She slowly opened her eyes, unsure as to what happened. Last she knew she was talking to H.J. Darling who she knew really to be Harper from the future and then everything had went dark. She felt something was wrong, she just didn't make it out on time. She tried to stand but her arms and legs was bound together and for the first time in her life felt helpless and it scared her. Whatever was binding her, she could not break not even with her newfound magic. She was vulnerable and cold. All Alex could see was blackness, in which she was blindfolded. Now she was frightened, who knows what could be out there, wherever there was. She thought she had balance and lost it, falling backwards hitting the ground with a sickening thud. She tried her hardest to get back on her feet, but she couldn't. She turned her head quickly hearing footsteps . "Who's There,'' she exclaimed.
"A friend,'' he said in his deep, sexy Brittish voice. "I'm gonna remove the blindfold first then i'll free you Ms. Russo.'' Soft tender fingers touched her face and slowly but surely pulled off the blindfold. Her eyes began carefully focused seeing warm loving eyes and a smile to die for. His black locks glistened with blue hues under the moonlight.
"I'm being rude my name Is Mason and you are Alex Russo right?"
"Well it used to be Russo, it's Fauston now.'' He ripped and broke her bounds and her wrists began to hurt from it."Here, let me." Mason reached out and softly, carefully massaged her wrists and ankles til the pain finally subsided.
"Thank you, Mason but I got to go find my husband now.''
"I hate telling you this but you are trapped here, you might want to get used to it. I've been here for almost three years now. You might want to get comfortable.'' Alex began crying uncontrollably , bringing her kness to her chest. "OH GOD...Aaron, Jerrimiah....I need you. I don't want to be alone again.''
"You are not alone Alex. If you want or need a friend I am here for you.''
"Thank you Mason, I appreciate it,'' she said with a smile and rested her head on his shoulder.
II
Aaron stood with dark eyes blazing, destroying the Van Heusen castle from the inside. While Juliet panicked, Justin just watched. The castle guards proved that there was no stopping Aaron, he could just reduce them to ash with just a blink of an eye. Justin soon put his hands down on the arms of the throne and slowly stood up on his feet . If anyone knew how to calm down Aaron, it was him. Justin spoke aloud in a monotone voice,''ENOUGH.'' Aaron turned his head at the boom in Justin's voice and stopped. "Who dare speak to me that way. I am supreme ruler. I am all that is mighty and powerful. You dare challenge me, boy.'' To Justin's surprise Aaron's voice had changed and walked up to face him.
"I am King Justin, I bring order and balance to all worlds. If you want to fight, then fight me you coward.'' Aaron stepped closer to him and stared him down, deep down..
"I am not a coward.'' Aaron made his eyes burn black and made his hands match but as he raised them to attack he felt deep down that he couldn't. It was Justin's eyes, there was something familiar about them. It was Alex, Oh god how could Justin remember her. There was no possible way, but how could he after all this time. Aaron's eyes turned back to their normal dark brown and the hate he felt, the burden of feeling loss and empty slowly subsided and he whispered in Justin's ear."How's it possible, you remember?" Justin whispered back. "I could feel her in my heart. She's alive and trapped in the wastelands. You can still save her. Bring the Dragonlord back alive and i'll see to it that's she's back in your arms again.'' Aaron hugged Justin and Justin hugged him back. "Now about my castle you almost destroyed.''
"Yeah, sorry about that, i'll fix it.'' Aaronmade his hands glow a bright sun gold and levitated all broken peices of the castle back into their places, magically sealing them together. "That still amazes me Aaron, after all this time.'' Now Justin was frightening himself, he was beginning to remember everything."What's happening Aaron, how's this happening ?"
"Something or someone is messing up time. I strongly believe it's the Dragonlord, he's reversing time instead of going back in time. If this is the case then all realms will cease to exist and that will set his minions free to roam. I'll lose Juliet again and Alex will lose you. Depending on how far back he reverses it , no one will cease to exist except for you. We all will lose everything thats evewr meant anything to us.'' A thought popped into Aaron's head , his son. "Jerrimiah, oh no.''
"Who's Jerrimiah, Aaron ?"
"Before me and Alex wed we had a son together, we named him after his grandfather.''
"That's decent Aaron, i'm really glad to call you family.'' Justin soon looked around for Juliet, which was no where to be found. "Juliet, where are you ? Speak to me please.'' There was no reply or anwser back. The Van Heusen Castle was empty except for him and Aaron."I wonder, Aaron do you know where my wand is?"
