𝘠𝘌𝘈𝘙: 10191
𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘈𝘒𝘐𝘚: 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘯

A few hours later, Jessica, Paul, Aliyah, Duncan and Dr Kynes were all sat on the ornithopter. Aliyah and Paul say to Jessica's left, leaning against each other.

"Here, drink this" Dr Kynes said to the three.

They all took a cylinder shaped cup of water. Dr Kynes looked at Aliyah and Paul weirdly, freaking them out a little.

"Harkonnens hit every population centre om the planet at once. There must have been 10 legions. Hundreds of ships. There were Sardauker with them, at least two battalions" Duncan spoke, sitting in the pilot seat.

"What, are you sure?" Jessica asked.

"You cross swords with a sardauker....you know it" he told them.

"So the emperors taken a side" Jessica said letting out a shaky sigh.

"What says the judge of change?" Jessica asks Dr Kynes.

"The emperor forbids my from saying anything at all" she answers.

"And yet to risk your life to help us" Paul mutters from behind the two.

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Eventually a couple hours later the five landed. Dr Kynes said they were going to a safe place.

They hopped out the ornithopter, walking towards a slightly hidden big door.

Aliyah looked to her left seeing Fremen that worked with the doctor put tents up, as a bad sandstorm was coming.

She linked her hand with Paul's, fear overtaking her as she saw the scary storm come towards them.

Dr Kynes opened the locked door before saying
"The storm will be here in a few hours, we'll be safe here. Do you know what this place is? It's an old ecological testing station" Dr Kynes began to explain as they walked through it into a huge open room.

"They were meant to tame the planet, free the water locked beneath the sands" she continued opening another door to get into a corridor.

"Arrakis could have been a paradise. The work had begun, but then the spice was discovered. And suddenly no one wanted the desert to go away" she told them, this shocked the five behind her, not knowing the story.

"Tanat? Will you find stillsuits for our visitors?" She asked a man.

"Yes, Liet" they answered her.

"Shanir a coffee service, please?" She asked another man.

"Of course, Liet" they answered her.

Paul drags Aliyah with him as he asked Dr Kynes
"Who are you to the Fremen?" With a curious voice.

This made the doctor smirk at him.

They all went into a room, Paul noticed some sand in front of him and leant down to touch it.

"You know what the great houses fear most, Dr Kynes? Exactly what has happened to us here. The Sardauker coming and picking them off, one by one. Only together we may stand a chance against the imperium. Would you bear witness? Testify that the emperor he moved against us here?" He asked her, standing up now.

"If they believe me, there would be a general warfare between the great houses and the emperor" Liet explained.

"Chaos, across the imperium" Jessica added.

"Suppose I presented the emperor with an alternative to chaos. The emperor has no children. I could fight his chosen warrior, if I win, I win the throne" Paul said with great confidence.

Aliyahs eyes widened in shock, Paul become the emperor? She was quite shocked, but none the less, kind of....liking it?

"You'd make a play to the throne? The emperor feared the Atreides he brought you here to kill you. What don't you understand?" Liet said.

"Well, hold on a minute. His plan sounds pretty smart to me. The emperor has no heirs. It would be his only option!" Aliyah said, standing up for her boyfriend who sent her a little smile.

Liet simply ignored her.
"Your a lost boy hiding in a hole in the ground" she said.

Paul merely stared at her before walking slowly
"The Fremen speak of 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭-𝘎𝘢𝘪𝘣 and his 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘩" Paul began.

"Careful" Jessica whispered.

"The voice from the outer world, and his light, keeping him composed. They see he will lead them to paradise" He said, now standing a little in front Aliyah.

"Superstition" Liet whispered.

Paul stared at her for a moment before speaking
"I know you loved a Fremen warrior, and lost him in battle. I know you walk in two worlds and are known by many names" Paul said shocking everyone in the room.

He continued walking up to her, Aliyahs hand in his as he did.
"I've seen your dream. As emperor Dr Kynes I could make a paradise of Arrakis with a wave of my hand." Paul said.

He was going to continue when he felt Aliyahs hand tense. They all looked towards the door, hearing some sort of attack happening. They saw Duncan remove his glove, getting ready for battle.

Duncan shared one last glance with Paul and Aliyah belfre shrugging his brown throw off of him and walking up to the door, opening it. Once he did, many Sardauker could be seen running towards him, killing Fremen in their way.

"Sardauker!" Duncan yelled before pressing the doors where the other four were to close, trapping them into safety. 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

He place his knife at his heart and head towards Paul and the rest, knowing he would either die or never see them again.

"No, Duncan!" Paul yelled, but he was too late as the doors shut in his face.

"Duncan no!" Aliyah cried out.

"He's locked the door" Liet said

Paul punched the door in rage, trying to find a way to his friend, but it was impossible.

Paul looked at his mother, waiting for her to say something.

"He's gone" her said voice said.

"No!" Aliyah cried, tears falling down her cheeks.
Paul was still shouting trying to get the door open.

Liet opened a secret passage for them to go through.

"We have to go we have no choice" Liet yelled out.

Suddenly a laser shot through the wall. Paul swiftly yanked Aliyah out of the way and they all ran into the secret passage.

They ran for a couple minute until the path split in two.

"Follow that way, you'll find an ornithopter ready to fly" she said handing the three some stillsuits.

