CHAPTER IX: The Fallout

''There he is!'' exclaimed Roy. ''We found him'' said Lucas in a way like a burden had been moved off him. The people in the room started cheering especially Melanie and the kids. ''Dad is still alive!'' said one of the kids happily. ''Okay stay silent please'' said Lucas, ''sir we have a big problem, the droid is being followed and hunted and I can't find a place to hide it'' said Roy. ''Even if you hide it they will find it and destroy it, just give in man, let it go. As long as we know where Daniel is, We will start from there while looking for him next time'' said Lucas then Roy stopped it and the alien drones blasted it to ashes. ''Sir, how are you going to bring my husband back alive when these aliens are watching. Don't you think they are gonna kill him on the way?'' said Melanie. ''Don't worry Mrs. Watson, as long as he accepts to come with what we will send there, we are going to bring him alive'' said Lucas in a calming tone. ''Okay ladies and gentlemen, that was it for today and I am gonna ask you to leave as the program has ended. Thank you'' said the Head elite as everyone started to leave the room. He then approached Melanie and her kids, ''you will be informed the exact time the rescue mission will take place and you will be invited to observe. I will ask you to keep this information confidential. Do not tell anyone at your workplace. And the kids should not talk about what just took place here at there school. Have a good rest of the week'' he then walked away and Melanie also proceeded to leave with her kids.

Back to earth, the aliens are collecting the remains of the droids to be studied, even though they knew the origin is from humans, they needed to study why they were here and how they spent so much time being shot at. ''What the hell was that?'' asked Yoshida surprised. ''I think it was a person'' said Craig, ''no guys that can't be a person, it was a robot'' said Daniel. ''Well it wasn't on the alien side since they were shooting at it, so it had to be sent by humans'' said Yoshida, ''I think they were looking for the remaining humans and trying to find ways to rescue us'' said Daniel. ''That would be great guys but I don't think humans have reached the capacity of going against these aliens and rescue the remaining humans'' said Gabe. ''Then why would humans send something like that if they are not trying to figure out ways to rescue us?'' said Yoshida. ''It would be really better if instead of trying to get us out of here, they should try to reclaim the planet from these evil creatures. And then, we would be rescued and be given our independence and liberation'' said Craig, but right then a drone landed and from its speakers, ''your work for today is done, you will be transported back to your imprisonment centers. Get into the drone''. They then stop what they are doing and proceed to get into the drone. They fly away.

''Asgard where are you going?'' asked the queen, ''I'm going to the African axis my queen, I have to confront Cephas face to face. Before it gets worst and I am forced to kill my best commander over his foolishness. I will come back in ten hours time'' said the king while getting ready to depart. His mega drone opened up and some soldiers joined him in it. Also, some fighter drones flew infront and around the mega one but not behind. The journey to the African axis started. In the mega drone, the king contacted Hemsin, ''I salute you my king. You seem to be on a journey. Where are you off to?'' said the hologram. ''Hemsin, I'm going to see Cephas. I contacted you for his exact location'' said the king. ''I hope it is not going to go wrong, we are trying to rebuild this planet. And it would not be a good idea to rage war against him, he would do everything in his power to destroy every axis. I will send you the location'' the hologram disappears. After some seconds the location displays on the screen and the drones follow the route displayed. Even the fighter drones. ''Cephas has really planted seeds of fear in the other commanders, I want to change that'' the king said to his right hand sitting with the other soldiers, ''I want to inform you that if you unfortunately die or get killed, he will be the one to claim the throne, no one else can defeat him if it was even about battling for the throne'' said his right hand. ''I have to do something to decrease his power, it will be excess and he might turn heel against me'' said the king, ''you know you are on the losing side when you are scared of one of the commanders that you put in place my king, it is an absolute disgrace...'', ''enough Alpharex!!'' shouted the king interrupting his right hand. ''We have reached our destination my king, we are now landing'' said one of the pilots as he approached in the room the king and the soldiers were sitting.

