Van was shocked. He didn't know what to think. "This is a picture of me and
my friend Fiona," said Van. "She is my mommy," said Kristi very quietly
that it was hard for Van to even hear. Van seemed to take on a sad face
though. 'Looks like you moved on from me Fiona,' thought Van. "What's
wrong?" asked Kristi looking him in the face. "It's nothing," said Van
putting on a fake smile. "How do you know mommy?" asked Kristi. "Like I
said we used to be good friends but I haven't seen her in years," said Van.
"Since you do know her maybe you can be my daddy?" asked Kristi. "I wish
but I don't think it is possible," said Van. "Why not?" asked Kristi. "It
is complicated in a way," said Van.
"Van what's up?" asked Moonbay upon seeing Van just standing by himself with a look like he was in deep thought. "Yeah you look troubled," said Irvine. "I found something out about the girl," said Van very seriously. "Really? What is that?" asked Moonbay. Van remained silent. "Well?" asked Irvine getting impatient. "Fiona," said van. "What about her?" asked Moonbay. "She's Kristi's mother," said Van. There was a big silence after that as everyone tried to take in all that was just said. "How do you know?" asked Moonbay. "When you brought her to me last night. She found a picture of Fiona and told me that she was her mother," said Van. "I don't believe it," said Moonbay. "Did you find out anything else about her?" asked Irvine. "No she wouldn't talk about anything else," said Van. "Fiona has a daughter now. I wonder who the father is," said Moonbay. "I want to know as well, but I also want to know where Fiona is," said Van. "Do you think that they have her?" asked Van. "It is a possibility but maybe she managed to escape them again," said Irvine. "Then wouldn't she have tried to find her daughter?" asked Moonbay. "I really don't know what to think," said Van. "I wish I did know where Fiona is though," said Van.
Kristi found herself once again in Van's room again alone staring at the picture she had found the previous night. Tears were falling down her face as she recalled all that had happened when their town was attacked. Fiona's words rang clear in her head.
Flashback
There were explosions everywhere and everyone was in complete chaos. Holding onto her mother's hand the two ran trying to escape from some soldiers that Fiona could only guess were looking for her and she didn't want them to see her or her daughter more in specific. The two ran until they stopped at a small shelter that was in a well-hidden place. "Sweetie. I want you to stay in here and don't say a word and keep out of sight if they find this place," said Fiona to Kristi. "But mommy," whined Kristi. "No buts. Listen don't worry about me. I want to keep you safe from them. If anyone asks about me don't say a thing, ok," said Fiona. Kristi nodded her head. Fiona gave her a big hug before saying, "Don't cry please," she said upon seeing the tears in Kristi's eyes, "I promise you that I will come back just as soon as I see that you are safe," said Fiona. "I don't want you to go," said Kristi tightening her hold on Fiona. "I know you do but it will be best for both of us," said Fiona as she reluctantly let go of her daughter. She quickly ran off not looking back on her daughter because it would just make her hesitate even more.
End flashback
"Where are you mommy? You said you would come back," said Kristi as more tears just fell down her face. Van walked into the room at that moment and saw her in her sad state. He kneeled down before her and when she saw him she jumped into his arms and cried into his shirt. "I want my mommy," cried Kristi. "I know you do, but we have no clue where she is," said Van. This made her seem to cry even harder.
Moonbay and Irvine were watching the scene from the doorway. "I feel bad for her. She doesn't know where her mother is and she doesn't have a father," said Moonbay sadly. "These guys are ruining far too many lives," said Irvine. "First they cause Fiona to run away from us and now they even caused her to run away from her own daughter," said Moonbay. "Sooner or later we are going to give these guys what is coming to them," said Irvine. "Thank for the comforting words," said Moonbay as she laid her head on Irvine's shoulder causing a small blush to appear on both of their faces.
