Sooo, what's up! No this isn't a trick, or a dupe chapter, or an AN...this is the real deal! One whole day early! Why? Because I was finishing writing this, and since I get the feeling that tomorrow I'm going to be busy I thought, mostly everyone reviewed, so why not! Plus, this is a big thank you for all you guys that stuck through this story till now, and I hope you'll continue to do so! :D

Well, as promised, this is the big one! So yeah, I know that this is going to turn out pretty anti-climatic, since I can just picture everyone's expression of "that's it?" As the chapter ends...well, anyway, hmm, I'm pleasantly surprised by the number of reviews, though some of you didn't really put up your opinions, I'm still very happy that you guys all reviewed! Thank you guys so much! :D

Oh well, you'll all find out the truth soon enough won't you? Then, once the chapter is done, I'll be updating all my other stories, so it'll be a couple of days before the next chapter from this fic comes out :P

But on the bright side, you get to someway, somehow find what happened to Bridge [not really]

So, I leave you guys with this! So please enjoy, and don't hate me too much for it! Well? What're you waiting for? I'm sure my ramblings aren't that interesting!

ada69: Aww, you can never be too dumb for pointless fanfiction speculations! Well, I guess the cat might as well get out of the bag, so yeah, Bridge is alive :) Well, you won't have to wait anymore! Thanks a lot, and enjoy the chapter! :D

Rik: Haha, well, now you don't have to wait anymore ;) Well, yep, Bridge is alive, and hmm, how do I put this, you are technically correct on the second part, but you'll find out soon enough what I mean ;) Thanks so much, and hope you enjoy this one!

BlueserDragon: Hey! You're back! :D Yep yep, the plot is very thick right now :D Oh yeah, Cassie and everyone else are going to be extremely surprised ;) Well, count down no more! :D And enjoy!

TrickedPast: Thanks! Well, here's the update! Enjoy! :)

Wolvmbm: [Both reviews] Awkward family reunions seem to be common in my fics right? haha, well thanks! I'll definitely try my best! :D Oh yeah, but Cassie's not free yet! So hold on, and enjoy the chapter!

Luiz4200: Hmm, I haven't really been focusing that much on that area, but I did explain it a bit, just to clarify, in this chapter. Mainly the thing is that James has become this angsty and sad teen, and he doesn't really talk with his mom, since he believes that they're all lying to him. He's instead formed a strong friendship with Art and Fitz, two kindered spirits who feel the same way. Hope that explains it a bit, and enjoy the chapter! :D

Onej6: [both reviews] Thanks! And hmm, you'll find out soon enough ;) Oh wow, wasps? Yeesh, never liked those, [shudders] clearly noted I'm not a bug person :/ Thanks, and enjoy the chapter!

Everyone else: please enjoy the chapter, stop torturing yourselves, and don't forget to review!

==Some minutes later

Rose had undone the shackles that held Cassie prisoner, picked her up and carried her to her office. Luckily, she didn't see anyone, so she got no strange looks as to why she was carrying a bloodied up Protector. Not that anyone would dare to question her, but it was better to be safe in these cases.

Rose made her way to the secret elevator in her office and went up to her room. She then placed Cassie on her bed, and although she knew that the girl was bleeding profusely, she couldn't care less about her bed, since her priority was her sister's adopted daughter.

Cassie groaned. "Ugh, where am I?" She then saw Huntress and yelped, jumping back.

"Easy, easy there, it's ok, you're safe." Huntress tried to soothe her, sitting beside her on the bed.

Cassie scoffed. "Safe, with you? Look, I appreciate the effort, but maybe it's best that I leave." Cassie made her way to get off the bed, but her wounds protested against that move, as well as Huntress' hand on her shoulder.

"Look, I know you don't have reason to trust me, but please, just try to relax. We're trying to get to your mother, so she'll be coming soon ok?" Huntress was really confusing Cassie. She thought that the masked woman wouldn't be on terms with her enemies, but it seems she thought wrong. She also never thought she would see worry in the feared woman's eyes, but it was there, plain as day.

Cassie nodded slowly, and took a deep breath. "Can I at least take a bath? My clothes are really dirty and ripped up, and being coated in my own blood isn't really satisfying."

Huntress chuckled. "Alright, sounds good. But there aren't any windows in the bathroom, so don't try to find some way to escape."

Cassie smiled. "Wasn't planning on it."

Huntress then helped Cassie to the bathroom, and gave her some pyjamas to wear. She was then left alone in the bathroom, and Cassie started to undress, relaxing a bit. She wouldn't even try looking in the mirror, since she knew that her face was covered in blood, dirt, and mud. As she took off her last article of clothing, she got into the shower, and sighed as she felt the cool water washing everything away.

==Living Room

Rose sighed. She really had no idea how to tackle this. She knew that she had to tell Cassie who she was, but she knew that the girl wouldn't appreciate to know that her 'aunt' was a renowned villain to the best of her knowledge, but she would try. First things first was to get Violet here, and to take care of Cassie's wounds.

Rose called Haley, and after some rings the younger woman picked up. "Hey Rose. I haven't found Violet yet, but I managed to talk to Henry, and he got Holly calmed down. The poor girl was in quite a state apparently."

