AN: Hey guys! I'm back. Sorry for the lack of updates. I got distracted by school and other fan fiction projects. Still adore me?

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It was like walking through a bolt of lightning. Everything was bright and white around her for a few seconds and then she was there. Sierra blinked as she looked around. She knew right away from the description her father and Max gave when they went through the portal in her time that she was inside the main hall on Antar. It was the sort of palace and base of operations of them. Sierra carefully walked along the corridors, trying to find where the Granolith was stored. Every so often she'd hide around the corner of the corridors if she heard voices. It was the guards and servants to the palace walking about, patrolling the halls or walking from task to task. After walking and dodging out of sight for nearly fifteen minutes she caught sight of the device inside a room. Still being cautious, she looked both ways down the corridor before quickly and quietly making her way into the room. It was empty, except for the large device in the corner. Part of her wondered why there were no guards posted but she then remembered that at that time, the Granolith was pretty much just a useless trinket.

"Well, time to get this over with." She muttered to herself. She held out her hand and concentrated. Slowly, the Granolith sparked and buzzed as it began to fall apart. She smiled as she saw bits and pieces of it fall to the ground. She kept on doing this for a while, making sure the item was truly beyond repair. Once the former erect object was reduced to a smoking pile of ruble, she put down her hand. She walked over to it and lifted her foot, stomping on the pieces for good measure, and venting out the anger that she associated with it. The betrayal, the sadness, everything went into destroying this object. After that, she stepped back, admiring her work. She smirked a bit at her achievement.

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Back on Earth, the strain of keeping the portal open was beginning to get to the others. Max's face was scrunched in deep concentration, Michael's face was blank but he'd emit an occasional grunt, Isabel and Ava would whimper once in a while, and lastly Kyle and Liz looked like they were about to pass out. Kyle's face was drained of color and Liz's body seemed to sway dizzily.

"We should do something, they don't look good," Jim said, observing them all with concern. Maria shook her head.

"We can't," she said. "Sierra said if we even touch them, the connection might break." She took a deep breath, forcing herself to be strong and keep herself from running and comforting her friends and boyfriend. "We just need to wait."

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After Sierra was done destroying the Granolith, she quietly crept out of the room.

"Hey!" Sierra gasped and spun around at the voice and saw a guard standing not too far from her.

"Shit," she cursed to herself.

"Stop right there!" Sierra didn't listen as she turned and ran down the corridor, ducking behind the bends and corners of the hallway. She could hear the guard bellowing his discovery to his comrades. After running for what felt like hours, she finally ducked into a room. She closed the door behind her and slumped against the wall, fighting to catch her breath. Sierra blinked as her heart rate slowed down to normal. She went to open the door to try and make her way to the portal when a sound caught her attention. She turned to see a white bassinette in the middle of the room. She slowly walked over to it and gasped at what she saw.

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Maria checked her watch. The time Sierra had given them was slowly running out and she hadn't come back yet. Maria was starting to fear that Sierra wouldn't be coming back. No, she thought to herself, no, she has to come back. Jim was slowly pacing by the others, keeping good distance from them. His fist became tight at his sides as he saw some blood trickling out of some of their noses from the obvious strain they were under.

"God," he whispered to the wind, "please, get us through this."

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In the bassinette lay a baby cooing gently. Sierra peered down at the tiny thing and soon realized who it was. From the eyes, she could tell it was Travis……small, unthreatening Travis. She could feel tears well up in her eyes.

"You," she whispered. Her mind flashed with all the destruction Travis caused in her time. She saw her parents lying dead in each others arms, she saw herself curling next to Alex's dead body. Sierra blinked as the tears dripped and splashed onto her shirt. "This is all your fault," she whispered. "Everything would've been fine, if it wasn't for you." Travis simply stared at her with blank innocent eyes. "I can't let you hurt them," she swore. She stepped back and searched the room. She soon found a small round throw pillow on a cushioned chair at the other side of the room. Automatically, her feet took her to the chair as her hands were shaking as she picked up the pillow. She slowly walked back to the bassinette and looked down at Travis. He was simply sucking on his small fingers, his eyes drooping as he began to fall asleep. "I'm sorry," she said, understanding that this infant had no idea what was about to happen. "But I have to do this." She slowly lowered the pillow.

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Maria looked at her watch again. Two minutes……..come on, Sierra.

"Ugh!' Liz groaned, squeezing her eyes shut. Maria looked at her, wringing her hands nervously.

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Sierra opened the door to the room slowly, careful not to cause it to creek so as not to alert the guards. She carefully left the room and began to briskly walk back to where she had entered through the portal.

"There she is!" The second the sound of one the guards reached her ears, she broke out in a full out sprint. "She's getting away! Stop her!" Sierra kept running, picking up speed. She nearly stumbled when she felt something explode against her back. The guards had brought out their weapons. She gave out a pained shriek through clenched teeth but kept running.

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There was a loud woshing sound as something came through the portal. Maria looked up quickly, fearing it was someone other than Sierra.

"Close it! Close it!" Sierra screamed from her spot, curled up on her stomach. Jim and Maria quickly rushed to the circle. Jim pulled Kyle and Michael's hands apart while Maria pulled Liz and Ava apart. The portal snapped shut, disappearing into nothingness. The others fell, lying on the ground. Max blinked and looked at his side.

"Isabel," he whispered gently, concerned for his sister. He pulled himself up and touched her face. He pulled at the bottom of his shirt and wiped the blood from her nose.

"I'm okay," she assured him as they both sat up. Max went to tend to Liz but saw Maria was taking care of her.

"Kyle, Kyle, say something," Jim pleaded, gathering his son in his arms.

"Ugh, I feel like someone just beat me with a fifty pound weight," Kyle groaned. Jim laughed, satisfied that his son was all right. Maria was helping Liz sit up and they both checked on Ava. Michael groaned as he pulled himself up, his eyes falling on Sierra.

"Sierra.." he quickly crawled to her. Michael grabbed her shoulder and turned her onto her back. He nearly fell back from shock when he saw she had a small bundle clutched to her chest, and that bundle was crying.

"Max.." she said weakly, panting. Max went over to her. "Take him…….take your son." Max's eyes widened, as did the others.