�No, actually he�s my uncle. My parents died a long time ago when I was only a tiny kid, just like you. Say, do you have a middle name?� I ask and she looks at me a little shocked at the question.

�No. Just Isabel Evans. Why? Do you?� She asks back, knowing that I want to tell her mine. She probably thinks I�m a freak and can�t wait till I leave.

�Yeah. It�s Vilondra.� Her eyes go wide and I can sense some type of negative, scared vibe coming my way.

�Vilondra?� She responds as quickly as I say it. She wants to know if I said it right.

�Yeah, Vilondra. After my Aunt Vilondra, my dad�s sister. You look shocked, is something bothering you?� I ask innocently.

�Uh um n..no. Nothing at all. Wh�where does your Aunt live?� She stutters.

�Oh she�s dead too, along with her husband. Why? Does this sound familiar to you��Vilondra?�

Isabel froze in fear, not knowing exactly who this girl was.

�Who are you?� Isabel asked cautiously, not able to move any part of her body.

�I�m your niece. Tell me, how much do you remember?� Aubrie responded. Isabel looked at her, bewildered.

�My niece? As in Max�s daughter?� Isabel tried to get this strait.

�Max? Max! HE�S my father?!? You mean the quiet guy with the brown hair?� Aubrie asked.

�Yeah. He�s my brother. Remember? I�m you�re aunt, which makes your father my brother.� Isabel pointed out.

�Where is he?� Aubrie asked in a hurry. Once she knew who her father was, she wanted to see him right away.

�He�s in his room, sleeping. Look, I don�t know if you want to see him right now. I think we should have some things explained first of all.� Isabel said.

�Okay. I�m your oldest niece and I came to Earth to search for the royal four. I have a little sister who is 3 years younger than me. Her name is Ava, after mother. My real name is Vilondra, after you. I live in the palace, where I�ve lived my entire life. Kivar rules Antar and also acts as my father. After he killed the royal four, he took Ava and me with him and raised us as his own.� She stopped after that to let it all sink in for Isabel. �Is this too much for you?�

�No, no not at all. Please, tell me�what was I like?� Isabel asked.

�You don�t remember?� Isabel shook her head in response. �Yes! It worked!� Vilondra praised herself.  �Well, you were beautiful. Even more than you are now. You were the envy of every Antarian woman. You ruled along side my father when he became king, even though general Rath was second in command. You fell in love with Rath and after a couple of years, you two got married. Everyone loved to see you and uncle Rath together, so you made many public appearances. You became known very well throughout the galactic empire and made a very good name for yourself. You had a loud voice for many topics that came up and you were often the head of a great debate. But�.then it all ended. When Kivar took over, he had a public execution of the Royal Four. I never saw you die because Kivar had taken Ava and me inside the palace already. It was the saddest day in Antarian history.� Aubrie explained in a melancholy voice near the end. �You don�t know how much Antar has suffered since you died. It�s been awful. I�ve been fortunate to live in the safety of the palace my whole life. But the people live such meaningless lives. They starve and have no jobs. All they do is wander around the streets, begging the soldiers for food. It�s horrible.�

�I�m so sorry you had to grow up that way. We had no idea. I�m sorry, but I just can�t get myself to remember any of this.� Isabel was angry with herself to not being able to remember. She wanted so badly to help her niece, but she couldn�t�at least not with the past. But she could help her with NOW. �Would you like to meet your father?�

�Yes.� Vilondra nodded timidly. She wasn�t sure how she�d react when she would see her father. How many lonely nights had she dreamed of this moment? Far too many to count.  Isabel led her out of the room and down the hall just a few feet to another door. She knocked on the door and then walked in. His lamp was on and he was reading a comic. �Good. He�s not sleeping. Boy, I hope he can handle this news with everything else.� Isabel talked to herself.

�Hey Max. Um�I�ve got someone very special for you to meet.� Isabel held out her hand, motioning Vilondra to walk in. Lonnie did as she was motioned and walked in. She stopped when she locked eyes with Max. �Max this is Vilondra��.your daughter.� Isabel tried as best she could to not to make it sound so sudden. But nothing she could have done could�ve prepared Max for what he heard.

�What do you mean? My daughter?� Max asked, not knowing what Isabel was talking about. He looked at Vilondra, trying to see some similarity, but there wasn�t really any. She had strait blonde hair like Isabel and deep blue eyes like Tess.

�She came to me today and told me that I was her aunt. That means you�re her father.� Isabel explained. She gently pushed Lonnie closer to Max. �Say hi.� She whispered to the scared girl.

�Hi.� Lonnie said quietly. �Father? Are you really Zan?�

�Ye�yes. My name was Zan.� Max didn�t know what to say. He was so exhausted from tending to Tess all day that he could barely keep his eyes open. He didn�t even know if he was dreaming or not. �Are you for real?�
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