The Stars Aligned

Chapter 4

After what happened yesterday sleep did not come quick enough, I ended up falling asleep at around 1:30 and got up at 4:15. I tried to get back to sleep but I could not, so I decided to get dressed. I put on a rose gold top and some ripped blue ripped jeans. I also put my deep brown hair into a braided messy bun. By the time I was done getting dressed it was only 4:25 so I went downstairs to make myself some breakfast and watch some YouTube. As my breakfast was heating up, I walked over to the staff and made sure it was still there. I did not want to wake it up since it was only 4:30.

I grabbed the toast that recently finished toasting in the toaster and put some strawberry jam on it and sat on the couch and watched the news. It was basic just the weather channel, but then the TV started glitching out showing a video message, it was dark in the room, but I could clearly hear who it was. My Uncle. I quickly pulled up my camera and recorded the video so I could show my dad. Every word my uncle said sent chills down my spine, it was official he found me, and he will do anything to get me.

I started feeling sick, knowing he was coming, he wanted me, I was their weapon. After the video ended the news came back on, everybody including me heard it, radios were hacked, phones and even TVS. I just sat their shaking my breathing grew faster and I started hyper ventilating. I always wanted to help, but I realized I never wanted to in the first place, I never wanted to know he was my uncle, that I have a twin, about my aunt, ABOUT ANYTHING. I started crying with panic, my father quickly ran down, and the staff went over to my shaking body. He sat down and I just laid my head down on his chest while he comforted me, not knowing what happened.

After I stopped crying, he asked me what is wrong, I would not stop shaking and my eyes would not stop looking back and forth scared if I did not look one way, he would come for me. Before I showed him the video, I looked at him and said 3 words, “He found me.” I pulled out my phone and showed the video I recorded.
“Hello dear people, you must be wondering who I am and why I've stopped your daily entertainment, but I have some new entertainment for you. -” he went closer to the camera “I’ve found you niece, I know where you are, I know your school, I know you have powers, and I know every set you can do for your color guard practice.” He turns the camera to the high school “Starman, I suggest you bring your sweet daughter over to me, or ill forcefully take her and it will be the last time you see the real her.” he changes the camera to the high school security cameras, “And don’t worry we’ve been making sure Sam has been on her best behavior.” He laughed and turned the camera to himself showing his light green suit and his auburn hair. “The times ticking.” He made a ticking sound and then the video was gone.

My dad looked over at me with wide eyes, he quickly picked up his phone to call pat and the rest of the JSA, he looked at me and then grabbed my hand and the staff, I looked at him “What are we doing? More importantly where are we going.” He gets on the staff and pulls me up with him causing the staff to lower a bit because of the weight. “We're going to the JSA headquarters right now, less questions more telling me everything.” as the staff moved quickly through the air, I grabbed my dad's waist not being able to speak from the high speeds the cosmic staff was going. As we got to the headquarters the hero's cars were already there and Dr. Midnight waited at the door for us. He looked at Starman “This is getting serious.” I nodded my head although he wasn’t looking at me at all.

As we walked in all the heroes sat down at their seats leaving me to stand with pat which I did not mind I could not sit anyway. As they talked, they finally stopped and looked at me, “Star, shouldn’t we be asking her questions, she’s the one who should be worrying.” Wild cat asked my dad. He agreed and told me to bring the chair that was in the back beside him. I quickly got the chair and brought it over to him. As I sat down, I did not wait to start talking, “Questions won’t be needed I'll just spill everything I've been feeling lately that I should have seen as I sign.” They stopped talking and listened hard. “So, after my color guard practice, I heard a branch crack from behind me but when I turned no one was behind me, during that a tree branch moved and I thought it was an animal or something.” They looked at each other and turned back their focus on me. “Then I got on the staff and felt an uneasy feeling and then a ringing thing in my ear, it wasn’t painful but just annoying.” They did not budge so I went on. “I turned around as we started going and the branches were moving again, I'm guessing someone was coming out of it.” Pat looked at me with wide eyes, he was taking notes with his mind. I was close with pats son, Mike Dugan, his mother died during childbirth.

I took a deep breath before I went on, “Then after I was done destroying my dad in combat, I heard the ringing again but this time I was a lot more painful, soon a voice came and said, “I found you dear niece.”” As I finished Starman looked up with concern, “He’s known where you’ve been for a while it seems, but is now just attacking, but why now...” I tried saying why but was ignored, I knew that I was of high priority I was important to them all but hated being ignored. While they talked everything over, I looked over at pat who was dusting but also secretly listening. I sighed and decided to talk over them, “Or maybe they finished a project and since they are done, they are now using it on me!” they looked over at me a little annoyed I talked over them but once I finished their eyes went bigger. “That makes sense Sam, this might be worse than we think.” I smirked I finally got something in but quickly changed to a neutral face agreeing with them.

“Sam, we’ve been taken high precautions already, but I think it’s time we start doing a lot more.” My dad says, I looked over at him questioning him, “And how do you propose we do that?” I said to him, he looked over at me, “I will pick you up after color guard practice, I will take you to school, and we will have you wear a tracker and a camera in case” I looked at him agreeing that we should take high precaution but did not expect it to be that severe. “Alright...” I slightly smiled and got up to lay in a makeshift bed for emergencies or if I come. I hear a slight knock at the door and allow the knocker to come in. “Hey, I know it’s already a lot and you’ve been under a lot of pressure now. But everybody's worried about you and wants to help as much as they can even if that means it's going to be stricter.” He smiled and patted my leg and left to finish whatever he was doing, and I went back to what I normally do, sleep, or imagine.

I woke up and saw it was morning already and saw my dad laying on the floor and my stuffed animal lying beside me. I figured out it was a gift from my mom before I had to hide away because of the ISA. I hugged onto it tightly and then got up to wake my dad, “Dad, DAD wake up! I am late for school; Plus were still at headquarters.” He woke up and got up and stretched his back, floors are not comfortable. “I know your late, but I called them and said you were sick, plus you we asleep and I could tell you barley slept a wink last night so I thought it would be better if we just stayed here, you seemed more at peace.” He smiled and got up and reached for a bag he packed the blanket and stuffed bear in. “Let's get to the car and head for the house.” I looked at him with a small smiled I was not sure if we should still go back there my life was in danger. He smiled and patted my back knowing what I was thinking. “We need to get on with our lives, but just be more careful.” I nodded and headed to the car with him. (