Emma wrapped her wings around Jack protectively, holding Roxas close as the other two kept Gale busy.

"Augh." Jack gasped, pain in his voice as he held his head tighter.

"H-he won't let go he's- no..." He gasped.

"NO GALE! DON'T LET HIM OUT DON'T LET HIM OUT!" Before Gale could succeed, he slumped; unconscious from a blow from Angel. Jack panted holding himself; he'd almost broke the suppressing seal.

"J-jamie... Roxas. Angel... E-emma..." He collapsed into Emma's arms.

"DADA!" Roxas screamed, fear coursing through the poor child's body. Jamie took Roxas from Emma as she moved to catch Jack.

"Take him back home to rest Emma, I'll talk to our friends. Angel, make sure you keep a tight leash on our... "guest" here. I'll be back and we're going to get some answers." Angel nodded, Emma and he head back for the cavern after Angel opened the portal for them. Jakoul only chuckled.

"It was only a matter of time Jack; I will escape and my revenge will be sweet." He laughed within the depths of Jack's heart and mind. Jack whimpered, curling in bed as nightmares were the first to start... those horrible memory nightmares of Jakoul and Gale from before... Jamie told the others what had happened and they guarded the cavern, alert for anything... Emma, understanding Jack's nightmares though she didn't know what they were actually about, did her best to comfort her brother and drive them away. Humming to him the tune that their mother had always sang to them when they- she, had been a child. She still thought of Jack as her older brother, even knowing the truth. The others watched Roxas while Jamie returned to where Angel had secured Gale, binding him and keeping him from using his powers. Jack gasped, crying out; awakening like a scared animal, he backed into the corner of the head board.

"Jack?" Emma said gently.

Jamie and Angel wait for Gale to come around again. He's secured in one of the cells of hell.

Jack panted, holding his head; his voice almost inaudible but clear.

"Get out now." Emma gently touched Jack's shoulder.

Gale slowly came to.

"Get out please, I'm dangerous."

"You're not dangerous Jack." He groaned, squealing in pain.

"NO NO MORE! JAKOUL SHUT UP!" Emma hugged Jack. Not sure what else to do.

Gale seemed to chuckle as he felt Jack's pain; Jakoul was fighting and he was going to win whether Jack wanted him to or not. A creature, barely bigger than a mouse, scrambled off to find its master and guest to alert them that their newest addition was finally awake.

Jack groaned, hugging himself.

"I f-feel so wrong." He shook; Roxas was scared and sad. Emma just hugged Jack close.

Jamie entered the cell right behind Angel; neither seemed thrilled to see him.

"So. I take it you either want answers or plan on torture since I am still alive." Gale said as he saw the two.

"It hurts so much..." Emma wasn't sure what to say.

"Why can't Gale just fucking die!" She winced at the question but she had no answer for him. Jack whimpered, holding tightly onto Emma; he screamed when Roxas came in, he was skittish and scared.

"It's okay Jack. It's just Roxas."

"I-I'm s-sorry." Roxas toddled over and climbed up on the bed. His eyes wide with childish innocence as he crawled over to them.

"Hey baby boy, whats up?" Jack asked in a soft tone. The boy stared at the two, sucking his thumb innocently as he sat next to Jack who winced.

"I c-can't help it... not with h-him in my mind trying to break the seal keeping him back." He said, hugging Roxas close to his chest. Roxas hugged Jack.

"Dada... hwrt?" He patted Roxas' head.

"N-no... daddy's just mentally in pain; no big deal." He said, hugging his bundle of joy tightly, but gently.

"Now w-why don't I read you a book?" Roxas looked up sadly.

"Dada... hwrt..."

"Yes but daddy will be ok; daddy needs you to be strong for daddy ok?" Jack hugged him, tears spilling down his cheeks.

"L-Let's read a book hmm." Roxas sniffled.

"Will twy."

