3 days later
"You can run Alex but you can't hide!" I just kept running as fast as I could but my body is on fire and I was stumbling all over the place using the walls and containers for balance.I didn't get very far before being slammed into a container by Blaylock. I turned my face away from him as he leant closer and he growled into my ear"Don't do that again""Please, please let me go" he gripped my hair and said"I'm going to make you watch as I kill your good for nothing father". I had hot tears streaming down my face as he gripped my hair even more. He then dug something into my stomach. Immediately I started feeling drowsy. My legs started to give out but he stopped me from hitting the ground, slowly he lead me back to the horrible cell I was kept in…
I shot up gasping for breath, but then a surge of pain hit me. Someone then said
"Woah take it easy, Alex" a hand then touched my left arm and I flinched away. The same voice said
"It's okay Baby girl, it's me. It's dad" immediately my heart rate slowed and everything started to adjust. I'm in my room at the Academy, sat to my left was Sonny and he had a worried look written right across his face. I still didn't say anything so he said
"are you alright?" I sat fully up and said
"Peachy… What happened?"
"What can you remember?"
"Um, we were training. And,urh , my head is pounding" he poured me a cup of water, handed it to me and said
"Drink this, you've been out for a few days" I held onto the cup and muttered
"I remember everything"
"I know…Do you want to talk about it" I took a sip of water before saying
"4 times"
"What?"
"that's how many times it did it"
"Alex…"
"Don't, just don't. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?"
"Right" I took another drink before saying
"You came all the way to Akillian to make sure I was okay"
"of course, you're my daughter i'll always come when you need me" I then looked at the bed opposite mine and saw D'jok fast asleep.
"How long has he been there?"
"He's been asleep about an hour. Hr hasn't left since you passed out. I can wake him up"
"No, let him sleep. He looks exhausted" he then said
"That 3 days sleep did you some good, you're looking so much better" I gave him a half smile and said
"I feel it. I didn't realise how much sleep I was missing" D'jok then started to stir. I then said
"Let's leave him to sleep" I took the needle out of my arm and swing my legs over the side of the bed. I picked up the oversized hoodie at the side of my bed, before standing up.
As we walked down the halls of the Academy my body felt really heavy so I was walking kinda slowly. As we were walking dad asked
"How you feeling?"
"Like I've been tackled by a Riker" he let out a little laugh before a chipper voice said
"Ah Alex, you're awake" we turned around and saw Bennett and Artie walking towards us. Dad then said
"Where's Corso?" Artie answered him
"He went back to the Manta, he's not much of a people person" Artie then turned to me and said
"You alright?"
"I'm fine Artie, thanks" Bennett then said
"So you remember?"
"Yeah and I never got to say Thank you"
"For what?"
"For coming to get me" Dad placed a hand on my shoulder as Artie said
"Hey, you're one of us. We protect each other" I just smiled at him.
I then left Dad, Bennett and Artie to deal with some pirates business so I went looking for the others. I heard talking coming from the training room so headed there. As I walked into the room I heard Mei say
"Alex you're awake" I looked up and saw everyone looking at me. Arch then said
"How long have you been awake"
"20 minutes, I guess. Not long" Mice then said
"Where's D'jok?"
"He's asleep" everyone then went quiet. I then said
"Guys, you don't have to walk on eggshells around me. Yes, I remember everything but it's okay" Simbi came into the room saying
"Really?"
"it's been over a year. It's time to get back to reality…
For the next few hours we spoke about any random stuff we could think of. The team even convinced me to get the surgery on my leg and knee, that's happening in a week. However as we talking I couldn't get this old poem out of my head. This is how it goes
"I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree"