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Chapter 14 - Light of the night

-Starts at year 2012 = month of February 29-

Missing Astronauts Timeline

×Page 1 - Finally the Team Alien×

-This day we plan to gather personal information, at our new team!- Susan said as she is very excited, as they recorded it using a phone. -We are Nasus Pioneers, ako si Beckett Liam Bautista. Ito pala sila Daphne ano ulit?- Liam asked as he got confused, so his friend said it. -Kailangan ba full name? Bahala na, Si Daphne Duran. Dd for short!- he said and Daphne slam his head on the table where the phone was on too. That made Liam touch the pain in his head, -Okay everyone ito si Ate Susan Clara Mercado, huli pero 'di pa kulong.- Daphne proudly said, and their leader replied with -Okay, kasabwat na kayo mga kaibigan...Mas mukha pa kayong suspect.-. Susan now search using the computer, while they are in the room (Time check: 15:26pm) both of the grade 8 students are absent, ready to present their excuses tomorrow. -Okay tapos na! Kayo na, basahin niyo.- Susan said as she step back her chair. To the two see it, -Alicia...Capable of doing hiking, running, doing outdoor games, and playing guitar. Grabe san mo nakuha 'to?- Daphne asked, and that made their girl boss think -Hmm...Facebook lang at, Instagram? Yeah.- she said, and the two were surprised. -Te sure ka dito? Basta walang sisihan ha.- Liam told her, using the Word while scrolling down they see that Lance and Isha doesn't have a capability. -Ano to? Bakit wala?- the girl next to Susan questioned, -Syempre kaibigan, lock yung profile nila.- she replied. -Edi Pano mo sila mapupunta dito?- Liam asked too, -Don't worry, you two find a way where is their Section.- Susan told them.

×Page 2 - the meet up×

(Alicia) "Naandyan na kayo?" (Keizen) "Lapit na." (Alicia) "Dali kanina pa ko dito." (Keizen) "Ito na, nasa ano na kami." (Alicia) "Saan? Anong oras na 1pm?!" (Keizen) "Saglit nag mamadali to oh." "Dito kami sa Drug store." (Alicia) "Punta na kayo diretso lang." "Keizen" "Keizen" (Keizen) "To the left ba" "HAHAH" (Alicia) "Mama mo." (Keizen) "Dito na kami sa Bahay Marites Village." (Alicia) "Dito ako gate 1". It was a day under the heating sun, a sunlight directs to the girls eyesight that she couldn't see her friends still standing at the gate talking to the guard. She carefully walk to them, -Sila po yung bisita.- Alicia said, -Sila? Sige. Sulat muna dito, para ano.- The guard said to her friends, as the friends write their names. On a big notebook, that a guard has. After that Keizen approach her as they walk leading the way, -Sino ulit sila?- she asked, -Ay ito pala si Isha at Lance. Taga samin lang. Mabuhay 2k.- Keizen responded. -Wala kang kapatid?- he added as he put a handkerchief in his mouth; indeed he used it when he's sweating because of the sun, and to cover his bad breath sometimes. -Wala ikaw?- Alicia replied, -Meron apat kami. Ako middle child, Lima pala kasi ako.- he said as he smiles and pointed to himself as one. -Maybe only child ako. Kayo po may kapatid kayo?- Alicia asked as she go next to them. That leaves both of them confused, but the skinny good-looking dude understand a little, -She means if we have any siblings.- he said, -Oh, well I have a older sister. What about you?- the European girl asked. -I have a little brother maybe? Because when I first met him he was just a baby.- Lance replied. That leaves Alicia and Keizen amazed and impressed at the same time, so they have arrive at Susan's house. But Alicia thinks of something, "Just as my friends said about their siblings, isang deja vu? Same lang sa pag introduce ko sa una. Omg, are they my?".

