Chapter 8

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We are now in chapter 8. We're gonna pick up where we left off with Lucy in this chapter like with Riley when Riley came back Lucy also came back from the dead, but for different reasons, Lucy comes back for more purity reasons than Riley did when Riley came back for the first time and it'll be more of a shocking because she's a baby how would that be handled? It'll be a lot easier than her coming back as an adult. If it wasn't for this friend I would've had Lucy come back as an adult for them to learn to trust her, but I didn't wanna do that. It's best if she comes back as a baby while this chaos is going on and has a re-age to become a warrior for them. But in a good way.

She'll need to age to be 31 years old, so that'll take some time.

And maybe just maybe Lucy can try to gain the trust of her sister if Ash and Ashley raise her all right I'm not raising her but helping her grow.

And like a loser like Luther Lucy will have to grow and also her mind will be like a 31-year-old Luther was when he was 29.

Family the only difference.

If she did it herself, that's the only difference.

Let us go and begin chapter 8 now.

Begin where we left off.

And we left off with Lucy as a baby

So that's where we start.

Lucy

Lucy opened her little eyes not knowing where she was at first and was confused. She realize she came back from the dead. Her mind knew that her mind was her 31-year-old self but in a baby's body she was cold and alone she was confused Lucy time press blinked her violet eyes. They were no longer dull like they were when she was evil they were bright youthful and full of love and confusion and sweetness as a baby.

She did it she thought no longer a baby. She gets another chance at life, but she better get rescued before the villains take her and mold her to be evil again she doesn't wanna go through that again and be killed by Luther when she wasn't meant to be evil this time so she better get rescued sooner or later.

And just like Luther, her magic was Jago gigantic for her magic powers for her baby self. She didn't make herself completely infant because then she would not exist and she can't make herself reborn into her mother's womb to be reborn again to be younger than, her sister Ashli.

Being alone, she began to cry when she was hungry too she changed and three she was cold before she wanted her mother.

But she didn't know that her mother was in jail. She didn't realize this in her mind even as her older mind mixed with her baby brain her aura was the age of 31 as well, so her aura could not contain the power of her being an infant. .

Then she looked up and saw her salvation coming down to her. It was Riley and Robert making their rounds to make sure things were safe. What is that? Riley asked her partner I don't know. Robert said looking down wait he said landing and looking into those violet eyes is Lucy? Lucy alive held herself cautiously. She looks innocent now something is wrong. We can't just leave her out here. Robert said she's a baby in vulnerability. Riley nodded. You're right we can't leave baby Lucy out here. Evil will take her and see that she's too innocent. They might kill her again.

Don't worry, baby Lucy Riley said, comforting the child we will take you in. I don't know if the master will like it. She's harmless. Riley said, besides I don't think she came back to the magic of the villains. I think she came back of her own accord at her natural magic. Riley speculated as she held the baby in her arms for a little while Lucy flinched and whimpered, but then realized that Riley wasn't going to hurt her. She relaxed in Riley's arms. You better not be able to hurt my sister the infant Lucy nodded her head. She shook her head. I promise in a way kind of in a way. I'm not here to hurt you. She thought, even though she couldn't say these thoughts out loud.

She couldn't even cackle anymore or make any noise that indicated her adulthood but her face still looked adult even though she was a baby. It reminds me of when Luther was this small Riley said oh yes, Robert said when he was turned into a baby yes I think Lucy has turned aged herself to bring her back to herself from the dead. I think she aged herself And now she's harmless because she can't use any magic even though her actual magic is strong. She can't use much of it.

And I don't think it's it. I don't think she's a Trojan horse either the enemies would not bring her back from the dead. What would benefit them to bring Lucy back?

Lucy relaxed they walked into ion she breathed it in. She relaxed and laughed. She was no longer allergic to the um this is a second chance her body was no longer weekend to the white. I am around her. She smiled as she touched the white walls and she reached out well she couldn't touch it Riley did that. See our master will protect you at first. I don't think it was under attack sensing a threat trying to pull Lucy away calm down ion Riley said, calming the place. Lucy is not here to hurt. She's only a baby I calmed down as Riley carried the infant further inside the fortress.

