Part 3

They walked back to the big white tent that was being erected earlier. Two blonde little girls came charging out of the tent.

"Adelina!" They cheered.

Adelina knelt to receive them. They both nearly tackled her to the ground.

"Hey guys what are you doing here?" Adelina asked.

She enveloped the two small children in a giant hug. An older boy with dark brown hair walked out. He couldn't have been more than nine. A young teenage girl, obviously younger than Adelina, walked out with a squirming child in her arms. It was either a large baby or a small toddler. Riley couldn't decide. The girl had brown hair like the boy except it with pulled back in a braid. The squirming child in her arms had the same hair as well. Adelina released the two girls and went to hug the boy.

"How you doing Hec?" She greeted.

He puffed out his chest. "Keeping track of these ladies. Someone has to protect them from the evil academy officials." He proudly answered.

"Keep it up." Adelina chuckled. She ruffled his brown locks affectionately. Adelina wrapped an arm around the other girl.

"What brings y'all to the camp of rejects, Sarah?" She questioned.

The girl was busy struggling to hold the squirming toddler. Adelina let out chuckle and relieved the girl by taking the child.

"Are you causing trouble Lorie?" She teased. She put the small child's face to hers. "Yes you are. You're my little troublemaker." She spoke like a baby.

Riley chuckled. She wondered if these were Adelina's family. They seemed to know each other closely and cared for each other. Like a family should.

"Dad has to give a week long seminar at the academy and mom went with him. Ella decided we could come visit." Sarah explained.

The lightbulb clicked on. John Smith is a frequent guest lecturer at the academy. He's married to Marina who is number seven. The symbols on the tent slid into place. Adelina and all these children were the sons and daughters of Four and Seven.

"Where's Ella and crew?" Adelina inquired.

"Adelina!" Two boys hollered.

They came charging out of the tent side by side. Both had messy auburn colored hair and brown eyes. If Riley had to guess one was older than the other although they were close in size. They threw their wiry arms around Adelina.

"Hey guys." She greeted.

"Wait up!" Cried a little girl.

She came stumbling out of the tent with a teenage girl in hot pursuit of her. Both of them also had the same features as the boys.

"Got ya." The teenage girl spoke scooping up the little girl.

"I want to see Adelina!" The girl argued, crossing her tiny arms. Riley wanted to laugh that such a small face has such a fierce glare.

"There she is." The teenage girl told her.

Adelina handed the toddler back to Sara and grabbed the argumentative little girl.

"June? Are you giving your sister a hard time?" Adelina inquired.

"No." The girl innocently answered.

"June do you know what happens to little girls who lie?" Adelina questioned. But Riley saw the mischievous glint in her eyes.

"They start floating away because they're full of hot air." Adelina answered. Suddenly the little girl started floating out of Adelina's arms.

"I'm sorry!" The girl pleaded.

"What are you sorry for?" Adelina asked.

"I'm sorry I lied! Now help me!" June cried.

Suddenly she landed in Adelina's arms. "Good girl."

Riley cracked up.

"New girl?" The teenage girl questioned.

"Yep your mother's crushes child." Adelina answered.

"Wow." The girl laughed. Riley raised an eyebrow.

"Daughter of ten otherwise known as Ella." Adelina introduced.

"Riley meet Autumn, Crayton, Timothy, and June. The children of Ella. All of them are normal so far." Adelina explained.

"Hope springs eternal." Autumn countered.

"Then are my siblings. Riley meet Sarah, Hector, Rosetta, Heather, and Lorie." Adelina introduced.

A woman with dark waves spilling down her shoulders walked out.

"Ella!" Adelina squealed. She rushed to throw her lanky arms around the woman.

"Hey Adel." Ella chuckled hugging her back.

Another woman with a brown ponytail and blue eyes walked out.

"Nines daughter!" She called.

Riley sighed. She was forever going to be known as his daughter wasn't see?

"Come on I don't bite." The woman chuckled. Riley followed her into the tent.

Inside was completely unorganized. Furniture was haphazardly placed and boxes stacked all over the place. Riley was lead to the only clear desk. She sat down on one side and the woman sat on the other.

"I'm Cecilia Smith, one of the leaders around here." The woman greeted.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Riley Worthington." Riley nodded.

