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Sarah is my character, the rest that is familiar to you, is from the original creators of MASK…
Thank you for the review Harry2, nice that someone left a note to tell me that it was good writing Keep them coming
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As the water-kettle stood on the cooking plate, Matt took time to orden his thoughts again. She was so much like Rachel, in her speech, in the way she acted and carried herself. He never had the chance to see her grow up, but by God, he would make up for it now… Matt pushed that thought away. She was home now, that was what counted. The whistle of the kettle brought him back to reality and he took it of the cooking plate and poured the boiling water in the pot and put a teabag in it. As the tea pulled, Matt took a plate and then went to the cabinets to take some cups and placed them on the plate as well.
He was happy, really he was, both his children home once again. He threw the teabag away and then walked with the plate to the living room and called Scott in the meantime. Matt placed everything on the table and then sat down.
Scott paused the game and left his consul and with T-Bob, he ran toward the living room but stopped when the doorbell sounded. He ran to the door and opened it. 'Alex…' He said and let him in. 'You're the second already this evening that drops by…' He said smiling up at Alex.
Alex smiled and ruffled him though his hair. 'Who beat me to it?' He asked.
'Sarah!' He called and bounced up and down.
'Really, she's home, already? She wasn't coming back until next week; at least that is what she said, right?' He asked as Scott pulled him toward the living room.
'Yeah, but she was discharged from the clinic earlier… you won't hear me complain…' Scott answered happily.
Alex chuckled and followed Scott into the living room where Matt and Sarah already waited and were talking.
'Ahh, Sarah, you came home already…' Alex said.
'Alex!' Sarah said as she jumped up and hugged him. 'How are you?' She asked as she let him go and looked up at him. Grey streaks covered his red beard and he got a few extra wrinkles here and there.
'I got two years older; nothing much at the side…' He laughed and greeted Matt. He sat down as well and as Matt took another cup Sarah talked about everything, what had happened in the clinic, and her break-up with Damien.
'How that so?' Matt asked as he looked at his daughter.
Sarah shrugged 'Well, I guess we outgrown each other… and besides…' She chuckled 'There are bigger fish to fry…'
The conversation went further and Sarah confessed to them, with a flush of embarrassment, that she had hacked the government's computer and left an untraceable not with a better security system in it.
Alex mouth dropped open and said: 'We have heard that on the news, that it had happened, but we had no idea that you were behind it.'
'Well, it was…' Sarah chuckled.
'Cool…' Scott said and his eyes gleamed.
'No, that does not want to say that you can tell this to everyone on school, Scott… I'll be arrested within no time and that is something I don't want. I already was locked up once… I don't want it again…' She said.
'Bummer…' Scott answered and his face fell.
The others laughed and as they drank some more tea they fell into a peaceful silence.
'You will get a lot of work with this daughter…' Alex said as he looked at Matt. The blond man nodded 'But I'm all to glad that she's back into our lives…' and looked at their children as Sarah now tried to explain to her brother why he shouldn't tell it on school.
A few days passed and Sarah soon came to love certain things in the house; one was the swimming pool where she could be found quite often, and the second was, in the garage where she spent just as much time as in the pool. Power and machines was something she absolutely loved and if she wasn't doing her homework, Sarah was found in the garage with or Alex or Buddie, to learn and take care of the vehicles. They did there bests to answer all the questions Sarah asked them and Sarah learned quickly. Most of the time she would glance at Condor, the motorbike of Brad, Sarah was the one who took care of it if he wasn't around, or on tour. She would often tell him that she was jealous like hell that he had a bike and she didn't. He just laughed then and ruffled her through her hair, and told her that they would cruise along the highway when the weather would get better. An offer she grasped with both hands.
That day soon came and they cruised along the highway. Sarah had the time of her life and she urged Brad to go faster. He complied all too willingly and he accelerated.
'Oh, that was awesome!' She said excited as they came back into the garage and Sarah hopped off the bike and took of her helmet. Talking over enthusiastically about the power of the motor and acceleration on the highway, how the motor roared and she had some ideas to make the bike go even faster.
'Well, that sounds all very dangerous…' A voice came from the side.
Sarah looked at the side and saw her father leaning casually against the doorframe and looking at both at them. He had that look again; Sarah sighed and rolled her eyes inwardly.
'Maybe that time will be later then I think…' She said as she looked at Brad.
Brad sniggered as Matt told Sarah that there was a time for fun and that there was a time to learn, and that time of learning had started.
'But-'
'No buts Sarah… You need to study… or you'll never get back in society…'
'Really dad, I can-'
'No, you can't…' He cut her of once again.
Sarah's face fell and narrowed her eyes.
'Glaring will get you nowhere Sarah…' Matt said and pushed his daughter in the direction of her room. 'Now, go on, I will examine your homework when you're done… I assume you'll be finished then…' It wasn't a question Sarah understood. She sighed and nodded.
Mimicking her father's words, and facial expressions, Sarah walked through the corridors to her room and walked into her room. She closed the door a little too hard and flinched when the door slammed shut. 'Whoops, sorry.' She thought and sat down at her desk and clicked her mouse. The screen blinked alive and began to do her homework. History, now that was fun… she loved it, seeking out the history of certain cultures and the history of countries. She had to make a workpiece about three ancient cultures… she had chosen 'the Inca's, the Maya's, and the Aztecs and they're comparisons.'
Soon her fingers flashed across the keyboard, and with 'mysteries of the panflute' on the background she typed the rest of the workpiece. When she was working the little 'e' in the bottom left corner, began to take more and more attention from her. She gnawed her bottumlip and tried to push the attention away, but to no avail, the pull was to strong and not soon after she rode the digital highway… Untraceable she came onto forbidden sites, cracked codes like they were boiled eggs, and played around.