"That's my boy." He hugged him again and stood up, wings flat against his back in a protective arc, perhaps permanently, until he knew Roxas was completely safe from Jakul and Gale; he took him to the nursery to read. Roxas snuggled up against Jack, sniffing. Jack smiled, hugging him.

"...and mother goose said "Quack quack, I shall tell you a tale of love and happiness." Roxas smiled, clapping a little.

"... She said that "Since you wouldn't eat your vegetables, I suppose I'll eat basil soup myself." Jack read to him. Roxas made a funny face at the mention of the soup.

"Yes, and if you finish your soup and vegetables you may have apple pie for dessert." Jack mimicked the voice of the child so far in the story.

"Aww, but I hate barley soup and vegetables." Jack snickered, suddenly a wave of pain went over him; it was Gale again. He had more power than Jamie or Angel knew of.

"Augh." He grit his teeth, holding his head.

"Dada?" Roxas looked up, he placed a hand on Jack's forehead, his infantile power rivaling that of Gale's... which was why Gale was so interested in him. Jack gasped, eyes white as his power flowed through him, pushing Gale away. He smiled, hugging him close.

"Thank you sweetheart." Roxas smiled happily up at Jack.

Gale snarled.

"Damn, your little tyke's strong blocked me right out." He hissed.

"Well, he is both me and Jack combined." Jamie remarked.

"Hey, why don't I make you cookies and you help me?" Roxas clapped his hands happily. Jack chuckled, snuggling his bundle.

"Hey Emma, tell Jamie I'm making dinner; anything you guys want specifically?" He asked as he set up the pans and got eggs, baking soda, water, and 1/2 a cup of cocoa powder as they were to be fudge ones and chocolate chips.

"Put those in the bowl ok sweetie? Remember, use 1/2 a cup of cocoa powder and 2 eggs along with baking soda and the chocolate chips last."

"Alright." Emma replied, though she wondered how he expected her to... seeing as Jamie hadn't come back from the other realm that Angel called home...

Gale snickered.

"Well, he is more powerful than I can imagine; so how's life with Jack, Jamie? Has he told you all his secrets yet?" Jamie frowned at Gale.

"What's it to you?"

"Why everything of course for one he has a future where he kills you and then the Guardians." He snickered. Jamie glared at Gale.

"If that were true that doesn't explain YOU."

"Naturally of course... that's a different place."

"Start talking." Gale smiled.

"So then... you don't know there's a timeline where I destroy Jakoul for the fun of it? After all... there can only be ONE ruler of winter..."

Jack squeezed his eyes shut in pain, he was in the bathroom; Roxas waiting as he had just thrown up.

"And so it begins. Jakoul is not going to give up until I let him out, neither will I."

Jack snarled as he again lost his lunch.

"I beg to differ. I beat him once, I can do it again. Besides... I doubt Jakoul is anything now compared to the monster I've had to deal with... Now start talking. What do you mean about a different place?"

"Like I said... I'm from a different timeline. One where Jakoul and Jack no longer exist..."

"Then why are you HERE?!"

"It's alright baby, daddy's just not feeling so well; why don't you play with Emma? Daddy's too tired to play; some cookies are on the counter." He said as he left the room to take a nap; as he went to confront Jakoul, he had to seal him tight or else he would escape his prison.

"Okay dada." Roxas said, he didn't like it, but he did as he was told. Jack sighed, closing his eyes he appeared in his mind to confront the beast within. As expected, he was where he had been when he'd been sealed. Waiting. Jack glared at the bars of the jail that held within Jakoul. He growled.

"Don't try it anymore. I'm sealing you in permanently."

Think you can?

"Of course I can and I will so shut up and sit tight!" Jack snapped and starting creating a larger mental prison for him to roam about in; a real island of doom and locks chains on his arms and legs and neck a chain connects him to the wall and guards guard him similar to Jack's appearance only they were shadows.

"That should hold you." Jack created a icy dome around the entire prison.

"Can't escape now."

Do you really think that or are you just fooling yourself like last time?

"It will." He angrily snapped.

