(Third Person POV)
The rain fell as a girl with black hair sat on a park bench, the water dripping to the grass, the icy water camouflaging her tears, she'd lost someone else, the second person in three weeks, her Uncle Will, first her Uncle Pietro and now her Uncle Will, her heart was slowly breaking and she felt as though it was only a matter of time before she lost everyone, before she was completely alone.
"Serenity, you'll get ill," her mother, Amaya, said softly as she approached her daughter, "come back to Josie and Steve's, come on sweetie," she said gently, reaching out to touch Serenity's shoulder but the young girl slapped it away and ran in the opposite direction, the rain never relenting as it bit at both mother and daughter's skin, the former smiled sadly as a single tear, lost by the rain, trailed down her cheek, "it has begun," she whispered before turning and heading back to her sons and husband, one hand held protectively over her stomach.
While, on the other side of Maxville, a man was grinning evilly, his black hair framing his face and making him look like a mad man as he watched a large screen in front of him from which he could see anything going on in the city, he watched Serenity run from her family and knew it was the time to act, she was vulnerable, would want to protect everyone, he would just have to hand her an ultimatum.
"Go, bring her back to me, I wish to work on her personally," he said to one of his followers, "make sure she's here before the rain stops, due to precious Amaya's nickname, if it still rains while her daughter betrays her, it'll make everything so much more worthwhile."
The man beside him nodded and left, a smirk playing at his lips, oh, revenge is always sweet, especially against Peace, Stronghold and all those pathetic little Sidekicks that'd managed to beat his mistress, they would all pay, they would be destroyed from the inside out, and how delicious it would be, listening and watching their heartbreak as their own betrays them so badly.
As their own causes the war that will change everything into ruins.
Serenity shivered and wrapped her arms round herself as she stopped beneath the canopy to a flower shop, she knew the story to this flower shop canopy all too well, when she was younger she'd make her mother tell her the story whenever they passed the shop, her mother would laugh and oblige happily, her father would roll his dark eyes with a slight smile and mutter that his wife and daughter were saps under his breath.
Flashback
"Mommy, tell me the story!" a five year old Serenity ordered as she, her mother, her father and her twin brothers past 'Freda's Flowers', Warren groaned and rolled his eyes while Amaya just laughed and the twins looked up at their parents curiously.
"Okay, okay," Amaya smiled, lifting her daughter onto her hip and kissing the child's forehead, "a long time ago, before any of my children were born, daddy and I actually had lives and we went to a fair because it was Valentines Day, daddy didn't want to go and slept until noon, much to my annoyance.
"We went on a roller coaster, that was fun, then I wanted a teddy bear and daddy won me lots because he was in a competition with an old friend of ours," Amaya paused for a moment, a sad look crossing her blue eyes before she put her smile back on, "afterwards, we went to a park but then it began to rain, like my nickname at the time, because your daddy couldn't call anyone by their given name unless it was an emergency then, we ran down the street and stopped beneath the canopy to a flower shop, daddy said he was sorry that the rain ruined my day, but I said-"
"It didn't!" Serenity finished with a laugh, gazing at her mother with sparkling, innocent blue eyes, "am I going to find someone who loves me like daddy loves you one day, mommy?"
"No," Warren snapped instantly and Amaya giggled, looking up at her husband through love filled eyes as his expression grew protective.
"Of course Serenity, then you'll get married and have children," she said, "and daddy won't like your new husband because he's overprotective but that's just because he loves you."
"Okay mommy," Serenity nodded with a grin.
End Flashback
The same girl, but now seventeen, was talking to a tall man in glasses before she followed him willingly, her blue eyes determined, he could help her stop this war from happening, help her protect her loved ones, she'd do anything to protect her family and friends because she was nothing without them.
"You're sure this man can help me protect my family?" she said hesitantly as they came to a stop outside a large building, her eyes fixed on the door, a sudden fear seeping into her veins.
"Oh yes Serenity, he can help everything all better," the man in glasses replied, grinningas he led the only Peace daughter into the building, revenge certainly is sweet.
(Serenity POV)
I gulped slightly as I followed Jason Simmons into the large building before me, mom had told me about a war a long time ago and this man said it was happening but he could help stop it, or at least he knew someone who could help stop it.
"Lock the doors," an ominous voice ordered the second I stepped into the room and the doors slammed shut, the bolts locking, I tried wrenching the bolts free but the held fast, fear pulsing through my body.
"Let me out! What's going on?!" I yelled, backing away as three men moved towards me, smirks set on their faces.
"Didn't your parents ever teach you not to go off with strangers?" the voice from before cackled and the next thing I knew was a thick black darkness along with a sharp pain to the back of my head.
"Owie, pain," I whimpered as my eyes slowly cracked open, I blinked a few times to clear my blurry vision, I sat up with a wince as my head jarred painfully and I saw a man with back hair standing over me, "who are you?" I whispered hoarsely, glaring up at him weakly.
"Turner Jacobs," he answered dismissively, "not that matters-"
"You were going to be my mom's Sidekick," I cut in with a frown, "why am I here?"
