Titan Part I: The Fallen Hero

The Visit

One day, I hear a knock at the door. I go to answer the door and standing at the door is a middle-aged man in a lab coat with brown hair and black shoes. Behind him are several men dressed in military gear. He strikes a friendly smile and reaches out with his hand.

"Hello, Emily. It's nice to meet you."

I stand at the doorway confused. Finally, I shake his hand.

"Who are you?" I ask in a confused tone.

"Oh right. Where are my manners? I am Dr. David Drake. Here's my card."

Drake hands me a card containing his number.

"We work for Cadmus Labs. Do you mind if we come in?"

"Um, I guess," I respond, still confused, letting Dr. Drake and his men into the house.

"Why are there military men in my house?" I ask myself.

Dr. Drake looks around the house. He turns back to me.

"I love your house. Nice carpeting and artwork."

He points at a painting.

"What year is that? 1955?"

"It was my mother's. Anyways can I get you something?" I ask nervously.

"Sure. How about some beer?"

I head over to the fridge and grabs several bottles of beer. I bring the beers back to David and his men.

"Thank you very much," Drake says as he starts gulping down the beer.

"Anyways can you tell me what all of you are doing here?"

"Of course. Let's take a seat and talk."

Me and Dr. Drake sit down.

"Well, you see, several months ago, I and my team were tracking down a female alien who escaped our clutches. We managed to track down the alien but were forced to kill it when it started attacking us. However, we found out that the alien was pregnant. We are here to find the baby."

I start to get nervous. This must be the person that Lyra was warning me about.

"We haven't seen any aliens around here," I say, chuckling nervously.

"Really? That's odd because we found this alien in your neighborhood."

I could feel myself sweating nervously.

"Are you alright Emily? You're turning red."

"I am fine. This room must be getting hot."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Anyways. Why do you want this baby so badly? It is just a baby. Do you hate aliens?"

Dr. Drake looks out the window. A sad look comes across his face.

"I don't hate or fear aliens Mrs. Anderson. I hate terrorism. I see aliens and metahumans as a weapon against terrorism."

"You mean like Superman and Flash?"

"Precisely Mrs. Anderson. They are out there fighting alien warlords and supervillains when they should be here helping us fight against the real threat. Otherwise, my family would still be alive."

"What happened?" I ask in a sad tone.

"I use to have a wife and 2 daughters. We had a nice simple life. However, one day when I was coming home from work there was a huge explosion. I rushed to my house to check on my family. However, when I arrived, a firefighter informed me that my family was killed in the blast."

Dr. Drake starts to cry. He looks at a picture of his wife and two daughters he possesses in his lab coat.

"Oh my God, I am so sorry," I say, on the verge of tears.

"I want to prevent this from happening to anyone else but in order to accomplish this goal, it requires hard decisions."

Suddenly the door opens and Andrew walks in. He looks around at all of the military men and starts panicking.

"Honey who are these people and what are they doing in my house??!!"

I try to calm him down.

"Andrew Andrew! This is Dr. David Drake. He is a military scientist. Sit down and he will tell you everything."

Dr. Drake walks up to Andrew and stretches out his hand.

"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Anderson."

Suddenly Jake, Jessie, and Sarah walk into the room. They are surprised by the military men.

"Um, Mommy?" Sarah says nervously

"It's alright Sarah. These men won't hurt you," I say to them.

"So these are your children?" Dr. Drake says smiling.

He places his hand on Sarah's chin.

"Will you give me and your parents a moment alone please?"

Sarah looks over at me. I nod towards them. She and her siblings walk out of the room.

"Nice children you have. Anyways where were we?"

"You were about to tell me what is going on?" Andrew says.

"Oh right."