"Let's get the boring paperwork out of the way. Shall we?" Cecilia suggested. She pulled out a clipboard with paper clipped to it.

Riley chuckled.

"Full name?"

"Riley Lexa Worthington."

"Date of birth?"

"July 9th 2017"

"Age?"

"Seventeen."

"Height?"

"Six feet six inches."

"Weight?"

"One hundred eighty-two pounds."

"Eye color?"

"Blue."

"Hair color?"

"Black."

"Parents names?"

"Stanley Worthington and Elaine Sager."

"City?"

"Rosemary heights."

"School?"

"Rose Cross academy."

"Siblings?"

"None worth mentioning." Riley sharply answered.

Cecilia looked up with a concerned look before continuing. "Relatives?"

"Does a married in worthless piece of scum count?"

Cecilia took note to avoid anymore family related questions.

"On a scale of one to ten how good of a fighter are you?"

"Eight to nine."

"What is your greatest skill?"

"Why the crap you care?"

"Greatest weakness?"

"As if I'd tell you."

"Greatest strength?"

"What's yours?"

Cecilia took note of the sudden refusal to answer the question.

"Greatest fear?"

"This is bull." Riley scoffed. She got up and tore out of there.

"I presume that's the new girl." Ella replied walking in.

"Nine's daughter. Riley Worthington. She's going to be trouble." Cecilia answered. She buried her face in her hands.

"Oh really?" Ella chuckled.

Cecilia gave her a weary look. "Greatest skill was and I quote 'why do the crap do I care?' Greatest weakness was 'As if I'd tell you.' Greatest strength was 'What's yours?' And greatest fear was bull." Cecilia read off her paperwork.

"Family?" Ella inquired, raising an eyebrow.

"Siblings aren't worth mentioning and relatives was a worthless piece of scum." Cecilia sighed.

"She just seems like a bright ray of sunshine." Ella quipped.

"I don't think I've met a teen this shut off or aggressive." Cecilia dejectedly replied. "That includes Gia." She added as an afterthought.

"She got a double dose of Six's attitude." Ella shrugged. "But I have seen another teen that acts like Riley."

"Where and when?" Cecilia demanded, slamming her hands on the desk.

"About eighteen years ago a fifteen year old girl was finally caught and dragged to the academy. She was very rude and harsh. But she was strong and could fight her way out of anything." Ella explained casually. She was trying not to smile as she spoke

Cecilia scowled at her. "Your point?" She hissed in annoyance.

"That Riley reminds me of you." Ella simply answered.

"I wasn't that bad was I?" Cecilia inquired.

Ella doubled over laughing.

"Was I?" Cecilia questioned.


Riley didn't know where she was going but she was so out of there. Except she tripped and uncontrollably rolled downhill. She landed flat on her back in a grassy field. She sat up and saw in the center of the huge field was a lake.

"Easy there tiger." Casey chuckled.

She turned to face him. A small distance away she saw a huge white tent. She gave him her best glare.

"You look like you could bite the tires off a tractor trailer." He commented.

"Why on earth did you bring me here? What purpose did that serve besides raising my blood pressure?" Riley demanded.

With a sigh Casey sank into the grass.

"I'm sorry about Gia, I honestly didn't even think about it. I know Adelina is a lot to handle at first but she'll mellow. I sincerely and honestly apologize for whatever Cecilia did to upset you. She has that effect on people. But I promise things will get better. This place isn't so bad if you give it a shot."

"Do I really have a choice?" Riley sighed in defeat.

"There's always the ever welcoming embrace of the academy." Casey smirked.

"Get outta here." She teasingly punched him in the arm.

"Now I have to fill in Cecilia. And before you ask we co-lead. I was here first. But first I shall locate Katarina and leave you in her capable hands. She's the most normal out of the three." Casey replied with his usual lopsided grin.

"And where pray tell is she then?" Riley inquired.

Casey looked up at the sun. Casey thought about it for a moment.

"I must warn you Katarina is highly skilled at whatever legacy she's using sometimes she uses multiple at the same time." Casey told her.

"The main tent is up, the infirmary is being put together still and she wasn't there, let's check the mess tent. I don't remember if that's up yet and if it is she might be helping set up for dinner. What time is it?" Casey mumbled looking up at the sun. "Yeah she might be it's probably five by now."

