Heroes of the Past and Present

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Chapter 10 (Descendent Located)

"This damn spot keeps moving all over the place," Aveline shook the orb and threw it back into her pocket, angry that they weren't making any headway. Jade was trying to tell her that it was possible the descendent was 'driving', which further irritated her. If something was moving at such a high speed, how in the hell were they going to catch it? "Are there any of those…fries…left?"

"Here!" Jade reached into the Burger King bag and handed her a full 'cup' of fries. She'd grown fascinated with these salty morsels, and quickly pulled one out and threw it into her mouth. She'd eaten a 'whopper' as well while walking with Jade, and it was fantastic. "Just be careful not to eat too much, I don't want to be responsible for making my ancestor slow and sluggish…fast food can do that to you."

"Hence why you gave me water instead of that…what did you call it?"

"Coffee. I don't think you could handle it." Aveline raised an eyebrow, huffing at what sounded like a challenge to her. She wasn't in the mood to argue though, she was beginning to grow frustrated that they were losing time. A loud chime struck her ears, startling her as everything else had been doing. She quickly spun towards Jade, ready to attack whatever was around. Jade held up her hand, smiling nervously as she pulled her phone from her pocket. "Sorry about that, it's just my cell phone."

"Ugh…" She rolled her eyes and folded her arms over. "I cannot wait to get back home. I'm starting to get sick of this future." They stopped walking in a parking lot with a bunch of these cars parked all over the place. Jade looked up and pointed to a man walking towards one of the cars. "Who is that?"

"That's Sinjin, apparently friends with Tori's sister. He looks like he's in a hurry. Hey Sinjin! Sinjin, have you spoken to Trina lately?" Sinjin looked over, raising an eyebrow at the two.'

"I was just with her a couple hours ago, she just called me to come over. Apparently Tori's giving everyone hell, you might want to go over and see what the big issue is, because I'm sure Tori's going to want to talk to you too…" Sinjin moved into his car, started it, and sped off. Aveline scrunched her nose and looked to Jade.

"What was that about?" Jade shrugged her shoulders and looked to the phone, stating that the chime was a video message of some sort. "I'm not going to ask…" Maybe Merrill would be more fascinated with this future. "Seems like one of Varric's embellished stories though. I can see him thinking up some of these strange inventions." She stepped forward and looked around the area. "I wonder why there hasn't been a single elf around."

"I don't think they exist anymore. Weren't they a minority back then?"

"Dreadfully so. They were almost extinct in my day...and a lot of them were marrying humans."

"Then that's probably what happened." Jade tapped her phone and started to lower her voice. "Okay Tori says I need to come over and that I need to see this video she sent." Aveline tapped her foot on the ground and put her hands to her hips, narrowing her eyes at the video. Jade moved her hand over her mouth as her eyes remained frozen on this 'phone'. "I didn't know the guys did that! This isn't going to help us try and get Trina to like us or even trust us, this is going to kill it! Ugh, Beck!"

"Sounds like you're upset with your boyfriend."

"I am! I mean…okay, so I probably would have laughed and encouraged this back then, or I don't know that would have gone that far, but now it's just…I have this sick feeling in my stomach. Grandma, we need to make a quick stop."

"Of…course…"

When they arrived at the house, Aveline opted to remain silent and let Jade do whatever it was she had to do. They saw Sinjin's vehicle parked outside and Jade glanced up to a window, probably where this Trina was.

They entered to find Beck, and two boys sitting on the couch with a brown haired girl pointing her finger at them and berating them. This girl looked remarkably like Bethany, so much so that Aveline was half tempted to look at that orb. There was a red haired girl nearby, brushing her hands through her hair, she had the same distracted look on her face that Merrill always got whenever someone in the group was talking to someone that wasn't her. Aveline bit her lip and looked towards the stairwell.

"What's going on here?" Jade stormed angrily over to her boyfriend and glared into his eyes. "I just got a message from Tori, showing me what you three did to her sister. How could you do that?!"

"We fucked up," Beck muttered, "We know it was wrong. Trina and Tori gave us hell already. So did their dad."

"You don't get it, do you. I want to be her friend too, okay? I'm really trying to make things better, and I have my reasons for doing so. This isn't a joke, I'm sick of being the bad guy here, Beck. We all have to work on it, don't you want to try?"

"I do. We all do, it's just…it's not going to be easy, obviously."

"Well of course not."

"Who is that?" The redheaded girl asked. Aveline raised her eyebrows and suddenly felt everyone's eyes on her. She leaned against the wall and stared back, unsure of what to say in response. "She doesn't look like your grandma, Jade."

"Oh, well it's a long story, Cat. You see, this is my great-great-etcetera grandma from like ancient times. She's trying to find her friend's descendent because their friend is trapped by a spell that a magician from our time put her in and only a descendant can help." The others were clearly skeptical, which didn't come to a shock to Aveline. She half expected them to call Jade a loon, but it sounded like these were her friends, so maybe they wouldn't judge her for being nuts.

"Jade dear," Aveline began, "I'm not sure they're going to believe that. You might as well throw in the slutty pirate as well." Jade raised an eyebrow and the dark-skinned man laughed.

