Unbreakable Bond

Chapter 7: A Trip To The Past Part 1

12 years ago

"You'll never keep me away from them. They will find me, you d**k", a girl yelled.

Struggling to get out of the hold of three men. She was stronger than most and smarter. She was looking directly at the doctor, wishing her eyes could kill him. The most that happened was her turning into a cat and landing on top of his head. She clawed at his face, leaving scratches everywhere and grabbed his eye. He was historical and trying to get her off him but she a tight grip, which she then pulled it out. He falls to the floor, yelling and kicking; doing anything to get her off. The three men tried to help but she jumped high, landed on the table playing with the eye. She purred then turned back into the girl, as the men were helping the doctor up.

"You idiots I said get her and hold her not let her shift", the doctor yelled, storming out of the room.

"Who wants to go next?", she asked smiling.

All three men backed away from her and she started laughing. The smallest out of the three left the room, he was completely uncomfortable.

"Poor guy" she said, still laughing, as she toss the eye up and catching it.

She was sitting on the table with her legs crossed when she felt a wind pass by. She stopped laughing immediately, looking around. The two guys were watching her cautiously. They did not want to get attacked off guard. She closed her eyes allowing the air to fill her lungs when she called for her little sister, through a telepathic link.

"Little critter can you hear me?", she asked and waited. A moment passed and she said it again. This time there was a response.

"Who is critter? Didn't I tell you to stop calling me that", the person replied.

"You are", she smiled then continued, "You sound so much older since the last time we spoke. No more baby voice huh?", she asked.

"Ohh no one is a baby and now where are you? You are always connecting with me, around something that sound like a hospital", critter said.

"Well when I get the chance of finding out myself I'll let you know. Until then try to find me like we used to play hide and seek. I know we're too old for that now but it is the only thing I could think of", the girl said.

"How am I suppose to find you when I don't even know who you are? You got my friends thinking I'm crazy cause I talk about you and remember the things I hear or might see when we talk. I never see you though. Once but that picture has faded. I don't know what you expect for me to do", critter said. 

She was over these talks and wanted the person to leave her alone. She can't help people she didn't know. Plus she was not a kid anymore and was not going to share these talks anymore. All of this just opened up old wounds. She would kill anyone who tried it now though.

"Do not worry critter. You'll find me. You are the only one who answer the link so you are the one to find me. Just focus and try to remember everything we talked about" she paused for a moment because she heard a loud bang. She opened her right eye and saw the doctor return. 

It was time to end the call. "Okay critter I have to go. Just remember ok please remember. Grace, my name is Grace. Write it down now critter", she said as the connection was lost.

The girl did not understand why her memories always left but she understood now that it was the serum the doctor was testing on her. He wanted her to forget herself and she did every time. It was the last time he used the new serum that she forgot everything for about three days. She was fine just did not know how she got to some place and was killing people. She instantly stopped. They guy that was with her asked what was wrong but he seemed to have notice she was not the same. She tried to run but he caught her and sedated her. She woke up with the doctor over her smiling with shades on.

"Hello my dear. I have a new surprise for you", he said holding up the syringe.

"Get that away from me you piece of s**t", she yelled trying to get out of the restraints.

The doctor learned the hard way and he will always have her restrained from now on. 

"Ohh my dear, that foul language is no good here. Let's get you some sleep, shall we?", he said pausing and smiling. "This will only hurt a bit", he finished.

She was fighting against the ties but there was nothing she could do. The doctor inserted her vein and she was gone again. The more she fought it the faster she would forget.

*****Back in Critter's room...

Critter wrote down the name and everything she heard then she put it up. She was carrying her secret book that only she goes everywhere she does. She had so much stuff in there about the past but not much about this Grace. Every time they would talk she forgets everything like she was losing her mind. She wrote down what she could each time but after about ten minutes everything was gone. One time she remember everything; talking to her little girl about her age, maybe a year older and the girl said they were sisters. She thought it was cool to have a sister she had to find but she never would find her.

