WARNING THIS IS NOT THE PROMPT OF THE DAY. I JUST REALLY NEEDED TO POST THIS SOMEWHERE. I'M SRY IF YOU JUST WANTED TO READ THE POEMS BUT PLS READ THIS BECAUSE I LOVED MAKING IT!!!!! TY IF YOU READ IT!!!! PART ONE IS IN MY ACCOUNT SOMEWHERE. ENJOY!!!

Alisa's pov.

PRESENT

I immediately fired the guy that shot at my brother and Lorvashii. He didn't just shoot at them but he shot me. Of course he wasn't trying to because I was trying to get him to stop. So he shot my hand.

I lost two fingers.

It was feeling better today though.

My agents were still tracking down where Ace and Lorvashii were going. I had a few guesses.

I looked in the mirror and sighed. Another stressful day in meetings here we come! I used my healthy hand to put my hair up in a bun. I stretch out my other hand. It immediately cramps up and I groan in pain.

I started putting on today's clothes. I rummaged through my huge closet and came across one of Ace's old hats. I picked it up with my good hand.

I hadn't seen this hat in years. Then again, I hadn't seen Ace in years either. Two days ago I saw Ace for the first time in two years. He would never know how much I missed him. How much I needed his help.

He was a better president than I will ever be. And now since I kept Lorvashii a secret from him, he might not ever trust me again.

I had no choice. I might've gotten fired. The other leaders of the world decided that if a war should start with The Velari and it got really bad they would blackmail Xen with Lorvashii.

It was horrible I know, but if I didn't stay president it would be Mark Paxton. Who might as well be promoting violence.

I had to do what was right for America. Even if my brother would never trust me again.

Maltren won't trust me either. This thought made the pit in my stomach bigger. I don't really know the relationship status of me and Lorvashii's brother. It started out as a crush for me and our governments were at war. It was one of those dumb tropes my cousin, Lacy, always talked about. What was it called? Forbidden romance or something. Except we just talked and... kinda went out. It's complicated. But I care about him and it breaks my heart to think that he wouldn't trust me.

I finally found my black work dress that isn't too uncomfortable to wear at meetings all day. I grab my purse and head to my limo. My security guards follow. Ever since Lorvashii got shot, my agents have been a lot more aware and are basically my bodyguard.

An agent tries to open the door to the limo for me but I shoo him away. I open up the door with my good hand and take a seat. I don't say anything on the ride there. I pretend to be watching the news on the small TV in the limo but I was just thinking of Maltren. And Ace and Lorvashii of course. But Lorvashii has probably gone to tell her father what has happened and Maltren probably already knows what I did. I might not ever see him again. Or I will, but he will ignore me.

When the limo stopped I had to get up but I really must've looked sick to my stomach because an agent asked, "Are you okay, Ms Wilson?"

I nodded. I was fine but my stomach was hurting. It was out of guilt and anxiety. Ace always told me that I should see a therapist about my anxiety. It was really bad. I don't have time to see a therapist though. I have a country to run and back then I was keeping my brother in check.

I'm escorted into the tall building with all my security guards. We go up to the top floor in the elevator. I walk down the long hallway to the meeting room. I sit in my assigned spot that faces a bunch of agents and justices and judges and reporters and anything else you could name. It was going to be a very long four hours.

4 HOURS LATER

It was a long four hours. Just like I thought. It wasn't an important meeting. Just a bunch of governors rambling on about agriculture in the states and how its important that each state should have a big bomb supply-- which they all do already. So basically we talked about everything we normally talk about.

I went down a floor to get coffee and a snack in between meetings. I had about a thirty minute break. I relished this time because this was the only time my security guards left me alone.

I sat down at a table and drank my coffee. But then someone sat down at my table. I look up.

I almost drop my coffee.

Maltren.

"What are you doing here?" I hiss.

He shrugs. "To talk."

"Ok, well you can't be here right now and I thought that you would--"

"Be mad at you? Yeah I am. Also why are you whispering?"

Great. He was mad. Although he wasn't really acting like it. I sigh and stop whispering. "We really can't be seen right now. We are at war right now. People would go crazy and then hate me for conspiring with the enemy. Then people will try to assassinate me."

We stare at each other in silence for a moment.

And another moment.

And another.

Then he snatches my pastry and says, "You really should get that anxiety checked out." He looks at me with a small, sad smile. He starts eating the pastry.

