Innocent Boy: Season 2

Chapter 10: Peace at Last (Final)

The next day in the morning, Hugo and Christa were sitting in the living room. They had something important to tell Brady since they feel he's finally ready for the truth about himself. Brady walked downstairs and he immediately felt a bit guarded.

Brady: Mom...Dad. Is everything okay?

Hugo: We need to talk, Brady. Sit down with us.

Hugo went on explaining everything he and Christa kept as a secret from him ever since he was born. He told the story of how Brady came to life unexpectedly as an illegitimate child and how Stefan is truly his biological father, but got sent to prison shortly before he was born. He also explained how he and Stefan were "friends" to enemies when they fought over his mom and mentioned all the gruesome acts Stefan committed when they were teens.

Brady: So it's true...I am Stefan's real son. I always knew I was different from everyone in this family.

Hugo: I'm sorry for telling your mom to abort you before you were born...Even till this day I feel incredibly guilty.

Hugo: But now you see why we didn't tell you anything before. Your real dad was evil and deranged.

Brady: I also lied about him too...He kept invading my dreams, but I wasn't allowed to tell anyone in the real world...

Brady: Otherwise trouble might come to them and I wanted to do everything I can to protect those I'm close to.

Brady: Recently, he brought this girl in the real world to get me in a "relationship" with her.

Christa: With tears in her eyes. Sweetheart, I'm so sorry you had to go through all that. You didn't deserve it.

Hugo: I think now it's our chance to end things with that fool of your dad once and for all.

Brady went to his room to retrieve the magic pendant Stefan gave to him as a kid and set it on the table in the living room.

Brady: This is what he gave me when I was a kid...It has all the magic for me to see him in my dreams.

Hugo: We should destroy it, Brady. You don't need that man in your life anymore.

Once the magic pendant was destroyed, Aster could sense it far away when she was walking back to prison to meet up with Stefan and his friends. She felt pain and slowly evaporated away until she was nothingness of air.

Inside the prison, Stefan's friends felt something was wrong. Aster wasn't coming to them.

Kade: What's taking Aster so long? She said she's going to be back with Brady, Stefan.

Roger: Indeed. Something doesn't sound right.

Stefan: I guess we should use our magic to reach out to them.

He started chanting his voodoo spells for a good few seconds, but to his surprise nothing worked because they are still stuck in prison. He even tried to summon Aster back, but she didn't appear. Only then did he realize that the pendant was destroyed.

Stefan: It can't be...The magic doesn't work anymore!

Kade: Don't tell me someone destroyed the pendant you gave to Brady back then.

Stefan: He lost himself completely. NOOOO!!!! HUGO, I HATE YOU WITH MY LIFE!!!!

At the same time, Brady decided to head to Renee's house to explain to her about the situation. He hoped she could understand, so she could forgive him so they could become an official couple.

Brady: He knocked on the door.

Renee: She answered the door and said. What are you doing here? I thought you were with that girl...

Brady: Can I come inside? I can explain better.

When they got inside, they both sat down across from each other in Renee's bedroom. Brady explained in full detail about Aster and how he finally made her disappear by destroying the pendant necklace.

Renee: So that's what happened...I didn't know she wasn't real.

Brady: Yes, I "dated" her to protect you. She was just a figure of imagination my evil dad created.

Renee: He doesn't deserve the title of a dad. His actions will haunt him one day.

Renee was eventually right about this. Months have passed and now Stefan is transferred to a mental institution inside Oakley Psychiatric Hospital. He got crazy to the point the jailers in prison couldn't tolerate his insanity. One day as he was resting in a dim room, the room was getting colder and he sensed someone was watching him. When he looked up, he saw Jessica wearing the same dress she wore when he murdered her. However, this time it was covered in blood and her eyes were pitch black with blood oozing down her pale cheeks.

Jessica: With an eerie voice. You'll regret what you did, you heartless man...

Stefan: He was frightened for the first time and could barely move an inch.

Stefan's parents also appeared wearing the same clothes they wore when they were murdered by Kade and Rogers, but all bloody like Jessica.

Stefan's dad: Didn't think once about your decisions before trying to get rid of us, huh?

Stefan's mom: You're a disdainful and malevolent man, Stefan...Not deserving the title of an aristocrat!

Stefan: He broke down and said. I'm sorry! I'm a bad person...I truly regret my actions!

They walked closer and closer to scare him to death. Hours later, when a nurse walked inside Stefan's room, she found him lying on the ground dead with his two eyes gouged out of his sockets.

Nurse: She screamed so loud and ran out of the room.

It's been a month since Dylan got suspended and he was coming back to school. But this time he won't bully Brady nor his friends anymore. He wanted to make things right for the first time and apologize.

Dylan: I know this means nothing to you, but I'm sorry for always being a jerk to you, Brady.

Dylan: I won't bully or put you down anymore...I hope one day we can be at peace, man. He walked away after finishing his sentence.

Brady: He contemplated heavily on what Dylan told him. This is the first time I had a peaceful conversation with him.

Brady had one last dream about Stefan that night. He dreamt that his real dad and mom were back together and living in a small cottage in the forest, although this was no dream caused by any magic.

Stefan: You're a good man, Brady. I knew you'd do better than me in life.

Stefan: I always loved you no matter how others perceive you as. Me and your mom will both always love you.

Christa: That's right, sweetheart. Me and your dad will never separate. We'll always be by your side.

Stefan: All I care about is your happiness, Brady. Nothing else matters.

Stefan hugged Brady affectionately.

Stefan: I love you unconditionally, Brady. You're a great son!

Finally Brady woke up in the middle of the night from his "good dream".

Brady: He thought to himself. Once a wicked man, always a wicked man. I'll never forgive you, dad.