Chapter 52:
"Serena get up it's just a dream, get up", shook Zan while the others looked on.
They had all heard her screaming but Zan couldn't wake her up. He shook and called her name but it seemed like she was trapped within the dream.
"Maybe I could dream walk her", said Isabel.
They had pulled over to an exit to see what's wrong with Serena.
"Baby please get up, please Serena it's not real, I'm right here", said Zan trying to wipe the tears from her face.
Serena opened her eyes and screamed one more time. She trembled and shook while Zan rocked her in his arms.
"What is it baby, what's wrong?" asked Zan.
He was feeling her fear in waves. It was killing him to see him that way.
"Nasdeo's alive", said Serena looking at each one of them.
Everyone looked on dumbfounded.
"Are you sure?" asked Ava brushing her hair from her face.
"Yeah Kivar is dream walking me more like dream raping me, he thinks that I don't know that he is the one causing my nightmare, but I know anyway Nasedo is trying to tap into that frequency, Kivar has got him trapped somewhere his mind is being played with", said Serena shaking.
God what the hell was that thought Serena.
"I saw Nasedo die in my hands, I saw it", said Max.
"I don't know maybe it was a mind warp or something, but it's time to contact the skins", said Serena.
Everyone looked like she had lost her mind.
"Not Kiver's followers, Rath worshipers, one of them Jeremy was close with me, remember Ava, he knows what's up something is not right about this", said Serena.
"If what I felt is real, Nasedo is in deep shit", said Serena.
"So what?" said Kyle.
Everyone looked at him.
"I'm sorry this guy betrayed his charges and basically was going to hand you three over to Kivar for execution, why should we help him", said Kyle.
He wasn't going to let Kivar get his hands on his family again.
"Who told you that, I know I got bits and pieces from that timeline where future Serena came from that you told her that Nasedo made a deal with Kivar 40 years ago. I find that strange because he can't betray you my dad and Nasedo have a trigger in their minds to do exactly what you tell them to do", said Serena looking at Max.
"Tess told us at the pod chamber", said Max sitting down.
"How do you know it's true, I mean Tess is a liar, maybe she lied about that too", said Zan.
"I don't know it would make sense, I really have no idea, I always wondered about that myself why would he work so hard to shut down the FBI special unit if he was going to betray you, why not get all of you that way, kill you off by sending you to FBI", said Maria.
"Look I don't know about this guys, I don't trust anyone outside everyone in this room, but Kivar's out there and we might need more help, the V formation didn't kill him", said Alex.
Isabel grabbed onto Alex after that statement.
"Yeah what if we don't win", sad Isabel.
"What if we trust him and he betrays us", said Liz.
She didn't trust that guy at all.
"I just thought of something remember Max when we found that orb in the desert?" asked Liz.
Max nodded his head blushing.
"Okay what's with the blush", asked Serena.
Then she got a flash from Liz and smiled, "Oh".
"Yeah, if Nasedo was banking on you and Tess being together why would he make us do that", said Liz blushing.
"How do you figure it was Nasedo", asked Michael.
"They went away after we got the orb, I mean", said Liz.
"Wait a minute you felt like a pull to be together, you were 16 at the time right?" asked Serena.
"Yeah? So?" asked Max.
"It wasn't Nasedo but it was another shape shifter, pass me my cell phone Zan", said Serena.
Zan looked at her confused and pass her the cell phone.
"Hello", answered Kal's gruff voice.
"Hi dad, I heard something very interesting from Liz", said Serena and proceeded to tell him all that happened to Liz and Max that week.
When she was met with silence she knew.
"Dad I can't believe you did that shit, you increased their hormone level didn't you", said Serena.
Kal didn't answer.
"Dad I know you are there, they were 16 years old for god's sake, and you were making them have sex for them to find the orb, why didn't you just mail it to them or something, god Dad", said Serena.
Kal said, "I knew they were meant to be I was just insuring that he didn't mate with the blond bimbo", said Kal over the speakerphone of Serena's cell phone.
"That is not cool dad, but how did you know", asked Serena.
