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OK, I am now ready for chapter 9 of Discarded Innocence. I hope you enjoyed the story. I'm almost done with part one too so I hope you are enjoying this and one more chapter after part two part one is over and will be going to lovely part two soon.

This will be another one of those long stories where the chapter where the book will be longer like I said I'll have a lot of these now that I've gotten used to writing long stories like this was the first story that I wrote it was super long. I don't know exactly how many chapters or parts the story will be, but it'll be pretty long. I'll probably take it to present-day Alencia. I think that would be best. Don't you think And help Zoe try to find her emotions and all that all right we'll get to that soon.

Before I get to any plans, we have to finish up chapter 9, and chapter 10 soon, and then we'll get it part two that'll be exciting, won't it? Yes, I would believe so. And I hope you like my new take on the counterpart lore.

It doesn't quite follow the game completely, which is fine in real life. Valencia probably wouldn't.

OK, the gimmick of this chapter is for Zoe to adopt AC into her family as her child this shows how she would navigate without her emotions of being a single mother and how Porsha helps her with the adoption papers.

OK, this will be a fun chapter.

So let us begin

Porsche came and visited us in Orem Halla we were already in Hella, but she came from Blood Moon Haven to our home at least my house at least it was just me and the boy I've been taking care of him for a while now it's been at least several days since I've been taking care of the young crane. He trusts me, which is great. I know he would even though I have no emotion I care for this child and natural mother care even though I have no emotion to. It was fine with it as long as I was good to him that was good to me and I told him he would be your father too asked me what last name I would take my last name I said for the time being you will be changed from Crane to hold on my Baker. I said you will come from a crane to a baker. I said that'll be your last name and you'll have a bunch of ants he laughs. No, that'll be fun. He says never had that many girls around him, but that is fine with him too.

And now you'll never have to worry he knows his head you'll be safe. Are you weirded out by me? I asked he shook his head. No, I don't care where you came from. He said as long as you're nice to me, Zoe I wanted to smile, but I couldn't so I just hugged him, are you upset by the time he shook his head it didn't bother me that you lab made as long as you get to my mother says I never thought I'd be a mother by adoption. I never knew I was gonna have children through adoption at least I don't know if I can give birth to children, but I should be able to. I'm not sure but I'm not gonna test that theory out right now I need to figure out how to save my emotions first but first I need to save this kid if I can get him to be mine my baby then I can keep him safe and keep him safe from Oliver. I wanted to save him as soon as I saw him trailing his brother I knew he saw me and wanted to run to my safety.

I could've brought him home with me even sooner he could've been an ion with us where it was safe that would've been a lot easier and he wouldn't have lost his memories and we could've saved him and Iris. They would've been safe they would've been. Oh well, the poor girl was dead now I couldn't do anything about dead people, but I can keep this young child alive and I can have them become my baby and that'll keep him safe.

I'll be like mother and father I adopt children. I was adopted by them and they rejoiced to have me then I had her adopt my best friends their little friends at the orphanage and grew my family to have all those sisters, which was nice.

I can experience their emotions through myself, which would be very good for me no, I had my Timecrest as my love and then I had this little boy my child what else can I do good for Alencia? I can bring this place to disability. I can say this land. I am the counterpart after all most of the game predictions have come true. AC has lost his memory ashes back in Lyle and well I think that's where ashes I can't remember exactly. Yes, that's where he is. OK, now I just need to get another thing else done.

Not in the meantime, but I need to get Porsche to help me with the adoption papers and custody papers. I should've done this years ago. I really should have but I didn't think of just trying to take the child that wasn't my job at that time my job was to get all over to make Oliver. Give me the money or give Oliver the money to let my love go.

No, I've taken his sibling. He's probably gonna be angry, but I don't care. He doesn't deserve a child. This sweet so adorable while he slept. I watched him. I slept already, so I sat and watched him, not the creepy way, but in the loving mother way, I even touched his face and told him it was gonna be OK even though I had no emotion.

It'll be hard I have to battle for this. I do I'll have to battle for AC.

Fighting for Cassidy is not gonna be either but I'm gonna try. I'm gonna win because I know what's best for this child but I need to ask him about it when he wakes up. He'll wake up soon.

And I know he's gonna ask me questions like where am I and who are you? I know that's what he's gonna ask and I'll try to answer them and I know he'll want to eat something too.

