..The Surprise..

Dylan was driving the car while Aaron was watching quietly the white sceneries around them. All that confidence he showed in front of his family disappeared as soon as they were away from the land.

- Why are you all gloomy? I know that you are worried about Tarou, but don't you want to see the human world again?

- No, I don't.

- Ah, fine. I won't bother you anymore.

- Where are we going now? Asked Sarra.

- We are heading to the nearest airport, and then we will take a plane to Egypt. I can't wait to ride that machine. Humans are really amazing, they Replace their physical weaknesses by inventing powerful machines.

- Well, if you like them this much you should just live with them.

- I don't want to be alone anymore. Besides, you married my sister, I must stay around to keep an eye on you.

Replied Dylan while smiling brightly.

- Alright, I get it. Just stop talking I'm not in the mood to chit-chat with you.

- Come on! Don't be like that, a long way is still ahead of us.

Aaron's face became even more gloomy.

- What about you Sarra? You have been traveling for about ten years, what do you think about humans?

- I'm not sure, I accepted to go around because I was with Tarou. We visited a lot of places and met a lot of people. I was surprised by the richness of their cultures. I didn't expect that they are this different.

- Wasn't you enjoying it?

- Yeah, at first, but lately I have become sick of it. Having a little girl with you makes you worried about everything. Not everyone was good to us, especially when they knew that Tarou is a monster and I'm a witch. Sometimes we got kicked out.

- I think it's better to not reveal our true identity unless it's necessary.

Aaron kept hearing their conversation without saying a word. All he was thinking about, was his family and his land.

After riding the car for three hours between the snowing mountains, they were finally out of the land of the monsters.

- Can't we stop for a moment? My back hurts me. This is the first time I sit without a move all this time.

Asked Aaron while fidgeting in the chair.

- There is a restaurant in the area that I used to visit with Tarou. His food is quite delicious.

- Alright, will stop to have lunch before continuing to the airport.

They stopped at a restaurant beside the road and ordered some food.

- Is the airport still far away?

- No, just another hour, I guess.

- Wait! Aaron doesn't have a passport as we do.

- Don't worry, he won't need it.

- What do you mean?

- You will make him invisible, no one will find out about him.

- Good idea, let's go then, we don't have much time in our hand

When they were about to ride the car again, they heard a strange sound coming from the trunk.

- Do you hear that? There is something in the trunk.

Said Aaron while putting his hand on it

- Yes, I will open it to check it up. Maybe an animal got stuck in there.

When Dylan opened the trunk, it was the biggest surprise for all of them.

- ANNIE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?

Aaron couldn't believe his eyes, how can his daughter be there all this time without noticing her?

- Annie, why did you hide in the trunk? That was dangerous!

- I wanted to travel along with you as Salma did with her father.

Aaron became speechless in front of this unexpected turn of events.

Annie became anxious after seeing her father in such a condition. Sarra held her to calm her down.

- Oh dear, we are not traveling for pleasure. We will search for uncle Tarou.

Aaron sighed:

- I will take you back immediately to the house. I won't be late.

Aaron held his daughter to take her back to the house with his light speed, but his power didn't work on her.

- What's going on? Why I couldn't move?

Aaron put her down, then he tried on his own.

- It works perfectly. Why I couldn't take Annie?

Aaron tried another time, but still nothing.

- Look at her bracelet, it is glowing!

In fact, the red stone was glowing.

- There is something about that bracelet, from where did you get it, Annie?

Asked Dylan while checking it.

- My grandfather give it to me as my birthday present.

Aaron tried to take it off

- What's wrong with it? It didn't open!

- Let me try.

When Sarra put her hand on the bracelet, she backed off immediately with a frightened face.

- What's wrong Sarra?

- THE BRACELET?..... It is protected by strong magic. We can't take it off her hand.

Aaron tried by force to break it.

- Stop it, Aaron, it is useless. You can't break it and you can't use your power on her.

- Sarra, can't you use your magic to take her.

- Nothing will work with her, I can sense a barrier around her because of it.

- What should we do then, should we ride back to the land?

- We will miss the plane and we will lose another so much time, Tarou may be in danger and waiting for us. We don't have a choice but to take her with us.