#sullyrocha

About that time Aniceta walks over to her son and grandson, and interjects into their conversation.

ANICETA- “Yes, Ty, it is somewhat weird that he has faded into the woodwork so to speak, and I can not seem to read his thoughts, and he has not been forthcoming at all about his whereabouts. It did concern me at first, but he has been back now almost six months.  He hasn’t done anything to give me any reason for concern.”

TIBERIUS- “I still think I would keep a close eye on him, from what you have told me about him, this could be a plan of some kind. Maybe when I come to the island next week, I can try and see if I can read his mind and just see what is going on in there. It would give you some more satisfaction and security that he is on the up and up.”

ANICETA- “So you are coming for the summer!?  I am delighted. I will make sure to have a room ready for you.”

SULLY- “It will be good to have you there, Ty.”

As they are talking, Michael is also having a conversation with his son, and Corbin Goth.

MICHAEL- “So, what are your plans for the summer, boys?”

CORBIN- “I wanted to go to Windenburg, but Joseph has decided to go to Selvadorada with Ty, so it looks like a summer in the tropics is our destination.”

JOSEPH- “I just thought being in a whole different culture would be enlightening, even if it is just for the summer.  Plus, Ty says it is beautiful there. Peaceful.”

MICHAEL- “I think you both will enjoy it, but maybe compromise and spend half the summer there, and the other half in Windenburg?”

 JOSEPH-“That’s an idea, maybe we will do that.”

CORBIN- “Oh so if your dad suggests it, it is something you would consider, but not when I suggested it.”

JOSEPH- “You never mentioned that, Corbin.”

Soon, the party was winding down, and as the sun began to set, people began to leave.  Suddenly Tiberius heard a scream coming from the front of the house, as did others. Everyone ran around to the front of the house to see where the scream came from.  When Tiberius rounded the east side of the house, he saw his grandmother and father.  Aniceta was standing there screaming and Sully was being held by what appeared to be a man in a cloak and hood. Tiberius started towards the man, whom he now realized was his grandfather.

SULLY- “Tiberius, no, don’t come any closer….” his father yelled.

ULYSSES- “Listen to your father, Tiberius, the time has come for you to take your rightful place, as the Master of the Realm, and I am here to see that that happens.”

By this time the rest of the remaining guests had came around to the front of the house. Tibeius held his hand towards them to hold them back from coming closer.

TIBERIUS- “My time has not come yet, I am not ready. My mother is our leader, and will remain so until-----

ULYSSES- “NO!!  You are of age, now is the time.”

TIBERIUS- “Let my father go, Ulysses, and we can discuss this.”

ULYSSES- “There will be no discussion, You will rule, and I will be your mentor, do you understand? Now is the time for the true witches to take control. Only you have the power, Tiberius, and until you are placed into your rightful throne, all those you love will die.”

EIGHT YEARS EARLIER….

Mila and Bebe were proud mothers. Both of their sons had graduated, and were now men. Both destined for great things. They had worked for weeks to prepare for this celebration.  A celebration for their sons. So many were here. Aniceta arrived from the island, with Tiberius father, Sully. The Goth’s, and even Mila’s cousin came with his husband. As Mila watched her brother hugging his son, she could see how proud Michael was of Joseph. Not only was this a celebration of them graduating, but their beginning of their work in the Realm. Tiberius was being groomed to replace her as the Realm Master, and Joseph as his Administrative Assistant, working to continue to bring cooperation throughout the realm and the world. The work her father, and her had begun. She knew once the time came for her to pass on the legacy, that they would honor the work of their ancestors.

BEBE- “Look at them, Mila! Who would have thought when they were disobeying us, and making potions in their bedroom, that this day would come, and we would be so proud of them.”

MILA- “Yes, time does have a way of changing things. And Joseph has Colin, and Ty has Lena.  Soon we will be having weddings right here in this yard.”

BEBE- “And then grandchildren!”

MILA- “Well, you may have grandchildren, but Ty is not able----”

BEBE- “Science can assist them in that now, Mila.  Trust me, I see grandchildren in your future.”

MILA- “You’ve been married to a witch so long, you are starting to sound like one! Right now, I guess we need to worry about that cake, we should go and bring it out. We can talk about grandchildren, when it happens!”

On the other side of the yard, Sully is reacquainting himself with his son. It had been at least four years since the last time he saw him face to face….

SULLY- “So are you going to take a break before returning to Alexandria?”

TIBERIUS- “Maybe just the summer.  I thought maybe I could come and stay with you and Aniceta for the summer, what do you think?”

SULLY- “We would love to have you, it has been a while since you have been on the island.  A lot has changed since your Grandfather relinquished control and left the island.”

TIBERIUS- “Has anyone heard from him?  Do you know where he is?”

SULLY- “Actually he is back on the island, but it’s like he is a different person, Ty. He says very little and is not involved in any of the coven business at all. He took another room at the coven house and we see him very little if at all”

25 Years Earlier….

MILA- “He is perfect, Jules.

JULES- “Yes, he is. So what are they doing now?”

MILA- “Just getting his vitals, taking blood samples, measuring and weighing. All normal.”

