Goliath and Angela waited on the battlements for Tom.
"Why can't my mother come with us?" Angela asked suddenly has Goliath was reading one of the few books he brought. "I was hoping to introduce her to my brothers and sisters."
"She is needed here." Goliath replied.
"Couldn't Brooklyn take over for a few days?" Angela asked. "Oh, look there's Tom." Angela said as she ran to the edge of the battlements to wave to her old friend.
Goliath walked up beside her. "I wish she could come as well, but believe me when I tell you that she is needed here, and we have to finish our part to help her."
Tom stopped the flying boat near the top of the battlements so Goliath and Angela could climb on.
"It's nice to see you again Tom." Angela said as she ran up to give him a hug.
"Angela, I've missed you. Avalon just isn't the same without you." Tom grinned as he hugged his old friend tightly.
"Tom, we need to get to Avalon as quickly as possible." Goliath said as he brought the bag onto the boat.
"I've heard, but what's the emergency." Tom asked as he began to steer the boat back in the direction he came from.
Goliath came closer to him and whispered. "The Apocalypse is here."
"Really? People have been predicting the end since I was a child Goliath." Tom chuckled.
"Were the Horsemen also running loose then?" Goliath asked sternly.
"Nope, that's a new one." Tom's eyes grew wide as he spoke. "I assume that Angela does not know about this."
"No, and I want to keep it that way until we have no other choice." Goliath replied.
"She's not a child anymore you know." Tom pointed out. "She may need to know what we are up against."
"I'll consider it." Goliath growled.
After a few hours the boat arrived in Avalon. As they departed they found that Oberon and Titania was waiting for them.
"Goliath, it's nice to see you again." Titania said as she came up to hug the gargoyle.
"And you my lady." He returned.
"Goliath, I know why you have come but I need you to know that we cannot help you officially." Oberon said as he stepped up to shake the gargoyles hand.
"Why not?" Goliath snarled in irritation.
"I am Fate Goliath; I can't willingly fight against destiny even if I completely disagree with it." Oberon replied.
"What's he talking about Father?" Angela asked as she looked at both of them curiously.
"You haven't told her. I guess I'm not surprised. It isn't good news after all." Oberon said as he went up to pat her on the shoulder. "The end of the world has begun. Two of the Horsemen currently walk the Earth and you should know that your mother was chosen to be the Horseman known as War."
"When were you going to tell me that?" Angela's eyes flared red as she rounded on Goliath.
"I wasn't until it was necessary." Goliath responded calmly.
"I had a right to know. Is that why we couldn't bring my mother? How did you intend to explain to me that my mother is now the Horseman of War when we returned?" Angela screamed as tears formed in her eyes.
"I was going to tell you nothing, because we are not going to allow that to happen." He stated angrily, then he sighed and calmly continued. "I also did not tell you because as your leader I have the right to make that choice. No, one else besides the council knows what is going on and we intended to keep it that way until we had no other choice."
"You should have stayed and enjoyed your last moments with her Goliath. I have sent the sisters to do their duty and you know that they will succeed." Oberon said sadly. "If it is any conciliation I wish that this didn't have to happen."
"You have to do something. You're the ruler of Avalon and the most powerful being I have ever met. Surely, you can help us." Angela tried to plead with him.
"I cannot. During the time you lived in Avalon Angela you should have learned that we are tasked to uphold destiny. If we fail in that mission then we cease to exist." Oberon said as he began to leave. "I wish things could be different."
"I need to visit my brothers and sisters and then we need to hurry back. I'm not letting my mother deal with this alone." Angela snarled as she walked forward.
…"Elisa, I won't pretend to understand what's been going on the past few years, but if you want to talk I would love to listen." Jason said as he was driving a rental car back to the hotel he stayed at the night before.
"I'm so sorry for acting the way I did." Elisa said earnestly. "I just hope you can forgive me."
"I'm sure you can convince me to." Jason chuckled. Elisa couldn't help but laugh at that. Suddenly Jason slammed on the brakes.
"What the he…" Elisa started but then she noticed the three sisters standing in front of their car.
"You two will do just fine." They said in unison. Suddenly there was a bright yellow flash and Elisa,Jason, and the Fates disappeared.
..."Hello Puck." Death said as he thrust the door open knocking Owen to the ground. Owen quickly changed and Puck rolled to his feet, but War delivered a kick to his head knocking back to the ground.
"Where's that boss of yours?" Death asked as he kneeled down over him. A bright green light flared from Puck as he fired a ray into Death's chest knocking him through the ceiling. Getting to his feet quickly he drew his blades as War leapt at him. He dodged to the right and brought his knee up striking her in the mid section causing her to double over.
