AN: Hello! I know I promised more updates since I'm on break and I'm sorry if I'm lagging a bit. My laptop is still in the repair shop and I just spent half of it in the hospital, looking after my brother. Anyways, the ending of this chapter and the events of the next chapter came under the suggestion of a reviewer (who shall remain nameless. If he/she is reading this, you know who you are). So, I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks to those who reviewed, favourited and followed! Now I give you Chapter XXXIX of Link through Time and Part 17 of 22 the Future Arc. This chapter is meant to be a filler before the big race so I hope you guys enjoy this!

CHAPTER XXXIX:

WINGS AND PLANS

"Oh my god! What the fuck came out of my back?" Celeste asked in a panic.

"Celeste, calm down but don't think of your ice." Damon said as he cautiously approached her.

"Wha-what's wrong with me? What's going on?" She asked.

"Nothing is wrong with you. You just grew wings of ice thanks to you watch. Now, I need you to calm your mind, alright. Go to sleep. And everything will be fine in the morning." He replied. Celeste weakly nodded and calmed herself down. Slowly, she felt her wings returning to her body and the cuts in her back being sealed in ice. Eventually, she fell asleep. One by one, they left the room and settled in the living room. The blood from earlier evaporated.

"Weren't you guys covered in blood earlier?" Andrew asked. He, the kids, Rex, Duncan and Aunt Natalie left the room earlier but not before seeing what came out of Celeste.

"Celeste is part titan. Titan blood evaporates." Petra answered (1).

"What's wrong with Celeste?" Andrea worriedly asked them.

"Nothing's wrong with her, Andrea. It's something you shouldn't concern yourselves with." Damon answered. "Go get some shut eye."

With that, the kids went upstairs to go to bed. Eventually, they did too.

The next morning, Petra decided to check on Celeste. She entered the room and almost screamed when she saw that Celeste wasn't in bed. She ran out of the room immediately where she bumped into Levi.

"Levi, Celeste is missing." She reported.

"No, she's not. The brat is outside with her cousins." He answered emotionlessly. Petra decided that she has to make him stop calling her a brat. No wonder their daughter thinks he's a mean jerk. Petra immediately went outside to see how Celeste was doing.

While Petra was off looking for her and panicking, Celeste was gallivanting in the roof with Rex and Duncan.

"Are you sure about this? I mean if something happens to you, your dad looks like the type of guy who can go bat shit crazy and kill us in 3 seconds." Duncan said.

"Of course I am. And don't be silly; my dad can go bat shit crazy and kill you in 1.5 seconds." She replied. She closed her eyes and thought of her wings. They sprouted immediately but they seem stiff.

"Crap. I can't make it move." She said. Rex immediately approached her and put a hand on the area of her back in between the wings.

"I think the roots of your wings might be melded to your back muscles. Focus on making your wings flap as strong as you can and maybe that'll do the trick."

Celeste nodded and did so. Eventually, she felt them moving. Looking down, she saw that she was a couple of inches away from the roof.

"Cool! I feel like one of those fairies from Sword Art Online's Alfheim Arc!" She exclaimed. She immediately decided to magnify the focus she was exerting to her wings.

Which may not have been the greatest decision of her life.

As you know, Celeste Ral is a lot of things; a champion racer, Humanity's 3rd strongest, baseball MVP of Houston's Blackwood Academy for Aspiring Racers…

Apparently, a fairy from Sword Art Online is not one of them…

"OH SHIT!" She yelled out as she flew in different directions around the manor's backyard. She almost hit a tree twice!

"Rex! Duncan! Help me!" She yelled out.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, CELESTE?" She heard Petra yell.

"Uh-oh." She muttered as she kept flying around. Most teenagers don't fear their dads. They fear their moms. It's an unwritten rule. Well, in Celeste's case, the rule is kinda moot. She's scared of the two of them. A soldier dad is one thing; a soldier mom is a freaking nightmare.

"CELESTE! Don't focus! Lose the wings! We'll catch you!" Duncan said. Oh, no. Celeste has heard that before.

"You said the same thing when we were bungee jumping! I broke my arm!" She yelled back.

"Either you trust us or you take a dunk in the pool!" Rex yelled back. Celeste decided that she would take the lesser of two evils in that. As she kept flying, she hoped she'd at least stay long enough on top of the pool for her to lose her focus. When she did, she shook her focus off.

And she dropped in the pool. Celeste emerged from it. Her wings were back inside her once more but the pool was freezing. She got off the pool and lay beside it.

"Oi, brat. Get inside before you catch a cold." Her dad told her as he looked down on her.

"Thanks for your concern, you shitty Captain. Oh, wait, maybe I should give you the title of shitty dad as well." Celeste muttered. Well, her dad is who he is. Can't expect him to be affectionate to a daughter he's never raised. But still, his lack of care and affection stung. She was raised in an emotionally available environment with an emotionally available dad. It was something she wasn't used to. Celeste forced herself to stand up immediately just as Petra walked up to her with a towel. With the hesitation in her eyes, it was obvious that she saw everything. And judging from the soft look in her eyes, it was clear that Celeste's sadness was showing.

"I'm going inside to change my clothes. Maybe change my sneakers as well." She said before walking away. Minutes later, she came downstairs with different clothes and new sneakers. She couldn't find her parents but judging from the semi loud whispering she heard when she passed by their room, they were arguing. About what…well, like her dad, Celeste is good at putting up facades and pretending that she doesn't give a rat's ass about what they're arguing about.

"Hey." A voice greeted her. Looking up, she saw that it was Rex.

"Hey. What's up?" She asked.

"The kids want to go to Six Flags. You want to come? It'll be fun. Bring your parents with you. Ride a roller coaster or the Ferris Wheel." He said.

"Quick question; which Six Flags?"

"That's what I kinda wanted to talk to you about; we're having problems on which one. We kinda want the Arlington Six Flags." Rex answered sheepishly.

"That's 3 and a half hours away." She said with an 'Are you fucking kidding me?' face.

"How about the San Antonio one?" He asked.

"That's almost 3 hours away but it has more rides. San Antonio it is then." She decided as she stood up.

"You bringing your mom and dad?" Rex asked.

"You want me to take my parents from the past over to San Antonio to an Amusement Park and possibly shove them in a roller coaster?" She asked him.

"Yes." He deadpanned.

"Okay then. It's not like they haven't lived in the fast lane before." She replied before turning to the second floor.

"MOM! DAD! WE'RE GOING SOMEWHERE!" She yelled out. Just then, Petra came out.

"Whe-where are we going?" She asked.

"San Antonio. Hurry up." Celeste answered gently this time. When Petra left, Celeste basically got a nosebleed.

"Is it me or did she look like they just had a quickie?"

Rex hesitated on answering that but the look on his face said it all.

"This going to be one awkward car ride." She remarked as she grabbed her coat.

AN: Okay…how was the ending? I kinda got angsty in the middle of it. Anyways here's what the number means.

1 – I don't really know if that works for Shifters but I think it does.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Stay tuned for Chapter XL. Thanks to those who will review!