Chapter 15
The Crumbling Truth
Before dinner Kyle and Draco met Dumbledore outside his office. The head master smiled knowingly.
"Misters Malfoy and Valenti, you have impeccable timing, come on in." He muttered his password and the statue moved aside. He let the two go up the stairs ahead of him. Sitting in one of the chairs was Max.
"Figures," Kyle muttered under his breath.
"Gentlemen, please take a seat." Dumbledore requested as he sat behind his desk. "You three have a common thought in mind, Isabel. Sister, friend, inspiration; she touches each of you. But one of you holds the answer. Kyle?"
Max looked at Kyle in shock.
"You know?" Kyle asked.
"You look like your mother, I was wondering how long it would take Lucius to figure it out."
Max seemed confused, "huh?"
"Hey, Max, meet my little bro, Draco." Kyle said as he placed a hand on Draco's shoulder. Draco smiled his patented Draco smile.
"How can you get Isabel back?"
Kyle handed him the letter. After Max read it he handed it to Dumbledore.
"Amy told me that you want to be more involved in the rescuing of your sister and the war against Voldermort."
"War?" Max asked.
"Yes, we are fighting a war. Voldermort wants to destroy our way of life, and we cannot let him." Max seemed confused. "Although as I heard you are also in the middle of a war. Our enemies have joined forces, so we have to. Before we can carry into the Isabel situation we need to know why Kavar is here?"
Max started to talk, but stopped and did not know what to say.
"To kill them?" Draco asked. Dumbledore frowned at him, Draco answered by shrugging his shoulders innocently.
"Hey, what about the UFO guy?" Kyle asked.
"A UFO guy wants to kill Max?" Draco asked
Max ignored him. "Larek, uh, Brody?" Max asked.
"Yeah, can't you put in an intergalactic phone call to Larek?" Kyle asked.
"We tried once, it almost killed Brody."
"Maybe Rath knows something you do not." Draco suggested.
"Yes, where is our guest?" Dumbledore asked.
Draco smiled. "Sirus is using him as an assistant."
Kyle tried unsuccessfully to suppress his smile.
"Draco please go down to the dungeon and retrieve him." Draco seemed disappointed as he got up left.
Kavar sat in the bedroom he had chosen, facing to open doors of the balcony with a sketch book in his lap. Lonnie quietly snuck in and tiptoed toward him. She peered over his shoulder to see he was drawing the portrait of a woman Lonnie knew she had seen before.
"Are you cheating on me?" Lonnie asked.
"If only." Kavar said casually.
She walked around to face him. "So then who is she?"
"Amy."
"Can I see?" Lonnie asked.
He handed her the book. "Look familiar?"
"You said her name was Amy?"
"Ye-ah." He didn't like repeating himself.
"While we in Roswell, I played Max by pretending to be Isabel, I ran into Maria with her mom."
"And?"
"This is her."
Kavar smiled. "Bingo." He said as his eyes sparked.
"What's wrong?" Maria asked Amy as she made her way over to Severus' bed.
"It's time, I told you." Amy said, holding Severus' right hand.
The potions professor looked weary, but determined. "About your father." He said softly.
Maria sat down on the bed next to Severus, still feeling tired. All the magic used to contain the bugs made all three of them fatigued.
"I met your father here at the beginning of my first year. He was a lonesome mysterious second year; his name was Tom Riddle. We became best of friends and by my fifth year we were dating. We consummated that relationship in the middle of my sixth year. My parents didn't approve of our relationship. So when I came home that summer pregnant. They moved to New York. I kept in contact with the wizard world and discovered what Tom did. When he changed I feared for your life and moved us to Roswell. Remus came to live with us, but when Tom killed the Potters I severed all ties with the wizard world. Remus stayed with us until you turned three."
"So you mean my father is Voldermort?" Maria asked putting the pieces together.
"Yes," Amy said.
"Does he know about me?" Maria asked.
"No, I left before I began to show." Amy reached out to touch Maria. She flinched away.
"So if I'm the child of two very powerful people, why don't I have any powers?"
"I'm to blame for that." Severus spoke up. "I was jealous of Amy and Tom and tried to curse her, but instead it rendered you powerless."
Maria glared at him, "undo it."
Severus stood slowly and left.
"Maria," Amy reached for her hand. Maria again pulled away.
"So I'm going to have Voldermort's grand-child?
Amy simply nodded her head.
Maria rubbed her stomach with both hands. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I-I thought he was Severus or Sirus."
Amy smiled at the thought. "Probably would have been easier to explain. I just feel so responsible for what he does."
"So he really did love you?"
"I believe so, like Michael and you."
"Don't compare us." Maria said withdrawing again emotionally.
Severus walked back in holding a vial of green liquid. "I need a strand of your hair, so it will not affect the baby."
Maria reached up and pulled out a strand of hair. He took it and stirred it into the potion. It slowly changed to a royal blue color. He handed it to Maria, "drink the whole thing."
Maria took it and downed it in one gulp. Nothing happened so she took out her wand. It began to shoot white sparks out of the tip. Amy placed a pillow on the floor. Maria waved her wand at it and watched the pillow explode. Ginny who awoke to the noise, tried to hide her giggling.
"We'll have to get you a new wand immediately." Amy said.
Maria smiled proudly.
"Maria, about your father," Amy started.
