Captain Marvel: My Mother (BOOK I)

Chapter 34

 " And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes. "

- C.S. Lewis

(NOME, ALASKA: 2:00 AM)

The Kree-Lizard boy spent sleepless, sat at the porch, and watched the rain ended when the skies returned to its clear and starry state. The moon was roaming around and watching the Earth in the wee hours of the morning. The boy kept thinking of the one whom he and his friends had saved along with the unfinished bridge at Port of Nome. He was very curious and wanting to have more conversation with the construction engineer.

" Zed Williams, " the boy curiously thought while looking at the moon and the stars. " Yet, I wonder what he would say about the bridge. Could he be the one who's also against those tyrannical races or something else? "

Just behind him, an Asgardian woman stood at the doorway as she sat beside the Kree-Lizard noticed her. Like him, Critika was also sleepless and keeping her remaining aura even she could not rest.

" Are you supposed to get to sleep? " she queried and shrugged. " Look, everyone has already met their slumber. How about you? "

" Sleep is very pointless to me, Critika, " he calmly answered and turned to her. " If I go to sleep, I would have so much trouble when you hear one."

" You mean, nightmares? "

" Yes. "

" You're not the only one who had struggles in life you know, " she seriously answered as the boy got intrigued in hearing that from her. " I was not always a warrior. "

" Why? "

" I was sickly and weak when I was child. I had no friends in Asgard before and spent being isolated and meeting a lot of wizards and mages to heal me. "

" So, you're like being experimented? "

" Well, you may say that, " she spoke. " When I visited Midgard for a medical treatment, I met someone named the Commissioner. He would offer to help me regain my condition and become stronger than ever. "

" So, what did he do to you? "

" He gave me an armor, so I could achieve my warrior status. I was so determined to have it, because my will allowed me to bond with the armor successfully. Then, I returned to Asgard and trained further before I returned again. "

" I see. So, that armor is part of your life. "

" Yes, it was very painful at first, but it was worth it when I got used to it. "

" Interesting, " he nodded.

" Say, you talked to the builder earlier. Am I right? " Critika changed the topic and asked.

" Yes, indeed. I gained another friend, " the Kree-Lizard boy replied. " Zed and his team were supposed to finish that bridge some years ago. "

" Our enemies had hindered it. "

" Well, that's what he said. "

" Right, " the Asgardian woman slightly smiled and yawned. " I think I need to have some rest. It's getting late. "

" Yeah, you should. "

" See you later, my friend! " 

(SEVERAL DAYS LATER)