Next day

Cain went to the precinct, needing to talk to his chief. He asked for another week off, knowing that Zero was in no shape at the moment to return to work. He was also worried about Jeb, for he told them last night that he was scared to go back to school, because he thought it might be bombed. They understood where the fear came from, but nothing they could say to the boy could make him change his mind. He had already stopped by the school to pick up his missed work, so the boy wouldn't get too far behind, but he knew that after this week, that they were going to make the boy go back to school.

After talking with the chief, Cain insisted that he talked to Zero's partner personally. It wasn't too hard to find him, since Zero's leave of absence; Lucas had been asked to desk it instead of working solo. Cain quickly found him at his desk. Cain sat on the desk, knowing it would piss the hell out of Lucas, but when Lucas looked up to see Cain sitting there, he just went back to his paper work.

"I need to talk to you. Lunch? My treat." Cain said.

"What brought this on? Last time I saw you, you two were yelling at me."

"We weren't yelling; we were just upset. We're not angry at you, in fact, that is what I came here to talk to you about, so please, lunch?" Cain said. Lucas just gave him an unsure look before nodding.

Lucas and Cain walked out of the precinct in silence. They walked to a tavern, a common Tin Man hang out, and from what Cain learned from Jordan, a suspected resistance meeting place. When Cain requested a table in the back Lucas just gave him a raised eyebrow but kept quiet.

They sat down and the waitress got their order and as soon as she was out of ear shot is when Lucas spoke.

"OK what is this all about?" Lucas said.

"I just wanted to tell you that Adrian will not be making it back for at least another week. He's taking Lilly's death pretty hard. I'm hoping he will be fine in a week, as it is we've had to use up all our vacation to do this."

"Ok, so why drag me out here to say this. Why not just tell me at the precinct?"

"I also wanted to apologize.... for the way we treated you at the funeral. We were upset. We were just lashing out and I'm sorry for that. We should have let you stay."

"So are you still mad at the resistance?"

"Hells yes, if it wasn't for their bomb, then Lilly would still be alive. But Adrian and I also know not all of the resistance is united. There are some that believe in the violence, and some that don't."

"And that is why you are here then? To talk with one of them that doesn't believe in violence?"

"Yes and no." Cain said. Cain could tell that it confused Lucas.

"What do you mean?"

"We want to help, me and Adrian. The night of the bombing, we made the decision to help the resistance, the bombing just delayed that."

"You want to help the people who killed Lilly? I don't believe that."

"And why not, Adrian and I want to help, so tragedies like this never happen again. I mean, Jordan was just saying the other day, that if these bombings don't stop, that the Longcoats where just going to start arresting people off the street. Interrogating, torturing people and their families until they capture all the resistance."

"You're kidding me?!" Lucas shouted.

"No I'm not. You know how bad that would be? I can just see them doing that, rounding up whole families. Adrian and I couldn't stand for it."

"Thanks for the warning though, but I'm not sure how much the resistance would listen to me." Lucas confessed.

"Would they listen to Morgan? I knew he was involved in the bombing?" Cain probed.

"I thought you hated him."

"I did, I still do, but I know he would listen to me. If I could get him, or anyone to reconsider these attacks, I would do almost anything." Cain said.

"Why would he listen to the man who turned him in?" Lucas asked.

"He sent me a letter, apologizing for getting Lilly involved. I know his intentions were in the right place, but he needs to wake up to the fact that what he is doing is only going to make Azkadellia tighten her strangle hold on the people." Cain said sadly.

"You surprise me Cain. We were afraid you were going to side with the Longcoats after what happened." Lucas said. Cain smiled at that.

"Do you really think I would sink that low?" Cain said.

"I guess I should have had a little more faith in you two." Cain just kept smiling at that. "I'll give you a call, tonight or tomorrow. I will let you know what they decided."

"Thank you Lucas, You will not regret this." Cain said.

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Two Days Later

Cain received a knock on the door. A smile went across Cain's face but as he moved to open it, he forced the smile away. He opened the door to find Jordan at his door step, holding a bag in hand.

"Hello? What are you doing here?" Cain asked Jordan.

"Wyatt, hey, I just wanted to come over to see how you were doing. I heard that you both where taking another week off, so… I brought food." Jordan said, as he held up the bag. "Just thought you would like some company."

"Sure, I guess we are up for it. Come in." Cain said as he motioned the man in. As soon as the door closed, Cain's smile returned. "Do you really think they are watching the apartment?"

"I would. I say it's better to be safe than sorry. So where are Zero and Jeb?" Jordan said.

