30: The Awakening

Chapter 11: Blackhole

He hadn't changed much except for the fact that his eyes were still black with his pupils turned white. Behind him was Tony.

"I've encountered people like Khalid before." Tony said. "They are Resistors, people with ability to resist mind control of the aliens".

"I'm sorry for attacking you Charles." Khalid says stretching his hand out as he walks towards me.

"No hard feelings." I reply with a handshake.

Tony walks towards Agent Medusa and whispers something in her ear then turns to me.

"Seven, you'll need to come with me we have a lot to discuss, you'll join them before the phase is over".

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We exited the hall the same way they came in, we then got into a lift that went up.

"Wait a minute, where exactly are we?" I ask.

"This base was built into a mountain, that's all you need to know." Tony replies.

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After 10 floors we come to a lab with various personnel. In the middle of the lab is a containment force field holding an object.

"That's the shard I came back with". Tony says coming to a halt. "It's the time shard, gives the user the ability to bend time or be in any place at anytime".

"Then why don't you teleport to where the alien home world is and give a suprise attack". I ask.

"Not possible, I tried before alone and I lost, that's where I got my scars from" Tony replies. "That's our plan, to train an army with more advanced technology and attack them before they attack".

"That's it?"

"I've been to many timelines and we never win this war, but ever since we began this plan things have began to change. The aliens that you and Khalid have described are very different from the ones that attacked my timeline".

"But doesn't that mean that the future might change?"

"It might have already, the shard has began to fade away, look!".

As I look at the object in the force field it begins to to emit electrical discharges.

Crackleee

The lights and computers begin to flicker as a black hole opens pulling things into it.

"Take cover!!!" Tony screams.

People begin running towards various escape routes, stairways, elevators but the pull is too strong.

"It wants me, I don't belong here, time has changed." Tony says, both of us holding on to a workspace screwed to the floor.

"Isn't there another way Tony?" I reply, almost at the top of my voice.

"If I don't do this, the entire base will be destroyed and lives will be lost Seven!"

He lets go and I reach out and grab him, he looks at me and for the first time I see vulnerability in his eyes.

"It was up to me to change the future, now it's up to you to save it." He says almost in tears.

"I'm not sure if I can."I reply.

"Yes you can Seven, your Nanote holds the answers to your questions and the map to your destiny". He says as he lets go and falls into the black hole.

He looks at me finally as the black hole closes then says.

"I love you, Dad".