Chapter 17: Truth Time
Back at the party
Just outside the building
About two hours later
Everyone had changed out of their party clothes and back into their normal uniforms. Loin cloths, masks, and all their armor. They were prepared for just about anything, except a nuclear explosion. But, they figured they could easily work around that little technicality.
Melissa, Varick, Mara, and Bashera were waiting for Melody and Tanaka to return from Savannah's house to see if Melissa had been worrying for nothing. But when they saw Melody and Tanaka arrive without Savannah or Kai, Melissa started to worry. The only thing they had with them was a huge black jaguar, which was running beside them.
"Any luck on finding Savannah or Kai?" Melissa asked Melody and Tanaka as soon as they arrived back. Melissa was extremely concerned when they went to search in Savannah's office and found only Kai's mask on the floor.
"None. They weren't at home or in her office. But, we did find one good thing" Melody candidly stated as she petted a black jaguar.
"Savannah's cat" Melissa stated with a chuckle.
"He knows his owner's scent better than any of us. Maybe he can help us locate them" Tanaka stated as he stroked the back of the large feline's neck.
"Okay. Sebastian, right? Listen big fella, your owner is missing along with Kai. Think you can help us out" Melissa knelt down in front of the large beast as reached out a hand, which he gladly pushed his face into it.
"Meow" Sebastian said with a loud growl as he turned away from them and started to run down the street.
"Let's go" Varick ordered as he took off after the feline, who had turned his head to make sure everyone was following, which none of them hesitated in doing so.
"Did you contact the rest of the family?" Melissa questioned Bashera.
"Yeah, they're on their way and they said they were bringing in the bigger guns" Bashera laughed.
"What I wouldn't give to have a car again?" Mara groaned as she felt the effects of her pregnancy draining her body. She knew she couldn't give up and she was not about to allow anything to slow her down, not even her own body.
Other side of town
Stuck in traffic on the interstate
"Hey, I think we're stuck in traffic" Shakira laughed as she sat up.
"You know, you figure bad guys would at least have a back up plan for traffic snarl ups" Savannah joked.
"It sounds about like the bad guys having to drive the same black van to haul their wonderful patrons around in it" Shakira stated as she watched Kai just shake his head at both of them.
"Hey, I got a very good question. Where's his mask at?" Shakira asked.
"He didn't get it on in time and left it on the floor in my office" Savannah stated as she began to wonder why it was that Shakira seemed to be very comfortable with Kai's appearance.
"Now then, how come you're so comfortable with Kai's looks?" Savannah questioned.
"Kai knows who I am or at least he should know who my father is" Shakira stated.
"I should?" Kai questioned as he looked at Shakira. He didn't know her outside of the fact that she was Savannah's best friend.
"Yes, my father's name was Borak. He was a Yautja and your father" Shakira stated.
"Then you're my half sister. I didn't think I had any family other than my mother, who disowned me many years ago" Kai was shocked to find out that his father had taken an ooman mate.
"Yes. I only met my father one time after I was born. I was about fifteen at the time and he scared me. I always thought that I would at least inherit some portion of my looks from him but, I never did. But, my mother kept telling me that he was my father" Shakira stated as she looked up and Kai.
"He was quite scarred up the last time I saw him which was at his funeral about ten years ago, just after his last trip to Earth. I was always told that he had a heart problem that no one could fix. Now I think I understand" Kai calmly stated as he turned his head to look at Savannah who was listening intensely.
"Yeah, my mom told me that even though he couldn't help his looks that she could never love him because he was killer. She told me that he saved her life one evening. Some guys tried to kill her and he healed her. She said even though she was grateful for his help, she couldn't bring herself to feel anything for him. Then, one night, she said that he came to her room and made love to her. She said she didn't enjoy it. That it hurt so bad that when he was done, she turned away from him and cried. She said she wished she could have understood his language so she could have told him how she really felt about him. The next night, he left the planet and was never seen again until I was almost fifteen. When he spoke to me, it was very broken English and he looked mean. But, it was his eyes that made me wonder if mom had actually been wrong about him. I think if she had given him a chance, she could have seen the love that was in his eyes when he looked at my mom. She even told him that I was his daughter. He said he knew that already without having to be told. He knew she was in heat whenever he mated with that first time. He told her that he wanted her to come back with him and she yelled at him and told him to leave. She said she didn't want to see him ever again. He never came back. I always wondered what happened to him" Shakira lamented.
"Like I said, he died. Now that the mystery surrounding his death is solved maybe, you and I could work on being siblings" Kai stated as he looked at Shakira.
"If we survive this night" Savannah reminded them.
"Good question, Shakira. How did they get into my office? I know I locked the door and they didn't break it down" Savannah asked.
