Far Pangaea 73 : Orient Asian

"I must insist a bit of space General." She prompts with a fighting stance.

"You relax Psi. General no threat. That right Obadiah?"

"For now. Cute Ninja move there Secretary. Can we sit down and talk now or are we gonna watch your ballet recital?"

Psi Chii grimaces not liking Obadiah at the moment. Easing back to normal she smiles sheepishly, "Forgive my intervention. The Master must be protected."

"Old as he is I'd say he knows a few Fu Manchu moves of his own. Without you Swan Lake."

"Respect Obadiah. Psi good woman. You good man. Appearances necessary. Please sit." Milo awkwardly climbs off of the exercise bike. Stretching became uncomfortable. The man was more nimble than first appearances proved. Contorted to say the least. Serena, Renee, and SeVen sit down on the sofas carefully eying Psi Chii. Obadiah groaning joined them on another sofa.

"More friends arrive." Psi Chii closes her eyes listening for something. Beside her Milo rubs his hands together.

"Old home day. Friends out of wood work. Join soon. Patience please. Especially you Mrs. Ramse." He winks at her playfully.

Renee's eyes flare up, "My son?"

"Join soon I say. Psi offer Tea to guests."

Psi Chii waves her hand over open air a few feet from her revealing a stand with a Tea setting. She begins pouring Tea and serving it.

"How are you two doing this magic show?" Serena grows curious.

"Psi Chii very talented. Reveal much. High level brain drain."

Psi Chii sighs, "I'm a telepath. Strongest known on Earth. Part of why I was hired by Master Greyson. I can hide things in plain sight. Such as this Tea service. Your minds would never know the difference unless I allowed you to see."

"Stay the fuck out of my head." Obadiah points violently.

"No threats necessary General. I have not so much as entered any of your thoughts. Outside of mental illusion."

"So our visions in those rooms were not caused by your interference?" Serena asks.

Milo lifts his hands in the air, "Psi no toy with you. Rooms are designed to employ Time captures. I indulge knowledge. Trust given. You fail you DIE." He leers sternly then cracks another grin, "Just kidding. All die sometime. What time unknown."

"Just get to it already." Obadiah was losing his patience.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Milo places a finger in front of lips, "Rile Dragon we all go poof." "You really expect us to believe you possess a Dragon?" The General grimaces. "You really expect us to believe you afraid of spiders?" Milo counters cackling.

"I...I'm not afraid of spiders." Obadiah hesitates looking around him, "Don't you dare make me see any spiders."

"No worries General. I'm not here to harm anyone. I will ask you to control your outbursts. We do indeed have a Dragon and he is quite empathic. He feeds off of your anger."

"I thought you sent the Fat Guy to feed that Dragon."

"Indeed. Buku is in charge of caring for the Dragon's needs." Psi Chii adds, "Sustenance of course exceeds emotions. As asked please refrain from any further anger. All questions will be answered. Honestly and openly."

"Alright then. Just how did each of us see what we did in those rooms?" Serena intervenes.

"Rooms designed to attach to memories and destiny. To see what others see. More than that." Milo offers, "It hot in here or what?"

"You did just sweat." Renee looked bored.

"Oh yes. Pardon me while I cool off. No peek at private parts." Milo unzips his track suit and reveals something quite unexpected. His body mass changed to a spindly little man beneath. Worse yet his skin color went from yellow to a pale grey. Muscle texture almost Porpoise like. He literally crawled out of his skin. Fanning himself he removes a mask to reveal his true form. All stood speechless. All save SeVen.

"As you can see Milo is not human."

"Grey...son! Clue enough." Milo chuckles. His head the nightmare of thousands of abductees over the centuries. Bulbous with large black orbs for eyes. Fingers thin tendrils, "Stop staring. Am I drooling?"

Obadiah puffs his cheeks accepting everything from here on out, "So you're an alien Grey as they call them at NASA. Why hide in the form of a Chinese guy?"

"Many forms. Master of disguise. Look like Howard Hughes in public. I wish you to know the whole truth. All trust we must. Ooo! That rhyme."

"So, back to those rooms. What I saw looked like I was right there back in time. I saw my wife as a ghost just like that video I was shown at REGION headquarters. It was like I was there right after the video."

