MY IMORTAL FAMILY

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Casey arrives at Romans school. She walks into the classroom and finds him seated quietly reading a book. “ I’m sorry he is awake Mrs. Tough, he doesn’t sleep as much as the other children” says his day care teacher “yes I know, and he loves to read” replies Casey “come on Roman let’s go” says Casey as Roman slowly packs his bag and they leave. As they enter the car Casey asks “ Roman why is your towel covered in fur” “ I don’t know mummy” replies Roman. Casey just shrugs her shoulders and they go home.

Dana is in his office looking at a few academic journals. He checks the watch and decides to turn off his laptop and call it a day. He walks to the car when he hears someone say “ hey doctor can you spare a moment” and Dana stops “ I wanted to run this past you” continues his colleague “ let’s do this, come to my office tomorrow at lets say around eleven huh, that way ill be able to give my full undivided attention” says Dana. He then gets into his car and heads for Brock’s school. Dana drives for thirty minutes and gets to Brocks school, the distance from the office to Brock’s school is actually quiet far Dana thinks to himself but he then concludes that the city traffic also makes it feel like its even worse. He waits in the parking lot and like clockwork Brock emerges and gets into the car “ hey slugger” says Dana “hey dad” replies Dana as they begin the ride home. “ so dad the team swimming coach came by class today” says Brock “ oh what did he want” asks Dana “ so what happened is I didn’t do PE with the whole class, I was the only one swimming in the big pool. So I get told to do all these drills , well just one drill,I swim to the other side of the pool and get out and walk to the other side dive swim and repeat. So after a while the team swimming coach comes and watches me doing this. And then they make me do it again but this time around they measured my time” says Brock. “ so what happened after” asks Dana “ the swimming coach offered me a spot on the swimming team” replies Brock “ oh and is that something you want to do” asks Dana “ well I told him I would ask you dad” replies Brock “ no it isn’t about me, do you want to swim for the school team” asks Dana “ I don’t know dad, I enjoy swimming for fun, I don’t want to do it for the competition because then that means I would have to train, besides I just joined the football team” says Brock “ okay” says Dana. They drive for a few minutes in silence before Brock says “ you know dad, something weird happened today at the pool” “ what happened” asked Dana “ we were hit with like a mini tsunami” says Brock “ a tsunami” says Dana “ yes but not like an actual tsunami but like the way the water from the moved it was weird. You know how if you tilt a bucket full of water and then you tilt it back the water comes flying out” says Brock “ that sort of happened, and everyone was soaked, except me. I guess I was just lucky” says Brock “ I guess you were” says Dana. This revelation by Brock confirms Dana’s suspicions and fears. That his son is an anadite, he doesn’t know it yet but what happened at the pool was not some freak even, it was caused by him. Now Dana knows he has to tell them the truth about himself, he will also need to train them on how to use their abilities, that way they can control them and they don’t hurt anyone or themselves.

Roman and Casey are at home watching television whilst Mavis is in the kitchen when they hear a car pull up. Roman runs out to the car to greet Brock and Dana who have just arrived. Dana lifts Roman up and says “ how are you boy” “I’m fine” screams Roman “ Brock how was school” asks Roman “ it was fine” replies Brock as they walk into the house, and Brock runs to Casey and hugs her and says “hello mummy” “hello Brockie” says Casey “hey” says Dana as he walks in carrying Roman. Brock then goes to his room to change out of his school uniform. Dana puts Roman down and walks into the kitchen and says “hello Mavis” “ hello sir” replies Mavis as he gets bottled water and he heads to the bedroom to change out of his formal clothes. Brock comes out and sits next to his mother “ so how was school” asks Casey “ it was okay” replies Brock. “ oh tell your mother how coaches are fighting over you” says Dana as he walks into the sitting room as he sits next to them. Casey looks at her son and says “ well I am waiting” Brock then looks down for a few moments before he says “ well today at PE I did not swim with the other kids” “ why” asks Casey “well I have been told I should swim in the big pool now, so as I was swimming in the big pool the team swimming coach came and he offered me a spot on the team” says Brock “ oh my” says Casey as a huge smile covers her face “ so what do you want to do” she asks “ I don’t want team swimming because that means I wont be swimming for fun, also I want to focus on football” says Brock “ okay do you have any homework” she asks “ yes, its math” he responds “ okay go start it” she instructs and Brock goes over to the dining table to start his homework. “ so we have a genius and an athletic beast of a son” says Dana as he covers his wife. “ I know, he just so smart, I know he gets his brains from you. The swimming is from me” says Casey “ really I can swim too” says Dana “ we’ve been married eight years and I have never seen you swim” says Casey  “ well I don’t like getting wet” says Dana “I’m done” says Brock who jumps onto his father “ please check” he adds. Dana then sits up and checks the work “ hmm……. Everything is correct” he says as he hands Brock his book and signs the Brock’s diary.

