I guess you guys really wanted a part two soooooo, here it is! Joe X AtlanticCraftFangirl as requested by three people, Iceshard1011, nyancinder123 and Always4HarryPotter which crap, I must've done a good job or something? Or maybe it was the sorta cliffhanger feel? Either way, here it is.
*Jazz Hands*

Joe

Two weeks had passed and it only seemed to get harder. Cody still remained in a deep slumber and though the doctors said they would try something, there was no guarantee he would awaken again. Ever.

Jimena was doing her best to help out any ways she could, and thank goodness for that. I didn't realize how many things a king had to do until I was doing them alone. Normally, Cody and I would split it so I really didn't know how much we had. Plus, I swear there were a lot more citizens coming than normal.

With my girlfriends help and Rasmus, the weight was a little easier to bare. At least I had them. I'd hate to see what I'd do without them.

My emotions were... Stable. I think at least. It was getting hard to tell but everyday, I left out a little free time for me to go down to the hospital and visit my brother. I would talk for as long as I could, until either I had something to go do or until Jimena woke me up and walked me home.

But today was different.

Jimena and I sat at the table, eating and chatting. We were joking around, just like how we would two weeks ago. It was going well. I felt like myself again. I was... Happy.

And then Rasmus walked in, a look on his face that I found hard to read, but definitely looked dark.

His head lifted and met my eyes and I could read something deep in them. Anger, determination, vengence, things I never thought I'd see in him, and I just knew. I knew what news there was.

I stood up suddenly. "Where are they?" I demanded. "Where are the people who hurt my brother?"

"Person." Rasmus corrected. "This was only the work of one man, but a dangerous man. He lives in a small house in Sector Two. I recommend taking at least twenty soldiers with you-"

"No." I shook my head, eyes narrowing down. "This is personal. I can do this alone." I said, and marched towards the exit. Rasmus blocked my way.

"No. Tomorrow, you will take a minimum of twenty soldiers with you, do a safe investigation and bring this man back to serve justice, ALIVE. Understood?"

The two of us keep our gazes hardened until I gave in. "Fine." I grumbled and finally walked out of the room. I could feel their eyes on me as I did.

The sun went down, but I couldn't sleep. I stared up at the ceiling, only having one thing on my mind: Revenge. This guy, whoever he was, he needed to be brought down. And I wasn't going to wait to do that.

I yanked off the covers of my bed and silently made my way to the pedestals, where two weapons of unbelievable power were. One was mine, a great sword and the other, a spear, Cody's. I quickly snatched mine off of it, and felt a power rush through me as I did. Power from the Nexus always came easier to Cody but as I was told, my power was supposed to be far more powerful. Feeling that rush now, it only made me more sure that I would succeed in my mission.

I whipped around to leave, but paused and peeked behind me once more at the lonely spear sitting there. "Don't worry." I whispered. "Cody will be avenged." And I set off, knowing exactly what I was going to do.

The house that held this "Dangerous man" blended right in. It looked like a normal warehouse but seeing it, I could tell this is what I was looking for. It was tall, made of a white marble and had a garage door for an entrance. As soon as I entered, he would know. No element of surprise.

But I didn't want him to be surprised, no, I wanted him to see me. I wanted this man, who thought he could kill my brother, what happens when you mess with a king. I clicked a button near the edges of the garage and it began to rise.

Inside were tables, filled with gadgets and weapons. There were few chairs but most were off to the side. The only one out was being used by a young man with long hair. He had glowing green eyes and a stripe of yellow among his black hair. A wicked smile played on his face when he saw me.

"Ah, if it isn't the other king! I was beginning to think you'd never show." I raised an eyebrow, getting a chuckle out of him. "I wanted you to come, otherwise you would have never found me. And, of course you came alone! Just like I thought you would! All too perfect."

"You wanted to fight me?" I raised my broadsword, clutching it tightly with both hands.

"Well of course! I never liked authority much so what a better way to not have it, then to kill it? Or at least try to. My little attempt last time didn't quite work, Cody was supposed to be closer when the bomb went off. Oh well, you gotta do it yourself if you want it done right, am I right or what?"

Rage boiled inside of me. "Not much of a talker? Great," The male raised two sais in the air, one in each hand. "Let's get to the fun."

He dashed ahead, swinging but I brought my sword up, blocking the first and narrowly missing the other that swung in my direction. I kicked out, getting him to stumble back but he recovered in an instant.

