Chapter 7: Destiny's Nightmare Reading and Rider's Brother
Fate and Destiny had been reading cards to people for the past few days. One night Destiny has a nightmare which Fate has that same one nightmare. Both were in their nightmare and woke up the same time. In the morning, people look at Destiny and Fate. Both look out.
"Hey Destiny how are you," said Rider. Destiny did not answer and Rider looks at her.
"Hey Destiny. Earth to Destiny," said Rider as Destiny finally snaps back to reality.
"Oh hi Rider, I just wondering something," said Destiny. Rider looks at Destiny with one brow up.
"Oh. What could that be," said Rider as she tries to find out what is making Destiny worry.
"It is about a nightmare I had. In the nightmare I was dating someone and I found my brother, he just finishing a soul drain on a reploid and when I use magic on him, he was unaffected. He laughs at me and took off. When I check on the reploid I find Fate dead," said Destiny.
"That is an awful nightmare. Both of you and your sister is close so I would of imagine you woke up crying or something," said Rider.
"That is not the worse part. My sister has the same dream only thing is she was chasing him trying to make him stop or he will be dead. Reaper killed her. She woke up after being killed. I woke up after being shock. She told me about the dream and where we both were connected. The exact same words coming out of our mouth. That is what got me worried. Is it going to happen to us in the future or not is what bothers us," said Destiny.
"Can you or Fate do a reading on that?" asked Rider. Destiny looks at Rider and sighs.
"I wish I can but I cannot look upon myself," said Destiny. Rider shakes her head and looks at Destiny again.
"I mean for you to read your sister Fate. You might find out what both of your dreams meant if they crossed like that," said Rider.
"You are right. I might just read Fate or Fate can read me. Since our dreams intertwined like that," said Destiny.
"Well lets go find Fate and have her tell the paths that might open up to both of you," said Rider.
"Ok then lets go," said Destiny as both were running to find Fate. Fate was no where to be found in the Guardian HQ. Destiny sighs and looks at Rider.
"She probably is somewhere in the mountains well lets go to the rooftop. I need a breather," said Destiny. Rider and Destiny went outside at the highest point of the floating base. There is where both of them found Fate. Fate was dose off in dreamland and woke up again when the nightmare reoccur again.
"Fate are you ok," said Rider. Fate did not want to tell her dream to Rider or tell her sister that the same dream reoccur again.
"I am fine," lied Fate. Destiny picks up her sister is lying and Rider had picks it up as well.
"Did you have the death dream again?" asked Rider. Fate looks at Rider in shock for her to know that.
"I told her sis. She wants us to read each other's future," said Destiny. Fate got up and look at Destiny.
"You told mines already," said Fate as she knows her fate. Destiny looks at her sister.
"Find the pathway that will come to me. If this dream has any meaning it also should show the dilemma I will have," said Destiny. Fate sighs as she pulls out her cards and start shuffling. Destiny cut the cards and one by one Fate set them into a 9 card diamond shape face down. She flipped the top card to reveal a skeleton. The second she flipped it was in the middle row to the left, has the heart, third flipped in the middle, was a symbol of the deck, fourth card in the right has the symbol of a rainbow, the bottom one reveals a broken heart.
"I take it is true. Our brother will cross paths. Either way the people who will be involve is me, Iris somehow, and whoever you love. The broken heart meaning that either our brother has to die or one of us will. In the dream it strongly have me dead. Though how the cards read Iris I do not know," said Fate.
"I know how. Twice Iris show in my dreams. One trying to heal you but your soul is gone. Second time she is helping me. When she is helping me, she died and have her soul absorbed. Something tells me that the people who were going to die is in the middle. I know that for sure. I may not like it but it is what the cards are telling me," said Destiny. Fate looks down.
"So either way I will get killed by our brother," said Fate as she did not want to believe it.
"Sis you won't unless you love reaper more than a brother," said Destiny. Fate looks down even more. Destiny saw in Fate's eyes that she does.
