Here it is, guys. This is the first chapter of our Twilight x DCEU crossover series. I typed it up since it was looking pretty one-sided when I did. I hope you guys like it and I hope to see you guys soon. Sorry I didn't release it immediately, wanted to publish at the same time as the new The Sun's Moon chapter.

Note: I will be changing the preacher in this story. Instead of the one from the movie, it will be Roger Aaron Brown who voiced Achilles in AC3. Mainly because I like Achilles. In any parts that Brown has been casted, I've never been disappointed.

The Goddess Among Us Ch. 1

Zor-El's POV:

Lara gripped his hand tight as pain rocketed through her body, Jor looking to Keelix who showed a three dimensional picture of a heart beating strong before zooming out to show the picture of a baby. He gripped Lara's hand tightly as she gave one last scream of pain before he saw her. Picking the small body up, Jor looked into the baby's eyes and silently prayed. The baby's brown eyes screwed shut before it let out its cry, announcing to Krypton the birth of Alia-El.

A week later, Jor was in front of the Council as he asked "Don't you see? Krypton's core is collapsing. I warned you. Harvesting the core was suicide. It has only accelerated the implosion process."

One of the members asked "Our energy reserves were depleted, what did you expect us to do?"

Jor answered "Look to the stars, like our ancestors did. There are still habitable planets in reach. We can start with the old outposts."

The Head Council member asked "Are you seriously suggesting evacuating the entire planet?"

Jor-El replied "No. Everyone here is already dead. Give me control of the Codex and I can save our future. There's still hope. I've held that hope in my hands."

Before he could continue, an explosion blasted the door behind him open. The guards moved forward to investigate, but were shot down by light blue energy blasts. Jor looked to see... his old friend, General Zod and a group of his soldiers walking towards them. As he walked forward, Zod said "This Council has been disbanded."

The Head Council asked "On who's authority?"

Zod raised his weapon "Mine" and fired. A light blue blast hit the woman, killing her instantly as her crown fell from her head. Zod continued "The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly."

Jor-El walked to him and asked "What are you doing Zod?! This is madness!"

Zod answered "What I should've done years ago. These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin!"

Jor looked around as Zod's soldiers tore the council members from their seats before asking "And if your forces prevail? You'll be the leader of nothing!"

Zod walked forward slowly and put his hand on Zor's shoulder "Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew and sever the degenerative bloodlines that led us to this state."

Jor-El calmly asked "And who will decide which bloodlines survive, Zod? You?"

Zod looked at him suspiciously before he said "Don't do this, El. The last thing I want is for us to be enemies."

Jor-El stepped backward away from Zod as he said "You have abandoned the principles that bound us together. You've taken up the sword against your own people. I will honor the man you once were Zod, not this monster you've become."

Zod sighed lightly before he reluctantly said "Take him away."

A minute later, Jor was being escorted by two soldiers when Keelix came from around the corner and asked "Sir? Is everything alright?"

One of the soldiers ordered "Get out of the way."

Unknown to him, Jor slowly nodded before closing his eyes while the guard was about to repeat himself when Keelix emitted a blinding light! Jor kicked one of the blinded guards back before picking up his weapon and shooting the other. The disarmed guard reached up to stop him, but Jor hit him with the handle of the gun. As the guard slumped unconscious, Jor-El turned to Keelix and said "Get me Lara."

Keelix's module shifted to form the face of Lara, whose eyes found his before looking behind him, growing alarmed "Jor, behind you!"

Jor-El quickly turned and shot the guard making his way towards him before turning back towards Lara "Lara, prepare the ship. It's time. I'll retrieve the Codex."

Lara looked down to the bundle in her arms before she nodded, Keelix terminating the link. Jor raced outside to see Zod's forces fighting against their army, destroying both military and civilian aircraft. Jor shook himself before calling out "Hiracal!"

A roar echoed in response before Hiracal landed in front of him, his wings folding slightly. Jor mounted him before taking off, heading for the Chamber, resting place of the Codex. When they arrived, Jor asked Keelix "Are you sure it's down there, Keelix?"

Keelix replied "Yes, my scans are retrieving the signal. Be warned sir, stealing the Codex is a Class 3 crime, punishable-"

Jor interrupted her "No one cares anymore, Keelix. The world is coming to an end."

