Chapter 23: Helena: Reunion

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"What do you mean we're here to find my brother? Is he okay?" Helena demanded harshly, not caring if Sierra punished her for being disrespectful.

Sierra motioned Helena to follow her outside the silver ship to the landing platform. Before she left the cargo bay, she glanced back at Zaria, Nari, and Emmie's stasis pods. They were still trapped inside of black pods, forced to relive their worst memories. A twinge of guilt formed in Helena's chest as she looked at their emotionless faces. She didn't want them to suffer while she was free. She turned away from them; she had a bigger problem to deal with.

Helena marched after Sierra, fuming at the general's silence. Sierra stood calmly at the bottom of the bay doors, letting the cool wind blow her small cape behind her. The general watched Helena through her thick, wavy, dark chocolate locks as she stormed down the ramp. Helena suspected that she left her helmet inside the ship.

"Sorry I misspoke, you're here to find your brother. I'm here to inspect this outpost," Sierra clarified, moving her hands behind her back.

Helena narrowed her eyes, baffled at Sierra's words. How was the school an Ultrisian Military Outpost? She turned her head to look around the castle.

Queen Granta's School for Feral Children was built on Chronin-a planet that was very close to Ultris. Chronin was known for its dark teal grasslands, giant deep blue rivers, and the mossy mountain ranges. The sky was always covered in clouds since it rained every other day on the wet planet.

A military outpost was built on Chronin since it was the only planet that stood between Ultris and the rest of the galaxy. It was supposed to be on the other side of the planet to be as far away from the school and the big cities as possible. The Ultrisian Military didn't want civilians to be in danger if there was an attack on the outpost.

Helena's stomach dropped, 'They couldn't have made this place an outpost.'

Helena's gaze ran over the entire school, praying that she was wrong. The school's castle- which was nearly half the size of the Royal Palace in Ultris' Capital-was formed by multiple, cylinder-shaped towers bunched together. Every tower was a different size and color and were connected by short walkways. Shorter and thinner, light gray towers lined the outside of the towers; they progressively became taller, thicker, and darker as they neared the center of the castle. The central tower was the biggest and darkest one in the cluster. The towers were littered with grand, stained glass windows and statues of Queen Granta. The more Helena looked at the looming towers, the more she thought that the school was a prison.

The school was in the middle of a giant plain with mountains lining the horizon. There was a small river running south of the castle. Surrounding the school was a massive, circular wall with four towers that had gates leading into the school's grounds. She peered at them closer and realized that the towers were giant statues of Queen Granta. Helena was horrified when she spotted Ultrisian soldiers stationed at the statues. She studied them closer and realized that there were force field generators on top of each statue.

Helena knew the only reason why Ultris would turn the school into a military outpost: to stop the Republic from invading. The only way to get to Ultris was getting past the outpost which sent an all-clear signal to the bases on Ultris. If the Republic attempted to invade, the outpost would shut off the signal and a fleet of Ultrisian War-Cruisers would destroy them in a matter of minutes. If the Republic wanted a chance to successfully invade Ultris, they would have to sneak into the outpost and rig the signal. With the outpost being inside the school, the Jedi wouldn't risk attacking the base. It was a fratzed up strategy that could win the war.

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Helena snapped her head over to Sierra with her rage growing at the second, "You made this place the outpost? This is a school!"

Sierra shot her an annoyed look, "Look, I know I have a reputation for being one of the worst people alive, but I would never do this to children. A general presented this plan to my mother and she authorized it. I had absolutely nothing to do with it."

Helena followed Sierra as she began to walk to the doors at the end of the walkway. Above them was a statue of Queen Granta. The giant statue became more unsettling the more Helena looked at it. She was glad that the queen had been dead for hundreds of years because her statue looked so...disturbing.

Queen Granta looked like the living manifestation of every single evil step-mother and wicked witch from the fairy tales Helena read when she was a child. Just like any other statue of the past Queen's of Ultris, Granta's statue wore an elegant, floor-length dress with a diamond cut out below the high collar. The queen's hair was wrapped up in a tight braided bun with her grand crown resting around it. Helena couldn't get over the creepy stare; the stone eyes seemed to follow her every move. She would've thought her heart-shaped face was beautiful if there wasn't an ominous smile resting on her sharp features. Her arms were out as if she was trying to welcome someone.

"Why do you want me to find my brother?" Helena questioned, giving the general a bewildered stare.

Sierra stopped a few feet away from the doors and turned to Helena. Looking at the general closer, she could see the pain and sorrow in her tired eyes - no doubt caused by Allura's kidnapping the week before. Queen Pandora decided to let her fate be decided by the Reaper; she didn't want to waste soldiers to find her. Since her kidnapping, Helena had witnessed Sierra destroy five consoles with her lightsabers, screaming and crying over her loss.

Helena wasn't surprised when she discovered that Sierra was secretly a Dark Jedi. It made sense-she practically radiated rage when she was in public. However, when Sierra was alone with the team, she was an entirely different person. She was quiet, calm, and depressed. Helena often found Sierra sitting in silence, looking at her scarred arms-most of them looked like she was electrocuted.

"You haven't seen or contacted your brother in seven years, correct?" Sierra asked, looking at the doors.

Helena was taken back by her question. Why would she care? She gave the general an odd look.

"No, I haven't. General Dun-Gray stopped me every time I tried."

Sierra pulled out the letter that Helena had written to Caleb before her Controllment from behind her back. She placed it in Helena's hands and continued looking at the door.

"Consider this the time to tell your brother everything you wrote in that letter."

Helena's eyes nearly popped out of her skull. "Why are you doing this for me?"

Sierra turned her head, looking as if she was wondering the same thing. "Because I'm not the heartless monster that everybody thinks I am? I don't know. I guess I think it sucks that you couldn't even talk to your brother for years because of your asshole of a father."

"Heron stopped being my father after what he did to Caleb," Helena snapped, narrowing her eyes. "But you're right, he's an asshole."

Sierra nodded in agreement before she changed the subject. "There are some things I need to tell you before the general comes out."

"Okay?"

"One, as far as the general knows, you will be inspecting the safety of the children while he guides me through the base. I can only buy you a few hours, I'll try to stall as long as I can. I will contact you when it's time to go."

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