"Now shut up." He hissed as his eyes glowed red in the light from his anger towards him.

And if you're wrong again... Well, I don't need to spell that one out do I? Jack huffed, humming. He sat in a lotus position in his mind in meditation, calmed and focused he growled.

"JUST SHUT UP!"

What? Afraid of the truth are we? Come on now Jackie... we had such fun ...

"SHUT UUUUP!" Jack screamed, the dome cracking as the will to let him out and beat him up came in.

"Oh no, no. I know what you're doing." He locked up the prison more, adding more guards; chains upon chains, every lock. Fire surrounded him and scorched him if he dared move.

"Don't move or speak or it will hurt you." He glared in return, but kept silent this time. He wasn't a fool after all. Jack panted now, returning to his lotus position; hmmming. Slowly it evened out, he opened his eyes; awake now.

"Hmm much better." Roxas giggled, playing "horsey" with one of the other demons; riding around on his back while Emma watched. Jack returned to the room.

"Jamie and Angel still not back? What the heck are they doing!?" He growled.

"I'm not sure I want to know honestly." Emma replied. He glared, angry.

"Why?"

"Angel can be cruel when he wants to be. He IS the ruler of the underworld... and I saw the way they were looking at Gale... I don't think they'd treat him too kindly..." He nodded.

"I don't care, but I wish he'd be here soon."

"I'm sure he'll be back after they get what they're after... I've no idea what all that would be though." Jack smile glaringly.

"Of course, it'll be a while 'til he gets back." Jamie returned home just before the sunsets. Jack was glaring at the floor.

"So what did the fuck did he have to say to you?"

"Not much. Angel's still trying to get him to make sense."

"Damn it... I thought I locked you up." Jack snarled at thin air to Jamie at first, but then he realized Jakoul was still giving him issues.

I tried to tell you... but you never listen do you?

Stay in that cage or so help me you'll WISH you had... Jack groaned, holding his head.

"Both of you shut up!" He cried. Jamie didn't say anything else.

"Gonna have to put you under tighter security." He mumbled as he left to return to his mind. Emma looked at Jamie who just went to eat his supper... albeit a cold one. She raised an eyebrow at Jack at that point. What the hell?! Why would he just suddenly say that? Jack glared at the bedside table, apparently he had some control over Jack's mind to stay awake.

"Fuck, I can't focus on my mind if I'm not asleep."

"Are you going to tell me what you're so ticked about that you can't control your language or am I out of the loop on this one?" Emma said after a moment. Jack winced.

"Best you stay out this loop." He hissed, anger in his eyes.

"Now stay out." He slammed the door shut, locking it.

"I need absolute silence to keep him within me." She winced and looks over at Jamie who just shook his head, obviously he's not going to say anything either. That was until she decided she's had enough... Jamie had just finished eating when he noticed a very ANGRY Emma staring down at him. He squirmed in his seat... Jack hummed for a bit but nothing was working; he screamed in frustration, punching the wall until CRACK. His fist broke, he had been using the 'skin' again, somehow he had a power to manipulate how he looked, but it would flicker out if he ever got hurt. Grumbling, Jack went downstairs while Emma's giving Jamie the look.

"Ooh..." He winced.

"If he's not going to talk... YOU will."

"Um..." It's all he managed. Jack quickly went to the bathroom, wrapped his fist and slowly walked upstairs again.

"Spill it." Jamie scrunched back away from her... he REALLY didn't want to talk about this... he HATED just thinking about that time... Jack finally had enough.

"Just leave it alone it was a hard time is all just drop it." He glared at Emma as he came down the stairs, for the first time he was actually angry with his sister. She turned on Jack, just as angry.

"Excuse ME Jackson... but when is the last time YOU were spurned for trying to help someone huh?" Jack winced before he growled.

"For ONCE JUST SHUT UP!" Suddenly everything was freezing cold and his wings flared, out black blue eyes stared at her in anger and then sudden shock.