Maybe we should raise her Robert I don't know what Robert said think about it. We don't know where Helena and Julius are. I don't know either. Robert said I haven't gone out and scouted for them. I wish we would've saved them. I don't know where they are. Hearing her parent's names Lucy began to cry. Riley said, shushing her don't cry, baby. She said we'll find your mommy and daddy soon. She laughed and smiled The young Lucy Timecrest, who wants love to torture people was no longer able to. She was only a baby now thinking I'll get a new chance a new shot at life not as reborn, but just aged into a baby to get another chance at life.

And she was in positive Valencia reborn in positive Alencia she was happy.

Maybe she thought I could learn to process I am like my counterpart. Maybe he can show me at an age how I can produce my own I am like him.

What you got Scarlet asked if she walked up towards Riley and Robert oh a baby where did you find her outside our gates? We didn't go outside the gate, but we kinda did because we could fly over those guards could not shoot us. You're our only scouts Scarlet said, but what is this Tentatively she reached out for the baby touching her little face, sensing her Lucy since the warmth of Scarlett's touch oh so precious can I Riley please she begged you have your children Scarlet I don't care Scarlett said, taking the child into her arms. My children are only two years old now my child is two years old. She said taking the baby Lucy Timecrest into her arms, Jen with Scarlet so she didn't cry or wine only looked up and smiled at her so cute Riley and Robert nodded. Of course she is who is she Riley asked and whose child is she?

She's a negative Helena and Julius's daughter. This is Lucy's first Scarlet, pale for a moment, holding a great manipulator, the dictator that once was a dictator but now she looked down right at the innocent face and touched the innocent face of Lucy Timecrest now she looked harmless, but I thought my love had killed her. How did I not know Riley said we'll have to figure out how later right now we need to take care of her? She's vulnerable and we don't want her to fall into the hands of our enemies. We don't want her to become evil and be manipulated to have to be killed again. If she does, I don't think it would be necessary. She looks too innocent if they did try to manipulate her Scarlet said we could reverse the effects and she's not undead like you were Riley so it'll be easier. I don't think she could be turned evil completely. She could be mine controlled, but if they did, we could reverse it because I don't think it looks like she wants to be evil anymore.

You're right she doesn't. Riley said Scarlett held the child close to her feeling the warmth of baby Lucy in her arms as a collected she agreed Robert said, looking at her cousin, looking at her, looking at his beautiful cousin now she was no longer evil anymore the harsh lines that made her evil were gone. The coldness in those violet eyes was gone, the dead look in those eyes that made her evil was gone, the dark aura that used to surround her was missing and the desire to do evil was missing too gone forever.

Does my cheer-up grandmother? It might cheer me up in my chair Alex up Riley suggested yes grandmother would be enlightened. Robert said, maybe she should take care of the young Lucy raising her. Maybe she'll get a chance now they want to go find her.

Alex

inside ion

in her new room,

Alex was sitting on her bed weeping. She was still not over her husband's death. She couldn't think that her best friend Evelyn was crying too how selfish of me she thought but her friend let her come to stay to go and visit her family and ion for a time she knew that her daughter was locked away in a boulder and her husband in jail with the other Helena and Julius she had to spend time with her precious grandchild, Ash and her new family with Ash I don't like opposing on them she thought and then she heard a gentle knock on the door, Miss Alex could you open the door please a female voice said who's there it's me Scarlett Agnes Scarlett said, of course, she said she got up to unlock and open her door and there stood Riley, Robert, and Scarlet. What have you got? She said as her mouth gassed open in shock in amazement as well.

Fate has brought his great joy. She said my husband is dead, but great joy has happened. May I of course Riley said as she handed the baby to Alex Alex took the baby into her arms and looked down Lucy's face. Lucy looked up at her grandmother and smiled and could softly oh my dear baby, you weren't my favorite grandchild and now I have failed you, and that caused you to become so evil in your time in your youth, she said, but no more I can tell you have come back from the dead.

In saving your subconscious and aura, and turning your body into an infant aging yourself is against the law, Riley asked normally yes Aging is wrong she said, but she didn't age someone else. She used a spell to age herself into a baby to come back from the dead safely. Alex explained coming back as an adult in this world would been a lot harder for her and the enemies would've wanted her to be their ruder, but as an infant, she has a chance to start over but we have to age her like we did Luther we have to rush, asked not as quickly because she did it to herself so we can spend some time trying to get her back to normal.