That was all he said before jumping into the water, diving quickly. Around him, newborns were being grown in amniotic sacs, being taken by robots when fully developed. Swimming up when he saw light above him, he breached the water and found himself in a small chamber. Taking a deep breath, he looked up to see a small, damaged skull with golden markings, golden light being fed to three tubes around it. The Codex. Reaching up, Jor carefully removed it, the golden streams fading away. Looking down on it, he was captured in awe that was broken when red lights shined and an alarm sounded! Quickly diving, he surged through the water towards the exit. When he broke the surface, he quickly pulled himself out and looked to Keelix and Hiracal... to see they were gone. A light shined on him from behind and he turned to see gunships with their cannons locked onto him. A voice echoed out "Jor-El, by the authority of General Zod, surrender the Codex."

Jor looked over the edge for a way out and spotted it. The gunships opened fire just as he jumped, falling through the air before landing on Hiracal. Gripping the reins, he dived as the gunships immediately took after him. Spotting two ships crashing, he saw a small opening that he could slip through. Urging Hiracal to fly faster, he looked back to see the ships still on his tail. Looking back, he pulled himself closer to Hiracals back as they got closer. The pilots realized what he was doing before they started to pull up, but one got caught by the tail while another was destroyed by stray shots. Hiracal was able to barely fit through the gap just before the two ships collided, metal shards flying out from the explosion. Jor looked behind him to see if any were still following him, but he'd lost them. A groan of pain caught his attention and he looked to Hiracal and he saw a wound with burning metal inside. Rubbing his mount slowly, he said "Easy, Hiracal."

Hiracal was able to make it to the Citadel before he collapsed, sending Jor sprawling. Keelix reported "His vital signs are dropping."

His eyes going wide, Jor-El shouted "Give me the medic pouch!"

He knelt beside Hiracal, examining the wound. When he did, Jor realized that the metal was too close to his heart to do anything. Slumping, he walked to the other side of Hiracal before caressing his head, speaking soothing words. Hiracal moved his head and groaned again, Jor rubbing his head softly before saying "I know. I know. It's okay."

Hiracal seemed to lean into his touch again before his head began to lower, his muscles relaxing. Jor-El fought back the tears as his mount took its last breath before he mournfully "Goodbye, my friend."

Jor-El laid Hiracals head down gently before quickly walking inside with Keelix at his back. Taking the cloak provided by Keelix, he walked into the main chamber where Lara, Alia, and Keelor were waiting. Lara saw him and immediately embraced him before she asked "Are you alright?"

Jor-El replied "Yes, but Hiracal didn't make it."

Lara nodded, tears quickly coming to her eyes, when Jor-El asked "Did you find one?"

Lara, wiping away her tears, answered "We have."

Keelor floated forward "Orbiting a main sequence yellow star, like you said."

Jor-El examined the system as he said "A young star. Her cells will drink its radiation."

Keelor switched to a three dimensional diagram of the dominant species of the planet. Jor-El examined it carefully before saying "A seemingly intelligent population."

Lara looked to him "She'll be an outcast. A freak. They'll kill her."

Jor-El continued to examine the diagram before asking "How? She'll be a goddess to them."

Lara walked away as she looked down at the cooing babe in her arms "What if the ship doesn't make it? She'll die out there, alone. I... I can't do it. I thought I could do it, but now that she's here..."

Jor-El turned from Keelor and said "Lara, Krypton is dying. This is her only chance, her only hope."

He looked down at his little girl as he carefully carressed her head, she responded by taking his hand and gently cooing at him. As tears started to well up in both parents eyes, a noise sounded from Keelix, causing Joe-El to ask "What is it, Keelix?"

Keelix answered "There is a squadron of gunships approaching. The Citadels defenses are being scanned."

Jor-El sighed before turning back to Lara "We're out of time. I'll upload the codex."

Lara stopped him before saying "Just a little longer."

She gently rubbed Alia's head before whispering "We'll never see her walk, hear her say our names."

Jor-El looked down to the floor "I know and I'm sorry, but this isn't about us. It's about the future. It's about her."