"Let's go. I assume there will be food there." Riley agreed.

"Dinner isn't until six." Casey pointed out.

"Darn." Riley huffed.

Casey laughed. "Come on it's this way."


The mess tent was back near what was called the main tent. It was probably the biggest tent she'd ever seen in her life. The sides had been rolled up so air could flow freely.

A little girl maybe four or five was rushing around setting up a large buffet table. She had a short brown hair just touching her chin and cheerful brown eyes. She wore a purple tank and denim shorts. She was barefoot and giggling with glee. She carried stacks of plates the same size as her and ran back to the table. What didn't seem to fit was the whole stack floated out of her arms and onto the table. Casey chuckled at Riley's face.

"Correct toddlers don't have legacies."

"Then what?" Riley started, head cocked in confusion.

"She is Katarina."

The little girl looked at them in alarm. "How?"

"Toddlers don't have legacies Kat." Casey answered.

The little girl huffed. "Kat. Please change back." Casey asked her.

"If you insist." The girl huffed.

Suddenly Riley watched the layers of the little girl fade. She'd turned into a little girl with a sandy blonde braid and hazel eyes. Then came the weird part. The girl suddenly started growing, her body aging as it went. Finally it stopped and now stood a teenage girl with the same features except now she was slim yet muscular.

"Nice is it easier that way?" Casey inquired.

"Aeternus I've always had so it's easier to shapeshift first and then age." The girl answered.

"Riley meet Katarina. Katarina meet Riley." Casey introduced.

"Nice to meet you." Katarina greeted.

"Same." Riley nodded.

"Six meet Nine." Casey quipped.

Riley elbowed him in the ribs.

"I promise she won't kill you for it." Casey pleaded, holding his hands up in a gesture of innocence.

Katarina smiled. "We're all here for the same reason aren't we?"

Riley relaxed a little. She hadn't realized she was holding her breath.

"So when we get to do it?" Kat asked Casey.

"When I finish talking to Cecilia. I presume you'd appreciate coming." Casey chuckled.

"So what's she got so I can start planning." Kat questioned.

"Riley?" Casey passed along the question.

"Telekinesis, telepathy with humans and animals, and invisibility." Riley answered.

"Excellent. Can you control the invisibility?" Kat inquired.

"Not really I just developed it this morning. That's what got me caught." Riley answered.

"Oh I see." Kat sounded slightly disappointed.

"Do what you do best Kat. Riley make a list for me of all the stuff from your house you want." Casey told them.

"Wait what?" Riley questioned giving him a confused look.

"Tonight we're going to probably break into your house, get some of your stuff, and then make Earth Garde have good a goose chase." Casey explained.

"That's the best part." Kat scoffed.

"I'll leave you in her capable hands." Casey decided. He mocked saluted both of them with a cheesy grin on his face.

"Cecilia doesn't like waiting ya know!" Kat called as he streaked off.

"So now what?" Riley questioned. Looking at the shorter but just as lean girl.

"I give you a quick tour and then see who we find to entertain you next." Kat casually answered. They started walking out of the camp.

Maybe I could locate Henri. No way she'd kill him. Or he'd just die from shock. Maybe Gia? Yikes that's even a worse idea. That'd be interesting to see who killed who first.

"I would kill Gia if I was allowed." Riley quipped. She couldn't help but grin at the look of alarm on Kat's face.

Oh crap she did say she was telepathic. How much of it did she read?

"That sticking me with Henri is a bad idea and finding Gia would be an even worse idea. Which it really is." Riley helpfully answered. Kat sighed, her shoulders slumped in defeat.

"So that's where Gia went. She was part of the recovery team that helped you escape."

"Her and Casey." Riley affirmed.

"Was he outta his mind?" Kat snapped, throwing her hands up in frustration.

"Gia was perfectly fine until Casey started harassing me about who my father really is." Riley started.

"Then you became the enemy when she found out your Nine's daughter." Kat finished. She sounded frustrated but there was a subtle hint of defeat like this didn't surprise her.

"I'm going to have to have a chat with Casey about doing this." She angrily mumbled.

"Can someone please explain to me what on earth Gia's problem with my father is!" Riley demanded. She had enough of this everyone but her knows everything.

