*Adam POV*

We've made it to Oban, the planet from which everything started. Trip wasn't that long, given Alwas was one of the satellite planets for it, but it still takes us some time, about a night. Eva as her last request asked me to 'be her pillow' because 'the floor is hard' And here we are, Eva lying on my chest, sleeping soundly while I lean my head on her head. I open my eyes slightly, hearing footsteps only to see Don

Adam: "Morning boss. Are we here?" he nods and walks away

Don: "You better wake up your teammates, Adam. You don't want to miss the sight of it" he leaves and I go to wake up Eva

Adam: "Eva, sweetie, we're here" I try to get her off me, but she wraps her arms around my torso, not letting me go

Eva: "Teddy..." I chuckle and shake her shoulder, finally waking her up "Huh? Why did you wake me up? I was comfy" she whined and closed her eyes again

Adam: "We're on Oban. Don said we don't want to miss the view"

Eva: "View can wait..." I sigh

Adam: "Eva, either you wake up or I will make Jordan your roommate"

Eva: "Eh, I bet it wouldn-"

Jordan: "*loud snore*" he is sleeping by some crate on our left

Adam: "Saying something?" she rubs her eyes and stands up "Come on, we need to wake up our gunner" I get near Jordan and kick his legs. He opens his eyes groggily

Jordan: "Wha...?"

Eva: "We're here"

Adam: "I'm going to Don. See you two there" I left Eva to look around while Jordan tries to completely wake up. I get up to the courtyard, full of trees with red leafs and a well in the center. On the left on the entrance are stairs going up to the last storey of our home unit. I walk up them and look in the distance, noticing a lot of planets around Oban "Oh my God... it's beautiful. Don was right about the view"

???: "I'm glad you listened to it, Adam" I look to my right and see Don

Adam: "Yeah. The mother planet. The place where our entire galaxy started"

Don: "As we're alone, I have another thing to ask you, Adam"

Adam: "Is it about Eva?" he shakes his head

Don: "No. The matter of my daughter is another subject I want to talk about after we get back on Earth. Rick told me about your plans for the future"

Adam: "That old guy" I chuckle "So what? I still have a job in Wei Racing as a mechanic"

Don: "Not anymore" I get shocked "You gave Rick a good idea with racing school, boy. And with Wei Racing being in need of young talents it could be an excellent opportunity to get them. With you being the first one"

Adam: "So... I'm now a pilot for your team?" Don nods "And I will race in championships just like Maya? That's like dream come true"

Don: "On one condition" he looks me straight in the eyes "I need you to tell me everything you know about my daughter" I kinda hesitate, but decide to go with it

Adam: "Not now, boss" I hear footsteps nearby "After the first race in your office" he nods and continues to look through his binoculars

'I'm doing this for your own good, Eva'

???: "Oban?" I loot to the entrance to see Eva running to the edge of the platform. She doesn't notices me or Don

Eva: "Wow... Look at all these planets" she extends her ams "Hello Oban! Prepare yourself to meet Molly!"

Don: "I'd be careful if I were you, young lady. It's a pretty big drop from here"

Eva: "What?" she looks down and nearly falls but I grab her by the hand and get he back on platform

Adam: "You just like to give me heart attacks, don't you?"

Eva: "We're miles from the ground. What kind of place is this?"

Don: "Until now, everything we've learned about Oban is far beyond our comprehension. Scientists have said for decades that the center of our galaxy was a black hole. Does this look like a black hole? Oban is amazing!"

Adam: "I wish I can move here for the rest of my life..."

Eva: "Planet Oban... and the Ultimate Prize..."

Don: "Get ready. Avatar is waiting for us" We nod and leave Don alone. We slowly walk back to our baggage

Eva: "Soon... everything will be like before..."

Adam: "And after we win the Ultimate Prize, I can get some lessons from your mom. I'll need it after all"

Eva: "Huh?"

Adam: "I got a promotion. Say hello to the first pilot from Wei Racing's young talents program, Adam Ortin"

Eva: "He gave you a promotion? For what?"

Adam: "I guess I showed something on Alwas and like Rick says, Don never misses the opportunity to get the best of the best" I lied

Eva: "Wonder if he'll let me pilot too"

Adam: "I hope so. But after Maya's death, he wasn't too keen to hire female pilots"

Eva: "It will change when he sees her alive" there is a determination in her voice "It will change everything"

Adam: "Think your mom would approve, you know, us?"