Lara nodded before reluctantly giving Alia to Jor, the man placing her in the small cradle. Leaning forward, he kissed her forehead one last time before taking out the codex and placing in the air above Alia. The golden beams reappeared before a pale blue one shot down into the baby, her skin absorbing the energy without an ounce of pain. When it was complete, a key appeared in the liquid in front of him. One of the symbols of the house of El was carved into it and he carried it to the spot next to Alia's cradle. Lara held her baby's hand as she fought back her tears. Jor slid the key in, but before securing it, he looked to Alia and said "Good luck, my daughter. Our hopes and dreams travel with you. My little girl."

He slid the key completely and the platform raised towards the ship and slid into place. The Citadel's arms turned the ship upside towards the sky. Lara went to the controls while Jor-El put on his armor. As the last piece fitted itself, Jor-El looked to the door, ready for what came next. Keelor floated to Lara and said "Lady Lara, the phantom drives are coming online."

Lara looked to the ship before saying "Proceed to ignition."

3rd Person POV:

Zod pointed towards the entrance from his gunship "Concentrate fire on the main door."

All of the gunships continued to fire the pale blue energy until a massive hole was carved into the entrance. When they landed, Zod and Faora walked from the gunship with a few other soldiers flanking them, walking towards the Citadel. Faora listened to her radio for a second before reporting "Sir, one of the gunships is reporting massive power readings and we've detected an ignition in the main chamber."

Zod replied "A launch. Hold this platform, commander."

Taking two of his soldiers with him, Zod walked through the entrance and into the winding corridors. Going into the main chamber, his eyes widened when he saw a small ship, the rooftop opening. Hearing slightly loud footsteps, he looked to see Jor-El emerging from the white fumes coming from the ship.

Zod walked forward "I know you took the Codex, El. Give it to me and I'll let you live."

Jor replied "This is a second chance for all of Krypton, Zod. Not just the bloodlines you deem worthy."

His eyes widening in alarm, Zod asked "What have you done?!"

Jor answered "We've had a child, Zod. A girl child. Krypton's first natural birth in centuries and she will be free. Free to forge her own path, her own destiny."

Enraged, Zod shouted "Heresy! Destroy it!"

The two soldiers raised their weapons to fire, but Jor-El shot them before any damage could be done. Zod charged him and grabbed the weapon before Jor-El could turn it on him and punched his friend away while trying to take the gun from him. Jor hit him back before slashing upwards, the hit slicing a massive scar on Zod's face. The general nearly growled in rage before gripping the gun again, pulling Jor to him, and head butting the scientist back. As Jor attempted to recover, Zod snapped the gun over his knee before rushing Jor again.

Jor countered with a blow to Zod's chest, which Zod responded with an uppercut. Zod was about to continue his attack when Jor elbowed his face before hitting Zod's face. His anger tipping over, Zod was about to launch another attack when Jor blocked it with his gauntlet, gripped Zod's collar and punched him directly in the face. Zod barely had enough time to recover when Jor hit his chest before hitting his face again. Jor gripped the sides of Zod's head before slamming his face into his knee plate and throwing Zod to the floor.

Lara completed the final procedures and was about to push the launch trigger when Zod yelled "Lara, listen to me! The Codex is Krypton's future! Abort the launch!"

Lara looked to Jor-El, who looked back to her. A silent message said he was giving her that choice. She could keep Alia or she could trust Jor. She closed her eyes... and pressed the button. She opened her eyes and both Lara and Jor-El watched as the ship began to climb. Zod succumbed to his anger as he roared "Noooooooo!"

Then a blade extended from his gauntlet and he quickly stabbed Jor-El in the chest through his armor. Jor-El turned his eyes to Zod, who looked at him with an almost guilty look before he took the blade out of Jor. Jor-El sighed lightly before looking back into the sky where his daughter was beginning her journey... before the light faded from his eyes and he fell to the floor, Lara running to his body. Zod sheathed his blade before he asked the weeping Lara "Your daughter, Lara. Where did you send her?"

Lara slowly stopped crying and looked to him "Her name is Alia, daughter of El, and she's out of your reach."

Zod looked down at her with a pitying look before leaving her to mourn. Faora and his other soldiers were looking at the ship when he came out and ordered "Shoot that ship down."