And you were right our enemies would want to hypnotize her to be evil, but that ain't gonna happen. Lucy will have to stay here until she ages and I'll have to make a formula like I did last time with Ashli's help and Ash's help we can make a beautiful formula Luther can also help this time now that he's older and I will help now that I am a time-pressed as well. Scarlet said yes I need all help from all active life Timecrest. We need to get right we need to get Lucy back to normal age soon we can't let her grow out too naturally for too long and it'll take her months. They're not years but months and months are not what we have.

I need to get started on the formula as soon as possible. It'll take her slower because her parents are in prison. Lucy heard that and she started to cry, but don't worry, dear. Your grandmother is here and I am still your biological family. Lucy smiled. It will help with her development with the love of her grandmother at least your parents still love you. She told her reminding Lucy that her parents still loved her, even if she was evil, and if they found out that you came back from the dead and turned over a new leaf to be good they would be happy if we didn't have our enemies to deal with and you just came back like this we would send a letter and your parents would come, but we can't because it's too dangerous for them, but since I'm here and I'm your biological family, I will take care of you Lucy Timecrest.

Lucy giggled OK let us proceed. It's probably time for her to eat and be changed. She said luckily I still have extra diapers from when Luther had this done to him and I still have extra bottles to feed her. We cannot make the formula right now she has to drink regular milk for the time being. We need to give her regular sapphire, dwarf, and milk for the time being. I will make the formula because I'll have to make more I don't know if I have any more made because I wasn't expecting this.

Was Lucy always good as a baby? Scarlet asked no she was never this calm she was always whiny and crying all the time I mean babies are fussy, but she was evil and she would cackle even as a baby giggling is a good sign that she wants to be good.

She kissed her granddaughter on the head now let's see here after feeding her the dwarf and milk she changed her diaper. It was full that she knew who's gonna race her. We all will. Alex said all of us adults I mean, we will all raise Lucy to grow up again so she can become an adult. She's already an adult and her mind and aura. We just need to get her body to match.

Also, I need to strengthen her aura to give her what I am she said luckily I brought a lot of Muffy meat stuff with me so she can eat that too to help with her development.

Do you have her little bites Lucy loved them they are really and filled her body. I should begin to grow softly. It's beginning what is her body changing not to grow but to adapt the Irian Alex explained once we get her back to normal she'll be able not to be allergic to these. I am not anymore.

After that she was changed and took a nap, she was down to take a nap now now she just needs to take a nap. Alex explained let us leave her to rest. Should we tell Luther yes let us go. Tell him now.

Luther

Well, there was in his room, not his room, but his office at the time being or study his sibling was there with him. They were always together doing things together, figuring out a plan for how to destroy these new enemies and wondering if the new heroes or refugees were coming.

Until a soft knock was on the door. It was Alex who came in Luther said Alex walked in with Robert and Riley and Scarlet. Oh hey he says Ashli not with you know not right now. Ash said my lovely wife is resting. That is good. She'll probably be freaking out if she found out, but she'll find out soon enough what do you mean Ash asked yeah Luther wondered too.

Well, she said sitting down you wouldn't believe what happened today. You tell them Riley began. We were making our rounds Riley said, and then we saw a baby outside our gates, an innocent baby just like that and you know Robert and I couldn't leave her laying out there all by herself so we brought her in and we looked at her eyes. They were Violet obviously so they were Lucy's eyes, but they were not full of evil intentions anymore. First Luther's face and Ash's face went pale with fear and then changed when they found out that she was no longer evil when she reversed herself to come back from the dead she turned herself into a baby. I'm guessing so that she can grow up again, age out of it and become good Riley said.

I think we should punish her when she gets back to normal. Luther said her being a baby would be punishment enough Luther Alex said besides she's changing already he's not the same as she was. I think there's new atmosphere will do her some good you don't know about Lucy's life and her childhood. Luther shook his head. No, I think Ashli should be in here for this. I'll go get her. Ashli said as he left what do you mean Alex because of you being good Luther I will explain it all when Ash returns. Ash came back and Ashli was with him.

Ashli

My sweet husband, was keen to get me to wake me from my nap because he had something important to tell me or he told me that grandmother did so I returned. I had to sit down, obviously and I did. Riley and Robert were also there, my cousin and cousin-in-law-to-be.

Asheville believed that my sister was alive. My face went pale don't worry Ash said she's now a baby again what do you mean? I'm not exactly sure that's what your grandmother wants to explain. I just simply nodded my head. I wonder how my sister turned herself into a baby did she mess up a spell to turn her into one?

