Lost In Time Chapter 19:
Vespera looked dumbfounded. Eyes wide open, mouth agape, exactly how Keefe, Dex, and Tam were. "Luzia," Vespera said, turning towards her, "I thought we were meeting with people who supported our cause."
Luzia smiled, crossing over to stand next to her. "They do, and guess what? These 3 are from the future too!"
Dex was trembling. He was scared, but also mad. There, standing before them was Vespera, the person who sent them here and now they might have to work with her?! No way, he would not let that happen.
"No," he said, narrowing his eyes at Vespera. "I refuse to do anything that Vespera is apart of." With that, Dex grabbed Keefe and Tam's arms and walked out.
"Wait!" Vespera cried out, and Dex actually stopped. Her voice sounded… remorseful? Tam turned to face her. "Don't say anything. We don't need your help, in fact you were the one who sent us here in the first place."
Vespera looked away. "Listen, it was a mistake. Alvar and his partner used me and left me in this time period. I can't go back either."
"But don't you have the time crystal?" Keefe asked, confused. Vespera shook her head, "someone stole it from us, and Alvar had the backup one. He used it and left me."
What Vespera was saying didn't make any sense. Alvar was back in the human cities, correct? That's when his eyes met a pair of clear blue eyes behind Vespera.
"I'll send you home," Luzia had said. That would only mean…
"Why should we believe you?" Tam shouted while Vespera continued to apologize. Dex was piping in as well while Keefe just stayed silent.
This wasn't about the trolls. Luzia was a spy for them, they just didn't know it. She brought Vespera here because she knew they were trying to defeat her. But how? Keefe looked back up to Luzia, and she nodded. It was all he needed.
"Those are empty apologies," Keefe snarled, walking up to Vespera. One punch, it only took one punch, and Vespera fell. But the time it took for one punch, the Neverseen appeared out of nowhere. Alvar, Trix, Ruy, and 4 others that Keefe didn't recognize.
"A little help would be great," he yelled at Dex and Tam, charging towards Alvar. "How the heck did he even get back?!" Keefe thought to himself. But he didn't get close to him when a gust of wind knocked him backwards. "Aw Keefe, an empath. Thought you could take us on?" Ruy cackled, surrounding Keefe with a shield. "I've worked on my powers, can you tell?" he said, making the shield smaller. If Ruy kept that up, Keefe would be crushed.
Tam channeled his shadow powers, and tried to break the shield, but it was no use. Dex just stood there. He didn't have any gadgets with him, and there was no way he could take on any of the Neverseen. That's when it hit Dex, the Neverseen wasn't attacking them. But why? Did they have something to protect? "The trolls. They are trying to protect the trolls," Tam's voice whispered in his mind.
"HELP," Keefe yelled, bringing Dex back into the real world. "You literally are just standing there and the Neverseen is standing RIGHT THERE." Dex looked to Alvar, who was sneering at him. "What's your next move?" he said, as if he was challenging Dex to do something.
"I'll cover for you," Luzia said, stretching her hands to the sky. "Close your eyes." she whispered. Dex did as he was told, and suddenly he felt a tremendous amount of heat all around him. He heard Ruy screaming in pain, and glass breaking. "NOW!" Luzia yelled, and Dex took off. But what was he supposed to be looking for?
"Find the nest with the symbol on it," Tam's voice whispered in his mind. "The Neverseen's," Dex whispered to himself. He didn't look back as he sprinted towards the hive.
"No!" Alvar yelled, but Dex didn't pay any attention. "To the left," someone whispered. Dex could hear rapid footsteps behind him. "Hurry Dex! To the right!" Tam's voice sounded panicked. Stretching out his stride, he sprinted through many rows, keeping a lookout for an eye. "STOP," Tam yelled inside his brain. Dex came to a screeching halt. In front of him was the standard green jelly, but it had black specks in it.
"Don't touch it," someone said behind him. Turing, he came face to face with the team of Neverseen with Luzia, Keefe, and Tam tied up next to them. "Dex," Luzia said, but was cut off by Trix wrapping a gag around her.
"This egg will bring peace between the ogres, goblins, trolls, and elves. Even the humans Dex! This is the Neverseen's goal, we want to unite everyone!" Alvar cried out.
"You don't want peace, you want everyone to abide by your rules!" Dex spat back. "The Neverseen threw all of us to a strange time zone, and killed multiple elves. You've put the whole community in danger, what part of that includes peace?"
Vespera stepped forwards, rubbing the nasty bump on her head. She glanced at Keefe, who just sat smugly with his hands tied. Vespera rolled her eyes, and slapped him. "Your mother would be disgusted with you," she said to him before turning back to Dex.
