Chapter 28. Earth Bound.

Back in the spaceship above Earth, Lindsay paces back and forth. He knows that Darla has a secret and that it is the main reason why she left him. Lindsay walks over to a blonde, who is looking at her magic mirror. She passes her hand over it and sees something interesting. The woman gives him a sinister smile as she continues to look into her mirror.

"What it is?" asks Lindsay.

"You are right," says the woman, named Amy, who is a seer. She is different than that of Darla or Tara. She uses a magic mirror to see the past, present, and future. "She hides something from you. It is very important that it remains a secret."

"Tell me what it is? I must know now!" He bangs his hand on the table.

"She has a son."

"A son? Is he…"

"Yes."

"How could she…"

"Seventeen years."

"She left with my son. She had no right taking him."

"She had given him away at an early age, so that you wouldn't find him."

"I need to find him. Where is he now?"

"At the palace with the Queen."

"What?"

"That is why Darla was there. She had reunited with her son there."

"What does he look like?"

"He's very handsome. He has caught the eye of the Queen."

"Really? Tell me more." Lindsay hovers around Amy as she continues to look into her mirror for more answers.

Meanwhile at the palace, Connor is fencing with Spike. To their surprise, Angel enters the training room with Cordy. The two stop fencing and greet him.

"Finally decided to get out of that bed," says Spike.

"Yeah, couldn't stay there any longer, though I had great company," says Angel as he looks at Cordy, who blushes.

"We were having fun without you," says Connor. "Think you're up to one on one. I'm getting pretty good."

"Ha, Spike is pretty good. Let's see what you got."

"Hey," says Spike. "Kick his ass for me." Spike and Cordy stand back, but before they start, Dawn enters the training room. She smiles at Connor as she enters and sees that Angel is there.

"Angel, you're out of bed," says Dawn. "I'm glad you're feeling better."

"Thanks, Dawn," replies Angel. "You're getting big." Dawn laughs.

"I know it's not very flattering."

"That's not true. You look beautiful," says Connor and Dawn blushes.

"Alright, enough with the mushy stuff and lets get some action here," says Spike.

"Right," says Angel. "Are you ready?"

"Been ready," replies Connor. The two begin to fight ferociously. Connor has been getting good because it shows. Angel, though is not at his full strength.

Suddenly, Connor gets a tingling sensation in his head. He holds the sword lightly and Angel knocks it out of his hand. Then Connor puts his hands on his head and closes his eyes. Angel realizes that Connor is not okay.

"Connor!" Dawn calls as she rushes over to him. He drops onto the ground. "Oh my gosh, call Wesley. Hurry!" Cordy runs out of the room to find Wesley.

Connor gets a bunch of visions all at once. All are violent and dark. He sees that man who is his father over and over again. Then he sees Dawn crying and a view of the Earth from a spaceship.

"Step aside," says Wesley as he enters the training room. Spike and Angel help Dawn up as Wesley checks on Connor. "Can you hear me, Connor?" Connor then comes out of his visions and starts breathing heavily. He's drenched in sweat. "He needs to get some fresh air." Spike and Angel help him up and take him outside.

Once Connor takes a breath of the fresh air outside, he begins to feel much better. Dawn walks over to Connor.

"It was a vision, wasn't it?" asks Dawn and Connor looks at her.

"Yeah, all the ones that I haven't been getting," replies Connor. Lorne walks outside to where they are.

"Are you okay, kid?" asks Lorne. "You look like hell."

"My visions came back."

"They came back hard, didn't they? When a seer holds in emotions and frustrations for a long time, their visions get put into a tiny ball and as soon as that ball bursts, it's a killer."

"A killer?" says Dawn turning to Lorne. "You mean he could have died?"

"Not necessarily," says Lorne. "Most seers can take it, but some have killed them. That's why seers must not hold in emotions or become frustrated."

"Is that why you are always so happy, Lorne?" Lorne smiles at Dawn.

"Well, yeah."

Later that night, Connor takes some time to himself and walks through the garden. He keeps receiving a lot of visions at once and they are still unclear to him.

Suddenly he feels a presence nearby. His Jedi powers are very much enhanced and he can feel this new presence. He sees a shadow move and he follows it, until the shadow reveals himself. Connor's eyes widen at the sight of the person that is standing in front of him. The man in a dark cloak gives Connor a grin.

"Hello, son," says Lindsay.

"What are you doing here?" asks Connor in an angry tone.

"Just here to talk, son."

"Stop calling me that."

"What? Son?" Connor gets really angry. "I'm not here to fight you."

"Then leave before I kick your butt."

"Oh, aren't we violent? I guess you get that from me." Connor then attacks him, with a powerful blow to the face. Lindsay did not expect it and falls backwards with a bloody mouth.

"Get out here."

"Don't you want to know about your mother?" Connor looks down at him on the ground as he wipes his mouth.

"She's dead and you killed her."

"Okay, that was an accident. I love your mother very much, but she neglected to tell me about you. What does that say about her? What does that say about the human race? They're all liars. Every one of them. They lie, cheat, and then beg for mercy when the going gets rough."

"She didn't lie to me. She kept me from the truth to protect me."

"A lie is a lie. No matter how you carve it. I'm not the bad guy here, they are. They take you and allow you to train as a Jedi knight. Not just anybody can do that. Then by some miracle, your mother shows up. Oh, and you find out that you've inherited a gift from your mother, the gift to see into the past and the future."

"How did you find out all this?"

"Your mother told me."

"What?"
"She's alive and well. She wants you to come home."

"You lie."

"I don't do that. Touch my hand and see it for yourself." Connor hesitates to do so, but walks over to touch his hand. He gets a vision of his mother looking out the window and then black. Connor pulls back and looks at Lindsay. "I never lie."

"How?"

"Dark magic. It's good for some things."

"Bring her back. Bring her here."

"I can't do that. You see, Connor I'm here to give you a choice. Come with me and be with your mother, or stay here with no family."

"I have family. They're my family."

"No, they're not. They brain washed you, can't you see? They've convinced you that you are the chosen on who will help stop the tyranny of the dark warriors. What kind of nonsense is that?"

"It's the truth and you're going to be the first dark warrior I bring down."

"Mighty words you have there, but is it enough to convince you?"

"Get out of here!"

"Whenever you decide to come back home, let me know." Lindsay walks down the steps and gets on a hover ship. He flies away as Connor glares at him.