"I never trust the man you called Nasedo even with that trigger in his mind, I might not have been a good protector because of my fear but I would never betray my king. Look I had a feeling alright, me and you share the same power of sight and I knew that one of the Ava's was going to betray us, I knew that Liz Parker was Amelia and I knew that if they were bonded, that there would be no chance of Tess getting in the picture, I tried to hold of Nasedo from finding the other three for as long as a could, I knew where you were and I was trying to get Michael out from the foster care system but he was already placed with Hank. SO I took care of Hank", said Kal.
"What you mean took care of Hank?" asked Michael.
"I made sure he wouldn't hurt you again, please don't ask me about my methods", said Kal.
"Oh my god, you killed Hank didn't you", said Serena.
She knew her dad killed before because of his job description as protector of the royal four but this was crazy.
"I told you not to ask me that question Serena", said Kal.
"Look I was trying to get Michael out of there so I could get him back into the foster care system so I could be his foster parent, I didn't know at first that he was hurting you until later on, I'm sorry I didn't come sooner, but my job was to protect I never was good at parenting", said Kal in a sad voice.
"No problem", said Michael.
Maria looked at him and decided to change the subject.
"Look Serena said that Nasedo is alive, can you tell us if it's true, she said he is in some kind of trouble", said Maria.
"Nasedo alive?, I thought the skins killed him off for trying to protect you, he hated that damn trigger, but he had to follow you rules Max, I don't know I could try sniffing around the skins company, Serena what about Jeremy, that Rath worshipper maybe he could tell you, they weren't a big fan of Zna being King but they did not want Kivar as king neither, maybe he could help you, I'll try to get a reading out there but I haven't felt him in a while", said Kal.
"Sure dad call me when you get something", said Serena.
"Love you", said Kal.
"Love you too dad, bye", replied Serena hanging up the phone.
"Are you going to tell us what you were dreaming about", asked Zan looking at Serena worried.
"I, I don't know it was scary because it was so dark and lonely in there like being lost in the middle of the desert with no cars, no civilization all I heard was screams of pain it was scary", said Serena shuddering.
"Kivar was trying to scare me though I knew it was him, he killed you Zan in my dream and he made Remy exist again, I knew that part was him but it shifted the dream I mean into this place that I never want to go to again", said Serena.
"I don't know but that sounds familiar like when I kissed Nasedo when he was pretending to be Max, that's how I knew it wasn't Max besides the fact he was acting cocky which is not Max's style, when I kissed him it was like being in a cemetery in his head", said Liz shuddering.
She would never forget that day that was the day Max was taken from her. She grabbed Max and hugged him. Max knew and stroked her hair. Serena got another flash from that day.
"I think my powers are growing this is twice since you have been here that I got flashes form the past, without touching you", said Serena.
"What did you see?" asked Alex.
Serena looked up at Max and he knew.
"She saw me in the white room", answered Max.
He still had nightmares about what they did to him there. He held onto Liz tighter. Zan saw this and sighed remembering a night two weeks ago when he heard Max screaming in his room.
Flashback:
"Oh God, please I don't know how to use t please don't hurt her, I don't know", screamed Max tossing and turning the covers tangled at his feet and sweat dripping form his forehead.
He had an expression of fear on his face. Zna ran to his brother's room with Isabel right behind him.
"What's wrong", asked a concerned Zan.
"Max and the white room", answered Isabel.
Zan nodded his head and understood.
"Max get up, get up Max its' Zan we are home", said Zan trying to wake him up.
Diane walked in the room and saw Max in a state of panic, he was dreaming about the torture.
"Max honey get up, its mom your home please baby get up", said Diane slightly shaking him but Max screamed harder.
"Please don't hurt her please", yelled Max.
Phillip walked into Max's bedroom looking at his family looking at Max in fear. He just would wake up.
"Come on Max, I need you here Liz needs you, you have to wake up", yelled Zan shaking Max.
Finally Max opened his eyes and cried. Zan pulled his brother into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Its' okay Max, we won't let that happen again I promise, I'll protect you with me life, I promise Max", said Zan still holding his brother trying not to cry himself. He hated this so much.
"Come on let's go talk about this, maybe it will help", said Zan looking at Max trembling.