"I know we have come off like that in the past, but we truly want to unite the Kingdoms. This new type of troll has the ability to do that, so please. Don't destroy it." Dex just stood there. It must be important if the Neverseen was calmly talking to them. Vespera took another step closer to him. Why does his head hurt so much?
"Snap out of it," Tam whispered into his mind again. Shaking his head, he stared straight at Vespera. "Don't lie to me," he yelled, putting his hand on the nest. "If you take another step I will destroy your work." Vespera looked at the nest, and Dex noticed a tiny bit of panic on her face. He felt a little bit bad that he was about to ruin their hardwork, yet the Neverseen did that all the time to them so...
"Do you feel sorry?" she asked, walking closer to him. Dex was confused by what she meant, until a memory of when he hurt Sophie. He betrayed his friends. They never invited him on adventures or missions. Was it because they didn't trust him? He heard someone faintly call his name, but Dex didn't pay attention. He didn't want them to feel burdened by him. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
Keefe knew exactly what Vespera was doing. Once someone showed her a weak side, she latched on to it, channeling every memory relating to that emotion and replaying it over in the victim's mind, and for one purpose only. To break them. He called out Dex's name, but it was no use.
"VESPERA!" A familiar voice called out behind them. Keefe and Tam couldn't turn around because they were still tied up, but they knew that the gang had made it to the Elvin Cities. Alvar was yelling something, but it was cut off by a giant clang. Tam looked down, and sure enough, laying there were all 7 attackers, minus Vespera.
"Stupid WITCH," Biana screamed as she appeared next to her. Grabbing what looked like a frying pan, she smacked Vespera on the head. She fell, and lost her grip on Dex's emotions. Biana took advantage of this, and whacked her again, running over to Dex.
"What just happened," Dex said, after his grey eyes turned periwinkle again. Biana wrapped him in a hug. "I thought your mind was going to break," she whispered. But Dex wasn't talking about that. "How did you get here?" he asked. Biana shook her head. "It was easy, we found a backup crystal after you left! Now hurry, let's go before they wake up!"
Something was off. Biana was acting… different. Keefe and Tam walked over to where he was sitting. "Keefe!" Sophie called, with a giant smile on her face. "I missed you. You scared me," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "You're my everything, don't leave me again, understood?" Keefe shook her arms off of him. "Sophie how did you guys get here?" Biana and her shared a glance. "Because of the backup crystal!" They shouted happily. Grabbing both boys arms, they dragged them out of the hall. "We need to meet up with the others, hurry." Biana said, dragging them deeper into the hive.
"I think we are going the wrong way B," Dex said, trying to remove his hand from hers, but her grip was tight. "Trust me," she said, looking into his eyes. Biana's eyes were a light purple. "Keefe," Dex whispered, but Keefe didn't look his way. "KEEFE," Dex angrily whispered, grabbing his attention. "We need to go back to Tam," he mouthed.
"What are you boys mumbling about?" Sophie laughed as she turned towards Keefe, her light purple eyes shining… wait.
Keefe had never in his life pulled his hand so quick from Sophie (fake Sophie?) in his life. "Nope," he shouted, "nopenopenopenope." Keefe was running as fast as he could, hoping Dex was following him. Suddenly, fake Biana and Sophie appeared in front of them. "Don't run, we just want to help!" they said in creepy unison.
"I refuse your help, no thanks creepy-fake version of Sophie." With that, the hive turned dark and the walls started collapsing on them. "RUN," Dex yelled above the ear-shattering sound. But fake Sophie and Biana wouldn't let them pass. "You did not listen to our instruction. You must be destroyed." Sophie said, her voice getting deeper and deeper.
The room started to spin, and Keefe grabbed onto a piece of rock sticking out. "Grab my hand!" he shouted to Dex. He did as he was told, and for a few minutes they were hanging hopelessly above impending doom. "I can't hold on much longer Dex." Keefe whispered, using all his strength to stay there.
"Who even are you?!" Dex shouted at the two floating purple-eyed girls.
"We are the peacemakers. We will unite all the cities. We. Are. The. Neverseen."
With that, Keefe looked at Dex for the last time. But they didn't cry. They knew somehow, someway, that their friends would save the Elvin world. Dex reached into his pocket, pulling out the equivalent of a grenade. With a single nod, Dex threw it at the two newborn trolls. Keefe let go of the rock, and they fell. But they weren't scared. They knew that their friends would figure everything out, even if they both weren't there to help.
Author's Note: Bro. Did they die? What happened? Also if you didn't catch it, yes the Neverseen manipulated the egg DNA of the trolls and were trying to hatch one, and that was what the fake Biana and Sophie were.