"You have failed me once again," came the cold voice of Zack. Ryan dreaded what might happen to those guys because of this. "I am sorry sir. We checked everywhere and she was nowhere in that town. We believe that our source of information might have been wrong," said a soldier who was trembling uncontrollably. "No, my sources were correct. You just didn't try hard enough and she got away," said Zack. "I-I-I am sorry sir," said the soldier starting to tremble even more. "I know of a way that you will never fail me again," said Zack pulling a gun out of one of his pockets. "Please sir, no. I only did hat you told me to," said the soldier. "Yes and you failed in a simple task because she had no one to protect her this time," said Zack. "Please sir, spare me," begged the soldier. "Did anyone tell you that I hate begging," said Zack. The mans eyes widened in fear as the gun was fired. The mans lifeless body then fell to the floor hard. "Get this scum out of my face," said Zack as another soldier came in and dragged the body out of the room and closed the door. "What are we going to do? It took us nearly five years to find it, and now we have lost track of it again," said Ryan. "We will start over again. Don't let anyone rest at all until she is found again," said Zack. "Yes sir. I will get to it at once," said Ryan walking out of the room. 'You are quite the slippery young woman,' thought Zack with a slight chuckle.
There were soldiers everywhere and they were all looking for Fiona. The people were in fear that they would show up in their town and destroy it like all the others. There was one exception though. An old lady that lived out in the middle of nowhere didn't even fear these guys. She was staring out her window when she noticed a soldier was heading towards her door. When a knock on her door came she got up from her seat by the window and walked to the door and opened it. "What?" asked the old lady kind of angrily. "Ma'am, we were wondering if you have seen this woman?" asked a soldier taking out the picture of Fiona the he had been given for his search. She studied it for a second before answering, "Never seen her. Now get off my property," said the old woman. "If you know her you need to tell us," said the soldier a bit angrily. "I don't need to tell you anything, and I also don't know anything. I also warn you that I know many important people so if you try anything to me I will make you life a living hell," said the old woman. The men seemed to be taken back by her boldness. "Very well. We will leave you alone," said the soldier as he turned and left with is men. "Sir do you think that she many actually know something?" asked the soldier. "I doubt it. She just seems to be a senile old woman," said the soldier.
The old woman watched them leave while overhearing all that they said. "Senile, me? Yeah right," she said as she went back into her house. Instead of going back to her seat by the window, she instead went to a door that led to one of the rooms in the house. She looked in at the still form of an unconscious young woman that was lying in the bed.
"Van what's up?" asked Moonbay upon seeing Van just standing by himself with a look like he was in deep thought. "Yeah you look troubled," said Irvine. "I found something out about the girl," said Van very seriously. "Really? What is that?" asked Moonbay. Van remained silent. "Well?" asked Irvine getting impatient. "Fiona," said van. "What about her?" asked Moonbay. "She's Kristi's mother," said Van. There was a big silence after that as everyone tried to take in all that was just said. "How do you know?" asked Moonbay. "When you brought her to me last night. She found a picture of Fiona and told me that she was her mother," said Van. "I don't believe it," said Moonbay. "Did you find out anything else about her?" asked Irvine. "No she wouldn't talk about anything else," said Van. "Fiona has a daughter now. I wonder who the father is," said Moonbay. "I want to know as well, but I also want to know where Fiona is," said Van. "Do you think that they have her?" asked Van. "It is a possibility but maybe she managed to escape them again," said Irvine. "Then wouldn't she have tried to find her daughter?" asked Moonbay. "I really don't know what to think," said Van. "I wish I did know where Fiona is though," said Van.
Kristi found herself once again in Van's room again alone staring at the picture she had found the previous night. Tears were falling down her face as she recalled all that had happened when their town was attacked. Fiona's words rang clear in her head.
