Ellidy threw Razor's body in the back of the van "Next time you decide to taser somebody, make sure he's already in the car. Okay?". Coral grabbed the taser from Pearly from "Where'd you get this". Pearly smiled innocently "I took it when I thought he'd be mad we hit him". Coral sighed "Don't tell your parents about this, please". They all get in the van and drive away as in the distance a shape falls out of the sky and hits the ground.
The three of them were at the hospital speaking to a Seedrian receptionist "Name?" "Uh, he said it was Razor?". The fox typed the name onto her computer "And your relationship to him?" "I've never met him before" "She hit him with a car. It was awesome" Pearly added. Ellidy looked down at her concerned. In the hospital room Razor started to wake up on a bed. He saw a duck doctor standing over him with a needle "Hi. Just drawing some blood" "How dare you attack the son of Striker?". He tried to sit up, more doctors and nurses ran in and tried to restrain him. He pushed them back and tries to escape and security run in. They overpower him and pin him against the wall. Razor's face hits a window "You're no match for the Mighty-". He felt something inject into his back and he fell limp against the window.
In the desert a red car drives across a road and over a hill when the lion driver sees a large crater nearby. He drives the car to the edge of the crater and stops. He jogs down the crater to the centre where the Black Sword was with its blade half inserted into the ground. The lion cautiously approached the sword looking around. He tapped the hilt of the sword making sure it wasn't hot. He then grabs the hilt of the sword and tries to pull it out, but it doesn't even budge "Huh".
In a small town, inside a makeshift lab the three of them sat looking at different computers "Look, the lensing around these edges is characteristic of Chaos Control" "A what?" Pearly said who was playing games on her computer. They both looked at her, "What? I'm ten". Ellidy stepped forward "Chaos control is a theoretical connection two different points of space-time. Named after ancient mythology". This didn't help Pearly at all but she thought for sure that's what the shark mentioned. Coral took a picture and showed it to Ellidy "Look. What'd you see" "Stars" "Yeah, but not our stars. When that ball of energy appeared the constellations above us changed for a moment. It's someone else's". Pearly went over to a board which had a strange picture "Is it his?". Coral walked over wondering what she meant. They all stared at a picture of the portal which had the silhouette of a shark inside.
Striker was at the top of a large tower staring down at the city when Aleena entered looking devastated "How could you have done this?" "Do you understand what he has set in motion? He's taken us to the brink of war" "But banishment! You would lose him forever? He's your son!". Her pain hurt him "What would you have done?" "I would not have exiled him to a world of mortals, stripped of his powers, to suffer alone. I would not have had the heart" "That is why I am king. I, too, grieve the loss of our son. But there are some things even I cannot undo". Aleena looked close to tears "You can bring him back" "No! His fate is in his own hands now".
Razor woke up restrained to the hospital bed. He tried to break free but to his surprise the restraints held "It's not possible!". He finally stopped and tried to slide his hand out. Nearby Coral and the others entered the hospital and saw one of the rooms being tidied after Razor's fight. They then go into Razor's new room but see that he is no longer there. They run back outside and get in the van. Coral sighed "I just lost my most important piece of evidence. Typical. We have to find him" "Did you see what he did in there I'm not sure finding him is the best idea" "Well our data can't tell us what it was like to be inside that event, and he can. So, we're gonna find him". Coral reverses the car, but it then hits something. Coral quickly stops and runs out to see Razor lying on the ground behind the car "What? I'm so sorry. I swear I'm not doing this on purpose".
Back at the crater it was now filled with people all lounging about drinking and barbecuing. A line of people were in front of the Black Sword all trying and failing to pull it out of the ground. Eventually a group of them tied a chain around a pick-up truck and then around the sword. The car drives forward but stops when the chain extends as long as it can. The car keeps trying to move but eventually the back of the truck brakes off. An Asian man pokes his head out from the car "Umaku ikimashita ka?". A car arrives near the crater. Rob O Hedge steps out and takes out his phone "Sir, we found it".
