Chapter 33: No fear of the future

Jawara leaves the hospital after being hospitalized for 3 months, he finds out what happened in Miami, but Joshua was determined to keep the secret, although he was very excited like a child in a toy store to know of the existence of Fighting Cats, who did not reveal all their abilities at the time. Yadir goes to see him, who had already been informed by Iris (his sister) that Sharon was his blood sister and that he should keep the secret, he was with mixed feelings because Iris did not reveal all the details of how she knew that truth, she did not tell him about her doppelgänger Iris Hauer (The Ice Cat) or anything else, but still asked him not to tell Jawara that Sharon was actually his blood sister, because what was a fact, is that the news could spread even in the middle of the catastrophe about Joshua's alert, which Yadir is going to inform Jawara, being in shock about so much truth and now what Joshua achieved. How could he have transported himself so quickly if Ronnie (Earth 02) had first taken him to the shadow hole? How did he end up in another part of the country in a strange time? All of that information was still a mystery to Jawara, who still knows about his Airspace-Wanderer creation and knows about the Fast Sea Car, but he doesn't know about The Fighting Cats, much less about the help Atziri Blake gave to The Fighting Cats.

_ I don't want to butt into other people's business, but... how could Joshua do that?

_ I was hospitalized and incommunicado, but if you come to blame me for what I did! I don't want to listen to you.

_ There are many things I don't know, Jawara, just as I don't judge Dorothy Webber quickly, I won't judge you either, okay? But now, where was Joshua? He told me that someone asked him to take him to the hole of shadows to see if they could find clues of alien existence with their scientific knowledge.

_ And they keep doing the same thing! How long will they continue with the alien existence thing! I already told them that now what matters to me is to save as many people as I can, that's what we must do!

_ We have warned you a lot, Jaw, and look what happened! The Airspace-Wanderer is very damaged and we don't know now how we are going to help more people, and now with what you have told me about the arks and that the quota may be limited.

_ We will not be afraid of the future, Yadir, I know we can! But I am disappointed in Webber!

Blossom arrives

_ Hello Yadir! Can you excuse us for a moment?

Blossom talks to him expressing her dissatisfaction with what he did, Jawara is still disappointed with what Dorothy decided. For Yadir, Dorothy is not a mystery girl, she is a person who is worth knowing. Madeleine Harper tries to make peace with her children, but Sharon does not allow it, Jawara is confused, because although he is very hurt and upset by what happened in the past, surprisingly deep down he wants to forgive her, and now he is a little uncertain how Joshua could issue the tsunami alert that reached Miami first knowing that he was first where the Shadow Hole was. Blossom is very worried about her baby, she fears for his life now that they are facing strange events.

It was a Sunday morning, it was a sunny day, the weather was perfect, it seemed that things began to calm down, but doubts began to increase. Joshua and Sharon were having pancakes and hot chocolate for breakfast.

_ Things seem to have calmed down - said Joshua

_ We can't determine that - Sharon answers

_ The advantage we have is that we have the Airspace-wanderer, we can fly into space even if things get difficult, although to be honest, I want everyone to be saved.

_ I long for that too - Sharon takes a sip of her chocolate - but I think the best thing we can do is take it one day at a time, not worry about the future.

_ I'm surprised by your attitude towards life, it's true what you say, and I think we should all listen to you.

They continue eating, Sharon asks Joshua about the questions Jawara has about him.

_ Hey love, I have something to tell you but I need you to tell me something first.

_ What's going on?

_ We heard about Miami, but what caught my attention the most is: how did you manage to save yourself? You gave the alert, where you gave it is many many kilometers from the Shadow Hole, but there are certain testimonies of a spaceship that teleported you, as the Airspace-Wanderer can do, even, I heard that someone saved you from being swept away by the megatsunami and well you don't remember who it was. Who helped you save so many in Miami?

Joshua remains thoughtful

Flashback

_ Now there are many secrets that must be hidden- said the Fighting Cat- but I will tell you that we do not have to hide from you, we are The Fighting Cats.

End of Flashback

_ ( The Fighting Cats, they told me that there are many secrets to hide, but they do not hide although the woman I helped with her team asked me not to talk about the help they had given us, I will not hide the truth) I went to the hole of shadows because a man asked me to go to help him look for answers about that mysterious hole. Then, a spaceship teleported me.

