A/N: Thank you for reviewing and thank you to everyone who favorite and followed! I hope you all continue to enjoy the story! I love reading your reviews, they are great inspiration! I am really sad about tonight's show being the season final! I am hoping they #RenewTimeless soon! Too much suspense!
Lucy stood alone in the abandoned Oakland Warehouse. She felt certain that Rufus had gotten the note and he read it. She wondered what would happen next? Did he agree with her? Would he contact Flynn?
"Hello?" Rufus called stepping cautiously into the warehouse.
"Rufus! Thank you for coming!" Lucy hurried from behind a empty crate and ran over to hug her friend, tears in her eyes. "They've been following me, they've got a tap on my phone. Every time I turn around they are there. They're even watching my house! I am so sorry about the way I talked to you guys today. I don't know Jacob or Nancy but they seemed really nice. I am sorry I had to do that but I had to put on a show. I know Mason would be watching."
"Shh, it's okay. You sure no one followed you here?"
Lucy nodded, "I am sure. Since my little stint yesterday I haven't had a tail. I am certain my phone is still bugged though and I still see a car around my house."
"Good, cause, I got company coming." Rufus smiled.
"Flynn?" she asked hopefully. She needed Flynn to be in on this. There was no one else they could trust willing and capable of taking out the mass of people they were planning on killing.
"And Agent Christopher." he grinned, "You want to do this thing, we're going to figure it out. I think Denise is going to help us with trying to keep at least some of your identity intact."
"Thank you." Lucy gave him a grateful smile, "I couldn't have done any of this without you."
"Well, you had us worried there for a little while. Since...well, since what happened with Wyatt, none of us seen or heard from you. Then you announce you were going to join Rittenhouse. I tried calling even stopped by. You were never home or were hiding from us. Your mother said she didn't even see you anymore." Rufus turned Lucy around to look at him,"You know once you return to the present, no one will remember you. Not even Wyatt. There will be no record whatsoever of you."
"I know," Lucy said with tears in her eyes, "I hate that I blocked my mother out like that, especially since she's going to lose me and never know I existed soon. But I couldn't face people and keep talking about what happened. Everyone kept asking if I was okay, if they could do anything for me, if I wanted to talk about it...I didn't. I wasn't ready and I knew I had to focus on getting closer to Rittenhouse if I was going to take them down."
Flynn walked in with a grin, "You see, Lucy. I told you we would work together to end Rittenhouse. What do you have planned?"
"I would like to know the same thing." Agent Christopher walked into the room.
Lucy took a deep breath, "I know their was a meeting of the members on August 15, 1979 at Hearst Greek Theater in Berkeley. I want to go there and end Rittenhouse. It's literally our last chance to have them all together."
Flynn licked his lips as he paced the room, "You certain all the members will be there?" he asked.
"Yes. My father was there, as were ALL the key Rittenhouse members. We wiped them out, Rittenhouse is done with." Lucy said.
"How do you suppose we do that?" Flynn asked.
"That's where I need you." Lucy looked at him, "What do you suggest? We're talking about over hundred members. We can't just barge in and shoot them."
"You know if you do this..." Flynn started.
"Yes, I know. I take myself out of existence. I don't care. I want to end Rittenhouse and I want Wyatt to have his life back, even if I can't be in it any longer." Lucy sighed, "Maybe he will get the chance to live a happy life with Jessica and never remember the pain he went though losing her."
"I am willing to help." Agent Christopher chimed in, "When we do this thing Rufus will pilot the ship. I am going to go along for the ride, so when we come back I will remember Lucy. If I still have a position in the government when we get back, I can help her with getting her identity back. At least as far as records go. Her mother and Wyatt will never remember her."
"I want to make sure my mother meets Henry Wallace at UC Berkeley too. They met there at 1979 as well. Before we leave, they met. I want Amy back, even if she never knows me."