"Maybe you were Obie." Milo lifts a tendril, "Look up please."

All eyes journey to the ceiling. An image appears before them all. The vastness of Space on looking Earth in its earliest state. Pangaea.

"That was in my vision." Obadiah stares with awe.

"Yes. Eye see all. Satellite orbiting Earth in past. Sent back in time. Record all. See in future."

"What?" Renee scratches her head.

"I design Time Camera. Orbit Earth then. Orbit Earth now. Orbit Earth in future."

"You're saying you know what unfolds since the dawn of Time to the end of Time?"

"Not end. Discovered and destroyed in year 3333. I hide well. Satellite in between dimensions. Come and go."

"So, why can't you just bring everyone home that's been lost?" Renee wondered.

"Not so easy. Working on it. Easy to go one way. Not so much the other. Satellite record all and save. Footage looked at centuries later. Info yes. Contact no."

"I just came here for my son." Renee pinches the bridge of her nose. Serena feeling empathy suddenly touches Renee's shoulder and offers a caring smile.

"I understand what you're going through Mrs. Ramse." Serena whispers, "I'm an orphan. I just learned who my Mother was. My Father I presume was my Great, Great Grandfather." She pauses suddenly, "Milo? If Time is a one way trip how did my Mother send me to the future?"

"Mother special. You wear her ring I see. Great power indeed. If not small dose."

"My ring? Yes. It was on my Mother's severed finger."

"Gem used as Time fuel. Only larger amount needed. Moon's gravity like tides on Earth. Ripples. Rises. Recedes."

"So find the larger amount and get them all home." Obadiah growls.

"Would. All destroyed. You saw in vision."

"Like a nuke going off."

"Split continents it did. Historians and Astro Physicists attribute large meteor create extinctions in distant past. Large rock yes. Second moon it was. The power of gems drew it out of gravity and into Earth. All die. Except not all. Some begin again."

"Mister Miyagi?" Renee was becoming tense, "Who is James Ian Pryce?"

Long pause as Milo droops his tiny mouth, "How you know that name?"

"Yes. You weren't at that meeting with REGION." Obadiah took interest.

"Come on you had to have seen what I saw out that window in my vision earlier."

Milo looks toward Psi Chii who shrugs, "I missed that somehow. Forgive me Master."

"All forgiven. Look harder next time. James Ian Pryce is the first to see the face of God. The Creator that is. The Creator of all worlds. It was his vision that made him immortal. His soul that is. He die. Reborn. Over and over again. Pangaea through the end of time. 3333 a good year it seem. For he." Renee could only shake her head.

"The family has finished in their rooms. Shall I go look at their reveals?" Psi Chii confides in Milo telepathically.

"Go. Show me what you see." He replies without waver then speaks verbally, "Psi. Check on Buku please."

"Yes Master. Excuse me." She bows to everyone respectfully before taking her leave. Once gone Obadiah glances at the somber SeVen.

"You alright? You look like you lost your snow shovel."

SeVen lifts his chin, "I am fine. Merely thinking of all that I hear this day." He did not wish to burden them of his past, present, and future.

"Who are these other guests?" Serena enquires.

Milo smiles faintly, "Someone very special. You be very happy soon."

"What about my son dammit?" Renee snapped.

"You be very happy too. Look to your left please."

All eyes follow Renee's as a wall changes images to follow the oncoming guests. Far below a man and a woman carry an infant. Followed by a German Shepard. At the door to the Dragon's abode the dog sniffs and sits facing the door. Tail wagging vibrantly. "That's Mister and Mrs. Pryce." Obadiah mutters.

"Pryce?" Renee overhears, "As in James Ian Pryce?"

The General grits his teeth then caves in, "Yeah. I met them on Long Island a few weeks back." He freezes at thinking of the infant James and connects the dots, "Aww Hell."

"My son?" She reaches out for the image. Life sized made it easier to touch. Phasing through the holograms disappointed her until the infant looked up as if sensing her. Waving at thin air she could tell the child spoke, "Momma." Renee began crying instantly.

Watching the family enter an elevator made Obadiah snarl, "So there was an elevator."

Milo steps in to pat Obadiah on the belly, "You looked like you needed the exercise. You are welcome to use my treadmill."

