Lucy gasped as the pain tore through her, she couldn't catch her breath as the tears rolled down her face in a burning path. Her arm that was holding the gun lost all feeling and fell slowly to her side. She had stumbled back as the bullet pierced her shoulder, and closed her eyes tight trying to push the fire in her shoulder away.

She panted over and over trying to get will the pain away, trying to be able to feel anything past the pain. The pain was worse than when she had been stabbed…... a million times worse. She was going to ask Flynn and Wyatt how they could joke about being shot after this. There was no way a joke was coming out of her.

A scream… tears… falling into a dark hole to sleep until the pain was gone.

Yes.

A joke, never.

It felt like a lifetime to her but was only a few seconds when she was finally able to open her eyes back up to look at Flynn. Lucy watched as Flynn looked over at her then down at the man that she had shot. When he looked back up at her, she saw the recognition of what she had done for him, in his eyes.

"Who are you?" Flynn whispered at her, gun still pointed at her chest, but now he was slowly taking steps towards her. Lucy's eyes popped open as she watched him come closer to her. She shook her head at him slowly backing away, biting her lip to the point it was bleeding. To stop herself from screaming, to stop herself from calling out to him, to stop herself from answering him.

"Who are you?" He asked again, looking at her closely with narrowed eyes. She took the gun with her good hand and slid it into her pocket, then clenched her shoulder as she kept taking steps back, slowly. One back for every step he took forward. She knew that he was either going to let her go or kill her, but she would never hurt him.

She knew she was safe from him when she saw the flicker in his eyes. He deliberately lowered his gun as he kept walking towards her as if drawn, like a bug to light. "Who are you… I know you." He whispered to her softly, his eyes searching her face.

Lucy refused to speak though, she already knew that she wasn't supposed to engage with him. T nears were streaming down her face, blood trickling down her arm and lip…. but she kept backing away.

"Stop…...who are you?" He demanded, "I know you."

She closed her eyes, breath shaking…... head still shaking at him. She opened her eyes and he must have seen the look in her eyes. "Don't." He said eyes narrowed. "Don't."

She gave him one last look before turning and running. "Stop." He screamed after her, but he paused when he heard a soft "Daddy." Behind him.

She looked back to see him pause and then turned back the house, Flynn had stopped and looked back and forth between Lucy and his daughter before he turned back and pulled his daughter into his arms, "Its ok baby…. We will be fine. Everything is going to be fine. I told you I would always protect you." He whispered down to her while looking over at Lucy, she gave him a small nod then turned and ran.

She ran as fast as she could as the pain radiated from her arm. She was gasping when she saw the lifeboat waiting for her. She paused under the door, breathless as the pain swelled over her, again and again. "Help." She called out cautiously.

She kept taking deep breaths, willing the pain away, "Noah." She called out. "Open the door, please." She said leaning against the lifeboat.

She watched as the door slowly slid open and Noah looked down at her with concern, "Lucy?" He asked. She looked up at him with a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Well mission accomplished, but we need to go…... Before I am followed." She said.

"Lucy, what the fuck happened? Have you been shot?" He asked reaching his hand out to help pull her up with her good arm.

She gave a humorless laugh, "Well, I have been stabbed before, and I was poisoned last week. So, I thought hay, let's get shot today…. seemed like a good ideal at the time." She said grunting in pain as she stepped in to see Emma looking at her carefully from the driver's seat.

"How does it feel to get a bullet, princess? I say one more and you and I can be even." Emma said holding up her hand and waving the cast break Lucy had cause when she shot her in the hand six weeks ago.

Lucy rolled her eyes as she sat in her seat and took a breath, "We are not even close…. I still owe you a few shots. So, I would shut it and start the next trip before I decide to make us even." She said trying to buckle her seat belt one handed.

Noah rolled his eyes, reaching over to inspect her shoulder. "Let me see." He murmured pulling the fabric away from the gun shot, "Sorry." He whispered when she hissed. She closed her eyes as he probed the wound, he pulled her closer to him to look at the exit wound. He nodded and pushed her back into the seat. "Let me help you with your seat belt. When we get to the next stop I am checking your shoulder better, but it looks like a through and through." He reached over and handed her the buzzer for the stun gun. "Here take this and give me the gun."

Lucy reached into her pocket and pulled out the gun and handed it to him. "Here make sure you shot to kill. I am ready to go home, and I am over being shot and I am over being stabbed and I am over being poisoned and I am over being away from my family. If anything, else gets in my way I will destroy it." But her closed eyes and sigh took away from the harshness of her words.

"I will get you home, I promise." He said buckling her in carefully.

He turned to Emma who rolled her eyes at them, "I told the princess, she lets me walk and I will get her where she wants to be…. I may be a lot of things, but I keep my word…. So, I hope that you guys keep yours." She said turning to start the machine up.

He nodded at her, "Let's go to England then. Sooner, we get there, the sooner we get back." He said buckling in.

Emma reached over and hit Lucy carefully, "Wake up Princess, I need a little help here…I only have one hand."

Lucy snorted and sat up, "We can make it none." She mumbled with a sigh, "Besides I only have one arm, so this is going to be a lot more work." She reached up with her good arm and started pushing buttons, "I am ready to go to bed. Maybe get a pain pill or two."

Emma snorted, "I would kill for a pain pill." She said working with Lucy to start the machine, "Did you know that I wasn't allowed to have any the last 6 weeks?"

Lucy rolled her eyes, "Hay, I wasn't in charge of your meds or incarceration… so the question is who else did you piss off?" She said clenching her jaw as the pain from moving made her eyes water.

Emma grinned at her, "Pick a person, I guess." She said, "Alright… off we go." She said as she pushed the navigation and the machine disappeared.

A few moments later the machine stopped turning and Noah gasped, "God you were not joking…. So much worse this time." He said closing his eyes gasping, trying to push down the vomit. "I am never going to get use to this."

Emma snorted, "This was a cake walk."

Lucy was clenching her teeth at the pain of the jump, after a few deep breaths she looked over to Noah. "For once we will agree, the life boat is so much worse. This was not too bad at all." She said. She closed her eyes again, leaning back in the chair, "God that hurt."

Noah looked over at her, "One more jump and then we are done. We got this." He said standing up to help her unbuckle. She nodded at him, "Come on, I will help you down."

Lucy shook her head, "Emma first, then our friend there… we need to clear the time machine. Then I will get out." She said taking a deep breath.

Noah looked over at Paul, "There is no way I can get him out of here." He snorted, "I don't think a crane could get him out of here. He is 250 pounds of dead weight."

Lucy took a breath, "Fine then we will leave him here for now. We will cuff him up. But he will have to get out later." She said with a nod.

Noah nodded back at her, "Cuffs?"

"Under the chair in the bag." She said. She watched as Noah pulled the bag out and gave her a look and she gave him a grin.

"Nice Luce… real nice." He said pulling out some cuffs, she coughed and winced at the pain radiating from her shoulder.

Noah looked over at her carefully, "When we get out I want to look better at that, ok?"

Lucy nodded looking over at Emma who was looking at her with narrowed eyes. "Go ahead and get out." She said trying to unbuckle with one arm. "We will be quick here." She looked over at Noah, "Your family is in the village close to here… we need to check in on them and make sure they are ok."

Noah nodded at her, "Quick stop…. I would love to still exist in the future." Cuffing Paul's hands behind him then put a second pair of cuffs attaching him to the chair. Then for good measure he bucked Paul back into the seat.

Lucy chuckled, "I agree, I am kind of starting to like you… would be a shame to lose you now." She said sitting forward in her chair.

Emma stood up and walked over to the door to climb out. Lucy nodded at Noah, "Help her out. I will be out in a second." She said giving him a look.

Noah nodded slowly at her, then looked to Emma, "Let me go out first and I will help you out." He said.

Emma rolled her eyes but didn't say anything, knowing she wasn't not going to be able to hop out without pain from her cast on her foot. "Fine, but I know something else is going on."

Noah grinned, "Lucy is running this show, I am just following the directions." He said hopping out then turning to reach up to help Emma.

Lucy waited until both Noah and Emma were out before reaching into the bag and pulling out the explosives. She carefully placed the 6 explosive packs she had created under the seats, under the steering panel and inside the electronics panel. She kept the last one for the lip by the door. Knowing if all else failed, the mother ship would not be able to take off with no door. She made sure they were all hidden from site. She pushed the main button to the remote and slid it into her pocket. She took a breath knowing that she was now playing with a fine line of being left behind in the past. She slowly went over to the door and looked down to see Noah and Emma waiting for her.

