Basil reappeared in the back of the cave he last remembered seeing Johan, Chip, Katherine, Dad and Matt. Two people stood in front of him and more people in front of them. He recognized the backs as Gary and Hodge so he figured the others must be behind them. When he heard the countdown he knew exactly what was going to happen when he saw the gun was pointed at Matt. He ripped the Metal Edge off his belt and it left his fingertips right after he heard "Smart choice" and Dad yell "No!". Matt flinched expecting to have been hit but he was completely fine. His timing was perfect, the Metal Edge deflected the shot and was now returning.
"What the?" Gary said stunned looking at the gun in his hand.
"Weren't expecting me were you?" Basil said getting them to turn around astonished.
"Basil!" Katherine shouted.
"Took you long enough!" Matt smiled at him. For a moment he watched Dad stare at him, all different kinds of emotions on his face. But mostly it was happy. Then he cut the moment off by throwing the Metal Edge in the middle of Gary and Hodge forcing them to jump to the side. Basil walked right up the open path to the others and turned around to face the two.
"Don't worry I'll handle them." He called over his shoulder.
"You think you can stop us?! You're just one kid!" Hodge shouted at him hysterically. Basil lit up his ring and shifted the Metal Edge in his hand so he could hold Lunas' box.
"We got them on the edge. Let's go Lunas!" He called as he opened the box. Purple fire rushed out and Lunas popped out of the flames. Basil fallowed right behind Lunas who was charging right at Gary and Hodge. Moon flames burst out of the Metal Edge's blade. At the last moment they split up. Lunas took Hodge as Basil took Gary. He slashed through the gun like hot knife through butter. Gary glared at the gun then at him. He swung the broken gun down at his head but Basil sidestepped just enough to avoid being hit. If that hit that would've most likely broken his skull. Basil struck the gun completely slicing the thing in two. He slammed his elbow into Gary's side forcing him to buckle over. Then he swung his body around and smashed his other elbow in his cheek. Gary fell to the ground with Hodge close behind. They were both griping their injuries as they glared up at them. Lunas swiftly landed on his shoulder. Move back! The moon shouted at him. He jumped back as far as could. And just in time too! A thick Sky flame would have crushed him. The boss emerged from the shadows from where he appeared. He looked down at the beaten Gary and Hodge with his ruthless glare.
"You two are pathetic!" He said with cold, steely voice. Then he looked up at him.
"So you're alive. I thought I killed you." The boss spoke, a small smile creeping up on his lips.
"This time it will turn out differently." Basil lifted up his shirt to show that all his organs were back. Hodge whipped something out of his pocket, an Elucidator. Then both Gary and Hodge disappeared. The smile on the boss' lips grew then burst out in a cruel laugh.
"Look at that trash run! So pathetic!" He laughed.
"Careful Basil! That guy is stronger than we originally thought!" Matt warned. Basil still stared at the boss as he nodded.
"Thanks Lunas, I'll handle it from here." He told the owl. Lunas zipped back in box as his acknowledgement. Basil reconnected the box back to his belt and raised his Metal Edge.
"Tell me why are you doing this?" He asked keeping his voice calm.
"I don't have to tell you trash anything!" The boss spat. Something about this seemed off. Like they weren't talking about the same things. It seemed like the boss was talking about the elemental power while he was talking about time. It was just a feeling but still, it felt strong! Basil dropped the arm holding the Metal Edge finally getting it.
"What are you doing? Dropping out? Afraid to lose?" The boss taunted.
"No. You're not the one causing the disturbance with time, so I have no fight with you. For now at least. Besides, it's not me that you really want to fight. It's the Sky Elemental isn't?" Basil explained. The boss started laughing again.
"And it took the Moon Elemental to figure that out! What do I have to gain by time being screwed up?" He agreed.
"A piece of advice." Basil spoke up seeing he was about to go, "Don't underestimate the Sky Elemental." The boss just smirked and disappeared. Everything turned black as the traveled through Outer Time. Before he knew it he was back in the time hallow. For a second he thought the boss came back and tackled him but he quickly recognized it was Dad crushing him in a hug. He put the Metal Edge back on his belt and returned the hug. He could feel Dad's body shake and his breath grew quick trying to keep the tears back.
"I thought I lost you forever!" Dad whispered.
"I missed you too!" Basil whispered back. He pulled back to see Dad had a light smile on his face and tears in his eyes. One dripped down and slid down his cheek.
"I hate to interrupt the moment but is it all over?" Katherine asked. Basil nodded,
"I can't really explain it but Gary, Hodge or even their old boss had nothing to do with time being messed up. It was more of a needed coincidence." Johan, Katherine and Chip squinted at him confused.
"A needed coincidence?" Johan questioned.
"Yea you know. How something that seemed so random turns out to be critical." He answered. Katherine's eyes went big with realization.
"Oh I get it! Johan this happens to us all the time!" She said sounding proud of herself. Johan still looked confused. Chip just shrugged it off.
"I'll explain it to them later." Katherine told him.
"So is that all we needed to do? Is time fixed?" Johan tried to change the subject. Basil gave him a grim look.
"No. The damage from the missing kids from history is still there. So congrats! More time traveling for you!" Basil tried to spin it positively.
"But do we get to go home now?" Chip asked Dad. Dad was checking out the Elucidator and looked up smiling. He nodded yes.
"So we are all in agreement that we won't tell Mom about the life and death situations or the crazy new stuff you can do?" Dad asked in the darkness of Outter Timer. Basil hitched his bag up his shoulder. They already sent Johan, Katherine and Chip home after Katherine gave him a – glad you're alive – hug; that didn't seem to settle all that well with Chip.
"Yea Dad! We don't want Mom freaking out more than you do. We keep the flames and the boxes on the down low." Matt said. A light started coming towards them rapidly. The closer it got the more excited Basil became. Ever since he started losing his organs all he thought about was going home and now he was. Now the light was right on top of them. They landed on a sidewalk next to a street. Basil did a double-take and realized it was the same spot they were before they went through time. But instead of being early morning it was late afternoon closing on evening. The moon was already starting to softly pick at his head.
"You alright Matt?" Dad asked putting a hand on Matt's back as laid on the concrete of the sidewalk.
"Yea. Just landed funny or something." He answered getting up.
"Alright boys, let's go home!" Dad wrapped an arm around each of his sons.
Home was just who they left it. Peaceful. Dad unlocked the front door and swung it open.
"Hey Brook! We're home!" Dad called out. Footsteps came from the kitchen and Mom appeared around the corner. For a second the only thing on her face was worry. Then it vanished like it never happened.
"Matt! Basil!" Their mom ran up to them, engulfing them in a huge hug. "I was so worry about you two!" Then kissed them on their heads. She let them go and took a step towards Dad and gave him his own personal strangling hug. Which Dad happily returned just as tightly. He gave her a quick kiss before they turned to them, still wrapped up in a side hug.
"You two must've been through so much! Bridgette's at soccer practice but do you need anything?" Mom asked. Basil and Matt looked each other and tried to hold a laugh in but had zero success. He traveled through time chasing dangerous criminals, lost his organs, went to what most likely could have been another dimension, found out he was the Moon Guardian with special abilities, and found out that there were others in his school just like him. Did he need anything?! He needed everything and nothing.
"How about a bath and some fried rice?" Basil asked calming down. She looked at Dad for an explanation to the sudden laughter but he just shrugged.