"Where is she?!" Boomed Nazar waving his hands in the air.

He tore the sheets off her bed and ripped off the curtains, throwing anything he could find at anyone he could find.

"She was here," Louis stammered "I don't know how she got out, the magnetism held her down; there could be no way..." He looked closer at the bed, "unless someone else came in and turned it off." Nazar came close towards the switch, someone had turned if off. He was ready to kill the next person he saw come through the door

"We have to find her!" Nazar roared, he put his hands on the table and in a cool, low voice, said "She's the key to our victory."

Louis nodded thinking then remembered something "Master," He said wearily "While she was sleeping I put a memory chip in her brain so we could contact her if necessary."

Nazar lightened up, "Excellent" he drew a wicked smile "Better be careful True, your world just got worse."

I opened my eyes "True! You're alive!" I groaned "Shelby?"

"Hey suga'" I saw Aubrey

"Aubrey! What happened? Are you okay?"

Aubrey smiled "Yes I'm fine. Just as always."

Gordon leaned into view "No hi for me?"

I smiled sitting up slowly and gave him a hug.

"Where am I? What was that gas?" I asked still vaguely smelling fragments in my nose.

"Chloroform," I heard a higher pitched male voice and jumped.

"It's just me, Charlie." I looked to the right and saw Charlie in a ninja suit except this time he didn't have a ski mask on. He looked like an elf. High cheek bones, pointy ears and almond shaped eyes.

"Hi, great protector, I'm Charlie; leader of the secret resistance and my brother and sisters are in your service." He bowed and then looked up and winked at me.

"How did everyone get here?" I asked.

"Well, we can thank Charlie's and his family first of all." Aubrey said "After Guppy and Shelby rescued Gordon and I, Charlie's family found us running in the woods and before we knew it we were here."

I smiled then frowned, where was Guppy?

I turned to Shelby "Where's Guppy?" I asked her in a more threatening voice hoping he was just in the bathroom or something like that.

"Oh. He's just gathering food." Shelby answered as if it didn't matter.

"What?!" I exclaimed.

I jumped off the couch. I felt dizzy but I resisted the help offered by Aubrey.

"Relax True," Aubrey said trying to sit me down "Guppy's gotten food for us before and he's been fine."

I ripped away from her hand "Ya, because I was in prison!" I snapped.

Aubrey looked over to Charlie's family for help and Charlie began to speak "He'll be fine."

"Will he?" I asked sarcastically, forbidding him to say another word.

Aubrey gave him a look that said 'Wow really convincing' and then we heard the door open. No one said a word. "Hi everyone!" Smiled Guppy as he walked through the door.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, mine the loudest.

"Hey True, had a nice nap?" Guppy asked gleefully as he put dry food near the fridge.

"Guppy!" I yelled out of fear "What's with you? How long have you been doing this? You could have been killed!"

Guppy got down on his knee's "I'm sorry True, but we needed food, please forgive me." He bowed his head and looked like a child who was getting scolded.

I sighed and sat back down on the couch. "No, no, Guppy get up, I should be sorry."

Guppy started to get up, a little nervously.

"I just didn't want you to get hurt." I told him.

Guppy nodded understandingly, "That's okay, and didn't Charlie tell you he put something that will make me invisible when I'm not in the hideout?"

I looked at Charlie "You did?"

He nodded proudly and I felt like a fool. So I put my hands on my face and leaned on my knees. "Why me? I should be back at my home with my parents living normally. Not being in here yelling at someone because I was afraid.

Guppy smiled sympathetically, looked at everyone, nodded and looked back at me. "I think it's time to teach you who you are."

My head went up softly, I didn't know they knew that "How did you know? I asked.

"Well, we always knew you were a Nelum." said Shelby "but we didn't know what that was except that you were supposed to free us, according to the prophecy."

"So they asked me and I told them." Gordon cut in responsibly. "My oath only works in Goodvalnia." He reminded "So now I'll be teaching you how to use your powers."

I had powers?

"Mmmhm..." I said weirdly "You elf-like creatures are?" I stammered for words.

"The secret resistance" said Charlie," and we prefer the term Geegors. We are invisible to humans and enemies. We've been trying to get you here for years."

"How did you know who I was?" I asked guardedly.

"We have our ways." He answered "Not many people can rescue others from Nazar's castle."

My neck hairs stood up and I looked over at Gordon who gave me an encouraging smile. "I need to sleep more." I said feeling sick; I turned to Gordon "May I?"

He shrugged "Alright, if you must. We'll start again when you wake up."

"Thank you," I replied. Then with exhaustion I fell asleep.

I woke up refreshed. Everything looked bigger and brighter in the hideout out. I stood up and walked over to Gordon who was shoving eggs into his mouth. Guppy saw me and smiled "Good morning True." He laughed. He pointed me into the direction of a chair just my size.

It was made of very fine craftsmanship and had "Protector" carved into it. When I sat down I was cushioned and felt a tiny movement on my back, almost like a massage. I looked around and all of the chairs were specially made for different people and creatures.

Aubrey came in "Good morning suga'!" she said as she placed a bowl of porridge and a cup of orange juice in front of me. "Eat up, today is going to be a long day for you."

"How long was I asleep?" I asked.