Eva: "I'm sure of it. And I don't care what dad will say. You're my boyfriend and he'll like it or not" I gulp

'Hope Don doesn't have a gun with him'

We get ready for the ceremony. After that we start walking a bridge towards the Avatar ship where we will learn the rules. Me, Eva and Jordan are in front of our group. Jordan looks around

Jordan: "Where's everyone?"

Adam: "Probably waiting for us or are not here yet"

Eva: "Well, you snooze, you lose" Us three enter the building and look around

Jordan: "Hey there!" his voice echoes off the walls "Anybody home?" he gets no answer "I've got a bad feeling about this place"

Eva: "Come on, Jordan. At least pretend to be tough" she begins walking forward

Adam: "She told you" I follow Eva

Jordan: "Hey, cut it out!" A loud sound of grinding makes us stop in our advances. A slab of stone is sliding down from the top of the entrance as the rest of our group runs towards us, but as they reached the archway, the door closed

Adam: "Well, there is only one way now" I walk forward "Come on you two!" they follow me through the corridor

Jordan: "You know we probably should've waited at the door"

Adam: "What're you, Jordan, a chicken?"

Eva: "We can always go back. Besides, now that we're here, we need to know what we're up against" We walked up the stairs and through another entrance into a courtyard full of red and orange trees

Eva: "Wow..."

Adam: "Wow indeed. This place is even more amazing than I first thought"

Eva: "I'm really starting to like Oban" she runs off to one of the trees and smells the flower "I could stay here forever" I lie down on the grass

Adam: "Even the grass is different. It's so cozy and smells nice. Like a freshly did bed"

Jordan: "Yeah, as long as it doesn't get too cozy" Then he emits a frightened shriek and I stand up

Adam: "Something's wrong, Jordan?" He puts his arm before my chest and slowly back us up to where Eva stands

Eva: "What is it, guys?"

Jordan: "Don't even think about breathing, run for your life when I say go"

Adam: "Huh?"

Eva: "What are you taking *gasp*" There is a crab like alien before us in the fields

Adam: "Oh shit..." I grab a branch and get into a defensive position "Get behind me. Jordan, get Molly and run. I will keep it's attention" Alien turns around and screeches "GO!" They run away while I stand with this creature one on one. It charges at me, but I slide under it "You're not native for Oban, that's for sure. Meaning you're either a pilot or intruder" the creature slows its pace and groans lowly "I hope you understand. They didn't mean to say something like that. I'm sorry about them" the creature gets near me and gets one of its tencitles near "I'm Adam Ortin, pilot for Earth Team. It's nice to meet you...?" the tentacles gets on my forehead and I hear a new male voice

???: "I'm Muir. Tell your human friend I will bite his head off if he interrupts me again"

Adam: "Okay. Do you know where the other finalists are?" Muir starts walking away and I follow. We soon get to a clearance in the grass where other finalists are, as well as Eva and Jordan. Muir walks past them, scaring them. I then hear Aikka's voice

Aikka: "I'm told he won't bite" I emerge from the grass

Adam: "As long as someone doesn't provoke him. He's one of the nine finalists and his name is Muir" Eva turns to me

Eva: "I thought that he ate you!"

Adam: "No, but he will bite your head off, Jordan, if you interrupt him in a meal again"

Jordan: "Really helpful, thanks Adam" Muir growls at him

Adam: "No problem" I then walk towards Aikka "Prince Aikka"

Aikka: "Adam"

Adam: "I can't say I'm not glad to see you let alone talking to me and Molly" then Eva gets near us

Eva: "Prince Aikka! I'm so glad to see you!" he looks away

Adam: "Oh come on!"

Eva: "You're still mad at us for not keeping our promise?"

Aikka: "On my planet, when you make a promise you keep it"

Adam: "Okay... we see Aikka. We'll not bother you anymore then" Me and Eva turn around

Aikka: "But, we're also taught how to forgive. I'm not mad at either of you. Welcome to Oban"

Adam: "Thank God for Nourasians' good ways of life. It's good to have you back as a friend Aikka" I offer a handshake and Aikka gladly accepts

Aikka: "I'm still keen to learn that 'kendo' you mentioned back on Alwas, Adam"

Adam: "I will see what I can do" I smile "But don't come crying to Canaan after I beat you" I start laughing but Aikka knows two can play that game

Aikka: "And I suppose you'll be crying to Molly in case of your loss" he laughs a little and Eva giggles

Eva: "He got you, love"

Adam: "Even you're against me? Oh boo-hoo" I fake cried, as us three laugh

Eva: "Hah. Ha. Yeah, someone have to keep an eye on you" Then Jordan comes near us

