That same night, I decided to go to the Skitter camp to talk to the rebel leader and possibly the other deharnessed kids and ask them to help me on finding my wife and son.
"Ben, we just received a report that Allison and Charlie Mason are located at the Boston Tower where they are both being held as captives" the rebel leader said through Denny.
"Which means they're still alive right?"
"Yes"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go"
"This will not be an easy mission Ben. The Boston tower is their main post at this side of the country. Most of the Overlords are there, the number of skitters are double compared to other places"
"But we have to try and get them .. please"
"Ben, me and my fellow skitters talked about it. We all know you're leaving tomorrow morning and we would like to accompany you"
"I would also like to join" Natalie then said.
I looked at the others and they all started smiling at me. It made my heart flutter, knowing that they have my back. And they're going to do everything ju8st to get Allison and Charlie, even if it means losing their own life.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yeah. You helped us Ben in one way or another. It's time to pay back" Natalie added. "Then it's settled. All the rebel skitters and deharnessed kids will accompany you to your mission" the rebel leader said.
"Thank you so much" I uttered.
A few minutes have passed and it's only Denny, Natalie and I who are left sitting around the bonfire. "How are you holding up Ben?" Denny asked.
"Doing my best not to breakdown. But it's getting really hard" I replied.
"If I were in your shoes. I would have gone crazy by now" she then said. "I admire your resilience Ben. It takes a lot of courage to be who you are" Natalie uttered.
"Thank you so much. If you don't stop praising me , I would cry floods of tears" I joked while throwing a small rock to the fire. I miss Allison so much .. I miss my son too. And I would do anything just so I could see them .. even just for 10 seconds, I'll be okay with that.
*after 1 hour
An hour have passed, I left the Skitter camp to return to my room and start packing. I was walking back to the camp when I felt something strange, Then my spikes started glowing. I looked around and there's no one near me.
Suddenly, the camp seemed too far. And before I even know it, I fell down to my knees. "Oh Crap" I thought to myself after I started to remember what this eerie sensation was. The Overlord is just nearby.
And in the darkness, three figures came out. One's a skitter, a girl .. and a tall alien. The moon shed light on them. My heart's beating fast. It's the Overlord, a skitter ... and Karen.
"Hello Ben" she greeted and then smiled.
I started screaming "Help!!!" but no one's coming. "Oh Ben, no one can hear you" she said. "What do you want?" I asked.
"We're here to make a deal. But first, turn around Ben" she siad and so I got up and did only to see myself lying on the ground. My jaw dropped, "What the fuck?" I thought to myself and then turned back to them . "What the hell did you do to me?" I asked only to be pushed down to my knees again.
My head started to hurt, they're attacking me. "Don't worry, we temporarily killed you" she said and then moved closer to me.
"You will tell me the main purpose of the Volm Weapon if you wanna see Allison and Charlie again, understood?" she asked.
I tried to talk, or even just nod but I can't move any part of my body. Karen then placed her finger on my forehead. I looked at the Overlord and it's staring down at me. I can feel him staring right at my soul. Trying to access everything that I know .. everything that I am.
I looked back at Karen just as when everything started to become blurry, and then I felt myself falling to the ground.
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Allison's P.O.V
Because of the harness, I cn't sleep anymore too. I swear once I escape this hell I'm coming for Karen. I'll skin her alive if I have to.
Then the door opened and she came in with three skitters. "I feel good today that's why I'm going to give you a gift" she said as the skitters brought in what it looks like a giant cocoon.
"Stand up" she said and so I did. Keeping a straight face is really hard when you wanna kill the thing in front of you.
Karen grabbed my arn towards the cocoon. I saw a baby inside, could it be?. "Allison, that's Charlie .. your son" she said.
It took my all my willpower not to react but deep inside, I'm happy I saw him again.
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I opened my eyes only to see Anne and Lourdes looking down on me. "What happened?" I asked and then sat up.
"Natalie and Denny found you lying on the floor that's why they brought you here" Lourdes said. Now I remember, last night's incident is real. But .. what did Karen do to me?.
Suddenly, we heard gunshots from outside. I tried to get out of bed but Anne forced me to stay. She said it looks like I hit my head and it will be dangerous for me to go out and fight already.
Tector then came to the clinic to ask Anne and Lourdes to make some room for wounded soldiers. "What's happening?" I asked.
"It's Pres. Hathaway .. they're attacking us" he replied and then ran out again. "This will not be good" I told Anne who seemed more worried than ever.
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