I have to give credit to the songs that have got me through this chapter

My Chemical Romance - Sharpest Lives

Linkin Park/Britney (Mash up) - Faint Toxic

Within Temptation - Aquarius

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"What's wrong with her Stork?" someone whispered nearby.

"I'm not sure" he replied nervously.

Piper felt cool fingertips on her skin and tried to talk but only managed to move her jaw, her throat was so dry no sound came out.

"I think she's awake" Finn softly said.

A far off thud signalled an unknown noise.

"I'll go and see if that's James" Anastasia murmured.

Aerrow immediately jumped up and ran out to see James carrying an unconscious Lypix.

"Is she alright?" Anastasia asked.

"What happened?!" Aerrow yelled, "Is she sick like Piper!?"

They ignored him, "Its happened hasn't it?" Anastasia said quietly.

"What's happened?! What wrong with Lypix?!" he shrieked.

James' neck snapped up towards Aerrow, "This is my wife!" he snapped, tears in his eyes.

"She's… what?" Aerrow asked confused.

"Aerrow, I think you should go back to Piper" Anastasia prompted.

"No, what the hell is going on?" Aerrow questioned, being joined by Finn and Stork.

Anastasia sighed, "Aerrow, let James go through then we'll talk about this"

"Is she sick like Piper?" Finn inquired.

"I-I don't know" Aerrow stuttered as James carried the limp form down the hall.

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Once they were out of view, Anastasia turned around to start talking.

"You can't be so hard on James, this isn't his fault." She grimaced.

"What the hell is going on!?" Aerrow asked franticly.

Anastasia glanced away before replying, "You need to know about our past before this makes sense"

Aerrow raised an eyebrow in annoyance that the explanation would have to wait.

"We were encased in that silver for hundreds of years, before that our squadron was first of many great ones in the Atmos. James wasn't just leader of the Blood Sashes, he was also King of the Black Gorge."

"Is it just me, or are a lot of you royalty?" Stork groaned at the familiar tune.

Anastasia rolled her eyes, "They tend to survive better, anyway… James had a wife called Selena, she was very powerful. Almost as powerful as the Cyclonis back then. She was going to take over the whole Atmos with an army, but thanks to us she failed. James has never forgiven himself for killing her"

"Wait, he killed his wife?!" Finn said, shocked.

"Yes, to protect the Atmos, anyway…" she growled annoyed at the constant interruptions, "A group of her followers, Marsh Snatchers, vowed to bring her back. Last we heard they were on Pathologica, kidnapping random people. They came up with a formula but of course it didn't work when they used it on normal people, the victims just died. Luckily, the Marsh Snatchers eventually bred out to become completely human so they never got their hands on the necessary blood group, Vampire or Crystal Angel. However now…"

"They got Lypix" Stork finished.

Silence decided to weave its way between them and Anastasia stood up.

"Piper is going to die. We need to find the Marsh Snatchers and get an antidote"

Aerrow nodded his head numbly, "Anastasia answer me one thing"

"What?"

"Have we lost Lypix?"

"I don't know, the formula has already done its deed"

"Okay. Let's go"

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"How was it, to kill me?" Selena asked, her hands set firmly behind her on the windowsill.

James grimaced, "You know I hated it"

"Then why do it? We could have owned the entire Atmos" she frowned back.

"That's not what life is about Selena, people should be free to live their lives"

Selena looked away, "tell me about the body I'm in"

"She's a descendant of yours, one of the children you had before you met me. She's sacrificed a lot to keep people like you away!"

Selena laughed, "I see the irony, what is she in relation to you? She does look a lot like me" she said while admiring herself in a mirror.

"Lypix is only a friend."

Selena smiled, "Did you enjoy your stay in that silver by the way?"

"How did you…?"

"I was dead, but if I'm destined to come back, I guess I got to stick around in a sort of dream world. It was nice, but not like living"

"Lypix was in a similar…"

"World? I know, I saw her and that red headed boy she's with"

James sat down and sighed, "Selena, you have to go, you're not meant to be here"

"Aww, Jamesykins please"

"Selena this isn't a joke!" James said, standing up and storming out the room.

"Seems to be to me" she muttered to herself as she surveyed the room. It would be extremely easy to escape from, but Selena considered that might be the point. So as she always chose the illogical pathway, she sat down and waited for James to come back.

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Yes the chapter title is the name of a Muse album – but I just love them! And it was the first album I ever had so I guess they get a bit of credit

Selena is quite a nasty person really and if James (He is based on a real person although I don't expect a wife has ever been resurrected as I'm pretty sure he has never been married- lol) if he read this, He'd probably find it either extremely funny or extremely weird, so lets hope it's the first one.

Remember people reviews are welcome!