Jordan: "Yeah, thanks for beating Spirit for us back on Alwas. It was a big help. Put it there, pal" He offers Aikka a handshake but Prince only closes his eyes

Aikka: "I said I wasn't mad at Adam and Molly. You are a different matter" he smirks "So tell me, how's your cheek?" Jordan's confident persona goes away and he growls. Both him and Aikka get ready to get to each other throats

Adam: "Enough" Me and Eva seperate them "It's tough enough on the track, we don't need you two trying to kill each other"

Eva: "It won't make things easier. For any of us"

Aikka: "Yes, that's right. The pre-selections were nothing. We're going to need all our strength" we turn to the rest of finalists

Eva: "Have you ever heard of any of these creatures before?"

Aikka: "Only two" he looks at the blue man in a glowing white robe that is floating inches above the ground "That's Sul. He's a powerful magician. Some claim that his powers match the Avatar's...but I have my doubts. And that's the notorious General Kross of the Crog Imperium" he looks at the Crog

Jordan: "What happened to Toros?"

Aikka: "Apparently his superiors weren't too pleased with his defeat against the Earth Team"

Eva: "What? But he came in first in the pre-selections! Way ahead of everyone else!"

Adam: "That's not enough for Crogs. They take failure as a great shame, worth even a death" Kross glanced over at us and approaches

Kross: "I knew Toros had grown soft" his voice is deep "but to lose to you pitiful humans..." Jordan's pride take better of him again

Jordan: "Well, I guess it just wasn't his day!"

Adam: "Great job, Jordan. I'm sure your threats make him shiver with fear..." I look at Kross "Toros brought your imperium a great shame, General. Your council must've sent you to repair his mistakes"

Kross: "Foolish human, what're you going to achieve with this?"

Adam: "I'm just testing your patience and learning my opponents. Basic in strategy and a thing someone with your rank should know. Especially a general for Crog Imperium"

Kross: "Weight your words, human" His eyes glow and Aikka gets next to me

???: "In the name of my master, the Avatar, I welcome all the finalists of the Great Race on Oban" We turn around to see Satis standing on a large stone structure in the middle of a pond. Kross growls and walks away. Eva sighs in relief

Eva: "You just had to get on his nerves Adam" I shrug an get near the edge of the lake

Robot: "Satis, what in the world are you doing here? We left you on Sangar, 265.4 light years away"

Eva: "Sangar?"

Aikka: "It's one of the three planets where the pre-selections were held. Alwas, Sangar and Darwar'' I look at Satis, noticing his new robe, resembling that of the Avatar. He lowers his hood

Satis: "I've been promoted to spokesperson"

Jordan: "But how could he be on Sangrar when he was with us on Alwas?"

Adam: "Black hole theory. Even heard of that, Jordan?"

Satis: "Your attention, please! Winning pilots, the first match of the finals will begin in just a few minutes! There will be nine races total where you will all race against each other at the same time!" Then, one of two vampire like chicks speaks up. She had big black hair and no wings unlike her companion who had short hair and wings

Vampire chick: "But we must study the courses" Satis laughs

Satis: "Study the courses? This is the grand finals we're talking about! Each of the races will take place in a different region of Oban, marked only" he uses the glowing yellow ball floating above his staff to draw a circle in the air "by stone gates which you'll have to find... and fly through" he pokes the circle with his cane as it disappears "There'll be no time for study!"

Sul: "Will the scoring rules stay the same?" he floats next to us. Satis smiles

Satis: "Just to make things more interesting... the first three racers will get points! Nine points to first place, six points to second, and three to third. The Ultimate Prize will be awarded to the pilots totaling the most points at that end of the race. Got it?" We look at each other

Robot: "81 points maximum with 112 possibilities of scoring. It's a fair race, but I will still dominate it!"

Satis: "And remember, any attempt on an opponent's life is strictly forbidden!"

Kross: "Who could possibly think of something like that?" Satis glares at him

Satis: "The result will be immediate disqualification!" Kross' eyes narrows "Okay, then everybody, if you're ready, we're off to the races!" he hits his staff against the stone structure. A blue ring shoots away from him and across the water. The ship starts shaking. I hold Eva's arm, not letting her fall. The ship soon flies up in the air

Odd pirate: "But my ship! My crew!"

