Warren was still at his mother's home but right now we're talking more and meeting daily at Dutch Bros to talk us out. BiBi, she was doing better, I think she knew her mother's death was coming and with her power, she came to terms with it the day she was attacked.

I was home with BiBi, she was learning new things like right now she wore gloves as she tore apart the roasted chicken breast we made earlier in the day. I was a little concerned she pulled Bandit and Magenta aside earlier, so I had her in here with me so we could talk. I started, "BiBi, am I doing a good job with you. Were you telling Magenta I was failing," I was sixteen, and well hello shouldn't be a mother but here I was and was determined to make her into something good.

She just gives me a silly smile, "I love you, you're a super mom. I still miss my momma, but she is on to better things along with my dad. You should not stay up all night worrying you're young but doing good," like that my heart calmed and the anxiety was starting to fade away.

The crew was here, we're making nachos BiBi and I are setting up bowls filled with toppings and meats, make your night. She gave me a look, "I want a haircut,"

"First thing tomorrow hummingbird,"

Her face turned pale, "I want you to do it, like Aunt Magenta," shit, she wanted her head shaved on the sides. "Oh, might want to talk to dad too," she gave me a look.

"He says yes," now I was unsure if she was being truthful but fuck it. "MAGENTA BRING ME THE CLIPPERS AND A SHEET,"

"On both sides or one," she was placed on the barstool as Layla took a comb out after trying the sheet around her. "On one side," okay, we're doing this. Layla parted her hair while Becca Faith tied the long soon to be unshaved side. I buzzed it just like I did to Magenta. It was quick work as Vic was warming the chips up.

"Here ya go killer," Magenta smirked handing her a handheld mirror. She grinned, "I like it," it suited her she was still our BiBi but with certain things she had a larger say, like her clothes and hair unless we felt it was too much.

My nachos are piping hot, with a mixture of blue and yellow corn Tortilla chips, sour cream homemade Guacamole, refried beans. A mixture of ground beef and chorizo spiced with cumin, paprika, garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, and salt. Last was topped with a creamy white queso blanco and fresh jalapeños. I was noshing on the floor as some Disney movie was playing on the screen, BiBi was a fan of every movie even after we explained it's not how it happened, she was in love with the idea two people overcoming so much and end up together.

My body froze when out of nowhere a vortex was opening, I drop my food my body was already up and BiBi was nestled into my arms as Bandit, Deke, and Vic stood with me, the girls other than Jennifer behind me. It was a swirling blue tinted with black, Magenta was with me, covering BiBi in case she had to vanish with my daughter. Panic is a four-letter word. Yes, it is. Every time things are good, now my eyes fly wide and the only thing in my mind is something bad is about to happen, once again.

It is just now a shimmering portal, even with Aria and Jackie on the other side, my heart was racing. I peeked into it, "Hey guys, long time no see. Bexi, I am sorry there is a problem, and you are needed, Rage," I was Rage unlike what Warren thought.

My tone was tired, "Oh Jackie, dude,"

I give my daughter a look, Jackie his eyes follow mine seeing the girl with her arms around my neck. "Who's the kid?"

"Mine, a lot has happened. BiBi, what is happening?"

She knew, "You must go back, I told Magenta already that this was going to happen. Jackie can explain when you get there, but you must go only you can fix the past," Magenta tried to look away, bless her heart she was going to die.

"Shit, just me right. Your dad has to stay and take care of you,"

She is already shaking her head no, "He goes, Auntie Magenta, Auntie Becca Faith, Auntie Jennifer, Auntie Layla, and the men will stay with me. Nothing bad happens here, but fix the past or else the timeline will change,"

Bandit gave me a nod, "Jackie man, you look old," Vic laughed, I noticed years had passed by the facial features and the slight gray of Jackie's blue hair. "Fuck you, Vic, you look like the pot is really good,"

"Primo bro," Vic smiled back.

I cut into this, "How long until the portal closes,"

Aria beamed at me, "Maybe as Jackie says thirty, my descend so stunning," her eyes on Magenta.,"

I winked, "Aria, she is just as badass as you, I have to call my husband," the booming laughter of Jackie was heard. "Ya'll still married,"

I held the cell up doing a personal video call and he answered right before the first ring was finished, his smiling mug showed on the screen. "Hey love, I am on my way with coffee was going to surprise you,"

Oh, we're all full of surprises, "How long?"

"Maybe four minutes,"

"See you," better he sees this. I glanced at the girls, "BiBi, did you have them pack me a filled bag," she smiled as Layla and Becca Faith brought a bag one was clearly mine and the other Warren. This was not going to end well, time travel was such a fine line to walk and somehow we fucked it up. "Deke, Bandit, and Becca Faith come here," I had no choice.

I asked them, "Touch my palm so I can absorb your power, I am a leech. Once I have it, it never fades while you still have it. I have sixteen already, the best of the best and now yours," each just nod like I wasn't asking something so huge, I wanted them to think on it but they just touched me. I felt it seeping in but right before they let go I felt her, I moved.

