Our Only Hope

The Strategy

3rd person POV...

Nadia and Ethan were now officially out of breathe for they had used up all of their energy in their previous training. Ethan looked at the time and it was 9:00pm. "Dang its nine already come on let's go inside and find something to eat before it gets to late." Ethan stated as he motioned for Nadia to follow him inside. Nadia followed right behind him for she was starving considering she had skipped out on lunch.

As they both made their way to the kitchen Ethan began to get the ingredients to make a sandwich before nadia asked what their next strategy was. "Oh right I havent told you have I" Ethan stated. "Told me what?...wait you have a plan already?" Nadia asked surprised.

"Of course I have a plan, we've been training intensely for almost a month now...what did u think we would just wing it?" He asked childishly as he passed her a sandwich. "Ok ok just tell me the plan already." Nadia stated as she took a bite out of her sandwich.

"Well this plan isnt full proof since we know nothing about our enemies so we kind of have to guesstimate. Which already brings us to a disadvantage. And assuming lilith isnt working alone it's going to be just us two versus who knows how many people." Ethan explained as he too took a bite out of his sandwich.

"Ok so then what do we do?" Nadia asked. " "Well for starters we are gonna use my dads cabin by the lake to draw their attention away from my family. The last thing I need is for them to be in danger. So we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow so that we can spend are time training near the lake" Ethan stated with confidence.

"Ok...how far is this cabin?" Nadia asked slightly confused. "Its about 30 minutes away it's far enough to wear my family wont get caught in the crossfire but close enough to wear if they need me I can fly back in less then 10 minutes. I dont usually like to fly in broad daylight cause it can bring unwanted attention and flying at the speed I use can be dangerous to humans so I try not to unless absolutely necessary." Ethan explained.

"Oh...is that way you only fly with kai in the house instead of outside?" Nadia asked. "Exactly that's also why I didnt fly my mom to the hospital cause I could've not only killed the baby but also put her life in greater danger" Ethan stated.

"oh ok" Nadia mumbled as she thought about how fragile humans really were."Anyway back to the plan, lilith is most likely going to be the leader of the operation but I dont think shes in charge I think someone else is pulling the strings from behind the scenes so they probably aren't going to participate into the battle unless they have to.

Meaning it's just gonna be lilith, her right hand man and a bunch of axellion soldiers. If I'm right about this then they will draw the attention of U.S. Army. You let the army deal with the axellion soldiers, under no circumstances will you help the army. Ethan explained.

"Wait how am I not supposed to help arent we here to protect this world, the army will be ripped apart and you mean to tell me I cant help prevent unessessary casualties?" Nadia asked before she was cut off.

"No...Nadia listen to me the axellion soldiers arent as strong as Lilith and whoever they chose as her right hand man. Yes they are strong but they dont use technology like the humans do which automatically puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to the U.S. army. So let them handle the axellion soldiers your focus is your sister who is gonna come at you with everything she has so don't you dare hesitate. She may be your biological sister but she doesnt care about you. And she sure as hell wont hesitate to kill you." Ethan explained harshly as he looked Nadia in the eyes.

Nadia nodded in response. Ethan then continued, " Now I'll have your back if you need me but I'll most likely be battling her right hand man. Your strong dont forget that, and you still have 2 powers that you have yet to unlock so dont worry you've got this." He explained confidently.

"Now on the day of the invasion my dads not going to work and him, my mom, and Kai are going in our basement until this whole thing is over." Ethan stated. "Ok...but how long is this invasion gonna last anyway." Nadia asked curiously.

"Honestly I have no clue if anything goes wrong it can end up in a full blown war, which is why we have to try and take down Lilith and her right hand man immediately so that we can go up against their boss" Ethan explained.

"Ok but what if their boss is the same guy who caused the destruction of out planet what then...if my mom and dad couldnt beat them what shot do we have?" Nadia stated worriedly.

"Nadia you and I are far stronger then the King and Queen of Ashron were when they went up against the Axellions. Plus I might be a protege, but so are you. I've known about my powers since I was young, you've known about them for only a 2 months and your already almost as strong as me." Ethan stated genuinely.

Nadia now with a soft smile asked "Ok so once we bring down my sister and her right hand man what do we do about their boss?" Nadia asked innocently.

"Simple...we kill him." Ethan stated as if it was nothing as he finished eating his sandwich bringing chills up Nadias spine as she looked down at the floor. Ethan noticing she was taken back by his response sighed and walked over to her as he gently cupped her jaw causing her eyes to meet his.

"You dont have to do any of the dirty work I will, so dont worry about it ok. Just focus on stopping your sister from destroying this planet." Ethan stated gently.

Nadia recovered her smile and thanked Ethan once again. Ethan smiled and walked over to put their dishes in the sink and began washing them.

"Oh and one more thing" he started causing Nadia to look at his back for he didnt turn around to speak to her "you and I also have an advantage. Since were raised on earth and are used to the gravity and temperature on this planet we can fly but they wont be able to, not unless they are either proteges or have a power that allows them to, but the likelyhood of them being proteges is like 5% considering how rare it is. So that benefits us by alot." Ethan explained confidently as he put the dishes to dry.

He then walked over to the living room and told Nadia that he would be right back. Nadia watched for she was slightly confused, it wasnt until Ethan walked over the sofa and picked up his sleeping 5 year old brother that she realized what he was doing. Kai had once again fallen asleep on the sofa next to his moms room as a way of protecting her.

So Ethan was carrying him to his room so that he could be more comfortable. Nadia looked at the time and saw that it was already 10:00 pm but wasnt quite tired yet. As Ethan walked out of Kais room and closed the door he went back downstairs and asked nadia if she wanted to watch a movie before they went to bed.

She of course said yes and they went into Ethans room to watch one of her favorite movies (17 again). She walked into Ethans room and they both laid in his bed as they began the movie like they did almost every other day since they started dating last week when Ethan asked her out by creating a picnic on his rooftop after she told him that she always wanted to do what normal people do like go on a picnic or a midnight stroll.

So hear they were cuddling together on Ethans bed while watching her favorite movie for about the 4th time. About halfway through the movie nadia had fallen asleep so Ethan kissed her on her forehead and slowly got out of the bed.

He covered her in his bed sheets turned off the tv and quietly walked out of his room. He then gently closed the door and slept in the guest room next door. Ever since they got back from the hospital Ethans mother Isabelle offered Nadia to stay in their guest room after Ethan told her that Nadia lives in a small crappy apartment.

Of course Nadia didnt want to bother them at first but eventually she said yes, she goes to her apartment from time to time but she spends most of her time at Ethans place considering that they had such an uplifting environment.

Nadia loved being around Ethan and his family because even though she only knew them for 2 months to her it felt like she knew them all her life.