Flynn nodded, "We can do that, and I'll agree to Agent Christopher and Rufus coming." he said calmly. For the first time, he seemed kind, gentle, and calm, "I just want my family back, the same as Lucy wants Wyatt and Amy back."
"Alright, before we do this, we need to stock a few things in the mother ship. We are planning on taking out A LOT of people and we don't know how history is going to change." Agent Christopher stated.
"What do we need?" Flynn asked, pacing, his heart beating faster. Finally, he was closer then he had ever been to ending Rittenhouse and getting his family back.
"All four of us will want to pack our ID's, social security cards, birth certificates, any kind of college degrees we have. Take as much money as you can from your bank accounts, any photos you want to keep of people you love, especially you Lucy." Agent Christopher stated, "We know when we return, no one will know Lucy and she will have no accounts, no house, no education record, nothing. We don't know if the same might happen to any of us, so be prepared. When you take the money out of your accounts, take cash. No checks, no cashier checks. Nothing you will need an ID for."
"We need to consider that Mason Industries might not exist when we get back. It is completely funded by Rittenhouse, if we wipe them out, we might destroy Mason too." Rufus said, looking at Flynn, "Where do you keep the mother ship?"
"Right now, she's only about an hour and half north of here, hidden in Point Reyes Park." Flynn stated, "When we come back, we can land pretty much anywhere. Since the mother ship will be with us in 1979, it should be okay. The lifeboat might cease to exist."
"Let's go to the mother ship where it is at now and we will return there. We only take one vehicle though as to not draw any suspicion." Denise said.
"When do we do this? Now?" Flynn asked, anxious to get his family back.
"We need time to collect all of our paper work we will need and take money from the bank accounts. Say good bye to your loved ones because if we do this thing, there's no promise they will be the same when we return. Take the money out last, because if Rittenhouse is watching anyone, it will draw suspension soon as you draw out large sums of money. If everyone can end up here this time tomorrow, without your cars, I will pick you up. Remember, we're taking one vehicle and withdraw your money last. Take all paper work that is important to you as well as any pictures you want to hold on to. Any of us could be wiped out of history."
"What do we about Mason? He'll see the ship leave, and I won't be here." Rufus asked.
"Rufus, you and Jiya are going to be out of town. You both are off the next couple days anyway, you went out of town. You should fill her in on what's going on. I am going to be sick, I'll have my doctor cover for me there. They don't have another pilot on the ready, they shouldn't be able to follow us."
Lucy took a deep breath, she was with Flynn on this one, she was ready to go now.
"Should we bring in Jacob and Nancy on this? At least tell them what is going on? They both already sympathize with Flynn." Rufus stated.
"I wouldn't." Lucy spoke up, "But it is up to you and Denise. You two know them better. I would be afraid of if Rittenhouse over hears or has your phones tapped. What if they decide to report it to Conner Mason before we get gone?"
"She's right," Agent Christopher agreed, "I like them and I trust them, however, the less people who know about this the better. We don't want any interference until we get this done."
Rufus nodded in agreement. Their argument made sense. He liked Jacob and Nancy. They were good, just as good as Lucy and Wyatt were, but not the same. He had a special connection with Lucy and Wyatt that no one else would share. They had been though a lot and were the first team to travel together. "What are we going to do about Lucy when we get back? She'll need a place to stay." Rufus went on to the next problem.
"She could stay with me, if I still have a place." Agent Christopher looked at Lucy. There was a lot of uncertainty going into this mission.
"She could stay with me too." Rufus added, we have a spare bedroom upstairs.
"She could stay with me." Flynn spoke up, "Actually, if we do this thing and we come back and any of you are without a home, you can stay with me. I am not a bad guy. I just want my family back and I want the son of a bitch that killed them dead."
"Ditto that." Lucy stated.
"We're a team then?" Rufus asked, a smile coming to his face.
"We're a team!" Agent Christopher agreed.