Good you're in here, granddaughter grandmother I wondered how sister turned herself into a baby.

And why did she do it?

We don't know what Grandmother said, but she is and now we have to take care of her because now she is innocent and helpless like Luther was when he was a baby. I don't remember much of it. Of course, you don't grandmother said you don't retain your memories as a baby When you're an adult because it's hard to remember she says aging is not like you just become a baby and you're a baby you still retain your adult mind that's why and you don't grow up again. Is that gonna happen to Lucy too Luther asked I wonder that too. I'm not sure. I don't know if she just made herself into a baby or just made herself a baby like to be a baby just to get a start over or made yourself an infant to rehab life again but it seems that she's made herself just a baby so we can make her grow up her baby body with her. Don't mind an aura pretty much. But I can tell that her magic is dormant. Grandmother explained I don't think she can use her magic like you did Luther. She explained that's good to know. I thought sister could not use her magic being dormant Her magic is dormant.

And what if it takes time I asked if would we have to wait two years for her to grow. I'm not sure grandmother says depends on how much of a threat these villains are if we can keep them at Bay and defeat them on our own Lucy could grow on her own and we won't have to have her fight. If you need her to grow quicker we will but we might let her just stay a baby. It depends right now she's sleeping so I'm not sure what we'll do yet these villains don't seem that hard to defeat. Luther said they're just after power right they just want control. They don't really wanna rule we could defeat them easily but we need us we need our counterparts here and that might take some time and if there are any warriors among them, then that'll be good for our numbers.

That might take some months too before they can get here. We don't know how long it'll take, but they'll be here sooner or later. Hopefully, I wanna see baby Lucy Luther said all right then come on. She took us into the room where my baby sister who was my baby, my older sister, but now she was a baby, but still, my older sister lay in a crib, her light blonde curls that were Sandy colored, laid in a clump and brushed at the moment they clamped on the top of her head. Her violet eyes were closed so we couldn't see them. Her eyelashes were also closed so we could see her Sandy blonde eye line eye eyebrows she looked adorable, her Rosie cheeks and her plant pink lips, her little chubby hands and feet Grandmother changed her clothes with her so she wouldn't be stuck in her cloak for so long I put her into some cute clothing. Grandmother said I don't think she would want to stay in that quote forever at least not for a while and the cloak was too big on her and she had other clothes underneath. It also grooves so I had to put her into some more clothing suitable for a baby.

I can send her power level. Luther said it's powerful. She still has her adult mind and aura. Grandmother said she just turned into a baby to give her the shell to protect herself. Grandmother said I think she only turned herself into a baby so that she can protect herself eventually we'll have to get her adult body back.

But we'll have to figure out how to do that later.

Since we own, what kind of villains we are dealing with, I don't think Lucy will be useful for us right now, and raising my granddaughter and then her parents I think will be what she needs if they weren't trapped in Boulder in prison we'd have Helena and Julius here I can bust them out. Riley said, but we don't want to risk you getting seen in Boulder Riley. Robert and I are very sneaky. We've done it plenty of times when we rescued people if we can rescue Helena and Julius and bring them here it might be good for for Lucy, especially for her set of parents. How would you know which set to grab will bring them both?

And that's what they did. I looked at my sister asleep, fragile her shell of a child holding her in place. She once was cruel but now she looked innocent and childlike to grow quickly don't worry it'll just take her some time.

Like two years, grandmother explained.

Now we have to deal with an infant Lucy and our new villains our new enemies at the same time but they don't see much as a friend like my sister was when she was evil. The only thing nasty they did to us was kill grandfather. I think we can deal with them.

And put our villains back in jail and put our villains back in jail. It might help a little bit too.

And kill their villains it shouldn't be that hard right the only reason we're suppressed is because we need to figure out what we're going to do next as a plan of attack And we're waiting for the refugees to arrive.

Then Riley and Robert came back and each of their arms were carrying both our parent's sets, and Riley's arms were the Helena and Julia's or she just teleported them. It was easier right amount to ion both sets arrived. Our family was complete again they were rescued from the jail. Our enemies would be mad, but Helena and Julius were safe. Mom and Dad hugged me, and then they looked at the little bundle that grandmother was holding or saw in the little crib and she looked mother, looked down at my sister's face. First, she looks in fear, and then in all Lucy, she touches the baby's face. How is this possible? She turned herself into a baby when she came back from the dead grandmother explained our family is complete again. Mother said congratulations. The other Helena said Mom, Ash, and Luther said at the same time hugging her and Dad too. They said hugging Julius I hugged my father too. Where is his grandfather? Where's my father? I asked if he was dead. Grandmother said evil. Ezra killed him and now he's dead.

