Chapter 16 :

Diego fell asleep in Lucifer's one seat couch. He had placed next to the bed. This was the future but he was raised as a gentleman. He couldn't live with the thought that someone would even consider Victoria ruined by him. Lucifer knew what he called stupid property rules from the 1800s but who could blame him, he had desire as power after all.

Victoria woke up when the sun started to shine through the curtains. She looked around and saw Diego in the chair. Déjà vu she thought with a smile. Only now did she know the real reason why he never left her side. The only difference with the last time was that she felt energetic today. She walked towards the balcony to look at the view of what would be their Pueblo's future.

Two arms snaked around her small waist and a chin rested on her shoulder, "Good morning, mi preciosa. You are up early."

Victoria smiled and leaned against his chest, "I feel like nothing happened. I never felt so good. I found the man I love, I can finally start my life with him and I got to meet some amazing new people and have a view what our pueblo will look like in 200 years from our time."

The sound of piano music made the sphere even more romantic. Diego was already dressed in his clothes. They walked out of the guest room and saw Lucifer playing the piano with ease.

"I didn't know you played the piano." Diego smiled enjoying the sound.

"I love my piano. Care to play something I think I can come up with something out of your time. Do you know this one?" Lucifer asked playing a song composed by Diego himself for four hands.

Diego smiled "of course I know that one that's my recent work."

Diego saw this as an invitation and took a seat next to Lucifer behind his piano. Both playing the song by heart.

"It's one of my favorite songs," Not telling that his ultimate favorite was one he would still need to write once they got back in the 1800s.

Lucifer took a few private pictures before he took his sword. "I think it's time to bring these people back to their own time."

Diego and Victoria agreed with him. They had tampered with the history long enough now. Lucifer thought it was best that Chloe stayed behind. After a small argument and the promise to return as soon as they were safe, Chloe finally agreed.

The last hug from Diego and Victoria to Chloe and a promise to give their love to her daughter. They all jumped into the hole in the sky, leaving Chloe safely behind in the penthouse above Lux.

They jumped out of the whole in time back in the year 1820 at the Diablo Canyon. Diego's reflexes were quick enough to catch a stumbling Victoria in his arms. He didn't notice that Desoto was watching them with two soldiers behind him. They looked shocked at how the hole in the sky closed again.

The Alcalde was the first one to come out of his shock. "I would never have seen this coming De La Vega with senorita Escalante, Zorro's weak spot in league with a male witch.

Lucifer laughed, "I been called many things in my long life, but calling me witch is a first."

"What would Zorro say when he hears this senorita, Escalante?" The Alcalde smirked evilly

"Or…" The Alcalde thought for a moment, "Why didn't I thought about this before now…"

Diego took Victoria in his arms, it made him worry when Desoto got like that.

"Of course, who better to be the hero than the man who can't fight…"

Fear was noticeable on Victoria's face. Fear, that she would lose the love of her life before they could even start their life together.

"Soldier, arrest Don Diego De La Vega, he is the outlaw, Zorro." Desoto grinned.

Lucifer's head leaned slightly to the left, "I beg your pardon? You arrest a man who helps the people who need help?"

"I am sorry senor and you are?" Desoto asked with authority.

"Lucifer Morningstar." Lucifer simply said lifting his head to the other side looking the Alcalde straight into his eyes.

"I don't know you senor but you are in league with a bandit and everyone who helps him will be hanged," Desoto said coldly

"Wait what is this man guilty of then?" Lucifer asked curiously holding his position between Diego, Victoria and the Alcalde with his soldiers. It was for moments like this that he left Chloe home. She wasn't in any danger and neither was he, he was immortal now.

"This menace of society is a thief, he is guilty of reckless riding. He…" Desoto was stopped by Lucifer, "Makes sure you can't oppress your people." Lucifer responded before he continued, "That's not the required punishment now, is it? I should know, you see you don't know me by this name yet but I am world's first punisher." Lucifer smirked evilly

"World's first punisher? You mean to tell me you're the devil?" Desoto laughed short.

"Exactly, that means you heard of me?" Lucifer smirked.

"Yeah, and I am the king of Spain." Desoto laughed sarcastically not believing a word Lucifer told him but that was something the Devil was used too.

Diego and Victoria were still hiding behind Lucifer. Not knowing what the Devil was planning to do with this.

Lucifer just smirked while listening to Alcalde Desoto.

"He is crazy, we can't have that shoot him first." The Alcalde ordered.

The soldiers aimed and pulled the trigger but the bullets just bounced off Lucifer.

Ignace Desoto rolled his eyes, "You idiots, no wonder Zorro always escapes if you can't hit a man that is standing only a few feet away." not wanting to believe that the man was the Devil like he claimed the only other explanation would be that they missed their target.

"I will have to do everything myself." The Alcalde groaned while aiming his gun straight at Lucifer's heart. The only thing the bullet did was making the third hole in his shirt.

"Another nice shirt ruined." Lucifer groaned looking at the hole in his shirt.

"That's impossible!" Desoto said shocked walking backward until a big rock stopped him. Lucifer took a few steps forward until he was in front of the three men.

"You see, I hate a good shirt being ruined and you know what I hate even more?" Lucifer asked rhetorically, "manipulators and liars, people who think they can punish stops their plans to get rich and powerful on the back of the helpless people." Lucifer said not smirking anymore.