"Team." Lucy stated, "Now exactly how are we going to do this?"
"Leave that to me. It will be done." Flynn promised. "This should be easier without you guys trying to stop me." he smirked.
"And guys..." Agent Christopher called out, "Make sure you have time appropriate clothing with you. There's a vintage shop down on West Main."
The three muttered their agreement as they began to break up and head out.
"Same time, same place tomorrow." Agent Christopher called, a tear in her eye. Each of them had a lot on the line and could lose everything. It was a big risk, but a risk with taking if it meant their loved ones would be safe again.
I I I
Lucy found herself back at the cemetery early the next morning, kneeling beside Wyatt's grave. A cool breeze blew though the trees, rustling the leaves and gently creased Lucy's face. She imagined it was Wyatt's touch as he flew down to sit next to her.
"I am going to do this and help Flynn. You will have your life back, but you won't remember me. I will always love you Wyatt Logan. Perhaps we will cross each others paths one day. I hope you have a happy life. Whatever you do with it, stay away from Mason Industries, if it even exists in the next time line. Thank you for what you did. Now, it's my turn to repay the favor. I will never forget you, Wyatt. She kissed the cold stone softly as she stood and walked away."
"Hey..." Flynn spoke, causing Lucy to jump.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, startled.
"Same as you. I am visiting my family, saying my good-byes in hopes that when I return, they will be in my arms again." he smiled sadly, "Wanna walk with me?"
Lucy glanced around nervously, but didn't see any sign of anyone else in the cemetery.
"Sure," she shrugged, following him a bit nervous.
"You're willing to risk everything to end Rittenhouse, huh?" Flynn finally said after a moment of silence.
"I am willing to risk everything to bring Wyatt back." she corrected him, "And yes, to end Rittenhouse. They're the reason he's dead."
"I don't mean to be rude, but now you understand how I feel?" Flynn said softly.
"Sadly, yes, I do. It's something you can't understand until it happens to you. When Wyatt died, I vowed I would do whatever it took to bring him back,even if it means killing people in the past, regardless of what effect it will have on our future. I only draw the line at killing innocent people. If they aren't Rittenhouse I don't want to kill them."
"I understand. That's a mistake I've made myself and I regret it. I promise you, if we don't have to kill innocent people we won't. Only Rittenhouse."
"How do you plan on killing over a hundred people?" Lucy asked.
"I have it worked out. My plan will be quick, will destroy everyone in the theater and won't harm innocent people. I will get it set up with Rufus' help. You and Agent Christopher can go make sure your mom meets that Henry guy. When we meet up again, I will be ready to put my plan in action as we head to the mother ship."
"Was any of this in my journal that you keep with you?" she asked softly.
"Not exactly. Wyatt never was killed while you wrote in your journal. We did try to take out Rittenhouse though, and it failed." Flynn said sadly.
"How so?" Lucy asked.
"I can't tell you everything, besides, a lot of things are different in this time line." Flynn said.
"Listen, if I am going to do this I am going to be erased from History. I think I deserve to know where this Journal came from and what happened in it." Lucy held her ground. She was tired of all of this 'can't tell you what you wrote in the future' stuff.
Flynn sighed, "You gave it to me. You traveled to the present and gave me the journal with all the information you had in it regarding Rittenhouse and the missions. You've been down this road before. You, Wyatt, Rufus, Agent Christopher. History keeps repeating until the time line changes."
"I thought we couldn't travel to a place where we already exist. But I had to have given it to you in the present, right?"
"Those are guidelines, not rules. You knew where we were on August 30th, 2016. It wasn't in the graveyard where I always go to visit my family. On August 30th, 2016, your present self was at seminar in Arizona honoring your ailing mother. Your future self KNEW that, so it was safe to wait in the graveyard for me to visit my wife and daughter's grave. You approached me with the journal and told me to read it and it would help US end Rittenhouse. We were working together in the time line you visited from, but we didn't have your journal and therefor, we didn't know all the information that you had written."
