A/N: Okay, I know I said that this was gonna be the last chapter but I didn't want to cram it all into one chapter. So I've split it up and the next one will be the last. Hope you all like this one, got one last twist in this chapter for you all.

Have fun!

Chapter 26: I Love You, Goodbye

Clubhouse

Since it was supposed to be their wedding night; Kenzi and Tamsin both agreed to find other accommodations for the night to give Bo and Lauren some privacy. And boy, were they going to take full advantage of that.

If the second round was any indication, then they were having the most amazing night of their lives right now. As soon as they got in, Bo ripped Lauren's dress in half. She didn't mean to but she was basically chomping at the bit for some contact.

And she got what she asked for. Actually she got more than what she asked for. And now it was on for round two. Even though they were almost exhausted. "You ready to bow out?" Lauren noticed that Bo was the one looking the most tired, and she was the Succubus in the relationship.

Weird.

"Bow out?" Bo scoffed. Pulling her new bride into her lap. "Succubi don't know the meaning of the phrase. Not when it comes to sex. Actually; the fact that you even have to ask insults my ego" she pouted.

Lauren let out a throaty chuckle, "Well…" She moved some hair out of Bo's face. "… We wouldn't want that now would we?" She kissed her slowly. "Never in a million years did I think that if be married. Least of all to a Succubus" she meant that in the nicest way possible.

"I thought you always wanted to get married. You know; settle down, have that boy and girl you always wanted" Bo said.

"I did. And I have them, or at least I will. Although, I would love to know why I named her Shay instead of Charlotte. I honestly thought I was set on that name, and yet here Shay is; causing trouble, one murder at a time" Lauren sighed.

Bo kept a firm grip on Lauren's waist. "We won't let them turn out like that Lauren. They won't be killers in the new future. I promise you that. They'll just be semi-normal kids, with really short tempers" she laughed.

"I just hope we can keep them safe" Lauren had a lot of fears about being a Mother, but that had to be the biggest one. Mostly because the future version of her had already failed at that. She didn't want to follow in her footsteps.

That was one thing that Bo was going to make sure they did, "We will" she kissed her again, assuring her. This whole mess was soon to be over. The only thing they weren't looking forward to, was saying goodbye to Shay and Ethan.

Even though they both drove them crazy; Bo and Lauren loved them. "As much as I'd love to talk about the future; I think we have more important things to do right now. Wouldn't you say?" Lauren bent her head as she began to kiss Bo's neck.

That was enough to make Bo shiver, "Yeah…" She couldn't even get a phrase out. "… I would say" she flipped them over, making her new Wife laugh. She couldn't believe that she was married, and to Lauren of all people. It just made her all that happier.

This was the start of a whole new future.

One that went their way.

The Dal

Since their Parents were busy, 'getting busy'. Shay and Ethan hung back at the Dal, with their Aunts and their Uncle who was still broody over losing his daughter. Although he was smiling when Tamsin was sitting next to him during the ceremony.

Apples and Oranges.

But Dyson had retreated to drinking alone by the bar. The only person who really understood what he was going through right now, was Shay. So she poured him a glass of whiskey, sliding it over to him. "You know, if you keep this whole puppy dog look up then you're never gonna bed Tamsin" she knocked back her glass.

Immediately realising what she just said.

"Tamsin?" Dyson frowned, "Why would I sleep with Tamsin?" then he realised himself. That was why Sasha looked so familiar. Her blonde hair, and her eyes. He'd seen them before, all the time; on Tamsin. "It's her isn't it? She's Sasha's Mother?" he couldn't believe. It.

And Shay couldn't believe that she just blurted that out, she was normally good with keeping secrets. But this was bad, she couldn't let him jeopardise Sasha's existence. So she grabbed his wrist, making him look into her eyes.

"Forget what I just said. You still don't know who Sasha's Mother is. But you want to find her, because you want your daughter back more than anything. And you know, it wouldn't hurt to pursue a romantic relationship with a certain Blonde Valkyrie. I think you two might be made for each other" she smiled at him.

Dyson blinked, that was strange. "Sorry, what was I saying?" he frowned, honestly not remembering.

