Hello everyone! How are you guys doing? Anyways, here's a new chapter for He's Back but He's In Black! Enjoy the chapter! I also have good/bad news in the bottom authors note, so please read it!
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Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OCs Tate, Indigo, and King Blackfire. Ezio belongs to TheMysteriousWatcher!
Brady POV
It had been a week since the festival, and I was on edge. There hadn't been any more sightings of any Tarantula People or King Blackfire, and this worried me. If they were keeping to themselves, that meant they were planning something, and that definitely wasn't good.
"Are you sure you haven't seen anything? Anything?" I asked Mikayla again for the tenth time in the past hour. "Yes Brady, i'm positive I haven't seen anything, and the guards haven't either!" She growled in frustration. "I'm sorry to keep asking, but this whole thing can't be good with the dark side keeping to itself, especially since they just got a new leader." I apologized as I sat down on the throne, the stress from this situation weighing me down.
"It's alright Brady. We are all worried about what's going. If you want, you can come with me on my patrol to search for any trouble." Mikayla smiled at me as she came walked up in front of me. "I guess I could go with you. Would your dad be ok watching Boomer and Boz while we're gone? I'm afraid that they are the first ones that King Blackfire is going to go after." Mikayla nodded. "My dad will make sure that your brothers are protected while we're on patrol." I smiled as Mikayla walked off to find her dad before the patrol. Please let us find out what's going on.
Mikayla POV
I quickly walked through the castle, searching for my dad. I eventually found him in the gym, lifting weights. "Hey daddy, can you do me a favor?" I questioned as I strolled up to him. He set down the weights before turning to me. "Sure thing baby girl. What do you need?" He questioned as stood up. "Can you make sure Boomer and Boz are under strict protection while Brady and I go on a patrol?" My dad nodded. "I'll keep an eye on them myself." I smiled. "Thanks daddy!" My dad smiled before I turned and left the room, rushing back to the throne room where I knew I would find Brady.
As soon as I entered the throne room I was met by a funny sight: Boomer and Boz were both holding onto Brady, begging him not to go on the patrol. "Please bro, don't leave the castle. You're the best fighter here! We need you to protect us!" Boomer and Boz pleaded with their brother. Brady shook his head, a wide smile spreading across his handsome face when he noticed me. "Help me." He mouthed. I smiled and walked over to the brothers.
"Boomer, Boz, Brady and I will only be gone for a little bit. Besides, my dad is going to be right by you guys the whole time we're gone." The brothers nodded but still clung to Brady. "My kings, Mikayla's right. I will be right next to you while she and Brady are gone." My dad walked over to the three boys before proceeding to pull Boomer and Boz off of Brady who shot him a grateful look in return.
"Are you ready to go?" I questioned the boy king as I walked up to him, passing my dad who was struggling to hold down Boomer and Boz. Their training had made them stronger. "Yes. We should probably get out of here while we can." Brady murmured so that only I could hear. I nodded before we both walked out of the castle together, side by side.
Together Brady and I walked towards the dark side, neither of us saying a word, our senses on high alert. We continued walking until we finally reached the dark side. Brady stopped at the border before examining the line.
"It's moved." He whispered, his voice deathly quiet. "What do you mean 'it's moved'?" I questioned quietly as I walked over to him. "I mean, the border's moved a few inches." He responded as he walked down the line, still examining where the border was. "This isn't good." I murmured. Brady shook his head. "No, this isn't good at all." He mumbled.
"I'm going to go check farther down the line to see if there's any more trouble." Brady announced quietly as he began walking away. I nodded. "Alright then. I'll stay here and look around." Brady nodded to show he had heard me before he disappeared around a tree. I sighed quietly, hoping he would come back unharmed before turning and walking down the border the opposite direction of Brady.
I continued walking around quietly before I came upon a cave. I was going to walk past it until I heard voices from inside. Slightly confused as to who would be this close to the dark side, I crept into the cave, making sure I made no sound whatsoever.
"Very nice work Ezio. The kings trust you; even enough to allow you free access to the castle. I knew those boys were dumb, but not this much. Now you can help out by allowing the troops and I access into the castle tonight when we attack for the final battle. With you help, there is no way that we can't take over Kinkow!" My mouth opened slightly in shock at the voice. It was King Blackfire, and he was talking to Ezio! That traitor. I mentally growled. I have to tell Brady! I slowly backed out of the cave before turning and sprinting away to find Brady.
I rushed through the jungle, flying around a tree before I was quickly pinned up to it, a sword at my throat. "Mikayla? Why are you running through the jungle like that? Are you trying to alert the enemy that we're here?" Brady scolded me as he pulled his sword away from my throat. "I'm sorry about that, but there's something I really need to tell you." Brady nodded as he sheathed his sword. "I just-"
A rustling in the bushes close to us cut me off. Brady and I both drew our weapons as Ezio walked out of the bush. "Hi guys. What are you doing out here?" He questioned, a surprised look crossing his face. I narrowed my eyes at him and kept my machete raised while Brady lowered his sword and smiled at Ezio. "I could ask you the same question." I growled before Brady could speak. Shooting me a slightly confused glance, Brady remained silent.
