Chapter 8

Nine years later

     "Chad, go to the crystal, that's what they're after. RUN! ", Clarissa said as she tried to fight the soldiers at her door. She was helpless as they tossed her to the side. 

      "There's a war between Saturn and Neptune ma'am, the guardian needs to come with us", one soldier said. April pulled out her sword and the other girls followed suit. Good thing Raphael trained them all in sword wielding and gun shooting. Chad wanted to stay behind but he knew his sisters were enough to handle them. 

       He burrowed his way down to Saturn's core. He sighed. The crystal was still in perfect shape now. He drilled out a tiny part of the crystal. Now even if he left the spot, he could feel if someone was at the crystal and defend it from wherever he was. 

      The crystal pulsated. Chad looked through and saw a pregnant woman about to be shot and he punched the crystal. The crystal shook and the shooter fell to the ground. One good thing being a guardian brought was that he could fight anyone on the planet when he felt calm enough without them even seeing him. 

      He didn't realize but he had fought for about seven hours. His knuckles were almost destroyed from punching something larger and harder than diamond for hours. He finally discovered the cause of the problem. The neptunians had accused Saturn of killing off two whole villages and Saturnians had accused Neptune of doing the same. 

       The neptunians saw a saturnian soldier's bloodied uniform and the weapon used. The saturnians saw the same thing. He groaned, "This kind of fight can't end", he said. 

        He blamed it on his father. If Raphael hadn't found a way to travel to other planets faster than walking down the block, no one would have been able to kill anyone from another planet.

       The Neptune soldiers backed down as the royal family of their whole planet had presided. Chad was exhausted and he rested his head against a rock to watch the new show.

      "I, Albert White, king of Neptune hereby proclaim. This war is over. If any member of Saturn is seen killing any member of Neptune, the killer will be executed on the spot. And also, if any member of Neptune is seen killing any member of Saturn, Saturn is permitted to deal with the person any way they like. Neptune will NOT protect that person. Thank you very much", the king said and descended the podium. His queen gave a small smile and walked over to escort the king. 

      The prince who was a year older than him and always wore sun glasses looked like he would rather be anywhere but there frowned as always and walked away with his parents. Chad marvelled. The Whites, the most powerful family alive, all together in one place. The prince who was a boy genius had already graduated from two colleges with a doctorate in technology and a professorship in business. 

      He was already the CEO of a company he founded himself. The queen was a self taught martial artist and the previous guardian of Neptune's crystal. 

The king was well.... The king. He made the people happy enough for them to elect him king over the whole darn planet.  

      All in all they were a force to be reckoned with. The Greenes tried their best also but they would always be second best as long as the whites were alive. Chad chuckled, the two most powerful families were named after colours.

     The third most powerful family was the Powers. Most especially their daughter, she had no human idea yet but she was the guardian of Earth's crystal. Their Matriach, Demi powers, was the previous guardian and had passed it down to her daughter. 

      The patriach was the War General that had never lost a fight and their youngest son was one of the most skilled martial artists alive at the age of 5. In fact, the only reason the Greenes could one-up them was because they chose to live normal lives and keep their children's powers to themselves.

     Chad groaned and entered through the crystal. He landed in his house.

No one was home. He went back to the crystal but couldn't see them. He stood there for 30 minutes doing absolutely nothing but staring blankly at the crystal. Suddenly the door to his house opened and a very smug looking president entered. 

      Chad growled and entered the crystal. "What are you doing here? ", Chad asked angrily. "I'm here to deliver good news to you. Your entire family is dead and now you have to hand over Raphael's research to me", he said. 

       Chad looked expressionless. "All his work was always carried by my mother everywhere she went, so you should go check her burial ground ", Chad said and turned around. The president looked shocked. "You heartless being, I just said your entire family is dead and you don't even seem to care", the president said. 

        Chad chuckled darkly. "I am Raphael's son after all. He was notorious for being heartless. I'm just carrying on the family tradition", Chad said and kicked him out the door. He slammed the door shut and for the first time in ten years, he cried.