Zack's P.O.V.
It was early one morning and I headed downstairs and Tyne was already up. She had her back to me doing something. "hey baby." I said and she jumped and spun around. "god don't do that." she said softly. I tilted my head at her. "is everything alright Tyne?" I asked and she nodded pushing something behind her. "yeah fine." she said and Fletch came up next to me and looked at her and then me. "what's wrong?" he asked. "nothin' I think." I murmured and he eyed me. "alright. Let's get Cormac and Brewster and head off." I said and they nodded. We got the other two and headed off for the day. I was looking forward to spending the day with them but I was worried about Tyne. She was hiding something and I knew she was.
We spent most of the day together but numerous times during the day Tyne would disappear off somewhere and then come back a few minutes later. I looked at Fletch and I could see in his eyes that he was getting worried about Tyne. "hey Zack." Brewster said after Tyne left again. "yes?" I asked. "is Tyne okay? She's been comin' and goin' all day." he said. "yeah. I've noticed that and it's not normal...even for her." Cormac said and I sighed. "I don't know. She won't tell me. She just says she's fine." I said and they sighed looking at me worried. "hey but don't worry. I'll find out what's going on." I said and they nodded. We spent the rest of the day together and had a nice time out with each other. We missed having our time together and we decided to make a time when we could everyday where we would have our time together. It was someway we could get some time together that wasn't involving fighting with the one's causing us problems. We got home later that evening in time for dinner. Afterwards the others went off to do stuff and I went off to the lounge. I sat down closing my eyes sighing. "what's wrong love?" a familiar voice asked and I opened my eyes to see Kara leaning on me. I smiled holding her close. "I'm worried 'bout Tyne. She's been acting up all day." I said. "in what way?" she asked. "she kept disappearing all day and she won't tell us what's going on." I murmured. "I'll keep a watch on her if you aren't around." she said and I smiled kissing the top of her head gently. "let's get some rest." she said and we headed off to bed.
Over the next week it started to get worse with Tyne. Kara noticed that she started to look sick and she kept a close eye on her. One morning I was out in the city with Fletch when my phone rang. "hello?" I said. "Zack." Kara whimpered. "get home now! Something's wrong with Tyne!" she said. "hang on baby. We're coming." I said and hung up. Fletch and I raced home and ran inside. Brewster was holding Kara and she was crying. Cormac had Kayla who was sobbing into him softly. "where is she?" I asked. "in the kitchen." Cormac said and we raced off to the kitchen. We ran in and suddenly stopped and Tyne was on the ground and Calley and Jackman were next to her looking around. She wasn't breathing and there was blood on the ground. "what happened?!" I asked. "she went in there so I followed her. She drank something and then she started coughing. She fell to the ground coughing up blood and then fell the rest of the way and stopped breathing." Kara sobbed. "what did she drink?" Fletch asked. "I don't know. It's just a glass bottle." she said handing it to us. "have you rung the hospital?" I asked and Brewster nodded. Then the EMTs came in and raced over to her. "can I see the bottle?" Calley asked and I gave it to her. She frowned opening it and going over to something in her bags fiddling around. The EMTs looked over Tyne and then Calley came over. "do you know what this is?!" she said looking at us. "no. if I did, I wouldn't have asked." I said. "it's poison." she said and the EMTs ran a scanner over some blood samples. "she's right. She's poisoned herself. She must've been drinking that stuff for a long time." one said. "well, it's been going on for a week that she kept disappearing off and then coming back." I said. "that was when she was drinking the poison." he said and they got Tyne into the ambulance. Fletch stood there in shock and I tapped him. "hey. She'll be alright." I said and he looked at me worried.
We headed up to the hospital days later and they had given Tyne something to get rid of the poison and put her on LS. We walked in and Tyne was staring out the window. I looked at him and she glanced over at us. "why'd you do that?" I asked. "why did you let them bring me back?!" she growled. "Tyne please. We had to. I can't let you die." Fletch said walking over. "you could've if you tried." she said. "no. I couldn't of." he said. "yes you..." she said when he kissed her harshly. She sighed kissing him back holding him close. "no I couldn't of." he whispered pulling away after a minute. "so why did you do it baby?" I asked walking over. "I had to. I can't cope anymore! I just want to die!" she murmured. "Tyne!" Kayla yelled running over and diving up next to her holding her tightly. She sighed holding her back. Kara came in with the others and Kara hugged Tyne. "don't do it. I've tried it and it doesn't help." she said. "I don't care anymore. I'm not living like this." Tyne said. "Tyne please. You mean a lot to everyone." Jackman said. "and as your mother I'm saying you won't." Tara added. "and as your daughter I'm saying I don't care! I don't have a reason to be here other than for my uncles use! I'm not worth anything!" she said and we all stared at her. "says who?" Ben asked walking over to her. "says everyone. My uncle. Tina. Georgia. Katy. Jarred." she said and I growled. "ya uncle will be dealt with once your ready but those three bitches will die and ya ex boyfriend will say anything to try and bring you down." I said. "Tyne. You are worth something. You helped me." Tammy said. "and you're everythin' to me." Fletch whispered nuzzling me. "you're important Tyne." Kayla said. "for what? Getting rid of my uncle." she murmured. "no. as part of a family. One that really loves and cares for you." Ben said and I made her look up at me. "listen to me kiddo. You try and kill yourself again I will kick ya ass. I'll deal with those three girls but you need to stay alive. If you die, I have no reason to let myself live. You're my daughter. You always have been and I need ya around as do the rest of the Chuggineers. And as a Chuggineer you have a duty not to give up cause that's not what we're made of." I said sternly and she looked up at me fixing her green eyes on mine. The look of fear flashed in her eyes and I had seen the look when I first took her up. "don't fret baby. Don't think about the past. It just brings pain to you now. I can't stand seeing you in pain. Not since I found you on the street." I murmured and she hugged me crying.