"I was just taking a walk, trying to figure out when the Tarantula People were going to attack." Ezio shrugged, lying through his teeth. If that's why you're out here, then why were you talking to King Blackfire, traitor? I bit my lip to keep from saying this aloud. I didn't want Ezio to know I had overheard his conversation. Brady seemed to buy his story because he walked over to Ezio. "Well, we were on a patrol, but we're about to head back to the castle." Ezio smiled. "Alright then. Do you guys mind if I join you?" Brady nodded as I opened my mouth to protest, shooting me a warning glance as he did so. "Fine." I muttered before beginning the walk towards the castle, the two boys trailing behind me. "Oh, and Ezio, you might want to take this. It could help you when we go up against King Blackfire." Out of the corner of my eye I watched Brady give Ezio his dog tag necklace.
As we walked to the castle, I had to bite my lip once more in order to not scream out in frustration. We had the enemy right beside us right now, and yet we were treating him like he was a friend! He's a traitor! Brady doesn't know that though, and it's up to me to tell him. I sighed quietly so as not to alert the boys of my frustration.
The three of us arrived at the castle a few minutes later. We were greeted by the sight of Boomer and Boz sitting on the arms of the throne, my dad standing in front of them. As soon as they saw Brady though they hopped up from the throne and pushed past my dad before nearly tackling Brady in a hug. "Brady! You're back!" They both cried as they latched onto his arms once more. "Yes, I'm back. Now can you please let go?" Brady smiled at his brothers as he tried to pull his arms away from them, but failed due to their death grips on his arms. "Nope! You aren't leaving again." Boomer smiled at Brady before he and Boz began dragging their brother towards the stairs that led to the Kings' room. Brady could only shoot my dad and me a helpless look before he disappeared up the stairs.
I turned back to ask Ezio why he wanted to come to the castle, even though I already knew the answer, to find him gone. "Daddy, where did Ezio go?" I questioned as my eyes scanned the area frantically. "I don't know. Why?" My gaze shifted to my dad who then noticed my frightened expression. "He's working with King Blackfire! I overheard the two talking in a cave during the patrol, and he's going to let King Blackfire and his army in the castle when they attack tonight!" My dad looked at me in disbelief before turning to the guards. "Find Ezio, now!" He commanded and they all scrambled off to find the warrior.
"Daddy, we need to alert the rest of the guards and make sure everything is prepared. When King Blackfire gets here, we need to meet him head on." My dad nodded before he rushed off. "Now I just have to tell the kings that their supposed 'friend' is actually working with the enemy." I muttered to myself before walking up the stairs to the kings' room.
Of course I was met by a slightly strange sight, but what else was to be expected of the three brothers? Boomer and Boz were both playing pool, except they were using meatballs as the balls while Brady was leaning against the wall, watching his brothers. "My kings, I need to tell you something." I spoke up as I entered the room, gaining the three boys' attention.
"Ezio is working with King Blackfire. He isn't friendly, he's a foe, and he is going to be the one who helps King Blackfire with his attack on the castle tonight." The three boys stared at me in shock. "B-But he can't be a bad guy! He's been so helpful to us!" Boz protested. I shook my head. "He was just earning your trust." Boomer and Boz just stood still in shock, both of their mouths slightly open. When I shifted my gaze to Brady though, I was met by his deep brown eyes staring into mine.
Our gazes stayed locked, as we both tried to guess what the other was thinking. Brady's face was emotionless, but his eyes were pouring out emotions, so many I could barely decipher each one before it was gone: anger, hurt, betrayal, confusion, sadness, and the one that appeared the most: love. I had a feeling the last emotion wasn't directed towards Ezio but more so directed towards me. I smiled at this thought, catching Brady off guard. He must have understood that I had figured out what he was feeling because he shifted his eyes down, away from my gaze. I continued to watch Brady, willing him to look at me again.
Boz was the first to break the silence that had settled over the room. "When is the attack?" He questioned as his eyes shifted between the rest of us in the room. "All I know is that it's tonight." I responded, earning the attention of the three boys once more. "Should we get our-" Boomer was cut off by the sounds of screams and shouts from downstairs. The four of us shared a slightly confused look before we all rushed out to the balcony. The sight that we found was not a pleasant one: King Blackfire was standing in the plaza with what looked like a few thousand Tarantula People behind him as well as Kalaki and Zadoc standing on either side of him. The dark side had somehow grown to where it almost reached the castle doors. Brady was the first to speak. "Guys, it looks like it's time for the final battle."
Did you guys like the chapter? The next chapter will have the final battle in it! Also, Ezio's a bad guy! Thanks for reading!
As for my news, the bad news is that there are only a few more chapters of this story left…. :( On the bright side though, there's going to be a sequel! I'll release the name of the sequel in the final chapter of this story! Also, I am going to try to upload the next chapter on Wednesday, so be on the look out! If I don't I'm really sorry, but I'll try to update soon so I don't leave you guys hanging! Thanks for reading!
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