"No, BiBi,"

"Will help you,"

I kissed her, "I can't handle it," facts.

Turning to my friends, "I can't leave her for long, Jackie. Kai killed her mother," he looked torn but just gave me a nod.

Warren nearly dropped my coffee, but Becca Faith bless her caught it, Deke took BiBi from me she had her drink in hand. "OH GOD NOT AGAIN,"

"Guess the timeline is fucked, we have to go back," Layla gave him his bag as I turned to them. "Everyone on watch, Deke alert his crew, mine and William are on twenty-four seven watch on our daughter. Layla, tell our mothers and his, BiBi no cookies and no crap while mom is gone,"

An evil smirk, "Maybe just the cookies we have, and no more?"

"Fine, just be good," her dad cut in kissing her head, but his face it floored me, he was scared. He didn't want to leave her or go back.

"See you soon," Vic hugged me close. "Take care of my daughter, please," even my tone was hinged and near crying. Together Warren and I walked into the vortex which was far better than the way we traveled last time.

It was just a small jolt and then we are in the lush countryside. I gave Jackie a look before handing him my coffee, he looked ready to cry. "I missed you Bexi," his arms wrapped around me, my face buried into his muscled chest, he was so much older now as the tears leaked from my eyes.

"Jackie, how old are you?"

"Thirty-three going on twenty," he wasn't about to die he had another fifteen years to go if BiBi was right, and she was always right. He finished, "You look the very same as the last time we gazed at you, but at least healthy this time around. You have the power inside of you to return to your time when this is finished. Kai, he somehow split himself, he is still here and from what I heard he is in your time. Seems Shayla cast something were his two halves split and traveled when you killed him, the half here is pure evil," well, that makes so much sense now, Kai has changed and it was the smaller things most noticed.

I just stand tall, I was feared here, I was not who I was here I was something more, "So since we left an entire sixteen years have passed. For us it has been maybe a year," Jackie gave a low whistle.

"Time is a strange thing," Aria was still beaming.

I asked, "So you want me to kill him?"

"Yes, and take back his wife, she does not love him, he continues to hold her prisoner keeps her powers chained. Warren, he kidnapped Ambala, she is with his child but yearns to escape before his power takes her over, we have a seer. And my Bexley it must be you who kill him," Aria was more to the point, Warren just looked at her, he says nothing, but his olive tone skin is pale. I just sighed thinking if he was the age, he says that means Ambala is now sixteen, it hit me. "Deal, first we travel to Austria and get the details.

Aria bowed low, "Wiklow has taken over as leader, he is wise. He is already planning a war on the castle Dormor to take his sister back, but our seer sees it works but at too high a cost. Only seer knows what we have done, we need you,"

"He should be what, twenty now? Ambala and Bexi are sixteen?"

Jackie snorted, "She was always quick with math, but yes they're. Wiklow is married to the young Bexi, and Ambala was in love with Gye who reminds me of Boomer," so much to take in but the faster we got this mission over with the better.

Warren was not being useful. I just pick up my bag, "Well let's go, I have a daughter to return to. Kai, he killed Beatrice's mother and her mother was part of the Sirens, BiBi is our seer and her mother somehow thought I was a great choice as a mother,"

Jackie gave me a look, but my drink was finished in his hand. "You have her addicted to Snickers and Dutch Bros,"

I moved my hand to smack him when my husband finally came to, "Homemade cookies and Dutch Bros," my anger flared, and he was hit instead. "Finally, you talk, Killjoy," he gave me a look his cold eyes narrowed.

"I wrote it that way, Bexley was never Killjoy. She is the embodiment of Rage," that was sweet and hurt all at once. "Come we travel my way; we need all the time we can get. My daughter will eat all the cookies if I am not there,"

Jackie flung his arm over my shoulder, "Knew deep down you wanted a baby, you are a great mom already. But I see the way you are looking at Warren, guess something happened," the words whispered low for my ears only as I explained the homecoming we received and what had transpired for the last few months. He was not happy his mother beat us with her broom, but it was expected.

Turning back seeing Warren talking to Aria, her hand braced on his bare shoulder. I asked Jackie, "Think she is telling him that he is a bitch?"

"Not in those words,"

I called out," Let's go," the black mist opened, I knew where I wanted to be, and this was the easy way even if after I was feeling a tad blah. The sight was a tad more than I remembered newer homes, the land was bigger and the fence was bigger and better. But the dining hall was lit up. I pointed to it, "They are gathering before the war," Aria smiled at me.

I just strode forward, I trudged along the now wooden walkway at a sedate pace, my mind focused on the gentle footsteps that seemed to echo throughout the desolate town. I see the large double doors I had walked through so many times, everyone was in there, I could hear them. My body halts and Warren nearly knocked me down when his massive body hit mine, my eyes are on the building to the left, our home for two years. It looked the same but well taken care of. "They keep it as you left it, a tribute to you two," Aria saw my eyes on it, I figured Warren was now also looking because his hand took mine giving it a small comforting squeeze.