"I… did," said Fate. Rider looks at Fate in shock and disgusted. Destiny has also a shock look.
"Sis you know the boundary laws about that," said Destiny. Fate looked away and started to raise her voice.
"I know and I let Reaper have that same feeling. We both were wrong. We both have that feeling before we learned magic. Though when he learned it before I have. His attitude change and follow the boundaries. I did not want to let it go. I still did not want to let it go. I have opened Pandora's box and now suffered the consequences," said Fate.
"Fate," said Rider as she feel sympathy for her somewhat. Destiny still was not happy.
"Sis it is not against the boundary laws of magic, it is against our moral reasoning," said Destiny.
"I never believed that moral reasoning and I was against it. I never really understand what it has to do with any of the things we do. Until the boundary laws of magic, I have thought that rule was stupid. As long as my brother is in the opposing side not even care for the people he hurt, I have to stop him and do what I can," said Fate, "I know now it will even cost my life."
"I better get going. I let you two talk it amongst yourselves," said Rider as she left. Rider have thought of her own brother that she wanted to see for years. She sighs as she still has the last letter. The more she looks at it the more angrier she gets. She decided to go and pay a visit anyways.
"Brother I am going to talk to you. Whether your wife likes it or not," said Rider as she left the HQ. She went back home to her apartment and find her letter. She change to her normal human clothing and left the apartment. Rider walks in innerspace and find the houses that she hopes her brother lives. She found the address and sighs. She knocks on the door and hoping that a male answer not a female. The house in the outside was white with yellow trimmings at the windows and door.
"I will get it," said a male voice. A guy opens the door and he is in his early 30's tall, slender, guy with brown hair and brown eyes. He blinks twice as he thinks he sees a ghost.
"I am sorry if I disturb you," said Rider. Rider looks at the guy and knows for sure this is Nathan McGrellen her brother.
"Do I know you miss. You look familiar," said the guy. Rider smiles a tad as she knows.
"I used to be a servant at the McGrellen house. In fact I was build in the McGrellen house. I am Rider McGrellen," said Rider. The guy now is shock but did not care.
"Rider," said the guy as he gave a hug to her. He started to cry as he hasn't heard a word.
"Nice to see you too Nathan," said Rider. Nathan looks at Rider as he sees her with shades on.
"Come on in," said Nathan as Rider walks in. The house inside looks cozy earth tones color at the walls and ceiling. The living room has that relaxing feeling touch while the kitchen has the bustling feel. The house was a cozy thing that Rider was had somewhat in her apartment.
"Please have a seat," said Nathan. A woman come out and look very angry. She keeps staring at Rider from a distant. Rider feel the glare.
"So sis, how you have been. I haven't heard anything from you in years," said Nathan.
"Well I did write to you once but someone wrote to me that you have a wife and three children," said Rider. Nathan laughs.
"Who would of wrote that to you. I have been single for years. I haven't have a date since I took you out to the prom," said Nathan.
"Well that same person also wrote that if I write to you again she will tell Marco," said Rider. Nathan know felt bad.
"I won't let that happen," said Nathan. Rider looks at Nathan and smiles. The woman in the back ground was even more mad.
"Well other than that happened I work in the museum as a lead supervisor for the digging crew. The scientist groups have identify any artifacts we found over the years," said Rider.
"That is great you have a job that does not involve cleaning," said Nathan as he is surprised.
"Well I work my way up to become one. The first lead supervisor was a reploid name archer. He was nice and too focus on his work. It is from that job I find out that I have a cloaking ability," said Rider.
"That is odd. Dad never put something like that especially if he knows the person is leaving their sight," said Nathan.
"I do not think it was your father. I think someone else installed it. I do not know who but I do think that," said Rider, "It was thanks to know about that ability, I found a good way to use it to help me on the digging sites. Some old laboratories have some type of sensory that has to see the person before trigger an alarm. I go in and dismantle the alarms. After that, I bring in the rest of the crew. It was fun for a while until I had even more dangerous site. With it our group have found four reploids and one of the scientist activates it. We found out that they were survivors. One was a surviving military reploid. Another reploid is a survivor ninja. The third is a survivor technician. The last one was a surviving scientist and well known for her DNA alteration and studies."
