The Prophecy- Book 1

Chapter Six

I was woken up by the sound of my door opening. I jumped up unsure of what to expect. I had not remembered falling asleep. My eyes felt dry and sore from crying.

I stood face to face with Avril. I let out a sigh of relief. She was probably the person I was least angry with. At least she never lied to me, forced me to leave board a ship without my consent yes, but she was almost just as much a victim as me. So, I could not be mad at her.

"I am so...so...sorry Ash. I was following orders, you must believe me. I wanted to stay and help the people to." She looked me in the eye pleading for me to forgive her.

I leaned in and gave my childhood friend a hug.

"I know." Was all I could say. I was scared if I said anymore then the tears would start to flow. I guess I misread her, she was probably as scared as me.

She pulled back. "We have deported and are outside of our universe. Last check in with Earth was about an hour ago,." She looked at me sadly.

"They managed to hit the base with one more blast, before they destroyed the enemy's ship. Just thought you should know what happened. There were about 40 fatalities in total. So, excluding our crew almost half the base was wiped out."

I felt the tears well up, and pushed my hands to my eyes willing them not to come.

"Who all died? My mo... Martha?" I croaked, it took me a second to remember she was not my real mother. She may have been a liar, but she had raised me, and was still important to me. I still loved her for the sacrifices she had made for me. I needed to respect that.

"Martha is safe. She had already been in the bomb shelter checking supplies when the blast hit." She answered.

How convenient I thought. Then I mentally slapped myself. How could I think something so cruelly about the women who raised me?

Everything had changed dramatically. One minute I was a soldier, living a normal life. The next I was the lost princess and now we were on the run, and people were doing everything in their power to keep me alive.

How was that even possible? How can the world be turned upside down just like that?

I let out a long sigh, trying to force my emotions down. It took all my training to do it.

"Where is Angel?" I asked. I still hated him, but for some reason still wanted to see him. Whether it was to yell at him or hug him I could not decide.

"He is somewhere on board. They said at this point it might be better if we talked first, and I explained things." She looked away. "Angel thought you might be still too upset to see him, and not want to listen to anyone else." She said looking at the floor.

More manipulation? They knew I had no reason to be mad at her. She was as lost as I was. Still it made me angry that she went along with it. Why had she waited tell now to bring that little tid bit up?

"JUST LEAVE I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE RIGHT NOW!" I tried my best to control my anger. Who am I supposed to trust, when everyone around me keeps lying or trying to manipulate me. Am I not the princess? Should I not have the last say?

She gave me one last look, but left me alone once again. My life did not seem like my own anymore. It was more like everyone else has taken control of it. No, my whole life had always been controlled. I just did not know it yet.

I suddenly understood the old saying "ignorance is bliss". This stupid prophecy was going to destroy me. What if the whole thing was just some stupid hoax? It may not even be true. Destinies were not real. Were they?