NURSE- “She was perfect too, never seen an easier delivery.

Sully enters the Hospital room, where his newborn son and Mila are, along with Jules.

JULES- “I will go out and let you two have this time.”

SULLY- “Thank you Jules.

SULLY -” How are you Mila?”

MILA- “Fine.”

DOCTOR- “Hmmm that is odd…”

JULES- “What?”

DOCTOR- “I drew a little blood from him for a blood sample and it is already closed over.”

MILA- “Well, first of all, this was something that I certainly was not counting on, and I know you were in the same frame of mind. But, it happened, and to be honest, I am quite excited about having a child. Not that I think I am going to be the world's greatest mother, but I have a lot of people supporting us, as it takes a village, right?”

SULLY- “Definitely, go on….”

MILA- “I do not want to co-parent with you Sully. It is not an option. I really want nothing to do with you, but this is your child, and from my own experiences of growing up with only one parent, It’s not the best for a child. I want you to be able to have a relationship with him or her.”

SULLY- “Thank you, and I would like that, very much.”

MILA- “But, again, this child will be my sole responsibility and custody. As long as you are consistent in their life, and consistent in my ways of parenting them, I will not have any issues with you being a part of their childhood.  I think for the most part you are a good person, somewhat reckless and self absorbed, but a good nonetheless.”

SULLY- “Thank you, I appreciate you saying that. I am working on it daily, trust me.”

MILA- “Chances are this child is going to have gifts and abilities. Probably more than I can help them with.  So once they come of an age where their gifts become active, I want them to be trained and watched closely on how to use them and respect them.  In the same manner that my father and my brother and I were.”

SULLY- “I agree with that wholeheartedly. I see mother has discussed my family heritage, then?”

MILA- “Yes, and all the more reason to keep this child within the confines of the proper teachings and education of their gifts. I know this may not seem fair, but in all fairness this is not about either of us, this is about the well being and growth of our son or daughter.  So if you are in line with this, I have no issues with you being involved.”

SULLY- “I couldn’t agree more with everything you have just said, Mila. I am not cut out to be a parent.  A dad, that I think I can handle, but the day to day work that it takes...well let’s just say it takes all I have to take care of myself. So yes.  I will abide by these rules or guidelines as they may be. I want to be a dad, and I want them to know who i am and that I can be there for them, support them, love them, and hopefully be the role model that they need for a father.”

Mila is waiting at the cafe for Sully.  She looks around the cafe and does not recognize him as he walks to the table.

SULLY- “Sorry I am late, I had trouble finding this place. Willow Creek is not Strangerville, not a one horse town so to speak.”

MILA- “Sully??”

SULLY- “Were you expecting someone else?”

MILA- “Oh… uh no, sorry, just didn’t recognize you.”

SULLY- “Well being clean and sober does have an effect on one’s appearance.  Plus I am trying to look a little more...normal. May I sit?”

MILA- “Oh...yes of course.”

SULLY- “So how are you feeling? Mother said that you were experiencing a lot of anxiety, I hope I haven’t added to that.”

MILA- “Yes, it is weird, I suppose just hormones, but no, meeting you has not made me more anxious. I decided a long time ago, how I was going to handle this conversation.”

SULLY- “Mila…

She ignores him, but he is not going to let up.

SULLY- “Mila, are you trying to ignore me? Come on, talk to me.”

MILA- “We have nothing we need to talk about Sully. I am meeting someone here, and I don’t have time for this.”

SULLY- “Seriously, after all we have been through---

MILA- “ I am not doing this Sully.  I have known you for what?, maybe three weeks, and during this time, you have lied to me, manipulated me, betrayed me, and --

SULLY- “Made love to you….”

MILA- “Really? That is what you call it?  What did I get out of it?  Never mind don’t answer that. Read my lips Sully...I want nothing to do with you. And if that is what you call making love, then you really need to learn how to do it a little better.  And after you left me that night, you went and found the Mayor’s wife and banged her...was that making love too?”

SULLY- “I do what I do, Mila, and I do it best, that is what makes me happy.”

MILA- “And that is what disgusts me about you. And no, it was not the best, far from it...So forget my name, forget you ever even met me and go on with your pitiful life. I will be out of this town in a few more weeks, so that shouldn’t be a problem. We are done talking now….

SULLY- “I told you she is nothing to me.”

MILA- “And you are NOTHING to me, Understand?  Or am I not speaking loud enough? Either you leave me alone, or what you saw the other day will be mild. I am not going to do this, got it?”

SULLY- “You will realize that you want me Mila, some day, trust me.”

MILA- “No, I won’t. Not now, not ever. And if you don’t walk away right now, you will not be able to “make love” to anyone, ever again.”

Mila, thinking she had gotten rid of Sully found Jules sitting outside having a coffee and some kind of dessert snack of some kind. It sat there, but she wasn’t actually eating it.

MILA- “So, that not taste good or something?”

JULES- “What? Oh, this. No it smells horrible, so I will probably just pitch it, unless you want it.”

MILA- “No, I am good, I got some fruit...so what is the plan?

Just as they were about to discuss their agenda for the evening, Sully appeared at their table.