"Oh no no... I broke him- I broke him out. Fuck, ok ok... calm calm calm.." Jack started to freak.

"Who the hell is HIM?"

"Jakoul." Jamie said softly, drawing her attention. With a sigh he explained bits and pieces... Jack coughed, shaking and crying as it hurt that he was free in his mind. Emma didn't say a word the entire time nor did she press Jamie for anything more than the little he told her. She knew there's a lot he's not said, but she doesn't ask him what it is. Jack groaned suddenly, he stumbled into the wall and fell to the floor in pain.

"So... what do we do then?" She asked after a moment, glancing over at Jack with a slightly concerned expression.

"Not much we can... well, I could ... but Jack doesn't want me to."

"Damn you Jakoul." He snarled as he fought to control himself.

"I don't see why that's stopping you."

"You don't want to know about the repercussions if I tried." Jamie replied. Jack gulped, panting as he beat him back, fuck.

"Jamie, just knock me out ok? Wait... don't." He hissed, remembering the outcome of his body's control the last time.

"Seriously?! Men... I swear... Well if you DO need me I'll be at my house." She stomped off in exasperation. Jack sighed and growled.

"Emma will never understand this."

"No, but that doesn't keep her from wanting to help." Jamie replied after a moment.

"It's my fault. I should have told her but I was scared."

"I don't blame you. He's not exactly someone anyone should have to mess with... I don't know that she can even do anything to help, much as she might want to."

"Yeah." He shook his head.

"Fucker won't stop talking to me."

"Yeah, he never knows when to quit." Jack cried out in pain, his head felt like it was a bongo drum.

"Fucker!" He growled holding his head as he left the room. Jamie just sighed, hoping Angel will have better luck getting sense out of his doppelganger. Jack growled in pain, finally he simply meditated for hours; Roxas wanted Jack's attention but he wouldn't give it. Jamie did what he could to distract the child so Jack could have some time to himself.

"I.. I.. I CAN'T CONCENTRATE!" He snapped, scaring Roxas and making him cry.

"Ooh, ooh baby... no, no... daddy's not mad at you; daddy's just very much in pain. Come here sweetheart, I'm sorry I scared you." Jamie took the crying Roxas over to Jack and hugged them both.

"G-guys, let go... please now... now." He begged as he felt it, that sinking feeling; suddenly Jack gasped in utmost pain and fell to the floor. He twitched and writhed in pain; it was him, Jakoul.

"No, no... not again." Pained tears came from his eyes. Jamie held Roxas, who tried sending his light to help. He didn't like this one bit. It didn't work, it slammed back into Roxas painfully, causing the boy to cry out.

"J-Jamie... g-go... Take Roxas with you." His eyes wide in pain and gurgling noises coming from his throat as my mouth foamed. With a quiet sigh Jamie sent Roxas to Emma on the wind. He knew the risk he was taking in staying this close to Jack, there was a chance the seal in him would break and the Gale sleeping in him would re-emerge but he also knew he might be the only one to be able to match Jakoul as well. He had been speaking with Sandy in his dreams, learning what he could from the sleepy Guardian about the world around him and learning about the vastness of his world that he had not known before. Jack gasped, crying and whimpering in absolute pain.

"Jamie, w-why didn't you... g-g-go with him." He choked some. Jamie knelt next to Jack, he didn't touch him though he met his gaze.

"I think we both know the answer to that."

"J-Jamie please go now!" He pushed gently, trying his best but he was just so weak in terms of control of his body; he was losing, fast. Jamie just took the hand trying to push him away into both of his.

"Jamie please." He pushed fruitlessly, suddenly his entire body seized up.

"AUGH!" His eyes were faded to a black blue.

"You both know I'm not going and you know why."

"Jamie, you can't stay... G-gale..."

"Is the least of my concerns at the moment." Jamie replied evenly.

"Oh God it hurts..." He gasped.

"I know." Jamie said gently. Jack coughed, shaking as he lost control.