The pastry or the anxiety comment doesn't irritate me. I really didn't feel like eating and he knows not to joke about my anxiety. He said the comment in a really caring way.

Which is something I like about him. "Listen, Maltren. As much as I am glad to see you and I have a lot to say to you, we still really can't be seen right now."

He grins. "That's alright we can talk somewhere else."

I nod and smile for his understanding. "Yes, we can. Maybe after I'm done with my meetings."

He finishes chewing his bite and says, "Actually I was thinking we could talk now. Somewhere else though."

That irritated me. I was about to refuse that, but his sudden look around distracted me. "Maltr--"

He clamped a hand over my mouth and said, "I'm sorry about what is about to happen?"

What was he doing? Why would he do this to me? I struggle against him but he doesn't let go. He replaces his hand with a cloth and I try to scream but something overtakes my body. I kicked at the floor but my legs already felt like stone. My chest was tight—too tight. I couldn’t even cry out. I looked him in the eyes. Black as always. They looked sad. Like he didn’t want to do this.

The last thing I remember is hitting the ground and blacking out.

1 DAY LATER

I suck in a breath. I sit up in a soft bed that feels like I'm floating. I try to calm my frantic breathing.

Breath.

Another breath.

In and out.

In and out.

Now assess the situation. Where am I?

But I had absolutely no clue.

The last thing I remember is Maltren... Knocking me out. I don't have the words to express my feeling. I'm hurt. I'm angry. I'm tired. I'm lost. I'm helpless. I'm..

Devastated.

That Maltren would ever consider doing this to me. Sure we weren't that serious, but I did develop feelings for him. I just assumed he was developing them for me too.

Maybe there was a good reason. I'm really hoping there will be a good reason. Because if there wasn't I'm not sure how I will ever speak to him again.

A regretful tear slides down my face. I wipe it off and take in my surroundings.

It's a big bright room. I don't seem to be locked in or chained to anything. So that was a good sign. Right?

I'm on a bed with a small nightstand next to me. There is water on the nightstand. I then realized how thirsty I was. My throat was killing me. No liquid was found in my mouth.

My good hand reaches out for the water but I stop myself. Maltren knocked me out. What if Maltren hated me? What if he wanted me dead? What if the water was poisoned? What if I--

"I can see your anxiety spiking."

I flinch and my head snaps up to the door. My brother is leaning on the door frame. His face is in a small smirk.

"The water isn't poisoned."

My face must've been hilarious. Ace laughs and sits down next to me. He grabs the water and sips it a little to show me it isn't poisoned. "See?"

Ace hands it to me with a caring smile that I've missed so much. I take a couple sips. Once I'm done I finally speak.

"Ace... I-I thought maybe that... you... you wouldn't..." I sigh at my stutters. "You wouldn't talk to me ever again."

He smiles but doesn't look at me. "Well, I am mad if that's what you are asking. But I'm not going to shut you out. You're still my baby sister."

Another tear falls down my face.

"Awww." Ace says with a huge grin. He flings himself to me for a hug but I push him and we both laugh.

"Ace, I really didn't have a choice--"

"I know, Alisa. It's alright. Maybe just mention it to me next time."

I rest my head on his shoulder. Then I remember where I am. "Why am I here, Ace? And why did Maltren knock me out? And why--"

He slaps a hand over my mouth. "Don't stress yourself out, Alisa. He really didn't want to knock you out. In fact he begged me to do it instead but we know that you wouldn't freak out too much if he showed up at your work." He raised a smug eyebrow at me.

"I.. I have no idea what you are talking about." I cross my arms but feel my face heating up.

"Oh come on, Alisa." He bumps our shoulders. "You can tell me."

I look at the ceiling and, "Seriously, you need to be more clear on your words."

He scoffs but I can almost hear him grinning.

Ace grabs my good hand and pulls me up. "Come on. We'll explain why you're here after you get some food in you."

We walked out of the room into a small living room with big windows and out the windows was... Space. We were on a spaceship. In space. And sitting on one of the couches was Maltren. Maltren sits up a little straighter when he looks up from his book at me. Ace guides me to a spot on a couch and Maltren makes eye contact with me.

He immediately moves couches over to me and showers me in hugs and apologies. I've never heard the word "Sorry" this many times in one sentence. I rest in his embrace.

Ace brings some food over to me and I finally pull out of Maltren's hug. I whisper, "It's okay." And Maltren gives a huge sigh of relief. I take some of the food and chew on it.