"Because, I loved your mother, but she was so in love with your precious father that she never realised I would never hurt her, that I loved her and would always be there, he can't have loved her if he just went after Barron Battle," Turner spat, his fists clenching, his green eyes flashing, "she was broken when he left, she didn't even look at me, she just saw me as a friend, I never her saw her smile again after he left because she forgot about me as she dropped out of school and took care of her unborn baby, you.
"I was on my way over to her house on the day that she went after Warren Peace while he was fighting Barron Battle, but her T.V. was still on, she was sobbing over Peace's body and I could see she was pregnant, that Dawson wasn't lying, she wasn't having that bastard's baby and he wasn't even there, left her while she was expecting his child, I saw her a few times after that, I was there when she gave birth, you look just like him, except your eyes, you have your mother's beautiful eyes, that was always the best thing about her, the way her eyes always had sparkling emotion in them, until Peace left of course, then they grew dead, tarnished sapphires waiting to be polished again, I never saw them shine again, that's what I want, to see her eyes shine one more time."
My jaw dropped, this psycho is in love with my mom, "why don't you just call her?" I suggested weakly, "I'm sure she'd love to hear from you again, but she wouldn't be with you, she loves dad, but you were friends, it'll be great, I can take you to her, I promise."
"Oh no, you're going to start the war," Turner grinned, putting a hand on my cheek and I grimaced as I pulled away, his face contorted with fury and he slapped me hard across the face, sending me to the cold stone floor, the metallic tang of blood filling my mouth, "don't pull away from me, I put up with watching your mother fawn over Peace, I won't put up with you acting like I'm worth nothing!"
"Dad stop!" a very familiar voice ordered and Juniper appeared next to him, frowning, "you said you wouldn't hurt her too badly! You said we would just start the war and send her back!"
"Go back to your room!" Turner ordered, pushing her away, she sent me a worried look, biting her bottom lip, before turning and leaving, her blonde head ducked.
Turner's hand grasped my bicep and yanked me up, his grip so tight it hurt, he dragged me over to a large machine and threw me inside, grinning manically, he locked the door and went over to a control pad.
"I wasn't able to just absorb lightning," he said calmly as though we were talking about the weather, "I got a power from my mother, I make the impossible happen, I'm invincible, no one can stop me, Pietro and Will Stronghold are already gone, you're going to power up my machine and we're going to destroy the city using the daughter of two of the most loved Heroes this city has ever seen, yes, your mother was loved once as a Hero, she protected those in Maxville before she got pregnant with you, she even did it after you were born, she was loved throughout Maxville, after your twin brothers were born, she stopped, I never saw her after that."
"Anyone told you you're really creepy?" I muttered under my breath as he pressed a button.
Pain poured through my veins and a scream rang from my throat as I curled into a ball, Turner pressed another button and small whimpers escaped me as I clung to my knees desperately.
"That was just a taste, now for the whole meal," Turner laughed, pressing the button again, the same pain tore through me and I screamed louder, my body convulsing with pain, tears starting to trail down my cheeks as I felt my power being drained from my body, I felt myself becoming weaker and weaker.
(Garret POV)
A heart stopping scream echoed round us and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as the T.V. suddenly flickered on, my eyes widened as I saw Serenity huddled in a ball, sobbing, inside a large glass dome.
"Oh my god," mom gasped, her eyes fixed on the man beside the control panel, "Warren, isn't that Turner?"
"Electro Boy?" dad frowned, then he snarled, his fists clenching, "I'll kill him."
"Warren, we don't know where they-" mom stopped, tears welling up in her eyes as Serenity screamed, my sister's back arching as obvious pain streamed through her body.
"Stop, please, stop," she begged as Turner stopped the machine, "please, I just want to go home, it's not my fault, please."
"No," he laughed, switching the machine on again, the screams ringing in my ears as mom cradled Taylor close to her, blocking his ears and eyes.
"Ronan, Garret, take care of Taylor, we're going to find your sister," she whispered, handing Taylor to me and standing, but dad gently pushed her back down into her seat.
"No, you might hurt the baby," he said gently, "I'll call the others and we'll go, okay?"
"No, not okay!" mom snapped, standing and glaring at dad angrily, her fists clenched, "remember the last time Serenity was kidnapped?! I couldn't sit back and watch then and I won't now Warren! AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!"
"Remember the last time you said that?" dad growled.
"I blew up the van," mom smirked.
"You're staying!" dad yelled, lifting her up and swinging her over his shoulder, ignoring her yells of protest and her punches, he carried her upstairs as the T.V. switched itself off, Serenity's screams never leaving my mind.
"Garret, why are mommy and daddy yelling?" Taylor asked quietly, "where's Serenity? I want a hug from Serenity Garret!"
"Dad's going to get Serenity when he and mom have settled their differences," Ronan answered for me, his face pale as dad came storming down the stairs, Steve on his heels, both dressed in their Hero costumes, they slammed out the house, mom's shouts of fury obviously following them by the way dad was twitching slightly.
