Chapter 4

Alan Gance was in shock, it had to be shock, and the woman in front of him was exceedingly beautiful. She was ... wait had she just called him son? Alright what in the hell was going on? Snapping all his defenses up, Alan growled at the woman. “Alright who in the hell are you? I was abandoned as a child no parents, no one. I don’t know what you are up to, but I really am not finding this funny at all!”

The woman only smiled making no move to enter his cabin. “As I said, you are my son, though I am afraid that an explanation might take a while. I sent the others on so I could talk to you undisturbed.” Still somewhat in shock Alan could only stand there and stare at the beautiful woman claiming to be his mother. “Now then, may I please come in? It has turned rather nasty out here and I have no desire to catch pneumonia.”

Alan shook his head to clear it of all the thoughts that were blocking all rational thought. Moving aside he stated, “Alright you can come in but don’t try anything I am far more powerful than you think.”

Tsking, the woman moved past Alan with a grace he’d not seen anyone but professional dancers have. “Really Alan I have no desire to hurt you, we have been searching for you for months now. It was as big a shock to me as it was to you that I had a son. The Doctor has a really sick sense of humor.”

“Uh huh, “Alan said as his thoughts were starting to return to him. “Look I don’t know what your angle is but I’m not really interested ok? So really I suggest that you leave and...”

The woman looked up at Alan demurely from the seat she had taken, “Your name is Alan Treibend Gance I gave you that middle name. It means adrift or lost as I am sure you have felt for a very long time.”

Alan stood there with his mouth hanging open, unable to utter a single sound. No one knew his middle name, the two people that had, really knew nothing about what it meant. Then this woman just strolls in here and makes these outrageous claims.

“Really Alan,” the woman said as she tried her best not to laugh, “close your mouth it is most undignified.” Snapping his mouth shut, Alan dropped like a stone onto the other end of the couch. “There see? That’s a lot better, now I know you have questions and I will do my best to answer them.” Alan barely shook his head, and then as if a light bulb was turned on he opened his mouth. “First thing is this, you are far too young to be my mother. There is no...” Alan watched as the woman’s face and body started to age.

“Is this more to your liking? I could appear older if it sets you at ease Alan.” The woman told him his eyes wide in shock and amazement.

“Ho ... how ... di ... did you do that? It defies logic it isn’t possible!” Alan almost shouted at the mystery woman.

Smiling even as he watched the woman suddenly grew younger a feat that was just as amazing. “That was a simple thing we all have the ability to appear whatever age we wish. Yes Alan you have it also though I am sure you haven’t discovered it yet. I can teach you many things if you wish, or I could leave. Though the latter I really have no desire to.”

“So I am like you?” Alan finally asked.

“Yes and no. Like us yes, but you possess power that is equal to ours and you haven’t even really started to use them. It is my wish to guide you to use them in a more non-intrusive way.” The mystery woman said then smiled.

“Why? Are you afraid that I’d have too much fun?” Alan said with a sly smirk on his face.

“No, I am more afraid that the others out there that mean to hurt us and you, would be able to find you far more easily than they have been.” The woman replied.

“Yeah I noticed those guys with the wimpy powers that were coming after me. Then there was the guy who was trying to order me to come to him.” Alan told her.

“Wait you actually saw him? What did he look like, we have been trying to discover who he is for years. He’s almost as slippery as the doctor.” She said.

“Yeah I saw him, he looked an awful lot like my old boss, the head of the company I was at. Tried to make me do what he wanted kind of pissed him off when I said no and pushed him away.” Alan said watching the woman’s face for a reaction.

The woman’s mouth was hanging open; he had pushed the man away?! He was as powerful as the doctor had said and he still had so much to learn. If only there were time, but even as she thought that, she could feel the boosted ones starting to close in. From the tense reaction of Alan he felt it too.

“Damn it, I thought I had lost them! They had to have been following you. Look lady” Alan spat.

“Actually it is Angelika,” she said.

“Ok look Angelika, this isn’t looking all that great I can handle quite a lot of them but not this many. If you help then we might make it.” Alan told his mother.

Angelika smiled he had so much to learn! Suddenly there was a huge ripping sound as the cabin was torn in two, Angelika smiled so they had sent their enhanced ones. Opening her mouth Angelika started to emit a loud shrill shrieking sound dropping almost half of the boosted ones. Alan looked on a new respect for the woman.