Satis: "Don't worry, my friend, your housing modules are coming with us! Now, go and get ready! We'll be there soon!" Everyone starts to move while the second vampire chick, the one with wings mocks Satis

Vampire chick #2: "And how are we supposed to reach our charming modules? Does the Avatar expect us to fly? He's gonna have to give my partner some wings" she and her partner chuckle

Satis: "Oh, don't worry, that won't be necessary. You'll simply use the magical portals"

Odd pirate: "Ah, of course, the magical portals" he walks away, but stops behind me and Eva "Where exactly are these magical portals?" Satis disappears and the small man freaks out "He's gone! My ship! My ship!" he runs away

Eva: "I guess we'll have to find them ourselves"

Adam: 'It won't be hard. This place is not that big" Me and Eva turn to Aikka

Eva: "Good luck, Prince"

Adam: "Let the better pilot win, Aikka"

Aikka: "And to you, Molly. Let's put our skill to test, Adam. Farewell, Earth Queen and King"

Eva: "Huh?"

Adam: "How did he?" Jordan grab both mine and Eva's arms and drags us away

Jordan: "We'll be waiting for you at the finish line, pal" He get us back to the entrance we came from, but it's blocked

Eva: "Shoot, it's closed. What now?"

Adam: "We need to look around for something looking like a teleporter" Eva inspects a wall. I look over to the right while Jordan search the left side

Jordan: "This way" he walks off towards a small structure. Me and Eva follow him. He enters through a keyhole shaped entrance "Yeah!" he runs toward the light on the other side "Follow me!" he jumps while I snicker

Adam: "I should tell him that is not a portal but a light illusion or you want to do it?"

Eva: "He'll know soon enough"

Adam: "I will ruin his fun then. Jordan, stop fooling around and get here!" Jordan enters the building. Eva meanwhile touches the portal as it activates, glowing with bright blue light. She gets scared and backs away her hand

Jordan: "I was imagining things a little, y'know, magical"

Adam: "Okay, okay. The last one is a rotten egg" I run through the portal and not much to my surprise, I see Don. Eva and Jordan shows up soon too

Don: "Nice of you to drop in"

Adam: "No time for talk, boss. The race is about to start!"

Don: "The Wheezing Arrow III is ready. Stan and Koji are standing by"

Adam: "So, who's piloting first?"

Eva: "Last time I got to pilot, so now it's your turn Adam"

Adam: "Sweet. The first race on Oban is mine then" I look at Eva "Star, be sure to hold your thumbs for me and Jordan. And later we can go for a walk around this place"

Eva: "I'm holding you on this. Good luck, Sun" us three run downstairs where Stan and Koji are getting the final things for Arrow III. I get to the cockpit and start the systems while Jordan straps himself in his turret. Eva is already in control room, checking the monitor on the place we share

Koji: "The Wheezing Arrow III is ready to roll!" The floor under him starts glowing

Adam: "Koji! Stan! Get off the platform! It's a drop start!"

Stan: "Come on!" I start Arrow III engines, getting ready for a free fall. That's when Koji drops his wrench "Koji! Get out of here! Hurry!"

Adam: "Go!" We start to fall and the last thing I see is Koji holding for his dear life on the edge of our platform "No!"

Koji: "Stan! Help me!"

Adam: "Stan! Koji!"

Koji: "I'm fine!" I meanwhile grab the handles as the speed makes the gravity to stop working on me

Adam: "Hahaha! Like in an antigravity theme park! Okay, time to gets serious" I get on my seat and put Arrow III reactors to the max, slowing my fall

Koji: "Good thinking Adam. Star racers aren't meant to fly"

Adam: "Keep me updated on fuel, and if you somehow get these gates' locations"

Stan: "Rodger that" I see some roots on the way of my fall. Quickly maneuvering between them, scratching some of the paint but nothing more I get to the straight and shoot forward "Excellent work, Adam!"

Adam: "Any damage besides that scratch?"

Stan: "Booster drives overheated a little, but it's nothing we can't repair"

Adam: "Sure"

Eva: "Remember about those gates Satis told us about. Stan, Koji, do we have something on the radars?"

Don: "We don't have data right now, Molly. Adam, keep following the others"

Adam: "Rodger"

I catch up with the pirate ship, the property of that weird pirate from the ceremony for sure. Its crew is currently running around frantically. Jordan chuckles before cannons appear from the ship's side. I duck under one cannonball and do the edge so the second one flies between the reactor. Jordan tries to shoot them, but doesn't know what

Adam: "Jordan, those little guys are in the open. Try to scare them off under the deck!"