"I hope everything's going to be okay," I muttered, flinching as I heard a smash upstairs and a curse about dad being a twat or something or other.
(Warren POV)
My wife is going to kill me, I just put a neutraliser on her so she can't follow me, it's for her own good, and the baby's, her hormones are out of control right now, she'll understand when's she's calmed down which will probably be after she's killed me.
My daughter's screams were permanently ringing in my ears and it hurt, more than I'll ever admit, she was my only daughter, my first born child, I couldn't lose her.
Zeke Lumen suddenly came running up to Steve and me, his face set in a stony determination and I slowly raised an eyebrow.
"I'm going to help you find Serenity, I love her," he said, folding his arms over his chest defiantly as I narrowed my eyes at him, how dare he love my daughter! She was supposed to be a virgin for the rest of her life and not get married!
"You're a kid, no way," I snapped, "now move, Serenity's hurt and I need to find her, she's my daughter and you lay one finger on her-"
"Warren! Save the protective father act for when we have Serenity safe and sound," Steve cut in sharply, leading me down the street, "and stay at home Zeke, we don't need someone else getting hurt."
He opened his mouth to protest but we just walked past him, anger pulsing through my body unrelentingly, my fists clenched as Serenity's pain filled face was fixed in my mind, she was just a kid, how could someone do that to her? I'd get it if it was the Ruby Triangle, they despised any and all Elementals, just as the Elementals hated them, but why would Turner hurt Serenity? He was friends with Amaya in school, before she left, had Serenity, married me and had three more kids, I still find it amazing that she still looks great, only a few stretch marks, but hey, I can live with that, what am I thinking?! My daughter's life is in danger and I'm thinking about my wife in a very nice way, maybe I should go back and get her to forgive me for locking her in a room and putting a neutraliser on her.
"Pyro!" Steve snapped, cutting my thoughts short.
"Huh?" I grunted, looking at him.
"Are you okay? You kind of spaced out," Steve said slowly, an eyebrow raised and I scowled, I did not 'space out', I thought deeply about things.
"I'm fine," I muttered, shooting him a quick glare as we walked down the street, searching for any clues that Serenity was nearby.
The hours past slowly and I slammed a fist into a nearby wall, ignoring the stinging pain as helplessness seeped through my body, I just wanted my family safe and sound, a loud cackling suddenly echoed round the city and people stopped walking, frowning slightly as they looked round for the source of the voice.
"Peace, you missing your daughter?" it laughed, full of cold humour, "good, you know who I miss?" he didn't wait for an answer, "Amaya, I miss her a lot actually, but that doesn't matter anymore, I'll kill off your family one by one and have her all to myself, she'll be mine, just like she should have been all those years ago, oh, just so you know, it's one down, three little children to go."
Burning anger flooded through me, then the dreadful pain of loss, the flames that had appeared on my hands died as despair made my blood turn to ice, no, my daughter was not- no, he was lying.
"Warren?" Amaya's voice was distant, but it made me turn, I saw gazing at me, a single tear rolling down her smooth cheek, her face set in an expression of heartbreak, her lips parted slightly, I instantly pulled her to me, holding her tightly, my head buried in her hair as she just stood there, motionless, not making a sound, it was almost as if she didn't even know I was there, then she suddenly pushed me away, blazing fury shining in her blue eyes, "you promised me you would find her," she hissed, her fists clenching, lightning and fire dancing round her hands, "you promised me she would be safe!" her voice was rising with each word, pure loathing dripping from each letter, "YOU PROMISED ME YOU'D BRING MY BABY HOME!!"
"Amaya," I whispered, she looked like she truly hated me, she'd never looked at me like that, her eyes were dead now as she refused to give any emotion, her fists shaking with repressed anger, the lightning and fire crackling.
"You killed her," was the last thing she said softly before walking away, those three words hitting me like a ton of bricks.
"Amaya! Wait!" I called, running after her and grabbing her hand, "I did everything I could, there was noting I could do more, I searched everywhere I could think of."
"You obviously didn't look hard enough," Amaya said tonelessly, pulling her hand free, but I grabbed her shoulders and spun me round, her face blank, I searched for any emotion, even if it was hatred I would've been happy, just to know what she was feeling, but she had locked herself away from me and wouldn't give me the key.
"I love you," I whispered, it was the only thing I could think of to say, something flickered in her blue eyes before they became dead again, she didn't pull back and the lightning and fire vanished, "I love you," I repeated, her fists slowly uncurled and the sapphire that made her eyes sparkle slowly began to seep back in, the pain that was held in them made my heart crumble and I hugged her tightly, her arms slowly wrapped around me and I stroked her soft hair soothingly.
"I'm sorry," she breathed, "I love you Warren, I didn't mean it, I'm so sorry, I wad just mad and upset and it just hurts so much, I want my daughter Warren, I want to hug her and see her smile and hear her laugh and hear her sing, I want Serenity back, I want my baby girl safe and home, I just want the pain to go away."
Am I evil or am I evil? Please don't hate me, please keep reading to find out what happens, I beg of you
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