Operation Heroes

Operation Sophomore Year

So, the main reason I am posting chapters so regularly is because I will be in college in about two weeks. That will mean the chapters may be posted less frequently.

Chapter seven

Our World
Late December 2015

It had been almost a year since his family was sent into an alternate reality. Every time they came up with something they seemed further away from saving his, and Avery's, family. Avery still hadn't told Henry about the page she found. She didn't want him venturing off from the main goal. Lux wasn't even fully informed about what the page held.

Henry was stuck at the Lester's for Christmas. The Kennedy sisters went to New York to visit with Family. He kept in touch with Lix over the break. Lux would tell Henry about her sister's late night phone calls to Kellen.

"She doesn't do a lot of the cute couple things, which is good. I couldn't see her play arguing over who should hang up first," Lux had said one evening.

Neal was growing up. He was able to talk in full, there word, sentences. He could walk fine as well. Since he was almost reaching two though, he was saying "No" to almost everything. Henry knew the Lester's were in for a treat.

March 2016

Henry was sitting at the Kennedy's place. Avery had just gotten up to go get something. Henry and Lux were just sitting around. Some how, he still wasn't sure how, Henry had convinced the Lester's to let him take Neal with him over to the Kennedy's. Neal was talking to Lux. Most of it she couldn't understand either because he said gibberish or the way he said the word she just couldn't understand, so Lux was going off his face and his tone so she knew when to nod and when to shake her head.

After a little while Avery was heading down the stairs from her room with something in her hands. A knock sounded at the door.

"Lux can you get that?" Avery said from the hall.

Lux got up and told Neal and Henry she'd be right back. She walked to the door. There stood her sister's boyfriend, Kellen Bradley. Lux let Kellen in. Avery had just set her stuff down, it was the box of her things, when she looked up to ask who was at the door.

"Kellen!" Avery exclaimed and ran into his arms.

"Wow, I haven't seen anyone this happy since my moms started dating," Henry said from the couch.

Kellen looked over Avery's head confused, "his moms aren't dating each other. Ones his birth mom and the other is his adopted mom," Lux explained.

Kellen nodded.

"Not that I'm not glad, but what are you doing here, don't you have classes?" Avery asked as her and Kellen sat on the couch.

"No, it's my spring break. I wanted to come over and see you since I couldn't during Christmas," Kellen said stretching out, "Whatcha guys doing?"

Avery looked between her sister and Kellen, "Is he worthy?"

Henry was about to answer when Kellen picked up Heroes and Villains looking at it. He looked at the others, "This guy was just at my school last week. Doing some sort of writers seminar or something. Talking about this book being a passion project for a long time and crap like that. He is a dweeb. It was obvious no one really liked him as a kid."

"What?" The trio asked in unison. They had been so close to Isaac then and they had no idea.

"Yeah, he said something about making a sequel to this one."

The trio shared a look. They all knew what that meant. If he wrote a sequel it would be no use in looking at this book anymore. Their fates would be sealed and everything they had been working on would be a waste.

"So, anyway what are you guys up to?"

Neal walked over and looked at Kellen. Then he smiled and started talking. Kellen looked at Avery, who laughed, "Just go with it. As long as you look like your paying attention he will be okay. That's Neal by the way."

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A few days later Henry was sitting at the Lester's house watching Neal when Madeline walked into the living room and gave a fake gasp.

"OMG! Henry is here and not with his girlfriend!" She teased.

"She's not my girlfriend," Henry said looking over at her.

Madeline and Henry had gotten quite close over the past year. They spent homework time studying and helping each other with subjects they didn't understand. Henry was glad they got a long. Henry didn't even talk to Mr. And Mrs. Lester anymore. He knew they thought he was crazy and so he refused to talk to them.

"Hey, Neal," Madeline smiled at the toddler.

"Hi, Mady!" Neal said cheerfully Madeline didn't care what Neal called her, she knew he couldn't say her full name.

Henry smiled while watching Neal. Madeline walked out of the living room leaving the two where they were. Neal tried to pull himself up to sit with Henry but he hadn't quite gotten the strength to pull himself up. Henry helped him up and noticed Neal was looking up at him.

"What's up buddy?"

"I see momma?"

Henry smiled and pulled the photos out with his phone as well. He turned on the camera and started recording. Neal looked at the camera and smiled showing his few teeth that have grown in.

"Neal can you tell Mommy, Daddy, and Sissy you love them?" Henry asked

Neal leaned towards the phone and kissed the camera part before smiling. Henry cleaned the phone off before putting the camera back on Neal. Neal looked at the pictures. He looked back at the camera. He showed Henry the pictures.

"I wove Momma!" He said kissing the picture, "I wove Emma!" He kissed her picture next, "I wove Daddy!" Kissing that picture. Then Neal looked at Henry, "I wove Heny!" Standing up Neal plants a sloppy kiss on Henry's cheek.

"I love you too, Neal," Henry says kissing the child's head before shut the camera off.

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The next week was boring. He couldn't do much with Lux or Avery. Henry had noticed Lux's absences, Lux was never absent, so he was a little worried. After school that's day he stopped by the girls house to check and make sure they were okay. When he knocked a very pale Avery answered the door. She had bags under her eyes, dry lips and about three thick winter blankets wrapped around her flannel pajamas and the girl was shivering. She was squinting to try and see who was at the door.

"Wow, Avery you look terrible," Henry commented.

Avery chuckled which turned into a cough, "Hey Henry, Lux is in her room sleeping, you really shouldn't be here. Kellen got us sick. He got the flu, came over to visit two weeks ago then called me last week and told me he was sick, Lux and I had already been exposed."

"I'm sorry. I did get Lux's class work for her though," he said handing Avery the papers with the class work.

Avery smiled, "Thanks, I would invite you in but I don't want Neal or anyone else in you house to catch this."

"It's okay, tell Lux I stopped by and I hope you two feel better soon," Henry said with a smile.

"Thanks Henry," Avery said before shutting the door.

Avery grabbed the glasses off the counter in the kitchen. She usually wore contacts. She hated glasses. She had only had to start wearing them in middle school. She wore glasses for three years then in High school she was able to wear contacts. She had taken them off to answer the door. She hated when people even saw her wearing them. So that week Henry say in class bored. Of course he still payed attention but school didn't feel the same without his friend there. Everyday he would go to Lux's teachers and ask for that days assignments. Each day he would the. Drive over and drop off the assignments. Some days Avery would answer other times Lux would.

The week after that Lux was back to school at they continued to use their weekends to work on an plan.

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