"Head south and find the Fremen" she said.

"Are you not coming with us?" Aliyah asked.

"It only seats 3, I'll go to the next station, and report this attack to the Landstraad" Liet said.

"How?" Jessica questioned.

"I'm Fremen, the deserts my home. Good luck" Liet said before running in the passage close to them.

"Good luck" Paul replied and they began to run towards the exit.

Finally, they ran outside, quickly hopping into the ornithopter. Paul flicked some switches, and turned it on. They took off, praying they'd make it through the storm safely.

Aliyahs heart was in her throat when she saw the Sardaukers following them. Her hand clutched Paul's thigh, beside her as she said.

"Tere are jet flares behind us!" She said.

Paul put the vehicle at the fastest possible speed, making them yell out.

An alarm stated wailing, and Aliyah started crying. Up until the last 24 hours, she had never really undergone this much stress and danger.

"It's alright liyah" Paul said.

He pulled the controls to dodge the fire shooting at them, but then, they were right in the middle of the storm.

"Paul we're not high enough!" Jessica yelled.

They began to get shoved around by the insanely strong winds, but at least the missiles went off without them being hurt.

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer" Aliyah heard Jessica whisper, this did make aliayh fear though. Everytime Jessica did that it meant something bad was happening.

Aliyah cried out again, hiding her face in pauls neck, due to their close proximity.

Paul however, was in a trance. He was having another vision.

He saw sand moving while a man was talking to him, he didn't recognise him at all. Suddenly Aliyah was in front of him, wearing a red dress, she meant down to his ear and whispered
"Let go" multiple times.

Paul woke up from his trance and trusted her words, he shut off the engine and let the storm move them around. He linked his arm with Aliyahs before holding the arms of his seat, the three of them closing their eyes, praying.

Paul woke up, the last thing he remembered was pulling down Aliyahs mask and his own, to keep to spice out of their system.

He gently woke her up, seeing his mother already awake.

"We're above 5,000 metres" he told them.

He turned all the switches back on, and the engines

Once they made it out, the vehicle started beeping, indicating that there was a problem with the engine, Aliyahs face dropped. They really couldn't catch a break could they?

One of the wings broke off, making Aliyah gasp, they were going to crash, she realised.

"As soon as we land, run for the rocks" Paul told the two.

Just as Paul he planned out a safe landing, another wing broke off, sending them flying in all directions.

"Oh shit" Aliyah said eyes wide.

"It's ok" he said, holding her hand tightly as the vehicle eventually hit the ground, very hardly.

Aliyah groaned, she had hit her head off one of the switches. They all quickly grabbed their things and made their way out, running to get to the rocks, as quickly as possible.

Once making it to the nearest rocks, they climbed as highly as possible.

Once they stopped Paul noticed the big gash on his girlfriends forehead.
"Oh, liyah" he whispered, pulling her closer to see it.

"I'm ok really" she said, although she was starting to get dizzy from all the heat.

He sighed kissing her softly and then they all began taking out their stillsuits.

They all turned to give each other privacy, just as she was about to undress she felt some ones eyes on her, she turned to see Paul, who embarrassingly whipped his head back, knowing he'd been caught.

She chuckled softly to herself, before changing.

After changing, Aliyah helped Jessica out hers on properly, as it was her fist time.

"Breathe through this" she said showing the mask

"Ok" Jessica said with a smile

"Aliyah, thank you, so much, for everything, but most importantly, thank you for being there for Paul when I couldn't" she said hugging the young girl and kissing her on the head.

"Thank you, for being my mother when I had none" she said hugging her back tightly.

Paul smiled at the interaction, just when he thought he couldn't love Aliyah anymore that he already did.

All their heads turned when they saw a worm begin to come. It sucked in the plane and the sand around it.

Just before they left, Paul picked up his girlfriend scarf, wrapping it around her neck, and planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Let's go" he said, and the three began their journey.

As they began walking, Aliyah stood behind Paul, and well...admired him. "𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵!" She thought.

They slid down many dunes, and walked over many rocks, their journey was long.

At one point, the three sat, and Paul had another vision.

He was walking through small gaps of rocks with Aliyah, she had a veil over her face, with a smile hidden underneath it.

She pointed towards two little desert mouses and smiled at him. When she looked back to him, he captured her lips in a kiss, a kiss that lasted a long time. His vision then jumped to the knife, and then to the unknown man, telling him he'd teach him the ways of the desert, and that he'd must face his fears.

Just as he was regaining consciousness, he heard voices whispering "stay with her, you must always have her near you"

A little later that day, the three continued walking through the hot desert, the stood high in the rocks, admiring the beautiful sand.

"The sietch, where Duncan left, is something off that way" Paul's voice said through his mask, as he held the Arrakis compass.

"I can see greenery over there" Jessica said, pointing into the distance from using binoculars.

"That means the Fremen live there. We'll cross after dark. That's how the Fremen do it." He said.

An hour or two later, they prepared to walk, as the sun set before them.

"We're about to pass into worm territory, we can't walk like regular humans. If we do we're dead, we'll have to walk like the Fremen do. It's called a sandwalk.

"Liyah you remember how, right?" He asked the girl behind him.

She nodded and then they taught Jessica, before beginning to walk through the worm territory.

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