She gave a small nod to Noah who gave her a nod back. He held up his hands for her to jump down. Lucy slowly sat down in the doorway and swung her legs over. She took a breath and closed her eyes, knowing the pain from the jump was going to shoot through her shoulder. But she paused when Noah called out to her.

"Wait." Noah yelled, he walked under the door. "Slide down into my arms, it will hurt less." He said looking at her carefully.

Lucy nodded and looked down at him, the pain and fear clouding her eyes. Her head was starting to spin, and she knew that she had to hurry before she ran out of time. She threw him the two other bags she had pulled out from under the seats. He caught them and set them to the side before reaching up to help her down.

"Slowly." He said moving his hands in come here motions. "Ok." She said softly, closing her eyes. She pushed off gently with her feet, clenching her shoulder with her good hand.

She gasped in pain and swayed as she hit him in the fall. He clenched her to his chest as he felt her start to slide to the ground, "Lucy, I need you to stand for a moment and breathe." He whispered.

She nodded, pushing her face into his chest, "It hurts." She whispered. "So badly." She took a breath and tried to stand on her own but instead slowly slid down as her legs gave out. He helped her sit carefully.

"Let me see it better now." He whispered pulling the fabric away from the bullet hole, ripping the dress. "Lucy." He whispered when he saw the wound still bleeding. "Has it been bleeding this entire time?"

She gave a humorless laugh, "I mean sure…maybe?" She whispered closing her eyes tight, the pain starting to make her fade away. "Noah, if I can't finish…. You have too." She said softly.

"Stop it." He said softly looking at the bleeding, trying to stop it with his jacket he had pulled off. "This is your plan, not mine." He said.

She opened her eyes and looked at him, "Promise me." She said, "I need you to promise me this is not all in vain." She begged him.

He nodded down at her, still pushing against the wound, "Fine, then let's do it now. We will walk away and get rid of it now." He said.

She shook her head, "Paul is still in there." She whispered.

Noah shook his head, "I don't relish killing anyone, but if anyone is worth letting go… he is it." He whispered down at her, "He has killed enough to deserve it…. But Lucy, it would be better to take you back. I can't treat you here and you said our ride was months away."

Lucy shook her head, "In case any part of Rittenhouse makes it, I will not give them the time machine." She said, eyes still closed.

Noah sighed, "Why are you so stubborn?" He said looking at the wound that was still bleeding, "Lucy please." He said, "You need help."

Lucy shook her head, "No… I brought some first aid stuff in the bag." She said.

Emma who had been listening carefully finally spoke up, "What is your plan princess, because it sounds like you plan on staying here a while…. That was not our agreement." She said with a growl.

Noah looked up at her with a frown, "Our agreement was that you would walk away from us and we would let you." He said, "Now you can walk away if you want... or you can shut up and wait for our ride to get here." He turned back Lucy who was looking at Emma with narrowed eyes, "Lucy, you are turning white…... you will be going into shock soon."

Emma narrowed her eyes, "You are planning on blowing the time machine, aren't you?" She asked looking at Lucy, "Did you plan on taking me back with you or leaving me here." She said looking around the field they had landed in.

Lucy coughed and closed her eyes, "I was still thinking about it." She lied carefully.

"Bullshit, you were going to leave me here." Emma said looking down at her.

Lucy opened her eyes to look at her carefully, "Honestly you should be grateful that I am leaving you alive." She watched as Emma looked down at her, "Noah, I think Emma needs to walk away, you should help her." She said watching Emma's eyes shift back and forth.

Noah shook his head at her, but she pushed his hands, "Noah."

Noah sighed and stood up, pulling the gun from his pocket, "Emma walk away now." He said pointing the gun at her. She looked at him with narrowed eyes, "Emma don't tempt me. I have hated you from the moment I met you. Lucy is the one that said she was going to let you live." He pointed the gun over to the tree line, "Move…... now."

Emma clenched her teeth, "You are no better then I am …... you have fought and killed for Rittenhouse." She snarled.

Noah shook his head at her, "I have never killed anyone, and I have fought to keep Rittenhouse from doing more damage." He said with narrowed eyes, "NOW, move." He said.

Emma pointed at Lucy who was holding onto her shoulder as she began to shake. "Your prefect little Lucy has killed before, how is she any better than I am." She said.

