A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait. School's just befinning to start up, so I've been working a lot on that.

But thaNks to everyone who's been reading, favouriting, following and reviewing. Seriously is so sweet!

Anyway! Thanks to Spud, my unofficial beta. Love you dork!

On with the story!

Matt's POV:

Matt screamed as he saw his sister elbowed in the throat, but before he could could retaliate, Trevor was back on him. Raising an arm just in time to block the fist coming to at his face, he rolled the two over til he had the upper hand. He tried to pin him down, but Trevor just kept throwing punches. Matt felt one catch his ear and rolled off, immediately feeling Trevor on top of him again, posed to strike. His hands blocking his face, Matt drove his knee into Trevor's stomach, pushing himself free from his grip.

Finally, a chance to catch his breath. Glancing up to see how Pidge was doing, his eyebrows cinched in confusion. What was she doing? He watched as she set her jaw, turned, and ran.

"Pidge...?" He couldn't comprehend he was seeing. Was Pidge... abandoning him? His face went slack. There was absolutely no way. Pidge was a lot of things, but she definitely wasn't a coward. And when it came to family? Pidge would do anything. He couldn't be-.

His thoughts were cut off by Trevor, who, taking advantage of his distraction, had shoved his fist into his gut.

Matt fell against the hard ground and heard a sickening crack resonate in his head. Fighting to open his eyes, he saw Trevor's face uncomfortably close to his own. His lips were moving and Matt realised Trevor was speaking to him.

"...na pay for destroying my future, freak! That was my spot and it will be again." Trevor's eyes were filled with hatred and Matt could feel fingers begin to close around his throat.

Things were just beginning to fade completely to black when he heard a new voice speak.

"Let go."

He'd know that voice anywhere but never has he heard it filled with so much contempt. Forcing his eyes to open, he saw his sister standing immediately behind Trevor, a deadly look in her eyes.

Pidge's POV:

Pidge pushed the tip against Trevor's back, careful not to break his skin, but enough for him to feel the pressure.

She saw him tense and his fingers loosened, but not completely. Pidge fought back the protective instincts screaming to just shove him out of the way now, but she had to keep the mugger under control.

Gritting her teeth, she repeated her message. "I said. Let. Him. Go."

Each word was spat out and Pidge felt Trevor flinch. Feeling the need to make sure he understood, he pushed the knife tip a little harder against his shirt. That seemed to be enough and he let go of Matt completely. "Alright! I did! Okay? Take him!"

He shoved Matt to her and she helped keep him steady, briefly worrying about how out of it he seemed before turning her thoughts back to the mugger in front of her.

His eyes darted around widely and Pidge could see him shaking as he shouted "You're whole family is nuts!" She took a step closer, making sure Matt was steady, and raised the knife towards Trevor. He shrunk away in terror but still gathered the nerve to spit at their feet. "What, are you doing? Gonna kill me?" He sneered, but his eyes still twiched nervously.

Pidge kept her knife up, but just then sirens started blaring. She smiled. "Nope. I'm stalling."

Trevor's eyes widened and he made to run but Pidge stepped in his path. "Sorry buddy, but nobody messes with the Holts."

She smirked as officers started rushing over. They quickly took control of the situation, taking the knife from Pidge and pushing Trevor into the back of one of the cars.

An officer came over with a clipboard. "Are you Katie Holt?" Pidge nodded and the lady continued. "You did the right thing calling the police. I assume this is your brother?"

Again Pidge nodded and Matt spoke up nervously. "Are... are we in trouble?"

The lady smiled kindly. "You shouldn't have to worry. You may have seemed suspicious if you hadn't told us about the knife and your plan on the phone." Her tone shifted to scolding. "But it still was unnecessarily dangerous."

Seeing both Pidge and Matt open their mouths in protest, she continued before she could be interrupted. "Anyway, no. You aren't in trouble, but we will need you to answer some questions for us.

Pidge and Matt walked away from the police cars, laughing. "That was so insane." Pidge commented in awe, her mouth in one of her lopsided smiles.

Matt laughed, hardly believing it himself. "I know! Completely crazy!"

They continued walking for a bit, each still mulling over what had just happened. Eventually, Matt interrupted the silence. "You know, for a bit a there I thought you had left me." He laughed nervously, trying to hide how much that unsettled him.

Pidge looked over, noticing the subtle guardedness in his eyes and replied back in the same light tone. "Left you? Ha! You wouldn't stand a day without me, geek. I didn't leave you. I just decided to use my brain rather than my fists." She smirked, but stared at him, making sure her real message was delivered.

Matt's nervousness fell and she knew he had understood. She smiled, playfully nudging his arm. "Hey, thanks for stepping in back there." She bit her lip, knowing that she was walking the edge of having an emotional talk, but she needed to say it.

Matt snorted. "You're the one who saved me. Remind me to never give you knives. You're horrifying."

The both laughed. Pidge smiled, replying "I guess we make a pretty good team."

Matt looked over at her. "Are you kidding? Two Holts together? We're unstoppable."

Pidge smiled but it quickly fell. "But we won't be together much longer if you get taken away for a mission. I won't even be able to talk to you"

Matt squeezed her shoulder, giving her a sad but reassuring smile. "I know, but we'll find each other again. No matter what."

Pidge nodded, completely trusting her brother, but suddenly, something didn't feel right. She looked up to see that Matt was gone. Where had he gone? He was just here.

Wait a minute. A horrible knowledge flooded into her. No he wasn't. He wasn't just here. He hasn't been here for a long time. Pidge's head span as she realised she could hear a faraway voice. Her hopes flew as she wondered if it was Matt, but no. That wasn't his voice. That was someone else's.

The voice got louder and Pidge found herself in a familiar dark room, the only light coming from the "Game Over" message on the TV screen. A tear falling down her cheek, she was forced back fully into reality. "Lance?"

As usual, hope you're all enjoying this! The next chapter will probably be the last or second to last chapter, so keep an eye out for that! I've replied to reviews in DMs (still new to this, so tell me if it's not GOing through or something!) Thanks you so much for reading!