MY IMORTAL FAMILY

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Dana drives to his parents house after dropping Brock off at home. He pulls into the yard and parks his car. He notices Paul’s car is there as well. He then walks into the house. “ hey everyone” says Dana “ hey kid” says Ray “ hello son how are you” asks Cathy “ I am alright ma how are you” replies Dana “ oh I apart from the fact that I am growing old I cant complain” replies Cathy. “ I thought I heard you lousy voice” says Paul walking into the dining room area “ yeah it’s me you big lanky fool” replies Dana. “ so I’m from showing Brock the damage he has caused to the saw mill and forrest” adds Dana “ oh you did” asks Ray as he tilts his head in curiosity “ yeah I figured it was time. my hand was forced though” replies Dana “ what do you mean your hand was forced” asks Paul “ well the other day Brock got into a fight at school and well let’s just say he put a beating on a seventh grade bully” replies Dana “ also after what happened at the saw mill I had to do it” adds Dana “ okay I hear you, but what exactly did you tell him” asks Ray “ I told him the truth. The truth about us, where are from, what we are about and we can do. I told him that from recent events I am led to believe that he is also an anadite. The strange dreams he’s been having about burning forests and fighting his uncle and cousin and saw mills. I told him everything” says Dana “ and how did he take all of this” asks Cathy “ he was shocked but then excited, he called me a superhero” replies Dana “ and Casey, have you told her yet” asks Cathy “ no I have not. I also have not told Roman yet. I don’t know I just want to be in control of the whole situation” says Dana “ well I hear lil bro but you have to tell them sooner rather than later” says Paul “ especially Roman” adds Ray, Paul looks at his parents and says “ Roman has got powers too” “ yes” as Dana, Cathy and Ray all answer. “ okay so after you tell them what’s next” asks Paul “ well I had discussed with mom and dad that the best thing would be for them to be trained on how to control and use their power” says Dana “ trained like how we were back in Scar” asks Paul “ yes but not as intense like you guys were trained” says Ray “ I agree with your father, they may be anadites but we need to remember they aren’t full blooded anadites” says Cathy “ well they could have fooled me” says Paaul “ what do you mean by that” asks Ray “ well when Brock arrived at the saw mill the power and punch that kid packed, it was higher than most soldiers ever possessed back on Scar” says Paul. At that moment a white light forms in the sitting room before it turns black. They all stand up and prepare for what’s coming through the hole. Dana clenches his fists and gets his heat vision laser ready, Cathy’s whole body glows green as she prepares to pause time, Ray increases his body sise and muscle mass whilst Paul takes his fathers sword and wields it. Then walks out a figure and he says “ you can stand down” as he puts his teleporter gun down. Cathy and Ray are shocked at what they see. “ well good evening Raymond and Catherine Tough, it has certainly been a long time since we crossed paths” says the figure “ it definitely has. To what do we owe the pleasure” asks Ray “ I assume this two gentlemen are your sons. Judging by how young they are they must be Damascus’s kid brothers” replies the figure “ my father asked you a question” says Paul “ yeah tell us who you are before it gets bad for you” adds Dana “ calm down boys we aren’t in trouble” says Cathy. “ my name is Lieutenant Nikolai Bulev of the fist squadron. I serve the enforcers” replies the figure “ the lieutenant Bulev” asks Dana “ yes the one and only” replies Bulev. “ I didn’t come to chat and catch up I came here on very urgent business” adds Bulev “ what business may that be and why would it be on Earth” asks Ray “ yeah I mean this is a quiet planet” says Cathy. “well I am looking for your son Damascus and his son David” says Bulev. Cathy , Ray, Dana and Paul all look at each other “ judging from your body language I can only assume you know where they are” says Bulev “ well Damascus I can say we saw him, or better put we where with him a few days ago, however I haven’t seen him since” says Ray “ yeah we also saw him a few days ago” says Paul “ we never really see much of him. He is always up and about getting up who knows