"You were telling me how Beautiful you thought Tamsin looked tonight. I agree, she was smoking hot during the ceremony. Get in there man…" Shay poked his shoulder playfully. "… Go mix it up" she spurred him on.

"Yeah, maybe you're right. She did look gorgeous. I can see why Sasha loved you so much Shay; you're a good person" He winked at her with a smile.

Shay just shrugged, "I try"

Ethan walked over as Dyson was leaving, and he saw everything from where he sat. "You blew it didn't you?" he saw her burry her head in her hands. "I knew it was only a matter of time. But you did the right thing and fixed it. And not a second too late, I might add" he didn't want Sasha to be non-existent either.

She knew that she made a mistake, but she remedied it soon after. "I know; you don't have to tell me twice. But that's not to say that I didn't give him a little nudge, in the right direction" she smiled cunningly.

"Shay, you know we're not supposed to mess with fate" Ethan sighed, this was so like her. Always doing the opposite of what he told her to do. Or what anyone told her to do actually.

She just looked at him dumb, "Please don't tell me you actually believe in that crap?" she started laughing. "When're you gonna learn brother? There's no such thing as Fate. Our life is what we make it. Nothing's destined. Hell, if we hadn't told Bo and Lauren about us then maybe they wouldn't have kids" she thought it over.

"They're meant to have us Shay. Otherwise, why would we be here now?" Ethan countered her statement.

"The future changes all the time. We could be part of an alternate universe. All we need is for someone somewhere to step on a butterfly and then poof!" she made a gesture with her hands. "We're dust"

Ethan shook his head while rolling his eyes, "God you're so dramatic" it was hard to believe sometimes.

Shay punched his arm, "I prefer the term realistic…" She wasn't going to be made out to be some drama queen. Even though she was sometimes. "… So, how's the whole trip to Tartarus thing gonna work?" She asked.

"Well, I'm not about to let you go back there. So it'll just be me and Bo; or just me. It's not like she needs to be there. I guess we'll have to talk to her about it. Let's just let them have tonight, okay" He finished yet another glass of whiskey, and he was starting to feel it too.

And Shay noticed this, because as Hybrids their bodies regenerated faster than normal. Getting drunk wasn't an option for them. "Hey? You okay?" She touched his shoulder.

Ethan felt like he was having a cold sweat, but it was probably all of the stress from the least few weeks. It was nothing to worry about. "Yeah, I'm fine. Actually, I think I'm just gonna crash downstairs. Don't stay up too late" he winked at her, then walked passed her and into the back.

Shay didn't know why, but she could sense that something was off with him. Maybe she was tipsy herself. Things had been very stressful lately. Yeah, that's all it was. After a few more minutes, she finished her own drink and decided to call it a night.

On her way into the back, she noticed that Dyson and Tamsin were laughing up a storm while getting very close to each other. At least he was listening to her advice.

Next Morning

When Ethan woke up, he felt different. Weaker somehow. He looked at himself in the mirror and he looked the same, nothing was different in that aspect. But he didn't feel as invincible as he used to, for lack of a better word.

He decided to test it out, and tried shifting his eyes to blue. And they turned, but for as long as he wanted them to. They flickered uncontrollably and turned back to their normal hazel colour. That wasn't good. What the hell was happening to him?

One last test, was his healing ability.

Ethan grabbed his sword, making a small cut on the inside of his arm. And as he predicted, he wasn't healing. This was really bad. "Shit" he sighed, pulling his sleeve down. He needed to know what was causing this, first he needed to know if the same had happened to Shay.

Telling her wasn't going to be easy, she'd just freak out in him. But he needed to tell someone, because if his powers were truly gone then this mission was compromised. He left his room, knocking on Shay's door. She didn't answer so he just kept banging on the wood.

Shay opened the door with a groan, "What?! Come on man, is it too much to ask to let me sleep?!" She rubbed her eyes. "Not cool bro"

"Sorry, but we've got a little problem. And when I say little, I mean huge…" He pushed into her room, telling her to close the door behind her. "… It's really bad Shay" he didn't know what to think, or do.

