Dennis's POV
Two years after her father's death, Dennis is to celebrate her twelfth birthday. She and her mother decide to go outside their home and take her to the amusement park like other kids and returned home late after sharing a cake together and having dinner.
They saw the dog that belongs to their only neighbor barking so hard and hurried to their house. Dennis stares at the three strange men sitting in their house scared and hide behind her mother.
"Who are you people?" Her mother asked also scared but they quickly stood up and assure them that they are not dangerous people but needs their help.
The both of them relaxed seeing they meant no harm and her mother quickly prepare the spare room for them telling them to leave the next day but in the morning, their place was invaded.
Lots of men armed with different weapons came into their house and tried to harm them but the men helped them and hide her away. Unfortunately, her mother was caught.
Dennis sob quietly at her hiding place with one of the men and watch how the men tried to assault her mother, not able to take it she rush out to attack them but end up passing out.
With no memory of what happened or how they took the men down, Dennis woke up and saw the three men also gone. She asked her mother but she simply sobs and hugs her tight
Not wanting to pressure her mother about it Dennis believed some kind of miracle must have happened and they lived in peace for a week before the men returned and start to chase after them.
She and her mother keep running and hiding away from this unknown enemy for a whole year till they got their new location again and caught them but Dennis suddenly teleport and saved their lives.
Shocked and not clear about how she was able to do that, Dennis tried again many times to teleport but didn't get it till the day her mother was killed and she teleport herself away to an abandoned building in fear.
There, she met Luther and he saw her appear there. He asked her questions but Dennis was too scared to answer until he showed her that he is also not human.
He promised to help her but warned her never to have any relationship with humans, he explains that they will only see her as a monster and to keep herself safe from those after her, she must never let anyone know her or come close to her
"Live like someone that doesn't exist" he had told her.
After a year of learning from him, Dennis insist on going to school to study like every other person but he refuse her request and only let her when it's time for her to go to college.
Being an outstanding student due to her abilities, she was able to catch up with every school work and learning was never a problem for her. She also makes sure to follow Luther's instructions strictly
The memories of hiding, living in fear and those men chasing them for a whole year still haunt her and she fear what will happen if she is caught.
Although she is able to use her teleporting abilities well Luther told her not to try to find out about any other ability and told her to see him like a doctor who will cure her
Dennis believe she is sick with some strange sickness that gives her these strange abilities according to Luther’s words but now she knows better
Luther helps her to conceal her existence and block the ‘green sticky blood’ as Dennis calls it and stops it from taking over her body and making her a full monster
He also gave an instruction not to have sex with any man if she values the other person's life.
She has a lot of questions but never ask him till now.....
Peace's POV
.....After Dennis finish explaining things about herself to him, the both of them remain quiet and there was silence in the whole room for almost two minutes.
Peace tries to assimilate everything she just told him and figure out what it all mean. He knows about X-MEN and Mutants but they are all human and don't have a different blood.
"So an Alien?" that seems like the only reasonable explanation for her abilities and strange body but what Alien wouldn't know who or what he is.
"Did Professor Luther tell you why you have this abilities and why all this is happening?" he asked and she shakes her head slowly.
"You also think am some kind of Alien right?" she said but Peace didn't respond
"I had the same thoughts too but what kind of Alien doesn't know anything about where she is from or who she actually is"
"Am sure there is an explanation for everything" he assured her.
"Where is Professor Luther?" He asked
"I don't know I haven't been able to contact him for a long time now. I believe he must have been caught by the same person trying to harm me" she answered
Peace would never have thought in his wildest dream that one of the reputable professors at his school is not human.
"You want to eat something?" he asked to bring an end to their discussion for the day and Dennis agrees then the both of them stood up and head to the kitchen together to prepare some food.
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Kayla’s POV
Peace’s face get caught in the video and all his friends saw it including Kayla, Sloane and Ryan canceled their trip and they all tried to look for him after
They check everywhere he could have gone but didn’t find him anywhere and gets more worried about his safety
“Never in my wildest dream will I think that girl is a demon” Beatrice said sitting with Kayla and Gina who seems busy with their thoughts
“Actually people are calling her a mutant or alien” Gina told her but Beatrice ignore her remark
“I feel really sorry for Peace, he must have been bewitched by her” she said and hit Kayla’s shoulder lightly
"Did you report to the police yet?”
“Yes I did but there is no news yet” Kayla answered and sighed
“Are you planning to get back with him when he is found? You literally throw yourself at another guy the night you broke up” Gina fired maliciously
She is still angry about the fact that Nate canceled their trip and even went off the grid because of her
“Gina! She did that because she is heartbroken” Beatrice said not aware of the things that happened between them
“Heartbroken my foot, I wonder if what will happen if anyone finds out about your secret” she said and leaves them
She couldn’t care less about Peace or Dennis; they are not her cup of tea. She is rather concerned with finding Nate
“Am sure she is just bluffing” Beatrice assures her but Kayla seems deep in thought and only nod her head silently
Her phone beep for a notification of a message from an unknown number and she immediately checks it hoping it’s from Peace but it turns out to be Nate.
‘What happened to Peace?” the message reads and she replies him
She thought he will be staying away for a long time as usual but seems like he is also worried about Peace
‘I will try to contact his uncle’ he send another message and Kayla is alerted seeing the word uncle
Not every of Peace’s friends knows he has an uncle somewhere and expect her and Nate, she doesn’t think any other person knows he has a close family like that since none of them has seen him before
She remembers clearly about six months ago when Peace was very sick and she wanted to call his uncle, he had forbidden not to and told her to never call him even if he is in trouble
She called the number but it’s switched off so she give up and thought maybe it wouldn’t be a very bad idea, Nate is very close to Peace and might know his uncle well enough to contact him.
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Tale Of An Alien
Short Story"Peace, you have a girlfriend remember" Dennis said stopping him from kissing her further. "I know" he told her and lean in closer to kiss her again but she stops him with a finger to his chest. "Have you forgotten I am different" she added and he m...