"You think you are evil, don't you? Well, I can be so much worse when people push the wrong buttons. You pal, have pushed the worst button you can push." Lucifer said shifting his face fully to devil mode. Fear was noticeable in Desoto's and the soldier's eyes. Diego and Victoria too were shocked seeing the burned backside of Lucifer's hairless, scarred head. They knew he wouldn't hurt them though. He was defending them and for once he was glad he knew the devil.

The two soldiers one on each side of Desoto tried to sneak away but Lucifer had noticed it so he rolled his shoulders backward until his wings jumped out, holding both soldiers at wing point. One of the shoulders was amazed by the beauty of the angel wings, he couldn't move anymore. The other soldier tried to push the bright white wing away but Lucifer warned him, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. These aren't some ordinary bird wings, pal, not if you want to keep your fingers. These are feathers are way sharper than your little toy sword."

Seeing these feathers were too much for Desoto. The combination of his awful scarred, burned red face and the addictive white angel wings. He grabbed at his heart and collapsed. The light left his eyes.

Lucifer wasn't shocked when his sister appeared, "I saw everything LuLu and it's not your fault. You were defending your friends. Father said that you won't be punished this time. I think he will see you again soon."

"Father said that?" Lucifer asked Azrael.

The angel of death nodded. Lucifer looked behind him to Diego and Victoria who were looking confused.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Diego, Victoria meet my sister Azrael, the angel of death." Lucifer smiled still holding two soldiers at wing point.

"Don't worry, I am only coming for this guy. I must go though it's a busy day today. I will tell your second in command to wait a few hours before reporting to you or can he report to Chloe?" Azrael asked.

"Tell him to wait a few earth hours. About a week in Hell." Lucifer said to his sister. With that Azrael left straight to hell.

Alcalde Ignace Desoto was dead. Now Lucifer only had to talk the soldiers into protecting Diego's secret.

"Listen senores, I willing to let you both go but that means I need your promise about something," Lucifer said coldly still holding them at wing point. Not noticing that someone was watching them.

Both soldiers nodded with fear in their eyes. They would promise him anything.

"You will never tell someone who Zorro is. You will leave Diego and Victoria alone even help them protect the identity and his life and more importantly never even tell someone that they are befriended with the devil. If I somewhat notice that you are going the other way I will be back. Do we understand each other?" The devil asked

Both soldiers nodded promising that they weren't going to say a word.

"Alright, you will say that your Alcalde collapsed without reason while finding Diego and Victoria who had been saved by Zorro," Lucifer said suggesting a story. The soldiers nodded. Lucifer helped the body on the white horse Desoto was riding. One of the soldiers jumped behind the body on the horse's back. The other soldier took his horse while Diego helped Victoria on the other soldier's horse. Diego letting see his skills for once jumped on the horse his back behind Victoria, holding her tight.

"Thank you, Lucifer," Diego said reaching out his hand. Lucifer shook it before taking Victoria's hand, "Am I allowed just this once?"

Victoria smiled, "Of course, we wouldn't have found each other if it wasn't for you and Chloe."

Lucifer smiled and kissed her hand softly before he let the group walk away back to their life in the year 1820.

Michael watched everything from behind a bush. Seeing his brother like that made him angry. It was his fault but was startled when God appeared behind him.

"I gave you the choice of living with all the knowledge but it seems that you can't handle that. I will remove some things from your mind. It's not for you but more to protect Don Diego. He has a whole life before him and he has done so much good. So from this moment on you will forget all about them. He will be a total stranger for you. Now go to your farm." Michael turned around like he lost interest in the scene.

"Live a happy life, Don Diego De La Vega. You earned it and I will see you when your time has come." God smiled looking at the scene down from him. He looked at Lucifer.

"Good job, Samael I knew I could trust you with this," God whispered before he left again.

Lucifer looked up feeling a presence he didn't feel in a long time but when he looked up his father was already gone.

Three months later Diego woke up when the sun began to shine through the curtains. Feeling like he never felt before. He was finally married to the love of his life. His father had accepted the role of Alcalde. The peace came back to the pueblo.

He was proud of his son the moment he learned that his son was a true De La Vega after all and even more with his new prized stud on the ranch. They had changed his name into Diablo. His mane dyed white permanently. Zorro was retired now and his identity stayed a public secret. Everyone knew it but nobody talked about it.

Diego looked from his new wife in his arm towards the window seeing something strange in the corner of his eyes. It was a strange-looking envelope. He opened it and were photos from the future. The pictures were taken before they left the future. Diego smiled while looking at the picture of him and Victoria in their futures outfit. The picture of the four of them but there was another one with a small note. Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you enjoyed this little present and with it a picture of our wedding day.

Diego looked at the picture, Chloe was sitting on the back of a large black horse with a starlike mark on its head. Lucifer sitting behind her. There was more on the note. Meet a future offspring of your most prized stallion, This is hell star, bought from your future offsprings. Enjoy your life and remember I am only a prayer away

Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Lucifer Morningstar.

Diego smiled and placed the pictures back on the nightstand. Showing Victoria could wait, he wanted to enjoy the fact that she was here in his arms again and this time it would be forever.

The End.