Seeing a guy seating outside with a plastic chair and on his phone, -Susan! Kuya san po si Susan?- Alicia questioned, -Ay dito siya, wait ha.- he said as he stood up and walk inside the house, -Clara! Clara! May bisita ka.- he shouted, and in a minute he goes back to them. Susan came in a hurry, but Lance and Isha gave a mad and annoyed look at her. "She did bad things, out of curiosity." Isha thought, -Sino sila?- the guy asked, -Bakit ba Kuya?! Of course friends ko sila.- Susan responded. -Sige, huy ikaw naman mag bantay dito! Ano? Pumayag si Mama.- Susan's older brother said; He is like a fat with muscle man a big guy there and his sister too. -Geh, Mamaya.- Susan replied, as her brother gave a side eye. Susan welcome the Team to her home, and seeing many are using computers like costumers this afternoon. The computer shop inside where Susan opens the door which is at the left, -Pasok kayo.- she said, and when she came upstairs the team is still at the door, -Kakahiya dito na lang kami.- Keizen said with a smile. -Sige makagat kayo ng aso dyan.- The girl who is still from upstairs warned, so the team carefully go upstairs instead. The house is narrow but it still makes space though, to the right is her room. -Dito.- Susan said as she opens the door, and they see the machine still new and is next to the bed. That made the team surprised and scared because of how it is there? -No way, I know the machine should be gone.- Isha demanded, as Susan closed the door. -Yeah, we Nasus Pioneers build a new one. With budget of course.- Daphne said, and the team sit on the floor or the others are at the bed. -Its the same copy as the last one.- Isha said, and the boy from Nasus Pioneers asked, -Do you like it, Sister?- as Isha looks and kindly disagree. -Susan ayaw sa gawa mo.- Liam pointed out, as Susan approach the team, -Okay, since you are here na po. Daphne would you turn on the machine?- Susan asked, so her assistant came to the machine as she did something to make it work. -This Machine is named Past made Simuz meaning it's a travel to the past but it's a simulator only.- The girl leader introduced, -Could it be real?- Lance asked, -Yeah, I don't know for the Team Astronomers.- Liam responded. -I just know it was real. Do you think Alicia they have the orb?- Isha whispers to her, -I have no idea po.- Alicia said as she is confused of what it is. -Look.- the European girl said. Seeing that Daphne carefully put the round ball with orange and pink that just can't be mixed up, inside the machine. -It looks like a planet.- Isha whispers to the girl. -But it's small...What does it mean to you?- Alicia asked, -A lot. It's like a treasure you'll keep, and it rarely rain down like a meteor that is from the Main World.- Isha whispers again; who has gray hair and yellow wolf eyes. She gets close to Alicia, -What? Should I take it?- Alicia asked, -Sure, but be careful.- The girl replied as she smiles. She try to reach her hand out but on a second thought she can't, -No. I doubt ayoko.- Alicia said, feeling unsure. -Okay then that's your choice.- Isha said. Afterwards they got in the Photo booth like machine, and the Nasus Pioneers made them wear the same outfit as the last Team. They have their bags with them, and is ready. Inside the orb is there and Isha convinces her to take it, but as usual Alicia don't want to. -Ready? Close na namin. Ingat kayo.- Daphne told them, -Team Aliens mga foreigners talaga!- Liam yelled. They close the sliding door and same with the curtains outside, as Susan puts a coin and push a button. The tablet is there and it was dark inside, but thankfully a little electric fan is there. The team Aliens has their seatbelts on, (Time check: 16:43pm) time of take off, as a sound coming from the camera is there and it flashes making the orb go down like water and it sink the Past made Simuz slowly.

×Page 3 - How to use the orb×

After that only the liquid orb is there and it slowly turn back into a ball. -Pagkatapos ng mahabang discussion parang reporting rin!- Susan said feeling tired, -Sure ka dito ha, ate Susan...May contact ka ba? Para proof din.- her assistant said feeling bad, -Meron yan, nasa computer nakita ko. App na pang chat, gamitin mo yung orb para ma contact sila.- her another assistant said, and both girls look at him. -Alam mo? Pano mo nalaman?- Daphne asked, -Malamang hindi ba kita? Kaya nga need mo ng orb. Ma contact mo na yung Team Astronomers.- Liam told them, -Pano mo ba nakita yung orb ate Susan?- he asked, -Ano share ko lang, mga 2010 sumabog ang isang bulkan malapit sa atin 'di ba? Ash fall rain down here, and after that we clean it up but as I went outside, there! I saw a ball that is covered in ash. Of course finders keepers, but my family thinks it's just a volleyball because you know, soft, malambot siya. I keep it here, and then I experiment it after I was shocked that...It's looking like this?! My gosh.- Susan explained, while she was in her computer downloading the chat app. Liam then guide her, and he told Susan to plug off the keyboard since they are going to turn the orb into water; namely it's like a slime. The orb is on the floor as well as the keyboard and Daphne open the curtains, that makes sunlight came through the room and turning the solid into liquid. Susan is surprised because she thinks it is broken, -'Di ba sabi mo no worries.- Liam bragged, -Gagi ka...sira na oh.- the girl next to him complained. -Sarado mo na yung kurtina!- Liam yelled, as she did it. -What time will it take to be an orb?- he added, -2 minutes?- Susan said, -Yan ate Susan hindi pa sure naku.- her assistant said. (Time around: 17:30pm) As Liam takes out the little solid orb that is now a keyboard and put into the desk and is now plugged in. -Ito na puta.- the boy said, -Hoy bunganga ha.- Susan warned him to not cuss. She then sit on her gaming chair and type with a dim light from a lamp the orb is still turning into solid, but she feels uncomfortable when typing. -Chat ka na ate.- Liam said, as he is near her. She type her account and it goes for online thing, she needs to add friend people to chat. -Mother Hazel, أمير كلارك جاك (Amir Clark Jace), AG Capt. Frederick, Your boy Charles Hughes, Señor Espen, Prince Ramos (Orange), Your girl Nikki Ramirez!- Daphne said, as she reads the add friend list. -Si Nikki? Miss ko na siya...sa totoo lang, hanapin ko kaya siya dyan.- Liam said feeling sad, -Your girl Nikki Ramirez, Yk Sofia, Philip Arevalo (Red bird), Nguyễn Lê Quý, Posro Okura (Jirou), Tarquin (Tasyo), Nguyễn Văn Cường...hirap ng names ah. Chinese ba.- he said, as he gave up reading it. -Vietnamese yan, mali pronunciation mo eh.- Susan demanded, -Ikaw nga kaya mo ba?!- the boy next to her said. -Asher Busch (Ash), Papa ni Alicia? Nahanap na kaso wala siya...hm, AG Orinoco crocodile, Grabe totoo ba. Who's Jael Lauren, ito ba yung nasa team? Hoy contact na natin siya! Liam, Daphne!- Susan happily said as they add friend the one member of the Team Astronomers is online and all it needs is to wait for approval. (Time check: 18:48pm).

