Here is another chapter...Thank you again to a certain guest reminding me this fandom is dead. I mean it serious isn't going to stop me from writing about Sky High. But your concern is noted.

It was an autumn day. Far enough from summer to have lost the heat and not close enough to winter to have that bite of cold. The leaves had begun to fall and rain was in the air, but not today.

I stand with Willo, Aria, Hela, and Freya each woman so different, but the same. Willo was taller her body was muscled, her face stunning still with warm eyes. Aria hair as dark as night with matching eyes, her body leaner and an old-world beauty, Hela she was the Shieldmaiden I so loved to read about, the blonde hair was in twist and braids when her smiled it was Jennifer we all saw, her eyes silvery blue. Sara, her hair stunning, her body more like Willo, but she had the fire of Hela, and Freya with her fiery hair and freckles, slender frame and grace, royal. I was a mix of them it seemed, "The end, yes" I loved Hela's voice.

Warren honestly didn't think this was the day, it seemed like the day was not as it was written, Jackie just gave me a look we knew it was today and that he would be as accurate as possible. Aria chimed in her tone was old and wise but she was young, "Yes, most men do not think it will be as such and they are wrong. But as Bexley said men only get more atrocious as time passes. I agree with Bexley, the women selected will get your clans children to a safe location. In no way should any die due to this battle," it took days and my words of their clans lack of children, how it was only Warren in the future and it was the truth but in no way was it because this battle but they gave in and we all came to the agreement.

The anxiety is like being hooked up to a cattle fence - not enough voltage to kill but sufficient to keep things uncomfortable. I guess that's the downside of knowing things are awry instead of living in blissful ignorance. Finally speaking, "We have a plan, now today is my wedding celebration as I have been told I'm already married. But when we return to our time that marriage will not be seen as customs are very different and we don't marry young," again they all nod, each looks sad, Freya brought the stunning gown, forest green, and gold it was our family's dress and she asked me to wear it. I slept most days away as my health was poor, and I was saving everything for tonight.

Flowers and laughing, food and drink, and family from around Europe, so many clans together under the blue sky. I made sure to nestle them under the backdrop of the mountain since I was sure he was coming via the mountain, he wouldn't see them until it was far too late. I was on his left, not a single person thought we were not destined, other than myself and that was mostly in fear, I feared deep down we were destined. His hands in mine, his emotions floored me in every sense, I smiled feeling the tears fall, he had some too.

But the real star is the food. Tables laden with delicacies line the walls. Everything you can think of, and things you have never dreamed of, lie in wait. Whole roasted cows and pigs and goats still turning on spits. Huge platters of fowl stuffed with savory fruit and nuts. Ocean creatures drizzled in sauces or begging to be dipped in spicy concoctions. Countless cheeses, loaves of bread, vegetables, sweets, waterfalls of wine, and streams of spirits that flicker with flames. The homestead buzzed with excited chatter and children ran between the tables in a good-natured game of tag.

Every nerve was on fire, Warren was being Warren with his family while I was with Willo, Sara, Freya, Hela, and Aria. Wiklow and Ambala with Mina she was to escape as Ambala started it all, she was to save them both at any cost. I moved when I felt it, his stare it was ingrained in me to just know when he was around.

There is no difference between Warren and me but determination. He's my match in every area, but never my superior. My gaze turns up seeing a nice size army, the man heading it was radiating power and darkness, he was strong and ready to finally end this. I called, "Nice of you to show, but you missed my wedding," laughing, taunting him Warren looked up seeing and hearing the anger, the sheer bellow of rage as Kai jumped.

I looked, "A nice villain landing,"

My eyes to Willo, she sounded the alarm alerting everyone the battle was now, loud war cries rang clear. Clans came from eating from other things, joining behind Warren and me, Gino he was covering the women who had to flee. "SHE IS MINE, THIS BULLSHIT OF A SHAME WEDDING WILL NEVER STAND," he wasn't lying but here and now I was married.

The man on his left turned facing the mountain letting out a blast of green energy, he found another family with power. I watched as the mountain shook and the rocks started to fall, it would kill many and destroy homes. My arms flung out with a single movement, they flung back up embedding into their rightful spots. "Might want to off that one," but my voice was weaker.

Sara, she just gave birth and her son, William was with her mother so she could save her future, she moved like the wind and the man dropped his head on backward as her husband looked at her with such lust, it gave me chills, like gross ones.