"Jeb's room, working on homework. So what's in the bag?"

"Food, as well as some other items."

"Like what?" Cain asked.

"Well..." Jordan said before putting the bag on the table. He pulled out the food, from the smell, Cain guess burgers from the local tavern, but Cain wasn't interested in food at the moment. Jordan pulled out a box. Cain just looked at it, confused.

"I tried to get it as close as I could, from memory." Jordan said, handing the box to Cain. Cain opened up and was shocked to see a watch that looked almost identical to the one he owned.

"Ok, so you gave me a watch?" Cain said

"It's a listening device, Azkadellia made it, so we know when it is time to strike. We can also listen to you, to make sure everything is going as planned. We need to come up with a codeword, something that if you get a feeling that things are going wrong, we can get in there and pull you out." Cain thought for a moment.

"Adora." Jordan just looked at him for a moment.

"Your ex-wife?" Jordan asked.

"That's something that is not going to come up but I can work it in if I feel things are going wrong." Jordan let out a light chuckle at this.

"That's a great one. Wyatt, I guess you just have a knack for this kind of thing. So when is the meeting taking place?"

"Tomorrow, midday. Morgan wants to talk to me. I think that would be your best bet on getting him. They wouldn't tell me where it's going to be though." Cain explained.

"That's fine, there is a tracking device within the watch."

"Wow! Sparing no expense on this mission I see…"

"If we can get these bombings to stop, it would be worth it, don't you think?"

"I guess. Anything else you need me to know?" Cain asked.

"That the Sorceress is extremely grateful for the service you're providing to the O.Z."

"Sorceress?" Cain asked again.

"It's what Azkadellia likes us to call her, but I'm sure you will find that out soon enough? You are going to join up after this right?" Cain just sighed at this.

"I'm not sure right now. Let's just get through tomorrow and we will see." Jordan just smiled at him.

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Next day

Cain got up and got dressed like it was any other day. Zero just watched Cain from the bed, worry in his eyes. Zero got up from the bed, leaving Jeb alone to sleep more, moving over to Cain. He watched as Cain pulled his new watch from its box, putting it on. Zero moved up behind him, wrapping his arms around Cain's waist, pulling him against his chest.

"Is there anything I could do, anything I could say, that would make you not go today." Zero said. Cain just sighed, turning so that he faced Zero.

"We talked about this, Adrian. I'm doing this to stop the killings, if I could just save one life..." Cain said.

"I know, love, but why don't you just join up with the Army, I know you will still be in danger but you would not be in the middle of an enemy stronghold. I… I just have a bad feeling about this mission. I'm just worried you're not coming back from it."

"I thought I was too hardheaded to die?" Zero smiled at that. "Adrian, I'm coming home. Things will be fine. I will be fine. And after today, we can see to it that no more people get hurt like Lilly. I'm doing this for her, you, as well as myself. No more innocent people are going to die on my watch."

"So you have decided I guess?"

"On what?" Cain asked.

"You're joining up?" Zero explained.

"Like I told Jordan, I haven't made up my mind. I just know that I can't go back to being a Tin Man."

"It was my dream anyway; you just came along for the ride." Zero said with a smile. "As long as you're happy, I'll support any more choices you make. And after this, if you choose to join up, I will follow you this time."

"Are you sure about that? I know how much you've always wanted to be a Tin Man."

"In the past two weeks, I've felt really betrayed by the whole lot. I think a change is in order and if this is what you want, I will give it a shot. Tin Man, Longcoat, they are both the same. They are both just trying to serve and protect; only the names are different." Cain just smiled up at him.

"We will talk about it when I get back, OK?" Cain said, moving his hand to cup Zero's cheek. Zero smiled.

"Sure," Zero said before moving in to kiss Cain softly. The kiss soon turned more passionate. Zero pushed deeper into the kiss, almost desperately, feeling like that this might be the last time he might hold this man in his arms and right now he was not letting go.

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Cain left the apartment giving Jeb and Zero a kiss goodbye. He could still tell that Zero was worried but he kept it to himself in front of Jeb. He could tell that Jeb was also worried but they both assured him he was going to be alright. He left, making it to the meeting place, outside the precinct.

"This meeting place is pretty open. Have you ever thought you would get noticed here?" Cain asked.

"Why? A good number of Tin Men are part of the resistance."

"Really?" Cain said astonished.

"Yep, we've even had meetings inside the precinct before."

"Wow, didn't think the resistance was that organized at the moment."

