given me away because he smile and the next instant we were standing in the blank whiteness of what looked a lot like zero-space. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remembered Elfangor long ago telling me about a creature that could move time and space it's self.

"Ellimist?"

YES CHILD.

His wording reminded me that if there had been no alternate universe to age me I would only be about nineteen. It was also his way of telling me he knew. He knew about the time matrix, about the Visser and Elfangor.

"You…You created the time matrix..?" I guess I stuttered.

YES WE DID. AND I HAVE COME TO FIX WHAT YOUR MEDDELING DID.

I was afraid, "Where is Elfangor?"

HE IS BACK AMONG HIS PEOPLE, DOING WHAT HE WAS BORN TO DO. YOU TOO WERE BORN TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU SHALL STILL DO IT, BUT ELFANGOR CAN NO LONGER BE WITH YOU NOW. YOU HAVE A NEW HUSBAND, A NEW LIFE WITH OUT HIM. I CAN GIVE YOU A CHOICE THOUGH?

What kind of choice could he offer me, he had taken away my life and my husband. There was nothing left for me to lose and nothing I could really gain, or so I was thinking. I shook my head for him to continue.

AS YOU KNOW YOU ARE WITH CHILD, IT WIL BE A SON NAMED OF COURSE AS YOU AND ELFANGOR CHOSE, TOBIAS. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER ELFANGOR, RULES YOU SEE BUT IF YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER HIM YOU COULDN'T RAISE YOUR SON. SO I WILL GIVE YOU THE OPTION OF EITHER HAVING ME TAKE YOUR MEMORY, OR YOU PRETEND THAT I DID. LIVE YOUR LIFE AS IF YOU KNOW NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND I WILL ALLOW YOU TO REMAIN UNAFFECTED. THE MOMENT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHANGE I WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR MEMORIES OF ALL OF THIS.

A choice that was no choice at all, tearfully I sobbed my agreement. Tears were running down my face, I closed my eyes. When I next opened my eyes I was back in my truck, crying. The child I carried was my child not this imposters… I was angry, rage for sure. I don't even know how I managed to walk into that house, but I did and I kept my mouth shut.

I walked into the living room and stood by the hall, the picture on the wall that had only this morning been of Elfangor and I on our wedding day was me and… A man named Geoffrey.

"Loren, honey is that you?" A strange voice echoed through the house.

For the past few months that has been my life, living a lie. I cooked, I cleaned did the laundry was the perfect little wife in every that a wife needed to be and Geoff was good to me. The man must have the patience of God, we were friends maybe, but I didn't love him and he knew it.

Six months later…

"AAHHHH!" I screamed. I had been in labor four fourteen hours, I was in pain and tired. Then there was Geoff trying to be helpful but I wished he would just go away. This wasn't his baby I wasn't his wife, it was my child, and I was Elfangor's wife! I screamed again. One more push the nurse the nurse told me The cry of a baby filled the room, several minutes later a baby wrapped up in a soft blue blanket was handed to me. For the first time in months I cried, what a sight we looked like. My little son Tobias and I both crying like the world was ending and I loved him already.

Tobias is now six months old and today the inevitable happened, Geoff and I had a fight. Something stupid I don't even remember what over, but I had grabbed Tobias and his baby carrier and ran out into the rain. It has been raining all day that didn't help my mood any, so when Geoff started screaming so did I. Called him many things and flaunted in his face I didn't love him, that he was never and could never be my husband.

On my way I grabbed the keys to the mustang, it had been Elfangor's car and right now I just wanted to be near him. The rain was getting worse though and looking over at Tobias maybe I should have brought the truck, it was safer. We drove and drove with no clear direction, I looked at my son he didn't deserve to be put through this and he was hungry for sure. I drove to my sister's house. She was a sweet woman but more and more her drunken bastard of a husband was beating her and she was turning to his drink. She loved me and would watch Tobias for me often enough; he would be safe there.

Turning down her street I raced into her driveway, left the car idling and took Tobias and his carrier up to the door. Vivian answered the door.

"Lore what are you doing?"

"I need you to watch Tobias for me, I'll be back in the morning."

"What's wrong? Is it Geoff?"

"Yes, listen I'll call and explain in a few hours, okay?"

"Be careful," My sister whispered. I bent down and kissed Tobias and ran back to my car.

Just as I got in I saw the familiar lights of my truck coming down the street. I peeled out and sped down the road, my truck kept pace. Apparently he was determined to find me, speed wouldn't help, maybe traffic would. I turned out into the heavy traffic and sped through a light, the truck got stopped when it turned red. I saw the light coming up it's still green, I'll make it. I was shifting into fifth gear when I heard it; the accident report would show that the clutch had locked up. I didn't care about that now all I noticed was that the light had turned yellow, I pulled the emergency break and took the keys our of the ignition. The car rolled to a stop right in the middle of the intersection, for the first time in minutes I took a breath.

I heard the truck before I saw it. A barreling trailer truck blaring it's horn because the driver knew in this terrible rain he would never be able to stop. I remembered the words of the Ellimist.

"Oh, Jesus."

The next few moments seemed to happen slowly, I watched, as the truck grew nearer slowly filling my vision. I'd be okay if I had my truck I thought ironically. As if out of my body I watched as the truck hit my car and crumpled it. Shattered glass went everywhere tearing into flesh and bone. I was feeling everything and seeing everything from every angle. And then I felt nothing.