A gunship rocketed after the small ship, catching up with it almost immediately. The pilot switched to the single shot cannon as the computer reported "Target locked."

He was about to fire when he was engulfed in a blaze of blue light. Zod watched as light circled the small ship before it was gone in the blink of an eye and a large ship appeared in the sky, lights from it's hull pointing down at them. A voice echoed "General Zod, your forces are surrounded. Surrender immediately."

Zod only kept looking at the spot where his former friend's daughter had disappeared before bowing his head in defeat.

A few days later, Zod was in front of the remaining Council members along with his main soldiers, a Phantom ship above them. He didn't look at the the Head Councilman; instead he looked to Lara. That was until their punishment was given. The Councilman said "General Zod, for the crimes of murder and high treason, the Council has sentenced you and your fellow insurgents to 300 cycles of somatic reconditioning. Do you have any last words?"

For a moment, it looked like he would remain silent... until he marched forward, guards restraining him as he roared "You won't kill us yourselves! You wouldn't sully your hands, but you'll damn us to a black hole for eternity!"

He spat at the Councilman and continued "Jor-El was right! You're a pack of fools, every last one of you!"

Turning back to his soldiers, he was about to walk back when he surprisingly stormed to Lara, the guards restraining him again as he said "And you. You believe the girl is safe? I will find her. I will reclaim what you have taken from us! I will find her. I will find her, Lara."

He let the guards push him back to the circle before roaring one last time "I will find her!"

Lara watched as the Councilman began the process, liquid dragging itself over Zod and his soldiers. He never broke his gaze with her, not even as the liquid froze him and his people. The Councilman pointed up and the capsules containing them shot towards the ship. The Phantom ship's engines ignited and Lara watched as the ship began to climb. It climbed until it reached the upper atmosphere. There, the gateway hummed with energy before it opened, the portal taking in the ship and the prisoners aboard before closing, shutting down once more.

Lara's POV:

Lara closed the door, looking at Jor's armor one last time before it shut. The roof above her cracked, dust falling onto the floor. She slowly walked to the entrance where she could see spires of fire reaching to the sky before Keelor asked "Lady Lara, should you seek refuge?"

Lara answered mournfully "There is no refuge, Keelor. Jor-El was right. This is the end."

More and more spires erupted from the ground coming ever closer. She looked up to the sky before saying "Make a better world than ours, Alia. Be strong."

Then the fire erupted, turning Lara to ashes along with Keelix and Keelor. The equator of Krypton continued to glow white hot and began to contract before the planet exploded, leaving nothing alive.

Thousands of lightyears away, the small ship appeared. It raced through the vacuum of space, its lone passenger peacefully asleep. As it approached Earth, it began to slow down as it arced across the sky.

Martha's POV:

Martha looked to Johnathan and asked "How do you think the crops will be this year?"

Johnathan looked to her for a second before turning his eyes back to the road and answered "I don't know. I guess you can never really know, but I went through the field to check on a few. They're looking alright so I think we'll do alright as long as there's no trouble, but we got to be careful, just like always."

Martha smiled before leaning over and kissing his cheek "Sometimes, I can't help but think you're too careful."

He cracked a smile "Can't help it. Runs in the family."

Martha turned back to the road when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. Turning towards the window, her eyes widened as she shouted "Look out!"

Johnathan swerved just as the burning object rocketed last them, only a few feet from their truck. Martha heard a loud impact a second later and she asked "What was that?"

Johnathan panted slightly as he looked around and replied "I don't know."

Martha slowly got out of the truck and saw a path of burnt or shredded corn leading to an impact crater. She looked back to Johnathan, who was checking the truck for damage, and started to walk along the burnt path. Pulling her coat closer to her body as a slight breeze came in, Martha kept walking until she reached the crater. Her eyes went wide when she saw the small ship, still smoking from the heat of Earth's atmosphere. In her shock, she didn't hear Johnathan calling for her. Martha, unable to tear her eyes away, began to climb down into the crater. Martha couldn't help but smile as she looked at the intricate design... when she heard it. It was small, but unmistakable. Running to the front of the ship, she put her coat against the warm surface before gently pressing her ear against the metal before pulling away and started to look for a way to pry it open.