But right now, I'll sit by his bedside then I'll go and get those papers from Porsche.

He's running a miter fever after the memory deletion so I wrapped his head there that should be better.

He should cool down now.

His eyes started to open and saw me and I knew the first question he was going to ask was where am I? I answered you're in my house I said who are you? I knew that was gonna be the next question out of his mouth. I am Zoe, and I'm the one who rescued you with the help of Luther and Scarlet I said I brought you home to me to live with me.

I am the counterpart he blinked his eyes, recognizing me somewhat. Those memories weren't completely taken wait. Are you the beautiful woman who is that? I saw when I was standing home, my brother yes I am I said. I should've taken you then and brought you home with me to ion and then you could've been mine sooner.

I would've saved you and that girl that you don't remember, and you could've lived with us with me. Both of you could've been my kids and I would've taken care of you.

But now she's dead but you're alive and that's all that matters. I don't like someone to be dead, but it's OK.

Thank you for taking care of me. He says I wish you could take me home. You are home. I said you don't wanna live with him. He's not responsible enough to keep you safe. He hurt you and now and now you're to live with me.

I didn't try to say it mainly I couldn't show emotions so it came out that way I apologize for being so rude. Said it was OK. I told him I have no emotion, but I will do my best to keep you safe. I'll get used to it he says you'll be like my mom yes I will become your mother and if I marry Luther cause I'm dating him he'll become your father OK that sounds good to me he says, but I'll probably be a single mom with you for a while all right then and there places you're not allowed to go in this house I said give him the rules you're not allowed to go in my lab why would I go in there? That is true but I'm just letting you know why you don't accidentally go in there and you can come into my bedroom. If you like you can go to Luther's bedroom I wouldn't go in there. He said again. I know you wouldn't and you're a good child I hated living with my brother. He said the only time I got to have a new meal with him was breakfast, and even then it was very solemn. Well, you wanted to worry about that I will take care of you.

And I will try to see if I can get Porsche to help you reverse your memories so you can remember your magic I can tell you don't have it. He nodded. Well, I'll help you try to get your magic back I said.

But I can tell you're good with a weapon with a sword, right he, not it again OK well that'll be good and useful OK then.

And I help with your training and when you're older, I'll have you join the guild, but my brother is there I know but I'm there for how long not long. I said I'm gold and I'm going to be sub master soon. I said you gonna try to be a master I'm going to try, I said.

I'm gonna try to become the master of fire fire is my element I said demonstrating my magic pretty he said how do you get it that color it's just because of my potty I said my body makes the I am I embody. I have made the fire look this color.

And as I said, I am the human counterpart. I am Luther's counterpart and Scarlett but more Luther and now I'm his love and Scarlett's best friend I said.

So you don't have to worry ever again are you gonna become the master of fire? I am not letting someone like it take place. I'm gonna become the master of fire and sit on the council with Luther and people like Oliver will not have much to say.

I've come to save Alencia and that is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna save Alencia. He smiles well you could be a great hero. You can too. I said I'll teach you how to be one. You'll teach me how to be a hero yes if that's what you want me to do I'll be your mentor and I will teach you how to be a hero, not a villain, I like that he says.

Does it bother you that I am human? I asked he shook his head no or emotionless no he said again. It doesn't bother me, Miss Zoe. He says Mom he tried out the word. I never had a mother since my mother and she was dead. You'll have a new mother. I said what you need as a mother, and a father soon and I will take care of you hugging him.

No, let me fix you something to eat. I learn how to fix a lot of these dishes here in Alencia so I will fix you a full meal for you. I know you need to eat for your aura so I'm gonna make sure you eat smiles at me when will be ready, as fast as you think hold on boy, I said laughing you need to eat soup I can't fix you a fool because you still are hot and running a fever. I said that's why I put a cold cloth around your head running a fever and I need to cool down a bit and give you something soup to drink. You can't eat a full-on meal right now. So I get I made a griffin egg soup for you and you were going to drink it. You're gonna drink the broth I said.

I know you would want more than that, but I need to make sure your body isn't completely ill. I said, even though I was emotionless, I was a natural caregiver. I've taken care of my younger sister's patients so I know how this works.

I left the room to make the broth and some dry toast. I know this is what you'll have to eat, but I cannot give him a full-on meal right now his body can't take that right now. Especially with his fever, I need to make sure his body can take it and water. I need to make sure he drinks plenty of it in an aura potion.