Cephas gets out of his castle looking very angry as he doesn't like surprises and especially the thought of the king's surprise visit which he despised very deeply. The king gets out with his right hand and approaches the castle gate, the guards have no choice but to open because its the fucking king. Goblin walks up to the king while Cephas walks back into his castle looking very unhappy of the king's presence. ''What a wonderful surprise my king, what brings you here on this pleasant day?'' asked Goblin as he led him into the castle. ''Well Goblin, I have come to have a meeting with commander Cephas, the atmosphere has seemed to be unpleasant for the past couple of days, I want to correct that. As we plan to rebuild this planet, things should not be bad between us'' said the king as they stopped in front of a door that leads to the meeting room where Cephas is already sitting. ''Well my king, he is that room, waiting for you. I will accompany Alpharex around the building as you both have your meeting'' said Goblin. ''Of course Goblin, I will proceed to the meeting'' the King says this as he enters the room while Goblin and Alpharex depart. ''Goblin lied to you, this visit is very unpleasant. I know you are coming here to nag me around. I will ask you Asgard, do not get on my bad side'' said Cephas as he turned to him from the big window he was looking through. ''Well Cephas, I mean no harm and I come here to hold a meeting, it's a peace meeting. We really should talk. Perhaps you should have a little respect for your king. Calling me by my name is very unpleasant'' said the king, ''see that is exactly why I did not want you here. We don't match mentalities. I don't like to be ruled around and you like to rule'' said Cephas while opening a drink and pouring into two glasses.

''You know Cephas, the thing between us is getting really brutal and the more we keep things like this, the more the urge of blowing each other up grows. So I suggest we patch things up and have respect for each other depending on our positions'' said the king then he sipped on the drink. ''King Asgard, you assigned me the second largest axis on this planet, why would I disrespect you? The thing is, you are getting delusional, and I know it must be because of that idiot Hemsin. If it wasn't for him we would be on good terms'' said Cephas after he took a sip from his drink. ''I gave you this axis because you are one of my best commanders if not the best, and I want us to be on good terms but your ego is getting to you, you know, and I want to eradicate that, even if it means discharging you from your duties as this axis commander'' said the king, ''you can not dare to come up here and tell me you can discharge me from this position. Sure I will lose everything, but then after that, I will have absolutely nothing to lose king Asgard'' said Cephas in a warning voice. ''And what is that supposed to mean Cephas, are you threatening me?'' said the king starting to get pissed. ''That is exactly what am doing, if I have nothing to lose, then I will go crazy and I will make sure I destroy you Asgard, and that is what I can do. So either we both stay on good terms and not mind each others business, or else... oh boy who knows what I can do my king'' said Cephas as a smile formed on his face. ''Which means the easiest way out is to finish you off my self'' right then, the king pulled out his sword but about half a second later Cephas does so too.

Back at the human utopia, Lucas is in a very advanced science robotics lab and many workers seem to be working on some kind of drone. Lucas is making very many calculations and he is the head engineer, and the drone is the one going to earth to try and bring Daniel to the utopia. Right then, the head elite enters the lab and approaches Lucas. ''When exactly is this drone going to be complete and ready to fly?'' asked the elite, ''this drone will be complete with all requirements in about two weeks time, and it will then be able to fly to earth'' said Lucas. ''I've been wondering, since those three droids raided the earth in search of Daniel, they were noticed of course, don't you think the aliens are ready for whatever we will do again?'' aske the elite, ''well, lucky for us, I thought about that. See, to get through that dome surrounding earth, you have to be identified as one of them. The drone has to have one very important feature, which is the alien engine. No one has those engines except their race and also, you have to build a drone according to that engine which is why this drone is alien like. That will help us'' said Lucas. ''That means we need an alien to be pilot. I'm starting to really question about this whole drone concept. We need Daniel here and alive'' said the elite. ''We thought about that too. In the past month, we used some sort of in-vitro fertilization to build a hybrid. Which means its a combination of an alien and a human being. This is a shape shifting creature and it is the one which will fly that drone and get to earth and also communicate with Daniel and bring him back'' said Lucas while the elite looked at him in disbelief. ''You are a fuckin genius'' said the elite amazed, ''but unfortunately, the hybrid will be fully grown in about a month which means it is when we shall do the mission'' added Lucas.

