One Little Spark: Part 2

Chapter 10

"Your father is Nebulus?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Rachel shrieks in a mixture of both terror and infuriation.

"Rachel, calm down!" shouted Yuna with worry in her tone.

"Calm down?! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN?! It's bad enough that my own father had been the main bad guy who killed my childhood, but if what you're saying is true, then it was your father who practically RUINED MY LIFE! My life, Eli's life, possibly even Dr. Channing's life, and now he's on the verge of trying to destroy both Dreamfinder's and Figment's lives just because they are doing what they do best for a living. I hardly think they even get paid for it at all, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT! If Nebulus is really your father and if I'm the real Tomorrow's Child along with, apparently Fantasia, who is practically far more than capable of defeating him than I am and Dreamfinder being believed that he is the Tomorrow's Child when he's not, then you shouldn't even be here! Unless..."

"...No! No, Rachel. listen to me-"

"Unless you're his accomplice! That would explain why you've been around us for so long so you would know where we'd be going! And that's why you didn't want me to tell Dreamfinder or Figment or anyone else so you wouldn't blow your cover! And when the time was right, you'd tell Nebulus our exact location so he could take us all out when we'd least expect it! THAT'S BEEN YOUR PLAN ALL ALONG!"

"NO, RACHEL! THAT'S NOT-" Yuna tries to explain herself, but she could not top Rachel's frustration in high volume.

"And if that wasn't enough," Rachel cried, swelling even more tears than before in her eyes, "you thought you could use your empathy-lovey-dovey-hippie crap to make me feel soft; make me think that you and I are the same in every way whenever I bring up how frickin' sh**** my life has been. I just shared the worst part of my pain with you and you think you could put it all aside and focus more on your goal in destroying me altogether? YOU'RE SO F****** FULL OF IT!"

"..."

"..."

"...If that is what you truly think, then why would I have given you all this information about Fantasia just now?" Yuna asked calmly with hurt and disheartened tears falling from her eyes. "Or the Intelligent Ones? Or Dreamfinder and Figment's fates? Or your destiny? Have you ever considered how much courage I had to muster up to tell you the man you are about to face in the future is my father when I know it could possibly put you in danger...or even who my daughter is?"

"..."

"Don't you know who you are? And do you know why I am here for you and you alone?"

"...I...I..." A good question indeed. For Rachel, she had to admit there truly must be something more to Yuna's presence what she's been letting on. And more lately has Yuna been extra cuddly and gentle to Rachel aside from the snarky comebacks. It's funny, comebacks like that are normally something Rachel is good at when she has something boldly smart to say against her father back at home. On the other hand, probably not so much. And the fact that Yuna knows so much about Rachel already makes things a little more sense. Eerie, but still sense. And as far as Yuna's daughter goes, if what Yuna says is true...

          As Rachel tries to answer, Yuna overlooks her shoulder behind her and looks into the distance for a moment. She looks back at Rachel, dumbfounded at what just happened, what Yuna said,  and why it did, and gives a stern but firm look.

"I'll let you figure this one out for yourself for now." said Yuna mindfully. "But let me you tell you this: if this was all up to me, I would have dealt far more differently. I could have taken the both us away from this mess a long time ago and kept you far away from my father's hand until this would all be settled despite what the future holds for you. Everything you have been through now may not have happened, but at least you would have had the chance to live in peace."