Last time: Too bad he was so wrong.

Zoey got to the clearing before everybody. She made sure of that. She hid in the trees with Teep and waited planning out everything that might happen. She went over every possibility and practiced each situation. In each scenario she always won. Now all she had to do was wait.

Later…

Sjin arrived first. He looked around with a confused expression while Zoey watched. She couldn't come out, not yet. She still had to wait. She observed Sjin and saw that he had Quantum Armor. She scoffed, "It won't be enough." She muttered.

The next to arrive was Duncan and he wore some Black Matter Armor. "Cocky bastard." Zoey muttered. Teep looked at Duncan with disgust and nodded. Duncan thought he was going to win so he didn't even bother to bring his best armor.

"So it was you!" Duncan accused pointing at Sjin.

"What?" Sjin asked. "I didn't send the letters. I got one too." Sjin explained pulling his out.

Duncan grimaced, "Then it was Rythian." Duncan muttered. "We should wait. He gathered us for a reason." He said. Sjin nodded. Zoey heard the small conversation and scoffed at how dense they were.

Zoey found herself dreading the moment when Rythian would come. She hadn't seen him in months and she wouldn't know how she would react. Then he came flying in. He looked awful. His eyes looked sunken and were filled with insanity. Both Duncan and Sjin flinched when they saw him, "Rythian?" Duncan asked.

"So it was you two who sent the letter. No matter I'll still kill you both." He said, fidgeting with the ring on his finger. Zoey had one just like it. The Ring of Arcana. Rythian had Red Matter Armor on.

"We didn't send the letters." Sjin said, looking confused.

Rythian cocked his head at the two, "Well if you didn't then who did?" He asked.

Zoey put on a smile and pushed down the emotions that threatened to fill her mind. She flew down with Teep behind her with a jet pack. She hovered in the air crossing her legs, "Hello boys." She called.

All three sets of eyes turned to her hovering in air. When Rythian saw her many emotions went through his eyes; fear, hope, betrayal, shock, hate, and something else that Zoey couldn't quite place. Duncan just looked surprised. He didn't seem to understand, the poor thing. Sjin only smiled. They all studied her. They say the mining laser strapped to her back along with a crossbow. They saw the ultimate weapons clipped to her side. They almost immediately saw the armor she wore. It seemed to be a mix of both the Red Matter Armor and the Quantum Armor. An invention made in the space hidden behind a painting in the walls of Duncan's castle.

"Zoey?" Duncan asked. "I told you to stay at the castle. You're going to get hurt here." Duncan said giving her a slight glare.

Comprehension flashed in Rythian's eyes, "Oh come to help your new master of science I see." He spat out, glaring daggers at the hovering Zoey.

Zoey bared her teeth at Duncan, "Like hell." She said with venom.

Duncan looked confused, "Oh then you've come to help your boyfriend Rythian." Sjin scoffed. Rythian flinched.

Zoey glared at Sjin and he took a step back, "I've come to help no one. This isn't just your three's war. This is mine too. You killed me too." She said, staring at Sjin and Duncan. She raised her hand and a fireball went straight for both. They both jumped out-of-the-way in time. "This isn't just your war anymore." She said, staring at Duncan and Sjin.

She turned to Rythian and flinched, He looked worse up close. He glared at her, and his eyes carried no sanity. "I have no quarrel with you Rythian." His name burned her tongue and she found herself wanting to say it over and over. Rythian flinched at the sound of his name on her lips, "You can leave if you want." She said, turning back to Duncan and Sjin.

"No," He said. She whipped her head back around with a confused expression, "I have waited too long to slice these people's heads off. I'll be damned if I let one of my enemies do it first." Rythian said through gritted teeth.

"Enemy?" Sjin questioned. "What? Trouble in paradise. The misses forgot to do the dishes?" He teased.

Rythian and Zoey glared at him. Duncan looked at him confused, "Zoey has been living with me for months. Didn't you know?" He asked. Then something seemed to click in his brain. He turned on Zoey, "You lived with me for months?!" He screamed at her outraged.

She shrugged, "Lived with him for months too." She said, trying to detach her emotions as she pointed with Rythian.

Duncan looked at Rythian for a moment, "Why?" He asked.

"That's for me to know." She said, floating down to the ground.

"So let me get this straight. We're all enemies here?" He asked.

Rythian looked at Zoey, "Yes." He hissed.

Zoey pulled out her Red Matter sword. Sjin pulled out a mining laser. Duncan pulled out a Dark Matter sword. Rythian just fingered the rings on his fingers. He had one with a black stone. Zoey had one just like it.

The four people formed a square and stared each other down. Sjin was the first to shoot. He shot at Zoey who didn't feel anything at all, what with her armor. Then the real fighting started.

Duncan charged at Rythian and Zoey charged at Sjin. Rythian didn't seem at all concerned for himself. He was more interested in who Zoey was fighting.

Zoey was dodging Sjin's laser and using the ring to shoot fireballs at him. He dodged a lot of them but not all. Teep was in the trees shooting whoever he had a clear shot on, including Rythian. Everyone soon found out that Rythian and Zoey had void rings. They teleported around throwing fireballs and popping up behind Sjin and Duncan to hit them with their swords.

