Her eyes fluttered open as they looked at her surroundings. Around her there were just walls with their bleak pale design. She pressed her head against the bars and looked up. Where the hell was she and why the hell was she in here? Suddenly someone grabbed her arm and she looked at them with an irritated look.
"Come with me." He said.
He opened the door and pulled her out of the cage. She was dragged through the prison cells and placed in a detention cell where she remained for more than half an hour. Finally when someone came into the room she looked up at them and then straight away turned.
"Hello Letty." Cooper said.
A few weeks after the sudden death, Mia contacted Nobody and he said that he hadn't seen the team in weeks. She sat at the kitchen table and waited for Alyssa to come down for school. When she came down, her hair was all knotted and curly from sleeping.
"Do you want me to do your hair?" Mia offered.
"Yes please." Alyssa said with a slight smile.
She sat on Mia's lap and let her comb out her hair. She took some ribbons from the sink and tied the two ponytails on the side. Mia brought the mirror over and she checked herself out.
"It's nice." Alyssa said.
"Thank you." Mia said with a smile.
Suddenly there was a cry for help coming from Brian's room. Alyssa rushed to the sound and found Brian stuck in his shirt. Quickly she took it off and buttoned the shirt up properly. She didn't want her brother looking like a fool for the first day of school otherwise morons would make fun of him. Once he was done, she led him to the kitchen where Mia took care of him. When all the kids were done, they headed out to school. Before leaving for school, Alyssa stopped to ask a question.
"Is there a problem?" Mia said concerned.
"What if they ask about my mommy and daddy?" Alyssa said looking up.
"You don't need a mommy and daddy to have a family that loves you." Mia said.
Mia kissed the side of her face and let her go out to school. Alyssa entered the school and walked around to find her classroom. Everything was in a different language but some of it was understandable. It was times like these that she really needed her mother. Eventually she found the classroom and went in there. The teacher noticed her and took her to the front of the class. She introduced her in Spanish and Alyssa nervously waved. Through the class Alyssa looked out of the window and daydreamed but no one seemed to mind. Everybody else was in their own element and it was like she never even joined the school. Suddenly the bell rang and the rest of the pupils ran out of the door. Slowly Alyssa trailed behind them and started going through the hallways. She found a place to sit in the library where it was quiet and she could just draw.
At the end of the day she went to find Brian in the playground. He was playing with the bricks in the sand pit and once he saw Alyssa, he threw them away. He walked to Alyssa and hugged her.
"How was your day?" Alyssa asked.
"Really good. I made new friends and told them about you, aunt Mia and our home." Brian explained.
"Guess you had a great day." Alyssa smiled.
"Yes, didn't you?" Brian asked.
"Not really. None of the kids would talk to me and I was really alone." Alyssa said.
He tapped her back and they walked back to the house. When they arrived at the house, Mia was not there because she had gone for groceries, so they got changed and did some homework. Mia and her kids hadn't come back for ages which was starting to get Alyssa worried.
"Brian, are you hungry?" Alyssa asked.
"Yeah." Brian replied.
"What do you want?" Alyssa enquired.
''Chocolate." Brian said jumping up.
"We can have pop tarts." Alyssa suggested.
"Ok." Brian agreed.
Alyssa climbed up the cabinet and took the pop tarts from the top shelf. She wobbled a little before walking away to the toaster. Whilst the pop tarts were getting ready, her and Brian went to the back to watch the two stars.
"I miss mommy and daddy." Brian said.
"Sometimes I can't believe they're gone." Alyssa said smiling at the sky.
Suddenly she heard shuffling in the bushes and both walked back into the house. Brian hid behind the counter and his sister watched the outside. A hand appeared from the bush and a person dragged themselves out. Alyssa stepped forward slowly and got a better look at the person. It was Ramsey and half of her was burnt. Quickly Alyssa brought her into the house and laid her on the couch. Alyssa hurried to the kitchen and wet a cloth. She placed it on her head and touched up the burns. She got the first aid kit and took the antiseptic cloth, then placed it on the bloody parts. When she was sone with that, Alyssa took the rolled bandage and wrapped it around Ramsey's wounds. She taped the ends of the bandage with adhesive tape and sat back for a second.
"What happened?" Alyssa asked.
"We were caught in the fire." Ramsey answered clutching her hip.
"Is there something there?" Alyssa enquired.
"I think it's part of the volcano but it's cool." Ramsey said.
"Let me see." Alyssa said going over to her hip.
Alyssa lifted up her top and saw that there were pieces of stone stuck into her side. Quickly Alyssa took the tweezers and took out the pieces, then placed it in her hand.
"You're all done." Alyssa said.
"Thanks, how'd you learn all this?" Ramsey asked.
"My old daddy used to come home like you. I watched this show and I learnt how to do doctor stuff." Alyssa answered.
"That's really amazing." Ramsey said.
"Thank you." Alyssa said. "Where are the rest of them?"
"I have no idea but the last person I saw was Tej and he wasn't looking too good." Ramsey explained.
"Did you see where my mom and dad were?" Alyssa asked.
"I saw them coming out but I don't know." Ramsey replied.
She looked down at the ground and back up at Ramsey. Ramsey could see the sadness in her face and hugged her to make her feel better.
"Where's Mia and Brian?" Ramsey said looking around.
"I don't know where aunt Mia is but Brian's hiding behind there." Alyssa said pointing to the counter.
"He can come out." Ramsey said.
Brian came out of the counter and rushed towards Ramsey. He stuck his hands into her frizzy hair and played with it. Suddenly the television started showing static and every other electronic device began to do the same. Brian held onto Ramsey and all of them watched the devices. Instantly the frame changed and Cooper's face was shown on there.
"That's my old daddy." Alyssa whispered.
"Hello Alyssa." Cooper said. "Did you miss me?"
"What are you doing here Cooper?" Ramsey asked.
"Just sending a warning for my daughter. I suggest you and the little one give us some privacy.'' Cooper said.
"Come on Brian." Ramsey whispered crouching down. "Don't reveal anything about your location."
They both walked off and left Alyssa to talk to her father.
"How's things?" Cooper asked.
"Not good. I miss my mommy." Alyssa answered.
"You do?" Cooper said sarcastically. "Where is she?"
"She's dead." Alyssa said quietly.
"Dead? The only person who's dead around here is your sense of happiness." Cooper joked.
"I don't understand." Alyssa said looking down.
"Mommy is alive." Cooper smiled.
At that moment Alyssa held her chest and broke down in tears. Cooper watched her tear up and turned around to Letty who was laying on the bed. He turned off the screen and typed in a message, then sent it to her. Alyssa looked at the computer and saw that it said she shouldn't move. Obviously she took that differently and rushed to where both of them were laying low.
''We need to get out of here now." Alyssa said.
"What happened?" Ramsey asked.
"He knows where we are and he will kill anyone who gets in his way." Alyssa explained.
"Let's get going." Ramsey said taking both their hands.
Back at the base where Letty was being held, Cooper sat by her bedside. She woke up once more but this time she acted a little differently. Not as condescending and scary but more pleasant and understanding.
"Do you understand what you have to do?" Cooper asked.
"I have to take back what is mine and eliminate anything that gets in my way." Letty recounted.
"Right. Now go on." Cooper instructed.
She walked out of the room and marched to the exit. Letty got into her car and zoomed down the lane. She got her navigator up and saw the dot on her monitor. It showed the Canary Island graveyard, so that was where she was heading.