“To Protect and Serve our King” That is what the cover of the Destiny book says. It is like a handbook for our royal guards of our home planet. After we died the elders of our planet had sent this with the guards. Nasedo and I each have a copy. Supposedly Nasedo had given the copy to Tess. I doubt they know anything about it…hell if they can even read it. I am trying to transcribe it. It is a slow process I am trying but I haven’t used our language in so long it is hard to transcribe the book. There’s something about Tess I cant figure it out. Maybe it is a memory I haven’t recovered….all I know is that I can’t trust her no one can.

Crashdown The Next Day

After School 3:10pm

As I sit in the corner looking at the group I pretend to do my homework, while actually I try to transcribe. I stand to get some coffee and I hear a voice summing from the group. Its Max‘s voice. “ Hey Des, come over here and sit down.” Oh I don’t know I have homework to do….” “Come on forget it don’t you have all A’s?” he says. I sigh and say ok. When no one looks I sneak Tabasco in my coffee. Don’t freak I know It’s one of our dietary quirks.. It is hard to explain. As I drink my coffee and listen to their conversations I start to feel dizzy. “ Oh my god did you hear what Sara said to Mr. Robins?” exclaimed Maria “ I can’t believe she got away with that.” Everyone was laughing and my Father had walked in and said hi to all of us and sat down. I can feel all the blood rushing from my head and sort of noticed Max looking at me strangely. I know I’m about to have a vision and I have to get out of the room so I can protect my secret. I start to back up and I drop my coffee cup making the others jump in surprize. My whole world went black and all I remember hearing is Isabel screaming.

::FLASHING IMAGES IN HER MIND::

A Strange Room

The Royal Throne Room

I’m behind a pillar

There’s a small group of people

It is the Queen. Tess and Her guardian Nasedo

And Kivarr

And the next thing I felt was a connection. I have read about these. I read in Kyle’s journal about his experience when he was healed by Max after his gunshot wound. He said when he was healed he saw into Max’s mind that it was filled with images and memories of Liz. I see the same thing.

I jerk awake with a gasping breath. My nose is bloody I can feel it running down my face. I look around me and see Max to my side and the others Michael, Maria ,Kyle, Liz, Isabel, Tess and Father. As I look into his eyes all I see is pain and utter shock. My secrets out. That was not the way I had wanted to tell my family and friends. The next thing I know I’m on my feet and rushing to my booth that I was sitting at gather my things and take one more look over my shoulder before going out the door. They just stare at me.

I run as fast as I can back to “my” house. And go into my bedroom and take out a small duffel bag. As I through my magic books that the others don’t know about, throwing clothes and other things into the bag. I hear the others coming up the drive way calling my name. I pick up my leather jacket that Kyle had given me recently and throw my duffel over my shoulder and open the window, jump out and make my way to the street taking my car out of the driveway.

Kyle stares out the window. “She just left! Without even saying goodbye!” “What would you have done?” Maria’s voice raised. “She was scared.” Max sits down and rubs his temples in exhaust. Isabel starts to pace” Are you sure Max about what you saw?” “I’m sure” he says looking up. “I say we just let her go…and forget about her.” Tess spoke up. Kyle turns fuming “ HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? ABOUT MY SISTER?!”

“She left willingly we have to protect ourselves.” she replies. Liz spoke up “Max, What exactly did you see?” Max looked nervously around the room. “ I saw us, her memories of the home planet, a demonstration of her powers.” Isabel looked worriedly at Max. “ How powerful is she?” Max looked at his hands and said “She‘s pretty powerful.” “That’s it!” Kyle yells slamming his hand on the table “I’m going after her.” “Desire is strong and when she wants she will come back and talk to us.” said Liz “I don’t want to hear it Liz” says Kyle waving his hand at her. “ Kyle…..no don’t.” said Jim “Just….don’t” he said tiredly. “But..but ..but Dad….we have to go after her she can get hurt.” sad Kyle. Jim looks up from where he is “Kyle…if you love something set it free..Desire will come home, when she’s ready I just don’t know when that is.” “ Dad where will she go? We are the only people she knows, ever talked to” said Kyle. “That’s not true I might know where she’s going . Only one of two spots.” “Where?” asked Michael

“Well…Maybe where I found her” Jim replied. “Where‘s that?” asked Kyle. Jim had only one reply “ The Cliff by the Pod Chamber”