It took a while for Shay to process what he was saying, but she could the hint that something was wrong. So she just held her hands up, "Whoa! Slow down. What's the deal?" She had to have it from the beginning.

Ethan pulled up his sleeve, showing her his wound. "My powers are gone" he said.

She walked forward, holding his arm and seeing the small cut that hadn't healed. "I don't understand…" She shook her head. "… How is this even possible? You had them last night, didn't you?" She asked.

"Yeah. But I dunno, ever since I woke up this morning I've been feeling different. I feel weaker, like I don't have a lot of strength you know? What about you? Do you feel different?" He had to see if it was the same with her.

"No, I don't feel anything…" Shay honestly didn't, she felt the same as everyday. Her brother asked her to shift her eyes, so she did and they stayed that way until she stopped it. "… Can you shift your eyes?"

Ethan sighed, "Only for half a second, then they flicker and change back. I don't understand what's happening to me!" He rubbed his face. "If my powers are gone, then that means I'm all human now" he realised.

Shay shook her head, "We don't know what it means yet. We just need to talk to Mom, she can find out what's wrong with you. Because as long as you're like this, you can't go down to Tartarus. It's too dangerous for you" she had to help him.

"I know" he breathed.

"Come on, let's go up to the bar and then give them a call. Just uh, let me change first" She ushered him out of the room, she had to wear something other than boy shorts if she was going upstairs.

Later

Bo and Lauren were less than thrilled when they had a call telling them that they were needed back at the Dal. Mostly because they'd planned to have a quiet morning all to themselves. But when they heard that something was wrong with Ethan, they dropped their plans and rushed right over.

"What's the problem?" Lauren went straight to her son, seeing that he looked a little different than usual. "Are you sick?" she didn't understand; he was fine last night.

"Depends on what your definition is…" He smiled awkwardly. Then lifted up his sleeve, showing them his wound that still hadn't healed. Not even a little bit. "… I'm not healing. And to top that off, I'm feeling weaker and less strong than I used to be. I'm pretty sure my powers have gone" he explained.

Bo frowned, "How can that be?" She turned to Shay, who was filling up a small glass with her blood. She didn't really need to ask the question, but she had to check. "What about you?" She asked her.

Shay shook her head, handing him the glass to heal his cut. "I feel fine. And my powers are still with me. Whatever's happening, it's only happening to him…" She gestured to her brother. "… Can you figure out what's going on?" She asked Lauren.

"Uh…" Lauren stammered. "… I don't really know what I'd be looking for but I can still run a few tests and see what's going on with you. So, let's head over to the lab. Hopefully this is just a glitch and you'll be back to your Hybrid self in no time" she smiled.

"Yeah, hopefully" Due to him feeling weak, Ethan was tired too. So he held onto his Mother as they walked out of the bar. He just hoped that she could fix whatever this was.

When Bo looked to Shay, she could tell that her daughter was freaking out, and she also knew why. "Hey?" She placed both hands on her shoulders, "You're not gonna lose him. None of us are. Lauren will fix this, she always does. Come on" she pushed her towards the door.

The Clinic (Later)

On the ride over, Ethan began to exhibit some very worrying symptoms. He began to run a fever and was coughing all the time. Whatever this thing was, it wasn't good. Once inside the lab, Lauren got him onto a bed and began to check his breathing with her stethoscope.

The things that she was hearing didn't sound right for someone of his age and health, "Are you having trouble breathing?" She asked him while she kept checking.

Ethan nodded, "Kinda feel like my shirt is suffocating me…" He kept clutching at the front of his shirt in annoyance. "… You mind if I take it off?" He didn't want to make anyone feel awkward. But they weren't strangers; they were family.

"Go ahead, anything to make you more comfortable…" Lauren helped him lift it over his head, and when she did she had to gasp. Ethan had bruising all over his abdomen. It was almost as if he'd been kicked in the ribs. "… Okay, this's definitely weird. But I've gotten a clearer idea of why you can't breathe" she could tell by the bruising.