Left and right, they attacked quickly but I kept catching it. Twice I slipped up and earned a nick in my side, but I couldn't stop. They started to slow, not a ton but just enough for me to notice. As they swung again to the right, I quickly ducked and rammed my lowered body into their stomach. He lost a puff of air, but jabbed the knife in my side. I couldn't stop a painful cry from leaving my mouth.

I managed to get back before it could get very deep but pain still shot throughout my body. He started to make a 'Tsk' sound and shook his head. "Now, now Joseph! You know that won't work very well. Look what you've done to yourself! At this rate, I'll finish you, just in time to pay a visit to your sleeping brother before sunrise!"

At his sentence, something deep and ancient stirred inside of me. "Oh well, with that wound, you won't be able to stop me now. Bye-bye!" He lunged forward but the blue crystal from my sword began to shimmer. I let out a cry and released it, swinging at him in midair even though he wasn't in the right distance yet, but a white energy from the sword released, going in a wave similar to how I swung the sword. It hit him right in the gut and he soared back.

The male crashed into the wall, ripping a small hole but not enough for him to completely go through. I painted, dragging myself towards him as quickly as I could, even though the world began to sway. That might have left me weak, but he had it worse. He didn't move, other than his chest rising and falling. Knocked out, stone cold.

All of his mentions of what he did to Cody filled me with a intense anger and I raised the sword, ready to strike down on their heart. They deserved it, after what state they put my brother in, they deserved a lot worse than the death I would be giving them. They should be suffering, in just as much pain as they put me through.

I had so many reasons for killing him, and that's why I came out here in the first place.

But her words echoed in my head.

"You're not a killer."
She was right. I wasn't a killer. I had every reason to, but no will to actually do it. I had the rage, the potential, the power and rights to do it, to end his life, but I just couldn't. Jimena was right, I couldn't kill anyone, even if I wanted to.
Even now.

Even after what he did to my brother, I couldn't bring myself to finish the blow.

I put it away and leaned against the walls of the warehouse. Taking in deep breaths, I just thought about it all, then a voice spoke.

"I knew it." I looked over to see the smiling face of the woman who knew me best. "You aren't a killer. You never will be."

I let out a low chuckle and struggled to stand without the support of the wall. "I guess you're right... Again." I looked back at the enemy and frown. I didn't even notice I was crying until I looked back at her and noticed how blurry everything was. Tears spilled from my eyes as I dropped to the ground. Jimena rushed forward to me. As soon as she put her arm around me, I started to blubber.

"I-I... I was really going to kill him for a moment there!" I wheezed, the sudden weight of what I was feeling dawned on me. "Oh gosh... I don't know what I would have done if I did... I wanted to SO BADLY! IT HURTS JIMENA! IT HURTS SO MUCH!"

Jimena started to rub my back. "I know, but you didn't. That's kinda what matters." She smiled, making me laugh again.

A phone call interrupted us both. I quickly fumbled for my phone and answered with a horse, "Hello?"

"Ah, yes hello? Is this Joe Buzz, brother of Cody Maverick?" A shrill, female voice replied.

"... Yes? Why?"

"Good, good! Finally, I had like four numbers and I wasn't sure which one to use. Anyhow, this is the hospital! We have updates on your brother."

I stuttered for words, but two words stopped me.

"He's awake."

In my state, I had trouble running there so Jimena helped me along as we both rushed there as fast as we could. Though Rasmus was angry I disobeyed him, he let it go and had guards arrest the man who put Cody where he was in the first place.

As we arrived, there was already a nurse waiting to escort us there, though she had trouble keeping up as we just kept running once we got inside. I barged opened the door, startling the doctor checking Cody's vitals inside and just stared at my brother.

Cody's head swiveled to meet me and a weak grin formed on his face. I quickly rushed to his side. "Cody!" Cody waved and kept smiling. Confused, I raised an eyebrow. By now he'd be rambling on about something.

"He can't speak yet." The doctor explained. It made sense but I didn't care much.

I hugged my brother as tight as I could, not wanting to let go. Cody did the same. Tears streamed down my face for the second time that day. Behind me, though I couldn't see her, Jimena was beaming with pride.  

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Woooo! I didn't kill off Cody! That's always nice!

I should really make a death count of every character I've killed and how many times I've done it... I feel like either Kraken or Cody would have the highest...

Anyways, I hope you liked it! Be sure to comment both your thoughts and maybe a suggestion? Once again, running low on them so keep 'em coming! Bye!

--JustAnAtlantisWriter