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It felt like ages as Blaine waited for Kurt to wake up. Luckily Carole had known what had happened to Kurt and once she had been able to think, she had helped Blaine. She had given Kurt some sedatives to pull him out of his vision and into a dreamless sleep. It had been almost twelve hours ago. Kurt was lying still in his bed, breathing slowly. Blaine was sitting beside him with Kurt's hand in his, watching every small movement Kurt made. It was time for him to wake up.

Minutes later, Kurt opened his eyes but he wasn't fully awake. Blaine talked to him but Kurt didn't reply. He closed his eyes and fell back asleep again. It took him two more hours to open his eyes again. This time, he saw Blaine and heard his voice but needed a few more minutes to be able to communicate. Carole must have heard him because she and Finn joined the boys downstairs.

"What's wrong?" Kurt asked quietly. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"Do you remember what happened?" Carole asked.

Kurt closed his eyes and tried to remember. His last memory was being downstairs with Finn and Blaine and training with them.

"We were practicing. Blaine was amazing" Kurt smiled weakly.

"You had a vision" Blaine explained but avoided the others' eyes. Carole had asked him not to tell Kurt anything because he had to rest and heal but he couldn't hold back important informations from his boyfriend. He needed to know what had happened to his father. "It was... strange. You didn't wake up."

"You lost control over your power" Carole said. "You were trapped in that vision and we gave you sedatives to end it."

Vision... Kurt barely remembered it. Now that the others mentioned it, he had really had a vision. It was about his father. Kurt's eyes widened.

"Dad! He's in danger!" he said and tried to sit up but he was still too weak.

"We know, Kurt. You told us a few details, so we knew that he was in danger" Blaine said quietly.

He looked at Carole who was close to tears again and at Finn who pressed his eyes closed, so nobody could see how he felt.

"Where's he?" Kurt asked in fear.

"We didn't know where he was" Carole said, blinking hard to get rid of her tears. "We tried to call him, we alerted every available superhero in the town, we tried everything but..."

"Is he dead?" Kurt asked. He was crying as well. If something had happened to his father, it was all his fault.

"No" Carole answered.

"We're not sure" Blaine corrected. "We couldn't find him but from the signs, it seemed like he was kidnapped."

"The old warehouse" Kurt said. "He was there. He found Dark Shadow but he was invisible. Dad didn't see..."

"Mr Schue found a syringe" Blaine nodded. "And his mask."

Kurt pulled his legs to his chest and leaned his head on his knees. He had seen everything. He had known where his father had been, he should have found him in time and helped him. But he had been stuck in his vision and couldn't find a way out of it. It was all his fault that his father had gone missing.

"How long?" he asked.

"Fourteen hours" Finn answered. It was the first time he talked since Burt's disappearance.

"Everybody's searching for him. They will find him" Carole said but Kurt knew it wasn't true. She was just as worried and helpless as him.

"Would you guys leave me alone?" Kurt asked quietly.

Nobody blamed him but he knew what a big mistake he had done. He couldn't bear seeing the pain in the others' eyes, it was just too much for him.

"Kurt, it wasn't your fault..." Blaine started but fell silent the second when Kurt looked at him angrily.

"Leave. Me. Alone" he hissed.

Blaine gulped and nodded. He wanted to comfort Kurt so badly but he knew that he couldn't say anything to make Kurt feel better.

"I will be waiting upstairs" Blaine said and followed the others to the stairs. "If you want to talk to someone, just call me and I will be back in a minute."

Kurt tried to smile at him for being so good to him, even after what Kurt had said, but he was unable to force out a smile. So he nodded and thanked the others their help.

When the door was closed behind Blaine, Kurt threw himself back into his bed and started sobbing. He cried because he was worried about his father. He cried because he disappointed everyone who believed in him. And he cried because the superheroes were left without their leader and Kurt was scared of the future where their enemy seemed too strong to defeat them.

~ o ~

Dark Shadow smiled down at the unconscious man lying at his feet. It had been so easy to get Silver Bear alone and attack him. Almost too easy. But now he was here, right where Dark Shadow needed him and he was going to help him get ready with his final attack. He couldn't wait to see Silver Bear's face when he would tell him that everything he had built up was gone. And he only had to wait a little more for that.

The door opened and Dark Shadow turned towards the men entering the room. Sebastian stepped inside first and motioned for the other two men to follow him. They were both under the effect of his power, their eyes were glassy and they moved automatically.

"Are you ready?" Dark Shadow asked.

"Attila?" Sebastian asked as he turned to the older man.

"The machine is ready" Attila answered.

"Good" Dark Shadow replied. "Then it's time to run a few tests. I want it to be perfect for tomorrow."

"Do you want us to try it on the prisoners?" Sebastian asked.