Damascus and David arrive at their hotel room. David turns on the lights and what they find shocks them. Damascus flames his hands and David says “ you have a few minutes to tell us who you are before we kill you”. The man remains calm and says “ there’ll be no need to do that, besides if you did the whole Pagodian army will invade this little planet of yours” “ well then who are you” says Damascus “ my name is Arrisibalaga Peka” says the man and David pecks up before he says “ you are Pagodian” “ yes I am Arrisibalaga Peka of the royal family of Pagodia” replies the man “ so what’s the prince of Pagodia doing on earth” asks Damascus “ well when you come across a planet that seems like  it is home to some of the most feared beings in the universe you might want to investigate, especially if one of them happened to be on your home planet a few days ago” replies Aririsibalaga. Damascus then turns of his flaming hands and says “well then what do you want” “well I was hoping we could come to a little working arrangement” says Arrisibalaga as he walks around their hotel room “ and I am sure you wouldn’t want the rest of the enforcers and the intergalactic patrol men to know that a certain anadite thief not only escaped from the null and void but is hiding out in a hotel on earth. Oh and that anadites aren’t actually extinct. I found not only one but two” “ well you still haven’t said what you want” says David “ okay ill stop beating around the bush” says Arrisibalaga as he puts a file on the table “ what we have here is a classified file from the enforcers about a certain father and son duo called Damascus and David Tough. I mean normally I wouldn’t care but the file here says that you guys are the only living anadites in the multi verse. It also says here that you guys are wanted for crimes. Theft,  k********g oh and last but not least blowing up planets. Now see I was thinking you guys could do a few jobs for me and well I will make sure that the enforcers don’t find you” adds Arrisibalaga. “ I happen to know that if you are aware of us the enforcers are aware too and they would have been here if didn’t show up” asks Damascus “ well they are currently working with the Pagodian police who happen to well you know work for me because I am royalty. I would not be here if someone didn’t rob my museum and have his father bust him out of the null and void” he then starts to head for the door and says “ it’s fine if you guys don’t help I can get someone else, you guys can keep the file, I made copies and the enforcers do too. However I wonder what will happen when the rest of multi verse finds out that one of the most powerful races are hiding out on earth. I mean not one or two but there’s at least ten anadites hiding out on earth.” “ okay fine we will do it” says Damascus “ I think we won’t, I’ll take my chances with the enforcers and intergalactic patrolmen” says David “ don’t mind my son you just tell us what we need to do and we will get it done” says Damascus. “ well then if that’s the case I will be in touch with you guys soon, I also happen to have left a package for you guys in the bathroom. Consider it a show of good faith and the start of a beautiful working relationship” says Arrisibalaga as he walks out of the room. “ what was that” asks an angry David “ that was me protecting you once again” replies Damascus “ I can take care of myself” says David “ like you did on the null and void” asks Damascus. This prompts David to turn away in disgust before he says “ I don’t understand why we have to work for him. We are anadites we work for no one” “ well the rest of the multi verse may think that there are no anadites left, and that is something we have been using to our advantage but the moment the rest of the multi verse finds out we may be in trouble” says Damascus “ why” asks David “ because we may have crossed a few people in our time, well I know I did as did your grandparents” says Damascus “ well then we are powerful if we fight together they can’t touch us” says David “you don’t get it do you, my parents, your grandparents came to earth to start a new life, one that is far from the chaos, violence and death an anadite experiences. I only do these odd jobs because whilst the quiet life on earth is peaceful I need to stay sharp to protect myself and also make money. I never wanted this life for you David. I only started taking you when you started to show signs of being anadite, but if it were up to me, you would have stayed with your mother” replies an emotional Damascus. David just walks into the bathroom and comes out with a brief case and asks “ so this is the package he left us” “ I guess it is. Open it. Don’t touch it use your powers” says Damascus and David opens it using his telekinetic force and the briefcase contains money.