"Wow I wish I could see that happening. Or at least meet them," said Nathan. Rider smiles as she continues on.
"After we found them we helped them finding their friends. We found after words four reploids who were Maverick Hunters, and four Guardians of Neo Arcadia, and a powerful reploid," said Rider.
"Wow. It is something and probably a rare experience," said Nathan. Rider smiles. The woman heard all this and was not impressed.
"After all their friends is found we all split up, the head leader has gone missing and I supposed to replace him but I kept my job ever since. Three once was Maverick Hunters are now part of the Guardians, as well as the four Guardians of Neo Arcadia. The military reploid is also part of the guardians as well as the ninja. The only ones that stayed is one maverick hunter who we found out that is a navigator, the technician, and the scientist. We all helped out. The navigator and technician has fixed all the equipment. The navigator has helped us out of locating things. While the scientist of DNA have told us if a reploid or human was in the facility a long time ago," said Rider.
"Well that is neat. I am proud of you. Well besides I have graduated. I am working for Innerspace Incorporated Facility of biotech some stuff. I have been there ever since," said Nathan.
"Well that is good to hear. You are doing well," said Rider. Nathan has something that bugs him.
"I have a question. Why are you wearing sunglasses?" asked Nathan. Rider knows this question will come up.
"Well after I receive your letter that you graduated. I was happy to hear that. I was thinking to sneak out to see it. That is when your father caught me. He hold the letter up and showed it to me. I was scared and found out he might hurt me. I was right. I remember his words he said that day. 'If you been receiving letters and read them then I take something you held dear.' I was again chained and I had two harpoons hit my eye. My optic nerves were heavily damage. I become blind. The DNA scientist restore few things of my eyes but not all of it. Right now my eyes are sensitive to light and I only can see things like a dog could see. Black and White," said Rider.
"Oh Rider I am sorry," said Nathan. Rider does not want any sympathy as she knows it won't help.
"I am ok. At least I have some vision. It is not the end of the world. And besides your dad does not know that I have escaped for the last time," said Rider.
"Well at least you did and now have better life," said Nathan. Rider looks at Nathan and smile.
"Well at least you out grown what is the last time I saw you," said Rider. Nathan smiles.
"Yeah I was a kid when you were online," said Nathan. Rider smiles as she know it was longer than that.
"It was longer. I saw you were born when I am already online. Remember I helped your father out a long time ago. I was supposed to be his child if he did not have any. You were a miracle to him and he started to treat me more of a servant than his child," said Rider.
"Well it is good to see you," said Nathan as he looks at Rider. Rider smiles at Nathan.
"Well I might as well tell you that I have a boyfriend already," said Rider. Nathan has a huge smile.
"You do. Next time when you visit, bring him over. I want to know who he is and how he treats you," said Nathan.
"Ok next time I will," said Rider. As a woman finally comes out and tries to look so sweet and innocent.
"Hello there," said the woman. Nathan looks at her and looks at Rider. The woman is about in her late 20's. She has purple hair and red eyes. The woman looks a lot like reploid.
"Renee, this is my sister Rider. Rider this is," said Nathan as Renee cut him off. Rider looks at her.
"Nice to meet you. I am Renee Narwood," said Renee. Rider smiles as she looks at Renee.
"Please to meet you," said Rider. Renee looks at Rider. Nathan smiles as he was happy.
"Rider, Renee here is my roommate. She is one of the sweetest reploid like yourself is," said Nathan.
"Well it is nice to meet you Renee. I must get going back, I have a digging crew to watch and I must find my boyfriend before a girl decides to fool around with him," said Rider as she got up and started to head out the door.
"Ok then sis take care. Come back and visit us with your boyfriend," said Nathan as Rider left.