Death suddenly appeared behind him and drew a white blade that appeared to be made of light.
Puck ducked just in time to dodge the attempt to sever his head, and then rolled to deliver a quick to War's head as she was attempting to stand. He quickly stood and turned, but was too late as he felt Death's blade enter his chest. Puck screamed as Death withdrew his blade.
War lifted herself up and stood next to Death.
"Where is Xanatos?" Death asked.
Puck's body began to glow a bright green as his eyes filled with hate as he stared at Death.
"Fuck YOU!" He shouted as an explosion emanated from him. The explosion destroyed everything within a five mile radius.
..."Father, you remember Gabriel." Angela reintroduced her father to the leader of the Avalon clan.
"Yes, of course. I wish that we had returned under better circumstances." Goliath said as the two shook hands for a moment.
"Yes, I heard of the plight that your world faces." Gabriel said as they walked through the castle.
"Is there any help you can offer us?" Gabriel looked thoughtful for a moment. "Not much, we cannot afford to anger Oberon." He pointed out.
"What about Arthur. We can wake him. He's supposed to return when he is most needed, and I cant think of a better time than now." Ophelia, Angela's rookery sister said as she came into the room.
"He returned after last time we woke him?" Goliath asked in surprise.
"Yes, he's sleeping now. I suppose we could but we would need to be cautious and make sure Oberon does not discover our involvement."
..."Where are we? Where have you little demons taken us?" Elisa asked as she opened her eyes and found that she and Jason were both tied to chairs in a dark room. She noticed then that Jason appeared to be unconscious, and was bleeding from a split lip.
"If you do not behave I will have to make you as I did with him." The black haired fate shook her head.
"Why have you brought us here?" Elisa asked as she took a moment to calm down and survey her surroundings.
"Because you two are the perfect vessels." The white haired fate said as she carried a large urn to the table between her and Jason.
The blonde haired fate took the lid off of the lid of the urn and began to chant as the other two picked up a decorated box and placed it on the table.
Thick black smoke began to emerge from the urn. Elisa watched in horror as half of the smoke went into Jason's mouth as the white haired fate took the green ring and placed it on his finger.
"Pestilence is reborn." The blonde fate shouted.
Elisa tried to scream as the black haired fate grabbed her hand and slipped the ring on as she could feel the smoke enter her body.
"Famine is reborn. All of the Horsemen have a vessel. Now, the summoning can begin." The blonde Fate shouted as she shut the urn.
"What about Demona?" The white haired fate asked.
"She'll play her role soon enough." The blonde smirked at her.
...Death and War picked themselves up through the rubble of Xanatos's destroyed house.
"What do we do now?" War asked bitterly.
"We find Xanatos. Come we don't have much time." Death said as he left the ruined house.
...Adela heard a loud thud in the room next to the library.
"What was that?" She asked looking at Hudson, but he was already on his way to the door.
As they opened the door Puck fell on the ground at their feet. He was still bleeding from the stab wound from Death, and had turned a pale white.
"Puck what happened to you?" Adela asked as she began trying to bandage his wound when she saw it had gotten infected by something.
"Hudson, have you ever seen anything like this?" Adela asked as she started to worry about her friend.
"No Lass, I'll speak to Galvanis about it, but there may be an answer in these stacks." Hudson said as he left the room. Adela tore through the books looking for anything she could find to help.
...Goliath, Angela, Gabriel, and Ophelia we're leaving the castle when they heard Titania call for them to hold on a minute.
"Goliath, I am sorry that we cannot help you officially, but here." She said as she held out a golden orb. "You'll need this to return Pendragon to life. I hope he can help you."
"Thank you my lady." Goliath said as he accepted the orb.
"I'll buy you as much time as I can. Now, get moving." She said as she went back inside.
"Well, you heard her. Let's go." Goliath said as the group left for Arthur's tomb.
..."Hudson, I believe I've found something that might help." Adela rushed over to him with a book she found.
"Aye Lass it might, but you haven't used any magic since the Arch-mage was removed from you." Hudson pointed out.
"I have to try. Help me gather the ingredients for the spell." Adela said as she went over the spell.
"Are you certain Lass. This spell could consume you." Hudson said worriedly.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing. When I was in trouble he risked his life for me. I can do no less now." Adela said as she tried to convince the mentor of what needed to be done.
"Very well, I will try to help where I can, but I will decide how far you can push yourself." Hudson advised.
"Alright, go get the ingredients and we'll get started." Adela opened the book and began reading over how to cast the spell.