Trey's eyes went wide. His mouth hung open a bit, and he stared at Vetrix. No words needed to be said to know he wanted answers. You could see it by the look in his eyes. Quattro and Quinton were doing the same. They'd gone towards Trey and the girl to make sure they were okay, and had turned their attention away to stare at the blond that had given them the answer.

"S-Sister? I have a sister?" Trey shook his head lightly. Even though Vetrix had whispered his answer in a hardly audible tone, Trey, Quattro, and Quinton had managed to make sense of it. They were confused greatly. Vetrix nodded and took off his mask, revealing the half smile he'd been hiding.

"Yes Trey. You have a sister." Vetrix made direct eye contact with his youngest son. "Her name is Amelia Arclight."

"How come I never knew about her?" Trey glanced back at Amelia. She showed no surprise on her face in any way.

"You two were separated at birth. We couldn't take care of four kids, so Amelia was adopted. We were going to arrange times that you two could see each other... but that was before we moved to Heartland City. When we moved, it was too far. You would want to see each other constantly. We couldn't do it."

"So you kept Amelia secret from me my whole life? And me secret from Amelia? Why didn't you at least tell me?"

"Because you would want answers, just like now. I'd have no choice but to tell you, and once you knew, you would want to see her. It would end up the way it would've with times you could've seen each other." Vetrix stayed silent as Trey turned to Amelia. She made direct eye contact with her brother.

"Trey, to be honest, I've known about you my whole life." Amelia didn't take her eyes off Trey. He went wide-eyed again and continued to stare.

"You knew?"

"Yes."

"Prove it," Quattro put in, glaring at Amelia. She smiled nervously, obviously not expecting this.

"Prove it how?"

"Say something that only we or the adoptive parents could know. That will prove it thoroughly." Amelia stared at Quattro's stone-cold violet eyes. Her emerald green ones blinked innocently.

"Trey's real name is Michael. My adoptive parents told me when I was four years old. I was surprised." Amelia stared at Quinton now. He and Quattro were stunned. "I always wanted to know about my brother. We're twins. Of course I was curious."

"Proof enough. I'm outta here." Quattro left through a portal he opened with his Crest, Quinton following right behind. He wanted to know more, but felt his brother needed time to sort this out. Him being there may interfere with that.

Trey cocked his head to the side and raised an eyebrow. Turning to Amelia, he asked, "Wait, that reminds me. How'd you obtain a Crest? You weren't around when our father gave them to us."

"We're twins. I don't know how, but when you got your Crest, I got mine. It was strange, but I enjoy having it." Amelia smiled at her twin. Trey smiled back. As happy as he was, he was still surprised at the sudden news of it all. "It led me here, Trey. But it drained me...that's about when you found me in the forest." Amelia stood with Trey. She was his exact same height. Vetrix smiled.

"You two can have some time to catch up. I suppose we can leave for now." The blond began to walk away. Amelia gasped and grabbed Vetrix by the wrist. He whirled around, alarmed. Amelia smiled at her father (Who she still had a hard time believing truly was.) and giggled. "You guys don't have to leave. I wanna get to know you all, anyway. I can't do that if you leave, now can I?" she asked. Vetrix smiled.

"Guess not. I suppose I will meet you two downstairs soon, then."

Amelia let go and watched Vetrix walk away. She smiled at her brother. "He's nice. Whatever happened to him? My adoptive mom was able to show me some pictures of him when I was little. He looks so different, Trey."

"A whole lot has happened that you aren't aware of. I'll tell you everything soon, I promise Amelia." Trey smiled. Amelia nodded and smiled back. So far she loved her brothers and father, even though she had only met them all five minutes ago.

"C'mon, let's go join them." Trey began walking down the stairs, Amelia right behind. A lot was going through her head, but one thing in particular wasn't crossing her mind.

The fact she had doomed her twin brother's life just by being there.