Jordan: "Got it partner!" he shoots just above their head, making them stop loading the cannons and hide under the deck, allowing me to pass him.

We fly around the corner, where the first stone ring gate hovers above the ground

Adam: "I got the first one!" I fly through it and it gloves quickly

Koji: "Looks like we got something! The gates emit sonar vibrations! If I can decode it, maybe we can trace it!"

Adam: "Get to work, Koji. Star, how am I with the fuel?"

Eva: "You have 3/4 of the tank Adam"

Adam: "It's enough" I look forward, seeing Aikka ahead of us. I smirk "Put our skill to the test, huh?" I speed up Arrow III and catch up with him, but roots coming from both sides of the canyon are not helping me.

Eva: "Jordan... don't"

Adam: "Is he aiming at Aikka?"

Jordan: "Hey, I'm only keeping an eye on him. There's no law against that, is there?" we exit the canyon, and the next gate is right in front of us

Adam: "Sorry, but everyone for himself" I activate the hyperdrive and booster drive, passing Aikka with ease, not giving him a chance to react. I fly through the gate as it light in yellow again. I deactivate both hyper and booster drive "Next stop, General Kross" I smirk and fly forward. Soon, Kross gets on my field of view. His Trident's blades glow yellow while she cuts some roots making a massive root ball to drop. I fly under it, but Aikka was not so fortunate "Sorry friend, I have a race to win"

Eva: "Adam! What're you doing, help him!"

Adam: "This is a race, Molly. Everyone for themselves" Eva growls. Jordan adds something to her anger, as he shoots above Aikka "Okay, that's just beating the dead horse. You couldn't resist, Jordan?"

Eva: "Have you two gone completely nuts?!"

Jordan: "You know, you two should trust your partner a little more" A video from the scene comes on the cockpit. A giant bug falls from the roots, dead

Adam: "Oh, so turret sensors are working. That's good"

Eva: "Sorry Jordan"

Adam: "Yeah. Now, let's get those points!" I shoot forward, after Kross. I engage the hyperdrive only, catching up to him "Guys, how much further to the last gate?! Koji?!"

Koji: "You will see soon enough Adam. The indicator should appear in your cockpit right... now" An arrow on the hologram in front of me swings down slightly to the right and starts blinking fast

Adam: "It's working. Okay, we're close" I get on Kross' back "Guys, do I have enough fuel for one last booster drive?"

Stan: "It's barely minimum for that. You'll be left on reserve"

Adam: "Hey, there is no fun without a risk" I engage the hyper and booster drive, trying to overtake Kross. He blocks my way, making me growl "Move your ass you jerk!"

Don: "Adam, that's enough. Disengage the booster drive. It's over" Kross passes the gate and when I try to fly through it, it disintegrates

Adam: "Over? So what place did we get?"

Don: "Fourth. Right under the points. Sul was first, O was second and Kross was third. Head back to the flying temple at once. I suppose it could've been a lot worse for our first race on Oban"

Adam: "Dammit... Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!" I hit the handle bars "I was so close... I let her down, if we don't have points, there's no way we will win the Ultimate Prize" I fly towards the temple and a yellow light envelops around Arrow III and gets us up back to our temple. I open the cockpit of Arrow III and look down to see Koji, Stan, Eva and Don waiting for me and Jordan "I guess it was not my day today"

Don: "Kross is a much tougher opponent than Toros, Adam. You did your best and get us quite high at the end. Good job"

Adam: "It doesn't matter if I got fourth or ninth place. No points means our opponents will get ahead of us" I jump down to them "Getting them closer to the Ultimate Prize" I look at Eva and later at Don "I don't think I can do more than that, boss"

Don: "Hmm. What're you suggesting Adam?"

Adam: "Molly knows Arrow III more than I and she already raced against Crogs. I think she should pilot in the remaining races, with me getting back to being a mechanic and reserve pilot"

Eva: "No! What about what Rick told you? About the drive and everything!"

Adam: "Star, we both know how much you want to win the Ultimate Prize. And I'll only let you down" I turn to Don "My decision is final" Don growls

Don: "I suggest I can allow that. But don't make your decisions so sudden. I will give you time overnight to rethink about this" I nod and Don leaves the room. Soon everyone get somewhere, leaving me, Eva and Arrow III alone

Eva: "You're an idiot!" she punches my arm

Adam: "You want your mom back and I would only stay in your way"

Eva: "No. You quitting piloting would stay in my way. It was only our first race, you don't know anything about anyone except for Aikka. And you nearly got third place! We will win the Ultimate Prize and we will win it together" she gets her fist up to the fistbump "What do you think about that, love?" I sigh and accept it "You still are in trouble for not helping Aikka"

Adam: "Oh man... How about we walk while you will say how I let you down with that?" she nods and we get to the courtyard "So, first, it's a race and everyone is on their own. Aikka should understand"

Eva: "That's still not makes it okay to leave your friend behind"

Adam: "Second, do you think he would help us? He wants the Ultimate Prize to free his kingdom from Crogs"

Eva: "So what?"

