Take Me Home

Believe Me, I'm Lying

Kevin smiled as they boarded the ship, they were escaping. He felt bad leaving his people in the state they were currently in...with Sienna’s army rounding anyone up that still resisted her. Thankfully he wasn’t dealing with that. He watched Nick help Brian into the ship they managed to get to, happy that the worst was over. Now it was up to him to get to the next destination...wherever that was.

“Brian, are you feeling okay?” Nick asked tentatively as he helped him into the ship. Brian did not look good after his ordeal in the infirmary, his face pale and sweaty.

“Don’t worry about me. We need to get out of here before she finds out we are leaving.”

The truth was, Brian felt very far from okay but he didn’t want to worry Nick because it would only make things worse than they already were. He looked at his cousin and wanted to call him out so badly for what he was about to do. Kevin was definitely not on their side and he knew it, but if it helped them escape Sienna he was willing to deal with the repercussions. Maybe there would be time to change his mind…..

“Okay, I think we are all set. Everyone strapped in?” Kevin asked once they were safely on the ship and ready to go. Brian wasn't sure if he felt up to flying but he was going to try.

“Ready.” he said softly, flicking the switches in front of him to initiate takeoff.

Taking off was the easy part but once the ship had lifted off the ground they were being shot at from behind.

“They're right on us… I don't know how we are gonna get out of here!!!” Brian shouted, trying to avoid taking a hit. The ship shook violently and rocked as Nick was trying so hard not to panic. It was hard to keep his own emotions in check for Brian's sake.

“I’ll go up and start shooting, just concentrate on getting the fuck away!” Kevin yelled. He disappeared from the cockpit and up the stairs, leaving Brian and Nick alone. Brian could Nick’s uneasiness the whole time. His own anxiety was not mixing well with Nick’s feelings and it was making him feel nauseous.

“Brian, where are you taking us?” Nick asked. He knew there wasn’t really anywhere on Earth for them to go and noticed that Brian was steadily trying to break free of the atmosphere.

“Anywhere but here.”

The ship rocked from another impact and dust fell from the ceiling above them.

“I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore. I just want to go home….” Nick said softly. He sighed and sat down across the cockpit from Brian, folding his arms. It had just occurred to him that they’d probably be on the run for the rest of their lives and would never be able to go home. As long as Sienna wanted them they could never truly be safe. This made him very upset and Brian could sense it. He sensed Nick’s disappointment and the cold washed over him, making him shudder. He hated that he was so in tune with him sometimes, and this was one of them.

“Nick, I don’t think that’s possible…” Brian shouted through gritted teeth, pulling on the steering mechanism in front of him. He was having difficulty flying with all the crossfire and shaking, not to mention Nick and his emotions screwing with his own. He sometimes wished that he’d never met Nick at all.

“Brian…”

Brian did not answer, he continued to try and steer, the ship shaking again.

The shaking got more intense and violent as the ship moved up and up through the Earth’s atmosphere. Looking through the clouds, they finally broke and the starry sky was in front of them. They’d done it. Brian punched some more buttons and they saw Earth below, spinning as if they’d never spent any time on it. Being on Earth felt like an eternity but Brian was secretly glad they left. The question now was, where would they go? His only family that was stil alive was Kevin and he couldn’t trust him at all.