Stinger:

Enzo Nathaniel Zodiac

I look down upon him. He has my eyes and chin, he has his father's name, hair and color of skin. After eight months of being trapped in this bedroom, I never would of guessed this little piece of joy wouldn't be a burden to me.

When he came into the world I was alone, he broke my heart. He cried because I couldn't reach him to hold him close to me.

I am going to raise him.

Motherly duties were never what I wanted but now I know that I have always wanted a child, even if I didn't know it.

When he smiles, I fall apart in tears. His father isn't around, I swear I will always be around for him.

He will come of age and until then I will fight for him, make the world right for him. If I can just get out of Luke's locked bedroom.

Luke treats me bad, makes me sleep beside him and watches as I shower. Luke is a creep, in love with his sister. I hope to not pass this life onto Enzo. I hope he will make this world a better place.... someday.

"I knew I heard something crying." Luke slams the door behind him and his two brothers.

I hold my child to my chest, shielding his eyes from that monster.

"This hybrid would make a wonderful addition to my army." Luke states, snapping his fingers. "Mike, get him."

"No!" I scream, clenching Enzo to my chest.

Whatever they do, they will not take my child away. I kick Mike between the legs, he falls to the ground. Ames runs after me, I try to get away but he grabs my arm, pulling Enzo from me.

"Let go of my Enzo!" I punch him, but I'm too tired to make any effect. "Let me have my Enzo, don't take him away!"

"He will be the perfect war machine." Luke promises as Ames throws me to the ground.

I am too weak from birthing Enzo only hours ago to stand back up. I cry on my knees as they carry my baby away.

I won't ever forget his face. I can't, he is my child. Luke continues to hold me here, I don't know what he wants to me.

"What are you going to with Enzo?" I beg Luke to tell me that night.

"I have been preparing an army of highly trained soldiers and assassins for a fight that is coming." Luke explains as he shaves. "I have seen the future. I now see how I get your Enzo to kill my enemy."

"Please!" I beg. "Let me take care of him! You can't send my baby to war!"

"The war isn't happening now." Luke laughs. "It will happen in the future. I have the best children training for this war. I am going to train Enzo personally, so he can kill his father."

"No!"

"Nathaniel will become my enemy." Luke states. "That's why I made sure Ames won the election. It's one pin point to the next, I need to teach my family a lesson of what happens when they step out of line."

"Promise me my child will come home to me!"

"I can't." Luke clicks his tongue and wipes his face. "But I will save him for last. At the final war with Death himself."

"Death?"

"Oh yes." Luke smiles, walking at me. He reminded me of vampire stalking his prey. "I believe I was the only one who dug up his grave after he died to see if he really was dead. I am the only one who noticed the flutter in his eyelashes as he pretended to be dead."

"I don't know what you are talking about." I run from the bathroom to the door. It locked, as usual. "Anyone! Help me!"

"No one can hear you!" Luke screamed at me. "Lay in the bed and go to sleep. Your child will never see you again."

I obey his orders, knowing my actions will only effect my Enzo. I cry myself to sleep that night.

It's a horrible way to sleep, but it's the only way I can sleep anymore.