It was right out of the same old playbook - dehumanize, destabilize, antagonize - offer an easy solution - always war. That's how the psychopath's rule and even knowing their strategies never helps. It's human nature to think we are smarter, or that this situation is different. I moved to keep pace, Freya moved along the trees, the earth at her will and she floored me, Layla needs to step her game up. Aria was a blur as was Willo, Willo was a war machine even with no powers, love-fueled her. Kai wanted Warren dead; Jackie was backing up Warren as I had too many on me.

When I stepped from the shadow, knife unsheathed, with my face set to "casual indifference." my only way out was for these five men to overestimate my skill level, to assume my lack of fear came from mastery instead of a raw nerve. I beckon them, "Come," and they did at once, I knew that my body was fading the power I used, so it was hand to hand right now.

I used the dagger, better for close-range attacks, I never killed a man until now seeing his eyes so devoid, but in the end, he came at me. I dodged attack after attack when a massive wolf sunk their teeth into the man coming at me from behind, Aria snarled and the last two moved back.

I gave her a look, "Drop me by my husband?" another snarl but kinda like a giggle. She used her nose to fling me on her back, I wanted to curl up and sleep feeling her soft fur. She bolted to them, pointing at Kai when his eyes fell on us shock was seen as when she leaped, I jumped off landing on him. Not in the plan as the dagger pierced his shoulder blade. My body rolled to the right feeling him close, Kai stood tearing the now bloody dagger out and tossing it.

I halted when he saw me his face fell into pain. "You're sick again, my love. Warren, you fail her, Bexley babe you need to go home," his emotions are real, he was scared not of this but of me dying.

I cocked my head, "Kai…You have such real love for me as a person, I'm sorry you never showed it while we dated. I was this power source for you maybe you did fall for me, but you ruined us and now you caused this. I didn't know by giving a gift and saying words we are married, but we're. You're Chaos, you're pain and anger, you are broken," he was getting angry, I didn't want him worried anymore, anger was better as Warren took my right side with Jackie beside me.

It was harsh, Kai the black mist was like tentacles that aimed at Warren, Warren was fire, the luscious red and orange flame shot and licked at Kai burning him. I have seen the tentacles kill, drain the power from others, I knew of Warren and his past and who he burned.

It was like a bomb went off, blood and yelling, as I was slammed back into the boulder, a woman was backing Kia she was like a small timebomb. I saw an even battle, but we are winning we had power as Aria was in full dragon mode, Jackie was screaming so loud it caused the rocks falling to shatter before killing anyone.

Daro swung me up, "Yes okay my darling," his fingers brush my bloody face. His Dinah was with child and promised her name was Bexi if it was a girl since he had three fine sons. "Yes, battle now,"

I fought and fought, I charged Kai wrapping my arm around his throat, draining him. "Kill me, I will still love you," his words low as Warren moved in his fist slamming into Kai. I was fading as the rain washed down over the burning house, every time I was needed, I ran but seeing the stone around Jackie gave me an idea.

I yelled, "The stone Jackie give it to me,"

It was two-sided, one a stunning dark blue and the other onyx, Kai was bellowing to get the stone. He was limping but his body impacted mine sending us to the edge of the cliff, Warren was running full hilt to me his face worried. I held the stone black side to my palm as Kai had a single hand around my slender neck and the other hand on my worst snapping it. I held still, my legs around his neck yanking him off slowly but he saw something and he let my wrist go and flung something dark at Warren, I dropped the necklace feeling my palm bleeding already.

I was too late, the blade was stuck in his abdomen, I turned tackling Kai, "The stone is broken, you are finished here," his body was fading as I was pulled off by Jackie who placed the necklace around his neck, his stone absorbed the energy of the broken one.

I called out, "WE WON,"

Kai's men vanished and most gathered around Warren who's head was in my lap, "Well, this was not how I envisioned our wedding night," feeling the heat rise in my body at what he meant, I knew I was blushing. "Bexley, I love you," these were his final words, but his body was fading like in the movies, turning into mist before it was swept away.

Jackie held me, my sobs overtaking me, he whispered. "Soon you will go home, time works differently. He is home now, he isn't dead Bexi,"

My world was crashing and now I was alone, again, but Jackie was here.

Warren's point of view…

I was already bent double on the white marbled floor, retching. I hear a voice, small and female, BiBi. "You did it, I told you that you would. She is fine she is in great pain yes, I do not know when she will return maybe her work is not done," my heart was racing with not only the travel but the fact I left her alone, she was sick.

