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// Secrets ( written by Crimson Beat) 
// Story: Nights: Discharge 
// by Tunefulsubset72 
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There I sat on the front porch waiting for Spitfire to return. I wonder where she is and what's taking her so long. I thought as the street lamps began turning on one by one. Finally I saw the familiar headlights of Spitfire's bright red Cadillac pulling around the corner. So I did the only logical thing I could think of. I walked inside as she gathered her things together returning with two ice cold Granny Smith's Hard Cider and waited for her on the porch.

"Ugh." She groaned out as she flopped down in the rocking chair next to me. "Sorry I'm home so late honey something came up at work."

"That's fine the kids are in bed asleep. They insisted on staying up late to wait for you to come home with me but they have school tomorrow whether they like it or not." I said humorously as she grinned.

"That's true." She replied as she put her right hand on my left hand. "I'm really glad you're home Crimson it has been rough especially with Nights. He talks to me all the time but not to the level of parent and child."

I looked in her eyes and smiled. "Well you gotta realize he is from another dimension he knows he doesn't belong here in this dimension and he survived while the rest of his people sadly didn't last."

She just sat there in a pool of sadness as she squeezed my hand harder. "I know but I just wish he'd talk to me more."

"Honey do you remember what happened three years ago before we moved here with 'Him'?" I asked as I looked her in her amber eyes.

"How could I forget it changed my life forever for better." She chuckled as she smiled at me.

I just looked out into the darkness before us. "It was a really serious accident Spitfire 'He' could've killed people and I did nothing except for let it happen."

"And I still love you to this very day no matter what happened back then." Spitfire said in a stern yet loving voice.

I just looked at her and smiled. "Well Nights felt like me after the incident he feels scared and all alone. He doesn't believe he has a family, but if we show him he does with us he may open up more and we can figure out what's happening here." I said trying to give her some hope even if it was a little.

"Yeah I know. So how was your business trip? I'm assuming Rainbow was happy to spend time with you?" Spitfire questioned me.

"Well she did enjoy herself and so did her friends from school I talked to my employer and they agreed to let the come just in case I had to leave for some important business." I explained to Spitfire.

However, before she could even reply we heard the screeching of tires and saw a bright light heading towards us. "Shit." I said annoyed because only a speeding car would head towards our house at 3 o'clock in the morning. I jumped up from my chair and headed to the guard rails on our steps. The two decorative pieces at the top peeled back as I approached only to show two buttons. The car somehow thankfully sped towards us in a straight line.

"Crimson do something it's coming for us." Spitfire said in a frightened tone.

"Not yet." I said in a calm and confident tone.

In a matter of what felt like seconds the car began to enter our yard. As soon as it touched the grass I slammed both buttons down with al of my might which caused two magnets the size of dump trucks to appear both in front of and behind the car. The magnetic fields were positioned just right in order to slow the car down almost instantaneously without jerking at all. Hopefully whoever was driving didn't get whiplash.

"Oh my goodness are they okay?" Spitfire yelled as both me and her ran towards the car.

I reached my hand in the window and felt the drivers neck checking for a pulse. Thankfully it was only a couple milliseconds later and there was the pulse. "Yeah they're fine go inside and get a first aid kit and the guest room ready." I said to Spit as I reached inside and pulled out the passed out girl in the drivers seat. Her face was dirty and so was her red and yellow hair.