Bo and Shay stood next to the bed, they'd never seen anything like this. And more importantly, they were so frustrated because they didn't know what was causing it. "I gave him my blood before we left the bar; that should've prevented this" Shay was baffled.

Lauren understood her way of thinking, "I know. But it sort of looks like it's had the opposite effect on him. Even his cut is splitting open again…" She looked at his forearm. "… I'm gonna fix your breathing, and then I'm gonna take some blood and run some tests"

"Where'd you want me?" Shay jumped over to her Mother's side, ready to help.

"Not here…" Lauren said, "… You're too emotional right now. Look at your hands, they're shaking. Just stay by his side, Bo and I can handle this. It's all gonna be okay" she smiled assuringly. Shay's emotions made her unstable, and that wasn't what Lauren needed right now.

Although, Bo's emotions weren't much better. "I'm no Doctor, but I'll do my best for whatever you need. What'd you want me to do?" She asked her Wife, taking her jacket off and placing it to the side.

"Over there…" Lauren nodded to her work desk, "… Second cabinet, there's a bunch of empty syringes and packed needles. I need one of each, but the make the needle a little longer than the standard ones" she hoped that made sense.

Thankfully, Bo was able to find what Lauren asked for. And she ran right back to the bed, handing them to her. "What'd you need those for?' Like she said, she wasn't a Doctor. She needed explanations.

Lauren fixed the bed so that Ethan was laying comfortably, but he was taking this like a champ so that was a good thing. "The bruising over his ribs would indicate that he's got a collapsed lung, that's why he's having trouble breathing. If I can remove the excess air from his chest cavity, he'll breathe better" she ripped open the packets from the syringe and the needle.

Shay stood next to her brother, holding his hand. She thought giving him her blood would've helped him, but now it'd done the opposite. "You're gonna be fine. This's nothing. You've come back from worse" she gave him a smile.

"I don't know if I have" Ethan tried to laugh, but it was hurting too much.

Before she did anything, Lauren wanted to prepare him. "I'm gonna have to insert the needle into your chest. Instead of sugar coating it, I'll just tell you that it's going to hurt. A lot. Are you ready?" She asked him.

He took what little breath he had, nodding. "Ready"

Lauren began inserting the needle through his skin, hearing him moan like she knew he would. She the point she had to get to and she was there, so she slowly started to pull the plunger from the syringe until she removed it completely.

They all heard the wisp of air that escaped his lungs, and as soon as it did he began to breathe normally. And that was a blessing to Lauren's ears, she asked Bo to get her some tape so she could secure the tube. She then took some samples of his blood, "I'm gonna find out what's going on" she touched his cheek with a smile.

"Well. If anyone can, it's probably you" He smiled back.

With that, Lauren walked away with the samples. Minutes into her investigation, Lauren could see tons of abnormalities with his blood. But the most pressing matter, was that his Hybrid cells were all but gone. And his Human cells were dying off too.

This was baffling.

When Bo saw the look on Lauren's face, she rushed right over. "Could this have something to do with the Cobra bites? Maybe the venom was too strong" she was trying to find something to explain this.

Lauren shook her head, "No, you were bitten more times than he was. And not to be rude, but if anyone was going to have problems afterward, it would be you since you're not immortal and all" she smiled while apologising.

"Yeah, and neither is he anymore by the looks of it…" While Bo was with him, he looked very ill. "… Do you know what's happening to him?" She asked.

"I have an idea, but I don't understand what's causing it. It's like his body is shutting down, first his powers leave him and now it looks like his organs are shutting down. And I have no clue how to stop them from doing that" Lauren sighed, she was stumped.

Bo placed a hand on her back, "You'll find a way babe; you always do"

Lauren stood from her stool, "And what if I don't this time?" She was worried. "Can you imagine what would happen if Shay lost him? She'd lose her mind. And I don't wanna lose him either, we just found them!"

To stop her from freaking out, Bo embraced her tight. "We're not gonna lose him. We just need to figure this thing out okay?" She kissed her head then pulled her over to where Ethan laid with Shay standing next to him. "Breathing better?" She asked.

