Chapter 6 Memorial Run

Everyone made their way along the crowded streets of Pearl Harbor, with TJ holding out his hand, following the compass like marking that appeared on his hand. After several minutes of walking, TJ stopped on the shore of the harbor. Mark came up from behind and looked at the direction the arrow was pointing. "Right at the Arizona memorial" he said as he looked across the harbor at the sunken battleship. "This is going to be tricky. That memorial is going to be full of people".

Mark then turned to Alvin with a smile, "Can we abuse your powers just for a few minutes" he said. Alvin looked at the memorial, then back at Mark, "I guess it won't hurt, if it means we get Tyler back" he said with a smile. "Alright" said Mark, "we get on the next boat to the memorial.

Within a half hour, they were on the monument, with Alvin desguising himself as a human boy. "You ready" whispered Mark. Alvin gave a nod as he moved to the far end of the monument, and stood close to the edge. TJ followed the markings on his hand, leading to a blank wall, just before the list of crew. Everyone looked closely and could see the same circle markings on the wall. "Have your camera ready" said Mark as he turned to Sarah and Sandra.

Both nodded as they each held up a digital camera. Mark then looked towards Alvin and gave a small nod. Instantly, Alvin pretended like he was losing balance, yelling out, grabing every persons attention. Alvin then fell back into the water, with every person swarming to aid him.

Tj instantly put his hand to the wall, revealing the alien symbols, with another clue written there as well. Sarah and Sandra instantly began snapping photos. As soon as they were sure they had enough, TJ pulled his hand away, as they all turned to where the action was happening.

Memorial staff aleady had grabed a life perserver and were pulling Alvin back onto the memorial. Mark made his way past the crowd of people and made in time to see the staff pull Alvin back onto the memorial. "Are you alright son?" said Mark as he pretended to check Alvin over.

Alvin nodded as he tried drying himself off. Mark then turned to the memorial staff and smiled. "Sorry, he was by my side one moment, then gone the next". "No problem at all" said one of the staff members. "At least no one got hurt". Mark then said his thank yous, then all turned for the boat that was leaving the memorial.

"So what did we get?" said Mark as he turned to Sarah and Sandra on the return boat. Sarah and Sandra then pulled out their camera and began to read what they captured. "She survived almost two of the words biggest man made explotions" read Sarah. "She now rests on the bottom of a atoll that, once almost wiped from the map, now filled life once again. That is where you will find it. Resting deep within her quiet corridoors".

"Is that it?" said Mark as he glanced at their camera. "Yeah" said Sandra, "there was nothing else".

"Guys" said TJ holding up his hand, "the image has changed". Everyone looked at TJ's hand and saw there was no longer a image of the Earth, but now a image of a small ring of unknown islands. "That must be where his spark is" said Alvin as he looked at the image. "We'll figure it out on the plane" said Mark.

Everyone nodded as the boat pulled into the dock.

Everyone made their way down the dock, pondering over where the resting spot was. "So" said Brittany, "How are going-". Suddenly gun fire erputed on the dock. Everyone took cover behind several creates while people dove into the water.

Mark looked towards the end of the dock and saw the Scott's hired guns shoting at them. Mark quickly pulled out his gun and began to shot while Alvin fire energy bolts at the attackers. "We're traped" yelled Jeanette over the gun fire. Mark looked to his left and saw a empty boat tied to the dock.

Mark jumped out from behind the creates and fired like crazy, causing a huge fire ball to erupt infront of the attackers. "Get in the boat" yelled Mark as he continued shoting. Everyone jumped in as Tj went for the wheel and started the engine. As soon as Mark heard the engine start, and jumped in as TJ pushed the throttle forward.

The boat peeled away from the dock as the gun fire disappeared into the distance. "How did they find us" said Mark as he looked back. "I bet it was Dale" said Brittany as she huged Alvin. Mark was about to protest when he looked back and turned white. "How good are your boat skills?" he said looking at TJ.

"Good, why?" he said looking at Mark. "Because right now, you need to have the same skills as your father" he pointed back towards the harbor, as everyone saw a swarm of boats speeding towards them.

"We can't fight them off" said Mark at he turned to everyone, "I have to think about how to get out of this". Before he could come up with a plan, they heard a roar right above them. They all looked up and saw a huge jet burst through the clouds above them, and flew at a stedy speed fifty feet above them.

"Dale, the crazy moron" said Mark with laughter. After a moment, the rear door opened, revealing Dale standing there, holding what looked like harnesses. Dale then tossed the harness out the door, with rope tied to the aircraft following behind. The harnesses fell towards the water, and stoped several feet above the surface.

"Get us as close as you can" yelled Mark over the roar of the engines. TJ pushed the throttle as far forward as he far as he could, as the boat slowly began to near the harness. Mark stood up on the bow, and reached out, trying to grab the harnesses. Just as he was about to reach them, gun fire erupted around as the attackers came closer and closer.

In one quick reach, Mark grabed the harness, and quickly began to tie everyone up. Once everyone was tied, a pulley on the plane began to pull everone up. Soon, it was only him and Tj that were left. Mark looked back and saw the boats getting very close.

Mark turned to Tj and smiled, "Hold on on tight". TJ grabed the harness as grabed it tightly as Mark did the same. The pully then began to pull, lifting both of them into the air. Their muscels burned as they stuggled to hold on from the strond wind.

Soon, the door came into reach, where TJ saw Dale reaching out to grab their hands. Mark and TJ grabed his hand as Dale pulled them in. Mark and TJ fell to the floor panting as Dale shut the door. "You sure do know how to make an entry" panted Mark as he stood up.

"Don't act like this is the first time I had to save your butt" Dale said with a smile. Mark smiled as patted Dale on the back. "Well?" said Dale, "standing around isn't going to help us. Lets continue finding your brothers spark".