Chapter 7
(NSW Police Headquarters,
PARRAMATTA, NSW: 11:30 PM)
Sitting infront of the middle-aged Caucasian man who kept tapping and sliding the holographic screen of his computer, Amnon kept explaining of what happened at the Sydney club. His two friends were with him as they also testified of what happened.
" See, we are all telling the truth, sir, " the young Kree Eternal said. " We knew someone had plotted that scene. You guys need to get some evidence from the surveillance cameras. "
" Alright, then, " the police officer blandly spoke. " Aside from the DJ who got framed. Was there anyone involved from that incident? "
Steve and Greg looked at their Kree-American friend which they had a scarlet haired girl got disappeared. Amnon thought of revealing to them who she really was, but he decided to conceal her real identity from any public scrutiny.
" It's a family friend of mine. She got disappeared in the incident, " he answered, making an excuse.
" May I know the name of your friend? "
" Shega Neharac. "
" Can you describe of this girl, Shega? "
" Okay, she has a long curly red hair. Very attractive and perfect vital statistics. She's about 5 feet and 3 inches. She's wearing a black dress and 3 inches high heels sandals. Blue eyes. She has a bubbly and cheery attitude. "
The policeman remained silent upon hearing Amnon's description of the lady. His grimace changed into a wide smile and intently looked at the pink Kree.
" Sir, what are you looking at? " Amnon raised his eyebrows and curiously asked, finding his facial expression very disturbing.
The officer gave him a loud and hardy laugh and heavily slapped his table, calling everyone's attention. The Kree Eternal became more embarrassed than ever. Steve and Greg shared glances and sighed.
" Oh, Bloody Hell, mate! You Americans like to clown around! Is that correct? " he exclaimed. " You got yourself a girl in Down Under and dated her! She could be going around and cheatin' on ya! "
" No, no, no, " Amnon frowned, raised his voice, and found the officer ridiculous. " Sir, you got it all wrong! She's not my girlfriend! Shega is a long-time family friend from the Danvers's side. My sister and her own family have known her ever since the fifty year Kree-Lizard invasion. Shega was a survivor! "
" Really? "
" That's a damn bloody oath, sir! My sister will get mad at me when she finds out she's gone! Now, are you gonna help me search this lady?! "
" Please send me the photo of the missing person. "
" Right, " Amnon nodded and took his device.
He kept tapping and turning on the sharing option to the policeman's computer. The policeman received as the image flashed within seconds. He saw the exact description of the female genie before her disappearance.
" Right-O, got it. Look, the search and investigation will take ten to fourteen days. If we find results, we'll contact you, " the officer informed.
" Ten to fourteen days?! Why is that too long?! " Amnon repeated the words. " You gotta be kidding me, right? You guys should act right away. You can't let..."
" Listen, mate. Police work is the most tedious and time consuming job. We can't just go and catch those criminals and kidnappers that easily. "
" Okay, I understand that, sir, " the Kree exasperatedly sighed. " I will wait for your call. Thanks. "
" No worries. "
Amnon stood up from his seat and felt disappointed when his two friends walked along with him. Greg looked at the Kree and gently patted his back. They left the police headquarters and stood at the sidewalk.
" I'm sorry this had happened, mate, " he calmly spoke. " They're trying their best to find your friend. "
" I know what if they fail or..."
" They're not gonna fail, Amnon, " Steve assured. " The coppers are gonna do their job. If they find that crook and your friend, you can thank them, afterwards. "
" I hope so. "
" Anyways, we'll see you on Monday, " Greg smiled.
" We'll leave you, here, " Steve added.
" Sure, I know how to walk home. "
" Ta! "
Amnon slightly smiled and waved at them, watching them leaving. He sadly sighed and leaned on the wall. Turning his head around, he saw the Jamaican DJ got out of the police headquarters' prison with some two women. The Kree Eternal recognized them. They were his mother and half- sister talking to the DJ. He closely approached them.
Carol Danvers-Montmartre and Eumeralla Hughes sternly looked at their family member when Amnon nervously gulped. Remix smiled and recognized him, coming.
" Hey, Mon! You're here too! " Remix happily beamed.
" Bud, how did you get out? " Amnon curiously asked.