"Funny your 'ancestor' mentions that. I came from a long line of pirates." Aveline turned her sharp glare towards the man, suddenly overwhelmingly curious. How much did these people know about their ancestry, and how far back did they know? Jade told her that people weren't as into their ancestral heritage in these days as they were in her time.

"Oh yeah," Tori remarked, "I joke with Andre all the time whenever we watch Pirates of the Caribbean. I think he'd make a good Jack Sparrow. But still, Jade, your ancestor? What are you trying to pull?" Aveline rolled her head to the side and looked towards the staircase once more, she had an odd feeling growing inside of her. There was something telling her to focus more heavily on the people in this house. Why didn't Bethany and the others think of something to prove their case?

"I'm not trying to pull anything, Tori. Honest! We really need to go back and save Aveline's friend. Well…at least we need to find her descendents and convince them of it."

"If we're having trouble believing you, what makes you think a total stranger will?"

"She makes a good point," someone said. Aveline looked back to the stairwell and saw a woman descending the stairs with the boy they saw earlier, Sinjin. Aveline froze, lowering her arms. The woman had soft brown, slightly wavy hair, just like Sarah. She had the same sharp nose, rounded face and stern gaze. Even her strut was similar! She heard Tori refer to the girl as 'Trina'. Aveline knew from what Jade told her that Trina was Tori's sister. "Jade, I don't know what it is you're trying to pull as far as this 'ancestor' stuff goes, but it's clear you're up to something. I don't care if you try to fool me, but you know, stop lying to my sister."

"I'm not! Honest!"

"You didn't see the portal that appeared in her room," Beck muttered. The others raised an eyebrow and Trina scoffed. It made sense they wouldn't believe him, given his connection to Jade. "That woman is every bit as frightening as Jade."

Aveline was struggling to think of a way to prove her case to these people, while at the same time, she didn't think it was necessary. Unless of course, one of them was indeed Sarah's descendent. Of course, this Trina did make an overwhelming case for being of the woman's blood. If so, she would need to make her case and make it now.

She pushed herself from the wall, listening as Jade started pleading with her to say something. "While I'm not sure how to prove I'm an ancestor, I suppose I could try. I am from the 1400s, a time when Mages and Dalish Elves roamed the streets."

"Elves?" Trina started to crack up, her lips turning into a smirk. "That's like Dad's bedtime stories, they didn't exist. Come on. Magic, elves, large giant dragons rivaling that of the ancient dinosaurs? They're mythical, every bit as mythical as a unicorn." Aveline raised an eyebrow and scrunched her face.

"Unicorns didn't even exist in my timeline…" Of course there'd been tales from ancient time of horses with horns and wings, but they were typically part of Greek or Roman myth. She pinched the bridge of her nose and let out a troubled sigh. "Sure didn't make this easy on me."

"Look. Jade." Trina walked around the couch and stopped in front of Jade, staring into her eyes with a very low anger. "I know how impressionable my sister is, and how easily influenced she is. She and I grew up with Dad reading us stories every night of these fantasy creatures, and we always dreamed of them. Tori…more so than even I did…so don't come in here and try to trick her into thinking that nonsense is real, with the intent of some malicious plot of yours that I can't even begin to figure out."

"I'm being sincere. This is my ancestor, Aveline. Aveline Vallen…" Trina's eyes widened briefly and her lips thinned. Tori seemed to light up at the mention of what must have been familiar to her. Did they know of her tale?

"Jade. How could you even…Tori you weren't telling them about Dad's stories were you?"

"No."

Aveline's leg started to burn, something was heating it up. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the orb, startled by is red glow. The others looked at it and silence filled the air. Jade's eyes widened and her jaw dropped to the floor. The orb was no longer white with a small dot inside, the blood had expanded fully and overtook the entire orb. It looked like it was even trying to break out. "Oh my god, Grandma, it…it can't be…"

She spoke slowly and very quietly, her heart was pounding in her chest and excitement was rushing through her. "Sarah's descendent…is standing in this room…" She could leap for joy, but opted to remain stoic at best, she still had a job to do. "Sarah Hawke's descendant…is here…" It was as though she were standing directly in front of her, and Trina was standing beside Jade, the closest to Aveline and her orb.

Trina's eyes flicked up from the orb and narrowed upon Aveline. Her arms folded over and her shoulders broadened. "You know about my 'ancestor'?" Trina shot Jade a glare, then looked back to Aveline. "Fine. You have a few minutes to plead your case. Nobody knows about that story, so let's see what you know. I know dad's storybook by heart, I wonder if your story collaborates with it…convince me, or tell me what Jade's putting you up to."

Yes! The opportunity she was looking for, a chance to prove her case. This Trina seemed to be fit, and perhaps she could be trained to be a fighter. "All right." A smile grew on her face. "As me anything and I'll explain everything."

The next chapter is make-it or break-it for the ancestors, if she can't convince Trina, then the mission is lost. As for Trina, her skepticism and disbelief is not unfounded. Tell me your thoughts