what” says Casey. “ interesting. May I ask why there was a fight the other day” says Bulev “ oh that was nothing more than a family matter, misunderstanding for lack of a better word” replies Ray. “ a misunderstanding you say” asks Bulev “ yes a misunderstanding” repeats Ray “ a misunderstanding that results in earth property and forests being destroyed” asks Bulev “ look families fight all the time so can you cut the games” says Paul “ oh my this one is as feisty as they come” says Bulev “ what can I say I don’t warm up to strangers” replies Paul “ but I am not a stranger” says Bulev. “ tell your son I am not a stranger” Ray. Ray just keeps quiet and looks at Bulev who then asks “another thing you guys wouldn’t happen to know anything about a missing agent of ours would you.  Would the name Captain Toby Toll ring a bell” “ no doesn’t ring a bell” says Ray. “ okay, if you guys see Damascus or David who by the way is supposed to be in the null and void. Let me know. Captain Toll was least seen with Damascus, and David was last seen in the null and void” says Bulev who then opens a portal and leaves. “ oh lord what have those two gotten themselves into now” cries Cathy “ I don’t know but whatever it is it can’t be good” says Ray “ I don’t get it why is Damascus not like the rest of us. Like with him it’s never genuine. You know when he calls or shows up at your doorstep he either needs money or he is in trouble” says Paul. Dana remains quiet and he begins to think whilst Paul and his parents discuss what just happened. “ the null and void is a prison is it not” asks Dana “ yes it is. It’s a prison on alternate universe where the scum of the multiverse are sent. That’s if they are not killed by the enforcers” says Ray “ true once you are in there you aren’t getting out” says Paul “ and yet Bulev said David was there” says Cathy “ that cant be true, David showed up at the saw mill when we fought Damasucs” says Dana “ that could mean he escaped” says Ray “ I know David is a problem but no way he gets sent there and he escapes” says Paul. “ Ray its happening. We have been found” cries out Cathy “ hey now calm down we cant assume the worst. Bulev was just looking for Damascus and David” replies Ray “ yeah but you know it’s something big when Bulev comes out. That’s the lieutenant of the enforces” says Cathy “ true but he did say he is just looking for that missing Captain” says Dana “ I hope they didn’t kill or get him killed” says Paul “ I doubt it. This Toby Toll is a very good friend of Damascus they are probably out there drinking somewhere” says Ray. “ the fact is we have been found Ray” cries Cathy “ yeah that is going to be a problem. I think your little brawl was felt by the multi versre. And if the enforces know I can guarantee everyone else is bound to know. So I think we need to start training Roman and Brock soon” says Ray “ why” asks Dana “ at this point we need to be prepared for anything, hey did you get a read on his mind” says Ray “no I didn’t” replies Cathy. “ but aren’t the enforcers kind of like an intelligence agency that operates all over the multi verse” asks Dana “ they are” replies Paul “ well then I am sure they have agents all over the world, hell they might even have agents here on earth. So you know an intelligence agency is supposed to know these things you know” says Dana “ he does have a point I mean they wouldn’t be doing their jobs if they didn’t know we were still alive” says Paul “ you see Paul gets it” replies Dana. “ you guys are forgetting something important” says Ray “ what is that” asks Paul “ that our species isn’t exactly popular amongst some sections of the multiverse” answers Casey “ and those sections include some members of the enforcers” adds Ray “ so they are going to hold us accountable for the sins of our race. Sins that were commited before I was born” asks Dana “ well when you consider some of the things our race has done, I wouldn’t exactly blame them” says Ray. Cathy at this point begins to break down and cry “ it’s happening Ray, it’s happening we are going to have to fight for our lives or be forced to leave like the last time” “ no trust me this time it will be different” says Ray “ what makes you so sure” asks Cathy. “ well this is our adopted home, and if we hide our power they wont tell us from the humans” says Ray. “ I am not uprooting my family, and I sure as hell wont let anything happen to them” says Ray.

