Alex's POV

After everybody else had fallen asleep I decided to walk to the river. I had too much on my mind to sleep. The sound of the rushing water filled my ears as well of the other sounds of the night. Just as the river came into view a small animal darted in front of me causing me to stumble back. Despite having most of yesterday to rest I still wasn't in full control of my body. I regained my stance and continued the few more step to the river. I could barely see in the dull moonlight, but I was able to spot a stable rock to sit on. I sat on the rock and began to think about everything and everyone.

I still don't trust Zayn. I know that he is supposed to be all good now, but I'm not really buying it. How could someone be bad for all of those years and then just automatically switch to good? They can't. But truth be told, Zayn's been nothing but good. Sure he has his share of sarcastic comments here and there but other than that he's been an angel. It's hard to believe, but maybe he really has changed. I guess he can stay for now, not that we have a choice, but the second he does anything wrong he's dead. And I mean it. Now, what about Theo? I mean Sammy knows him and all but can we trust him? He seems like a good person and having one older person around might be good. But on the other hand, he could be bad and could cost us another person that we don't have. I sighed to myself and balled my fists in my hair. Why does all of this have to be so complicated!? Thomas is still missing but there is nothing we can do about it because we can't get out of here! If Aunt Carol is really behind all of this she better hurry up and help us! Why would she go through all of this trouble of giving us visions of this weird guy and coded messages if she was just going to let us die out here? Wait a second. How did Theo get out here?Like sure he is a dragon and can fly, but there is no way he could have found us without help. We know he's not an other because we already found all of the others. So we know he didn't get a note to come here like Zayn. That means he had help from someone. Also meaning there's a way out! Incidentally meaning we can get Thomas back! I jumped off the rock and pumped my fist in the air at my awesome reasoning. Just as I was about to take off running to tell the others I heard a loud crash. Hoping it was just an animal and not another stalker dragon boyfriend I decided to continue to walk carefully back to the makeshift camp.

I took a few more step before I heard a familiar voice, "Ouch that hurt!"

I heard shuffling before I heard yet another familiar voice say, "Well it's not my fault! I never used the bracelet for that before!"

I was about to make a break for it before I heard the second voice say, "Come on Thomas we have to find everybody before daylight! You know what going to happen so we better hurry!"

Just as I hear Thomas' name I began to sprint to the source of the voices without even listening to rest of their conversation. I could still hear them a bit as I continued to dash through the thick forest jumping over tree roots as I ran. But then one important detail stopped me in my tracks. Who is the other voice? I know I've heard it before but from where? It sounded like a boy but not a man. Who is it? I was just about to pick up running again before I heard a low threatening growl. Sammy.

I began bolting through the forest as fast as my legs could take me before I could hear an almost inhumane voice demand, "Let him go!"

I ran faster than I ever had and was a few strides away from camp when I heard Lynn shout, "Give him back!"

Then right as I burst into camp I hear the voice say, "I can't until you listen!"

Just as I took my spot between a livid Sammy and an equally as angry Lynn I whipped around to face with Drew. Almost immediately my eyes turned coal black with disdain. "Why are you here?" I question through gritted teeth trying not kill him.

Drew hesitantly spoke up, "I'm here because something bad is going to happen."

Sammy let out another warning growl before Theo got between us to try and calm her down. "Why do you have him?"I forced out Zayn coming to stand next to me. Zayn was oddly silent given the situation.

"I'm here to help you! Stop looking like you wanna kill me! I have him because I saved him from your parents who were about to kill him by the way. The only reason I left you guys in the first place was that I had to save my baby brother who they were also about to enslave! I already saved Thomas and I'm about save all of you so why don't you guys stop looking like you want to rip me up limb from limb, shut up, and listen!"

We all stood in silence just staring at a huffing Drew with a terrified-looking Thomas at his side. Lynn let out a prolonged sigh before saying, "He's telling the truth." We all then let out the breaths we didn't even know we were holding in before everyone staring hugging and talking to Thomas.

Drew was about to fill us in on everything before Zayn tapped me on the shoulder and said, "I need to talk to you."

I nodded a began to follow him into the woods keeping my guard up. "What do you want to talk about?" I asked genuinely concerned.

He stopped dead in his tracks and looked me in the eyes before saying, "Promise me you won't freak out first, okay?"

I looked at him curiously before reluctantly agreeing.

He drew in a deep breath and then began with, "You know that kid Drew that you all really hate for some reason?"

"Yes," I answered not sure where this was going.

"Well," he continued, "he may or may not have a tracking device in him that he has no knowledge about because our parents put them in every slave while they are sleeping."

My eyes immediately darken at his words, "Which one is it," I forced out, "may or may not?"

