Unlocking Secrets

A Family Reunited

"Are you my mommy and daddy?" The now five year old Malik wondered as he stood in front of Auris and Atak.

"No, but your mommy trusted us to take care of you." Auris explained, "I'm Auris and this is my brother Atak."

Malik blinked sadly, "I wanna go home."

"Not right now." Atak told the little boy

"You want me to teach you how to use your powers?" Auris asked as she attempted to distract Malik.

Malik shrugged, "I don't know. They say my magic is bad."

"Who does?" Auris questioned

Malik just looked up. He didn't understand why the voices told him his magic was bad. Or why he felt his powers coursing through his body like blood.

At the base with Addison, Teigra and Alexandra. Addison and Teigra are trying to get Alexandra to remember Malik and her pregnancy, but so far nothing is working. They've tried multiple spells from the book of Roswell, spells that Teigra made up and potions too. It just wasn't working. Teigra was starting to think that nothing would ever work.

Suddenly Sarrin shimmered in with Malik. Addison and Teigra looked over at Sarrin and the five year old. Neither of them recognized the boy as Malik.

"Who is that kid?" Teigra asked, confusion written all over her face.

"It's Malik." Sarrin replied

Addison furrowed his eyebrows, "But Malik is a baby."

"They aged him." Sarrin explained. She looked at Teigra, "The man we saw wasn't the one who tried to strangle us. It was his twin sister."

Teigra nodded. She wasn't going to say that it made sense, because she still didn't know why twins wanted her brother in the first place. I mean if they aged him up, they most likely wanted him for his powers, but to what end.

"Can you change him back?"Addison wondered, a hint of scared and nervousness in his voice.

"Yeah I just wanted to get him out of the underworld."

"Thank you."

Sarrin looked over at Alexandra, "What's wrong with Asha? Why isn't she jumping out of bed to hug her son? She's supposed to remember upon seeing him."

"What?!" Addison exclaimed

"Maybe it's because Malik isn't a baby right now. Maybe it's because he looks five years old." Teigra suggested

"Right. Okay." Sarrin said, "Addison, pick up your son. I'm going to reverse the aging now."

Addison walked over and picked up Malik, assuring the little boy that he was okay. Sarrin reversed the spell, then Addison was cradling a baby in his arms, rather then a five year old.

Addison sat down beside his wife to show her their son, "Alex, this is our son Malik."

"Malik Declan Molloy." Teigra added

Alexandra just stared at the baby in her husband's arms. She didn't know who the baby was, or why he was saying that was their son. She hadn't been pregnant since the baby she lost almost six years ago.

Teigra bit her lip, "Hmm...Mommy always said that with spells it's all in the wording. Let me try something." She paused briefly thinking carefully about her word choice, "Magic forces far and wide, return what has been lost, mend her mind."

Suddenly Alexandra felt her mind flooded with memories. Telling her husband that she was pregnant, ultrasounds and doctor's appointments. The discussing of baby names.

"Give me my baby." Alexandra told her husband as she reached out to take Malik from Addison.

Teigra watched as Addison shifted Malik into Alexandra's arms, rejoicing in the fact that her spell had worked. If that spell didn't work, she was just going to give up.

"So...how did you find him?" Alexandra questioned Sarrin as she held her son close to her chest. She had already missed so much time with him. She was determined not to miss anymore.

"Well..."

- Five hours ago -

Sarrin asked around in the underworld about twins and soon found her way to where Atak and Auris were holding Malik. She walked in and found Malik five years old.

"What did you do to him?"

"Oh nothing special. Just a simple aging spell." Atak grinned evilly

Malik stared at Sarrin, "Are you my mommy?

"No buddy, but I can take you to her and your daddy. Just hang tight for a little bit. I'll get you out of here. I promise." Sarrin assured as Malik nodded.

Auris shook her head, "Sarrin, Sarrin, Sarrin. Have you learned nothing? You really shouldn't make empty promises. Especially to the kid you couldn't protect." She pulled Malik close to her, holding him tightly.

Sarrin let out a breath, "I know I can't defeat, but there has to be a way for me to get you to let this little boy go."

"Well there is something." Atak uttered as he strummed the tips of his fingers together,

"What is it?" Sarrin growled.

    Atak named his price so to speak and Sarrin brokered a deal with him. A deal that would cost her dearly, but it was worth it to ensure the safety of a child.

- Present time -

"What was the deal you made?" Teigra wondered

Sarrin shook her head, "It isn't of importance. The most important thing is that Malik is safe."

"Well thank you for whatever you did." Alexandra told the woman

Sarrin smiled as she waved her hand, "Oh it was nothing."

"No, because of you, we're a family again. That's everything." Addison said picking up Noam, who had came running into the room with Dale trailing behind him.

"Together forever." Teigra added as she leaned her head against Alexandra's shoulder, smiling down at her new baby brother.

The end.