Thank you to every one who has made this story as success, tissues at the ready people, and please know cursing me

Thank you to every one who has made this story as success, tissues at the ready people, and please no cursing me.

Out of the Water

Caleb stared gravely at the sons as they stared into the fire; it was bouncing of the walls, bouncing and flickering of their faces. They were almost obscured by the darkness, the fire making it impossible for him to see their eyes, to see what they were all truly thinking. They were all faced with an impossible choice to make, but they had to make it as friends, as a family, as the covenant. Caleb knew that it was going to come down to the minority, but he really wanted them all to be decided together, and agree together, he didn't want one to feel something else.

It was times like these that he hated being the fearful leader, times like this he just wished someone else would step up and take his place, or that he had a father he could talk to and confide in.

"We'd be normal" Tyler spoke from his position next to Pogue, his hands fiddling with the hem of his shirt. He didn't life his gaze just continued to stare at the floor in front of him.

"But we could never be normal, not now we know what's out there" He continued, this time lifting his gaze and looking over at Caleb, even through the darkness and the flames that were dancing in his eyes, Caleb could see the logic, the pleading, the uncertainty.

"Baby boy's right, how are we going to feel if something supernatural hits down and people die and we could have stopped it happening." Reid spoke this time; it was a rarity for him to do so in situations like this. And any normal time each and every one of the sons would have raised their brow and his concern. But they all knew it was at times like these that he showed his true color's just like he had when Chase had been around.

"I know I couldn't live with that" He said softly, lowering his gaze to the floor, his mind in turmoil. He knew that he was the one who was going to push the limitations of addiction, that he was the one who was going to fall first, and he didn't want to die, not like that, but their powers were their life, it was there everything.

"We have to stop being selfish about this, we have to think of the people we love, our children wont have this burden, they wont see their fathers growing old and only being forty. The ones we love wont be put in danger" Caleb spoke moving forward to sit at his own place around the fire. He turned to gaze at each and every one of his brothers, he had felt the pain on every one of the things he had spoken about, and he didn't want his children to feel the same pain he had felt.

"Ok say this big bad had come along before Chase, and we bound the Nexus's power, and then Chase came along, sure he wouldn't have his powers, but he would have still wanted revenge, and you wouldn't have been able to save Sarah, what would you think then"

Reid was getting wound up, he could feel it in his heart, and he didn't want that, he knew where Caleb was coming from, all of them wanted to be normal, but this had been their way of life for so long now, each and every one of them had ascended, bar Tyler had ascended, it was their life, their destiny.

"I think we need to be asking the one question that know one is considering here" Pogue finally spoke, he had made his choice before he had even come here, and listening to them all speak it had made him think, especially with what Reid had just said, it made his choose even the more sane.

"We bound the Nexus's powers, its strips us of our powers, we might as well be willing them away. We've ascended, the power is our life now, how do we know that bounding the Nexus's power wont kill us" He spoke raising his gaze to look of at Caleb, it had been something he had been thinking about since last night, after his talk with Skye. If it really was the same as willing their powers away, only one of them was going to survive, and that would be Tyler.

"Your father wouldn't have told you about this if it was harmful to us" Caleb replied calmly over to Pogue, but his heart was beating two a dozen, he knew it was a lie even before it came out of his mouth.

"Wouldn't he, if he thought it was the only way to get rid of this big bad, then he would have told us anything. I think we need to research this more, find out anything we can before we decide anything"

Pogue replied, anger hidden in his voice, it hurt him to think that his father would have given him information that could kill him, and the rest of the covenant. Running a hand through his hair he sighed, cracking his neck as he turned to look at the rest of the sons.

"I think Pogue's right, if our fathers know about this spell they had to have found it somewhere, we need to find it and see what it tells us" Tyler said turning to Caleb, his voice held determination and Caleb nodded his head sighing.

"He's right, this isn't just about us any more, this is about our family, and if this spell is going to kill us then covenant ends with us"

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Kate slammed the pen down on the desk in front of her, she couldn't concentrate at all, she was meant to be finishing the assignment for English but just couldn't bring herself to add pen to paper. Sighing she stared around the room, Sarah's side of the room was empty, and had been for the last two days. She had tried calling her to see where she was but had gotten voice mail, and on the times she had answered she had been informed that she was with Skye.