"May," Zayn said looking at me, "you promised."

"Yeah just like how you promised you wouldn't betray me? We all see how that worked out."

Rain began pouring from the sky as my eyes darken further.

"You know," Zayn said looking at the sky, "You may have thought I was jealous of you because I'm not as strong as you, but I'm just as strong as you, brother. I was jealous because you got your powers first making you the heir to our parent's throne, but I guess that doesn't matter now, does it? I was a model villain for as long as I can remember. Having more control than you obviously. But now we are here and we are forced to get along, so I could act like you and be all bratty and let my power get the best of me over old grudges, but I'm not. I'm here telling you this because I think It'll help. So if you're going to do it, do it now. Go ahead fight me!"

Zayn eyes began to darken at those words and I looked at him kinda worried. I moved towards him and stated, "Are you serious? We all know how this will end!"

"How will this end brother? I'm dying to know! Because right now the only future I can see is you not trusting me! Let's get this over with so I can give you a reason not to trust me!" He sent a lightning bolt through my body before saying, " I really was trying to help!"

Another lightning bolt was sent through my body, making me convulse and fall to the ground. 

 "I saved you and you didn't care!"

A third bolt coursed through my body as I  dug my nails into my legs trying not to scream.

 I thought you would get over this at some point!"

He sent a finale bolt through me making me feel like burnt bacon. Luckily everybody with superpowers has super healing. But wait, that doesn't mean we can't die! He then stood over me no readable expression sown on his face.

I just continued to lay there on the ground thinking. He's right. I'm am being completely childish over nothing. We have fixed things before we can definitely fix this. "I'm sorry," I started, taking him by surprise, "I've been acting really dumb. You really have changed and I've been an idiot not to see that. I can't fix everything by myself. Lynn and Sammy are great but we are the only ones who really know our parents. I guess what I am trying to say is I need your help no matter how much I deny it." I looked at him hoping he wouldn't just finish me off. 

He just stared at me he eyes turning back to their infamous green. "I'm sorry too," he admitted honestly, "You don't deserve what I put you through. But now we need to move past that and focus on the task at hand. The sun's coming up so we need to get the tracking chips out quickly before they notice that Drew and Thomas are gone."

I nodded in agreement before we began to walk back to camp. What just happened? Zayn never apologizes to anybody especially me. So this must be important to him, I must be important to him. Wow, it feels weird to say that.

When we finally got back to camp Drew filled us in on everything as we did him. You know just minus the epic fight/makeup scene. I know Lynn knew something else had happened by the look the gave me. So I mouthed later and she nodded dropping it for now.

But something odd caught my eyes while I was talking to Drew.

"Where did you get that bracelet?" I asked Drew looking at the lava rock bracelet.

"Oh, this?" he said pointing at the bracelet, "My mother and father had them made for me and my younger brother. They can pretty much do anything, like teleport Thomas and myself here, for example."

"That's weird," I stated beckoning for Lynn to come over, " Lynn had one just like that."

Lynn came over and sat next to me and across from Drew and asked, "What do you need?"

I pointed to Drew's bracelet and inquired, "Don't you have one like that?"

She studied the bracelet for a little while before saying, "Yeah I do but the charm isn't the same. It has a picture of a brain and a black hole kinda thing on it. But I don't have it with me it's at home."

Drew looked shocked at what she had said. He then said, "You're kidding you don't have one."

Lynn looked at him like he was insane and said, "Yes, I do."

"Fine," he said, "what room were you in at the mansion?"

"I was in room 122, right next to Alex and across from Zayn. Why?" Lynn asked.

"Yeah," I butted in, "why does any of this matter?"

"Oh trust me it matters," Drew said rubbing the charm on his bracelet, "Bring me, Lynn's lava rock bracelet from room 122 of the Walker mansion."

Sure enough, Lynn's bracelet appeared and she showed it to Drew, "See I told you I have one! Why do you look so surprised?"

Drew looked as white as a ghost as he looks at Lynn and said, "Because this means you're my sister."

Lynn looked like she was either going to cry or throw up.

I looked at Drew and shouted, "Stop, you're lying! You're upsetting her!"

Everyone began to crowd around wondering what was happening as Drew said, "I swear I'm not! Look at the back of her bracelet!"

I immediately flipped over her bracelet and it had Madelynn Jones engraved on the back. Drew flipped his over and low and behold it read Andrew Jones.

Everybody let out gasps as Drew sheepishly said, "Hey sister."

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Hey guys! I know it has been a while but I've been VERY busy! Anyways I hope you enjoyed I feel like this chapter went super fast and might have been confusing so if it was let me know. Plus I think some word might have gone missing when I copied it over from the word document, so yeah! Don't forget to vote and comment! Enjoy!