Damascus is enjoying a bowl of oats when his phone beeps. He takes the phone and reads the message. He then looks at David and says “ it’s your friend Pagodian friend” “what does he want” asks David. “ here have a look” says Damascus as he passes the phone over to David. David looks at the picture and studies it for a few minutes before Damascus takes his phone back “ I said look at the picture I didn’t say go through my phone” says Damascus “ I wasn’t going through your phone, I was trying to see what type of make up the guy was using” replies David. Damascus laughs at David before he says “ they don’t use make up, the enforcers have this cloaking device that makes you look like the citisens of whatever planet you happen to find yourself in, hell the upmarket cloaking devices make you even sound like them” “ well lucky for us you don’t need a cloaking device huh dad” says a proud David “ yes I don’t. the beauty of being an anadite that can deceive people” replies Damascus. “ this guy though his device is good. He looks a bit like he is Russian” says Damascus “ yeah he does. Let me see the picture” again says David. He then studies the picture for a bit “ what are you looking for” asks Damascus “ a clue on his location,… wait I got something” replies David “ what is it” asks Damascucs “ the plane and where its’ parked, I know where this is” David “ okay let’s go get this guy then” says Damascus “okay” replies David. They then pack up their stuff and get ready to leave. They walk out before Damascus runs back inside. David waits impatiently for Damascus who returns a few minutes later with a pair of masks “ if we are going to be something like using our powers we cant afford to have people seeing our faces” says Damascus. They then fly to the location of the target they are supposed to take out. “ so what’s the play when we get there” asks David “ I don’t know let’s scope the place out first and see if the target is there before we fight anyone” replies Damascus. David nods his head in agreement with his father. They continue flying for a few more minutes before David says “ we are above the place” and Damascus says “let’s land and take it from there” as they begin to descend to ground. They then wait outside the location and they look around. David then puts on his mask and Damascus does the same. “ so any sign of our friend” asks Damascus “ no I don’t see anything yet” replies David. They look around for a few minutes before David says “ I spotted him, he has a lot of guards. A lot of them” “ well we can take them” replies Damascus “ yeah they only have machine guns” replies David “ follow my lead” says Damascus as he leaps into the compound and yells “ hey aren’t you guys supposed to shoot tresspassers” and the guards turn their attention to Damasucs and they begin firing in the direction of Damascus. David then also leaps into the compound and he creates a wind storm that blows away the guards as he runs and joins his father. Damascus looks over and says “ we need to get eyes on the target” as they emerge from cover and engage into a firefight with their enemies. This time Damascus uses wind to blow away his enemies whilst David uses fire to burn his enemies. They proceed forward “ there he is” says David as they notice the target attempting to flee. Damascus moves his feet to the left and the target is crushed by rocks and killed instantly. “damn that was cold” says David “ yeah I know” replies Damascus as they slowly approach the target. Damascus moves his hands in a motion resembling one would do when pushing something. The rocks move apart and they look at the target. “well he is dead” says David “ yeah let’s get out of here, the gunshots are sure to have alerted people” says Damasucus “ yeah you are right. This place is going to be crawling with cops soon”. They then fly off heading home. They arrive home after twenty minutes. They get home and Damascus goes into the bathroom to change whilst David goes outside to smoke. They then meet in the siiting room and Arrisibalaga walks into the sitting room and says “ I have to say well done on a good job gentlemen” “ thank you I guess” replies David “ oh whilst I am here I thought I should let you know that I am very close to finding your friends back home. You know the guys you helped rob a museum. Once I find them you will get what you were supposed to be paid” says Arrisibalga “ gee thanks I guess” replies David “ don’t gee thanks me, just keep doing a good job for me and well um never mention our dealings to anyone” replies Arrisibalaga “ well we say anything” replies Damascus “ good. as usual I will be in touch with you guys regarding the next job “ says Arrisibalaga as he walks out of their house and leaves.