Fallen + Marli & Lalo (Fallen Invasion, #3) (16 page)

“No, you will,” Ashley said, and whipped out some sort of compact, high tech gun.

“That’s not going to stop me,” Dr. Stevenson said.

Ren pulled out a matching gun and aimed it at Dr. Stevenson too.

“This is pretty hilarious,” Dr. Stevenson said.  “I must have been so engaged in finding Marli that I didn’t realize I hired police too.”  He shrugged.  “My bad.”

“You’re coming with us,” Ren said.

“For what?” Dr. Stevenson said.  “You have nothing on me.  So excuse me.”

Dr. Stevenson made a move to leap towards Lalo and me.  As soon as he landed, he stumbled back, as if he was drunk.  In his arm was a dart like object.  He pulled it out.  A few second later he was back to normal.

“Bet you didn’t know that would happen!” Dr. Stevenson said.

Ren and Ashley shot at Dr. Stevenson several more times but missed more than half of the time.  When he got hit, he pulled the daggers out and he was back to normal again.

“Seems like after all those years of experimentation on us, the government still can’t get it right,” Dr. Stevenson said.  “You know what.  I feel like I’m a nice guy.  We all had some history together.  So even though you keep attempting to kill or paralyze me, I don’t want to hurt you.  But I can’t let you be free, so it looks like all of you will be coming with me.  Guys!”

Dr. Stevenson paused as if he was waiting for something to happen.

“Guys!” he said in a more frustrated tone.  “Now!”

The door busted open and people dressed in a police like uniforms filed into the room after Kallen.  “Freeze!”

“Oh now they’ve got the backup police on me,” Dr. Stevenson said.  “And Kallen, what are you doing?”

“They contacted me,” Kallen said.

“Shoot him!” Ren ordered.

Dr. Stevenson maneuvered the same way he previously did with Ren and Ashley, but a shooter, with a much bigger gun, connected directly with his shoulder.  Dr. Stevenson struggled to pull the dagger out, taking a few steps forward before he sat down.  The “police” ran to restrain him.

“I didn’t do anything,” Dr. Stevenson said.

Ashley walked over to him, holding up the bag of meteorites.  “We found this in your home Dr. Stevenson.  It matches the out of place rocks found at the crime scene.”

“How did you know about that?” Dr. Stevenson said.  “They were created for one to see.  One has that ability.  I didn’t leave them out in the open.  How did you see that?”

“We also found plans to attack the government,” Ashley said.

“I didn’t have plans,” he said.  “I’m being framed!”

“We’ll see about that,” Ashley said.  “You’re under arrest.”  Ashley read him his rights.

“Are you sure aliens have these rights too?” Dr. Stevenson said and chuckled.

“Take him into the station and find out where the kidnapped people are,” Ren said.

“Ren, you can’t do this,” Dr. Stevenson said, switching his demeanor to a more concerned one.  “You are putting them in danger.  They are safe where they are.”

Was this the ramblings of a lunatic or did he really did bring them to a safer place?

Ren didn’t say anything as the police took Dr. Stevenson into custody.  Ren waited until the team was gone to address us.

“Aliens?” Sahar said.  She and Alessandro were in shock.  Dr. Young, Marcus, and I pretended to be too.

“Dr. Young, Marcus, Marli, Alessandro, Sahar,” Ren said, “what you witnessed doesn’t leave this room.”  Ren and Ashley revealed a badge that stated that they were members of the FBI.  “This is part of an ongoing investigation.  Discussing it will put you in danger.  We don’t have all the answers yet.”

“Is this related to the incident in Greele?” Sahar asked.

“We believe so,” Ren said. “However, we have other reasons to believe it is due to another entity.”

“Human entities?” Alessandro asked.

“Yes,” Ren said.

“So what do we do?” I asked.  “Is our job finished?”

“No,” Ren said.  “We will continue.  Instead of working for Dr. Stevenson, you will work for us.  And as part of your work it is important to keep Ashley and my affiliations unknown.  Revealing our identities will also put you in danger due to our relationship with you all.  Besides, it is against the law to reveal us.  Marcus, Marli, and Dr. Young, we will contact you later tonight for questioning. Does everyone understand?”

“Yes,” we said, preserved in our confusion, wondering if the showdown really did happen.

“Good,” Ren said.  “When the city is declared safe again, we will call and give you information on where to meet us.”

“Get some rest,” Ashley said.  “Dr. Stevenson was right about one thing.  This is the beginning.”

Lalo and I made our way to Kallen who didn’t say anything except that he would follow us home.  Outside, my colleagues and I said goodbye to each other.  I lingered around, talking to Dr. Young as the others got into their cars.  Interestingly enough there was an extra car, one that didn’t belong to Dr. Stevenson, parked in the lot.  A woman hung her head out of the window and called for Dr. Young.

It was Shelie.  I could tell that Lalo wanted to go with me but knew it would be strange if he got into my car.  Who knew if someone was watching?

I drove alone with Kallen trailing me.  Inside my house, I paced for about forty minutes while Kallen tried to reassure me that Lalo was fine.  “She probably took him to see the other Masqysava,” Kallen said.  Finally, Shelie and Lalo arrived.

I ran to Lalo and hugged him.

“Don’t give me that look Marli,” Shelie said once inside the closed door.  “We had to go out of the way.  The last thing you need is those FBI or police investigating you.”

“I thought you were the police,” I said, sitting down at the table.

“I’m not that kind,” she said.  “That’s the government’s secret.  They are higher than me.  They are the ones that allegedly hunt our kind.”

“And now I work for them,” I said.

“You do,” Shelie said.

“And you’ll be our little secret,” Lalo said, bending down to cup my ears and kiss me on my forehead.  “You’ll help me lead one of the greatest attacks of all time.”

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About the Author

During school, Mia dreamed the idea for her first novel, Tea Leaf: What Hides Beneath, an urban fantasy story. After school, she returned to writing to complete the story and found out she had more. When Mia is not writing or reading, she enjoys listening to music, going to concerts, art, and trying to play guitar.