The Time Stone (61 page)

CHAPTER 88

One year later

On a beach in the Cayman Islands, the
waves crashed onto the rocks ashore as the winds dragged in a mix
of fresh sand and salt water vaporized in the air giving the ideal
sense of comfort and relaxation for Drax, Tina, and Mercedes who
lay in swimsuits on beach chairs tanning under the golden
sun.

“
Isn’t it something?”
Asked Drax. “Just like that it’s over, after everything we have
been through.

“
It sure seems weird how
things were.” Said Mercedes.

“
Yeah” said Tina, “Satyr
is back in his universe for now hoping to inform other beasts that
we are the same race after all. We averted a disaster, saved the
future, and the time stone is back in one piece in the Museum of
Ancient History in Chronix Bay.”

“
Time heals all wounds.
That was good teaming up with Satyr. He is not such a bad guy or
beast or whatever” said Mercedes.

“
We cleared our names”
said Tina smiling.

“
We saved the future of
the world” said Mercedes.

“
And I still have my
position with a huge advancement with another company that is
working with law enforcement authorities to investigate Temporo,
Inc.'s illicit dealings.” said Drax.

“
How did you do that?”
asked Tina.

“
I called a friend at the
pentagon that made a few calls within intelligence circles. It’s
not what you know, it’s who you know.” said Drax.

“
Looks like it will be a
crippling blow to the machination.” Said Mercedes.

“
Right, for now we got rid
of Broad and stopped the great experiment or great weapon from
damning the world. But who knows what else there might be in store
for the future? Only time will tell” said Drax.

“
What now for the great
Milton Drax?” Asked Mercedes.

“
Well the government is
taking control of Temporo Inc.'s holdings and a new agency is being
formed. It is sort of top secret right now but they want me to head
it up or at least a part of it. They are very interested in
discovering more about the thirteen races like the Pregivers and
the Garnicones and their amazing empire and abilities and the
holder legend. You wouldn’t believe the amazing things they are
finding and claiming connections to these beings to various strange
occurrences throughout the globe all throughout history. It is a
very high government interest. The project is called ‘Union.’” They
all smile at once.

“
Nice” said
Tina.

“
And where I go, you two
go. I need people I can trust.”

“
That’s the new adventure
for us” smiled Mercedes.

“
Yeah” said Tina. They all
smiled then Tina frowned, “we did a lot of good but at what
sacrifice.” She thought of James. “We each have to vow to be true
to ourselves and each other, to continue to fight to make things
right so James sacrifices aren’t in vain.” Said Tina.

“
True” said
Drax.

“
Where did he go?” Asked
Mercedes.

“
Uplifted. He shed his
physical form to exist as metaphysical energy on another level of
being but I think he will always be with us, watching over. In a
way he really is in a better place. I want to believe he was there
that night we took down the uni-orb.” Said Drax.

“
He was” said Tina wiping
away a tear.

“
Look, we’ve all got a
bond the four of us forged that is stronger than family and
friendship combined. We are a team and we will be reunited.” Said
Drax forcefully as they looked at one another and then looked up
into the sunlit sky sensing the future was secure.

Tina looked up into the
bright sunlit sky and remembered an old limerick she heard once as
a child, ‘
There once was a young lady
named Bright, who travelled much faster than light. She started one
day in a relative way and returned on the previous
night!
’ She smiled thinking everything
would be alright as they would see James again, after all time was
on their side.

The Museum of Ancient History was well
lit in the middle of the day in Chronix Bay. A teacher lectured as
she led a class of eager fifth graders down the gallery. The sounds
of people eyeing their favorite exhibits were making vibrant trends
in the midst of the sunlight. Two men walk arm in arm whispering to
one another, one with dark hair and the other bald and with a
mustache, they dress in business casual attire and smirk as they
pass a casing with the green emerald five pointed object with five
orbs in the center. The case has a wired alarm system and siren
light above it.

“
It’s going to be deserted
after six. Security takes lunch at seven. There should be nobody
around. I will break in and steal it then,” said the dark-haired
man.

“
Sounds good” said the
bald man as they passed by the casing.

A young boy runs up to the casing and
puts his hands on it as he eyeballs the precious jewel within. He
has a fair-haired dark black set of curls and a look of innocence
as he gazes into the casing.

“
Howard… Howard Kowolski,
come here this instant”, a woman yells from a distance and the
twelve-year-old boy turns and groans then turns back to the casing
and says “someday” before he runs off away from the
casing.

The object glows brightly as it is
viewed straight and organized in the casing by all who pass by it,
believing it is the sun glistening off of it and the casing but it
vibrantly glows proudly from within. The Time Stone!

Somewhere in time, far from Chronix
Bay, a dark shadow of a man sits, with bumps on his face like
feathers, cloaked in darkness and in an environment of pure light
shining around him but only intensifying his completely dark form,
a shadow in the light alone, the same form that gave orders to the
Machination. He screams up into the void of empty space loudly
summoning all the fear and anguish that he could sustain and
harness throughout all of time.

The End!