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Once Samus was sure Rista was a good distance away, she strolled over to the control room and began a search on the Federation Data base. The green glow of the screen reflected off her base as she quickly scrolled through her options. She knew what she was looking for, and luckily, it was now considered public information...for historical use.
Black letters popped up. T08 Massacre Casuality List. Perfect. Just what she was looking for. She went down to the list of N names.
Nastin, William
Nastin, Amelia
Newman, Jonathon
No Nevaria.
She leaned back in her chair, comtemplating what was going on. Rista Nevaria was not on this list. Then again, nor should she be. She was a survivor. Yet there was no Teresa Nevaria, no Constance Nevaria and no Ream Nevaria. Samus switched over to the survivor list. Once again, she went straight for the Ns.
Neddy, Lawerance
Norton, Halley
No Nevaria.
This was becoming stranger and stranger. Something lingered in the back of Samus' mind, tugging at her memory. There was a reason why the Nevarias did not appear, but it was still a mystery to her.
Samus clicked on the link for the last list in the T08 Massacre section. It was for those that were unaccounted for, who disapeared or whose bodies were too mangled to be identified. One name appeared.
Net, Polly
Nevaria, Ream
Newton, Lara
Ream Nevaria was on this list, but there was never any mention of the other three members of this family. Samus spotted a search icon and selected that. She entered Rista's name. She waited patiently as it processed the search.
Nothing turned up.
Samus thought over her options quickly. She knew they existed but finding them would be impossible. How could they live on T08 and not be counted on any of the lists?
Unless they didn't live on T08...
Heart pounding, Samus switched to the cenus for that year. Colonies took them annually to prevent overpopulation; surely, it would carry some answers. She entered a search and typed in Rista's name once again, but nothing showed up. She tried Teresa Nevaria.
Nothing.
Constance Olivia Nevaria.
Nothing.
Ream Nevaria.
His identification popped up. Samus scanned through it, trying to pick out the important details.
Name: Ream Nevaria
Sex: M
Marital Status: Divorced
Parents: Runin and Sherry Nevaria (Both Deceased)
Offspring: Constance and Melissa Nevaria (Both Deceased)
He was divorced, and by this time, both his children were dead, neither of which were Rista. She certainly knew them but how? Samus was almost afraid of the answer. She left the control room as the ship's computer shut the screen down. Anxiety ran through her veins, and she quickened her pace as she walked around her ship. Glancing at the clock, she realized that Rista was only gone an hour; so, it was too soon to go out.
Samus had to relieve the tension some how. She dragged out an old, battered punching bag that was bursting at it's seams and hung it up. She began to pound it, confusion and fear overtaking her body. There was something about Rista she did not want to admit to herself. For the first time in a long time, she lost her cool, and frankly, it terrified her. The ironclad grip she always had on her emotions was becoming lose.
Samus paused as hot tears threatened her eyes for the first time in a long time. She stared at the ground, at her feet, at the little piece of white paper littering the floor...
Unsure of what it was, she kneeled down to pick it up, feeling the smooth, glossy texture under her fingers. She flipped it over with curiosity, for a moment forgetting about the mystery surrounding her. But only for a minute.
After that second, everything made sense. Adrenaline pumped through her as she made the stunning discovery...or rediscovery. She wanted to cry, to smile, to scream, but she didn't do any of those. Instead, she just laughed, and it felt good. She sat down, staring at it with pleasure, closing her eyes as the memories began to flow out. She was free and relished in the glory.
Then, after a while, she heard what sounded like a scream from the forest.
Author's note: Can you guess it yet? This is the first in a three chapter revelation. By the end, you should know, but I'm guessing by at least the end of the next one, most of you will know. Heck, I think some of you will get it here. And yes, I know it was a short chapter; I might have the next one up tonight as well. Review!