Lorvashii walks out and smiles when she sees me on the couch. "Glad to see your awake, Alisa. You were out for a whole 26 hours."

I let out a long breath. "And what is happening with all the governments and leaders?"

Lorvashii holds Ace's eyes and he turns to me. "They are all assuming that Xen kidnapped you and now they are probably trying to plan a huge attack against The Velari."

I slap my head in frustration. "This would have never happened if you guys didn't--"

Ace cuts me off, "You wouldn't have come with us if we didn't."

I stay silent.

Maltren squeezes my hand and says calmly, "We want to stop the war and since you're the president we need your help."

I mumble into my other hand, "I can't control the other countries. How am I supposed to help?"

Ace gets up and places a hand on my shoulder, "You have a great way with your words, Alisa. If anyone can persuade the other countries it's you."

I shake my head even as everyone starts agreeing with him.

I keep shaking my head in my hands. "I couldn't even persuade them to give Lorvashii back to Xen."

Everyone goes silent.

My head is still in my hands and more tears slip out. I sniffle but continue, "They wanted to use you, Loravashii. Nobody could know because they wanted to use you in case the war with The Velari got really bad. I-I can't persuade anyone."

No one says anything for an eternity. I feel so ashamed and hoped that Lorvashii was processing this alright, but I couldn't look up to see.

Thousands of tears fall into my hands.

Finally Maltren breaks the silence.

“Alisa,” he says quietly. “We can’t win this without you.”

1 DAY LATER

I had one more week. After a while I decided I would do my best to help the Velari. And after that week is done I go back to America and I make America stand with the Velari and I try to persuade the other countries.

I was still not very sure about this though. I still felt horrible for what I had to do to Lorvashii. She obviously doesn't want to talk about it either. She hasn't said much to me since I told them why we kept Lorvashii. I understand. I wouldn't want to talk to myself either.

Ace told me that I will be in charge of writing speeches. That's how I will help. Most of them will be for Lorvashii and Ace but two of them will be for me. I'm definitely not excited for those. I'm not some super confident president who will stand up for what she believes in. I want to keep my job. And my life for that matter.

But I have to do this for Maltren and Lorvashii and Xen. Xen has always been kind to me and has given me life saving advice. Lorvashii was a great friend before I used her. Even if she didn't consider me as a friend, I did.

And Maltren...

Maltren will keep me company for this next week. He helps me when I have to write my speeches. He makes me feel more confident. Every time I don't want to put something in one of the speeches I'm going to say because I don't feel confident, he encourages me and makes me feel so much better.

Today we made my first speech. It is aimed to the American people. I'm very nervous to say this one because I haven't even checked with my supreme court and my judges and governors and basically everyone in the government. So if they don't agree with me... The American Army isn't forced to side with The Velari.

I practiced it a couple times and could do it without looking at the script now. It talked about how I lied about Lorvashii and how I would right this wrong by standing with the Velari and how we didn't need to go into war. It will explain all of Lorvashii's story. And hopefully it will persuade more than just Americans.

But if they don't like the speech everyone will fight against the Velari and the Velari will most likely be overpowered because I heard Mexico and France and China teamed up to make huge guns that will be bigger than tanks. Like bombs but guns. And then everyone I care about will die because I couldn't persuade people and it will be all my fault and then they will kill me and--

"Knock. Knock."

I stop breathing rapidly and look at Lorvashii smiling sadly in my door frame.

I take a slow breath to prepare me for whatever she was about to say to me.

"Come in."

I knew why she was here. She was about to confess her undying hatred for me. She was going to tell me that she loved my brother but couldn't stand to be near me. That she thinks I will fail and kill everyone and that she thinks I'm just evil--

"Hey, are you okay?"

I blink in surprise. She sits on my bed next to me.

She smiles nervously, "I know that you have an anxiety thing and I know its a lot of pressure, but you're going to do great."

Really? No hatred declaration?

"Thank you, Lorvashii. That means... A lot to me right now."

She nods and keeps smiling. "Look, Alisa,"

Here it comes.

"Maltren showed me your speech that you wrote and I'm really touched for all you wrote about me. It makes me feel a lot better about what they were going to use me for."

My eyes widened. Oh. That wasn't bad.

Lorvashii keeps going, "I was a little hurt at first that you let them do this to me and didn't even tell Ace but it's not your fault that you couldn't persuade them. Some people are very stubborn. But I know you are going to do great when you say these speeches."

I tear up.

Don't cry. Don't cry, Alisa Wilson.