Kat sighed. She ran her hands through her hair. Loose hairs broke free of her braid, she observed that they were slightly curling once they were free.

"Walked with me." She instructed.

They walked out of the mess tent and back towards the lower field with the lake.

"My sister and I have been here for three and half years. She was almost only eleven when she developed telekinesis. I'd already started when I was thirteen. There's a two and half year age gap between us. She started getting careless with her developing legacies. Our father was over the moon when he discovered she could talk to tech too." Then Kat sighed and ran a hand along her braid.

"Gia has been bullied by the other kids most her life. That's why she's so abrasive and defensive. It's a natural defense she has developed. One day a bunch of the kids ganged up on her." Katarina stopped as if trying to find the right words. She folded her hands together and then unclasped them. "Gia got so angry that it was like all her legacies she had then responded full strength. The kids were thrown all over the hallway and everything electronic fried. She managed to even cause a small earthquake. Our parents always assumed it was her telekinesis because she hasn't been able to do it again. They detained her until the Earth Garde officials arrived." She frowned, rubbed her one arm and took a deep breath.

"Our parents and I got there right after them. Gia made a break for it. She ran to us before we could even get out of the car. That's when she was shot with something I'd never seen before. It was like the bullet continued into the back of her thigh until it hit bone and broke it. She got hit twice on her way to our car. I pulled her in and surprisingly we got her to a hospital." Kat rubbed her face as if waking up from a nightmare she could never escape. She took another deep breath before continuing.

"They operated on her legs but it was in vain. Whatever those bullets were they destroyed her hips. The nerves, the bone, the muscles, all of it was beyond repair. All they could do is make her legs look normal. She's been wheelchair bound ever since. Since that day she lost use of her real legs my sister has nursed a severe hatred for anything to do with the academy." Kat finished. She looked relieved to be done.

"But my father…"Riley started argue.

"Your argument will fall on deaf ears. It doesn't matter if your father personally ordered them to shoot her or he had absolutely nothing to do with it. He is associated with the academy therefore he must be evil." Kat explained.

They walked back to the lake and along the edge of it.

"Eventually this will be the training ground but it's usually set up last due to the fact that it's not immediately necessary." Kat gestured to the field all around them.

They past a small tent being erected, directed by an angry black haired woman. She wore a dark blue tank and black yoga pants. Kat stopped in her tracks and stared at the woman in disbelief.

"Mother?" She questioned.

The woman froze and turned around. "Hey Kat." The woman smiled.

"What are you guys doing here?" She asked, moving to hug her mother.

"Lexa has a special target for the camp. Your father and I are here to deliver the info and help as much as we can." Six explained.

"Where's Malcolm and Malarie?" Kat inquired, breaking the hug and looking at her mother.

"With Ella's tribe of children." Six replied.

"Dad?"

"Your father is with Gia helping her set up her technology." Six answered. Then she shifted her gaze to Riley.

"I presume your newest addition of Nine's daughter is what has her upset." Six added.

"Is it really that obvious?" Riley groaned. This was getting ridiculous.

Six laughed. "I don't blame you for being annoyed at having him as a father." Six teased.

"Excuse me? My father is the most wonderful person on this earth. I love him more than anything else on this planet. Don't doubt it ever again." Riley argued, her muscles tensed ready for action.

"Impressive." Six smirked.

"Mother." Kat warned.

"Relax I was just picking on her." Six chuckled.

"Now come on Riley I'm going to need your help getting a lay out of tonight's target." Kat spoke. As if she'd just remembered Riley was here or maybe wanted to get her away from her mother.

"Of course." Riley nodded.

They headed back to the tents in silence. Riley was relieved to be away from that woman. Six gave her jitters. But Riley did manage to get one thought out of Kat whether the girl knew it or not she didn't know. The unity tents gonna be crowded tonight. Riley could even sense the humor in that thought. Like Kat found it comical.


Riley had never been camping before so she didn't have the slightest clue how they were making dinner but she followed Adelina, Katarina, and Gia to the mess tent. Riley wondered if she should turn Gia's dirty looks into a drinking game. The girl was giving her one every few minutes the whole way to the mess tent. Don't get her started on how many times the girl gave her one when they sat down at a table. Riley could understand why the girl was so bitter and hateful towards the academy but seriously how long was she going to keep it up? They sat near the head table and near the buffet table. At the head table was Cecilia and Casey. A large table was on the other side of the head table and around it was Ella, Six, Sam, and a bunch of children.
Casey whistled sharply and the tent feel silent.

