Chapter 4: Spying

Selena took a deep a breath as she got out of bed. She was going to spy on Lord Dorjan to see what he wanted with her twin brother and sister. There was no way she was going to let Lord Dorjan take another member of her family away. She headed towards the jump tubes. "Where do you think you're going Lena?" He asked. Selena looked over her shoulder at her twin brother.

"I'm going to go spy on Lord Dorjan, to see why he wants our brother and sister," she replied.

"Selena, we just found out that dad's gone. We still have to tell mom that he's dead."

"No, because I've failed to bring dad back like we promised, I'm not going to fail on letting them get Apollo and Solana."

Artemis let out a sigh. "I--If you really think that I shouldn't do do this tell me now," She instructed. He stood there in silence. "I thought so. I'm going down to the planet's surface and I'm going to spy on them," she informed. She walked towards her jump tube.

"Selena," he called out.

Selena looked back at him. "Be careful," he told her. Selena walked over and she hugged him tight. "I'll give you reports on my progress, just stay around the planet's orbit," she instructed.

"You got it," he answered.

Selena packed her equipment and she walked to her jump tube. "Until next time, bro," she told him. Then she jumped through. Artemis let out a sigh as he watched his twin go through the jump tube.

"Good luck," he whispered.

(Planet's Surface)

Selena landed on the planet's surface and she looked around. She pulled out her scanner and looked around. "Artemis, I'm on the planet's surface," she whispered.

"See anything?" He asked.

Selena looked around and she was disgusted by her surroundings. "The whole planet is like swamp," she informed. She grimaced as she kept walking through the swamp lands. "It's pretty disgusting if you ask me," she commented.

"Any signs of life?" He asked.

"I don't…" she trailed of.

"Lena?"

"Sh."

Selena went up to a boulder and looked over. Her eyes widened when she saw slaves working as far as the eye could see. "I see what looks like slave camps," she informed.

"Slave camps? Are you serious?" He asked.

"I'm telling you bro, slaves. Lord Dorjan must've tried to use this as a last resort to get dad to give him the information he needs about Apollo and Solana."

Artemis was silent on his line. "Sis, you sure that it's Apollo and Solana he's after? Because dad didn't know that mom was pregnant before he disappeared," he pointed out. Selena was silent and she gasped when she saw someone coming her way. She shut off her communicator and jumped up into a tree. Once the guard walked away, she opened up her communicator again.

"You think he's after someone else?" She asked.

"That could be the only answer, sis. Dad didn't know that mom was pregnant with Apollo and Solana when he disappeared."

"I suppose you're right. Who could he be after?"

Artemis was silent. "You and I are the Children of the Moon. That we know is true Kinwon told mom and dad that when we were born. Maybe…" Artemis trailed off.

"What?" She asked.

"Remember…remember when we were kids right after dad disappeared mom gave us her and dad's morphers telling us that Andreas and Astra couldn't harness the powers?"

"Yeah…wait a minute…you don't think…"

"Yeah, I think our older siblings need our protection."

Selena sat in her hiding spot deep in thought. "Do you think…no…wait…Artemis. Apollo and Solana are the Children of the Sun. Mom and dad just thought they were. It doesn't make sense, because Andreas and Astra are three years apart. Maybe Lord Dorjan thinks they are, but Apollo and Solana are the true Children of the Sun," she explained.

"Makes sense," Artemis agreed.

"I need to get into that palace. If I can get a hold of his plans…"

"No way! Selena, you'll get caught and then he'll do to you what he did to dad."

Selena let out a sigh. "I've got to, Artemis. This could be the only way to keep our family safe. We don't need to lose anyone else. I can't just standby and watch as Lord Dorjan destroys our family with one family member at a time," she explained. Artemis let out a sigh.

"Just be very careful Selena," he cautioned.

"I will. I'm going to go. I'll contact you as soon as I can get anymore information," she informed.

"Got it. Artemis out."

Selena turned off her communicator and she jumped down from the tree. She left her equipment in a brush before heading towards the palace. She was able to weave her way through the camps and she made it into the village part, which was just as bad. She finally hit solid ground. She pulled the pack she had on her shoulder and she pulled out the cloak that once belonged to her father. She lifted it to her face and let her father's familiar scent fill her senses. Tears welled up in her eyes as her mind drifted back to her father.

(Flashback)

Selena ran up to her father when he came home from work. Andros grinned as he picked her up from the ground and swung her around. "I missed you daddy," she told him.

"You did? I was only gone eight hours," he commented.

"Too long," she pouted.

Andros chuckled and kissed her forehead.

(End Flashback)

She took a deep breath as she pulled his cloak over her shoulders. She bit her lip as she pulled the hood over her head and she headed towards the palace to find out what Lord Dorjan wanted with her brother and sister.

Special Thanks: I want to thank SciFiNutAlways1999 for helping me with this story :D the rest of this story would be nothing without her help.