You've waited for it and now you've got it! Sam shows up and reveals to all who she really is. And she learns the truth about the Dragon. So read on faithful readers!

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The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass...

What was, what will be, and what is, may still yet fall under the Shadow...

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...

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Rand frowned as he walked through the streets of Caemlyn, the capitol of Andor and where Elayne ruled as queen. He returned to the palace and into the library. Elayne turned to him and frowned seeing the look on his face.

"Is everything all right?" she asked.

"I can't find Kira. She was suppose to meet me out in the garden two hours ago. I've searched the surrounding parts of the city but I haven't found her yet," he replied.

"I will send out some guards to find her," Elayne said and left the room.

Just as Rand was about to leave, a gateway opened and Sylvanas came running through. "I've been looking everywhere for you!" she said breathlessly. Rand went on alert, having never seen an Aes Sedai breathless. "You have to get out of here now!"

"What? Why?" he demanded.

"Please, you have to trust me!" she said, pulling him out of the room and towards the palace gates. "They're coming for you!"

"Who's coming for me?" Rand demanded. He pulled his arm free and looked at her. "Sylvanas, what the hell is going on?"

"You have to get out of here! They're coming for you now!" she exclaimed, tears forming in her eyes.

"I knew better than to not trust you," a voice smirked.

Rand's eyes narrowed and he seized as much saidin as he could safely hold. "Lanfear," he growled as she stepped into view.

"Our Mistress will be most displeased with you Sylvanas," Lanfear said.

Rand turned to Sylvanas. "You? You sold us out? Sold humanity out?"

Sylvanas shook her head. "I wasn't going to I swear!" she sobbed. "I never wanted any of this to happen!"

"But happen it did," a voice said.

Rand and the guards watched in horror as a figure stepped into view, Trollocs and Myrddraal appearing behind her. "N…no…" Rand whispered.

"I have been freed from my prison!" Sam said. "Thanks to these two," she added, pulling Kira forward and pointing to Sylvanas.

Rand pulled his sword free. "We end this now Dark One," he said.

"By the Light…Sam!" Elayne exclaimed. "What are…" she began when realization dawned on her face. "You're the Dark One…"

"I'll deal with you soon enough. First, I will deal with you boy!" she said to Rand. She pulled out a sword, ancient runes etched into the metal. "I will kill you."

Rand held up his hand before Elayne could say anything and stepped forward past the guards and Sylvanas. "I thank the Light my father isn't here. I'd hate to see the way you treat your enemies."

"You are my enemy boy!" she snapped.

"No," Rand said. "I'm more than that," he said.

"Oh really? I shall know your name before I kill you," Sam said.

"The name given to my at birth is Rand Carter O'Neill. Only son to Jack O'Neill and Samantha Carter," he said.

Sam looked at him. "Y…you lie!" she snarled.

"If you say so," he said. He took a step towards her and she shrank back. "Why so afraid Great One?" he asked mockingly. "Why fear me if I'm lying? Or haven't you told your precious Forsaken about the husband and child you use to have? That you use to be good and put their kind in the ground?"

"Shut up!" Sam screamed and lashed out at him with saidar.

Rand quickly brought up a shield and was pushed several feet back from the force of the blow. "You can't silence the truth," he said.

Sam looked around and saw that Asha'man and Aes Sedai were beginning to pour out of gateways. "This is far from over…son," she growled. She opened a gateway and her forces fled through.

Rand watched her go before turning to Sylvanas. "Did we miss the fun?" Kael asked with a smile that slowly faded when he saw everyone's look.

"Asha'man, shield her," Rand ordered, pointing at Sylvanas. "Take her back to the Black Tower."

"She is Aes Sedai Rand. We have our own ways of dealing with her…true Ajah," Elayne whispered.

Rand looked her in the eye. "She goes where I say Aes Sedai. Once we've handed out our judgment we'll send her to you."

"Where's Kira?" Daniel asked. "I can't find her anywhere."

"The Dark One has her," Rand answered. "Asha'man! Back to the Black Tower!" Rand commanded. "Stay if you want Daniel. I have a betrayer to deal with."

"Rand I…" Sylvanas began.

"Just shut up," Kael said. "You'll anger him further."

Rand opened a gateway and the Asha'man and Sylvanas went through. Sylvanas stared in awe and horror as a large black building loomed before her. She was guided into the building and taken down several steps before being placed in a large cell. One of the Asha'man looked at her.

"The cell is shielded. You won't be able to use saidar in there."

"Go ahead and still me. It's what I deserve," Sylvanas said softly. She sat on the cold stone floor and drew her knees up to her chest.

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"What are you going to do with her?" Kael asked.

"I don't know," Rand admitted. "She betrayed not only me, but everything she's suppose to stand for. I…I trusted her…" he said softly.

"So why did the Dark One flee? I mean, she was right there. You could have ended it," Kael said.

Rand sat down and stared at the floor. "She fled because she found out the truth. I didn't give chase because there were too many innocent people who would've gotten hurt," he said.

"What truth did she find out?" the Asha'man demanded.

"That I'm her son," Rand answered.

"I thought my family had problems," Kael muttered. "What are you going to do about it? Will you kill her?"

"I don't know. There's a prophecy about all this too."

"Really?" Kael asked.

Rand nodded. "Goes like this:

Ancient evil will rise and corrupt the descendent and ancestor of the Dragon.

The Heir of the Dragon will bring light to where it is dark and will heal the land.

The Heir of the Dragon will rise up against the Dark One and purify.

The final battle will be fought when all hope seems lost.

"Sounds a bit like a riddle. I'm assuming the descendent and ancestor of the Dragon is the Dark One," Kael said.

"I suppose so. I think the ancient evil was supposed to be this powerful entity called Anubis. According to Daniel, it rose up but he disappeared around the same time as my…as the Dark One appeared," Rand said.

"But what does it mean by you purifying the Dark One? That line makes no sense," Kael said.

"I don't know. I hate prophecies. They're never clear in their wording or what will happen," Rand muttered.

Oooooohhhhh...what'll happen next? Stay tuned to find out!