Brooklyn, Sil, and Goliath came out of the portal into the air on the outside of the Castle of the Crystal.

On the inside of the castle, the Crystal was going off that something was going on. It alerted the Skeksis within it. They went to see what was going on.

There, in the Crystal, a portal was opened up just outside, and two beings just came out of it, though there were three.

"Looks like we've got visitors." the Ritual Master said.

"They look familiar." Ekt stated.

"One of them looks like that red creature that was here before." Tek noticed. He saw the other too. "Aw! They have the Chamberlain with them!"

"Who do you suppose the other one is?" SkekNa asked.

"Don't know, but we will find out. And why they brought SkekSil back." SkekUng snarled. He wasn't looking forward to seeing his old rival again. He and the others had thought they were rid of him for good.

Time here in Thra had been slower. Sil might have been on Earth for months on end, but here, it had only been a few weeks. There were just different dynamics of space travel in some aspects.

….

Once on the ground, Sil got off Brooklyn's back. He looked up at his old castle. He thought he would never see it again. But he wouldn't have missed his old clan.

"Well, Sil, you lead the way. You know where to go." Brooklyn insisted.

"Hmm, yes. Follow." Sil replied.

There were Garthim once again at the entrance. Sil cleared them to go inside.

Goliath was in amazement at these creatures. He had never seen such things, but knew of beetles and crabs. They reminded him of them.

"What are those things?"

"Garthim soldiers. Guards to Skeksis castle. Hunters of our food, and defenders." Sil replied.

"I can understand." Goliath said. He had his wings caped, as did Brooklyn. It made passing into the entrance easier, though Goliath had to lower his body down just a bit.

They both followed SkekSil through the entrance and through the castle. When they came to the Crystal chamber, they were greeted by Sil's clan.

"Hello, visitors." the General greeted. "Chamberlain. I thought to never see you again. Why have you returned?"

"We are returning him to Thra because this is his home just as well as yours." Brooklyn came up beside Sil.

"He is returning on the grounds that he was in danger in our world. The dangers there for him were too great." Goliath spoke next.

The Skeksis saw that this one was bigger than Brooklyn and Sil. "Who are you?" the General demanded.

"I am Goliath, leader of the Manhattan Gargoyle Clan." Goliath replied honestly. He saw how the other Skeksis looked compared to Chamberlain. A lot of them looked mean and scary. But then, not that much different than how gargoyles naturally looked too, just about.

"I am Brooklyn, his Second in Command. Surely, you remember me?"

"Yes, we know you, but not your leader." Zok said.

"I return to Skeksis clan to be safe here. Earth get to be too much to deal with. See this?" Sil pointed his arm. "This result of one such thing."

The other Skeksis saw that Sil's right arm was in a sling. His robe covered the brace at the moment.

"Which one of you takes care of injuries?" Goliath demanded.

"That would be me." Tek stepped forward.

"Well, he sustained that injury with an outcast of my clan and he saved a valuable friend's life. He took a powerful blow for them. Chamberlain has done much for us, and in return, we took care of him, the best we could. Perhaps you should do as such for him as he returns here. He just can't stay there anymore. This is for his safety." Goliath explained.

"What sort of injury?" Tek asked.

"Broken arm." Sil replied. "Still healing. Have brace on under sleeve of robe." He rolled up the sleeve just a little bit.

Tek would have to have a look at it later.

"I can say that Sil gave it his all, for everything he did for us. He was a great friend. And we need to leave him here now. We can't stay this time." Brooklyn said. "Take care of him."

"Not forget gargoyles." Sil declared. "Going back to portal now?"

"Yes, we have to go back." Goliath replied.

"Best way out, up this way." Sil declared and began leading the way. The two gargoyles followed.

The other Skeksis gave them room to walk through the chamber. They watched wearily.

It was higher up. Sil led them to a balcony window. "This where you leave me now. Goodbye to friends." Sil said sadly.

"Goodbye, Sil. I'll miss you." Brooklyn said. "Take care of yourself."

"Sorry we had to do this, but you know why." Goliath stated. "Just be the best you can be. We have to go now. Take care."

Then, the two gargoyles leaped off the balcony, spreading their wings.

The other Skeksis came forward too to see what was happening.

Goliath and Brooklyn knew they couldn't stay for long. They glided out to the open portal out in their landscape and once they passed through it again, it was gone.

Now that the gargoyles were gone, the Chamberlain was all alone now. He knew what his kind were capable of.

The other Skeksis turned to him.

"Please, not hurt Chamberlain." Sil pleaded. "Already hurt enough."

"Go to the Chamber of Life, Chamberlain. We shall see this injury." Ung ordered.

"Yes, Royal Sire." Sil bowed.

…..

Brooklyn and Goliath came back through the portal. They tucked their wings up as they flew in and landed on the wall, then jumped down again.

"How did it go?" Angela asked.

"As good as to be expected." Brooklyn said glumly. "Excuse me. I need to be alone." He walked out of the collection room with a sad look on his face. The others understood why.

Puck put the icon back in its case. It was over now.

"He'll get over it, in time." Goliath said. "I know this wasn't easy, but it was for his friend's own good."

"We know that, Goliath. It had to be done. It's good you made it back in one piece." Elisa said, hugging him.

The clan began to disperse from the room. Alex was now in Fox's arms again. Puck changed back to Owen.

Brooklyn went to his room to just let loose a crying that he hadn't done in a long time. Even though his friend was alive, it was like he had just died too. Sil wouldn't be there anymore to hang out with. Brooklyn would now have to figure out another way to find happiness again.

The castle would be like it was before Sil had come along, but in a different way. In strange ways, he had touched their lives, especially Brooklyn's.

…..

Sil was in Tek's lab, where he was now getting his arm examined. The other Skeksis had never seen him wearing a sling before.

"How did this happen?" Ok demanded.

Sil whined immensely. It was nothing new to them. His robes had been removed on his arm.

"Female gargoyle called Demona hurt Chamberlain. She also give me bad scratches on side." he stated. "Also was shot in left leg while there too by humans called Quarrymen."

Tek had a look at his right side flank area. Indeed, there were fresh scars there from the stitches. He also had a look at Sil's leg even though it was healed. He saw the scar tissue on the leg. "Whatever shot you sure did some damage there." Tek said.

"Surgery to fix it why there big scar there." Sil replied.

Then, he went back to looking at Sil's arm. The brace was taken off and Sil winced as it came off. The Scientist felt the arm.

Sil winced and yelped when he felt the injured bone. "There where arm hurt!" he screamed. It hurt when it was pressed on.

"Indeed, a broken arm. I feel the bones in there are not right." Tek answered.

"Must wear brace and sling for three weeks to heal. Halfway healed." Sil stated. "Can still work, but light duties."

"Oh, don't worry. There's plenty for you to do around here." Ung sneered.

Sil was still worried about what they were going to do with him. He was in no shape to be fighting or to be forced out of the castle again. He knew he was at the bottom of the hierarchy now.