"Thank you." He smiled. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath.

"Today was a busy day for all of us. We had to relocated the entire camp and I'd like to thank all of you who helped in my absence."

There was a round of applause.

"This morning Gia and I infiltrated Rose Cross Academy and rescued another child from the clutches of the academy. I'd like all of you to give a warm welcome to Riley Lexa Worthington! The only daughter of Nine!" He announced. There was no applause this time, except from Casey.

"Riley please rise." He gently asked.

Riley stood up and there was some applause and booing. Gia even booed her before getting elbowed by her sister.

"Also tonight I'd like to welcome Ella all her children and John Smith and Marina's children for being here."

Riley should've been offended that everyone applauded that.

"Lastly Six, Sam, and their twin children are here. Six and Sam are here to help in a very important mission coming up this week. Now dig in!" He cheered.

Everyone rushed to the buffet table. Dinner was spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and hot rolls, water was the only drink. Gia spent all of dinner giving her dirty looks. Riley felt ready to explode at the girl again. The last straw was when a meatball hit her on the forehead.

"Alright that's it! I am not the academy and my father is innocent. Get that through your thick skull!" Riley demanded, slamming her hands on the table.

Adelina yelped, dropped her fork and scrambled to retrieve it. Kat sighed and continued staring at her dinner.

"So you do know what his people did!" Gia snapped, slamming her hands on the table. Adelina squeaked and lost her fork again.

"And my father is ashamed of the officers that did that to you." Riley added.

It was a complete lie but she didn't need to know that. Gia glared at her but Riley saw the slightest hint of doubt in the girl's face.

"Adelina?" Kat questioned, shooting her little sister a death glare.

"Yeah?" Adelina whimpered, she looked incredibly uncomfortable currently.

"Any plans for the evening?" Kat casually asked.

Riley wanted to laugh, Kat was changing the topic.

"Maybe washing my hair? I don't really know yet." Adelina shrugged. She looked frightened like she'd prefer to be anywhere but here, maybe a chemistry class?

Kat glared at a stewing Gia before opening her mouth.

"Casey and I have to meet up again and finish discussing tonight's plans. So can you," Kat stopped as if she was trying to pick just the right words.

"Help Riley settle in." Kat finished, shooting her sister another look.
Kat earned a glare from Gia.

"Sure she can come with me." Adelina shrugged.

"Don't wash your hair." Kat told Riley.

"Why?" Riley asked completely lost.

"Can't say yet. Just don't do it." Kat answered.

Riley raised an inquisitive eyebrow.

"I'm pretty sure I can tell you tomorrow." Kat added.

"Does it have to do with why our family made a sudden appearance?" Gia sharply questioned, glaring at her spaghetti. Kat sighed like she didn't have the patience, sanity, or energy to dignify her sister's question.

"I'll ask Casey if I can tell any of you tomorrow about it." Kat repeated. Then they settled into an uneasy silence for the rest of dinner.


The tent was pretty much empty for them. Although Riley noticed a fourth sleeping bag had been added. Adelina was digging in a chest by a sleeping bag with two blankets. The one was a fuzzy blue blanket and then the other one was an Afghan blanket of blue, green, and gold. She pulled out a small bag and then sank to the ground with her legs crossed. Riley sat down on the fourth sleeping bag and watched her. She pulled out a hairbrush and a few hair ties.

"So whatcha doing?" Riley awkwardly asked. She honestly didn't know what to do currently.

"I thought we could talk. That's what my mother and I did so I thought maybe," Adelina started. She looked just as nervous and uncomfortable as Riley.

Riley managed a small smile "Sure. Which one of us goes first?"

Adelina patted the grassy ground next to her. Riley crawled over and sat next to her. Adelina squirmed uncomfortably like she wanted to say something but couldn't.

I don't know what'd she say about it after earlier. Maybe if I just casually asked? Ugh why can't I just spit it out?

"What is it Adelina?" Riley questioned.