"Oh," Aubrey sighed "Just about the rest of yesterday and all through the night." she answered.

I turned to my breakfast and started eating. It felt so good to eat breakfast, well food for that matter. I was forced to eat at Nazar's place.

I caught Gordon finishing his eggs and wiping his mouth with a napkin, then Aubrey came over and took his plate, I couldn't help noticing how he looked at her though. It was with interest and admiration.

He saw me and grumbled something then looked at me. "Ready to begin?" He asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be," I replied eating one last bite of porridge

"Good," He said "I'm going to start by having you tell me about yourself."

That was weird, I thought, but he was the teacher "Um..." I started "My full name is True Samantha Heart…"

"Yes," Gordon cut off "I know that already. What can you tell me about yourself that I don't know?"

That stumped me. He seemed to know everything about me. "I used to live in Goodvalnia, I like Chocolate cake..." I trailed off. Was this what he wanted?

He didn't look pleased "Alright, what's your favorite color?"

"Oh," I said feeling dumb "That's easy, it's Red."

"Why?" asked Gordon

"I don't know." I replied "Does it matter? I just like the color."

Gordon smiled, "It does matter, because red is the color of your genealogy."

"My genealogy, what does that mean?" I asked.

"You know, "Gordon explained "Your family and your blood line. Each genealogy path has a different color which stands for something different. For example my color is Green, which stands for teaching and knowledge."

"My genealogy color is red?" I clarified "Why?"

"Red is the color of royalty or power." He answered.

"Or? Don't you mean and?"

"No" He gently answered "just because you're royalty, doesn't mean you have power."

I thought of my mom and dad "Well, that's probably just a coincidence."

"I don't think so," replied Gordon. "Do you know who your parents are True?"

"Of course," I answered "Megan and Adam Heart, the second in command of-"

"Wrong." Stated Gordon.

"Huh?" I said in confusion.

"Those aren't your biological parents," he said patiently, "Your real parents never lived in Goodvalnia, well I guess one did for a little bit."

"Who are my parents then?" I asked.

"Well," Gordon replied" To start off with someone you know, you dad is," He took a deep breath, "Nazar."

I was frozen, Nazar? he couldn't be my dad.

"No," I said "This is some kind of joke," I smiled at Gordon but he didn't smile back."But he's...and I'm...no way." I started making gestures with my hands.

"Nazar is not royalty but he does have power. It's terrible but that is why people here worship him." Gordon explained.

"I...Can't…believe this, no this just…" I couldn't finish a sentence as I made more gestures with my hands. I rubbed my hands through my hair and leaned on the table

Gordon nodded "its okay, I understand it's hard to believe, would you like to know who your mom is?" I sighed and sat back up then nodded.

"Her name is Bethesda, she is known as the mistress of light."

I smirked "that's ironic."

Gordon laughed "Well, Bethesda didn't like Nazar at first. She thought he was hurtful and mean, plus he was the devil while she was an angel, those two are kind of not supposed to mix. Nazar had a different opinion of her though; he thought she was the most beautiful person he had ever seen, he really did. So he lured her into falling in love with him, and it worked. One thing led to another and then you were born, out of wedlock."

I was astonished "What happened to Bethesda?" I asked.

"The mistress of light committed such a great sin that she couldn't be an angel anymore." Gordon sighed, "She was immediately turned into a Henith after giving birth to you. She's remained a slave to Nazar ever since."

"If he really loved her why did she remain a slave?" I asked.

"He loved her beauty, but Henith aren't beautiful. They are all creatures who have done something terrible in their past and for that they were mad ugly. Plus when a devil and an angel come together in love they create, you. A Nelum. The most powerful creature in the world." Gordon explained more.

"Me?" I gasped "The most powerful person in the world? There is no way."

"I know it's hard to understand but soon you will realize your destiny."

"Why didn't I ever know? Didn't they love me? Surely Nazar would have fought."

"He did, however he wasn't strong enough. Bethesda used up the last of her magic preserving you. She could come to Goodvalnia anymore though, but she knew that's where you would be safe."Gordon answered

"Then how did I end up in Goodvalnia?" I asked.

"Bethesda snuck out one night to the border of Goodvalnia and placed you in a basket she wove, she heard a noise and she hid, that's when I found you. She crept out and begged me to keep you safe so I agreed and brought you to King Phillip and Queen Charity, and I haven't seen her since."

"Why couldn't she come into Goodvalnia?" I asked. "

Gordon went stern "anyone who commits as great a sin as hers can't enter a foot in Goodvalnia."

"Oh," I said feeling sorry for her, "Did Nazar find out you had me as a baby?"

"Yes, absolutely, and he wasn't happy. A whole war took place because of you." Gordon said "Goodvalnia won, as always."

Did I live under a rock my whole life? How could I not have known this? I wondered.

"We never told anyone." Gordon said seeing the confusion on my face "King Phillip made everyone swear not to talk about it ever again in Goodvalnia."

This was too much; I stood up and started to walk away.

"This is a lot to take in True, but you'll feel better soon." Gordon called after me "In one hour we will teach you how do use your powers."

I looked at him strangely "I have powers?" I repeated still not believing it.

"Well, you are a Nelum." He simply stated "Come back in a hour."