Across the border – Book I - 21 Chapter

James, Sussan, Elly, and Linda reached the border to let everyone in. Sussan went across the border with the help of James. When they reached that side of the border, James used the latest technology to open a huge artificial portal to let everyone in.

Sussan and Brenda stood on each side checking every one of their clan member’s hands who stood orderly in a row. When the last person reached the portal, he turned around and tried to skip the checking.

Brenda took a magical rope and held his neck while James tied an electrical cord on both his hands and legs. He felt down while puffing and then fainted.

Sussan went to examine his hands and saw no marks visible. Slowly the young man turned into an old man with wrinkles. Looking at him, they wondered still how many more do they need to hunt down.

Looked like the infiltration started way before they even started noticing. They could not come to a conclusion when it all started but now they had a rough idea that it is going to be more dangerous from now on.

Elly and Linda received the people who came out of the portal. When Elly saw Robert, she went running towards him to hug him. Robert looked at Linda worriedly.

Linda came towards him and patted his back and said, “Do not worry lad, nothing can happen to me until I hunt that old witch down.”

Robert then looked around for Peter, when he could not find him, he started to look at Linda questioningly. Linda just ignored him and turned around when she saw Sussan and Brenda come out of the portal.

James went on to check the perimeters when he was about to reach the last portal he saw the portal did not have any glitch. It looked like it was newly fixed.

James immediately became alerted and sent messages to his team through a secured connection. When his team arrived, they started examining the area thoroughly.

But they could not find anything suspicious. James broke the portal with his artificial rod and lit the fire on the portal. Then he ordered his team to retreat to safety.

When James flew around, he saw a bush shake around heavily. He aimlessly shot the bush but still, it did not stop shaking. He then called for back up and one of his team members went to examine what was behind the bush.

But even after waiting for a long time he did not come back, all that was left was the shaking bush and they could not even reach him. All the connections between him and the team got to cut all of a sudden.

Everyone went around to check it together but suddenly the bush stopped shaking. It went under the soil and a stream appeared out of nowhere which swallowed everyone into it except one of the team members.

James tried to jump out of the stream but it did not let him go. When the left out team member, Jack tried to follow the stream it quickly disappeared without a trace.

He immediately flew across the border to inform Linda and others. When Sussan and Brenda heard that, they immediately shouted ‘Secure’ forest.

“Linda, you need to take everyone to safety, we need to go find James right now. I do not know why the magical stream appeared near the border, it looks like something is definitely wrong. Even though it can roam around, it has its own set limitation. It would never try to take someone forcefully if they do not wish to go somewhere.” Sussan explained to Linda.

Linda and Jack helped the clan members to move towards the secured military base while Sussan, Brenda, Elly, and Robert with the help of the portal which Brenda created traveled towards the Secure forest.

When Peter and Draven reached the military base, they could not meet the elder at first as the security was too tight. The base was made to secure against any magical powers.

They waited until the Asher disappeared, the sky became dark with no stars around. Slowly they crept along the fence where they found a small hole. Peter tried to enter through that hole as it seemed to be a perfect size for him.

But Draven pulled him back, he almost literally shouted but looking around the area he controlled his voice and said, “Do you even know what you are trying to do? You are breaching the military base. Do you know what awaits the one who breaches it? Death! Only death! No one has even come out alive after entering this fence illegally.”

“So what now? Do we have to wait until someone will come and give us legal access?” Peter asked sarcastically.

“Hell! No! You just need to use my access card to enter the base. But for that, I need to become me!” Draven replied with the same sarcasm.

“No! Definitely no! You stay in this disguise, it is for your own safety.” Peter said

“I do not understand from whom you are protecting me from? I am a team member who works under James. I work here! I come here every day to submit my work report. So what do you think will happen to me at my own home? I feel safer here, it is my second home or maybe you can just say my first. Most of the time I sleep here at night rather than my own home” Draven replied without any worry.

“Everything is fine until the witch does not see your face! She has seen it and you even got imprisoned by her”, Peter said irritatingly as he was unable to make this adult understand what trouble he had got himself into.

“So, you mean that the witch might be here or he has someone who might very well work for her?”

Draven asked while thinking that it is highly impossible as they were the more secure and powerful compared to any other planet’s military system. They were especially loyal to the system and would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to protect their planet.

Peter sighed while he understood Draven’s gaze. It is not only their military who would be ready to do sacrifices, but even his own clan members would not hesitate if there were any such incidents. But right now the situation is different, he controlled his emotions and looked at Draven.

“I think the elder whom James mentioned before, I suspect he might be involved in all these. This is just my thoughts and I want to make sure that whatever I am thinking is not the truth” Peter said.

Draven looked back at Peter and one part of his brain suggested that Peter might be correct, while the other hesitated as Elder is considered as a legend and he was in a higher position than anyone else.

“Look, if you want to meet the elder then why are we here in the military base? We just need to go to his house” Draven suggested.

“So, he doesn’t live here? I thought all the higher-ups were supposed to stay at the military base as per rules.” Peter said.

“Yes, as per the normal rule that is correct but Elder came back after a long time and the military did not allocate a position to the elder yet. So, for the time being, he is staying at his vacation home” Draven replied casually.

“So what are we waiting for? Let us go” Peter said.

“Really? How? Do you think I have his address in my pocket and would roam around with it every day?” Draven said.

“Then go find the address,” Peter said.

“No one will give me his address if I go in this disguise,” Draven said.

Peter just nodded his head to indicate that he can change out of it now. Draven immediately removed it and ran towards the entrance of the military base.