''You know what, do your thing, as long as this mission will be a success take all the time you need'' said the elite and then he walked out looking impressed by the genius of Lucas Morientes. Lucas continued with his calculations, meanwhile at Melanie's work place she is in what seems like a lab but this time its a biological science lab. ''Melanie, can I talk to you in my office for a second'' said a man who looked older. Melanie then stopped what she was doing and followed the man to his office, when they entered Melanie was told to sit down in front of the man's desk. ''I have been receiving claims from the lab technician from the lab technicians stating you are not effective at work these days'' said the man, ''I don't know doctor Carlson, I've not been feeling well these days, my mind is not onto work and I feel tired'' said Melanie with a tired looking face. ''Look, Melanie, I know you and your family are going through a lot lately since your husband was not able to be brought here, but it doesn't give you the right to slow down our work process, you know we are working on a very important project that could even bring your husband here'' said Carlson. ''I understand doctor but I can't control my body since I even exhausted it'' said Melanie, ''you know what is best for you, you need some time off. Get back to work when you feel you can okay? And take care of yourself'' said Carlson. ''Thank you doctor I really appreciate you'' Melanie said as she stood up and walked out the door.

Back to earth, ''You really have the guts to come up here and attempt to kill me Asgard?'' asked Cephas angrily, ''If I were to kill you I would have done a very long time ago, when you were still nothing and your ego hadn't got to you Cephas. Back when you needed my help every time and everyday, and now look at you, you feel high because I made you who you are today'' said the king angrily too. After some seconds of silence, Cephas started laughing very loudly, ''you sound so foolish Asgard, you sound really stupid. You put me on power knowing I would one day turn heel on you. If I killed you, I would be king. And when I'm done killing, I will proceed to kill your queen and remove what is inside her belly. I will burn your whole family to ashes Asgard and you know I am very capable of doing that'' said Cephas with an evil smile on his face. The king is absolutely furious, Cephas had just mentioned his pregnant queen and that seemed to be the last straw. The king looked at him in the eye while Cephas still had the evil smile on his face.

''You have crossed the line Cephas, this is the fuckin last straw'' said the king furiously, ''I have only one thing to lose, that is this axis. But you, you have everything to lose, I don't care if you are the king. But if it means destroying every unit of your lifetime I will Asgard, and killing me is almost impossible. So suit yourself Asgard'' Cephas says this followed by his evil laugh. ''You forgot one important detail Cephas, I am King Asgard'' right after he says this, Cephas is shot in the neck from one of the king's soldiers. He then falls to his knees and lets go of his sword. Then Asgard stabs him in the chest with his sword, Cephas lies down on his back after Asgard removes the sword. ''Did you hear that?'' asked Alpharex looking surprised, Goblin nodded his head in a yes gesture but he was looking very unsurprised and seemed like he knew it was going to happen. ''Let us go look'' said Goblin as they started walking walking to the meeting room. When they entered, they found the king looking out the window and Cephas just lying down on the floor a couple of meters away from him. ''You killed commander Cephas!'' exclaimed Alpharex.

A few weeks later, at the utopia, the drone was ready and the hybrid-being turned out to even have shapeshifting abilities. The phone rings in Melanie's home, she picks up. ''Melanie, this is Lucas, report to the office with the children, the mission is about to take place. Melanie and her kids were already prepared to go. She seems to have a smile of delight since she knows her husband is going to be brought to them that is what she has always wanted since she came here. They drive there and rush to the spectating room. They are shown where to sit and this is all happening to fast for the family as they all seem very happy. ''My name is Lucas Morientes, I am the head of this mission. Roy, start the drone. We will be communicating with our new pilot Morphus. He is the one going to earth. Now let the journey begin'' the drone starts and Morphus shapeshifts into and alien. The drone travels for some minutes at a high speed and finally reaches the dome surrounding earth, some rays scan the drone and some codes appear on the dome, the after some seconds, it opens up to let the drone in. The plan of entering the planet unnoticed seems to be working. The drone makes its way to Australia where they had seen Daniel.

Meanwhile on Earth, Daniel and his mates and many other people mostly men are helping in the construction of a ruined building. Daniel notices the weird drone in the sky and alerts his friends about the drone. Back at the spectating room, ''drone just landed, I repeat drone just landed'' said Roy which brought delight to the faces of the people in the room since the drone landed without the aliens suspecting it to be some kind of intruder. ''What the hell is even that?'' said Craig back on earth, ''those things should not be surprising you these days, that is an alien drone obviously'' said Gabe. ''That looks really weird to me guys, I've never seen something like that'' said Daniel. ''Well it does not seem suspicious to those aliens, it must be theirs. Right then, ''Daniel Watkins, you are needed at the main camp'' said a voice on a loudspeaker. Daniel then proceeded to go to the camp and the aliens signaled him to get into the drone. He does and the door closes behind him. Right then, the alien shapeshifts into a human which startles Daniel.

''Hello Daniel Watson''