Noah looked down and Lucy and then back at Emma, "You call her a princess as a joke, as an insulted… but the truth is …. she is a true princess. Not just in the sense that she is the last true member of Rittenhouse, but because she is always fighting for others, fighting to stop you, helping everyone… she is not perfect, but pretty stinking close…." He paused and looked at Emma with a nasty smirk, "You are her exact opposite, evil at your core. Out only for yourself, fighting only for yourself…... hurting others just because you can."

Emma narrowed her eyes, "I only had myself... no one else fighting for me." She sneered.

Noah shook his head, "That is only an excuse…... the last few years she has been alone, been fighting …. after losing time after time… but she kept fighting, kept working…. You are weak Emma, taking the easy road. Taking the way best for you, even if it hurt others…. Where she took the hard way that was always best for everyone else…... don't compare yourself to her. Its like comparing a snake to an angel."

Lucy chuckled and stood up slowly and carefully, "While I agree that she is a snake… I am no angel…" She looked like she was going to pass out, "Walk away Emma, right now." She said leaning on Noah.

Emma clenched her jaw and looked back and forth from Emma to Noah, before turning and limping away towards the tree line.

Noah turned to Lucy and gasped, "Lucy, I think we should go back." He said carefully. "You need to go to the hospital, you need help."

"No, Noah. I have worked too hard, WE have worked too hard. I will not let them have the mothership back." She whispered, "Grab the bags." She pointed down as she tried to stand on her own. "We will go to town make sure we are in the right place and then come back, get Paul out and blow it."

Noah nodded and pulled the bags up into his arms, "Come on." He said sliding his arm around her. "Can you walk to the village?" He said searching her face.

She shook her head at him, "I am going to try." She said taking one step at a time.

Noah held her up as they made their way to the tree line, Lucy moving slowly but determinedly. It was a chance that she looked up to see Emma trying to sneak back to the Mothership.

"Noah." She gasped, "Stop her, now."

Noah turned and fired the gun at her but missed as she moved closer to mother ship.

"Noah." Lucy said desperately, "She can't take it." She pulled out the trigger to the explosives. She felt a burst of energy as she ran towards the mothership, Noah dropped the bags and followed after her.

"Lucy stop." He called chasing her. "Lucy."

"Noah, shoot her." Lucy yelled as she watched Emma pull herself up into the mothership, "Noah…Please." She said almost to the mother ship.

Noah pointed the gun and shot off three more rounds, but the door slid closed with Emma inside.

Lucy ran up to the mothership but could not get the door open. She closed her eyes and turned to see Noah following her. "Stop." She yelled.

He froze and watched her turn to the mother ship and then to look at him, "I don't want to do this." She said holding up the trigger. "I can't let her leave…. I can't chance it." She said desperately.

Noah's eyes rounded as he saw her intent, "NO, you are to close." He yelled.

She looked back and forth and then took off towards Noah but pushed the button when she was only a few steps away. Noah watched with wide eyes as the sky lit behind her, throwing her into the air. "Lucy." He gasped running towards her, "Lucy, please…" But the next instant he was flying back, farther away from her. His last thoughts were of Lucy as his world went black.

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Flynn and Jiya followed John into the village and down the path to his house. Flynn was still absently rubbing his chest where the ache was a consent dull reminder that something was wrong. He looked up when John called out.

"I live right over here… My mama should be home, but Pa will still be at the Manor." He said walking up to the door. "Pa works with the Lord during the day."

Flynn looked around the house and realized that they were in house, large enough and nice enough, that John's father was most likely not a servant. However, a promise is a promise and he reached into his pocket and pulled out a few of the smaller coins and threw them at John.

John grinned at Flynn and slid the coins in his pocket. "Mama, I have some people from Spain who want to talk to you." John yelled, walking over and grabbing an apple off the table in the corner.

Flynn raised an eyebrow at John when he jumped up to sit on the table, and burst into laughter when he heard, "Ooooh boy…. Get your arse down… before I skin you alive."

He turned to see a middle-aged woman in a dress that was pressed and cleaned but the fabric was not quiet as nice as what Jiya was wearing.

"Hello, ma'am." Flynn said pulling his hat off, "Your wonderful son said that you might be able to help us."

The woman looked at him carefully, "You talk funny." She said looking at him with narrowed eye and arms crossed.

Jiya laughed, drawing the woman's attention. "I am so sorry, I am only laughing because your son said the same thing to us…. exactly the same thing." Jiya said looking at John with a smile.

