THE HISTORY REPEATS

THE DESCENT

The door to Key's house knocked in the early hours of the morning. It was still dark outside, and the knocking persisted, growing more forceful with each strike. Mia, who had been sleeping, was immediately on high alert. She quickly got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and went upstairs to wake up the kids.

"Key, Nat, Mends, Cally, get up! There's someone outside," she whispered urgently.

"Mom? At 2am?" groaned Key as he got up from bed.

"Yeah, I think it could be Lars. Like who else would come to our house?" replied Mia.

"I'll check it," said Cally bravely.

"Obviously you wouldn't . Wanna die this soon?" quipped Key.

"Let's go together, I guess," suggested Nat.

"Yup, that sounds sensible to me," agreed Key.

They all crept downstairs, trying to make as little noise as possible. As they descended, the person on the other side of the door knocked again.

"Wh-who is this?" stammered Mia, her voice trembling.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten who I am, Ms. Mia," came the reply from the other side of the door.

Key thought it was Lars and almost blasted the door with his powers, but Mia stopped him just in time. The "almost blast" caused a hole in the door.

"It's your Uncle Frank, you idiot!" Mia laughed, moving towards the door to welcome them.

"Hey, and here's Uncle Paul too, remember me ?" added the tall man named Paul.

Key remembered him from when he was a kid and had seen him around the house before.

"Well, he was a kid. It's hard to remember us, right, Key?" said Ciara , her tone lighthearted.

"I do," Key replied, but before he could finish his sentence, Max interjected. "Well, it's fine, Key. Don't worry . We'll introduce ourselves when we'll get inside ," he said, with his voice casual.

Nat, Cally, Mends and even Key were taken aback by all the hushy situation . They were still processing what had just happened when everyone walked past them and into the living room.

As they entered the living room to investigate the commotion, they discovered that Mia was engaged in a candid conversation with everyone.

Key stood outside the living room and called his mother. "Ummm, Mom?" said Key. However, instead of responding, his mother just smiled, and Paul interjected, "What do you think you're doing out here, Key?" .

Key looked at Nat, feeling a bit flustered. "I- um- nothing. Just curious about who they are, Uncle Paul," he stuttered. "Ah," Paul sighed. "I see".

Max continued the conversation. "Key, I'm your mom's cousin, and this is Ciara, my wife," Ciara smiled as Max continued. "You were just a baby the last time I saw you, so little that you could fit in the palm of my hand, now what I see is all grown up man of eighteen." said Max, his voice cracking with emotion.

"Anyways Mia, the main reason we came all the way to you is just to assist you to Subterra ," said Frank, interrupting Max and taking the conversation to a more serious tone.

"Wait, what!" exclaimed Key, stunned that it was supposed to be a top-secret matter.

"How did you even-" Key attempted to continue, but was interrupted by Ciara. "You've met Corsone, right?" asked Ciara, smiling.

"Oh, I see," replied Key, comprehending everything.

"Well, are you all packed up?" asked Paul.

"Yes," replied everyone.