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A Revealing Confrontation

Flan had not gotten very far when Taran's ship touched down and those aboard disembarked. < Crap... >

A second later, a rather horrible change came over Flan. What remained of her blind eyes dissolved into empty sockets surrounded by heavily scarred tissue. The skin on her throat stretched and contorted into twisted, deep scars that indicate major trauma had been applied to her throat. A rather large dent sunk into the right side of Flan's head while several chunks of hair fell out to be replaced with scar tissue. The exposed skin on her arms and chest raced with burn scars and her legs twisted out of shape.

"The hell?!" Xink exclaimed as he moved barely in time to catch Flan as she fell. "Mom! Aunt Dragon! Something happened to Flan!!"

As the two raced over, Flan sighed. < It happened sometime ago, and it's not something I care to get into. There is a woman that will be exiting that ship that affects my ability to hide my injuries and strengthen my arms and legs. >

"THERE YOU ARE!!!" Annamarie roared from the ship, having raced through Green Shade. "GODDAMNIT I THOUGHT YOU HAD BEEN KILLED TWENTY YEARS AGO!"

< Well, I was in a coma for two years afterward, > Flan said. When Dragon and Xangord grabbed Annamarie and held her back--in her rage, the human girl was surprisingly strong. < So it's not like there wasn't an attempt, You guys can let her go, she's harmless. >

"Are you sure?" Xangord asked. "Did she do this to you?"

< The only thing she can do is screw with my powers, > Flan replied. < Her father did this when I attempted to revoke his powers for killing an innocent. >

"I hope you gave as good as you got," Dragon said.

< I did until she came strolling up. > Flan replied.

"I was FIVE!" Annamarie said. "You and dad were at each others THROATS--"

"Obviously," Dragon murmured.

"--and I didn't know what was going on!"

< I don't blame you, > Flan said. < I blame the one who showed your father how to awaken his powers and turned him into the monster that he is. It was that person who forced me to choose between you and your mother when your father decided to turn on you. >

"But mom--" Annamarie said.

< Your mother is dead, > Flan cut in. < And now you've found one of the two responsible for her death. The other, your father, is somewhere on this section of the planet. >

"The guy who did this to you is here?" Dragon asked.

< Yep, > Flan replied. < I think he followed me when I rescued Xangord. >

Relaxing a bit (but still being held by Xangord and Dragon), Annamarie said, "Daddy?"

"Hello Annamarie," someone said from behind Flan, causing her blood to run cold. "Flannery."