"Peters had an extra key to your office. That's why I stayed at the punch bowl whenever you started talking to your family. I was keeping an eye on Peters and Parker because, I didn't trust them. Plus I overheard a lot of things. They started discussing their plans for the good old "world domination". They also wanted to capture several Yautja to do experiments on because of their longevity. You see, their fountain of youth is not all that stable. Kareem Walker made it from a blood sample that he found many years ago that came from a Yautja. But, there wasn't enough there to get a good enough sample from it. So, he took it and tried to do a breakdown of the chemicals which was very successful but, he didn't have enough of the right combinations. Unlike your family members who truly do age slower than normal humans without the assistance of constant medications. They have to take a drink every single day in order for them to stay young but, it's failing. Their fountain of youth is rapidly breaking down their systems and very soon they will start to age. There's nothing inside their formulas that will be able to stop the aging process. That's why they need your family. They are the key to getting the correct mixture. They are no longer completely human. They have been basically immortalized. Neither Alex nor I would be of any use because we are half-breeds. They have Carrie but, they also need to check everyone else to make sure that it is right" Shakira softly explained.
"And just how do you know all of this stuff?" Savannah whispered.
"I'm actually on assignment from the government. They sent me here to find out what's going on. So, they also gave me access to the computer system to do a total background check on Parker and Peters. There isn't anything about them that I don't know. Except, what are xenomorphs?" Shakira stated.
"Nasty creatures that kill anything that moves. I just want to know how in the world they keep getting all of them" Kai stated.
"I think I can answer that. It appears that these xenomorphs are kept in some sort of freezer that keeps the temperature at about negative one hundred and fifty degrees farenheight. I found that out when I worked late one evening. I snuck into Parker's office and hacked into his computer system. That's how I found out a lot of things about them. Proves, bad guys should never leave their plans for taking over the world on their computers" Shakira sarcastically laughed.
"How true. Why were crying at the precinct?" Savannah asked.
"Peters pulled the shit out of my hair. I think I might have a bald spot where he pulled so hard. Don't worry, I wasn't in any kind of shock except for the brief "hair-raising" moment" Shakira chuckled.
"Okay. Just making sure you weren't losing your marbles or anything" Savannah chuckled. Shakira was still the same girl she had always known. Laughing even in the face of danger.
"Hell, what you talking girl? I lost them a long time. If I ever had them to begin with" Shakira stated as she felt the van come to complete stop and then shut off.
"I think this is our stop" Savannah said as she looked from Kai to Shakira, wondering what was going to happen next.
"You got that right" Peters stated as he opened the back doors of the van.
"What, no music? I thought this would be the part where the bad guys would play that corney music" Shakira sarcastically stated as she watched Parker climbed into the back of the van. She noticed that he was being very careful to keep his distance from Kai as he grabbed her from behind and half drug her out. She instantly felt Peters' hand grab a firm hold of her hair.
"You know, if I go bald because of this, I'm suing" Shakira stated as she struggled to get her hair out of his grasp, without any success.
"I think you should sue him anyway. Just for the hell of it" Savannah agreed as she watched several other men approach the van.
"I would suggest that you behave yourself ebfore I decide to put a bullet into your friend's skull" Parker harshly stated as he grabbed her by the hand cuffs and forced her out of the van, where two of the approaching men got her in a firm hold.
"I am not even going to bother to do this the easy way" Parker stated as he pulled a syringe out of his pocket.
"As long as you cooperate, nothing will happen to them. Understand?" Parker asked as he removed the cap off of the syringe.
"I understand but, if they harmed in any way, I will make you pay dearly with your life" Kai growled as he felt Parker stick the the needle into his upper arm. The fluid burned as soon as it hit his system.
"Give him a few minutes. Then, he should be out like a light" was all Kai heard before everything went black around. He struggled to keep his eyes open but, the sedative was too strong and he was unable to resist the urge to sleep. His whole body collasped against the floor of the van. His entire thought process was about how to save his half sister and his mate but, he didn't even have the strength to move.
I hope this goes into enough detail about the hows and whys for everything. Thank you Vee017 for pointing out my missing equations. Now, the reason why the last chapter was kind of bad was I had a huge headache and a lot of asprin running through my system. So, as you can imagine, I was not in my right frame of mind to recheck my work. I changed my mind last minute about Shakira because, all I originally had planned for her was to make her just a normal cop but, a last minute decision, I felt as though she would serve a far greater prupose as a CIA agent who was a half-breed related to Kai. I felt as though since Kai didn't have any family left, it would be nice if he had someone surprise him. So, if anyone else has anymore suggestions, please let me know. I will place all answers to any questions in the next chapter.