Max looked scared for a minute but he nodded his head. They as a family walked into the kitchen and sat down. Diane prepared coffee for them while Max spilled his guts about exactly what Agent Pierce did to him, everything from electrocuting him, to showing him dead Liz, and trying to get sperm samples. Zan was so angry after hearing that. How did Max keep that in for so long? Everyone went to sleep except for Phillip and his boys.
"Max why didn't you tell us before", asked Phillip.
Max shrugged his shoulders.
"Scared I guess I don't know I just didn't want to relive it", said Max looking down at his coffee mug.
"Hey even leaders need advisors, you can lean on us you know, I'm your brother for life and you can tell me anything you want", said Zan looking at Max.
Max nodded his head and said, "Thanks".
Zan nodded his head and smiled.
"WE are going to be okay, I know it", said Phillip. His boys nodded their agreement.
End of Flashback
"I don't think we should trust anybody yet, we are still not ready to go up against Kivar", said Michael.
Everyone nodded their agreement.
"Let's get something to eat", suggested Max.
The walked out of the RV and saw a restaurant that sold burgers and other fast food things and walked in. They took a seat in the back booth that was large enough to fit all of them and waited for the waitress to come over to them.
"What can I get for you fine folks", said a young woman about 20 years old.
"Burger and fries for me and bring lots of Tabasco sauce", said Ava.
Everyone placed their orders and large packets of sugar for Kyle.
"Kyle you are going to get fat from eating so much sugar" teased Serena.
"It's not my fault that Max over there changed me", said Kyle inhaling sugar packets.
"Besides basketball and football states in like in a month and half and I should be able to lose all that weight by then", said Kyle.
"You still going to play?" asked Maria.
Kyle nodded his head.
"Yup I like playing sports, what about the rest of you guys, Michael your tall you can try for basketball colleges love that stuff", asked Kyle.
"I played sports in my high school, I was going to try out for basketball and track", said Serena sipping her soda that the waitress brought her.
"You played sports?" asked Liz.
"Yup, she was a real jock, you won state championship for her team in basketball and came in second for track in field for some competition", said Ava.
"You went to school with her?" asked Kyle.
"Nah I didn't but she taught me everything she learned, so I should be fine talking up where Tess left off", said Ava.
"Are you sure that you could handle being her?" asked Liz.
She was concerned.
"Yeah I can the school knows that I changed my name and some of the girls for the high school came into the Crash Down and called me Ava instead of Tess news travel's fast in this little neighborhood of yours", said Ava.
"Yeah it does, they already know about Zan being here and Serena, all the boys are drooling", said Maria while Serena rolled her eyes.
"Whatever you say Maria", said Serena.
"What guys?", asked Zan narrowing his eyes.
"Please Zan like I notice any guys, Maria just acting silly", said Serena.
"She doesn't see that she is a hottie", said Maria.
"It's true Serena when you helped me out at the Crash Down all these guys came in to drool", said Liz.
Liz didn't understand why Serena didn't see it. She looked beautiful with long dark hair and her eyes we intense.
"You sure they weren't there to see you Lizzie, because that guy Paulie asked for your phone number, and some guy called Neal asked for Maria's", said Serena.
Max and Michael growled at that.
"Who are these ass wipes?" asked Zan.
"Guys from school", answered Alex.
"Man I'm going have to deal with them staring at my girl?" asked Zan.
Alex nodded his head.
"Grow up guys, it's not a big deal", said Ava.
"Yeah Kyle guys do stare at Ava too you know," said Alex.
He didn't like guys staring at his sisters and especially staring at Isabel.
"Guys it's not a big deal, It's not our fault that we are hot, and yeah Serena you're a hottie I don't understand why you don't see it", asked Isabel.
"Because I'm not a hottie or whatever you call it, I'm just normal, can we change the subject", said Serena uncomfortable with this subject.
She never told them she had insecurities because before she dated Brian guys treated her like shit and called her ugly and fat and while it might not be true she still had problems accept their compliments. Zna looked at her and kissed her neck.
"You are beautiful and those guys are idiots, wish I could bust open their heads for that stupid comment", said Zan reading her mind.
Serena smiled at that. He knew what to say to make her feel better. The waitress brought their food and they laughed at Kyle's sugar fascination.