ALPHA CHAOS

Kane's Prize

Kane pulled Josette off to the side and loomed over her, his hands cupping the sides of her face, gently stroking her cheeks with his thumbs.

He knew she didn't want to do this, but there was no way Maribel could go on even breathing the same air as they did.

"Baby, I know you don't want to do this and I'll gladly take your place if you need me to," he promised, smiling down at his little dove.

Josette sighed into him. She was conflicted, but not much. She knew what needed to be done.

"If I don't do this, she won't stop. I'm not even sure we're the only ones she's targeted," Josette shuddered, thinking about how many innocent people Maribel had harmed.

"She's always been like this?"

Josette shrugged, "Since we were little, but never psychotic. At least, not for everyone to see."

Kane glanced back at Maribel who was chained to the dungeon wall, stripped of every single last power she ever had.

"She'll never be satisfied," he told Josette, "She said so herself. There's no stopping her."

Josette nodded, "That's what I'm afraid of. What if she goes away for a while, but comes back for our children? I couldn't risk that! "

Kane grinned from ear to ear, "Our children? "

Josette blushed,"Well, I just assumed we'd have at least one child.. "

Kane leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Oh, we're going to have more than one, little dove. I'm already excited to practice making them. "

Josette giggled, but then straightened herself out. Looking passed Kane, she motioned to the guard.

"Can we get into the vault?"

The guard smiled,"Queen Esther said you may use anything down here so please go right ahead. "

The vault. A place where ancient weapons, torture devices and other means of harm were kept.

"Hot damn!" Kane whistled as they walked through the vault,"Ropes, chains, whips.. I need this hammer."

Josette shook her head and sighed. She wasn't exactly into torture, but if she was ever going to be mother witch, she'd have to learn to do it .

"What's this?" Kane asked as Josette headed out with just one item.

"A mirror. I want her to take a good look at herself before we end her miserable life."

The two had the dungeon cleared before starting in on Maribel. Kane was most enthusiastic about causing as much pain as possible, starting from Maribel's head all the way down to her toes.

"I could do this all day!" Kane whooped as another wail escaped Maribel. She was barely recognizable and in complete agony before long.

"She's getting numb and I can't do this any longer," Josette said, holding the mirror up for Maribel to take a look at her mangled face,"You were beautiful once, my sister, but this is what your soul looks like.. ugly and destroyed."

Kane nodded,"Let her die alone."

"I've.. always been... alone.. " Maribel sputtered as Josette and Kane took their instruments of death back to the vault.

The prisoners were let back in, as were the ones who'd assaulted Josette. She shook her head as they passed by.

"You can do the honors," she told Kane, "I've had enough death for one day."

It was a few hours before Kane emerged, exhausted and bloodied.

He asked Augustus if it was alright to shower and change into clean clothes. Augustus nodded as he watched his guards drag the dead bodies of Josette and Kane's victims out of the dungeon.

"Your aunt and uncle are going to be next," Augustus told him, "Are you ready for that?"

Kane sighed, "Are Daisy and Darcy alright?"

Augustus smiled, "They'll be fine, especially in your care. "

Within a few days, another round of chaos ensued, but this time Kurt Downey was involved in the killing of Kane's aunt and uncle.

Kane stood watch, adding a few licks here and there before turning hybrid and shredding the two to pieces.

They never had a chance and they confessed almost immediately.

Cyril and his men were sentenced to prison and hard labor for a few years. Because they didn't necessarily attack anyone and were simply caught red-handed, they weren't put to death.

"What if they try again?" Josette asked Esther as they headed out to the courtyard where Zed awaited them, "Cyrill and his evildoers?"

Esther smiled and hugged her, "We'll be ready for them. They aren't going anywhere anytime soon."

"Come visit us, please?" Josette asked, squeezing her sister tightly, "We miss you.*

Esther nodded, running a hand over her belly.

"I've got to come visit before this little one runs me down," she laughed, "You and Kane are expecting?"

Josette blushed, "Oh no... but maybe in the future.. "

Esther nodded and whispered in her sister's ear,

"I see lots of little Chaos Dempsey's in your near future, Josette."

Josette smiled as Esther pulled herself out of her premonition and stepped back into Augustus's arms.

Saying their goodbyes, Kane and Josette climbed up on Zed's back as the winged creature took flight away from the Castle Lands.

"What did she say to you?" Kane asked as he held Josette close to him,"You looked happy. "

Josette leaned back, settling herself into Kane's arms and sighed.

"How do you feel about having half a dozen kids?"

Kane gulped, but laughed nervously.

"I feel like I need to build us a bigger house."