THE ORB OF PLEIADIA

2. Lone Mission

At work, his shift had already started. Logan was working part-time as a janitor in Blue-Sky.

He paced around, muttering under his breath. Could he trust a Pleiadian? The thoughts churned in his gut.

He slumped onto a copper bench, face in his palm. Christopher, his best friend approached him, concern etched on his face.

He hunkered down a bit, and ruffled Logan's hair. "Hey, what’s eating you up?"

Logan's shoulder slumped, and he let out a heavy sigh. Christopher knew him too well. Their friendship dated back to childhood—then, he had no friends. Some kids teased and insulted Logan, they called him all manner of awful names, even called him the son of a traitor—to a time Logan stood up to a gang of bullies that had cornered Christopher on his way home.

Despite his father's disapproval, Christopher had refused to abandon him, and their bond had only grown stronger.

"What isn't?" Logan’s voice cracked, and he felt a lump form in his throat. Desperate to vent, to unleash the emotions swirling inside him.

Logan's voice dropped to a whisper. "My mom's illness,” he continued. “They stopped selling the elixir, Chris. I searched everywhere… it's gone." He paused, and leaned forward, his eyes narrowed. "You said Crownfell hid it there, but that place was empty."

Christopher’s expression turned grave. "Shh, keep it down," he whispered, glancing around nervously. "I believe something went down, and they moved it. Crownfell was involved, I'm sure of it."

Logan's words tumbled out, raw and emotional. “Why do they hate us so much, Chris? I'm sick of being rejected, attacked… it's like they think we're trash.”

Christopher listened intently, his expression a mix of empathy and anger. He knew what Logan and his mom had been through—how Shawn Crownfell had taken their home, leaving them with nothing. The Pleiadian’s invasion had been a convenient excuse.

Logan was nine when it happened.

Shawn Crownfell was supposed to compensate them, but he didn't and because of his status and power, they couldn't win the case over the property and everything was taken from them. They lived on the streets for some time before Logan's mother was able to rent an apartment somewhere else.

"I think it's time for a change," Logan said, his voice venomous.

Christopher's face lit up with a grin. "What’ve you got in mind?"

Logan cracked his knuckles, a hint of smirk playing on his lips. His mind reeled on his life on the streets, the suffering he had endured, the gruesomeness of it all. He had to start doing things differently. "I might end up doing something unspeakable."

"This is serious. Don't do anything stupid, or I'll have to visit in prison," Christopher said, forcing a smile.

“Hope you'll bring booze?"

Christopher chuckled.

"That's assuming my father gives his approval," he muttered, his gaze drifting to the floor as he compressed his lips into a thin line.

Their conversation flowed easily touching everything, from Logan's nightmares to Christopher's latest project—replicating the elixir’s formula.

“I want to make it available to everyone,” Christopher said, excitement creeping into his voice. “No one's going to profit from people's suffering, Shawn and the Pleiadian's can go fuck themselves.”

Logan's brow furrowed. "Isn't that prohibited?" Some elite scientists in Greenville had tried to remake the elixir, and in the process many people died. Authorities in Greenville later proclaimed it ‘unethical’ for anyone to remake the elixir.

"Shh… that's why we should keep it between us. You know... you should drop by the lab sometime, you might be of help."

As Christopher slipped away, Logan's thoughts turned to his mother, critically ill and relying on the elixir. He would do anything to get his hands on the blue fluid.

Waiting for Christopher to come up with the new elixir was not a reasonable option.

He shook his head.

Helping the Pleiadians was against everything he stood for, but he had to save his mother. The Pleiadians and Crownfell had left him with few options.

He will hunt down the pleiadian killer.