Also, I need Howard to check him out as well ho as they call him. I need him to check out the little boy as well. I'm not a doctor or a healer.

Do I need him to be checked out to make sure there are no other injuries?

After I was done, I made sure he drank every bit of that soup ate the toast, and drank our potion and water you need to make sure your aura isn't hurt I said which it is, but I wanna make sure you need this I said.

I took his hand in mine after he was done. I took the dishes away afterward I held his hand for a moment. I'm glad you're conscious because I'll need you awake so you can help me with these papers. You're almost old enough to sign yourself heed OK Miss Zoe, it'll be a battle for me for you, but I think it'll be fine. If we can win you will be mine, not your brothers.

And you can inherit half my estate you're rich I am I said my parents are rich so I'm rich whatever I have you and her and so am I if I have any other children, they will inherit my fortune as well. I will oversee the cranes and become richer but in a good way.

Besides, your family has been in place been in charge of being the most wealthy family and all the LCF for too long. It's time it's time for my for you for my family to be the next richest family in Valencia.

After that Porsche came with the paperwork she had to force all of her to sign it. Obviously, getting him to sign was the issue, but she forced it and then I had to sign and then sign his name, and then he had to sign his new last name he was no longer AC, you are now Alistair Baker. I said he smiles. OK, I like it. It's cute he says.

You can have a new nickname. I said he said what I said you could be called a B he laughs. OK, that is kind of funny. It is kind of funny I said.

Or you can just be Alistair I said I'd rather do that. He said I can have that name without the fear of my brother he says.

And you're protected under the under me counterpart I said, hugging my new baby. He wasn't little, but he was still a kid and I'll try to help him fix his memories. I'll do that said Porsche. I will help you with that project, Miss Zoe oh thank you very much. And Luther said he's gonna try to help me find my lost emotions and if he can't, he's gonna try to make me new ones oh that would be nice. Yes, I want to be able to feel. I said want to be able to feel things I don't want to feel I don't want to not be able to feel for the rest of my life I want to find what was lost and find it. I think it's fair. It's not fair that Alvin makes you that way. It's not fair that you have to be like this. I haven't met Ezra. Oh, I don't know if you'll ever meet Ezra he'll hate me anyway I said he probably will Porsche said He'll think he was a great exception to this world. Well, I said Alencia I said Alencia from crane from his power from holding Luther hostage he should be proud of me. I don't know if he will be or not He'll probably want to send you back to your creator. I shivered. I don't wanna go back there and I don't wanna leave AC or I should say Abby we all laugh well I couldn't laugh, but Alistair laughed, and Porsche too.

The paperwork is done. Porsche said Alistair is now yours legally. Oliver can't do anything now at least to him. He'll probably hate me. He probably will dear, but you're safe under the union and so is your family. Your whole family is safe underneath the union. I was happy that we were safe under the union.

Now what are we doing? We can celebrate now I said we can go eat out here in the union. Let's go. You told me about that one restaurant here oh yes, said make sure you save some food for me. I said I might not have motion, but I do have to eat he laughed of course you do you are human yes I am human. I said I have to eat just like you humans are no different from natural as in we still have the same functions of eating and things and we have the same heart. I don't know why people hate us so much, but I'll figure out how to fix that issue too OK OK Alistair said then let's go to Griffin's delight. Sounds good to me.

We went to the Griffin Delight and he was right it was really good. Wanted to find the chow mein cow here and go eat there too. Oh, that'll be great. I'd love to go eat there I said and he said you might meet Master Singin oh right the master of Dark that sounds cool. I'd like to meet the master of dark. He might not like me very much, but we'll see.

He ain't enough, but I made sure he didn't eat the whole restaurant out so I'd have some food too after we were done, we returned to my home. I told him to get ready for bed and he did as he was told I was his mother after all, but I would treat him with respect. I will not hurt him, and when Luther becomes his father, he won't hurt him either.

I'm ending here. I hope you enjoy this chapter 9. I hope it's a very successful chapter and I hope you like it. The store is getting good. Don't worry good stuff will happen soon. I'm just getting all this stuff out of the way so we can get to the good stuff, all right I'll see you then.

i'll see you in the next chapter, which would be

The next chapter will be chapter 10

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