Kyra sat in a tree in the backyard, staring up at the dark, starry night sky. She watched the stars flickering and shimmering above her. It was freezing, snow littering the ground and some branches on the tree. It was a beautiful sight before her, and a relaxing one.

"Kyra," a small voice said.

She looked down below her, seeing young Ella on the ground below her.

"What's up, Elle?" Kyra asked, using her nickname for Ella.

"Mom wants you inside," Ella said. "She says you and the boys need to get ready for bed."

Kyra gave the young girl a small smile and jumped down. She landed in the snow next to Ella, standing up and taking her hand. She lead Ella up to the house and in the backdoor. She saw William and Brock in the kitchen, cleaning up from dinner.

"I see Ella found you," William said.

"Yeah," Kyra nodded.

Ella smiled and walked off to her room. Kyra looked up at William, who looked at her confused.

"Is something wrong?" Kyra asked.

"What?" William questioned.

Kyra sighed, shaking her head.

'Are your hearing aids working?' she asked him in sign language.

"Oh," William chuckled nervously. "Sorry, I forgot. They're not working properly so mom is trying to fix them."

Kyra smiled and shook her head.

"It's annoying," Brock muttered. "Trust me."

Kyra chuckled and William turned back to the dishes. Brock moved over to Kyra, finished his part of the clean up.

"So, Ella said Ali wanted us to go to bed early?" Kyra asked.

"Apparently she has a surprise planned for tomorrow," Brock shrugged. "I honestly have no idea what she's planning, but I'm exhausted."

"Same here," Kyra yawned.

She turned to see William walking over to them. She signed to him that they were going to get ready for bed.

"Alright," William nodded. "Goodnight."

William walked off to Ali's room while Kyra and Brock headed upstairs. Kyra slipped into her room and changed into her pjs. She stopped in front of her window, looking out it at the night sky. She smiled, hearing a voice speaking to her.

"You'll always be protected," his voice rang in her ears.

"I know," she whispered, smiling to herself. "I just wish it was by you."
She turned and crawled into bed, falling into deep, dreamless sleep.

"Why do we have to go to Uncle Zane's again?" William asked for the fourth time.

"I told you, he made everyone lunch today," Ali replied.

William huffed, turning and looking out the window. No one was excited to be going for lunch. They were all having a hard time without Sam as it was, and this was almost too far for them. William especially. Kyra sighed, turning and looking out her window as they pulled up to a small blue house. As the car stopped, she unbuckled herself and opened the door. Her feet landed in the snow, which crunched under her boots. She looked up as the others joined her.

"Come on," William sighed. "Let's just go inside."

Kyra followed everyone inside, to find the house filled with the smell of their delicious lunch awaiting them. William looked into the living room and saw an old photo on the side table. He wandered in there to look at it, seeing it was Sam, about five years old, holding a baby Ella. He was smiling at the camera as Ella was giggling.

"Do you miss him?" a voice asked.

William jumped, turning to see Zane behind him.

"Who wouldn't," William replied.

"He knew what had to be done," Zane replied quietly. "I just wish he had done it differently."

William nodded.

"Dinner will be in a couple minutes," Zane told him. "Everyone else in the dining room. You join us when you're ready."

William nodded. He turned back to the photo as Zane walked out. He missed Sam. Something just felt wrong to him now. Waking up every morning without Sam, being at school without him. Everything.

"I miss you, Sam," William said.

He closed his eyes, looking down at the ground. He heard footsteps behind him, but ignored them thinking they were from his mother. They stopped behind William. He then felt a hand around his shoulder.

"Go away mom," he muttered.

There was no movement. He turned away, about to walk away from them.

"I said to leave me alone," he said.

He felt two hands land on his shoulders. He froze, looking straight ahead of himself. Someone was behind him, and it wasn't his mom.

"Who are you?" William asked. "What do you want?"

William waited for a response, but didn't get one. He looked down and turned to face them.

"Look, I don't want to talk to anyone," William said.

He then felt a hand under his chin. It lifted his head up and he saw who was behind him. Except, they were now in front of him. Tears filled William's eyes, and he embraced them in a tight hug.

"I can't believe it!" William cried. "How are you here!?"

"What's going on!" Ali cried.

She ran into the living room, Ella, Kyra, Brock and Jason close behind. All five of them stopped, staring in shock at William. Not only William, but Sam, alive before them.

"How?" Ali gasped.

"Sam!" Kyra, Jason and Brock cried.

They ran up to him, wrapping him in a big group hug. Sam laughed, seeing his family in tears to see him again.

"How are you alive?" Kyra asked him.

Everyone backed away from him. He sighed, and turned to look at his mom and dad in the doorway. Zane nodded to him, and he took a deep breath.

"My father rebuilt me," Sam said quietly. "He built this body, then brought my spirit into it. So, to sum things up, I'm a robot now."

Everyone exchanged shocked looks. Sam looked down, upset. He felt like everyone was now going to treat him different.