Lorvashii hugs me. I sobbed so hard.

There was so much pressure. Everything could go so wrong. But the fact that the girl I felt like I betrayed, forgave me and believed in me meant so much.

I keep sobbing. Yesterday, I let tears out but I haven't cried this hard since I got home two years ago.

Ace was being shipped off to a private island because he wouldn't speak to anyone.

Lorvashii was in a coma and being used.

I came back to my home as president. I broke down in sobs that night.

But this time was different. I didn't have anyone to comfort me. Now Lorvashii was here soothing me.

I felt more presences enter the room. Someone hugged me from behind and I recognized his scent as my brother. Then Maltren joined the group hug and I was sobbing to all three of them.

I knew right then and there that I had to persuade everyone.

3 DAYS LATER

We weren't supposed to return to Earth this early, but for some reason our ship started to lose energy. We were all panicking until Ace just told us to land somewhere before we all panicked even more and we crashed and died. He said he would repair the ship as soon as we landed.

We did land somewhere.

Except where we landed was a mistake.

We didn't realize it was Norway. Where it all started. Where we had first met the Velari.

And it was filled with paparazzi who didn't know we were going to arrive. As soon as we landed they were banging on the spaceship trying to make us come out. They must've thought that we were there to make a truce.

Ace climbed to the top of the spaceship where no reporter could climb too. I didn't hear what Ace said but it involved cursing a few reporters off for damaging the ship.

Though I did heard a bunch of reporters scream, "ACE WILSON?"

After all he hasn't been seen for two years. I know that regrettably.

Lorvashii finally climbs up there to help him out and I poke my head up there to hear stuff.

The crowd goes silent when they see Lorvashii.

Her green hair that was currently in a huge braid blew in the wind and she walked up there next to Ace with confidence.

Then confusion builds. Whispers. "I thought she was dead?"

"Does she have a twin?"

"Have they been lying to us?"

Lorvashii was obviously gonna make a good speech off the top of her head but when she tried to speak she was cut off by everyone finally shouting questions at her. She doesn't answer anything until her eyes get bright and she tries to shush the crowd.

Lorvashii turns to me and---. Oh no. No. No. Not now. I only practiced my speech a few times where I could faintly remember it without a script. But now do it infront of everyone? Unprepared?

Ace turns to me too and smiles.

I gulp and walk up there next to them.

My mind blanks. I don't remember anything I said in my speech.

Anything at all.

I was about to start hyperventilating and start naming off bad things that could happen in my head like I normally do. But then Maltren's head popped out of the ship. He gave me a thumbs up and smiled and mouthed, "You got this."

I took a breath.

Then two.

By three the crowd was completely silent.

I then went completely off script.

"Yes. You were being lied to."

There are collective gasps everywhere.

"As you all know two years ago when I became president, Lorvashii was shot by an assassin. We eventually tracked down the guy and he is now serving prison time. But we told you that Lorvashii was dead. She was on the verge of dying. Lorvashii was in a coma."

A reporter blurts, "If she was alive then why didn't you tell Xen’dural to stop this war?"

I take a breath and respond, "This is what I asked too. You see, I myself became very good friends with Xen’dural. He was like my second father. I didn't want to lie to him. But some other countries decided to use Lorvashii. When the war got so bad and horrific they would blackmail Xen’dural to surrendering or they would kill Lorvashii."

Hands slapped over mouths. People looked around at other people in shock.

"Lorvashii was my friend. One of my best friends at the time. There was no way I could let this happen. But I wasn't brave enough to take a stand. I had only been president for a day of course. I didn't know what I was doing. But I'm braver now. And I want everyone watching this to be too.

Don't go into war with The Velari. Fight for peace. This isn't right. We need to take a stand. I intend to convince America to fight on the Velari's side. I can only hope that you convince your country to stand up and fight for them too.

If we can't have peace then fight for the right side. One that wouldn't use a girl in a coma for blackmail and wants to kill her. One that fights for justice!"

The crowd is silent for about 2 seconds. Then it erupts in screams and clapping. I won't say another word because there might be someone who disagrees with me and has a gun. Kinda Saying a Speech 101.

But the point is I walked into my spaceship feeling stronger and powerful.

We were going to win this war.

THE END. FOR NOW.

OMG!!! I love writing these so much and I'm sorry this was not the prompt of the day but I need to put this somewhere. I want to write a book on these characters now. The first part is on my account if you wanna check it out. TY for reading.