"Papa. Can you tell me about when you found her?" Kay asked looking up at me. I sighed moving Tyne over and sitting next to her. She held me tighter burring her face in my shirt. "you'll want to sit down." I said looking at the others and they did. I held Tyne tighter kissing the top of her head. "it started a long time ago. She was in her teens when I found her." I said thinking back to the time it had all happened. "really it only seems like yesterday. I was living in an apartment with Fletch at the time as we were working on a job in the city for a few months. I was in the business back then of murdering abusive parents and taking the children to safer places." I said softly and they nodded. "it had been a really busy day one particular time." I murmured
"Hey Zack! Think we got it done alright for today?" Fletch said as we walked into out apartment. "hm, I think so." I murmured. "so you got a job tonight?" he asked. "yeah. Got a few." I said and he nodded. "mind if I tag along?" he asked and I shook my head. "feel free to tag along." I said and he smiled. We got changed out of our work clothes getting somethings for dinner. We ate and then I got into my change of clothes and pulled out my axe putting it on my belt. Fletch got into his black clothes to keep hidden. We then left the apartment.
We got up on the roof tops running off over them silently. I met up with Ragnar and then we headed off for our jobs. I did them and then got to one house seeing a young teen inside the house and two people firing abuse at her. "they're next on your list boss." Ragnar whispered as the girl ran out of the house. Rag followed her so I could get her when I was done. I growled jumping down and smashed the door down. They stopped and looked up and I had a hood over my head covering my face and dressed all in black. "your game's up." I said darkly. "you have played you little game and now it's my turn." I walked towards them. Pulled my axe off my belt. They looked at me and I swung my axe at them hitting the guy and then the lady. "you two make me sick." I hissed grabbing the man. I looked at the lady. "better finish you off so you don't see the mess." I snapped punching the guy and then bringing my axe down on her neck. I dug my axe into her stomach ripping my axe out leaving her to bleed. I turned to the guy and did the same to him. I kicked their bodies away from me and walked out putting my blood covered axe back on my belt. Fletch walked over. "well, you showed them." he said and I nodded and we took off to find Rag.
We stopped after a while. Rag was on top of a parking lot roof. The girl was leaning on the wall sobbing. I cleaned off my axe and jumped down walking over to her. She looked up at me and pulled away a bit. "hey it's alright. What's wrong?" I asked softly. "my grandparents. They hate me like everyone else. They abuse me everyday when I'm not with my uncle." she whispered and I froze. "what about your mother or father?" I asked. "don't have a father. My mother, I don't know where she is." she sobbed. "I don't want to go back to my uncle." I felt horrible now. I just took away her grandparents and I couldn't ever give her to her mother. I walked over and took her hand gently. "come back with me. I'll look after you." I said softly and she looked at me. Normally I'd tell them I got rid of their abusers but I couldn't bring myself to tell her. She nodded slowly hugging me. "what's ya name hm?" I asked picking her up. "Tyne." she whispered and I smiled. "well daddy's going to take good care of his little girl." I said softly walking over to Fletch. "she goin' back to her parents?" he asked and I growled. "no!" I snapped and he looked at me. "she's mine. She always will be." I hissed holding her closer and he shrugged. "kay. I was only askin'." he said and I sighed. "sorry. Let's just get back." I said and we headed back.
I lay Tyne down on a bed tucking her it tightly. I watched over her as she slept. I had this guilt in me now for being responsible for not taking her back to her real family but I couldn't make myself. I could find her mother if I really tried but I didn't want to try. I didn't trust her to do the right thing so I never bothered and kept Tyne for myself and brought her up as my child. Thing was strange things often happened to her and she'd disappear off for a while before coming back. But I guessed she just needed time to herself.
I looked at Tyne holding her close. I had never told her that I was the one who killed her grandparents. "I know understand that she would disappear off because of the powers." I said softly. "I could've put in the effort to find Tara but I didn't cause I never wanted to lose her." I said kissing her head gently. "but I was the one who killed her grandparents." I said looking away. I expected Tyne to be upset for not telling her but I felt her tighten her grip on me. "I know you did." she whispered. "how? I never told ya and Fletch promised he wouldn't." I said and she smiled. "the man who came to get me had an axe. He had a job which involved murdering people like them. It wasn't that hard to figure out." she said and I raised an eyebrow at her. "I also had a peek in the files one day when you took me to the office." she said and I looked at her and smiled. "I'm sorry baby. I should've told you." I said softly. "it's alright...daddy." she whispered and I smiled holding her closer. "so that's how you found her." Kay said smiling. "though you should've tried to find mum. She would have Tyne ready to fight uncle by now." Ben said and I growled. "you have no idea what her grandparents did to her! I wasn't about to put her life in her mum's hands and then find out she was hurt by her! I wasn't ready to take that risk!" I yelled glaring at him. "Ben. That's not necessary." Tara said looking at him. "Zack had every right to keep Tyne then." he frowned looking at Fletch. "but I don't trust him and as Tyne's protector she has no right to stay with them now. She has a duty to perform." he said. "protector?!" Fletch growled looking at him. "yes. I am her protector. She's the empress and I'm her protector." he said. "hate to tell you buster, but she's staying right her with us." Fletch snapped. "you dare touch her and I will kill you!" I roared grabbing my axe and glaring at him. Tyne whimpered holding me tighter. I pushed her off and Brewster walked over holding her. Fletch and I were watching Ben waiting for him to make the choice that he wanted. I didn't care what he said, Tyne was mine and always would be, no matter who I had to kill to keep it that way.