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Chapter 5
Atonal watched a a sacrifice was going on. Though his mind was somewhere else, that blonde man who thought, he was Sam. That man looked oddly familiar, like a dream. Though he knew it was unlikely for him to know that man. Then came Atzi, a local Aztec young woman, came over.
"Hello Atonal," Atzi said.
"Hello Atzi," he replied.
"What's troubling you?" Atzi asked.
"Nothing," Atonal said.
"Please tell me," Atzi said.
"It's just one of the Frontier men mistakened me for someone named Sam and I just have this feeling that I should know him," Atonal said.
Looking at him thoughtfully, "Maybe you did know him. You know before you lost your memory, and we found you."
Shrugging, "Maybe, though it is unlikely."
"You never know, Atonal," Atzi replied.
"Don't give up hope. You never know," Atzi said. She walked off.
Atonal watched her as she did. The walk reminded him of someone else. Some other girl with red hair, but he could quite place it. It made him so frustrated, he decided to take a walk around the museum to clear his mind. While walking around the museum, Atonal thought about that girl with red hair from his dreams, and the man who thought he was Sam. It puzzled him deeply. Then he heard arguing...like children arguing. He followed the voices.
"HE is not going to be are new daddy!" a young girl yelled.
The girl looked strangely familiar to him, the two younger boys looked the same too, kind of like him. Atonal watched.
"Yes he is! That is what Quilo said, Samantha!" the younger boy yelled back!
"NO! Owen! He is not!" the boy who seemed to be his twin barked. "Yes! Steve!" Owen yelled.
Atonal saw it was getting bad, so he better stop it.
"Hey kids stop fighting. It's not nice," he said.
The kids stared at him.
"Daddy?" Owen asked.
"Uh...I'm sorry, but I'm not your father," Atonal said.
The kids gathered around him, "Yes you are!" Samantha said.
"No," Atonal said plainly.
"But you have to be. You look just like him," Samantha said.
"Why you dress so funny?" Steve asked.
"I'm sorry kids you must have me confused with some one else," Atonal said.
"But you are!" Samantha yelled.
"What is going on here?" Jedadiah asked as he came over.
Atonal recognized the man instantly, while so did Jed.
"Sam!" Jedidiah said cheerfully running over.
"I'm not Sam!" Atonal said a bit angrily.
Raising his hands, "Sam, just listen, Cassius poisoned--."
Jed paused, as he looked at Anton, he looked like he was deep in thought.
"Cassius...I remember that..." Atonal went on, as the memories of his last encounter with Cassius came.
Though it seemed out of place, for he only remembered that.
"Yes see that is what I'm trying to tell you," Jedadiah said.
Jed explained what had been happening. Atonal listened carefully.
"I'm sorry I just have no memory of this," Atonal said.
"But you must. Your name is Sam Smith. You are married to Octavia and have 4 kids who love you. And I am your father. Jedadiah. You must remember!" Jed yelled.
"I'm sorry but I don't!" Atonal yelled.
Just then, Becky-Lynn, a Frontier woman came running.
"Jedadiah, the wedding between Octavia and Marcel is happening now," she said.
"Thanks Becky-Lynn," Jedadiah said.
Suddenly Jedadiah got an idea.
"Come on I'll show you," Jedadiah said.
He grabbed Atonal's hand and took him to the church in the Empire. Octavia was walking down the isle. She had tears rolling down her cheeks. She really didn't want to do this. She joined Marcel at the alter. The preacher started the ceremony. It was now time for the I do.
"Do you Marcel take this woman to be your loftly wedded wife?" the preacher asked.
"I do," Marcel said.
"Do you Octavia take this man to be your loftly wedded husband?" the preacher asked.
"I..." before Octavia could finish, the doors burst opened.
"Stop the wedding!" Jedadiah yelled.
Octavia turned around and saw Jedadiah standing there with Owen, Steve, Samantha and...Sam! She rushed down the aisle.
"Sam!" she yelled as she jumped into his arms.
"What the devil is going on?" Cassius demanded
"Your plan is falling apart that's what," Jedadiah yelled.
"It doesn't matter. He doesn't remember you anyway," Cassius said, "go ahead and ask him."
"Sam who am I?" Octavia asked looking into his eyes and cupping his face in her hand.
Atonal searched her eyes.
"I'm sorry. I don't know," Atonal said.
"See told you," Cassius said, "now guards escort them out of here." Guards started escorting Atonal and Jed out, but Octavia stopped them. "Wait," she said.
She walked back over to Sam.
"Remember the song you wrote me?" she asked, "I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky, I'll be there. I swear. Like the shadow that's by your side. I'll be there. For better or worse, till death do us part. I'll love you with every beat of my heart. I swear."
All of it came rushing back to Sam. He took Octavia's face in his hands.
"Octavia?" he asked.
"Sam," she said.
They kissed.
"I thought I lost you," Octavia said.
Meanwhile Cassius got madder, and madder from his cape he took out, a gun. He got ready to aim at Sam, and live up to his promise to kill him if they interfered. Then he got an idea...
BAM!
Octavia's eyes widened, she slowly move her hand to her chest. Blood seeped through her dress. Looking up at Sam he looked pale as a ghost. "S-Sam," she whispered collapsing into his arms.
Sam caught Octavia as she fell. He lowered her to the ground.
"Octavia. It will be okay. Just hold on. Hold on for me baby," Sam whispered.
Octavia looked into his eyes.
"Sam...take care of the kids," she whispered, "I love you."
Sam started crying as Octavia passed out.