" Captain Marvel and her daughter bailed me out of bars! They paid the cops with grand amount of money! "
" Really? "
" Ya, mon! " Remix joyfully cheered and turned to the ladies. " Thank you, so much! "
" Mom, Ella! " Amnon happily beamed to see his mother and half-sister, however they looked serious, crossing their arms. " I thought you guys are happy to see me?! "
" Amjoe, you know this guy?! " Ella raised her voice in surprise.
" I met him at the club, earlier. "
" You met him at the club, " Carol repeated the word with concern. " You got into big trouble there. Did you even realize that? "
" Mom, Ella, I can explain..."
" Amnon Joseph Danvers-Montmartre, you're here to study and train to be a pilot for Hala's sakes! " the elderly half-Kree woman loudly and angrily scolded her son when everyone got eavesdropped at the mother and son. " I have told you to stay away from trouble before you got here in Australia! You just spent clubbing along with your friends! You wasted your damn time! Don't you use your Kree Cosmic Awareness that you have inherited from your late father! You are already a grown man! Why don't you be so responsible enough to do that?! "
Amnon heavily sighed and bowed his head in shame. He didn't want to answer back at his mother. Ella crossed her arms and sternly glared at her younger half-brother. Remix felt sorry to the blonde man.
" Look, I have to go, now. Thank you, " the DJ broke his silence and walked away.
" I already told mum about Shega. We already knew she had disappeared tonight, " Ella added. " It's completely rubbish if you explain and further make excuses. "
" I reported that to the cop..."
" Yeah, like anyone does. We cannot even guarantee them that they could find her. "
" Look, we have to go home as soon as possible, " their mother seriously reminded. " Amnon, you have already understood that the night is dangerous."
The young Kree Eternal nodded no furiously when his family had stepped into the car. He sat down at the backseat and gloomily looked at the window. The evening of fun became a complete disaster and misfortune for him. Carol looked at her son at the back and sensed his shame and loneliness when she sighed. Ella took the wheel, driving home safely.
Moments later, Amnon was sleepless and lying on the bed, thinking of what his mother had said and the disappearance of his female genie friend. He couldn't keep silent and feel complacent of what had transpired that night. Forcing to shut down his eyes, he couldn't bare himself being peaceful. He sat up on the bed and looked at the window from his right side of the room.
The young Kree Eternal stood up and thought of naturally flying away from his room and going above the Earth's atmosphere like his parents did to him before. He wanted to escape from all the negativity he had seen and heard. Looking at the stars, he just heavily sighed and silently wept.
" I missed my father so much, I wished he was still here. He could have helped me and kept talking to me when I feel bad. Now, he's gone, " he sadly thought and rubbed his eyes. " Why do I have to feel and experience like this?! I'm such a damn fool! I should have saved Shega from the first place! I could make a third wish to help, but she's gone! Now, what am I gonna supposed to do?! I'm trying to do the best for Mom, Ella, and myself. I felt like a failure and took things granted. "
" Son, I knew how much you worry about your friend, " a deep male voice calmly spoke into his mind. " If you feel bad, I feel the same too. "
" Dad..." Amnon heard and recognized the voice in his head and muttered. " Is that you? I thought you're totally gone and..."
" Son, I need you to look at the mirror. Let's have a chat. "
Amnon nodded and followed the voice's instructions. He turned on the lights and saw the mirror infront of him.
" It's just a reflection of myself, " he heavily sighed and turned to his image. " Nothing's new. Dad, you don't need to joke around. I have a damn night. "
" Focus, Amnon-Selah... Keeping looking. "
" Okay, Old Man. You said it so. "
Amnon kept staring himself from a couple of minutes when he saw a blue skinned man with a silvery-white long hair. The imagery of an older Kree Eternal had the same facial features and physique to the younger one. Amnon widened his eyes in shock and almost fell down on the floor.