Lucy shook her head. "So we can travel to the past, but we can't meet ourselves there. We have worked together before, but I don't recall any of it because it's a different time line. It's just one big never ending circle."
"I know, time travel. It's mind blowing, isn't it?" Flynn grinned.
"WHY would I give you the journal now though? Why did I travel from the future to now to give you the journal? How far in the future?
"I am not sure exactly how far. Several years I assume. You gave me the journal because you and Wyatt had a little girl. She was four years old when Rittenhouse killed her. Her name was Shawna Jean. Jean was your mother's middle name. Shawna is Wyatt's sister's name."
"Sister? I didn't know he HAD a sister. She wasn't at the funeral. We didn't have any information on Wyatt's family. That's why the funeral was delayed a little longer. We announced it in the surrounding papers. He never talked to me about a sister." Tears came to Lucy's eyes. Her and Wyatt had a daughter. She was killed, prompting her to travel to present day and give Flynn the journal. Wyatt had a sister, a sister who didn't know he was dead.
"His sister and his mother lived in Oregon. They don't stay in contact much. Wyatt's parents divorced when he was young. His mother moved to Oregon and took his sister. Wyatt stayed in California with his father. They parents never really got along but Wyatt never forgot his sister. He tried to contact her but couldn't locate her. She probably was married. His mother passed away about five years before he tried to contact his sister."
"Is his father still alive?" Lucy asked.
"No, he died right before Wyatt joined the SEALS. It was part of the reason why he joined. He felt he had nothing left to live for, so why not go all out." Flynn stated. "It was all in your journal. You and Wyatt had tried to find his sister and you wrote about all the pain Wyatt had throughout his life. You thought all that would be eased by the birth of your daughter, but then Rittenhouse killed her."
"I never knew any of this. I mean, Wyatt never talks about his family." Lucy gasped.
"I guess he didn't tell you yet." Flynn shrugged, "After all you two had just gotten together. When you gave the journal to me, you two had been married for quiet a few years."
"So Wyatt and I were married and had a little girl?" Lucy's eyes filled with tears. They would never be married now. They would never have a family. When she returned from 1979 Wyatt wouldn't know who she was. He probably would be with Jessica."
"You ready to go though with this? Any one you want to say a last good-bye too?"
"I'd like to have lunch with my mother one more time." Lucy stated."
Flynn nodded, "I'll see you tonight?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. I am ready to end this thing once and for all." Lucy nodded her goodbye and then hurried home for one last outing with her mom. She knew it would be the last time they ever saw each other again.
III
"Mom? Hey Mom? You home?" Lucy called, coming though the door.
"I am here, Lucy. What's wrong?" Carolyn stepped out from the kitchen in confusion.
"Come on, I am taking you out to lunch." she smiled, hugging her mother.
"Lucy? Is everything okay?"
"Yeah...I just want us to spend the day together...lunch, maybe a little shopping?" Lunch shrugged.
"We never do things like that."
"I know. That's why I want to today." Lucy smiled, "Please, come on mom. Mother daughter day."
"Oh alright. Let me freshen up a bit and we'll go into town, maybe down to the river walk?"
"OH! The river walk would be great! It's such a beautiful day." She agreed with a grin and clapping of hands.
"Okay Lucy." Carolyn shook her head, "I'll be ready in a minute."
Lucy took the moment to look around the living room. She selected a photo album and scanned though it quickly, there was a picture of her mother holding her as little baby, and several of her throughout her childhood with her mother and some friends, there was a school picture in there for every year. Lucy slipped it into her over sized pocketbook, which already held all of her other important papers. She spotted the more recent photo of her and her mother. The one that used to include Amy before their mother got so sick. She stuffed that photo frame into her pocketbook as well. This was going to be her life now, reduced to whatever a over sized pocketbook would hold.