Razor stepped out of the bathroom of the lab and looked to the others. Pearly waved at him "Hi. Sorry I tased you" "That's quite alright". Razor went over to a computer and picked up the mouse "Excuse me!". Coral ran over and took it off him "Sorry. Just don't touch anything". Razor nodded "Apologies. This mortal form has grown weak. I need sustenance". Ellidy and Pearly looked to each other confused.
In a golden room in the Lost Hex the warriors were sitting around a fire with Scourge pacing near them. Fleming took a drink of wine "We should never have let him go" "There was no stopping him" Uma reassured. Ian who was healed nodded in agreement "Well, at least he's only banished, not dead. Which is what we'd all be if that guard hadn't told Striker where we'd gone" "But how did he know?" Fleming asked. "I told him", they all looked at Scourge who was examining his hand. He turned to them "I told him to go to Striker after we'd left. He should be flogged for taking so long. We should never have reached Hot Crater". Fleming stood up "You told him?" "I saved our lives. And Razor's". He sighed and shook his head "I didn't think father would banish him". Uma looked hopeful "Scourge, you must go to the King and convince him to change his mind" "And if I do, then what? I love Razor more dearly than any of you, but you know what he is. He's arrogant. He's reckless. He's dangerous. You saw how he was today. Is that what the Hex needs from its King?". He strode out of the room, Uma glared at him "He may speak of the good of Lost Hex, but he has always been jealous of Razor" "We should be grateful to him, he saved our lives" Fleming said. Reynard looked suspicious "Blazer said there were traitors in the House of Striker. A master of magic could bring three Giants into the Hex". They all looked at each other for a moment but Ian shook his head in disbelief "Scourge has always been one for mischief, but you're talking about something else entirely".
Scourge was in the vault, he walked over to the Flame of Judgement and stared at it fearfully before slowly placing his hand inside the flame. Scourge was horrified when he felt no pain "Stop!" he heard Striker behind him. Scourge saw his hands turn into rock and spread up his body "Am I cursed?" "No". He removed his hand from the flame "Then what am I?" "You're my son". Scourge turned around his body now made completely out of rock with small flames coming out of cracks in the rock. He slowly turned back to normal "What more than that?". Striker said nothing. Scourge started slowly walking towards him with tears forming in his eyes. His body was still generating a great amount of heat as his tears were turning to steam "The Flame wasn't the only thing you took from Hot Crater that day, was it?". Striker slowly closed his eyes regretfully "No. in the aftermath of the battle, I went into the temple, and I found a baby. Small for Giant's offspring. Abandoned, suffering, left to die. Blazer's son". Scourge's hands began to shake "Blazer's son" "Yes. You were dying. We had to change your form in order to save you".
At the mention of this the scars on Scourge's chest started to hurt "Why? You were knee-deep in blood, why would you take me?" "You were an innocent child" "No. You took me for a purpose. What was it?". Striker just stared regretfully at him, "TELL ME!" Scourge demanded. Striker sighed "I thought we could unite our kingdoms one day. Bring about an alliance, bring about permanent peace. Through you". Scourge's whole body started to shake in anger "What?" "But those plans no longer matter" "So I am no more than another stolen relic, locked up here until you might have use for me". Striker shook his head "Why do you twist my words?" "You could have told me what I was from the beginning, why didn't you?" "You're my son. I wanted to only protect you from the truth". Scourge scoffed "Because I'm the monster parents tell their children about at night" "No". Striker began to look faint, but Scourge's anger blinded him to this "You know, it all makes sense now! Why you favoured Razor all these years!". Striker began to fall onto his knees, "Because no matter how much you claimed to LOVE ME, you could never have a Rock Giant sitting on the throne of Lost Hex!". Striker reaches out to Scourge before falling onto his back. Scourge stared at him for moment breathing heavily when he finally realised what happened. He ran forward and took his father's hand not burning him "Guards! Guards, please help!"