After she was getting bored, she clicked the internet away and continued with her work.
It was around five in the afternoon when she put the last letter in her document and saved the whole thing. Then she clicked the printer icon and the printer sprang to life. Sarah leaned back in her chair and rubbed her face; she then placed her hands on the back of her head and stretched her muscles. Next on her 'to do' list was swimming. She stood up and walked to her closet and took out her swimming suit. As she changed the printer did its work and when the last paper fell on top of the others Sarah was done changing and walked to the printer. She tapped the papers a few times and took the perforator, placed the whole bunch in a map and as she slipped into her bathrobe and walked out of her room. Sarah walked outside, knowing that they all would be there.
Scott was already in the water and her father was lying in the sun. Sarah smirked and threw the map on his chest, causing her father to groan and open his eyes. He saw the innocent grin of his daughter and sniggered. 'What is that?' He asked as he put his chair up and opened the map. 'My history… you wanted a workpiece, you got one…' she said as she shrugged her bathrobe off and then jumped into the water, causing Scott to yelp, as soon as she came up they lost themselves in a water-fight. Matt studied the map: it was stunning, the accurate details and the pictures were wonderful. She really had good eyes for her history… Maybe he should let this see to Hondo; after all, he was a history teacher. The screams and laughs that filled the garden drew his attention and Matt smiled as he looked up and saw the water-fight.
Ever since Sarah was rescued from the mines they had kept in touch with each other, and talked with each other through the phone, msn, or email. They had gotten a real, brother-sister relationship, sure they had there fights, but that was so in every household… Sarah squealed as Scott pushed her underneath the water and coughing Sarah surfaced again. Scott laughed and Sarah cocked an eyebrow, still laughing Sarah came up to him and pushed him underneath the water. Now it was Sarah's turn to laugh. The fight continued on, until the phone rang and Matt answered. His face became serious and he raised his hand. The two children became silent and looked at each other. They came out of the swimming pool and wrapped their towels around them.
Matt listened intently to the person at the other end and stood up. He walked inside and closed the garden door.
Sarah and Scott looked at each other and then looked at the closed garden door. Their father was pacing up and down the room, making big arm movements, he was clearly distressed. Both children narrowed their eyes as he nodded and said something. He put the phone down and stared at it for a long time. He then walked out of the room, which surprised them both. 'Come on…' Sarah said pulling Scott after her.
'What are you going to do…?' He asked as he was pulled inside.
'…I want to find what is going on…' Sarah answered.
'You think that is wise…?' He asked further.
'I don't know that yet…' She said honestly and walked through the corridors to their father's work room. They stopped before the door and listened. When they heard nothing, Sarah opened the door and walked in.
Matt was sprawled in his chair, one arm resting on the arm-rest and the other was on the desk, playing with a pen. This didn't look good...
'Dad…?' Scott asked '… Who was that on the phone…?' and looked at him.
Matt didn't answer and leaned forward and placed his head on his hands and looked at them both.
'Dad…?' Sarah asked as she cocked her head and looked at him as well.
'That was an old friend of mine from Turkey…' He started after a while.
Sarah's eyebrow quivered as he mentioned Turkey. 'So…?' She asked, not really sure if she wanted to hear the rest.
'Miles Mayhem…' He then said.
'What about him?' Scott asked.
'He is in Turkey now…'
'That doesn't want to say that you will need to go there as well, right? I mean, why look for danger…?' Scott said.
Sarah rolled her eyes at him and placed a hand before his mouth. 'Shush… will you just let dad finish his story…?'
Scott looked up at his sister and then nodded.
'Thank you…' She said and drew her hand back. 'Go, on, dad…' She said as she had closed the door and now leaned against the wall. One foot against the wall, the other supporting her weight on the ground and she had crossed her arms across her chest.
Matt stood up and walked up to his children. 'Do you know the effects of nuclear energy?'
Sarah made a stupid face 'Well, I know what happens when it goes wrong…' She said 'Look at Chernobyl, a perfect example of how wrong it can get… but what does that have to do with Turkey…?'
'A large dose of it has been found in Turkey…'
'Great… So if Mayhem is there, then so is VENOM… knowing VENOM from Scott's stories… they are up to no good… nuclear energy and VENOM, very bad combination…' She stated as she shook her head. '…reaction is earth annihilation.' She said as she looked up at her father now and then at Scott.
Matt and Scott both nodded.
'Where was it found…?' She asked 'Where in Turkey I mean?'
'Oh, somewhere in the east…' Matt answered and walked back to his desk. Sarah narrowed her eyes at his back. She didn't trust that answer… he was lying, she was sure of that. Scott looked at his sister and Sarah glanced at him, and nodded once.
They left the study and walked through the corridors, back outside.
'What do you think of all this?' Scott asked his sister, breaking the silence.
'That this is going to be a MASK mission and that we are stuck here… dad would never let us go with him to Turkey… he is to afraid that something will happen… so we will be left here… and that means, that I will be looking after you…' She answered as she looked at him.
'God, we're both adults… come on… We both know what we can and cannot do…' Scott huffed and his face darkened.
'I know Scott, I know…' She said 'But you can't do anything while being drugged and get kidnapped…' Sarah continued and shook her head 'To be all honest with you, I really don't want to go to Turkey as well… Considering my past and all…'
'I can understand that…' Scott answered. It wasn't his favorite destination as well, but he wanted to help them as good as he could.
'The best way we can help them is to stay out of his way, so that he doesn't have to worry about us…' Sarah said as she could hear his thoughts. 'But that doesn't want to say, that we can help him…' Scott looked up at her and gave her questioning look when he saw her smirk.
'What are you up to…?' He asked.
Sarah smirked wickedly and said: 'wait and see, dear brother, wait and see…'