"When we talked we usually brushed each other's hair." Adelina softly spoke like she was still unsure. Riley smiled at the girl. She let out a chuckle.

"Of course Adelina. I'd be honored."

Adelina perked up. "Really?" She questioned.

"I don't bite." Riley laughed.

Adelina crawled to sit behind her and Riley felt her delicate fingers pulling all her hair back.

"So what is your father like?" Adelina questioned.

"He's kind and funny and has an excellent poker face. He's honorable, lovable, charismatic, and love purely and wholly. I miss him. We'd spend every summer together and he'd always make room for me and make time for me. He was the best father I could ever ask for." Riley replied.

"Sometimes we've pulled pranks on the other board members. It's awesome."

"My father you know if Four or otherwise known as John Smith. He is also an excellent father. He's compassionate, patient, a little willful and brash but we still love him. He's an excellent compromiser and has years of experience in compromising or playing referee." Adelina chuckled. Riley flinched as Adelina hit a knot.

"Sorry." Adelina apologized.

"My father has a great respect for yours even if it doesn't always seem it. He used to tell me stories of the old days when they were teens all the adventures they had."

"So did my parents. My father told me about Henri who was like a father to him and mom told me about her Cêpan which I'm named after. They also told me about the old days when they were on the run fighting against the mogadorians." Adelina nodded.

Riley smiled. At least she'd made a few allies today.

"So tell me about school. What's it like?" Adelina questioned.

Riley had to bite back a laugh and remember this girl grew up in the mountains.

"Well it can sometimes feel like a prison but it can be really fun. That's is depending on what teachers you have because some came be really evil."

"Evil teachers?" Adelina asked confused.

"Yes evil teachers. They bury you in homework. They won't let you leave their classroom to go to the bathroom. They have no mercy with petty mistakes. They will call you out just because they don't like you or feel the need to make an example of you. Sometimes they want to just publicity humiliate you because you speak out against what their teaching or you mispronounce certain words. They go to great extents to make sure you fail their class and get to spend an extra year with them. Sometimes they blow you to smithereens with constant pop quizzes." Riley ranted.

"Speaking from experience?" Adelina inquired.

"Absolutely. But not all teachers are evil. Some of them are really nice. Some of them seem mean and nasty but they're really just big teddy bears. Some are just really nice and some are just so easy or complete pushovers." Riley happily answered.

"Really?" Adelina sounded amazed.

Riley smiled. It was hilarious how much this girl would believe. Riley felt Adelina stop brushing and started working her fingers ever so delicately. Riley wondered if Adelina had started braiding her hair absentmindedly.

"Alright your turn. Tell me about you. How'd you end up here?" Riley questioned.

Adelina chuckled. "I've been here for three years and a few months. My brother and I came after we heard what happened to Gia. Besides our parents have our other siblings to take care of. We came here to help Katarina with Gia. Gia is a full time job." Adelina simply answered.

"Yes she is. You have a brother?" Riley questioned.

"Twin brother named Henri."

"That must be pretty cool."

"Yeah it is."

They were interrupted by Kat rushing in and simultaneously running and stripping.

"Show time ladies." Kat spoke hurriedly.

She dug black clothing out of a chest and threw them on. She pulled her hair up in a tight bun. She pulled a black beanie on top and then opened some container.

"Adelina?" She questioned.

"Riley can you do it? My hands are busy." Adelina asked.

Kat knelt in front of Riley and handed her an open jar of what looked like grease paint.

"On my face please." Kat told her.

Riley smeared the black goo all over Kat's face.

"Adel can I trust you'll try to make sure Gia doesn't kill anyone or get in trouble in my absence?" Kat inquired, putting the lid on the jar.

"You do know that is a pointless task. Your sister always finds a way to get in some way shape or form of trouble." Adelina bluntly replied.

Kat laughed. "Good luck. Try not to let her kill anyone then."

"Go give Earth Garde a run for their money!" Adelina called after Kat as the girl left.

"I presume it's going to be all over the news tomorrow whatever they're planning." Riley chuckled.

"Always. Kat never ceases to amuse and impress." Adelina replied.

They heard a slight boom echo across camp.

Adelina winced. "A truly impossible task."

Riley chuckled. "You can't possibly know that's Gia."

