Chapter Three – Assassin Lineage

Desmond explained to Altair about them as simple as he could. But Altair was having a hard time taking it all in.

"You… are my descendant?" Altair said. "But, how can that be?""

"Look, don't ask… I really don't know how we are both here…" he said in a puzzled tone.

(WE DO~~! Screamed the girls behind the whiteboard.)

Malik made a very thoughtful face. "I think I'm meant to say something deep, smart and meaningful…" Malik scratches his head, and makes a goofy smile. "But I got nothing..!" (:D)

An awkward silence began. Malik stared back and forth from the ancestor and the descendant. He suddenly yells: "HEY! HE LOOKS LIKE YOU! You didn't tell me you had a brother!" Malik's voice suddenly dropped. "I though I was your brother." He makes a pitiful sad face, and whimpers silently.

"Uh, you obviously weren't paying attention…" Desmond said with an un-amused look.

"I am not your real brother Malik. It is simply a saying within our order." Altair stately emotionlessly.

"I know that. B-b-but it made me feel special." Malik said, in a quiet mumble.

The ancestor and descendant simply sighed at the Dai.

Altair turns to his descendant, and points his finger at him. "So, let me get this straight… I am your…" he takes a deep breath. "Great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great-grandfather?"

Desmond chuckles lightly. "Not sure exactly, but you finally get it at least."

Suddenly the hole in the roof re-opens. While Altair and Desmond sigh, Malik very quietly squeals… not sure why…

A shadow became immanent; a longer shadow on his left arm. The figure landed with a grunt; although on his feet unlike the earlier assassins who failed to land on their feet (not including Altair, 'cause he did! Until Malik squashed him…). He was crouching when he landed. He was also wearing the mantel of the Assassin order, however his robes were highly decorated, detailed, and obviously more durable and better quality than of Altair and Malik.

He finally stood up, and the first thing he notices was the three gawking Assassins who were staring at his totally epic entrance.

"Ezio?" Desmond managed to say after a long period of an awkward silence.

Ezio was surprised. He started to speak truckloads of Italian; which only Desmond could understand thanks to the Bleeding Effect. Malik and Altair didn't bother to try to understand or try to talk to the man. Desmond eventually managed to get Ezio to speak English.

After a long period of explaining what they knew of the mysterious White Room, and why Desmond looked just like Altair and Ezio, Ezio thought for awhile. Ezio knew Altair as his ancestor, but had no idea who Desmond was obviously.

Eventually they started to talk about their current situation. None of them liked what has happened to them, and would definitely enjoy going back to their own lives.

One topic led from one to another. From telling each other where they had all just come from, to the soul-peering weapon. Desmond couldn't help but laugh at the Masyaf assassins.

"It's not really a weapon, nor is it 'soul peering'. It's what we call a camera."

"A camera?" the other three said in unison.

"What is a 'camera'?" Ezio said with his thick Italian accent.

"It's a device of our modern age in which we can use to spy or look at other people in a room we are not in."

"So… it is used to observe people we can not directly see?" asked Malik. Malik thought it meant Souls. Perhaps spirits?

"Yeah…" Desmond was surprised he grasped the idea so easily.

"Hmm." Ezio prodded at the camera with his finger. "I do not see how it saw through your soul Grand-papa."

Altair stared at the Italian assassin emotionlessly. "First of all, do not call me your… 'grand-papa'. Secondly, I have destroyed it already, so of course it will not stare into your soul…"

"It doesn't stare into your soul Altair… But maybe you felt the presence of the people who have captured us here looking at you?"

It made sense somewhat to the Grand Master.

"If only my friend, Leonardo was here. He is an inventor; he would not only be able to tell us," he pointed to himself and the two assassins of Masyaf, "Properly what this… device is…" he waved his arms around trying to make some sense.

Desmond pouted. He knew they didn't get it.

All of a sudden, the portal opened and someone else fell in. Ezio's arms; which were still out stretched, caught this person.

"Why it's you Leonardo! Speak of the devil!" Ezio laughed.

"Oh, why Ezio!" Leonardo said surprised. "I was wondering where you went. I had finished deciphering this codex page you gave me. When I was finished, I turned around and you were not there anymore. Oh, and, thank you for catching me…" Leonardo coughed. Ezio had caught Leo in a wedding style. You know, when the man carries his wife…

(OMG! YAOI MOMENT MUCH! *Laris snaps a picture of the two)

Ezio put his friend down, patted his friend on the back and laughed awkwardly.


Sorry for the late update . Both of us had shit loads of work for school due at the same time. I had two very over-due projects and all that. Anyway. Currently on study leave, so since I was bored of studying I though I might as well do some writing

Pardon the bad grammar and English if there's anything wrong . I'm not really thinking properly.

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Before I go, I wanted to let you guys in on something. We have something we'd like to call Chibi-chapters. Now these aren't directly related to the storyline, but are small stories we made up that's just funny. (AU okay?) First one should come out with the next chapter!

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