Jasper woke and looked over at Magnus. He gently kissed the sleeping man's head before pushing himself up and getting dressed. He was moving a bit slow but he didn't act bothered for once. He went and made a plate of food for Magnus and came back to the room to wake up his love. "Magnus? I made breakfast."

Magnus blinked, then stretched and pushed himself to sitting. "Wasn't it my turn?"

"I was up," Jasper shrugged.

Magnus chuckled. "You're cute."

Jasper laughed and sat down, watching Magnus start to eat. "So.. Zeph mentioned you wanted to stage a coup?"

Magnus stopped eating and paled.

"It's crossed my mind before, even before I met you. Figured I'd take out whoever I can to help the resistance."

"I..was going to take out my parents."

"I want to help."

"No! They'll kill you. I can't-I can't let that happen."

"Magnus.. I'll be okay. Just let me help you."

"You're sick.. I don't want you hurt too."

"I'm not terrible today..."

Magnus winced.

"I just want to be helpful while I still can.." Jasper looked down.

Magnus pushed his plate away and drew Jasper into his arms. "You're useful just being you."

"I'm supposed to be the leader of the Chosen! I need to help them as much as I can before I.." Jasper let out a small sob.

"Just let me do it. Won't be a big loss if I die too. But it would give everyone the ability to survive. Think Zeph would like to be ruler?"

"Let's go together. If we win, we can figure something out. If not, Zeph can take over the Chosen."

"I wanted you to have some good time..not chasing this fool's idea with me."

"Being with you is a good time, no matter what we are doing."

"I wanted you to..go in peace. Not fighting."

Jasper took a deep breath, "I know. And maybe I still can. But I want to do this, whether I have you backing me or not."

Magnus snorted softly. "No more arguments."

Jasper kissed Magnus hard, "Finish your breakfast and we'll head out."

"Not hungry."

"Then get ready and we can go." Jasper checked his weapons quickly.

Magnus dressed, then slid his twin pistols into place. "Hard and fast? Like our sex life?" He snickered.

Jasper laughed, "Alright. Go in, take out your parents, get out."

"Sounds like a plan." He took a deep breath. "Just us? Or do you think we should get Zeph?"

"Like I said, if something happens to us, Zeph can take over for me. Best we leave him here."

"The twins?"

Jasper shook his head, "Don't want to get them involved in anything unless they want to be. Don't want them hurt either."

"Though it might be easier to burn the castle down.." Magnus chuckled.

"What? Don't trust me to cause enough damage?" Jasper smirked.

Magnus laughed out loud. "You absolutely cause enough damage. Just wondering if it would negate the need to fight."

"People need to know we killed them, not some random fire."

"True." Magnus sighed softly.

"If you don't think you can, you can stay here. I wouldn't blame you. Let me take care of everything."

"No. It's just..they were my parents once.."

"I know how you feel."

"Yours tried to kill you. Mine just sent me away."

Jasper sighed, "I know. And I know I hate my parents.. but I wouldn't be here without them.. I.." He then shook his head, "Doesn't matter."

Magnus kissed him softly. "Let's go cause some mayhem."

Jasper nodded, "Alright. Zeph will be mad for leaving them here, so just warning you for when we get back." He pocketed his weapons with a small smile.

"They are your second in command. You deal with them."

Jasper chuckled softly, "Not even going to help a little?"

"Unh unh. I don't want to meet Elysium up close, thanks."

Jasper chuckled again before taking Magnus' arm. "Ready?"

"Oh yeah."

Jasper focused and teleported. They arrived inside a large castle. A guard looked surprised before calling for help and beginning to attack.

Jasper took the one guard out quickly and looked at Magnus. "Lead the way before the others show."

Magnus nodded, leading Jasper into a throne room where a couple and a young man were sitting anxiously.

"I'm home!" Magnus said sarcastically as the couple gasped.

Jasper looked them over and was about to make a comment to Magnus when he heard a pair of voices coming down the hall. His eyes widened quickly.

"Jazz?" Magnus's eyes didn't leave the couple.

"Looks like we have a few more targets, is all." Jasper pulled out his gun and aimed it at the open door.

Suddenly Magnus's hand knocked the gun towards the ceiling. "Don't!"

"Why?!" Jasper growled.

"They aren't dangerous. Much. Just trust me, okay?"

"I swear to god, Magnus.." Jasper hissed.

A couple came to the door and began entering, pausing as they saw the scene in front of them. They began to back away slowly.

"Don't you dare leave this room," Jasper growled at them.

"Jazz?"

The couple on the throne began to shift and Magnus aimed his hands. "Move and you die quicker."

They stilled as the young man chuckled under his breath.

"Get in here," Jasper ordered the couple at the door.

"We aren't even from here.. We aren't your enemies." The woman spoke.

Jasper laughed, sounding a little crazy. "I know exactly where you're from."

Magnus frowned and whispered. "Thought they were someone else. Feel free to do whatever you want."

"Like I said, we aren't your enemies.." The woman repeated.

"You must not recognize me anymore." Jasper laughed coldly. "Twenty-four years ago, now, was a big day for you, wasn't it? The birth of your first child. The one you later tried to kill. Ring a bell?"