"J-jamie..." Darkness flooded the blue sapphires, turning them almost black; snickering was heard.

"Guess you lost Jack hmm?" Jakoul's laughter spilling from Jack's lips; he sat up, flexing his arms, legs, hands and then the rest of his body.

"Man, feels so nice to be back in control." Jamie met his gaze evenly.

"Don't get too comfortable."

"And what are you gonna do about it?" He snickered.

"You're just as helpless if Gale is free, which is only a matter of time before he frees himself."

"He won't. See... I've been learning from the best for a while now. Although, I haven't really had a reason to use anything I've learned."

"No matter how much you believe he's locked up tight, he will escape and there's nothing you or Jack can do to stop it."Jamie smirked a little.

"You can think that all you like, doesn't make it true."

"Anyways I'm gonna go play." He snickered, heading outside. Jamie crossed his arms, he didn't make it more than two steps before hitting a barrier head-on.

"Really, with the barriers? Gosh you're a stick in the mud." Jakoul growled.

"Sorry, but you're not going anywhere."

"I'll get out whenever I want to." Jamie chuckled.

"Right... just like you broke the cocoon I used before I even knew what I was doing last time." Jamie replied smugly.

"Shut up." He hissed and looked around, testing barriers.

"Hmm..." He remembered something.

"You never know until you try..." Suddenly the barrier dissipated for seconds at a time but always sprung up again.

"Hmm stronger than I thought."

"What... not even going to test it? I know you're not even trying yet... but I'm not either. No point yet."

"No, I'm figuring out how to dissipate it is all." He giggled, already having an idea.

"Good luck, it's pretty much tied to your signature specifically, anything else can get through but you." As if to prove his point, a curious rabbit nearby hopped through the barrier but when it saw Jamie move it dashed out to the other side of the barrier without hesitation.

"Oh ho, how cute." He snickered.

"But I can change signatures you dolt."

"Subtly, perhaps, but a core signature never changes because it can't be. It's who an individual is at their very center... THAT is the signature in the barrier... so good luck getting around that." He snarled punching Jamie hard in the arm, it would bruise but it wasn't an actual attack; more of an annoyed punch as he stomped to the kitchen.

"I'm making food then." He snapped.

"It's been ages since I ate." Jamie just shrugged little at that, though the punch did sting a little.

"Okay... three eggs." Apparently Jakoul does not have Jack's cooking talents.

"Would you like me to cook?" Jamie asked, managing to not be sarcastic. Jakoul growled then sighed.

"Yes please." He almost seemed normal when caged in the house.

"So how's the little snot booger you call Roxas doing?"

"Well enough." Jamie replied evenly as he made some normal steak for them both with fresh fruit on the side. Jakoul sat, tapping the table and thinking of ways to escape the dome. Jamie settled across from him with the meal without another comment. He's aware Jakoul would try anything and everything to escape, but Sandy had taught him the highest tricks of the trade only because he'd begged him to after the confrontation with Malfor. He wanted to do whatever he could to help Jack, even if it meant this.

"Damn it Jack, can't you at least wait five minutes after breakfast before fighting me?" He snarled.

"Considering he doesn't like you... probably not. Although it's not technically breakfast you know... that happens in the morning."

"Oh shut up, hey Jack... stop it." He held his head in pain.

"Fuck... is this what Jack has to go through when I'm butting in?"

"Yup."

"Fucking bastard needs to learn his place." Out of seemingly nowhere he took out a pack of smokes and lit one.

"Could say the same of you. I've dealt with worse sense your imprisonment. You don't intimidate me."

"Oh Jamie, always being the sarcastic bastard; no wonder Jack hates you." He said, moving to leave Jamie alone with his insecurities.

"I wasn't being sarcastic there." Jamie muttered as he cleaned up the plates, shaking his head. He knew better.