×Page 4 - The Wildflower squad to Vetur Alltaf Aldur!×

Nikki's point of view:

I hear 'grandpa' (Person 3) his name by the way is Philip, so it was in the late afternoon as I stay at his house. It was crazy that this town is full of birds that transform into humans as well as grandpa. But where I am is a big city called Bahaghari, okay let's go back. So I hear grandpa is having a call on his phone that looks like a red toy phone but it's useful I think...Girl why my English so good? But yeah still improving! So after the call we are at the living room while I was watching TV and playing with this grumpy bird I think it's called cardinal? It has this tan skin and is a female, so I don't see her transform yet however grandpa Philip said that is his sister. We just met like a week ago and his sister doesn't welcome me yet, so maybe I'll accept that. Ow she bite my finger and she just go fly outside and sing a song, yeah because that's how a Cardinal do. Grandpa Philip why I called him that because of his beard and dad jokes like in our squad why I'm the only one who calls him grandpa? Well I don't know for them, okay so grandpa just finished his call and said, -Nikki, ngayon malaki ka na. Sumama ka kela (Person 2). Sa Vetur Alltaf Aldur? Daw kayo.- he explained but I asked, -Lolo bakit hindi kayo sasama? Isa pa 'di ko sila kilala.- he sighed and said, -Alam mo Nikki hindi basta basta iiwan ang bahay na to. Pupunta rito si (Person 1) stay in muna. Ipaalam mo kay ginger guy.- and from that I fully understand that we have a mission. -Hindi ko pa rin tanggap lolo Philip bakit patay na si mama.- I said as feeling down, so I'm thankful that Grandpa Philip still cheer me up, -Nikki, dahil sa mga Engkanto na yon...pero ipinaglaban pa rin ng Mama mo ang karapatan niya. Wag kang mag alala naandito kami. At alam kong proud ang mama mo sayo.- he said. To think about it I guess I love my mom that she fights for the right for her people, she is also a bird: a Umbrella cockatoos. Grandpa Philip told me and when I learned what it was...it's like a mothers love, also mother's anger at the same time. Grandpa wearing those suits with stripes in it a colorful one. While I wear one too but in a polo crop top shirt and black pants will do, more like outfit check. In this planet there somewhere a war between birds and Engkanto/Diwata's that hasn't been solved over the years and because of the Engkanto invades Territory among the birds. But they let it be, so the birds almost become a slave of it. I think about that Alicia's dad is an Engkanto she said, should I stay away from her from now on? But she is my friend, the one I love to annoy with. -Nikki alam mo sabi sa bible, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. Tignan mo sabi dito.- Grandpa said as he show his bible, I read that it is in Romans 12:19-20. He reads, -Sabi sa scriptures, "I will take revenge; I will pay them back", says the Lord. Instead, "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads."- as to think about it when Grandpa Philip looks at me I find it funny because of his face, like why he is weird. So he said, -Lesson for today, Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. 'di ba naaasar ka kay Charles?- he asked, -Sisipain ko na nga yun.- I said annoyed. -Do good sa kanya. okay?- Grandpa Philip told me, -I don't know lolo eh, basta try ko po.- I replied, as I stand up to go to my room upstairs. This house is literally a tree house for real?! It's amazing.