"They are in some parts, aren't in others, I'm sure you could help to fix some of the problems. You're a natural born leader, Wyatt; I can see you running the whole operation within a few months." Lucas said with a laugh. Cain just smiled at this.

"If you say so. So where is this meeting? Are we meeting in the precinct today?" Cain asked.

"No, we're going to meet somewhere close by."

"Ok then, lead the way." Cain said motioning for Lucas to go ahead of him.

"Ah, I'm sorry to do this to you, but I need to check you Wyatt."

"I figured as much, I didn't bring anything but you have to do what you have to do." Lucas just smiled before moving to pat down Cain, seeing if he was caring any weapons on him.

"I heard that you still hang out with Jordan. That he even came by last night?" Cain laughed lightly.

'Damn Jordan was right on the money about that.' Cain thought.

"Yes he shows up occasionally. We got attached to him, before Lilly died." Cain explained.

"How do you feel about working against him? Spying on him for us?" Lucas said, finishing the pat down.

"I feel a little uncomfortable, only for the fact he's a good kid and I don't want to see him get hurt. If there is any information I could get from him, that would help you, without getting him killed, I would give it up freely."

"Then I suggest you start to distance yourself from him. You may be hesitant on killing him if needed too, but I'm sure, if he knew you were helping us, he would not hesitate for a second on killing you." Lucas said before walking away from the precinct, as Cain followed.

They soon walked up to a tavern, a tavern that Cain had been in many times. It was a local Tin Man hangout, and where Morgan took him many times to persuade him to join the resistance. Cain just shook his head. He should have known that this place was linked with the resistance.

"Look familiar?" Lucas asked.

"Very."

"Yeah, my family owns it. Family business and all."

"So your family is a part of it too?" Cain asked.

"Most of it. My parents, younger sister, and her family." For the first time since he started this whole cover, he hesitated. All he had to do is leave, mention Adora's name, and it's over. Lucas saw Cain hesitate.

"Wyatt, are you OK?" Cain just blinked for a second, racking his mind for some reason.

"I don't know. When you said sister, my mind thought of Lilly. It's been doing that a lot lately."

"You two were really close?"

"I don't care if we were not blood related; she was my younger sister too." Lucas just nodded before they walked within the tavern. Lucas just walked through the place, nodding to some people within, as they made it to the back of the tavern. After that, they made their way down some stairs, to the cellar. Cain noticed, after he walked down the steps, four men, two he recognized as Tin Man, one he had no clue about and Morgan. A smile spread across Cain's lips when he saw the man.

'We have him.' Cain thought.

"Morgan." Cain said, opening his arms to embrace the man.

"Wyatt, I knew you would come around eventually. I'm so glad to see you here."

"Oh you have no idea how happy I am to see you too, Morgan."

"You know I never meant to hurt Lilly right?"

"If I thought you did, do you think I would be here right now? Don't get me wrong, I'm still pissed at you." Morgan was shocked at Cain's words. "But, if I stayed home, and did nothing about it, then I'm just as bad as the people who caused it. Morgan, I'm here to tell you that if you don't stop your attacks, then Azkadellia is just going to start arresting everyone until she gets to you, and your men."

"And that is why we need to keep doing it. We need to get rid of her forces; we need to take back out kingdom, so that the Queen could rule again." Cain just looked at Morgan. He knew after this, he was not going to regret his decision.

They soon heard commotion from up above. Morgan made a motion to one of the men, and they went up stairs quickly, just to bump into another man, running down the stairs.

"Morgan!! Longcoats are here." The man said. Morgan looked at Cain at that.

"If you give yourself up quietly, they will spare the people here, they want you." Cain said to Morgan.

"You sold us out?!" Morgan yelled.

"I'm only bringing a killer to justice!" Cain yelled back.

"Wyatt, my God, I can't believe you did this!" Lucas said.

"Don't fight them, Lucas, I did this on the condition that you would be freed after this. I didn't know your family was involved, I'll see what I can do for them."

"You bastard!" Cain heard Morgan say before he saw the flash of metal. He felt the blade enter his side, and he just looked up at Morgan, shock in his eyes as Morgan looked at him, anger within his. Cain could hear the boots of the Longcoats storming down the stairs as the blade left his body. He looked down, watching his blood pour from his body, shocked at what he saw.

"Wyatt!" He heard a voice say.

'Jordan?' Cain thought as he collapsed to the floor. He heard voices, he heard yelling but he couldn't make out what they said as he just looked at his hands, covered in his own blood. It wasn't long after that, when he blacked out.

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Hides before the fangirls kills me.