Emotional growth is much akin to physical fitness, in that the more you practice being empathic and kind, the more you do the right thing even when it's the harder thing, the easier it gets. But it's also "no pain, no gain," because you gotta be willing to look at yourself with that "no excuses" attitude and be willing to make the changes you need to make. She gave me that, I was madly in love with her, she saw passed the monster to something more.

I looked up seeing Vic and BiBi, "She is very sick," BiBi nodded and Vic looked ashen once again. "She is, she can recover but we don't have a healer that can heal her," but her words fall on deaf ears.

Vic slammed his fist into the same wall Bexley did, "I have to get to the hospital, give blood and see what Dr. Spex wants. She is coming and needs me,"

I had to ask, "What year?"

He answered, "1998, you've been gone maybe a week," I couldn't help it, I laughed until tears leaked out. "We have been battling and living in the past for two years, Vic." Now he understood why she was so sick.

"Bandit, Magenta, Deke, Layla, and Jennifer are in the hospital. Kai had it planned, he knew you come after him, he had his crew attack at certain times. They are doing better, but it was scary for a little. Come on we can get to the hospital, ill send word for all crews to meet up there," I gave BiBi another long look.

"Go home, you were right," she beamed taking my hand leading me into the hall it was bright out. "Anyone have some clothes, I'm not leaving like this," now Vic gave me a look.

"Fancy duds," forest green and gold tunic. 'Fuck off," but he opened his locker and tossed some of my clothes to me, moments later I was back. Red tee and dark black jeans with my chains and boots. I glanced at my cell it was four in the afternoon as I send the word out, Maxville General now.

In the private ward, the atmosphere was completely different. The air had a perfumed scent and the seats were plush. Every surface was dustless. The nurses were unhurried and they moved with a serene purposefulness from room to room on their rounds. There were vases of flowers and beautiful framed pieces of art on the walls. In the corridor was a water dispenser and in most rooms could be heard the noise of a television. I moved seeing Bandit was being discharged, Magenta was sitting up looking messed up but smiling seeing the man next to me, her voice is low. "Bexley?"

I offered her, "Killed Kai, but we're sure he traveled back like me. She hasn't come back yet, Mage we have been there for two years," what we could see her normal skin paled as Bandit held her whispering words to her. I already missed Bexley, worried, loved so many things building up.

Jennifer was with Vic, she was standing up brushing her hair, I was leaving it to Bexley to alert them of their families. Jennifer just gave me a nod saying nothing, she couldn't speak yet, her neck had a gash on it, all this was going to make Bexley go ballistic. "Get rest, Vic stay with her," Dr. Spex was already setting up marrow transplants and blood transfusion supplies. Jennifer gave me such a look it hurt; I tell her. "Come here," I held her whispering in her ear. "Bexley and I are married, don't tell anyone," now she was sobbing but her smile was radiant, it brightened her entire face.

I looked to Vic, thinking of how Gino and Bexley laughed, so much like the here and now. "Vic, just know Gino your ancestor made Bexley laugh, even as he married Mina, my cousin. You're my family," there was something between us, he was devastated with Lucie was murdered we hugged feeling the ice-cold arms of Jennifer trying to hug us both.

"I need to see Layla," I leave them seeing Deke was with Stronghold watching her door, she was the worse, he wanted her dead because she was closer to Bexley than anyone.

"Has the Earth shook again," both gave me a no. "When it does that means Kai arrived back, she killed him but we never know when he will arrive. Give me the details on Layla," this was back to the game, back to killin.

I was taking his crew out one by one starting with whoever fucked with her family, her friends, and mine. "Sig, he waited until she was alone in the bathroom, he fucking got her in the girl's bathroom. She started her period in the middle of class and ran out, Mage was already in the hospital she stopped so many attacks on Layla. Magenta feels like she failed Bexley. Layla, she killed him, but he nearly killed her they have her in a sleep-induced coma until her body is fully healed," she killed him it hurt knowing Layla would have a hard time dealing with that, it would damage her.

I asked, "Name's of every person in his hand, in his crew any who mean anything to Kai. I want names as soon as possible. I am hunting," Deke walked off taking a few with him by nightfall I would have those names.

