"WHAT?!?!" the gang said simultaneously. We were sitting at the dining room table. I let them know of my plan, they were going to find out sooner or later, might as well it be now.
"We are NOT splitting up this family!" Jazz fumed. "I'm just starting to make friends at school!" Megan said. Viktor says, "This is way uncool, man." Magnet said, "We were going to have a hangman tournament tomorrow in class!" Sara said, "What's wrong with us now?" I slammed the table. "There is nothing wrong with any of us!" I took a deep breath to calm myself. "That monster was after me. I don't want you guys to get hurt." I kept glancing at Jazz without meaning to, and I had to focus on the news itself and not about the fact that Bishop is alive. I don't need Sara tellin the rest of them. "Anyway, whether you like it or not, we are all going to General Cutler to find our parents." They offered to do it ounce, I denied it at the time, but now......
"Please, guys, don't make this harder than it needs to be. I love each and every one of you, and that's the reason we are doing this. I am going to find a Mom and a Dad for each of you." Sara says, "But...your our dad!" "No I'm not Sara. I'm a sixteen year old biological weapon, not a father." I looked at all of them one last time and said, "It's settled. Broadsword will be here first thing tomorrow morning." They all stormed off. Megan ran to her room and slammed the door. Jazz went to the garage, that is her official work area. Magnet formed his board and went out the door. Sara went upstairs. Viktor just sat there. I said, "Look man, I'm sorry. You are going to hate me forever, but all I ask is for you to understand." Viktor shot back. "Shut up Cyrus. Last night, Angie admitted herself to me and said she really liked me. I was happy for a while, man. And now..." He was clenching his fist. I sighed as he got up to listen to TV.
I tried to talk to Megan, but she is raging right now. I went to Jazz. "Jazz?" She was writing something down furiously, and ignoring me. "Look Jazz, I--" "How could you?!!" She slammed the table and stood up. She stomped over to me. "I thought we were.....I thought you....." She started breaking into a bit of a sob. I hugged her. "Don't you think I feel the same way?" I asked quietly. "This is something that has to be done." She said nothing. "And besides, haven't you wondered?" She said, "No, because I know I don't need a real family as long as we have you." I sighed. we broke and I wiped her tears away from her soft face. I gave her a kiss, and said, "I'll make the last meal tonight."
I made a special dinner that consisted of chicken chunks and french fries. It took a while but when that aroma got around everyone started showing up. Even Magnet came back inside from flying around on his metal board. I sat at the table and soon Jazz came to sit beside me. We ate in silence.
After it was dark, I went to bed. Usually we would stay up till it was eleven, but everyone started hitting the hay early. I went to sleep. I was standing in the middle of Chicago again, having a good ol' time with Jazz and my family. I was buying them ice cream when Talos appeared out of nowhere. Then I blinked and I was standing in that hell hole again. I heard Sara's voice, haunting me. Cyrus. Cyyyyrruuuus. I woke up sitting straight up in my bed, sweating and scared.
Sara was standing next to the bed. She was looking at me with a scared face and she was clutching her stuffed animal tight. She said, "Cyrus?" I forced myself to be calm for her sake. "Hey, Sara. What's up?" She stammered a bit. "I.........Bobby had a nightmare. He would feel much safer if he was with you." I nodded. "Oh, I see." I moved over so she could climb up on the bed. "Come on up here." She crawled in and snuggled close. Soon, she was asleep. I almost cried, This is the last time I'll be there to protect her from the monsters of her imagination, and the monsters of others as well.
I wasn't lying when I said I loved them. I have to protect them, even if they hate me for it.
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