Fallen Stars

Chapter 29:Safe Haven

Alan-

Using Anthony's spaceship, we arrive in Canada within five minutes. The safe house is a large three-story home with plenty of rooms, but Four informed us that we will need to share rooms.

Four introduced us to our new teammates. The dark-haired teen with brown eyes is knows as Charlie. The girl with brown hair is known as Claire, and the brown-haired teenager is known as Clent. Clent and Claire are in a relationship, much to Anthony's dismay, because he obviously has a crush on Claire.

The blond-haired teenager is known as Jason. Four also explained to us, that there are a few others we haven't met yet.

We enter the large house. It's extremely luxurious with nice furniture and electronics. The first thing that caught my eye were the video games. There's a massive kitchen, massive bathroom, and massive bedrooms.

The house also has it's on gym, we will most likely train there-inside the house, because the weather is too cold outside.

"You'll be sharing a room with me and Daniel." Four tells me, as he pushes a bedroom door open.

The room is the size of a classroom with a large Television, three different video game systems, a window with a great view of the Canadian wilderness, and other things that make this room every teenage guy's dream.

Four plops down on one of the beds, with a smile on his face, clearing enjoying the fact that I love this room.

"Awesome, right?" He asks me.

"It's amazing." I tell him. Then I remember what happened to Three, earlier."Sorry about Three."

He sighs."People are going to die. I just learn to transfer the pain into anger. When I'm fighting Nitaves, I think about everything they did."

I nod. There's a computer on a desk in a corner of the room. I walk over to it, then turn the computer on. It's been a long time since I ever used Internet.

"So what's your story?" asks Four."How did you get dragged into all of this Interdimensional species business, and all that?"

"One night a few months ago, me and my friend Josh was attacked by a Nitave. I was sent to their base, and escaped. They found me again, I escaped from the base, and was found in some woods by a Nitave squad." I say."Josh came and killed the Nitaves, tried to kill me, and I took this collar off his neck, and he stopped attacking me. Long story short, two months later, we got attacked because it was my fault. Josh was killed, Three, Anthony and me escaped. We fought Mersidion, lost the fight because of a brainwashed Shiner girl. Arrived at a motel, saw the news about Detroit, and you know the rest."

Three nods, then asks,"How did you meet my brother, Three?"

"My girlfriend cheated on me with him." I reply.

Four seems to be mulling this over."Sorry, my brother was such a...well, a flirt. I don't know a different word for it."

I look at the computer screen.

"What about you?" I ask Four."What's your story?"

"I don't remember anything about my childhood." Four says."All I remember is Africa, in all it's wild beauty."

Four smiles, probably imagining his fun times in Africa. Then his stomach growls and he tells me he's going to get something to eat. I realize I'm also hungry, so we both head to the kitchen.

Anthony has a bag of chips in his hand, and he's eating hungrily. There's lots of good-looking food in the refrigerator, but I decide on fast food instead. Four must be thinking the same thing, because he follows me outside.

"You're in the mood for chicken too, huh?" Four asks me, as I walk outside the house."Let's go together, I want to tell someone new all about Africa."

Four uses his keys to unlock the doors to a black Malibu. We enter the car, and drive away.

"Anyways, living in the wild is much better than-" Four begins, but I interrupt him.

"Sorry for interrupting, but how did you meet Three?" I ask him."You said you don't remember your childhood, when did you come here to America?"

"I met Three six months ago, he was claiming to be my brother." Four replies."Anyways, we lived together for a few months. One day we moved here to Canada, the other Shiners let us live with them. Three left one day, and never came back. So I returned back to Africa. That was one month ago."

"So when did you leave Africa for the first time?" I ask him.

"Six months ago, I just arrived in America, when Three told me he was my brother." Four tells me.

"Anyways, can I talk about Africa now?" Four asks.

"Yeah." I reply.

"I travelled around Africa, I avoided Somalia because it was the worst. South Africa was the best, the people were nice, and I loved the wonderful landscape. It was paradise, and there were no Nitaves. I eventually build a permanent residence in Kenya. I built a hut and made it my home. I trained and exercised daily." Four explains.

"So what's your real name?" I ask him.

Four shrugs."I don't know my real name. Three always told me I was the fourth-whatever that means."

"Why did you leave Africa?" I ask him.

"I left so I could find friends in America." Four replies."I was so lonely."

I nod at this. Ten minutes later, we arrive at a fast food restuarant that specializes in serving chicken. Four orders our food, then we eat inside the car.

"Did you find anything Shiner-related, there?" I ask him.

"This." He replies. He retrieves a wand from a compartment."I'm a rare type of Shiner-one who can wield Magic."

"Can I see?" I ask him."Maybe I'm a sorcerer, too."

I try to cause something to happen with the wand, but I'm disappointed when nothing changes. I sigh then hand the wand back to Four.

"Anyways, let's get back to the house." He tells me.