Author's Note: The town is fake and so the town's history is made up, but the Hessians were real in case none of you knew that. :D I love history as much as I love rocks and writing. Yes, I'm one of those weird people that are both artistically minded and scientifically minded. Most are either one or the other…not me. Not really sure why, but I love being creative and smart. This chapter is very short, and I'm sorry about that, but I really wanted to end it the way I ended it. I felt adding anything to the end of this chapter would only lessen the sentiment.

Chapter 50: Revolution

Mike sat with Peter and the others in the room that Anne was letting them stay in. The room itself had four beds and Peter and Mike had one of their own but, even though Davy wasn't using his that night, Micky still insisted on sleeping on the same bed as Piper. He wanted to make sure she stayed safe. Mike knew it was because he was terrified she'd be the next one carried away since she was a witch and the people of this time were highly paranoid about witches and magic. It was late and Anne had given them dinner hours ago, but none of them could really sleep. They were all worried about Davy and none of them had come up with any ideas other than to try and talk their way out of it. Mike doubted it would work very well, but right now it was the only hopes they had. Peter had found out much needed information about the town and what time period they were in and hopefully they could use that information to their benefit.

"I found out the year is 1790," Peter had said. "It's in the middle of summer."

"So the Revolutionary War has only been over for around 7 years," Micky had said. "I can see why they still harbor hatred."

"It's not just that," Peter had said. "Something really bad happened. This is a small village in Georgia. About 30 miles from here was another settlement and 12 years ago that town was very outspoken against the British. They gave money, aid, and supplies to the militia and because they did that, the British ordered them wiped out to send a message. They came through with about 100 British soldiers and 200 Hessians."

"Hessians?" Micky had asked. "Isn't that what the headless horseman is from Sleepy Hollow?"

"Yes, but that story is just a legend," Peter had answered. "The Hessians themselves were real. They were mercenaries mostly from Hessia, Germany hired by the British to help squash the rebellion. But they were pretty brutal. Which is why the story used a Hessian as the horseman."

"What happened to the town?" Piper had asked.

"The Hessians came through the town and killed everyone," Peter had answered. "Men, women, children. Everyone died. The people in this town heard the British were on their way, and they headed over there to help as much as they could. But they got there too late. The Hessians had just set fire to every building to send their message when the militia arrived. They tried to fight, but they were severely outnumbered. The only ones who managed to live were the ones who retreated. And that was only a very small amount of people."

"You'd think they'd hate the Hessians," Micky had said.

"They do, but they also realized the Hessians only did it on orders of the British," Peter had said. "And the British were actually there with them and did nothing to stop it. So they hate both of them."

"So we have to prove that Davy isn't like that," Mike had said.

"After what happened to that town, I really don't think they're going to listen to strangers," Micky had said. They had all agreed, but no one could really think of anything else. They had finally decided to try and sleep so they wouldn't be so tired in the morning when they went to save Davy. They'd only been laying there for a couple of hours when Micky bolted straight up.

"I think I have an idea!" Micky exclaimed so suddenly that Mike jumped about a foot into the air and Peter nearly fell off the bed.

"Don't do that," Peter said.

"Sorry," Micky said excitedly. "It just hit me. The reason why Anne trusts him is because he defended her, right? So we just have to get the judge to see Davy perform a selfless act. Save someone. Defend someone in this town."

"Ok," Mike said. "It's a good start, but how do we do that? He's in jail. He can't do anything from inside prison."

"Ok, maybe I haven't thought that far ahead yet," Micky admitted. "But it's all I got."

"Like I said, it's a good start," Mike reassured him. "Doesn't mean it's a bad idea. We just have to work it through."

"Maybe we can have him save someone in the courtroom?" Peter suggested.

"That won't work," Piper said. "The other people in the courtroom will probably get to her first."

"Agreed," Mike said. "We have to do it with less people around. Make sure Davy is the only one who can do it."

"I don't see how we can do that," Peter said. "The courtroom is going to be packed and we can't see him before that to even tell him the plan."

"Maybe it really was a bad idea," Micky said glumly.

"It doesn't matter," Piper said resting her head back on his chest trying to make him feel a little better. "At least you're trying. That's what matters."

"Actually, I think it's a brilliant idea," Mike said as something clicked in his head.

"What do you mean?" Peter asked. "We can't ensure Davy's going to save someone."

"Yes, we can," Mike answered. "These people are superstitious by nature. They're afraid of magic and the Devil, right?"

"We aren't asking him for help," Micky said flatly. "He wouldn't do it anyway."

"No, that's not what I mean," Mike said. "These people went nuts a hundred years ago over witches and killed a bunch of them. Well, we have a witch. Davy could save everyone from a witch."

"We are not sacrificing Piper," Micky said adamantly.

"I didn't say that, Micky," Mike said. "Of course I don't want to sacrifice Piper. Just bear with me for a moment. We make them think there's a witch somewhere or the Devil is playing with them in the courtroom. If Davy makes that stop, or appears to make it stop, and he conquers the witch, they'll have to let him go, right?"

"It could work," Peter started.

"You're still suggesting we sacrifice Piper," Micky said.

"No, because they won't know it's her," Mike said.

"That's really risky, Mike," Micky said. "We're the only outsiders here. We'd automatically be suspects."

"I don't know, Micky," Piper said. "I think it might be a better plan than trying to convince the magistrate that Davy's a good guy."

"I can't risk them hurting you," Micky said.

"Look, I told you before, I appreciate how much you care about me," Piper said obviously starting to get a little annoyed. "But I am a big girl. I can do what I want. We can use the massacre to our advantage. Make it seem like a ghost or a curse or something. Not an actual witch that they have to hunt down. That way, we don't risk changing history too much."

"Good point," Peter said. "If we make them think there's a witch here, we could drastically change history by starting a whole new witch trial. It could be like Salem all over again. But if it's a curse, it may not even go down in the history books because this is such a small town that doesn't even exist in the future."

"It doesn't?" Mike asked.

"No, I looked at a map," Peter said. "I remember driving through this area when I was a kid on the way home from Florida. This whole area eventually just turns into farmland."

"Well, that's convenient," Mike said.

"Probably why Chronos chose this place," Piper said. "So there's not much the Devil can do to change history. This town's history gets wiped out."

"Ok, so why can't we just break him out?" Micky said.

"And go where?" Mike said. "We don't know how long we're going to be here. We break him out, they're gonna come after us. If they chase us, that could affect some other town's history. And for all we know, we could be changing someone's destiny by making them chase after us. Besides, Piper can't really travel very far on her foot. We need to completely clear his name."

"Alright, alright," Micky said giving in, though he sounded frustrated. Mike felt bad that they were kind of outnumbering him and ganging up on him, but Mike knew this was the best plan. And part of it was Micky's own idea; Mike never would have thought of it without Micky. Mike was actually able to get a few hours of staggered sleep, but every time he woke up, he looked over at his friends. Peter was asleep most of the time and Piper fell asleep a few times, but Micky never did. He was holding on to Piper as if he were about to lose her, and when he saw it guilt ripped through Mike's stomach. He realized in that moment that Micky was truly in love with Piper even if he wouldn't admit it; he was terrified something would go wrong tomorrow and he'd lose her. As Mike tried to go to sleep one last time that night, he made a silent vow to personally make sure that nothing would happen to Piper. If she meant that much to Micky, she would mean that much to the rest of them, too.