Seeing a small hole in the metal, Martha slipped her hands in and started to pull, hearing the creek of metal before the hinges slowly gave, letting her see the passenger.

Johnathan's POV:

Johnathan looked around wildly, looking for his wife "Martha! Martha!"

Then he saw her walking towards him along the path of burnt ground with something in her arms. Jogging over to her, he asked "Martha, are you okay?"

Martha replied "Shhh, you'll wake her."

Confused, Johnathan asked "Wake who?"

Then, he saw the bundle in her arms. Looking down, he was stunned to see a baby girl, peacefully sleeping in Martha's arms. Johnathan asked "Where'd you find her?"

Martha brought the infant closer, the girl clutching her shirt tightly for comfort, before she replied "She was in that crater."

Johnathan asked "So, what are we going to do?"

Martha answered "We always talk about kids. This could be our chance."

Johanthan sighed, all of his danger alarms going off, but one look at the sleeping girl won him over. Martha smiled before saying "We'll figure out all of the other stuff soon, like if someone comes looking."

Johnathan nodded and asked "So, if she's going to be staying with us, what will we call her?"

Martha thought for a second before answering "What about... Bella?"

The two Kents smiled at the name before looking down at the little girl, who yawned before her rich brown eyes opened and a smile stretched over her small face. Their little Bella.

28 years later...

A small fishing boat fought against the foam of the towering waves, crewmen rushing along the deck to their duties. Bella huffed as she helped pull the cage into the boat, grabbing hold of crabs that had been caught inside. When all of the crabs had been taken, the crane above them started to raise the cage to drop it into the water again, a piece of netting falling from it. Bella sighed before going to pick it up, but didn't hear the sound of creaking metal above her in time. Another crewman tackled her out of the way just before the cage fell on top of her. The man got up while shouting "Watch where you're stepping!"

Taking a second to calm himself, the crewman offered his hand "Come on, up you get."

Bella took it and she pulled with him while he said "Where'd they find you, Greenhorn?"

She didn't have time to answer when the captain's voice blared "Everyone, secure the deck. We've got a burning oil rig a few miles away from us. I repeat, secure the deck."

The majority of the crew member made their way to the bridge, Bella standing near the entrance. An emergency helicopter flew into view as a broadcast came in "All civilian ships, stay clear. The rig is going to blow."

The captain replied "Roger, Coast Guard, but what about the men inside?"

A reply came back "Forget them, they're gone."

Bella jolted into action, calmly walking out while taking her jacket off before jumping into the water.

Tyler's POV:

Tyler carefully threw the tanks onto the table "This is the last of the oxygen! I don't know how we're going to hold out!"

The 5 other workers looked at the tanks with sadness, but it was wiped off when bending metal was heard. They looked to the door to see it ripped off it's hinges and a woman, wearing black pants and a gray muscle shirt... that was on fire, throw it out of the way. The 6 workers looked at her in awe and she shouted "You guys coming or what?"

Tyler immediately got out of his stunned state, grabbed the oxygen, and shouted "Come on men! We need to get out of here!"

The woman led them to the helipad, where they could hear the sound of a helicopter. Tyler saw a Coast Guard chopper and waved to the man at the door. The man spotted them and pointed, the helicopter immediately setting down on the pad. The girl shouted "Go, go, go!"

The men rushed past her onto the chopper, but then they heard a loud noise as the tower above them began to fall. The pilot shouted "Get that girl aboard! We have got to go!"

The one at the door shouted "Hey, let's go! What are you doing?!"

The girl looked at them before springing onto a metal beam and gripped one of the supports of the tower. All the people in the helicopter watched in awe as she kept the tower from falling... until the helicopter began to pull away. The beam the girl was standing on finally gave way, the tower and the girl falling into the freezing waters.

Bella's POV:

Bella felt the cold, but even that wasn't enough to wake her up.

Flashback: 18 years ago

Pencils. A small flag. Ms. Rampling asked "When did Kansas become a territory? Bella? Are you listening?"

Bella was looking around wildly as she saw and heard more and more things. White flashes, her classmates turning into skeletons then flashing back to normal. Rampling moved forward and said "I asked you who first settled Kansas?"