The woman turned to the John, "Were you insolent to adults, mister." She said with pointed eyes and a waving finger.

Johns eyes went wide when he looked at his mother, "Ma... you said the same thing." He said frowning.

His mother narrowed her eyes at him, "Yes but I am adult…... you, young man is not. I will beat the skin off you." She said with a frown.

"Maaaa, they do talk funny…. you said it to," John said crossing his arms.

Flynn smiled when he saw the smile ghost across his mother's face, "Excuse me, ma'am. My name is Flynn, and this is my sister Jiya. My wife was to arrive here three days ago, your strapping, polite young man there said that you may be able to help us find her." He said with a soft smile pointing to John.

The woman smiled back at him, "First Sir, you a liar because I know that my son is not polite." She said laughing. "Second my name is Rebecca." Then she frowned, "I do not know about a young woman who traveled to the village alone."

Jiya looked over at Flynn, "Her message said she would be here three days ago." She said softly with a frown. "We have no way to get information from her unless we go all the way back."

Flynn shook his head, "No, I wont risk it. We have to look here and wait." He said, "I am not going anywhere without Lucy." He whispered back.

Jiya shook her head at him, "Well we could have read the message wrong and we could be early." She said biting her lip.

Flynn shook his head, "No…..., "He paused and took a deep breath, "I know Lucy…... She was coming here three days ago." He said, running his hand through his hair with a sigh.

Rebecca shook her head at them, "Normally I would say that I would be able to help you better then my husband, but he has been very secretive the last few days. He said the Lord needed him for help with extra jobs from new visitors." She turned to John, "Run and get your father for lunch early."

She motioned to Flynn and Jiya, "Sit, sit… we will help you get some answers but while we wait, how about some lunch, sir."

Flynn frowned at Jiya and was going to shake his head when Jiya cut him off, "Thank you so much Rebecca." She pushed Flynn over to the table. "Sorry, he is just very worried about his wife."

Rebecca nodded at them, "I understand, I am sure that we will be able to help you. Where was your wife? If you don't mind me asking." She asked, making tea.

Flynn clenched his jaw and looked away. So Jiya patted his hand softly before turning to Rebecca, "Flynn had to work on a new project for Spain" Jiya thought up quickly, "and Lucy wanted to come here for a trip with her family. So, Flynn let her go for a month. But during the traveling he lost touch with Lucy. Now Flynn is worrying until he sees her with his own eyes." She watched as Rebecca placed a hand over her heart and frowned, "She means everything to him, and he didn't really want her to go on a trip without him. But she begged and begged, and he thought she would be safe with family."

"Oh, bless your heart." Rebecca said, filling up a plate of cheeses and breads to bring to the table. "Love will make you feel lost when you can't hold onto it. I am sure your wife is fine and just as worried about you."

Jiya smiled, "According to the last letter we got she was supposed to enjoy the sites and weather here…. Three days ago." She said.

Rebecca laughed, "The weather here?" She said.

Jiya smiled, "Compared to Spain, it is wonderful here. Spain is very hot and dry. For us it is a nice feeling, the cold wind and breeze and the mist in the air."

Rebecca nodded, "Yes, I am not sure I would be able to live in the heat for long. However, I would pass on the bitter cold winters here." She said with a smile. She turned and looked as the door slammed open and John came running in.

"JOHN." She yelled, "One day, I am going to beat you… I mean it! Now close that door and sit nicely at the table for lunch."

John rolled his eyes at her, "Buttttt Maaaaaa, Pa is coming right now." He said sitting at the table and crossing his arms.

Rebeca narrowed her eyes at him, "Johnathan… Lord help me…... I will tell your father if you sass me again." She said hands on her hips.

The room turned to the door when they heard a deep voice call out, "Tell me what Becca?"

A tall thin man, in a pair of tan pants tucked into tall boots, wearing a jacket stood in the door. He pulled the hat off his head and walked over to Rebecca. "Is YOUR son causing you troubles again, wife?" He asked with a grin, kissing her temple.

Rebecca pushed him away, "YOUR son, Richard, is acting like a heathen again." She said trying to hide a smile.

Richard smiled and turned to see Flynn and Jiya standing up at the table, "Well Good day. My son said that you might need my help in finding something?" He said walking over to the table to sit down.

Flynn nodded at him, "Yes Sir, my wife was set to arrive here three days ago with family. However, she was not at the meeting point we set up and I find myself very worried." He said, eyes searching Richard's face.