"Yes I can because something just blew up it's most of the time her. Also she was working on helping Cecilia set up the tech in the main tent. The boom came from that direction so the obvious conclusion is Gia." Adelina wearily answered. She tied off Riley's braid and helped Riley up.

"Let's see what happened." She moaned. Riley laughed, she couldn't help it.


The next morning she didn't want to know how it got accomplished but they were distributing a news article printed off the internet. The article discussed an attack by a few Human Garde at her residence last night. Authorizes do not believe it was an organized attack blah blah blah. Breakfast was bacon, scrambled eggs, and pancakes. They had all sorts of juices and coffee for drinks. There was a giant assorted fruit bowl as well. Casey came over to their table with a grin.

"Are you all aware how fearless yet insane Kat is?" He teasingly questioned.

Gia gave Kat a glare. "Katarina." She warned.

"Chill Gia I was wearing a bulletproof vest and besides I was moving too fast for them." She reassured her.

"You were under fire!" Gia demanded, slamming her hands on the table.

"And also was pelting them with hail and thunder." Casey added.

"Your welcome." Kat quipped, she grinned at him.

"How's Henri?" Adelina inquired.

"He's gonna be fine Adel. Remember he's a healer just like you. And besides it was just a graze. It's all healed by now." Casey chuckled heartily.

"And Levi?" Kat questioned, pointing her fork at him.

"He's gonna live too. Adelina your presence is requested in the infirmary after breakfast. Shot in the shoulder and broke his ankle on the fall. Man of steel forgot to be man of steel." Casey joked.

"Man of steel?" Riley questioned.

"He has what's called molecular manipulation. He can make himself as dense or as light as he wants." Adelina supplied.

"He's already dense." Kat huffed.

"Kat, have you picked your team for what we were talking about? I have suggestions if not."

"Well obviously me and you. My father, Chase because I presume Adelina and or Henri are outta the question, and Riley." Kat replied.

"You picked Chase because?" Casey inquired.

"He has the loralite one, super speed, the zero gravity, and energy manipulation." Kat answered, counting them off on her fingers.

"Can I recommend you switch Chase out for Cade? Teleportation, invisibility, cloning, sonic manipulation and light manipulation." Casey suggested.

"True, they could follow us through loralite right?" Kat wondered aloud.

"Let's not find out. Why Riley?" Casey questioned curiously.

"Because even though she has a lack of training, she has knowledge of the event and the officials there. She can help us find our way. Unless you know what we're walking into." Kat spoke sharply.

Casey held his hands up in surrender. "I only know what Lexa sent me. I got a location, event, target name, picture of target, time and date, and dress code." Casey replied.

"Alright where we meeting up after breakfast?"

"How about your tent because someone blew up the mainframe in the main tent last night." Casey suggested. He shot a look at Gia.

"Aw come on guys. I gave you one job." Kat groaned. She buried her face in her hands.

"You must've just left when it happened. You couldn't have been gone more than a few minutes. I told you keeping your sister out of trouble is highly impossible unless we tie her up." Adelina argued, waving her hands around as if to communicate her frustration.

"You told them to watch me? What am I five?" Gia snapped, crossing her arms across her small torso.

"No if you were five this wouldn't be happening." Kat condescendingly replied. "How bad was the damage and why did she blow it up?" Kat sighed, she pinched the bridge of her nose as if to alleviate the pain.

"Your father is going to see if he can get us up and running but most of it will need to be replaced." Casey explained casually.

"Gia? What was it this time?" Kat wearily asked.

"I hate it here! No let's me do anything anymore! You all treat me like a child!" Gia snapped. She slammed her hands on the table and stormed off.

"Well I think it's a combination of Riley's mere existence, Cecilia's bad mood, and your father's an awful backseat driver." Casey simply answered.

Kat sighed. "We're not taking her right? Cade can kill the lights correct?" She pleaded.

"Your father has the same right?" Casey raised an eyebrow.

"Yep. So he can cut the power." Kat nodded in agreement.

"Excellent meet at your tent after breakfast. Then we can discuss details." Casey decided.

"Cecilia coming?" Kat inquired.

"For this important of a mission? Duh." Casey teased.

Kat rolled her hazel eyes. Riley couldn't wait to find out why she of all people was part of an important mission.