Then, she heard her teacher's heartbeat. She could her the fingers and pencils drumming around her. Her friend, Leah Clearwater, reached over and asked "Bella, what's wrong?"

Then Bella took off. She sprinted out of the classroom and into a janitor's closet with the teacher yelling her name behind her. She covered her ears and closed her eyes, but she could still hear... everything. She heard the teacher outside the door, she heard the kids whispering about her. When she looked up, she saw Leah berating someone about making fun of her. Then she heard "Bella, please open the door. I've called your mother."

Ms. Rampling started to open the door, but Bella's eyes began to glow a bright crimson and the door knob nearly singed Ms. Rampling's skin. Bella heard "Bella! It's Mom. I'm here."

Bella clenched her fists as she tried to block it all out. Her mom asked Ms. Rampling "Do you mind if you take the other kids back to the classroom? I don't think she'll open up if there's others."

Ms. Rampling replied "Sure. Come on, kids."

Bella watched as the other kids walked back to the classroom, Leah casting the door a sad look before following the others. Her mom asked "What's wrong, Bella?"

Bella replied "I can't take it. I can't stop hearing things. I see everything!"

Martha sighed before she asked "Can you focus?"

Bella answered "No, I can't."

Martha asked "Can you try? For me? Focus on me. Focus on my voice."

Bella wiped her eyes before looking to the door, where she could see her mother plain as day. Closing her eyes, Bella tried to block it all out, except her mom's voice. Only that existed at that moment. Only her mother's words, only her at that moment. Bella opened her eyes and then she heard... nothing. Her mother's voice, muffled by the door, asked "Is it working?"

Bella answered "Yes. It is."

She opened the door and hugged her waiting mother. Bella cried "I'm sorry!"

Martha rubbed her back slowly "It's okay. It's okay, Bella. I'm here."

The memory disappeared as blue filtered through the black and Bella's eyes opened again. Above her, a whale swam slowly in the water, her baby hovering close to it's mother. The baby noticed Bella and slowly approached, the mother warily circling the pair. Bella slowly reached out, but stopped short of the baby. The young whale eyed the hand warily before nudging it. The two looked to one another before the baby rejoined it's mother. Bella smiled as the adult and calf disappeared into the icy blue. Bella slowly swam to the surface. As soon as she breached, Bella took a deep breath before looking around.

Hours later, Bella walked along a beach, holding herself against the wind. Spotting a house, she quickly got to the small establishment just as a young man went inside. Bella walked past it and grabbed a small bag out of the truck before she was gone.

A few minutes later, she was wearing jeans that were a little small, shoes that were a convenient size, and a giant jacket over her slightly ruined clothes. She walked through the small town and right when she about to cross the road, a small school bus drove down the road. Her eyes followed the vehicle until they went to the window where she saw a younger version of herself.

Flashback: 15 years ago

She was on the bus, Leah playfully jesting with a few kids next to her. Bella looked past her friend to see Lana looking at her before she gave a small wave. Bella waved back, but the moment was cut off when Pete stepped in "Hey, you guys see the game?"

Leah interrupted "Step off, Pete."

Pete replied "I'm just asking a simple question. Sheesh, Lea-"

He was cut off by the sound of something being shredded and the bus swerving! Before they knew it, they were almost hovering in the air as the bus was thrown from the bridge into the river below. Bella shook her head from the impact and felt the water slowly rising under her. The driver was knocked out from the impact, students trying to open the windows. Bella got out of her seat and went to the emergency exit. She looked back to the other students and she knew some of them wouldn't make it... if she didn't do something that she wasn't supposed to. Pushing open the emergency exit, she pushed through the rushing water, swam down, and grabbed the back of the bus.

She heard her father say "Remember, Bella. Most people aren't accepting of the strange. The unusual. That may change as you grow, but for now, you can't let anyone know what you can do. Not yet."

Bella replied "Sorry, Dad."