Adam: "Put yourself in his place. Your people are terrorized by Crogs. Your parents and family could be murdered any moment and you can't do anything about that. Then, the Ultimate Prize shows up. A chance one in a million to end your people suffering. He'd do the same to me if I were stuck under those roots"

Eva: "So that's his reason... now I feel bad that my reason is so selfish, while Aikka wants it for his entire planet..." I hug her from the side

Adam: "Selfish or not, it depends on how you look at it. It may be selfish to some of the guys watching from the side. But I know you want it for not only yourself, but for your dad and the whole star racing world. Maya's return would make a lot of noise in the whole company" I smirk "I imagine those headlines 'Maya Wei is alive! Supposedly dead ten years ago, the great champion of Earth is back with us' or 'Is Maya Wei a zombie?' I snicker and Eva growls

Eva: "She won't be a zombie! At least... that's what I hope for"

Adam: "No one knows how Avatar's resurrection works" I shrug "Guess we'll have to win and find out"

Eva: "And we will do this. As long as we can fly we still have a chance. I refuse to believe it's the end of the world"

Adam: "Hey, weren't that your mom's motto?"

Eva: "It is dummy! And she was right" I then hear a sharp breath and footsteps getting away "And I think someone has walked on us two. So, what now?"

Adam: "*sigh* Eva, I will give it a try, but don't blame me if we don't win, okay?"

Eva: "You'll do fine, Adam. I know you will" she gets on her tiptoes and pecks my lips "I'm going to our room"

Adam: "So, where's Jordan?"

Eva: "With Stan and Koji. His snoring is not our problem" she smiles and gets down the stairs. Then I remember I need to speak with Don. I get to his room and knock

Don: "Come in, Adam" I enter through the curtains. He is currently polishing a pistol

Adam: "Nice weapon, sir. So, let's start our talk. But first, did you find out?"

Don: "Find out what?"

Adam: "Oh man, there is no hope for you. Molly is Eva" Don's eyes widen

Don: "What?"

Adam: "She was here the entire time. We escaped the school on her fifteenth birthday. Another one you didn't even cared to call her"

Don: "..."

Adam: "You wanted me to tell you, so you got it. If you don't believe me then call Stern and ask about her. I'm sure our principal will tell you the same"

Don: "Adam *sigh* I hope you're not lying or anything this time"

Adam: "I'm being completely honest with you. And know this. I'm doing this for Eva's good, not for you. I was there for her for ten years. I was there to be a shoulder she could cry on. I was there to give her some warmth in this cold and unjust world" I stand up, leaving Don speechless "I was wrong to give her hope about you. I mean, you couldn't even recognize her back when we showed up" I chuckle "For me you can rot in hell, Don Wei. But it's not my place to decide about that, but Eva's" I turn to him one more time "Know one thing, I will always protect her and love her. And if you hurt her one more time, I will hurt you. Anything else you wanted to talk about?"

Don: "I... Thank you for taking care of her..." I nod

Adam: "Goodnight, sir" I leave his room and get to mine and Eva's room where she lies on her hammock. I crash down on the mattress in the corner of the room and sigh

Eva: "Took you long enough" she smiles

Adam: "Eva, he knows"

Eva: "What are you-"

Adam: "Don knows that you're his daughter... he just questioned me again about this"

Eva: "Did he... what did you told him?!"

Adam: "Everything I have been holding back. From making you cry to our escape" I turn my back to her "Be ready, he'll approach you soon. And get some sleep. We've a lot of work tomorrow"

Eva: "Hey, Adam" I turn to her, only for her to blow me a kiss "Thanks, for being honest. Love you. Goodnight"

Adam: "Night, Eva. Love you too"

A/N Oban Cycle starts with a hit to the wall for Earth Team. No points means no progress. No progress means that the Ultimate Prize is getting away, and so is Adam and Eva's chance to resurrect Maya. What awaits next? Find out in the next chapter! Feel free to vote and comment. Stay safe!

Punkie out!

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