"You know," Kyra spoke up. "All that matters is that you're here. Alive and with us."
Sam smiled and pulled her into a hug. Kyra smiled, returning to hug tightly.

"Oh, and never do that again," she whispered to him.

"I won't," Sam replied, quietly chuckling to himself.

"So, why don't you all catch everyone up while we have some lunch?" Zane asked. "The food is getting cold."

There was an echo of OK's and sure's and everyone went to eat. They laughed and talked the meal away, cracking jokes and reliving stories. All was good until a knock came at the door.

"I'll get it," Zane said.

He stood up and walked out of the room. Everyone continued as normal until he came back with Zachary following him.

"What is he doing here!?" William cried out.

William and Brock jumped in front of Kyra, taking defensive stances. Sam took a fighting position in front of Ella, who clung to Ali tightly.

"Is something wrong?" Zane asked.

"He tried to kill Kyra!" Brock shouted.

"No!"

Everyone turned to Jason, shocked. He stood, looking at everyone. He moved beside Zachary, who looked at him confused.

"He's not evil!" Jason told everyone.

"Are you siding with him!" William cried out, shocked.

"He nearly killed William!" Kyra shouted.

"It wasn't his fault!" Jason told everyone. "Zoey forced him to do everything!"

"Yeah right," William rolled his eyes. "Like I'll believe that garbage."
"Please," Zachary spoke. "Let me explain."

Everyone went silent, looking at him. They all turned to William.

"What do you have to say?" William asked, suspicious.

"She was being controlled by someone," Zachary told them. "After Odyssia was defeated, she disappeared. When she came back, she told me she had to get revenge on Kyra for killing mom and dad, but it wasn't her fault. I never thought it was her fault, or that she even would have deserved anything like that."

"I was there," Jason said quietly. "It was the reason I was ancy in the hospital and ran off afterwards. Then she took me hostage because I just couldn't keep my mouth shut."

-Flashback-

"You want to do what!?"

"You heard me."

Zoey and Zachary stood in their room, in a house they hung out in. Zoey had just come back from who knows where and was trying to convince Zachary to help her.

"But why!? Kyra never did anything wrong to us," Zachary told her.

"Nothing wrong? NOTHING WRONG?!" Zoey shrieked. "She killed our parents and you're just going to let her get away with it!?"

"She was under Odyssia's control, Kyra never meant to cause any harm," Zachary argued back.

"Oh who gives a crap about it!" Zoey snapped at him. "If Kyra's so powerful why doesn't she stop herself for doing it?"

"You're not making any sense. This isn't like you, Zoey." Zachary told her.

"All I'm just saying is to help me kill Kyra. She deserves to burn in hell for killing our parents!" Zoey told him.

"This isn't right! There has to be another way to deal with this," Zachary replied.

"There isn't a way to go around this! You heard them scream in pain, and we couldn't do anything to stop her-" Zoey yelled.

"I KNOW!" Zachary cut her off. "I'm sorry, it's just I still can't get it out of my head."

"You see what she's done to you?" Zoey told him, calmer. "She traumatized you. What if this happens all over again? What if she kills one of us or maybe even both of us? It's best if we do this together."

Zachary stopped for a moment, thinking about the outcomes.

"What about the rest when they find out that Kyra died all of a sudden?" Zachary asked. "Sensei wouldn't be happy with this."

"They won't find out." Zoey told him.

She shows him a mask and an outfit, similar to the black one she was wearing. Zachary looked at her as if she were crazy.

"A little secret won't hurt anyone," she told him

"I'm not sure…" Zachary hesitated, looking at the mask.

"Come on," Zoey said. "Don't do it for me, do it for our parents."

"Fine," Zachary sighed. "When do we start?"

"We'll start in two days," Zoey said. "If you want I'll do the killing."

"That's fine with me... I guess," Zachary sighed, his gut telling him this was wrong the whole time.

-End of Flashback-

"That was about when Jason walked in on us," Zachary said. "Then she realized he had found out he heard."

"She threatened to kill me if I spilled," Jason said. "I refused to join her, but promised to keep my mouth shut afterwards."

"I'm sorry," Zachary said. "I truly am, and it's alright if you don't forgive me."

Zachary looked down and turned to leave. Jason watched him go, then a voice stopped him.

"I forgive you."

Everyone looked up to her, as Kyra stood, looking at him.

"You do?" Zachary's face lit up.

"Jason told me how nice and generous you were to him, how you were constantly trying to stop her without her realizing while he was caught," she said. "I know you were on our side, just stuck following your sister."

Zachary smiled and ran to her. They hugged, smiling.

"Thank you so much," Zachary said.

"Where is your sister?" William asked.

"No one knows," Zachary responded. "She escaped somewhere, I don't know where. No one has been able to locate her."

"Let's keep it that way," Kyra said. "Now, how about a celebration!"
Everyone laughed, seeing Kyra jumping up and down with energy. They spent the rest of the day, late into the night, partying at Zane's house.