"Bummer. Listen, try to get her as soon as you can. Cassie doesn't really trust me, with good reason, and I'm not about to tackle this without her."

"Sounds good." And with that, they both hung up.

Rose sighed. Why were things so complicated lately? Gwen now hardly talked to her, since she probably thought that Rose would bite her head off for just saying 'hi.' And had moved to another room in the mansion. She knew that Gwen and James also hardly talked, due to James' anger towards everything that happened.

Rose just hoped that she would be able to see something positive happen, because everyone knew that they all needed it.

==Bathroom

Cassie turned the water off and sighed. She hadn't been able to get all of the blood off, some of the blood from the wound in her chest refused to leave, and Cassie cursed the dry blood. Cassie put on the pyjamas, and noticed that her mom's bracelet was gone. Cassie's heart sank, wondering what could have happened to it, but shrugged it off for now, since she now had to go and deal with Huntress. The girl took a deep breath, and went to look at herself in the mirror and do a damage assessment. She looked into the mirror, and her response was simple, though not quiet.

"AHHHH!"

==Living Room

Rose perked up at the scream, and jumped back into her room, and pounded at the locked bathroom door "Cassie? Cassie! Open up right now!"

==Bathroom

Cassie was breathing heavily. She was confused, and scared. She quickly grabbed her mask and put it back on, she was shell-shocked, but now she had to deal with Huntress. She then went and unlocked the door, where she saw Huntress standing there, her hand raised to pound on the door yet again.

"What happened?" Huntress asked, sounding more worried than angry.

"I just saw all the blood, and freaked out." Cassie shrugged. It was a bad lie, and even Rose could tell that it was a lie.

"Well, anyway, you don't have to keep wearing that mask. I know who you are Cassie, so it's ok." Huntress explained.

"Yeah, but I'm comfortable with it on." Cassie replied, her memories bringing up some scary images of the woman in front of her.

Huntress sighed. "Here, let's at least get you to bed alright?"

"Fine." Cassie nodded. As Cassie got settled in, Huntress brought her hand to Cassie's left side, getting the younger girl to flinch. "What're you doing?" Cassie asked fearfully, if memory served right, it would be best that no one saw the area of her wound.

"I'm just going to tend to your wound alright? Nothing to worry about." Huntress explained.

"But my wound is perfectly fine! You-you don't need to look at it!" Cassie stammered, clamping her hands over her wound, nervous at the thought of what would happen once Huntress saw her wound.

"Cassie, your wound is bleeding! Stop being stubborn and let me look at it!" Huntress was losing her temper. This girl, she could rival quite a number of people in the hard-headedness department.

"I-I don't want you to look at it." Cassie mumbled.

Huntress sighed. She then grabbed Cassie's hands with one of her own, and then brought them away from the wound, and over her head, while she used her other hand to lift the shirt up a bit, just enough to expose the wound. "See, was that so bad?"

Cassie didn't even reply as she pulled her hands away and to her side, silently admitting defeat. She just hoped that Huntress wouldn't realize what was beside her wound.

Huntress tried to wipe the blood away, but was having about as much luck as Cassie had. She then realized that there were two separate things going on here. There was the actual wound, which was now clean and had no more blood coming out of it, but there was another thing, in a very familiar pattern that she saw every day, and her breath caught at realizing where she had seen that formation in that exact same spot.

Huntress looked at the girl in front of her, and onto what Huntress now realized were blue eyes, not the green she had seen before, and she engulfed the girl in a hug as she let out a single muffled cry. "Bridge!"

Haha...yeah [runs away, and shoves Rotwood on to stage]

"Zat is Principal Professor Hans Rotvould! Uh, vat am ey doing heere?" Rotwood straightens bowtie, realizing he's on stage.

"Just say something!" [piece of paper is shoved into Rotwood's hand by a petrified stage hand]

"Vein! 'Sorry for ze terrible enclining?-vyour haandvrieiting eez unreeadble!" Rotwood stalks off, muttering.

And you are unintelligble so we're even that way.

Forget this, anywhooo, yeah, Cassie was Bridge this whole time! So, Luiz4200, you were correct! First review for this story and you already had the truth! I had half a mind to just forget about it, but then thought better of it...but don't despair! Some of your theories do hold some truth to them! For example, Blueser Dragon, your theory about Bridge's birthmark did have an important aspect to it! And S.S. Pie, one of your theories was also correct[won't be revealing which one at the moment ;)]! And Onej6, you're correct as well! :D And all you optimists that believed that Bridge was alive are all very much correct, so congrats on your 'don't stop believing' way of thinking! :P That was actually going to be the original name of the chapter, but I thought this would be better.

Now, erm, yeah, do you guys want me to explain how exactly Bridge came to be Cassie, or do you guys want to find out with the characters?

In other words, do you guys want to find out at the same time the characters do, like following a mystery, or are you guys so sick and tired of the suspense you just want out with it?

And yeah, don't have much more to say, except for maybe, oh yeah! One other question, do you think that Bridge is still angry with her mom or not?

Haha, yeah, that's it for me.

Please don't throw rotten veggies at me! I'm not a garbage can!

And the complaints office is open on February 30th from 25:61-28:83 :D

Hope you guys enjoyed that!

Hezpeller