My whole body is turning numb. I just watched Chase Davenport die. And this is the future. This means that Chase is going to die. I'm on my knees now, crying as I watch Future Me hold Future Chase. Adam, Bree, Leo, Donald, Douglas, Tasha, Ash, Skylar, Oliver, and Kaz, are all starting to wake up. "No," I whimper. "It can't be! This can't be the future! I can't lose him! I can't!" Soon, my whole body is wracking with sobs. I hold the locket tightly in my hand. "Take me back to the present," I beg. "Take me back to present now! Please!" There is a flash, and the next thing I know, I am back in the woods, and everyone gives cries of relief. "Where's Chase," I burst out. "Lyrica," he cries. I give a sigh of relief. It's him. Chase rushes to my side and plants a passionate, sloppy kiss on my lips. "You almost died," he sobs. "You were gone! You disappeared! I thought that I lost you! I thought that I-" "It's okay," I whisper, stroking his hair. "It's okay." He buries his face in my neck and cries. "Lyrica, we saw that you had blood poisoning," says Ash. "Did you know about this?" I cringe, "Yes. For...quite awhile actually." "What," Bree cries. "Why didn't you tell us!?" "Because," I say, defensively. "I'm not some damsel in distress who needs saving. I didn't want you all to think that I was helpless. Like I've said before, I can take care of myself."

  "We're gonna have to talk about this later," Daddy Douglas says. "What we need to talk about now is what happened when you were under. You were...you were mumbling to yourself." "And then you started crying," Adam adds. "We were really worried about you," says Oliver. "What happened? Did you have a nightmare or something?" Suddenly, the image of Chase's lifeless body flashes through my memory. "No," I lie, quickly. "Nothing. It was nothing." Everyone gives me looks of concern. I sigh, "Okay. Here's the truth. I time traveled." "Uh oh," says Leo. "That can't be good." "How did you time travel," Kaz asks.

  I point to my locket, "This gives me the power to time travel." I look at Chase, "You really are the best boyfriend ever. Where did you find this?" Chase blushes, "I made it." I chuckle, amazed, "Well, that explains it." Chase 's blush grows redder and he smiles. "What exactly did you see," Ash asks. "What time period did you travel to?" "First, it was the past," I reply. "Okay," says Daddy. "And what exactly did you see?" I swallow hard and a tear rolls down my cheek, "I saw my mother." Everyone gasps. "Y-your mother," Ash asks, guilt clear in his voice. "Yes," I reply. "I was at my house and it was as if everything was normal. Like I was just a normal teenager. And then, I decided to go the future to see if we were successful in completing our journey." "What did you see in the future," Chase asks, softly, rubbing circles around the palm of my hand.

  I look into his eyes. Oh, those eyes. Those beautiful hazel eyes. I don't what I would do without them. Without Chase. "We defeat her," I lie. "We defeat Tanya. E-everything...everything is...g-gonna be okay." "You don't sound very convincing," Chase says. "Yeah," Bree agrees. "I know you, Lyrica. You're not telling us something." I purse my lips and look at my birth father, "Ash?" "Yes," he answers. "Is there a way to prevent what I saw in the future from happening," I ask. He shakes his head, "Not that I know of. Plus, it's dangerous to play with time. Time is not a toy. You must use it wisely. Trying to change the future could result in disastrous consequences." "What if the future that I saw is disastrous," I whisper, but I don't have the courage to say it out loud and no one hears me.

  "Well, as soon as Lyrica is feeling better, I say we have a party," Bree suggests. "After all, we do end up defeating Tanya and saving the world, according Mistress Time Travel." She gestures toward me and I get a sinking feeling in my stomach. "All you do is party," Leo says to Bree. Bree rolls her eyes at Leo and looks back at me. "So," she asks. "Are you up for it?" I look at my family and my friends, both of which are soon to be badly injured. The love of my life, who is going to die. And there's nothing that I can do about it. I tighten my grip on Chase 's hand and smile at Bree. "Yes," I say. "I am totally up for it."