WARNING: SADNESS!
Reunion
Chapter 6
The week was over, and it was time for everyone to leave. Chat and Mitch would be back in a week to spend a little more time till the baby was born. Melody walked in the garden, Thinking about having to say goodbye. She'd hardly gotten to spend time with her father's friends and their children.
The work at the observatory was going slowly. Keele had been up al night reading the many books the observatory had to offer, including the more recent ones that had been written after the incident with the orbus barrier, trying to find something that might give him some clue as to what was happening. He was currently reading the same page over again for the fourth time. He should probably take a break and get some sleep… Keele stopped, he looked back at what he was trying to read. He stared at it, shocked that he hadn't noticed before. He got up to get another book, but passed out on the way.
Melody could hear the explosion from were she was sitting in the garden. Her body became suddenly stiff. It was coming from the direction of the Royal Observatory. She got up from the bench and ran inside. On her way to the door, she ran into Farah.
"Melody, where are you going?'
Melody didn't stop, she was out the door before Farah could say another word.
"Melody, wait!" Farah called after her
"Farah, I heard the explosion, what's going on?"
Farah turned towards her husband with a worried look on her face.
Melody kept running, willing herself on. Her mind screamed in panic. This couldn't be happening, he had to be okay, he was all she had left… As she reached the observatory, her heart almost left her chest.
She ran forward, pushing through the crowd. The soldiers were already there, analyzing the scene before them. Melody paused, looking at the damage done to the building. Before anyone could stop her, she ran inside, navigating herself through the rubble. She had to find her father.
Reid looked at his wife, his mind racing as to what was going on.
"There was an explosion." He knew that much. "I think that it was at the observatory, Melody ran over there."
"Get Keiran, tell him to meet me there" He told her as he left the house.
"Reid!" he turned around. "Be careful."
He nodded, before he turned back and continued on.
Melody found Keele on the fourth floor, partly buried beneath the bookshelves.
"Father!" she ran towards the man on the floor.
"…Melody…" She tried no to cry as she held on to him.
"It's going to be okay daddy…"
"Galenos…"
"Dad? Save your strength…"
"Find…Galenos…" his eyes begged her to obey him.
She nodded through her tears. He painfully handed her a piece if paper.
"Find him…give him…this. Careful…" And with that he died. Melody just sat there and cried, holding her father's still body.
Reid found Melody there, he instantly knew what was going on.
"Dad, mom said you needed me…" Keiran stopped as he saw what was going on. His heart went out to her…