Ethan gave a small shrug, "Better than I was earlier…" He was grateful for that. "… Did you find anything in my blood?" He was interested to know what was happening to him. He could see that his Parents knew something. "You can tell me the truth. I'm a big boy; I can handle it" he told them.

"You're blood work is strange…" Lauren stood next to his bed, "… You're Fae genes are all but gone, and your Human cells seem to be attacking themselves. I haven't figured out why yet…" She said, "… But I will, I just need time" she held his hand.

Before he could even say anything, Ethan felt a surge of power flow through him. Looking down, he saw his hand glow. Like it would when he would use his incubus abilities. He pulled his hand away from Lauren, and as soon as he did the glowing stopped and he felt weak again.

"What the hell was that?" Shay saw it all, and she was confused.

He moved his hand forward, and the closer he got to Lauren's abdomen; the more his hand began to glow. He felt himself getting stronger again, "I don't believe this" he let out a laugh, resting his hand on her stomach. When he did, the glow spread to the cut on his forearm and it healed.

So did the bruising on his ribs.

Lauren looked down, seeing the same thing. "What's happening?" She was flipping out a little here.

Ethan pulled back again, and the flow of power stopped but his wounds didn't come back. And he felt stronger than what he was. He pulled the tube from his skin, he didn't need it anymore. "Well, that explains it" he said.

"Can you explain it to us? Because we don't have a clue to what's going on" Bo had never seen something like that.

"My powers have left me because they're of better use to someone else…" He turned to Lauren, smiling. "… You. You need protection for the cargo you're carrying" he averted her eyes to her stomach again.

That was when Shay caught on, "Oooh, Oooh!" She pointed at Lauren, jumping up and down. "You've got a bun in your oven!" She exclaimed.

Bo felt like she was going to faint, but then again she knew this was supposed to happen. She just didn't think it would happen this soon. "You mean she's…" She pointed to her Wife, seeing Ethan nod. "… And that means—" she couldn't form real sentences.

"It means there're now two versions of me in this time…" He laughed, the only one who took a while to catch up was Lauren. But once she did, she and Bo took a second to bask in their moment. "… Congratulations"

Lauren wondered why she felt so amped after Bo fed her all that chi last night, maybe this was why. "So what does this mean? For you, I mean?" She asked him.

"I dunno…" He shrugged, "… But it's not a coincidence that I got sick as soon as it happened. I can only assume that the more your pregnancy progresses; the more I'll get sick. Until, I'll vanish completely" he didn't think he'd have an end.

Shay wasn't okay with that, "No, there has to be something we can do! Right?" She looked at her Parents. But they weren't giving her answers. "Come on! This isn't the first time that we've been dealt a shitty hand. And nine times out of ten we always win" she couldn't give up.

Ethan held her hand, "Maybe this's the one time we don't…" He watched her start to well up. "… I know this isn't something you wanna hear Shay. But you need to come to terms with the fact that I'm gonna die; and soon" he closed his eyes, feeling his body weaken again.

She let a tear fall, "I just don't understand why this's happening. Draven already existed in this time and he didn't get sick when he got here. Why is it only happening to you?" She didn't understand it.

"Maybe Jack took precautions before sending him here…" Ethan offered an explication but he honesty didn't have an idea. "… Or maybe it's because I'm a Hybrid. We'll never know why it's happening. What matters, is that it is happening Shay" he had to get her ready for this.

"No! It's not fair! Why's it always us?" She began to lose her head.

Predicting this, Ethan stood from the bed with a groan. Turns out the bruising had gone but the pain was still there. But that didn't stop him from bringing her into a hug. Shirt or no shirt, his sister needed comfort. He held her until she cried it all out. "It's gonna be okay"

She shook her head, "No it's not…" She cried. "… You promised you'd never leave me!" that was the one promise that she thought he'd keep. Since they were immortal and all. "And we already made a new deal not to break our promises" she reminded him.

He smiled, remembering that. "I know. But maybe you'll just have to give me this one" he didn't know how to deal with this. He was just playing the role he was given. And if this was how it was meant to go, then so be it.

Minutes later, Ethan began to get weak again. But his breathing remained normal, which was good. So he laid back down on the bed. Lauren wanted to let him do whatever it was that he just did, but he refused. Telling her that he didn't want to harm her by taking the power back.