"Yes" Dark Shadow nodded and turned back towards Burt. "Get Elliot ready. Once everybody's awake, I want to try if his power is strong enough with the machine's help to put the superheroes into sleep. But make sure it doesn't affect us."

"Like we agreed" Sebastian nodded.

"You will stay with him and keep him under control. We can't risk anything" Dark Shadow said.

"Yes, Sir" Sebastian nodded and turned to leave but Dark Shadow stopped him.

"Oh, and Sebastian" he called after the man. "I never give second chances. You're an exception. But if you try to trick me again, I will run the tests on you and believe me, I won't be upset if something happens to you. Do you understand?"

Sebastian nodded. He knew that he couldn't disappoint Dark Shadow again because it would mean the end of his life.

~ o ~

Later that night when Carole sent Finn back into his room to have some sleep and went to rest herself, Blaine was left alone in the living room. Carole asked him to have some sleep as well but Blaine dismissed the idea. Now that Burt wasn't there to keep an eye on his family, it was Blaine's job to make sure none of them got hurt. He had promised Burt that he would keep his family safe and he always kept his promises. Besides, he was worried about Kurt.

The boy hadn't come out of his room since he had heard the news about his father. Blaine had tried to convince him to eat something and talk to him but Kurt hadn't even replied when he had knocked on his door. Blaine had given up after a while and had gone back to his place in the living room.

The house fell quiet and Blaine sat down onto the couch when he was sure every door was locked and the guards were still outside, watching the house. Now that he was alone he could think about their possibilities. No matter what Mr Schue had told the others, they couldn't keep it secret that Burt had gone missing and it caused panic of course. Silver Bear was the person everybody respected and thought that he was invincible. Most of those guys outside hadn't known about Burt's heart attack months ago and now that they knew he wasn't invulnerable... They doubted that Burt was the right person to lead them.

Blaine couldn't blame them, though. If he had been one of those guys, he would have felt the same way. He was one of the few people who knew Burt personally and saw the true superhero he was. Most of the superheroes had never met Burt personally or only for a short time, so they knew nothing about him. They didn't know his family's secret either and they didn't know how much pain Burt had gone through because of Dark Shadow. But Blaine swore that he would do everything to help keep their society together, find the enemy and lock them up for forever. The Hudmels were such a beautiful family, they deserved the best.

He heard a loud thud and a gasp coming from Kurt's room and he jumped up immediately. Fearing that Kurt was attacked while being alone, he rushed to his room and tried to open it. It was locked and Blaine groaned in frustration. Of course Kurt had to lock his door.

He ran back a few steps and turned back towards the door. He had broken in a door once when he had been in high school but it had been a hard job and his shoulder had been aching for weeks. He had to be more careful this time. He took a deep breath and rushed towards the door. He was so worried about Kurt that he put his whole strength into the attack and pushed Kurt's door open for the first try. He almost fell down the stairs but he was able to grab the railing in the last second. He ran down, ready to fight whoever attacked them but he found Kurt completely alone, sitting on his bed.

"What the hell are you doing?" Kurt gasped.

"I... I thought you were attacked" Blaine muttered.

"How would I be attacked? My room's in the basement and the windows aren't big enough for a child to sneak in. Trust me, I tried" Kurt explained.

"I..."

Blaine was interrupted with Finn, Carole and a few guards from outside.

"What happened here?" Carole gasped when she saw the door.

"Blaine thought that I was attacked" Kurt sighed tiredly.

Everybody turned towards Blaine.

"I heard noises!" he explained.

"It's okay, honey, I will call someone to repair the door" Carole smiled. She was always so kind towards him.

"I can do it" one of the guards volunteered and waved towards the door. Within seconds, the door was repaired.

"That was cool" Finn said in awe.

"I can repair everything" the guard shrugged

"Thank you for coming down, guys, but as you see, I'm completely fine" Kurt said. "Would you please leave me alone?"

"Of course. It's late, and you should sleep. Both of you" Carole said, giving Blaine a pointed look.

Everybody left the room except for Blaine who stayed right beside the stairs. Kurt didn't look at him. He closed his eyes and got lost in his previous thoughts. Blaine took a few steps closer to him.

"Are you alright?" Blaine asked.

"Blaine, I really need to be alone" Kurt said and opened his eyes again.

Blaine opened his mouth to ask him why when he saw a few objects on the floor. Photos, presents he knew Kurt had gotten from Burt, Burt's favourite shirt... they were thrown onto the floor.

"What are you doing with these?" Blaine asked.

Kurt sighed and rubbed his forehead. He was so pale that Blaine was afraid he would faint in any second and he seemed tired. Very tired.

"I'm trying to get a vision" Kurt explained.