"S..Sarah?" The man asked in shock.

"Haven't gone by that name in years. It's Jasper now. Remember that in your final moments." Jasper aimed the gun again.

Magnus took a deep breath. "You okay?"

"Me? Wonderful." Jasper answered.

"Just checking."

Jasper aimed at his father and fired. Blood splattered the door as he fell backwards.

The woman shook in fear. "Sa.. Jasper. Please.. It wasn't my idea.. I never wanted to hurt you.."

"You sure as hell didn't fight him hard."

Magnus focused on the room, his eyes narrowing. "Where are Kizzy and Gai?"

"You mean Thomas? The freak is in the dungeon where he belongs." The woman on the throne spoke haughtily.

Magnus blanched, his eyes wide.

"Mag?" Jasper asked, gun aiming at the woman at the door.

"Kizzy is like you, only the opposite. And they put her in the dungeon.."

"Go get her. I'll finish things up here." Jasper then glanced at the young man, "What about your.. replacement? Killing or sparing?"

The young man spoke. "I am like you." He smirked at the outraged look on the couple's faces. "Serves you right. Who replaces their own flesh and blood with a stranger?"

Magnus began laughing hysterically.

Jasper chuckled slightly and waved him away from them, "You two go get Kizzy and whoever else. I'll clean up this mess."

The boy bowed, then disappeared with Magnus.

"I've wanted to kill you for a long time. Even more once I met Mag." Jasper looked at the couple, gun still pointed at his mother.

"You're an evil person." The man said with a snarl.

"I free people! You are the ones who hurt and imprison them! But if I am evil, it's you guys who made me that way." He quickly moved the gun and fired at the man.

Guards soon appeared, rushing into the room. Jasper began taking them out quickly. He suddenly stopped though, eyes glazing over.

He was grabbed and thrown to the ground, his hands cuffed roughly.

Zephyr soon appeared by Magnus' side. "Here you are! I knew once I found you guys gone that you'd run off to do something stupid."

Magnus scowled at them. "Help me, will you?" He cradled an unconscious effeminate young person, his replacement cradling a slightly older male.

Zephyr nodded and lifted them. He rushed them home and was back within a minute. He then grabbed Magnus and the replacement and ran them home too. "I'll go get Jazz."

"He should have met us.." Magnus began to panic.

"I'll find him." Zephyr assured before disappearing.

An hour later, a beaten and bleeding Zephyr fell through the doorway.

"Zeph?!"

"They.. got Jazz.. prisoner.." Zephyr struggled to speak.

Magnus screamed in fury, the twins physically holding him in place.

"I.. tried.. sorr-" they went limp.

Jasper's eyes had cleared, finding himself on the floor. He struggled to get up but found himself held down by guards. He was soon taken to a dark and damp cell.

He tried to use his telekinesis to bend the bars but nothing happened.

A knot of guards smirked at him. "You're pretty."

Jasper looked away, backing into the cell, hoping to not be seen.

One guard unlocked the door and waved five more in. "Have fun."

Jasper tried to reach for a weapon but soon realized they'd taken them all, and with the handcuffs, he couldn't do much anyway.

One tore Jasper's pants off with a laugh as two grabbed their legs. "How good a lay are you?"

Jasper tried to pull away, not answering.

"Let's find out. Hey Maads, why don't you go in back. Heard this bitch likes it."

Jasper breathed in quickly but just closed his eyes, trying to block everything out.

The guards dropped their pants.

Jasper winced as they touched him, expecting the pain that would follow.

Over the next few hours, the guards repeatedly took turns. When done, they began to beat Jasper.

Jasper whimpered quietly.

Finally the guards tossed him a pair of prison pants. "Get dressed. It's time."

Jasper struggled to move, nausea from his illness mixed with the pain made him slow to rise. Finally, he got the pants on.

The guards pushed and shoved him into an execution chamber. A gallows had been set up, Magnus' mother standing beside it with a smirk.

Jasper took a deep breath, knowing it would be one of his last.

"Time to die, you filthy creature." She put the noose on, tightening it only slightly.

Jasper closed his eyes, accepting the inevitable.

She smirked wider, then pulled the lever.

Jasper fell, struggling to breathe. He was shocked it didn't instantly snap his neck. His vision began blacking out as he clawed at the noose.

"Not so much of a fighter now, are you? Just a worm thrashing."

Jasper soon began to still, his hands falling to his side.

"Too good for her." Magnus' mom scowled before heading for the door.

Jasper heard voices before everything went dark.

A sword was thrown, cutting the rope. Jasper fell limp to the floor.

Zephyr stood there, still looking bruised but better than before thanks to Callie. He sliced at Magnus' mom, cutting through her quickly with no hesitation.

The guards began combusting, the twins' eyes dark with fury.

Zephyr rushed to Jasper, sensing a very weak heart beat. Ripping the noose off, he ran using his speed, dropping Jasper in a bed where Callie was waiting.

The twins arrived a little later, both looking extremely weak.

Once Callie got Jasper stabilized, Zephyr went and took him to his room, laying him beside a drugged Magnus.