DARK TERRITORY: THE BATTLE

Chapter 21

Zell POV

I aborted the mission when I heard from Q that he already hacked the system but it might not be easy for D to get away from trouble. I cancelled immediately the swapping mission with Sabrina and instructed Q and Sab to help D. Though the two wanted to proceed the plan because their confidence in D's capability to fight is what urge them to continue but I resisted and insisted them to back off. My teams' security is more important than my selfish comfort zone.

I asked the help of my team to make me disappear on the scene. Not a total disappearance because Sabrina will be me on the time period. We do have the same built, she can mimic my voice and a prosthetic mask will do. We will be behind her watching the events in Tatum Hall. That was not the first time that Sab will be my proxy, we have been doing it for years already.

I am not great at conversing so Sabrina has been always my substitute every time I've got a party to attend. She loves it by the way and it is very easy for her to perform the task. The first time we did the swapping method I got to teach Sab the way I present myself but she change me instead. I began to calculated her moves and practice the way she present herself which make me find it strange. I should be the one demonstrating her and copying my behavior but it ended up to be me who will be the trainee.

The swapping is just a cover for our real mission tonight. Sabrina informed me that Dr. Auka will be attending this party. The Doctor that we have been tailing and eyeing. He knows the formula for the antidote that we have been searching for a long time.

Dalawang tao ang kailangan naming bantayan sa gabing ito. Kaya ganoon na lamang ang kagustuhan ng aking mga kasama na ipagpatuloy ang naunang plano. Nakalimutan ata nila kung sino ako sa mga sandaling iyon. Mapaganoon pa man, alam ko namang nag-aalala lang sila sa akin.

Naramdaman ko ang pagdating ng mga sunod-sunod na tao sa kwartong pinagdalhan sa akin. It is a go signal na kinakailangan ko nang itigil ang pagpapanggap.

When I open my eyes, I am surrounded by my family and some people who I didn't even know. Worries was very evident in their face. Specially my mom who scared all of us in the room. Well, she started scolding me when apparently I just face a serious kidnapping.

"My God, Zell. Do you want me to die earlier than the time set for me? Goodness. You almost kidnap. At malalaman na lang naming naririto ka na...nakauwi ka na pala at mas matindi pa hawak ka na ng mga kidnappers. You are really something, Zell." I looked at my mom with a teared-eyed. Hindi iyong pekeng luha lang kundi totoo iyon. Naiiyak ako dahil ang tagal na ng huli ko siyang makita at mapagsabihan ng ganito.

"I am truly sorry, mommy!" A tears rise upon my eyes when I said those words.

The motherly love hits my mother and pulled me in a tight hug while whispering how sorry and worried she was. "I miss you too child! Mommy loves you so much!" Her voice was so broken and I can feel how terrified and how deep her love for me.

As I search for my father and siblings who knows my existence in this place, they just stared at us quietly but those gazes does not end there. It is more than that. And I need to prepare for the worst.

"You should thank them." Mother said. Pointing to those people who saved me from danger.

I recognized the guy beside my brother and it was the big bro that my sister has been in love with. I scanned the other people in the room and I look at the young boy with a very sweet smile in my face like he didn't do anything to ruin my plan. He was with his brother at that time. They resemble each other so I concluded they are brothers.

They told me what happen and my pretending continues. Akala mo di ko alam ang nangyayari, ako pala ang may pakana noon. Kung alam lang nila.

I thank everyone on the room specially the young boy who protected me.