Chapter 3 The Journey Begins

The jeep quickly pulled into the airport, where everyone saw a jumbo jet with Canadian military colours on it sitting on the tarmac. Mark quickly pulled the jeep next to a ramp near the rear of the aircraft and quickly hopped out. "The chariot awaits" said Mark as he getured for everyone to get on.

Everyone jumped out and slowly made their way to the ramp. "I wouldn't dilli dally if I were you" said Mark as he walked past them. "I have no idea how many more are coming after us". With that said, everyone quickly ran up the ramp and into the jet. Mark gave a small chuckle made sure everyone was on then closed the door behind him.

He then made his way over to a small panel on the wall and spoke, "Alright Dale, your clear". Everyone could then hear a whirr as the jets engines slowly came to life. The jet then began to move as Mark made his way to the front of the jet. The hall was narrow, with rooms on either with beds in them and a small bathroom. As they came close to the cockpit, the cabin opened up, revealing what almost seemed like a lounge with reclining chairs, tables and couches.

Mark quickly took a spot on a chair as he gestured for everyone to sit down. Everyone still shaking, sat down on what ever spot was closest. "I'll start with the most obvious" said Mark. "Those men were hired guns". "Who exactly hired them?" said Jeanette as she sat down next to Simon.

"By the Scott family" Mark said quietly. "You mean same family Jordan Scott was apart of" said Alvin in shock. Mark nodded as he twiddled his fingers. "Since Jordan's death, his family, mostly his brothers and sisters wanted revenge, and power. So, they set out to try and find Tyler's spark". "How did they learn of Tyler's spark?" said Sarah as she turned to Mark.

"That was my stupidity" said Mark sadly, "I was putting everything I learned onto my computer. They hacked in, and saw everything". He then looked at everyone else with a serious expression. "If they get Tyler's spark, not only will it lose our chances to get Tyler back, but it will cause a storm of evil to cover this earth".

He then sat up and walked over to TJ. "If they get a hold of you, they will be able to find where your fathers spark is hidden. Don't let your feelings for your father stop you, this is bigger than that". TJ remained silent,, then gave a small sigh as he put his glowing hand on the table, "Where do we start?".

Everyone gave a small smile as Mark examined TJ's hand. "Well, first, we have to get Alvin to translate some of these symbols".

Alvin quickly jumped over and walked up to TJ's lowered hand. He looked closely at the image of the Earth, with three alien symbols orbiting it. Alvin then pointed to each of them, "This one means victory, this one means ridge, and the last one means European monument".

"That is a lot of help" said Simon as he jumped next to Alvin, "it could mean anything". "Tyler would have made so that it was something that he was familair with, and not to many others" said Mark. "Most likely, he is giving us a location, someplace in Europe".

Sarah stood up and looked at her sons hand. "A place where there was victory, with a ridge, and there is a monument, that could be anywhere in Europe". "Wait" said Jeanette as she snapped her fingers, "Tyler showed me a book once that had battle fields then and today. I recall one where there was a huge monument in France that stood on the top of a ridge. It was where there was a huge victory in World War 1".

"Do you remember the name?" said Theodore as he and Eleanor stood up. Jeanette just sadly shook her head. "VIMY!" said Mark as he slapped the top of his head. "It is so obvious, that ridge is where a huge victory occured for Canada. It was a pivitol part in Canada countries history. Tyler used to study about it all the time".

"So we have a heading then" said a voice from the front of the cabin. Everyone looked to see a short, but well built man standing at the enterance to the cockpit. His face looked stern and serious. "Everyone" said Mark, "I'd like you to meet Dale Harris. He has severed with me for years on several intellegence missions".

Dale just gave a casual nod at everyone as he turned to Mark. "France is it?" he said. Mark looked back and nodded, "France it is". Dale then turned and went back into the cockpit, closing the door behind him, without saying another word. "He seems nice" said Eleanor sarcasticly as she looked at Mark.

"He's just like that" said Mark, "give him some time, and he will adjust. He's just having trouble with the fact we are looking for a little shinny sphere with great risk to our lives". "I don't know" said Brittany, "he just seems like the real shady type. I don't trust him".

"I trust him with my life" said Mark, "and you will to, just give it some time". "I ment to ask" said Alvin as he looked up at Mark. "Where did you get your fancy gun there?". Mark pulled out the ray gun from his belt, and showed it to Alvin. "It was something Tyler gave me incase Jordan should have ever attacked me when he wasn't around. It is suppose to be able to bring a Prime to his knees".

Mark then twirled the gun in his hand then put it back in his belt.

"My dad made sure everyone was safe, except for himself" said TJ as he stood up. Sarah looked at her son with a sad look, then shook her head. Mark was about to say something when Sarah gestured him to leave it. Mark sighed as he stood up and pointed down the cabin. "There are several bedrooms on this aircraft" he said as he looked at everyone. "Their should be enough for everyone to have their own". Mark then moved over to a computer screen that was mounted on the wall and examined it.

"I recomened you all get your sleep. By the time we reach France, it will be three in the morning".