"I am coming with you," Will leaves Layla with Fiona and Nemo who guard her. Revenge, I had always considered it to be a much-belied concept. Knowing that I always served people what they had truly earned kept her happy and serene. They could play their passive-aggressive bullshit games and I would smile, nod and give every impression that I was the gracious man, by not killing their entire family like their master tried to do to mine.

By midnight I was standing with Deke, Vic, Stronghold, and Bandit each backing my play, we got Hawk, Nico, and Becca Faith herself. I asked, "Becca Faith, such a piece of trash, you believed him and that's sad. You, well now because of you Layla Williams is in the hospital," she was scared.

"I had no choice, believe it or not. Kai, did enough damage to me when I first refused. Sig hurt her, I watched for his moment and I was wrong, but hell I was dead either way," Will gave me a look. "Can you prove he did something to you, something worth enough to not end you," his voice was harsh unlike his father, he was more like his kin.

She was young and dumb, but she gave him a nod, "Lift my dress but be careful," I had the same mark on my stomach, like a black burn but not painful like mine. This was not burns more like a tainted mark, a scar to remind the person. Vic gave me another look, "Okay, take her to BiBi if BiBi gives her the okay she joins our crew and makes amends. I know how that feels. Becca Faith, this is your chance to fix this, Bexley returns she might kill you regardless. You have any information,"

She stood with Deke supporting her, "Kai. You might be worse than him but he is sick, he might love Bexley but his inner demons want the power she gives off and keeping her close provides that. He plans to get her pregnant and has set up a few plans, I only know of the one where he has sex with her, but she was never willing to, but he has other plans," she was a virgin, but this was not good news she was in danger when she returned.

I say to them, "Take her and go, text me and I will give further instructions. Stronghold, they're all at fault for Layla, for Lucie, for so many if you can't hang leave now," he didn't move, his eyes are daggers on the men in front of us, he sure wasn't his father by the end of this.

Their bodies lay like ghoulish mannequins, the esophagus and arteries sticking out like so much corrugated and rubber tubing. It looked as if a special effects team had worked overtime for some Friday the thirteenth movie set, but that smell... That smell could only come from recently slaughtered animals. In this case, the animals were human and their corpses were still warm, the blood thickening but not yet dried on their waxy skin. Some cases took a while to decide if foul play was involved, but this was murder all the way. "Everyone out," each word said was filled with anger, once alone the fire raged out, it consumes me but it lashes out at everything but me. I willed it to burn hotter and hotter, I leave it to rage to consume the animals we killed.

The building burned in a sea of red, yellow and orange as we just drove off, not even caring if we were seen anymore. "I kept your place up," Bandit alerted me. "Thanks," but right now my mind is on my wife and why she wasn't here with me, how we were gone two entire years and for our friends and family it was a mere week.

My first night back three are dead, I sit in her room her Aunt let me in, ecstatic her niece would arrive soon. I just hold a picture of her and Layla, Bexley was beaming looking so fucking happy. I take it and another of her, it had to have been taken, Layla. Bexley was leaned up against a slab of concrete at the skatepark, but the sunset caught her in its glow, she looked perfect.

My mother's house was kept and she was crying when she saw me, saw the massive changes and hearing the story along with Vic. I give them both a look, "Bexley and I, well we're married don't alert anyone. Things here are much harder and our marriage is not legal here and now, but in 1495 it was," Vic just gave me a look, doubt he thought I was ever good enough for Bexley.

My cell buzz's the screen is the only light as I stare at the simple text. "Cleared,"

I give a simple answer "Train her, under lock and key,"

"Done," was his message as I sighed.

Just this morning I was pressing my lips to hers, as she looked like a vision. We shared the same bed for over a year and now I am in this bed alone, I was not eating pizza until she returned.

I left smokes in her locker along with a Snickers.

It was four weeks later to the very day, I was with the crew seeing Mikel dead, the very last of the ones who attacked when it felt like the Earth split open. I gave such a manic laugh, "Kai is back, let's go,"

Stronghold hit the gas, Layla was home and in the protection of the Commander, he was in my crew now and hell, he was welcome. "Where too,"

"No clue, but stay by Bexley's house. He might try and see if she has returned,"

Deke gave Becca Faith a look, she was nestled under his arm, shaking like a leaf. I groan, she was scared shitless. "Take her into the Commander and Jet Stream, tell them to protect her. Kai is after her now," Layla forgave but I was not making the mistake, if Bexley wanted her dead she was dead, I snap her neck like a twig.

We wait…