Flashback
There were explosions everywhere and everyone was in complete chaos. Holding onto her mother's hand the two ran trying to escape from some soldiers that Fiona could only guess were looking for her and she didn't want them to see her or her daughter more in specific. The two ran until they stopped at a small shelter that was in a well-hidden place. "Sweetie. I want you to stay in here and don't say a word and keep out of sight if they find this place," said Fiona to Kristi. "But mommy," whined Kristi. "No buts. Listen don't worry about me. I want to keep you safe from them. If anyone asks about me don't say a thing, ok," said Fiona. Kristi nodded her head. Fiona gave her a big hug before saying, "Don't cry please," she said upon seeing the tears in Kristi's eyes, "I promise you that I will come back just as soon as I see that you are safe," said Fiona. "I don't want you to go," said Kristi tightening her hold on Fiona. "I know you do but it will be best for both of us," said Fiona as she reluctantly let go of her daughter. She quickly ran off not looking back on her daughter because it would just make her hesitate even more.
End flashback
"Where are you mommy? You said you would come back," said Kristi as more tears just fell down her face. Van walked into the room at that moment and saw her in her sad state. He kneeled down before her and when she saw him she jumped into his arms and cried into his shirt. "I want my mommy," cried Kristi. "I know you do, but we have no clue where she is," said Van. This made her seem to cry even harder.
Moonbay and Irvine were watching the scene from the doorway. "I feel bad for her. She doesn't know where her mother is and she doesn't have a father," said Moonbay sadly. "These guys are ruining far too many lives," said Irvine. "First they cause Fiona to run away from us and now they even caused her to run away from her own daughter," said Moonbay. "Sooner or later we are going to give these guys what is coming to them," said Irvine. "Thank for the comforting words," said Moonbay as she laid her head on Irvine's shoulder causing a small blush to appear on both of their faces.
"You have failed me once again," came the cold voice of Zack. Ryan dreaded what might happen to those guys because of this. "I am sorry sir. We checked everywhere and she was nowhere in that town. We believe that our source of information might have been wrong," said a soldier who was trembling uncontrollably. "No, my sources were correct. You just didn't try hard enough and she got away," said Zack. "I-I-I am sorry sir," said the soldier starting to tremble even more. "I know of a way that you will never fail me again," said Zack pulling a gun out of one of his pockets. "Please sir, no. I only did hat you told me to," said the soldier. "Yes and you failed in a simple task because she had no one to protect her this time," said Zack. "Please sir, spare me," begged the soldier. "Did anyone tell you that I hate begging," said Zack. The mans eyes widened in fear as the gun was fired. The mans lifeless body then fell to the floor hard. "Get this scum out of my face," said Zack as another soldier came in and dragged the body out of the room and closed the door. "What are we going to do? It took us nearly five years to find it, and now we have lost track of it again," said Ryan. "We will start over again. Don't let anyone rest at all until she is found again," said Zack. "Yes sir. I will get to it at once," said Ryan walking out of the room. 'You are quite the slippery young woman,' thought Zack with a slight chuckle.
There were soldiers everywhere and they were all looking for Fiona. The people were in fear that they would show up in their town and destroy it like all the others. There was one exception though. An old lady that lived out in the middle of nowhere didn't even fear these guys. She was staring out her window when she noticed a soldier was heading towards her door. When a knock on her door came she got up from her seat by the window and walked to the door and opened it. "What?" asked the old lady kind of angrily. "Ma'am, we were wondering if you have seen this woman?" asked a soldier taking out the picture of Fiona the he had been given for his search. She studied it for a second before answering, "Never seen her. Now get off my property," said the old woman. "If you know her you need to tell us," said the soldier a bit angrily. "I don't need to tell you anything, and I also don't know anything. I also warn you that I know many important people so if you try anything to me I will make you life a living hell," said the old woman. The men seemed to be taken back by her boldness. "Very well. We will leave you alone," said the soldier as he turned and left with is men. "Sir do you think that she many actually know something?" asked the soldier. "I doubt it. She just seems to be a senile old woman," said the soldier.
The old woman watched them leave while overhearing all that they said. "Senile, me? Yeah right," she said as she went back into her house. Instead of going back to her seat by the window, she instead went to a door that led to one of the rooms in the house. She looked in at the still form of an unconscious young woman that was lying in the bed.