Maggie's POV

I could feel the worry pitted at the bottom of my empty stomach. Why was this happing? What was happening? Hal sat on the edge of a bed in a small room In the new Charleston, Anne was standing in front of him asking him questions but I had faded out a while ago to worried to listen to what had happened to him. All I wanted to know that he was going to be okay and nothing like this will happen again although we didn't have much luck in this world who knows maybe fate will throw us a favor.

I was standing near the door of the poorly lighted room staring into space and thinking about what had happened over these past few days when I was startled as the door next to me opened and the rush of a loving family spilled through. Ben, Tom and Matt came quickly through the door with worry and concerned consumed their pale and dark circled faces.

"What happened?" Said Tom desperately voicing it to Anne.

Anne's POV

"I'll let you know soon, I promise. But right now I'll need you all to leave as I need some time alone with him." I spoke softly as I turned around.

By there faces I knew that they all didn't want to leave but if I was to get Hal to answer truthfully then I think it would be better if it was just us and not so many people he cared about listening in. So far Hal had just sort of mumbled his way through them, staring down at his hands and not daring to meet anyone in the room eyes.

"Is he going to be okay?" Matt asked staring at his elder brother with a sad expression.

"I don't kno-" I started not really knowing how to say it but not wanting to lie to him either but the middle sibling came to my rescue.

Ben moved and kneeled down so he was now at Matt's level and in front of the worried child and spoke to him sounding confident.

"Of course he's going to be okay, Dummy. He's Hal when has he never been okay? He's our older brother he can survive anything's. He's strong."

Once Ben had stood back up, Tom and I both gave him thankful looks. Before I could per sway them to leave I heard the door opening and closing loudly and noticed that Maggie was missing, she must of left, I hope she was okay I knew how much she cared for Hal.

"We better go too, if you want to talk to him now." Tom spoke staring at his quiet son who did not seem to hear or care about our convocation, he seemed like he was in shock almost.

She mumbled a thank you as she turned back to Hal and she was now left alone with the shocked and hurt teen.

Tom's POV

We had been sitting outside the room for about 20 minuets, I was sitting on a chair that had been outside, Matt was sitting on my knee, Ben was leaning against the wall to my left side and Maggie was nowhere insight.

It had almost been 25 minuets when the door finally opened and Anne came out closing the door behind her.

"How is he?" I asked her.

"He's alright, Tom." She said staring at me with eyes that said he wasn't and the needed to talk alone.

"Hey Ben why don't you take Matt to go get some food you both must be hungry by now." I sad hoping Ben would get the drift, which thankfully he did.

"But dad I want to see Hal!" Matt said with pleading eyes.

"You and Ben can visit him later I promise." I said.

"Come on, buddy lets see if they have any yummy food today." Ben said encouragingly, picking Matt up and walking away.

Anne led me to an empty room and sat down beside me on the vacant bed.

"How is he really?" I sighed out.

""Not good, he said he feels so lost and afraid, of what he cant say. What happened was he said he felt this pain coming form his head that went through out his body and it felt like electricity. There is no physical reason for that to have happened. I don't know what else to do Tom, he's exhausted and confused. He says that he feels like he's missing something."

"Missing what?"

"Missing apart of his mind."

Only barely hearing Anne, Tom went into panic mode. What was wrong with his son? What did he mean he was losing apart of his mind? Tom was so scared for Hal like he was for all of his sons. What if this doesn't get better, what if Anne doesn't know what to do? No matter what happens Tom will never abandoned his son or any one of his family members, never, he would die first before any harm would come to them.

Ben's POV

After waiting for dad to get back from talking to Anne about Hal, which didn't take as long as I thought it would, Matt and I were finally aloud to see and speak to Hal. When we walked into the room we immediately saw Hal sitting up on the bed with his legs crossed and facing away from us, staring at the wall.

I walked towards him stepping heavily, trying to get his attention but he didn't even flinch. I wasn't sure if he even knew that we were in the room.

"Hal?" I said quietly as to not startle him.

He slowly turned his body around so that he was facing us but still sitting in the same position.

"Ben, Matt I didn't realize you were here. What's up?" He said it in a quiet and calm tone, very unlike himself.

"We just wanted to see you and make sure your okay." Matt said walking over and climbing on the bed next to Hal and giving him an awkward hug.

For a while Hal just left his arms by his sides and had a blank face, like he didn't car that his brothers were worried about him. Eventually he moved so that he was hugging Matt and smiled.

"I'm fine, Thank you for coming I really appreciate it." Hal said pulling away from Matt and ruffling his curly hair.

Matt's POV

I was so glad to see that Hal was okay, although he seemed a bit weird but maybe he just needs sleep. I started to tell Hal all the adventures I had had lately and he just laughed and joked about when I was younger, before the aliens, and I would do that. We talked for what seemed like forever, sometimes I missed the way things were before but at times like these I didn't miss it so much.

I loved my brothers and my dad but I missed my mum at lot and my friends and our house and school. I just want us to all be okay again and not have to worry anymore. I know my dad and brothers are worried about me and now I don't tell them how much I miss things because I know how much they have going on with all the fighting. I just hope that one day we can be normal again.

Ben's POV

It was nice watching Hal and Matt be brothers again and having fun, it reminded me of how the three of us were before but things have changed. When Matt had been talking for what felt like an hour Hal looked up at me from where I leant against the wall just silently watching them, and gave me a smile.

"Hey Matt, I think it's time you went and talked to dad about those 'adventures' you have been having at school." I said to him.

"No! I'm not ready to leave yet." Wined Matt.

"Hey, I'll tell you what you go tell bad about them and me and Ben will catch up then you can come back when Ben leaves and me and you can spend some time together." Hal said holding a Mat close to him.

"Okay, I'll catch you later." Matt said sounding sad, he got of the bed but before he turned away I saw Hal holding his hound out but before Mat could hit it with his hand Hal moved it.

"So slow." Hal laughed.

Instead of admitting defeat, which was no at all in the Mason nature, he hit his hand against Hals other hand.

"Faster than you." Matt laughed back and then left to go find dad.

Third person POV

"It's nice to see you with Matt. He misses you when you're not around." Ben says looking over at Hal

"I know I miss you guys too. I miss how things used to be between me and you I mean we were bratty brothers who fought over who's smarter and now I don't even remember why were fighting." Hal said slowly getting up off the bed and standing in front of Ben.

"Yeah, me neither. Can we just be brothers again?" Ben sighed out.

"Of course, come here." Hal spoke as he pulled Ben into a tight hug.

Just as they pull away there is a soft knock at the door and it slowly opens to reveal Maggie.

"I'll, uh, give you guys sometime." Be said walking out and closing the door behind him.

Maggie's POV

As I walked further into the room I noticed how tired Hal looked.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" I said softly.

"I'm okay, just really tired." He said sitting on the bed.

"You should get some sleep."

"What about you?"

"I'll stay and watch over you."

"Okay."

He lay down on the bed and closed his eyes; I pulled a chair over to the bed and set next to him holding his hand just like he did for me. I couldn't let anything happen to him, I wouldn't let anything happen to Hal Mason.

Hal's POV

His eyes drifted closed and he felt so peaceful in that moment, with Maggie he didn't know what he would do with out her. He was about to drift into sleep when the blacked out again but this time it was only for a couple seconds before he awoke but he wasn't Hal anymore. It was in control now.

A/N: Hi :) Thank you so much for reading my story! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed and to Bluestarshine for being amazing! i hope you like this chapter, I wanted to add more into it like a convo between Tom and Weaver but i think i might add it to the next chapter. Enjoy and Review! x -Meg