The evil Ezra from the other world nodded. They knew this much.

They still couldn't believe their daughter had come back from the dead though they had my sister in their arms. She still sleeping, but her mother was there and she knew her mother was there and she could feel her mother was there. My sister was asleep, but she could feel the warmth of her mother's arms.

No luck I was gonna say and I'll explain this to Lucy when she gets back to normal. Grandmother said when Lucy was born, she was cursed by Phil to be evil because he knew that there was a good version of herself with Luther so he made them enemies because one had to be good and the other had to be evil to exist in coexist, but that is not the truth. They were opposites you two were Grandmother said, looking at Luther but now you're not, you will be equals nodded OK we will be equals one day.

It was the last curse he made on us. He cursed my womb to have an evil child. He cursed Helena's womb to have an evil child, but he couldn't do anything about Ash so Ash ended up pure. She ended up purer than that and that made my sister that made her that made Lucy jealous grandmother ex word, but the curse was to make her evil because Luther was good is the same in our world evil good she said it was just the curse of our land, so Lucy was born cursed and now that she turned herself into an infant again she's broken that curse. And she will get another shot.

And I will tell her due time her mother said when she gets older again, we need to let her grow naturally because she did this to herself. It's not a spell that she cast like she did on Luther. She needs to grow out of it naturally, which will take some time, but with her being here, Hope has returned. Luther nodded if it wasn't for Scarlet and Lucy wasn't evil she would've been my partner. Grandmother nodded yes but since you have Scarlet, your partner is Scarlet if it wasn't for that, yes if Lucy was good and she was with us, then we have only had fuel to deal with then Yes or if she had broken free, she want to become your lover, but she would've became safe from your protection of being killed by you and should've broken the curse then but she didn't she wouldn't she couldn't and she chose not to. I saw her break. Luther said when I was over at her place before I killed her when she had me sleep with her she wanted to satisfy her crush, and then she gave me everything even the freedom to destroy her home that broke some of it, and then me killing her broke the rest you had to kill her. It was the only way to break the curse Grandmother explained, and now she turned herself into an infant and reset her life.

What do we do now we take care of her grandmother said we take care of her and let her age naturally will that take years no it should at least take if it does take any years. It'll take at least two so she won't be able to fight in this battle, which is fine. It'll take her two years to grow out of it and I want her to grow naturally grandmother said I want Lucy to age and grow up naturally. I don't want her to superficially grow like I did you you needed to we couldn't afford back then for you to grow naturally Luther Lucy was such a threat then, but our new threat isn't as scary and dangerous annoying maybe dangerous because they killed my husband, but they're not they'll be easily dealt with we can defeat them. They're not gonna be that hard to defeat they just wanna suppress us and control us. That's all we can defeat if my daughter and granddaughter weren't using black I am then it would've been easy to defeat. Lucy too .. she looks sincere and satisfied with her death when I killed her Luther said so I'm thinking she had a plan to come back in this way.

Maybe I can learn to trust and love my sister. I said if I can do it with my brother, you could do it with your sister Ashli reassured me. I smiled knowing that I could learn to trust and love my sister. Maybe she won't become evil and try to kill me.

I will make a formula though it'll help her grow quicker, but we don't want her to grow so quickly grandmother said now dismissed.

Grandmother sent a letter out to Evelyn telling her that Lucy was back from the dead and that she turned herself on a baby and she's harmless now Evelyn sent back a reply, saying that is wonderful once everything calms down in peace we will come and see her she'll probably be grown by then it doesn't matter Evelyn said, and then a crash happened.

Ending here

cliffhanger time

Ending this chapter I hope you enjoy it. It's probably not as long as the other chapter but this was a companion chapter to the other. What was that crash? You'll find out in the next chapter. We will take a break from Strong Valencia for a bit and go back to Valencia and the arrival of the heroes from that land finally, they come near the end of part two all right we'll see you then but we won't see you soon all right I'll see you in chapter 9.

next chapter will be chapter 9

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