_ Spaceship?

_ That's right, the Fast Sea Car and the Airspace-Wanderer are not the only ships here with extraordinary capabilities. One ship had two people on it that I first thought were aliens, as we have been theorizing, but I don't know if they are or not, they called themselves The Fighting Cats, they wore extraordinary cat-like suits, one of them took off her mask and was a woman, the other one didn't take it off.

_ We thought about alien existence, now we have superheroes too? It's incredible! But what gifts do they have?

_ The ship I was lurking around had technology 100 times more advanced than Jawara's, I think much, much more, almost like the ones my sister described. I only know that I saw a strong determination from that woman who calls herself Fire Cat, to save people despite the prejudices that people have against autistic people.

_ Autistic?

_ Yes, and well, they teleported to another ship and with other people in cat suits they also saved those people from Miami, using their ship and they took me to where to issue the alert, but what I can tell you is that as to how I got out alive, I don't know anything, I don't know how it happened. But there is something I do know.

_ What thing?

_ I thought I saw a woman in the Shadow Hole very similar to one in a photo that my mother didn't want me to see when I was a child, and I have suspicions about what she could be, even if she could give us more answers about my father.

Joshua told Sharon all the details of his life, which left her very thoughtful, meanwhile, she also told him the truth that she is not Jawara's biological sister and she already discovered who her real family is, Joshua tells her that Andrei had already told him and tells him how he is emotionally knowing now that she is alive and that he does not seem to be willing to "forgive" her. Sharon also tells him what she already knows and what she has lived with the known truths, both are in sighs of so many mysteries and so many things that they must hide

At that moment, a knock on the door is heard.

_Who is it? - Sharon asks

_Hello! - a child's voice is heard - my name is Jacob Henderson

_It's the boy that Jawara talked to the day he graduated from his doctorate- said Joshua opening the door.

_Hello! How are you? - said Sharon- we haven't heard anything from you.

_ Me neither- said Connor- it was super cool to have been in outer space! But I heard that they chased Jawara's wife in outer space, and I'm interested in going to see them so they can tell me about it.

_My son is already one of Mr. Malenfant's number 1 fans- answers Mrs. Henderson

_Very well!- answers Joshua- then we will give them Jawara's address- Joshua gives them the address, although Joshua worries a lot about other people's lives inside, and even more so now with the truths that they already know.

Jawara is in his apartment in the center of the United States, he is pensive, but still with deep feelings of guilt for what happened to those people, now he knows that he should have acted with more modesty and humility, Madeleine has not tired of making him see that it was his fault, but Jawara does everything he can to not listen to that woman, Blossom sees it, and now that he has assimilated things, tells her to apologize for having spoken about him in the press, she approaches him with a cup of cinnamon tea.

_Look honey, I brought you cinnamon tea- Blossom hands her the cup

_Thank you- Jawara answers-

_You know, love, I want to ask for your forgiveness, for what happened three months ago, I was very upset, I allowed sentimentality to take over me, I said very cruel things, that's why I want to apologize to you, and much more for... because I caused a lot of gossip with the press

_Of course, but I also want to apologize to you for my strong fearlessness, it's just that I feel like I'm believing that I can do everything, when I can't, the truth is it causes me a strong stab in the heart to think that I won't be able to help more people, only a few.

_ Nobody can save everyone, Jawara, nobody can

_ Forget what happened, I've had enough with Madeleine and everything that's happening, it doesn't matter anymore- Jawara puts a hand on his head, Blossom hugs him.

_ If we are going to face this cataclysm, we must be united, and more so, because of our child that we are expecting, I am worried about the future now! I feel that you and I together can do it, but what will we do with him? What future will he have in the midst of this chaos?

_ You are not alone in this, my dear, the two of us together, we will get through this, without fear of the future we will go one day at a time...

At that moment, there is a knock at the door

_ Yes, who is it? - asks Jawara

_ I am Jacob Henderson

your admirer- answers Jacob

_Jacob!- Jawara comes out to open the door- Hello champion! Excuse me, I can't carry you right now, since I'm in a recovery period

_ Don't worry- says Jacob- I missed you so much! I want to know how it was when your wife was chased by spaceships.