Everything had fallen apart the moment Pogue had broken up with her, Sarah was seeing her less and less, her popularity had fallen drastically, and Pogue looked at her less and less as well, she was looking if she got two words out of him any more. Not that she could blame him, she had been a shitty girlfriend to him, and a lousy friend. When he had needed her the most she had turned her back on him, sighing she turned to look at the picture on the bed side table. It was one of her and Pogue, they were sitting at the dells, the fire in the background, his arms were around her waist, his head resting on her head, but as she looked closer, she could see what she had been telling herself wasn't there for so long. The spark in his eyes had gone, he was no longer looking at her the way he had used to, it had al been for show.

Holding her head in her hands she allowed the tears she had been holding at bay for nearly two months to fall. She had lost the best thing in her life, Sarah had been right, know one would ever compare to what she had with Pogue. She had lost the friendship he had offered because she had been to stubborn to accept it. He was happy, she knew that, could see it in the way he looked at Skye, it was a look she wished he gave her, wished he kissed her the way he did Skye, and held her the way he did Skye.

Taking in a deep breath she swiped an angry hand over her face, she had promised herself she was going to stop being weak. She had caused her own heart ache know one else. She had lost her one true friend in Spencer, because she would rather be a bitch then take responsibility.

She was sick of walking the thin line, she knew Pogue's secret, and the his brothers, she was going to talk to him, there had to be someway she could just forget it all. She didn't want that Burdon any more; she loved him, but had fallen out of love with him a long time ago.

Picking up the phone she decided to be the bigger woman, she wanted her friend back, and she wanted her life back, and she knew the only way she was going to get it, was if she took action. Grabbing her phone she scrolled down until she reached Sarah's number.

"Hey Sarah it's me" Kate spoke down the phone, a smile over her face as she heard her friends voice.

"What's up Kate?" Sarah questioned; Kate could hear her mumble something in the background that sounded remotely like chocolate.

"I was thinking maybe if you and Skye weren't busy maybe we could have a girly night, catch a movie, junk food the lot" Kate was genuinely happy, Sarah could hear it in her voice; she always sounded the same when she suggested a girly night, and it actually brought a smile to her face.

"Let me just run it past Skye" Kate could hear her questioned Skye in the background before coming back to the phone.

"We'd love to, how bout tomorrow" Kate smiled nodding her head before she realized that Sarah couldn't actually see her nodding her head.

"That would be good, I got to go someone's at the door" She replied before flipping her phone shut and placing her phone back onto the table, before heading towards the door. Her mouth fell open in shock as she stared at the man in front of her, she took a step back, trying to determine how far it would be to her phone, but his hands clamped down on her arm, pulling her roughly against his body.

"Long time know see Kate"

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The boys made there made there way back up the steps, they had discussed all they could and had decided they couldn't do anything without researching more. They stepped outside the colony house to see an extra car parked next to Tyler's hummer. Pogue recognized it instantly as Skye's, he furrowed his brow, he had never mentioned where the colony house was.

The doors opened and both Skye and Sarah stepped out, Skye's face was drawn, and she stared at him with sorrow filled eyes, he felt his heart stop as he stared at her, his eyes roaming over to Sarah, who was crying, her eyes red raw, massacre covering her cheeks.

"Sarah" it was Caleb panic stricken voice that finally brought him to action, it took him four long strides to get to Skye, his arms wrapping around her body, not caring why she was so upset, but just wanting to make it better.

He could hear the other two come to stand behind them, and Caleb whispering words of comfort to his girlfriend who was sobbing uncontroably into his chest. Something had happened; Pogue could feel it in his guts. Skye pulled away from him, her eyes glazed with unshed tears as she stared up at him.

"What happened" he questioned softly his hand touching her cheek. Skye sighed at the contact and almost broke down there and then; she couldn't bare to tell him, she knew he was going to be heartbroken.

"Skye" Skye lifted her gaze at the panic in his voice and her brow furrowed in pain.

"Kate's dead"