Thus Forward

Surfaced

Ace's POV

We were all washed up in the rubble of the white washed subway stone, and water. We were in the town that Ivory lived in. I could tell from the brass colored buildings, the mass amount fountains (adding to the water count), Ivy, and cobble stone roads. I stand up hesitantly, as a dozen Beowolves crash into my side. I roll out of the way as they trample over me, as I remember that Ivory's guards were almost always on watch with arrow fire. I hear gagging as I stand up for the second time, as a trident flies past my head.

"You're going to help me!" Aiden spats holding up two throwing knives.

I glare, looking at Copper's chest rising and falling with short breaths. Please be okay. "I don't need to."

Aiden throws one knife at me as I catch it in mid-air, the charging at me with the other slashing for my throat and I duck out of the way. "You've killed almost all of us!" Aiden curses jamming his only knife into my left arm.

I smash my left elbow into his face, as he staggers backwards I bull out his blade from my arm, having it thud onto the ground, screeching Nevermore in the background. "I did what I needed to!" I spat as Eric and Lukas appear behind him.

"Guys we shouldn't be fighting right now." Lukas mutters, "You could be helping my sister, and your fiance, Aiden." His eyes now both being the blue cold color that they were in Beacon.

Eric picks up Copper slinging her over his shoulder. "We're getting out of here come on Ace." Eric says as Lily smashes into his back, both toppling over.

"Leave my sister alone she's done working for you!"Lily yells throwing slopping punches like a toddler, as I dash over almost slipping into the small sea of water.

"Lily let him up, running away like the coward he is!" I yell prying the half conscious Copper from his grip. Spitting blood into his face.

"You listen here short stack!" Eric says pushing Lily off of himself, "You fucked up this mission big time! You hit one of the main water pipes! How idiotic are you!"

Lukas seemingly out of no where, shoves Eric into the cavern behind us, meaning what is left of the subway. "Go have your feral fights later! I need medical help! Stop-"

At this time I hear more, various noises from grimm and some guards meet up with us. Kneeling above Copper I shake her awake; as Aiden and Lukas collectively argued trying to debate on if a hospital would be needed, and if either one could heal Temperence's wounds, or if Ivory's heart would be completely crystallized. Lily was trying to wake up both Ivory and Evan.

Copper jerks awake, sitting up as a small nevermore flies past her head. "I-I'm sorry." She mutters turning he head away, looking like she was about to vomit.

"It's fine-" I mutter standing up, going over to help Evan and Lily.

Lukas's POV

I wanted to lose all of them,but I was working against those notions now... what am I doing. I check Temperence's pulse as Aiden agreed to try to heal her. That was nothing in our knowledge. She eventually woke up seconds later, the wounds down her side partially healed. Is the poison done with the question?

"Most of the grim have headed out of the town, north." A guard says, checking the damage.

"Yes, yes, yes now whatever, go away-" I snap as Aiden punches me in the shoulder, and Ivory jerks awake beside me.

"Fuck," Ivory gasps as I steady her as she's about to fall over again.

"You're fine," I mutter, listening to her wispy breathing , "Guards! Get Ivory to her house!" I call as several nevermore start flying circles above us.

Ivory promptly stands up, almost falling on her face, "Scratch that! I'm fine!" she shouts.

"I didn't mean you were actually fine." I glare.

"I'm not fine till I end this..." She mutters walking up to Copper and picking her up by her neck.

"You put many people in danger and for what!" Ivory screams. As Evan and Ace try breaking up the fight.

"Ivory stop that! You should be worrying about the people in this town!" I shout.

"Answer me!" Ivory continues holding up Copper higher with the only available hand. The right one not generating back yet.

"You expect an answer when you haven't listened these whole 5 years." Copper mutters gasping for breath.

"Guards get some heavy duty handcuffs!" Ivory yells.

"Break it up!" Ace and I shout, knowing all of us were tired, and half-dead.

"You heard them princess, you can stop now!" Lily mocks.

Ivory throws Copper to the ground glaring at Lily. "You shut your filthy mouth!"

Before Ace could help her up Copper rams a foot into Ivory's face, sending her flying into a group of guards running towards us.

"Copper you shouldn't have done that." Ace says holding up his arms in a questioning manner.

Copper's burning gaze stops him from talking, "You all ask questions to the answers you already know! Do you know how ridiculous that is!"

Several guards grab Copper, handcuffing her; without her fighting; dragging her away. They also had to drag away Ivory, Lily and Evan, as they'd lash at at each other.

"Brother, don't worry about them. I think it's done." Temperence says standing beside me in a quiet voice.

"It's done for now." Aiden says standing beside Temperence and Ace.

"Let's just hope they get sleep, before Ivory sends them away." Ace comments.

"Why weren't you taken away with them?" I ask.

"Why weren't you?" He mocks.

"I'm thinking it's because he's so short that the 7 ft guards thought he was an ant." Aiden says as he and Temperence laugh.

I roll my eyes, "Whatever guys, let's just get to or assigned rooms, and call it a day before we do anything else."

"You actually remember your room?" Temperence comments.

"You don't?" Ace mocks.

"Yeah I do." I say, "I'm sure you can find your own, once you and Aiden are done making out in the hallway."

Ace snorts, before walking away. We all follow silently. Let's hope for sleep.

Ivory's POV

My guards locked me in my room. Saying it was important to savor the lives of criminals for information. Caught up in trying to punish them in the spot, I forgot to check to see if everyone was okay... I'd assume they were until I was let out. Sitting in-front of my vanity of white, I glare at my cut hair, it was cut to my shoulders now. Disgusting, blood and dust covered, short hair. I had a bruise on my forehead, and my nose; which I was guessing was broken for the time being until my aura would kick in.

"You're successful." I say to myself.

I clean my face with a tissue, gawking at the ruined piece of cloth I get up.

"You fulfilled your promises."

"You got all your friends back together."

"Everything is okay now."

I lay down on my bed going to sleep in seconds.