 The kids at school would make fun of her because she never found her. She would cry and sit alone, until one day her actually sister would tell her whoever she was looking for was not real. The kids would call her crazy and her sister would fight them. Her sister tried helping her but she did not share that link with them. Critter shook her head, she will try harder to remember this time. Little did she know it was all going to be gone anyway.

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33 years ago

Emma was sitting in the beautiful flower garden with her twin boys eating cheese and crackers with fruits of all kinds. The boys had box apple juice and Emma had a bottle of  water. It was the middle of a hot spring day. Emma was finally feeling well enough to enjoy food and sunlight. Once the boys were done they got up to run for a bit.

"Be careful little ones", she called out.

 The boys just laughed. 

They were independent and strong together. They looked out for one another. If something happened to one of them it was sure to show on the other as well. They were trying to drive in their toy cars. Most times they would be in one car, today they choose their own.

Emma was laying back on the blanket she had on the grass as she listened to her boys playing. She looked at the sky, making things out in the clouds.

"Emma", her mother called her. 

She raised her hand to show her location. Her mother made her way over to where she was as she smiles at the boys.

"I see you are feeling well. Any nausea?", she asked her.

Emma nodded her head. "Yea I'm fine so far".

"The ancestors have shown me babies!", she said with excitement, pausing for a moment. "So you know what that means... you're pregnant", she said so happy for you and full of  joy.

"We've been over this mother. I was told no more babies. My body can't take it", she said looking back at the clouds.

"No doctor can tell me my child cannot have babies. The ancestors have already foreseen it. I was blessed to have you, before I lost your father years ago. I did not remarry because I don't believe in doing so. You are married to a man who wants babies and not just the two you have. So let's go inside, have some tea and see what it tells us", she said raising from her seat on the bench.

Emma looked at her mother. Once her mind was set on something, there was no reason fighting her on it. Emma sat up and turned to look at her boys. They were chasing a frog by the river. She stood, told the boys she was getting some tea and will be back out. They just waved at her and continued playing.

Emma followed her mother into the house. She saw the tea was already ready. "Really mother?", she asked looking at her mother with disbelief in her eyes.

"What? I had to make sure it was ready before you came in", she said as if she was caught in the act.

Emma got the honey out as her mother poured her tea in the cup. Passing it to Emma with a smile. Emma smile back and pour the amount of honey she like in the cup. She stirs then take a sip, testing the sweetness. She then drink half the cup. Her mother looks at her to encourage her to drink the rest. As she do so, the cup turns purple indicating that Emma is indeed pregnant.

"Well would you look at that", her mother said with the biggest grin on her face.

"What am I supposed to do with another child? The boys are enough mother. What if this baby doesn't make it?", Emma asked with panic in her voice.

Her mother walked around the counter to hug her daughter. She was blessed to be pregnant again. There were no mistakes.

"My child, don't you worry. The ancestors are already protecting you even if you don't believe it. They have shown me your pregnancy and therefore, guiding us", she said rubbing Emma's back.

Five Hours Later

In walks Frank from a long day of work. He had a weird feeling since he was at work. The atmosphere here was thick. As he was locking the door and dropped his keys on the side table, Isaac was running to him. 

"Hey Buddy", he said to his son.

"Why you take so long to come home mommy missed you a lot today. She came outside with us today too. It helped her smile", he said waiting on his dad to pick him up.

"Well maybe we have to get her outside more", he said as he finished taking his shoes off and lifted Isaac, tickling him.

Isaac was laughing so hard he didn't know when his twin brother Isaiah came to rescue him but was tickled as well. Frank had both boys under him tickling them and laughing as well. They tried to fight him off but was unsuccessful. After a few moments Frank said "alright guys let's go check on mommy".

"She's resting. Seems down like she was yesterday, although she did spend a lot of time with us today", Isaiah said with a smile.

