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It shouldn't have happened. It wasn't supposed to happen. I could have stopped it. I should have stopped it. But no, I was too weak, too soft, and I gave up. "Why didn't you do something? You knew this was going to happen! You could have saved them; they could be here right now. Why? They didn't deserve to die. All of this, the fighting, the time stream, the ghosts, none of it had to do with them. It was my job, not theirs. I wasn't strong enough, I couldn't save them. Please, just bring them back." I pleaded to the ghost in front of me. Somehow I ended up with my hands fiercely gripping the ghost's cloak, on my knees before him, tears falling once more. Clockwork didn't say anything and just allowed me to pour my emotions out. I soon felt him drifted closer to the ground, slowly putting an arm around me clutching me like a lifeline. "I'm sorry, but you know I cannot do that. The time line must continue on the path it is on now, or else something catastrophic may happen."
That shocked me to my core. I stayed right there, with my shoulders shaking silently. Regret filling my heart about what I should have told them, what I should have told Sam. Fate is a cruel thing. Finally, I exhaled and seeing some of my troopers suddenly appearing next to me, I looked at Clockwork, my hands uncurling as I stood up almost like a robot. "What happens now?" I asked him. He didn't answer for something, so I continued "I don't have anywhere else to go." Clockwork looked at him with an expression saying that he wanted to tell me something but couldn't. However, he did say "Now, it is up to you. I don't think you want to stay here. You may move to another city, try working to make a living for yourself."
"I…I don't think that would be good. Everyone would be looking for me, humans, ghosts, everyone." He thought about his answer now, just a little more, "I need everyone to think I'm dead." Clockwork nodded.
"That's correct," I looked up at him, unsurprised. "It would be dangerous for anyone to know you survived where no one else did, and many people would come after you, for many different reasons. However, where…"
"The zone, I guess for now, but not for long. Cody," I said turning towards a trooper. "Tell everyone to leave; there is no reason for the Alliance to remain in plain sight."
"Yes, sir," Cody said. A wind disturbed Clockwork's dark cloak; sirens finally reached our private world. The fire covered us, but not for long. "That is your decision. You may come to stay with me, only temporarily of course." Raven hair covered my eyes as I thought, my teeth bit down on my bottom lip. "Fine" Shoulders squared, I nodded. "But I won't hide forever." I saw a smile tug at the ghost's lips "I thought you'd say that." With that, he opened a portal and I with my men that were there ran into it followed by him.