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"Trey! Wait up, brother!" Amelia called. Trey had gotten a few paces ahead of Amelia, and since she had never set foot in the Arclight house, she got lost. When the pink-haired girl saw her brother, she instantly began chasing him. Trey had stopped in his tracks and stared back at his sister. He smiled brightly when she caught up.

"Sorry. I thought you were behind me." Trey smiled gently and began walking again, Amelia right behind him. She stared around the manor, taking in every piece of furniture and every antique that was perched around the house. Amelia smiled. She was finally home to her actual family. Trey glanced back and chuckled. He was glad his sister was happy.

They went around a few more corners that were littered with antique items. Trey finally stopped and sat on one of the sofas. Amelia timidly did the same. She was stiff and trembling. Trey watched her intently. Something was wrong with his sister. He could sense it. The pink-haired boy put his arm around her. Amelia looked up curiously. She then returned her attention to the floor.

The two were silent.

"Brother," Amelia began. Trey glanced at his sister in concern. "I never thought I'd actually get to meet you. Ever. But my Crest led me here." The girl had a few tears going down her cheeks. She closed her eyes. Trey stared. Exactly five seconds after that, Amelia flung her arms around her brother in a hug. Trey gasped in shock, but held her close in a protective fashion. He knew how she felt. He knew what it felt like to be alone. The pink-haired boy shut his eyes and held Amelia in a gentle embrace. Neither dared to let go.

Vetrix, Quattro, and Quinton walked in shortly after. They smiled upon seeing the twins together, and did not make a sound as they sat on the other chairs. Amelia looked up and smiled. She still had some tears flowing down her cheeks. Trey wiped them away gently and allowed his sister to let go of him. She was no longer stiff or trembling, but it was obvious something was still troubling her. "I never thought I'd get to see my actual family, either." she whispered.

"Well, only one of us knew you even existed. How do you think we feel?" Quattro asked, a smirk on his face. Amelia blushed and shrugged. The blond and maroon-haired Arclight smirked again and shut his eyes. Quinton smiled at his little sister before picking up his book and beginning to read. The entire time, Amelia was making mental notes on her family.

"I'm gonna turn on the TV." Vetrix began searching for the remote in between the couch cushions. Amelia watched closely. Everyone else began to do the same thing when the blond became wedged between them in search.

Trey looked back at Amelia. She locked her eyes onto his and whispered, "Does this happen often?"

"Not really. He usually falls under the couch, though," Trey whispered back. He and Amelia returned their attention to Vetrix. It didn't appear he'd find the remote soon.

"I see. How strange."

The group was silent for about ten more minutes before a small crash sound was heard. Amelia went wide-eyed as her father tumbled under the couch from the cushions. She turned back to Trey. "I suppose you weren't kidding, then."

He shook his head lightly. "No, I wasn't." The whole group of Arclights was watching intently. Vetrix crawled out seconds later, clutching the remote in his hand.

"Found it! TV time!" Amelia watched as her father leapt over the couch arm and onto the couch, flicking on the TV in the process. She smiled and lay her head on Trey's shoulder gently, causing him to blush momentarily. The pink-haired girl giggled. Her family was something else. Amelia looked up at Trey, concern in her eyes.

"Are we going to be able to get me caught up on everything that's happened?" she asked. Trey nodded.

"Yes, I suppose we should tell you."

So Trey started to explain everything that had ever happened to them while Amelia was absent. Quattro occasionally jumped in, but other than that, Trey did all the talking for his little sister. She couldn't believe half the stuff she was hearing. The pink-haired girl went wide-eyed and tense again when Trey included talk of the Barians mixed in with it.

"Barians," Amelia whispered to herself. Trey nodded. He continued to explain some stuff, but his sister was hardly listening. She was locked in her thoughts at the moment.

Barians. So that's one reason father looks the way he does. And Faker was another reason. He dragged Vetrix into this screwy mess. Amelia looked at her brothers and father a few times to make sure they thought she was listening. They bought it pretty easily.

I didn't want to have to deal with Barians yet. But what I've done... it may have doomed my family, my twin brother the most of them all. I hope when they invade, they're ready for it all.