JOSHUA'S POV
Talk about scary. I woke up next to Sean. We were both bound to chairs in what looked like a dining room. Standing in front of us, casually sharpening his sword, as Thomas. He looked us both up and down. Sean was still unconscious. Heck, I don't even remember being unconscious. Don't even ask how he managed to do it. He seemed to read my thoughts.
"Sleep staff. Stole it from some Magvelian merchant." He said, twirling a long red and blue staff between his hands. He prodded Sean with the butt of the staff until he stirred lazily. "Whuzzat?" He said, blinking the sleep out of his eyes.
"Oh, Thomas! You're back!" he said happily, and then he seemed to realize he was tied up. "Oh… Lucy left you because you were A TOTAL PSYCHO NOW LET ME OUT OR SO HELP ME GOD I WILL CALL CORMAG AND SIC HIM UPON YOU IN A-" Thomas darted forward and held his sword inches from Sean's throat.
"If you don't struggle, you'll be fine." He said slowly, lowering the sword. Sean merely glared at him. "Anyways, I'm sure you've noticed that Lucina has been-" I started laughing. "OH GODS YOU ARE THE BIGGEST IDIOT I THINK I'VE EVER MET! LUCINA WAS RIGHT!"
I was rocking back and forth in my chair from laughter. Thomas brandished his sword. "Now listen here, I'm not afraid to end you a few millennia early." Sean merely laughed. "I don't think so, little thief. In fact, it may be you who lives a lot shorter than his life expectancy." Thomas looked around. "What do you- AGH!" Sean had somehow managed to stand up in his chair, and he swiveled around and rammed into Thomas with the chair's legs, pinning him against the wall.
Sean grabbed Thomas' sword and cut his ropes. Thomas whirled around and punched Sean square in the jaw while I just kind of sat there defenselessly. That's when all hell broke loose. "ALRIGHTY THEN! COME ON IN BOYS!" Thomas yelled, and the door burst open, and a stream of bandits poured in. I merely shook my head. "You are the most despicable person." I said solemnly.
Thomas whirled on me with a maniacal light in his eyes. "YOU SHALL BE THE FIRST TO DIE!" and then he lunged at me, weaponless. The roof somehow caved in, but Thomas just kept running for me. "What the heck is even HAPPENING?" I yelled. Then, his fingers locked around my throat and I made a choking noise. Lovely.
The next view moments were blurry and tinged red. All I saw were a whole lot of people dropping into the room and start battling the bandits. Thomas continued choking me. Then, the pressure on my airway ceased, and Thomas's eyes widened. "B..B… B-Blue…" then he slumped to the ground. As my vision cleared, the ropes fell to the ground around me. Standing there was Nah, who was slightly panting, cheeks red. "J-Joshua." She said, turning even redder. Wait, what? Did Nah…? I shook my head. Not time to think about that.
She held out my dragonstone, which I gratefully pocketed since the battle was pretty much over. Standing there was literally everyone: Each and every child who had travelled with us from the future, exempting Lucina and including two newcomers. They were both mid-height, a boy and girl. Both were holding tomes and had swords strapped to their belts with long blue and gold cloaks. Oh, and they both had dark blue hair.
"Who…?" I asked, looking them up and down. The boy stepped forward and bowed. "I am Christian, Robin's future son. This is my sister Morgan, who has had a terrible bout of amnesia." Morgan smiled at me knowingly and put her tome in her cloak. A thought popped into my head and I blurted it out before trying to take it back.
"Who's your mother?" Everyone got so silent, you could hear a pin drop. Christian cleared his throat. "Lucina."
Jack's Corner
Plot twist for all of you who don't read my profile/the reviews. I posted this chapter a bit prematurely than I wanted to, but hey. So, down goes Thomas. No hate please! I love GaiusxAnna as much as you do, but we needed an Orson and he seemed like the best choice. Jealousy is a powerful emotion. Enjoy!