Blaine's eyes widened. Kurt had almost been hurt from his last vision, he needed to rest and most importantly, avoid his powers for a very long time because he could seriously injure himself if he wasn't ready.

"No" he said and grabbed the photo from Kurt's hand. "I won't let you do this."

"Give it back!" Kurt said and stood up from the bed.

"No, Kurt. I know how you're feeling but you can't blame yourself for what happened. We will find your father and bring him home safely" Blaine said and backed away from Kurt when he tried to grab the photo from Blaine's hand.

"You don't understand!" Kurt said in frustration.

"I do" Blaine replied. "You want to find him and you have a pretty good power for that. It's completely understandable that you want to help but forcing out a vision is suicide. I won't let you get hurt again."

"I need to do something!" Kurt said, a little louder than he intended. "Give it back."

"No."

"Blaine..." Kurt whispered. He felt his anger, fear and frustration boiling inside of him and Blaine wasn't helping at all.

"No, Kurt. You need to calm down and have some rest before you hurt yourself" Blaine said.

"I don't care if I get hurt!" Kurt shouted. "I need to find my father, now!"

"Kurt..."

Kurt felt when he lost control. He opened his mouth to alert Blaine but it happened too fast. His body moved against his will, he watched as his arms rose towards his boyfriend and saw his shield appear in front of him. Blaine's eyes widened and took a step back but he wasn't fast enough. Kurt pushed his shield forward, it hit Blaine in his chest and sent him flying across the room. He was thrown against the wall, hit his back and head and fell to the ground.

"Oh my God" Kurt whispered and took a hesitant step forward. "Blaine, I... I'm so sorry. I didn't... I didn't want to hurt you."

Blaine stood up, using the wall to support his weight. He felt slightly dizzy and his head hurt like hell. Kurt walked closer to him but stopped when he saw the fear in Blaine's eyes. Blaine was scared of him. He had hurt the man he loved and now Blaine didn't want him to get close to him.

"I'm so sorry" Kurt said again.

"We will talk tomorrow" Blaine said and slowly made his way towards the stairs. He wasn't angry but Kurt needed time to calm down before he would hurt somebody else. "Get some sleep, Kurt. We will discuss our plan in the morning."

"Blaine..."

Blaine walked upstairs and shut the door behind him. When he was gone, Kurt fell to his knees and began to cry. The last thing he wanted was to hurt Blaine but it was too late to change the past.

~ o ~

Kurt didn't get too much sleep that night. He was worried that Blaine was hurt but didn't dare get close to him. He was the one who had hurt Blaine and he was afraid of himself. What if he would lose control and hurt him again?

But in the morning, he had no chance to hide in his room any longer. The others wanted to talk to him and he had to go upstairs. Once he walked into the kitchen and everybody turned towards him, it was obvious that they knew what had happened the previous night. Carole should have heard them or Blaine had told them everything, Kurt didn't know but his concerned gaze made his chest tighten and he almost started crying again.

"Good morning" he said and turned to Blaine. "I'm sorry. I know that I was wrong yesterday and you only wanted to help me. I should have listened to you and let you help me."

"You're right" Blaine said softly.

"I know what you think but it won't happen again. I learned the lesson and I understand that I need to learn how control my power before using it" Kurt said.

"We will help you" Carole said. "Believe me, we all feel the same way. You're worried because of your father and it's alright."

"Yesterday was an accident" Blaine said. "I'm not angry, so stop blaming yourself."

To Kurt's surprise, Blaine got up from his seat and hugged him.

"Besides... what you did yesterday was pretty cool" Blaine smiled.

Kurt frowned. Blaine must have hit his head pretty badly.

"Don't you see?" Blaine continued. "You believed that you could use your shield to fight back and you were right."

Kurt blinked in confusion. He had no idea why Blaine was so happy because he had attacked him. Oh, wait...

"I did it" Kurt whispered.

"You did" Blaine agreed.

"I did it!" Kurt said again.

"You still need to learn how to control it" Carole said seriously. "I'm glad you can defend yourself but you need to avoid accidents."

"It won't happen again, I swear" Kurt promised and turned to Blaine. "I don't know if you're ready but..."

"Let me have something for breakfast and then I will be all yours" Blaine winked.

"And if you're ready to kick his ass, call me too" Finn said. "I have to see what you're capable of."

Kurt almost cried. He was so glad to have such a supportive family.

"Thank you, guys" he said. "I love you."

"We love you too, honey" Carole said. "Everything will be alright. You have to believe it."

Kurt nodded. Carole was right: it was the darkest time of their lives but they had to stick together and believe that they would get over this crisis in one piece.

~ o ~

"Holding you in my arms when I couldn't do anything to help you, it was the worst thing in my life. You can't do this to me again. Promise me that you won't."