Ginger guy point of view:

Just came to Sir Philip's house, and looking for him and curly Joy. -What a day... This board is broken because of those birds. Boy I need to be friendly.- I said, well just bought some materials to fix my flying skateboard, just saying. I just landed infront of his door, and grab my board get a hold into it. I knock at the door, yet no one answers, so I check around the house hoping to see sister. -Huh? She's not here either?- I said, if you don't know I'm Jaime Charles Hughes a motorcycle racer here, I sometimes caning it means riding aggressively. But still put safety first, I wonder if my mom and her child or I call step sister is doing well. They may forgot me but it's all in the past, just got off to the AustraMars thanks to Sir Philip and curly Joy for helping me get off... because the sand storm was about to hit our city. That planet is experiencing climate change because of us abusing it? -Hello? Anyone home?- I said, as I'm still knocking. A minute later I hear a lock clicking to open, then I was surprise that I had to face Sir Philip with a mad expression. -Come here I had something to tell you.- Sir Philip said, and from that I feel he is serious like a serious talk, and I'm ready for it. I'm not doomed but he is going to taught me something, -What is it, sir?- I said, as I came in and I close the door. -At night around 7 o'clock, you and Nikki must wait until the arrival of the Sunshine V at the parking lot. You know where is it, Charles?- Sir Philip said, I understand it but with curly Joy? I don't think so. -Why? Who's coming Sir Philip?- I asked, -My wife, do you remember the squad?- he replied, at that moment I remember a little. -The time when we kidnapped a child at the Main World, there I remember.- I said, that made Sir Philip surprised, -Boy how do you remember that? Okay, do you know how we got separated?- he questioned and I quite like the question there. We still standing and I put my skateboard down on the corner, -*Sigh A light there you said it's God, judge us like we Wildflower Squad need to separate and never go back together...from that Sir Philip, I know you kinda disobey him.- I said, and he touch both of his hands on my shoulder and said, -Charles... We still haven't find the orb to stop this madness!- he is angry at that point. -Why can't anyone do it instead of us?! It's always us! Our squad!— After I said that Sir Philip push me so hard that I bang at the door, "Damn it Sir is strong." I thought. A door from the room open and I saw curly Joy that she maybe wake up from sleep, -Whats happening? It's night now.- She said as she yawns, "Boy I need to tell her the truth!" I thought, so I walk towards her and Sir Philip just stare at me. -Curly Joy, let's go to the parking lot now.- as I grab her hand and she refuses to and let go since she sees me as enemy. -Let's go now please...the spaceship is there, Sunshine V.- I said to convince her, -Why? It's too early and I'm going with you? Weirdo.- Nikki her name, and Sir Philip is the weirdo look! He smiles at me like he won, -You know boy, She wants it to be exact time. Don't rush.- he said but why is he looking at me? Man you look like a messed up clown already! I see curly Joy is on Sir Philip's side, girl this man is a red flag! -Curly Joy it's almost 7 o'clock we should go now.- I told her and not telling that Sir Philip is bad, -Why should I trust you? Like look at you!- She still insists! Arghh what do I do now? Should I tell her? No! She is now with Sir Philip, -Curly Joy! I mean he's the bad guy! He disobey the Main World. He's gonna do bad things too!- I shouted as I came face to face. I know from that curly Joy realize and remember it, so she start deciding, -I read from a book that when the people here did bad things, they become a bird. Just like sister. So agree, Charles?- curly Joy said, I know any second Sir Philip will get caught red handed. Time around 6:54pm man it's been 3 minutes and I grab curly Joy's arm to me and whispered, -If he becomes a bird, we must run. Sir Philip gone be mad!- she didn't believe me at first but still agreed, -See? Nothings change! Maybe Charles you're— he transform into a red bird, Sir Philip is so little but a angry bird is no one could mess at. -Okay Curly Joy let's go!- I said as we go past the red bird a cardinal? We hurry to open the door as I take my board. Outside curly Joy close the door, after the red bird could reach it. -Sister! Come with us!- Curly Joy spotted her, and the bird like a cardinal too come with us. We go slow because of the stairs; that is going down around the tree. -Let's take the transportation, that will take us straight to the parking lot.- Curly Joy said, wow she is smart than ever. I call her smarty pants or smartphone because she is always on her phone, in an hour we have arrived at the parking lot, and thanks to that the Sunshine V arrived on time.

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