The two boys followed their father to his bedroom, where they found their mother in bed. Frank was hoping she would be awake. "Emma", he called. She sat up, with a smile on her face.

"Hi honey"' Frank said to her.

"Hi yourself", she said getting out of bed.

Frank got to her before she could stand.

"You don't have to get up my love", he said kneeling in front of her.

"I'm okay today", I was just laying down resting and thinking.

"Thinking about what?", he asked raising his eyebrow curiously.

"How to tell you.." she stopped to take a deep breathe then started again, "I'm... well we're pregnant".

Frank was shocked, which made Emma more nervous. The boys were confused as to why they were quiet. 

Then as if he could finally breathe Frank said, "We're going to have a baby", with so much excitement in his voice and the biggest smile ever. 

The boys jumped up and down, happy about the baby. Emma sighed and smiled. 

There was nothing else she would do besides be happy too. It was too hard not to be.

"I bet its a baby sister", Isaiah said.

"No way its two more boys", Isaac said.

Frank and Emma just smiled at each other sharing a kiss full of passion and love. 

"Ewww Dad. Stop doing that to mommy" Isaac said covering his eyes.

"Isn't it sweet Isaac? We're going to be big brothers", Isaiah said.

"You're already a big brother and I want more brothers", Isaac said.

"We'll see when the time comes", Emma told him. 

Isaac climbed in the bed to his mother, laying in her lap. She brushed his hair from her face and kissed his forehead. He loved when she did that. There was no way a baby sister or any baby was taking my kisses, he thought.

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7 months later

Frank was at work rushing to get home. Their doctor said the babies could come any day now. Emma couldn't do much of anything on her own now as she was carrying three babies. She'd been on bed rest most of her pregnancy. One of the babies were causing Emma to have Braxton-hicks more frequently. He was nervous something would happen, while he was not there. As he was getting done with his work he kept watching the clock. Four more hours, then he could get home. The boys and her mother were there with her but he couldn't shake what his mother had said the day she came to help out.

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4 months ago

"Darling something isn't right, I cannot say what but I can feel it", Frank's mother Dorothy said.

"I need something better than that mother", he said to her.

"Yes I know son. Your aura is shaded with grays. Are you sad or depressed?", she asked him looking concerned.

"A little stressed about Emma and the babies. Cora has been tending to all her needs when I am away. The boys are doing great, Isaiah power is showing a little but we've been concealing it", Frank said.

Dorothy just nodded. "Something maybe coming son. You need to be ready", she said.

"Have the ancestors shown you anything mother?", he asked her hoping to get something.

"I just know something is coming and we need to be ready. I am going to go talk to Cora, you watch over your wife and boys", she said getting up to leave.

Dorothy found Cora in the cabin behind the main house. She knew Cora hated people. "Cora I need to speak with you".

"Yes Dorothy. What is it? I might need your help with this spell", Cora said never taking her eyes from mixing the herbs for a potion she had been working on for Emma.

"Can you not feel the uneasiness in the atmosphere?", she asked.

"Yes Dorothy. Is that what you came to ask me?", Cora asked her still mixing the the herbs and adding the liquid.

"No I want to contact the ancestors immediately, are we able to?", she asked.

"Sure Dorothy, let me get this finished for Emma then we can", Cora said finishing the potion.

"Isaiah come take this to your mother and do not drop it, do you understand me?", Cora yelled to him in the den.

"Yes grandmother. Am I to walk or run?", he asked her with laughter in his eyes.

"Walk fast and tell her to drink it all at once", she said handing the potion to him. Off to the house he went.

Cora turned her attention back Dorothy. "Alright old friend are you ready?", she asked looking at her to make sure this was what she actually wanted. Dorothy nodded.

Frank and Isaac was singing to the babies as they felt for their respond. They were kicking like crazy and it was hurting Emma just a bit. They were laughing and in walked Isaiah with the potion for his mother.