_ Spaceships?

_ Yes! It must have been very exciting!

_ Well here I am- says Blossom coming out to greet Jacob- how time flies, now I see you taller!

_ This is great! Tell me Mrs. Malenfant, what did you feel when the spaceships chased you and shot at you.

_ Well, I have a lot to tell you- says Blossom in a narration tone, but trying to hide what she already knows,

_ Come in! We'll tell you everything- said Jawara.

_ Yes, thank you - says Mrs. Henderson - from what I understand, it wasn't just spaceships, you also faced fireballs that you had to avoid, Mrs. Malenfant.

_ Actually, yes - answers Blossom offering them a very cold lemonade - I went out because the creator of the Fast Sea Car, Dorothy Webber, was extracted into outer space, and I wanted to go help her.

_ When I heard about the Fast Sea Car, I said: Wow! I have to meet him - said Jacob excitedly - I can't believe they invented a car that could fly, even into outer space!

_ Well, that's what happened - said Blossom - if you want to know more details - talk to my friend Iris Patterson, who is a reporter, she has more details about the Fast Sea Car.

_ I would like her to tell me how it was that Miss Webber was extracted from outer space.

_It was for the same reason that we were extracted- says Jawara- gravity disappeared and everything in the United Kingdom began to rise upwards, adding the Fast Sea Car, I was in the hospital because I was injured by many hailstones and because of a serious accident, so Blossom went and she was the one who lived that adventure.

_Hey Mrs. Malenfant, what did you feel when the spaceships were chasing you, also the fireballs? - Jacob asks Blossom

_Well, a lot of adrenaline! - said Blossom- the truth is I thought that those ships were going to reach me, the question is, who was driving those ships? Many are incredulous about the existence of extraterrestrials, but I could already see that they do. Now the question is: Do they plan to attack the Earth?

_That is a question worth answering- says Jawara- the world is very afraid of what has been happening, but we must be calm, without fear of the future, because the future is uncertain.

On the other hand, Dorothy, who woke up from the powerful sedative, realizes that the idea of ​​​​the existence of aliens is spreading a lot, the sedative that was shot at her made her forget that Margaret is an alien who is hiding and looks like a human, but she has vestiges of memories of having seen her aunt Atziri and Ginger, so she summons Iris to make that idea die. Iris was giving interviews with the best scientists in the world in the United States, looking for answers to the "end of the world", what shocked people the most was the blood moon that looked scarlet, seeing phenomena in the sky, caused much anguish to people. Likewise, she was interviewing people who survived the megatsunami that hit Miami, but there weren't many answers, they just said it was a mystery, they told her about the ship they saw (the one from Fighting Cats) and she came to intuit that it was her doppelgänger Iris Hauer and The Fighting Cats, who Joshua didn't hold back and gave her more information about them, including that The Fighting Cats are not only made up of women, but also men.

_Iris Patterson here, now I'm with an automotive engineer, Dorothy Webber, who came to give us more information about what we can expect, Miss Dorothy Webber, I'm glad to have you here with us, tell me, can humanity expect an alien invasion?

_My answer is a resounding no- answers Dorothy firmly

_I see you very convinced Miss Webber, can you explain to me why?

_ Well, we have the word of Mrs. Blossom Malenfant and Miss Jannaly Miller, and some passengers, but we need proof, not just the argument of some people (Dorothy destroyed all evidence of the existence of spaceships, also the evidence of The Fighting Cats and what had happened to them during this time so that humanity would not know, but Dorothy did not know that Iris still had that evidence, and pretended not to know)

_ I can understand why you say that, Miss Webber. So do you think that humanity can be calm about aliens?

_ My answer is a resounding yes

_ And the hole of shadows? What do you say about that?

_ That it is a complete mystery, we also need proof to draw our conclusions, for now we see natural disasters everywhere, we even see supernatural phenomena such as the fact that the g is lost

If we go into outer space and houses, buildings and people go out, and if the black hole swallows them, I think that's what we should focus on more, because anyway, we already know that if we go down the shadow hole we disappear, but if we keep our distance, nothing will happen to us, but as for natural disasters and strange extractions into outer space, that's something we should pay more attention to than usual.