It was meant for her now.

Shay was safe, since she wasn't going to be born for a few more years. But that didn't stop her from feeling like she was dying herself. First she had to say goodbye to Sasha and now her brother. He was the only one she listened to. How was she going to survive without him?

So she was taking action, instead of waiting for him to die. She was going to bring their plans forward, so she could save him this pain. "We need to end this now…" She told the three of them, catching them off guard. "… We need to go to Tartarus, and kill that son of a bitch"

"And what happened to you not wanting to go back down there?" Bo asked, remembering how terrified Shay was when they spoke about it last time. "You were dead set against going"

"Yeah well, that was before my brother started dying!" Shay was on the verge of losing her control, and once her control was gone then that left the darkness inside her. She wasn't going to let that come to the surface. "Plus, you forget; I've been there already. I'm the perfect tour guide"

Ethan shook his head, trying to sit up but it just wasn't happening while he was aching. "No, you can't fight him Shay, not with your head like it is. You're too unstable" he was truthful.

She frowned at him, "So what am I supposed to do?! Sit for here and wait for you to die?! NO!" She yelled, "I won't do that! This isn't how it ends for us. We both go home, in one piece. That was the plan, and that's the way it's gonna stay" she said.

"How about I just go?" Bo stepped forward. "Then you won't have to relive whatever horrors my Father put you through, and I can go in and get the job done. You said he's weakened in this time right?" She looked to Ethan.

He nodded, "Weak enough to go up against a Hybrid. But strong enough to beat you. He is after all, still a God. No offence" he gave a small smile. He didn't mean anything by it.

Bo just smiled, "None taken. So I guess that means I'm gonna be needed Hybrid backup. And since you're out of commission, then Shay is a close second. But I'm not taking you done there if you can't handle this. So tell me…" She stood next to her. "… Can you do this?"

Shay nodded, she was going to drive that magical knife through his heart. "I can do this" she was ready to take that bastard down.

Since there was no way that Bo was taking Lauren with her, not now with everything going on. She and Shay were going alone. But this was also goodbye from all of them. So while Bo was saying good bye to Ethan.

Lauren and Shay were taking a moment to themselves. "I wanna give you something…" Shay reached into her jacket pocket, taking out a small chain with a locket attached to it. "… Future you; gave me this when I turned three. Inside it, are the last words you ever said to me. You know, before umm…" She couldn't finish her sentence.

"It's okay Shay…" Lauren touched her hands. "… It's not gonna happen again"

Shay just nodded, she hoped it wouldn't. But that's why she was going this, to make sure that it wouldn't. She placed the necklace into her Mother's hands, closing and holding them tight. "Maybe you could give it back to me in a few years"

That was one thing Lauren was going to miss, that smile. She couldn't hold in her tears, they were falling freely. She hugged her tight, she couldn't leave it last long since they had to leave. "I love you Shay"

"You won't be saying that in a few years. You're gonna have your hands full with me…" Shay laughed, not breaking their hug. "… I love you so much Mom" she gave her one last squeeze, then pulled back.

Before they left, Shay told Lauren not to open the locket until she left. She just wanted that hug to be the last encounter between them. So with a final kiss from Bo, they both left to grab the sword back at the Clubhouse. That was their most important accessory.

Lauren waited for them to leave, and once they did she opened up the locket and read the enact option on the inside. "You're my world" she read it aloud. She could understand why she would say that, since Shay was all she had in that future. But it still made her cry.

Ethan managed to get up from his bed, he saw Lauren sobbing. Looking over her shoulder, he saw that she was holding Shay's locket. He always watched Shay mess around with that when they were kids, it was the only thing that Jack ever let her keep from her time with Lauren.

"I guess it's just you and me now…" He came to stand beside her, "… For a while anyway" he laughed.

This was it.

This was Goodbye.

A/N: Aww, doesn't that break your heart? Next chapter will be the last. Along with an epilogue, maybe. I'll have to see if I have time. I'm gonna try my hardest though. Leave me a review. Xoxo.