Richard eyes narrowed, "Your wife, sir? And who is this?" He asked pointing at Jiya.

Flynn looked over at Jiya who smiled, "I am his sister, I am afraid. Unfortunately for me, I am yet to be married. So, when he says we are going on a trip, I have to follow." She said grinning at Flynn.

John leaned over to his father, "See I told you they talked funny AND she hit him PA! On the arm… MORE then once!" He said in a loud whispered voice.

Flynn smiled at John, "Young man, if you are ever blessed with a sister, you will find that she will yell at you, hit you and worse, talk over you…see sisters are their own special trouble…." He looked over at Jiya who rolled her eyes, "But your sister will always be there for you. And help you when you are worried and upset." He said patting her hand. "Plus, they are good to blame when you are about to get in trouble with your parents."

Jiya laughed at him, "But you and I both know, that mother knows it is you causing the trouble." She said rolling her eyes and flicking the imaginary lint off of her arm.

Flynn gave a sharp laugh, knowing she was talking about Denise, "Yes but mom always blames me for everything…. Even the stuff you did." He said.

Jiya smiled and raised an eyebrow, "I can't help it, if mom loves me more." She said with a shrug.

Richard gave a bark of laughter, "They are not wrong son, your Aunt Catherin is a thorn in my side, but I love that old girl. She was always getting me in trouble… but she is the one who convinced your mom that she should marry me. So, I owe her everything." He said looking at Rebecca with a smile. He turned back to Flynn, "Well now, I know of no young woman traveling without a husband, only one couple came through here three days ago."

Flynn raised an eyebrow, "Couple?" He asked frozen.

Richard nodded, "However they were injured most unexpectedly. The wife was shot, and they were both thrown from some kind of explosion." He watched Flynn's face, "They both had burns and injury's from being hit with a blast."

Flynn sucked in a breath as his hand clenched at Jiya's, "The woman, have you seen her?" He asked.

Richard narrowed his eyes at them and nodded, "I helped bring them up to the Manor. We knew she was a lady from her dress and he offered money to get help."

Flynn clenched his teeth and closed his eyes, "Was she slender…. Beautiful…... dark hair, almost black, to the middle of her back…... Golden brown eyes, almost the color of honey?" Flynn begged standing up and rubbing his chest again as the ache came back.

Richard narrowed his eyes at him, "Yes that sounds like her. However, her husband is already with her. Taking care of her up at the Lords Manor."

Jiya pulled Flynn back when he went to walk to the door, "Her husband? Lucy said it was her husband?" She asked carefully.

Richard shook his head at them, "Well no, she hasn't woken up and we assumed since the man was with her and was taking care of her, that was her husband." Richard stood up also, "He said he was a Doctor and he told us their names, Lucy and Noah."

Jiya looked over at Flynn, "Noah is her brother, and he is a doctor. That is why he is taking care of her." She pulled Flynn over to the door.

Richard nodded, "Yes, that is what he said. He would not even let the Lord call for a surgeon to look at her. Said only he would take care of her until their family came to collect them."

Flynn nodded but turned to Richard, "You said she had been shot? And hurt?" Flynn took a breath and whispered, "But she is alive" He asked.

Richard nodded, "She was when I brought Noah supplies this morning. Noah said that he was hoping family came soon though, something about infection and better medical aid." He looked closely at them, "You are who they are waiting for… you really are her husband?"

Flynn nodded and turned to walkout the door but realized he didn't know to go left or right. He clenched his jaw turning to go back and demand Richard take him to Lucy.

Jiya looked over at Rebecca and John, "It was so nice to meet you, thank you for your help." She said in a rush, walking to Flynn, "Please Richard can you take us to them right away."

Richard nodded and lead them down a path, "Yes, she is pretty badly injured. She has not woken up once in the last three days. We found Noah trying to carry her into the village. Said there had been an accident and they needed help." He said trying to keep up with Flynn.

Flynn was almost running now, his eyes and thoughts only on one thing. Get to Lucy, see if she was ok and get her home to get better help then she would be able to get here.

He cursed himself for waiting even three days to come. He should have come immediately. Once she was better, he was going to beat her. His thoughts were rising as he saw the massive house on the hill and he took off in a sprint leaving Jiya and Richard behind.

His only thought was to get to her.

To get to his Lucy.

Before it was too late.