_I see that we must have priorities now, don't we, Miss Webber?

_That's right, the human being is not prepared for everything, but we better find somewhere to hide while this cataclysm happens, otherwise, if we pay attention to "everything", we're all going to die.

_Do you want to give people some advice now?

_ My advice is: run away and hide, but don't lose your cool. This goes beyond an earthquake, a tsunami, a hurricane or a tornado. If humans can't handle that, much less what we're seeing now, so run away and hide wherever you can.

Jawara and Sharon watch the news carefully. They can't believe that Dorothy said that no attention should be paid to spaceships. There she made it clear that she didn't "trust Blossom and Jannaly's word," but it was evident that she followed the Law of Infinity that humanity shouldn't know about alien existence. Her father, Armin Blake, had already told her more about how things were getting out of control and humans were learning about alien existence, although he still didn't reveal more details, such as the existence of the Sentinels (Earth 02). Jawara feels indignation about that, but her suspicions towards Dorothy were becoming truths, even if it was blind.

_ You believe me, right Jawara? - Blossom says looking at her husband worried.

_ I'm being honest, at first I didn't believe you, but now I believe you, I assure you

There's a knock on the door again, it was Joshua and Sharon, the four of them talked about the interview with Dorothy, they all express their surprise that Dorothy denied the events, if she lived it herself, Joshua, Blossom, and Sharon pretended in front of Jawara, but in Jawara's sight, what is Dorothy really hiding? Dorothy managed to not say that she saw those ships herself, and destroyed all traces of it so that no one would believe Blossom and they wouldn't know about The Fighting Cats, is this clear proof that Dorothy is a mystery girl? Nobody knows, not even Yadir, who is very much in love with her and keeps looking for her so they can be together. Because even though the boys are already finding answers, they don't know a shred of who Dorothy really is, they don't know anything about INFINITY, not even the explanations can tell them who Dorothy is or who INFINITY is, not even FIREFLY has the complete picture of the aliens, Atziri has revealed a lot to them, but not everything, and a lot is not enough, and Margaret doesn't know everything about humans, even though she's been there on Earth for many years. The Sentinels don't have the full picture of the situation either

Yadir can be seen in a park bewildered by what he saw in the interview, there is evidence, but somehow it disappeared, although there are already truths that he knows (like who his biological family is and that Sharon is his biological sister and he hasn't told Jawara) he concentrates more on Dorothy and starts talking to himself

_"What are you hiding my dear Dorothy, I miss you so much, I don't care what you hide, I love you"

Surprisingly, Dorothy appears in the same park.

_ Dorothy, is that you?

_ Yes! It's me

Yadir runs, hugs her tightly and gives her a kiss, he feels very happy at that moment.

_ My dear Dorothy, where have you been? but more importantly why did you deny that Blossom saw spaceships?

_ Why is it the most convenient thing

_ Is it the most convenient thing to lie? Dorothy, I know you, you are a woman who loves the truth, why lie?

_ This is beyond your understanding, you know? Besides, as I said, even if it were like that, we should concentrate on what matters most at this moment: surviving

_ You are right about that, I want to be honest with you: I don't want us to be separated, I want us to be together, Dorothy, with you far away, you won't give me the opportunity to get to know you more, I want to get to know you more

They both stare at each other, Dorothy understands Yadir, but she knows that if she has a very close relationship with Yadir, her secret would be revealed.

_ I understand you, my dear Yadir, and I confirm that I love you with all my heart, but for the moment it is not possible, I want you to concentrate on surviving, the world will go down the drain, and I tell you this because of what we see in the world, this cataclysm will destroy everything.

_ Dorothy, I don't want to give up, and yes, I want to survive, but I also want you to survive, so I implore you not to go away from us anymore, give me a chance, I'll tell you something: I know how to keep secrets, so if you're worried that something about you will come to light, don't worry, Don't be afraid to tell me.

_ I appreciate it Yadir, I need support more than ever

_ You'll have it, and more from me.

_ Ok, but with one condition

_ What love?

_ That you and your friends stop bombarding me with the doubts you have about what I've said or done, and let's concentrate on surviving, without fear of the future

_ Very well, that's how it will be.