Rise and Fall- The Fight Inside

Recollection

Grainger sat in silence, staring at the tracking screen. It was still shocking to recall the events that had taken place but Malice was right. Her words swirled inside his head. His actions would defy Luka and Mackenzie. Grainger curled his lip at the thought of Ben and Arsen. He had lost everything in one shot. His wife, his children, his mother, and his family, gone.  All of the sudden, he picked up on a tracking signal. He jumped at the sighting, fiddling with the controls. According to the screen, Reagan should have been right in front of him. At first glance, he didn't spot anything. A couple more looks later, he saw the outline of a ship in the distance. Grainger pushed the controls forward causing the ship to speed up. They were about to leave the atmosphere. Reagan's ship had also gained speed and was now even father away from him. Grainger sighed. He knew it was only a matter of time before she too was gone. He looked to the side, searching for a way to stop her. That's when it came to him. He could contact her ship! Grainger snatched at the radio, turning it on and contacting Reagan. 

"Reagan? Reagan? Can you hear me? It's Grainger." he explained.

"What do you want?" Reagan grumbled. 

"I want to help you. I know that you didn't mean to hurt Azalea and that you were just trying to protect me!" Grainger continued.

"And why would you want to help me? Remember the last time you tried to help." Reagan brought up.

"Reagan... you are my sister and I love you but I can only help you if you let me. Come back with me and we can fix things." Grainger begged.

"I love you too Grainger, but that is why I can't come back..." Reagan stuttered. The tone of her voice had changed. Grainger sensed that he was getting through to her. She went from being cut off and growly to understanding but still not letting him in. 

"Reagan, please. I am begging you to let me help you. You are all I have left. Reagan, my kids are gone, I killed my wife, I watched my mother die. I'll be done if I let you slip away too." Grainger pleaded.

"Grainger.... it's because of me that everyone is gone. Besides you have Luka and Mackenzie." Reagan pointed out.

"They might be my siblings but.... you are my twin. Reagan you can't place all the blame on yourself. It's because of me that Mother is dead and Sofia is dead..." Grainger trailed off. His voice became choked up thinking about the things that have happened. Tears streamed down his cheeks. 

Reagan could feel his pain and she knew she needed to help him. She jerked the controllers turning the ship around. She activated the tracker beam and connected it to Grainger's ship. Grainger was frightened by the sudden pull but as he came to realize, it was Reagan. Grainger was impressed by his new found abilities. He was overjoyed that he had gotten through to her. He ran to the exit, throwing open the doors. Reagan stood with a smile. She dropped the cloak on the floor and embraced Grainger in a hug. 

"Are you okay?" Reagan asked concurringly. 

"I'm fine, how are you?" Grainger replied. 

Reagan nodded, seeing that Grainger was alright. She let him into her ship. 

"Grainger... there is something I need to tell you." Reagan began.

"What?" Grainger worried.

"Ben, we took him to Earth but... we kept Arsen." Reagan searched for the right words. 

"That's great! Where is he?" Grainger questioned.

"About that... I'm so sorry. I was worried that something bad would happen to him so... I.... I.... put him in a pod and released it into space." Reagan confessed.

"You did what?!" Grainger yelled. 

"I thought it would be better this way!" Reagan explained.

"We need to get him back!" Grainger roared. 

"Exactly." Reagan agreed. 

Grainger rushed to the control room and began flipping switches. 

"Stop." Reagan declared.

"Stop?" Grainger asked, pausing as he was about to flip a switch. 

"I never told you about this either. I share a special bond with you, but not a twin bond." Reagan started.

"Have you lost it?" Grainger questioned.

"Grainger, I can read your mind. I can feel your emotions and know exactly where you are and what is going on." Reagan told him.

"Creepy. How is that supposed to help us?" Grainger snarled- becoming more irritated. 

"If I share this bond with you, maybe I share it with the twins." Reagan theorized. 

Grainger stopped and looked over at her.

"Why didn't you tell me this when I began to freak out?" Grainger acknowledged.

Reagan laughed and then tried as best she could to activate this power. She shut her eyes and began thinking of her fondest memories involving Arsen. She remembered finding out that Sofia and Grainger were going to be parents. She recalled getting to name the twins and holding them for the first time. All of the sudden, a picture flashed into her mind. It was of water, like an ocean. 

"I see the ocean." Reagan murmured with her eyes still closed.

"Anything else?" Grainger asked.

"No." Reagan replied.

She opened her eyes and stared blankly at Grainger. He stared back at her before turning away. 

"What are planets in the path you sent him with water?" Grainger began. 

"Uh... what's the name of the planet that mom was born on again?" Reagan mentioned. Grainger was brought back by the recollection of memories about his mother.

"Wasn't it called Aquaiss?" Grainger recalled.

"Yeah, that isn't far from here and it has a large body of water. I think Arsen might be about to land on Aquaiss." Reagan pointed out.

Grainger nodded and sat down in the copilot seat. Reagan sat beside him and began to turn the ship around. She faced it towards a bright purple planet and pushed the speed up all the way. Grainger and Reagan were thrown back in their seats by the sudden speed gain. Grainger looked over at Grainger and she looked back.

"We are going to get Arsen back if it's the last thing we do." Reagan assured. 

"We better." Grainger scoffed.