"I 'am ready dear!" Carolyn came down the stairs and paused, noticing the tears in her daughter's eyes.
"Lucy, is everything really okay?" she asked.
"Yeah mom. Fine. Just remembering some old memories."
"You miss him, don't you?" Carolyn asked, "You know, you can talk to me anytime you are ready. I am sure Wyatt was a special young man."
"Yeah mom. He was, very special." she hugged her mother close to her, "But today is about you and me, so...let's go have some fun." she plastered on her best smile.
I I I
Rufus sat on Jiya's sofa, his arm wrapped around her.
"You have to do this?" She asked him, tears in her eyes.
"Yes. I have to be there for Lucy, we're still a team, even if she doesn't work at Mason. She has the right idea, even if it involves killing people. Flynn has promised no one would be harm other then Rittenhouse. And we're going to get Amy back."
Jiya nodded, "Then go for it. Just always remember, I love you. If anything happens, I'll always love you."
Rufus kissed her softly, "And I'll always love you. If there is no Mason when we get back, I will find you. I promise."
Jiya nodded, "What do you need from me?"
"When the mother ship leaves, Mason will be calling. Of course I can't answer the phone. They will probably call you looking for me. Tell them we are in Las Vegas and I am currently at the poker table. No cell phones allowed. Tell them I will get back with them as soon as the poker game is over."
Jiya nodded, "Okay, I can do that."
"That's my girl." Rufus kissed her again, "I will come back to you, I promise."
"I know." she smiled, snuggling against his chest and enjoying this moment, not knowing when or if she'd ever be here again with him.
I I I
Lucy had packed what she could of her life into her over sized pocketbook. She had all of her identification papers, her school degrees, the photo album and photo frame from her mother's house, the locket with Amy's picture in it around her neck, she was wearing her high school ring and a bracelet her mother got her on Christmas. She also added a few photos taken of her, Wyatt and Rufus. Last thing she did was close out her bank account, stuffing the cash in her pocketbook then taking the city bus to within a few blocks of the warehouse. She walked from there, ducking into the dark empty building.
Once inside the warehouse, Lucy got rid of her overcoat, revealing the dark red pants and teal blue shirt she had dressed into.
"Hello again," Flynn smiled. "Nice outfit." He was dressed in a black shirt, blue jeans, and a black and white sued jacket.
"How long you been here?" she asked.
"A few hours. I am anxious to get going. Besides, I got everything packed last night and I had already had my account closed years ago." he grinned.
"Figured." she shook her head and checked her watch. It was almost time for the others to show. She paced nervously, worried that Rittenhouse would know she closed her account.
"Hey guys." Rufus slipped into the building, he was wearing a white shirt, brown blazer, and blue jeans.
Lucy and Flynn nodded. He looked nervous too.
"Did you close your account too?" Lucy asked.
Rufus nodded, "I kept some, but most of it I had transferred to my mom's account. I spent most the day with mom and David." he looked sad, "I am going to miss them if anything happens."
"I know." Lucy said tears in her eyes, "Saying good bye to my mom for the last time ever was the hardest thing I ever had to do. At least she will never know about me. She will never miss me."
Rufus gave Lucy a hug, "It'll be okay. I know what you are giving up is the hardest thing anyone could ever do. It just goes to prove how much you love Wyatt."
"He gave his life for me. Least I can do is return the favor. He'll have Jessica back and his life back and things will be right again."
"I hope so." Rufus nodded.
They heard a car engine outside and peeked out. It was Agent Christopher. She stopped near the door and the three quickly entered the car and they took off quickly. She also was dressed in style with a white ruffled shirt, a lime green vest and black pants.
"Everyone got things settled?" she asked once on the freeway.
The three mumbled "yeah."
"Good." Denise smiled. The setting sun reflecting off of the car as they headed North seemed to say it all. The sun was setting on this time line and no one knew what to expect when they returned.
TBC