"Mom, I need some time. Thank you, Severus." Maria began to back away.
"Maria, you need to be careful." Amy said stepping toward her daughter.
Maria backed away again. "I-I…" She turned and ran.
Amy and Severus looked at each other. "She needs time, Amy."
"I know, but how much do we have?"
Kyle was still sitting in Dumbledore's office with Draco and Max. Except instead of glaring at the alien he was drafting a letter to Lucius. Suddenly Kyle dropped the quill as he felt a rush of power. He heard Isabel screaming. He closed his eyes and saw her in front of Kavar, who was hurting her with his powers. Kyle could feel what he was doing; he was trying to find Vilandra in Isabel. Kyle used his own inner power to help Isabel fight.
Max had been watching Kyle write, when he dropped his quill. Max was about to reach over and pick it up when he saw Kyle's arms begin to spark. He looked up to see Kyle's eyes roll back into his head. The sparks changed from green to yellow to purple as Kyle began to convulse.
"What's wrong with him?" Draco asked sounding scared.
"ISABEL!" Kyle screamed as his face twisted in anger and pain. "You can't take her!" He ordered.
Dumbledore was already on his feet. "Draco, help me take him to the hospital wing. Max, find Sirus and have him meet us there!"
Max took one last look at Kyle, before running out.
Kavar eager to discover what he could about Amy left his room to find Lonnie or Lucius. Instead he found Lucius, Voldermort, Lonnie, and Nicolas in the study with Isabel, who was tied to a chair. He convinced them to let him see Isabel privately in exchange for the information he had taken from Snape. Voldermort barely agreed, in the end Isabel found herself in Kavar's room. He dragged the chair into the room and removed the gag.
"Hello, princess."
She remained quiet, glaring at him.
"I missed you." He said as he petted her head and kissed her lips softly. "Last time I saw you was on your honeymoon." He glanced over her shoulder and down at her hands. "You aren't wearing a ring and I doubt your hubby is at Hogwarts." He smiled wickedly. "Guess the marriage didn't work, huh? Couldn't handle having an alien wife." She continued to glare at him. "Sure I missed you, but I missed Vilandra even more. I know she's in there. Let's see if I can find her." She twisted away as he cupped her face in his hands. He reached into her mind, as she screamed.
"KYLE!"
She was attempting to get outside help. Kavar tried to stop her when he felt a third presence. It was Lucius' stepson, Kyle Valenti. Both Kavar and Isabel began to scream. Lucius, Voldermort, Lonnie, and Nicolas burst in to find Kavar and Isabel covered in purple, yellow, and black electrical currents.
"What the bloody hell is he doing?" Voldermort asked angrily.
"I don't know." Lonnie said.
"We can't break them apart, it might kill them both." Nicolas said.
"Or us." Lucius suggested.
Kyle was still convulsing when he was brought to the hospital wing.
"Should we hold him down?" Michael asked. "Or strap him down?" He reached out to touch Kyle.
"NO!" Max yelled as he ran in with Sirus. "He's connected to Isabel, you could get sucked in."
Sirus used magic to conjure straps to hold Kyle down.
"How'd this happen?" Rath asked, who had come in with Michael.
"He just suddenly cried out for Isabel and ordered someone to stay away from her." Draco said.
"Kavar," Rath said. When he realized that everyone was looking at him, he continued. "Kavar wants Isabel because the last time he was here, he actually invoked the spirit of Vilandra in Isabel."
"So he's trying to do it again?" Michael asked.
"Yeah, except this time by force. He wants to turn Isabel against you, which would mean he'd no longer need Lonnie. Girl screwed herself."
"So how do we separate them?" Sirus asked.
"Can't they have to duke it out." Rath said.
"What about increasing the power?" Draco asked. "He looks like he is in pain."
"Alex," Kyle whispered.
Michael and Max glanced at each other with worry.
"Let me help." Sirus volunteered.
"And if Kavar kills you?" Max asked.
"The world won't miss me." Without waiting for Max's permission, he grabbed Kyle's hand. The sparks circled up his arm and his eyes rolled back.
Sirus felt everything go black the second he grabbed Kyle's hand. Suddenly an image flashed at him. It was a blonde haired girl killing a tall, lanky boy with her mind. The image faded and Sirus saw Isabel with her arms out stretched. A beam of purple light was aimed at a man he presumed was Kavar was blocking it with a beam of silver light meeting hers. While his right was aimed at Isabel, his left hand was aimed at Kyle. Kyle's hands were emitting a yellow light. The picture of the murder flashed behind Kavar again. Sirus realized that they were using the picture to fuel their anger and power. He embraced the scene as held up his hands. He watched as a pine green light began to glow in his palms.
"Hey, Kavar, can you handle three opponents?" He yelled.
Kavar, Isabel, and Kyle looked over at him. Isabel and Kyle smiled as Kavar growled. Sirus held his arm out in front of him and let the power explode. The energy hit Kavar so hard that it consumed him and he disappeared.
"Thank you." Isabel whispered as she faded away.
Sirus opened his eyes and looked down at Kyle. "I need a chair." He said as he passed out.
The four watched as Kavar was suddenly flung across the room and out the open bay doors. Nicolas ran to the balcony to see where his leader landed. Lucius stepped forward and checked for a pulse. "She's alive."
"Good get her back to the study. Then get Kavar in so I can get my information."