"Whatever you say, I'm hitting the books." He meant to find a spell to dissipate the dome but he started to fall asleep instead, it was kind of cute. Jamie watched him, wondering what he expected to find. Seeing as what Sandy knew wasn't in any book on Earth... because, well, Sandy wasn't FROM Earth... Jakoul fell asleep in a pile of books, he might be evil but he was part of Jack, meaning he wasn't all bad... Jamie gently picked him up and tucked him into bed. He might not like that Jakoul was a part of Jack, but that didn't mean he would hurt him in any way purposely unless it was necessary. He loved Jack with all he was. He'd done a lot, he figured, over time to prove his love over and over again... hadn't he? He shook the thought away as he pulled a light blanket over Jack, gently kissing his forehead before leaving the room to tidy up the books. Jack groaned, in control once more.

"Jamie..." He called, fear filling him. Jamie responded to the call, going into the room. Gently touching the bond to reassure Jack that he's fine.

"Why- ... what did I do, say while I was gone from control?" He clutched Jamie's shirt in fear.

"Calm down. Everything is fine, you didn't do anything. I've kept you contained here in the cavern. Jakoul and I barely said two words to one another most of the time. It's alright." Jamie murmured as he held Jack close. Jack smiled, holding Jamie close.

"Ok, I'm sorry if I said anything inappropriate."

"Not at all. Jakoul might not like me, but his words were hardly what I'd consider inappropriate."

"I wish Jakoul didn't break the damn seal I would have been fine if he would stay silent and locked away." Jamie nodded.

"We're not ill-equipped to deal with Jakoul as we were before. A miscalculation on Gale's part to be sure."

"He never fucking shuts up either!"

"I believe that's one of things Jakoul was complaining about earlier actually."

"Really?" Jack smiled deviously.

"He asked me 'Is this what Jack goes through?' and of course I gave him the obvious answer." Jamie replied with a slight smile. Jack giggled.

"Now I know what to do when he tries taking over."

"He's strangely civil. I'll give him that. Even going so far as to saying 'please' when I asked him if he wanted me to cook... apparently he can't... I watched him attempt it."

"Well as long as he can't get out everything's fine."

"Well, technically speaking, neither of you can."

"What? Jamie, I got to go make snow... the children? ROXAS!"

"Calm down. Roxas is with Emma and the others. As for the snow, I have that covered, at least until we can ensure Jakoul won't cause trouble." Jack sighed.

"Okay." Jakoul snores in Jack's head.

"Hey, snore quieter." He only snored louder as if hearing Jack's annoyed growls. Jamie chuckled.

"Let me try something that might help, temporarily."

"Alright then." Jamie gently let his light flow through Jack, he didn't touch the part that was Jakoul so much as create a temporary barrier between the two of them that would at least silence the other for a short time. Jack smiled happily and hugged Jamie. Jamie smiles back.

"Hopefully that will help for a while. I can't guarantee it will last long when he wakes again, but at least you won't have to listen to him snore."

"I'm gonna go read a book." Jack said and left to do just that; inside he wanted to scream, to see his family... his baby boy. His body language showed that, drooping wings, gnashing fangs and eyes full of hurt, pain, hopelessness. Jamie sighed inwardly, he could sense it so he left the cavern to at least let Emma know it was okay to bring Roxas to the cavern again. He's only gone a few minutes really since Emma's home wasn't that far. The barrier, as he'd said, would keep Jack in... but only him. That didn't mean it kept others out. Jamie barely came back in again when Roxas ran ahead of him to tackle Jack ... or more accurately run into his leg which he then proceeded to latch onto.

"Roxas!" He picked him up, hugging him.

"Oh goodness, daddy missed you." He said, snuggling him to death.

"Daddy!" Roxas giggled and huggled Jack while Jamie and Emma watched with a smile.

"Hey kiddo wanna read a book with me?" Roxas smiled.

"Wanna read." Jack smiled, setting him down before he floated up to the top shelf of books, his wings flapping slowly. Roxas watched with a grin.

"Hmm.. no no he's way to young for that one..." His wings appeared, horns sprouting through his facade.