No one really knew how long the battle lasted but Sjin and Duncan were beaten… Well she thought they were. Zoey was walking away from an almost dead Sjin. She didn't know he had one last charge left in his laser. He aimed and fired at the back of her head. It hit its target. She did have a helmet on but the shot still hurt. The sound of the laser hitting whirred in her ears and she screamed, bringing her hands up to tear off the helmet. Her red hair flowed down her shoulders. Rythian looked away from Duncan, who was unconscious, and stared at Zoey. She scratched at her ears but the whirring still filled her brain. She whined and fell to her knees trying to will the whirring away. Rythian teleported over but didn't dare touch her. He looked concerned. After a few seconds the whirring subsided and she glared at Sjin who smiled weakly. She used her void ring to teleport in back of Sjin. She held his neck up and positioned her sword at his throat. "Why?" She growled.

"What?" Sjin asked, the smile disappearing.

"Why not just get out of this war? You could've prevented this." Zoey said.

Sjin smiled, "I had people to protect." He said. "I could've backed out but I wouldn't have known if you would. Had to protect my Sipsy." Sjin said, tears appearing in the corner of his eyes. "I know this may sound weird, but don't tell Sips what happened. Tell him I died in lava or something. H-he doesn't know about this. I don't want Sips to know." Sjin said his voice cracking. He closed his eyes and a tear slipped out.

Zoey thought about what she was going to do. She thought about what she had done. She thought about Rythian and then… she made a mistake. She looked at Rythian and saw something she wished she hadn't. She saw what she had been trying not to see. She saw Rythian. She saw the emptiness in his eyes. She saw the way he was looking at her, like she was the only thing in the world. She saw how bad he was without her. All she saw was him. Then she looked back at Sjin and saw that she was making a mistake but she needed proof. "How do you look at him? I mean when you see him, how do you feel?" She asked her voice cracking.

Sjin opened his eyes and smiled fondly. "When I look at him, it's like… there's nothing else in the world. It's just… him." Sjin said with a loving smile.

Zoey sighed and put the sword back in her sheath. She let go of him and pointed back towards Sipsco, "Go." She said.

He stared at her, confused. "Why?"

"Go back to Sips." She said. "You come back and I won't hesitate to slice your neck." She threatened.

Sjin stood up and started to run back to the woods. Before he disappeared into the forest he turned, "Thank you." Then he was gone.

Rythian stared after him obviously confused, "Why did you let him go?" He asked, turning to Zoey.

"Because I realized something." She said walking to Duncan. She grabbed him and used the void ring to teleport closer to his castle. She did this with Rythian following until she made it to the castle. Teep followed slightly slower with a jetpack. Zoey put Duncan on the floor of his lab and then flew out. Rythian followed without saying a word. She flew back to the clearing and spotted her abandoned helmet. She picked it up and waited for Rythian to come. He landed a few feet away. She looked at him and thought about how she planned every scenario. She was prepared for everything… except for this.

"So why did you let them go?" He asked, a hint of anger in his voice.

"Because they didn't want or need this." She said. "I didn't want this." She muttered, wondering if she was talking about the war anymore.

"Well they deserved it!" He said outraged.

"Really Rythian? Did they?" Zoey asked. "You still want to kill them go ahead." She said, gesturing with her hand. "I'm going… home." She said with a slight smile.

Rythian rolled his eyes and a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes, "Oh so you're just going to go back to Lalna's and pretend that nothing happened?" Rythian asked.

Zoey scoffed, "Course not. I'm going to Blackrock." She said with a smile. She flew into the air towards Blackrock. Rythian couldn't help but smile. He followed her and watched as she took in the state of Blackrock. The sign was falling apart. The walls were crumbling. Everything looked awful, "Well this is in a state." She said as she saw that the golems were gone. She looked at Rythian and smiled sadly, "I'm sorry." She said. Rythian didn't say anything. She walked over until she was right in front of him, "Rythian," She paused, "I didn't know it would turn out like this." She said.

"Like how?" He asked.

"Like…" She trailed off unsure of how to continue. So instead of talking she did the next best thing, she tore the scarf of his face and leaned up to press her lips to his. She pulled back and almost laughed at Rythian's shocked face, "Like that."

"What does that mean?" He squeaked out his lips barely moving.

"It means that… I love you." She said.

He didn't say anything and for a second she thought she shouldn't have done that. Then he pulled her back to him and kissed her. He tore off the helmet and tangled his hand in her red hair. She did the same with him. He pulled back, "I love you… so much." He said, smiling. "What happens now?" He asked.

She smiled and wrinkled her nose at the castle, "Well, fix up home first. Then never leave each other again." She said, turning back to him. At that moment Teep showed up and looked between the two. When he saw both smiling widely, he smiled. Then he flew to his archers tower leaving them alone again. A lot of kisses were exchanged that day. Sjin kissed Sips at Sipsco and refused to let him go when Sips treated his wounds. Kim found Duncan passed out in his lab and helped him regain his strength which resulted in many kisses. Zoey kissed Rythian until her lips hurt from it. Then she kissed him some more. Life settled down and it was… good. Happy. Peaceful. A very happy ending for everyone.

THE END

Well that's it! I don't even know what happened to this. This wasn't at all how I was going to end it but... shit happens I suppose. Hope you enjoyed and review! :)