"Mommy, grandmother said to drink all of this now", he said handed her the vial. She nodded, took it from him and began to drink it all.

After she was done he sat beside her and asked, "Are you feeling better now?"

She nodded to him and put the vial down on the side table. She knew her mother was trying to find away to control the pains, all in her body. They all sat like that laughing, singing and reading a book to help calm the babies. Frank read their favorite book putting them all to sleep.

Frank left the room and dimed the light as he went to start on dinner. Some days he get to it before Cora or his mother did and those days are his favorite. He knew they were both back in the cabin and would be back once dinner was ready. 

About fifteen minutes later Cora and Dorothy were coming in the side door. Dorothy had this worried expression on her face, while Cora looked him in the eye asking, "Where is Emma and the boys"?.

"Upstairs napping, it's almost time for dinner", he said to her. He then looked at his mother who was looking staring into space.

"Mother", she said.

"I'll be right back", Cora said walking towards the stairs.

"Mother what is going on?", he asked now walking towards her.

"They are going to take your sons to protect your daughters. Fight it, they will take your life and choose one child for their own", she said not looking at him. 

She did not know how to handle the information herself. It bothered her that she or Cora could not do anything to prevent this.

"Who will take my sons? I will not let anyone take my children", he said angry with his mother's defeat.

"You must do what is said son or they will kill you", she warned.

"They can have me as long as my children are safe with their mother", he said sternly.

"My son think about what I have said to you. Do not do anything irrational. The ancestors always know and give us as much as they can without it effect the future", she tried to reason with him.

Frank did not care. He was not letting anyone take any of the children away no matter what the consequence. He will protect them all.

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The four hours passed by as slowly as possible, it was now time to go home to his wife and children. Frank was tired and wanted to lay in his big bed with all of them. As he was pulling up, he could see a dark cloud over the house. He jumped out of his car still running as he ran behind the house. He knew the clouds were above the cabin. He also knew only supernaturals would be able to see it and was grateful they lived among mostly humans. He reach the cabin just in time to see his sons being lifted away.

"Move away son, they have to do this", Dorothy yells at him. Frank was trying to stop the dark cloud from taking his sons. Emma was crying, as Cora was getting the supplies for her to birth. It was time. The dark cloud took the boys and everything went silent. Frank was furious. His boys were gone and it was nothing he could do about it.

"AHHHH!!!", Emma screamed.

That snapped everyone, especially Frank out of their state. Cora ran with the supplies and sat them on a nearby table where Emma will be giving birth.

"Deep breathes Emma", Cora said as she wiped the sweat from her face. 

Turning to Frank she said, "Grab the towels and see if that water is ready. We have to deliver these babies".

"What do you need me to do?", Dorothy asked.

"Hold her hand until Frank comes back then let him take your place, as you get Emma to drink the tonic". Cora had everything in place. She had delivered many babies before.

"Ready" Frank yelled, walking the water to the other table.

"Alright Em, can you give me a push on the next contraction?", Cora asked eyeing her daughter.

Emma just nodded as she finished the tonic. After about 11 hours of being in labor Emma and Frank sit now in bed with three baby girls. Frank was smiling until he saw how happy he was but where is his sons? His sons would have been overjoyed to see their three sisters. He was sad and angry all over again as he gets out of bed.

"Mother. Cora, what am I to do without my boys? How long are we to go without them? Where are they?", he asked clearly frustrated.

"Son, we don't exactly know", Dorothy said, looking at her son eyes. They show so much lost.

"That's not good enough", Frank said with anger in his voice.

"If you would just listen to us nothing will go wrong and we will have them back soon", Cora snapped.

"How is letting this thing take my children, MY SONS good for my family?", he yelled.

"Watch your tone boy", said Cora unphase by his outburst, raising her eyebrow. One thing she did not tolerant was disrespect.

Frank shook his head. "How are they going to return to us?".

"When the time is right. They will bring them home", Dorothy said, reassure her son.