Timekeeper

25. He's gone.

"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH HIM!" Virgil pulled himself out of my grasp with this inhuman strength and ran grabbing Roman's sword. He ran right up to the monster, sword out and rageful. "Try it and I'll run you through!"

"V-Vir...gil?" He glanced behind him, eye's bright and relieved as Roman slowly sat up with Kiara's help. She just stared at the small boy in front of her completely lost for words. Not two minutes before he was practically comatose with fear... fear... Wait what was she going to say about him? "What are you doing?"

The monster growled again and Virgil's eyes went black causing us all to freeze up, even the monster. I quickly ran to Roman only hesitating once when I heard this guttural growl escape Virgil's lips, so low the rocks shook beneath him.

"I FUCKING DARE YOU, BITCH!" His voice was warped and coated with this sense of danger. One worse than the Dragon Witch gave off. The monster tilted its head before bending down and puffing a cloud of smoke at Virgil, who just frowned in response. "Really? You're sorry? YOU JUST ATTACK ROMAN AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS SORRY?!"

"Wait, he can understand her?" I looked down to see Kiara literally shaking in fear as he sat there unable to do anything. She was at the monsters mercy... we all were. But looking at Virgil... I think the monsters at his. The monster bowed its head and Virgil let the sword drop, giving it this look of dazed shock. A look he gave Roman a lot.

"I cannot believe you right now! Look at him!" He pointed back at Roman, whose eyes went wide and tensed up. "You fucked up. BIG TIME HERE!" Again the monster tilted its head and Virgil just rolled his eyes. "I'm just supposed to believe it was all because you were guarding my house?" 

"HIS HOUSE?!" Kiara yelled out causing the monster to growl and Virgil held the sword out again. "Y-Your Fear?" Virgil looked back at the terrified Woman and then back at me. 

"Logan... Take them and run." 

"No way. Patton would..."

"NOW LOGAN!" His voice roared even louder the monster in front of him and I nodded. Grabbing Kiara and Roman, I looked one last time at the young boy in front of me and he smiled. I took one deep breath and let my thoughts wander. Next thing I knew the familiar rush of energy surrounded me and I opened my eyes to see another house. A different house... 

"N-No... Send me back. I don't care how or whatever. YOU SEND ME BACK RIGHT FUCKING NOW!" Roman yelled out as he struggled to stand up and staggered back. "Virgil... You just left Virgil... SEND ME BACK!"

"Roman, you can't even stand." I said as I tried to stabilize him. He just shoved me away and shot me this look before slowly trying to walk his way back... despite not knowing where we even were. I tried to reach out for him when Kiara stopped me, tears in her eyes.

"We aren't safe out here."This world ripping scream tore through the dark realm and Roman froze in his spot. I watched as he slowly fell to his knees as the horrified and shocked expression filled his features. Tears fell from his eyes as I pulled him into the house and out of danger.

"H-He j-just... T-that w-was him... I-I know it was. We j-just left him there. Virgil, he... He... Logan?" I pulled him into a hug as the tears started to fall from my own eyes. Roman was broken. His skin was cold and just sat there staring at nothing.

"He's gone... And I am so sorry, but... There is still someone out there we need to save. We can't lose anyone else." I pulled away and the expression on his face made me flinch. He looked at me and I could see the disbelief and anger radiating off of him.

"So... the man I love... just died and your... first t-thought was well we still have PATTON?!" Kiara tensed up as his voice got louder. "Logan I love you... But I don't give a FUCK about saving your man right now because mine is gone." He grabbed me by the tie and shoved me into the wall. "AND ITS YOUR FUCKING FAULT!"

"Wait did we see the same thing?" Kiara said pulling Roman's attention to here. "Because what I saw was Fear protecting your ass."

"HIS NAME IS VIRGIL!" Roman yelled as he went to punch the darker trait. She caught his fist with one hand effortlessly, and I watched as Roman cried out falling to the floor.

"Don't. Fucking. Try. ASSHOLE!" She let go of his hand and he collapsed to the floor holding onto his arm, crying like he just experienced the worst pain ever. "You." I looked up to see her pointing at me and I put my hands up in surrender. "Who the fuck are you people? One minute I'm going home and the next I'm seeing the Dragon witch staking your ass in Fears house. Then that shit happens and I'm probably on that fucking monsters shit list now. So you AT LEAST owe me a name... and job!"

"Logan Sanders." I looked over at the broken man on the floor and sighed. "I'm Logic. That's Creativity... Roman."

"No fucking way... Light Sides." She yelled out in frustration grabbing something and threw it at the wall shattering.

"FUCKING SHIT!" We all froze as another's voice invaded our space.

"Come on, Language... please." My eyes narrowed as I slowly made my way farther into the house.

"Sorry... dad. It's just... I'm not..."

"Shh... It's ok. I'm whatever it was that made that sound won't be able to get us. Ok?" I just kept following the voice.

"I'm sorry."

"For what kiddo?" I froze in front of this door unable to believe what I was hearing. "It was not your fault."

"If I hadn't... You wouldn't have..." I slowly opened the door as quietly as I could and just stood there in complete shock.

"Do not blame yourself. If it wasn't for you. I wouldn't even be here."

"Yeah, but Dad... Logan?" Patton spun around, eyes wide as I just stood there. Deceit ran over pulling me into a hug and I wrapped my arms around him as I felt him begin to shake. "T-Thank g-god, your o-ok. I-I couldn't find any of you and I got so scared. I-I could find anyone. You all just l-left me there alone. I-I couldn't... I d-didn't know what to d-do."

"Uh... sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you." Deceit pulled away and gave me this look.

"Everyone that ever mattered to me disappeared all at once. How was that not going to frighten me? Especially with everything that happened and then with Thomas not feeling right. I was all alone!"

"Kiddo, I think Logan needs to sit. He looks a little exhausted." I shook my head and he just frowned.

"Logan, I swear to god you aren't getting away with..." I had to look away when Roman stumbled in. Patton's face was purely horrified. His son was hurt so badly and worse still, he was here too. Actually, everyone was... Virgil... was too. "Patton? Deceit, what..."

"What are you doing here?" Patton said as he struggled to get up off his chair. My eyes went wide as he fell to the floor, his leg nearly mangled and clearly broken.

"PATTON?!" Both Roman and I yelled as Deceit rushed over pulling up and back into the chair.

"Logan... Why is he here?" I cringed at the shake in his voice and I had to look away.

"To save you. Why else. Virgil he... he..." Roman started to break down again as he ran over pulling Patton into hug, unable to continue the sentence.

"Virgil? Where... What happened?"