"Get away from me." He leers down disgusted by everything.

"You need a valium?"

"What I need is solid answers."

"What you think I been doing Obie? What you want to know?" Milo snarls back appearing aggravated.

"Can we rescue my wife and child?"

"Yes. Getting home not so simple."

"You can get me back to them?"

"Easy peezy. Right time at least. Exact location ehhh?" The Grey waves his tendril fingers in a circular motion.

"I thought your eye in the sky knew where to look for everything?"

"Narrow down yes. Exact not. Better than nothing Obie."

"So send me back. Exactly where the plane crashed. Close at least. I'll search on my own."

"Glad to. Not today. Much more to do first. We all go."

Renee and Serena look at each other and speak as if unified, "WE?"

Pausing before his reply Milo hears Psi Chii offer her insight on the Pryce Family. Images pour into his mind. Things unsettling. Things he himself had not known before now. His friends were keeping secrets. Not that it pissed him off. His entire focus on life was trust. "Elevator here." Milo reacts and turns behind them.

A section of wall opens up to reveal an elevator that retracts a door. Within stood a normal American couple holding a child. The dog darts out and races to Milo for affection.

"Who's a good puppy?" Milo pets the Shepard lovingly. Everyone was in awe of his love for animals. Especially now that they hadn't seen any pets.

The couple notice Renee and share a look of concern. However, they spot Serena next and express an uncertain panic. They had not known of her visitation.

"Milo? A word." Father Pryce ushers forth.

Renee cuts them off racing toward her child. Reaching out for her the Mother Pryce accepts the reunion and passes the boy into Renee's arms. The cuddling was tearful. Excitement dramatic. Obadiah nods toward Milo. Then, at SeVen who stares right through everyone. It takes the dog Xander to set on the floor looking up at SeVen to direct his gaze. Yelping up at him SeVen expels the words, "Relm Nin." The dog suddenly whimpers and lowers its head. Sadness shared by both.

Obadiah didn't bother to ask what his words meant. His gaze averts toward Serena who looked awestruck.

The Pryce's hold hands and make the journey across the floor to confront Serena. The Mother looking immediately toward the ring on Serena Dorsey's hand. Sensing her admiration of it Serena lifts the jewel up for a closer inspection.

"It was my Mother's."

The couple smile, "We know. We gave it to her before she was lost to us."

"What? You knew my Mother?"

"Yes." Mother Pryce smiles shyly. Almost ashamed.

"How? What was she like? How did you know her?"

After a moment of silence Father gives his consent. Beside Obadiah Milo points toward the couple. Obadiah overhears them. Better yet witnesses something he already knew. The couple disengage their holographic appearance forsaking the life fiber disguises once used. Before all the couple allowed their true appearance to be known. Serena steps back slightly.

"Oh my God!"

"Hello Granddaughter."

Silence claimed the entire room at the revelation. Renee hoarding her son's attention until he points at Obadiah. Convinced he was reaching for the General she walks over standing next to him. This allowed the lad to pat Obadiah on the arm. Smiling the boy gurgles a word that cut equally as deep.

"Sophia." Which leads back to Renee as he palms her cheek, "Jack. Da." Eyes brighten up as the baby turns toward Serena. Inching toward the couple as if requested. Reaching them Renee apologizes for their intrusion.

"I so need answers." Renee asks the Ganthorians. Before they can even offer any the baby pats Serena's forearm.

"Goddess."

"What? He has quite the vocabulary at his age." Serena swallows shyly looking at her Grand parents still in disbelief, "I need answers too."

While the reunions continue Obadiah notes Psi Chii return and follows Milo toward her. Gathered together Obadiah hisses, "How does he know my daughter's name?"

Milo frowns, "We learn this together Obie. Time will tell all."

Psi Chii freezes up hearing a thunderous child send out a mental attack upon her powers. Pointing at Psi Chii his echo crystalizes her soul with one name.

"KONG ZAO!"

The girl looks deathly pale. Only her family knew of the name.

Milo hears her thoughts asking how he could also know that name.

"Oy Vey!" The Grey slaps his left hand across his forehead.

Even Greys could get migraines.

Amid the chaos Buku finds his way back.

"What did I miss?"