Authors Notes: I'm technically up to chapter 9 with this and still going so this is actually going to be a long trilogy but not a book. Just so you know. Not as long as Zareth AU

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Rainbow Machine

Chapter 3

Danger

Danny couldn't help but watch the city fly by. Her eyes feeling heavy as long travels did to her. Before she knew it she was being shook. She looked up at Dane with a start. She was having a rather good dream about lunch. Her eyes looked over the yard seeing just where they were. Her many years here. Playing in the yard with Zane and Echo. Her heart flip flopped as she looked to the house itself. It was gone. Smoking where it once stood. She stepped out of the helicopter and walked around. Everything was gone. There pictures, there belongings, her youth...gone." She ran toward the house.

"Dad! Echo!" She called. She was stopped by Dane. Tears running down her face. She looked into his eyes. "I can't...I gotta go inside. They could be hurt or worse." Her head began to reel and her eyes rolled fainting into Danes arms. It was to much for her. The stress of the day, now her father and youngest sibling were missing.

'Where do we go now Dane?' Zane's voice was but a whisper.

"I have an idea as to where to look...Midnight's Bar." He held up a match box that was a deep purple with bright purple letters. "Found this in the parking space. This couldn't have happened but maybe 8 to 10 hours ago." Dane said looking down at Danny. Her forehead was creased.

'First we need to take care of Danny. She's stressing herself out.'

"Nope...not this time Bucko. This time we go before they leave." Dane said climbing into the chopper tucking Danny into the back seat and putting on her seat belt. Dane sighed looking her over.

"Alright let's get over to that bar." He climbed into the pilots seat taking off again. "Whoever did this...hopefully the people in that bar knows some answers. If not I'm lost." He started up the helicopter again landing not to far from the city. He couldn't land there so he landed out in the woods in a clearing. Hopefully none of those stupid Sons of Garmadon found him. He looked around at Danny who lay in the back seat. It would be horrible to just go dragging her into a bar asking for answers. He pulled a blanket from the bottom compartment.

"Not to comfy feeling is it?" Dane could feel the amusement in Zane.

'I read that the military don't really have a lot of comfy clothing, I guess that goes also for there accessories.' He ventured.

"But this is a Borg helicopter."

'Yup...guess where the military get there helicopters from.' Zane said

"Ah...point taken." Dane said as he locked the helicopter and placed the keys into his pocket. "Stay safe Danny."

The bar wasn't what he thought it would be. Actually it wasn't like his bar at all on a Friday. There were at least five people inside drinking fancy looking drinks while listening to a gorgeous looking woman. Her straight purple hair flowed down her back bouncing into rose shaped curls. The dress she wore looked like it was molten steel flowing down her body and it shimmered a deep blue, and purple over a silky black. Dareth knew this woman from commercials. Her name was Midnight or at least that's what they called her. He looked back up at her. Her eyes locked onto him and she smiled. Her black lipstick shimmered beautifully. Her bright blue eyes told him she wasn't human. Her heals clicked as she walked toward him.

"Good afternoon sugar." She said walking behind the bar placing a glass of water in front of him.

"Thank…" He saw the man at the other end of the bar shaking a mixed drink up.

'Dareth...its you.'

'Well it isn't bez…" There was a small shock to there system and a corner of Dareths memory seemed to open up causing Dane to stumble sideways. Dane walked toward the man and put both his hands down on the bar.

"Hiya Archie. Gotta minute?" He asked. Dane didn't look pleased. Midnight smiled and went back to the stage.

"Uh yeah...who are you?" The man named Archie asked. He was the spitting image of Dareth only that he was more sharply dressed. He even appeared to be wearing shimmer makeup too.

"I'll tell ya in there." He pointed to a room behind velvet purple curtains.

"I see…" He walked into the room and turned around rather apprehensive. Dane unfused. Archie gasped and took a step back.

"What…?" His eyes wide as he looked at Dareth up and down.

"What...happened?" Dareth asked.

"You blew up." Archie said. "Right in front of me."