She dug her feet into the riverbed and forged through the mud, pushing the bus onto dry land. Under the water, she could hear some of the students taking desperate breaths and the water splashing above her. She didn't stop until her head was above the water, feeling the cool water coming from the bus splash onto her. Looking up, she met the eyes of Lana, whose eyes widened immediately. Bella met her gaze for a second... when she heard a heartbeat. A faint one. Turning back to the water, she dove in and searched for something. Catching a glimpse of dull red, she swam towards it and gripped Pete's shoulder before pulling him up. A few seconds later, she breached the water and lowered a gasping Pete onto the shore. Bella smiled slightly before rolling over onto her back and closed her eyes.

Hours later, she was sitting on her swing, her parents speaking to Pete's mom. She could hear the chink of cups sliding along their holders, the sound of hot tea being poured into the cups. A few parents had visited, some questioning her parents how what their kids had seen could've been real. Others, like Sue Clearwater, who thanked Bella over and over again. She heard Pete's mom say "My son was there. He was on the bus. He saw what Bella did."

She heard her dad say "I'm sure he did. I'm sure what he thought he saw-"

Pete's mom interrupted "It was an act of God, Johnathan. This was Providence."

Bella had heard enough. She walked to her dad's truck, hearing her mother say "Well, I think you're blowing it a little out of proportion."

Sitting down on the bed of the truck, she heard Pete's mom say "No, I'm not. Lana saw it too and the Fordham boy. This isn't the first time Bella has done something like this."

Seconds later, she heard the screen door opening and the crunch of grass underfoot stop a few feet away from her. Bella looked over to the corn while saying "I just wanted to help."

Her dad sighed before he replied "I know you did, but we talked about this, right? Right? We talked about this. Bella, you have to keep this side of you a secret."

Bella looked to him, tears brimming "What was I supposed to do? Just let them die? Let Leah die?"

Johnathan quickly replied "No, I just... I don't know. I don't know because I have no idea what I'd do in your shoes, but there's more at stake than just our lives Bella. When people find out the truth about you, it's going to change everything. Our beliefs, our notion of being human, everything. You saw how Pete's mom reacted, right?"

At Bella's nod, he continued "She was scared, Bella."

A tear slipped down her face as Bella asked "Why? Why would she be scared of me?"

Johnathan replied "People have been scared of what they don't understand for a long time, Bella. It hasn't changed. We just... understand more than we used to."

Bella looked down to her hands "She's wrong. God didn't do this to me, did he?"

Johnathan answered "No, I don't think he did. Come on. I want to show you something."

Minutes later, she watched as her dad pulled a chain, pulling open a set of doors in the floor that hid a large object covered by a tarp. When they climbed down into the small room, Johnathan pulled the tarp off and revealed... a spaceship? It was maybe around the length of 3 cows, circular. Her dad's voice said "We found you in this. We were sure the government was going to show up on our doorstep, but no one ever came."

She ran her fingers across the small symbols and the curves that decorated the metal when her dad's voice came again "This was in that chamber with you. I took it to a metallurgist at Kansas State. He said what it was made from, it didn't even- it didn't even exist on the periodic table. That's another way of saying it's not from this world, Bella."

Bella took the metal piece from him slowly before looking down at it. On the tip of it, there was a triangle-like space where an S was engraved. As she watched, it changed like water into the symbol of a bird before changing back to the S.

Her dad continued "And neither are you. You're the answer, Bella. The answer to "Are we alone in the universe?"

Bella went over to the front of the ship and looked down into the small opening before looking to him, tears brimming again "I don't want to be."

He walked over to her while saying "And I don't blame you. It'd be a huge burden for anyone to bear, but you're not just anyone and I have to believe you were sent here for a reason. All these changes you're going through, one day, you're going to see them as a blessing and when that day comes, you're going to have to make a choice. Whether to stand proud in front of the human race or not."

Bella looked to him "Can't I just... keep pretending I'm your daughter?"

Her father gave her a soft smile before hugging her and replying "You are my daughter. My little girl... but somewhere out there, you have another father, who gave you a different name and he sent you her for a reason, Bella. Even if it takes the rest of your life, no matter what road you take, you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is. When you do, you can decide if you want to follow that reason... or if you want to make your own path."

Bella opened her eyes and found herself back on the cold road, the bus long gone. She looked down at the metal piece on her necklace before holding it and whispering "I promise, Dad."

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