" Dad! Stop freaking me out! " he cried. " You look like a ghost! Is that the way how you haunt me?! "
" Son, this is the effect of you inheriting my light soul! Did you even remember the day Mist and I perished?! " his father laughed and explained. " You and I are connected to each other! "
" Yeah, I remembered that, " Amnon wryly grinned and held a glass of water as Methu-Selah was doing the same. " Then, you should have known I found Shega in Tasmania and befriended her for quite a while. "
" Was it you wishing for Gourai to be with you in Australia from your first attempt? " Methu-Selah asked. " But the genie just failed. "
" Yeah. "
" Your second wish was helping the demon to become a normal person. "
" Right, I guess you have seen and heard that too, " Amnon instantly drank his glass of water when his father did the same thing. " Dad, you have known Shega has troubles to make those three wishes successful. Everything she had done was out of place and a complete failure."
" Son, you helped her making your second wish came true. Somehow, your Light Soul and Cosmic Energy have taken effect on her. "
" How? I don't understand?! She uses magic. We, the overpowered Kree, have..."
" Then again, your Light Soul and Cosmic Energy. "
" Got it, Dad. " Amnon placed the glass on his bedside table and sat down on the bed as his father also sat. " Now, I have a question. Who's that strange dark haired guy from the club? I saw him at the airport too. "
" A mutant? " Methu-Selah asked.
" Sort of..."
" I see. His name is Bennet du Paris, Exodus, " the older Kree Eternal replied.
" What does he want from me and Shega? Why are these bad guys and him stalking at us? " Amnon queried. " Who are they? "
" Son, Exodus was a notorious mutant on Earth from the 12th Century. When he was in France, or should I say Gaul, he was a normal human person. He worked as a knight which he was fighting for wars in Europe. "
" So, how did he get his powers? "
" He was traveling alone in a violent sandstorm at the Sahara Desert. Desperately seeking for a refuge, food, and water, he found a glowing meteorite that crashed at the middle of the desert and touched it. Then, he became more empowered than ever. "
" No, way! " Amnon exclaimed in shock and raised his hand in interjection. " How did you know all of it? I mean he became like that instantly?! "
" Amnon, I encountered him and witnessed his sudden change when I landed and visited this planet centuries after 200 AD. He challenged and defeated me. His hubris was too much to handle. There's no way to defeat him. He said to me that creatures like me should perish for good. "
" So, you were there? "
" Yes. "
" If Exodus has been existing, maybe he could have been an accuser slave for Taryan and Kasius. Perhaps, he's worse than SCP-682, " he concluded.
" For sure, yes. If that lizard were indestructible, that ancient madman is also like him. "
" Then, what is he doing here in Australia? Does he have something to do with Shega or the bad guys? "
" Son, have you been using your Kree Cosmic Awareness lately? You could have predicted, sensed the possible outcome and avoid it, and answered your question, " Methu-Selah suggestively smiled and asked. " Simple as that. "
" Uh... I use it sometimes..." the younger Kree Eternal nervously answered and grinned, shrugging. " Like, in case of emergency..."
The sitting older Kree Eternal on the mirror facepalmed and heavily sighed at his son. Amnon felt ashamed to see his father got disappointed.
" Dad, I'm so sorry for disappointing you. I'd just really want to live a normal life like I hoped before. I don't want to use my powers for no reason, " the younger Kree Eternal sadly replied and reasoned. " Yeah, thanks for enhancing me when you passed away. It's just that you and mom asked me to use them when I need to. I'm just following what you guys have asked me to do. "
" Right, " Methu-Selah answered. " I do understand that, but you have to use it as soon as you feel and sense some approaching danger. You act once you need to. "
" Now, I'm grounded from mother and Ella. Anytime soon, they're gonna kill and force me to return to America. What am I gonna supposed to do, Dad? " Amnon desperately asked.
" I told you once that the past is passed, " the older Kree Eternal replied. " All you have to do is to do the right thing, like you have used to. Son, you have to face your consequence and humbly accept your mistakes. Then, you need to plan for your next step. By the way, your aviation training is a very important task to do. You can't fail those learnings and duties until you have graduated. Do you understand? "
" Yes, Dad. "
" By the way, Son. I appreciated what you have done at the club before. Now, you gained ten brownie points from me! Good on ya, then! "
" Brownie points?! "
" An Earthian idiom for appreciation! You did a great job! "
Amnon got enlightened from his father's words and slightly smiled, " Okay, then. I guess this is what I need to know and act. Thanks, Dad. "
" Right, now. You have to sleep it off. There will be another day to sort your issues. "
" Goodnight, Dad. "
" Goodnight, Son. "
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