It had broken his heart hearing Blaine say those words. He had promised, of course, that he would tell him when he was too exhausted to continue. They had been in Kurt's room for most of the day and Kurt was panting, his hands shaking as he prepared himself for the next attack. He couldn't do it much longer but it was hard to give up. He was getting better, he could slam Blaine to the wall several times without taking a step forward but it wasn't enough. He had to be perfect. They didn't know when they would be attacked and Kurt had to be ready to defend his family and Blaine.

"Let's take a break" Blaine said.

"Just one more" Kurt said.

"Kurt..." Blaine turned towards him.

"Right. I promised" Kurt sighed and took a step back.

"Have some rest and then we can continue" Blaine said.

Kurt smiled at him and nodded. He was exhausted and thirsty and Blaine must have felt the same way.

"Do you want something to drink?" Kurt asked.

"And some food" Blaine laughed. "I will bring something for us, okay?"

"Thank you" Kurt said and kissed Blaine before he let him go.

Blaine barely reached the stairs when he heard a soft thud behind him. He turned around and his eyes widened when he saw Kurt lying on the ground. He rushed back to his side and pulled him into his arms. He knew the signs very well to know that Kurt was having a vision. Fearing that the events from earlier would repeat themselves, he tried to shake Kurt awake. He couldn't let him be trapped in his vision again.

Kurt found himself in a large and hell room. It had to be in one of those old mansions of Lima he loved so much. The furniture was expensive, antique and absolutely perfect for the room. But Kurt only paid attention for a second because of the people in the room.

One of them was Dark Shadow, that was sure, and Kurt cursed silently when he realised he couldn't see his face. He didn't have a mask on him this time but no matter where Kurt walked in the room, his face stayed hidden from him. He didn't know how it was possible. He always saw faces in his visions, Dark Shadow was the only exception.

But he wasn't the only one Kurt knew from his past. The other man standing beside him was Sebastian Smythe. Sebastian who was supposed to be in jail.

"Is he ready?" Dark Shadow asked.

"Yeah" Sebastian smiled. "Come on, Elliot. Show us what you know."

Kurt turned towards the weird looking machine in the centre of the room. There was a man lying inside of it and Kurt could tell from his glassy eyes that he was under Sebastian's control.

"Is it working?" Dark Shadow asked impatiently.

"We will find out soon" Sebastian answered and pressed a button on the machine.

A weird thing happened to Kurt. He was pulled out of the house and into another one. Then another one. It happened again and again who knew how many times and Kurt started getting sick from the quick movements.

Kurt opened his eyes and sat up. He was breathing heavily and felt like he would throw up in any second.

"Are you alright?" Blaine asked in concern.

The last pictures of his vision ran through his mind again and Kurt grabbed Blaine's arm desperately. He knew what was going to happen and he had to save Blaine, no matter what.

"Kurt, what are you doing?" Blaine asked as Kurt pressed his body to his and formed a shield around the two of them. "What are you... What is this?"

"Don't move. You have to stay within my shield" Kurt explained as he watched the barely visible waves of Elliot's power enter his room through the walls.

"What is this?" Blaine asked.

"Don't" Kurt said when Blaine tried to reach out towards the waves. "Dark Shadow has a machine. I think it's to strengthen powers and I saw a man lying in it. When they activated the machine in my vision, everybody outside fell unconscious."

"Who was the man in the machine?" Blaine asked.

"They called him Elliot" Kurt answered.

Blaine turned pale. It must have been Elliot Gilbert and if Kurt was right about that machine, it couldn't mean anything good.

"Elliot can put people into sleep" Blaine explained. "But why would he help Dark Shadow?"

Kurt opened his mouth to tell Blaine about Sebastian, but the waves disappeared and they heard Finn scream upstairs. Kurt's shield disappeared, he let go of Blaine and they ran upstairs. They found Finn in the living room with Carole in his arms.

"Mom! Mom, wake up!" Finn said desperately.

"She's asleep" Blaine said but checked Carole's pulse to be sure. She was breathing and didn't seem to be hurt but they couldn't wake her up.

"What happened to her?" Finn asked.

Blaine and Kurt looked at each other.

"The guards" Kurt whispered and ran to the door.

The others followed him outside and they gasped when they saw the guards lying outside the house. They were unconscious like Carole.

"What's going on?" Finn asked. He didn't understand anything.

"We were attacked" Kurt explained simply.

Four men emerged from behind the trees across their house. They made their way towards the boys and as they walked closer, the boys recognized their leader. It was Adam.

"Hello, boys" Adam smiled. He was slightly surprised to find Blaine and Finn awake but they were prepared for everything. He knew what Kurt was capable of.

"What-what are you doing?" Kurt asked.

Adam's smile widened.

"You're coming with us" he said. "Dark Shadow's waiting for you."