Falling City

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 8

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"𝙾𝚑 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚎"

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People started to leave the room as Athena turned to her dad "Does he have everyone's files"

He nodded "I'm so sorry Athena"

Athena shook her head "I told you that file was dangerous. I told you to leave it. Delete it. But you didn't did you. You put the information on a file and uploaded it to your dater base"

"I'm sorry okay. I just... I don't know okay" He told her.

Athena chuckled "Oh you don't know. Well, what do you thinks going to happen if he leaks our files? What do you thinks going to happen when the world knows what I am."

Her dad just shrugged.

"The avengers will tiptoe around me like I'm dangerous. They will finally realize why I am the number one threat" Athena explained.

"Who cares what they think Star. The people will worship you. You'll rule over them. They will be honored and excited a princess of the stars someone who will one day rule over all of space and time is on earth!" Her dad shouted.

Athena gave a laugh "Oh yeah you know who else will be excited about me huh? What will happen when the rest of space finds out that the lost princess. Someone who saved them all from the darkness with her light is still alive and is on earth"

"Oh I don't know please do enlighten me" Her dad snapped.

Athena could tell he was getting angry at her. But he messed up and she had to let him know that. 

"They will come to earth. Hundreds if not thousands of different races will come to Earth to see the lost princess the savior. And what will Earth do? What will the government do when unknown objects unknown things come to Earth? They won't know their intention, will they? So tell me dad what will they do?" Athena asked.

"They will shoot them down" Her dad muttered.

Athena nodded "Exactly. Because that what you humans do you shoot things down. And that will cause a war. A war, not even I can save earth from. And Earth will retaliate like they always do. I don't want to see their planets go up in flames. Because honestly, they are beautiful"

He gave her a confused look "You've seen other planets?"

She nodded "Lynx showed me. We both went undercover. Watched from a distance saw children playing all different races just going on about their day with smiles on their faces. But you know what I didn't see? I didn't children running around with shirts that say 'I survived New York' I didn't see fear in peoples eyes but when I look around here that's all I see"

"So what you only care about the other places now you've seen them?" He questioned.

"No. God no. I care about here too. I care about here more than anything" Athena could feel tears running down her face "I grew up here, I live here. I know people here, I care for people here. Don't you understand? This is where I want to stay where I want to be I rejected my real mom and dad's offer to go with them back to the Star Kingdom and I stayed because I love this place... Because I love you" Athena calmed herself down and lowered her voice "I don't want to see the world I love go up in flames because you messed with something you don't understand. Because you documented stuff no one should have the power of knowing"

He nodded and pulled out a USB and handed it to her "Here this is your file. As soon as we fix this and I will, I will fix this Athena I promise I will delete the file"

Athena took the file from him "It will be completely destroyed"

He nodded and pulled her into a tight hug "I'm so sorry Star I've fucked up"

She nodded "Yeah you have. Just please think next time"

"I love you," He told her.

"I love you too" She responded.

The doors open to reveal Steve. He didn't hear the argument because the glass and door are soundproof he probably just saw the two arguing through the glass and came to check up on them.

"Everything alright?" He asked.

Athena nodded and wiped her tears away "Yeah don't worry. It's all fine"

He looked at her hand to see the USB "What's that?" He asked.

Athena looked down at it then back at him "It's nothing don't worry about it"