Once the magma went back into her body, Sierra now stood in front of two shocked men.
She could see the fear in their eyes.
Sierra then looked down at her hands.
She could see the magma illuminating through her transparent veins.
Darien was the first one to break free from shock.
He slowly walked up to Sierra.
Sierra looked at Darien, scared and concerned.
"D-Darien?" Was all that could manage to escape from her mouth.
Darien looked at Sierra and began to examine her.
He could see Sierra's bioluminescent magma veins.
"Sierra, you're... You're a living volcano!" Darien said, astounded yet intrigued.
When Darien said that, Trevor blinked his eyes twice and walked over to his daughter.
Sierra looked at him before she looked away.
She was afraid that Trevor wasn't going to accept her now for what she is.
"Hey, sweet pea. It's nice to see you again. Are you okay? Do you know who I am?" Trevor said, looking at her with his sincere blue eyes.
Sierra looked at him and just as she was about to talk to Trevor, her volcanic side came out.
"Do you really know who he is to you? We don't really need him. He'll betray you, just like he did for Max." Magmalade said, in a low whisper.
Sierra glared at her.
"You don't know how sweet of a father he really is." She said, in argument.
"Really now?" Magmalade said, with a smirk and an eyebrow raised.
"Yes and he's ready to know what I am." Sierra said, with confidence in her voice.
Magmalade sighed.
"Alright, Sierra...You win but, don't say I warned you when you start to lose control. Do I make myself clear?" She said as her eyes revealed a vision of hell, a new volcanic kingdom.
Sierra chuckled.
"Yes." She said, being serious.
Magmalade chuckled and infused herself back with the young girl.
After Magmalade disappeared, Sierra saw Darien and Trevor looking at her.
"You...You had some sort of…" Darien began to say, shocked.
"Magma creature! This is amazing, sweet pea." Trevor said, looking into Sierra's eyes.
Sierra smiled, nervously.
She loved how he was very accepting for who she was but Darien, on the other hand had no idea what to say or think right now.
Darien looked at Sierra, concerned.
"Sierra, this is incredible. My great uncle Lidenbrock has never thought about this new concept but, he has figured out a way to travel underground and find a secret passage that leads to…" He began to ramble on until he saw Magmalade appear beside Sierra.
Magmalade looked at Sierra.
What could he be talking about? A secret passage? Travel underground? To where? This could help Sierra figure out who I am and where I exactly came from. Plus, it'll help her figure out where her Uncle Max disappeared to. Besides, Trevor has been keeping secrets from Sierra and I'm going to find out what they are! *Chuckling*... THIS IS PERFECT! She said to herself before disappearing again.
"What do you mean, Darien? A secret passage that leads to...Where?" Sierra said, curious but intrigued.
Just before Darien could speak, Trevor grabbed Sierra by the hand.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Sierra said, shocked and worried.
"You see, sweet pea... Secrets shouldn't be kept from your family or your friends, especially when it comes to you…" Trevor began to say, looking at Sierra sincerely in her eyes.
Sierra looked at Trevor, with an eyebrow raised.
"What do you mean, Dad?" She asked, interrogatively.
Trevor sighed.
Should he tell Sierra that they've been down to the center of the earth before, knowing that she was with Layla that day, on her birthday July 2nd?
Trevor then looked at Darien.
"Did I give out too much information, Trevor?" Darien asked as his gaze met Trevor's.
Trevor looked at Darien and then at Sierra.
"You haven't given her too much information, Darien. It's just that something is happening to Sierra and I need to figure out what it is and fast!" He said, with reassurance and panic.
Darien looked at Sierra, concerned.
He then placed his hand on her warm and soft right cheek.
Sierra looked into his eyes and placed her warm hand on his soft left cheek.
"Don't worry, Sierra. We'll figure out what's going on with you. Trust Trevor for me. He knows what he's doing. He wants what's best for you, like I do." Darien said, looking into the young girl's eyes.
Sierra smiled at him and looked into his eyes.
"Darien, I can already assure you that this whole secret passage thing could be the real deal. I want to try it! Traveling down a secret passage that leads to who knows what but, I'm up for it! It could help me figure out what I am and who set it up!" Sierra said, excitedly, rambling about the young boy's idea.
Darien smiled at her and then looked at Trevor.
Trevor looked at him and winked, whispering 'thank you'.
Darien nodded and then looked at his watch.
It was 5:01 PM.
"I have to go. I was supposed to be taking Katherine and Laney home. I'll see you sometime tomorrow, Sierra...If that's okay with Trevor." He said as Sierra now looked at Trevor.
"Sure. That's fine, Darien. What time?" Trevor answered, looking at him.
Darien began to think.
"Hmm...How about noon?" He said, in wonder to Trevor's question.
Trevor smiled.
"Sure. Noon sounds fine to me. How about you, Sierra? How does noon sound to you?" He said, now looking at Sierra.
Sierra looked at Darien.
"Noon sounds alright to me." She said, smiling at him.
Darien smiled back.
"See you both tomorrow." He said as he now began to walk away.
After Darien was gone, Trevor looked back at Sierra.
"Come on, sweet pea. We've got a lot of preparation and work to be done." He said as he held his hand out to her.
Sierra held his hand and now, the two began to walk down the hallway.
As they were walking down the hallway, Magmalade appeared right beside Sierra.
Her eyes were glowing orange-red.
She had an evil grin on her face.
The plan of going to the center of the earth is working! Soon, Sierra will figure out how much of a destructive volcano she can be! Nobody'll tell her what to do and nobody... I MEAN NOBODY will stop her! HA HA HA HA HA! Magmalade said to herself as she now began to disappear.
(So... Darien talked to Trevor about going down to the center of the planet. Trevor thinks that it's going to be a great opportunity for Sierra to learn about what a volcano is and how it works. Magmalade, on the other hand thinks it's a great opportunity for Sierra to finally realize what she is and how to unleash her powers. Stay tuned for the final chapter and a sneak peek of Book 2.)